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Wow! Has it already
been two weekends since the REUNION? I rested for a week and then took
my 5 year old granddaughter and we "ran away" for 5 days! More about
that adventure later. I am really, really BEHIND on answering my
e-mails. Please be patient. I'll get it done somehow, someway,
sometime! Now, let's read what SOME of the classmates have on their
mind.....
from
Patty Marshall Branch
in Houston
Since my family moved to
Houston the
day after graduation, and then to
California during my freshman year at
Texas, I have lost touch with many
of my old friends. It’s nice to read what everyone is up to these days
in your newsletter. Yesterday, I got a Longhorn Singers Newsletter (Un.
Texas) and former TJHS choir
director, Mr. Hawthorne was in it. While working on his doctorate in music
at
Texas, Mr. Hawthorne directed the
Longhorn Singers, so once again my choir director. He did a super job with
Longhorn Singers and we all had a great time.
from
Linda Louise Davis
Fitzpatrick in San Antonio
I can't believe I just happened on this website and it is absolutely
fantastic. I was
Linda Davis at
TJ, Swingsters, etc. and best friends with
Betty
Bernauer
(Waedemon,
now) and, for some reason, I started thinking about
Betty and Ron
yesterday and just couldn't get them out of my mind. I took out my
senior annual and started looking at all of the people in our class and just
couldn't believe how nostalgic it made me! And then, when I pulled up
Ron and Betty
on the internet, this website popped up!!!!
I was married to Mike
Harper and had two children - Shawn is now 36 with a wonderful wife and
my first two granddaughters, Julia and Lauren; and Jennifer is 34 with
my newest granddaughter - Sydney (who just turned 2!) Michael and
I divorced after 8 years of marriage and I moved to San Antonio where my
mother and sisters were living and I met the absolute love of my life,
Charlie Fitzpatrick, after working as a Paralegal for a law firm for
about 20 years. Charlie is a nuclear attorney and the absolute
greatest person.!!!! We own a home in San Antonio but we got
married in Upstate New York and flew all the family up there and it was
wonderful. We have 88 acres up there and are almost finished
building a log home on the most gorgeous site. We will continue to
live in San Antonio and just go back and forth - Charlie was raised in
New York until he moved to San Antonio for Law School and has been here
ever since. He has a son from his first marriage who lives in
Washington, DC; my son, Shawn and his family live in Austin, and
Jennifer lives in San Antonio with her husband and daughter.
Charlie and I have two
more children living at home - two Newfoundland dogs - Maddie and Beau -
that are about 150 lbs each!
I have owned a
children's boutique in San Antonio for the past 7 years - A Tisket...A
Tasket and it is, of course, the greatest children's shop ever!!!
LOL
I have been spending
hours on the website checking on what's been going on, memorials, etc.
I am in total shock right now after going through all of our classmates
that have died. It is just so strange to read about the ones that
are no longer with us - it's like high school was just not very long ago
!!!! Amazing the ones that are gone! And that 40 years has passed
so quickly! I contacted
Mike Lawson
regarding the Memorial DVD and am sending a check. It was great to
talk to him!
I am looking so
forward to talking to people we graduated with and have wondered over
the years what they were doing! What a GREAT website!
from
Billy Jordan
in Decatur, AL
I took a fishing trip with friends in June to the Boundary Waters
Canoe Area which is just across the border in Minnesota into
Ontario. We canoed about six miles to an island where we
camped for a week. The weather was not good with thunderstorms
and cold. It got down to 39 degrees one night. We had a
couple of days of good weather and caught a lot of fish. The
morning we started to paddle out the wind was blowing 20 to 25 miles
an hour into our face and there were three foot waves on the lake.
The canoe I was in with one of my friends caught a wave wrong and we
flipped the canoe. This was a concern as the water temperature
was 50 degrees and we were about 400 yards from shore. Luckily
we had two other canoes which helped us get to shore, stripped down
and dried off. In my case my backpack floated so I had some
dry clothes. We finally got to our pickup point and the two
hour boat ride back to the landing. All in all I had a great
time and look forward to going again next year. I lived in
Minnesota for seven years but never got the chance to go to the
Boundary Waters while I was there. The Boundary Waters allows
no motors and the lakes are extremely clear. The water is so
clean that we just drank water out of the lake. For the week
we were there we only saw one other group.
