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Aug 2016: I am in panel 1, Row 11, Number 12, standing next to Gene Clements.
Thank you for updating the class picture with my location.
I believe that Mike Busby is on Frame 3, Row 10, No. 28.
My
wife and I moved to Simpsonville, South Carolina ten years ago from
Houston, so I am not likely to able to attend a luncheon. When I
lived in Houston I was aware of these but I didn't ever have the time.
Now that I have the time I am not in Houston.
Best wishes to all my classmates - Sig Byrd Sigman Byrd
6 Rothesay Street
Simpsonville, S.C.
July 2015: Classmates and friends report on the recent medical problems facing Nancy Delorenzo:
[2 July] [Nancy]
is in Yale Hosp [New Haven, CT] with a serious stroke. She needs many
prayers!!! I will keep u posted,. - Kay Segrato
[4 July] Howdy 59’s…………….. An email just came down from my early Bible study class here @ 2nd Baptist… Nancy Delorenzo has suffered a severe stroke…. That’s all it said ……… Probably a good time for us to pool info, and stay tuned… Please, anyone who can fill us in with more info please do… God’s best to Joe and Nancy - Tony Ullrich
[4 July] [Joe
and Nancy] & their 2 boys live in Houston. We had good news
from Caring Bridge today: she is moving her arm & legs
a lot,
& is improving even though she has pneumonia. She is in
ICU. They want to give her a tracheotomy to remove some offluids
in her lungs, & a feeding tube so they can make her more stable to
travel back to Houston when the time comes. - Sherry Zarr [5 July] This is just very, very sad news. I can imagine that all of us feel utterly helpless on this Sunday morning.
All of us have been in tight corners throughout our lives but, I
find it hard to adequately imagine the immensity of this. The
solace we seek for Nancy and Joe will be found in the usual
place: Prayer. I simply know no other way (assuming she's
got the best that Houston medicine can offer). God love them; and
He will. I profoundly believe All who call on the name of the
Lord will find blessing…and Nancy and Joe are right up at the head of
that line in Cheryl's and my prayers. - Jon Hugh [5 July] I learned from some of Nancy’s close friends about the CaringBridge website where a dedicated page has been established for Nancy.
This is a very thorough and accurate way of keeping up with her
treatment and progress. After opening the link in Barbara’s email
below you can read all journal entries and, if you wish, sign up for
emails as updates are posted. It’s going to be a long road to
recovery but I think you’ll be encouraged by what you read. - Larry Hitt CaringBridge Updates on Nancy DeLorenzo, e.g., by Sharon DeLorenzo, with comments by classmates, e.g., Sukey, Susan Ellis, Bob Winegar.
Feb 2015: I’d like to place myself, Sam Stewart (know then as Sammy) in Row 9, number 37 from the left.
Though
I was only at Lamar from Dec. 1958 on, and can put precious few names
on the faces I remember, I do recall a number of them from us being at
Rice together before I left for something more appropriate after a
couple yrs. Indeed I wound up marrying Nancy Smith, a 1958 1/2
mid-termer who went to summer school and graduated in the Summer of
1958. We’d gone to Bethany Christian Church, next door to Lamar,
together and met there again after parting with our first
spouses. We’ve been married a wonderful 25 yrs now.
If
you know of someone who has time on their hands, they might input the
Orenda photo in a photo ID program such as iPhoto for Macs, and then
run that against the Class photo. It should match up a
substantial number of our otherwise unidentified.
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Jan 2015: Good news! Ginny Allen is now identified in our Panoramic Class Photo:
Row 5, #27. Thanks to Joanne Edmundson! Now, who is
standing next to YOU? Help us identify another one of our
classmates!
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Jan 2015: Great news! Robert French is alive and well and living in Washington state! He reports:
"The
accounts of my death have been greatly exaggerated. The part
about becoming a Las Vegas croupier is also inaccurate. It
is much more boring than that. I became a CPA in Anchorage,
Alaska, and then had a career as an accountant with the U. S. Army
Corps of Engineers in Portland, Oregon. I live in Vancouver,
Washington."
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Our
most recent classmate losses
Jul 2015: Tim Wheatley died
on Monday, July 20, 2015 in Houston. He served in the United States Air Force from 1961-1965 in the 331st Fighter Interceptor Squadron. He
loved studying and talking about his family history and was a proud
member of Sons of the American Revolution, General Society of the War
of 1812 and Sons of the Confederate Veterans. A graveside service was conducted on Friday, July 24th at Glenwood Cemetery in Houston.
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Jun 2015: Reed Robinson died
on Thursday morning, June 4, 2015 in Houston. He had numerous medical issues in recent years including several strokes and had been in assisted living for some time. Reed's obituary appeared on 5 July 2015 and is linked below.
There will be an inurnment service to celebrate the life of Reed Winslow Robinson on Tuesday, August 4, 2015 at 9:00 am.
Rev. Tom Stults '59 will officiate. It will be at Forest Park
Lawndale Cemetery, 6900 Lawndale Blvd, Houston, TX, 77023. When
you arrive at the cemetery follow the "Robinson" signs to the grave
site. There will be a tent and chairs available. Reed would
have liked it to be casual. If
you are unable to attend and have some remembrances of Reed you would
like to share you may send them to our classmate Chris Black at cblack@mritexas.com or call Chris at 832-256-1228 and
we willl share them at the service. A special thanks to those who
contributed to the fund for covering the cost of fulfilling Reed's last
wishes regarding his remains. Note:
In
addition to providing compassionate care and much of Reed’s support in
recent years, our classmate Chris Black assumed responsibility for
Reed’s final expenses. He committed to covering the cost of
cremation, opening of the family plot for interment of the urn, a grave
marker, the obituary and other expenses. The total cost will be
almost $5,000. After learning about this, a number of our
classmates together with some of Reed’s former students and neighbors
have pledged almost $2,000 to help offset Chris’s expenses, and other
friends and classmates have since contributed the remainder to offset
these expenses. Thank you to all!
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