How did 70 arrive so fast? I remember a pleasant January Friday when Diane turned 20. It had been an action packed week already as we had made a $45 15 minute phone call to some French vagabonds on Wednesday and a Manzanita Park trailer burned down on Thursday. We weren’t sure how to top that but we did hatch a plan to kidnap Diane @ 10 PM . Jim, Pretz and I blindfolded her and drove around for a while before leading her through the Quad where we had a cake waiting for @ Mem Chu. Since the night was still young, we tried to talk her into some tennis but she had to get back to study. The next day good news arrived when the Draft was abolished and Jim (Lottery #9) was able to remain with us on campus.
So many memories of and with Diane over the last 51+ years. I learned early on competing against her in the classroom or on the court was a losing proposition. She even was known metaphorically to throw elbows in Operations Research. Much love to someone showing her peers how to survive the 60’s twice and we look forward to being supporting cast members with her in the Cardenal 70’s Show.
Happy Birthday Diane!
Diane Sheng 