Oh, what a night
Late December (July) back in 63 (2011)
What a very special time for me
As I remember, what a night!
The party may be over, but the emails keep coming in. Here are a few comments from your classmates who could attend and those that missed it.
Mike and I had so much fun. We're sorry that we had to leave early, but Mike had to usher at the early service at our church. I hope for the 50th we'll have more classmates come in from out of town. Linda Pilliard Bickle
The event was a total success, and I enjoyed the evening very much. I wanted to thank you, in particular, for being such a superb contact person and information "reporter" for the entire group. I know you and other members of your fine committee have dedicated a lot of time and effort to making it a night to remember. . . in particular, it is hard to believe you made $20 go so far for so many. For real! $20 for an entire night of open bar and some very tasty food, as well as great music and a nice venue (the dance floor was the biggest I've seen and very smooth for dancing) -- amazing!! I will look forward to the 50th anniversary. Winnie (Wagner) Stufflebam
Please let the whole committee know that my husband Jim and I thought the reunion was great. After 40 years of marriage, even though we only see one couple regularly, he actually knows some of my classmates. Everything was great; venue, food, music; wish I had gotten there on time and stayed til the end. It was great; thanks so much for organizing it. And let me know if anyone wants to come to the gulf (AL); we have some great condos and would love to show you around. Carla Henke
And a two emails from classmates that could not attend:
Dear Dennis and Friends from '66,
A big hello from Texas to all of you! I'm with you in spirit tonight even though I can't be there in person. My husband and I live in a suburb of Houston and have been here over 35 years. We have two grown children, and I wish all of us could be there with you for me to 'show you off' to them and 'show them off' to you. God has blessed us. My parents moved here eventually, and my husband's family still lives in Granite City, Illinois. I wish the reunion timing had matched up with one of our opportunities to come up and visit them. Maybe next time!
I've enjoyed looking at so many of the pictures you have posted. Thanks for that. I wish I could have sat there with you in the photos, and especially in the pictures of the Dewey School group. So many dear faces. It doesn't matter how many years have passed - isn't it wonderful that we can look at the pictures and even though the faces are a little bit older, we can still see the young, fresh, real core persons who are still there!! That's the truth, and it's a joy.
Hug each other for me, remember me. I remember you all with great pleasure and thankfulness for everything we shared. Let me hear from any of you. I'd love it.
Best wishes for a tremendous reunion, and lots of love,
Danette Key Lawson
SW June '66
HI SUE @ ANDY SOUNDS LIKE EVERY ONE HAD A GREAT TIME. SORRY I COULDN'T BE THERE. IT WAS MY SON' AND MY DAUGHTER'S BIRTHDAYS. BOTH BORN ON JULY 30TH FIVE YEARS APART. SORRY I MISSED IT. HAPPY TO SEE ALL HAD A GREAT TIME....YOUR FRIEND WHO HAD YOUR BACK FOR 4 YEARS ...HOWARD '' HOWIE '' MALLOTT.
Finally: here is a link where we will be posting up any and all photo's that were sent into the committee. And I am pretty sure that you can post them up directly since this is a group photo gallery. But if you can't just send them to any committee member and they will forward to me.
http://www.kodakgallery.com/gallery/creativeapps/photoPicker/albums.jsp
And if you want to see that classic reunion video produced over 25 years ago, you can see it on line at YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=45NR1HOBctM
More to come: August 13, 2011
