Dennis Keith Savage

I met Bob when I was a freshmen at Mac. I was envious (in a good way) of his spontaneous fun. He could make me laugh which has never come easy for me. I was so disappointed I did not get to see him at the 50th.He was a blessing to me in his own way.

Many years ago I stopped in  a waffle house on Friedricksburg rd in San Antonio. I was visiting from out of town, so it was by chance I saw him. We played chess during English class. i was in town for a dental confernce and asked what he was up to. He said he was a priest ( I assume Catholic). That was all I remember of our conversation and never say him again. I had hoped to see him at the 50th, but fate did not allow it. He was my friend.  

Posted on: Jun 03, 2025 at 6:10 PM

Hey Kevin, Les Romo is planning a luncheon June 21 in New Braunfels at !!:30 at the Grist Mill. I would love to see you if possible. Hope all is well with my friend. my email for this aliumni site is not working well. if you think you can make it text me at 325 320 3229

Posted on: Sep 03, 2022 at 3:00 PM

Hello Ann,
the 50th is soon upon us, hard to believe. I hope you receive this message. I doubt if you will be making it to the reunion as you live out of state. I am not much of a facebooker. My son set me up on facebook about 12 years ago but I have never posted anything since.
I want to reach out to you and say, "thank you," for bringing some good memories in my high school years. Let me say it again. Thank you for being my friend. Your mom was also so considerate to me. If I could, I would give you both a hug. My parents have passed as I suspect Loretta has also.
I don't know if you realize how your energy and laughter helped me during my junior year of high school while you and I worked at the Golden Derrick restaurant. It was a difficult year for me. One of my older brothers had been drafted and we had not heard from him for many months. Another older brother of mine had been put in prison. My parents were very stressed and I was glad to be out of the house.
I loved our conversations at the restaurant. You have a way of making others feel special. That is a gift. I can see it in your photos on the alumni website, that engaging smile.
I remember us going to see a movie that wasn't that good, but you were still having a good time. I never recall you being unhappy. I was quiet, shy, did not know what to talk about, but you always seemed to bring me out of my shell.
And then there was home economics class.
What in the world did I take home economics for? I was lost. I don't remember what we were supposed to cook. I don't remember anything about that class except you trying to make me feel welcome and always helping me. You know, I have never cheated at anything except I must have done just that to have gotten through that class. Do you remember that black velvet vest I made? or should I say we? NO. The one YOU made for me.
Let's be honest. You helped me make that thing. You took the time to go with me to some place called Solo Serve where we picked out the fabric. Then we must have gone to your house to make the vest. Perhaps we made it on a sewing machine in class. I don't remember exactly. I recall watching you work on it. I am sure that vest would never have been completed without your help. If you had not helped me I would never have passed Home Economics, no high school graduation, and no college.(LOL)
I think we had a lot of fun with that vest, and I actually wore that think a number of times. What guy wears a black velvet vest. I think the teacher was a little concerned about my sexual orientation.(LOL) The teacher was so proud that I didn't make a tie like most of the guys that I think she gave me an "A". And guess what,? That eventual "A" in Home Economics helped elevate my lousy grade average just enough to help get me in college. And as Paul Harvey would say, "now you know the rest of the story."
So you see Ann, all of my eventual success in college was all because you helped me with that black velvet vest. (LOL)
You look like you have a wonderful family, kids and grandkids. I love that smile. I can truly say you deserve it. You have always given out so much to others.
Please know you were a blessing to me. May the Lord bless you and keep you. May His face shine upon you.

Your friend

Keith

Hello Jim. Hope to see you at 50th. We spent many years carpooling from Garner and Mac after athletic practices. That arm of yours still impresses me. Quarterback of freshmen football and 3rd base of varsity baseball. I enjoyed watching you sling it to 1st. I doubt if I could even throw it that far much les with the zing you had. If I see you at the reunion I'll call you the "rifleman."' Chuck Conners may have had his gun but you could have hit those little spikes at the top of the hotel just as fast with that throw of yours. If I recall, you guys almost made the playoffs your senior year. Unfortunately, in those days only one team from each district made the playoffs. Do you know if our 6th grade teacher, Mr. Snitz, is still with us. He was a good man. I regret not contacting him years ago. It has your address in Shavano Park. I lived on Turkey Creek for almost five years. There was not one building literally on De Zavala when I lived there. I hope all is well with you and hope to see you at 50th.

Posted on: Jul 28, 2022 at 7:43 PM

Hello Jim. I hope to see you at the 50th. Don't bring your tennis racquet. I can't stomach you beating me again. Actual I look back and can't believe we used to play in the heat of the afternoon. To this day I regret I did not let you teach me to play bridge. Thanks for memories in Hollywood Park. Remember the scavenger hunt we tried to do and never finished. All we got out of it was a busted oil pan (LOL). A good friend i don't forget and you were just that. Hope all is well and hope to see you at the reunion.

Hello Kevin. I received some info recently on the upcoming 50th reunion. I hope you are coming. I recall many happy times with you and would enjoy seeing you. You were a very good friend and I thank you for that. I still owe you a ping pong table. Like an idiot while at you house, I sat on your ping pong table, and it collapsed. I continue to feel stupid about that. You were good at almost everything you did and yet were always thoughtful with an athletic washup as me. I loved watching you play on Friday nights. Thanks for the kindness, friendship, and fun memories. Blessings on you and I hope to see you at the 50th.

Hello Danny. I appreciate you and the others taking time to get this website and the reunions organized. I look forward to seeing you at the 50th. I suspect you will be busy talking to your many friends both evenings so let me say something in case I don't get a chance to say it to you at the reunion. You were an absolute wonderful friend. All the summer days swimming at the pool, playing golf, shooting basketballs, watching Gilligan's Island reruns. I had a blast. I look back on those times with very happy memories, and I now realize you were a blessing to me. And so was your mom. She was always kind and encouraging to me. You were exceptional in every athletic pursuit including swimming, football, baseball and track. I never could do a thing in any of those, but your mom always tried to encourage me. I was very sorry to hear about her passing a few years ago. Tell your brother Larry I said hello. You are literally the BEST in my book. I saw you got a black belt. I will be nice and not pull out my green belt or whatever color that karate thing was that I got 40 years ago. I will do some stretching a few hours before the evening get together just in case you make a move (LOL). And don't forget I was in the chess club. Even though you can still beat me in a game of horse in basketball, I will have my chess set on hand. I love you like a brother.