I regret to inform you that one of our classmates,
Armando Hedrick, lost his wife Jackie on
23December2000 in an auto accident. Armnado and
Jackie had three small girls: a 2 month old (Lana), a
3 year old (Ranzi) and a 7 year old (KC). After
seeing Mando at the funeral and his three little ones,
I was thinking that I'd like to do something to help
and thought that maybe you would also like to make a
difference in our old friend's life. Perhaps we could
get together a lump sum of money to help him and his
family out in this difficult time--I think that it
would really mean a lot to him. Armando recently got
out of the Navy (around Nov 1st) and was in the
process of finding a job--he's since been extended for
a month while he's getting his life together and will
take it from there.

If you would like to send something to help Mando and his family out, here is his information:
Armando Hedrick
> 1065 Bugle Lane
> Round lake beach,IL,60073-4151
> (847) 231-4894
> mando-hedrick@worldnet.att.net

It's a shame that I had to get in touch with you all
for such a sad, sad matter. I hope that this finds
you well after having enjoyed the holidays. Keep
Mando and his family in your thoughts.

Best Regards,
Joanna (Sprtel) Walters
(I just got married on the 22nd of December in New
Zealand and am finally out of the Navy!)