Happy for rain here but sad that is
raining so much in the Houston area that they are having flooding!
from
Georgia Peterson Winkler
in Austin
I am now a
grandmother! Andrea, our oldest,
has a little boy. Now I finally
get to enjoy the role of grandmother.
The rest of the family is also doing
well. Allison and Blake are in
California. He is in school at
Berkley.
Ashley is still in
Austin
working.
Thanks to you and Mike for the work you
do on keeping us informed. It's
fun to read the news. Even my
brother, Perry '65, commented on how
ya'll know everyone.
from
Dianna
Caillier
Lewis in Port Arthur
Thank you so much
for sending me the updates in the mail
of our classmates. I like the idea
of listing the
Birthdays of the Month.
Also, I was wondering if you ever hear
from
Ronnie
Campbell.
Thanks again and tell Mike thanks, too.
from
Billy
Jordan in Decatur, AL
I just got back
from my annual fishing and camping trip
to the Boundary Waters Canoe Area.
For those who do not know, this is an
area between
Minnesota and
Ontario with lots and lots of lakes. We
always camp and fish on the Canadian
side. There were six of us that
went and had a great time even in the
rain. We saw lots of wild life
including very large eagles and beaver.
We caught a lot of smallmouth bass,
northern pike and walleye. We
stayed five nights and for three days we
did not see another person. The
sunrises and sunsets were just
fantastic. Over that time, we
canoed around 50 miles portaging from
lake to lake. The water is so
clear and pure that we could drink it
without adding anything to it. I
cannot wait until next year.
I finally decided to do something good
for myself. I have disciplined
myself on eating and exercise and have
lost about 30 pounds over the last six
months. My goal is to reach what I
weighed when I played basketball at T.J.
I have about 20 pounds to go to get
there. I am proud that I have done
this without any diet plan, just will
power. I have not had any ice
cream for six months, which is tough
since I just love Blue Bell. I
have learned yogurt is pretty good.
I am spending 20+ hours a week at my
church taking care of maintenance and
doing small improvement projects.
We have a very active congregation and
there is always something going on.
In three weeks, we hope to be off to Destin, FL for
our annual summer week at the beach.
Of course, that is if the oil does not
prevent it.
I really love hearing from the
classmates and look forward to the
NEWSLETTERS and updates on the website
every two weeks.
from
Richard Daniels
in Beaumont
Gosh, I must be
the poster boy for the "Get a Life"
campaign. Our company has been so
busy trying to survive in these terrible
economic conditions, (for the
construction industry), there hasn't
been much else going on. But, my
health is good, at least the physical
part! "-) Just had my annual
check-up and the doctor said everything
looks good.
from
Charles Cramer
in Downingtown, PA
We are in
Sydney, Austrailia today heading for the
Great Barrier Reef
to scare the fish!
from
Raymond Belz
in Tyler, TX
We just got back
from
Tucson,
AZ. Will send some pictures.
from
Sandy
Ellis MacNamara
in Elgin, TX
Sorry to be out
of touch so much. I continue to
work 40+ hours a week, working in a
career that shows little mercy on those
of us who do the work. I continue
to love the work I do and believe I
still have a few more years left in me.
Of course, it is interesting when I get
clients that I have start thinking,
"this ol' woman....what does she know"?
So, my journey continues.
The grandbabies are amazing.
There is nothing like cute kids you get
to hang out with until they quit being
cute and then you send them home! They
were out for Father's Day.
Kiersten learned how to pick tomatoes.
Christopher perferred being in the house
where it was cool and with his grandma!
Both my husband and I are healthy.
We are hoping to get a few long weekends
this summer with a longer vacation in
the fall. We are going to the
beach at Port Aransas this month.
