Reunion Updates
Class of 1982 – 35th Reunion
October 11-15, 2017
REUNION MEMENTOS
As of 24 Aug 2017
Looking for something to go along with the pictures and conversations to provide a lasting memory of our 35th reunion? Well, here are three ways to do that, each custom made specifically for our class: Faberge-style egg lockets from ARTEL, class paintings from Rick Broome and various clothing options from Cole Promo.
CUSTOM CLASS LOCKETS
CLASS PAINTING / LITHOGRAPHS
Do you want a piece of your history? For those who might remember, Rick Broome painted our Class picture.
Over the past Four Decades, Rick has continued to capture the spirit of almost every class on canvas. He boasts the largest collection of Air Force Academy art commissioned by graduating classes by one artist. This is by far one of the longest held traditions at the Academy and his legacy continues with each class.
CLASS APPAREL
Last but obviously but not least, come to the reunion showing off your class colors. Visit Cole Promo’s web site to choose from some great apparel options. Order by September 8 to have your items shipped to your home in time to travel to the reunion!
Can't wait to see everyone at our 35th Reunion.
Miles & Deb Kirkhuff
mdkirkhuff3@gmail.com
USAFA Class 1982
Reunion Leads
OVERFLOW HOTEL INFORMATION
As of 18 Aug 2017
We have filled our room block at the Hotel Elegante. After coordination with the AOG, three additional overflow blocks were established at nearby hotels; The Courtyard by Marriott, La Quinta Inn and Suites and Doubletree by Hilton. All are within a mile and a half from the Elegante. We will be sharing the overflow room blocks with the Class of 1977, so the sooner you make your arrangements the better. You are welcome to check with the Elegante to see if additional rooms have become available and then move to the overflow hotel of choice by contacting them directly.
La Quinta Inn and Suites (50 rooms per night)
2750 Geyser Drive, Colorado Springs, CO
(719) 527-4788
$99/night plus tax (see cancellation policy below)
Group Name: USAFA 2017 Reunions
Group Confirmation Code: 0981 GRLFKP 773
· Block includes dates from 10/11/17 checking out 10/15/17
· Free Bright Side Breakfast (deluxe continental)
· In room microwave and mini fridge
· Complimentary parking
· Complimentary high speed internet
· Outdoor pool is open for these dates
Call (866) 527-1498 to book your room by Wednesday September 20 and refer to the room block “USAFA 2017 Reunions” with a confirmation code of 0981 GRLFKP 773 to receive your discounted room rate.
Cancellation Policy: Enjoy La Quinta’s generous cancellation policy of incurring no obligation for cancellations phoned in by 6pm local time, the day of check-in.
DoubleTree by Hilton Colorado Springs (15 rooms per night)
1775 E Cheyenne Mountain Blvd, Colorado Springs, CO
$159/night plus tax (see early departure fee below)
Group Name: USAFA 2017 Reunions
· Block includes dates from 10/11/17 checking out 10/15/17
· Complimentary parking
· Complimentary internet
Call (719) 576-8900 to book your room by Thursday September 14. Be sure to state you are with “USAFA 2017 Reunions” to receive the discounted room rate.
Early Departure Fee: In the event a guest who has requested a room within the block checks out prior to the guest’s reserved checkout date, the hotel will add an early checkout fee of $50.00 to that guest’s individual account. Guests wishing to avoid an early checkout fee should advise the DoubleTree by Hilton Colorado Springs at or before check-in of any change in planned length of stay.
Courtyard Colorado Springs South (30 rooms per night)
2570 Tenderfoot Hill Street, Colorado Springs, CO
$169/night plus tax includes breakfast (see cancellation terms below)
Group Name: USAFA 2017 Reunions
Group Code: USA
· Block includes dates from 10/11/17 checking out 10/15/17
· Breakfast included
· Free High Speed Internet
· Complimentary parking
· Fitness Center
· Pool
Book your room by September 10 online by following this link http://www.marriott.com/meeting-event-hotels/group-corporate-travel/groupCorp.mi?resLinkData=USAFA%202017%20Reunions%20%5Ecoscs%60usausad%7Cusausap%60169.00%60USD%60false%604%6010/11/17%6010/15/17%609/11/17&app=resvlink&stop_mobi=yes or by calling the hotel directly (719) 226-5006 and mentioning you are with the “USAFA 2017 Reunions” group with a group room block code of “USA” to get your discounted rate.
Cancellation Terms: One night non-refundable charge will be charged 30 days out from the arrival date. 72 hours out from the arrival date the remainder of the reservation will be charged. This is a non-refundable charge. Any cancellations within 72 hours will not be refunded.
When you call any of the hotels just let them know that you are with the USAFA 2017 Reunions. If you have any problems please let us know so we can get the problem fixed ASAP. Can't wait to see everyone at our 35th Reunion.
Miles & Deb Kirkhuff
USAFA Class 1982
Reunion Leads
CLASS 1982 REUNION REGISTRATION NOW OPEN!
As of 21 Jul 2017
The day has come, our Reunion Registration is now active and on line! Please go NOW to www2.usafa.org/reunion/1982 and register. There are directions on the web if you don’t remember your AOG number which you will need to register. If you haven’t made your billeting reservations at our host hotel, Hotel Elegant and Convention Center, use this link and/or phone number on the AOG or Class Web pages. Your registration will help us execute a fantastic reunion as we approach these final months before the event. We know it’s easy to procrastinate, but registering and reserving your room early means you are assured of having full participation in our reunion. The committee still needs some information from you so please read the entire reunion web page and complete the information requested on all the links.