My wife and I just
got back from our annual summer beach trip to Destin, Florida.
The weather was good and the temperature and humidity were
excellent. The beach water was not so great with a lot of
green seaweed. You can tell the economy hit has impacted
vacations as almost every condo had lots of vacancies and the
restaurants were not crowded.
That is all for
now, see you in August.
from
Creig Romero
in Houston
Unfortunately we will not make the reunion this time. Last
time for our 35th we had a Hurricane Claudette hit
south Texas and I was deployed to Corpus Christi for 6 weeks
for disaster recovery assistance and was not able to make
it. This time it is not Hurricane Dolly but Hayden, my
grandson turns three August 3rd and the birthday party is on
Saturday the 2nd. His party is at (you guessed it) Paw-Paws
house for a swimming party. On Friday the 1st, I will take
off to cut the yard and clean the pool and have the
housekeeper come friday instead of saturday. So Friday night
is out of the question which at first I thought I could pull
off.
Would have
loved to have seen everyone again but I know you understand
the circumstances. I do not want to be the first in history
to be divorced from his grandson for not attending his 3rd
birthday. I became a grandpa again in March so now I have
Hayden - 3 to Lori my oldest and her husband Mike and Avery
- 2 on June 21st and Addyson - born March 9th to my youngest
- Jana and her husband Mark. Will send pictures later.
Tell
everyone at the reunion hello.
from
Jack Atkins
in Austin
sure am going to miss everyone. I just don't think I will be able to
travel. I am recovering from back surgery fusion.
Please give my regards and well wishes to everyone.
from
Loretta LaLonde Myers in
League City
Kelsey has arrived! Born 30 Jul 2008 at 12:19 PM,
weight 8 lbs. - 8 oz. and 20 1/2 inches long. Kelsey
is our 4th grandchild (3rd granddaughter). Her
parents are Nicole and Marcus Nalepa. Nicole is our
youngest daughter.
from
Billy Jordan
in Decatur, AL
I had a great time at the reunion. The
committee did a tremendous job getting it together.
The faculty attendees really excited us. I
wish
Mike
Lawson could
have been there. I heard several classmates
mention
Mike
and if there was anything we could for him to
recognize his time and commitment to the web site.
I also spoke to many friends and classmates about
how special our class seems to be. There was
something about 1968 that brought us together at the
time and has kept us connected all these years.
from
Mike Lawson
in West Columbia, TX
Well, I have received several nice e-mails from some of
the many '68 classmates. I was certainly
disappointed that I wasn't able to get down to PA to
see everyone. I was so excited that I was
actually getting off on Friday, Aug. 1st (first time
I've been off for nearly a month) with plans to be
at the "social" at the Holiday Inn. I got up
early and got a few needed errands done. I
also had a chance to do some things around the
house. When I came in, I heard the phone ring
(around 12:30 pm) and don't know why I felt I needed
to answer it. It was a CALL-OUT to the
plant!!!!! I spent the rest of the day working
with contractors. My original plan had been to
leave to go to PA around 3:30 pm. Now, I guess
I'll just have to wait 5 more years. What a
bummer!
from
Carla Castro
Hass in Nederland
Had a wonderful time. It was fabulous.
For all of you who did not go, It was wonderful
and you missed a rocking good time. Thank
you Hal
Ross and everyone of
you who contributed to my winning the
Silent Auction for
the 1968
Year Book. Mine
was lost many years ago and I have tried without
success to get one. It was my first reuion
to attend and I am so sorry I have missed all
the previous ones.
Again thank you all of you who helped me win my
(my very own) year book. All of you are
special and you have a place in my heart.
