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Howdy again,
Well, is it hot enough for MOST of you?
Whew. I have a few new happenings and bits of news. Since I get "new"
classmates weekly on my mailing list, I often have to repeat some of the items
that are from previous newsletters. Bear with me. "-)
PLEASE OFFER PRAYERS AND SUPPORT TO THE
FOLLOWING:
Christine Crochet Wramp
Hugh Weatherly
death of her
mother death
of his mother
(has unknown address in Seattle,
WA) (has unknown address in Six Mile, TX)
JoAnna Lee Whitten
death of her brother, Charles Ray Lee
4896 Sandlewood Dr.
Orange, TX 77630
Received from Darrell Richerson:
My mom has been placed under Hospice care. Need your prayers for her comfort.
I really enjoy your updates Linda. Looking forward to the
website. Thanks, Darrell
700 Tom Drive
Pt. Arthur, TX 77642
PLEASE CONTACT ME IF YOU KNOW Christine or Hugh's
new addresses or know how we can contact them. Thanks. Linda
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Website News
The website is at a little bit of a standstill (not
your fault Mike Lawson), but Beverly Copeland Gaspard and I
have been "a little crazy" at our mutual homes!!! We have heard good comments
from many of you about wanting to help with the financial aspect of maintaining
a website.
Since Janette Light Norton offered
to pay for the first year's monthly fees (approx $9.95 per month), we have also
heard from others offering their financial support: Janette also priviously
suggested that as many as possible on the e-mail mailing list could contribute
$5.00 or more to put in a fund for future internet expenses on maintaining the
"future" website.
I believe a web site for our graduating class is a great idea. I know all of us
that graduated from TJ feel that 1968 was a special year. While I am one of the
ones that have left the area and do not stay in touch with friends from the
those years at TJ, I still feel attached to all those that graduated with me.
Since Janette has offered to pay for the first year, I will pay for the second
year. Perhaps we can get this going and in short order have it up and running
and paid for several years in advance. Just let me know where to send the
check. Billy
Ron and I would be more than happy to contribute to a fund to get and keep a
website. I'm sure that most of our friends would feel the same way! I
enjoy hearing about our classmates.
Betty Waedemon
I would be happy to contribute to the web site fund.
I would be happy to help by sending money for
the website, just to keep it going. Who do I send the money to?
When we get a fund set up, we will
send information on where the money should be sent. Thanks from Linda, Mike, &
Beverly!!!
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I was at TJ for only a short time, as my Dad
was a Marine and stationed in Port Arthur although my sister Nancy Lowther
remained in Texas after marrying Dick Lowther. They now reside in Carrollton. I
go back twice a year to visit all of my family in Carrolton ,
Austin and my Aunt in Kerrville.I loved my
time in Texas, very fond memories. I also have very fond memories of my Jr High
years at Woodrow Wilson.
My
husband of nineteen years and I are living in Alexandria,
Virginia
where he works for homeland security in the Air Force. After all these years, I
am still teaching high school English! Our kids are 18 (will be a senior this
year) and 15. Mother says I waited until she had one foot in the grave before I
finally gave her some grandchildren. I would love to hear from anyone who
remembers me. I have such fond memories of
Port Arthur
.
I GUESS YOU COULD SAY THAT I JUST NOW JOINED THE COMPUTER AGE, A LITTLE
LATE, WOULDN'T YOU SAY? IT'S A TOUGH THING FOR MOST OVER THIRTY SOMETHINGS.
DON'T YOU REMEMBER WHEN ONLY OUR TEACHERS WERE 60 AND ABOVE? I HOPE YOU CAN
UNDERSTAND MY TYPING, 10TH GRADE IS ONLY A FADING MEMORY, AND FADING FAST. KEEP
ME UPDATED, THANKS .
Thanks for adding me to the list. I'm a very lucky woman. My three daughters
and four grandchildren all live near me, so I can see them often. I live
in Frederick, Maryland which is located between Washington D.C. and Baltimore.
