Classmate Stories and Postings

Perry King

BRENDA JO KSOBIECH, 60, of Memphis, died Saturday, November 22, 2008 at St. Frances Hospital.

A member of Bellevue Baptist Church, Brenda enjoyed a variety of creative endeavors such as cooking, designing and decorating.

Mrs. Ksobiech is survived by her husband of 41 years, Al Ksobiech; her mother, Lorraine Tullos; one son, Jason Ksobiech of Miami, FL; her siblings, Susan Hawks Bacher of Alexandria, KY, and Temp Tullos, Jr. (Frayser ’68) of Bartlett, TN.

A visitation will be held at Memorial Park Funeral Home, Tuesday from 5-8 p.m.

Funeral services will be Wednesday, November 26 at 1 p.m. at Memorial Park Funeral Home in the Riverside Chapel.

A private interment will be in West Tennessee Veterans Cemetery.

The family requests that memorials be sent to the American Diabetes Association. Memorial Park Funeral Home 901-767-8930 www.memorialparkonline.com

Monty Cole Duncan's quest to become a Pioneer Woman is near approaching.....

We still have to do the 2nd floor rafters and bedrooms and stuff...... we started at 8:00 and got done at
6:00 that night.  It rained on us the entire time.....the land became a mud hole.  The log truck got stuck in the mud - had to pull him out with
a bulldozer, then the crane got stuck and had to winch him out.  I got stuck and then Charlie got stuck.......  But, it was fun and the logs
are done!

Roy Hallum Story

http://www.armytimes.com/news/2008/11/military_air_rescue_110708WEB/

Roy is writing a book due out next year. If you want to get an email when the book is available you can go to THIS LINK:

Fox News Video Interview with Roy

Verna Hendricks grandson : Hunter

This is my Hunter.  He is 3years old.  He was a routin tootin Cowboy
for Halloween.  Instead of saying Trick or Treat, he said 'Howdy
Partner'.

He got lots of candy.  When he was asked where his gun was, he told
them that guns were not nice.

Note from Ron Hall: cross posted from classmates.com

I'm a bit surprised no one has written anything about our 40th reunion a few weeks ago but I'll take on the chore. Though I was disappointed that only 47 of my classmates showed up, some with spouses, some alone, we had a good time. It was a great job of organizing by Lawrence and Patrica Rapp, Bonnie Skinner,Mike Archer and all the other people that cared enough to do this.

It was good to see Bubba Sykes, who is still Bubba, and a great guY, Lana Young, who I miss on this site, Bonnie Skinner, who looks great, ditto for my neighbor Rebecca Kirk, who has the honor of being the first girl I ever went to the Frayser Drive-In with. I guess I need to say we were in the 4th grade and our Moms took us and her sister Janet and my brother Larry as well, but it's still a first. Bodie Council, Freddie Grinder, the stories, oh, man the stories. Mike Archer, they should put a bust of Mike in the lobby of ole FHS, as Mike does more than anyone I know to keep the memories going and all of us connected, and bless him for it, I surely appreciate it. Linda Prather and Brenda Bartee have put together another get-together since that I hope becomes a regular event.

It was the first I'd seen Roy Hallums since his return to the states and that was great. Temp Tullos,Ricky Tackett, Tip Holcomb, Eddie Barnhardt, good seeing you all. Johnny Screws came all the way from Minnesota, while classmates that live less than 5 miles away stayed home. Johnny was voted best looking two years in a row. Heck, that's an accomplishment. She still has that beauty, and is still a sweet person. I've always thought putting titles on kids weighed on them later in life. Best this, most likely that, it's a heck of a load to carry later. Does it keep winners of these accolades from coming to these reunions? It shouldn't. It was a silly label put on you by your peers and not something you had to live up to. Heck, I thought I was the wittiest, but when you only talk to about ten people the whole year your fan base is a tad low.In fact, I think I was the best looking too, but had to go to Tech to get a girl friend. Ha!I hope we have another one in five years. Word is '67, '68, '69 may combine which would be a blast. I'd like to see, John Wilkerson, Gary Stanley, Greg Seek, Randy Suarez, Ricky Burks, Sherrie and Randy Byrd, Jackie Davis, Joe Dunlap, Ross Grimsley, Chris Ruess, Wayne Little, Mike McNeer, Paul Sarvis, Greg Seek, Janie Trenthem, and all the rest. God bless Donnie Roberts, John Stetz, Kim Baxter, Bonnie Cannon, Paul Hendren and all the other good Frayer kids we've lost. I'm done.

Ronnie Hall

Randal Byrd & Hurricane Ike --from Houston

Randy called me this morning and asked me to let you know that he and Sherry are alright.  Have been without power since last Sat. but house did not seem to have any damage. --Cheryl

It was nice to go down memory lane...my favorite part was looking at the picture of my classmates and me in the first grade at North Frayser Elementary (renamed Georgian Hills Elementary).

Tom(Tommy) Craig

Left to right: Nell Diallo, Managing Director of MedShare; Glen Reed, President of Board; Pat Robinson, Vice-President of Board; AB Short, CEO & Founder; Charlie Evans, President Eastern Division of HCA

MedShare Hosts President Toure of Mali

Hey, its been way too long not to have stopped by to say hello... Hope all is well with all of you. Cheers,

Chris (Ruess)

Memory : from the Commercial Appeal

Kingsbury coach Bill Todd watches anxiously from the sidelines as his team's 11-point lead dwindles late in the game against Frayser on Jan. 25, 1963. Behind Mike Butler's 25 points, the Falcons held on for a 64-60 victory, their 13th straight. Todd would later become athletic director of Memphis city schools from 1970-1989, then served two terms on the city school board. He also did color commentary for Memphis State football and basketball games. Todd, who had a heart transplant in 1991, died in 2004, but not before helping raise hundreds of thousands of dollars to fight heart disease.

From: Joe Thompson

WE CALLED HIM ICHABOD

(TALL, LANKY, WORE A PAUL REVERE HAT)

As the years pass by faster and faster, I reflect back on the many hard lessons and experiences life has given me. Some were learned instantly while others seemed to have been tucked away and surfaced slowly as they became more meaningful. One of these lessons surfaces annually only to refuel an uneasiness and feeling of unshakable survivor’s guilt.

It began on the morning of June 16, 1966 and has stayed with me my entire life.

On this morning several friends and I hitch-hiked and walked miles out to what use to be considered “the country” to do what we had been doing all during the spring of that year.

As always, the long trip was full of foolish fun and laughter not to mention a few pranks we were always pulling on one another. John and I discovered that we shared the same birthday and started planning this huge party. He was turning 16 and I was going to be 15. Only having met each other a few weeks earlier this was a major common denominator and the bond for a lasting friendship was complete. Since John was already from Frayser, My transition from Georgian Hills was going to be even smoother since I was already acquainted with a few other guys from the old FRA baseball league. School actually seemed worth looking forward to.

We were going for a day of swimming and horseplay at our favorite swimming hole.

This place was the greatest. Clear ,deep water, Cliffs to dive off of, and a rope tied to a lone Oak tree located on a bluff for swinging out over the water. This certainly was far superior to the muddy waters of the LoosahatchieRiver with only Train bridges to jump from. Besides, two people in our group almost drowned there last month in the swift current and one guy hit a log and broke his leg jumping off one of the bridges.

