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UPDATE 04-13-08: IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT!!!! PLEASE READ!!!
CHECK OUT THE LINK SECTION ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE WEBSITE. THERE IS A NEW LINK TITLED "PARRISH HOUSE". OUR FRIEND AND CLASSMATE, STEVE PARRISH AND HIS FAMILY HAVE BEEN HONORED FOR THEIR WORK AT A SAFEHOUSE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SHELTER BY HAVING IT RENAMED TO PARRISH HOUSE. CONGRATULATIONS, STEVE FOR YOUR DEDICATION AND HARD WORK TO THIS ORGANIZATION.
IF YOU CHANGE YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS, PLEASE LET ME KNOW SO THAT WE CAN KEEP OUR RECORDS CURRENT. WE DON'T WANT TO LOSE YOU!!
An announcement arrives in the mail,
A reunion is planned; it'll be really grand;
Make plans to attend without fail.
I'll never forget the first time we met;
We tried so hard to impress.
We drove fancy cars, smoked big cigars,
And wore our most elegant dress.
It was quite an affair; the whole class was there.
It was held at a fancy hotel.
We wined, and we dined, and we acted refined,
And everyone thought it was swell.
The men all conversed about who had been first
To achieve great fortune and fame.
Meanwhile, their spouses described their fine houses
And how beautiful their children became.
The homecoming queen, who once had been lean,
Now weighed in at one-ninety-six.
The jocks who were there had all lost their hair,
And the cheerleaders could no longer do kicks.
No one had heard about the class nerd
Who'd guided a spacecraft to the moon;
Or poor little Jane, who's always been plain;
She married a shipping tycoon.
The boy we'd decreed "most apt to succeed"
Was serving ten years in the pen,
While the one voted "least" now was a priest;
Just shows you can be wrong now and then.
They awarded a prize to one of the guys
Who seemed to have aged the least.
Another was given to the grad who had driven
The farthest to attend the feast.
They took a class picture, a curious mixture
Of beehives, crew cuts and wide ties.
Tall, short, or skinny, the style was the mini;
You never saw so many thighs.
At our next get-together, no one cared whether
They impressed their classmates or not.
The mood was informal, a whole lot more normal;
By this time we'd all gone to pot.
It was held out-of-doors, at the lake shores;
We ate hamburgers, coleslaw, and beans.
Then most of us lay around in the shade,
In our comfortable T-shirts and jeans.
By the fortieth year, it was abundantly clear,
We were definitely over the hill.
Those who weren't dead had to crawl out of bed,
And be home in time for their pill.
And now I can't wait; they've set the date;
Our fiftieth is coming, I'm told.
It should be a ball, they've rented a hall
At the Shady Rest Home for the old.
Repairs have been made on my hearing aid;
My pacemaker's been turned up on high.
My wheelchair is oiled, and my teeth have been boiled;
And I've bought a new wig and glass eye.
I'm feeling quite hearty, and I'm ready to party
I'm gonna dance 'til dawn's early light.
It'll be lots of fun; But I just hope that there's one
Other person who can make it that night.
IF ANYONE HAS ANY INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING MISSING CLASSMATES, PLEASE CONTACT A COMMITTEE MEMBER:
James L. ALLEN, Darrell BRANDON, Wayne BURRIS, Armeda BURTON, Larry COOPER, Margaret DAMERON, Robert EASLEY, Marilyn ENSLEN, Betty FRAY, Steven GATES, Nancy GLYDEWELL, Charles GREEN, Goldie GUTHRIE, Janice HAYES, Joyce HAYES, Kenneth HOBBS, Laveda (Mason) JUSTIS, Jack KING, Janice KIRKENDOLL, Jim LEE, Lynna LEIKER, Jack MATHIS, Harold MITCHELL, Elaine NEAL, Bill NEWBY, Jim PARKER, Terry RAINS, Jerry REED, Albert RODNEY, Joyce SCHWAB, Mary SHUTE, Cindy SIRES, Cheryl STANFIELD, Sherri STUART, Darnell TAYLOR, Jacqueline WALKER, Lawrence WRIGHT
IN LOVING MEMORY....
