Dennis R. Hunter

Well see how many you can pick out of the 55 yr reuion ....

Roger Carl

I have been running ideas in my head all week about what to post about the 55th reunion.  Of course it was a great treat to just be with friends, but it was much, much more than that.  In our current pandemic ordeal with so much change, anger, loss and loneliness, it was a sweet emotional high for me.  Mostly, we see each other so seldom, that those of you who were such an important part of making me are forgotten.  But leading up to, during, and after being with the group, the memories come flooding back in waves of joy, laughter, sadness, and loss.

I heard my little sister and a couple of spouses comment that this class seemed to really like each other and enjoyed being together.  I sensed that as well.

My only regret is that I was so engrossed with a few folks, that I didn't get around to seeking out others.  I just ran out of time (and energy).

THANKS & Well done! --from me to our organizers, promoters, and workers for making it so easy to join in a fantastic reunion experience.  I am proud to be a part of the Roswell class of '66.

Rhonda Berning (Zinn)

Thank you for posting the picture of the 50th Reunion!!  Can someone tell me how to enlarge it???  Thanks!

Terry Michael Boone

Also, it would be nice if someone would label the picture with names at the bottom.  Some people don't look exactly like that did in high school , which makes it hard to know who's who.

Rhonda Berning (Zinn)

MaryLou, thank you for the suggestion but I couldn't expand it so I got my magnifing glass out and still had no luck......It isn't a good one anyway.  I couldn't  EVEN  find Jimmy White!  Maybe someone who is more tecnically advanced with PC's could do it and as Terry Boone said, also give the names, maybe according to the row!  I SURE SAW THE ALIEN!!!!!!

Rhonda Berning (Zinn)

OK Dennis Hunter.......thank you for the e-mail I JUST saw with the pic that I could expand!!!  Thanks again sooo much!

I started to the right of the picture and recognized these people:

Mary Ann Coons, Jimmy White, Doreen Williams, Dickie Davis, Charlotte Ruffin, ??Pat Solman and  Keith Burke ???

Hope everyone had a great time!

Rhonda

Doris Flood (Burton)

Can you share the class photo that one can expand?  I have a hard time seeing the individuals, too!

James A "Jim" White

See if the class picture on the home page will expand. And if so and you know the classmates without names, please let us know.

Doris Flood (Burton)

Can someone make the photo ID class picture of the 55th reunion where we can enlarge it to read the names?  Sorry to be a bother.  My eyesight (even trying with a magnifying glass) is poor.  Thanks for your efforts.  I have a pretty good list.  I just need for some of the people to identify those who are around them to get  most of the names.

Front row (l-r): Rita Parnell Rhymes (?), Jim Napier, Linda White Johnson,Jeff Arthur, Pat Soleman, Mary Francis Sallee Salyards, Pam Berry Davis, Charlotte Ruffin McKay, Larry Blount (in front next to alien), Tiny Dunlap Moran, Donna Kirkenbuel, Molly Orr Crockett, Betsy Frisinger Stormont, Karen Harrington Ream, Doreen Williams, Karen McCarty Fink, Roger Price, Jim White, Paul Zielinski, Mary Ann Coons McCullough.

Back row (l-r): Keith Burks, Billy Sloan, Dale Frost, Tom Alexander, Mike Shannon, Robert Newport, ______________ (male), Dickie Davis, _______________ (male covered by Tiny Dunlap), Robert Oyler, Roger Carl, Jim Sanders, Bob Ream , Denny Hunter, George Hunker, _____________ (male), John Rommell.

I guess at the people with (?) by their names.  Those name may not be right. 

Can any of those who were there fill in the blanks about those people standing around them?

Roger Carl

Good work Doris...  I see Robert Newport just left of Elk's head on back row.

Carl for my last name, please...

Doris Flood (Burton)

Sorry, Roger.  I knew your last name started with a "C".  My brain was not "in gear".  I recognize Robert now that you say his name.  Thanks.

Mary Frances Sallee (Salyards)

Doris Flood (Burton)

Thanks, Mary.  I have noted your changes and additions.  Appreciate your help.

Bobbye Allison (Ray)

Class of RHS 66 is still a great looking bunch of people! Thank you for all your efforts, sorry I could not be there.

James A "Jim" White

YOUR "TODAY" CARD MAILING LIST:

I do not know if you prefer writing postcards, greeting cards or letters – any is much appreciated. Dropping a note to these folks today would also be much appreciated!

