Update

from Chrissy Dupuis Mullens

My daughter is expecting her second child, a son, anyday now. Her daughter will be 4 in December, so with the birth, Thanksgiving, Ryleigh's BD, and Christmas this year's ending will be busy.

In case no one knows I work for a State Farm Agent (and have for the last 20 years...........and let me tell you Rita kicked my ass..........When we returned to work our office was gutted and people were lined out the door to the office for help.....It was my first and LAST Catastrophe....Even though we have claims adjusters, our policyholders come to us for help to understand what is going on......any way we are still tying up loose ends on claims, but the worst is over.

My Richard, who has Scleroderma, is about the same, which is good. With his limited use of his hands, you all would be amazed at the things he CAN do......We go to his Dr. in Big H Nov. 8 (if my daughter does not go into labor) and hopefully there will be a great new breakthrough in medicine.. The cat lover I am, makes for a funny tale....my sister had 3 beautiful kittens left on her porch and my brother in law said " you ought to take one" Well, we have 2 adult black females, one young orange male, and a little black dog and that's in the house ........one big Grey tom outside.....Last May, my sweet husband bought me a beauriful brand new Nissan 350Z Roadster..and he cannot even drive anymore...so I told my Brother in law....If I bring home a Kitten...Richard's fingers would miraculously straighten out and he would reach into my purse and pull out the Z keys and away he would go Forever...

Saw Janis Nunez Lynch today. She is one of my customers. She is enjoying her retirement....Me I guess I will work forever.....

Love to all and keep Richard in your prayers....

PS Love the website!

from Richard Daniels

Long time no see. I've enjoyed reading about so many of our classmates. I would say the biggest thing going on in my life is our business. My business partner and I have a software development business here in Beaumont selling primarily to construction companies across North America and Canada. We've been expanding, adding a Denver sales office, with plans to add more sales staff. This keeps me pretty busy so I haven't really had time for much else. I can't believe this, but I've been divorced for 19 years! My how time flies. By the way, I would love to get in touch with David Salter. If you hear anything, please let me know. (Well, Richard....you are in luck. I called him in Oklahoma City and got his e-mail address that is now posted in the CLASSMATE LISTING page on our class website. How is that for service?)

Richard Daniels

Toll-Free: 800.387.1109 Voice: 409.835.5210 Fax: 409.832.1130 richard.daniels@mjobtime.com

from David Salter

I was finally able to get on the website and couldn't pull myself away until around midnight!!!! It was certainly bittersweet...seeing the pics of good friends who were like family....but at the same time grieving over those who have passed away. I realized again how blessed I was to have grown up in P.A. and attended T.J.

Thanks again. I hope things are well with you and your family. Pass on my regards to any of our crew with whom you are in contact. Hopefully Lana and I will be able to attend the next reunion.

from Jim Andrus (sent in by his wife, Jane)

As far as news..... We have a new grandson. Bryce Garrett Andrus was born Aug. 17 and he and his older brother Cole have not missed one of the Flour Bluff HS football games this season that their Dad is coaching. The Hornets are 7 - 2 for the season and only have one more district game to play. With their last Friday night win over Robstown, they have guaranteed going to the playoffs. Their first round will be Nov. 17 against Mission. (time and place will be determined Wed. 11-8-06.) Jim & I have been going to every game and enjoying every minute of it. WE ALSO ENJOYED UT'S WIN OVER TT a couple of weeks ago (whew!!! was that a close one) Jim & I have a short trip to New York after Thanksgiving. We are going with the Senior Circle group from our county.(Sort of fitting don't you think?) We have never been and are really looking forward to it. Have a wonderful holiday season.

from Billy Jordan:

As previously reported I was diagnosed with prostate cancer in July. I had no symptoms and it was found early due to a rising PSA. I did a lot of research on treatment options and elected to have a robotic assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomy. This was done last Wednesday at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville. This is fairly new technology and the biggest benefit is the rapid recovery time. My experience has been great as when I woke up in recovery I did not have any pain. I was discharged the next day exactly 24 hours after leaving recovery and have felt fine and almost back to normal as I write this email. My surgeon did not see any signs that the cancer had gotten out of the prostate gland. I will get the pathology report on November 13th. I strongly encourage all of my fellow male classmates to get your PSA checked every year and do not get comfortable with one that stays in the norm range. Mind was in the norm range and just because I have a conservative doctor and it changed I had a biopsy that found it.

from Susan Hardcastle Beaty

Just wanted to let you know how much I’m enjoying the updates and the website. I spent way too much time on it a week or so ago when I should have been in bed. Thank you for putting the 1968 annual up on the site – I lost mine somewhere along the way while I was in college. It was neat to look back at it again. You know, I don’t even remember what some of those organizations were – what was Heralds?

Here’s a brief update on what’s going on with us. Sailboat racing is over for the year so I have my weekends back again – we campaign the boat pretty seriously in the northern Chesapeake Bay from May through October. Not a lot of trophies this year, but we mostly had fun. I’m a seasonal tax preparer at Grant Thornton, and I made through one more October 15th (the due date for the folks who can’t get their act together by April 15th) so now I’m off until January or February. (Except for emergencies on some of my large clients). During my time off, I’ll be taking care of the accounting for the pharmaceutical engineering firm that Narlin started nearly two years ago with a young engineer that he worked with at his former job. It started slower than Narlin wanted, but it looks like they’ll make it. Business is picking up, and they’ve broadened their services from consulting to equipment fabrication and water system installations.

Narlin’s oldest boy (Ben, 24) is in his second year of medical school at the University of MD , and is probably officially engaged by now. He told us he was going to propose to his girlfriend of 3 years, and I’m just thrilled. He’s so busy with classes we hardly ever hear from him even though he lives in downtown Baltimore . The younger boy (Bear, 20) is in his 3th year of college at the University of Dayton , majoring in Mechanical Engineering.

I’ll be in Port Arthur this month – my mom needs some corrective surgery for a sore on her leg that won’t heal. I was planning to come down any way to visit, but now I can help her with her convalescence. I’ll be staying at her house.

from Sharon Lewis Forrest

Linda, please put me on the list of classmates willing to donate to a paid website. Thought I had already sent that message, but its probably one of those things I meant to do and never got around to it!

from Linda Gothia

(I got back this automated e-mail message when I wrote to Linda Gothia)

My last day is Nov. 2nd 2006 with Capital One Bank. It has been a pleasure to be able to help each and everyone of you. I
will miss the conversations that made me laugh and made my day. I hope that I somehow brighten your day as well. Thanks to all of you for making my stay with Capital One a bright spot in my life.

I also heard from Jane Lippincott Koerth, John Wilson, Beth Anne Sutherlin Coakley, Janette Light Norton, Pat Trahan Knox, Patricia Patrick Cunningham, Loretta LaLonde Myers, Jody Hopkins Barbin, Mike Soileau, Janice Jones Kelly, Linda Blakley Rindlishbacher, Ricky Bradley, Jack Etheredge, Harold Erixon, Danny Landry, Janice Hebert, and Laura Meece Darby. Don't forget to check the CLASSMATE LISTING page on the website to find out where these classmates live.

Has anyone noticed how many GUYS have contacted me this month? Now, where were they when I needed a date to the prom? Hmmm

Did you enjoy catching up on the news from these classmates? PLEASE don't make me beg, just take a little time to write me so that others can enjoy something about you and your family or job. Mike and I can not make up news. We just aren't very creative that way. This website and UPDATE is what you make it.

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