20160428 Fun at CJ's Restaurant Thursday April 28, 2016 11:30am
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"A Final draft"
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Had a grand crowd April 28, 2016 with about 40 people for our Quarterly
party at CJ's..
Guests included Jimmy and Wanda Tatum, Gary Simmons,
and Malcolm Lanier - from the class of 1956. We encourage them to
return!
There were 33 people who signed in for the meeting- Betsy
Glasgow, Betty Albright, Tonita Bulla, Nannette Wood, Fay Furr, Gwen
Ferguson, JoElla and Roy Coble, Carol and Frank Schneider, Gary Simmons,
Don Bristow, Wanda and Jim Tatum, Malcolm Lanier, Eddie and Carol
Wilkes, Margaret Ann Cox Norman and Bill Norton, Diana Johnson Burge, Donald Redding,
Lloyd and Ann Hamlet, Jim and Lurlene Millikan, Fay Roberts, Olin and
Maxine Lee, Edwin and Callie Chriscoe, Virginia Cooper, Margaret &
C. R. Evans. Frank Snyder was also present but did not sign in. Maybe
others attended but did not sign in. So, for sure, there were at least 34
individuals who attended.
Jim Tatum spoke at the recent funeral of
Coach Hawkins's and told of Coach asking Jim 10 or 15 years ago to speak - and Jim did a fine job.
Malcolm looks so fit and
made some of us envious as he says he now weighs 25 pounds less that
when he played football for AHS . . or was it 15 pounds, no matter . .
way to go Malcolm.
Next meeting perhaps will be the 2nd or 4th Thursday in July Eddie mentioned, depending on availability.
Eddie thanked Olin, Maxine and Ann for the work on the updated Directory and in communicating with the class on the meeting dates and time and said that without a doubt this communication is the life line on our continuation of the meetings. Olin and Maxine have stepped up to assist Ann and it really is appreciated. The
current
Directory dated 4-28-2016 later was emailed to and a version distributed at the meeting to folks
not having emails. Don mentioned that he had it on our Blog ( link
is :
http://1955ahs.blogspot.com/
). User name and password are needed for confidential information and
if you need it (again, ha) let me know by email or call me. Let Maxine and Olen know any corrections as time goes by.
Some mention was made of
trying other locations and we were open to
suggestions but most felt the present CJ's was working. One person did
mention problem of parking and sure enough when we left the restaurant,
a class member was blocked in. I saved the day and maneuvered their
car out of a very tight spot without disturbing the lunch of the owner
of the blocking car - while showing some Southern Hospitality. We
noticed the car was tagged in Mass.
I basically
apologized for
not having kept the Blog as current as I
once did. At one time I prepared notes such as this for each meeting but
slacked off over the last few years; I promised to do better but you
can help but you can help by letting me know errors needing correction
and other info. Also I hope you will enjoy the various links to
information, some of it over 50 years old as I have been collecting it
for a long time. If you have pictures you want to share certainly let me
have them. Any time you see any information or pictures on the Blog or
Smugmug that you think needs to be edited or removed let me know. The
main link is to the Blog and from there the menus take you to lots of
pother information.
A question was raised about having a
Facebook page and it reminded me I
tried to start one a few years ago. I must not have worked very hard at
it as only Gus and I are members. I am not good at Face-booking and if
you are interested in setting up Facebook for us, let me know - or help
me figure out what to do. If you search while in Facebook for "1955AHS"
you can find it; it looks like it is on my Facebook account so I
probably have done it wrong. Help me if you can.
I asked Olin for an update of his son, expecialy since it was a report of progress.
Under revision:
Son Mike was diagnosed with Myleodysplasia (bone marrow failure) about
4 years ago. He had a bone-marrow transplant about 3 years ago.
There was not a “sibling” match, but there was a donor who matched very
closely. In the time since the transplant, he has been admitted to Duke
Hospital a few time for stays ranging from a few days to a few weeks, with
issues having to do with rejection of his transplant and a weakened immune
system. He continues to be monitored with regular visits to Duke.
On a recent visit, the lead physician at Duke remarked, “You are getting better
- I wish I could take credit for that, but I can’t”. That was a text
message to me, that I shared with the class, because I received it at a recent
AHS Class of 1955 Luncheon. Mike and his sons are owners and managers of
AVS Catering and Banquet Centre, on North Fayetteville Street. Because of
his illness Mike has turned the operation of the business over to his two sons,
Justin and Zac Lee, who have been very successful in the transition.
Don Bristow invited everyone to see his art studio
which is near his home. In the pasture area. We saw some of his
paintings, his arrow head collections, and other items of interest.
We also saw his horses. A scenic area with views of Back Creek
Mt. Refreshments were also served. A good visit and
fellowship. Thanks Don !
One last request -
Let me know your birthdays (and anniversaries) if I
do not have them. How will you know whether I have them or not? . . .
well 1> you can go to the link in the menu on the Blog mentioning
birthdays, or 2> you can just go ahead and send to me anyway. If
you do, this it will encourage me to update that listing and give me more
incentive to keep working on this Blog
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