Ignoring all the close calls and the multiple warnings from Parents, Sheriff’s Deputies, and the Locals, we were going to do our thing and did. We swung on the rope, swam the lake, dove off the cliffs, crossed a field and dove off an even higher cliff into a shallow cow pond and were just having a grand time. We swam back to the bluff with the rope in the tree and continued our fun.

The fun suddenly turned into a nightmare that would haunt me and others forever.

John swung out over the water and didn’t release the rope. He came back and hit the bank

knocking him unconscious. He rolled off into the water sinking immediately out of sight and reach. The 40ft. Deep water made any and all attempts to reach him futile.

The rescue workers finally retrieved the body while four angry young men were made to watch. The local news media was running around filming all they could while making derogatory comments about the intelligence level of the boys. We were given a ride home

In a Deputy’s patrol car. On the way we made a stop. John’s House. We were made to sit in the car and listen to the screams and cries of a mother who was just told her youngest son had drowned.

The tragedy that took place that day is still as vivid in my mind today as it was then.

The lessons learned that day are timeless. John would have been in the Class of “69”

JUNE 16,1966

JOHN FRANCIS SANSONE WAS PRONOUNCED DEAD AT AN OLD ABANDONED GRAVEL PIT WE KNEW AS LAWSON’S LAKE

I never returned.

From : Dale Ray

It seems like we all had this happen in younger days. We had it happen at an old rail road bridge down behind Frayser golf course and swift water after a rain took one of the boys. I remember after they had pulled him into the rescue boat the dark walk with him on a stretcher through those woods. No sleeping that night or several others. It made me so cautious with my children.

Dale

It wasn't dumb, but because John was accidentally killed it seemed to be. I hope you haven't been beating yourself up all these years. All of you were kids out for a good time and that's all it would have been if John had just dropped from the rope.

I saw an interview once with Sam Phillips talking about how Waylon Jennings felt responsible for Buddy Holly's plane crash because he jokingly told Holly he hoped his plane would crash. Sam told him that if he could wish him dead he could wish him back and that's when he finally let go of the guilt.

John's death was nothing more than a tragic accident. Because you were there and made the same decision John did had nothing to do with it. Everything happens for a reason, it's all part of God's plan. We don't always understand why He does what he does but there is a reason.

The officers who insulted your intelligence and made you live through the horror of hearing those screams were wrong. That decision was much worse than yours to go swimming.

I can't say anything to make the memories of that day any better for you but just know my friend that it was an accident, nothing more, nothing less.

Mitch McCracken

Proud Grandfather

Joe Thompson with Cole

For those of you who went to school with me at Delano, to the left in yellow is our 5th grade teacher Mrs. Peggy Perkins. Her group of friends was featured in a Commercial Appeal Article last week.

Jimmy Glenn Burk

I’ve bragged several times here about my nephew, Fred (Dwayne’s  [‘79] son). Well, dads have bragging rights too. My son Sam just returned from DisneyWorld in Orlando , where his cheer team came in second in the World’s Competition. There were only three US teams to make the finals. Second in the world - - not bad. And to think – all those days I spent in football practice, I could have been on the sideline dancing with some gal in a short skirt

Randy Byrd

Click Here for YouTube Video

I just wanted you to know that Shelia Self Henderson died this morning from cancer. She was diagnosed last year with breast cancer. Recently she found out she had cancer again in different locations.
Her visitation is Friday, May 25 6pm to 8pm at Northridge Funeral Home on Highway 51 just outside Millington. Her funeral is Saturday, May 26 at 2:00pm I just thought some of our classmates would like to know. Her brother is James Self also a Frayser grad in 67???

Diana Newton Reed

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Thanks for posting Shelia's passing. Her and Richard (Ricky) to me and friends will be missed greatly. My prayers will be with the family. Ricky and I worked together for 10 years at MLGW. We played baskeball and golf together for many years. We even went on vac. one year together up at Greers Ferry lake. Rick and Shelia loved to camp and dive in the younger years. David Zeinner who worked together with us, went with his wife Debbie also. It was my first and last time to scubba dive. I rember Rick giving me a quick course in diving and off to 20 ft. we went. Next thing I rember, is my scubba tank begain making a very strange noises and I ran out of air. Well, of course I went up in a hurry! Rick had gave me a tank that was almost empty of air and had not told me about the emergency supply valve..... That was my LAST dive ever.... We laughed many times about that and other crazy things, (like sinking his ski boat in the middle of the Mississippi river), that we did together as young men. Our thoughts and prayers will be with ya....

Sherman Reed

Ricky Burks

Class of 1968

Chris Ruess

What a joy to discover FRAYSER Class 69 website again and to see the photos! My God! Did I really go to school with all those OLD people?

Life in St Louie continues to be good... Cheers. Chris

Dale Franklin

www.myspace.com/dalefranklinopry

www.dalefranklinmusic.com

calldale725@cs.com

WE ARE ABOVE GROUND

AND PROUD OF IT.

GREG GRINDER

Former players surprise coach

Past teammates fete John Clayton

By Larry Rea (Commercial Appeal Article---Click Here for more Photos)
Special to My Life
Thursday, February 14, 2008

John Clayton thought he was going to spend a leisurely Saturday morning with his son, Clay, followed by lunch at a Collierville restaurant. Instead, Clayton got what he later called "the surprise of my life." Clayton is a former basketball coach. More than 25 former players from Frayser High School gathered at Barnhill's Buffet recently to pay tribute to the longtime Memphis/Shelby County educator whose tenure included stops at Bartlett (1957-58), Frayser (1958-1971), Raleigh-Egypt (1972-76), Rossville Academy (1976-85), Germantown (1985-89) and Houston (1989-1997) high schools.

"I was shocked to say the least," said Clayton, 74, who retired in 1997 and now lives in Rossville.

And that's just the response those who helped organize the surprise gathering were seeking.

"I think we caught him completely off guard," said Jeff Hopkins (Frayser High, class of 1970), baseball coach at Collierville High who helped organize the luncheon in Clayton's honor. "He has meant so much to so many people, especially to those of who were fortunate to have played for him."

Clayton, who served as Houston High's first principal, thought he was going to spend some time at an area AutoZone, then eat lunch with his son, who had the responsibility of getting his father to the restaurant without letting him know what was going to happen.

"Clay had the hard job," Hopkins said.

"When I got in the restaurant, I told the girl at the front I wanted to sit someplace where it was warm," Clayton said with a laugh. "It wasn't until I started into the room (where the ex-players were) that I knew something was up. I couldn't believe it. I was stunned. It was wonderful to see all these guys."

Clay had brought along tapes of Frayser games that he had converted to video, bringing back memories of days when basketball shorts were just that (short), dunking wasn't allowed and there was no 3-point shot. Watching the videos, the ex-teammates hooted when someone made a good or bad play. For them, it was like stepping back in time.

