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Ruben Garza (1967)

Hey Randy! Good to see you on the forum. As I remmeber my Mom and Dad built a house next to yours on Goodloe Street. We must have been the fourth house built there. I started Coop in the 3rd grade. Mrs, Erhlich was a rather strict teacher as I recall. The "bullseye" back then as I recall had one house in it. Then several others moved in, Us guys , my brother Albert, yours, Wallace , Fred and you and I had a club then . Called ourselves the Explorers. Also had a tree house near the end of Goodloe Street before you got to Moreau. Jimmie was a good friend of mine too. He and I spent a lot of time together. I still remember his Mother's angel biscuits . Man those were the days. No stress and life was simple. Hello Billy Spies. I remember we'd let you play with us sometimes. Lol! :)  I think that was your brother's idea. Just kidding. Hope you are doing well.

John (Billy) Spies (1971)

Hey Ruben, man those angel biscuits were good...and the pecan pies. Thanks to you guys for letting me tag along, I felt like a big shot.

Caren Reynolds (Cates) (1965)

Ruben, Randy and Billy,

Do you remember the lady at the horseshoe that used to make ceramics?  I believe we made a couple of items at her house.  Our house was the last house on the bulls eye when we lived there.  The house is still standing!  I know there are houses all around the bulls eye now.  We also owned the lot beside our house and actually raised two calves.  Mine was named Tootsie and Coady's was Spot.  I didn't learn till years later that they actually ended up on our table.  :(   

We spent hours in the woods all around the bulls eye, picking blackberries and playing along the bayou.  It was common to see water moccasins on the side of the bayou.  

We normally walked down Goodloe as a shortcut coming home from Coop.

We used to put on plays, using our old May Fete costumes, in our garage for the neighborhood kids.  We thought we were the Little Rascals.  As I remember, we were the oldest kids around.

We also used to hang out with Tommy and Richard Young (I think) who lived on the street north of Moreau.

Lots of adventures during those days!!

Randy Tolman (1967)

Yea we needed someone to be the hind catcher when we played baseball so Billy was a good fit. Lol. Yeah, the tree house was the best hang out for the explores club ever. Playing spears on the Big Bayou “ and digging snapping turtles on the “Little Bayou “ was the greasy fun of all. I talked to Jimmie yesterday. He’s doing good now. Had a health problem but got past it now. Hey Rubin, we still need to play that golf game someday. If I can ever get below 100 without cheating 😂. Be good, be safe, and always be right!

Randy Tolman (1967)

Yes Caren. We would catch those water moccasins and skin them. Dry it out and use it for hat bands on our cowboy hats. I know y’all walked down Goodloe because Fred would sit by our picture window hopping to see you as you walked by. I’m just saying!! I remember your calf. Jimmie had one he raised later for an ag project. My yard was only big enough for a chicken coop so that’s what I raised. Won the grand champion in our show at SHHS and sold a pen of them(3) in the Houston Livestock Show one year for $25.00. Used that money to buy 2 pare of 16 oz. boxing gloves. We would gather in the front yard and pound on each other for hours at a time. The gloves were so big and soft it was more like a pillow fight than a boxing match! Great fun growing up in our neighborhood! 

Ruben Garza (1967)

Let's Go Rockets!!!!

John (Billy) Spies (1971)

Caren -- I do remember the lady that made ceramics. Also, my half-brother and his family lived in the bullseye for awhile, but I don't remember the years. There last name was Kimbrough.  We probably walked through your yard many times as a shortcut to the fields and bayou.

Randy -- Now that my memory is working overtime I have to share something about you and Fred. I remember when both of you got 1956 Chevys at the same time and every time you took off you spun your times to peel rubber. I was impressed....LOL

Ruben -- Great memories tagging along with you and Jimmie. I remember the new Ford truck you bought when you became a policeman and the cool 8 track tape player (Charlie Pride tapes). Also, the time we went squirrel hunting and you guys almost burned down the woods. At least, that's the way I saw it.

Enjoyed chatting with all of you.

Mary Lou Stringer (Nettles) (1968)

Here's a pic from Coop's 1958 Mayfete

Mary Lou Stringer (Nettles) (1968)

Pic from Coop's 1959 Mayfete

Caren Reynolds (Cates) (1965)

Enjoying the Coop Elementary and old neighborhood stories::

Mary Lou, thank you so  much for the May Fete pictures, how cute!!  I was always so impressed by the costumes!  It was so much fun learning the dances and performing!

