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12/04/15 01:46 AM #76    

 

Terryll J. Brewer (Gilliam)

Thank you to everyone who responded to my request about the seashell collection. I have contacted the SciWorks and Nature Science Center in W-S and they responded that they had plenty of seashells. In fact, none of the places in N.C. seemed interested. A special "thank you" to Helen Dempsey Ramsey. My parents spent a lot of time at Sanibel, esp. after my dad's retirement, but I didn't get a response from their Chamber of Commerce. Your information, along with that provided by others, will give me a great starting point to finding a home for this collection. Again, thank you to everyone, and if anyone else has suggestions, please post, in case these places don't want them. I really want the collection to go to a place where many people can enjoy them.  


12/04/15 11:39 AM #77    

 

Dianne Pfefferkorn (Hobbs)

I would contact the Museum of Natural History in New York.  Your collection sounds so well organized and displayed, I think they would be interested.  They are the repository for everything natural!

 


12/04/15 11:43 AM #78    

 

Dianne Pfefferkorn (Hobbs)

I would like to wish all of you a peaceful holiday season with your loved ones. 

 


12/05/15 03:18 AM #79    

 

Terryll J. Brewer (Gilliam)

Sending wishes for joy and happiness, peace and love, good health and blessings to everyone for the coming holiday season. Blessed Yule and Winter Solstice, Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, Merry Kwanzaa, Joyeux Noel, Feliz Navidad, good tidings for whatever holy days you celebrate, and hope for a Happy New Year in 2016.  


02/16/16 02:15 AM #80    

 

Terryll J. Brewer (Gilliam)

Just a thought....if anyone has pictures from the prom or any of the athletic teams, games, parades, Dancing Boots, cheerleaders, clubs, special events, etc., why not post them on this site? I'm sure there are many of us who would like to see them, and remember "the good old days". I lost my annual and all of my old photo albums in a house fire, and this was before such things could be transferred to computers.


02/16/16 09:31 AM #81    

 

Marilyn Elsie Miller (Morris)

This is a great idea!  I had a picture of the Dancing Boots and think I posted it but I'm not sure it is visible to everyone.  I'll check and try again if no one can see it.  I also found digital copies of our yearbooks at e-yearbook.com and library.digitalnc.org.  Some of them have writing in them, and the quality is not such that you could enlarge them well, but they are great to have for those of us who are downsizing, or no longer have them.I had tried to scan and enlarge a photo from our yearbook and the quality isn't great because of the way they were originally printed.  I downloaded copies of the online yearbooks so I'll still have them, no matter what. I will probably scan pages from my own books where the messages mean something to me.


02/18/16 01:26 AM #82    

 

Terryll J. Brewer (Gilliam)

Hi, Elsie. I saw your picture of the Dancing Boots - it's on the photo gallery page under "early years", one of 6. I enjoyed looking through and seeing how many names I could remember...a real feat at this age! At least I could remember all the faces. Hopefully some people will still have pictures of things like the senior picnic, the prom, and other special events that they would share. I'm sure I had pictures of the band and the Boots in the Christmas parade, along with some of the Atkins High marching band...they were the best! Loved their routines! Really hate that all that was lost in the fire, along with other memorabilia. Also, thanks again for the info for the shell collection. I haven't contacted everyone yet, but hopefully someone will be interested in taking it to display.  


02/27/16 01:23 PM #83    

 

Marilyn Elsie Miller (Morris)

Thanks for checking, Terri!  I hope more photos turn up.


07/18/16 02:10 AM #84    

 

Terryll J. Brewer (Gilliam)

Thank you to Elsie Miller and everyone else who offered suggestions for places to donate my parents' seashell collection. I don't think many of them realized that this collection consisted of more than just what they would have picked up while walking the beaches of NC and Sanibel in Fla.  Many of them were very rare, and were from such places as Iceland (which no longer allows shells to be taken from there), New Zealand, and the reefs off Australia, Japan, and other places around the world. I remember one shell which my Dad bought as a gift for Mom's birthday one year which was valued at $800.00, because of its rarity. The collection consists of about 3,000 shells....some very tiny and some about 3 feet long. The collection was accepted by Appalachian State University in Boone, NC, which isn't far from where my parents spent their final years after retirement. The collection will not only be on display (in the cabinets which I also donated) but will be used in their marine biology studies. I don't know if any of you remember, but my great-uncle, Kidd Brewer, was football coach there for several years, and their stadium is named for him. I hope that, once they have the display set up, some of you will get the opportunity to go and see it. - Terryll (Brewer) Gilliam


07/18/16 07:38 AM #85    

 

James C. Reavis

Thanks, going to Boone NC in September hope shells are on display.


