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05/30/18 02:24 PM #3615    

Kent Cabeen (1968)

All you people with the exception of 2 or 3 had nothing to do with me during high schoool so why would I want to go to a reunion to see all you people? There must be a good reason why I have never been to a reunion and am not planning on going to one. the best thing I ever did was leave the Houston area for the piney woods of east texas.


05/31/18 08:42 AM #3616    

 

Kathy Abbott (Kehoss) (1975)

uhm, because that was that was approximately 50 years ago and you have had all kinds of anger management, therapy classes and forgiveness education? Just saying.


05/31/18 12:05 PM #3617    

Carla Lee (Stagg) (1968)

Robert Hinson:

So nice to hear from you!  Hope you have a chance to attend the 50th Class Reunion this June.  Haven't seen you since 1968.  Thank you for your service to our country; even after Thomas' death.  Hope to catch up with what has transpired in your life these past 50 years!  Maybe we can get together with other Meistersingers and sing some of the songs.  (Sorry Robert...I just realized that you graduated in 1969.  I always considered you one of the "68 group, since we hung around each other all of the time!  Wish you could attend, anyway, in order to get to visit with you a while!)

Carla (Lee) Stagg


05/31/18 02:37 PM #3618    

 

Terry Bice (1968)

Gosh Kent......sorry you feel that way.    I remember you in school....didn't run around with you....probably just didn't have anything in common.    I didn't have a lot of friends either but the ones I had were true blue and fun to be with.   I still like seeing the old classmates at the reunions.  Its fun to see who married who,  and what occupation they ended up in, how many kids they had and how many grandkids they have, and where they settled and what they are doing now.   Would encourage you to come to the reunion.....they are fun.   You must have some curiosity about your past or you wouldn't be on this site.   Come to the reunion and I'll buy ya a beer.


05/31/18 03:04 PM #3619    

Rex Brown (1961)

Kent. maybe with a better attitude you would have had more friends.

 


05/31/18 04:54 PM #3620    

Donna Davis (Ellis) (1968)

Kent, I was very shy in high school and hung around with just a few people.  I have found from going to the reunions that most of the people we went to school with were just as insecure as I was, even the most popular.  We were teenagers trying to find our way.  Where in east texas are you living?


05/31/18 07:01 PM #3621    

 

Debbie Vollert (Campbell) (1971)

I was driving home today and thought of some things I will never be or have.  Maybe you have a list like this and we can share how they compare to how our life actually turned out.

I’ll never be a stewardess.  They no longer exist.  They are now called flight attendants, which seems less glamorous than what I thougth it would be. They work hard and have impossible demands placed on them as seats get closer and overhead bins get stuffed as people bring on more luggage.  When I was 16, I wanted the glamor I read about in the Coffee, Tea or Me books.  But like the Garth Brooks song, Unanswered Prayers, I’m so pleased with the plan God had for my life.  I married the love of my life and we are still together.  Had I pursued being a stewardess, I might not have had the wonderful husband I do or my daughters and their families.

I’ll never have a Corvette.  It was something I always thought I’d have once the kids were out of the house.  Now, I’d rather have the extra money it would have cost in a savings account.  I can use it to help people or organizations in need, buy fun things for my grandkids or travel.

I’ll never be five foot two with blue eyes and blond hair.  I sometimes say that was the only goal I ever had.  I‘ll always be five nine and a half with brown eyes.  I once had highlights so heavy that I looked blond and it was fun for a while but it was also a lot of maintenance.  The brown hair has been replaced with mostly gray hair now.  I used a typewriter, keyboard, mouse and 10-key adding machine for 40 plus years without getting carpel tunnel syndrome.  I was probably just the right height to keep my hands correctly positioned to prevent it.

I once wanted to emulate some of the things others around me did.  Again, I thank God for unanswered prayers (although I didn’t pray to be a stewardess or any of things I wanted to emulate).  I eventually developed into someone who had enough self-esteem to be her own person and to work on being who God wanted me to be.  I’ll probably never be completely who He wants me to be but I have developed a heart for where people are in their relationship with Him and what it will be like for those who spend eternity outside the presence of God.  I’m so grateful for my friend who took me to a church where I learned that God wanted a relationship with me so much that He allowed His only perfect Son to become the final sacrifice for my sins.

God has answered many prayers throughout my life.  Sometimes the answer was “no,” sometimes it was “yes” and sometimes it was “wait.”  I’m most grateful for one particular prayer God answered.  When I was still in high school, I prayed that God would let me have a husband who went to church.  I was too bashful to go on my own and God sent me Kenneth.

What did you want to be or have?  How did that turn out for you?


05/31/18 11:35 PM #3622    

 

Barbara Brandes (Peters) (1968)

50th REUNION CLASS OF '68 FOR JUNE 22nd and 23rd.......

The tour of Sam Houston High School is June 23rd at 10am.  There is no charge.  Meet in the Library at the school which is to the left as you enter the front doors.  Jody is the Committee Member who will be meeting you there.


