We
are
counting
down
the
days
until
Murphy's
retirement
on
May
31st!!!
from
Delilah
Holman
in Ocala, FL
Thanks
for
all
you
and
Mike
do
to
keep
us
all
together.
lilaivey@gmail.com
from
Gerald
"Jerry"
Miller
in San Leon, TX
I am
now
living
in
San
Leon,
TX and am retired from the TDCJ. I've
got
a
storage
unit
on
Gulfway
Drive
in
Port Arthur and I journeyed over that way two
weeks
ago
to
get
my
motorcycle
out.
The
price
of
diesel
for
my
truck
is
way
too
high!
I
passed
TJ
and
saw
it
was
still
there.
I
knew
they
consolidated
the
schools
and
made
Memorial
High
but
didn't
know
our
school
building
was
now
a
middle
school.
It
brought
back
memories
even
though
I
was
only
there
for
my
senior
year.
Even
though
I
was
a
Yankee
from
Pennsylvania, I did manage to make a lot of
new
friends.
I am
now
working
for
TPWD
on
the
Battleship
TEXAS
temporarily
and
trying
for
a
permanent
job
with
them.
I am
also
waiting
for
that
first
Social
Security
check
to
start
coming
in
next
April.
Thank
you
both
so
much
for
the
great
job
that
you
do.
squaredancer2@gmail.com
from
Hal
Ross
in Nederland
The
coverage
of
Ann
Hefley
Boriskie,
along
with
the
related
news
coverage,
almost
brought
me
to
tears.
Every
five
years
when
our
class
gets
together
for
our
reunions,
I
always
leave
feeling
like
the
rest
of
the
world
got
shorted
by
not
being
in
our
high
school
class.
I'm
never
surprised
to
hear
that
one
of
our
classmates
has
been
involved
in
something
signifiicant.
The
TJ
Class
of
1968
is a
gutsy,
determined
bunch.
On
another
note,
thank
you
for
mentioning
my
retirement
plans.
The
picture
you
posted
looks
like
one
that
should
accompany
my
"In
Memoriam"
column,
and
the
information
provided
by
the
Beaumont
Enterprise
was....well,
not
too
accurate.
I am
retiring
from
the
Airport
and Jefferson County effective July 31st. I look
forward
to
taking
a
few
months
off
to
do
nothing,
hopefully
get
bored
stiff,
then
on
to
another
adventure.
It's
only
four
months
until
Dove
Season
opens
in
Texas, and Argentina is
open
year
round!!!
Thank
you
for
the
updates.
hross@gt.rr.com
from
Carol
Olivier
Nunez
in
New
Braunfels/Walsenburg,
CO
2
addresses:
Well,
I am
spending
a
considerable
amount
of
time,
(going
on 2
years
now),
in
Colorado
helping
my
son-in-law
in
his
business.
I
get
to
spend
time
with
my
wonderful
daughter
and
those
3
precious
grandkids.
What
a
delight
and
a
joy!
Randy
and
I
still
have
property
in
New
Braunfels
and
a
business
there
that
needs
attention.
My
world:
Filled
with
working
for
my
son-in-law's
business,
(I
retired
from
teaching
in
2001),
working
out
with
a
great
trainer,
spending
time
with
family,
and
running
back
and
forth
to
Texas
for
UT
football
games.
I
get
to
see
Cla
Simon
Weishaar
quite
frequently
as
she
and
John
live
in
Colorado Springs
about
1
1/2
hours
from
where
I
live.
We
actually
have
seats
together
at
the
Air Force Academy football games and tailgate together.
They
have
property
in Texas and therefore have 2 addresses as well.
I am
going
to
spend
a
week
at
Crystal
beach
in
early
June
with
Carol
Babin
Prejean
and
Reed.
We
had
a
great
time
last
March
snow
skiing
at
Angel
Fire
with
Randy
Hutchins
and
Carole
Oubre
Reeves
and
Marvin.
That
was
a
"trip".
My
sister,
Linda
Olivier
and
Rex
Meyer
are
both
doing
well
living
in
Fulshear,
TX. They are busy with their
3
kids
and
5
precious,
(some
red-headed),
grandkids.
My
family
got
to
spend
last
Christmas
with
their
family
at
their
new
house.
We
had
a
"large"
time!
from
Jan
Russell
in
Spring
I
had
surgery
on
my
foot.
I'm
back
at
school
surgical
boot
and
all.
Just
have
to
keep
my
foot
propped
up
and
refrain
from
kicking
my
students
for
awhile!
jlrussell@kleinisd.net
from
Ernie
Castaneda
Bullion
in Lumberton
I
love
hearing
the
music
of
our
school
song
and
fight
song
and
all
the
other
songs
in
the
background
while
I am
enjoying
the
updates.
