Alfred Hiatt Carr

In baseball warm ups, taught me the 'look away' as the ball was about to be thrown to him, causing one to basically balk. What a hoot. Loved him. John Reid

Our high school class had a long list of well-liked and well-respected young men. None more so than amiable Al Carr.

Dear Sylvia, I will really miss Al, whom I first meet, with you at our Breakfast Club (at the time in the Cottage Inn). I immediately took to his smile and wit. I always looked forward to the next tale. Last summer, at a breakfast held on Kasey and Howie's porch, Al showed up and regaled us with stories. I especially remember one about when, after college, he went to the Cariabbean to teach English. What an adventure and what laughs. You are both in my thoughts. Warm Regards Mike Lewis-Beck

Dear Sylvia, I will really miss Al, whom I had the pleasure of first meeting, with you in our Breakfast Club (at the time in Cottage Inn). I took to his smile and his wit immediately. Last summer, when Kasey had a breakfast for us at her place with Howie, Al regaled me with stories, including a delightful one about when, after college, he went to teach English in the Caribbean. What an adventure and told in that endearing way of his. You both are in my thoughts, Mike Lewis-Beck

My condolences to the family of Al. I don´t know if Al ever mentioned my name or what we achieved together. But at the 1965 state high school meet, Al Fred Hahn, Tom Owens and I swam in the 200 yd medley relay that won the event, set a state record (time 1:42.4) and placed fourth in the final national ranking for All American Medley Relay times for high school year 1965. I might note that in the same year, a swimmer named Mark Spitz was on the relay team that placed 8th in the nation-but...