News and Notes
February 2009
For CHS 57 classmates and interested others
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Alma
Brown Hall “Having a friend you've known
since the first grade is very special.” Suzie Trefny and I spent an afternoon
this past week, laughing and giggling like a couple of schoolgirls. I'm not sure that anything we said to each
other was funny; a stranger at the open door to her room might have had a
puzzled look. But she and I knew WHY
we were laughing! I recounted some of
our adventures as kids--selling Girl Scout cookies door to door, running up
(and right back down) the rickety front steps of the "haunted
house" on Prospect Parkway (just think, Cradock may not have been the
setting for To Kill a Mockingbird, but we sure had a Boo Radley house!), and
there was the Sunday evening she and I found all these old, old clothes, in a
chest in my parents' attic, proceeded to dress up in hats, gloves, canes,
umbrellas...And what do you do when you're all dressed up and no place to
go? You walk down _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Bill Nance “Perks of being over 68, 69, 70,
71” Kidnappers
are not very interested in you. In a
hostage situation, you are the first to be released. No one expects you to run...anywhere. People call at 9 PM and ask, 'Did I wake
you?' People no longer view you as a
hypochondriac. There is nothing left to learn the hard way. Things you buy now will not wear out. You can eat supper at 4 PM. You can live 'without sex' but remember how
good it was. However, you cannot live
without your glasses. You get into
intense arguments about pension plans.
You no longer think of speed limits as a challenge. You quit trying to hold your stomach in no
matter who walks into the room. You
sing along with elevator music. Your
eyes will not get much worse. Your
investment in health insurance is finally beginning to pay off. Your joints are more accurate meteorologists
than the national weather service.
Your secrets are safe with your friends because they cannot remember
them either. Your supply of brain
cells is finally down to a manageable size.
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Links Drive, Nags _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Is
Barrack Obama Irish? http://www.oneeyedparrot.org/obama.html _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Jeanne
Knutson Livesay “Changing Diapers” Life is chaos - here we are, Stan and I, at advanced age and
have taken on a newborn (born Aug 4 and we received him August 14) and we
still have him with us. Never having babies, all of my 5 children were
7 and up when I inherited them via marriages, it is new experiences every
day. Some days are roses and some days are stone - but none
of them is boring. I Do not know how long we will have him live
with us - but just going to enjoy each day we have. Hard not to
spoil this handsome lad - Best part, he is a 7 pm to 7 am baby - I have to
get up and check to see he is OK - he is so quiet. Wish us luck -
and send a prayer for Isaac that all goes well in his life. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ John Bugg
“Well not that sunny, lately.” Hello and
greetings from sunny _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 50 years ago...February 3, 1959, a day that many of us remember
with sadness. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JkEGXI5OA20 ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ The Cradock Website
is a Gem We recommend features to you who grew up in
Cradock on the Cradock Website. Last
month we recommended the stories from the thirties that Bob and Ruth Ort
Cutchins saved for posterity. Janie
Norris Evans is the webmaster of the Cradock website. Janie, a
Cradock Class of 60 graduate has taken her time to photocopy and paste on the
website copies of 21 Cradock Yearbooks for you to enjoy. She collects Cradock
stuff past and present, and displays it on her version of Cradock reality. To register your name and email address on
the site click this link. http://members.tripod.com/~rqbing/registered_alumni/alumni.htm _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Lost 57 Classmates (February 2009) If you
have any information that will lead us to them please contact revelerbk@cox.net Kathlyn Anita Bell... Her last known email
address is Stan0127@aol.com; Constance Bryant, No information; Christine Ewins Dickey No information; Thelma Jean Hampton, No information; Patti Mae Jones, Patti Mae
went to nurses training at Portsmouth General after High School. She had
moved to El
Paso, TX 79935: Lois Starks, No
Information; Janie Caroline Taylor, No information; Nancy
Tiller, 5364 Dulin Creek Road, House Springs, MO 63051, 636-677-5166 Julia Ann Viverette, No information; Geraldine
Wade, May be in Maryellen West; No Information _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ We have
all been here...it is a hoot. http://www.wral.com/golo/blogpost/3806711/ _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Katherine Powell “Getting Better” Katherine had
another PET (Positron
Emission Tomography) scan last week and the
results are encouraging. Her tumors are shrinking. Her Oncologist
has given her a three-month break from the chemotherapy treatments and then
he will evaluate the situation and decide on a new treatment plan.