06/01/18 08:24 AM #3623    

 

Eugene Knox (1972)

Happy you '68 kids will get a chance to tour the old school.  5 of us from '72 and '73 did a tour in 2013. The outside looks so different, but once you are inside and past the new entrance, the hallways are the same except where they expanded in some spots. The auditorium, cafeteria, courtyard, etc, hasn't changed.  We were allowed full access, could walk around anywhere we wanted and for as long as we wanted.  Have fun!


06/01/18 02:22 PM #3624    

 

Judy Maxwell (1971)

Glad to see people posting..... I have a couple of responses,,,,

Deborah Wright (Harmon) #3629 Where in Paige are you? My Girl Friend and family live in Paige on Old Potato Rd. Right off 21. I go there once a month to visit. Her daughter is my God daughter.

Barbara Brandes #3630 The tour on Saturday sounds like fun I may have to come to Houston that week-end and join in the tour. It would be good if anyone that wanted to join could.

Kent Caben #3635 I was a 71 grad. so I don't remember you ~ not sure if we ever met since you were leaving when I was starting there. What neighborhood did you live in? Sorry you feel you should not attend a reunion due to not having many friends in school.  As the others mentioned we were all struggling with growing up and sometimes it is easier for others to make friends. But at least you come to the Sam site to see whats going on. I didn't go to any of my reunions until the last one they had a couple of years ago....It was so much fun. I remebered more friends than I thought I would. We reconnected and are talking on a regular basis now. You never know if you will enjoy something without trying it. So maybe join in the tour of the school that would be caual and free....I'm trying to crash their tour and be there!! Join us!

Debbie Vollert (Campbell) Gosh you got me thinking on your post.......Due to having cancer in my early 20's I will never be a Mom or have Children ~ Grandchildren ~ although I have some wonderful nieces and nephews that I feel are close enough to be my kids and their kids my Grandchildren, a wonder God Daughter, and more 4 legged kids (goats and dogs) than I could have hoped for. ......and yes I agree thank God for Unanswered prayers. I had thought of serval things I wanted to be or people I wished I had been with....but in the long run I feel I am just where I should be and with who I should be with.  I live deep in the woods and off the beaten path...and LOVE IT.

Hope everyone has a great week-end ~ I'm coming to Houston to go to my Great Nieces Graduation!! NRG here we come!!

 

 


06/01/18 05:42 PM #3625    

Robert Hinson (1969)

Hi Carla Lee Staggs. I don’t believe I will be able to come to the reunion. We are having to cope with FEMA to get our house repaired for the second time. We got two inches of water in our house. They told us to remove the floors and baseboards and have the house dried out with Servr Pro. They are a joke. We had mold to start growing on our cabinets and walls. I started removing Sheetrock from our walls when I found mold on our cabinets. We have to get some contractors to give bids itemizing everything they do to the square foot. They are not willing to break everything down to what they do. I’m talking about countertops, walls, Sheetrock, cabinets and etc. Since they won’t do it, I have to figure it out. Last Friday I had to have my rotator cuff repaired due to all I have been doing with four months to heal. I don’t think I can go to the Reunion. I wish I could. Overall all we are blessed and have done well over the years. God has been good. We are both retired and able to do things we need to do.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


06/02/18 09:24 PM #3626    

Deborah Wright (Harmon) (1971)

Judy Maxwell  I live right in downtown. You can see my house from hwy. 290. About a block from the fire dept. on Caldwell St.  What are their names?

 


06/03/18 06:30 PM #3627    

Russell Skinner (1963)

TO:  Barbara Brandes (Peters)--- class of 68.  Hi Barbara, this is Russell Skinner, class of 63.  We are having our 55th reunion on August 11th.  I was wondering if some of us could join your class on the tour of Sam Houston.  If not, could you give me some information on how to set our own tour up.  Have fun on your reunion, every 5 years we quit ours a little earlier.  Thank you, Russell


06/04/18 01:08 PM #3628    

 

Judy Maxwell (1971)

DEBORAH WRIGHT #3646

HI Deborah, they are the Hohle's  Brian and Lisa. Like I say they live on Old Potato Rd off Hwy 21. They are both active in Mason's/Eastern Star. They go to the Mina Lodge in Bastrop. They have a daughter Mikayla (my God daughter) she just graduated this year from Baylor in Waco, They have a son Morgan who has finished College and Chef School and is now doing plumbing work.

I know where the Fire station is in Paige....May run into you some day!

Judy 


06/05/18 12:23 PM #3629    

Deborah Wright (Harmon) (1971)

Hi Judy. Their name doesn't sound familiar to me. Yeah we might run into each other, you never know. 


