Time Machine: Graduation Day, May 26, 1969

L-R: Terrell Shaw, Solomin Lasoi, and ? Singh.

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Ivan Lasoi

Cool! You guys must have been proud of your accomplishment. I've always wondered who the Indian guy was?

Terrell Shaw
His last name was Singh... as are many Sikhs. He was a Kenyan Sikh who either went to, or taught at, the University of Kentucky. Solomon and I became acquainted with him and his family and visited them in Lexington a couple of times. They treated us to wonderful curried chicken and rice and other delicious Indian dishes.

Speaking of food, every now and then Solomon and I would go shopping and gather the ingredients for his Kenyan cuisine... I really enjoyed those meals cooked in the basement of Johnson West. It was a hearty chunky cabbage/beef stew with a corn meal almost solid but not quite mush that we ate with our hands with the stew. It was delicious.

Ivan Lasoi
Wonderful memory. When my brother and I stayed in the dorm over the summer we would make the most of the Fitch's IGA fare...maybe cooked a few things. The corn meal staple is called Ugali.

Terrell Shaw
Yes! Ugali. I think maybe Lisette had reminded me of the name a while back... I'll probably have lost it again next week, but I can look back here to be reminded. Your Dad also made a hot tea/milk drink that was quite good.

Lea Cherono Shabangi
Chai! Kenyan tea is simply the best! If every you are anywhere near our homes (IL,KY or TX), you must stop and have some! Thank you SO much for these pictures!

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Graduation day 1969, in front of Hughes Auditorium, Asbury College, Wilmore KY. Center in graduation robes L-R: Jo Riley, Terrell Shaw, Jane Nelson, Mike Bock

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Jane Nelson Risdon
Ah... Those precious memories! How they linger!

Terrell
How they ever flood my soul!