It has been a month since I have had a NEWSLETTER published.I guesseveryone has been too busy to send me news.Both of my MAIL CALL entries were “stolen” off of FACEBOOK !That means no one sent me messages except for the SUPPORT and CONDOLENCE lists.

MAIL CALL

from Bill y Jordan in Decatur , GA (1/8/13)

It is good to be a Texas Aggie graduate and also live in Alabama !What great football teams these two were this season.Gig'em and Roll Tide!!

jwj6872@aol.com

from Gloria Phillips Bradley in Mustang, OK (1/8/13)

Tomorrow is my birthday but more important, it will be my 17 ^th year of HEALING FROM THE LORD~~I GIVE ALL PRAISE AND GLORY TO JESUS, MY HEALER!

(Gloria is a breast cancer survivor!)

gbradley73064@yahoo.com

WEBSITE $$$$ DONATION

A big hug to Cynthia Marshall Devlin for her donation check to help with the cost of running and adding programs to the class website!

** REUNION NEWS**

(updated on 1/22/13)

LETTER

You will receive a letter with all the information listed below.It will also include where to send the money to purchase your ADVANCED reunion tickets.But, just to give you a “heads up”, we are including information here on the website hopefully to get you excited about coming to this shindig!

Theme:MARDI GRAS

casual dress or Mardi Gras festive look....beads will be provided!

(Mardi Gras traditional colors are purple, gold, and green)

Friday, Aug. 2, 2013

Holiday Inn-Park Central in PA

7-11pm

Social/Mixer

Cash Bar

Snacks provided

Saturday, Aug. 3, 2013

Jefferson Co. Single Adults Club in Nederland (near the airport)

7-12 midnight

Dinner/Mixer/Dance

Beer and Set-ups must be purchased

(Wine and hard liquor may be brought in)

Please do not stay away SATURDAY night because you feel that it is mostly a DANCE!Many classmates come alone, or with a friend/spouse/or classmate and use the whole night as a SOCIAL!That is what the weekend is about.

COST:

$50.00 per person (entitles you to entry for BOTH dates)

$35.00 per person (entitles you to entry for ONE night.....your choice)

We are encouraging you to buy your tickets in ADVANCE so that we will have the funds to pay for our expenses that are due BEFORE the event!

(We are keeping the price the same as FIVE years ago!You can't beat that!)

HOTELS:

A list of hotels and prices will be listed on the letter that will hopefully arrive soon at your home provided we have a current mailing address.

SAVE THE DATE CARDS

I mailed out 630 postcards and as of today, Thursday, Jan. 24, I have received 44 back with incorrect or “insufficient” addresses!I am sure there will be more returned.We still have more classmates that we have NO ADDRESS or even a clue where they might reside.

DJ

We need recommendations for DJ's so that the committee can contact them and vote for one for our event.Please send the recommendation with the name and a way to contact them.

NEWS FROM THE HOMEFRONT

Well, Murphy and I decided to “run away” for awhile and we booked a Hawaiian vacation for an early 40 ^th anniversary present.We left on Thursday, Jan. 10 and returned on Sunday, Jan. 20.It was a welcome retreat and get-away.We flew from Houston , spent two nights in Honolulu and then boarded a cruise ship for 7 days.Upon return, we had an 8 hour bus tour of the island and then returnedto Houston .The islands are so plush and the weather was, of course, excellent!We hear we missed a cold, wet week in SE Texas .(Murphy just came in and asked if I told you how “good” he was on vacation!Yes, he was “good”!He didn't complain not ONE TIME.We are now looking forward to our annual classmates get-together weekend with the five couples in ROCK PORT , TX in the middle of February.

SUPPORT

Tonna Cooksey Bouillion in Leander has had a case of the shingles since Thanksgiving!

tonnalcb@swbell.com

(a note from Ruelle Parker )

On Oct. 29 ^th , my wife, Lana (Arpin), discovered she had breast cancer.She is scheduled for 6 months of chemo, then surgery, then radiation, then re-construction.She had her first treatment Dec. 31 ^st .She caught it early and the drs at MD Anderson feel that everything will work out okay.

wparker423@aol.com

Sandra Nicks Kelley's husband, Steve, had to return to the hospital because of still more health issues.He is now recovering at home.

gunny69@wildblue.net

CONDOLENCES

(a note from Hal Ross )

Do you know anything about the life of our classmate, Narrie Travis, who recently passed away?We were classmates at Sam Houston and lived close to each other when we were growing up.Like all too many kids I grew up with, I lost track of him after high school.

(Can anyone help Hal out?The last I knew was that he lived in Doucette , TX .)

(another note from Hal Ross )

I'm sure you know by now that Mr. George Huber, Pete 's dad, passed away on Christmas Day.He was one of my mentors and I owe a lot to him.I still have the picture of him handing me my diploma on graduation night.His words of wisdom have followed me throughout my life.

Pete Huber

(death of his father, George Huber, Jr.)

3248 32 ^nd St .

Port Arthur , TX 77642

phuber@hmttank.com

Mary Bess Rizer John son

(death of her mother, Mary Tee Rizer)

12434 Old Oak Dr .

Houston , TX 77024

(713)468-6026

(I do not have an e-mail for her.Do any of you have it to share with me?)

Shelley Dettman

(death of her mother, Ruth Dettman)

304 S. 5 ^th Street

Nederland , TX 77627

sdettman@sbcglobal.net

Diane Richmond Miller

(death of her mother, Doris Wrogg)

101 Henricks

Silsbee , TX 77656

millerdianee@gmail.com

Diane de la Rosa Elizondo

(death of her brother, Romeo de la Rosa... TJ '70 )

2567 Garza Lane

Ingleside , TX 78362

(361)776-7438

Leslie Paul Gaspard

(class of '67)

died Oct. 6, 2012

He was buried in the veteran's cemetery in Oregon .

That wraps it up for this edition.Please look carefully at the REUNION news for the latest information.Also, I can't make up news or happenings.Let me hear from you.I know you MUST be over the holidays by now! I hope that the flu forgets to visit your home!

Stay in touch and contact a classmate,

Linda DeCuir McFadden

lindadmcfadden@yahoo.com

www.tjhs1968.com