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Photos: "The Badger Boys"
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Photos: "The Badger Boys"

  • Feb 5, 2018
  • Feb 5, 2018 Updated Feb 6, 2018
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For nearly 30 years, a group of 1951 Tucson High School graduates get together every Thursday for lunch to talk about old times and good times.

The Badger Boys

The Badger Boys

Frank Vasquez, 84, far left, Jerry Thayer, 84, center, and Howard Creswell, 85, look at the picture of someone in a reunion book during a weekly meet up Kappy's Bar & Sandwich Place on January 25, 2018. The 1951 Tucson High School graduates have been getting together for nearly 30 years.

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The Badger Boys

The Badger Boys

Howard Creswell, 85, center, smiles as he talks with friends during a weekly meet up Kappy's Bar & Sandwich Place with fellow 1951 Tucson High School graduates. Larry Monier, 84, far left, and Henry Carbajal, 84, listen. January 25, 2018.

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The Badger Boys

The Badger Boys

Henry Carbajal, 84, far left, Richard McCorkle, 84, center, and John Wagner, 84, chat as they wait for their food during a weekly meet up Kappy's Bar & Sandwich Place with fellow 1951 Tucson High School graduates on January 25, 2018. The friends have been getting together for nearly 30 years.

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The Badger Boys

The Badger Boys

Jerry Thayer, 84, smiles as he talks to a friend during a weekly meet up Kappy's Bar & Sandwich Place with fellow 1951 Tucson High School graduates. January 25, 2018.

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The Badger Boys

The Badger Boys

John Wesley Miller, second from right, talks with Jerry Thayer, 84, as they wait for their food during a weekly meet up Kappy's Bar & Sandwich Place with fellow 1951 Tucson High School graduates on January 25, 2018.

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The Badger Boys

The Badger Boys

Friends from the graduating class of Tucson High School in 1951 have been gathering at Kappy's Bar & Sandwich Place every Thursday for nearly 30 years. January 25, 2018.

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The Badger Boys

The Badger Boys

Friends from the graduating class of Tucson High School in 1951 have been gathering at Kappy's Bar & Sandwich Place every Thursday for nearly 30 years. January 25, 2018.

Mamta Popat / Arizona Daily Star

The Badger Boys

The Badger Boys

Frank Vasquez, 84, center, tells a story to fellow 1951 Tucson High School graduates as they wait for their food during a weekly meet up Kappy's Bar & Sandwich Place on January 25, 2018. The friends have been getting together for nearly 30 years.

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