| Life's Snapshots Archive 1 |
From Marie Crawford Parkman: Had a great vacation in Las Vegas in December. Lots of fun and relaxation which we needed.
From Nancy Koontz in response to birthday greeting I sent: Thanks for thinking of me. Had a great B/D. Went out to eat with hubby. Kept our 2 grandsons this past wk/ND. Thurs- Mon. They are 5
& 2. Had Fun, Fun, Fun!!!!!!! Grandma's not as young as she used to be.
From Fran McGuirt Beedy: Just to let you know I had CT scan, bone scan, mammogram and ultrasound this week and it's ALL GOOD! - NO CANCER! THANK YOU LORD! I am celebrating today
being cancer free for 3 years and 1 month (as of Aug, 2009). I take nothing for grated and thank God every day. Thank you for your continued prayers and support. It means more than you will
ever know.
Condolences: Marie Crawford Parkman's father passed shortly after the Reunion. Beverly Schiffer Guest also lost her mother this summer. Beverly had been caring for her at her home
even while working on the Reunion..
Glad to report that after a "rotor-rooter" job on 5 major blood vessels and a couple of recent scares JD Lang is on the road to recovery. Many of his friends spent so much time on their knees that
they could have used knee pads. Now, behave, JD, and listen to what the doctors have to say!!!!
Pat Geddes Weiss was to have hand surgery shortly after our Reunion. Word came down that it had been postponed and I haven't heard whether or not that it took place or what the outcome
was.
From JD (Dayton) and Peggy( McPherson) Lang: Hello everyone and Merry Christmas. Ok, we know last year we just couldn’t seem to get cards or the letter out. This year, we are trying to
get this done earlier. This year has really been busy, wonderful, and stressful. I must say we love Waycross and still happy to be in a smaller and less stressful city. We have a new
granddaughter, born October 21st, and of course we are very proud. Her name is Sara, named for my mom, which is very special to us. Jeremy loves his baby sissy, but did not know he would
have to share her with Papa and Mima. We have to make sure he gets his attention. John and Lilly and kids live in Jacksonville which is a one hour drive so we are happy. John works for the
railroad now and seems to have handled being retired from the Navy just fine.
David and Lucy are doing well. They have now started a shelter for farm animals like goats, pigs, chickens, etc. Their present this year should be animal food.
Kimberly and Jason are doing well. They did experience sadness in the loss of two of their pets Katy and Jacque. However, they now have a new addition and a playmate for Grommet. Molly is
also a Chinese crusted but instead of being hairless, she is full of fur and should be an interesting and fun experience as they have decided to let them breed.
we get to us. J.D. and I remain very active and enjoy our jobs. We seem to be destined to be very physical in our choice of work. J.D. has had a reoccurrence of a condition we saw about four
years ago called atrial fibrillation. This is an electrical problem with the upper chamber of the heart that seems to misfire occasionally causing an irregular heartbeat. As before, all the tests done
show a very healthy heart and arteries so like he says, “My problem is electrical not plumbing”. There is a new procedure called a catheter ablation that was available four years ago, but he wouldn’
t let them do it until hundreds instead of dozens were being done. One of the other benefits of living so close to Jacksonville is Saint Vincent’s hospital. They are the best at this procedure and
specialize in it. We will be having it done on the 18th of this month. Depending on how it goes, he should be released to go home the next day and back to work immediately. This will be good for us
because all who know J.D. know how he dislikes being on medication. So we are just leaving all this in the hands of the doctors and the Lord. Worrying about him, I have had some problems with
unexplained symptoms such as rashes on my face and swollen eyelids. We both seem to be a mess, however we are still laughing about it all. Being able to work and play with the grandkids is
what is keeping us sane. We pray everyone has a blessed Christmas, and a wonderful New Year.
From Diane Cope Phillips: I don't have any pictures to contribute, but I wanted to tell you what a good time I had at the reunion. It was wonderful to see friends and get a chance to catch up
with their lives since I had seen them last. I'm already looking forward to our 50th! Since graduation in '64, I attended FSU for 3 years and, after marrying Tom in 1967, got a BA in English from
Valdosta State University in 1969. After graduation I was hired by the District School Board in Madison and began to teach 7th and 9th grade English. I taught 7th and 8th grade English at our middle
school for 20 years and then transferred to our county high school where I taught honors and gifted English and Advanced Placement Literature for the next 15 years. Tom and I both retired from
teaching in 2004. He taught biology, anatomy & physiology, and microbiology at our local community college for 37 years. We both continue to work part time--he with our local hospital handling the
micro in the lab where he's worked for almost 40 years, while I work part time with the gifted students at our high school. We both enjoy that and it keeps us connected with our friends.
We have two sons Scott (36) and Todd (31) who are married and they have given us two of the most wonderful granddaughters ever--Cadence who is 6 and Olivia who is 3 months old. Both
boys and their families live in the Orlando area so we get to visit them when we go down to Orlando to see my mom. Scott is the drummer for Creed (reunited for a summer tour this year) and Alter
Bridge and Todd works for Starwood Resorts and drums in his band 4 Years Past in his spare time.
We are avid Seminoles attending all the home games and, although our team has fallen on hard times in the 2000s, we have to believe that we'll regain our glory days of 14 seasons of top 5 finishes
at some point in time!
My dad passed away in Orlando earlier this year of Lewy Body Dementia and that has been such a tough transition for my mom and me. We travel to Orlando at least once a month to spend time
with her, and both of the boys and their wives are very helpful to her as well.
Thanks for all the work you did on the reunion and this wonderful website. I'll keep looking for Sandra Stonebreaker and let you know if I can track her down.
Eddie Albine's passing as taken from the Orlando Sentinel
Charles Edward Albine, "Eddie", passed away Saturday, Sept. 26th at the age of 63 at his home in Orlando surrounded by family, after fighting brain cancer for the last fifteen months. After leaving
his family's loving arms he was received by his Heavenly Father, his parents, John and Ruth Albine, who passed away some years ago and a brother, who died in childbirth prior to his birth. Eddie
was a great animal lover and was also met at the Rainbow Bridge by all of the pets he had loved and lost over the years. Born in Connellsville, PA on March 31, 1946, he and his family moved to
Central Florida when he was three months old. He attended school, lived and worked as a computer engineer in Orlando all of his life. Eddie met his wife, Linda while attending college. They were
married on Aug. 19, 1967 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Orlando and celebrated their 42nd wedding anniversary this past August. They had two children, Mike and Shayne. Eddie was always a
"hands on" Dad and loved to travel with his kids who were involved with BMX and motorcycle racing. In fact, when he was in his fifties, Eddie took up racing bikes also. The family also loved to take
their boat to the Keys in the summer and did so for the last twenty four years, where they would meet up with friends for several weeks in Islamorada. Captain Ed and Mike worked on and acquired
their captain's license together After retirement, he and his wife (and sometimes their children and their families) spent time between Islamorada and their other home in the mountains of East
Tennessee. When his wife, Linda retired two years ago and before he started having health issues, they purchased a larger boat they could live on and go back and forth to the islands and around
the coast of Florida. Family, his pets, friends and fishing were his greatest loves. He was Saint Francis on earth and helped various rescue organizations. Both of his boats, Tuxedo Spike and War
Dance, were named after pets. Eddie was a member of the Central Florida Offshore Fisherman's club and Reformation Lutheran Church. In addition to his wife and children; he is survived by one
granddaughter, Gabriela (he would say "I've got only one granddaughter, but I have the best one " ); his son-in-law, Mark Daly and daughter-in-law Lori Albine- both of whom were like his own kids;
his wife's parents, James and Marilou Humphreys; brother-in--law, Lynndel Humphreys; and his pets, Buzz and Daisy. In fact, Buzz, a large yellow cat, he took in as a kitten, was his constant
companion and spent the last nights of Eddie's life here on earth lying next to him on his bed. The Good Lord saw it fit to reel Captain Ed back to Heaven while he was in the process of fighting an all
too common fish called cancer. We are going to miss our husband, father and friend, but we are comforted by the fact that he will no longer have to endure the life that cancer had left him with and
rejoice that he is with his Lord and heavenly family. The family will receive friends on Friday, Oct. 2nd from 6 to 8 p.m. At Woodlawn Funeral Home, Gotha, 407-293-1361. Funeral Services will be
Saturday, Oct. 3rd at 2 p.m. At Reformation Lutheran Church, 800 East Michigan Street, Orlando, FL. In lieu of flowers, the family would request that donations be made to the SPCA of Central
Florida, 2727 Conroy Road, Orlando, FL 32839 in honor of Charles Edward Albine.
Classmate comments:
Thanks for the update. I remember “Eddie”, vaguely, but I do remember him from my time at Colonial and I thank you for your updates and this one in particular.
