Jennifer Heinen (sundance_safari99@yahoo.com) September 22, 2001 If you think it would be helpful, by all means feel free to post my comments on our "current news" site. Please give my regards to all my fellow classmates and tell them that I hope their loved ones were spared in this horrible tragedy. How is it that we lose some of the "good guys" first? like Ronny: He was always kind, humerous, and a gentlemen. Our class was and is, special. I am looking forward to the 50th! Love and warmest regards to all, Jennifer PS. My husband, Joe, just returned from Cairo last night. He was there for the past two weeks and experienced the horrific news from there. He was disgusted with the attitude of many of the right-wing Muslims. Egyptian businessmen we had known for many years were privately sad and expressed condolences to him, but they were careful not to express these sentiments in public. At one point, Joe went to a cypercafe to send me an email because he wanted an answer to a question as quickly as possible. As soon as they discovered he spoke English, he was immediately catagorized as an American (dress, speech, etc.) and immediately told to leave the premises because they were "closing".....at 10 in the morning! I should add, Joe speaks a pretty good Arabic! It was many little things like this that let you know where you stand with them. We have plans to pull the yacht from the Red Sea and transfer to the Med. We are both so tired of these idiots taking the best of America and throwing rocks at the rest. Enough of my babbling....hope all continues to be well with you and Melissa. Subject: Re: sad news Date: Fri, 21 Sep 2001 02:52:38 -0700 (PDT) From: Jennifer Heinen To: oldcars@jacksonvillefla.com Dear Coy, thank you so much for the notice. I am so sorry to learn of Ronny's death. Do you know that he was my very first "boyfriend"? He took me to the Patrol Boys' Formal Dance in 7th grade! So many memories. We are doing ok here in Germany. Naturally, everyone is devasted by the tragedy. My high school students are having a fund raiser this weekend and donating all the profits to the familys of the NYC firemen. Our schools were closed for two days as new security measures were added. We have armed soldiers guarding the base and installations on the base. I do not have any concerns for my safety or for that of the others. I do not think anyone is safe from terrorism. I will have to fly in October back to Atlanta to attend the wedding of my only son, Eric. I will not be intimidated by some tinhorn terrorist! Take good care of one another and know that you are in my thoughts and prayers. Special hugs and love, Jennifer