Michael Schechtman
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Hey John,
Wishing you a very happy birthday, and a year of good health, personal growth, and joyous times with family and friends. Have a terrific time at the 60th NMH reunion; not sure if I'll be able to break away from Montana at that time.
Be well, Mike Schechtman -- junior-year roommate.
Posted on: Apr 06, 2023 at 2:33 AM
Hi Marty,
Birthday greetings from Montana! Hope you have a splendid birthday with no distractions from the Royal Family or the British Parliament! Tonight being the first night of Passover, I also send you Pesach greetings on this very special Jewish holiday. The last two years I have been involved with a successful effort by the Helena Jewish community to buy back the Jewish Temple from the Helena Catholic Diocese (long story). On Saturday, I will attend the first community seder to be held in the temple in nearly 90 years. Very best wishes in the year ahead for good health, joyful time with family and friends, and meaningful engagements in the shared endeavor to make the world a better place.
Hugs from Montana,
Mike Schechtman
Hi Don,
Apparently you had a birthday and got older while I was looking the other way! Happy belated birthday to you. I hope all is well in your world. Take good care!
Hi Jim,
Thank you for the birthday greetings -- great to hear from you. I did have a nice birthday dinner celebration with two close friends whose birthdays fall close to mine. 2023 looks like the year I'll finally be retiring. I expect to remain in the mountains of Montana for the foreseeable future. I've been here 40 years, and the place has truly grown on me. The landscape and the wildlife are rather spectacular, and I've never lived anywhere where there were so many rainbows and double rainbows. I hope all is well in your life. Take good care!
Hi there John,
Hope you are enjoying a splendid birthday, and all ii well in your world. Best wishes for good health, good times with family and friends, and meaningful accomplishments in the year ahead. I'm still in Montana, and this is the year I'm retiring from full-time work.
Warm regards,
Mike Schechtman
Hi Marty,
This year I'm sending birthday wishes to you BEFORE your birthday. Rare that I'm that organized. Actually, I'm still not that organized. Our classmates who keep our class of 1964 website updated and active are the ones who gave me the reminder/nudge! Living in the UK, you probably get much better coverage of Putin's horrendous invasion of Ukraine and the terrible war crimes being committed against innocent civilians of all ages.... than the coverage we receive here in the mountains of Montana. I remember during our junior year when Kennedy faced down Krushchev's attempt to bring missiles to Cuba, and we feared the start of the next world war. Clearly, this is a much scarier time, with a far more ruthless tyrant directing the Russian army. I wasn't intending to be Captain Gloom on your impending birthday; I just wanted to acknowledge current realities, and say that it's all the more reason to send my love, hugs and prayers for peace as my birthday wish to you.
Posted on: Mar 28, 2022 at 4:33 AM
Posted on: Mar 20, 2022 at 1:15 AM
Hi John,
Happy birthday, John! Glad to see that you continue to be a bit older than me! It appears that you are still working -- hope that keeps you gainfully active, off the streets and out of trouble! I'm still working full-time in the nonprofit arena here in Montana. Have a splendid birthday, John, and best wishes for good health, good times with families and friends, a less divisive society, and world peace, beginning with the extraction of the Russians from Ukraine. Now that's a lot of candles to blow out!
Posted on: Mar 28, 2021 at 4:33 AM
Hi there Marty,
Happy birthday to you. Hope you have ways to celebrate that are fun in this brave new world of social distancing, Woke up to a snow storm this morning; not unusual for spring in the Rocky Mountains. I'll have to put on hold my plans to mow the lawn today... Wishing you the very best for the year ahead,
Hugs from Montana's mountains,
Mike
Posted on: Mar 28, 2020 at 4:35 AM
Posted on: Mar 28, 2019 at 4:33 AM
Posted on: Apr 12, 2018 at 11:39 PM
Hi Marty (a.k.a. Mary Ann),
I'm a day late, but in the right ballpark. Hope you had a fine birthday with many celebratory messages that warmed your spirit and brought you smiles... and that you also had some just plain old fun. We are living the Chinese blessing (curse?) -- may you live in interesting times. My work in the nonprofit world has dramatically intensified due to federal budget cuts and the Trump Tax Reform Act. Because of these cuts, we have a fabulous organization here in Helena, MT that serves some 900 individuals with with developmental disabilities in 5 communities... that is closing its doors on April 13th. A real tragedy. And we have a lot of other organizations that are now at risk. So there is plenty for me to do that keeps me off the streets -- but not necessarily out of trouble.
Best wishes for the year ahead -- good health, much joy, and a multitude of rewarding experiences that nourish your heart and soul.
Warm regards,
Mike
Posted on: Mar 28, 2018 at 12:58 PM
Happy Birthday, Mike! It was great to see you at the 50th. Hope all is well.