After the meal, each player got to express his appreciation to Clayton. Besides Hopkins, others who attended were Robert "Yard Dog" Henson, Don Medley, Jerry Sigman, Wayne Cain, Johnny Williams, Tommy Boberg, Johnny Herron, Buddy Webb, George Reed, Chuck Fann, Ricky Allen, Gary Blanchard, George Lowe, Randy Downey, Steve Ammons, Robert Dix, Andy Kitchens, Charlie Blanchard, Delton Drewry, Ricky Bell, Ted Tummins, Norman Hagemeyer , Don Tummins and Jon Allen. Former Frayser Junior High coach Roy Laughlin also attended.

Hopkins hopes to make the gathering an annual event and asks that all former Clayton-coached players at Frayser High call him at 921-7289.

Larry Rea is a freelance writer.

Forwarded from Monty Cole Duncan ....originally from GiGi Ballester

YOU KNOW YOU'RE FROM MEMPHIS WHEN....

-The main attraction at the most expensive hotel are the ducks

-You know someone who knows Justin Timberlake

- Everyone runs outside at the sight of the first snowflake!

-You know what the little 'helicopter leaves' do when you pick em up and drop em!

-You know that 107.5 will change names every year without fail..

-Prince Mongo & Jerry "The King" Lawler are on the Mayor's ballot

-You know what the Dirty Dova is.

-You dont really care about the Grizzlies, but you love the TIGERS!

-You know what real Barbecue is.

-Nonconnah means Autobahn

-You're scared of Germantown Cops

-Someone in your family has an Elvis story

-You've never been to Graceland

-Our tap water is like your Evian.

-Goin muddin' is a sport

-The weather doesn't go with the season.

-You just call the Mississippi "The River."

- You didn't know that the Old Bridge and the New Bridge had names.

-You've had to switch the thermostat from heat to air in the same day

- You can say "Take Poplar" and get anywhere from anywhere.

-You know you can make it anywhere in Memphis in "about 15 minutes"

-You still call it Memphis State

-You know that if you live anywhere in the city limits you're only a street or two away from a ghetto.

-You know that McAllisters is the best place to get Sweet Tea!

-Somebody says "201", the first thing that comes to mind aint got nothin to do with a clock. I bet you'd be hard pressed to find another city where everyone in the city knows the street address of the jail!

-You've had to explain to an out of towner while driving down I-40 that Bellevue is not an airport.

-You speed everywhere, EXCEPT Bartlett and Germantown.

-The people at the court know your name and face.

-You drive on the same road and it's name changes several times the further you go.

-You know there are at least seven Macon Roads, Kirby Roads, Memphis-Arlingtons and Raleigh-LaGranges.

-You haven't moved in ten years but have lived in two different cities.

At the end of this presentation you can find a link to the 50's presentation. Fun! The 1960's

This is the one of the best presentations of the sixties that I have ever seen online. It is very well done.

Just click on the link and sit back and enjoy the memories. Great photos and facts,

click on the sixties and turn your volume on: the Sixties (click here)

Dwayne Byrd

'79

A couple of interesting articles about Frayser in yesterday's Commercial Appea (12-30-07):

Frayser Works to Get Past the Jokes

Frayser Natives sees its good and and bad

Monday, December 24, 2007 Commercial Appeal

When Nancy Shockley was 4 or 5, she would sometimes awaken in the night to the sound of her father coming home from work, his big "doghouse" bass bumping the furniture.

Sometimes she would climb on it and ride it like a pony before her mother chased her off.

To the world, her father was Bill Black, bass player for Elvis Presley in those early, heady days of the mid-1950s when Elvis was swiveling and shaking his way toward a music that would rock the world.

To Shockley, 56, Black was a doting dad, a working-class guy who could give her only a little time before he died of a brain tumor in 1965. His studio and instruments were sold when she was still a child.

She now lives in Covington with her husband, William Shockley, where they own a company that levels ground and prepares sites for construction. She never knew what happened to the bass until the late '70s when Rolling Stone reported that Paul McCartney had it.

Last month, about 30 years later, Shockley and the bass were reunited in a remarkable interlude spent with McCartney, the former Beatle, at his studio in England. Sir Paul sang to her, posed for photos and even plucked a few notes of her dad's old part on "Heartbreak Hotel."

Shockley's first attempt to reach McCartney after seeing the article in the '70s was unsuccessful. She let it go. But the bass did not let her go.

Years later, in Oct. 2006, it turned up again in the arms of McCartney on an episode of PBS's Great Performances. A clip that spotlighted the bass circulated on Youtube.com (youtube.com/watch?v=3uz C5KC_260) where a friend found it and sent it to Shockley.

In the clip McCartney, performing at London's Abbey Road studios, literally unveiled the instrument and presented it as the "original Elvis Presley bass," with its "dashing white trim," he said, that was "played by Bill Black."

The bass, identified as a Maestro M-1 Kay model, by scottymoore.net, the Web site of Elvis' guitarist Scotty Moore, was taped at the edges, probably for protection at first, then painted white.

McCartney said when Elvis, Moore and Black toured the region, Elvis drove and the bass rode on the roof of the vehicle. McCartney then sang and played "Heartbreak Hotel" on the bass.

Shockley said Gail Pollock, longtime friend and assistant to Moore, gave her a contact for McCartney. Shockley wrote and this time received a letter inviting her to visit McCartney in England. She and her husband arrived in London, Nov. 14, for a four-day stay.

The couple, traveling south by train, were "collected," as the English say, by an assistant to McCartney and taken in a van to a recording studio overlooking the English Channel.

Shockley said she wasn't told the name of the studio and declined to provide full details out of concern for McCartney's privacy.

But she was almost certainly at his Hogs Hill Mill studio in a restored windmill in a village near Hastings.

The couple was offered tea and sandwiches in a kitchen there, and as Shockley gazed out the window, she heard a voice behind her that seemed to come out of the past, say, "Nancy has come to see her daddy's bass."

It was McCartney, casually dressed in jean and loafers. "I almost cried he was so nice," said Shockley. "I immediately felt like this was someone I should have met a long time ago. It was like seeing an old friend."

McCartney led the couple to an upstairs room, apparently an office, where the old bass waited. Shockley choked back tears, and McCartney told her, "Let it go, love."

The three remained there for a time saying little. For Shockley, the silent bass played memories of her father, a former employee at the old North Memphis Firestone plant, who had a musical bent. He was also funny and his stage clowning was often crucial in warming up 1950s crowds for what seemed then like a pretty wild Elvis.

The Blacks lived near the Firestone plant until Shockley was about 5 years old, she said, then moved to Pikes Peak Street, off Jackson and a few years later to Frayser. Her mother was Evelyn Steele Black, who died in 2002. Shockley has a sister, Leigh Ann Porterfield of Memphis, and a brother Louis Black of Atoka.

Shockley remembers Elvis coming to her house on Pikes Peak when she was a child and talking business with her dad. She wondered why his car, parked outside, drew curious folks from the neighborhood, and why women had written phone numbers on it with lipstick.

Even after Bill Black left Elvis in 1958, Black was still on the road with his band Bill Black's Combo, and had several hits, including "White Silver Sands" and "Josephine." Shockley knew him mostly during the last two years of his life, after he stopped touring.

Shockley imagines the bass stirred memories for McCartney too. It was a gift from Linda McCartney, his wife of 29 years.

