Embedded Files
Dateline: Camp Pow-Wow, Chapel Hill, NC
(Vickie and Reid Hilton's home)
A Saturday in the Summer of 1992
From archivist David Kirkman: I've always had this picture in my office at work. It was taken in light rain and I think some in the class took a pass on posing for it.
Roll Call
Back Row: Robert Holton, Jan Storey, Dwight Alston (Flamer), Michael Esau, Vadnay Cotton, Warren Womble, Norman Jackson, Wolfgang Gross, Goose~obviously standing on a stump
Another Row: Sue Marshall Koronic, Vickie Council Hilton, Frank Stansbury, Robin Wilson Johnston, Phil Webster, a baby named Cathlene~hopefully belonging to Phil, Linda Newton Lane, David Kirkman, Kathy Stein Hootstein, Harold Smith, Paula Wright Pressley, Connie Oakley RIP, Tracy Tillman Horton, Becky Brown Rogers
Next row: John Krall, Alex David, Stewart Schwab, Ruth Bodeheimer, David Parker, Bruce Schwenkter, John Scott, Barbara Keller Beverly, John Cherry with the Beatles salute, Terry Johnston, Tom Hicks, James Lasley, David Lane, Decatur Jones RIP, Penn Corbett, David Caldwell, Bill Culton, John Galt, Susan Muth Anderson
3rd~a row in name only: Julia Council Smith, Wilson Hayman, Mac Allen, Barry Richardson, Mike Sanford, Ann Clark Howell, Andy Brown, Patsy Carroll Harrison, Sandy Kepley Crawford, Robin Maddry
2nd meandering row: Gary Herion, Priscilla Alden, Evie Jones, Andrea Behrman, Sandra Council, Anne Lunde Webster, Jackie Pascarella Wood, Susan Sanderford, Sylvia Smith Frazier, Jane Wells, Jane McKee Slater, Stacy Wynn
Front Row: Tommy McDonald, Lauri Hopper Langham, Molly Kilpatrick Raymond, Norma Weatherly Schwab, Jake Raybin-Sommers, David Boyce, Terry Basnight Hamlet, Linda Baldwin Bynum, Earl Bynum, Marsha Edwards, Kenny Hewitt, Susan Wheeler Slaughter
In Attemdance But Not Pictured: Mel Baker (MIA-help us find Mel), Marina Baroff, Tim Blackburn, Tom Burns, Rebecca Moss Burns, Larry Caldwell, Frances Cate Thomas, Dusty Butler, Burton Floyd, Steven Henry, Chuck Hodson, Tony Lorie, Mark Kozel, Pam Padgett, Bill Patterson, Wicca Paull Davidson, Phoebe Pollitt, Nancy Preston Cherry, Nat Rodman, Steve Sableski, John Scott, Marcela Scurlock Jones, Lisa Sholar, Sherri Simpson Million, Susan Sockwell Bendlin, Bill Sowter, René Sparrow, Kevin Taylor, Ron Taylor, Peter Van Wyk, Gail Varley, Cathy Vilas Stanford, Garrett Watson, Flora Williams, Gina Womble Walker
"Where Are They Now?" starts off with a Twin Spin. Cousins Frances Cate and Nancy Atwater grew up outside of town on family run dairy farms.
Martha Frances Cate Thomas
Martha Frances Cate Thomas
Native Daughter: 19 July 1954
CHHS Vanguard
Phoebe Ann Pollitt
Phoebe Ann Pollitt
Wow! In this edition of "Where Are They Now?" we travel to Appalachian St. Univ. to visit with CHHS alum Dr. Phoebe Pollitt. She is not only a professor in the nursing program at ASU that wears a lot of other hats but in 2006 she helped form and build the program from scratch!!! She has also published several interesting articles about minority nurses that made a difference.
Je ne sais quois
Usually "WATN?" has to drag an interview out of our classmates. Not so with Frances. “Where are they now?” would like to thank Frances for taking the plunge and kicking the series off.
Here’s Frances unplugged:
40 Years!!!!! You really don't want a book ...lol! Well, I married my current husband in December of 1999, and he's a disabled Vietnam veteran. He went over in 1969 and was hit by a booby-trap in 1970 and I helped him get back in touch with fellow veterans from the platoon that he was sergeant of after about 30 years of them having lost contact, by doing searches online; wish I could still have that kind of luck finding our remaining classmates but I keep trying.
Prior to 1999, I had 3 other marriages:
1977-1979/80 to a preacher in SC, now deceased.
1985-1989 to a builder in Chapel Hill that is now remarried & lives in FL and
1995-1996 to a best friend who changed to what, I won't say, and is now deceased.
The best that resulted from the hubby number two was traveling all over Europe each year with two trips to Europe. The one in the spring was one that I planned for going to Scotland ... didn't have to use my German there. All the other European trips I had to use French and German.
Frances and the keeper (Gary)
Assistant Professor
Appalachian St. Univ.
Nursing | UNC at Chapel Hill
Class of 1977
PhD | UNC at Greensboro
Phoebe Starts a Nursing School
Phoebe's Minority Nurse Story #1
Phoebe"s Minority Nurse Story #2
Phoebe's Minority Nurse Story #3
Phoebe checking in:
It is great to hear from everyone so I thought I would chime in ... I went to nursing school in the hometown and moved to Boone in 1980 - been here ever since and teach nursing at ASU. I have been divorced, widowed and now married again (hope springs eternal). I have two grown sons - both married but no grandchildren yet. I garden, kayak, hike (really more likely to stroll these days) on Blue Ridge Parkway trails. I write lots of NC nursing history. Life is good, everyone is welcome for a mountain adventure - just emai. MBy brother is in touch with Ras Ditty's (Skippy Tyroler) sister~Barbara Tyroler. He enjoyed her recent art display in downtown Chapel Hill. Robert Holten and Martha Crandell live up here so I'll try to get them hooked up.
Vickie Louise Council Hilton
Vickie Louise Council Hilton
"WATN?" went looking for Vickie at her home on the old Camp Pow-Wow site. She and husband Harlan Reid Hilton, Class of 1970, were gracious enough to open up their home and land for the festivities at our 20th reunion. Vickie also went to Appalachian St. Univ. , got her teaching degree and went on to receive her Master’s in Education at UNC. Vickie started teaching in Rutherford County, 7th & 8th grade; then moved to Chatham County~over 35 years teaching 4th through 8th grades.
5th Grade Teacher
BS Education
Appalachian St. Univ.
Class of 1976
MS Intermediate Elementary Ed.
School of Education
UNC at Chapel Hill~1983
WATN?: Cela devrait être favorable quand Jean-Paul Minot and Margot Lieth se manifestent.