Moreau neighbors, thank you for the great memories of living in the neighborhood.  We lived next door to the Blair's.  The daughters were Becky and Maude, they were both younger than us.  There was also a son, but cannot remember his name.  I have not idea what happened to those kids.

Guess I missed the biscuits and pecan pie.  I am sure I would remember that since those are two of my favorite things.

Till next time......

Ruben Garza (1967)

Oh My! Another school shooting, this time really close to home. I was in Law enforcement for 44 hears and don't understand, after all these shootings , how kids can get these firearms, into schools without being caught. Have schools and law enforecment not learned anything from these shootingd? Where are the parents to these shooters? Parents need to lock up their firearms where they are the only ones that have access to them.  Don't they pay attention to their children? Don't they discipline their children? They should be teaching their children right from wrong and not let the schools try and teach them those things. Quit trying to be your child's best freind and be a parent. Get invovlved in your childs life. It's such a sad situation that childen lose their lives at school instead of getting an education. Thanks for letting me vent. May God Bless America and protect these innocent lives!

Jerry Poole (1964)

Hi Wallace Glenn Tolman. I remember Wallace Wilson, not yours and his wrestling match. Wally as we called him, lived across the road and one house to the left of us on Turner Dr. between E. Hardy and Westfield Rd. He was a head of me by one grade at Coop but he should have been several grades ahead due to failures. How did your wrestling match turn out? I was always shorter than the boys in my neighborhood, Jimmy Jackowski, Eugene Wagner and Howard Saulter, all over 6’ tall. We would wrestle for hours at a time and I ALWAYS came out on top. At least in my opinion I did. I heard Wally passed away a few years back. I hadn’t seen him since 1965 when I left home for the Air Force. When I was in Mrs. Robinnetts 5th grade class, we would play Woody’s 6th grade in softball. We always beat the upper classmen. You might have been in that group. We had Walter Luck, myself and a power hitter, Kirby Moy. He could knock the covers off the ball, I can’t remember the rest of the boys in my class. When I was in Woody’s H6th class, we had a boy named James Earl Souls, He wasn’t the brightest light bulb in the package. He did something that made Woody take him down to the boys restroom and paddle him. On the way back to class, he said something to Woody that made Woody lose his temper. He yanked off his leather belt, grabbed James Earl by the hand and start whipping him hard with his belt. Nothing else came of it. James Earl didn’t act up anymore either. In todays society, Woody would have lost his teaching job and possibly went to prison. I heard James Earl was shot and killed in a 3 way love triangle a couple years after I graduated Sam Houston. I think he only went to the 7th grade.  I can remember things back to me being 2 years old but sometimes, ok, most times, I can not remember the yesterdays.

Jerry Poole, Class of 64, Retired and living in Subic Bay, Philippines

Jerry Poole (1964)

Randy Tolman, ref:3607, I had Mrs. Earlic for 4th grade. She, to me, was a good older teacher. I never saw her to be mean to anyone. I was President in her class the last half of the year, Walter Luck the first half. I made the highest grade in all of her classes on a citywide math test, missed 1 question out of 162 questions. Mrs. Bonner in low 6th was the mean one. I was scared to death of her. You have a great day. 

Randy Tolman (1967)

Jerry P 3620

Well she sure seemed mean to me. After all I failed her H4 class, and we all know that when you fail it has to be the teachers fault, right? Anyway I just didn't relate to Mrs Erlic very well but im glad you did ok in her class. I've been to Subic Bay. Went there for Jungel Servival School while in the Marines 1967-1971. I might not have been real smart in Coop but I passed that school with flying colors and got myself back from 10 months in Viete Nam in one peace, well almost! Thank God I'm alive and about to celibrate my 50 year wedding aniversery (October 13) if the Good Lord sees to let us both live another few months.

Wallace Glenn TOLMAN, Jr (1964)

Jerry Pool, We were lifted off the floor by Woodie's application of the board of education. These pansies the school systems are putting out today would have toughened up under these proper rulings!!!! 

Randy and Ruben, do you rember the suprise we had when digging a snaping turtle out of its winter hole? We cought a three foot gator instead. Jimmy Owens too it to Sam Houston science teacher as we were still in elementary school. How about boiling craw dads in old cans  and roasting rabbits over open fire. Great byou memories. I still have deviled rabbit as often as I can find one. 

