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Planning CHS Cupertino High School Bianchini Memorial Wrestling Tour
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1504 - Summary/Objective
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150501 - Follow up ref SDS 48 0000. ref SDS 47 0000.
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1508 - Background
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150901 - On 140401 called Richard and learned he has left Elizabeth, and is now
150902 - living at Gramacy Court in Sacramento. ref SDS 8 NE5J He apparently
150903 - was treated with dialysis for kidney failure. ref SDS 8 JC3M
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150906 - On 140413 called Richard at Gramacy Court. He has lost a lot of
150907 - weight, down to about 155.
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150910 - A week later Richard called and left message to call him, and that it
150911 - was important.
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150914 - Called back at Gramacy Court. The attendant who answered refused to
150915 - put the call through, evidently on instruction from his family.
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150918 - A few days later, Kathy was at Gramacy Court to visit her friend,
150919 - Tara. She asked to see Richard and was told he had checked out.
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150922 - On 140504 Richard called and explained his new location, ref SDS 10
150923 - BY9S,
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150926 - On 140509 visited Richard in Sacramento, ref SDS 11 BY9S; he looks much
150927 - better now having lost a lot of weight, and he is up and walking
150928 - around. ref SDS 11 RJ5J Submitted to Richard the record on the 50th
150929 - class reunion, along with a listing of contact information for those
150930 - who attended. ref SDS 11 6X5O
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150933 - On 140601 Richard called and gave new cell phone number, and advised
150934 - he has moved to another facility. ref SDS 12 BY9S Richard indicated
150935 - his 2 sons are helping with divorce proceedings, and to recover money
150936 - he feels his wife has, which Richard believes is owed to him. He
150937 - seemed grateful for effective support by his boys. ref SDS 12 BP5G
150938 - Richard read the report on 50th reunion for class of 1963, and
150939 - expressed interest for Diana Plapp to make a presentation for the
150940 - class of 1964 reunion, as she did last year for class of 1963.
150941 - ref SDS 12 CZ3F
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150944 - On 140611 Richard called and advised that he has moved again.
150945 - ref SDS 13 BY9S He seemed to indicate the former favorable support
150946 - from his sons helping with a divorce has changed. ref SDS 13 BY9S
150947 - Richard commented that some time ago, he stopped taking all or many of
150948 - the medications prescribed by one of his doctors; Richard came to
150949 - believe the medications were causing his health to decline rather than
150950 - enable recovery from diabetes and cardiovascular disease. ref SDS 13
150951 - 3V33 Very recently, an ambulance arrived unexpectedly and without
150952 - notice to Richard. ref SDS 13 1E5M The driver said that Richard's
150953 - doctor ordered the ambulance. Richard was taken to a hospital, given
150954 - what Richard feels was a cursory examination, and handed a document
150955 - with the term "dementia." ref SDS 13 6T6I
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150958 - On 140618 1834 Richard called - he found a way to attend meeting in
150959 - Tracy on planning high school reunion for class of 1963. ref SDS 14
150960 - BY9S He is still concerned about proceedings to declare him demented,
150961 - and unable to care for himself. ref SDS 14 GD5H Richard is working
150962 - with Jay Lawson on planning wrestling reunion for CHS. ref SDS 14 NO5O
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150965 - On 141229 called Richard, returning his call a few days earlier. He
150966 - sounded good. Was visiting a girl friend in Santa Cruz. ref SDS 18
150967 - BY9S Still not driving, but has recovered from diabetes enough to
150968 - drive, so expects to get his license after taking a driving test.
150969 - ref SDS 18 3Z7Q He recently hurt his foot, which prevents walking in
150970 - addition to having severe diabetes. He is hopeful the foot injury
150971 - will heal, and he can resume walking. ref SDS 18 R440
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150974 - On 150115 visited Richard at the assisted living home. ref SDS 20 BY9S
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150977 - On 150607 2147 received letter from Suong Cheng requesting contact
150978 - information for Richard, and mentioning that Richard was a strong
150979 - influence in his success in life. ref SDS 21 BY9S Called and asked
150980 - Richard for permission to pass along his telephone number to Mr Cheng.
150981 - ref SDS 21 R64O Sent letter to Mr Cheng with Richard's telephone
150982 - number, ref SDS 21 PW5F, and thanking him for remembering Richard.