Frances: ¡Mais oui! J'espère qu'ils peuvent le faire.
I've taught or worked with kids of all ages over the past 40 years, youngest were toddlers and oldest were in an associate's program in college. My favorite ages to teach are what I'm teaching right now; 4th grade through 8th grade at Southeastern Christian Academy.
I've also done numerous other jobs when teaching jobs weren't available, the furthest from teaching jobs that I've done were reservations with American Airlines, working front desk at a conference center at Montreat College in NC mountains, and handling book and tape sales at Christian conferences traveling all over.
So, es ist mein verrücktes Leben in einer Nussschale. Ich setze gerade fort, es ein Schritt auf einmal zu nehmen, versuchend, mein Bestes mit jedem Schritt zu tun, Leben besser hoffentlich zu machen, wo auch immer ich bin.
That probably is not what anyone would want to read or hear about, but it's all the truth.
See y'all in May.
Frances
Nancy Lou Atwater Heaton
Nancy Lou Atwater Heaton
Native Daughter: December 17, 1953
CHHS Honor Guard
Nancy got a business degree from the Harabarger Business College in Raleigh and took off to see the world and never looked back. Now she resides in Houston Texas with her husband Bob, who recently retired from the military. They have one son~ Richard.
(Girl, you got to get your picture up on the wall for roll call.)
From Vickie:
Now I'm STILL teaching 5th grade at Chatham Charter , home of the Knights, in Siler City. I do love it still, even after 35 years!
Vickie and Reid raised sons Mike, Nate and Jake on the property that used to be Camp Pow-Wow. How cool is that! We know there are more teachers and professors out there and you can look forward to catching up with most of them in future episodes of "Where Are They Now?"
"My Three Sons" l~r Michael, Nathan, lady, lady, Jacob & Mom
Certification Staff
University Of Houston
World Traveler
From Nancy:
Still a barefoot country girl at heart! Haven't yet decided what I want to be when I grow up. :)
While I was never in the Army myself (!), my husband retired in 1991 after 26 years in Special Forces. We were supposed to get married & go back to Okinawa, but they closed out that group before I got to go there. Probably our most interesting assignment was in the Panama Canal Zone, just before it was handed back over to Panama. We were fortunate enough to be granted permission to drive to Panama, a fascinating journey. We were stationed there 76-79, lived on Ft Davis; hubby was stationed on Ft Gulick (3rd Bn, 10th SFG) and I worked on Ft Davis with Civil Service.
Nancy and Bob
Martha Helen Crandell
Martha Helen Crandell
In this edition "Where Are They Now?" tracks another meandering journey. Martha started out on August 22, 1954 in Smithville, NC. Her parents, Clifton Earl and Betty Crandell soon pulled up stakes and relocated to Chapel Hill. Martha became restless with what CHHS had to offer and struck out on her own after after 10th grade. After a few years in the restaurant industry she did a quick inventory, got her GED and went to work as a dental technician. A lot more training and career advancements led Martha to the radiology and nuclear medicine department as a technician at Boone Hospital Center. Martha has been retired for a few years now. Her daughter is expecting in about eight months and Martha is moving back to Chapel Hill to be closer to both.
Twin Spin: Both Robert and Margaret Holton graduated a year early, Rob~Class of '72 in 1971 and Meg~Class of '73 in 1972. After Rob entered the world the Holtons picked up and moved to Chapel Hill where Meg was born shortly after.
Robert Wilson Holton
Robert Wilson Holton
CHHS Vanguard
Born in Catawba County on November 23, 1953 to Sam and Margaret is where this story starts. After graduating from CHHS Rob matriculated at Appalachian St. Univ. Since then he has opened, owned and operated
Judith Woods Barnes Suldo
Judith Woods Barnes Suldo
"Where Are They Now?" traveled to Lafayette, Louisiana to try and "catch up" with Iron Woman Judy. No moss growing on this athelete.
River Run Family Festival 5K and 1 Mile
April 15, 2006
Top Female 50 to 59
Name Age Overall Time 1 Debra Crowe 51 67 27:25.95
2 JUDY SULDO 51 95 29:31.87
Schumacher Group Operations Coordinator Emergency Medicine Management Group
Graduate of
East Carolina University
Class of 1976
Sophomore at ECU
Mike,
It was great talking to you today. It brought me a lot of happiness and made me feel connected with some of my friends from High School. It's something I have wanted to experience for a very long time. Thanks so much!
Besides working alot, I enjoy running, weight lifting, aerobics and reading the Bible.
I married to Michael Suldo, a helicopter pilot who works for Bell Helicopter. We have three children:
Chris~30; Jon~28; Sarah~22 with no daughter/son in laws or grandchildren.
May can't come soon enough! Take care,
Property Management Tycoon
BA Education
Appalachian St. Univ.
Class of 1975
Rob and Beverly have two daughters; Lori and Kelly. They recently had a near thing when their house burned down last summer and they are rebuilding, now. We wish them well and hope they can make it in May.
Margaret Dwyer Holton
Margaret Dwyer Holton
Native Daughter: May, 1955
CHHS Vanguard
Meg was born in Chapel Hill, left for the west coast and now she is back. While in CA Meg did a stint as project amanger engineer for the University of California at Santa Cruz. She and her husband, Jerrel, reside in Chapel Hill.
Meg was born in Durham, to UNC Professor, in 1955. Moved to Chapel Hill in 1965. Attended Glenwood Elementary, Lincoln 6th Grade, Phillips Jr. High and Chapel Hill High.
After graduating from Chapel Hill High attended and graduated from NC State with a B.E.D (B of Environmental Design) in Architecture 1976, and a BS Civil Engineering 1980. After graduating from NCSU, ended up in California, living there for a little over 20 years, becoming licensed as both an Architect and Civil Engineer. While in California, she worked for the University of California at Santa Cruz Physical Planning and Construction Department as a project manager and engineer.In 2002 she and her husband Jerrel Kesling moved to Chapel Hill where she now works for UNC Chapel Hill as the Water, Wastewater and Stormwater Manager. They have a son Alex, who is currently attending NC State.
Manager/Engineer Water, Wastewater and Stormwater
University of North Carolina
BS Architechture & Civil Engineering
NC State
Class of 1976
Yolanda Louise Riggsbee
Yolanda Louise Riggsbee
Native Daughter (Chatham): 11 October 1954
CHHS Vanguard
"WATN?" finds Yolanda representing brothers and sisters that actually keep our country running. Woman-first of all they do not pay you enough, second-they do not pay you enough.
