NANCY and Jake Baker stopped by after the All-School Reunion, on another excursion to Reno and Lake Tahoe to participate in their hobby - casinos! She dropped off the photos she took at the reunion. She said she later realized she didn't get pics of everyone in attendance. Gene Routh and Harold Hudgens are two she named. She took some of our class before attending Jake's Class of '54 and the Bethel School reunions.
Unfortunately, the quality of the photos didn't take well to scanning, and the color was off, leaving some folks looking like they had bad sunburns. I did what I could to improve them, but some were resistant to my efforts, so I changed them to black and white. The slideshow below is the result.
You'll notice in the last picture of BOB BURTON, he is in the company of two of our favorite Bearcat cheerleaders, Delle Tisdale Reed (Class of '56) and Emilie Burton Morris (Class of '54 - BOB'S sister).
Front Row: Jimmie Stubblefield, Peggy Virden Sharp, Virginia Harral Egan, Patsy Berry Bomar, Janice Amarine, Janette Amarine Bradshaw, Ann Keele Ellis, Doris Stokes White Second Row: Jerline Piel Steel, Nancy Thompson Baker Back Row: Bob Burton, James Hays, Don White, Don Simmons, Rodney Flanagan, Neil Broussard, Bill King, Buddy Wilkins, Gene Routh, Harold Hudgens
This looks like a smaller group than years past, however, considering we know of at least 17 classmates who did not show up this year -- and are still alive and kicking -- it seems like a pretty good crowd for some pushing 80 years old! I know, I know, we still have a few years to go. Considering how, according to my daughter Carajean this past weekend, 60 is the new 40, we may have a lot more years than we think!
The lady on the first row in the red blouse said her name is (Whoops! See below..**) Mildred Tabor, but no one remembered her as being one of our classmates. Do any of you recognize her or her name? I remember a Doug Tabor who moved to Ballinger while in the Class of '56. The only reason I remember him is he applied for a job with a company for which I was Assistant Security Officer in 1967 in Dallas -- Brainpower, USA. No joke, that was the name. We were what was known as a "job shop" in the technical industry. We provided temporary employees to government contractors like Texas Instruments, LTV, General Dynamics, NASA, etc. Doug was a technical writer.
Thanks to Nancy for supplying the photos for this post. Many of us didn't get to attend this year, and it's fun to see how everyone is holding up! (Or not.) I would still like to hear what you all have been up to. Share your news with us.
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JAMES HAYS and JERRY EOFF sent information to me recently that a BHS Class of '58 member, Ellis Mendiola, died a few weeks back. JERRY said "he retired as a lab tech at Hermann Hospital in Houston, Texas, possibly well up in the ranks."
JAMES wrote, "I knew Ellis well. He was in the class of 1958 according to my memory and JERRY’s. We had gone on a boy scout sponsored trip to Laughlin Air Force Base at Del Rio together. The Air Force thought that all of us were explorer scouts, but only 4 or 5 of us were, but they had to have at least 12 to send an airplane for us."
GLENN SMITH about his cousin, PAT SMITH MULLINS: "We have lunch or chat every month or so. She is doing fine. She walks, swims, and sings in the choir of one of Brownwood's big Baptist churches. Her husband James is on heart meds. Terry, one of James's and PAT's four daughters, lives with them and helps care for James and also works full time as a court transcriber. Pat is always upbeat when I talk with her."
JUNE HASH CURRY sent me an email on my birthday with the following news: "my granddaughter KayLe (Martha's youngest daughter) is in labor right now with my youngest great-grandson, to be named Austin. We are anxiously awaiting his arrival." He was born that night, and made nine great-grandchildren for JUNE! "Born at 11:37 tonight by cesarean section, 7lbs, 6 oz, 19 inches long. Mom and baby doing well." JUNE has one more due in April."
Here's wishing everyone a Happy Thanksgiving!
Peace and much love,
Marilyn
**Seems Nancy and I both had trouble recognizing ANN KEELE ELLIS in the class photo. VIRGINIA EGAN helped clarify for us that this is indeed, ANN, not Mildred Tabor. Mildred was there, but not in the class photo. We'd still like to know if anyone remembers her. She said she is moving back to Ballinger, so perhaps someone will update us.
**Seems Nancy and I both had trouble recognizing ANN KEELE ELLIS in the class photo. VIRGINIA EGAN helped clarify for us that this is indeed, ANN, not Mildred Tabor. Mildred was there, but not in the class photo. We'd still like to know if anyone remembers her. She said she is moving back to Ballinger, so perhaps someone will update us.