Katherine is talking about coming down to see Carolyn Barnette Wright,
brother Chet and family in the _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Carolyn
Barnett Wright “Rest and relaxation at 70” My brother, Chet, arrives today on
Cudjoe Key in The Florida Keys about 15 miles from I had a
birthday card from Von Cunningham Olsen in I'm
taking my laptop with me so I'll be in touch with anyone who writes. I was
glad we had email links in News and Notes as it made it easy for me to email
Don and Alma. My email to Don was blocked and I filled out the form in
hopes that he will receive my email sometime. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Chuck
Kight “Car Nut after all these years” As some of you know, I am a self-avowed Car Nut. Someone did an awesome job putting this website together and with sound
to boot. At the very end of the video, you'll hear the song ' Click here:
The Cars We Drove In The 50s & 60s _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Jack Waff “We got it good and that ain’t bad” It is always good to hear about our
classmates. Living in Wilma and I are quite busy with our
granddaughter’s activities. Weather last night reached 1 degree.
I am going to When home
I play golf 3 to 4 times a week any time the weather reaches 50 degrees. Retirement is hell but we must let the
younger folks work. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Gene White “The news is good” In mid-January Gene’s beautiful young
wife, Ellen had a mild heart attack, whatever that is. Are any of them
mild? Gene being a trained paramedic
after a career in Firefighting recognized the symptoms immediately and they
were off to the hospital and at 4 am transferred to Sentara Norfolk General
for a heart catherization and late three stints installed in her coronary
artery. Ellen bounced back quickly and
went home after a short hospital stay.
She recovered rapidly and has no physical damage from the attack. She is busy with cardio-rehabilitation and
taking new drugs and in better shape than before the incident. Gene and Ellen are planning a trip this
spring to Pinehurst with friends. Gene
is waiting for the weather to break so he can get back to the golf course. 5325 Sports Club Run, _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Horace
Needham sends this video. It is not the usual patriotic piece. Take a minute
and enjoy. http://www.bornagainamerican.org/ ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Hope Saunders Slaughter “Catching up after losing Gene” I haven't stayed in touch personally with some of you who were there for me when I needed encouragement and I do apologize. I am so grateful and thank you all for helping me face up to 'what's next’? My family is the greatest, each and every one. They are scattered all over but in this age of technology keep up with me daily! I am so blessed. I flew to
Charleston, SC to spend Thanksgiving week with #3 son,’ Trooper', and my SC
grandchildren, their girlfriends/boyfriends, Beth (his new wife) and her
parents, her brother and his fiancée, their cousin AND my #2 son, Linwood,
and his son, Stephen (my Orlando grandson) were there also! It was
not as we gathered around the dining table on Thanksgiving that we all
were most thankful. . .it was as we gathered at the airport that
evening to welcome home from Italy grandson, Chris. He is now stationed
in Ft Walton Beach, FL with the US Army. Linwood came home during
Christmas holidays to visit with 'Granddad' (Gene's 98 year old Dad who lives
with me) and me. He, Rob (#1 son) and I drove to Now if I can get rid of this head cold and get past April 15th, I will be looking forward to springtime and attending the graduation of my granddaughter, Jennifer, from Charleston Southern University and to the summer visit of her sister, Liz, who will be interning at Outer Banks Physical Therapy and to attending an Army (9th Division) Reunion in Denver and to vacationing in Maine in the early autumn with Nancy and Charlie Burch and Patsy Marshall. In October, you will find a new brick
