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Our
most recent classmate news
 Carolyn Carothers
- Our classmate Carolyn
Carothers (Doege) died on 13 August 2023 in Cypress, TX. Carolyn
earned her masters in biology and chemistry at Sam Houston State and
taught for many years in Texas. Her obituary captures a life of
many interests and accomplishments.
Orenda page Obituary and Memorial Video
Patsy Kennedy
- Our classmate Patsy Kennedy (Paine) died on 14 July 2023 at her
home in Garland, TX. A viewing was held on 22 July. Orenda page Obituary
Susan Ellis
- We were saddened to hear that our classma te Susan Ellis (Cooper) died on 14 April 2023 at her home in Dallas. Forever seared in the memory of many of our classmates, Susan performed a steamy rendition of "Steam Heat" [The Pajama Game] with Tommy Tune '57 during our sophomore year.
Memorial service held at Highland Park United Methodist Church in Dallas on Tuesday, 25 April 2023. Orenda page Obituary
Diane Wall -  Our class has learned that Diane Wall (Nail) died in her
home in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma back on 5 February 2021. Diane and
her husband were both veterinarians and well loved in the community.
Orenda page Obituary
Memorial Service for Danny
- Our classmate Vann Phillips reported on Sunday 2 April 2023: "Beth
and I attended a memorial service this morning for Dan Tompkins who
died June 22,
2022 in California. The service was at Dan’s sister, Mary Harris’s,
house here in Dallas from 9:30 to 11:30 followed by a nice luncheon at
the Dallas Country Club. The service
was just like being in a church with a minister and great music. Many
of Dan’s relatives
attended. I saw Dan frequently when we were both in business. His
mother and sister lived
in Dallas and we are good friends with his sister. Today would have
been Dan’s
82nd birthday."
Bain Williams
- Our classmate Bain Williams died 6 March 2023 in Fredericksburg, TX after struggling with Parkinsons for years. His published obituary is replete with memories and recognition from friends.
Orenda page Obituary
Nancy Smith - The New Braunfels paper lists this obituary for Nancy Smith
(Stewart) who died 11 Mar 2023. Nancy was in our [January] Class
of 1959 but attended summer school in 1958 so she could graduate
early
and enter Texas Tech in Fall 1958. Thus Nancy did not
appear in our '59 Orenda but is in our Electronic
Orenda. Nancy sang with the Melodots and the Choralettes and we
are working with Kay Daigle and Nancy's sister Pam on a Melodots
feature for mid-May to honor all 5 Melodots.
Orenda page Obituary
Anne Watts (Morris)
- Our classmate Anne Watts died on Sunday 26 February 2023 in
Austin, TX. Along with Gene Clements, Anne was one of our premier reporters on The Lancer.and from there excelled on the Rice Thresher and on into national publications and writings. Anne's obituary was published in the Austin American Statesman on
16 March and her Celebration of Life was Saturday 15 April at
Las Polomas Restaurant in Austin, TX.Orenda page Obituary
Our classmate Butch Looney died Saturday, 17 Dec 2022. Via Larry Hitt: "We
have lost a good guy. I heard from Tom Henderson yesterday that our
classmate Butch Looney died Saturday night in Austin. According to Tom,
he had been
dealing with the effects of a brain bleed suffered 2-3 years ago.
Butch's good friend and UT classmate told me that following a bad fall
on Saturday, Butch was hospitalized and
ultimately passed away at 11:30 pm that evening. Brain
surgery was considered but the doctors there did not offer any hope it
would be successful." Memorial Services for Butch will be held Saturday,January 14th at 2 p.m. at Covenant Presbyterian Church, 3003 Northland Drive, Austin, Texas 78757.
Bluegrass Interview
- In Nov 2022, our classmate Tony Ullrich provided a YouTube video
history of his amazing life and career with Bluegrass and Country
Music, much of it in Kerrville. You can locate it by searching for YouTube: Van Buren Variety, Under
that channel, operated and hosted by Bob Van Buren, you can find Tony's
interviews (and see his original banjo) under Episodes 85, 86, and 87. Yes, he plays live as well!!
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| 65th Reunion |
| Unfounded Rumours | This
page captures some of the buzz, innuendo, and just flat Fake News
swirling around these days about possible celebrations in 2024. |
| Fredericksburg 2021 | Classmates (and guests) who showed up for
this event - and two (2) links to some great photos. Perhaps a few
memories will be posted? Click here for the list, the strudel, the links, the wienerschnitzel! |
| 60th Reunion |
| 60th Reunion Photos | Provides links to collections of photos as provided by our classmates from the 60th Reunion, 29-31 March 2019 |
| 60th Reunion Attendees | Provides
the 'final' list of attendees for the 60th Reunion - yes, a few like
Pat Haragan didn't make it, but ... here is the list! |
| 60th Reunion Activities | Our 60th Reunion occurred in Houston during 29-31 March 2019. Results:
Plans Attendees Photos T-shirts |
| Message to the Class | Our
classmate Sue Harlow (Frederick) did not attend our 60th Reunion, but sent this message (with photo) from Tennessee to you. |
| Classmates in Contact |
| 59ers
Lunch Bunch
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Wendell Mendell coordinates this monthly gathering of
classmates at
the Marathon Oil Building cafeteria in Houston. Send your
e-mail to Wendell@Lamar59.org to receive a reminder each month. Or just show up! |
| Electronic Orenda | Our class directory
based on our
Orenda - even those folks who didn't get their photo in are featured
here - with current hometown noted and a link to their Lamar memories
and Class
Photo location
where known. Send in your information to Webmaster@Lamar59.org |
| 50th Reunion |
| 50th Reunion Report |
Prepared as an article on our 50th
Reunion for Fran Callahan to publish in the Alumni Assocation
Newsletter, this (2MB) PDF file provides an overall summary of our
Reunion and the events of the weekend, with a few photos of interest.
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| 50th Reunion Activities |
Our
fun-filled weekend
of November 13-15, 2009.
These five events were packed into three fun-filled days! Click here to see the
list of classmates registered to attend our 50th, from Anchorage to
Naples. |
| 50th Reunion Memories |
The
remarks (as a PDF file) presented by Lynn Zarr and Sherry Strater at
our 50th
Celebration (Saturday Night, River Oaks Country Club, 14 Nov 2009). |
| Memories |
| Photos from Reunions
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Photos
from our other reunions (Fredericksburg in 2012, 50th in 2009) are
shared here - including a few
from post-reunion activities. Includes some suggested free on-line
storage sites for sharing your pics.
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| In
Memoriam |
Classmate obituaries
and memorial sites. Includes link to the current (PDF
format) list of
deceased classmates.
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Helping Others
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 | Our classmates Frank Jones and Sukey Fenoglio worked with the Lamar Alumni Association to establish some
scholarships for "B" students at Lamar to attend college ("A" students
have little trouble obtaining financial assistance). Details here |
