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The latest news on our 50th reunion |
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Am I the first one home? ********************************************************* WHAT A GREAT NIGHT TO START OFF OUR 50TH CLASS REUNION!! ************************************** Oakland Terrace Park was the place to be tonight....everything about the "ShrimpBoil" was fantastic! The shrimp,new potatoes, and corn on the cob were cooked to perfection. Russell and Gerry, Royal and all their helpers did a great job. Also, the burgers, hot dogs, and chips that Beryl Fields grilled were excellent. Ann Robbins and Pat Murfee kept us all straight by identifying us and keeping us from rambling around without being recognized. Cudos go to all who worked so hard on this part of our Reunion. NOW....we have tomorrow's golf games, the tour of the McKenzie House and then the finale at the BOARDWALK on the beach. This has been the best EVER.. I heard so many of our classmates remarking how wonderful it was and what a great job everyone did. Although it was an emotional evening in many ways, it is also time to laugh, tell stories (some of them are even true)...and realize how blessed we are that there are so many of us still around and that we still have ties that can't be broken. Thanks again to all who are responsible for this Reunion~~ Florence Hatcher Munoz
What a marvelous night it was and just to think we have one more night together--whooping and hollering, hugging and squeezing, smiling and laughing, full of true heart-felt love for eachother, the excitement of seeing one another after so, so many years! It couldn't get any better! All projects came together and it couldn't have been more perfect from the food, which couldn't have been any better (haven't had such delicious shrimp in years!) ONLY ONE SUGGESTION! Next time let's just plan a solid week of being together! What a fantastic occasion! Hope we can put all our pictures together somehow at some central hook-up-send them to one web site; record all the pages of each scrapbook and put all of this on a DVD that we can send out to all (I'll surely help on this project). What fun this might be and what fun to sit and watch a movie of all of this weekend! Let's meet and work on this in the months to come! Is anybody else interested in helping on such a project??? My husband enjoyed it almost as much as I did and he agrees it was far better than what another class had a few years ago! (but don't tell!) LOVE! Pat Neeley Beach patbeach@bellsouth.net Ann, You are a priceless jewel. You spent countless hours over the years working on names, addresses, and emails for all the '57 crowd. We cannot thank you enough for all those long hours you put in. It's people like you who make the class of '57 so great. Thanks from all of us. The reunion committee hit the jackpot by staging the cookout at Oakland Terrace Park. It was a wonderful time of fellowship with people we had not seen in years. We all went home feeling good with happiness in our hearts. Thanks to everyone who got the donations. Thanks to all of you who cooked, served, and cleaned up. You're the BEST. Sylvia (Culverhouse) and Wayne Holley sylsgrowandshow@comcast.net What a wonderful evening, the food was so tasty, and seeing so many old friends was so special, we are so blessed to be able to get together and see each other again. When I looked out over the crowd last night I thought how blessed we are to be able to visit and see each other once again, there are so many of us that have passed away and are in ill health but to see so many laughing, visiting and able to travel and be together once again was a wonderful feeling. To everyone that worked so hard on this reunion THANK YOU I know it was a big job but it was greatly appreciated by all. Can't wait to see everyone tonight.. The entire reunion week-end was very special. John and I had a wonderful time and are glad we will remain in the Panhandle and be close to so many of you. Thanks to all who worked very hard to make it happen. It was great to see so many people and have a chance to talk. Even so, there were people I missed speaking to. I'm glad there is talk about a 70th birthday party so we can continue our catching up. For those who haven't heard, John (Class of '56) is finishing a one year interim ministry at St. Luke's Episcopal Church in Marianna. He has accepted a call to St. Agatha's Episcopal Church in DeFuniak Springs and this will not be limited to one year. We are excited and will begin with the major moving today as we drive to Boynton Beach and pick up furniture there. I will meet with a mover in North Carolina in about two weeks to get our other furniture. We will live in an old two-story rectory in DeFuniak, so we are finally going to have a place in Florida for all our "stuff." The time we were in Bay High was very special and Panama City and the Panhandle are still very special places to live and visit. Most of us look older, but we share memories that tie us together. I am hoping our friendships will continue to flourish. Sheila Leto Scott jsscott44@embarqmail.com Dear Ann, I hope that you have had a chance to rest today. You and all the others on the planning committee worked so hard for the past few months, especially the last few days and weeks! As I said in the mail Friday night, the party was a blast....and last night was no exception. We had a wonderful time! For those of you who couldn't make it to our Reunion, you missed what was probably the best of any of Bay High's Reunions ever! Last night, Tommy Cooley was on his best behavior...heh heh. As a Master of Ceremonies, he can't be beat! He had us laughing at his jokes and his remembrances of our high school days. There were so many "giggles" when he recalled our going to Drive-In movies and forgetting to put the speakers inside the car, crawling out of the trunk to save admission fares and the announcer telling us several times that the movie was about to start!~ When Tommy introduced the handful of Bay High teachers that came, the crowd gave them a standing ovation! Royal Murphy did a wonderful job on both nights as the announcer. He and his wife "Bobby Jean", Russell and Jerrie Bower, Tony Crittenden and his wife, you (Ann) and Richard, Pat and Jimmy Murfee, and countless others who decorated, kept the reunion running smoothly and did the clean-up jobs are to be commended. From a "closeup" position, I saw all the wonderful prizes that you collected and passed out to the lucky graduates whose names were picked. You continue to amaze us with your unselfish donations of time and prizes for our class! To see that many classmates together after 50 years was unbelievable! It is a bit sad to think that we will never be together like that again with so many of us, but we can stand and say that: WE ARE THE 1957 BAY HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES AND ARE PROUD OF IT!!! HOO-RAY!!!
