John Cochran

J.D., if you're in Huntsville on the 20th, plan on joining us at Rosie's on South Parkway- If it's anything like last night, it will be a great time w/ one another once again.

Alice Bourque (Ellis)

John, My Husband (Joel Ellis) & I will be at Rosie's on the 20th.  I am so excited I wasn't able to make the reunion so I am REALLY looking forward to seeing the group at Rosie's!

Everyone, Have A Safe & Happy New Years!

Alice Ann (Bourque) Ellis

Carol Roberts (Freeman)

Happy New Year everyone!  I wish I could have been there, did anyone get pictures?

I had a wondeful visit with my family in HSV this past weekend but everyone caught  a cold or the flu.  I was coming down with it Monday morning and didn't want to share it with all of you... we need to be careful at our age!  Like Jim said "Who are all of these old people"...I have laughed and laughed about that skit, whenever I am having a bad day or difficult passenger, that memory always brings a smile to my face.  Thank you for the wonderful memories, looking forward to making more in 2015!    I have the Jan. 20th off and hope to be there at Rosie's.

Cheers, Carol Roberts Freeman

Rick Shrout

Rest In Peace Mr. Reynolds.

http://www.laughlinservice.com/memsol.cgi?user_id=1490109

Ray Reynolds, 78, of Huntsville passed away on Tuesday, December 30. Ray was a long time educator with both the Huntsville City and Madison County School Systems, ending a dedicated career at Sparkman High School, where he taught History. He was loved by his students as well as fellow educators and will be greatly missed.

Survivors include his cousin, Mike Moore and wife, Karen.

A memorial service was held Friday, January 2 at 3:00 pm in the Sparkman High School gym.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to The Schools Foundation, P. O. Box 763, Huntsville, AL 35804. Contributions made in his memory will support the History Department at Sparkman High School. 

Jim Hess

John I think I already told you, but I am planning on being at Rosie's on 20th.

J. D. Webster

So long Mr. Reynolds. Safe journey in the next world.

J.D.

John Cochran

As of today, these are the names that I have a head count for, regarding the January 20 meeting at Rosie's, South Parkway- Reminder, the get together is at 6:00, and if you haven't contacted me yet, please do so ASAP, either by message, email (jrctide@charter.net), or cell (call or text, 256 303 7598)- We need to have at least 20 to keep the room, w/o having to pay a difference, but can accommodate 55 or even a few more, if necessary- Just let me know if you haven't yet, and also, if I have a total by your name that is off, please let me know as well........

John Cochran (2), Charles Campbell (1), Alisha Owens Davis (2), Rick, Kay Shrout, Debbie Bradshaw Baker (1), Jim Hess (1), Ruth Garcia (1), Jim Record (2), David "Catfish" Campbell (1), Connie Tucker (2), Mary Beth Given (2), Alice Bourque (2), James Pointer (1), Jill Bennett Hall (2).

Thanks again, I'll send a final reminder next week.

John Cochran

Alice, Jim, and Carol......I have you down, Carol, I wasn't sure if you were a definite or not, so I didn't have you on my master list, but if I need to add it, I will.

Ruth Garcia (Osborne-Hess)

Thanks for getting us together again!  I couldn't make the gathering last week but appreciate the efforts of the planners and gatherers (is that like hunters and gatherers? hahaha)  It would be so great to keep adding to your current list of folks...we can all breathe a collective sigh of relief that the holidays are over and make toasts to 2015 together! See y'all on the 20th! 

J. D. Webster

Best wishes to my classmates who will be gathering on the 20th.  I will not be able to make it as I am vacationing in Chile South America through the 24th. However, if anyone is astute enought to bring a tablet or Ipad of some sort that can skype, I will be happy to try and coordinate my timing to skype in to the event.

Any takers on this techno-challenge?

:-)

Cheers, all!

JD

Tony Campbell

John,

Debra and I would like to join you at Rosie's

John Cochran

That's great, Tony.....have you down, thanks.

Tony Campbell

It looks like Debra and I will be there.

David "Catfish" Campbell

Morning - Hope the new year has started off great for everyone.

Looking forward to the Rosie's outing next week - should be a lot of fun.

Just thinking - yes I do that some days... Anyway - I would like to know who in the class "Scuba Dives" - please let me know...

Have a great day!

Catfish

J. D. Webster

Catfish - I am a certified if out of practice diver.  Advanced open water.

JD

Rusty Hubbarth

Mr. Catfish:

I dive, but it's generally restricted to Lake Travis, the rigs off Port Aransas, and Cozumel.

Anytime you want to try diving in Texas, please let me know!

Rusty Hubbarth

Jimmy Record

I too dive Catfish though like J.D. I am out of practice. I have been blessed to dive some great spots such as the Great Barrier Reef,  Bonaire and several other killer places. In Bonaire you can walk right off the beach and see Sea Horses which is too cool to see under water.

