Like you, I am looking forward to getting reacquainted with old friends and perhaps make some new “old” friends. I have been living in Atlanta since 1980 – how time flies when you are having fun! 

 

In any case, after the death of my childhood sweetheart and husband, Millard, our families thought I should move back to St. Louis. Well I’m still here after 37+ years.  I have 2 daughters and now have 5 grandchildren who also live in the Atlanta area.

 

I retired in March of this year.  Love it!!  I don't know why it took me so long.  Still love to dance, boat, read, walk/hike/travel, learning to play pickleball and mah jongg, etc.  Got back from 30 days in Southeast Asia in July 2017.  Visited 8 countries and 11 citires, including going up to The Great Wall, Beijing.   Not much time to rest. 

 

See you in a month………



My email address was posted incorrectly in our 50th Reunion Address Book.  It is dbhoffman@bellsouth.net.  Hopefully it's been corrected in this year's book.  Don't hesitate to look me up if your down my way.

Oh, what a past half century it has been!!!  After college, law school and the military with assignments first in Louisiana and then Vietnam, it was back to St. Louis in 1971, and the pursuit of my career.  After having turned down two law firm offers, one in St. Louis and the other in Alexandria, Virginia, I decided to join my two brothers in the family business.  Over a period of time we expanded our operations to include 6 separate companies with business in five states.  In 1984 we sold the businesses, my brothers retired, and I was ready for something new and different.

After a few year as, believe it or not the Executive Director of the second largest Jewish synagogue in the city, I decided to move to South Florida.  It was there that I began investing in real estate and in the stock and bond markets aggressively.  This endeavor turned out quite well.

Then in 2009 after having endured 10 hurricanes over the years, I came to the conclusion that maybe snowflakes are not so bad after all, and moved back to good ‘ol St. Louis.  My roots are here, and it is good to be “home”.

I have done a lot of traveling, and since 2000 have visited 71 countries.  To see and experience other cultures is, as they say, priceless, not to mention meeting and keeping in touch with many wonderful people along the way.

So, all in all reflecting back, life has been good, including many fond memories of Ladue High School, and that has taught me that even though life can have its ups and downs, perseverance and hard work can pay off.  Treat others as you want to be treated.  Always help others at every opportunity.  Remember those classmates that are no longer with us.  After all, life is life and you make of it what you want.  Happy 50th everyone!!! 

Sincerely, 

Barry M. Hollander