Valley High School
Class Of 1964
Gary Bland
| Residing In | Denver, CO USA |
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| Spouse/Partner | Cathy |
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| Occupation | Retired |
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| Children | Kristi |
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Gary's Latest Interactions
Uvaldo and I played summer basketball together at Wells Park . . . he was a friend!
So sorry to hear of his passing so long ago
Rest in Peace Uvaldo!
Posted on: Nov 10, 2018 at 3:23 PM
The following is youtube video slide show of our (Cathy & myself) trip to Egypt a couple of years ago. We really like the way it turned out, the pictures and, especially the sound track, but every time I do something like this, it's a big learning curve again. Think it took me about two weeks to get the sound track to f i n a l l y play, but that really made the show (I think). Anyway, hope you enjoy . . . let us know what you think. Gary & Cathy
Posted on: Oct 02, 2018 at 2:33 AM
Posted on: Aug 30, 2018 at 12:38 AM
Hi Sue, Hope you have a wonderful BIRTHDAY!!!!!!!!!
All the Best . . . Gary
Posted on: Aug 05, 2018 at 10:16 AM
Happy Birthday Peggy!!!!!!
Here's a couple of pics that might look kind of familiar.
Posted on: Feb 19, 2018 at 2:31 AM
Haven't been on this site much or made any comments lately, political or otherwise, but definitely have them. Read through things and enjoy the commentary (sometimes) . . . lots of memories of the people I knew back then, and the crushes I had!.
I've had a good life, divorced from my first wife, something I didn't want, but life goes on. Dated some and eventually found my perfect companion!. Not married but recently bought a wonderful house together. We both fell in love with it when we saw it and every day tell each other how much we love it . . . and, each other. We both love to travel, although Cath is still working. We are excited because we just signed up for another trip to safari Africa, Okavango Delta, the Kalahari and Chobe National Park in Botswana and then to Luangwa National Park in Zambia. African wildlife (Tanzania), was Cath's favorite trip ever and this year I'm returning to the site of my first trip, the Okavango Delta plus a few new destinations.
Life is good, We are both healthy and get out a lot to do a lot of diverse things. Cath is still working and i am going to get out on the golf course more this year . . . not a great golfer, but improving.
Hi to all who knew me and to those that didn't as well!
ED . . . I am still looking for your pictures!
Gary
Posted on: Sep 06, 2017 at 7:06 AM
Posted on: May 07, 2017 at 10:56 PM
The original sound on our Tanzania video is back!!!!!. YouTube had muted it for copyright reasons, but it wasn't copyrighted and YouTube had offered it as free music. Glad it's back - it's actually the highlight of the whole slideshow! Check it out! G
https://youtu.be/1dA9pNzVEtg
Posted on: Apr 12, 2017 at 7:04 PM
You're 71?????????????????
No wonder you beat me at golf . . . you had an extra year to practice!
Happy Birthday!
Gary
Posted on: Feb 23, 2017 at 1:47 AM
Happy Birthday Diane. I didn't know you well at Valley, but I did know Chester and enjoyed him and his special brand of humor a whole lot! In the two reunions I've been to you make me feel very welcomed. You are a special person! All the best to you and Dave! Again, I hope you have a Happy, Happy Birthday! Do something special . . . like a tour of Italy or something like that :) Gary
Posted on: Feb 08, 2017 at 2:39 AM
Sooooooo, are you heading off to Tanzania this year???? G
I, too, was shocked on hearing of Randy's passing. I didn't really know him in HS but after the 50th reunion (which he didn't make because a on tour across the country), we somehow connected. He lived in Westcliff, a couple of hours south of me here in the Denver area. We shared a few e-mails and I gave him a call one day. He was heading home in his truck and said when he saw it was me he pulled over to talk. I'd bet we talked for a couple of hours, about our lives, Valley, the scuttlebutt on those he kept up with and past acquaintances (like our our old buddy, John Moser . . . may he rest in peace!). It was great fun. We planned on getting together but I never made it down there and then he called one day - they were coming up for a Bronco game and wanted to get together for lunch. Would have been fun but unfortunately I had other plans that day. Next thing I knew he was off to Austin for a few weeks so, sorry to say, we never really connected.
I loved the pictures he posted . . . looked like an Idyllic life up there in the Colorado mountains. Condolences to Randy's many family and friends.
Adios Amigo, Rest in Peace . . . Gary
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Kenny the Monkey Boy
Dad's Birthday Party - final night at lodge in Masai Mara National Preserve, Kenya.Thanks Bob, Nancy, Carol, Susan and everyone else on this trip for making it a very special memory for him. Every time I saw him after that (right up to the end) he would remind me of how great a time it was for him. Asante Sana, marafiki!
"hakuna matata" Dad!
Costa Rica 2010
DescriptionFlat Tops
A trip to the Flat Tops Wilderness in Northwest Colorado, 8/18/11. Pictures begin as I caught my limit at Stillwater Reservoir, more pictures in the woods behind my campsite and then down to Bear Lake and a 5 hour hike on the Mandall Lakes trail only to be stopped by a raging stream (lots of runoff late in the year). Loved the wildflowers - probably a week or three past their prime. Loved revisiting the experience again by putting together this videoBotswana 96 Video
Highlights from my limited videos of my first trip to Africa - the Okavango Delta, Chobe National Park and Victoria FallsSouth America 2007yt
PPT slideshow of 2007 trip to South America: Lima, Amazon basin, Nazca Lines, Cusco, Machu Picchu, Quito, Galapagos.There is over 6 minutes of music You Tube had me take out and I haven't found a replacement yet. For now I think it is very watchable and I love the music they let me keep. Enjoy!
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Butterflies, Birds, Beasts and fishAlaska Highway Revised
As the title says, a trip up and back on the Alaska Highway. The year was 1992, the trip was from Denver to Fairbanks and back again with a couple side trips to Skagway and Hyder, AK.This show had been revised to improve the timings on the slides so it will be easier to view. Also corrected a few miscues.