11/17/16 06:59 PM #86    

 

Charles E. Evans

I think its great that we are going to have another time to get together in such a short time because time is moving in such a fast pace. I hope to see all of my class of 1962. Until then God Bless  you guys !!


11/18/16 02:13 PM #87    

Nancy Crews (Ash)

SUGGESTION:  Since a lot of us haven't had the pleasure to live near and/or be able to correspond with a lot of the other people until recently, we find ourselves wanting to know how you spent the majority of your life.  I have always thought that just putting "Retired" in the profile really isn't too informative (not that retirement isn't good), but a little more info like a profession or two (or more) would tell us what happened to you after high school.  Even which college, if you went to one, or military, or anything in addition to "Now retired" would help us relate to you and there would of course be some interesting co-incidences, connections, stories-to-come, etc.  What do you think?


01/03/17 02:03 AM #88    

 

Terryll J. Brewer (Gilliam)

As I was sending birthday greetings to classmates this week, I had a thought....along with the birthday greetings, why not send a special memory of that person from our high school years. Every time I send one, it does bring back memories, and maybe it would bring back memories for them, as well. Just a thought....smiley


01/03/17 06:08 PM #89    

Karol A. Grubbs (Schmiegel)

What a good idea! Let's do it!


04/02/17 11:56 AM #90    

 

Dianne Church (Church)

What a fun video of the 55th Reunion Committee!  The plan for this fall sounds wonderful and I am really looking forward to it.  So many thanks to all of you for for your hard work and planning a good time for us.  When I tell friends here the things we have done for our reunions, they are amazed.  So many just have a dinner in the gym and that's it.  You definitely have style and class - and we all benefit frm it.  Thanks for your hard work!


04/03/17 08:28 AM #91    

 

James C. Reavis

My oh My, Where have all the flowers gone long time passing?  I am so blessed as I recall ( which is becoming more difficult with years) from 1962 to 4-3-17 and the life learning experiences when life prospers me does not always mean wealth prospers but in my experiences with people and with the nature of this worlds creations. No matter the aches and pains "Life is Good".


06/23/17 11:27 AM #92    

 

Dianne Church (Church)

The following appseared in the newspaper:

WINSTON-SALEM 7/8/1943 - 6/15/2017 Mr. James Manuel Moore Jr., 73, of Winston-Salem, passed away Thursday, June 15, 2017 at Forsyth Medical Center. He was born July 8, 1943 in Forsyth County, the son of the late James Manuel Moore, Sr. and Julia Rae Langley Moore. Mr. Moore worked for R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company for 15 years before starting a new career driving a tractor-trailer. He loved traveling and meeting new friends all over the United States. He was a loving father and grandfather. Survivors include one daughter, Angela Moore, and one son, Jimmy Moore, both of Winston-Salem; three grandchildren, Stephanie and Shannon Goodson and Dillon Moore; and two great-grandchildren, Ashlynn Covington and Clayton Bradley. There will be a Celebration of Life Service at a later date. The arrangements are by Hayworth-Miller Silas Creek. Online condolences may be made at www.hayworth-miller.com.


10/11/17 10:01 AM #93    

 

Marilyn Elsie Miller (Morris)

Last week-end's 55th reunion was extremely meaningful to me.  I enjoyed the hospitality at Kathy Traylor Sink's home...she and her husband Mike took such good care of me.  For all of you who planned the reunion, and all of you who attended, I am so grateful.  So many people were extremely kind to me and made me feel cared-about.  I appreciated people introducing themselves, to wake up my brain cells tying their names to their faces, that have been dormant for 55 years.  It may have taken me a few minutes, but I started remembering many of you and the good times we had.  And, even the rough times I remember from high school (which we all had) just seemed to melt away.  Even with 2 nights, there were still some friends I didn't get a chance to talk to.  So, I'll just have to plan to come to the next one.  God bless all of you, and keep you in His care as you continue your journey!


