| Pernambuco Co-ops, group 2. We're in the Waco YMCA camp lawn overlooking a lake. Front row: left to right:
Roger Larson (Alagoinha) John Reeder - Bom Jardim, Dan Cotone who didn't go to Brazil, Steve Smith (Afogados da Ingazeira), The beach boy yours truly Rick Shearer (Lajedo), and Joe Wythe our coordinator was a PCV in Pernambuco '66-68, and then was drafted, but flunked out of the military because of medical problems, and then was a PC trainer '69-70. Joe started our Pernambuco ag co-op program after he worked for a year with a USAID/Michigan State University study of NE wholesale produce markets. Second row: left to right:
Gene Sanner (Limoeiro), and *Kent Graves (Camocim de Sao Felix), then a little bit behind Kent is *Doug Engen (Nazare da Mata), Andy Senchack transferred to another group in Parati, RJ. Next to him with sunglasses is Tom Duck (Carpina), Carlos Arreco - coordinator. * = Recent Photo
Back row: we start off with a guy in a dark shirt and white collar. His name was Gary and the next guy was a Tom Mathowitz, didn't go to Brasil. The smiling guy with glasses is Rich Lawless who was my neighbor in Sao Caetano da Raposa, next to him with the 'stash is Leo Christmas who spent his time in Ororbo, then Rich Gaeta who was in São Lorenço and the last guy I can't remember his first name; didn't go to Brazil
Missing from the picture but completing the co-op group are Bob Dean (Vicencia), Jay Sessions (João Alfredo). |