150983 - ref SDS 21 3X8P
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150986 - On 150608 1157 called Richard to get his son's email address for
150987 - submitting Suon Cheng's letter on 150607, so that Richard's son, Rick,
150988 - can show the letter to Richard the next time he visits, and can share
150989 - with his brother and sister. ref SDS 22 BY9S Sent letter to Rick with
150990 - Suon's letter attached. ref SDS 22 OC4H
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150993 - On 150611 1328 received another letter from Suon Cheng about
150994 - contacting Richard. ref SDS 23 BY9S This occurred reunion activities.
150995 - ref SDS 23 FW54 Responded to Suon encouraging him to call Richard.
150996 - ref SDS 23 8T84
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150999 - On 150612 1944 Bill Lyon wrote to Suon to contribute toward efforts
151000 - contacting Richard Popejoy. ref SDS 24 BY9S
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151003 - On 150817 1413 Richard called - he is doing better with less
151004 - medications and new medical team. ref SDS 25 BY9S Suong Cheng never
151005 - called to follow up correspondence contacts asking about Richard.
151006 - ref SDS 25 YM4L Richard asked about contacting Krista to get status
151007 - on Ron. ref SDS 25 O26F Called for Krista and left message to call
151008 - back. ref SDS 25 O26U
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151011 - On 150818 1428 Krista called back; advised that Ron is doing well,
151012 - still at the retirement home in Aptos. ref SDS 26 BY9S Called and
151013 - notified Richard of results. ref SDS 26 Q57J
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151016 - On 160119 0845 called Richard to thank him for attending the award
151017 - event at CHS honoring Rob and me. ref SDS 32 BY9S
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151020 - On 160426 1951 called Richard Popejoy and discussed CHS wrestler's
151021 - reunion scheduled on 160723. ref SDS 35 BY9S Richard plans for me to
151022 - speak about 1st 4 years of CHS wrestling; Rob will speak about his
151023 - time coaching the team. Richard will speak about his time coachin,
151024 - and then Jay Lawson about his time.
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151027 - On 160524 1419 called and notified Richard that Ron passed away.
151028 - ref SDS 36 5W6R Richard called back; discussed Ron's passing.
151029 - Richard is feeling little better now - he is walking 400 yards, per
151030 - day. ref SDS 37 8Q4K
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151033 - On 160723 attended Wrestlers Reunion at Cupertino High School, with
151034 - Richard. ref SDS 42 3F9G
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151037 - On 160725 called Richard to discuss Wrestlers Reunion at CHS - he was
151038 - very pleased. ref SDS 43 BY9S
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151041 - On 160811 1647 letter commends Jay Lawson for excellent work
151042 - performing master of ceremonies for Wrestlers reunion at Cupertino
151043 - High School. ref SDS 44 T05M
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151046 - On 160815 1620 visited Richard in Sacramento, ref SDS 47 BY9S, and
151047 - discussed plans for attending memorial serivce for Ron Useldinger, who
151048 - died in May. ref SDS 47 C54M Pleased to see Richard's living
151049 - situation seems significantly improved, now staying with a niece.
151050 - ref SDS 47 1E5G Discussed Wrestler's Reunion at Cupertino High School
151051 - held on 160723. ref SDS 47 JU5I
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1513 - Progress
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151401 - Called Richard...
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151403 - 916 474 9879
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151405 - ...this morning. He is up for lunch.
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151408 - Richard is now located...
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151410 - 2100 Butano Drive #23
151411 - Sacramento, CA 95825
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151415 - Drove to Richard's place.
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151418 - He was sitting in the lobby. Richard introduced a friend, Marci.
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151421 - We invided Marci to come with.
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151424 - At first she objected, with some friendly cajoling, she relented.
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151427 - Both Richard and Marci need walkers.
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151430 - Marci has multiple sclorosis (MS). She has a brace on her right leg,
151431 - and so has difficulty with mobility.
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151434 - They both made it to the parking lot. Marci had difficulty getting
151435 - into the backseat of the car. She finally made it with a lot of help
151436 - boosting her.
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151439 - Put her walker in the back of Kathy's mini-SUV. We could not fit
151440 - both walker's in the back, so Richard left it in front of the
151441 - facility, and said it should be okay.
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151444 - Kathy drove us to Woody's restaraunt, a few blocks away.
