Then...
...and now.
(With "now"
being defined
as September 12, 2015.)
The September 12th 2015 Darrtown Reunion had a special significance, for the five men seen in the photo above. Some 65 years prior to this gathering on Don Beckett Field, during the 2015 Darrtown Reunion, these five individuals were part of the Darrtown sports teams that were affectionately known as the "Purple Skunks."
The uppercase, green font letters that appear in the three photos above are the initials of these five individuals:
• RW - Ron Wiley
• HM - Harlan Miller
• DB - Dale Bufler (voluntary coach and organizer of the teams)
• BY - Bob Young
• KM - Kirk Mee
To quote Mrs. Hazel Green...
"Oh, my! Look at all those young boys, with old men's faces."
See more from Hazel, in her 2008 interview.
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