God Bless and take care, Dwight Hale
Thank you so much for sending this and the attached link. It was a sweet tribute and a full picture of a life lived well. I so appreciate your loving attention in keeping us all close despite the years
and the distance. Linda Murdaugh Ward
Reunion update comments:
Great job with everything! I really enjoyed the pictures. Made me feel like I was almost there! Looking forward to 50! Keep up the awesome work!
Elaine Miller
You do such an outstanding job keeping us connected. Can’t tell you how much I have enjoyed viewing all this. Some of these people I remember well, others not so well…my how we have all
changed. I think the women have aged much better than the guys…must the all the lotions and potions we use on our faces (ha ha). Thanks again so much for all your hard work.
Linda Yates Brock
For those who made the choice not to attend the 45th reunion...big time mistake!!! Only to be corrected by showing up at the 50th. It was so much fun. OK, so I wish I could air brush some of the
pictures of me, but the real "picture" is my standing next to Donna Weaver, the first friend I made in Fla. 54 yrs. ago or Peggy, Doti, LeeAnn and I, the Survior's Club, always there for each other.
LeeAnn, I thank you for letting me ride along on your "coat tails" by being your "reunion roomie". Through your work you know everyone, and that saved me from being a wall flower.
Sara Setzer Whitekettle
Thanks to you, we all had a great time at the reunion. My trip from New Hampshire was well worth the time and investment -- memories are precious and seeing so many of my classmates brought
back many of the best memories. I enjoyed the Friday night get together at Bubbalou's and especially the Saturday night gala at the Radisson and I look forward to our next encounter. May all the
best come your way.
Warmest regards,
Marshal Ward
Just a note to let you know how much I appreciate your hard work on this. I have not been active at all, but I enjoy reading about CHS 1964 alumni. I am still doing post-retirement consulting work,
but my real enjoyment is here: www.gingersrus.com
Dave Skinner
What a blast the 45th reunion was; didn't make it to earlier ones because I was working on degrees - an M.S., which I achieved at age 40, an Ed.S. which I got at age 42, and the biggie - a Ph.D. at
age 52! See, it's never too late. Good to see everyone especially Lynn, Nora, Diana, Lee Ann, Judi Gibson, Dianne, Janice McCann and Phil. We all exchanged e-mail addresses, so there's no
reason for not keeping in touch now.
Best to all of you guys,
Carol Hankins Geiger
Great job on the website. A snapshot of my life after Colonial. I joined the Army in early 1965 and was actually in the same basic training company at Fort Gordon with Steve Carter and Jim
Owens. After that stint, to include a tour in Vietnam, I returned to Orlando in 1968 to attend college at first Valencia CC and then UCF. I graduated from UCF in 1972 with a BSBA in Economics.
Married in 1975 to Marianne Watson,(a UGA Bulldog grad). We have two grown children, Jennifer and Bill. I worked for the US Dept of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics and retired in 2003 with 32
years of service as a Supervisory Economist. Also, concurrently, I returned to the military serving in the Georgia Army National Guard and retired this past February with 38 years of service as a
Chief Warrant Officer. Currently I am working as a logistical consultant here in Atlanta. My picture in the 1964 Sentry has me listed as "Raymond Nelson". So if you see Raymond Nelson, that is
actually me, Stu Drake. How that happened, I'll never know. Go to the Juniors section and you will see the real Raymond Nelson. That must be the one on the Missing Alumni list. I wish I could
make the reunion but it is a bridge too far this year. Again, thanks for all the work and planning that goes into an event like this.
Regards,
Stu Drake
MARSHA LUNDBERG LYONS as taken from her website:
Marsha L. Lyons is a graduate of Florida State University College of Law. She is admitted to practice before the Supreme Court of Florida and all other Florida Courts. She is also admitted to practice
before the United States Court of Appeals, the Eleventh Circuits, the United States Tax Court, United States District Court Southern District of Florida, Middle District and Northern District of Florida.
After graduating from law school, Marsha L. Lyons joined the United States Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Florida, prosecuting federal cases arising from Miami to West Palm Beach.
While there, she was appointed as Chief of both the Fraud and Criminal Divisions and received Justice Department Outstanding Performance Awards throughout her career.
During her last four years at the United States Attorney's Office, Ms. Lyons assembled a Special Task Force to investigate insurance fraud bringing in investigators from Miami Metro Dade, the U.S.
Postal Inspection Service, and Florida's Department of Insurance. As a result of her work, the first successful prosecution of doctors and lawyers was undertaken in federal court in the Southern
District of Florida. Because of her achievements in this area, Ms. Lyons was awarded the Chief Postal Inspectors Special Award, the Independent Insurance Agents of Dade County Outstanding
Achievement Award and appointed as a member of a Special Grievance Committee on Insurance Fraud. She also was asked by the United States Congress to testify before a Special Committee on
Insurance Fraud.
Ms. Lyons also served as an adjunct professor for the Trial Advocacy Program at the University of Miami School of Law from 1983 to 1986 and has taught Trial Advocacy at the University of South
Florida, Nova University, and for the Florida Bar. She has lectured on various subjects affecting trial advocacy for the American Bar Association, American Trial Lawyers Association, the Federal
Bar Association, Dade County, Florida State College of Law, the F.B.I. Academy and the United States Postal Inspection Service. Because of her extensive trial experience, Ms. Lyons was inducted
with the rank of "Advocate" by the American Board of Trial Advocates in 1990 and has been named as Chapter representative, both while living in Miami and now in Tallahassee.
Throughout her career, Ms. Lyons has been involved in various bar activities. Her service has included acting as Chairman of a Florida Bar Grievance Committee and President and member of the
Executive Board of the South Florida Chapter of the Federal Bar Association, and Secretary of the Federal Bar Association in Tallahassee. Ms. Lyons also has been appointed by the Court to serve
in various capacities including Southern District of Florida Representative, Lawyer's Advisory Committee, 11th Circuit Court of Appeals, Delegate, 5th Circuit Court of Appeals Judicial Conference,
Chairman, Panel to Consider Reappointment of Magistrate; Judicial Selection Committee, South Florida Chapter, 1983-1984; Criminal Justice Act Panel Selection Committee.
In 1978, Marsha L. Lyons and Charles 0. Farrar, Jr., both former Assistant United States Attorneys who specialized in the prosecution of white collar fraud cases, and obtained extensive
knowledge concerning insurance, banking, taxation, commercial practices, government programs and securities, formed Lyons and Farrar, P.A. The firm has concentrated on complex litigation in
both state and federal court, using the expertise and trial experience the founders gained as federal prosecutors.
Ken Dickson -Class of 1965, obituaryJudy Strawder Swanson
Received your letter regarding the 45th Class Reunion. I went to the website and what a terrific job you've done! Time has certainly brought about many changes. I was not able to graduate with
the class of '64 because of a choice I made. While my classmates graduated in June, I gave birth to my first daughter in August. Back in our day pregnant girls did not go to school with children.
That is what I was told and received my diploma from Mid Florida Tech the following year. All of my credits fro graduation had been earned but they would not give me a diploma until I took one
class from them. My heart was broken, but all it took was the birth to erase all the hurt. One sister and four brothers followed her. Big family! Lots of fun times and great joy.
Now my joy come from six grandchildren, 1 great grandson and another great grandson on the way. Life doesn't get any better than that!!! I work for a pool service company here in Las Vegas
and work part-time as a vendor representative for Ralph Lauren, Giorgio Armani and Givenchy. My plan is to retire this year and move to Olathe, KS to be with my oldest son and help him with his
family and business. Thank you for reaching out. I look forward to seeing everyone this summer.
From Roger Mortensen
I've been married to Pauline since 1972 and have two sons which we adopted, Maxwell and Rocky Lin Shen from China. I went to Orlando Junior College, American River College in Sacramento and
graduated from Brigham Young University with a BA in Music Education. I also served 2 years as a missionary where I did forestry work in Idaho, supervised pineapple workers in Hawaii. I also
worked at a school for children with behavioral problems and presently own a hobby store and sell trains worldwide on the Internet.
From Martin Nelson
The last time we emailed the class's 40th anniversary was about to happen. Since then we have sold our property in Cornwall in 2005 and in 2007 our farm in Devon, England. Now we are just
waiting on all of the documentation to be processed by the French government for a place here in France. The property we are buying here has no toilets, baths, septic tank, etc, etc. So one might
say we have our work cut out for us. We must have at least part of the buildings converted before winter otherwise we are going to be jolly cold.
We haven't decided where I will spend most of my time yet. It might be in England, here in France or the States. I should think probably between the three for the next few years. It all depends on
my wife and daughters business and their on going university studies and research.
