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1A) Charlene Hickman Worrell and Family

This is Charlene Hickman Worrell, her husband Dub Worrell, and the grandchildren they are raising. After a conversation on the phone with Ray, Charlene sent a couple of photos and this greeting.

“So sorry I cannot attend, but my family commitment keeps me from coming. My retirement plans did not include raising 3 kids . . . and going to soccer and baseball games . . . but the Good Lord had another plan for me as you can see. My two biological grandchildren and their 1/2 sibling all live with us up here in BlueBell Country. Thank goodness we're here and not still in Houston. My husband and I adopted the 1/2 sibling so we could keep them together. They are 3, 5, and 7. As you can imagine ~ life is BUSY!!!!

Hope this reunion will find everyone in good health! Please tell everyone 'hello' for me. Charlene"

2A) Charlene's Grandchildren

These are the grandchildren in Charlene Hickman Worrell's life. Read about them in the previous photo caption.

Aa) Judy Kennedy and Husband Chris

Our classmate Judy Kennedy and her husband Chris Peknic are now living in Austin, having moved from Florida this spring (2009).

Ab) "Old" Friends

NO, NOT OLD LADIES, but two gals who have been friends for a very long time!!! 03/20/10 - Judy Kennedy and Karla Lofgren Davis met for lunch at the Stagecoach Inn in Salado, Texas (half way between Waco and Austin) and got semi-caught-up on what has been happening in their lives during the last 25 years - since they last visited in person at the the 25th reunion.

Karla said, "Some things never change - best friends are still best friends. I hope the young folk have a BFF as wonderful as Judy - Best Friends Forever!"

Ac) Alton Couvillon

Sorry to hear that Alton (Al now, I think) won't make the 50th Celebration. But he sent a current photo along with this greeting:

"Hello everybody! I hope y'all have a fun time at the reunion. I am alive and well. We (my wife, Judy, and our 2 dogs) live 6 months in Austin (Lake Travis Area) and 6 months in Colorado (the Pike's Peak area). Our winters are spent with the kids and grandkids here in Texas and summers in Colorado as camp hosts at The Diamond Campground. Come see us if you can ! We live full-time in our motorhome...see our pictures on our Facebook page.

To Judy Kennedy: My wife Judy and I were in Salado on Saturday the 20th at the Stagecoach Inn.

Enjoy the reunion! Alton"

B) Laura Striegler Marries Loyd Wilson

In days of yore... here's our classmate Laura Striegler in her wedding portrait... and ....

C) Laura and Loyd ~ Today

Still beautiful (and handsome!) after all these years... Laura Striegler Wilson and hubby Loyd.

I remember fondly seeing them dance so gracefully at the 45th reunion. I can't wait to see that footwork again at the 50th! Karla

D) A Gathering of Buffalo June 6, 2009

This photo was taken at The Shootout - Part Deaux, 6/6/09. Aren't Jody, Karla, and Glenda a lucky trio of girls ~ surrounded by all those handsome young men???

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Seated in front, left to right: Glenda Burns Minniece, John Echoff, Karla Lofgren Davis, Charles Crider

Back row, left to right: Ray Prichard, Larry Smith, Donald Hannsz, and Jody Bugg

E) A Delightful Gathering for Lunch - 06/23/09

The girls met for lunch at Black Walnut Cafe. The guys met them afterwords.

Left to right, seated - Jody Bugg, Jo Ann (Peters) Green, Sue (Sanford) Lenoir, Linda (Robinson) Britt, Donna (Sanford) Phillips. Standing - Martin Green, Glenda (Burns) Minniece, John Minniece. (06/23/09)

F) Girl Scout Troop 434 Reunion

Kay Burg Moseley submitted this photo and caption:

"Today (December 6, 2008) my Girl Scout Troop 434 met for lunch and invited some of the guys that were in our class at Southmayd, plus five of our spouses also joined us.

Back row: Lynn Chatfield Cartwright, Kay Burg Moseley, Richard Gibson (Graduated from Jones HS), Linda Collins Newell (Bellaire HS), Pam Thomas Vincent

Front row: Melba Evans Ainsworth, Betty Bobb Strauss, Calvin Blackman

None of us had seen Calvin since we graduated from Milby. We encouraged him to come to the reunion in 2010."

G) Glenda and John Minniece

Glenda Burns Minniece submitted this recent photo that was taken at the 2008 Marine Corps Birthday Ball in Houston.

Glenda reports that her husband John . . . "is an attorney who prefers business to law. He is also a former Marine and devoted to the Corps. Semper Fi!"

Check out Glenda's biography for details of the road - and the air - she has traveled (she is VERY well traveled) as well as where she is NOW in her journey.

H) The Bill Denning Family

Here's the Denning family...Danielle (20 in August and a sophomore at TCU), Mary Kay and Bill, and Brian (18 in October and a senior in high school). See Bill's bio page for more information about Bill and his family.

