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To: oh8eleven
I graduated from Greece Arcadia in June '66 and joined the Marine Corps in August. Jim Widener and I might have crossed paths in a few places like boot camp or advanced infantry training. Semper Fi ...

You might have crossed paths. The Churchville-Chili Class of 1966 made a memorial for Jimmy after his remains were found and it was dedicated in July 2007. It's above the stadium. Jimmy was an athlete, soccer (an intregal player on the CCHS Section V Champion team in the Fall of 1965), wrestling and track. He had a full ride to UB but opted to serve his country. Here's a link to the Chili town blog about the Memorial dedication ceremony, it was very moving.

Local Marine James E. Widener Garden of Recognition was dedicated on Saturday

My big brother was in the Class of '66 at McQuaid and my cousin was also Class of '66 at Bishop Kearney.

16 posted on 11/05/2008 2:59:32 PM PST by rochester_veteran ( http://RochesterConservative.com)
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To: rochester_veteran

Thanks for the link - the comments are quite poignant.


24 posted on 11/06/2008 5:25:35 AM PST by oh8eleven (RVN '67-'68)
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