UPDATE: Hi, Just to let everyone know our new address:
Bigorre
47210 Saint Etienne de Villereal
France.
Our telephone has now been moved from our old address and our Internet connection now works so we are back on line too. Email address's are the same as always. Ask LeeAnn to give it to you.
From Carol Hankins Geiger
Well, I am glad to report that I am alive and well and living in Brevard County. The ocean is my back yard! I was thrilled to get the recent invitation to our 45th reunion. 45th! Last time I looked, I was
18! I will definitely be there and I can't wait to see all my old friends and acquaintances. The past 45 years have been busy ones for me, as I am sure they have been for everyone else. After
graduation, I went to good old Orlando Junior college for two years where I majored in Party 101. Kind of came out of my shell a little bit after high school! Following that, I flew with TWA for a
couple of years, and then got married and took the next 10 years off. After ten years of marriage, I decided that there were other things in store for me, so I got divorced and started back to college
at Troy State University in Alabama. To make a long story short, I got my bachelor's degree when I was 32, my Master's degree when I was 39, and my Ph.D. when I was 48! I guess I was kind of
a slow starter. I moved back to Florida from Alabama after graduating from Troy State and went to work for what was then HRS. They had a lovely little thing back then called tuition waiver. If you
went to a state university and worked for the state of Florida in any capacity, tuition was waived. So, I was able to get my Master's degree for only the cost of books.
Following my Master's (which was in School Psychology), I moved to Brevard County, and here I am. I retired from the school system just this past May, and I've gone to work with a group of
psychologists in Melbourne. Since my Ph.D was in Developmental Psychology, I work mostly with little ones up to the age of 10-12. The great part is that I can book as many or as few clients as I
want, and sort of go in when I please. The rest of my time is spent travelling.
I was married for 10 years, and I never remarried. I was too busy going to school, starting a career and raising two children. My daughter, Christi, is 39, and has an M.S. in nursing. She is a
surgical nurse at Florida Hospital. She has two girls, Lauren, who is 19 and Amber who is 10. My son, Jason, got his M.A. in Sports Administration, then promptly went to work as a computer
specialist. He has remained with the same large commercial construction company and was just named Chief Information Officer. He has two beautiful children, Lindsey, who is 9, and Dylan, who
is 6. All of my spare time is spent with my family. My son and his family live in North Carolina, so I've spent a good deal of time up there and recently bought a small home in Asheville, NC, which
will be my retirement home. The summers in Florida have become too brutal for me.
From Mary Beth Ward Campbell
Have remarried to Chris Campbell of Orlando - we live in College Park and also have a little house in Maggie Valley, NC -- which we go back and forth to as often as we can. Chris is going to be in
NC the week of the reunion - we're having some work done on the house - he may or may not be able to make it back by that Saturday -- depending on the status of the work.
A little update on life in general since the last time -- My daughter Adrian is married and has given me two precious grandchildren, Donovan Cade Brown, age 5, and Finli Madison Brown, who just
turned one year old. They are, of course, two more "loves of my life."
My husband Chris is a special ed teacher with Orange County Schools and a musician on the side - he plays guitar, stand up base and harmonica. I have been writing songs and playing music
(acoustic guitar) for about the last 20 years or so and we perform at various music festivals, etc. through-out Florida. I write a mixture of folk, bluegrass and country and have had a few songs
published along the way.
Still have a day job! So between music, grandchildren, hubby, work, going back and forth to the mountains and developing a gift line of personal writings, etc, life is busy (and blessed)!
Well, that's enough about me -- can't wait to see and catch up with everyone!
Taken from New Bern Sun Journal
Donald Montsaul Brown obiturary
Donald Montsaul Brown, 62, an avid tennis player and coffee icon in Eastern North Carolina for more than a decade passed away early Monday, July 20 after a brief illness.
Mr. Brown, a retired Maryland high school teacher and tennis coach, is survived by his wife, Kaye Anna Frampton Brown, his stepson, Alex Frampton-Winters of New Bern, his father, Montsaul F.
Brown of Orlando Fla. And his brother, Robert Brown Sr. And his wife, Patricia McDaniel Brown of Knoxville Tenn. He was preceded in death by his mother, Opal Moran Brown.
Born in Bangor Maine on October 24, 1946, Mr. Brown graduated from Colonial High School in Orlando in 1964. He received an undergraduate degree from Elon College in Elon, NC in 1968 and his
Master's in Education from the University of Delaware. He was the owner and Roast-master of New Bern Roasting Co., a wholesale business providing freshly roasted coffee to restaurants,
offices and other businesses throughout Eastern North Carolina. For several years, Mr. Brown also operated a retail coffee-related business on Middle Street in downtown New Bern.
Memorial services will be at Christ Episcopal Church in New Bern at 1 p.m. On Saturday, July 25, 2009 with the Rev. Dr. Peter Stube officiating. The family will receive friends at a reception following
the service in the Ministry Center.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the American Cancer Society, 930-B Wellness Drive, Greenville NC 27834 or to the charity of your choice.
The family wishes to thank the staff at New Bern Cancer Care and the Oncology Department at Carolina East Medical Center for their compassion and care during Don's illness.
Cotton Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Classmate comments on Don's passing:
Thank you for passing along the news. This saddens me very much. Don "Donnie" Brown and I spent a lot of great times chasing the girls and trying to make old and even little cars go faster. I will
miss him. Steve McKee
Sorry to hear that...shared one class with Don. As the years seem to come faster and our numbers will grow smaller, we will appreciate the friends of past even more. Jerry Burnett
Don graduated from Elon College where most of my Greensboro cousins attended and later served on the staff. Wish I had known that the year he was back to a reunion. Sara Setzer Whitekettle
So sorry to hear the news about Don. He was one of the really good guys. Michael O'Toole
I was just devastated .... I had hoped that he would rally. Please keep his wife, Kaye Anna, in your thoughts and prayers. Carol Hankins Geiger
From Audrey Wren McDorman
I just wanted to let you know that I love the website. It’s great seeing familiar faces and reading what everyone has been doing. Although you have not heard from me until now, I have always
enjoyed reading your emails and before that the email updates that Nelson sent out. I haven’t dropped off the face of the earth. During my senior year at Colonial Richard and I were married
(Richard was in the Air Force at the time). We are still married and celebrated our 44th anniversary this past December. About 1½ years after we were married our daughter Wendy was born
while we were still living in Orlando. Six months later Richard was transferred to Thailand; this was during the Vietnam conflict. When he returned home we were transferred to Fort Walton
Beach, Florida. Our son Kevin was born while we were stationed there. After that our travels led us to England, Washington State, Philippines and finally to retire while stationed at MacDill in
Tampa. We moved back to Orlando, Richard went to work for the Post Office and I continued as a full time mom for a while. As the children got a little older I decided to go to work. I worked as an
AA for a construction company for 10 years. Then I decided to leave that job for a better one at SunTrust Bank. I worked there for 10 years. My husband started talking to me about my retiring but
I wanted to keep working. Things were settled last year when SunTrust started reorganizing and deleted my entire department. So after we discussed it more I accepted SunTrust severance
package and I’m now officially retired and some other lucky person is working for my fabulous boss in Chattanooga TN. I’m glad I’m now retired, I don’t know how I ever found time to work, I’m
always so busy now. Both our children are married. My daughter and family are living in Indiana. They have been married for 19 years and have two great sons aged 15 and 10. I’m lucky that my
son and his wife are living locally. They have a beautiful daughter who is 17 months old and we are having fun spoiling her.
From Richard & Judy Klawe
Well where do I start... Feel free to send this mini-novel to anybody you choose... Been retired since June 30, 2003 but actually left the first week in January 03 due to time on the books. Left as a
Captain, not too bad for a politically incorrect 1964 CHS grad. Lived in Orlando for about a year until Judy retired and then we sold everything and I mean everything and prepared to move aboard
our boat which we had purchased almost 5 years earlier and kept in Fort Pierce. Well a woman named Fran (Hurricane that is) took care of that idea. We were able to get everything off the boat
but a few papers and the insurance company treated us very well so we bought a bigger boat, 7 years older and came out smelling like you cannot imagine what. During the last 6 months Judy
was working at the Sheriff's Office we were actually living in an extended stay motel on University Boulevard. Anyway, we found our dreamboat in Key Largo and bought it on the spot for the
same amount of mortgage money as the one we lost. Just moved it 50 miles further into the Keys where I was able to fulfill my life long dream (since I was 12) of living in the Keys.