National Representative AFGE 3rd District
(PA., DE, NJ and MD)
Staff Development
DVAffairs Med. Center
Wilkes-Barre, PA
1973-2010 (retired)
President
1990-2010 (retired)
From Yoldanda:
I'm the girl from the country, University Lake Road & Hwy 54 W elementary not counting sleepovers! I,m enjoying life in Northeast Pa. and fighting the good fight for Labor. I married Spencer Cottman and was widowed in 1988. I have 4 wonderful daughters and a stepson, who have blessed me with 7 grandchildren. I can't believe we're the same folks I'm rembering since junior high! Never "nothing more", we expect plenty..see you at the reunion!
It seems at every turn the continuing "WATN?" team investigating the Goose Family Syndicate story uncovers another thread reaching back to the Class of 1972. One of the Holtons, Betsy, lives on a property owned by Goose Waters. "WATN?" has requested that NC Attorney General David Kirkman subpoena the rental records of both the Holtons and Goose and has made a request through the FOIA for the AG's office to release all files on Goose and his cronies. The AG is refusing and filed a complaint in the courts to get an injunction against "WATN?" to cease and desist in order to protect "an ongoing investigation of a sensitive nature". Trish Stanford Hunt Love has been coaxed out of retirement to review all the court filings and make a ruling. Hmm...
A spokesperson for Kirman's office released this statement: "We've been down this road before and there is nothing to investigate here. Goose Waters and his associates are clean. The manpower and assets of this office remain focused on investigating the activities of "WATN?" Studios and we continue to seek Mr. Johnathon Galt as a material witness."
Steven Bradley Tyroler
Steven Bradley Tyroler
CHHS Vanguard
Al and Marilyn Tyroler bundled up 'Skippy', Barbara and Billy and moved from Asheville to Chapel Hill in 1960. They settled in Lake Forest across the street from the Esau's (that turned to trouble all the way around) just in time for Skippy to start first grade. Steven made a brief sojourn to a New England prep school but returned to graduate from CHHS. Ras Ditty, his nom de plume on Facebook, still resides right there in the Hill to this day and worked most often as an electrician. Steven puts in a lot of hours at Club Nova (look for Steve in the far back right corner of the staff photo) in Carrboro which addresses the needs and provides support for people and their families dealing with mental illness.
Skip has started back in school to continue his studies. He is blessed with a lovely and lively daughter, Lis, who is getting married in May.
Hitting some licks early on.
Still going by Skippy, Ras Ditty responds to the British Invasion.
Ras joins the glitter and beat of the Motown scene. That's Ras Ditty front and center. Good God y'all !!!
John August Krall
John August Krall
We ran into John as he was out the door for a weekend of scouting where he is still active as a Scout Master. John is one of about seventy former Boy Scouts. He hails from Troop 835. He resides in Alexandria, VA with his wife, Marian~Class of 1973 (Suzy) Kirkman (David Kirkman's sister). They have raised two sons, Evan and Jacob.
John is a luthier; a professionally trained violin maker with experience in major and minor repairs of stringed instruments.
Luthier at:
Trained and Studied at: :
The wear and tear of non stop performances and out of control partying takes its toll. Ras returns to his roots, a quieter time and slides into obscurity only to reemerge on the Old Folk's Folk Circuit
Steve & Lis
Ronald Saa Taylor
Ronald Saa Taylor
Sure, Ron's got a day job and we included it here. The real deal is that he is still performing as the drummer with:
Slowhand: A Tribute to Eric Clapton
Most of us remember Ron's band The Blazers , a popular band formed by Ron and Sherman Tate that performed for from 1974 to the early 1980s , cutting two successful albums. When Ron is not on the road he makes his home in Charlotte. He has two grown children, Zachary and Morgan. Morgan is attending UNCG.
"WATN?" has been informed that the stage and equipment at Rigmor House will available all day Saturday before Liquid Pleasure puts on their show and all day Sunday.
Director of US Sales
Charlotte, North Carolina
Drummer
John G.:
As I am on a plane to San Francisco now, my day job is Director of US sales for Grason-Stadler a Danish based medical company. I do still play with Slowhand: A Tribute to Eric Clapton when time permits. I live in Charlotte and we do have a show there later in the fall. I have been in medical based sales for 30+ years and as you know drums for my whole life. I am single but have a great lady. I do hope you're well and I do hope I can make the big 40 year reunion but I am always on the road. That part is getting real old. Take care and stay in touch!
Ron Taylor
Skip and his mom, Marilyn Watcher Tyroler RIP
Pearls from a madman:
I walk the garden path smelling irony with a sensuality others reserve for roses.
"In the 1800s, anyone watching a single flock of 2 billion passenger pigeons go by would have laughed if you said the bird would be extinct in a century." - MacKenzie.
This just in: ghost passenger pigeons coming home to roost sometime within the century. They will be roosting in the cage of human hubris.~ Ras Ditty
Steven Fredrickson Henry
Steven Fredrickson Henry
Steven was known as 'Peeven' from the day that his sister, Karen, had trouble pronouncing his given name. Steven followed in his dad's footsteps and went to work for UNC. He just recently retired from that career and is enjoying his new role as the "man around the house". Steven and Leslie Tolley, CHHS Class of 1971, have been an item since at least the '71 Junior Senior prom. They married in 1985. Steve explained to "WATN?" that they "were just having too much fun" to get around to it earlier.
Lay About in Charge
Richard Owen Whitaker
Richard Owen Whitaker
Richard left after 9th grade to attend Augusta Military Academy. "Whit" is another classmate that has taken to the discipline of caring for God's creatures. He founded New England Genetics in 1987 with the veterinary specialty: Embryo Transfer in Cattle and small ruminants and has been a certified practitioner by American Embryo Tranfer Association since 1988. On the board of AETA since 2001, Whit now serves as its president. He founded Central Maine Veterinary Hospital in 1991.
WATN? had to have our staff look it up, too.
ruminants: any even-toed, hoofed mammal of the suborder Ruminantia, being comprised of cloven-hoofed, cud-chewing quadrupeds including domestic cattle, bison, buffalo, deer,antelopes, giraffes, camels, and chevrotains.
Augusta Military Academy
Washington & Lee Univ.
Class of 1975
University of Georgia
College of Veterinary Medicine
MBA
University of Southern Maine
2004
From "Whit":
I've been married to Johanna since 1995. We have a daughter, Adriana, 2 dogs, 2 cats, numerous cows. Hobbies: downhill skiing, cross country skiing, hiking.
GO NATIONAL PARKS!!!
I plan on attending the reunion Friday night.
