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January 3, 2012

Finding only a short comment on the web page about Jim I thought I should write.

Jim had a battle with kidney disease for the last 2 years. He was stage 5 renal failure.

He had just finished two weeks of testing at MAYO Hospital to get on the transplant list.

He received confirmation that he was on the list the last week of November. He was very encouraged by this news.

On Dec 4th I found him - not himself - in bed and called 911. He was in ICU for 5 days.

A severe heart attack and major stroke took him from us. He was never concious to talk to us or say goodbye.

He left me with a broken heart. The boys and I were not finished with The Man yet. We love him so.

My deepest thanks to all the Nomad friends who sent cards and those who came to the small service we had on Dec 17th.

The love and support from our Nomad Family has been overwhelming.

Thank you !!

Sheilah

Dec 09, 2011

I just received word of the death of CNA member Jim Schnoor

No further details at this time. Will post when available

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2010

Just received this from Cathy Wilson

We want our nomad family know that Marylou Zimmer is having heart surgery on December 15th at 9 am. Please keep her in your thoughts and prayers.

Shelby Roberts, CNA East Region Director and CNA Secretary was seriously injured in a motor vehicle accident while on duty at her job as a Deputy with the Sheriffs Department She is currently recovering at her home with her Dad's assistance. I'm sure she would appreciate hearing from you all.

Shelby Roberts

5220 SE 110th St Apt 304

Belleview FL 34420

Bobby Phillippie, father-in-law of Lisa Phillippie CNA Membership Coordinator, passed away Wednesday Oct 27, 2010 at age 75. Services will be Sunday Oct 31, 2010 David & Lisa Phillippie

1720 Laurie Dr

Haw River NC 27258

Joe Umphenour CNA #68 passed away Sunday morning September 19, 2010 following a lengthy illness.

Joe's memorial service will be held on Friday, 9/24 at 10:30a.m. at:

King of Glory Lutheran Church
10001 W 58th Ave
Arvada, CO
303.421.9930
Reception will follow

**For those wishing to drive a classic car,

Joe Haska is coordinating parking at the church

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to

NE Jr. College Auto Tech Club.
Checks should be made out to:

NJC Foundation
100 College Ave
Sterling, CO 80751

Congratulations

Doug & Gretchen Caister of LaCanada California celebrated their 50th Wedding Anniversary Saturday August 7, 2010. The event was held at the University Club in Pasadena California hosted by their daughter DeAnna and son Doug Jr.

Doug was an early V.P. of the CNA...

Congratulations

50 years

August 14, 2010

Who would have ever believed it?

Pat & Larry Bonner

2197 ‘O’ Street Road
Milford, NE 68405
lbonner@stewireless.com

5.12.2010 CNA member#3605 Joe Carrow (Arnold, MO) passed away last week. His wife passed away last year.

Merle Miller-Dad to Jackie Maline passed away Sunday 5.09.2010 in North Platte NE. Condolences to Bob & Jackie Maline, 2537 S 87th Ave. Omaha NE 68124. Services 3 PM Weds May 12. 2010 at First United Methodist Church, North Platte. Private family burial.

Shirley Emmons of Geneseo KS, mother of Marie Ranker CNA Treasurer, CNA #205 passed from this life Saturday May 1, 2010. A celebration of her life will be held Saturday May 8, 2010 in Lyons KS. Condolences to Marie Ranker, 1375 Old Hwy 40, Ellsworth KS 67439.

Keep in your thoughts & prayers

Just received word(4/8/2010) that Bob (Mary Lou) Riffle from PA has had a stroke

Rose Ann Miller, wife of Robert Miller CNA#53 passed from this life Jan. 15, 2010. Condolences to Robert Miller family 2775 S Eaton Way, Denver CO 80227-4113.

Nomad lovers,

Just a quick update on Larry Emery. The recovery from Guillain-Barre syndrome is going slow, but positive. I am walking around the house with no support tools. I use a cane outside the home for balance.

My hands are starting to come back very slowly. It has been a long 20 months.

I was so glad to be able to attend Boise. This was a well put together Convention, Thanks to all involved.

When the hands are back, the Nomad will return as yellow as ever.

Happy Holidays,

Larry Emery #716 Stayton, OR

laremery@wvi.com

12.27.2009

Dick Baty

A celebration of Dick's life will be held on Saturday, January 16th at the Englewood Elks Lodge, 3690 So. Jason, Englewood,Colorado at 12:30 p.m. Memorials , in Dick's memory, can be sent to Porter Hospice at

Johnson Center, 5020 East Arapahoe Road, Centennial, CO 80122.