Black had sold his bass around 1962 to Mike Leech of The Memphis Boys, according to Moore's Web site, and it remained in Leech's attic until sometime in the late '70s when it was sold to music publisher Buddy Killen, possibly for purchase by Linda McCartney.

A PBS.org article states that McCartney used the vintage bass on "Free as a Bird" and "Real Love," songs he recorded in 1995 with the two remaining Beatles, George Harrison and Ringo Starr.

McCartney later posed for photos with the Shockleys and played a little of "Heartbreak Hotel" for them. "That's why I have a big grin on my face," said Shockley, about one of the photos.

Later he showed them some of the instruments in the studio, including some used in original Beatles' recordings, and played and sang a bit of "Lady Madonna."

The visit lasted about 11/2 hours, said Shockley, and then the couple was taken back to the train station.

James Roy of Boston, who maintains Moore's Web site, and is an authority on vintage guitars, notes that most of the instruments from Elvis's '50s performances are privately owned or lost. Moore has not been in possession of his guitars from that time in many years, said Roy. Two are reportedly in private hands.

Graceland owns Elvis' 1956 Gibson. Only one of his Martins used from 1954-56 has surfaced, said Roy, and was owned by a Seattle man the last time he heard.

Shockley said folks in the Memphis music community sometimes ask her about the bass and whether she would like to have it back in the family. Sure she would, she said.

"But it's in the best hands it could be right now," with McCartney, she said. "He takes care of it. He loves it. He keeps it alive. And I would like it to stay with him."

-- Barbara Bradley: 529-2370

Cross Posted from Classmates.com

Hey, if you're in town for the holidays or just off for a few days and want to get out, check the entertainment listings and see if Legends Of Rock are playing anywhere. Andy Black ('69) sings , plays congas and keyboards as well as Dean Deyo, David Beaver (Gentrys, Edgewood) and the rest of the band rocks as well. Great chick singer. My wife and I went with Mickey McCune, his wife and Judd Childress recently to see them and Jerry High, Kenny Allen, Fred Grinder and Sam Phillips were there with wives and friends. It was like being at the Moose Lodge again! So get out, and see these guys you never know who'll show up!

Youtube video:

The Story of Mister Bingle

Here's what Santa looks like in the tropics.... Played by me! The people next door asked me to help out with the Christmas lighting contest that our island has every Christmas. I had to sit in the driveway and wave when the judges come by.... The bad news was, you don't know when the judges came by. It was 80 degrees! NOT GOOD in a santa suit! Oh well, they got 3rd place and all is good... Santa's suit just needs a washing.... Merry Christmas to all.

Sherman Reed

My wife, Stephanie just bought a cookie jar at Dillards of the creature in the Photo. Do your think your children even know who Mr. ________ is?

JimmyBurk

Website

Wikipedia

(Nancy Black Shockley went to London last week to meet Paul McCartney. He has possession of her father's bass (Bill Black, who used to play with Elvis.) Here is a short synopsis of her visit.)

Hello Monty
...we are back from our short visit to London and Scotland....it was certainly a memorable experience
..we arrived on Wed. a.m. and I was calling my travel agent to book a flight home immediately....hahahhaa... I am dead serious.... I was so doggone homesick that I made myself physically
sick....my travel agent had to do some quick talking to get me to calm down...but you know how mama's feel when they are away from their children and home...anyway, we did meet with Paul on Thursday...he
is a wonderful person..warm, kind, friendly well

just a very nice man...I became upset upon seeing dad's bass and he said "Just let it go Love" and his
voice was so soft and soothing that the sadness I felt just kind of softened up...he took several pictures
himself of me and the bass and Bill and I will tell you this, I think I would go back tomorrow
if someone would pay my way....nanc

Hi! I love visiting the FHS web site you have! Thank you for your hard work. This is a picture of me (Peggy Woodard Tryon- Class of '70). My husband and I went to Gatlinburg this weekend for our wedding anniversary. We have 3 beautiful daughters, 2 handsome son-in-laws and one precious grandson. We live in Hoover, AL- a burb of Birmingham. I'd love to hear from some classmates!!

sue_tryon@yahoo.com

- Sue

Nov 5, 2007

Monty Cole Duncan

I'm sending the latest picture of my granddaughters. They are wrestling my youngest son Ricky. His daughter is the one in the background, my other son Scott is taking the picture his daughter is the blonde.

Jeannine Paullus Scrip

Please call if you want to. I would be glad to correspond to anyone who would like to (904-384-1692, Mon Wed Fri 10-5; Sun 1-4PM). I am 56 years old, never married and S. Baptist Christian.

Charles Margolin

Just returned from trip to Toronto, Canada and saw Niagra Falls, visited some vineyards, went up the CN tower, toured Casa Loma, and toured the countryside to see the fall leaves......Jimmy

Sam sent Joe and Marilyn over to find me. I was playing a slot machine and someone tapped me on the shoulder and said
"Baby do you need a drank?"
On be knownst to me, Sam had sent Joe over there and Joe said later, if looks could kill, he would be a dead man.

We all laughed about it later and said if he had known it was really me, he was planning on sitting on the machine next to me and start with ordering me a drank, I probably would have called security on him and he would now be in jail. It was really good to see them. They are still in Mobile and are doing fine. Right now Sam, Greg Grinder and I are on our deck having a "drank" and laughing about Joe Thompson.

Deborah McCain Phillips & Sam Phillips

MYSTERY PHOTO

Who is this talented '69 classmate?

Place your CURSOR over photo to find out.......

Here is a message that we all could apply to our lives once in a while... Like everyday! ....Sherman Reed

Class of 70- Great website!

Thanks for all your hard work- would love to hear from anyone else from 70-

sue_tryon@yahoo.com

It was nice to take a look back in time. I have only seen one other person from the class of 1969 that I remember.

Connie Reierson Allgood

Yep, I'll give you my autograph next time i see you! Monty

Thanks,

Bill Byrd

Very interesting Webpage of Memories of Memphis, Frayser, Raleigh, Lakeland etc

Website of the "First Pharaohs" Alumni Association

We Finally Made it: State gets tougher

The Tennessee Department of Education has intervened in the operation of these 17 Memphis schools. These are schools that are in the reconstitution phase, after failing to meet state benchmarks for student performance for six years.

Airways, Middle Carver High, CypressMiddle, East High, Fairley High, Frayser High ,
Geeter, Middle Hamilton High, Kingsbury High, Sherwood Middle, South Side High* ,Treadwell Elementary, Treadwell High, Vance Middle, Westside Middle, Westwood High, Winchester Elementary

*South Side's regular high school has been closed for the 2007-08 school year. An allied health high school program has been put in its place.

Hey Jim

It's a damn shame that this has been the fate of our once great school.... GO RAMS!

Sherman Reed

(NOTE: There are 20 failing schools in Tennessee, of which 17 are in Memphis, the largest school district in the state.)

1996 Article on Karen King Tinkle

Article David Everett

Mr. David Evereft has an operations, systems, financial, and quality background. His initial work experience was in general accounting function at W.R. Grace. He has worked with several good companies such as Federal Express and A.T. Kearney. His industry experience is very broad, covering consumer products, electronics, airlines, software development, and process/discrete manufacturing companies. Clients include Nations Bank, FMC, Hewleff-Packard, Mobil, Motorola, Union Carbide and other similar organizations. He is a Certified Management Consultant and a Certified Public Accountant.

