#21 - 2026

Beltsville Shell Reunion #21

Saturday, May 9, 2026

For the twenty-first time in twenty-four years friends, family, high school classmates, and fans of the book, "Beltsville Shell | You Are What You Drive" gathered for the 14th time at Herman Knauer's garage in Beltsville, Maryland for a reunion.

What had begun in 2002 as a reunion of seven people who worked at, or frequented, the Shell service station on Route 1 in Beltsville, Maryland has grown to include an extended circle of friends and high school classmates.  We share remembrances of a small town from a time that was extraordinarily special, a fondness for each other, and hope for continued health and happiness in the years ahead.

Reunion #21 - Full Story


 

Back row - Steve Anderson, Jim Ziepolt, Bill Groves, Phil Corbin, Malcolm Van Kirk, Herman Knauer, Gayle Sunde, Rob Sunde, Anne McFarland, Tick Mangum, Joel Garner, Jay Smith, Bill Gibson, Mike Calhoun, Steve Abdalla, Charles Crowson 

Front row, standing - Rick and Barbara Ransom, Tom and Bonnie Hontz, Phil Marcus, Bev Abdalla, Sam Whitmore, Hannah Gaffigan, Nace DeLauter, Sandi Watt (Johnson), Doug Jones, Diane Geshwin (Young), Gary Manley, Phil Cleary, Matthew Vasquez 

Front row, kneeling - Nancy Paul Thomas, Cary Thomas, Pat Thomas 

Attending, but not in photo - Bud Duley, Buddy Goldsworthy, Janet Merkel, Chris Nelson, Bill Wellford, Bonnie Williams, Nayeli Williams, Tammy Yokum

With us in spirit, but unable to attend - Frank Bollinger, Bill and Maryjane Goodwin, Suzanne Lees, Don and Shirley Kingery, Thomas Payne, Wayne Thomas, and Sharon Winne

 

 

 

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Remembrances (and appropriate comments) are always recommended! Thank you, Cary