Tag: Class of 1969

Lucenda Bithos ~ Class of 1969

Departed ~ 1969

Accidentally fell to her death

Joseph Joe Benson ~ Class of 1969

Departed ~ 12/09/69 ~ Car Accident

 

 

Joe was a great friend. He and I hung out when I was a Senior and he was a Junior. He was actually older than me because he had been set back a year one time because he broke his back. I had been accidentally enrolled at ISB as a sophomore when I should have been a freshman so I was a little ahead. We played guitars and did a little clubbing around Bangkok. We had talked about going to college together but I went to Portland State in Oregon and he changed his mind the next year and went back east. He had thought about Gonzaga in Washington. I think a couple of ISB Alums from the class of ’69 went to the same school with him. I’ll never forget the last letter I got. I had written him about school and such and eagerly opened the reply letter. Unfortunately it was from his mother. She said He and two friends had gone out for some pizza and been in a traffic accident. Joe didn’t make it. I will try to dig out some pics of Joe to send in. I know several others who called him friend at ISB have missed him as much.

Steve Duncan ’68

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Curt Balek ~ Class of 1969

Departed ~ 11/1974

 

 

Departed 11/74~age 22~Intellius.com death records ~ Details unknown

Curt was my friend from 1968. We played on the Junior Football team, and Curt was a serious stud, hard nosed and loved to hit. He had a great sense of humor and we had a lot of great times. As I remember he had a Howler Monkey for a pet. This monkey would put with us for a while (Curt trained him to catch a football) and when he tired of playing catch the monkey would start to howl and act wild. I remember it would scare me a little. Curt would laugh and say not to worry! But, I was always on edge when I was over at his house. We both lived on Soi 63 as I remember. We were always going to meet in South Lake Tahoe when we got back state side. It just didn’t happen. I have good memories of Curt.  (We were both members of the “Big 8”)

Brent Gardner

 

 

 

Mike Anderson ~ Class of 1969

Arrived ~ April 12, 1952

Departed ~ March 5, 2009

MICHAEL ANDERSON Obituary

Michael Bernard Anderson, 56, of Highland Falls, was a chief realty officer for the United States Military Academy at West Point. He was predeceased by his brother Rolf Rock. Michael is survived by his children, Michael Beau, Dorianne D. and Gwen Ursula Anderson; his siblings, Hildegard Schaefer, Troudel Rock and their families including the late Rolf’s family; and his step-mother Noi Anderson. A Funeral Mass will be held Wednesday, 10 AM, at St. Catharine’s Church in Blauvelt. Visiting hours will Tuesday, 2-4 and 7-9 PM, at the Moritz Funeral Home in Tappan. MORITZ FUNERAL HOME 98 Route 303 South Tappan, NY 10983 (845) 359-0890

Published by The Journal News on Mar. 9, 2009.

Gwen Anderson lovingly wrote:

My father is Michael Bernard Anderson and he was a graduate of the International School of Bangkok, Class of 1969. I came across his membership to this networking site through a Google search of his name–my father recently passed away last March (2009). I was wondering if there would be a possible to view his account or perhaps reset his password? I just would like to know if he was in contact with his old classmates… If you would need more verification of my relationship with him or if this is not at all possible due to privacy issues, please let me know.

Thank you

Gwen Anderson (daughter of Michael Bernard Anderson)

Lovingly confirmed by his daughter, Dorianne Anderson.

Hello Mr. Wilkerson. Thank you for reaching out. I apologize, I don’t really check my messages on Facebook, so I’m glad that I caught this. Michael Bernard Anderson is my father. Yesterday was his birthday actually ❤️ His date of birth – April 12, 1952 and his date of death is March 5, 2009. Please let me know if you would like any other information.

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