Love all of you and I already can't wait for the
next reunion.
from
Darlene
Turner Landry
in Port Neches
If anyone has pictures from the week
end, can you please e-mail them to
me.....I have no idea what happened to
my camera, but
not all of them turned out..... We had a
great time.....!
from
Diane
Richmond Miller
in Silsbee
Well, I surprised myself and really
enjoyed the reunion. Also, since
the website keeps us up on things in
each other's lives, it was so much
easier to talk to people you hadn't seen
in a very long time, because you knew a
little about what was going on with them
NOW.
People seem more comfortable now, myself
included.
from
Randy
Blanchard in
Port Arthur
HOW MANY PEOPLE WERE IN OUR GRADUATING
CLASS? I think everything went
well for this reunion, I enjoyed both
nights very much.
from
Carole
Oubre Reeves
in Groves
Just wanted to thank the committee for
doing a fabulous job. It was so
good to have so many teachers show up
AND to see some graduates that I have
not seen since high school. It is
really hard to believe that it has been
40 years. What a tall group of
guys we had in our class! (Must
have been something in the water Sept.
'49-Aug. '50!!) And, what a great group
of graduates we have! I thoroughly
enjoyed my visits with everyone.
It just never seems to be enough time.
Maybe we need to do like some of the
other schools in the area and have a
week long reunion. Either that or
plan a cruise following our next
reunion. We did that for my
husband's class of '67 after their 35th
reunion. Around 30 classmates and
spouses went down to Cancun and Cozemel.
It was a great opportunity to visit some
more with the friends.
from
Lynn Eldridge Gill
in Dallas
We had so much fun!!!
from
Beth Anne Sutherlin
Coakley
in Bedford
Hey..I am already labeling my 136
pics for Mike. I
will be sending to him by way of cd
if you know of anyone esle that
wants a copy... I want to go back to
the reunion..it didn't last long
enough!! IT WAS AWESOME!
Wanted to say THANK YOU for
everything ya'll do. The
reunion was
U-N-B-E-L-I-E-V-A-B-L-E
Thanks to all that did hard
work on the reunion committee. I
think it could have lasted all week
and I wouldn't have gotten to talk
to everyone. Only 4 years and
50 weeks til the next one!
from
Ernie Castaneda Bullion
in Pt. Arthur
I think this was the BEST reunion of
ALL.
from
Mike Soileau
in Atlanta, TX
Had a great time at the reunion.
I think it was the best yet!
Thanks to all the efforts our class
team put into the decorations, food,
the music was great.. and of course
we had a good turnout.
It seemed we had a lot more cameras
there this time. Maybe we want
to capture some of those great
reunion moments so we can look back
and enjoy them. I know I
enjoyed some of the old and new
photos that some classmates brought.
It is always fun to try to remember
the faces and names. Of course
it is good when ya have people who
were part of the photos to help
bring back memories.
Looking forward to seeing some of
the snapshots everyone took show
up on our web site. I hope
everyone takes the time to share
them and sends them in.
The picture name tags were
priceless. Without them we
would be thinking, "Now I think I
remember that person but...???"
Of course with such a large class we
need all the help we can get.
Hope everyone made it home safe and
sound. I stayed down a few
days and visited with my Dad, he had
his 80th birthday. He
isn't doing bad for an old cajun,
his tatoo of a red headed sailor
girl on his shoulder is starting to
fade a little and the black panther
on his other shoulder is
not as perky these days. hahaha.
But, he still has the spirit that
the old timers had, independent and
a fighter (it took them thru some of
the lingering years after the
depression, as I am sure most of
your families went thru). He
still believes in turning off the
light when you leave the room,
can't use too much tooth paste (and
be sure to put the cap back on),
save some of those good plastic
containers (used to put screws,
and miscellaneous stuff in), and I
could go on and on.
Wel,l let's take advantage of
our computers and send in stuff to
Linda and Mike. We can get
ready for the next one and stay in
touch.
Port Arthur seems to be going thru a
job boom while the rest of the
country is looking for work... that
is a good thing for the
locals. Lot's of memories ... I
made the drag some time back just
to remember.. Can't say it looks the
same but still brought back some
memories. hahaha. Times were much
simpler then... remember when we had
to stop and actually use put money
in to use a pay phone? And
those 8 tracks, if you could afford
them.. now CD.. I phone.. and palm..
and more. Yep times have
changed.
