Wilson Family 13760 Sherman Way

In April 1960 my family moved to Van Nuys CA. We rented an apartment on Sherman Way near Woodman Ave. Here are a few pictures from those years. There are a few too many pictures of chubby me but you work with what you have. This was also the number 1 song in the country when we traveled across country and arrived in Van Nuys. Please excuse the indulgence.

Roberto Alvarez of Van Nuys CA

My best friend back at Hazeltine Ave. Elementary School was Roberto Alvarez. Roberto lived in our apartment complex on Sherman Way. Whenever I think back on those days I always think of Roberto and wonder what happened to him after we lost touch. His family moved away from our apartment and we kept in touch for a little while but eventually we lost track of each other.

I'm wondering if any of my fellow Hazeltine Elementary classmates remember Roberto, or might still be in touch with him. I would love to hear from you if you are. That is Roberto and me in the photo above pointing out toys guns at the camera. In spite of my German helmet we were pretending we were soldiers from the TV show "Combat" and we were killing bad guys. I should add that Roberto was originally from Argentina.

Roberto Alvarez 1960's