2 1/2 years later, four hurricane evacuations and three annual insurance increases from $2,400 to $3,600 to $5,300 we decided we had had enough of the glory of FLA...We had some sail boat
friends from Fort Pierce who had visited us in the Keys several times who told us they were taking their boat to Baltimore, MD. I told Judy I would make that trip. She wanted (wants) to do the
Bahamas but my mother was still alive and in a nursing home in Kissimmee. I pledged to myself that wherever I moved we would be able to pick up the phone and call each other and then I would
be a plane ride (24 hours) away in the event of an emergency. Our friends rented a car, drove to Marathon and we left in early April 07 for the trip north. The second day out my mother who had
been hospitalized in Kissimmee died - not unexpectedly. So we went as far as Fort Pierce, returned to Orlando for about a week and took care of all the arrangements, etc. Then we continued on
to Baltimore. If you travel at 6-8 miles per hour a day it takes about 30-35 travel days. It was 1,450.7 total miles from Marathon to Baltimore. We only went about 50 miles a day and stopped
several times along the way to enjoy the sights or to deal with weather issues and we had a lot of them. So the entire trip took about 80 days.
We arrived at Anchorage Marina on June 22, 2007 and fell in love with the place. Of course, we also fell in love with the annual boat insurance assessment of $2,500 and $400.00 a month for slip
rental as compared to $750.00+++ in Florida. Several weeks after we arrived I flew down and brought our truck up here so we have transportation. We have been to many, many places and have
at least another 2 years worth to visit. We did stay on board for the winter. It snowed 3 times and I saw snow for the first time ever at age 61 on the dock. Of course, this was a chamber of
commerce snowstorm so we were able to go out, make a snow man, a couple of snowballs, throw them at each other and then walk about a mile to historic Fells Point where we had a very
romantic lunch at a window table. On the way back along the water front, the few footprints in the snow that remained were ours. So it was really neat. I know we were fortunate to have a mild
winter and I will take that and severe ones over the hurricanes I can't control or do anything about. I can't do anything except heat the poorly insulated boat or go to a hotel if we really get socked in
but I don't care. We had a marvelous time - and we were together for it - so that is all that matters.
The name of our boat is "Partners in Paradise" and we figured that would be in the tropics. We never dreamed it would be in the northeast but that is fine with us. Our Christmas 07 gift to each
other was a drive to New Jersey where we stayed on the Jersey side of the George Washington Bridge and took a limo into the city and saw the 75th anniversary edition of the Radio City Music
Hall Rockettes Christmas show. We also took a day light carriage ride in Central Park shortly after a light snow. What a blast. Then we returned to Baltimore.
Of course, I happen to be a history geek and my wife, well she tolerates that and in return drags me to the places she likes. I don't kick and scream, I just go and she does likewise. We have been
to DC once with plans to go again, Annapolis to the city, the Naval Academy to visit and also for the Naval Academy Band Christmas concert. New York another time by train and did several more
tourist things and over to the Amish Country in Pa. Took a two day trip over to the Sky Line Drive (north 100 miles of the Blue Ridge Parkway) and stayed overnight at a motel built in 1930???
Stopped at some civil war sites on the return trip, most notably Chancellorsville. We stopped at a roadside historical marker and walked over to the little pavilion. The sign said this was the site of
the Wilderness Battlefield and 3,500 Union and Confederate soldier's died in the field we were looking at over a three day battle. Most buried there in unmarked graves. We were so moved, it took a
while to get your body to allow you to move on. Incredible, just driving down a country road and we see a sign, pull over and that is what we find. We plan on a Gettysburg trip in October when it
cools down, a November trip to NYC and Jersey when our 10th grandchild (a boy - the 8th, plus 2 girls) will be about a month old. We will also do the Battleship New Jersey in Camden and visit the
USS Intrepid Air and Space Museum for a second time (did it several years ago) which reopens November 08 after a 2 year remodel.
Prior to leaving the Keys we went to Costa Rica for a week - the Pacific side - and spent time with several friends from the Sheriff's Office who were there. A retired deputy and his still working
partner own a dive shop in Quepos. May 20, 2008 we flew out of Miami to Cartagena, Columbia and got on a catamaran owned by a retired deputy who is going around the world. We stayed on
board for about 6 weeks, spending 10 days in Cartagena. What an incredibly beautiful and friendly and safe city. Not anything like South Florida where you feel like a trespasser. We sailed with
them about 200 miles to the San Blas Islands, a group of dozens of islands on the eastern coast of Panama. If you have ever seen a post card of a deserted tropical island, this could be it. Then
we flew off a WW II airstrip in a twin engine prop plane to Panama City, Panama and spent three days there visiting the sights and seeing the Panama Canal. What a hoot.
Another reason to stay in this area are the 2 grandchildren in Jersey (200 miles to the north) and hopefully our oldest son's pending assignment to Naval Air Station, Oceana (Norfolk) Virginia (200
miles to the south). We haven't seen Daniel, his wife or our oldest grandson in 3 years - they have all been in Japan for their 2nd 3 year family accompanied tour in the last 10 years. Daniel is up for
Chief and the results come out in August so we are waiting with baited breath. He passed the written test and if he does not get promoted, he should come back east. If he gets promoted, all bets
are off but we are hoping that since he got an award as the "Highest rated Aviation Mechanic in the Pacific Fleet" which also makes him "Sailor of the Year for the Pacific Fleet" that they may let him
come east and still promote him. Not too bad for a 199? CHS grad - huh????
Hope to hear back from you or anyone else who is interested in keeping in touch.
PS... Two CHS points of interest you may wish to share with folks.
First - When the school was rebuilt I worked behind the scenes with the Deputy Rick Mann who was the SRO who worked with the Administration and saw to it that the memorial plaques for all
CHS personnel who served and died in the military are displayed in an honorable location on the new campus. This is important because when the SRO found the old Viet Nam era granite memorial
from our day it was basically thrown on a trash pile of construction debris, its fate to be determined later. There are names on the memorial that go past Viet Nam.
Second, recently Interstate 4 through downtown Orlando was officially named the Corporal Larry D. Smedley Memorial Highway. Signs are posted in several locations but the most visible when
traveling I-4 are between Colonial Drive and Lake Ivanhoe - little brown signs. The one who got this accomplished was mainly Circuit Judge Tony Johnson working with many local veterans groups.
For those who don't remember, Marine Corporal Larry Smedley is the only person from Orange County, Florida to ever win the Congressional Medal of Honor - Semper Fi...
Don't dream your life. Live your dream..... Get out there!!!!!
It was nice talking to you. The slide shows I’m sending are of our six boys, 5 daughters-in-law, 8 grandchildren, sister, brother-in-law, and 2 cousins. They keep us busy and happy. Love, Babs
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From Beverly Schiffer Guest:
A while back you asked for stories about ourselves to put on the website to share with our classmates and here is my story. Since I last saw everyone at the reunion in 2004, I got married. I
married the gentleman I brought with me to that reunion, Bob Guest (we are guests wherever we go). We had a beautiful church wedding in August 2005 and went to Hawaii for the honeymoon.
Life is good. Over the past 4 years we have traveled to Miami/Key West, Atlanta, Texas and Ohio. We toured the New England States and went to Reno and took in the beauty of Lake Tahoe.
I still work at home doing medical transcription for Florida Hospital. This year I will receive my 30-year service pin. Recently we went from transcribing the reports to voice recognition which I like
very much. After we got married, we had 2 homes. Bob has a home in Casselberry near the golf course that is on a lake. We decided to remodel his home and rent out the one I have in Maitland.
Working with a contractor took approximately 6 months to get this accomplished but it was worth it. I continue to Jazzercise 3 days a week and have done this for nearly 20 years. In March I will
participate in the pre-game show for the Orlando Magic. This will be my third year of doing this. Last August on our wedding anniversary, Bob's son, Joey and partner Nicki, had a beautiful
bouncing baby boy, who they named Tucker. He is adorable and we enjoy our visits with him. You know the saying "about living in a small world?" Well, I have to tell this story. I have known this
lady, Christine, for 15 years or more, meeting her at Jazzercise. We have been friends over the years and one day when I was getting my hair done at her beauty shop, I was watching the
computerized picture frame she had on her counter. I saw a picture of this person I thought I recognized, and quickly asked her who it was. I was amazed when she told me it was her brother,
Bob Shakar. Now isn't that a coincidence. You just never know who belongs to whom.
From Don Cooper:
You found me!!! Received your "lost" letter last week and thought I would reply as I know you must have put a lot of time in locating me (Glad you are not a bill collector). Hard to believe it's been
45 years ago! Not much to tell about me; Went back home (Saint Augustine) about 1967 and started work with St. Johns County Sheriffs Office and retired from there in 2002. Currently working
part time at a local campground. Married a local girl, Dana Bacon in 1972 and we have one son, Daniel. Dana is a Paralegal working for the Public defenders Office and will probably stay one more
year before retiring. Then I hope to convince her to leave this state and get into the hills of North Georgia or Tenn... Well, anyway it was good to hear from you.
