March 2006 Update

February was a time of sadness for several classmates. Alan Stone lost his Mom, Wanda Pool Lafitte lost her husband Buck, and Francine Camp McCormack lost her daughter Susan. By this time in life most of us have learned that the death of a loved one is a very difficult time and that the sorrow can linger for a long time. If you wish to express your condolences to any of these classmates, it’s not too late. I’m sure your kindness would be much appreciated.

I received several photos during February for posting on our class website. RD and Betty Molcany Barber sent several snapshots they made in the Rocky Mountain National Park on New Years Eve 2005 and Longmont, CO on New Years Day 2006. Johnnie Ross McKinney and Don and Shirley Baldwin Chandler are also in the photos. To see these photos go to our Photos webpage and click on the link to the photos server. The photos are in Album 02. By way of reminder, the slideshow feature now works for both dial up and high speed internet connections. The slideshow view is probably the best way to view photos. You can either let the show run in a completely automated mode, or you can manually control the show with the buttons at the top of the page. If you use Internet Explorer as your web browser don’t forget to press the F11 key on your keyboard to maximize the size of the viewing area on your monitor.

With our 45^th year reunion looming on the horizon Kay Burford Murphy sent a reunion poem that offers a humorous look at reunions. To read the poem, go to the What’s New web page and click on the “45^th Reunion” box in the Table of Contents. Before you do that I want to make it clear that none of the satire in the poem applies to anyone in any Fair Park class. It is about “other” classes in “other” schools. J

Camilla has prepared an update about planning efforts for the reunion. I am pasting her message into this document.

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Dear Classmates,

Mark your calendar for our big 45^th reunion celebration on Saturday, August 5th, 2006. The place is Holiday Inn Financial Plaza Airport, Shreveport, Louisiana --- same as our 40^th --- more details as to time, etc. later. Ten double and ten king rooms have been assigned to our class --- we can get more if needed --- the rate I negotiated is $76.00 --- you need to call the hotel (318) 688-3000 and mention our class to make a reservation to receive this rate --- these rooms will be held until July 17, 2006. The hotel does immediately charge your credit card --- so if you feel that you will cancel, just book closer in to our date. If you book through AARP or some other organization, please make sure that I receive your confirmation number and I can still get you the class rate. Okay, that's all about that to say right now --- more to follow.

Just be sure to come for all of the fun, food, fellowship, surprises, and old friends --- the cost to you has not been finalized as of this date, but I will be getting back to you as soon as possible with the exact cost and times.

My extreme thanks have to go out to a group of folks who have been there to help get this started --- please know you are greatly appreciated --- Bucky, Jerry, Hollis, Bill, Linda, Pat, Carolyn, Carrol, Betty, Kay and Clark, Shirley, Mary and anyone I may have forgotten.

Come one come all to our reunion --- 8/5/06

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If you need to get in touch with Camilla her email address is in your Quick Email Directory. Of course, so are the email addresses for all our classmates that have provided their email address for inclusion in the QED. Don’t forget to keep each month’s QED handy as a quick reference for all the email addresses currently available.

Two classmates provided updated email addresses for the directory this month -- Bill Roberts and Gloria DeSoto Eubanks. You may remember from the February Update that Bill recently moved from Shreveport to FL. Gloria already lives in FL but is now back in Shreveport for an extended period to help care for her Mother who is in failing health. I also received a note this month from Lloyd Wallace. As of March 1^st Lloyd is leaving CA to move to the Hot Springs, AR area. He said he would provide a new email and home address when he gets settled in Hot Springs, but noted that it may be a couple of months before he is settled in. John Cole has also moved back to the Fort Worth area. However, he told me he still divides his time between Shreveport and Fort Worth.

We were able to remove two classmates from the “missing” list in February. Jerry Cook sent a note that home addresses for Charlotte Boston Fox and Phillip Verderaime were located. Both classmates still live in Shreveport. No word on whether either classmate has email.

I received some good news/bad news during February from Eugene Blake. Eugene said the good news is his doctor has released him from the heart rehab program. The bad news according to Eugene is he now has to go back to work. He also said he really appreciated the prayers and thoughts that were offered up for him after his heart attack and during his recovery.

Well that’s it for this month. If you have any comments on this month’s update just click on the Comments link below. If you want to first review the process for adding comments read the article titled “Adding Comments to a Blog Article.” It can be found on the left side of this page in the list of previous articles.