The Stayton Residence

LAURIE SHUEY ANDERSEN, Rm #317

2501 Museum Way

Ft. Worth, TX 76107

(not a permanent address - perhaps for the next month only)

JILL WEBSTER REED (Harold)

225 Brookview Drive

Hurst, TX 76054

BOBBY ALLISON (Ernie/Ernestine)

1453 E. Beach Blvd. #306

Pass Christian, MS 39571

There are others suffering difficult health issues but I am not aware. The one thing I know is these three really appreciate contact. They care about you. I hope you care about them enough to make this extra effort. We love you all.

Jim (and Kathy) White - currently in Palm Springs

Brenda Day

Brenda Day

4813 Greenwood Dr.

Rosenberg, Texas.

Not sure where that I live in Vegas came from.  I have never lived there.

James A "Jim" White

KEEPING UP WITH CLASSMATES: Sorry, I do not have enough WiFi power in this RV Park to attach pictures but here is what little I know is going on with a few of our classmates:

BARBARA BUZBEE has met with Kathy and me two times in Palm Springs and she is doing great! We even did a little dancing one night but mostly told stories.

BOBBY ALLISON has had challanges but is doing much better at present. If you care to drop Bobby and Ernie a note, his address is a few posts back.

MARY MAULDIN GARCIA is doing well and living in Yuma now, although she still visits family in Las Vegas. Her dear husband, Ray, has horrible back problems so that keeps both of them on their toes.

MIKE TURNER lives in San Diego and stopped by to see Kathy and me a couple of times while we were in Yuma. He is loving being a grandparent.

TERRY BOONE is doing well and he and Judy took a trip down the Blue Ridge Parkway in North Carolina.

BOYCE McFARLAND lives only a mile from the aforementioned Parkway but was not home when Terry passed. When Boyce was a young Airman stationed in England, he met and fell in love with a very pretty Swedish girl. They married but later divorced for reasons neither of them can recall. Anyway, Boyce and Annie just remarried the day after Thankgiving. Congratulations Boyce and best wishes, Annie.

JILL WEBSTER REED is still suffering from alzheimers. If you could drop her a note, that would be nice. Her address is on same post a few back. Harold, her husband, is a saint.

CECIL THROWER is doing well although he had to leave the reunion a bit early. As Cecil would say, "Have a blessed day."

I have not talked with LAURIE SHUEY ANDERSEN in a week or two, but she was doing better from being completely paralyzed. She is busy with rehab and starting to get use of her arms. May God's blessings be with this wonderful, kind person. Her husband died this past year, her son lives in Washington, D.C., so she has many challenges ... none that she deserves.

RODNEY WESTENBARGER is doing well after having emergency surgery which kept him from attending the reunion. He is well enough that he just arrived at his San Tan home in Arizona.

MARLA GIBSON FREY just barely missed me stopping by her house last week when I was in Orange, Dana Point and San Clemente. Listen closely and you will hear her beathe a sigh of relief.

And lastly, I have not talked with either lately but I wish to thank MARIANNE COONS McCULLOUGH and DENNY HUNTER for all have done to keep this group of friends and classmates together. May all of you have improved health and new adventures.

Dennis R. Hunter

Hey all .... Joanne and I are great and back doing community project like Wreaths Across America in laying of wreaths on Veterans graves later this month. I am back engaged in many American Legion projects as the Commander as well as working with homeless support and Joanne busy with handing out food to those in need!  
We wish all a Merry Christmas and hoping all these classmate having medical issues a speedy recovery or lessen pain in their lives. 
Maryanne deserves all the credit for the many things she did and organized for our classmates!  Give her a shout-out of thanks!  

James A "Jim" White

The 55-Year Reunion pictures are partially done. More will be coming when I find those pictures that disappeared on me. No one worked harder to attend than ROGER CARL and now I cannot find his pictures. There are more .... and KAREN McCARTY FINK and WALLY REYNOLDS, we know it was not easy for either of you to attend either. As for other news:

JILL WEBSTER REED has alzheimer's progression plus fell and hit her head this past week. A close friend was having a conversation with Jill and asked, "Aren't your children near you?" Jill reverted back to 1973 and replied, "No, they are in Masawa, Japan" where she and Harold were stationed at the time. If you would like to write her, or stop by if you are in Hurst/Ft. Worth area, let me know and I will give you contact information. I am going to try to see her in April myself. Harold has been wonderful and he is working with a recent hip replacement.