An MBA graduate of Kellogg and retired Accenture partner, Qung Go will teach MITP 443 for the third time during the spring quarter. He joined Accenture (then Arthur Anderson) just as the information technology consulting industry was taking off, and for the next 25+ years, he saw his career grow along with the industry. At Accenture, he was a frequent instructor and lecturer on topics such as systems integration, project management, and emerging technologies. He currently serves on the board of directors for Your Choice Living, a healthcare services startup assisting senior citizens to live independently at home. He also participates on a task force that is developing and promoting a value-driven focus to project management, attempting to solve some of the many project failures by focusing on business value.

A Little Bit Country
My parents were immigrants from mainland China, and I grew up in a large family with 6 sisters and 2 brothers. I grew up in Memphis and went to the same high school as Elvis Presley (not at the same time – I am not that old!) I received my BA in Mathematics from Vanderbilt and got exposed to country music. I got to see Johnny Cash and Dolly Parton perform at the Grand Old Opry and saw the Grateful Dead in front of my dorm.

Joining the Big 8
After graduating from Kellogg, I joined the consulting division of Arthur Andersen because they were the only Big 8 accounting firm who committed to provide training in computers without requiring several years of auditing. I spent over 25 years helping clients apply information technology to solve business problems. Some of the more notable projects in which I was involved included implementation of the State of Illinois unemployment system; assistance with the creation of Nissan’s green field truck assembly plant; implementation of the first interactive television network in the U.S.; and design of the interactive multimedia network in Hong Kong. I was lucky to work on a number of really interesting projects – this required extensive travel within the U.S. and overseas.

Time to Relax…and Collect Money
Since retiring, I have had many more opportunities to reconnect with nieces and nephews. This has allowed me time to organize and work on joint family initiatives. My favorite hobby is numismatics (coin collecting). I have been studying U.S. fractional paper currency (3c, 5c, 10c, 25c, and 50c notes), which was issued in the years after the Civil War due to shortages in metals and materials. There is much about history and economics that come through with this study of fractional currency.

At Northwestern
I enjoy teaching as a way to share some of the knowledge and experiences that I have with others. Teaching and learning can be mutual and I find that there is much to learn from others. With MITP students, I find a group of very talented and smart people, similar to those with whom I worked at Accenture. Within the MITP 443 course, I am able to cover a range of technical and business topics with the students. I think the students and I benefit from the exchange of views in many areas.

Northwestern Article 2005

Article on King and Spalding expansion where Glen Reed is a partner.

May 11, 2007

Would you let everyone know that Adam has completed his Navy basic
training at Great Lakes Naval Recruit Training Center and Master at Arms school at Lackland AAFB, San Antonio, Tx. He is presently in Norfolk awaiting his deployment next week to Manama, Bahrain for 13 months. He will be assigned to the Navy Security Force.

Cheryl Downs Redmon 7-12-07

This picture is from last night at a restaurant. Sher's hair hasn't been this long in 30 years. *S*  

Randy

7-11-07

Just wanted to say hello all and include a photo during high school of Billy Mitchell, Wayne Cain, and me,

with photo credit to Karen Rafferty.

A much later version is from work done in Beijing at the China University of Mining and Technology. It shows the wear and tear of many years.

If you go to see Pirates of the Caribbean, remember to stay thru the 10 minutes of credits at the end, so you can see the ENDING

also, another tip, when Davy Jones visits Calypso in Jail, listen closely to what he tells her about returning to land, after 10 years service.....it ties to the ending

...for all you Pirates....Jimmy

Our classmate, Larry Mansfield, passed away at his home in Newberry, PA. on May 31, 2007 (Jan Parrish)

"It is our sad duty to announce that Larry Mansfield, 58 of Newberry, passed away on Thursday May 31, 2007 at his residence.  He was born Dec. 31, 1948 in Memphis, Tenn. the son of John L. and Arlene G. Burns Mansfield.  Larry was the husband of the former Judy A. Baker.  He was a member of the Zion Trinity Church in Cogan Station.  Larry was an engineer for Thompson Consumers Electronics.  He played baseball for the Williamsport Astros 1969.Larry is survived by his wife of 37 years and 3 sons, Larry W. II ( Tisha ) of Franklin, N.J., Brent J. of Lancaster, Lance T. of Williamsport; a daughter Adrienne L. Mansfield of Williamsport, four grandchildren and a sister, Lindye G. Mansfield and a half brother, Frank L. Conklin, both of Memphis, Tenn.

This information was from the Williamsport Sun-Gazette, via the internet," Alan Lowe

My brother, Bill, sent me this pdf of year-end stats for Frayser's 65-66 basketball season. That was the year Mansfield, Grimsley, Byrd, Bevell, and Blanchard went to the state tournament in Nashville.

This spreadsheet was done by Bill Bryant - Coach Clayton's flat-topped side-kick. If you recall, Bill's son was the little boy who wore the Frayser uniform and shot hoops before the games. This might be of intererest to some of our sports fans.

Regards, RB 3-30-07

Basketball Stats 65-66 Season

<=====Photo Left to Right: (Billy Byrd, Tigger or Tony the Tiger?, & Randal Byrd)

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Munford Academic Knowledge team takes first place

From the Covington Leader. Last Saturday Covington High School hosted their annual Academic Tournament. The schools competing from the Memphis area included teams from Ripley, Memphis University School , Bolton, Millington , Immaculate Conception Christian School, Evangelical Christian School , Arlington , Bartlett , Hardin County , and Cordova. Some of the schools fielded multiple teams for a field of 16 teams at the competition.

At the conclusion of the preliminary rounds, Munford High led the competition with more than a 100 point lead over Memphis University School ’s varsity team in second place. Fred Byrd of Munford High School was the highest scoring individual of the morning competitions. The Munford varsity team consisted of Craig Murphy (senior-captain), Fred Byrd (junior), DesireÈ Ancar (sophomore), and Taylor Smith (freshman).

In the final round of the tournament, Munford defeated Millington in a tough head-to-head match. The Cougars not only came away with first place, but because the State Academic Season begins on the 16th of February each year, and runs until February 15th of the following year, the first-place finish for the Munford team guarantees them a seed at next year’s State Playoffs. This will be the third time in the last four years that Munford has qualified to compete at the State level.

This year’s Academic State Finals will be on the 24th of March. Munford High School will be the only Memphis area school represented at the annual Cookeville event.

So, whatever your beliefs, I wish you peace, strength, courage, gladness,
and singleness of heart.

Happy Holidays,Merry Christmas, Happy Hanaukkah, Happy Kawanza to you
and to those you love.

May this holiday season remind us of our blessings and of the good things we
have to celebrate in our lives.

May 2007 be a wonderful blessed and prosperous year for us all.

Becky Davis

Coach Foster-We will keep you in our prayers.

Hello, sorry it took me so long getting back to you.
My sister has been sick with lung cancer and she passed away Nov. 17.
It has been a long year. I am still in shock.

Hope you have a wonderful Christmas and a great New Year.