Thank you all for letting me attend the Friday night party for your 50th reunion. I thoroughly enjoyed it and was impressed with the number of people who attended,. I was pleasantly supprised at how many people I recognized but shocked at those who remembered me since I was not in your class. HI ANN, WE HAD SUCH A GREAT TIME AT THE REUNION. THANKS SO MUCH TO EVERYONE WHO WORKED SO HARD. THE FOOD WAS GREAT, VISITING WITH EVERYONE WAS GREAT. AN INTERESTING EVENT, PROVING WHAT A SMALL WORLD. MR SCHLEGEL, THE BAND DIRECTOR, NOW LIVES IN DELAND, WHICH IS WHERE MY SON LIVES. MY SON IS THE MANAGER OF THE LAKE BERESFORD YACHT CLUB, WHICH MR SCHLEGEL IS A MEMBER. THAT WAS QUITE A SURPRISE TO SEE SOMEONE WHO KNOWS MY SON TOM. AGAIN THANK YOU TO EVERYONE. MARTHA HORNSBY VON PUSCH MVonPusch Greetings from Maine! I want to thank you all for giving me a wonderful, touching, reunion. I have now erased three openings to this email because I got myself into some pretty convoluted explanations for why seeing people from my past can be so moving, so I won't at this point try that again! I will say that everyone who made the effort to speak to me and help me remember the time we shared gave me something very important - perhaps I could say you helped me get it back. My life has been interesting and full of experiences, so my very early years and our school years together slid into relative obscurity from the sheer weight of so much else piled on top! I suspect one reason a reunion is such a good event is that we realize we're taking the same walk through life, and doing it together. I hope to keep in touch. Special thanks go to the reunion organizers whom Tommy Cooley named. Thank Goodness there are generous souls who take pleasure in rounding up the rest of us who would not have made the enormous efforts Ann & Co. made to locate us and encourage us to come back to Panama City! In my absence there have been major changes - some for the better and some I grumble about (like no more miles of practically deserted white sand!) - but saying that makes me a pretty typical person of a certain age - one who's old enough to have just celebrated her 50th high school reunion. I can tell you I'm very glad I spent those years in Panama City with you all! Best, Vera (Vera Hagemann Trafton)
Dick McSpadden I missed out on Midge and Mack but it must have been a "blast." Knowing them it had to be. You and the others that put the reunion together did a good and decent thing for all of us. I cannot tell any of you how grateful I am for all the work, time, and effort put forth by all of you. I was blown away by seeing so many wonderful people. Memories were stirred and true happiness on my part in seeing the successes so many people in our class have enjoyed. God truly smiled on our group, producing so many movers and shakers, so many that accomplished so much, and still remained humble and honest to themselves, as well as to others. I have thanked God a few dozen times for allowing me to make this past trip to see all of you and I pray that I will be at the next one, along with all of you. My one regret is that I did not get the opportunity to speak at length with everyone there. I would have loved being one on one with each former classmember. Thanks, with all my heart. Joe Wayne Spikes spikes8angels@sbcglobal.net Before the week gets slap away, I wanted to pass along a sincere Elvis-style "thank ye vurry much" for all y'all did to make the big 50th last weekend such a success. Best I could tell, a good time was had by all. As a silent sideliner, and I'm sure I speak for most of us who are, we really do appreciate your effort. (I was sure sorry to hear about your travel difficulties, Steve. I was looking forward to seeing how much you look exactly the same as you always did!) Old Man Preston (OMP) preston.engineering@att.net To the Reunion Committee of the Class of '57 50th Reunion: THANKS FOR A JOB WELL DONE!!!! George and Mokey McCormick mokeyandgeorge@comcast.net Hi Ann, you and the others did a fantastic job on the 57 reunion Here is Gus's email address Ann I would like to add "dittos" to all those classmates writing to show appreciation and thanks for a truly successful reunion. We are all fortunate to have a cadre of hard working, dedicated classmates who come through for us time after time. Thank you all. I was very moved to read Lt Col Bruce's tribute to her mother, Patsy Jones Herrington. Success can be measured in many ways, but in my mind, there is no greater success than to raise children to be caring, productive and responsible citizens. That one can show such love and respect for their parents tells me that someone had outstanding parents. May we all be so blessed. DeCosta (Morrison) odmtx3645@sbcglobal.net Hi Ann: Just want to express my appreciation to all our committee members for working so hard and making our 50th reunion a success. I know that everyone joined together and it was our best reunion. You and all the members really put a lot of effort in completing the projects. My thanks and appreciation goes to everyone. My wife had taken a