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Hi
fellow classmates & friends,
My heart is heavy with sadness about
loosing a classmate, Arturo "Arthur" Gracia. I hope that you
will take time to pray for
his family who has lost their loved one.
MAIL
CALL
from
Brenda Rector Cook in Nederland
Have been wanting to drop you a line but was trying to find a neat picture of
the Honor Society at Woodrow Wilson around 8th grade
that I have somewhere. I love the old pictures on the web site. You
and Mike are the greatest! A million thanks (will send funds
too)
for all you do - all of us will be indebted forever. I don't think I have
ever been this ready for Spring - just planted sweet peas and can hardly
wait
to smell them. Hope you have a wonderful Spring. I got your
voice mail concerning Terry Cook's (husband) obit. Will get that to you
soon - I will
have to dig a little.
(We look forward to getting your photo to add with the others. We
could use lots more.)
from
Steve Redick
in
Bridge
City
Through other class sites, I finally found a path and found my class website.
I have added it to my favorites. Your site is the best
one yet! You are doing an excellent job, I've really enjoyed the web site!
Please keep up the good work.
(Welcome Steve! We love getting new viewers. Tell some of your co-workers
that might not know about us.)
from
Linda Blackley Rindlisbacher in Oriville, CA
Thank you again for your wonderful update, as usual. I just LOVED the 45s website
in the WEBSITES OF INTEREST.
What a really cool added feature. I hope everyone enjoys it as much as I
did. I watched it three times. I would imagine with all of the time
and
hard work that you and Mike do, to provide such a FINE website for us to enjoy,
that anyone sitting back enjoying this fine entertainment will
respond with their own stories, news, and donations. Things are fine here in
sunny
California
. Sure miss those
Texas
storms, though, and
the fine down-home hospitality and warmness of the southern people. Hope
all is fine with you and your family. Keep up the great
work. A BIG THANK YOU.
(Linda sent a picture of her precious granddaughters.)
from
Patricia Patrick
Cunningham in
St. Petersburg
,
FL
I was reading the new updates on the website and saw the I REMEMBER WHEN by Joel
Levy. I think my 1st
grade teacher was Miss Franklin, I may be wrong, it may be another grade, but I
feel pretty sure it was Miss Franklin.
Could you pass this on to Joel
and maybe it will jog his memory? I'd like to know if I'm right.
We're still cleaning out
stuff from my mom's house since my step-dad died last May but I haven't found
any old school memories. Guess my mom
didn't keep anything. I'll keep looking. Thanks for all you and Mike do.
(Does this jog any other of your Lee Elementary memories, classmates?)
from
Harold Erixon
in
Crestwood
,
KY
Yeah, really enjoying this white stuff!! They could have
sent more of it to
New York
or anywhere else but here. We are
hoping to not get any more snow days. We have had one already so that
means kids don't get out of school until June
something. The twins are juniors this year and are doing well in school.
Both are active. Melissa is in soccer and Harold, III
is in wrestling. I am retired from Delta and am enjoying being Mr.
Mom. Deborah is the fulltime worker now for this bunch and
I am damn proud of her. I am looking forward to spending spring break in
TEXAS as Deborah and I are looking to move to the
hill country after the kids get out of high school 40 YEARS AFTER
I GRADUATED! I do enjoy reading the UPDATES and
am able to put names with faces as time progresses. Please keep up
the good work that ya'll do with the website.
(We look forward to you and Deborah coming back to
TEXAS
where you BELONG!)
from
Sandy Ellis
Macnamera in
Elgin
,
TX
I wanted to let you know about the births of my twin grandchildren. On
February 7, 2007, at 5:00am, Christopher Paul and
Kiersten Grace Pierron were born. Together, they weighed in at a little
over 9 lbs. Christopher weighed 5 lbs and a couple of
ounces and Kiersten weighed 4 lbs. I am happy to report that both children
are doing well and at home with their parents Eric
and Kim. Paul and I are IN LOVE with our beautiful grandchildren.
Can't get enough of them! On another note, I will be in
Port Arthur
for a visit in a couple of weeks. I have lots of prints with pictures of
classmates. Maybe I will bring them with me.
(Those of us with grandchildren will probably agree that we wish we would have
had GRANDCHILDREN FIRST)!
from
Ronnie Hollier
in Port Neches, TX
It will be 4 years this March 25th that my twin brother, Donnie
died. I do miss him. Also, two weeks after Donnie
died, my father
passed away. I miss him, also. I am glad that my daughter found this
website for me. She is a teacher's aide in Nederland and is
going to college to become a teacher. She mentioned to a faculty member
that she was looking to see if our class had a site and
the teacher happened to be one of our classmates.
