Author Archives: Bobo

Your Underwear is in Your Lower, Right-hand Drawer, Sir…

Posted on 14/10/2012 by Bobo

From Nov. 1978 – Jul.1980 I worked for (another) great boss, Jerry H.  I had known Jerry from Vance.   When my T-38 IP tour was coming to an end, I began looking for a follow-on assignment.  My first choice … Continue reading →

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Swiss Family Holliker: Johannes – Rein – Physical Description

Posted on 14/10/2012 by Bobo

(Volder) Rein sits West of the Aare River, somewhat on a hill top.  This is a depiction of the village in a book published in 1705. This would be the view looking “North.”  When I visited Switzerland in May 1999, … Continue reading →

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Swiss Family Holliker: Johannes – Rein – Community

Posted on 14/10/2012 by Bobo

This is actually the crest of Rufenach, Switzerland.  The municipality of Rufenach absorbed Rein some time ago.  They sit about 2-3 miles apart. This map is oriented North.  The pin, “A,” denotes Stilli, where Max lives.  Rein is just to … Continue reading →

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Swiss Family Holliker: Johannes – Meeting Max

Posted on 12/10/2012 by Bobo

I need to take a “time out” here to describe how I met Herr Dr. Max Baumann.  Max has been so helpful to me – to get this story to where it is today. When Bud Bauman and I got … Continue reading →

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Feeding Pheasants…

Posted on 12/10/2012 by Bobo

“They” tell us we can’t ‘domesticate’ pheasants, and I suppose we can’t… I currently have 25 pheasants I am raising to release.  I hunted these beautiful birds for so many years, and still would hunt, if I didn’t have to … Continue reading →

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Hey Al, You Grabbed the Wrong ‘Pony’…

Posted on 11/10/2012 by Bobo

In the Air Force every year we had to take a minimum of two check rides (flight evaluations): a proficiency (contact) check and an instrument check. Part of the instrument check was the annual instrument exam.  This was an ‘open … Continue reading →

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The Swiss Family Holliker: Johannes – Military Discharge

Posted on 10/10/2012 by Bobo

The next document I came across was Johannes’ military discharge.  Military service in Switzerland is compulsory, as I think it should be in our nation.  But this is a subject for another post sometime… The document further validates his birth … Continue reading →

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The Swiss Family Holliker: Johannes – Confirmation

Posted on 10/10/2012 by Bobo

This is the Certificate of Confirmation for Johannes: Again, the first thing I noticed are the folds.  Then we see his birthday stated as the 27th of the winter month of 1803.  This just serves to tell us we are … Continue reading →

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E’spirit de Corps Replaced by Professionaliam…

Posted on 09/10/2012 by Bobo

I came across this picture the other day.  It was taken just before I took off on my “Fini-Flight” on 15 July 1988. I had to chuckle when I saw it.   The two guys on the left of Chris … Continue reading →

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The Swiss Family Holliker: Johannes – Certificate of Baptism

Posted on 09/10/2012 by Bobo

I suppose I my first clue as to the origin of our family came from a copy of Johannes (John) Holliger’s Certificate of Baptism.  (My cousin Neil Holliker, has the original). This is a fascinating document that has survived.  The … Continue reading →

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