Patricia "Patsi" Hughes

Great pictures Mike. 

Mardi Gonyea (Nicklin)

Hi Everyone from triple digits here in my camelot here in Texas. I am staying inside!!\

Great pictures Mike, you have a super good looking family. Thank you for posting. We love to see the family pictures and stories.

Super cute Great Grandson Bill. So very special and I hope by now all those hours in labor help the Mommy to be enjoying her baby. I mean, four hours in labor 53 years ago, for me, have NEVER been forgotten!! If I could have figured out how to have those cute little packages without the labor, I would have had a dozen...ha

Jim, I 'think" but am not sure where in Nashville, but my nephew and his wife do stand up comedy at one of the clubs. Glad you are still enjoying all your visits.

I, too, have a great time with my stand up comedy. In fact, I use one of my best childhood friends, Judy Lynn Shows Brown, as a subject of some of my routines. She and I were born exactly a month apart and we managed to get in to wayyy too much trouble together. I use some of my other classmates, but if they are living I dont reveal names....I know, I am terrible...ha

Sending Luv N Hugs

R. E. Herky Veatch

HI MIke,

THis is Herky Veatch, GHS "66".

I am amazed that Jack Chew is still alive. What memories of the Chew Den on South Main. Wow, at the time, the best Chicken Fried Steak in Roswell.

Mardi,

Judy Lynn Shows was funny as well.

Herky

Karen McCarty (Messina)

Gilbert "Butch" Colbert

I remember Chew Den on south Main.  They had the best fried chicken.  They closed at some point and, it appears, moved to 2nd Street.  Herky is correct, it had great food.

Deborah Pike

Gilbert,

You are correct about Chew Den was on the south Main. I remember the onion rings. I have never had onion rings as good as  those!!! Now I'm Hungry!!!

Debbie Pike

R. E. Herky Veatch

Yep, it was very close to Wyles, eat at the wye. I forgot about the fried chicken, wow, it was good. I am like Debora now, I am hungry.

Herky

James A "Jim" White

Dennis R. Hunter

Really you don’t remember “cruising main” from A&W to Greer’s and back?  It was just across from A&W east of there. I think it’s is now closed on W 2nd too

Bob Gadberry

Chew Den was at the corner of SE Main & E. Widly street - It backed up to a Bowling Alley (can't remember the name) which also closed up and is now something else.

Bob Gadberry

Karen Moore (Wilson)

A&W was across from Sears.  Wylies was at the Y where the airmen hung out, and Chew Den was across the street to the East.  

Deborah Pike

Now you guys are making me sad....No one here can cook good Mexican food much less make superb onion rings.  I am also missing the the wonderful temperature in Roswell. I can take the 98 degrees it is the 90  percent humidity I object to!!!!! (that's sweat and not tears)  Our normal humidity  is in the 60's. Someone adopt me and bring me Home!!!!!

Debbie

James A "Jim" White

Mardi Gonyea (Nicklin)

I remember working at St. Mary's Hospital, which has been torn down, as a candy striper then when we finished there we walked to Chew Den. I have found some good Chinese Food but my memory of how delicious Chew Den's food was always comes back to me.

Yes, Wylie's was the airforce guys hang out and most of us girls were forbidden to go there, but there were som

Some of us that would sneak a go-there because we thought the guys in uniform were so handsome....ha!!

Mexican food, oh my goodness, come to my house!! I make a killer hot sauce that my extended Mexican family has me bring to their events...ha. And, I make really, really good enchilida's. The most favorite thing in the world for my previous husband was to wake up, have his cup of coffee with my enchilida's. I used to cook for very large family gatherings, and I miss it! There is one place here in town that comes close.

Luv N Hugs

R. E. Herky Veatch

Bill,

THe old Chew Den was on the corner of E.
Forest and SE Main (Dexter HWY). The A&W was across the street from the old Sears Roebuck and the shoppong center for Furr's Cafateria. Going south from there was the old Pepsi bottling plant. Going further south when you go to McGaffey, you kept in you left lane like headed to the Starlite Drive IN, and there the Chew Den was on the left and a few feet further was the turn around at the Wye to get back onto South Main so you could go back to Greers. There was a Safeway at the intersection of McGaffey and Main (southwest corner).

