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Memphis
Central High School
Class of 1956
50th Reunion
May 5 - 6, 2006
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June
2009 Newsletter
News
Flash
We have just found TWO "Lost Classmates!"
Jerry Meeks is hanging out in Arkansas.
You can contact him at:
1504 Aggie Road
Jonesboro, AR 72401
870-931-4313
Hoping
Jerry will send in a personal profile, so we can see what has
kept him busy these last 53 years! I remember Jerry more than
a lot of you, 'cause he pinned me on the wrestling mat. Probably
still could…
Janis Pendergrass Kagiyama will
soon be moving from North Mississippi to Georgia, according
to her husband, Ken.
Ken
and Janis moved around the country (world?) for many years since
Ken was with the U.S. Air Force. No wonder we lost her! Janis
does not have an Email address, but we are hoping one of her
daughters will provide us with some additional information on
Janis.
WELCOME BACK JERRY AND JANIS !!!!
BillyJune“addendum” issue with more news
June
10, 2009
A week or so ago you should have received our CHS '56 newsletter.
Usually, I send one out quarterly (or thereabouts), but TWO
matters prompted me to act now:
ONE
Get a load of this "good news" email received
today from Pete Summers:
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Good
News!
We’ve
found them....
Pete
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Hi
Billy,
What
a welcome surprise to hear from you after so many years have
gone by. I have been married for 24 years and we are living
in Colombia South America and South Beach in Miami.
Unfortunately,
I was unaware of our 50th reunion and of our excellent website.
I enjoyed the reunion pictures very much and it brought back
so many memories. I was so sorry to see that we lost so many
of our friends and classmates, it was a shock to me.
Thanks
again and please send my best regards to all of my friends and
classmates. I miss you all. I have attached this picture of
my wife and me.
Take
care and keep in touch.
Pete and Maria Emma Summers
Welcome
back Pete!!!
TWO
A group of energetic classmates has recently met and chosen
a range of dates for our 53rd Reunion. Please hold these dates
on your calendar until a final day is chosen:
October 29, 30, 31 - 2009
Reunion
Committee
The
committee, so far, includes: Sandy Lipman, Joy Wilk, Sophie
Theodore, Natalie Rosenberg, Marlene Libby, Barbara Walters.
Why don't you call one of these classmates and volunteer to
help? A little bit goes a long way! Only those classmates with
email addresses or with access to our website are seeing these
newsletters. If you know of others not currently in this category,
please pass along the news. Thanks.
See you on the next go-round,
Billy Schaefer
(From
earlier this month)
Hello
'56 Classmates
It's
your class scribe again, reporting all the news - some good,
some bad. I hope all of you are feeling good, enjoying life,
and not allowing this lousy economy to get your spirits down.
After all, you ARE a member of Central High School's best ever
class!
If you're reading this, you obviously know that our website
is still up and running. The address is continues to be www.memphiscentralhigh56.com
Continue to send me all the news that is news, and I'll get
around to publishing it to your fellow classmates "whenever
the mood strikes" or urgency demands it.
Billy
Schaefer
Here's a recently received
email about two "lost" members of our class.
You're gonna love this!
Hello!
My name is Betsy Causer (Sandberg). I am the daughter
of Bill Causer and Patricia Jones, both graduates of Central
High School Class of 1956. My parents are celebrating their
50th wedding anniversary June 20th, 2009. I noticed that my
dad is mentioned as “not found” on your alumni website.
I do not see my mom in either the "found" or the "not
found" section, but I can assure you they are both alive
and well, traveling around our beautiful country in their motorhome.
My father was a left-handed pitcher who attended University
of Alabama-Tuscaloosa on a baseball scholarship. After injuring
his pitching arm irreparably, he joined the military and was
shipped off to the California desert. After a couple of years
as an enlisted soldier, he completed OCS and became an officer
in the army. He served two tours in Vietnam and we were blessed
both times to have him return home to us. He made a career out
of the military, retiring in 1989 at the rank of full colonel.