Raining up here today (NE
Texas)..needed it bad. The
tropical storm did not amount to
much but we needed the rain for
sure. Ok gotta get ... I had a
great time at the reunion ....
from
Gary Hammond
in Plano, TX
Thanks for a
Wonderful Reunion.
Thanks to the
committee that help make it
happen…GREAT
time!
from
Robert Sandoval
in Fulshear, TX
Great job on this reunion. The
committee sure deserves a rest.
from
Sandy Ellis MacNamera
in Elgin, TX
GREAT PARTY! You guys put
on a heck of a show and a hell
of a party! We are SO
blessed - life-long friends -
good music, GREAT old memories -
amazing new memories - good
health - (as evidenced by ALL
the Dancing), beautiful
families, lovely smiles - and
the list goes on and on! Can't
wait to see all the photos -
unfortunately mine are not too
good - camera acting up -
husband in charge - bad lighting
etc. (excuses excuses).
BUT, I have great photos in my
head - and in my heart. It
is SO amazing how the years just
dropped away after a few moments
- looking into the eyes and
smiles of life long friends -
how blessed are we??
I am sure that I will come up
with MORE to say - but for now
waiting (impatient) to see the
pictures and hear the stories.
But for me - It was all very
great - very fun - just very,
very everything I had hoped for.
My husband, Paul, couldn't stop
smiling. His comment was
how wonderful it was for him to
stand back and see the smiles
and most of all - Feel The Love.
We are truly a special group of
friends - the class of 1968,
Thomas Jefferson High School -
Port Arthur Texas.
I have attached my few pictures
and hope for more from my
friends. A request - the
picture of the Franklin School
bunch (just the 4 of us) was a
miserable failure - if ANYONE
took one - Please, Please share
with me, Ernie, Sandra G, and
Carla C. My picture of the
Edison crowd sucked as did the
picture of the WHOLE class.
Share, Share, Share!
please
Thanks to you all - reunion
committee, and just FRIENDS!
Those of you who were unable to
attend - you sure missed a hell
of a good time!
from
Fred McCarty
in Kingwood, TX
Linda, Kay, Reunion
Committee, TJHS1968
Classmates, Former Teachers,
Coaches, and Administrators
I am addressing this to all
of you to say Thank You for
making our 40th Reunion such
a wonderful event. It would
be impossible to describe
this event in mere words,
although Outstanding,
Awesome, Wonderful, and
Beautiful would be a start.
The photographs will be
wonderful and I hope
everybody will share their
photos, even if it takes a
while to get them all
published on the website. It
was so great to see
everyone, to talk, to hug,
to laugh, to reminisce, and
to reflect on how fortunate
we were to have been
together in Port Arthur from
Kindergarten through TJ. And
when you think about it, to
get 175 of us back together
after 40 years was just
great. To those who attended
a TJ Reunion for the first
time since Graduation, I am
sure you will be back for
the 45th, since you now know
how much fun you have been
missing. It was outstanding
to get a chance to see a
number of our teachers and
coaches. I especially
enjoyed talking with
Coach Wayne Williams
and
Mr. Rowland.
And to all my classmates who
attended, your presence made
this such a special event.
To borrow a phrase from the
current
times...."TJHS1968....You
Rock!"
My special Thanks to
Linda Decuir McFadden and
to
Mike Lawson
for keeping us all together
on this website.
Mike,
I was so sorry you could not
attend the Reunion because
of work commitments. We all
understood, but we missed
you.
To everyone who was unable
to attend....you missed a
great time that would have
only been better if you had
been able to join in. I hope
to see you at the 45th
Reunion.
from
Laura (Meece) and Bart
Darby
in Kingwood
Finally had a moment to
sit down!
Bart & I
want to tell you what a
great time we had the
reunion!!! It was
great to see so many of
our classmates again.
Especially all the
first-timers.
Although, we were
disappointed about the
few that didn't come on
Saturday that were
supposed to. We
wanted to congratulate
all the committee
members on a job well
done! You guys
worked really hard and
it all came together.
