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First up... a great dinner at Isaac's, a new place near our hotel.

On the right side:
Arnold Wile
Joe & Dorothy Higgins
Yours truly Gil & Simone (Mrs. RedRyder)

On the left side:

Mackenzie  (Howard Shoe's granddaughter)
Tom Rumley  (Howard's best and lifelong friend)
Amanda (Howard's daughter)
Gary  (Howard's son in law)

None of us knew that they were coming so it was a great surprise to see Tom Rumley walk in and to meet Amanda and her family.
Tom brought with him the earliest known Jensen Big Power Plant that has a D-Valve engine and seam on the bottom of the boiler and a blow down valve on the front.

They also brought pictures of Howard to have a memorial display in his honor. They loved when they found I had brought an early Big Power Plant and displayed it with a placard saying "Remembering Howard Shoe".

Gil



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Here is the D-Valve Jensen.


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When Tom came in and surprised us I moved my display pieces closer together to make room for him. There was no extra exhibitor space this time around.

Here is Tom's display and tribute to Howard:



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