Oct 7, 2013 - Email from Bob Wagner to Barbara Ann

From: rlwagar@aol.com
To: Dorothy Bender<dbender@gmail.com>
Date: Mon., Oct 7, 2013 at 2:23 AM


Aloha Dorothy,
I have been trying to send the email below to Barbara Ann without success; it finally dawned on me that perhaps you could pass it on. Many thanks I appreciate it. I will also send a couple of You Tube links to you showing some whale encounters which you show Barbara Ann if appropriate. Sending positive thoughts to you all from Germany. 


-----Original Message-----
From: rlwagar <rlwagar@aol.com>
To: babaccordn <babaccordn@earthlink.net>
Sent: Wed, Oct 2, 2013 9:05 am

Aloha Barbara Ann,
I will use Barbara Ann with respect since that is what you choose to be called now, however, when I see your twinkling eyes in recent videos, I remember the Barbie Jensen that I knew at SDSC, who then became Barbara Barnett when I saw her at Stanford. Good memories all.
I evolved into Robert over the years (and even answer now to Lopaka in Hawaiian.)
I met my future wife in 1991, an educator who taught me, one lives to work and not the other way around, so I retired early--in 1997--at the age of 53, ended up on Maui in 1999, got heavily involved in the Hawaiian language (including chanting) and culture (including dancing the traditional kahiko hula.)
Spend half the time on Maui, the other half in Europe visiting my wife's relatives. While on Maui, am out daily paddling my one-man outrigger canoe, especially fun during the whale season. I'll send you a couple of video clips via You Tube, showing up close and personal encounters with whales. Hope you enjoy!
I think of you often, always with a smile on my face.
Take care my friend, I am sure we will meet each other somewhere, sometime.
Hugs,
Bob