Tas-T-O Donuts

I hope you guys remember the Tas-T-O Donuts on N. Watkins by the library, they had the best in town.

Well i'm writing to let you know that I have recently opened Tas-T-O Donuts in Arlington on Airline Rd. at the intersection of Memphis- Arlington and Airline next to Dominos Pizza. We've been open about a
month and so far everything has exceeded my expectations.

If you are wondering if they're the same donuts, they are. Mr. Hargrove, the original owner worked side by side with me and my wife until we had it right. It's been nice seeing alot of Frayser people
over the last few weeks and i hope it continues. So come on out and see us and help keep a little bit of Frayser alive. I'm in and out from day to day but my wife, Tiffany, is there every day.

Most of you that know me also know i'm a police officer as well, so the cop jokes about owning a donut shop are forthcoming, but that's okay i have a pretty good sense of humor.

December 23, 2006

Princess performs a true Christmas miracle

Bio info: Bill Haltom is a Memphis lawyer.

Like most men, I hate to shop. In fact, if I'm ever convicted of a hideous crime and the judge really wants to punish me, she will sentence me to 10 years of hard shopping in a suburban mall.

Given that chronic aversion, for many years I was a regular Ebenezer Scrooge during the Christmas season. I would fight and jostle my way through the mall. And every minute I spent shopping and standing in long lines, my blood pressure would rise. Peace on earth and good will toward men? Not when you're dashing through the mall pushing a one-horse open shopping cart.

But I didn't always feel that way about shopping. There was a time in my life when the only thing more exciting than Christmas Day was the day I went Christmas shopping. That was 50 years ago, when my mama and I went Christmas shopping on Saturdays in Downtown Memphis.

It was magical back then. We would get into Mama's 1956 Ford Fairlane and drive to Front Street, where we would park in the Goldsmith's parking garage. We would then walk through the tunnel below Front Street that connected the parking garage to the department store. As a little boy, I absolutely loved that tunnel. It was an exciting journey to an enchanted land that featured an Enchanted Forest.

Mama and I would spend the morning shopping at Goldsmith's or Lowenstein's or Gerber's. Each department store featured giant window displays on Main Street. I particularly liked Lowenstein's because the star of its display window was Mr. Bingle, a giant snowman. I adored Mr. Bingle. I even had a Mr. Bingle doll.

Our Christmas shopping trip would also include a visit with Santa at his big workshop in Court Square. He was the real Santa, too, not some impersonator like you find these days at a suburban mall. Seeing him was a miracle on Court Square.

After a morning of shopping, we'd have lunch either at Mama's favorite place, the Gerber's Tea Room, or mine, the Krystal on Second Street. Krystal hamburgers cost 6 cents apiece in those days and I would eat five of them, setting Mama back 35 cents, counting the nickel for a Coke.

In the afternoon, we'd take in a movie at the Strand, the Warner or Loew's Palace, which is now the site of a garage called Parking Can Be Fun, a name that would have shocked Mama.

Earlier this month, I decided to give Christmas shopping one more try. I wish I could shop with my Mama again, but she's in heaven now, so instead I went shopping with a princess, my 11-year-old daughter.

We didn't go Downtown. The old Goldsmith's parking garage is now the site of the AutoZone corporate headquarters. Goldsmith's has become Macy's and moved several miles out east. Gerber's Tea Room was boarded up years ago and Mr. Bingle has apparently retired, although I still have my Mr. Bingle doll.

Instead, the Princess and I visited the Enchanted Forest at the Memphis Pink Palace Museum. After a delightful hour there, we visited several stores in East Memphis, a few of which, heaven help me, were located in the Chickasaw Oaks mall.

We had lunch at Krystal, where the hamburgers cost a little bit more than 6 cents each but are still pretty cheap. And they taste just as good as they did in 1956.

The Princess loved every minute of our outing. She even enjoyed the fake North Pole in the middle of the mall. And to my surprise, something amazing happened. I enjoyed it as well. We could have been stars in a movie called "Miracle at the East Memphis Shopping Mall."

I tried to figure out what happened. How was I transformed on one recent Saturday morning from Ebenezer Scrooge to Bob Cratchit? The answer is simple. The Princess and I were having the same experience my mom and I shared a half-century ago.

And so this Christmas, Ebenezer Daddy is not going to spend his time with the ghost of Christmas Past. I'm still going to treasure the memories of Christmas shopping with my Mama. But thanks to the Princess, I have rediscovered the joy of Christmas present.

Commercial Appeal Article

Bonnie King Kelley

Class of '70

Christmas Stamps

A blonde woman goes to the post office to buy stamps for her Christmas
cards.
She says to the clerk, "May I have 50 Christmas stamps?"

The clerk says, "What denomination?"

The woman says, "God help us. Has it come to this? - - Give me 6 Catholic, 12 Presbyterian, 10 Lutheran and 22 Baptists."

Michael Powell

'Sputnik' launched rasslin' legend

Spirited 'bad boy' used clout to expand seating for blacks

By Jody Callahan
November 7, 2006

To many folks who recall the name, Sputnik Monroe was a wrestler (or maybe they called him a "rassler").

But to Memphians and others who followed his career in and out of the ring, Sputnik Monroe was so much more than a man in tights who once wrestled a bear.

Thanks to Sputnik Monroe, they say, Memphis took an early step toward fairness and equality for blacks.

Monroe, whose real name was Rock Brumbaugh, died Friday morning in Edgewater, Fla. He was 78.

"He used his natural inclinations toward fairness and equality to become a favorite of the black audience, though he was white," said Robert Gordon, who covered many or Monroe's tales in his book "It Came From Memphis."

"At the old Ellis Auditorium, he created so many black fans that he used his power there to force them to expand the seating area for the black audience," Gordon added. "They had been segregated up top in the highest balcony. Because Sputnik was a moneymaker, they had to do what he said."

Monroe's heyday as a wrestler came in the late '50s and early '60s. The noted bad boy inspired such affection among his fans that many of them dyed a streak of white in their hair to emulate the wrestler. Some say he got his own white streak after being struck in the head with a chair during a match in Chicago.

"(Like) all the Memphis mavericks of the '50s, like Elvis and Dewey (Phillips), Sputnik and all that era was about the emergence of individual freedom. Sputnik represented individual spirit. He was an amazing human being," said longtime Memphis musician Jim Dickinson, who befriended the wrestler. "One of his (sayings) was, 'It's all rock and roll.' I think he had that tattooed on him somewhere."

In a 1994 interview with The Commercial Appeal, Monroe said he got his colorful moniker after a match in Mobile, Ala. After Monroe gave a black hitchhiker a ride, a white woman attending his match that night had a few choice words for him.

"She said, 'You ain't nothing but a Sputnik.' That was right after the Russians had shot the Sputnik off, and people just hated it," Monroe said.

So he adopted that hated first name, and the legend of Sputnik Monroe was born. By the time he retired in 1982, he'd traveled the world and had few regrets.

"I've been everywhere," he said in 1994. "And I've had a ball."

