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My 1st "Best Friend" , "Freddie Buffington". Lived 2 doors from me in Cleveland Heights. Great Guy and good friend growing up. Remmeber so many fun times we had, Good athlete and enjoyed playing in all types of sports. Lost contact with him after I moved to Florida. Deep Sympathy to all his Family. Rest in peace my brother. .
Congrats Steve, May God Bless you and your works. Take care
Hi Classmates!
Since I normally prefer to stay “under the radar,” I thought I’d share a quick update. I’m still working full-time out of love, compassion, and commitment to the disability community. My company just celebrated its 35th anniversary.
Over the past several years, we have developed and will soon be releasing (through associations) at no cost to users, a large suite of AI Personal Agents specifically designed to accommodate the learning needs of K-20 students with neurocognitive differences.
My motivation? Read the following interactive article:
The Dismantling of Special Education and Supports for Individuals With Disabilities in America:
https://ideal-group.org/dismantling-of-special-education-and-supports-in-america
I’ve never appreciated my classmates more than I do now. It’s bittersweet to know how many have already moved on. Keep on keeping on—and God bless all of you.
Steve 😊
Steve Jacobs
IDEAL Group, Inc.
https://ideal-group.org
Very sorry to hear about Tom's passing. We played on the Football team and Tom was an excellent athlete. He was a stand up Guy and always fun to pal around with. Very pleasant and had a great sense of Humor. Also kind hearted. Father Time knocks on all the doors. My deepest Sympathy to Tom's wife, children and Family , along with all his friends. I am sure you are enjoying Heaven and God Bless all who knew Tom. Hey Tom it was great to know you and glad our paths crossed. God Bless.
Lloyd and I were childhood friends as a result of his parents, Paul and Ruth Siegel, being close friends with my parents, Bob and Helen Kornhauser. At the 50th high school reunion I was able to share with Lloyd some old b&w silent Super 8mm clips of Lloyd and me at several of my early childhood birthday parties by emailing them to him. He was a somewhat shy person, but had much of interest to share when encouraged to do so. One of his early TV interviews when working in Cleveland was in the summer of 1970, several months after the Kent State shootings. In response to that tragedy Bob Barcus and I decided to "drop out" and do subsistence organic farming. I found a 140 acre organic farm in Hiram, Ohio a mile from Hiram College where the Browns trained at that time. The farm was owned by 70 yr old Al Couch who was looking for several young people to live in the other house on the property and work the land with him. Bob and I brought our wives, fixed up the little two-bedroom house and learned organic farming. The organic food was sold to small distributors to stores in northeast Ohio. We also held meetings to inform the public of the benefits of eating food with no pesticides or chemicals in the fertilizers.
I mentioned to Lloyd what was going on at the farm and he brought out a camera crew and conducted an interview on the farm that was broadcast, helping to educate the public. Lloyd continued to do that throughout his career, then teaching future young journalists at the university level. What a wonderful life. Deepest condolences to Helene, his lovely wife and daughter, and to all his loved ones.