Richard
Merry Christmas from Maine
BA Business
UNC at Chapel Hill
Class of 1978
Just after our wedding, May 03, 1985, in Copenhagen, Denmark. My dad (Howard) had made the light, but the rest of us had to wait. He took the picture from across the street. Left to right are: Steve, Leslie, Nancy (Leslie's mom), Granville (Leslie's dad), Barbara (Leslie's sister) and my mom, Bee. The rest are strangers...
Keith Harry Caraway
Keith Harry Caraway
Native Son: 21 August 1954
CHHS Vanguard
Keith is one of two alumni "WATN?" have located that dedicated their careers to serving in the military. Keith also gets kudos from the for his assistance in the outreach in locating locating missing classmates.
Transit Operator II
Chapel Hill Transit
Civil Air Patrol
Burlington, NC
It's the real deal
David Morton Siegel
David Morton Siegel
David is one of the 39 classmates from the CHHS Class of 1972 that graduated a year early in 1971. He is also another one of the many CHHS alumni that has risen to the top in their field of endeavor.
David is one of the 39 classmates from the CHHS Class of 1972 that graduated a year early in 1971. He is also another one of the many CHHS alumni that has risen to the top in their field of endeavor.
US Air Force
Retired
Mr. Galt,
I retired from the Air Force with 26 years service to our country. As far as the rest of my life, I'm happy to say I have two great daughters and five grandkids. My oldest daughter is Karen. She lives in Oregon. My oldest granddaughter is Carolyn, she lives in Alaska. My oldest grandson Zachary lives in Australia. My youngest daughter is Faith. She and her family also live in Alaska. They have 2 boys Ethan and Cody. My youngest granddaughter, Ellianna would have been 4 this year. She died 9 days after birth from SIDS. I had bought a ticket to go see her for the first time in August of that year. Instead, I got to hear her coo on the phone and got birth pics but was never able to ever see her. I live in Hillsborough, NC and I work with the Burliington Civil Air Patrol.
Keith
"Keep your mind sharp; your heart open; and your guns loaded."
Karen Carolyn
David M. Siegel, M.D., M.P.H.
Chief of Pediatrics
Rochester General Hospital
Rochester, NY
AB Zoology |
School of Arts & Sciences
UNC at Chapel Hill
Class of 1975
MD Medicine | UNC School of Medicine
MPH Community Health | University of Rochester School of Medicine & Denistry
More from David himself:
More from David himself:
I've been in Rochester now since 1979. Geez, that's a long time! Actually it's a great place to live and raise a family. We have 2 daughters, both living and working in NYC. The oldest, Hanna, has been part of the Brian Ross investigative reporting team at ABC news, but is leaving the end of this summer to go to graduate school in Boston. Her sister, Marisa, is starting year 2 at a public relations firm and trying to figure out a long term plan.
Now, here's the REST of the story, as the guy on the radio used to say....They both graduated from Duke. Yes, it's true. Rob Anderson has razzed me about this plenty. My wife went to undergraduate at Duke (though she got her quality graduate psychology PhD at UNC!) as did a number of her relatives going back some generations, so I guess it was just going to happen. Truth is they got a great education and loved it there. What can I say, other than Go Tar Heels!! March is a 3 on 1 time in our house, if you know what I mean.
I'm on the faculty of the medical school at the University of Rochester, and quite a number of years ago came to find out that Jimmie Taylor is on the faculty at the University of Washington in Seattle. We're both in pediatrics so sometimes see each other at national meetings. It is fun to reminisce. When we first reconnected, he let me know that he goes by Jim now, not Jimmie!
Anyway, I hope I can make it to the reunion.
David
True story from Mike Esau:
Dave and I were lab partners in Mrs. Justice's 7th grade science class. We were doing a probability experiment by flipping a nickel into one of those disecting tins filled with black wax tallying up the number of heads or tails. Mrs. Justice came over and we started needling her about the possibility of the nickel landing on its edge. While she was explaining that was not one of the possible outcomes and it would never happen anyway David flipped it and damn if it did not land on its edge and just sit there. We all three sat there staring at it and each other until Mrs. Justice calmly reached out, flicked it over, said "Heads" and then walked off.
James Alexander Taylor
James Alexander Taylor
CHHS Vanguard
To follow up on David's lead "Where Are They Now?" presents the still incomplete segment on our own Jimmie Taylor - a modern day Dr. Spock as in Dr. Spock's Baby & Child Care not the pointy eared dude. "WATN?" is still waiting for Dr. Taylor or one one of our field reporters to check in and update us.
So far, five classmates have turned up in the "Emerald City". Any guesses on the other four?
Faith
This Just In
Apparently Keith was saving the best for last. In another reality he is moonlighting as a city bus driver and lyricist about to sign his his first record deal.
For those of you who remember the OLD tv series "RAWHIDE", I took the notes and made up a Transit version ( I drive a city bus). If you've never heard of rawhide, google the theme song to get an idea of what it sounded like originally then use my words. After that, tell me whatcha think.
Keith
A TRANSIT RAWHIDE
Rollin', rollin', rollin'.
Rollin', rollin', rollin'.
Rollin', rollin', rollin'.
Rollin', rollin', rollin'.
Keep rollin’, rollin’, rollin’,
Though the bus is broken,
And my butt is swollen, rawhide.
Through rain and wind and weather,
Hell bent for leather,
Wishin’ I had more overtime.
For all the things I'm missin',
Good vittles, fun, and fishin’,
Are waiting at the end of my ride.
Let ‘em out, let ‘em in
Drop the ramp, strap ‘em down
Let ‘em out, let ‘em in,
Rawhide.
Let ‘em out, let ‘em in,
Drop the ramp, strap ‘em down,
Let ‘em out, let ‘em in,
Rawhide.
Rawhide! Rawhide!
Hah! Hah!.
Linda Joan Bowerman DeBowes
Linda Joan Bowerman DeBowes
On this "WATN?" juant we highlight the second of our classmates that have relocated to the"Emerald City". The Bowermans took Linda and moved to Seattle after 10th grade. The Bounty Hunters Department of "WATN?" Studios finally caught a break when they stumbled onto an online ancestry blog which included this entry:
More About JOHN KALIN and LINDA BOWERMAN:
Marriage: July 31, 1976, No children
Divorce: June 01, 1981
John hooked "WATN?" and the reunion organizers up with Linda. Linda and her husband, veterinarian Dr. Gregg DuPont, own and operate a most interesting veterinary clinic, one specializing in animal dental care, Shoreline Veterinary Dental Clinic .
Linda is one of only two veterinarians in the world that is double-boarded in both Dentistry and Internal Medicine. She is the recipient of the Peter Emily Outstanding Resident Award. Linda and Gregg are also published authors of a text and reference book used throughout the industry. Linda taught veterinary students for 17 years.was voted Teacher of the Year by veterinary students at Kansas State University.
