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Things are crazy around
here!!! I guess it must be crazy at your home, also, because I heard
from so few of you this time. Come on now. Write me SOMETHING!
from
Patricia Patrick
in St. Petersburg, FL
Glad you're doing the garage sale and not me.
I hate doing that. I just wanted to let you know I won't be able to
make it to the reunion. I will be
in
Texas during June for a get-together with my
brother and sisters and families so I won't be able to make it back in
August. Wish it was going to be in June. Maybe the next one I
will be able to make it.
from
Fred McCarty
in Kingwood
There is no way I would miss the
Reunion. Count me in for both Fri &
Sat. My wife will not attend. But, as she says, I will have more fun
without her there.
My wife and I saw the
performance of
Love, Janis
on Saturday night at the Alley Theatre, and we both thought it was
great. It was a near sell-out and the play provided a very interesting
format with only two actresses plus the band and a very simple stage
setting. We overheard one couple telling some others that this was the
third time they had come to the performance. We learned a good bit about
Janis that we had not known before. The play included performance
of almost twenty of her songs.
For a preview of some
pending news,
David Salter
will be in
Houston this Thursday and several of our
classmates will be going to dinner with David & me. I will write more
after we see him. May even get a picture or two to send your way.
from
Jerry Nicholson
in
Austin
What a great job you and Mike are doing on the website! I look
forward to getting it every month and really enjoy reading it. I am
in the beginning of my 6th year of living in
Austin,
Texas and loving it very much, with exception
to the traffic! It is HORRIBLE and a 10 mile drive from South Austin
to North Austin can take anywhere from 45 minutes to an hour on a
GOOD day, thanks in part to the fact that the metro Austin area is
now 1. 5+ million people and I believe that EVERYONE of US has a
car, all trying to get to work at 8:00 A.M.! The sad news is that I
am one of those who was willing to do it for a very long time. I had
to laugh when I read
Linda Hopper's update on her new address,
I do understand!!!!! I have finally sold my house and have moved to
a condo in the Northwest sector of the city and my commute has gone
to less than 10 minutes each way and I can now spend a bit more time
at home. I have been planning on trying to contact classmates
in the area...Gretchen
Lueders especially since she and I share
the church work bond, Lake Travis is pretty close! I was wondering
if there is a TJ classmates club in
Austin? We certainly have enough of us closeby....Marble
Falls...Waco...San Antonio!
Would you please include my phone number if there is anyone here
that would like to get together for lunch or dinner sometime? It is
512
363-0340. My brother, Danny
Nicholson (class of '70), also lives in Leander, Tx which is now
included as part of
Austin, although 20
miles from downtown.
from
Cynthia Marshall Devlin in Zavalla, TX
Thank you for contacting me. The T.J. Web page is
extraordinary! Thank you. While I always enjoy looking forward, it was
pleasant to think back to those high school days and to fondly remember some
classmates of mine.
I was humbled at the thought that so many have passed. Death does put
life in perspective. Patricia
Byrd was a quiet beauty whose actions were always
kind and gentle. And, she was smart. I considered her a friend.
Truly, it was great to reconnect with
Nelwyn Comeaux.
She was so kind to me when my family moved to
Port Arthur from
Lake Jackson and, at the time, I
had not a clue what a Cajun was, nor had I ever eaten any gumbo! Culture
shock occurred for me when I started 7th grade at Woodrow Wilson.
Life has been good and it still is for me. I have spent much of my
career in the aviation business. Fortunately, I have been able to
travel to many places on this good earth, although some folks don't fare as
well as we do here in this great country.
Presently, I am a history professor at
Stephen
F.
Austin
State
University in
Nacogdoches. I love to teach and plan to do so
until they tell me to go home! My husband (a New Yorker, born in
Manhattan) and I built a house
on land that has been in my family since 1877. We live in the Angelina National Forest.
I have stepchildren and grandchildren. We are headed to
St. Louis during spring break to see a new
granddaughter.
My parents live in Port Neches. My dad sold his business some years
ago and my mother retired from Thomas Jefferson. She taught English
there beginning in 1970. She taught many of my classmates' brothers
and sisters. Mom and Dad have some health issues, but they travel when they
are able.
When time permits I hope to email
Joel Levy, Rachel Burton, Linda Olivier,
and some others.
I hope to attend the reunion in August.
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HAPPENINGS ON THE
HOMEFRONT(Bridge
City)
Well, the garage sale is OVER (Yeah) and we had a whole 5 days without
incident before BRONCHITIS took 3 out of 4 of us with a VENGENGE.
