East Mecklenburg High School
D. Denny Allen
My art and Sue's art were worlds apart, she could not boogie well or play sax, and I
surely could not draw wonderful paintings, even at a very young age. A lot of folks knew Sue
as a Southern Lady with class all the way. Sue's art was extremely good, and got much
recognition. In fact, her drawing of the official seal of the Town of Mint Hill, that ncluded
Bain school made history in the State of NC. Today seeing that seal is an instant
reminder of just how good Sue's hands and artful mind really were.(emphasis added)
Sue's Dad, Dexter Lemmond, traded cattle with my Dad back in the day. I'd always want to go just
to see that pretty little blonde gal on Hiway 27. But Jerry Helms stole her from several of us real
admirers and the rest is history. Oh well. Sue and I formerly met at Bain in the first grade.
Her Mom was a teacher there, and we loved "Mrs Lemmonds" so much. Some of us called Sue's
Mother "Many Ha Ha" from the loud laughs she always rang out down the hallways. Her laughs
always made me laugh. But, as she taught me in the sixth grade, I was impressed, so strict,
but such an effective educator. In fact, I started a petition at Pennys Place to name a street in Mint Hill
after "Mrs. Lemmonds" but the state shot it down. But later, Jerry got a street named after her in a
developement near the old Lemmonds Farm. When I take beef to customers in that developement today,
memories of Sue and her Mom just flood my soul.
Sue accumulated a mountain of art, and what a collection. I was so glad Jerry showed me the many boxes
in storage in their basement one day when he and I were trading catttle. Jerry was so proud of her, all of us were.
Her charriot sometimes sweets low to tweek my memory of that beautiful lady from Mint Hill. Draw on sweet Sue, Denny aka boogie walker
D. Denny Allen
My art and Sue's art were worlds apart, she could not boogie well or play sax, and I
surely could not draw wonderful paintings, even at a very young age. A lot of folks knew Sue
as a Southern Lady with class all the way. Sue's art was extremely good, and got much
recognition. In fact, her drawing of the official seal of the Town of Mint Hill, that ncluded
Bain school made history in the State of NC. Today seeing that seal is an instant
reminder of just how good Sue's hands and artful mind really were.(emphasis added)
Sue's Dad, Dexter Lemmond, traded cattle with my Dad back in the day. I'd always want to go just
to see that pretty little blonde gal on Hiway 27. But Jerry Helms stole her from several of us real
admirers and the rest is history. Oh well. Sue and I formerly met at Bain in the first grade.
Her Mom was a teacher there, and we loved "Mrs Lemmonds" so much. Some of us called Sue's
Mother "Many Ha Ha" from the loud laughs she always rang out down the hallways. Her laughs
always made me laugh. But, as she taught me in the sixth grade, I was impressed, so strict,
but such an effective educator. In fact, I started a petition at Pennys Place to name a street in Mint Hill
after "Mrs. Lemmonds" but the state shot it down. But later, Jerry got a street named after her in a
developement near the old Lemmonds Farm. When I take beef to customers in that developement today,
memories of Sue and her Mom just flood my soul.
Sue accumulated a mountain of art, and what a collection. I was so glad Jerry showed me the many boxes
in storage in their basement one day when he and I were trading catttle. Jerry was so proud of her, all of us were.
Her charriot sometimes sweets low to tweek my memory of that beautiful lady from Mint Hill. Draw on sweet Sue, Denny aka boogie walker