I found this web site from class mates.Com. I grew up in the Lawrence and Damen area. I remember when "Honky was shot and killed and the "Honky lives on" spray painted on the huge empty lot wall on Lawrence and Seeley. I as a young kid knew some of these guys well as they were family friends kids. It was not until I saw one of my dads best friends brother beat a guys head into the side of a city bus and the killing of Honky that I realized they were maybe not as innocent as I had once thought. I over the years watched the faces change and the gangs become more violent that I realized that the times were changing. Some that I knew from the gangs moved on to normal lives, some a life of drugs and alcohol. I now live in California and my husband and myself are firefighters for the cities of Oakland and Richmond. We see a whole different kind of gangs than when I was young. Senseless killings are a daily event. Just last week in Richmond a 18 year old star football player leaving for college (the very next day!) on a full scholarship was gunned down and killed by 15 and 17 year olds. No real motive except maybe jealousy. Gone are the days of innocence. I visit Chicago as often as I can and even the neighborhoods look different. Well, thanks for the memories. Sincerely, Evette (Amundsen H. S. Alumni)