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Dear Friends,
It is with a heavy heart
that I write this update. Even though I don't have any
deaths of classmates to report ,(THANK HEAVENS), our hearts and our
minds are all on the devastation caused by Hurricane Katrina. Several
classmates contacted me wondering about any classmates that might have been in
the wake of the storm or who may have had families involved.
I looked over the class list of "last known"
addresses and I found several that were living in Louisiana.
I did not find any addresses in Mississippi or Alabama.
They are:
Francis Cook Byrd-Minden; Karen
Cooper Cappel-Prairieville; Patti Farley D'Amico-Alexandria;
Cheryl Freeman-Lake Charles; Evelyn Hanks-Crowley;
Gary Hebert-Boosier City; Kenneth Howard-Lake
Charles; Linda James Louvier-Metarie; James Mouille-Greenwell;
Marsha Preddy Strickland-Suphur; Rebecca Simon White-Abbeville;
Charlotte Suire Pellerin-Baton Rouge; Verna Taylor
Speirs-Oberlin; Michael Vela-Jefferson; Wayne
& Jean Ann Virden Lagrappe-Sulphur.
If you know any news of the classmates
mentioned, please e-mail me and I will pass it on to the others. PLEASE
KEEP ALL OF THEM and the displaced victims in your thoughts and prayers!!!
Janette Light wrote that her
daughter was able to flee the city Sunday night. I also
had a good friend that worked at a hotel on Bourbon Street that was able to get
out as the town began to flood on Tuesday morning. He barely escaped and
rode on a flat tire with 7 other people in his vehicle to Shreveport, LA.
Betty Bernauer Waedemon sent the
following:
"If you feel helpless, like I do, perhaps this is a way to
help."
Betty Waedemon
I am trying to organize an Adopt-A-Family
program with the Governor's office, whereby a family here in Houston can see to
the range of needs for a refugee family from Katrina. It looks as if these
suffering families will be here for months, as New Orleans and the surrounding
areas will be without basic utilities for several weeks.
If any of you out there are willing to be an
adopting family that could provide occasional food, clothing and emotional
support for a family, please e-mail me directly at:
howard@castleberry.biz
I will then organize a list, present it to
the state, and see if we can formulate a plan.
Many thanks for your consideration,
Howard Castleberry
3717 Meadow Lake Lane
Houston, Texas 77027
713-539-2555 cell
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CONDOLENSES:
Peggy Fontenot Cameron's husband, Jerry,
succumbed to colon cancer at the age of 59. He was just diagnosed this
last June. He is survived by Peggy, two sons, and a daughter-in-law.
His funeral arrangements are the following:
Visitation is Monday, Sep. 5th from 4:00-8:00 PM.
Niday Funeral Home (281-464-7200)
12440 Beamer Rd.
Houston, TX 77089
Funeral services will be held on Tue., Sep 6th at
Niday Funeral Home at 1:00 PM. Burial will be in Forrest Park Cemetery, 21620
Gulf Freeway, Webster, TX.
Show your support to Peggy at this tragic time in her life.
Peggy Fontenot Cameron
12205 Bell Creek Dr.
Pearland, TX 77584
Home: 713-436-6441
Cell: 832-656-8823
Also, show your support to these other classmates who lost a parent
since the last update:
Susan Davis Caver
Darrell Richerson
death of her mom death
of his mom
3006 E. Pinecrest Dr.
7900 Tom Drive
Atlanta, TX 75551 Pt.
Arthur, TX 77642
(903)796-6111 (409)727-7841
Several classmates sent in a new address for Hugh Weatherly who recently loss
his mom:
Hugh Weatherly
HC 53, Box 173
Hemphill, TX 75948
(409)579-2595
I don't have an e-mail address for him.
I look at the PA News daily to read the obituaries for this
information. Please send any info that you may know about any deaths so
that I can keep everyone informed. Thanks.
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GOOD NEWS!!!
Ricky Bradley writes:
Aug. 25th will be Gloria's third chemo treatment, 1/2 way home
to the 27 October conclusion. Things are progressing well as she is
managing to keep her white count up which has been a real concern, this being
the third time she has dealt with old Mr. Cancer. She is a real
fighter and really has a good attitude. So, I know she'll be victorious in
this battle.
