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Remembering Allen Bratcher
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Larry Marks
 08-26-2019 07:31pm
Paul Wolff reports:
It is with great sadness I report that Allen Bratcher passed away on August 20, 2019 in San Diego.  He was a good friend and a good man.  We saw each other a few times over the years and kept in contact by e-mail.  His favorite activity was sailing his boat off the coast of San Diego, especially with his son.  His daughter is married and living in England.  


Re: Remembering Allen Bratcher
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Larry Marks
 08-26-2019 07:38pm
Sorry to learn of Allen's passing.

I didn't know Allen in high school. I met him for the first time at the 50th Reunion in 2013. After that we began a regular and busy email correspondence.

Larry Marks


Re: Remembering Allen Bratcher (Sailing photos)
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Larry Marks
 08-26-2019 08:09pm
Allen posted two photos, taken with his son while sailing, here:
https://hphs1963.com/gallery.php?galleryid=2


Re: Remembering Allen Bratcher
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Jan Barnard-Weiland
 08-26-2019 08:21pm
I remember Allen and how kind he was.  He WILL be missed!

Jan


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William Buchholz
 08-27-2019 06:06pm
I consider Allen a good friend though we have not physically seen each other since high school. He kept in touch with his (salacious and funny) jokes and cartoons and I with my reply asking about his family. I knew of his children, a son who loved sailing with him and a daughter in England (as mine is right now). I knew of his love for his former wife who was ill with something I knew about and I could offer my insights. We were good friends in high school though after graduation our paths separated. I consider that he IS (present tense) a good friend because of the depth of sadness I feel right now knowing that there won't be any more jokes in my inbox, and that our perfunctory invitations to 'come down/up and see me when you're in town' can not be accepted any more.
   We are 74 now, an age when friends die and should not surprise us. That doesn't mean, however, that we don't still need to weep when someone we loved is no longer here. Thank you Allen, for being a friend. Bill



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