MARILYN "BUNNY" HILLMAN may be having a difficult time. Well, I know she is because she could not come to the phone. With her daughter not knowing me, I could get very little information but I did confirm her mailing address if you would like to send a card.

PEGGY WARE KOGER may be having surgery soon. However, she asks prayers for her brother, Patrick, who was intubated last week. They are slowly trying to wake him up from an induced coma at present (a several day process).

LAURIE SHUEY ANDERSEN still has her challenges from being paralyzed but she thinks she found a place to move that will be able to assist her enough. Right now she is in critical care and thinks that can be reduced, but not by much. The hospital wants her room any way so let us hope next week brings better news. Remember, her husband died this past year and her only child lives and works in Washington, D.C.  She can talk by phone and loves to as long as she is not undergoing treatment at the moment. She will pick up the phone with the one arm that works. She is still very, very sharp. Also, Laura Knight Atkins (now deceased) husband, Jesse spoke with Laurie this past week and wrote me that more should phone her. If you would like to, let me know and I will send you her phone number. Laurie loves this class and paid $300 for the musician at the prereunion although she could not be there.

RODNEY WESTENBARGER again had critical, emergency surgery (remember, he died twice on the table a little over a year ago) and that prevented him from coming to the reunion. Anyway, he is doing well and he and Myra (Barnes GHS '67) are at their winter home in San Tan, Arizona.

LOUIS BAGWELL, BARBY MITCHELL STAGNER, HERKY VEACH -- Kathy and I are on Galveston Island if you come this direction again. We would love to see you. BOB and KAREN HARRINGTON REAM, we may be able to catch up with you the end of March as we intend to be at Lake Conroe. TERRY BOONE, JILL WEBSTER REED, CECIL THROWER, LAURIE SHUEY ANDERSEN and MILDRED ANDREWS FORD, it is our intention to see all of you in April. 

Also, we posted another loss of a classmate today, JAMES WADE. If you have any childhood stories with James, please share them on his memorial page. Thank you.

James A "Jim" White

James A "Jim" White

Happy Birthday to PAM LISTEN RICKS, our world traveler. Best wishes for you and Bill on whatever beach you are at. 😀

James A "Jim" White

RON COGGINS

11/10/1948 - 1/30/2022

I only knew Ron in passing. I "think" he was a footballer but do not know that for certain. If you knew Ron, will you please go to IN MEMORY on the top bar of this website and tell a story about him. By my count, Ron had 10 children, 24 grandchildren and 9 great grandchildren. Rest in Peace, hardworking man.

Special thank to LINDA MAXWELL VANDEWART that advised us of Ron's passing.

James A "Jim" White

Bobby Allison is one of the most loved classmates in our class. Bobby Allison and his song writing partner, Gerry Spehar, just released an album .... possibly their last. Sure I love Bobby (and Ernie). You probably do too. Sure Kathy and I love his music, as does Michaele Austin Kelly who also enjoys Bobby's and Ernie's close friendship. Friendship, like what we have in this class, is what i am writing about. 

The below inside cover reads: "This album captures the best of Bobby Allison and Gerry Spehar, two old friends who lived the troubadour wild life in 70's Colorado, and the ambitious songwriter scramble in the Nashville 80's, and never stopped. They had too much fun, but the craft was dead serious."

"It is dedicated to friendship, collaboration and Country Music -- all of which we could use more of."

'"Here's to us and them like us, damn few, all dead."

Classmates, your friendship to others, like Bobby and Gerry, makes me proud to be part of your class and your friend.

James A "Jim" White

PEGGY WARE McPHILLIMY KOGER wishes to thank those that prayed for her successful heart valve surgery followed by successful pace maker implant surgery. She is doing well so thanks to the classmates that had her in their thoughts.

Hooray for MARDI GONYEA NICKLIN leaving this week to visit with her foster daughter in California. Have a great visit, you wonderful foster parent.

Who will you see in the near future? I spoke with but missed seeing in person LOUIS BAGWELL and HERKY VEACH while I was in Galveston. I am close now to BOB and KAREN REAM but do not know if we will be able to connect. However, in the next 2-3 weeks near Ft. Worth, Kathy and I will visit with JILL WEBSTER REED (near final stage), LAURIE SHUEY ANDERSEN, TERRY BOONE and JIM BROWN.

As CECIL THROWER would say, "Have à blessed day."  Oh, and I will give the website my new credit card info soon and get rid of the ads.

James A "Jim" White