PLEASE NOTE: Reunion registration is open to ALL members, former members, friends and family of the Class of '82! Regardless of whether or not you graduated, if you're a friend or family member of one of our departed classmates or if you're just a friend, you're welcome at our celebration. Please join us!
We also need your help with our “Gone But Not Forgotten” tribute for our deceased classmates since our last reunion. As we have done in past reunions, we are updating our video tribute to our fallen classmates, and we need your help locating pictures of them. We have graduation photos, but would like candid photos and video clips, preferably post-graduation. If you can help, please scan and email any pictures you have to Tom Sylvester at tom@tomsyl.com. If all you have is a paper copy, and no capability to scan the picture, then please mail it to Tom Sylvester, 219 Old Pro’s Way, Cary, NC 27513. He’ll scan it and return it to you.
We need photos for all GBNF, so anything you have is helpful. Here's a list:
Capt Michael Barritt
Col Philip Bossert , Jr
Capt Dale Carlson
C2C Dale Chamberlain
C4C Matthew Clennan
Lt Col (Ret) David Cooley
1st Lt Todd DeHaan
Mr Anthony DiPietro
Capt Paul Dolan
Mr Raymond Francisco
Mr Matteo Fulton
Mr Gordon Garlock
C3C Scott Giessman
Capt (Ret) Leonard Hayes
Capt Kenneth Hoggatt
Capt Curtis Iott
Mr Kash Johnson
1st Lt (Ret) Christopher Kedzie
Lt Col (Ret) Andrew LaMar
2d Lt Rodney Lambert
Mr Blake Lawrence
Lt Col (Ret) Peter Livingston
1st Lt Donn McCorkindale
Ms Jane Mengel
Lt Col (Ret) Mark Miller
Maj James Napoleon
Capt Richard Olson
Mr William Paramore
Capt Stephen Phillis
Mr Jaime Puig
Lt Col (Ret) William Raines III
Capt Richard Schneider
2d Lt Wilhelm Stern
1st Lt Daniel Sullivan
1st Lt Dale Walters
Mr Dean Walton
Mr Jasper Woodward, Jr
Capt Barbara Yost
Capt John Young
Thanks for any help with the pictures to help us honor their memory.
Room Sharing Option: Remember way, way back when you wondered who you’d get as a roommate? Well, now you get a choice. If you plan on attending the reunion by yourself and might be looking to share a room at the reunion, now’s your chance. At our last reunion, we had other classmates in this same situation. If you wish to try to connect with others that want to share a room, please let Deb & me know. We will collect the names and contact information and do our best to connect those who wish to find a roommate.
Only a few things have changed since our last reunion. Some of you may already know that the Academy has reduced the number of scheduled weekends for reunions. Due to budget cuts, the number of slots for the Noon meal has been reduced from 66 to 20. So, if you want to grab one of those 20 slots, register today.
You also have a few merchandise options to gather some great memorabilia that will help us remember our 35th reunion. Aside from the Reunion Registration gift, you have an opportunity to obtain apparel from Cole Promo, Class Prints by Rick Broome and a first ever Fabergé-style egg locket with our Class Crest.
Cole Promo’s Apparel and Merchandise: Order by Friday, 01 September 2017 and have your items shipped to your home in time to travel to the reunion.
Official 1982 Class Prints by Rick Broome: If you never had an opportunity to obtain a piece of your history, now is your chance.
Fabergé-style egg lockets by ARTEL: As we make final preparations for our 35th reunion, ARTEL is pleased to offer each member of the class an opportunity to consider choosing a Fabergé-style egg locket as a reunion memento. These lockets are designed especially to honor 35 years of service to our nation. Each locket is made, by hand, in the United States of America from a .925 Sterling Silver core with 24kt gold vermeil, hand-applied Italian enamels and Swarovski® crystals. The Falcon surprise will hide inside the piece until the locket is opened, but it can also be worn dangling beneath the closed locket on a small chain which passes through the small aperture at the bottom of the locket.
The price for each locket is $85 which includes a USAFA ‘82 locket with an 18” gold-filled chain in a velveteen pouch or small gift box for all orders received through the ’82 Reunion registration site by 15 Sep, 2017. For further information about ARTEL please click on the link above.
We know this is a lot of information but hopefully this will help you with your reunion planning. You can access the current reunion agenda on either the AOG Class web page or our Class web site. We look forward to connecting with new friends and re-connecting with old friends.
If you have any questions please let us know.
Deb & Miles
“Best In Blue”
Miles & Deb (Mullen) Kirkhuff
719-659-6665
Reunion Leads
ARTEL is pleased to offer each member of the class an opportunity to choose a Fabergé-style egg locket as a reunion memento. These lockets are designed to honor 35 years of service to our nation. Our class will be the first USAFA class to have a reunion locket. Each locket is made by hand in the United States of America from a .935 Sterling Silver core, hand-applied Italian enamels and Swarovski® crystals. The Falcon surprise will hide inside the piece until the locket is opened, but it can also be worn dangling beneath the closed locket on a small chain which passes through the aperture at the bottom of the locket. The price for each locket is $85 which includes a USAFA ‘82 locket with an 18” silver-filled chain in a velveteen pouch or small gift box for all orders received through the ’82 Reunion registration site by August 31st, 2017. Orders placed on September 1st and after will be at $95. All orders received on or before Sept 15 are guaranteed to be available for pick-up at the reunion. ARTEL will do its best to deliver all pieces in time for the event, but orders placed after Sept 15 may need to be shipped after the event at a nominal $10.85 UPS charge. For further information about ARTEL please go to the AOG Class Web page. These would also make great holiday gifts.Custom Class Locket - For information on a USAFA Class of '82 custom locket, which can be ordered as part of your reunion registration, click Awesome Locket.
