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The Great Escape '63 Las Vegas Golden Reunion Nov. 3-5, 2013 A Pictorial by Eding Hizon
[Cartoon by Jess Abrera'64]
Dinner hosted by Ben and May Aguila - Nov. 2, Saturday
l-r: Ben Aguila'63, Jun Gomez'63, Aman Carolino'71, Levy del Rosario'63, Mando Enrico'63, Eding Hizon'63, Wally Rodriguez'63, Jeje de la Santa'61, Nonoy Bautista'60.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Nov. 3 - Sunday Pictures from the brunch and dinner at South Point Hotel & Casino and had preliminary discussion on Batch '63 project. This was followed by drinking with non-Batch '63 brods from UP North Cal and UP South Cal up to 2 am while the ladies were busy exercising at the slot machines.
The Betan Ladies at South Point Hotel brunch l-r: Genny Cademas-Samson, Mercy Villegas, Baba Hizon, Julie Cavestany, May Gaspay, Cheng Valdez, Lleva Abenes, Josie del Rosario, Cherry Bituin, Viching de Santos, Rexie Enrico.
The Brods at South Point Hotel brunch clockwise: Eding Hizon'63, Gene Samson'66, Ding Cavestany'65, Mando Enrico'63, Levy del Rosario'63, Norman Bituin'65, Gerry Abenes'66, Aman Carolino'71, Dave Villegas'55, Wally Rodriguez'63, Laverne Munsayac'63, Marcelo Ramos'63, Jun Gomez'63, Nonoy Bautista'60, Tito Campomanes'63.
Newly arrived '63: Milton Mendoza from RP, Adolfo Acorda and Carlo Peņaranda from Florida.
The Brods and Ladies at South Point Hotel dinner Front: Rexie Enrico, Bing Jacala, May Aguila, Lita Punzalan, Julie Cavestany, Cheng Valdez, Mercy Villegas. Middle: Nonoy Bautista, Milton Mendoza, Mando Enrico, Wally Rodriguez, Buddy Pongos, Eding & Baba Hizon, Lleva Abenes, Nesca de la Santa. Back: Jackie Jacala, Ding Cavestany, Carlo Peņaranda, Titing Valdez, Gerry Abenes, Dave Villegas, Marcelo Ramos, Ben Aguila, Jeje de la Santa, Eric Punzalan, Jun Gomez, Tito Campomanes, Adolfo Acorda, Aman Carolino, Levy del Rosario.
Hermie San Luis'59 from LA came to join the reunion too
The '63 Golden Boys still perked up on their jubilee
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Nov. 4 - Monday Dinner at M Resort & Casino casino while showing the DVD of the 67th Anniversary Frat Ball in RP in July 2013. Again this was followed by fellowship up to 5 am compliments of UP North Cal brods Ting Valdez and GP Dave Villegas. The UP North brods drove back home without sleep. The ladies again tried their luck at the slots. Earlier in the morning, four brods - Ben Aguila, Buddy Pongos, Marcelo Ramos and Jeje de la Santa - played a round of golf.
The Great Escape UPD'63 (12 of the original 63 here present) Front: Carlo Peņaranda, Marcelo Ramos, Wally Rodriguez, Eding Hizon. Back: Buddy Pongos, Levy del Rosario, Jun Gomez, Milton Mendoza, Tito Campomanes, Adolfo Acorda, Jackie Jacala, Laverne Munsayac. [*Note: Mando Enrico had left back home to LA when this picture was taken.]
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Some brods stayed
for two more days including birthday boy Ding Cavestany, next UP North
Cal GP (kung papayagan ni Julie), Eric and Lita Punzalan, Jun
Gomez and Wally "Boy Silaw" Rodriguez. Here are pictures of dinner
at Kabuki and a tour of Belagio.
Ding and Julie celebrate birthday in Sin City
The Fremont "Downtown" Experience
Strolling at The Strip
'63 Bragging Rights
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Postscript: A word of thanks...
Subject: A BATCH 63 (GREAT ESCAPE) LAS VEGAS REUNION
Sent: Fri 11/08/13 1:56 PM
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