Remembering my good friend & classmate who died yesterday, Bob Jergens
I remember riding in the new red ’60 Ford convertible that Bob Jergens brought to school just after his parents had bought the new model. It was a major model change from ’59 so it attracted a lot of attention. Here are a few other things about the price of things. 
If you have $100 Converted from 1960 to 2005 it would be equivalent to $679.09 today
In 1960 a new house cost $12,700.00 and by 1969 was $15,500.00
In 1960 the average income per year was $5,315.00 and by 1969 was $8,540.00
In 1960 a gallon of gas was 25 cents and by 1969 was 35 cents
In 1960 the average cost of new car was $2,600.00 and by 1969 was $3,270.00
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June 15, 2015 at 7:55 am
For those who may be interested- here is my friend’s obituary
w/ funeral arrangements for Tuesday, June 16. http://obits.dignitymemorial.com/dignity-memorial/obituary.aspx?n=George-Jergens&lc=2373&pid=175079028&mid=6482280