Elderly do not do well with illnesses like this. Between the 3 of us,
(Murphy has been hiding in his room), we made 5 trips to the doctors and
even an ER visit to St. Mary's on SUPER BOWL SUNDAY! The parents still
have quite a bit of congestion and coughing even though it has been Feb.1st
when it hit. Well, to add to the woes, my Mother fell in a doctor's
office building yesterday, cut her arm, had a large lump on the back of her
head, and hurt her back. She is having to use a walker to get around
in the house. This happened on the same day that my brother-in-law had
a stroke and I spent 9 1/2 hours in the ER with my sister before he was
admitted into a room. We don't have results of that yet. He will
certainly have to have rehab since he isn't able to put weight on his left
side or use his left hand and arm. So, the
7 day
cruise that I had planned to tell you
about is NO
LONGER an option. My sister was going to be
my parents' care giver while Murphy and I were gone. We were to leave
Feb. 24 and return on Mar. 2 and were travelling with fellow classmates,
Lynn
Eldridge, Jim Andrus, & Jude Arisco. Oh
well, things happen! I am certainly happy that my parents live with us
so that we can keep a closer watch on them.
UPDATE:
A new couple expecting their first child in March moved into our old home in
Lakeview. Mother and I drove by after church at St. Joseph's on Procter St. last
week and the husband happened to be washing his car in "our" driveway.
We stopped and spoke with him. He seemed very nice. Bless them,
bless their new child, and bless their days in their "new" home.
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Thanks to
Billy Jordan
for the contribution check to add to the website fund.
I received this note
from our webmaster/classmate Mike Lawson
I'm having a few problems with updating some things on the website, but
should be able to overcome them shortly. My graphic Creator/editor is
doing weird things---not sure what is happening. It's old softwear
that I've had for many years, but it usually works okay. It's becoming
less compatible each time I add a new HTML code strip to the pages.
It's just not crazy about change. We may have to get a more up-to-date
graphics package that can handle anything that is done to keep the website
up to standards. I'll do some searching on the internet to buy some
new items to help the website run more smoothly when I add items.
This is partially how the contributions help. Thanks for all that have
helped us with the incidentals of running this site.
Mike
Lawson has been sick with the flu and a sinus infection and STILL found the
time to update the look of the website. You are the BEST, MIKE!
Checks may be made out and
sent to:
Linda DeCuir McFadden
112 Woodsong
Bridge City,
TX
77611
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Kay Campbell Netherland
has received a handful of checks purchasing their tickets for the reunion
Aug. 1-2. Remember, if you get your check in
BEFORE March 15th, you will be entered into a
drawing,
(THERE WILL BE TWO WINNERS
DRAWN), for being an EARLY BIRD.
It is
really like an INTERNET SPECIAL!!! Checks may be
made out to
TJ Class of '68 OR Kay Campbell Netherland.
The
committee really appreciates the early response. This will help pay
deposits. THANKS!!! The postcard, with all the information
needed, is on the front page of the website under the
GRAY
bar titled REUNION
NEWS/SCHEDULE.
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Eugene Quibodeaux
(death of his father & father-in-law)
673 Birchwood
Port
Neches,
TX
77651
(409)722-8962
sylviattl@att.net
Tommy Thompson
(death of his father)
501 N. Rivershire
Conroe,
TX
77304
(936)441-1964
tthompson@romco.com
I would like to express my gratitude for all of the kind words and
remembrances about my Mother. I appreciate the calls, cards,
and e-mails I have received from our classmates. All are such
a wonderful source of comfort during these difficult days.
Thank you,
Beverly Copeland Gaspard
A note of sympathy:
My condolences to
Carole Oubre and others in the passing of loved ones. It is so hard
to give them up!
Jerry Nicholson
BENEFIT FOR the
LATE FLOYD MOORE
'69
There is to be a Benefit and Celebration of Floyd Moore's life on
Sunday, Feb. 17th
at Antones. Omar Dykes, Derek Obrien, Jimmie Vaughn, Lou Anne
Barton and many others will be performing. The doors open at
6:00 pm and the show starts at 7:00 pm. Tickets are $15.00 in
advance and $20.00 at the door. There will also be a silent
auction. Come join us and tell anyone else who might be
interested!
Thank you,
Mary Elizabeth Cofer
cell (512)413-3214
Condolences may be
sent to his widow:
Tiffany Moore
3920 31st St.
Port Arthur,
TX
77642
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This seems to be a
bare-bones NEWSLETTER due to the fact that I have been sick (and too
tired) to drum up some news from you. You might have to cut me
some slack and send it on your own without any prompting. I
really would appreciate it. I know you have grandkid photos
hanging around. What about memories and plain ole' things
happening in your neck of the woods. I haven't been able to
find the time to just write and chat with many of you like I used to
be able to do. Maybe it won't be long before things start
settling down on my end. I do want to especially thank
Debbie Borres,
Ernie Castaneda, Jody Hopkins, & Mike Lawson
for their continued support and also for lending their shoulders for
me to lean on
OFTEN!
Thank all of you for
your prayers and good wishes in this trying time for my parents and
my family. I am so blessed to be able to call you friends as
well as classmates.
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