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Re: ANDY SHIMP '59

Well done Richard. I attended from 58-60 and so my first year there was Andy's senior year. I always remember going to town during the week on an "A" Class pass and going to the local cafe where we would get cokes and play the juke box. I was by myself and Andy, who was Battalion Executive, and Frank Withey, who was my Company Commander, both of them officers and I was a Private - in any event they asked me to join them - it was like WOW! - me sitting with 2 of the top ranking officers in the school - Yikes! That was one of my memorable experiences. I didn't find out about Andy's death until 1999 when I started getting involved with RMA again. Yes, he will be missed and was quite a guy. Mike(60)

Re: Re: ANDY SHIMP '59

Dear Mike,
Thank you for sharing that memory.
I had hoped to locate some of Andy's remaining people so I could share some of my photos of that period of his life with them. It would help me to "let go."
Thanks again and stay safe.
Dick Bachert
Atlanta, GA