in the Memory Walk in Get me started and I don't know when to stop . . . I wrote this poem just before Valentine's Day in 1983 when #4 son, Jonathan, was half-past twelve! Some days he was a little too much - very spoiled - no, very loved. He was our Joy - arriving in our family almost ten years after our #3 son, Ken ('Trooper'). Now that is another story relative to this season of the year. I do not, nor do you, have time for that one now (I thought I had the Flu!). Jon entitled my poem when after a trying mother/son encounter I read it to him and asked him what he thought. "Just call it 'About Love'" I can still hear him reply without hesitation in such a matter-of-fact way. He thought I was wanting a title to what I had written. And since tomorrow is February - again - here is my poem . . . 'About Love' There's Young Love; there's Puppy Love, First Love and self-love, Mother's Love, Now tough love - There's Cupid's Love, too. But God's Love is the greatest Love: Unending, Eternal Love, Unconditional, Unchanging, Everlasting, Ever True. Love is Kind. Love Divides. Love Hurts. Love Provides. Love forgives and keeps on giving. Love grows and is ever-living. Be reminded now anew God Loves Me and God Loves You. 170 Baxter Cell: (252) 267-7013, hopeslaughter@embarqmail.com _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Sonny Stout “Too tough to take down” Sonny Stout had open-heart surgery on
MLK day. He had a cardiac catheterization before they
operated on his heart. Sonny said that he had several stints placed about
five years ago and thought that all was well.
Sonny works every day and claims he never saw this coming, although he
had noticed a shortness of breath, until he had some bad chest pains and
decided to go to _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ A haunting website
about our grandparents http://www.magnet1.com/OldAmerica.pps _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Sam Allen “A very eventful year” It was a very eventful 2008... I
continue to be in good health, except for those aches and pains that come
with age... Carolyn's lower back is still a problem, and she continues to get
treatments periodically... The Neurosurgeon does not want to do any cutting
yet... He said during our last appointment the recovery time would be close
to a year... And there's only a 20% chance that it would do any good... In
Jan. I went to We were blessed with a visit of our
daughter and two grandsons from June to Sept... They were in _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Pat Horan “Hello All” It is good to catch up on everyone in
the News and Notes. Deadri and I are
still trudging along in the housing rental business. We are taking care of parents, trying to
remember what day it is, and traveling a little. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ The
luminous ladies of our youth sent by Carolyn Barnett Wright ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Yvonne Cunningham Olsen “Hello All” I just returned
from six weeks in I had to come back
home for a couple of weeks to re-group, check on Melvin and catch up with
everything. I did spent a few days with grandson, Caleb (5), and his parents
in Speaking of
grandchildren, what fun to see them grow. Caleb received a scooter for
Christmas. I bought one so I could go out with him! Actually,
they are a lot of fun. I did leave it at his house though. Caleb
loves kindergarten, but he says that soccer is still his focus! We all
love soccer! My health is
ok, as far as I know. Melvin is
on a few meds --blood pressure and diabetes. He does a few car DXes,
when the are selling! Maybe, I will buy one so he can go somewhere and
pick it up. Ha. I had been taking
some courses through The LLL Institute of Manassas, but had to drop out
for this semester. The courses have been very interesting. Our oldest son, Eric
(41) is here in I am still a
huge soccer fan. Am waiting for the new women’ professional league
to start up again. I was volunteer for the old Washington Freedom and
loved it! Warmest regards to
my classmates and friends from Cradock.
I enjoy reading about you in News and Notes. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ This
Video take 8 minutes... your grandchildren should see it _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Ellen Tillery Trammel “Ellen and Smokey” My last camping trip was to My next big adventure
is celebration of my March birthday on a In the meantime, I'm enjoying
my second time around with 9388 FM 935, _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Potpourri from CHS 57 If you know a classmate who does
not receive “News and Notes” and would like to receive it, do everyone a
favor, make a copy then send it to them.
