Okay,
I want to see the photos. where are they? no attachements with my
e-mail. These old-timers from the central coast, do they look any
different than those of us on the left coast, right coast. Maybe they
don't wear their polyester sport coats in the winter like we do--saving them
for more appropriate climatic conditions? Where are the pictures???
-----Original Message-----
From: TR3197@aol.com <TR3197@aol.com>
To: BillDentin@aol.com <BillDentin@aol.com>;
AlexanderJosephH@Waterloo.deere.com <AlexanderJosephH@Waterloo.deere.com>
Cc: fot@autox.team.net <fot@autox.team.net>
Date: Thursday, February 25, 1999 10:47 PM
Subject: BOB WISMER'S RETIREMENT PARTY
>Bill,
>
>Nice going... nice tribute to Bob (Whirling) Wismer. It fits nicely along
side
>of that piece of granite you planted in his honor, at Road America.
>
>Regarding your remarks about me looking Scottish. "Alexander" IS Scottish
>you know. The moniker arrived at some oddly strange alliances north of the
>American border. Normal for the time, and situation, I suspect. Early
1800s.
>
>I asked my father about my heritage once.
>
>Of course there is no doubt about my mother's side. Totally Irish.
>
>However my dad said as he laughed, that beyond the obvious "Frog" influence
in
>Quebec, there was some "Scottish" here, but also there may be some North
>American Indian. This composition is called "French Canadian". And I am
proud
>of it.
>
>In any case, it was a wonderful job you did honoring your great friend Bob
>Wismer. You were clearly the most entertaining speaker at Bob's dinner. Of
>course I am biased. A moment to be cherished. I was very glad to be
there.
>
>Joe Alexander
>
>See at the Cocktail party in Chicago on the 6th.
>
>Also...Welcome aboard new members of the FOT....We have some special plans
and
>features for the Mid-Ohio MG/TR Challenge in June. Hope to see most of you
>there.
>
>
>****************************************************
>
>Amici:
>
>On Friday, January 29th, 1999, at Jumer's Castle Lodge, in Bettendorf,
Iowa
>a gala party was held to acknowledge and celebrate Bob Wismer's retirement
>from Deere and Company. Actually this huge party was just one of several
held
>for Bob during January. When you are as Big a Deal as Bob was (Vice
President
>of Engineering) at Deere it takes more than one party, to recognize such an
>event.
>
>This one was a super party. Good food, adult beverages, and a gaggle of
>speakers, who used a lot of fussy words and caused a lot of moist eyes.
Bob
>had it coming. He DONE GOOD, and everyone knew it.
>
>In a room full of engineers, there was also a table reserved just for
RACERS.
>It included the likes of Joe Alexander, Don Brick, Jack Drews, yours truly
>along with our ladies who all helped Bob and the others present celebrate.
>
>Take a look at the attached picture. It's incredible. Uncle Jack Drews
and
>Joe Alexander are even starting to LOOK BRITISH. Jack especially. Joe
looks
>a little more Scottish. Course that might just be his temperament.
>
>I should have attached a picture of the ladies. They were gorgeous.
>
>Bill Dentinger
>
>
>
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