RATHER THAN MOURN THE ABSENCE OF THE FLAME,
CELEBRATE HOW BRIGHTLY IT GLOWED.
LIVE EACH DAY AS IF IT IS THE LAST DAY OF YOUR LIFE.
BE THANKFUL FOR EVERY BLESSING.
"BE WHO YOU ARE AND SAY WHAT YOU FEEL...
BECAUSE THOSE THAT MATTER, DON'T MIND...
AND THOSE THAT MIND, DON'T MATTER."
IF YOU'RE ALREADY SKATING ON THIN ICE....
YOU MAY AS WELL DANCE!
************************* BUCKET LIST ******************************
One of the things we did at the reunion was to have our classmates list some things they want to do before they "kick the bucket". Some submissions for the "BUCKET LIST" are:
Go to Africa - VICKI (MINOR) WEAR
Visit the rest of the 50 states and to have an even dozen grandchildren (NOT!) - DAVID DENNIS
Get my Master's Degree and get a bigger bucket! - UDEL GIBLER
Before I kick the bucket I want to learn to play the drums like a rock star (preferably like Tommy Lee) and I want to learn to dance hip hop, crumping, or any other dance like that. - MARGARET (LESTER) WALTON
Drive a car over 200 MPH and be retired. - GARY ROE
I'd like to be the "last man standing" at the last class reunion.
- STEVE WHITE
Visit the Holy Lands. - GREG WILLIAMS
1. Locate everyone on the "Missing Classmates List".
2. Speak in front a crowd of people without crying or dying!
- MARILEE LEWIS-PALMER
Please feel free to email me with your own "Bucket List". I'll add them as I receive them and they can be published under "anonymous" if you want. We'll check in 5 years to see if you accomplished any of them.
NOTE: THE ABOVE DATE IS NOT ACCURATE. I JUST HAVE TO PUT A DATE IN TO MAKE THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. I'LL PUT IN THE CORRECT DATE WHEN IT IS ESTABLISHED!!!
Please keep checking with our website to get updated news on our 60th BIRTHDAY BASH being planned for next year! We held our first meeting in October and started making plans.
Our plans are to have our BASH during Homecoming Weekend, which has become a great event bringing lots of alumni "home". We're also planning a "Class of 68" float in the parade so that those who want can ride. We'll, of course, have a birthday party to celebrate (?????) our turning 60, and a "gag gift exchange" for those that want to participate. Steve Crosswhite has graciously agreed to BBQ for the event and his wife, Sharon, will prepare a special birthday cake.
As we make more plans and get events finalized, we'll keep everyone updated. Here's hoping we have a great turnout as we meet this next milestone in our lives.
11/24/2008 Reunion Committee: Election of Officers and Updated Members
At the close-out meeting for the 2008 Class Reunion we elected officers to serve for the next 5 years. They are: President - Marilee Lewis-Palmer; Vice-President - Paula (Summers) Hayslip;
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8/1/2008 4th Street Theatre Collection
Many thanks to our classmates for their contribution to the 4th Street Theatre Renovation Project. As always, the Class of 1968 was generous and we collected $401.00 at the reunion. With t
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8/1/2008 Sarah Owen Stidham's Grandson
Over our reunion weekend, our classmates generously donated $285.00 to present to our fellow classmate, Sarah Owen Stidham. Sarah Lou has been traveling between her home and Kansas City eve
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My husband I have 4 children and 1 grandson who will soon be 3 and we are expecting another in August who will be born in Sydney, Australia. So, YES, I will be traveling to Australia this year and spending about 2 months there. I enjoy traveling the world and spending time with my family.
Looking forward to seeing everyone and reconnecting.
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