Veternarian
DVM~1981
Washington State Univ.
Diplomate~1986
ACVIM (SAIM)
Diplomate~1996
American Veterinary
Dental College
James A. Taylor, MD ProfessorAS Chemistry | UNC at Chapel HillClass of 1975MD Medicine | UNC School of Medicine
Clinical, Research and Teaching Responsibilities
Clinical, Research and Teaching Responsibilities
I attend in the UWMC Newborn Nursery and at the UWMC-Roosevelt Pediatric Care Clinic. At both of these sites I am involved in resident and medical student teaching. My research interests include immunization delivery, alternative therapies for children and practice-based research.
Dear John G., Mike and Wicca and everyone else,
I'll be on sabbatical in England in May and won't be able to attend the reunion. I'll miss seeing all my old friends.
Jim
Sabbatical or a sabbatical is a rest from work, or a hiatus, often lasting from two months to a year.
In the running for "Most Original Excuse to Beg Off" award. Jim cannot come to a restful time with "old friends" because he is literally committed to no other commitments.
I'm just sayin'
John G.
Robert Hal Brame
Robert Hal Brame
AKA: "The Gentleman Bandit"
Now for something completely different "Where Are They Now?" brings you the ongoing saga of Bobby Brame. No matter the field chosen, CHHS classmates rise above their peers. Bobby has probably knocked over more than 100 banks.
Now for something completely different "Where Are They Now?" brings you the ongoing saga of Bobby Brame. No matter the field chosen, CHHS classmates rise above their peers. Bobby has probably knocked over more than 100 banks.
Bobby Brame went AWOL from Guy B. Phillips JHS shortly after 8th grade. By the time WATN? chased him down he had gone AWOL once again in 1982. Only this time it was from the NC Department of Corrections.
Then this subsequent story popped up on the radar detailing a second escape from custody and recapture.
"Gentleman Bandit" Gets 35-year Term
October 27, 1991|By DEBORAH P. WORK
Robert Brame, ``The Gentleman Bandit`` suspected of more than 50 bank robberies in Florida and nationwide since 1985, has been sentenced to 35 years in prison.
Brame, 37, of Durham, N.C., was sentenced on Friday by U.S. District Judge Horace T. Ward in Atlanta after he had pleaded guilty to armed bank robbery, use of a firearm during a violent crime and possession of a firearm by a felon in connection with the robbery of a Marietta, Ga., bank. Ward said the sentence would be served after a previous 50-year sentence is completed.
Brame, who also had been wanted for bank robberies in Broward County, was known as ``The Gentleman Bandit`` because he entered banks dressed in a business suit and carrying a briefcase.
He was arrested near Atlanta in January after a clerk in an electonics store recognized him from a newspaper photograph and called authorities, the FBI said. In the most recent Broward case, Brame is suspected of robbing a Coral Springs branch of Citizens & Southern Bank at 1857 University Drive last November.
The FBI had been looking for Brame for more than a year after he escaped from a county jail while awaiting a bank robbery trial. Brame had been convicted and sentenced on Oct. 10, 1989, to 50 years in federal prison in Leavenworth, Kan., for bank robbery in California.
But he escaped on March 22, 1990, from the Clay County Jail in Green Cove Springs, where he was being held while awaiting trial on a five-count bank robbery indictment in Jacksonville. After his escape, Brame went on a bank robbery spree in the South, hitting North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Georgia and Florida, FBI agents said.
Before the 1989 conviction, Brame was on a two-year robbery spree that began on Nov. 4, 1986, at a Plantation bank. He is suspected of robbing 30 banks in Florida and Georgia from 1986 to 1988.
In Bobby's own words:
And, lo and behold, we did get a response from Bobby. Click here to read the long letter and view the photo....
Reunion organizers figure the third time is the charm. Bobby was sent an invite to the reunion. Although we did consider asking him to make a couple of withdrawals en-route to help fund the reunion, our good sense held out and we sent him the normal invitation. We hope he has a fridge for the magnet. Needless to say Bobby will most likely be nominated for a Chappee Award.
diplomate [ˈdɪpləˌmeɪt]
(Medicine) any person who has been granted a diploma, esp a physician certified as a specialist.
William James Sowter
William James Sowter
CHHS Vanguard
For a tour of a more traditional dental clinic "WATN?" traveled to Raleigh to look in on Bill's dental practice. Bill is another of the early graduates from the Class of '72. After graduation from Dental School Bill entered practice with his father, Dr. John B. Sowter, in 1980. They worked as partners until 1995 when John retired from private practice and returned to UNC Dental School to teach.
William J. Sowter, DDS, PLLC
AB Zoology & Chemistry
School of Arts & Sciences
UNC at Chapel Hill
Class of 1975
DDS Medicine
UNC School of Dentistry~1980
Looks like William Barnwell III and Bill have some fishing stories to swap. Bill and his dad with enough to feed the reunion at the Saturday picnic and then some.
Carolyn Dawson Beverly
Carolyn Dawson Beverly
Carolyn is the first of at least ten episodes of "Where Are They Now?" where classmates that have gone into the field of veterinary medicine and other endeavors related to the care of our pets and animals.
Elizabeth Hope Taylor
Elizabeth Hope Taylor
CHHS Vanguard
For those who wonder what became of Betsy we present another chapter in the "Where are they now?" ledger. The NCSU veterinary students need not fear stress. Yet another CHHS alumnus in the field of the healing arts.
Carolyn has worked at CPVH since it first opened 17 years ago. It is her second home; the staff, clients and their pets are her second family- she loves it here! Carolyn and her husband Jesse live nearby in Pittsboro and her stepson Jason lives in Durham. They have cats, dogs, birds and a four foot iguana who showed up on their back porch three years ago. The head of the household is "Lightning Bug" - a very pretty little blind kitty that she has had since she was 2 days old. They have lots of wildlife visitors in theirto make their family complete.
Donnie Ray Tuck
Donnie Ray Tuck
Native Son: 16 August 1954
CHHS Honor Guard
The "Where Are They Now?" series takes a turn on that freeway known as politics. Let us introduce Donnie Tuck , a man of the people. Donnie just won an election to the City Council in Hampton, VA, his first elected office. His current term runs until 2014. Donnie is married to Robbie and they have a daughter~Elizabeth. What's up next this politician? Check it out to see the rest of his interesting resume.