Everything was
awesome...good food,
beautiful flowers and
decorations, good music
and wonderful company!
The turnout on Friday
night was awesome.
So many people and not
enough time to talk to
everyone! I think
everyone had a great
time. Looking
forward to seeing all
the pictures on the
website!
Bart & I are getting
ready to go on our
Mediteranean Cruise on
the 20th. We are
so excited! Have
been busy trying to get
everything bought, ready
and packed. We
will be back either
Sept. 9 or 11th. I
will email you with all
the details when we get
back!
Thanks to all the
committee members again
for a job well done!
from
Cynthia Marshall
Devlin
in Zavalla, TX
I hope you have
"rested-up" from all
the wonderful
reunion activities.
I have posted my
summer grades at SFA
and have a little
down-time before the
fall semester begins
August 25th. For all
of those who enjoy
beautiful art, may I
recommend "The
Impressionists" at
the Kimbell Art
Museum in Fort
Worth. The
collection is worth
the drive. The
paintings came
from the Art
Institute of Chicago
and will be there
until Nov.
2nd.
I so enjoyed the
reunion on that
wonderful Friday
night! Our
generation grew
up smack in the
middle of such
social, cultural,
and political
tumult. The 1960s
represented
multi-dimensional
changes in our
society that
affected all of us
in some way. From
all of those who
attended the
reunion, I think it
can easily be said
that the Thomas
Jefferson Class of
1968 represented a
slice of American
exceptionalism worth
bragging about to
all those who will
listen! We have
been productive
citizens who have
a strong desire to
seek the greater
good.
Thanks to all the
committee members:
Kay Campbell, Randy
Blanchard, Debbie
Borres, Ernie
Castaneda, Linda
DeCuir, Jonny Dee
Doering, Jack
Etheredge, Sandra
Garsea, Linda Gothia,
Danny Landry, Dale
Netherland, Cecilia
Trevino, Mary Wells,
Florence Woods,
Paula Daigle, and
Darlene Turner.
Thank You, Thank
You, Thank You!!!!!!
Thanks for having
some of the teachers
and staff there as
well. We were
blessed to have
good, strong
teachers who cared.
from
Rhonda (Carleton)
Richey '70 (Bill's
wife)
in
Bridge City
We enjoyed the
reunion.
Bill
has some
possible
thoughts and ideas
for next time.
His idea involves
game day.
Table games, horse
shoes, washers,
softball,
volleyball, and just
visiting with music
in the background.
With on site
catering of just
some hot dogs or bbq
wagons.
Thanks to the
committee for all
the work on the
reunion.
from
Betty (Bernauer) and
Ron Waedemon
in Sugar Land
Ron and I both had a
wonderful time at
the reunion. I
have been in contact
with
Linda Davis
and
Barbara Bowers
since the reunion,
and they
both promise to make
the next reunion!
Thanks again.
from
Carolyn
Bigler Hebert (Mr. Al Hebert's wife)
I really did
enjoy doing the hula for your reunion.
If anybody took pictures of me doing the
hula I would appreciate photos please.
from
Bertha
Hebert
(Girls'
PE)
You all did a fantastic job on the class
of '68 reunion. I really enjoyed
seeing all of you and I had a great
time.
a phone message from
Jo Ann
Carver (Economics)
I am so sorry that I will have to miss
the reunion. We have previously
made plans to be on the road following
our grandson in All-Stars. I have
a soft spot in my heart for this class.
It was very special.
a letter from
Melba
Magnus (English)
I will not be
able to attend your 40th class reunion
but thank you for asking me. It
sounds like it will be a great time and
lots of fun.
(Ms. Magnus' envelope was postmarked
Kihei, Hawaii)
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Granddaughter's HEALTH report
My 3 3/4 year old granddaughter, Drew,
was diagnosed with
hydronephrosis
of her rt. kidney during an ultrasound
one week before she was born in Oct.,
2004. My daughter brought her to
Dr. Roth, a kidney specialist at Texas
Children's Hospital in Houston, and he
monitored the condition for a year.
