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The Yellow Jackets

  Class of 1968

               

 

Classmate, Lynn Eldridge, passed away



Lynn Eldridge Gill, beloved wife, mother and grandmother went home to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on December 26, 2022. A third generation Texan, she was born to the late Ray and Gertrude Eldridge in Port Arthur, Texas on June 15, 1950.


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Our classmate, Mike Harmon, has passed away



Mike passed away on Dec. 27, 2022. He was born in Port Arthur, Texas on November. 28, 1949. No services are planned at this time


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Tony John Ayala, a classmate and Hero, killed in Vietnam, 1968



Tony passed away on 8/11/1968. He was born in Port Arthur, TX on October 5, 1949. He attended Woodrow Wilson Jr. High and other schools in the Port Arthur Independent School District.
Tony Ayala served with the 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines, Mike Company. He was Killed In Action during Operation MAMELUKE THRUST in the Battle of Hill 310.
His name stands proudly on the Mike 3/5 Wall of Honor. Semper fi, Brother Marine.


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  A few PA friends at Lynn Eldridge Gill’s memorial (2023)

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"The Port Theatre”

The Port Theatre was opened June 6, 1940 with Laurence Olivier in “Rebecca”. It was listed with 662 seats. In 1943 it was listed as being operated by Paramount Pictures Inc., through their subsidiary Julius Gordon. It was a rather nondescript theatre that closed in the 1960’s. It was a single screen theatre with a moderate sized balcony. On December 22, 1972 it was converted into a three screen theatre, putting two screens in the former balcony. Operating as the Golden Tri Cinemas 3, it played mostly second run movies, but as the neighborhood declined, so did the theatre. It was closed in 1983 and has been demolished. St. Joseph Hall has been built on the site


“George Jones”

According to country musician Waylon Jennings, "If we (country singers) all could sound like we wanted to, we'd all sound like George Jones." George Jones was born in Saratoga, Texas, and grew up in Colmesneil, Texas. His father was a violent alcoholic who would sometimes return home in the middle of the night, wake up George, and demand that he sings. Despite the way music was abusively thrust on him, Jones continued to perform. When he was nine years old, his father bought him his first guitar, and he began busking on the streets of Beaumont. He left home at 16 and went to Jasper, Texas, where he sang and played on the radio.
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“Bridge City’s Steve Worster, star of Texas’ national title team”

Bridge City native Steve Worster stands in front of his mural at the Texas Sports Hall of Fame in 2009. County and Bridge City lost one of its most beloved icons Saturday night as the legendary Steve Worster passed away. Worster, 73, will long be remembered for his exploits as a running back at Bridge City High School and at the University of Texas. Worster helped power Bridge City to the Class 3A State Championship in 1966 after reaching the title game in 1965 for legendary Cardinal coach H.W. “Chief” Wilson. Worster was All-District for four years, All-State for two years and a high school All-American. He zipped to 2,210 yards as a senior, as the Cardinals went 13-1 and defeated McKinney 30-6 to win state by a whopping margin. Worster was All-District for four years, All-State for two years and a high school All-American. He zipped to 2,210 yards as a senior, as the Cardinals went 13-1 and defeated McKinney 30-6 to win state by a whopping margin. He collected 38 100-yard rushing games with the Cardinals, and Bridge City retired his jersey when he went to Texas. His 38 100-yard rushing games remain second in Texas prep history behind Robert Strait’s 41 (Ken Hall and Billy Sims also had 38 100-yard games).
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