John Cochran

First of a couple of reminders I'll post this week- Sunday, June 28th, at 2:30 will be our next get together, at Baumhower's on Balmoral Drive......right off Airport Road, across from the Steinmart Shopping Center- Looking forward to another great time together, as the previous meetings have been, and glad to know several of the Nashville girls are planning on being there- It looks like this might be our biggest get together yet, I had originally told Baumhower's 20-30, but there may be even more- I met w/ the manager a little over a week ago, and said it could be 35.

Let me know if you're planning on coming, but even if you don't, come on by anyways, and just show up- If you have not been at one of the previous meetings, you've missed something, hope to see you Sunday afternoon.

(256)303 7598 (call or text).....jrctide@charter.net

George Hamilton

John Cochran

Sorry you have to miss George, but understand completely- I'll pass this on to everyone, have a good week, and God Bless.

Sharon Dickinson (Marlowe)

Jimmy Record

Johnny, Kathy and I May not be there either most likely as we are building a deck on our lake house. That is unless we can stop and drive to south huntsville if we are at a good point.

 Should we not be there, ALL of you will be in our thoughts and prayers and I hope you have as wonderful of a time as the last one and know I will hate not being there. God Bless!

Carol Roberts (Freeman)

Hi everyone!  I'm sorry I won't be able to be there this weekend, I have to fly to Dublin.  I painted myself into a corner with work this month & there was just no way around having to work.  I will be thinking of all of you & hope you have fun.  Take care & I hope to join you soon, Carol Roberts Freeman

Donna B Bass (Scroggins)

Sorry I will not be there! We were in Huntsville with our youth choir the 23rd and 24th! We will be back in Magnolia Arkansas to perform tomorrow! Love and miss you guys! Sorry!!

Jimmy Record

Carol, need anyone to carry your Bags to Dublin? Man that is a place as I havent been to Ireland yet and want to see Ireland and Scotland which are on my bucket list as I hope to go there in 2016.

Sorry we can't be there everyone and I hope you all have a wonderful, blessed Sunday afternoon!!!

Ruth Garcia (Osborne-Hess)

Another great group showed up last night!  Several 'new' folks to catch up with and several of the core group missing and missed.... You know who you are! Thanks John Cochran for getting us all together, again!

David "Catfish" Campbell

For those that missed the outing yesterday (like Donna B) - we had a awesome time.  Greatly enjoyed!  Looking forward to the next one!

John Cochran

My pleasure, Ruth, it is always great seeing us have the turnout we have each time- It is obvious we have a group that wants to continue that special feeling we got last summer at the 40th- Getting together every so often as we do never gets old, I hope we're doing this regularly from now on-  Great times of fun and fellowship,

Carol Roberts (Freeman)

Hi Jim, I would love to have someone carry my bags for me to Dublin!  It would be so much fun to have my classmates there, & that would make a great class trip.  I have to warn you, we only tip a dollar, so the pay isn't that great!. In Dublin though, you are in luck if you are a golfer, I bring a sleeve of golfballs for Patrick our van driver over there.  He says you loose a lot of golfballs on the ole courses, so I try to help him with his game.  The people are so much fun, you laugh a lot in Ireland-they have such great senses of humor!  Come fly with me anytime!

Take care & hope to see you next time I'm in HSV!  Carol Roberts Freeman

Donna B Bass (Scroggins)

lCarol, I have to go with you sometime! Sorry I did not get to work out Huntsville, possibly last week of July! That is for the class also. Happy 4th to all of you!

Love Donna B

Sharon Dickinson (Marlowe)

J. D. Webster

Hope everyone had a safe and wonderful 4th of July weekend. My wife and I cheered on Chile as they won the America Cup championship in Soccer, and then again as the US Women won the World Cup in Canada in Soccer. Great weekend for soccer fans. My wife is from Chile! 

Now that the weekend is gone, perhaps some of my Classmates will finally tackle that "Save the Sidewalk" survey that's been sitting in the email box for a few weeks. Please!  Even if you ditched the email, the link is on the sidebar here!

Thanks

J.D.

Alisa Owens (Davis)

I have a Praise Report...

As those of you know who were at our luncheon a few weeks ago, Sharon Dickenson Marlowe was waiting on the results of a lung biopsy she'd had done just a few days before. She texted me this evening to let me know that the results came back and no cancer was found.

Prayer works. God is so beyond wonderful that I don't have words to express it.

Thank you all for praying for our dear friend.

Blessings to all,

Alisa Owens Davis

David "Catfish" Campbell

“Save the Sidewalk” – Update

After many attempts – I finally was able to get a contractor (Hollis Kennedy House Movers) to go take a look at our sidewalk and give me a quote - to pick the sideway up, relocate it to a new location, and place it in a similar configuration as it current is.  In order to pick the sidewalk up they would dig out around the sidewalk and pour new concert underneath it in order to stabilize it for the move.  The quote came in @ $7500. So that’s a start on costing this adventure.

Still have not be able to find out what the City is planning on doing with the artifacts from all the classes – and to expand that thought – all the schools since Grissom is not the only one that is being rebuilt – though my focus is not the other schools just Grissom and in particular “our sidewalk”.

For discussion – let’s assume we are able to get the sidewalk to new campus – looking for thoughts/ideas on how to preserve it once it get over there.  Out of the weather and protected somehow from more wear and tear. 

One thought is a pavilion type structure with benches about – with the sidewalk being in laid in the foundation with some protective covering – the minimal size of at least 50 x (5 + additional 5 ft both sides for benches) – 50x15 maybe…

From one conversation I had with the architecture working on the drawings – he indicated that getting a spot in a hall to place it – with some form of covering to protect it – most like is not an option – though he isn’t the one that would approve/disapprove that scenario – so in my books it still an option on the table.

So where to go from here… still need to get the City to provide some insight into what their plans are – try to determine if there is a spot on the new campus that could support a structure that big and if so – can we get it allocated our way for our sidewalk… get a cost estimate on the pavilion or whatever is desided on protect the sidewalk - develop a set of conceptional drawings that could be used to present to the city - talk with the city - etc...bottom line – still a lot to do to pull this off…

Elysa (Lisa) Pelham (Jones)

Hi Everyone,

I've been planning to write for some time and just never get around to it.  I enjoyed seeinng many of you at the Mellow Mushroom last fall but have missed other gatherings since due to work and travel.

This past week I was traveling NOT for work and want to share with you a little excitement from the PanAm Games.  Wayne and I went to Canada to watch our daughter Mary Jones row and the Henley venue in St. Catherines.  She won one of only two gold medals for the USA in the light weight women's single competition.  There is a great clip at http://www.teamusa.org/Video/2015/07/16/Mary-Jones-Has-Her-Moment.  There are many other pictures at www.row2k.com, www.instagram.com, www.usrowingflickr.com.

Very proud mother,

Elysa (Lisa) Pelham Jones

Hope to see you all at the next gathering.  Cheers!

George Hamilton

Alisa Owens (Davis)

Awesome! Well Done Mary!!!

Sharon Dickinson (Marlowe)

Steve Williams

Wonderful!  Give her our congrats and a big hug!  Steve and Rita Williams

Judy Wolfsberger

Wonderful news. You deserve to be a very proud mama! Tell Mary we are proud of her and keep up the good work.

Vance Moore

Fantastic!  Great to see this!  Thanks for sharing the accomplishment.  Know this has to be so enriching after all the hard work and sacrifices made.

John Cochran

The next get together is being tentatively set for August 7th, at the home of Susan White Lester- She will be posting information concerning the get together later (time, direction, details, etc.).