To the Members of the CHS Class of '59

Unfortunately I was on the mailing list of a mean-spirited individual who has disseminated an anonymous piece of hate mail targeting and insulting one of the members of our class. My hope is that the mailing list was a short one, but the words "pasted" to the front of the envelope seem to indicate otherwise.

The piece was more than unkind, it was mean and cruel. One would like to believe that it was not generated by a member of our class, yet the evidence suggests otherwise. The cloak of anonymity is a mark of both cowardice and shame—a tacit admission that acknowledgement of authorship would generate condemnation. Certainly the mindset that would lead a person to create such malicious libel speaks volumes about the character and the nature of the perpetrator.

The subject of this unwarranted verbal assault is a very fine and outstanding member of our class. Although our paths have not crossed in many years, I have only the fondest memories of our friendship while at CHS. She was, is, and will continue to be my friend. I am confident that all who know her feel the same way.

I suspect that other class members are as repulsed and indignant by this incident as I am. But our reunions, e-mails, the class blog, and the "70th birthday party" have re-united us and brought us closer together. Our friendships and support of each other will rise above this attack on one of our own.

Lloyd Stanley
31 July 2011