From Nancy Koontz in response to birthday greeting I sent: Thanks for thinking of me. Had a great B/D. Went out to eat with hubby. Kept our 2 grandsons this past wk/ND. Thurs- Mon. They are 5
& 2. Had Fun, Fun, Fun!!!!!!! Grandma's not as young as she used to be.
From Fran McGuirt Beedy: Just to let you know I had CT scan, bone scan, mammogram and ultrasound this week and it's ALL GOOD! - NO CANCER! THANK YOU LORD! I am celebrating today
being cancer free for 3 years and 1 month (as of Aug, 2009). I take nothing for grated and thank God every day. Thank you for your continued prayers and support. It means more than you will
ever know.
Condolences: Marie Crawford Parkman's father passed shortly after the Reunion. Beverly Schiffer Guest also lost her mother this summer. Beverly had been caring for her at her home
even while working on the Reunion..
Glad to report that after a "rotor-rooter" job on 5 major blood vessels and a couple of recent scares JD Lang is on the road to recovery. Many of his friends spent so much time on their knees that
they could have used knee pads. Now, behave, JD, and listen to what the doctors have to say!!!!
Pat Geddes Weiss was to have hand surgery shortly after our Reunion. Word came down that it had been postponed and I haven't heard whether or not that it took place or what the outcome
was.
From JD (Dayton) and Peggy( McPherson) Lang: Hello everyone and Merry Christmas. Ok, we know last year we just couldn’t seem to get cards or the letter out. This year, we are trying to
get this done earlier. This year has really been busy, wonderful, and stressful. I must say we love Waycross and still happy to be in a smaller and less stressful city. We have a new
granddaughter, born October 21st, and of course we are very proud. Her name is Sara, named for my mom, which is very special to us. Jeremy loves his baby sissy, but did not know he would
have to share her with Papa and Mima. We have to make sure he gets his attention. John and Lilly and kids live in Jacksonville which is a one hour drive so we are happy. John works for the
railroad now and seems to have handled being retired from the Navy just fine.
David and Lucy are doing well. They have now started a shelter for farm animals like goats, pigs, chickens, etc. Their present this year should be animal food.
Kimberly and Jason are doing well. They did experience sadness in the loss of two of their pets Katy and Jacque. However, they now have a new addition and a playmate for Grommet. Molly is
also a Chinese crusted but instead of being hairless, she is full of fur and should be an interesting and fun experience as they have decided to let them breed.
we get to us. J.D. and I remain very active and enjoy our jobs. We seem to be destined to be very physical in our choice of work. J.D. has had a reoccurrence of a condition we saw about four
years ago called atrial fibrillation. This is an electrical problem with the upper chamber of the heart that seems to misfire occasionally causing an irregular heartbeat. As before, all the tests done
show a very healthy heart and arteries so like he says, “My problem is electrical not plumbing”. There is a new procedure called a catheter ablation that was available four years ago, but he wouldn’
t let them do it until hundreds instead of dozens were being done. One of the other benefits of living so close to Jacksonville is Saint Vincent’s hospital. They are the best at this procedure and
specialize in it. We will be having it done on the 18th of this month. Depending on how it goes, he should be released to go home the next day and back to work immediately. This will be good for us
because all who know J.D. know how he dislikes being on medication. So we are just leaving all this in the hands of the doctors and the Lord. Worrying about him, I have had some problems with
unexplained symptoms such as rashes on my face and swollen eyelids. We both seem to be a mess, however we are still laughing about it all. Being able to work and play with the grandkids is
what is keeping us sane. We pray everyone has a blessed Christmas, and a wonderful New Year.
From Diane Cope Phillips: I don't have any pictures to contribute, but I wanted to tell you what a good time I had at the reunion. It was wonderful to see friends and get a chance to catch up
with their lives since I had seen them last. I'm already looking forward to our 50th! Since graduation in '64, I attended FSU for 3 years and, after marrying Tom in 1967, got a BA in English from
Valdosta State University in 1969. After graduation I was hired by the District School Board in Madison and began to teach 7th and 9th grade English. I taught 7th and 8th grade English at our middle
school for 20 years and then transferred to our county high school where I taught honors and gifted English and Advanced Placement Literature for the next 15 years. Tom and I both retired from
teaching in 2004. He taught biology, anatomy & physiology, and microbiology at our local community college for 37 years. We both continue to work part time--he with our local hospital handling the
micro in the lab where he's worked for almost 40 years, while I work part time with the gifted students at our high school. We both enjoy that and it keeps us connected with our friends.
We have two sons Scott (36) and Todd (31) who are married and they have given us two of the most wonderful granddaughters ever--Cadence who is 6 and Olivia who is 3 months old. Both
boys and their families live in the Orlando area so we get to visit them when we go down to Orlando to see my mom. Scott is the drummer for Creed (reunited for a summer tour this year) and Alter
Bridge and Todd works for Starwood Resorts and drums in his band 4 Years Past in his spare time.
We are avid Seminoles attending all the home games and, although our team has fallen on hard times in the 2000s, we have to believe that we'll regain our glory days of 14 seasons of top 5 finishes
at some point in time!
My dad passed away in Orlando earlier this year of Lewy Body Dementia and that has been such a tough transition for my mom and me. We travel to Orlando at least once a month to spend time
with her, and both of the boys and their wives are very helpful to her as well.
Thanks for all the work you did on the reunion and this wonderful website. I'll keep looking for Sandra Stonebreaker and let you know if I can track her down.
Eddie Albine's passing as taken from the Orlando Sentinel
Charles Edward Albine, "Eddie", passed away Saturday, Sept. 26th at the age of 63 at his home in Orlando surrounded by family, after fighting brain cancer for the last fifteen months. After leaving
his family's loving arms he was received by his Heavenly Father, his parents, John and Ruth Albine, who passed away some years ago and a brother, who died in childbirth prior to his birth. Eddie
was a great animal lover and was also met at the Rainbow Bridge by all of the pets he had loved and lost over the years. Born in Connellsville, PA on March 31, 1946, he and his family moved to
Central Florida when he was three months old. He attended school, lived and worked as a computer engineer in Orlando all of his life. Eddie met his wife, Linda while attending college. They were
married on Aug. 19, 1967 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Orlando and celebrated their 42nd wedding anniversary this past August. They had two children, Mike and Shayne. Eddie was always a
"hands on" Dad and loved to travel with his kids who were involved with BMX and motorcycle racing. In fact, when he was in his fifties, Eddie took up racing bikes also. The family also loved to take
their boat to the Keys in the summer and did so for the last twenty four years, where they would meet up with friends for several weeks in Islamorada. Captain Ed and Mike worked on and acquired
their captain's license together After retirement, he and his wife (and sometimes their children and their families) spent time between Islamorada and their other home in the mountains of East
Tennessee. When his wife, Linda retired two years ago and before he started having health issues, they purchased a larger boat they could live on and go back and forth to the islands and around
the coast of Florida. Family, his pets, friends and fishing were his greatest loves. He was Saint Francis on earth and helped various rescue organizations. Both of his boats, Tuxedo Spike and War
Dance, were named after pets. Eddie was a member of the Central Florida Offshore Fisherman's club and Reformation Lutheran Church. In addition to his wife and children; he is survived by one
granddaughter, Gabriela (he would say "I've got only one granddaughter, but I have the best one " ); his son-in-law, Mark Daly and daughter-in-law Lori Albine- both of whom were like his own kids;
his wife's parents, James and Marilou Humphreys; brother-in--law, Lynndel Humphreys; and his pets, Buzz and Daisy. In fact, Buzz, a large yellow cat, he took in as a kitten, was his constant
companion and spent the last nights of Eddie's life here on earth lying next to him on his bed. The Good Lord saw it fit to reel Captain Ed back to Heaven while he was in the process of fighting an all
too common fish called cancer. We are going to miss our husband, father and friend, but we are comforted by the fact that he will no longer have to endure the life that cancer had left him with and
rejoice that he is with his Lord and heavenly family. The family will receive friends on Friday, Oct. 2nd from 6 to 8 p.m. At Woodlawn Funeral Home, Gotha, 407-293-1361. Funeral Services will be
Saturday, Oct. 3rd at 2 p.m. At Reformation Lutheran Church, 800 East Michigan Street, Orlando, FL. In lieu of flowers, the family would request that donations be made to the SPCA of Central
Florida, 2727 Conroy Road, Orlando, FL 32839 in honor of Charles Edward Albine.
Classmate comments:
Thanks for the update. I remember “Eddie”, vaguely, but I do remember him from my time at Colonial and I thank you for your updates and this one in particular.