An addition to our list of those in our thoughts & prayers

Dick & Ann Baty

Dick has been diagnosed with abdominal cavity cancer.

He will enjoy receiving cards from all his friends.

Congratulations

Grandma Sue & Grandpa Dale Gosnell

Ella Sue Kleinmeyer

She was born Oct 22, 2009

weighed 7lb 2oz and was 19 inches long

Parents Ann (Gosnell) & husband Blake Kleinmeyer

Congratulations

Marvin & Ruth Zepede CNA#1121

25331 Hayes Ave

Murrieta, CA 92562-9465

They will be celebrating 60 years of marriage on Nov 8, 2009

Gary Wilson

Gary passed from this life to a better place Tuesday March 18, 2009. Our love, condolences, and prayers go out to Tammy and the family. See obituary

Hello to our fellow Nomader's,

Thank you so much for caring about us and our recent storm. The tornado was on the West and North side of Edmond and we happen to live on the East and a little South side of Edmond. We live on a lake and somehow, the storms go around us. We have been in paths of tornados before, and they break up before we get any damage. I guess that we are lucky that way.

We did receive some rain, very little as a matter of fact. We didn't receive any wind or storm damage. We received some ice this year, but not enough to damage any trees or such.

Thank you all again for caring about us. We have had many calls and emails from all over the U.S. and that lets us know that we are cared about.

See you in July.

Annette & Larry Myers

Gary Wilson-2.05.2009

Things have been crazy with Gary!

As of the first of the year - Gary started having extreme abdominal pain. Dr. Villaflor Ordered a CT Scan on Jan. 16^th and we went back to Chicago on Jan. 21^st for the results.Dr. Villaflor said that Garyâ€™s three spots on his right lung remained stable - they did not enlarge.

However, Garyâ€™s cancer has moved to the right adrenal gland - about the size of a penny. So - since the cancer had progressed - Gary has to go off the chemo pill. She wanted him to wait four weeks and then try another chemo pill or IV chemo. Garyâ€™s blood level showed his lipase & amylase levels were really high - so we came back home and went to the Emergency Room and Garyâ€™s was admitted for Pancreatitis. Gary was in the hospital on IV fluids and a machine with Fentynal (Pain Medicine) until Jan. 24^th. Then Gary came home and by Monday he was in severe pain again. All week it got worse so - we got blood work on Thursday and Friday they called and told me to take him back to the Emergency Room his lipase level was 1001. Apparently the Pancreatitis wasnâ€™t gone.

So - Gary has been in the hospital here in Peoria since last Friday (Jan. 30^th) with no food. Over the weekend his lipase went down to the 400â€™s and now it is back up to 588. On Saturday Jan. 31^st they did a CT Scan and they said there is definitely Pancreatitis and that it showed a spot on the right adrenal gland (which we knew about) and it also showed another spot on the left adrenal gland and a spot on the left kidney. So - I got a copy of the CD with that CT Scan and I overnited it to Dr. Villaflor in Chicago for her to compare to the CT Scan done on Jan. 16^th. When we saw Dr. Villaflor back at the beginning of Dec. and she gave Gary 6 months to 2 years - I PRAY that what time he has here wonâ€™t be like the past two weeks have been! Because so far up until this - Gary has been a fighter and these past two weeks have been extremely hard on Gary - he is SUPER depressed!

I have been running in circles.....trying to be at the hospital because I don't want Gary to be there alone, getting the kids to school, sports & activities and for the kids to see Gary too! Oh - and trying to work in the mean time!

Thank you to all for the wonderful support you have given to our family through all of this - WE all truly appreciate everything everyone has done.

Tammy

The latest on Gary Wilson received 1.23.2009

Yesterday was insane!!!! We got to Chicago about 1:00 and Gary got his blood work done.His appt. was at 2:00. We finally saw the doctor at 4:30. Gary had been having severe abdominal pain for about two weeks and he was in severe pain when we finally saw the doctor. The blood levels and CT scan shows Gary has pancreatitis. The doctor said Gary needed to be hospitalized for the pancreatitis. So, they gave him some medicine because he was vomitting due to the pain level and gave him some pain meds and we left Chicago about 6:30. We got home at 9:30 and I took him to the Emergency Room at 10:00. I finally got him admitted at 3:00 am. The oncologist said that his CT Scans = the good news is = the three spots on the lung remained stable - no change (maybe a tiny bit of shrinkage). However, the BAD news is = Gary has a new nodule on his adrenal gland (which is located at the top of the kidney). So, since the cancer has progressed and moved. Gary has to go off the chemo pill. His doctor really wants him to try another pill, or to do IV chemotherapy in Chicago. Gary has to go off this pill for four weeks before he can do anything else. So, the doctor said for Gary to be hospitalized and get the pancreatitis under control - then we can discuss his decision about if he wants to try another chemo pill or IV chemotherapy.I am not sure if we are going to get to go to Disney - Gary is pretty weak right now and our finances are not really looking towards us getting to go........We are still trying to figure out what would be best!

