(Judy’s annual 2010 Christmas letter as edited)
In mid-May, we traveled northeast to enjoy Jack’s 55th Alumni Reunion at Ohio Wesleyan University. Granddaughter Natasha (14) traveled with us for exposure to college life and environment. She was able to meet a number of the students, professors, and even the college president. She of course found it much more mature and intriguing than Junior High School and is now convinced that she will attend the university there. As a special addition to the university visit, a small group of us OWU folks traveled to Dayton, Ohio for a few days. Through gracious friends, we were able to meet with a grandniece of the Wright Brothers – and tour their home (on the national register) as well first hand learn about her great uncles. Additionally, we toured their reconstructed workshop, their bicycle shop, and saw one of the original flyers. On the last day there, we did a full tour of the Air Force Museum. We hadn’t been there in years and were amazed at the growth – especially in the collection of former Presidential aircraft (now in a special hanger).
(Other Hahn trips with details omitted by the editor included New Mexico, California, Seattle and Vancouver, Canada)
In the late summer we again had our annual Garden Railroad Open House Party. This year we celebrated a quarter of a century of large scale model railroading with the Sulphur Spring and Alum Creek Railway since it’s founding in 1985. The endeavor lives on with continued development and new ideas. We are producing another video movie documenting the SAGA from its inception to present. As you can see in the enclosed photo, Jack and Judy are resting after working on the railroad and awaiting a new assignment!
Finally in November, we took our usual extended Thanksgiving break with travels to visit friends Pat and Jerry Shisler (OWU 1955) in Phoenix – and then on to California to be with Jack’s sister Carolyn and George.
Our Christmas Holidays this year will be spent here in Albuquerque enjoying the frosty nights with family and friends basking by the pinion wood burning in the fireplace. Jack & Judy
Jack Hahn ’55
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