Homecoming 2017

Below is a speech, titled “A PLU Story,” originally presented at the 50th reunion dinner for the class of 1967. Tim Sherry ’67 moved the crowd to tears with his story of five basketball players who played together for four years at PLU and have remained friends ever since. Sherry’s story centers on two photographs, pictured below. In addition to the speech, which has been modified for this podcast, Sherry also reads a poem he wrote, inspired by the milestone reunion.

Podcast: A PLU Story

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Poem: After Your 50th College Class Reunion

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1967 players and coach
The last game in 1967
The five players — Tom Lorentzsen, Doug Leeland, Al Hedman, Mark Andersen and Tim Sherry — pose for a photo with Coach Gene Lundgaard before their last game in 1967. (Photo courtesy of Tim Sherry)
The last gathering in 2015
The five friends pose for a photo before heading home after their visit to Scottsdale, Arizona. ``The four of us in white and Doug in black can not be but metaphor of what has happened in our story,`` Sherry says. (Photo by Jonathan Nesvig '67)

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