Caddo Peak Ranch BBQ, 2012
Donie with Gene
(Eugene Henry Kingery)
Corvette Club 2009 Christmas party
Classmates Tom Henson and Janice Schmidt Savage
Classmate Janet (Middleton) Swanson and her sister Marsha (Middleton) Murray hosted food and fellowship at their Caddo Peak Ranch for visiting literature scholars during the 25th annual Robert E. Howard Days conference at Cross Plains in mid-June 2011. Guests included Howard enthusiasts from France, Russia, Scotland, 18 states and 50 Texas cities as well as a few of Janet's '59 AHS Eagle classmates who crashed the event. Robert E. Howard (1906-1936) was a famous writer and poet from Cross Plains who often hiked to Caddo Peak for inspiration.
Eagles are, left to right, John Compere, Fred and Linda Chapel, Lorna (Tucker) Harrison, Dolores Compere, Janet, Marsha and Chuck Harrison.
On the way home from ETHA meeting in Waco we went by Lake Whitney. For More than 30 years our family had been having an on-going battle over the name change for the park at the end of the Whitney dam. My great- uncle, George W. Sosebee and his family donated the land and money to build this park. This was probably in the late 1890 period since he died in1897. For many years the park had a sign proclaiming it Sosebee Bluff Park. In about 1980 the U.S. corps of engineers did some work on the park and the new sign stated that it was Soldiers Bluff Park. I am happy to report that they have now erected a large historical marker type sign stating that this area is once again Sosebee Bluff and giving details of the familys donations and role in building this park for the Lake Whitney area.
Life is Good!
Winston
The Kitty and Jim Freeman family, all together for Christmas 2010
Jim Millerman, AHS grad and older brother of our John Millerman, and his wife Esther
with Stephanie Crothers at a 2010 Christmas party in Dallas
For Labor Day 2010, Stephanie and Art Crothers were going to Crystal Beach on the Gulf
for their son's wedding. They were transporting a kayak on top of their Tahoe, presumably not part of
the ceremony. Donie Balusek and Barbara Cowen wanted to go to the beach and asked the Crothers
to pick them up on the highway between Dallas and Houston. Despite being warned, Barbara was wearing
an outfit typically seen around Huntsville, and Donie said she would celebrate with her flamingo hat.
(Donie's daughter's Allstate Insurance business in Pasadena had recently almost been hit by a runaway vehicle,
so Donie needed a break.)
As it turned out, for some unexplained reason the Crothers detoured through deep east Texas,
completely missing the two classmates. Nevertheless the wedding went swimmingly,
and a good time was had by all. Barbara changed from her prison garb to a more appealing
Vanna White original, and Donie's hat kept jealous pelicans at bay, to borrow a phrase.
From Donie's Alaska Cruise
In the middle, Donie Dougherty Balusek and an Eagle
Plus Donie's daughters -- DeDe at left, Tracey right
Donie meets a guy on her Alaska cruise
Tracey, the mysterious Mr. M, and Donie
Caddo Peak ranch BBQ, Cross Plains, June 12, 2010
Janet Middleton Swanson invited 1959 classmates:
Front row l-r: Dolores Compere, Marsha (Janet's sister), Janet Middleton Swanson,
Tina Nichols, Linda Chapel & Lorna Tucker Harrison.
Back row l-r: John Compere, Phil Nichols, Fred Chapel & Charlie Harrison.
Carolyn Freeman Skipping & Bill
At Bill's family reunion
Kathy and Larry Frazier
Barbara Harmon Edwards in her studio
Another classmate with real artistic talent!
Forrest says: Coming back from my Dad's this week I stopped by to see Freddie
Martinez. Had not seen him in 50 years. Enclosed is a picture of the two
of us after breakfast at the Cracker Barrel in Fayetville, NC along I-95.
It was great to see him again after all these years. Still the laid back,
soft spoken fellow I remember.
Jane Feierabend Walker
Agricultural Expert Foy Brown and his new piece of equipment
Ready to cultivate most of East Texas
First Poster for our Eagles '59 Movie Spectacular
Write your own caption to the email group.
Sara McRee Graham kept us updated on her cancer treatments through www.caringbridge.com
Unfortunately we lost her, a great classmate, on October 29, 2011.
As much as we try to keep strangers from posting photos... Who? Jenna?
Different kind of pony
John Bailey (Doe's husband) on Gold Wing
Larry Williams and 2,091 of his closest friends set a world record for simultaneous acoustic guitar
pickin' at Lubkenbach. Dow Patterson also picked but must have been behind someone
(Larry is in front of the guy with the purple strap)
Sally Kay Cloyd Orsini with daughter Elizabeth
Nelda Clinton Smithwick with grandsons Kaleb and Josh Hellums
Foy and Barbara Brown with 15 grandchildren, Christmas 2008
AHS Champion Track Team Reunion
L to R: L. Rhodes ('60), Bob Beck ('60), Gerald Cumby, Steve Strickland, J. Franklin ('61), Stan Cozby, C. McCook ('60), Andy Springer, James Blackwood, Carlton Stowers ('60), Foy Brown.
John Byram and Bobby Johnson are not pictured and Eugene Franklin is the only member of the team that is deceased.