-- Jody Callahan: 529-6531

Darth(Jimmy Burk) & Catwoman

Oct 31, 2006

Mitch McCracken

11-01-2006

Happy Halloween everybody. Been working on the net again, check out my
new My Space:

http://www.myspace. com/memphismitch

First Love

Reading the memories of everyone reminded me of my very first love. Her name is Connie Elaine Deverell. Connie and I never ever did any heavy petting or went all the way but I loved her regardless. We both were in Ms. Douglas Home Room. I never knew Connie ever existed. Then one morning in the back of the room I saw the most beautiful woman that I had ever seen in my entire (17 years) life. I felt like lightning had hit me. Instead of going over and talking to Connie and asking her out I made a slight scene. I accused Connie of standing me up that past weekend and I was going to give
her one more time to go out with me. I called Connie later that week and set up our first date. Since I was working at Krystal on Poplar Avenue across from East High School from 10 at night to 6 in the morning our date was not going to last long. One night we decided we were going to talk to each other on the phone until morning. It was probably 11 P.M. and we had both fallen a sleep with the phone to our ears. The night of our Senior Prom we had permission from our parents to stay out all night. So Eddie Earnhardt and I cleaned and waxed our car in preparation. We went and picked up Betty Cullum and Connie. That night I had the most beautiful woman in the world in my arms. At about midnight the four of us were already at our own houses and in bed a sleep. What a way to celebrate Prom. We dated for a short period of time. Too short as far as I was concerned. Even after we graduated high school and we both went our separate ways I would bump into her just a couple of times. I did not know if she could tell but I would get butterflies in my stomach and my heart would skip a bunch of beats. Even today I think often and fondly of the little time that I was able to share her life.

Am I the only one who had a first love at Frayser High School? Tell us about your first love!

Maurice Cates

My Son's Wedding:

Here's a picture of my son, Josh, and his new wife Courtney. On the right is my daugher, Jana, and on the left is Courtney's sister, Gina. It was so
elegant and beautiful.

Monty

i returned yesterday from the annual golf trip that is taken each year by some 'boys' who graduated from frayser 71-74...we have met somewhere in the states for 24 consecutive years now....most of us have only missed a few trips.

this year we had a slightly smaller turnout as silly things like business and family concerns got in the way for a few...still, in attendance were former ram quarterback steve webber[72]//tom lewis [73]...micheal starrett[71]...current bartlett high baseball coach phil clark[74]....former memphis state and fryaser ram southpaw flame trhower barry adams [72]..frayser point guard don daughterty [72]...along with your humble scribe and class of 72 trezevant grad.

missing in action were mike mabry...mike tibbs...danny hoskins and mark weakley..however they called in every day and sent emails which the contents should not be mentioned ina public forum.

next year we will return to henry horton state park near columbia for our 25th....this is the place where we went to out first...since then we have gathered in several differnt states....about half of us are still in the memphis area..the rest scattered across the country...houston...denver...phoenix..nashville...etc

though everyone that reads this probably carries the misinformed stigma of being from frayser...ill bet that like me you carry that 'stigma' as a badge of pride....when i tell people that grew up here in nashville about our golf trip, they usually tell me they no longer know one person they grew up with who they could call up for a cup of coffee much less a dozen they could spend a weekend with...and they readily admit envy.

i guess there mustve been a bit of fairy dust thrown upon that blue collar suburb if you grew up there in the 60s and 70s....i feel blessed to have been raised there...and love to rub peoples nose in it..

gary harrison
brentwod tn 9-27-06

A few interesting sites:

Frayser has entry in Wikipedia

Ordering Pizza video on aclu website: what they might know about you in the future: funny & scary

FedEx Jets arriving in bad weather : video

A picture of Me, my brother Ronnie and some Bozo who lived down the street! I'm the only one without the hat…..Mitch

Memories from Mitch McCracken:

Alice Cooper	Jim Morrison	Lynrd Skynrd	Melissa Manchester

anyway, it was 1976 and i was 21 and living with c ouple other young wannabes in an apartment in nashville.we had a nice tv,great stereo and we sat on lawn chairs and a sofa one of us had rescued from a dumpster.life was good. in out building lived none other than the fabulous one, jackie fargo.we rarely saw him and no one ever spoke to him if we did.howeverhe had a great dog...a wirehaired terrier named fred fargo.fred was kind of the neighbrhood dog who was welcome at several apartments there.one sunday afternoon after a saturday night of mayhem, my roomates and i were sitting around watching football..drinking beer and possibly smoking some controlled substance.fred was hanging around so one of the guys found some panties that apparently a forgetful
young lady had inadvertanly left there the night before.we cut out a hole for the tail,put them on fred and had a good laugh.must say fred looked quite natty in his red silk underwear....we let fred out and forgot about him.

about dinner time there was a loud thump on our door.we all went to the door and to our surprise there stood jackie and he was not happy.seems that fred had pooped his panties and then gone home.all we could seem to muster out in our defense was a kind of cheech and chong.."we're really sorry man....but man we love watching you wrestle"

by the way randy...the sputnik story has already been sent out to all the guys in my frayser web ring...mostly made up of frayser grads 71-74.a couple of them live in houston..mike mabry and don daugherty.next month we will gather for the 24th yr in a row for five days to golf, fish and relive our youth.i know people here in nashville who are lifelong residents that tell me they dont know anyone they grew up with now..they are amazed.so yes,there was something magical aboutgrowing up in frayser.
im very thankful.

gary harrison
brentwood tn.

Your friend,

Randy Byrd

My son Josh, wed Cathy Jenkins of Houston(That's in Texas) Saturday July 22nd in Memphis! About 40 of her kin travelled from Houston, North Carolina, Chicago and Dallas for a Family Reunion in Memphis and for the wedding.

I have two sons, so one down, one to go.

Jimmy Burk

Charlie proposed Saturday night!!! I was caught completely off guard.
He gave me a beautiful ring and proposed at a restaurant with his two best friends and their wives. .....I was so stunned, I forgot to say yes and then I did and the whole restaurant applauded. I'm still in a fog. I can't believe he did it without me knowing anything at all....

Anyway.......I'm so excited. He's a great guy.

M

Wisdom Learned:

Hard Work Alone Does Not Get You the Result Needed To Accomplish The Goal.

Network! Network! 4-2-06

A very proud,
Papa,
Mike(Powell) 2-13-06 (only photo posted)

Glen Sharpe

March 9, 2006

Hello,

Sorry it took so long to return your letter. I lost my house in Hurricane Wilma, and had some other problems. Looking forward to hearing from you soon.

Tell Everyone I said Hello.........Glen

Roy Hallums Page

Nancy Haynes -Carr

1-24-2006

No Update- All is the same! Merry Christmas & Happy New Year!

Only one major change in my life is my Mom, Francine Haynes died last year (1-9-05) at 83 years old-I miss her so much!

This picture was taken the day of the U. Memphis/U. Tennessee game. No, not at the game, but in Houston at a Kellogs promotion in front of our grocery. Bill and his wife were in town having returned from a cruise out of Galveston.

Bill, of course, is my brother - class of 67.

Randal Byrd

Posted --Jan 12th

Gary(McDonald) 10-24-05

All, Do not know if you have heard yet but Roy has been rescued. From my
military sources he is in good shape for someone who has been in
captivity for 9 months. God does answer prayers.

