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  ACHS Classmate Linda Brown Demart [email protected]

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  ACHS 1961 Graduate Tom Schooley [email protected]

  I was informed today by his widow Valeri

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  ACHS Graduate Cheryl Sherrod Duncan [email protected]

  Scot Duncan informs us that his mother a

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  ACHS 1961 Graduate Patricia Sloan Brown [email protected]

  We have been informed that classmate Pat

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  ACHS 1961 Graduate Francis "Butch&quo [email protected]

  Sorry to report that Butch Henderson pas

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  ACHS 1961 Classmate Bob Allen [email protected]

  ACHS classmate and Arkansas City residen

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  ACHS 1961 Graduate Linda Keller Baker [email protected]

  We received word that ACHS '61 graduate

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  Charlene O'Neal Jordan [email protected]

  I'm sorry to report that Charlene passed

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  Linda Hover called to let us know that C

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  ACHS 1961 Graduate Phil Reinking [email protected]

  Sadly, we have yet another ACHS '61 grad

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  ACHS 1961 Graduate Gilbert Rahn [email protected]

  We regret to inform that ACHS '61 gradua

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  ACHS 1961 Classmate Ed White [email protected]

  We have received word that ACHS '61 clas

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  Classmate Marvin McLaughlin [email protected]

  I'm sad to report that ACHS '61 graduate

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  Classmate Beth Phillips Galbreath [email protected]

  Just one day after our last classmate de

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Larry Grose


Hello Fellow Classmates,
After 19 enjoyable yrs. of teaching classes and coaching tennis I retired from Cowley College. It was an Awesome trip. As most of you know I never grew up and always just wanted to play tennis. When I saw the chance to get payed for doing some thing I would do for free I thought that was really COOL!! Not a bad way for an ol tennis bum to spend his life. I had so many wonderful young men and experiences that I will have to tell you all at the 50th coming up sooner than we think. As I look back on my career I would sum it up by saying "Cowley College allowed me to use a tool called TENNIS to make a difference in the lives of lots of wonderful young men and women. They are our promise of tommorrow and I am glad I could be a small part and make a contribution to society".
I then moved to Florida with my sons and new daughter in law Wendee. She is such a sweet heart. She and Jared just had their 1st aniversary. Jason is still single with a serious girl friend but I have not heard any wedding bell lately. (haha) Both the boys are tennis teaching pros and told Nyla & I "Mom and Dad, you are coming to Fl. when you retire because we are NOT coming back to Ks"!! So we are making the big change.
My sweet Nyla, wife of 42 yrs this Sept 5th, will be joining me,us as soon as she fulfills her contactual committment with her job. We have purchased a home in Fl and are in the process of getting our ks. home ready to sell. What a deal!! What we parents will not do for our kids. (haha)
I continue to play tennis, bike ride, swim and of course look at the cute girls on the florida beaches. A carry over from my ACHS days. I have black hair except for the gray grecian formula I recently added. (haha). Yes, I still have bird legs but I have added a little potbelly for them to carry around. My tennis serve went from being 100 mph to 10 mph and I have not broke a string in my racket in yrs. (haha) Is this a sign I am getting older???
In conclusion I will tell each of you that I certainly cherish my wonderful H.S. days & memories. You all have a very special spot in my heart. I will you all good health and good times the remainder of your lives.
Yours truly,
Larry T. Grose
Goose Grose or Papa Goose to my X players.


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