It costs your time, an envelope and $0.42. It will make them feel good, and you l
too. It is a hassle to print and mail
to everyone on this list. You can
bring the class closer together by sharing a copy of this with your old
friends. If you find out that someone
on this list has an email send that information to revelerbk@cox.net Here are
a few folks who do not use email: Kenny Bass, 2108 Iowa Street, Chesapeake, VA 23323, 757-487-2145; William (Bobby) Allen; 1620 Maple Street; Smithfield, NC 27577; 919-934-3289; Duncan Buchanan, 2816 Anderson Hwy, Powhatan, VA 23139, 804-598-8005;
Juanita Gift Cotton, 219 Jacquelyn
Drive, Portsmouth, VA 23701, 757-488-8533; Nathan Capps, 112 Lariat Trail, Moyock, NC 27958, 252-435-1078;
Carolyn Gerald Collins, 4503
Leeward Drive, Chesapeake, VA 23321; 757-465-0461; Kenny Combs,3340 Golden Oaks Lane, Chesapeake, VA 23321, 757-484-9414; Shelvy Drew Donaldson; 602 Kent Drive, Portsmouth, VA 23702, 757-487-4458; Judy Allman Eanes,5 Warren Dr. Portsmouth, VA 23701,757-488-2749; Alfred E. Fry,2511 Bugle Dr W; Chesapeake, VA 23321,757-488-8441; Ronald W. Griffin,10 S Colin Dr, Portsmouth, VA 23701; 757-465-7406; Gene Hoggard, 1512 City Park Ave, Portsmouth, VA 23701, 757-
488-8575; Leon Hemmings, 1404 Fox
Trail, Edenton, NC 27932-9142, (252)
221-8926; Juanita Jefferies Killman,
4904 Gardner Lane, Suffolk, VA 23434, 757-925-0961; Mac Kincaid, 30 Early Drive, Portsmouth, VA 23701, 757-465-0349; Gloria Bass Kincaid, 30 Early Drive, Portsmouth, VA 23701,
757-465-0349; Earlene Hodges Lassiter,
413 Cynthia Lane; Vienna, VA 22180; 703-938-0953,
Arlene Johnston Lindsay, 111
Elmhurst Court, Portsmouth, VA 23701, 757-465-4103, Mobile: 757-373-7621; Patsy Payne Marshall;252 Idlewood
Avenue; Portsmouth, VA 23707, 757-397-6382; Kay Cross
(Sam) McLean , 4724 Race Street , Portsmouth, VA 23707, 757-399-8142; Sharon Hough Meyers, 2200 Azalea Drive; Grants Pass, OR 97526; 541-474-4460; Phillip
Monahan, 1513 City Park Avenue, Portsmouth,
VA 23701; 757-488-6856; Curtis Lee Nelson, 6513 Portsmouth
Blvd.; Portsmouth, VA 23701,
757-488-1717; Pat Malone Outten, 419
Bobby Jones Drive Portsmouth, VA 23701, 757-488-1774 Home, 757-439-0109 Cell;
Barbara Gilbert Parsons, 3844
White Chapel Arch, Chesapeake, VA 23321;
Bettie Jozwick Ridgeway, 11 S. Fairview Circle, Portsmouth, VA 23702, 757-393-4862; Merry Smith Schneider, 900 Old Combee Rd; Lakeland, FL 33805-9508, 863-603-0137; Lynn Root, 2849 Lambert Trail, Chesapeake, VA 23323,
757-487-4773; Richard Rush,4555
Bryce Drive, Evansville, IN 47714,
812-476-5512, Carl Vance; P. O.
Box 3996 , Portsmouth, VA 23701; Jewell
Rary Wall, 601 Normandy Street, Portsmouth, VA 23701, 757-487-6985; Jesse Wiggins, 38 Loxley Road,
Portsmouth, VA 23702,757-487-2953. Carolyn Collins’ niece died this
week. She was the daughter of Carol’s brother Oscar. There is talk again about restarting the monthly meetings
that Gene White held for four
years prior to the 50th reunion.
Some of us miss those gatherings.
Pat Horan remains our class reunion treasurer. He is
keeps our meager class funds that we have designated as “Memorial Funds” intact. Every one of our classmates is enjoying
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