John Cochran

Ok, a final reminder.....BTW, it is not too late to get in touch w/ me (cell, email in previous post) if you want to be included in our get together Tuesday night at Rosie's, South Parkway (6:00)- If you do contact me, you are included in the head count, but even if you don't, show up and join us in a night of fun, reminiscing, and great food- Contacting me is NOT a requirement, it only helps w/ the head count that I had to have.

We are currently at about 21, numbers wise, and we need at least 20 for the room they have reserved- A couple of folks have had things come up, and might not be able to make it, but we should be good, as far as being over the 20 person cutoff- I called to confirm everything this morning, so we are on go, no turning back- I'm sure there are a few that haven't let me know anything yet that will be coming, so once again.....PLEASE don't think that just because you haven't gotten in on the head count you are excluded, the door is wide open for anybody that wants to come be a part- We just want to use this as an opportunity to plan regularly scheduled get togethers, and continue what was established as a result of this past summer's 40th anniversary celebration.

Hope to see as many of you as possible there on Tuesday- I think this is how we currently stand, as of today- Please let me know of any changes that need to be made- Have a great weekend, see you Tuesday evening.

John Cochran (1), Charles Campbell (1), Alisha Owens Davis (2), Rick/ Kay Shrout, Debbie Bradshaw Baker (1), Jim Hess (1), Ruth Garcia (1), David "Catfish" Campbell (1), Connie Tucker (1), Mary Beth Given (1), Alice Bourque Ellis (2), James Pointer (1), Steve Canerossi (2), George Hamilton (2), Tony Campbell (2)- There are a couple of folks, Jill Bennett Hall, and Jim Record, that have had situations come up in which they may not be able to attend, or might be late in joining us, but I want them to know that if there is anyway that they can come, we'd love for you to be there, even if it's a little later than 6:00.....Thanks again. folks, have a great weekend, and may God Bless.

J. D. Webster

Hey Johnny,

Did you (can you?) determine if "Rosie's" has Wi-Fi inside and if so, can someone take a tablet or Ipad so I can try to contact by Skype. My hope is to skype with my classmates at that time. I will be in the south of Chile on the 20th, 3 hours ahead of Huntsville Time, so 530pm for you guys will be 830pm for me.

Thanks,

J.D.

David "Catfish" Campbell

Record...

YES - Diving in Bonaire is awesome - been there couple of times.  Just did a week long dive trip (Nov 2014)...  Stayed at Captain Don's Habitat again... Ended up doing 27 dives which included a 110ft wreck dive - a normal day was - in water @ 05:30 for morning dive, then back in water for 2 boat dives @ 09:00 & 11:00 - then back in the water for shore dives mid afternoon - followed by a night dives @ 21:30...

Here is a small list of fish I saw... I have GB's of video/stills that I got to go through...

Great Barracuda - Octopus - Squid - Lionfish - Lobsters - Peppermint Shrimp - Frog Fish - Pufferfish - number of Green Moray eels (one 8-9 feet long) - Tarpon (lots swam with us at night - 8-9 ft) - Stoplight Parrotfish - Foureye Butterflyfish - Trumpetfish - Yellow Goatfish - Bluehead Wrasse - Sergeant Major French Grunt - Blue Chromis - School Master Blackbar Soldierfish - Yellow Wrasse - Smooth Trunkfish - Princess Parrotfish - Yellowtail Snapper - Spanish Hogfish - Blue Tang - Yellowtail Damselfish - Queen parrotfish - Fairy Basslet Rock Beauty Creole Wrasse - Banded Parrotfish - Banded Butterflyfish - French Anglefish - Coney Bluestriped Grunt - Longfin Damselfish - Striped Parrotfish - Spotted Goatfish - Spotted Drum - Spotted Trunkfish - Sand Diver Spotted Moray - Tiger Grouper - Black Durgon - Peacock Flounder - Horse-eye Jack Porcupine Fish - Spotted Scorpionfish - Balloonfish - Seahorses Christmas Tree Worms - Sponges - Coral...

John Cochran

J.D., will do- I will contact Debbie Baker to see if she could bring a laptop or iPad w/ a Skype connection.

David "Catfish" Campbell

Rusty...

Been to Cozumel though haven't dived there... Lake Travis looks like a great place to dive... local diving here is mainly been the quarry here in Huntsville or the one in Pelham... they are good places to do check-out dives at - nothing really to write home about... I like tropical setting much better...  Thanks for letting me know you b a diver...

John Cochran

Those coming to Rosie's..... J.D. wants to Skype from Chile, would anybody have the availability of a laptop or iPad that is Skype compatible??  I assume Rosie's has the WiFi we'd need, if you do, would you mind bringing it??

Thanks in advance.

Sharon Dickinson (Marlowe)

J. D. Webster

20 Jan. Dinner at Rosie's Skype in:

Johnny, can you forward this to who ever may need it.

Thanks, JD

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My Skype Name = jdwpilot

Name used, J.D. Webster

Tampa, Florida.

Whoever is going to try and skype me will need the above and should send their relevant information as well.

JD