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• Western High School All-City Relay 1962 #1 (Rick Skarbo, Dennis Manrique, Jim McNairy, George Saldana)
• Patton Dance c.1962
• Western High School All-City Team 1963(Dennis Manrique, Craig Dwyer, George Saldana, Coach Gunnerson, Mark Manrique, Rick Skarbo, Jim Nagy)
• Rick Skarbo #1 1963
• Rick Skarbo #2 1963
• Pan Pacific Masters Water Polo Team 40-45 yrs: Dennis Manrique, Mark Manrique, Ron Pohlanski, Dave Pohlanski, Allen McDaid, Bo Rhudy, George Runciman, Rick Skarbo, Ken Karasik c.1988
• 1962 Western High Team Photo #1 (Front row: Jim McNairy, Dennis Manrique, George Saldana, Rick Skarbo, J. Bean, John Stebila, Eddie Baird; Second row: Mike Benedict, , J. Connor, Tom Marudas, Jim Nagy, Salvador Prado, Frank Bernoudy, Craig Dwyer, Wilbur Gunnerson)
• 1962 Western High Team Photo #2 (Top row: Dennis Manrique, Mike Benedict, Wilbur Gunnerson, Jim Nagy, Frank Bernoudy, Jim McNairy, J. Bean, Craig Dwyer, John Stebila, Salvador Prado; Bottom row: Tom Marudas, Eddie Baird, Rick Skarbo, George Saldana, J. Connor)
• 1963 Western High Team Photo (Top row: Rick Skarbo, Unknown, Unknown, Jim Nagy, George Saldana, Mark Manrique, Dennis Manrique, Wilbur Gunnerson; Bottom row: Unknown, Topper Moosekian, Frank Bernoudy, Craig Dwyer, J. Connor, Unknown, J. Bean)
• City Meet 1961 (L to R: Bob Moosekian, Jim Kozlow, Rick Skarbo, John Pheeny, Jim McNairy, Wilbur Gunnerson)
• 1961 Western Team Photo (Back row: L. Crum, Jim Kozlow, Alan Sotkey, B. Moosekian, Chuck Taylor; Second row: Winston  Jerrium, Danny Chambers, Jim Vaught, George Saldana, Jim McNairy, Coach Wilbur Gunnerson; First row Eddie Baird, Rick Skarbo, Salvador Prado, Ed Picard, Tom Marudas, R. Lehman)
• Patton Team Photo: (Bottom row L to R: Harry Hauck Jr., Laura Frost, Mark Manrique, Linda Foster, Unknown, Barbara Foster; Top row L to R: John Savinsky, LaJune Rodgers, Ed Picard, Lee Davis, Tom Sullivan, Carl Boyd, Harry Hauck, Dennis Manrique, Monty Blashill, Rick Skarbo, Scott Blashill, Ron Boyd, Jim McNairy) c.1962
• Doug, Move Your Big Fat Head!: (1st row: Randy Penn, Unknown, Sally Williams, Susan Williams, Elaine Cooper, Sally Sherk, Diane Greer; 2nd row: Peggy Sherk, Barbara Foster, Mary Beth Ceresko, Mary Lou Shefsky, Tina Solis, Alice Ceresko, Janice Enck, Susan Roll; 3rd row: John Szuba, Tom Koch, Sue Spilski, Marcy Snyder, Jackie Jones, Christine Szuba, Linda Foster, Carol Danboise, John Sherk, Randy Cooper; 4th row: Joyce Allen, Bonnie Danboise, Stan Johnson, Fred Johnson, Carl Boyd, Craig Dwyer, Greg Penn, Ron Enck, Doug Webster, Tom Szuba; 5th row: Rick Skarbo, David Sahagian, George Saldana, Pete Adams, Mark Manrique, Ron Boyd, Larry Dalton, Richard Szuba, Jay Osrowske, Ed Picard, John Powser, Harry Hauck) c.1962
• Can Superman Fly Without His Cape?: (Rick Skarbo, Dennis Manrique, Pete Adams, Ray Ferguson) c.1963
• The Detroit White Sox: (Sue Spilski, Marcy Snyder, Mark Manrique, Unknown, Unknown, Unknown, Unknown, Larry Dalton, Ed Picard, Fred Johnson, Dennis Manrique, Marion Abbott, Rick Skarbo, Richard Szuba) c.1962
• The Rickinator: (Rick Skarbo) c.1962
• Beehive Hairdos Popular With Martian Team: (1st row: Unknown, Lori Davis, Bobby Allred, Harry Hauck Jr., Diane Allred, Barbara Foster, Johnny Allred, Gary Davis, Unknown; 2nd row: Ed Picard, Mark Manrique, John Savinsky, Doug Webster, Carl Boyd, Rick Skarbo; 3rd row: Dennis Manrique, Lee Davis, Joan Makkonen, Mary Louise Abbey, Lynn Makkonen, Leslie Taliaferro, Vivian Carozzo, Linda Foster, Unknown, John Stewart; 4th row: Ron Boyd, Pete Adams, Harry Hauck, John Westcott, John Powser, Jim McNairy) c.1961
• Sul•ly (sul'lee) n. 1. Irish sobriquet for one who is sullen: (1st row: Dave Dixion, Dave Wendler, Tom Sullivan, Dennis Manrique; 2nd row: Mark Manrique, Rick Skarbo, Harry Hauck, Ron Boyd, George Saldana) c.1963
• C'mon Pete, It's Ricky's Turn To Hold It: (Bill Jennison, Rick Skarbo, Caroll Hauck, John Powser, Alan McDaid, George Saldana, Pete Adams) c.1963
• Play Ball!: (Tom Sullivan, Dennis Manrique, Rick Skarbo, Carl Boyd, Ed Picard, Jim McNairy, Monty Blashill, John Savinsky, Ron Boyd) c.1961
• Proud Pop: (Jay Osrowske, George Saldana, Rick Skarbo, Pete Adams, John Westcott, John Savinsky, Harry Hauck) c.1963