God Bless and take care, Dwight Hale
Thank you so much for sending this and the attached link. It was a sweet tribute and a full picture of a life lived well. I so appreciate your loving attention in keeping us all close despite the years
and the distance. Linda Murdaugh Ward
Reunion update comments:
Great job with everything! I really enjoyed the pictures. Made me feel like I was almost there! Looking forward to 50! Keep up the awesome work!
Elaine Miller
You do such an outstanding job keeping us connected. Can’t tell you how much I have enjoyed viewing all this. Some of these people I remember well, others not so well…my how we have all
changed. I think the women have aged much better than the guys…must the all the lotions and potions we use on our faces (ha ha). Thanks again so much for all your hard work.
Linda Yates Brock
For those who made the choice not to attend the 45th reunion...big time mistake!!! Only to be corrected by showing up at the 50th. It was so much fun. OK, so I wish I could air brush some of the
pictures of me, but the real "picture" is my standing next to Donna Weaver, the first friend I made in Fla. 54 yrs. ago or Peggy, Doti, LeeAnn and I, the Survior's Club, always there for each other.
LeeAnn, I thank you for letting me ride along on your "coat tails" by being your "reunion roomie". Through your work you know everyone, and that saved me from being a wall flower.
Sara Setzer Whitekettle
Thanks to you, we all had a great time at the reunion. My trip from New Hampshire was well worth the time and investment -- memories are precious and seeing so many of my classmates brought
back many of the best memories. I enjoyed the Friday night get together at Bubbalou's and especially the Saturday night gala at the Radisson and I look forward to our next encounter. May all the
best come your way.
Warmest regards,
Marshal Ward
Just a note to let you know how much I appreciate your hard work on this. I have not been active at all, but I enjoy reading about CHS 1964 alumni. I am still doing post-retirement consulting work,
but my real enjoyment is here: www.gingersrus.com
Dave Skinner
What a blast the 45th reunion was; didn't make it to earlier ones because I was working on degrees - an M.S., which I achieved at age 40, an Ed.S. which I got at age 42, and the biggie - a Ph.D. at
age 52! See, it's never too late. Good to see everyone especially Lynn, Nora, Diana, Lee Ann, Judi Gibson, Dianne, Janice McCann and Phil. We all exchanged e-mail addresses, so there's no
reason for not keeping in touch now.
Best to all of you guys,
Carol Hankins Geiger
Great job on the website. A snapshot of my life after Colonial. I joined the Army in early 1965 and was actually in the same basic training company at Fort Gordon with Steve Carter and Jim
Owens. After that stint, to include a tour in Vietnam, I returned to Orlando in 1968 to attend college at first Valencia CC and then UCF. I graduated from UCF in 1972 with a BSBA in Economics.
Married in 1975 to Marianne Watson,(a UGA Bulldog grad). We have two grown children, Jennifer and Bill. I worked for the US Dept of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics and retired in 2003 with 32
years of service as a Supervisory Economist. Also, concurrently, I returned to the military serving in the Georgia Army National Guard and retired this past February with 38 years of service as a
Chief Warrant Officer. Currently I am working as a logistical consultant here in Atlanta. My picture in the 1964 Sentry has me listed as "Raymond Nelson". So if you see Raymond Nelson, that is
actually me, Stu Drake. How that happened, I'll never know. Go to the Juniors section and you will see the real Raymond Nelson. That must be the one on the Missing Alumni list. I wish I could
make the reunion but it is a bridge too far this year. Again, thanks for all the work and planning that goes into an event like this.
Regards,
Stu Drake
MARSHA LUNDBERG LYONS as taken from her website:
Marsha L. Lyons is a graduate of Florida State University College of Law. She is admitted to practice before the Supreme Court of Florida and all other Florida Courts. She is also admitted to practice
before the United States Court of Appeals, the Eleventh Circuits, the United States Tax Court, United States District Court Southern District of Florida, Middle District and Northern District of Florida.
After graduating from law school, Marsha L. Lyons joined the United States Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Florida, prosecuting federal cases arising from Miami to West Palm Beach.
While there, she was appointed as Chief of both the Fraud and Criminal Divisions and received Justice Department Outstanding Performance Awards throughout her career.
During her last four years at the United States Attorney's Office, Ms. Lyons assembled a Special Task Force to investigate insurance fraud bringing in investigators from Miami Metro Dade, the U.S.
Postal Inspection Service, and Florida's Department of Insurance. As a result of her work, the first successful prosecution of doctors and lawyers was undertaken in federal court in the Southern
District of Florida. Because of her achievements in this area, Ms. Lyons was awarded the Chief Postal Inspectors Special Award, the Independent Insurance Agents of Dade County Outstanding
Achievement Award and appointed as a member of a Special Grievance Committee on Insurance Fraud. She also was asked by the United States Congress to testify before a Special Committee on
Insurance Fraud.
Ms. Lyons also served as an adjunct professor for the Trial Advocacy Program at the University of Miami School of Law from 1983 to 1986 and has taught Trial Advocacy at the University of South
Florida, Nova University, and for the Florida Bar. She has lectured on various subjects affecting trial advocacy for the American Bar Association, American Trial Lawyers Association, the Federal
Bar Association, Dade County, Florida State College of Law, the F.B.I. Academy and the United States Postal Inspection Service. Because of her extensive trial experience, Ms. Lyons was inducted
with the rank of "Advocate" by the American Board of Trial Advocates in 1990 and has been named as Chapter representative, both while living in Miami and now in Tallahassee.
Throughout her career, Ms. Lyons has been involved in various bar activities. Her service has included acting as Chairman of a Florida Bar Grievance Committee and President and member of the
Executive Board of the South Florida Chapter of the Federal Bar Association, and Secretary of the Federal Bar Association in Tallahassee. Ms. Lyons also has been appointed by the Court to serve
in various capacities including Southern District of Florida Representative, Lawyer's Advisory Committee, 11th Circuit Court of Appeals, Delegate, 5th Circuit Court of Appeals Judicial Conference,
Chairman, Panel to Consider Reappointment of Magistrate; Judicial Selection Committee, South Florida Chapter, 1983-1984; Criminal Justice Act Panel Selection Committee.
In 1978, Marsha L. Lyons and Charles 0. Farrar, Jr., both former Assistant United States Attorneys who specialized in the prosecution of white collar fraud cases, and obtained extensive
knowledge concerning insurance, banking, taxation, commercial practices, government programs and securities, formed Lyons and Farrar, P.A. The firm has concentrated on complex litigation in
both state and federal court, using the expertise and trial experience the founders gained as federal prosecutors.
Ken Dickson -Class of 1965, obituaryJudy Strawder Swanson
Received your letter regarding the 45th Class Reunion. I went to the website and what a terrific job you've done! Time has certainly brought about many changes. I was not able to graduate with
the class of '64 because of a choice I made. While my classmates graduated in June, I gave birth to my first daughter in August. Back in our day pregnant girls did not go to school with children.
That is what I was told and received my diploma from Mid Florida Tech the following year. All of my credits fro graduation had been earned but they would not give me a diploma until I took one
class from them. My heart was broken, but all it took was the birth to erase all the hurt. One sister and four brothers followed her. Big family! Lots of fun times and great joy.
Now my joy come from six grandchildren, 1 great grandson and another great grandson on the way. Life doesn't get any better than that!!! I work for a pool service company here in Las Vegas
and work part-time as a vendor representative for Ralph Lauren, Giorgio Armani and Givenchy. My plan is to retire this year and move to Olathe, KS to be with my oldest son and help him with his
family and business. Thank you for reaching out. I look forward to seeing everyone this summer.
From Roger Mortensen
I've been married to Pauline since 1972 and have two sons which we adopted, Maxwell and Rocky Lin Shen from China. I went to Orlando Junior College, American River College in Sacramento and
graduated from Brigham Young University with a BA in Music Education. I also served 2 years as a missionary where I did forestry work in Idaho, supervised pineapple workers in Hawaii. I also
worked at a school for children with behavioral problems and presently own a hobby store and sell trains worldwide on the Internet.
From Martin Nelson
The last time we emailed the class's 40th anniversary was about to happen. Since then we have sold our property in Cornwall in 2005 and in 2007 our farm in Devon, England. Now we are just
waiting on all of the documentation to be processed by the French government for a place here in France. The property we are buying here has no toilets, baths, septic tank, etc, etc. So one might
say we have our work cut out for us. We must have at least part of the buildings converted before winter otherwise we are going to be jolly cold.
We haven't decided where I will spend most of my time yet. It might be in England, here in France or the States. I should think probably between the three for the next few years. It all depends on
my wife and daughters business and their on going university studies and research.
UPDATE: Hi, Just to let everyone know our new address:
Bigorre
47210 Saint Etienne de Villereal
France.