PhD | UNC
School of Psychology
Straight from Betsy:
Hi everyone! I'm happy to be back in the Triangle after living in Winston-Salem for years. I loved it there but missed the Piedmont red clay :)
I went to UNC-CH and got my undergrad degree in history, married and then divorced, tried to figure out what I was going to do with my life next and ended up going back to grad school at Carolina in psychology. They always tell you don't stay in your first job for more than five years but I stayed at Wake Forest University for sixteen because it was a great place for me, beautiful and wonderful friends. Then I had a yearning to be back in God's country so I took a position at the College of Veterinary Medicine at NC State providing counseling services for students. It's great being around lots of other animal lovers though I promise you my blood will always run Carolina Blue. My sister and her family and my parents still live in Chapel Hill so I see them and other Chapel Hill friends often, and I have a black lab who basically runs the show at my house.
It's good to read up on everyone's lives. Thanks to Michael and Wicca and others for all their hard work!
Time for another Twin Spin as "Where Are They Now?" traveled all the way to Hillsborough to look in on two of the most well liked and respected alumni of the '72 Class; both then and now. Jesse Basnight Jr. and Terry Basnight Hamlet are cousins and the third edition of leadership at the family owned and operated door and hardware business~S. H. Basnight & Sons.
Time for another Twin Spin as "Where Are They Now?" traveled all the way to Hillsborough to look in on two of the most well liked and respected alumni of the '72 Class; both then and now. Jesse Basnight Jr. and Terry Basnight Hamlet are cousins and the third edition of leadership at the family owned and operated door and hardware business~S. H. Basnight & Sons.
City Council Member
Hamptom, VA
Duke University
BA in Public Policy Studies
Class of 1976
Old Dominion University
MS Public Administration~1993
Julia Freeman-Woolpert
Julia Freeman-Woolpert
Many CHHS alumni made advocating for others their life's work. "WATN?" spent some time observing Julia and her associates working to bring full and equal enjoyment of civil and other rights for those with disabilities. Julia has two daughters~Anna and Sarah. Julia has also developed quite an interest in photography and has traveled the world plying her gift.
Outreach Advocacy Dir.
Boston College
BA Sociology
Class of 1975
Grad School
Antioch University
Getting Input From A Top Advisor
President/Owner
S. H. Basnight & Sons
Hillsborough, NC
BS | Recreation Admin.
UNC at Greensboro
Class of 1976
Angela Denise Lee
Angela Denise Lee
Angela went off to private school after 10th grade. Still residing in Chapel Hill, Angela is committed to giving something back to the community after a career as a hogh powered lawyer. Grape Arbor Development Corporation is a non-profit, outreach ministry of St. Paul African Methodist Episcopal Church of Chapel Hill, North Carolina. They support the youth and their families from the area by running an after school learning center and summer youth programs.
Program Director/CounselGrape Arbor Development Corp.
President
CarolinaPros Inc
UNC at Chapel Hill
Class of 1976
Juris Doctorate
UNC Law School
Class of 1980
"WATN?" has an update on the Angela Lee story. Angela is president of the non-profit, Carolina Pros. Carolinapros is made up of athletes that played for Dean Smith and focuses on giving back to the community. More onCarolina Pros .
That's not all. Angela is taking the lead along with others including Stephanie Perry Rivas in opening a new charter school starting in the 2012/13 achool year, the Howard and Lillian Lee Scholars Charter School.
William Mahan Patterson
William Mahan Patterson
"Where Are They Now?" lifts the veil of illusion and Bill Patterson is revealed, or is he?
Bill is in the running for one of the coveted Chappee Awards to be given out at the reunion. Bill has a spread in Silk Hope, NC. He has three grown children; Samantha, Eve and Cabel. Bill left CHHS in 11th grade and moved to South Carolina. There is a story for another time of he and James Lasley running a zoo there. The "WATN?" production crew spent a couple of days following Bill around and talking with him.
Bill started his tree service company nearly thirty years ago.
Then this tale veers from interesting to mythic "You can't make this shit up!" proportions. Bill owns and maintains a forest preserve in the beautiful jungles of Costa Rica; one hundred acres of prime monkey habitat! The purpose of Finca Mono de Cuervito is to protect and enhance rich primary and secondary rain-forest.
He also has a prime set up for once in a lifetime vacation if one wants to limit themselves to calling it a vacation.
He also has a prime set up for once in a lifetime vacation if one wants to limit themselves to calling it a vacation.
Check it all out! Bill has a web site named for his two lifelong heroes; Frank Zappa and Tarzan. Treat yourself to an experience and catch up with Bill at TARZAPPA.
Check it all out! Bill has a web site named for his two lifelong heroes; Frank Zappa and Tarzan. Treat yourself to an experience and catch up with Bill at TARZAPPA.
Philosopher
School of Hard Knocks
Renaissance Man
Tour Guide
Conservationist
Conversationalist
Tree Topper
Animal Rescue
Terry is married to Tate and they have one son, Rob. They make their home in Pittsboro. Besides running the business Terry is involved heavily in many civic and business organizations around town and throughout the nation.
Jesse Sykes Basnight Jr.
Jesse Sykes Basnight Jr.
CHHS Vanguard
It does not get much more Chapel Hill/Carrboro than the Basnight clan. Stretching all the way back to the 1920's anyone that has spent any time going to school in town had at least one Basnight kid in their class or just ahead or just behind them.
Jesse granted our "WATN?" crew a little face time as his foursome waited for their tee off time. Jesse and Janis have raised their daughters, Ashley and Lindsay, in Chapel Hill. He continues to actively support the area by lending his expertise and time to various civic groups.
Congratulations are in order as the family celebrated Lindsay's wedding this past summer.
Owner
S. H. Basnight & Sons
Hillsborough, NC
Campbell Unversity
The little fella, Weeds~12 year faithful companion, recently went down fighting coyotes. RIP
Cabel, Eve and Bill
Class of 1976
Eve and her proud papa Samantha
If you can just get your mind together
Then come on across to me
We'll hold hands and then we'll watch the sunrise
From the bottom of the sea
But first, are you experienced?
Have you ever been experienced?
Well, I have...
Trumpets and violins I can hear in distance
I think they're calling our names
Maybe now you can't hear them, but you will
If you just take hold of my hand
Oh, but are you experienced?
Have you ever been experienced?
Not necessarily stoned, but beautiful...
Terry is the woman of the moment
"WATN?" apologizes for almost missing this Twin Spin. Siblings Linda and Jim Critcher were born two days and two years apart (Jim~ April 18, 1953 in Las Vegas; Linda~ April 20, 1955 in Oxford, NC), moved with their family to Chapel Hill in time for both to start and finish their education to high school graduation in the Chapel Hill/Carrboro City School system earning them a spot in the CHHS Vanguard. Linda, Class of 1973, took enough credits and to join the 1972 graduating class with Jim.
