09 February 2012 ALBROOK REUNION July 20, 21, 22, 2012 MENGER HOTEL 204 ALAMO PLAZA, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS Howdy all! It’s that time again for our Albrook reunion. This year we will be celebrating the group’s 21st anniversary. 21 years ago Kiki Kaisar and Bea Garza Trotman had the vision to start these Albrook reunions, and here we are 21 years later…..Continuing to celebrate this gathering with our dearest friends. For this special anniversary we have selected the Menger Hotel, in downtown San Antonio, as the location to host our event. The hotel has a lot of history and a Panama connection was well. Way back in 1898 Theodore Roosevelt actually used the bar in the Menger hotel to recruit his “Rough Riders” for the Spanish American war, and much later under his presidency the US took over the building and completion of the Panama Canal. It has been reported that the hotel is haunted and Roosevelt’s ghost shows up from time to time. Maybe one of our members will have a story to share after their stay. The Hotel is an arm’s reach from the Alamo, adjacent to the hotel is the River city mall, and the Riverwalk is just minutes away. We felt the hotel was just right for our special event and we are excited about moving the reunion downtown. So the dates are set for July 20-22 (Fri-Sun), the tentative agenda looks like this: Friday (July 20) Hospitality Room (Luxury suite rm 2032) : meet and greet from 3pm – 12am Beverages and snacks will be provided. Saturday (July 21) Morning is a free day to explore the surrounding area (8am- 6pm) Hospitality Room (Luxury suite rm 2032) : open from 8am to 12am Beverages and snacks will be provided for those who visit the Luxury suite Banquet Hall (Dinner and Dance): Banquet from 6pm – 12am Cash Bar will be provided Sunday (July 22) Hospitality Room (Luxury suite rm 2032) : Goodbyes from 8am to 12pm Coffee and pastries will be provided. The hotel is initially only going to hold 20 rooms for us, but will add-on as needed if we book the initial rooms quickly. Please do us a favor and book early so that we don’t run into room space issues. You can make your reservation by calling this number: 800-345-9285. Tell the clerk that you want to make a reservation under the “Albrook Reunion”, res. code #712ALBROOK. The clerk will take your reservation and should give you a confirmation number. We will be migrating all our website information (albrookreunion.com) over to our Facebook site, so please take the time to join our “Albrook A.F.B.” group on Facebook for the most current information. We ask that all our members help us with getting the word out for this special 21st anniversary reunion. You have the date, time and place, and the reunion fees this year will be 75$ per person. We tried extremely hard to keep the costs down but unfortunately we did have to raise the fees but we think you will be pleased with the results. Send reunion fees to: 75.00 Per person Diana Raciti/CO Albrook Reunion 2012 1310 Coronado Blvd Universal city, Texas 78148 Contact information for reunion hosts Diana Raciti : ddzz34@aol.com Richard Salinas : richard_salinas@hotmail.com Robert Salinas : robertsalinas26@yahoo.com If you would like to see some pictures of the past reunions, go to the Gallery. To leave comments about this site to the admin, use the link below. admin@albrookreunion.com	Central Time <hr size=2 width="100%" align=center>
		In 1991, Kiki Gonzales and Bea Garza (Albrook, early to mid '70's) organized an Albrook reunion in Dallas.  My entire family attended and because of this event, many individuals began asking for future reunions. Kiki and Bea did a tremendous job and I'm not sure they realized at the time that they were starting a tradition. They passed the torch and Derek Nelson took over in 1994, and the next reunion was held in Las Vegas. My older brothers and my parents attended. I am told it was an event. In July of 1998, my brother Robert hosted the reunion in San Antonio. Jose, along with Charlie Garcia and Pete Copeskey, hosted the Tucson reunion in July of 2000. The Aguirre's hosted a reunion in Albuquerque in 2002 and there was a reunion in 2004. Robert hosted the last reunions recently in San Antonio in 2006 and in Las Vegas in 2008. Bea's sister, Sara (Garza) Verville, helped Robert organize the Vegas Reunion in 2008 which, without their help, could not have happened. All of the reunions have been memorable events and my family and I look forward to each reunion. My brother Rich along with my sister Dee have signed up to host the next reunion in San Antonio so stay tuned for the next chapter...
Contact Information admin@albrookreunion.com Main Menu                               Reunion Gallery This page was put together at the behest of my two older brothers, Robert and Jose Salinas. As Air Force Brats, we were fortunate to live in many areas of the globe. However, for my parents, Jose and Pina Salinas, my siblings, Jose, Robert, Ricardo, Diana, and for myself, Edward Salinas, memories of the Canal Zone and Panama we hold most dear. The above photo is in memory of Bill Aguirre and Pat Madrid, two very special people who are dearly missed.