Our telephone has now been moved from our old address and our Internet connection now works so we are back on line too. Email address's are the same as always. Ask LeeAnn to give it to you.
From Carol Hankins Geiger
Well, I am glad to report that I am alive and well and living in Brevard County. The ocean is my back yard! I was thrilled to get the recent invitation to our 45th reunion. 45th! Last time I looked, I was
18! I will definitely be there and I can't wait to see all my old friends and acquaintances. The past 45 years have been busy ones for me, as I am sure they have been for everyone else. After
graduation, I went to good old Orlando Junior college for two years where I majored in Party 101. Kind of came out of my shell a little bit after high school! Following that, I flew with TWA for a
couple of years, and then got married and took the next 10 years off. After ten years of marriage, I decided that there were other things in store for me, so I got divorced and started back to college
at Troy State University in Alabama. To make a long story short, I got my bachelor's degree when I was 32, my Master's degree when I was 39, and my Ph.D. when I was 48! I guess I was kind of
a slow starter. I moved back to Florida from Alabama after graduating from Troy State and went to work for what was then HRS. They had a lovely little thing back then called tuition waiver. If you
went to a state university and worked for the state of Florida in any capacity, tuition was waived. So, I was able to get my Master's degree for only the cost of books.
Following my Master's (which was in School Psychology), I moved to Brevard County, and here I am. I retired from the school system just this past May, and I've gone to work with a group of
psychologists in Melbourne. Since my Ph.D was in Developmental Psychology, I work mostly with little ones up to the age of 10-12. The great part is that I can book as many or as few clients as I
want, and sort of go in when I please. The rest of my time is spent travelling.
I was married for 10 years, and I never remarried. I was too busy going to school, starting a career and raising two children. My daughter, Christi, is 39, and has an M.S. in nursing. She is a
surgical nurse at Florida Hospital. She has two girls, Lauren, who is 19 and Amber who is 10. My son, Jason, got his M.A. in Sports Administration, then promptly went to work as a computer
specialist. He has remained with the same large commercial construction company and was just named Chief Information Officer. He has two beautiful children, Lindsey, who is 9, and Dylan, who
is 6. All of my spare time is spent with my family. My son and his family live in North Carolina, so I've spent a good deal of time up there and recently bought a small home in Asheville, NC, which
will be my retirement home. The summers in Florida have become too brutal for me.
From Mary Beth Ward Campbell
Have remarried to Chris Campbell of Orlando - we live in College Park and also have a little house in Maggie Valley, NC -- which we go back and forth to as often as we can. Chris is going to be in
NC the week of the reunion - we're having some work done on the house - he may or may not be able to make it back by that Saturday -- depending on the status of the work.
A little update on life in general since the last time -- My daughter Adrian is married and has given me two precious grandchildren, Donovan Cade Brown, age 5, and Finli Madison Brown, who just
turned one year old. They are, of course, two more "loves of my life."
My husband Chris is a special ed teacher with Orange County Schools and a musician on the side - he plays guitar, stand up base and harmonica. I have been writing songs and playing music
(acoustic guitar) for about the last 20 years or so and we perform at various music festivals, etc. through-out Florida. I write a mixture of folk, bluegrass and country and have had a few songs
published along the way.
Still have a day job! So between music, grandchildren, hubby, work, going back and forth to the mountains and developing a gift line of personal writings, etc, life is busy (and blessed)!
Well, that's enough about me -- can't wait to see and catch up with everyone!
Taken from New Bern Sun Journal
Donald Montsaul Brown obiturary
Donald Montsaul Brown, 62, an avid tennis player and coffee icon in Eastern North Carolina for more than a decade passed away early Monday, July 20 after a brief illness.
Mr. Brown, a retired Maryland high school teacher and tennis coach, is survived by his wife, Kaye Anna Frampton Brown, his stepson, Alex Frampton-Winters of New Bern, his father, Montsaul F.
Brown of Orlando Fla. And his brother, Robert Brown Sr. And his wife, Patricia McDaniel Brown of Knoxville Tenn. He was preceded in death by his mother, Opal Moran Brown.
Born in Bangor Maine on October 24, 1946, Mr. Brown graduated from Colonial High School in Orlando in 1964. He received an undergraduate degree from Elon College in Elon, NC in 1968 and his
Master's in Education from the University of Delaware. He was the owner and Roast-master of New Bern Roasting Co., a wholesale business providing freshly roasted coffee to restaurants,
offices and other businesses throughout Eastern North Carolina. For several years, Mr. Brown also operated a retail coffee-related business on Middle Street in downtown New Bern.
Memorial services will be at Christ Episcopal Church in New Bern at 1 p.m. On Saturday, July 25, 2009 with the Rev. Dr. Peter Stube officiating. The family will receive friends at a reception following
the service in the Ministry Center.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the American Cancer Society, 930-B Wellness Drive, Greenville NC 27834 or to the charity of your choice.
The family wishes to thank the staff at New Bern Cancer Care and the Oncology Department at Carolina East Medical Center for their compassion and care during Don's illness.
Cotton Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Classmate comments on Don's passing:
Thank you for passing along the news. This saddens me very much. Don "Donnie" Brown and I spent a lot of great times chasing the girls and trying to make old and even little cars go faster. I will
miss him. Steve McKee
Sorry to hear that...shared one class with Don. As the years seem to come faster and our numbers will grow smaller, we will appreciate the friends of past even more. Jerry Burnett
Don graduated from Elon College where most of my Greensboro cousins attended and later served on the staff. Wish I had known that the year he was back to a reunion. Sara Setzer Whitekettle
So sorry to hear the news about Don. He was one of the really good guys. Michael O'Toole
I was just devastated .... I had hoped that he would rally. Please keep his wife, Kaye Anna, in your thoughts and prayers. Carol Hankins Geiger
From Audrey Wren McDorman
I just wanted to let you know that I love the website. It’s great seeing familiar faces and reading what everyone has been doing. Although you have not heard from me until now, I have always
enjoyed reading your emails and before that the email updates that Nelson sent out. I haven’t dropped off the face of the earth. During my senior year at Colonial Richard and I were married
(Richard was in the Air Force at the time). We are still married and celebrated our 44th anniversary this past December. About 1½ years after we were married our daughter Wendy was born
while we were still living in Orlando. Six months later Richard was transferred to Thailand; this was during the Vietnam conflict. When he returned home we were transferred to Fort Walton
Beach, Florida. Our son Kevin was born while we were stationed there. After that our travels led us to England, Washington State, Philippines and finally to retire while stationed at MacDill in
Tampa. We moved back to Orlando, Richard went to work for the Post Office and I continued as a full time mom for a while. As the children got a little older I decided to go to work. I worked as an
AA for a construction company for 10 years. Then I decided to leave that job for a better one at SunTrust Bank. I worked there for 10 years. My husband started talking to me about my retiring but
I wanted to keep working. Things were settled last year when SunTrust started reorganizing and deleted my entire department. So after we discussed it more I accepted SunTrust severance
package and I’m now officially retired and some other lucky person is working for my fabulous boss in Chattanooga TN. I’m glad I’m now retired, I don’t know how I ever found time to work, I’m
always so busy now. Both our children are married. My daughter and family are living in Indiana. They have been married for 19 years and have two great sons aged 15 and 10. I’m lucky that my
son and his wife are living locally. They have a beautiful daughter who is 17 months old and we are having fun spoiling her.
From Richard & Judy Klawe
Well where do I start... Feel free to send this mini-novel to anybody you choose... Been retired since June 30, 2003 but actually left the first week in January 03 due to time on the books. Left as a
Captain, not too bad for a politically incorrect 1964 CHS grad. Lived in Orlando for about a year until Judy retired and then we sold everything and I mean everything and prepared to move aboard
our boat which we had purchased almost 5 years earlier and kept in Fort Pierce. Well a woman named Fran (Hurricane that is) took care of that idea. We were able to get everything off the boat
but a few papers and the insurance company treated us very well so we bought a bigger boat, 7 years older and came out smelling like you cannot imagine what. During the last 6 months Judy
was working at the Sheriff's Office we were actually living in an extended stay motel on University Boulevard. Anyway, we found our dreamboat in Key Largo and bought it on the spot for the
same amount of mortgage money as the one we lost. Just moved it 50 miles further into the Keys where I was able to fulfill my life long dream (since I was 12) of living in the Keys.