James Edward Critcher II
James Edward Critcher II
CHHS Vanguard
It's remarkable the number of classmates with the talent and guts to make a career in entertainment and the arts. Jim Critcher is another classmate that continues to do what he loves. When he is not performing he gives guitar lessons at Shiloh Music Center and also teaches music classes locally. Occasionally, you can also find him in room 206 at the Heritage Christian Academy teaching. In Durham on July 26, 1986 James got married to Karen Clark and eventually settled in Tennessee and are raising three children, Jimmy~Dean & Kami. They hail from Franklin, TN these days.
I speak over two thousand languages, including Crow, Dodo and Unicorn. I had a classical education.
Another "WATN?" Twin Spin. Earl and Linda Bynum are one of the ten couples "WATN?" knows of so far that paired up in matrimony from the '72 Class. Can you name the other nine? Linda and Earl have one daughter, Erika, who tied the knot in the last couple of years and lives in Cary with her husband. They are active in their church, St. Paul's AME Church.
Linda Diane Baldwin Bynum
Linda Diane Baldwin Bynum
Native Daughter: 29 January 1954
CHHS Vanguard
The "WATN?" local affiliate finally filed an update on Linda. She is a member of the Commitment to the Community Advisory Board. Linda and Earl are also active in Habitat for Humanity.
Manager
Cardiac EKG & Ultrasound
UNC Health Care
BS | Health Education
UNC at Greensboro
Class of 1976
Interesting fact: Terry Harper and Jim roomed together at Brevard.
Linda Susan Critcher Kindell
Linda Susan Critcher Kindell
CHHS Vanguard
Linda and her husband live in Greenville, NC. John owns Peripherals LLC, a company featuring computer supplies. They have one child, Elizabeth working in Raleigh as an auditor. Linda has used her degree to excel in all facets of the health care industry. Some of those endeavors included working as a critical care nurse, in medical sales, and more before taking on her latest challenge.
Database Manager
Thomas Earl Bynum
Thomas Earl Bynum
Native Son: ??? 1953 ???
CHHS Vanguard
Earl has been involved in the reunion planning from the get-go along with Gary Herion, he is still involved heavily in helping bring off the Liquid Pleasure entertainment portion of the reunion weekend festivities.
BS Nursing
UNC at Chapel Hill
Class of 1976
Deacon
St. Paul's AME Church
Pre Law
Sandhills
Community College
Pinehurst, NC
Gary Alan Herion
Gary Alan Herion
Native Son: 20 August 1954
CHHS Vanguard
Gary, as president, along with Pam Coston, Bob Rogers and Sylvia Smith were the executive counsel for the CHHS 1972 graduating class. Gary was instrumental in getting this reunion gig off the ground and chaired the original steering committee. Along with Earl Bynum, he is still heavily involved in helping bring off the Liquid Pleasure entertainment portion of the week end as well as stepping up whenever he is needed.
Check it out. Here is Earl giving a live interview at the Rigmor House back in July.
Professor of Religious Studies
Oneonta, NY
AB Religious Studies
UNC at Chapel Hill
Class of 1976
MA.Religious Studies
University of Michigan at Ann Arbor
Ph.D.Ancient Near Eastern history, Languages, Archaeology, and Biblical Studies
University of Michigan at Ann Arbor
On the left is Gary's Bible Anchor Dictionary. On the right is a Herion work picturing Gary putting a wrestling submission hold on his grandfather on the cover.
"Where Are They Now?" goes for a Triple Play. Bill and Becky Moss are another sibling combo from the Class of 1972. Becky married Ton Burns making for a three for one extended play "WATN?" episode with limited commercial interruptions. All three were born in Chapel Hill and part of the "CHHS Home Guard" that attended Chapel Hill/Carrboro schools from first grade all the way through to graduation.
"Where Are They Now?" goes for a Triple Play. Bill and Becky Moss are another sibling combo from the Class of 1972. Becky married Ton Burns making for a three for one extended play "WATN?" episode with limited commercial interruptions. All three were born in Chapel Hill and part of the "CHHS Home Guard" that attended Chapel Hill/Carrboro schools from first grade all the way through to graduation.
William Lewis Moss
William Lewis Moss
Native Son: 5 July 1954
CHHS Vanguard
Along with Elliot Warnock and Carl Fincke, Bill made a career out of his passion for writing and reporting by throwing in with the newspaper industry. Bill spent a lot of his career as a reporter, capital bureau and political writer at the St. Petersburg Times in addition to acting as editor and reporter at other media outlets; most recently as the executive editor for the Hendersonville Times-News. Bill is married to Elizabeth and they along with their children, Will and Melissa, currently reside in Flat Rock, NC. Bill does consulting work for Landmark Community Media and for his own firm; Bill Moss Media.
Update from Gary:
Carol (Creath) and I have been married since 1979 and have three children; Melissa, Sam and Daniel. After getting my degree at UNC, my MA and PhD at Ann Arbor, we returned to Chapel Hill from 1984 through 1987 when I was on a research fellowship at UNC. Then in 1987 it was back to Ann Arbor again, where for four years I taught at the University of Michigan and editedThe Anchor Bible Dictionary, a six-volume encyclopedia of the Bible which was published in 1992.
In 1991 we moved to Oneonta, NY, where for the past 20 years I have been professor of religious studies at Hartwick College. Frankly, adjustment to grey skies and long winters has not been easy for a Southerner like me, but it has proven to be a very nice place to raise a family. All of our kids got interested in theater and dance activities, and as a result, Carol and I both became active in the local theater scene.
In 2007, when it appeared that I might return to UNC, Carol began circulating her resume and soon was hired in the Office of Research at UNC’s Medical School. The economic downturn of 2008 scuttled my planned return to UNC, leaving me (in a sense) “stranded” here in upstate New York.
In the fall of 2010 we bought a house in southeast Durham. Every three weeks I manage to fly down for the weekend. The Oneonta house already seems large and empty. I am looking forward to re-connecting with high school classmates at the 40th Reunion of the CHHS Class of 1972 .
Check it out. Here is Gary giving a live interview to Macentyre at the Rigmor House back in July.
Peter Menning Van Wyk
Peter Menning Van Wyk
"Where are they now?" brings you Peter Van Wyk feeding the masses. Peter was a director at Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute at Florida Atlantic University's (HBOI) Aquaculture Project Planning Services, an aquaculture professional with over 20 years of experience designing and managing commercial hatcheries and intensive production systems for both shrimp and fin fish. Now, apparently, he has hooked up with Scientific Associates LLC.