Maurice R. Cates 9-7-05

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From Monty:

** US civil contractor freed in Iraq **
US contractor Roy Hallums, who was seized in Iraq last November, is
freed by US-led forces, the US military says.

From: Sherman Reed

Hey Jim, saw this today. Thought you might want to post it on class page... Troops rescue kidnapped contractor - Yahoo! News

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20050907/ts_nm/iraq_usa_contractor_dc

gary harrison..trezevant 72

Regards,

Randy(Byrd) 8-16-05

We have been talking to them a lot during the last few days, by the way of the computer. They bought a web camera so we could see Valora and we bought one so Valora could see us. That way she will not be scared of us when she gets to come visit sometime next year. If we can't be with her in person, this is the next best thing. Really wish I could get my hands on her though.
She is growing so fast. Hope you all are doing well! Take care and stay safe!
Michael (Powell) 8-10-05

Tribute to Mr. Hester--July 28, 2005

Excerpt from Mitch's note:

"I guess everyone has a teacher that stands out in their life, John Hester was mine. I have heard that Northside High School is thinking about naming the radio station, the one John started at Craigmont after him. Please join with me in seeing that happens. "

jimmy, the replica of the viet nam memorial is in town for the next three days. i would like to honor our fellow frayserites who fell in the war. i remember some of the guys. please submit a request of names so i can make sure that all get mentioned in the prayers. thanks lewis ray /Karen Jones Epiphanies Books

To get Lewis Ray's email address, send an email to vorlonjb@yahoo.com and I will send to you..Jimmy

Maurice Cates

Class of 1970

Posted from frayserRams Yahoo Group:

I am Maurice Cates. Eventhough I graduated in 1970 I hope I can be a member of this group. I have retired from the United States Air Force after 22 years of military service. Maurice Buring, Jimmy Collins and I used to walk the halls of Frayser High before class every morning. Bob Snowden, Mike Messer, Jimmy Gibson and I used to work at Beefy King on Thomas. Kip McFarland was always around but we never knew what Kip did (just kidding Kip).

I now live in Jacksonville, FL. If anyone knows a link with the class of 70 please let me know. My first
true love was Connie Deverell. I am now a Grandfather. I have twin Granddaughters born on Jan 6, 2004. I have another Granddaughter who was born Thanksgiving morning 2004. I own a house in Alapaha, GA that was originally built in the 1880s. It was completely redone in the 1980s. This house has 11 exterior doors, 32 exterior windows. You can never get locked out of this house. With 11 doors you know at least one door is unlocked. Oh cannot forget the 10 working fireplaces. You can burn a cord of wood in just one day! Do not know if anyone remembers me but I would still like to know what goes on in Memphis and Frayser eventhough I no longer live there.

7-12-05

Freddy Grinder 6-30-05

GeorgianHills 1958

I found a 1958 yearbook from North Frayser School (later name changed to Georgian Hills Elementary School) in my mother’s old photo collection. I noticed that some of the members of the Frayser High class of 1969 attended the first grade at North Frayser that year. I thought you might want to post these pictures on your website.

Freddy Grinder

Michael Powell

6-26-05

Photos of the class from 1965 when we were in the 8th Grade

Class Photo from 1965

A Class of '65 Yahoo group Page has been created to exchange info with the class and Friends,,, CLICK HERE to go to the Group Page and JOIN

CLICK HERE To go and Join the CLass of 1969 Group Page

Our son Sam Randal is set to graduate from Houston Baptist University on May 21. On the Dean's list every year, Sam was also awarded academic and atheletic scholarships (cheerleading) every quarter. He receives the BBA (Magna Cum Laude) with Honors, having completed a double major in Marketing and in Business Administration. Sam was honored last week as the "Outstanding Senior in Marketing," and on May 12 the President announced that Sam was voted "Mr. HBU."

Sam has been inducted into three national academic honor societies - Sigma Beta Delta, Alpha Chi, and Alpha Mu Gamma (national collegiate foreign language honor society); as well as one national leadership fraternity Omicron Delta Kappa.

Additionally, Sam is captain of the HBU cheerleading team, staff writer for the university's newspaper The Collegian, and will read the scripture lesson at graduation. Upon completing his work this month at HBU, Sam joins the Wehrly Marketing Group as Account Coordinator (Public Relations).

As you can see, we are quite proud of our son!
Randy & Sherry Byrd

In honor of women's history month and in memory of Erma Bombeck who lost her fight with cancer. Here is an angel sent to watch over you. Pass this on to five women that you want watched over. If you don't know five women to pass this on to, one will do just fine.

Don't worry about who doesn't like you, who has more, or who's doing what.

Instead, let's cherish the relationships we have with those who do love us.

Let's think about what God HAS blessed us with. And what we are doing each day to promote ourselves mentally, physically, emotionally. I hope you all have a blessed day.

Beautiful Women's Month

Age 3: She looks at herself and sees a Queen.

Age 8: She looks at herself and sees Cinderella.

Age 15: She looks at herself and sees an Ugly Sister (Mom I can't go to school looking like this!)

Age 20: She looks at herself and sees "too fat/too thin, too short/too tall, too straight/too curly"- but decides she's going out anyway.

Age 30: She looks at herself and sees "too fat/too thin, too short/too tall, too straight/too curly" - but decides she doesn't have time to fix it, so she's going out anyway.

Age 40: She looks at herself and sees "clean" and goes out anyway.

Age 50: She looks at herself and sees "I am" and goes wherever she wants to go.

Age 60: She looks at herself and reminds herself of all the people who can't even see themselves in the mirror anymore. Goes out and conquers the world.

Age 70: She looks at herself &sees wisdom, laughter and ability, goes out and enjoys life.

Age 80: Doesn't bother to look. Just puts on a purple hat and goes out to have fun with the world.

Send this on to all the women you are grateful to have as friends. Maybe we should all grab that purple hat earlier

You can tell more about a person by what he says about others than you can by what others say about him.

YaYa and all 3

Vicki is also known as YaYa - these are her grandkids. Aren't they just cute?

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Inside me lives a skinny woman crying to get out. But I can usually shut her up with a butter & cream sauce.

WASHINGTON, D.C. and ATLANTA, March 14, 2005 - King & Spalding LLP, a leading international law firm, announced today that the American Health Lawyers Association selected Glen Reed, a partner in the firm's Atlanta office and leader of the firm's healthcare practice, for induction into its inaugural class of fellows, a new designation that recognizes the expertise and many contributions of life-long leaders in the 9,500-member professional association.

Press_release 03_14_05

It is almost 7 pm on Friday and it is snowing. Not just little flakes that we have in Georgia, I mean, BIG flakes. It only lays on the ground for a fewminutes and it is very beautiful. I walked back into town today and talked to several of the local people about the area. Everyone that I have made contact with has been very sociable. We have had a really good time just spending time with our new granddaughter, Valora. Sure will miss her when we go home. Melody & Paul too.
Paul is going to take us to Oxford tomorrow, London next week and Scotland next Friday. I am enjoying just being with them and Valora. Hope all of you are well!
Take care! Mike Powell

P.S. Check out the pics.

Loula

This is Darryl Long's new granddaughter, Alexis.

Can you post? Ain't she a cutie?