2 1/2 years later, four hurricane evacuations and three annual insurance increases from $2,400 to $3,600 to $5,300 we decided we had had enough of the glory of FLA...We had some sail boat
friends from Fort Pierce who had visited us in the Keys several times who told us they were taking their boat to Baltimore, MD. I told Judy I would make that trip. She wanted (wants) to do the
Bahamas but my mother was still alive and in a nursing home in Kissimmee. I pledged to myself that wherever I moved we would be able to pick up the phone and call each other and then I would
be a plane ride (24 hours) away in the event of an emergency. Our friends rented a car, drove to Marathon and we left in early April 07 for the trip north. The second day out my mother who had
been hospitalized in Kissimmee died - not unexpectedly. So we went as far as Fort Pierce, returned to Orlando for about a week and took care of all the arrangements, etc. Then we continued on
to Baltimore. If you travel at 6-8 miles per hour a day it takes about 30-35 travel days. It was 1,450.7 total miles from Marathon to Baltimore. We only went about 50 miles a day and stopped
several times along the way to enjoy the sights or to deal with weather issues and we had a lot of them. So the entire trip took about 80 days.
We arrived at Anchorage Marina on June 22, 2007 and fell in love with the place. Of course, we also fell in love with the annual boat insurance assessment of $2,500 and $400.00 a month for slip
rental as compared to $750.00+++ in Florida. Several weeks after we arrived I flew down and brought our truck up here so we have transportation. We have been to many, many places and have
at least another 2 years worth to visit. We did stay on board for the winter. It snowed 3 times and I saw snow for the first time ever at age 61 on the dock. Of course, this was a chamber of
commerce snowstorm so we were able to go out, make a snow man, a couple of snowballs, throw them at each other and then walk about a mile to historic Fells Point where we had a very
romantic lunch at a window table. On the way back along the water front, the few footprints in the snow that remained were ours. So it was really neat. I know we were fortunate to have a mild
winter and I will take that and severe ones over the hurricanes I can't control or do anything about. I can't do anything except heat the poorly insulated boat or go to a hotel if we really get socked in
but I don't care. We had a marvelous time - and we were together for it - so that is all that matters.
The name of our boat is "Partners in Paradise" and we figured that would be in the tropics. We never dreamed it would be in the northeast but that is fine with us. Our Christmas 07 gift to each
other was a drive to New Jersey where we stayed on the Jersey side of the George Washington Bridge and took a limo into the city and saw the 75th anniversary edition of the Radio City Music
Hall Rockettes Christmas show. We also took a day light carriage ride in Central Park shortly after a light snow. What a blast. Then we returned to Baltimore.
Of course, I happen to be a history geek and my wife, well she tolerates that and in return drags me to the places she likes. I don't kick and scream, I just go and she does likewise. We have been
to DC once with plans to go again, Annapolis to the city, the Naval Academy to visit and also for the Naval Academy Band Christmas concert. New York another time by train and did several more
tourist things and over to the Amish Country in Pa. Took a two day trip over to the Sky Line Drive (north 100 miles of the Blue Ridge Parkway) and stayed overnight at a motel built in 1930???
Stopped at some civil war sites on the return trip, most notably Chancellorsville. We stopped at a roadside historical marker and walked over to the little pavilion. The sign said this was the site of
the Wilderness Battlefield and 3,500 Union and Confederate soldier's died in the field we were looking at over a three day battle. Most buried there in unmarked graves. We were so moved, it took a
while to get your body to allow you to move on. Incredible, just driving down a country road and we see a sign, pull over and that is what we find. We plan on a Gettysburg trip in October when it
cools down, a November trip to NYC and Jersey when our 10th grandchild (a boy - the 8th, plus 2 girls) will be about a month old. We will also do the Battleship New Jersey in Camden and visit the
USS Intrepid Air and Space Museum for a second time (did it several years ago) which reopens November 08 after a 2 year remodel.
Prior to leaving the Keys we went to Costa Rica for a week - the Pacific side - and spent time with several friends from the Sheriff's Office who were there. A retired deputy and his still working
partner own a dive shop in Quepos. May 20, 2008 we flew out of Miami to Cartagena, Columbia and got on a catamaran owned by a retired deputy who is going around the world. We stayed on
board for about 6 weeks, spending 10 days in Cartagena. What an incredibly beautiful and friendly and safe city. Not anything like South Florida where you feel like a trespasser. We sailed with
them about 200 miles to the San Blas Islands, a group of dozens of islands on the eastern coast of Panama. If you have ever seen a post card of a deserted tropical island, this could be it. Then
we flew off a WW II airstrip in a twin engine prop plane to Panama City, Panama and spent three days there visiting the sights and seeing the Panama Canal. What a hoot.
Another reason to stay in this area are the 2 grandchildren in Jersey (200 miles to the north) and hopefully our oldest son's pending assignment to Naval Air Station, Oceana (Norfolk) Virginia (200
miles to the south). We haven't seen Daniel, his wife or our oldest grandson in 3 years - they have all been in Japan for their 2nd 3 year family accompanied tour in the last 10 years. Daniel is up for
Chief and the results come out in August so we are waiting with baited breath. He passed the written test and if he does not get promoted, he should come back east. If he gets promoted, all bets
are off but we are hoping that since he got an award as the "Highest rated Aviation Mechanic in the Pacific Fleet" which also makes him "Sailor of the Year for the Pacific Fleet" that they may let him
come east and still promote him. Not too bad for a 199? CHS grad - huh????
Hope to hear back from you or anyone else who is interested in keeping in touch.
PS... Two CHS points of interest you may wish to share with folks.
First - When the school was rebuilt I worked behind the scenes with the Deputy Rick Mann who was the SRO who worked with the Administration and saw to it that the memorial plaques for all
CHS personnel who served and died in the military are displayed in an honorable location on the new campus. This is important because when the SRO found the old Viet Nam era granite memorial
from our day it was basically thrown on a trash pile of construction debris, its fate to be determined later. There are names on the memorial that go past Viet Nam.
Second, recently Interstate 4 through downtown Orlando was officially named the Corporal Larry D. Smedley Memorial Highway. Signs are posted in several locations but the most visible when
traveling I-4 are between Colonial Drive and Lake Ivanhoe - little brown signs. The one who got this accomplished was mainly Circuit Judge Tony Johnson working with many local veterans groups.
For those who don't remember, Marine Corporal Larry Smedley is the only person from Orange County, Florida to ever win the Congressional Medal of Honor - Semper Fi...
Don't dream your life. Live your dream..... Get out there!!!!!
It was nice talking to you. The slide shows I’m sending are of our six boys, 5 daughters-in-law, 8 grandchildren, sister, brother-in-law, and 2 cousins. They keep us busy and happy. Love, Babs
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From Beverly Schiffer Guest:
A while back you asked for stories about ourselves to put on the website to share with our classmates and here is my story. Since I last saw everyone at the reunion in 2004, I got married. I
married the gentleman I brought with me to that reunion, Bob Guest (we are guests wherever we go). We had a beautiful church wedding in August 2005 and went to Hawaii for the honeymoon.
Life is good. Over the past 4 years we have traveled to Miami/Key West, Atlanta, Texas and Ohio. We toured the New England States and went to Reno and took in the beauty of Lake Tahoe.
I still work at home doing medical transcription for Florida Hospital. This year I will receive my 30-year service pin. Recently we went from transcribing the reports to voice recognition which I like
very much. After we got married, we had 2 homes. Bob has a home in Casselberry near the golf course that is on a lake. We decided to remodel his home and rent out the one I have in Maitland.
Working with a contractor took approximately 6 months to get this accomplished but it was worth it. I continue to Jazzercise 3 days a week and have done this for nearly 20 years. In March I will
participate in the pre-game show for the Orlando Magic. This will be my third year of doing this. Last August on our wedding anniversary, Bob's son, Joey and partner Nicki, had a beautiful
bouncing baby boy, who they named Tucker. He is adorable and we enjoy our visits with him. You know the saying "about living in a small world?" Well, I have to tell this story. I have known this
lady, Christine, for 15 years or more, meeting her at Jazzercise. We have been friends over the years and one day when I was getting my hair done at her beauty shop, I was watching the
computerized picture frame she had on her counter. I saw a picture of this person I thought I recognized, and quickly asked her who it was. I was amazed when she told me it was her brother,
Bob Shakar. Now isn't that a coincidence. You just never know who belongs to whom.
From Don Cooper:
You found me!!! Received your "lost" letter last week and thought I would reply as I know you must have put a lot of time in locating me (Glad you are not a bill collector). Hard to believe it's been
45 years ago! Not much to tell about me; Went back home (Saint Augustine) about 1967 and started work with St. Johns County Sheriffs Office and retired from there in 2002. Currently working
part time at a local campground. Married a local girl, Dana Bacon in 1972 and we have one son, Daniel. Dana is a Paralegal working for the Public defenders Office and will probably stay one more
year before retiring. Then I hope to convince her to leave this state and get into the hills of North Georgia or Tenn... Well, anyway it was good to hear from you.
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