Here is Peter's pièce de résistance
Aquaculture Project Planning Specialist
Newspaper Editor, Writer
BA Journalism | UNC at Chapel Hill
Class of 1976
Rebecca Moss Burns
Rebecca Moss Burns
Native Daughter: 23 April 1953
CHHS Vanguard
Nurse
Durham Technical InstCampbell UniversityNC Wesleyan College
B.S. Nursing
UNC at Chapel Hill
1997
Thomas Martin Burns
Thomas Martin Burns
Native Son: 13 September 1954
CHHS Vanguard
Gentleman Farmer
NC State
Class of 1976
Becky and Tom now live in Manson, NC. "WATN?" is waiting on the latest from Flat Rock and Manson.
Eve Ann Gallman
Eve Ann Gallman
Eve is another early graduate from CHHS now residing with her veterinarian (WATN? senses a recurring theme here) husband, Kurt in Commerce, GA.
University of California
at Santa Barbara
Class of 1976
MS | Aquatics
Peter and his wife Michele met in college eventually moved to Vero Beach, Florida, where they have raised a daughter, Whitney (recently married), and a son, Justin. Long time companion, Samson, recently passed away, RIP. The Van Wyks have a new addition, Scout, a beautiful black Labrador.
Associate Professor
Cellular Biology and Anatomy
School of Medicine
BS Zoology | UNC at Chapel Hill
Class of 1976
MS Biomedical Eng.& Math| UNC School of Medicine~1985
PhD Physiology | UNC School of Medicine
From Eve:
Life? OK: Briefly
After UNC (GO HEELS) I moved to Urbana, Illinois - home of the Fighting Illini, who were on probation when I arrived and had NO real basketball team. Thus ended my fascination with college b-ball; until 2005 when the Tar Heels played the Illini in the final game of the NCAA Tournament. Talk about divided loyalties. I was a mess. Ah, but I digress.
At Illinois, I met my husband, Kurt Potgieter, who was in grad school at the time. He then went to Vet School and is now a small animal veterinarian. Meanwhile, I gave up research (neurophysiology of circadian rhythms) for full time teaching (yup, another CHHS grad is a teacher). I taught Medical Neuroscience to first year medical students for a lot of years at the Medical School at Urbana; brains & things.
Kurt loves to garden (his PhD is in Plant Systematics) and he's from South Africa, so he wanted to relocate from the cooler midwest to the warm & sunny south - with it's long growing season. FIne with me. :-)
The Medical College of Georgia and the University of Georgia (the *other* oldest public university in the country) were starting a partnership medical campus & I got hired on. WHOO-HOOO!! So here we are, in Athens, Georgia.
We finally bought a house with a little land last fall outside of Commerce (the town on which the book "Cold Sassy Tree" was based). We spent the last few months setting fence posts (yes, by hand) and brought our horses (who are now elderly & retired but still eating us out of house and home) to live on the property. And, yes, we have a garden. I spend my 'spare time' (such as it is) looking up new recipes for tomatoes and okra!
That's the highlights, I guess.
We DID spend some time living in different places while we looked for jobs in the same town. The best part of that was that Kurt lived for a while in Fayetteville, NC - which is a surprisingly pleasant and pretty town (not what I remembered from the 70's) - and a second year in lil' Washington, NC - which is a GREAT little town. The worst part was that I saw him only four times per year for 2 years.
Hope that's about what you were after. If it's too much, hit delete. If it's too little, well...I hope to see everyone at the reunion. ;-)
Teresa L. McManus
Teresa L. McManus
"WATN?" reporter, Mike Esau, broke bread with Teresa, Joe and her son Topaz to celebrate Topaz's birthday back in August in Rheinbeck, NY for dinner at at the AROI Thai Restaurant.
Teresa has been busy these many years. Most recently she landed the position of head librarian at the Bronx Library in NYC. She has been to Washington, Colorado and California in her travels through life and still makes it back to God's country to visit family still in the area. Joe and Teresa have made their home in Elizaville in the Hudson Valley of New York since 2004.
New School for
Social Research
Masters
UNC at Chapel Hill
Topaz, Joe and Teresa
Teresa on Teresa:
I got the invitation, may indeed come, though I am still trying to work through some things.
Like Tony Lorie, I have lots of stories. I traveled a lot before I met Joe, we met in Boulder and that is where our first son was born; the second son was born in Olympia, where we attended college at The Evergreen State College. Then it was on to NY, where I earned another degree at the New School for Social Research. Then to NC where I picked up another Masters degree, before accepting a librarian position at UNC-Pembroke, and then an Associate Director position at Fayetteville State University library. Most recently in 2004 I accepted the position here in NY. It has been a wild ride. We still have land in NC, and come visit our son Jules and his family including our three grandchildren in Moore County.
The ride is not so wild anymore. We are building a new Library at Bronx Community College(a very big deal, it is the first building ever built by NYC for the college and desperately needed). I expect to be in it, delivering resources and services, as soon as August of 2012. My commute is a wild ride, in a sense, because I travel 96 miles each way, but the road I travel is scenic and beautiful, there is no commercial traffic, and no bridges or tolls. Work is intense and has its rewards.
I have enjoyed looking over the lists of names, and remembering people. I would like to send a "hi" to all, especially those that remember me.
Stay in touch,
Teresa
Julie Mitchell Palmer
Julie Mitchell Palmer
Native Daughter: 2 June 1954
CHHS Vanguard
Julie has retired from a life of academia; research and teaching. She lives with her husband, John W. La Claire II in Austin, TX.
Senior Lecturer, Ph.D.School of Biological Sciences University of Texas at Austin
AB Botany | School of Art and Sciences
UNC at Chapel Hill
Class of 1977
PhD | Biology
Utah State University
Intrepid field reporter, Martha Cansler, sent us this gem.
Brownie Troop 173 making Christmas favors for children
stuck in Memorial Hospital over the holidays
circa 1965
Roll Call
Back Row: Barbie Strupp, Martha Cansler, Sally Hill Malansky, Brenda Filley, Cathy Cassel, Molly Muth, Cindy Parsons, Laurie Prange, Susan Muth Anderson, Margie Moore
Middle Row: Linda Bowerman DeBowes, Jane Wells, Mary Dodson, Nannette Ragan Greene, Carey Esser, Devon May Schneider, Sara Riggsbee Mandalinch, Beth Martin RIP
Front Row: Réne Sparrow, Karen Strupp, Barbara Anderson, Leslie Ora, Corbette Bush Hackney, Barbara Anderson (We think one of the Barbara Andersons must be someone else, does anyone know who?), Karen Phillips
Roving Reporter and CHHS '72 Historian Pam Padgett sent this In over the wire
Cover photo of the The Blazers record album Store Bought
That's Ronnie Taylor administering CPR to Betsi Terrell , Abbie Miller in back to left of umbrella and Cindy Gooch framed in the window,
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