lot of pictures on friday and saturday nights and we will be sending them to Jerry to place on the website when I find out how..............Royal (Murphy) I would like to speak for the Reunion Committee workers and say that we could not do this wonderful Reunion without Royal Murphy and Russell Bower and of course Bobbie Jean and Jerrie. Ann Johnson Robbins To: Class of '57 From: Perch Packer Dear Ones, Ann (ApalacheeB) Royal Russell Patricia (Patsy) Tony and Annette Jimmy Tommy Jerri, Beryl Jo Dell, June, Ann Morgan, Dot, Bunnie, Wanda Richard Robbins Peggy Pat Neely Flo Jerry Brock Pat Kersey And all other contributors that I may have missed To these reunion heroes, a giant thank you--what a great job well done in creating the best reunion ever. This reunion emphasised the true value of visiting with and talking to our '57 classmates. Seeing and meeting those I haven't seen for 50 years was really enjoyable especially those guys and gals that attended Millville Grammar and recounting some of those early days. Sadly to say, I missed seeing those friends and classmates that have passed on such as Thomas Holman, Joann Little (former neighbor), Robert Earl Coats, James Carr, Roy Colvin only to name a few. Thought you all might like to know that I have developed a malady called "PRTS" post reunion traumatic syndrome. A condition where happiness/sadness are mixed together in varying amounts after leaving a class reunion--sometimes more, sometimes less. My doctor tells me that the only antidote is to attend another reunion. HA!!!!!! James mccraryjl@prodigy.net Dear Ann, Words could never express how much I enjoyed seeing everyone at the reunion. My sincere appreciation goes to all who helped make the reunion a success. I know that a lot of people worked very hard so that our class could enjoy being together. (You, Richard, Royal, Russell, Jerrie, Patricia, Tony, Jimmy, Tommy, Beryl, Peggy. Wanda, Pat, Merial, Florence, and Jerry Brock for the web page) If I have missed anyone, a special thanks to you, also. (clean-up committee and decorating committee) Everything was just great!!! Hope we can all get back together before too long. Sincerely, Ruth (Sasnett) Rucar2 Dear Ann, Please put me on the list to receive e-mail news about the Bay High class of 1957. My husband Ron (Bay High class of '55) and I attended the August 17 reunion event at Oakland Terrance Park and had a great time. The reunion committe did an outstanding job! Pat Samuels Retherford j_rether@bellsouth.net Hi Ann, Dear Ann, what a great time! Thank you and all of the classmates in P. C. for making the 50th reunion a cherished memory for us all. I played in the golf tournament with Midge and had more fun. Back this week with my regular golf group-- BORING. Looking forward to Claudettes' '58 reunion next year and more so to the next gathering of '57. (Dallas Hurston) DAHurston My thanks to all who planned and executed the plan to stage the reunion. Where else could we have eaten shrimp for $15. The food on Saturday night was fit for a king, and we got it for $35. As I reflect on the grand time we had, I am grateful for such good friends. When Betty and I got back to our condo Saturday night Betty said, "I enjoyed that. I am glad we came." Our class is so classy that spouses feel at home with us. Randell bhenderson20@nc.rr.com Dear Ann, Thanks to the committee for such a great weekend. I was on the "lost "list" for a number of years and am grateful I was located. We are back in the mountains of North Carolina after a week in Central Florida. Bill had a heart cath which showed everything working as should be but the cardiologist reccomended a pulmonary specialist which we have located in Ashville. Thanks to the golf committee for their work. Thanks to Syd Anyone who wants to play a mountain course give me a call. Thanks again to the committe for all their hard work. LOOKING FORWARD TO THE NEXT REUNION. Kathryn Tharpe Dannelly wdannelly@citcom.net My thanks to all who planned and executed the plan to stage the reunion. Where else could we have eaten shrimp for $15. The food on Saturday night was fit for a king, and we got it for $35. As I reflect on the grand time we had, I am grateful for such good friends. When Betty and I got back to our condo Saturday night Betty said, "I enjoyed that. I am glad we came." Our class is so classy that spouses feel at home with us. Randell bhenderson20@nc.rr.com Dear Ann, Thanks to the committee for such a great weekend. I was on the "lost "list" for a number of years and am grateful I was located. We are back in the mountains of North Carolina after a week in Central Florida. Bill had a heart cath which showed everything working as should be but the cardiologist reccomended a pulmonary specialist which we have located in Ashville. Thanks to the golf committee for their work. Thanks to Syd Anyone who wants to play a mountain course give me a call. Thanks again to the committe for all their hard work. LOOKING FORWARD TO THE NEXT REUNION. Kathryn Tharpe Dannelly wdannelly@citcom.net
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