(Your generous contributions were very welcome. We welcome you to our
readership. Thanks for the kind words.)
from Beth Anne
Sutherlin in Bedford, TX
My husband is trying to sell his '57 Ford panel. We had it running...needs
some work....selling it cheap if anyone likes that kind of stuff.
My oldest child is turning 30...whew....I am really getting old! I have
made notes to find my old high school pictures. Went to Mardi Gras
in downtown Port Arthur. It was great and cold! Spent most of my
time with Kay
Campbell and husband Dale
Netherland. I saw
Hal Ross and Jody
Juneau and husband Horace
"Tinker" Brown. Tinker
was an old neighbor from the Lakeview neighborhood.
(Hey Beth Anne. I was also from Lakeview. My parents still live in
our old house built in 1940 on the 5000 block of 8th Street).
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Ronnie
Hollier
"I am sending you another contribution in memory of my brother, Donnie
Hollier. You and Mike are doing a great job.
Please let me
know if I can be of any more help."
Rex
Meyer and Linda Olivier
"You and Mike are doing a wonderful job. Enjoy your trip to Hawaii!
"-)
CONTRIBUTIONS
may be sent to:
Linda DeCuir McFadden
112 Woodsong
Bridge City, TX 77611
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Phillis
Fett Abshire
(loss of her dad)
8116 Heatherbrook Trail
Port Arthur, TX 77642
pabshire@yahoo.com
TRAGIC
LOSS OF OUR CLASSMATE,
ARTURO "ARTHUR GRACIA
02/24/2007
The
Gracia Family
120 Sycamore
Port Neches, TX 77651
Arthur's
only sibling, Mabel (Class of '70) is married to our classmate, Randy P. Sonnier.
Please show them your support.
Anyone that ever met Arthur has only good things to say about him. What a
fun-loving, character. Heaven just became a better place!!
My heart is broken but also holds such wonderful memories of our times
together.
God bless you, sweet friend!
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TEXAS
INDEPENDENCE DAY (March 2)
Thought we all could use a refresher course. (Yes,
that means YOU, too!)
The
pledge of allegiance to the Texas state flag is:
"Honor
the Texas flag; I pledge allegiance to thee, Texas, one and indivisible."
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Starting
this year, Daylight Savings Time (DST) will start three weeks earlier, on March
11, 2007, and end one week later, on November 4, 2007.
This will result in a longer Daylight Savings Time period, one that will last
four weeks longer than previously observed. This changeover will
impact
your computer if certain softwear patches and procedures are not implemented in
the short term. To avoid problems with incorrect tiems due to
the change in DST, Microsoft, along with other vendors, are in the process of
releasing a number of software fixes that will help address these
types of problems.
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CRAWFISH
(aka crayfish) SEASON
You
don't have to be Cajun to enjoy these MUD BUGS, but it does help!! My
husband and I like to go buy a bag (30 lbs each) and invite a
couple of friends over and "go after it!" It's not a
pretty sight, but sooooo worth it! I thought I would give you a few
pointers just in case you
forgot what eating crawfish was like in SOUTHEAST TEXAS. Enjoy
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This
will be the last time that you will see the class website like it is now.
Mike has been working FOR
MONTHS on changing the site to
another look that uses "front page" (whatever that is). Anyway,
we will still have the same address www.tjhs1968.com
to enter the site.
He will permanently change over in the middle of March. I will send a note
telling you when it is completed. We are really excited about the
new features that will be incorporated. I look forward to hearing your
comments and suggestions. We are hoping to eventually have a "chat
line."
Just remember that it is very important that you tell me when you change
e-mail addresses. We don't want you to get left
out of the loop.
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CHICAGO,
HERE WE COME
Murphy and I are heading on a road trip to Chicago, IL for a St. Patrick's Day
wedding. My best friend at TJ, Jody
Hopkins and her classmate
husband, Gary
Barbin are helping to throw a shindig wedding for
their middle son, Luke. He is an A&M graduate who is marrying another
Aggie
that he met in Chicago. Let's hope that Murphy and I get along ( I am
the navigator) and don't get a D*I*V*O*R*C*E. (He might get the
COMPUTER
WITH MY TJ '68 class FILES when we divvy up household goods and then
where will ya'll be?) "-) Pray for a safe trip for all involved
(especially
with that crazy weather up there.)
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That
is about it. Don't forget to check out Mike's NOTES OF INTEREST.
Please remember to find snapshots to add to our photo section. Also,
remember to send me changes of e-mail addresses, home addresses, phone #s, etc. The
newest feature, I REMEMBER WHEN, is a hit. So,
take the time to share your thoughts and memories with your
classmates. The anonymous quote for the day is, "Remember....
live
every day
to the fullest. Each minute is a blessing from God. And never
forget....the people who make a difference in our lives are not the ones
with the most credentials, the most money, or the most awards. They are the ones
that care for us."
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