My mom, Patricia Jones Causer, was a stay-at-home mom our entire
lives, the anchor during our military-brat years and anytime
my dad was stationed away from home. She eventually earned
her CPA from the University of Texas – El Paso. We moved
once a year for many years, occasionally once every two years,
three if we were lucky. Looking back, I honestly don’t
know how our parents managed it, with three children, relocating
every year or so, often across country. But we all survived,
with minimal neuroses. :)
After my dad retired from the army, he earned his doctoral degree
in educational administration, with the plan to teach in a college
setting. Not long after that, he was diagnosed with Agent Orange
disease ~ a not-so-pleasant reminder of his time in Vietnam.
My dad has never once complained about this unexpected turn
in his life. My parents simply decided life is too short and
it was time to enjoy what they had worked so hard for. They
purchased their first motorhome and have been traveling across
the country for the last 15 years.
My brothers Ken, Chris, and I have worked for the past year
planning a celebration/family reunion for their 50th wedding
anniversary next month. Both my brothers and I are so proud
and grateful that our parents are who they are. Though
I know they despaired often during our teenage years and early
20s, it turns out we inherited their work ethic, ambition, and
love of country. My older brother Ken has two children, my parents’
beloved grandchildren, Jon and Sarra.
It has been so much fun looking through their high school annuals
at pictures and classmate notes, preparing for their reunion.
I looked up this website on a whim, looking for classmates'
names my parents have mentioned over the years. When I saw my
dad listed as “not found,” and my mom not listed
at all, I felt it was important to fill in the gaps. Thank you
for providing this forum and opportunity to “brag”
about our parents, Patricia Ann Jones and Bill Causer.
Respectfully,
Betsy Causer Sandberg
Pat (Jones) and Bill Causer
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Is
this good news….or NOT!
Here's
how to contact Pat or Jim:
736 Commanche
Drive
Jefferson
City, TN 37760
(865)
607-7131
Email:
pajc110@yahoo.com |
Min-Reunion
Talk
There's
a rumor floating around that we have some folks interested in
helping organize a dinner for our class this summer - kind of
a mini 53rd reunion assembly. There is plenty of time to get
it together, so who are you? Let's get the show on the road!
Let
the numbers do the talking
Though 3 months old now, these comments that came from our own
Jim Thompson on
investment strategies in our troubled economy are still timely.
Glad to know that someone is paying attention. Thanks, Jim!!!
That's
a mouthfull, Jim. And don't let the author call you a "curmudgeon"
again. Tell him that you are a valued member of the Central
High Class of 1956!
David
Griffin
We received
some recent information from classmate, David
Griffin, who reported:
- I was
and still am David Griffin - CHS class of 56.
- My wife
(Geraldine) and I live at
50033
Buck Rd.,
Aberdeen,
Mississippi 39730
Phone:
(662) 369-8643
- We
have been married 48 years, have 2 children, 4 grandchildren,
and 5 great grandchildren.
- My
wife and I both retired in 2000. I worked as a programmer/analyst/software
engineer and my wife was an interior designer..
Congratulations,
David, on your long marriage, passel of offspring, and, especially,
RETIREMENT! Glad to hear from you.
| Jay
Horne
Sadly,
David also informed us that our classmate, Jay
Horne is deceased. This information came to David
from Diann Davis, Jay's ex-wife, who, incidentally, is
a member of the CHS Class of 1957. If anyone has more
details on Jay's death, please let us know. Our condolences
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That's it for now. Cheers!!
P.
S. Remember to keep checking our website:
www.memphiscentralhigh56.com
from time to time
| If
you have a contribution to share with the class,
please direct it to Billy
Schaefer |
Class
of 1956 Reunion Committee
Joy
Allenberg Wilk, Charles Askew, Kathie Bailey Cavette, Joann
Baker Parker, Ann Ball Frost, Marlene Belz Libby, Jerry "Moose"
Bruce, Ruth Burrow Peters, Don Cavette, John Crews, Marcia Davidson
Moskovitz,Ralph Davis, Betty Farris Russell, Larry Fury, Myrna
Gold Drake, Tom Gerdes, Ralph Gray, Jack Hoelscher, Mary Ann
Kimbrough Vollmer, Jack Kirsch, Natalie Lewis Rosenberg, Sandra
Loskovitz Beatus, Bill Maxwell, Janie McCune Deupree, Pat Parker
Maxwell, Sandy Peiser Lipman, Marcia Pinstein Weiss, Barbara
Rauscher Walters, Billy Schaefer, Phil Sherman, Ed Simmons,
Sophie Theodore, Ramsay Wall, Carolyn Welch Hale
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