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Don Krotee

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Don Krotee
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Residing In:
Corona del Mar, CA USA
Homepage:
www.krotee.com
Occupation:
architect and watercolor artist
Children:
Wendy ('69), Paz ('87) and Gina (('89) and three grand children Josh ('94), Annabelle ('96) and Zach More…('2000).
Military Service:
No, dodged but, Dad was a bird Colonel....
Grandchildren:

Josh, Annabelle and Zach Pontious and noted

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Married 1968
moved 1968 to Tucson
graduated 1971 U of A, B Arch
moved to San Diego to intern 1973
moved to Orange County, complete intern 1974
licensed and started biz- 1975
divorced 1978
married 1981
moved to Newport Beach 1983
Paz 1987 (Ph. D Immunology program, UCLA)
Gina 1989 (B Arts UCLB- mortician)
divorced 2010
detached/rupture achilles tendon in Mar 2012
off the crutches June 2012
doing a little more painting 2013
doing less painting in 2014
doing more painting in 2015 and created an Educational Foundation
doing more painting in 2016 and having a knee replacement in
2017- walking and golf but still going in to work once or twice a week.
2018- doing more painting and traveling.
2019- created a C3 NP Education Foundation to support local education in Orange County.
2020- the year to enlighten and remind all of us how fragile things can be and how lucky we might feel.... (so far)
Although Covid and parts of the world is less fortunate (like an absurd understatement, many have avoided the fray, vacinated twice 2021. With the variant loose, I am careful.
Sold the business address, kept the Corporation '22
Painting some more and focusing on the design process in the wonder of painting and in the reality of architectural practice. '22
School Story:

My best times at school were on and off the soccer field. But, the Hootenanny phase and the 5 string banjo were highlights. I'm grateful for Mr. Inghram, who helped with subjects and predicates, Saltarelli for architecture, Ms. Weiser for the glimpse of both the unknown and what was possible, and my homeroom teacher, Joe, who ran homeroom like a Hill Street Blues morning meeting. Now that there is this site, Instagram, Facebook, and Linktree remembering many more stories with so many Classmates has been so much fun.

My very best to you all.:)

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What elementary school did you attend?

Went 1 month at Oakmont and then, Brookline

Do you remember the 60s?

Yes

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I lived on "X" street during my time at HHS

Edgewood Road- down the street from Heath (Norm) and Debbie Lobb and around the corner from Pete Bowen, John Woodward ('66), and Bill and Diddy Hazlett. I walked to school with Tom Horn, Jerry Kyle, and Bill Cantwell.

What is your favorite song from 1965?

Midnight Hour And Whiter Shade of Pale and Wilson Picket!

I agree to have my address, email, and phone number on a class list available to classmates. It will not be available to the public and not to be used for any solicitations.

Yes

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Betty was a close friend in our Junior and Senior years, when she would be a regular part of the folk singing craze that might capture a Friday night, a summer day associated with Hiltop, and culminate in Haverford's own Hootenanny, an oddity, considering the strength and popularity of the revolution in mid-sixties rock music.  You are missed.

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Thanks for the update and remarkable story!

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Happy belated Jerry- I just heard from Bill that Gary has been struggling and wanted to know if he's shown signs of improvement. Pls email dkrotee@krotee.com or reach out as you find conveneient or appropriate. Thanks, Gerry!

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Jan 29, 2023 at 12:40 PM

Thanks for the kind words, guys. I knew Terry only in passing as a stand-out distance runner and tennis player. And, discovered he was the Captain of the Cross Country team, only by running a ctl F search in the '65 Greystones. I was surprised the search worked but, knowing Teddy's penchant for detail, grateful. Thanks.

Additionally, under the heading of absolute minutia, discovered, to my surprise, Terry's address was quite a bit east of friends with which I walked to Haverford many mornings. I had many experiences playing and walking to Cobbs Creek. Terry's address used a "Philadelphia 51", in Greystones that I had not recalled and nearly exploded Google maps. What  I imagined was that Terry would have had to be within Brookline Elementary's enrollment boundary but, not sure and don't remember (which means nothing) him from Brookline. There is a PennWayne Elementary school close to Terry's address and he is quite closer to Lower Merion SD, than Haverford. Sorry for this digression and forgive the note but, the recollections of Terry as well as Haverford are always an interesting chapter and study. Very best, Don    

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Good morning Jean! I was wanting to understand if there was any damage or affects from the hurricane in your area; Is everthing ok? I left a similar message on your FB Messinger. Very Best, Don

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The Douro River in Portugal as seen from the deck of the Viking 90 person short boat, 2 locks west of Porto, in the heart of the Port wine regions orchard country. Ted and JoAnn Erfer were there!
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Say what you will of Chartes and Paris but Florence is the place where someone will stop you painting and buy you an espresso.
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This Plein Air painting was part of a competition to produce a piece in 90 minutes. This setting is my home town, featuring here the Back Upper Newport Bay as seen from the sod roof, looking west southwest above the Muth Interpretive Center, Newport Beach, California.
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Plein Aire painting is done on site, in the field, out of doors naturally. This was a group of painters in the low desert near Coachella Valley and was one of the works enabling me to be receive the 2021 painter of the year award for their watercolor society. .
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Last Birthday this Island Fox ran out of the brush and greeted me by the front door of the cabin.
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The watercolors are a fussy media in which mistakes can be like, difficult. But, designing anything that appears nice on paper is a breakthrough and always a wonder of discovery.
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The Douro River in Portugal as seen from the deck of the Viking 90 person short boat, 2 locks west of Porto, in the heart of the Port wine regions orchard country. Ted and JoAnn Erfer were there!
Posted: Aug 25, 2022 at 8:01 AM
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Say what you will of Chartes and Paris but Florence is the place where someone will stop you painting and buy you an espresso.
Posted: Aug 25, 2022 at 7:57 AM
Posted: Aug 25, 2022 at 7:56 AM
This Plein Air painting was part of a competition to produce a piece in 90 minutes. This setting is my home town, featuring here the Back Upper Newport Bay as seen from the sod roof, looking west southwest above the Muth Interpretive Center, Newport Beach, California.
Posted: Aug 25, 2022 at 7:52 AM
Plein Aire painting is done on site, in the field, out of doors naturally. This was a group of painters in the low desert near Coachella Valley and was one of the works enabling me to be receive the 2021 painter of the year award for their watercolor society. .
Posted: Aug 25, 2022 at 7:45 AM
Posted: Aug 25, 2022 at 7:40 AM
The watercolors are a fussy media in which mistakes can be like, difficult. But, designing anything that appears nice on paper is a breakthrough and always a wonder of discovery.
Posted: Aug 25, 2022 at 7:47 AM
Last Birthday this Island Fox ran out of the brush and greeted me by the front door of the cabin.
Posted: Aug 25, 2022 at 8:05 AM
This is the main Cathedral in the capital city of Quito Ecuador.