1980

Gold hits record $634 an ounce President Carter announces US boycott of Moscow Olympics Willie McCovey plays his last home game Mayor Dianne Feinstein is named one of the 10 worst-dressed U.S. women Gas costs $1.03, milk $1.60, and bread $0.48

The last kid graduates from college.

Sylvan turns elsewhere for comfort.

1981

Ronald Reagan becomes 40th president of the United States First inklings of AIDS Mediterranean Fruit Flies Sandra Day O'Connor becomes first woman on Supreme Court

Midge and Jane venture to China

1982

Gasoline truck explodes in Caldecott Tunnel Comedian John Belushi dies A very boring year for news but a big year in the Heumann family! Jessica is born in the spring, Greg and Cathy get married in the summer, and Syl undergoes surgery for lung cancer.

Joe Montana leads 49ers to 26-21 victory in Super Bowl XVI - Dwight Clark makes "The Catch".

Jessica becomes the first grandchild - March 5, 1982

Greg and Cathy get hitched.

1983

Margaret Thatcher visits the Falkland Islands Gary Trudeau takes a 20-month break from writing Doonesbury 468-pound, nine-foot-long sturgeon caught off Benicia San Francisco's Proposition P, the tough smoking law, passes by narrow margin

Prelude makes way for Andante, shown here in Glacier Bay.

Murray!

Happy in Vancouver

The family is growing

1984

Most of George Orwell's predictions fail to materialize AT&T's 22 owned Bell system companies divest into 8 Cable cars parade back into service after 21 months of seclusion Democratic National Convention meets at Moscone Center

Midge and Syl tour Japan

And relax aboard ship in British Columbia.

1985

US's 1st manadatory seat belt law goes into effect Mexico City quake and aftershocks kill at least 7,500 people California Lottery is launched Dan White, who killed Mayor George Moscone and Supervisor Harvey Milk, takes his own life. 49ers trounce Miami Dolphins 38-16 in Super Bowl XIX at Stanford Stadium

Aaron May is born. August 16, 1985

In time to meet Grandma Rose.

1986

Space Shuttle Challenger explodes after liftoff UC Regents vote to fully divest of all investments related to South Africa Halley's Comet arrives and departs, not to be seen again for 75 years Chernobyl meltdown releases radiation across Europe Actor Clint Eastwood is elected mayor of Carmel

Andante returns to B.C. again and again.

1987

Apple unveils 32-bit Macintosh II Art Agnos becomes The City's 37th Mayor Another slow news year!

Hundreds of thousands of revelers flattened the arch of the Golden Gate Bridge on its 50th anniversary, Midge, Wendy, Greg were there, May 27, 1987.

Midge, Syl, Sally and Jay among the chosen few permitted to visit Hetch Hetchy

1988

City officials propose to start rationing water Gigantic Safeway warehouse fire in Richmond Reagan signs legislation providing $20,000 payments to Japanese Americans kept in U.S. internment camps during World War II

August 25, 1988 Grandson Andrew Heumann is born, shown here meeting his G.G. Zelda for the first time.

Christmas 1988 - The whole gang.

1989

US F-14s shoot down 2 Libyan jet fighters over Mediterranean VP Bush is 1st since Van Buren to declare himself president Jim & Tammy Bakker return to TV (Oy Vey!) Montana leads 49ers to 20-16 championship victory - Super Bowl XXIII

The 7.1 Loma Prieta earthquake devastates parts of Northern California, including this Marina District apartment building once four stories tall. 63 are dead. October 18, 1989

Zelda's 90th Birthday!

Jessica, Aaron and Andrew whoopin' it up at "Nana Midge and Papa Syl's" house.

Christmas 1999. In typical fashion, the photograph fails to accommodate Larry's height. Or would that be the photographer?

Midge and true friend Jean Green bicycle through New Zealand