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Sandy Marsh-Boyd and Nancy LeDoux-Bossley
Nancy now lives in Sabine Pass, TX and was very much affected by
Hurricane Rita. Much of Sabine Pass was completey destroyed by the storm.
Nancy, and others, set up a relief effort to help her neighbors and friends in
Sabine Pass to recover from the storm. Sandy Marsh-Boyd headed up a
class effort to help. To see pictures of Sabine Pass click here.

Cheryl Deckard ... Cheryl lives in Destin, FL and had come
to Dallas to pick up her new BMW decided that while in Texas she
would come down to her old home town and visit with her friends.
While here she was treated to dinner at Sanderson's restaurant in
Nederland. About 18 classmates showed up. The above photo
shows Cheryl and Frank Andrews greeting each other with Jim
Davis smiling. Cheryl's home in Destin, FL suffered minor damages
with the various hurricaines doing landfall in her area. She says
she was very lucky. You may email her at: Ccbarbom@aol.com

Nova Coleman-Smith was passing thru Port Arthur enroute to Louisiana to visit her sister. While in Port Arthur several of us met her for breakfast at the IHOP restaurant for breakfast. Dr. Nova Coleman-Smith now lives in Round Rock, TX. It was nice to have seen Nova again and we hope to be able to visit with her on April 27th at the TJ-61 Class Social in Austin.
You mail E-mail Nova at: nsmith32@austin.rr.com

Evelyn "Eva" Broussard ... was in Port Arthur during the period January 14th thru the 18th, 2002. While here we visited with her and took this (and other) photos. The above photo is Eva (left) visiting with Ingrid at St. Mary's Hospital. Eva's mother had been admitted to the hospital after suffering a stroke and is now doing well. We took advantage of Eva's visit to her hometown and took a tour of "Old Port Arthur" which also included Frank Andrews Club "Andrews on Procter. We made the "Drag" down old Procter Street, visited the downtown area and also went across the bridge to "Pleasure Pier" since renamed to "Pleasure Island". Eva now lives in southern California. You may Email her at: heritage@mfghomes.com . Eva says if you are in the southern California area give her a ring at (714) 373-0040 for a "get together" California style. Thanks Eva .... We just might take you up on that!

On December 29, 2001 a group of some of our classmates decided to take a trip to Baton Rouge, Louisiana to visit some of our classmates and friends living in that nice city. While there we visited the State Capital and saw the exact place where Huey P. Long was shot and killed in the capital building (the bullet holes are still in the wall). We took a tour of the beautiful LSU Campus and dined in some very nice restaurants. (We also did a little bit of gambling at one of the casino's!) While there we visited with Sue Terrell-Dartez (who recently moved there from the Dallas area to be closer to her daughter). Also with "The Tall Texan" Bill Holtman and with Wayne Woodworth.

Standing left to right: Sue Terrell-Dartez, Frank Andrews, Ida Daigle-Steele, Wayne Woodworth and Paul Fitzner. Seated is Linda Parent-Robinson
Sue's email address is: sdartez@worldnet.att.net
Wayne may be contacted at: wwoodworth3@home.com Wayne is married to Sue Strother (TJ Class of 1962) (Wayne is a big LSU Tiger Fan!!) Does anyone remember the "Headhunters"?

Jimmy and Marjorie Maxfield ... On Tuesday, August 7, I visited with Jimmy Maxfield and his lovely wife Marjorie in Houston. They own and operate the "Tangle wood Pharmacy and Stationary" store located at 5750 Woodway, Suite 156, Houston, TX 77057. We talked about past times of growing up in Port Arthur. Jimmy says he regrets not being able to attend the past reunion but will definitely attend the next one, plus some of the upcoming "Socials". They have a beautiful store which consists of not only pharmaceuticals and beautiful stationary, but many elegant gifts. One of the many items that I was attracted to was the large quantity of "Nutcrackers" (notice just a few behind them in the above photo). Their store has the largest inventory of "Nutcrackers" in Texas. We will be developing a web site for Jimmy and Marjorie soon highlighting their store and the "Nutcrackers". If you are interested in finding out more on their "Nutcrackers" with the upcoming Christmas season in mind, you may email them at: jmaxfield@tanglewoodpharmacy.com or call (713) 266-1234 or call toll free 1(877) 909-1500.

Cheri D'Abadie (Johnson) lives in Duncan, Oklahoma and was in Port Arthur during the week-end of July 27th thru the 29th to be with her sister, Elizabeth, who was attending her TJ Class of 1966's 35th reunion. We had previously been invited to attend their reunion so this gave us an opportunity to visit with Cherie. It was so nice to be able to visit with her. She was so excited about seeing her old hometown of Port Arthur that she has vowed not to miss our 45th Reunion to be held in the year 2006 (we will hold you to that promise, Cherie!). Cherie is married to Jerry Johnson of the TJ Class of 1959. Some may remember Jerry (20) as a halfback for the Yellow Jackets. We certainly hope for all to see Cherie and Jerry at the next reunion.
Email Cherie at: cherie-johnson1@swbell.net
(Above ... Cherie, Paul Fitzner and Linda Parent-Robinson)

We received the below photograph from Jerry Allgood. Jerry lives in Houston these days and runs a successful business. Jerry and his wife, Carolie, hope to attend the 40th Class Reunion this June. We hope that they do attend. It would be nice to see Jerry once again.