10/18/17 03:01 PM #94    

 

Dianne Church (Church)

THANK YOU!  It was a great 55th Reunion!  Thank you, all the members of the Reunion Committee, who worked so hard for so long to bring us such a wonderful celebration.  All the events were well planned and all who attended, I think, enjoyed each stage of our 55th celebration.  It was great to see all of you again and a special thank you to Cam Dize for opening up her place for that incredible Saturday night dinner.  The food was wonderful and the setting perfect for the memorial to honor our departed classmates.  I loved seeing you all again and remembering those halls of Reynolds High with such great friends.


10/18/17 03:44 PM #95    

 

Harriet Nanzetta (Clark)

Our 55th Reunion was SO much fun! It was so good to reconnect with friends and relive memories of our days at RJR. The pictures being shared by attendees are priceless--a great way to extend the joy. Thanks! 

. Kudos to all involved in the extensive planning and preparation for the weekend's events. As a late-comer to the Reunion Committee (in January), I really enjoyed the get-togethers with committee members, hosted by the Ogburns. Bright ideas and good humor were plentiful. 

 Thanks, too, to Anita Ogburn for all she does to make this website available for us so we can share memories... and our lives. 


10/18/17 03:56 PM #96    

Paul Licker

I am SOOOO jealous.  Count me in for the 60th, OK?  Just couldn't get away from my 100 students, only some of whom would have been very pleased to have cancelled classes.  Sounds like everyone had fun.  Hold that thought until 2022, please.


10/19/17 11:47 AM #97    

 

Dianne Pfefferkorn (Hobbs)

I have read all the posts and looked at the pictures and really am sick I couldn't come at the last minute.  Anita was so sweet to drop my goodie bag off at my home--thank you so much!  I am (now was)  a beekeeper and had an accident with my bees the week of the reunion.  I was stung multiple times and now know that I have developed an allergy to bee stings.  My ankles and legs were terribly swollen, making walking impossible.  Also I was on prednisone which makes me loopy (please don't say you wouldn't have noticed!).  I hereby volunteer to be on the committee to plan the next reunion (60th?) though no one could do better than this committee.  Danny, your minutes were a hoot!  PS All of you look great!


10/20/17 03:39 PM #98    

Jean Holton (Wilson)

Hi All, including Dianne, Paul, and others who could not make the reunion.....

For those of you who weren't there, we missed you and are so sorry you could not join us.  The reunion could not have been any better....rain? ....What rain?  Yes, it did rain but there was a wonderful large tent adjacent to the stage/ cabin.  The two areas together were spacious and it had the effect of drawing the crowd closer together, promoting a lot of visiting!   The grounds and tables were beautiful, the food delicious, the ceremony led by Tom Ogburn very moving....I don't think the planning committee could have added a single detail to have made it better.....they did it all!  In in addition to letting those not there know we missed you, I want to thank all those on this committee for all the obviously HARD work you did to put together this lovely party.  And especially Cam for providing the perfect venue.  I know what it takes to enable a gathering like that to happen and I want to thank you all from the bottom of my heart for your efforts in making it absolutely the best.

Dianne, I am really sorry about the bee accident and was so sorry you were not able to be there.   I had been looking forward to seeing you since we had communicated not too long ago.  I am going to call you the next time I am in WS and hopefully we can catch up.  

Again, many thanks to all who made this such a lovely event.  I feel very fortunate to have such dear friends.

Jean Holton Wilson

 

 


10/20/17 06:19 PM #99    

 

Dianne Pfefferkorn (Hobbs)

Don, your wife sounds amazing. 

 


10/21/17 02:11 PM #100    

 

Erik D. Goodman

I, too, was disappointed not to be able to come to the 55th, although I had blocked off the dates. But life 

happens, and I couldn't make it.  The pictures are wonderful, and it's great how enjoyable it was for those

who could make it.  I also loved Danny's minutes... almost like being there! 

 

See you in 2022!

Erik


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