It's very quaint and charming -- but growing rapidly. I just bought a little
old house downtown which I love. I can walk to most everything.
My
working life has been in the field of Human Resources. It has been fun and
rewarding and given me the chance to visit places that I probably otherwise
would not have.
Overall life is good: filled with good friends and family and peace. I wish all
of you the same and hope to see our classmates again some time.
My tennis team is going to Corpus to play in a tournament &
we have five matches. Next month my other team goes to
New Braunfels to play & the team that wins goes to Phoenix in Oct. to play women
from all over the U.S. Needless to say, you have to play in the heat to get use
to it.
from Craig Romero
craigromero@houston.rr.com
Just a little
note letting everyone know I became a Grandpa on August 3, 2005. Lori, my oldest
daughter, had a 8 lb 12 oz beautiful little (big) boy. This is my first
grandchild. .My youngest daughter, Jana, is a CPA for Global/Santa Fe in Houston
and she and her husband Mark live in Katy with their dog, Sydney, and Miss Allie
the cat. I retired four years ago after 27 years as a Project Manager with
Kellogg Brown & Root, got bored and went back to work with the State of Texas
with the Governor's Division of Emergency Management.
I am gonna be a first time grandma in March!! :-)
UPDATE ON THE
"MYSTERIOUS RICK CARTER" that was mentioned by Liz Hall
in a previous update
Linda,
I am actually a 1970 graduate, so you are not
senile. I do know a large number of the class of '68 and I would love to keep in
touch and I do appreciate the e-mail.
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NEWS FROM IRAQ
I received this e-mail from my nephew in Iraq and hoped that all of you would
enjoy the story as much as Murphy and I did!!
Nanny,
I just thought I'd let you know a little story about the pen you
sent to me in one of your first care-packages. It was a metal ball point pen
from one of
the hospitals around your area. I have been carrying that pen with me since we
first got here in January and it has become my lucky pen. It's still holding up
and all the paint is worn off of the barrel.
The other day we signed a Charter between the U.S. and the Iraqi Ministry of
Municipalities and Public works to improve an impoverished area north of
Baghdad. The people there have no sewage or storm drainage capability and there
are nearly 750,000 people living there. The conditions are very poor.
Anyway, they needed a pen for the Iraqi Minister to sign the Charter. I offered
mine. During the ceremony he held the pen up and said this is a
special pen for signing. I think he wanted it!:-)
So by default you and Murphy have helped make a little piece of
Iraqi National history!
Kevin
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MEMORIAL DVDs
You may still order these from Mike Lawson for
$9.00. Such a touching tribute to our 51 deceased classmates!!!
Mike Lawson
2119 Twin Lakes Blvd.
West Columbia, TX 77486
If they have any questions or problems, please let
me know. Also, there is a player at Photodex.com called Photodex Presenter they
can down-load free, that is if they want to play it on PC. We have had problems
down-loading in the past, but this player produces real good quality during play
back. Please tell them thanks so much. Mike
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GOINGS-ON AROUND THE GOLDEN TRIANGLE
The Port Arthur Historical Society is sponsoring a benefit on Saturday,
September 17, 2005 by bringing several well known entertainers to Port
Arthur to throw what is called the Solid Gold Rock and Roll Show III.
Tickets are $18 in advance....
The entertainers are:
Jimmy Clanton - Just a Dream, Venus in Blue Jeans
Billy Joe Royal - Down in the Boondocks, I Knew You When
Tommy Roe - Sheila, Dizzy, Sweet Pea
Johnny Preston - Running Bear
ALL
BISHOP BYRNE & TJ HIGH ALUMNI
Sept.
10, 2005 at 6:00 pm
Larry's French Market & Cajun Restaurant
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My typing finger has just about had
it!!!! My eyes are crossing, also. So, I will end this update.
You are the ones that make it possible with your e-mails.
If this is your first update because you have just been recently added to the
mailing list, feel free to contact me with any additional questions.
Take care and keep in touch with each other,
Linda DeCuir McFadden
lindasuemcfadden@sbcglobal.net
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