Lest We Forget The Loss Of

The Classmates of '64-'65-'66

Which We Reported in 2021 

Several classmates passed away but we were just made aware of their passing this last year. They are included in this memorial.

Happy New Year, 2022. Do you know that is pronounced 20-20 - too? Let's hope it is not another 2020. 

Well, I put in a lot of work on last week's issue and was sure I would have a lot of comments about the 1963 Huntsville snowfall, but I was wrong. Perhaps it was just the busy holidays that affected the participation, but I was surprised none of you made any comments on it.

If you know of any '64-'65-'66 classmates we lost or found out about their passing during 2021 that are not mentioned in the tribute above, please let me know.

Comments on Last Week's Issue

Dianne Hughey McClure, LHS ‘64, "Just want to say Happy New Year Tommy. Be Safe."

Jimmy l Durham, LHS ‘65, "Happy New Year to All of the Lee Generals!"

Photographic Memories - Who Are They?

Each week I plan to share a group of photos from the 1960 "The General" yearbook without disclosing the names of the individuals. You may stop and try to identify them here, and when you are through you may scroll to the bottom of this page to see the identities of your classmates in the photos.

Slow Song Selections

You Picked in the Past

Can't Help Falling In Love with You – Elvis Presley

""Can't Help Falling in Love" is a song recorded by American singer Elvis Presley for the album Blue Hawaii (1961). The melody is based on "Plaisir d'amour", a popular French love song composed in 1784 by Jean-Paul-Égide Martini. The song was initially written from the perspective of a woman as "Can't Help Falling in Love with Him", which explains the first and third line ending on "in" and "sin" rather than words rhyming with "you". Elvis Presley's version of the song topped the British charts in 1962, spending four weeks at no. 1. The single is certified Platinum by the RIAA, for US sales in excess of one million copies. In the United States, the song peaked at No. 2 on the US Billboard Hot 100 behind Joey Dee and the Starliters' "Peppermint Twist" and went to No. 1 on the Adult Contemporary chart for six weeks. During Presley's late 1960s and 1970s live performances, the song was performed as the show's finale. According to a 2020 survey by OnBuy, the song is the most popular choice for couples as the song for the first dance at their wedding.

The Identites of the Classmates in the Pictures Above