He then told her that Drew was doing
fine and would most likely outgrow the
condition. Well, three weeks ago
she was very sick with an infection that
turned into an abcess in her adnoids
area and landed her in the hospital.
During her 4 day stay, the doctors
noticed hypertension and called in a
pediatric cardiologist. He took
ultrasounds of the kidneys and the heart
and noticed "gross hydronephrosis of the
right kidney". He had to put her
on blood pressure medicine and then a
week later had to double the dosage.
A visit to Dr. Roth in Houston proved to
be a pre-cursor to Drew having to have
surgery. He has a scheduled "dye
test" on Sept. 3 to determine the
condition of the rt. kidney to see what
measures need to be taken during the
surgery scheduled on Sept. 5.
Please keep our precious Drew and all
our family in your prayers. I have
received numerous notes showing concern.
I do appreciate them. Thanks from
the bottom of our hearts. I will
keep you all posted. (We are
thankful that she did have a stay in the
hospital or we might not have known of
her problems until the condition might
have damaged her heart! God is
GOOD.)
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I cannot say enough about the wonderful
gathering that happened on Aug. 1-2,
2008 in PA! You had to be there to
really understand. One of the most
exciting changes this year was the
reuniting of some of TJ's faculty
members. You had to have seen the
smiles on their faces to know that they
were enjoying the get-together with
their former co-workers as much as
getting reacquainted with some of their
class hulligans! Those attending
Friday night were:
Joyce
Vazquez, Jayne
Smith, Mack Estes, Hilda Brazzel,
Laverne McMillan, Nancy McClain, Al
Hebert, Martha Taylor, Smitty Hill,
Wayne Williams, Ken Barland, Paul
Schultz-Behrend, Tommye Hogue, and
Charles McBee. Also, joining on
Saturday night was Bertha Hebert, Lionel
Rowland, and Al Hebert
(AGAIN). It was priceless when,
after being introduced to a classmate's
spouse who had attended PN-G,
Dr.
McBee broke
into a soft medley of "Poor Little
Indian Boys, Jackets gonna sting those
Indian boys!" He told someone that
he was also known as "Old Man McBee!
Hey, he was cool after all. We had
a huge turnout for the
Friday night "social" with 271
attendees with 29 classmates and guests
paying at "the Door". Saturday
night attendance was
231
classmates and guests with 14 showing up
at "the Door". ( I was so sad that I
only got to talk to my Homeroom teacher,
Mr.
Rowland for a
couple of minutes before I needed to do
some announcing at the stage.)
Many other students did not realize that
he had come to visit until he had
already left. Tropical nametags with
graduation photos were available along
with "koozies" and leis. Smiles were
all around as friends became reaquainted.
Cameras were flashing and laughter could
be heard all around. The food
table was terrific with the catering
done by SIMPLY ELEGANT. The
DECORATIONS were fabulous (even the
bathroom doors were spruced up with
netting and bathing attire!) A
swimming pool filled with beach balls
and fish, adirondack chairs with a
thached umbrella were waiting as guests
lounged in them taking photos, while a
cute whimsical 6 foot board depicting a
beach babe in a bikini with her hunky
beau awaited guests to have their photos
taken. An impromtu gathering was
asked for by classmates to take photos
of all of the elementary schools, then
junior high, and of course our high
school class! Everyone was having
a grand time being silly and enjoying
being together that we had a rough time
getting the music and dancing
started. The DJ was Lowell Benoit from
Pt. Neches. You should have seen
the classmates kicking up their heels
doing the LINE DANCING! 40 YEARS
passed and many still had it in them.
Music by Otis Redding and Percy Sledge,
the Boogie Kings, and other great sounds
could be heard. Door prizes were
given out and even some $20.00 bills
were given as door prizes later in the
night. A SILENT AUCTION was held
benefitting the
www.tjhs1968.com website. The
prize was a 1968 yearbook donated by
Jane
Lippincott
and the winning bid was $231.00 by
Carla
Castro.
She could be seen hitting up friends all
night for donations to try to win.