06/06/18 02:41 AM #3630    

Katherine Wood (Unander) (1968)

Hello Kent Cabeen.  I remember you and your brother Keith.  I had the same feelings like you...didn't have very many friends at school.  I think it was because I had a very protective father who would not let me go out on any dates.  My brother was my date for the senior prom; that was the only way my father would allow me to go.  I was very bitter about that and I guess that was why no one ever aasked me out. When I married my late husband, Eric, (he  died this past October after our home flooded in Harvey and our son also died last April), he convinced me to attend the 35th reunion.  I was very surprised at the classmates that I did know were there and also sadden to learn of those who were no longer with us any more.  That reunion is when I saw Donny McGinty, who lived on the street behind me.  We go to the same church now.  I used to be Catholic, but after what one of the priest did to embarress my husband, I left and became a member of his church where Donny also goes.  I know there are no words that anyone can say that would make you change your mind, but I do wish you would re-consider this one time.  I think we might of had homeroom or possibly English.  I used to hand out in Miss Blankenship's art room for lunch with 5 other students who were freshmens or sophomores and of course Mis Blankenship was there too.  That became my santuary since I didn't have very many friends. So I do know what it was like and how you felt.  If you don't mind me asking, where in East Texas do you live?  My grandfather used to have a farm East of Ft. Worth, where I was born and every summer our vacation was working the farm.  I miss it a lot and I guess that is why I love the country live more than city life.   On my mother' s side, there is a 500 acre farm in Walburg, Texas which cousins live on.  I enjoy going there in the summer.  I still live in my parents home which was built in 1954.  I know it is late for this posting, but since I lost my family last year, I still have nights where I don't sleep, but in time it will get better.  Again, please re-consider coming.  If you have your 1968 yearbook, my last name was Wood.  I am the picture whose name was cut off in printing the yearbook.  What a bummer!!! Take care. 


06/06/18 09:06 AM #3631    

Kent Cabeen (1968)

I live in Nacogdoches and no I don't have my yearbook. It was destroyed in a fire several years ago and I don't know where to get a replacement for it.


06/06/18 09:33 AM #3632    

 

Harold Scott (1970)

Kent Cabeen (1968) 

I lost yearbook also, but found out that the school actually keeps all that were left for each year.  I got mine (1970) about six years ago and they told me the had books from each year in storage.


06/06/18 01:38 PM #3633    

Kent Cabeen (1968)

Can you get me a contact number to call them so I might be able to get a yearbook?


06/06/18 02:51 PM #3634    

Randy Foreman (1968)

Hey Kent...Randy Foreman here. I wanted to add my two cents right along side Katherine. There certainly won't be many more reunions after this one and I would certainly enjoy seeing you again if we could recognize each other!! My wife and I live north of Palestine on a small tree farm that's been in our family for going on 50 yrs. We missed the 45th because Linda had cancer surgery and there can't be many who traveled the road we did....Durkee, Fonville and Sam. So, please give it some thought as to joining us for the 50th reunion.


06/07/18 08:57 AM #3635    

 

Eugene Knox (1972)

Kent, Sam Houston info off the web... 

9400 Irvington HoustonTX 77076-5224 713-696-0200

I called several years ago to ask if they had any extra copies of my yearbook, Class of 72.  Sadly they did not, but do call and ask for the admin offices, and tell them what year you are looking for.  Also, in 2013 i called them and ask if a small group of us could do a tour, and they said absolutely.  Just check at the front desk, right inside the main doors, and show your I.D.   We were then given access to absolutely everything.  The gym was pad locked, as they don't offer P.E. any longer...  And, go to your reunion!  I stopped for several years, and now, i wouldn't miss it!  You will find there are no longer "attitudes" afloat. Teen angst years were the worst, and long gone!


06/07/18 10:27 AM #3636    

Donna Davis (Ellis) (1968)

There will be a tour of the school at 10:00 the Saturday morning of the reunion. Someone could ask about yearbooks. My sister is looking for a '65. You can also contact Connie Redden Hopper. She had some copies reprinted. She will be at the reunion.

06/07/18 12:22 PM #3637    

 

Caren Reynolds (Cates) (1965)

Donna Davis and Kent Cabeen:

Classmates.com has Sam Houston yearbooks.  The 1965 yearbook is available, in case you cannot find one at the reunion. I did not see 1968 or 1972 but they do have years before and after.  

Best wishes for all Sam Houston alumni.  I hope you all have a blessed week.

 


06/07/18 02:19 PM #3638    

Kent Cabeen (1968)

I want one from 1968, all the others don't really matter to me. also, why do you people always want a reunion during June? Some of us make a pile of money during the summer. such as cutting and bailing hay to feed our cattle and help others do the same thing. Duh, if you have to babysit your grand children ot whatever get a daycare center to do it for you.

 


06/07/18 03:06 PM #3639    

 

David (Dave) Sample (1968)

Hey Randy Forman, I was one of those guys that went to Durkee, Fonville, and Sam Houston. I'll be at the reunion and I'm looking forward to seeing those I haven't seen in 50 years. I doubt that I'll recognize many people and I probably won't be recogized either. Hopefully we'll have name tags...


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