(Ricky is married to Gloria Phillips, also from our class)
Ricky & Gloria Bradley
9221 SW 99th St.
Mustang, OK 73064
(405)745-3184
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MAIL CALL
Great update. I don't know how you got my e mail address, but it was fun reading
all about all the latest from fellow classmates. Thanks for the email. (I've
got my WAYS of finding classmates!! I'm not telling. It is my secret!)
I am working for Nextel Communications. My son is a band
director in at Woodrow Wilson High School in Dallas, Texas. Probably the
most interesting thing about us is our hobby of the last five years--hot air
ballooning. We crew for hot air balloon pilots and love the adventure. I
spent a year traveling the United States advertising for Uniroyal as Crew Chief
for their hot air balloon team and am presently in discussions with another
corporation so that my wife and I can spend next year traveling with another
hot air balloon team.
We do our product development planning for the next year or two around this time
at work. The extra working hours are always a draining experience but
luckily, it only lasts for a month or so. I did have time to finish up
some more fun activities before it started this year and managed to get three
more patent applications filed. It will be nice to get back to some of the
more fun technical aspects of the job this Fall.
My oldest daughter is now attending her first semester as a pre-med biology
major at Baylor. She plays trombone and signed up for the Baylor Band.
My main hobbies are astronomy and optics / telescope making. I had
the opportunity to attend a regional gathering this past weekend at Lake Whitney
State Park west of Hillsboro. There is an annual gathering of amateur
astronomers and telescope makers there each summer.
I have listed links to a couple of my web sites. I have not had time
to write any new material for them in almost a year. I have several
articles partially done and they sit on my list of things of to do. It
seems at times that I could use about 8 hours extra in each day, but then, I
expect everyone feels that way at times. Sometimes it's just time I'm
short of, other times it's energy. I am waiting for both to appear on the
same day! (You know, it's odd that I started writing longish technical
articles for the Web in the first place. I never really enjoyed or did
well in English classes in school but a little of what I heard may have stayed
with me after all.)
Take care. My best wishes and concern go out to all who
have friends and family affected by the hurricane in Louisiana and Mississippi.
Web Sites:
http://upton.atm-workshop.net/
http://www.atm-workshop.com/
http://www.williamson-astro.org/
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WEBSITE update
Ernie Casteneda Bullion wrote:
Hey Linda, I so much look forward to the classmate newsletters. I
would gladly contribute donations to get the website going.
Just let me know.
(Thanks Ernie. When we get a fund set up, I'll let you, and everyone
else who has inquired, know what they can do to help with the financial
aspect of maintaining a website on the internet. We're not quite ready to
go ahead with it, yet. So, you will just have to be "happy"
with the FREE e-mail updates for now. "-)
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DO YOU KNOW....?
I had an inquiry from a classmate wanting to get back in touch with Lavada
Jean Wilson Miller. I do not have any information on her.
Any help????
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MEMORIAL DVD's
This 45 minute presentation of our departed classmates can still be purchased
for $9.00.
Contact:
Mike Lawson
2119 Twin Lakes Blvd.
West Columbia, TX 77486
(979)345-5901
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FUN & CATCHING UP ON OLD TIMES
Two fun events to be held:
The Port Arthur Historical Society is sponsoring a benefit on Saturday,
September 17, 2005 by bringing several well known entertainers to Port
Arthur to throw what is called the Solid Gold Rock and Roll Show III.
Tickets are $18 in advance....
The entertainers are:
Jimmy Clanton - Just a Dream, Venus in Blue Jeans
Billy Joe Royal - Down in the Boondocks, I Knew You When
Tommy Roe - Sheila, Dizzy, Sweet Pea
Johnny Preston - Running Bear
AND
Sept.
10, 2005 at 6:00 pm
Larry's French Market & Cajun Restaurant
Here is a list of our classmates that are
planning on going to this get-together at Larry's. They may be more that
haven't let us know.
Linda DeCuir McFadden, Jack Etheredge, Janette Light
Norton, Ike Landry, Loretta LaLonde Myers, Tommy Romero & Darrell Richerson.
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Okay, this is it for now. Let others know about our
updates and I will add them to the e-mail addresses. Presently, we have
184 on the mailing list. Remember, without your e-mail input, I wouldn't
have anything to write. Please continue to contribute and I will do my
best to keep everyone "informed". I appreciate all of you.
Take care and contact your "old school chums" often,
Linda
DeCuir McFadden
lindasuemcfadden@sbcglobal.net
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