Behind the Chew Den was a bowling alley that Jack Chew would always be bowling between lunch an d dinner.

Herky

Karen McCarty (Messina)

Mardi Gonyea (Nicklin)

Sweet, sweet Karen. You have always been the sweetest heart and soul that I had the great memory of you since high school. Your words are very wise. For those that have  lost, loved and lost again we are in a place for the good parts of the memories, and I love that. I so appreciate your faith based foundation and that you share it freely in such a good way. I am so happy that I can share the great parts of our child/children's life, let alone those amazing Grands. Nothing could have prepared us for the happiest love in watching those Grands!! 

Saturday and Sunday are days I play non-stop music and to this day I love to dance to all the great stuff. It just makes me so happy to have the priviledge of all my blessings.

Luv N Hugs

R. E. Herky Veatch

Mardi,

I will be in Kerrville at the YO Ranch Hotel for my wifes high school reunion Sept. 13-15 (i think). I have no idea about the room number; however my wifes name is Mary Cone Veatch. Class of 65

Herky Veatch

Margaret W. "Peggy" Ware (Koger)

Karen,  beautifully said!  You and Mardi continue to be huge sources of inspiration 

James A "Jim" White

First, Karen, thank you for your comments. Our kids look at the map and see their lives ending quite a few states away. We look at it and see our ending at the county line, at best, and some of us see it ending about two blocks from our home. (If that is a correct analogy)

Along that line, I am going to violate website administrator rules and give  you an address. 

Laurie Shuey Anderson and Andy Anderson celebrated their 50th anniversary this weekend. In reality, they have been married 48 years (remember, Laurie is our only Gold Star Widow having lost her first husband in VietNam). Andy is a retired Veteran Air Force Pilot and his contact with Agent Orange has caused major health problems of great dispair (my words, not theirs).  Andy is a very positive person, as Laura Knight Atkins and husband, Jessie, will attest. They drove from Santa Fe to Fort Worth to celebrate with them. Laura would be giving you details but she is busy flying to Germany in the next 12 hours or so.

Bottom line is Laurie and Andy celebrated their 50th Anniversary as they suspect they do not have two more years together on this earth. Laurie, you know as she is a wonderful lady who has been so helpful and so positive at reunions. Andy is also loved evidenced by the number of friends and former pilots that showed up to the party to give their respects to this marriage. I have met Andy and will verify he is a great guy worthy of our love and respect. If you care to send Laurie and Andy an anniversary card, please write them at:

Andy and Laurie Anderson - 6817 Glen Meadow Drive - Ft. Worth, TX 76132

Laurie and Andy, we love you both. You two are the example of character that our classes of 1966 have.

Mardi Gonyea (Nicklin)

J. thank you so much for the beautiful posting. What a beautiful picture, so sweet. Huge Congradulation on the big 50th, so special.

Peggy, thank you, so many of you inspire me.

Herkey how cool, your wife graduated from Tivy. Kerrville is just such a great place to leave. You all have heard me call it my "Cameot" many times. I have put those dates on my calendar and the name you will be using at the YO. Here is my phone email address if you would like to email me so I can see what your schedule is because I would def. like to see you. (marditx.mn@gmail.com). When I get that from you I will send you my phone#. Looking forward to it.

Luv N Hugs

Karen McCarty (Messina)

Mardi Gonyea (Nicklin)

Yep Jim is in trouble for sure, Bill. We will have to send him to the "time out chair." But, he has a reputation for traveling, we will have to keep an eye on him...ha!!

Oh Karen, that is just the funniest memory or our Candy Striper days!! What a visual. We were in constant trouble with the nuns as well. We didn't make the beds with the perfectly folded corners. You would have thought they were related to Martha Stewart!! We also got in trouble for giggling and not taking everything seriously. Now that I think about it....hmmmm, all of a sudden we didnt go again....maybe we got asked to leave??

Luv N Hugs

R. E. Herky Veatch

Happy Birthday Butch!!

Mardi Gonyea (Nicklin)

OMGosh cuteness times ten !!!