Tammy

I just recently received the following email concerning Larry & Nancy Emery #716

This is for information of a long time Nomad owner.

Larry Emery from Stayton Oregon ( yellow 55 ) went on vacation to Spain & Morroco in March 08, upon return flight home he became ill.

When arriving home he went to E.R. and was diagnosed with Camplobacter bacteria. A few days into treatment for this, he started losing mobility, with severe joint pain.

Again to the E. R. with a night in the local hospital. The next morning it was an ambulance ride to OHSU Oregon health sciences Univ.in Portland Oregon.

Being admitted to ICU for 4 days and another 10 days for observatoin. He was treated for Gilliam Bara' syndrum.

At this point Larry was paralized from the elbows down, and the hips down.

He then went to a skilled nursing facility in Mt. Angel, Oregon until June 25th 08, for rehab and care.

Now in 09, Larry is starting to walk with a walker (with help),some arm movement, but no hand use yet.

Rehab is working.

Now the important part. Nancy has been such a godsend to all of this, she doesn't leave his side, except when one of the kids might take over for a while. We must all pray for both of them, and a complete recovery for Larry.

e-mails ok at laremery@wvi.com

News from the Grapevine

Just heard(8/13) that Ray Clarke's surgery went well and he thinks it was successful. More as it becomes available.

Greetings from the Robertsons in Pulaski, MS

She has arrived. Breanna Christine Rushing - 6 lbs 6 ozs - 19" long - beautiful. She wasn't due until August 20 but Mother (Marcelina) started contractions much too early. Her doctors confined her to complete bed rest for 5 weeks. On July 22, while we were at the Nomad Nationals in West Virginia, the doctors decided to let nature take its course expecting the baby to arrive any day. She waited until 1:37 PM July 30 to make her arrival. Mother and daughter are doing great - expect to go home from St. Dominic's Hospital today. Big sister, Hailey, stayed with Ed & me. We had our hands full with an 18 month old and enjoyed every minute of it. Children are a blessing from God - grand children are grand but just wait until you have great grand children. They are truly great.

God is good. Our prayers were answered. The baby is perfect and Marcelina had no problems with labor and delivery this time. Thanks for remembering our family in your prayers.

Mary

Congratulations

Word has reached these ears stating and confirming that John & Sherry Chambers were married on

March 29, 2008 Congratulations and best wishes!!!

Welcome to Abbigail Paige Brown

Abbi weighed in at 9 lbs, 20inches long on Feb 12, 2008

Mom and dad are Nikki and Danny Brown

Grandma and Gramps are Joy and Ray Clarke

10/24/2007

CNA Members,

For the last several days all areas of San Diego County(Ramona included) has been under fire due to the Santa Ana winds. We have some news to share with the members...Mike and Pat Harvey have lost their home and all their possessions. They were out of town with the Nomad...However Sam and Donnna Rindskopf lost everything....Please keep your thoughts and prayers for Mike and Pat, Sam and Donna.

Sincerely,

JD and Dana Stevens

If any CNA member would like to pass on a message please e-mail heartbeatclassicchevys@gmail.com

6/16/2007

Happy 50th

Bob & Jackie Maline, Bill & Helen Macoubrie, Pat & Larry Bonner

help Dale & Sallie Pfeifer celebrate their 50th

Congratulations

Shelby Jo Roberts, daughter of Tom and Sue Roberts, CNA #336, of Johnstown, Ohio graduated this month from Tiffin University with a Master’s Degree in Forensic Psychology. She earned two Bachelor's Degree in both Forensic Investigation and Criminal Justice from Mountain State University in 2005. She is currently a Crime Scene Analyst with a Sheriff's department in Florida.

Corey Sue (Roberts) Johnson, daughter of Tom and Sue Roberts, CNA #336, of Johnstown, Ohio graduated this month from Tiffin University with a Master’s Degree in Business Administration; she earned a Bachelor's Degree in Communications from Denison University in 2003.

