The December list will be the top 30 most memorable teachers/staff (see rules below), and tonight, we're remembering the late always happy-go-lucky* JAY PUTT (seen here in his yearbook photo, bonus link to his obituary is below). *Except for that one time when everyone was talking instead of typing, when we knew he was super-pissed because we had never seen his temper before.
What with how all of us in our graduating class is heading rapidly toward the *30th* anniversary of that event, we all are of an age where we had to learn typing in high school. On a typewriter typing ... with corrector tape and all ... although, as I recall, by graduation, word processors were becoming a thing (young folk might have to google that reference) and Apple IIcs were in our labs (again -- google it if you need to). Thanks to Mr. Putt's class, I was ready to hit the ground running in that early era of personal computers.
And, on a personal note, Mr. Putt always looked out for me (in the rough and tumble world of typing) because he was one of the teachers who was close to one of my older sisters who had graduated a few years before in '84. 'Cause let's face it -- to know a Neidermyer is to love a Neidermyer.
Here's to you, Mr. Putt!
RULES FOR THIS TOP 30 LIST: Honorees must be one of the ninety individuals listed in the faculty pages of the '89 yearbook (which means two thirds of the list are already not going to be referenced). Honorees may also be selected from the photos of support staff as well (so long as they are on the surrounding pages of the same section). Honorees must be memorable (if there are no stories, then there will be no post about that person). Honorees are chosen and ranked by me (if you disagree, start your own list on your own blog). All memories are believed to be accurate (but are being told through the lens of thirty or more years, so ... you know.)
BONUS LINK TO MR. PUTT'S OBITUARY:
https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/ldnews/obituary.aspx?page=lifestory&pid=168116345
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