31 bids were taken with
Hal
Ross and
Robert Sandoval
inching up the bid to help out the
website fund. Carla and
Sheridan Jones
were seen running back and forth to the
auction table to make sure that Carla
would eventually get her prize.
(Sneakily,
Hal
Ross was seen
DONATING a hundred dollars to his
bidding opponent (Carla) to help her
win!) Two wine bottles with a
special TJ YELLOW JACKET label from the
Bruno winery in Sour Lake was the other
SILENT AUCTION item.
Karen
Cooper was
the winning bidder with a final bid
of $65.00. The fruity wine won
Best in Show in its category at the 2008
Houston Livestock Show. A memorial
corner was set up to show a DVD made by
classmate
Mike
Lawson memorializing
our 70 known deceased classmates.
Classmates could be seen viewing the
show and reminiscing about their
long-lost classmates. A poem written the
morning of the reunion by
Donnie
Moss was read
to the attendees. Alas....12
midnight came, the decorations came
down, tears of joy (it was a huge
success) and tears of sadness (it is
over) was seen on the tired committee
members!!! See you in 2013.
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update about
Billy
Jordan's
grandson
My grandson is doing well after several
months of concern with his low blood
platelets (ITP). His count is now
steady in the 300,000 area which is
perfectly normal. He is now
learning to swim and at two and a half
months old. I am amazed that he goes
down a slide into the pool and jumps off
the side. Going under water does
not bother him at all.
Walter Jones
'67 (update on wife,
Linda Messer
'66)
I'm writing this from MD Anderson where
Linda has a Dr visit today and another
round of Doxil chemotherapy. Linda and I
have already seen the last CT scan
results from last week and she is down
to one spot which has been stable since
it was first noticed on 1/28/2008. We
rejoice at these findings. All organs,
lungs, bone, etc continue to be clear.
Thank you for your prayers. They mean so
much to us.
a
note about
Gail Wilson's
sister, Jane
(7/30/08)Gail’s older sister has been diagnosed with
Stage II ovarian cancer. Gail is in route to
Austin to take Jane home from the hospital.
She wanted me to let you know so that everyone can
keep her in their prayers.
Tommy
Theriot '67
Needs
prayers and show of support
27 Gulf Links Ct.
Kingwood, TX 77339
an update on
James Miller's
wife,
Sue
I just wanted to let
you know that I had a great check-up from both
of my doctors this week. I started my
vaccinations (5 shots in the arms) too. But not
too bad. I go back in two months for the 2nd
series and then last series in a year.
Both my doctors said they were in agreement that
I could go 6 months before my next check-up
which is a lot earlier than they had said when
we started this journey. So, we are thrilled and
relieved. It was a long stressful week. We went
Sunday to see our daughter and son-in-law, then
Tues. for CAT scan, blood work, The visit with
lymphoma dr. and Friday visited with my stem
cell dr. and shots.
Again thank you all from the bottom of my heart
for all your support and prayers. Take care and
remember all of you are in our prayers always.
from
Richard Daniels
Sorry I missed you guys at the reunion. I
had found out I’ve got
prostate cancer
earlier that week, and my step-son who is the
director of the cancer center for Baton Rouge
General Hospital, wanted me to meet with his
medical director for a second opinion on my
method of treatment. He asked me to come
on Friday, and I didn’t even think about the
reunion. Anyway, the prognosis is good as
we caught it early. Hopefully, all my male
classmates are getting their prostate checked
every year. It’s not a lot of fun, but it
s necessary. I have decided to have the
Brachytherapy(seed implants) treatment.
From all the facts that I’ve been able to
gather, the survival statistics are about the
same as surgery and the trauma and side effects
are much, much less.
I’ll keep you posted.
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Leo
Carl "Brit" Pingleton
(death of his mother)
Dessie W. Bennett, 92, of Port Arthur died July
23, 2008. Services will be held at Clayton
Thompson Funeral Home in Groves.
4120 32nd St.
Port Arthur, TX 77642
(409)982-0929
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That
is it in a "nutshell". A lot to digest.
I will need some mail for my MAIL CALL next
time. I have depleted my folder.
Don't forget me just because I won't be dogging
you about the reunion for awhile.
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