Alan was a dear friend of mine. We met in the 4th grade at Marengo Grammar School in South Pasadena when he returned with his family from a camp in Arizona. It was about 1945 or 1946. We quickly became close friends and spent many hours together. I was at his house often and knew his mother, father, brother Paul and sister Michi. His mother was a dear lady who would make fried baloney sandwiches for the many kids who were always at their house. She would also give me flowers to take home to my mother. Alan spent several vacations with me and my mother. Alan and I were at a baseball game about 1947 and he bought a baseball from a vendor. Together we went to where Babe Ruth was seated and Babe Ruth signed the ball for Alan. He kept it is his room and we would look at it in wonder. Alan and I played lots of baseball together. He was a catcher and I was a pitcher. Every summer we would go to the YMCA camp at Catalina Island. We would stay in the same squad tent and were on the same team at camp. One of our best friends was Ronnie Wheatcroft, who also attended Marengo Grammar School. The three of us were so close that Ronnie named us "The Seal Brothers". Now I am the sole remaining member of The Seal Brothers. Somehow it all seems fitting because both Ronnie and Alan had older brothers, while I was an only child. I miss them both. The memories we built together will remain with me forever and I will cherish the time I spent with Alan.
Jack L Seal (1954)
Alan was a dear friend of mine. We met in the 4th grade at Marengo Grammar School in South Pasadena when he returned with his family from a camp in Arizona. It was about 1945 or 1946. We quickly became close friends and spent many hours together. I was at his house often and knew his mother, father, brother Paul and sister Michi. His mother was a dear lady who would make fried baloney sandwiches for the many kids who were always at their house. She would also give me flowers to take home to my mother. Alan spent several vacations with me and my mother. Alan and I were at a baseball game about 1947 and he bought a baseball from a vendor. Together we went to where Babe Ruth was seated and Babe Ruth signed the ball for Alan. He kept it is his room and we would look at it in wonder. Alan and I played lots of baseball together. He was a catcher and I was a pitcher. Every summer we would go to the YMCA camp at Catalina Island. We would stay in the same squad tent and were on the same team at camp. One of our best friends was Ronnie Wheatcroft, who also attended Marengo Grammar School. The three of us were so close that Ronnie named us "The Seal Brothers". Now I am the sole remaining member of The Seal Brothers. Somehow it all seems fitting because both Ronnie and Alan had older brothers, while I was an only child. I miss them both. The memories we built together will remain with me forever and I will cherish the time I spent with Alan.