My thoughts today are
with the survivors,
families of the
deceased, and ALL OF
Americans remembering
the tragedy of Sept.
11th, 2001.
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from
Billy Jordan
in Decatur, AL
I am enclosing my change
of address for your
class spreadsheet.
We have moved since you
updated the information
looking for all of us
for the last reunion
that was held in 2008.
(Thanks Billy. Did
you KNOW that you
were the
ONLY
classmate that has
MOVED?
Well, at least you are
the ONLY one that
responded to my request
for new information~)
from
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(taken off of FACEBOOK)
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from
Jeanette Constantine
Morgan
in Groves
Dennis and I celebrated
our 40th anniversary
Sunday, the 5th.
We had a big party at
Larry's French Market in
Groves the night
before.
( I noticed that
Jeanette also celebrated
her birthday on Sept.
10th! That week
each year must have cost
her husband some big
bucks!)
from
Lana Oliver Baker
in Tulsa, OK
You may or may not
remember me. I
went to Franklin,
Woodrow Wilson, and TJ
through my sophomore
year and moved to
Nederland for my junior
and senior year. I
just wanted to say how
moved I was by what was
written about your
mother for her memorial.
My father passed when I
was 10 years old and my
mother passed when I was
37 years old. I
just wish I would have
had more time with them
to make more memories.
Thank you for sharing
about your family and
particular, your mother.
(Of course I remember
sweet Lana from Woodrow.
Your words of sympathy
and kindness really mean
a lot to me. I do
have wonderful and funny
memories of my mom.
My dad living with us
keeps her "alive" by his
presence. Glad you
are a follower of our
class website.
Contact Lana at
lanbak@yahoo.com)
from
Lynn Eldridge Gill
in Dallas
He's here. Mom and
baby are fine.
Born 1:22 pm Sept. 1 and
weighs 8 lbs, 7 oz.
Colson Matthew Gill
(This is Lynn's son's
3rd boy. She now
has a total of 4
grandsons and 1 princess
granddaughter by her two
children!)
from
Shari Louvier Parker
in New Boston, TX
(taken off of FACEBOOK)
I'm a GRANDMA! McKenzie
Lee Commander is here.
She weighed 7 lb., 20.1
in. Born 10:21 pm,
September 2, 2010.
My son lives 7 hours
away in Houma, LA.
Boo!
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I spent quality time
with classmates
Debbie Borres,
Jenny Rhodes,
and
Diane
Richmond
celebrating Diane's
birthday this week at
Logan's Steakhouse in
Beaumont. We ate,
laughed, ate, laughed,
drank, laughed, and did
I say ate?
Spent a "date night"
with my hubby and
Ernie (Castaneda)
and husband,
Ron Bullion
at the Major League
Grill in Beaumont.
The night ended too
quickly.
Phyllis
Hargrove LaBove
has
moved from the area
after all these years!
She and her husband have
bought a great home in
Branson, MS and will be
remodeling. We'll
miss you, Phyllis.
LAMAR
UNIVERSITY
has
reconvened their
FOOTBALL program.
Red and White spirit is
everywhere. Their
first game was with
McNeese last Saturday
and it had 20,000
attendees with 17,000
seats. The first
game at the newly
remodeled Lamar Stadium
is a sell-out for this
Saturdays first home
game. Season
tickets have sold out
for the year. Of
course this is old news
for the local classmates
but many reading
this don't live in the
area anymore. You
wouldn't believe how
exciting all of this has
been for the area and
the school. Many
are having their
tail-gating parties
starting early in the
day!!! Classmate
Susan Byrd LeBlanc's
daughter, Allison, is on
the twirling line! It
was a long time ago, but
I remember being in the
Lamar Marching Band in
'68 and '69. I
made lots of friends. Go
LU! Write and tell
me if you attended and
give us some details.
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Well, all has been going
pretty smoothly over
this way. My
sister's mental health
seems to be on an even
keel for the 'moment'
and Dad is doing well.
I guess you could say
that even after the
INCIDENT that happened
here! Okay, you
have to picture this:
I told Dad to try not to
get up so early the
following morning since
we didn't have to head
into PA. Murphy
got up and went to work
at 5:00 as usual and I
could just hear someone
roaming in the house
about 6:00 am. I
got up and found Dad
still in his pj's a
little disoriented.
I told him to go back to
bed until I got him up.
I checked on the dog out
on the patio and
returned to my room.
I took off my gown,
(can't stand to sleep in
anything), and
pulled the covers up
from the bed to find my
DAD LAYING THERE!
After I screamed and
FELL to the
floor searching for my
gown and throwing it
back on, I stood up like
nothing was amiss and
politely told him to go
to his OWN bed!