Sallie and Dale Pfeifer CNA#35 are the proud grandparents of Thomas Vernon Pfeifer. Thomas was born May 11, 2007 to Darrin and Kelly Pfeifer of Elko NV.

Just wanted to let you know that both my mom and dad are doing fine after their kidney transplant surgery yesterday!! My mom was already released today and my dad will be at UCLA probably through the weekend/early next week if all goes well!!

Please feel free to tell others you think may want to know, as I'm afraid I'll miss someone.

I'm getting requests for an address to send flowers/cards, and I think it's best to send them to the house and I can take to my dad. Our address is: 11066 Gonsalves Pl. Cerritos, CA 90703

Thanks again to everyone for the continued support and friendship you show my dad and for all the prayers that helped get us all through the past few years!!

Most of all....THANKS TO MY MOM--without her selflessness...my dad wouldn't be on his road to living a better quality of life!!

Michelle (Mickey & Joann Christiason #1753)

Congratulations

We have a new grandson! Jaden William Carter was born Feb. 7, 2007. He weighed in at

9 lbs. and was 21" tall. Everyone is doing well.

Paul & Linda Carter #2292

Hello from Tennessee

I suppose you all wonder why you haven't heard anything from me since we got to TN. We got down here on the 29th of Jan. I was having such terrible pain with my hip I went to the emergency room, they Xrayed it found out that the hip socket had broken though and the bones were rubbing together ,so I was admitted to the hospital under morphine for 3 days they transferred to a nursing rehab facility where I have been ever since. They are giving me a lot of therapy to just tide me over until I can have surgery, which I won't be able to have until they make a special part, and they say it could be up to 6 months. They took a scan from which they make a mold then it goes someplace else to the prosthesis, there are only 3 places in the US that does this. This isn't much fun to look forward to living like this, I'm hoping I will be able to get by with someone coming in the day, as I am unable to put any weight on my right leg and it has to be in traction most of the time to try to keep the leg bone from pushing up into the intestinal area. They let me come come this afternoon for a few hours, and I will have to be going back soon, I will try to keep you updated on what is going on as I can. I wish I could have my computer at the hospital but I don't have a laptop, so will just do the best I can when I get to come home
Ruby Watt
#404 Aventura Dr.
Mt. Juliet, TN 37122
615-758-3838
rw56nomad@tds.net

Dear CNA

It is with great regret that I inform you, as an organization and as a wonderful group of friends, that Shirley Mason, my wife of 52 years passed on October 8, 2006.

She fought the good battle, even going to Sedona AZ, although she was wracked with pain. She just wanted to see all of her "Nomader" friends one more time. We included her in everything that she could physically do, and she loved it.

Thanks for all the good memories she had with the club and it's members.

Ernie Mason CNA #1780

5872 Chinook Dr

Huntington Beach CA 92647

Happy 50th Anniversary

Ed & I were married November 21, 1956

We'll be celebrating next month

We finally purchased another nomad - 1955 red. It's not a show car. Doesn't compare with the '57 we had but as Ed says, "it's a nomad".

(check it out-members cars)

He's working on getting it road worthy so we can drive wherever and whenever. We still enjoy seeing the USA in our Chevrolet.

Looking forward to seeing y'all in San Antonio next summer. The Nomad convention is always a part of our summer plans.

Mary Robertson

Tickets!!!!

Guess who is celebrating Saturday Sept 2

Can she really be 55??

I don't think so, but I've heard that rumor.

Anyway, have a

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!

August 25, 2006

Erika Fredericks, daughter of Ed & Lynn Fredericks #2840,

will marry Dennis Lewis in Portland, OR on October 14th

The newlyweds will live in Savannah, GA while Erika finishes graduate school

Happy Anniversary

Paul & Lois Reedy

They will celebrate 50 years together

September 8, 2006

Cards & Letters to

Paul & Lois Reedy

1163 Bohemia Mill Rd

Middletown DE 19709

August 19, 2006

Check the memorials page for information on the recent passing of

family and friends of CNA members

May 26, 2006

Nikkii Clarke will marry Daniel Brown on July 22, 2006 in Placerville, CA.

Can't wait to see you in Sedona!!

May 7, 2006

From the house of Gosnell over in Iowa

Son Greg will graduate from Williamsburg High School on May 21, 2006

Daughter Ann will be married to Blake Kleinmeyer on September 9, 2006

See you in Sedona

May 2, 2006

I just received word that Mary Lou Zimmer had a heart attack over the weekend.

She is doing better today, but it looks like she will be in the hospital a couple more weeks.

It was touch and go at first. Please keep her in your thoughts and prayers.