APBA/NOA Region 9 Outboard Racers Reunion 11/07/2013

[jrome]

I was fortunate enough to be invited to the Region 9 Outboard Racers Reunion by T.J Dendinger in Hammond, LA. I did not think I was going to be able to make it because of business issues, but at the last minute I decided that I had to go, because I would not get the chance again to see these people. T.J.'s family put a lot of work into making the reunion happen. Putting together scrapbooks and displays, a place to have the reunions, invitations, etc. When I was 8 years old, my cousin, Sonny Kolb, started taking me to boat races. This is where I met the men that were at this reunion. They are the people responsible for showing me the type of people that are involved with boat racing. I haven't seen these people in 50 years or so. Sometimes you never get the opportunity to say Thank You to the people that helped you along when you were young. I got this chance at this reunion.