• Ricky Trys New Method For Attracting Girls: (Not in any particular order: John Hollinger, Frank Toomey, David Sahagian, Bobby Allred, Lori Davis, Gary Davis, John Savinsky, Mark Manrique, Don Cox, Ed Picard, George Saldana, Rick Skarbo, Mrs. Manrique, Caroll Hauck, Tim Hauck, Ed Snelzer, Brother, Francis, Mr. Adams, Mrs. Sahagian, Lori Davis, Gary Davis, John Westcott, Ron Enck, Sue Spilski, Pete Adams, Janice Enck, Ray Ferguson, Tom Sullivan, Randy Penn, Greg Penn) c.1962
• Magic Medley: (Ron Boyd, Ray Ferguson, Bob Blanchard, Rick Skarbo) c.1962
• Good Job!: (Rick Skarbo) c.1963
• Medley Madness: (Rick Skarbo, Bob Blanchard, Ray Ferguson, Ron Boyd) c.1962
• Bruce Norvell, Rick Skarbo, Lynn Makkonen c.2000
• Rick Skarbo, Mark Manrique, Karen Manrique c.2000
• Rick Skarbo c.2000
• Rick Skarbo, Bruce Norvell, Lynn Makkonen, Bill Moosekian c.2000
• Bruce Novell, Dave Dixon, Rick Skarbo c.2000

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After leaving Patton, I went to Ohio University. I was there for one year and majored in swimming. Studying was not high on my priority list. The following September I left Detroit for California where I spent two very special years. While I was there, I developed both as a student and an athlete; but more importantly as an adult. Foothill college had an exceptional swimming program. It seemed like everyone that dove into the pool swam very well: the times were great and of course the competition was the best. During my stay, I worked out with Santa Clara for two years and believe me their workouts were not anything like those at Patton. It was a whole different world at their practices. During this period, I learned to swim freestyle. Their attitude was that if you swam freestyle correctly, all your other events would improve. My freestyle did improve and I did get to swim on a "B" team 400 freestyle relay and finally got to experience what it was like to break 50 seconds for 100 free (49.8). I left Northern California and went to Santa Barbara and lifeguarded for three summers. Now that was a great experience: working on the beach for the summer.We were paid for 8 hours but we only worked for 4 hours. During that time we usually surfed or dove for our dinners. Halibut or sea bass was very tasty but we didn't always get so lucky. My last two years of college were at Cal State University Long Beach. I recieved my degree in business (marketing). After graduating, I worked for the marine department in Long Beach for several years. I operated a rescue boat and our job was to assist swimmers caught in the surf and also distressed vessels out at sea. Believe me that was a hard job to leave! We had the perfect office and it was never a bad day, if you know what I mean. But things change and I had to get a real job. I got married in 1979 and was married for 9 years. I have a daughter named Brieanna, 18. She is graduating in June and is not a swimmer. Brieanna will be attending UCLA in the fall and plans on studying business as a major. However, her first love is drama. She has interviewed with "90210" and who knows what might happen. My son Ress is 16 and has played baseball up to the age of 14 and now "on his own" decided he wanted to swim and play water polo. He doesn't believe the stories about Patton. It's hard to believe them myself!! Both my kids have lived with me for the last 8 years. I surely have been blessed with so many beautiful experiences. I love to attend his practices and watch those kids go back and forth. It's then that I can really appreciate what we had when we were at Patton. At the present time, I am working with a technology company from Draper, Utah. A close friend has deveoped a communications technology that is revolutionizing the way we communicate with each other.You will hear about it very soon. If you have time check out our website http://www.i-linkww.net. Adios and stay in touch! (5/99)

The swimmers at Santa Clara and at Foothill would always ask me over and over again about what it was like to swim in the Detroit River. They would also ask me to ask George Haines if we could try doing a "rat race," but it never happened, too bad. I know those guys would have just ate it up!!! Yes, it was a totally different world there but my fondest years were at Patton. It was by far a great big family that did everythig together and it brings tears to my eyes when I think of all great times we had.