The "Allgood Family"

(L-R) Carolie, Carolie's Mother (84), Jerry's Mother (92) and Jerry .. Standing (Men) .. Clayton (their youngest son) Matt Carolie's brother's oldest), Jonathan (our oldest son), Carolie's brother, Cameron (Carolie's brother's youngest) and Alex (Their middle son). Ladies .. Jennifer Calandra (Clayton's fiancé), Daniela Bonjour (Jonathan's fiancé). Photo taken Christmas 2000.

We received the following from Charles Kirkendall and decided to post it on this page for all:
"This is my wife and myself at an Italian restaurant celebrating my birthday. I am an architectural representative for a large stone and ceramic supplier with offices worldwide. I have projects in over 40 states and a dozen countries, so I travel to some exotic places (and some not so exotic). My wife of two years is a Massage Therapist and owns a pet sitting business. She also is a college freshman, a theater performer and a singer, Her mother and father were born the same year as me (1943). Christine still watches MTV on our TV and is a major animal lover. She keeps me young and gives me a different perspective when looking at life's happenings. She is a major astrology buff and asks me to help her with her college homework. I have a three year old grandson from a previous marriage. I have lives in Dallas since 1985, with time off to live in Nashville for two years and Sandpoint, Idaho for 2 1/2 years. My mother still lives in Pear Ridge and my surviving sister lives in Houston. Hope to see everyone in June, but I have two trips to Italy, two to California, and one to Phoenix already planned for this summer. I also have three weeks of vacation to take prior to October or lose them. My email address is cbk1233@msn.com

On a lark, and a spur of the moment decision, I decided to take the day off and go to Alexandria, Louisiana, approximately 150 miles from Port Arthur, just for the fun of it. Alexanderia is a pretty town with beautiful southern style homes. While there I visited with Sharin Comeaux (McMonagle) who works with the Rapids Parish Library. Here is a photo of Sharin busy at her desk. Sharin made time for me while I was there and we had lunch together. She also gave me a short tour of this beautiful city.

Click here to Email Sharin

Bonnie LeLeux-Richard was in Port Arthur visiting with friends and family. While here she, and some of her friends, attended the New Year's Eve Party at Frank Andrews Club (Andrews on-Procter). Shown above is Bonnie with a few of her TJ Class of '61 Classmates (L-R): Paul Fitzner, Bonnie, Ida Daigle-Steele, Frank Andrews and Linda Parent-Robinson. A great time was had by all and that night was a night to remember! Bonnie now lives in Arvada, CO (just west of Denver) and works for the Coors Brewing Company in Golden, CO. We all hope to see Bonnie again in June at the Class Reunion.

Sharon Jones-Guidry and her son James Guidry, Jr.

Sharon was briefly in Port Arthur on a one week vacation. Actually in Port Arthur for only two days and one day in Louisiana and the rest on the road. She spent some of her time visiting with her son who lives in Indiana before returning to Michigan which Sharon now calls home.

Click here to contact Sharon

We hope to see her at the Class Reunion coming up in June 2001

Jeanette Hatchett and Raymond Lawrence (Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Lawrence) visited the Port Arthur area recently while on vacation. They live in Vacaville, California. The Lawrence's visited through south east Texas visiting their children and possibly looking for a new home upon retirement from their occupations in California. Both are members of the TJ Class of 1961.

You may email Jeanette at: bluebonnet1942@aol.com and Lawrence at lawrence1943@aol.com

Sandra Schnayder and Hubby Fred Broussard

We received this photo from Sandra Schexnayder and her husband Fred Broussard sitting out the Texas winter in Arizona. Don't they look the happy couple? You may e-mail them at sandratj61@aol.com .

Linda Rogers-Campbell (Right) visited Port Arthur on January 10 & 11, 2000. Linda now lives in Arlington, Washington in the far North West. She had flown in to Pasadena, TX to visit with her family and took a side trip to visit her old hometown of Port Arthur. While here she visited with her old school chum Sharon Austin-Blackburn (left). Sharon and Linda went down memory lane and visited all of the old sites and places of Port Arthur. The one thing that Linda was really interested in was watching the Tug Boats pushing their barges up and down the intercoastal canal. Linda's father worked on those tug boats when she was growing up. Linda had brought her mother with her and her mother, Linda, Sharon and myself (Paul Fitzner) went out that evening to dinner. The next morning Linda, Sandy Marsh and myself met at the IHOP restaurant for breakfast. It was so nice to have seen Linda again. Linda was a member of the Art Club (President), Cabinet 58-59, Home Room Treasurer 59-60 and a member of the Red Hussars Drum and Bugle Corps. Linda says she hopes to be able to see everyone at the next Class Reunion in 2001.
Visit her web site at: http://www.geocities.com/Wellesley/Garden/3763 (and don't forget to sign her guest book!) You may email Linda at extexan@earthlink.com

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