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I) Larry Pyle Family in Puerta Vallarta

Larry Pyle and his lovely wife Anita celebrated their 38th Anniversary June 12th in Puerta Vallarta with their sons Gerald and Ben and other relatives. Their villa accomodated the entire 14 member party, included a cook who prepared all of their meals for the 10 day vacation, and featured the terrace with this spectacular view. Now that's what I call a CELEBRATION!!!

J) Thurburn and Cathie Barker

Thurburn Barker submits this photo and writes..."I've attached a photo of Cathie and me. In 2007, we took a road trip back to Flagstaff for a reunion with our friends from Northern Arizona University. As part of this trip, we visited (06-01-2007) Montezuma Well National Monument south of Flagstaff. This site was one our favorite sites to work when we were NPS Rangers in 1994."

Read about the many adventures and varied interests of this couple on Thurburn's biography page.

K) Sonny and Elaine Jones, on Honeymoon

Clyde (Sonny) Jones writes in his autobiography... "In 1991, I married Elaine. We have a "tax & bookkeeping" company with 200 clients, and stay very busy. I guess I should say 'she stays very busy' .... I only work 25 or 30 hours a week these days, but I'm still doing music, and have an eight piece horn-band called "American Boogie". If any of you old buffaloes ever see us playing near-by, we do 60's, 70's and 80's and I'd love for you to come out and hear us...you won't be sorry!! "

Sonny has much more to tell. Be sure to read all, including his testimony of a miraculous (and evidently life changing) experience in his life. His autobiography is linked through his name in the right sidebar.

L) Ray With Melanie at Mimi's Restaurant

Ray sent a couple of pictures taken at Mimi's Restaurant in Bee Caves, Texas this Spring. He commented, “I deleted two others that made me look old and fat. Wait, if that was the criteria, I should have deleted all five pictures.” Boy do I ever know what he is talking about. I reserve the right to edit any and all photos that I am in these days!!!

Evidently Ray and Pat had attended a wedding and reception and met up with our dear Milby classmate, Melanie Winkler Morrisson.

M) Wayne and Roberta Currington

Wayne writes in his autobiography, "Roberta and I have had the opportunity to travel around the world and have lived overseas twice, once in England in the '70s and then in Singapore in the late '80s. We have lived in Houston since returning from England, other than the time in Singapore. We have two children and four grandchildren ranging from two to thirteen years old. I am still working, with most of our spare time taken up with chasing grandchildren around and traveling either with my work or for pleasure."

N) John Heard

John writes in his autobiography, "Music has always been a main focus in my life."

Here are a few excerpts that will give you an idea of how that interest has played out in John's life. Read the full bio for details. "After Milby, I went to UT-Austin as a music performance major ... played principal bassoon in the Austin Symphony ... performed with the American Wind Symphony in Pittsburgh, PA. ... full time position in the San Antonio Symphony Orchestra. ... auditioned and was accepted for "the President's Own" US Marine Band in Washington, DC. ... teaching position in the Music Department of California State University, Fresno ... principal bassoonist of the Fresno Philharmonic Orchestra ... appointed chairman of the Music Department (at CSU) ... chairmanship of the Music Department at the University of Rhode Island ... Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, asked me to chair their Music Department. ... wonderful opportunities for performance as a solo bassoonist, chamber musician, orchestral player, and clinician in 36 countries over a span of four continents, as well as some gratifying opportunities to make numerous recordings on commercial labels ... and though "retired", still active as a performing musician and now filling in for the ailing bassoon professor at the North Carolina School of the Arts in Winston-Salem ...

There is so much more in John's autobiogprahy. Be sure to access it by clicking on his name in the right sidebar.

O) Ray and Pat in Hawaii

Ray and Pat Prichard were traveling in Hawaii this Spring, and I am sure they are still enjoying the memories they garnered on their trip.

P) Billy Carter and Girls

Billy writes, "The attached picture was taken Christmas Eve, 2007. Left to right --- my wife Barbara, our 14 year old daughter, Amanda and me. Barb and I are both retired. Amanda attends Klein-Collins High School in Spring, TX. I am 6ft 1in tall. Note that Amanda is "catching" me."

Read much more about the Carter family - Billy's bio is linked from the right sidebar.

Q) Charlotte Vann Casselberry Dew

Be sure to read Charlotte's autobiography in the "Biographies of Classmates" pages. She has had some VERY interesting jobs, but the one where the magician sawed.... well, you'll have to read it for yourself!...

R) Charles and Dolly Crider

Charles Crider is quite a talented fella. Be sure to read about his life over the years, as well as about the projects in which he has been involved. Click now on his name in the right sidebar to go to his biography page. You'll see pictures there of the beautiful pens which he creates.