We are worried about the oil and what it
is doing to the wildlife.
from
Paula
Iles '69 from Dallas
We are off to a
nice summer her in Big D. Our only
child daughter,
Victoria, 15, is going into Highland Park High
next year. She will be in a
Christian overnight horsemanship camp in
Waxahachie and then we will all fly to
California
July 3 for 2 1/2 weeks to hit the high
spots of my beloved
Southern California where I lived from 1970-1980.
Then we will spend a week in Newport
Beach and Huntington Beach "Surf City
USA", 4 days in LA/Hollywood/Santa
Monica and another week in North San
Diego (Del Mar, Solana Beach, La Jolla).
I have been helping my TJ friend,
Martha
Ray Redd, to
find her birth family. She found
her brother living in Memphis. They have
met several times now. Martha was
in
Hussars with me
and it was rewarding to use my hobby of
genealogy to help her find her family.
Las year or so I mentioned that I had
found
Jack
Bottoms.
He was the choir director at TJ until he
left in 1968. I have his e-mail
address if anyone is interested in
contacting him. He is retired and
lives in Jewett, Texas.
from
Janice
Hebert Boudreaux
in Kingwood
Barry and I just got back from our first
ever trip to
Las Vegas!
We had a wonderful time celebrating our
40th anniversary, Father's Day and my
Birthday! Our kids made reservations for
us at The Top of World Restaurant at the
Stratosphere and it was wonderful.
Of course, for my birthday we went to
see the VIVA ELVIS Show. It was
GREAT! We also saw The Jersy Boys
and The Rat Pack. We really had a
terrific time.
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Dad is settling in here at our home in Lumberton. He stays with us Monday -
Friday mornings and then I meet my
sister and she takes him to her house
for the weekends in
Bridge
City. He has stopped
crying and asking those questions that
don't always have answers. I take
him on errands, let him help me with the
chores, bring him out, etc. He
watches tv, sits on the porch swing in
the front, and the glider in the sunroom
on the back side of the house. He
eats everything on his plate and is not
a picky eater. So, keep your
fingers crossed that it continues to
work out.
My daughter, Stacy, received a
registered letter from a Wrecker Company
telling her that they found and retrived
her RV that went down the river during
the flash flood in New Braunfels.
What's left? The foundation and
the tires! They wanted $1,000 and
$20.00 a day storage. She told
them to contact the insurance company
since it was rightfully theirs now.
She had coverage on the trailer but a
SNAFU caused her not to have coverage on
contents!!
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A reader sent us this website that she
felt might be of interest to those in
the coastal areas. Thanks to Karen
Champagne Milliff (Ned '69)
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from
Chrissy Dupuis Mullens
Richard is on
hospice care. He has had two bad
nights where pain medicines every hour
did nothing. Today, (Friday), they
gave morphine in suppositories that
seems to help. He is very weak but
is still getting up a little.
Please continue prayers.
cmullens@gt.rr.com
(update on
Leo
Foreman)
His tumor has shrunk overall 85%.
In 3 weeks, he will go for his 6th chemo
then go back in 3 more weeks for more
tests. He has been having many
other health issues that may keep him
from getting back his health as quickly.
Please continue to pray for him and his
wife Sherrie.
4648 Gulf Street
Groves,
TX
77619
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Walter Jones '67
(death of his wife,
Linda
Messer Jones '66)
211 Jayhil Drive
Minneola,
FL
34715
wdjrel@hotmail.com
"I would like to thank all of the class
of 1968 for your prayer support while we
dealt with my wife, Linda's ovarian
cancer ordeal. We always felt the
compassion and caring in all the
messages we got from your class. I
will continue to follow the class of
1968 in all you do. I have lots of
friends in your class. May God
bless and keep each of you as He has
kept us."
You may find these obituaries on the
front page of the website.
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I noticed that many that wrote in were
on vacation or planning one.
Murphy and I are also planning on going
on an Alaskan cruise in August.
Yeah! I hope that the classmates
will continue to send Mike and I tidbits
so that we can have good updates for you
every two weekends, as usual.