Highland Park High School's Class of 1955

Welcome to the Web Site for the Highland Park High School Class of 1955!

CLICK ON PHOTOS BELOW TO VIEW PICTURES OF OUR CLASSMATES AT OUR LATEST REUNION WEEKEND, SEPTEMBER 14, AND 15, 2007.  WE HAD A WONDERFUL TIME!  A LIST OF THOSE WHO ATTENDED THE SATURDAY NIGHT PARTY AT THE HILTON IS BELOW.

These classmates attended Reunion Lite on September 15:

Latest News

Suzann Henderson, wife of classmate Gene Henderson, lost her seven year battle with Sjogrens Syndrome on October 19, 2007.  There will be a memorial service on Monday, October 30, 2007, at 11 A.M., at the Lake Cities United Methodist Church, 300 East Hundley Drive, Lake Dallas, Texas, 75065, 940/321-6100. (For further details please see the October 23 issue of the Dallas Morning News, Metro Section.) Gene's address is 107 Wildoak Lane, Hickory Creek, Texas, 75065, and his phone number is 940/321-3060.  Our deepest sympathy is expressed to Gene and the family.  "May Suzann rest in peace, and may light perpetual shine upon her."  

Here's a brief biographical excursion (from Bill Whitehead); if you need more, you're going to have to ply me (BW) with almond butter and jelly sandwiches.

Left HP in '55; SMU in '59; the Dallas Theater Center in '62; ended up on Los Angeles. Acted some in those old series like Gunsmoke and Ben Casey; Dr. Kildare; Death Valley Days; Another Day; Twelve O’clock High; The Eleventh Hour. Also got involved in a remedial high school program where most of the students had flunked out of at least one school before coming to this one. I taught English, History, and some pre-Algebra classes. (About twelve years) All the while I was finding more and more opportunities to write for episodic television; shows like Simon and Simon, Hart to Hart, Wildside, Swamp Thing (yes - swamp thing), Me and Mom, Side Kick, plus about eight full movie scripts which never made it to the screen. The studios pay for every script they order whether it gets made or not and I was in that contingent that kept getting bites but never landing the big one.

Moved back to Grapevine in '87. Worked at Theater Three a bunch of times (four?), did an independent movie, then headed to New York. Worked in a number of regional theaters like the Denver Center Theater, The Gutherie (in Minneapolis), The Pioneer (in Salt Lake City). Seattle Rep, The Arden (in Philadelphia) and the Walnut Street Theater (in Philadelphia). Now 'Dallas'. I've appeared (somewhat briefly) in two episodes of Law & Order SVU and one episode of Criminal Intent.

(I’ll find out a good place to say “Howdy” after the show – BW)

OUR CLASS OF 1955 STAR---Bill was in the cast of “Pride and Prejudice", playing the part of Mr. Bennet, father of five unmarried daughters and long-suffering husband of Mrs. Bennet who is desperately trying to find suitable husbands for them.  Dates were August 29- September 23 at the Dallas Theater Center. 

Cecil Holmes had quadruple by-pass surgery on May 16.  Fluid developed in his lungs, and he had to stay in the hospital for 10 days while that was treated.  On June 23, while recuperating at home, he broke his hip and has been in a rehab center ever since.  His wife, Louise, expects that he will be home between  August 7 and 9.  He doesn’t take phone calls, but Iwould appreciate cards.  Louise visits him every day, so she suggested that cards be sent to their home: 109 Holly Hill Lane, Bullard, TX 75757-9377.

If you are reading this you have found your way to the HPHS 1955 web site!  We hope you will use it to keep up with your classmates between newsletters and parties.  Just click on the links at the bottom of this page to reach other parts of the web site.