Anna Maria Busching was known as Toby in our high school days.  She was widowed with 3 children quite young and threw herself into the planning of our 40 year reunion.  It was one of the biggest class reunions I ever saw, at the Hilton Hotel in San Diego...with a live band , which was great.  Toby wanted us to dress like we were ging to a prom...she wore a beautiful yellow formal gown...and Stan Spicer was in his tuxedo...and was pictured with her at the huge I H S ice sculpture we had on the buffet.  The party was so great that 2 years later, she organized our 50th Birthday party at a big hotel in Huntington Beach...she was a great organizer...and we had a wonderful time.  I talked to her shortly before her death...she was working part time for Dave Denee...as a designer...she was very talented as a designer and always dressed like a model. Somehow, some way, I knew her when we were very little girls...we never could figure it out...I always called her Anna Maria...I remember her with long blond ringlets...and her sweet pixie face.  She was a dynamo in so many ways...  

Tobey Busching (Anna Maria Busching Thompson) and I became close friends long after High School. It was the mid 1980’s and she bought the boutique for kids that I was already working at. She was a energetic person and working with her was lots of fun. But what really brought us very close was  the tradgedy of losing our husbands in December of 1987.  We went through the most difficult time of our lives together.   We really knew and understood  what each other was feeling and I was so thankful that we had each other to lean on.  I will always remember her as a dear friend especially during   that season of our lives. I was so sad when I heard of her passing. Unfortunately we were on our vacation when the memorial service was held so I was unable to attend.  I never got to really say goodbye to my friends so I am saying it now. �