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151447 - Marci had difficulty walking to the restaraunt. Kathy went ahead with
151448 - Richard to steady him, since he had to leave his walker at their
151449 - facility. Marci had some difficulty getting out of the backseat,
151450 - because of the brace on her right leg. After solving this, Marci used
151451 - her walker to make her way with my assistance to the door of the
151452 - restaraunt. She had to stop and rest along the way. We decided this
151453 - would work better by turning the walker around and putting the seat
151454 - down, so she could sit, thus turning the walker into a wheelchair.
151455 - Then pushed Marci into the restaraunt.
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151458 - The head waiter was kind finding us seating for 4, and so Marci's
151459 - walker could be placed along the wall out of the way for other patrons
151460 - and staff.
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151463 - With everyone seated, Kathy and I split a hamburger. Richard had some
151464 - kind of beef dish, and Marci had a cobb salad.
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151467 - Fun conversation with everyone. Richard is already thinking of
151468 - moving. This would be problematic, because he and Marci seem to get
151469 - along well, and if he moves he would no longer have this great friend.
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151472 - Marci was diagnosed with MS at about age 27. She is now 66. She is
151473 - a beautiful woman, looks more like 45. Very sad she has been saddled
151474 - with MS most of her life.
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151477 - She grew up in Eureka. Went to radiology technician school in San
151478 - Jose. She worked in the South Bay until her MS prevented her from
151479 - continuing at about age 40.
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151482 - Richard is doing well. He wants to go fishing in Mexico again. He
151483 - evidently went 2 years ago, and feels he is still able to handle
151484 - himself well enough on a boat, with some help to make another fishing
151485 - expedition trip.
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151488 - Marci said Richard has another cardiovascular operation scheduled in
151489 - the coming weeks.
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151492 - Richard will be 71 on Friday. We asked the waitress if the cook can
151493 - arrange a small cake, even cupcake with a candle to help celebrate
151494 - Richard's birthday?
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151497 - The waitress, said the restaraunt does not provide this service. She
151498 - was very kind in her decline.
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151501 - With that, Marci, Kathy and I sang happy birthday to Richrd.
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151504 - Paid lunch invoice....
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151506 - Woody's Grill & Bar
151507 - 2316 Watt Avenue
151508 - Sacramento, CA 95825
151509 - 916 485 4886
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151512 - Date................................ 170515 1322
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151515 - Invoice............................. 477765
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151518 - Subtotal............................ $48.96
151519 - Tip................................. 10.00
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151522 - Total............................... $58.96
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151525 - Post expense ledger...
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151901 - After lunch, helped Richard and Marci get back into the car.
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151903 - In helping Marci, bumped left shin against something metal and sharp
151904 - on the door of the car, or more likely something on Marci's walker.
151905 - The situation was difficult for a minute until Marci was fully in the
151906 - car, and her seatbelt was secured.
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151909 - Once I was in the car, discovered a gash on the lower right shin.
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151912 - This was bleeding. Found a napkin in the car to press against the
151913 - wound for stopping the flow of blood.
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151915 - [On 170515 1403 wound on shin and initial treatment,
151916 - reported in another record today. ref SDS 49 BY9S
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151919 - Richard wanted to stop a store on the way home and buy some things.
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151922 - He directed Kathy to drive down the street only a few blocks.
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151925 - By the time Kathy was parked, bleeding had stopped, so got out and
151926 - removed Marci's walker from the back of the car. Richard said he
151927 - could make it to the store by holding Kathy's arm, and then use a
151928 - store cart to steady himself for shopping.
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151931 - While Kathy helped Richard into the store, I helped Marci get out of
151932 - the car. This time we seated her in the walker and then pushed her
151933 - into the store. Then pushed her through the aisles, and eventually
151934 - asked a checkout attendant for some cinamon gum, which which Marci
151935 - wanted.
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151938 - Kathy was looking for materials to dress the wound on the leg. Marci
151939 - and I found Richard making his way slowly down the aisles of the
151940 - store resting on the handle of the push cart.
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151943 - After Richard finished his shopping, we headed out, but passed a
151944 - flower display. Asked Marci if she would like some flowers to place
151945 - in a vace on a counter in her room?
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151948 - She wanted roses, but then saw something purple that she liked
151949 - better. We got these.
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151952 - Left the store and got everybogy into the car without further
151953 - incident.
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151956 - Drove them home, only a few blocks away.
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151959 - Richar found his walker where he left it when we left.
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151962 - Pushed Marci into the lobby. Someone moved to make room for her on
151963 - the couch. Helped her into position.
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151966 - We said our good byes. Richard and Marci seemed pleased for an
151967 - unplanned day away from the facility.
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