December 24th, 2005
Danny lives in Ponchatoula, which is about thirty miles northeast of New Orleans. While his house was lightly damaged by the storm, he was able to get it fixed within a few weeks.
Aly lives in Mandeville, LA, which is just north of Lake Pontchartrain. He works for Chevron, ensuring that the environment is protected when old drilling platforms are dismantled. He’s the “green” guy.
Aly was out in the Gulf on a platform when they saw hurricane Katrina coming. He called home and had his wife get everything packed. Aly met his wife and they drove to his parents’ home in Houston.
They stayed there for a few weeks before venturing back home. To their immense relief, their house was not damaged, though the homes of several of their neighbors were. They were able to move back in shortly after.
Unfortunately, several of Chevron’s offshore oil rigs were damaged, greatly increasing the need for environmental assessments. As a consequence, Aly’s had to spend much of the last several weeks at Chevron locations throughout Texas, Louisiana and the Gulf.
Baksheesh
This month the Golden Ghutra is passed to Basil Abu-Hamayel and Robin Van Der Zee-Sego, who generously pitched in to fund this newsletter. Shukron!
Season’s
Greetings
The holidays are here again as another year slips into our memories. I hope 2005 has been wonderful for you and your loved ones.
On behalf of the entire Class of '79 Newsletter staff I would like to wish each and every one of you a very happy holiday season. May the New Year bring you more joy and good fortune than you thought possible.
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