Thanks
for
being
the
"glue"
of
the
class
of
'68!!!
tbull50@sbcglobal.net
from
Chrissy
Dupuis
Mullens
in Port Arthur (taken off of Face Book)
I
just
got
back
from
walking
and
found
a
little
rat
terrior
on
my
front
porch.
He
is
very
friendly,
underfed,
full
of
fleas
and
starving.
I
put
flea
control
on
him
and
let
him
eat
and
gave
him
some
water.
Anybody
want
a
sweet
little
dog???cmullens@gt.rr.com
from
Carolyn
Hebert
(wife
of
Alfred
Hebert
...biology
teacher)
Thanks
for
the
info
about
the
brain
injury
survivor
peer
association.
I am
a
brain
injury
survivor
from
Dec.
17,
1988.
My
story
is
here:
http://moonlightflower.org/Caterfly.html
I am
still
recovering
all
these
years
later.
Alfred
is
preparing
for
two
triathlons
in
June.
The
state
triathlon
is
in Bryan, TX the first week end in June. The Nationals is
in
Pearland
on
June
26th.
You
can
see
him
in
http://moonlightflower.org/Alfred.html
Alfred
won
the
gold.
He
was
the
next
to
the
oldest
tirathlete
in
the
Lonestar
event.
BUT,
he
came
in
330
out
of
693
all
total
so
he
won
out
over
a
whole
lot
of
youngsters!!!
That's
my
ALFRED.
His
times
are
improving
with
spin
class
and
swim
lessons.
***********************************************************************
When
things
in
your
life
seem
almost
too
much
to
handle,
when
24
hours
in a
day
are
not
enough,
remember
the
mayonnaise
jar
and
the
2
Beers.
A
professor
stood
before
his
philosophy
class
and
had
some
items
in
front
of
him.
When
the
class
began,
he
wordlessly
picked
up a
very
large
and
empty
mayo
jar
and
proceeded
to
fill
it
with
golf
balls.
He
then
asked
the
students
if
the
jar
was
full.
They
agreed
that
it
was.
He
then
picked
up a
box
of
pebbles
and
poured
them
into
the
jar.
He
shook
the
jar
lightly.
The
pebbles
rolled
into
the
open
areas
between
the
golf
balls.
He
then
asked
the
students
again
if
the
jar
was
full.
They
agreed
it
was.
He
next
picked
up
sand
and
poured
it
into
the
jar.
Of
course,
the
sand
filled
up
everything
else.
When
asked
if
the
jar
was
full
now,
the
students
responded
with
a
unanimous
"yes"!
The
professor
then
produced
two
Beers
from
under
the
table
and
poured
the
entire
contents
in
the
jar,
effectively
filling
the
empty
space.
The
students
laughed.
"Now",
said
the
professor,
"I
want
you
to
recognize
that
this
jar
represents
your
life.
The
golf
balls
are
the
important
things----your
family,
children,
health,
friends
and
your
favorite
passions
and
if
everything
else
was
lost
and
only
they
remained,
your
life
would
still
be
full.
The
pebbles
are
the
other
things
that
matter
like
your
job,
your
house
and
your
car.
The
sand
is
everything
else---the
small
stuff.
"If
you
put
the
sand
into
the
jar
first,"
he
continued,
"there
is
no
room
for
the
pebbles
or
golf
balls."
The
same
goes
for
life.
If
you
spend
all
your
time
and
energy
on
the
small
stuff
you
will
never
have
room
for
the
things
that
are
important
to
you.
Pay
attention
to
the
things
that
are
critical
to
your
happiness.
Spend
time
with
your
parents,
children,
and
grandchildren.
Take
time
to
get
medical
checkups
and
take
your
spouse
out
to
dinner.
Play
another
18
holes
of
golf.
There
will
always
be
time
to
clean
the
house.
Take
care
of
the
golf
balls
first---the
things
that
really
matter.
Set
your
priorities.....the
rest
is
just
sand.
And,
of
course,
the
beer?
The
Beer
just
shows
you
that
no
matter
how
full
your
life
may
seem,
there's
always
room
for
a
couple
of
Beers
with
a
friend!!!
************************************************************************
Phillip
Bodin
is
in
very
ill
health
and
needs
our
prayers.
He
is
suffering
from
cancer.
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We
had
a
short
NEWSLETTER
today.
Keep
the
mail
coming
and
tell
me
also
if
you
were
able
to
spend
any
time
with
a
classmate.
Enjoy
your
MEMORIAL
DAY
weekend
next
week
and
be
safe.