I wrote to Bob and Phoebe McFarlane, who knew our dad and mom in the late 1960's, in Palo Alto.
Bob McFarlane sent this very nice reply...
"Thank you very much for your note and photos. They brought back many memories. Your Dad was a very good friend and we had many interests in common. Both of our boys played in the American Youth Soccer group in Palo Alto in about 1967 through 1970, just before we moved to Saudi Arabia. I assume you did as well.
I remember very well a fishing trip your Dad, myself and another friend from Stanford, Bill Christie made to the Sierras sometime in the late 1960's. I think your Dad had a new car and we drove it on the trip. Just above Sonora, on the way to the pass, Bill Christie, who was driving, took a curve too fast and we headed off the road. The area was full of ravines and one large canyon and I was sure we were all going to all die and as the final thoughts of my life were flying through my head the only thing that came out was, "Oh shit!". However we didn't get hurt although we tore up your Dad's car and it had to be towed back to Sonora at about 10pm. We managed to find a hotel room for the night and after calming down a bit went to sleep.
In the morning we arranged for the car to be fixed in Sonora and then thought to ourselves that since we couldn't do too much else there we had only two alternatives. One to return to Palo Alto and the second to rent a car and continue on with our trip. We chose the second and had a great time fishing near Mammoth Lakes on the Eastern slope of the Sierra. We returned to Palo Alto in the rental car and after your Dad's car was fixed I rode with him to pick it up and return home.
At no time during the trip did your Dad get upset. He just figured we were all lucky to escape injury and never blamed Bill for his driving. I might have. That was very typical of your Dad. He was a very good friend that I liked to associate with and was extremely easy to get along with.
We won't be able to attend the remembrance affair in Palo Alto since we will be attending the college graduation of one of our grandsons in Virginia. However please add our blessings for your Dad to the others and know that he was a wonderful friend of both of us.
Bob and Phoebe McFarlane"