Ray & Pat at Wailua River Valley

Here are Pat and Ray Prichard enjoying their October 2009 vacation in Hawaii.

S) Ken and Carole Corey

Carole and I have been married 31 years and have four children, six grandchildren (3-17), and one Shih Tzu puppy, Muffin. We live in our retirement home on the water in Livingston, Texas, and particularly enjoy boating and fishing. We're very involved in our church here, First Baptist Livingston, where I am a deacon.

Read more about Ken through his autobiography, linked in the right sidebar. See also the photo album, "Our Man in Macedonia", which contains fascinating photos and information about his work that country.

T) Melanie, Sandy and "The Stroll"

Melanie Winkler Morrison and Sandy Payne Bannister steal the floor and bring back great memories at the 45th Milby Class of 1960 Reunion.

See the comment, "American Bandstand Turns 50" on the "Memories of Days Gone by..." post.

See other terrific photos of the reunion and the line dances on the 2005 Reunion Slideshow on the http://www.milbyclassof1960.org/ site.

Two Buffs on a Cruise, April 4, 2009

WOULD YOU BELIEVE... Two Buffs serendipitously ended up on the same transatlantic cruise in April.

Left to right - Donald and Susan Hannsz, Kay (Burg) and Joe Moseley with their cruise ship in the background.

Kay reports that they met up on the steps of a lovely old church in the Azores - 800 miles off the coast of Portugal. They ran into each other again at Blarney Castle in Ireland.

U) Line Dancing at the 45th Reunion

It's amazing how these youngsters still have the moves in them!!!

Sorry for the poor quality of these prints. I got them off the Milby 1960 website Reunion Slideshow and they don't copy well. If you have the original and can attach it to me - or any other photo of line dancing at the 45th - attach it to me in an e-mail so I can replace these. KD

V) Former Park Place Elementary Students

These former Park Place Elementary students were at the 45th Milby reunion in 2005. Where were you? Does anyone have some photos of other such groups that were at the reunion? Send them in!!

W) John Hammerle

John took early retirement as Executive Director of Fine and Performing Arts for Dallas I.S.D. 2 years ago and now has 40 private students – all instruments – getting them scholarships to universities throughout the United States. He is also an adjudicator and clinician for national contests. He is currently trying to start a national summer music camp in the Carolinas, along with John Heard, also a Milby Class of 1960 graduate. (see John's complete biography in the "Biographies of our Classmates" pages)

W) Milby Class of 1960 Reunion Group

These Milby grads of 1960 enjoyed the 45th reunion in 2005 and are looking forward to the 50th reunion in 2010. Thanks to the organizers of this reunion for a great event and for all the work they have done through the years to keep us connected.

X) Charles Simmons - Airline Pilot

This is a photo of Charles upon his retirement from many years as an airline pilot. Check out what Charles has been up to these past 47 years on these two threads: "Success Has Many Faces" and "Location, Location, Location".

(see Charles' complete biography in the "Biographies of our Classmates" pages)

Xd) Kay Burg Moseley

Here's our classmate Kay Burg Mosely and her husband Joe. Please read more about them on their biography page (link in the right sidebar).

Y) Larry and Kathy Bass

Larry reports, "Kathy is the absolute love of my life. We married in 1973 and recently celebrated 35 years of wedded bliss. I retired from full time legal work several years ago and Kathy and I have been fortunate throughout our marriage to travel the world." According to the tag to this photo, it was taken on a trip to Amsterdam, Vienna and Salzburg. For the story of Larry's life and more photos of the Bass family, click on the link to his name in the biography section (down right sidebar), or copy/paste this link in your browser.

http://milby1960.typepad.com/milby_class_of_1960/larry-bass.html

Za) Jody Bugg in Holland

Jody is a retired educator, GREAT aunt, and world traveler. Read her fascinating autobiography, linked in the right sidebar. See also photos from her travels in New England, featured in the "Favorite Fall Foliage" photo album.

Zb) Gladys Marie Payne Bohac

Read interesting information about Gladys and Bo on her bio page - where they've been, what they've done, and what they are doing now. It's REEEEAAALLL interesting!!!

Zc)Ray and Pat in Maui

Not to be outdone by Donald Veazey...Ray Prichard submits a photo of himself and his wife Pat on vacation last year in Maui. :-)

(see Ray's complete biography in the "Biographies of our Classmates" pages)

Zd) Karla and Ed on Vacation - 2006

Please submit photos from your travels, photos depicting your interests, and/or current family photos for all of us to enjoy.

(see Karla's complete biography in the "Biographies of our Classmates" pages)

Ze) Glen Langston

Glen is a retired United Methodist minister currently serving as senior consultant with Four Seasons Ministry, a private organization equipping church leaders for more effective ministry through workshops, retreats, consultation, and coaching. (see Glen's complete biography in the "Biographies of our Classmates" pages)