Four new members added to Reunion Committee

In a move to garner some fresh ideas (and to correct a June/January class and gender imbalance) four new members were added to the HPHS Class of 55 Reunion Committee in time for a meeting at Libby Robnett Meyers home on May 28. The four are Bill McRae and Hugh Rucker (June class) and Robert Allday and Phil Lack (January class). They participated actively in the discussions, asked good questions and made valuable suggestions.

Howard Compton, Jerry Prager, Libby Meyers, Nan Alexander,  Bill McRae,  Mary Barber,  Hugh Rucker, Ann Beasley, Sam Gottlieb, Kay Peters,  Robert  Allday, Bev Coben,  Bob Marwill, Trudie Smither, Phil Lack, Dorothy Hulsey

Not pictured:  Tish Drinkwater, Gene Henderson, Linda Oksner, Barbara Saffle, Kay Weatherford

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Latest News

TOM SPARROW'S BIRTHDAY (6-8-09)

Tom Sparrow celebrated his birthday recently with his brother Bob and Bob's wife Mary (Albert).

Tom's wife Judy took the pictures.

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WELCOME TO MARY RANKIN CARLIN'S FIRST GRANDCHILD (6-2-09)

Just received a message from a very proud new first time grandmother about the arrival at 12:11AM this morning (June 2) in Atlanta, Georgia of Charles [to be called Grant] Carlin. He weighed in at 7 lbs. 8 1/2oz., is 19 inches tall. Grant, Allison and Charles are all doing fine.Congratulations to all!

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from Sandra Smith Chapman (3-1-09)

after just bragging about my husband's great health on the news Trudie put on line, we had a "Heart Saver C-T Scan" and discovered he needed further testing.....behold, we are home from a triple bypass ...the Dr. says the miracle is that I convinced him to do it with some friends of mine....I'm on my soap box for folks to do it.....costs $98, best money one can spend..........takes five minutes to do it, five minutes for the results ;it's a true lifesaver.............pass it on............

Sandra

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from Florine Hawley Moore (2-22-09)

Florine graduated from Randolph-Macon in Virginia and married a VMI graduate, Bill.  They now live in a beautiful Victorian home in Smithfield, Virginia

Bill and I are fine and busy. Bill still substitutes as a judge in various courts in eastern Virginia. His schedule is varied and unpredictable, but keeping a hand in the courts is good for him. I am no longer on Town Council, but keep up with some things going on including our Church Street project to bury utility lines underground, new brick sidewalks, curbs and gutters (thus better drainage), appropriate lights, etc. It's been a long process that has begun for one part, but we are ready to get it all done. Fund raisers and pushing the town is not easy. I am no longer Lay Leader for the church, but am still very involved there. The main thing I am working on right now is our 50th reunion for the class of 1959 at Randolph-Macon Woman's College now Randolph College. It has been fun, but a lot of work to get everyone notified and get it all organized. The college is great at helping us

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from Sandra Smith Chapman (Jan 2009)

Martha Hastedt is still fighting her cancer bravely, but there is a chance she may have to have a stem cell transplant at some point in the next several months.

Sylvia Honeycutt is "blowing and going"....she just returned from the Fiesta Bowl....

Barby is still very involved in Living Well Ministries as well as other Christian leadership training....

Judy Lambert wrote recently she is doing great...between Angel Fire and McKinney ....

Carol Fleming just called....she is a busy volunteer with Habitat, ministries and Bible Study.

I'm just fine....serving on ministry boards, keeping up with my husband who just won state singles and doubles in tennis....Sr. Games....and he'll go for his 3rd national title in Palo Alto in August....and he'll be 83 a month after the nationals....I'm beyond grateful for his health........

As an aside, we will spend tons of time with Laura Lou and Dee in Menlo Park...may even stay with them...........they came to see us last summer...it was great.....

Judy Lambert is President of the Board for Music in Angel Fire....it's 26th year....people from Julliard, etc....she is there all this month doing the planning.....and Don is learning to cook

Sandra

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Trudie Jackson Smither
214/368-6316
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Dallas, TX 75225
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