I often think of the tragic night just prior to our '80 graduation when Jim Wine was killed in a car accident going around the sharp curve on Garland Av, just above my house.

Jim was one of the few students who I knew from South Elementary, and one of my long time acquaintances. It was a difficult baccalaureate service.

Tough stuff.


Jim Leonard '80

That was a very unfortunate night, Jim Wine was a great guy. Gary was lucky to have made it through alive.

I lived right down the street from Jim, and I always remember when I was brand new to the neighborhood, he came to our front door and asked if I wanted to come out and play ball...    He was the first one to make me feel welcomed in the neighborhood, and over the next  5 years, he always went out of his way to make everyone, even the shy quite ones, feel welcomed.    I think of him often.