Thank God his dementia
allows him to not
remember seeing me STARK
NAKED, but I DON'T HAVE
DEMENTIA! The
memory is haunting me.
Sad news:
I brought my 10 year old
white poodle to
Tillman's at Groves Vet
Clinic and she was
diagnosed with diabetes.
Tillman showed me how to
give her a shot.
Yuk! I gave her one
tonight for the first
time. It wasn't
hard but I wanted to
cry!
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from
Jeanette Constantine
Morgan
concerning her husband's
health:
Dennis is doing much
better. He
actually had a TIA (mini
stroke) and not a
full-fledged stroke as
before. Thanks to
all you have been
praying for him.
from
Laura Meece Darby
concerning her in-laws,
Bart Darby's
parents
Please continue to pray
for Bart's parents.
His mom made another
trip to the hospital and
his dad is awaiting
results of his tests.
Prayers are needed for
Debbie Dolce Carter.
She had lymph node
surgery today at MD
Anderson and is awaiting
results to know the
options for her
recovery.
This is her message from
FACEBOOK:
The surgery went very
smoothly. They
removed the lymph nodes
and sent them for
testing which will
probably take about 10
days. The doctor
still feels like it is a
low grade lymphoma but I
know God is in total
control. Prayer is
very poweful and I am
sure we will have great
results. Words
cannot express how much
I appreciate each and
every one of you.
Thank you all for the
prayers, calls, cards,
and support.
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(This was a story in the
newspaper about our
classmate that died Aug.
27th. KFDM also
ran this story on the
news station.)
A GROVES MAN IS
REMEMBERED AFTER DYING
UNEXPECTEDLY
August 31, 2010
by Lindsey Kovacevich
PORT NECHES-
Investigators are trying
to learn the cause of a
death of a man who was
well known in Port
Neches-Groves.
59-year old
Arthur Eugene Hufstetler
died Friday. He
was found unconscious at
the K-C-S rail yard in
Port Arthur where he had
worked for 42 years.
Hufstetler died at a
hospital. Another
worker was shocked while
trying to aid Hufstetler.
That worker was treated
at a hospital.
Relatives of Hufstetler
are waiting for autopsy
results to find out if
he was electrocuted or
died from a medical
problem. KFDM
spoke with Hufstetler's
family about his life
and legacy. Arthur
Hufstetler's two
daughters look through a
lifetime of memories
including pictures and
medals from when
Hufstetler served in the
army during the Vietnam
War. "My father
was charismatic,
energetic, so much
energy and so much life
and he loved everything
he did," says his
daughter Alicia.
Alicia Hufstetler was at
work last Friday and had
spoken with her father
that day. "The
last time I talked to my
dad was about an hour
before I got the call
that I needed to go to
the hospital." A call
tht she'll always
remember. It
forever changed the
family's lives.
"It's very hard having
your dad here talking to
you hours before and get
a phone call and he's
just not there anymore.
It hurts bad. I
just can't believe he
didn't come home that
day" says Alicia.
The family had
traditional Saturday
breakfast together.
Now, there is an empty
space at the table.
Alicia adds, "I feel
like sometimes he was
the glue that held us
together and now I know
he wasn't because we
survived this far.
But, he was definitely
our rock." Arthur
Hufstetler was also
known around the
community of Port
Neches. "If you're
from Port Neches-Groves
you know how important
purple and white is."
Colors that were very
important to Hufstetler.
He started making all
the headdresses for the
high school.
Alicia says, "It got out
of control.
Behind his desk he has
stacks of beads.
We always laughed.
My dad had beads in his
tackle box."
Headdresses were so much
a part of his life, he
kept making them after
his daughters graduated.
And a tradition started
with buttons. "All
he used to ask for was
to make you a headdress
and give me a button.
That's how the buttons
started. Every
cheerleader, twirler,
anyone in Port Neches
that had a headdress,
they gave him a picture
button. They are
in bags still, they are
on hats, and he ended up
wearing a vest."
Arthur Hufstetler was
only five weeks away
from retirieng when he
died. And a big
party was in the works.
"We are doing this
party" says Alicia.
A party that won't be
filled with the same
joy. While a
family deals with the
death of a husband and
father and a community
honors the memory of its
number one fan.
( Arthur had more than
500 visitors honor him
at his visitation and
the funeral was standing
room only. His
wife, Vickie, was a
co-worker of two of our
classmates,
Cecile Trevino Esqueda
and Paula Daigle
Sheppard.)
Elizabeth Hall
(death of her mother)
4411 108th St.
Lubbock, TX 79424
e.hall@ttu.edu
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