Randy Tolman (1967)

Wallace. Of course I remember that alligator. That thing was bigger than I was. It took you and Fred both to pull it out of its hole and throw it up on the bank. I always thought Jimmy took it to some private zoo in the country. But then I was real young. How about the big square tub we filled up with turtles, initialed them with finger nail polish, and released them hopping to catch them again the next year. Never did find any with polish on them. Great memories of a wonderful childhood on the north side!

Judy Maxwell (1971)

Class of 71 has lost yet another ~

It is with sadness that I post ~

Last Friday Dennis Patterson passed away.

R.I.P. Dennis ~

I will be posting more as the info comes in.

I know he had cancer.

Ruben Garza (1967)

Thanks to all of Sam Houston graduates who served in the military and to all serving now helping to preserve our FREEDOM. GOD BLEES YOU ALL. Have a safe Memorial Day Weekend.

Robert Hinson (1969)

Many of you posting I don’t remember having graduated in 1969. I do remember Walter Luck, his parents lived next to my parents, Curtis and Mary Gibbs in 1968 on Aldine-Westfield. And in 1963 I lived next to Nancy and Shirley Cody on Wellington on one side of our house and Linda, Sharon, Debbie and Charlene Wright on the other side. As far as Memorial Day goes I wish to praise all the men and women who gave up their lives to keep the freedoms of the United States strong, including my brother Thomas Hinson who died in a Helicopter crash in Kontum, Vietnam on July 27, 1969. As for as those of us that served our country, that will be on Veterans Day on November 11. Thank you all for your service. I received my draft notice for January 14, 1970 as an Army Medic. Oct 30, 1973 I joined the US Air Force as an Avionics Technician in a group called PMEL. 

Last Friday I had my rotator cuff repaired. The only thing I can say is don’t tear it.

Deborah Wright (Harmon) (1971)

Robert Hinson 1969                                                       

Hi Robert. I remember you well. I am one of those Wright girls that lived beside you. Thank You for your service and Thomas' . We were so sad when we found out that he had passed. Hope your shoulder heals and gives you comfort. Linda called me when she read this and wanted me to read it. I usually just read but never comment. This is Debbie Wright Harmon. Good to hear from you. 

Robert Hinson (1969)

Debbie it is so good to hear from you and Linda. How are Charlene and Murphy? Are you still in Houston? We live in Spring just south of the Woodlands in Northampton. We have a son Thomas who lives in Katy and our daughter Rebecca who passed away in 2001. She was 29 and Tommy will be 43 in July. 

Deborah Wright (Harmon) (1971)

Robert Hinson 1969. I do not live in Houston and haven't for probably 37 yrs. I live in Paige Tx which is about 45 mikes from Austin toward Houston. We had 2 girls but our youngest died in a car accident at the age of 20.  We have raised her 2 yr old and she will finish college this December. We took Sharon's son when he was 8 after she passed and he has 3 girls. My oldest has 2 girls so I have 6 grand girls and 1 great grand son. Murphy lives in Navasota and Ljnda lives in Arkansas. Charlene lives in Grangerland which probably isn't too far from you. Do you have Facebook. I'm sure everyone on here doesn't want my life history. 😏

Barbara Brandes (Peters) (1968)

50th REUNION FOR CLASS OF '68.......  JUST A FEW REMINDERS.......

LET ME OR SOMEONE ON THE COMMITTEE KNOW IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO ORDER A VEGETABLE PLATE FOR YOUR DINNER AT THE REUNION.  WE MUST KNOW THIS AHEAD OF TIME TO ORDER FOR YOU.

FRIDAY JUNE 22nd IS OUR GET REAQUAINTED HAPPY HOUR AT THE HOLIDAY INN BAR AT 5:30 UNTIL ?   SATURDAY AT 10am IS A TOUR OF SAM HOUSTON FOR THOSE INTERESTED.  WE WILL POST INFO IN THE NEXT FEW DAYS.  SATURDAY AT 5:30pm IS THE REUNION AT HOLIDAY INN. 

The dress for Friday is casual/shorts/jeans, etc....  The dress for Saturday/Reunion is After 5 or Sunday Best.

Robert Hinson (1969)

Yes I do. I will trend you. 

Robert Hinson (1969)

That is I will friend you.