On the road again this weekend.
Traveling on Saturday and busy on Sunday, too.
MAIL CALL
from
Linda
Blakeley Rindlishbacher
in
the Marine Corps, we never stayed in one place
very often. I hated it because I was always the
new kid. I am sure you don't remember me. Things here in
probably know, our state is broke and now giving IOUs.
How the heck are we supposed to pay
our bills with an IOU? The economy is so bad
everywhere. Luckily when Real Estate was
booming out here we paid off our home.
(Sorry to hear about those IOU's!)
f
rom
Jeanette Constantine Morgan
in
I hope that you are settled in
Ernie Castaneda
Bullion
and she said she was estatic to be there. I know
my sister-in-law/
classmate
Becky
Morgan Jackson
loves it out there.
I am recuperating from foot surgery and was unable to
walk for 6 weeks but finally got to last
Friday. My foot is healing well. But,
about the 3rd week I was trying to balance myself on one
foot with my crutches after showering and my crutch
moved onto the wet part of the floor and
I fell and I have a
hairline
fracture
in my tailbone but that also is
healing. I am walking with a
calf length boot for two weeks and then my
foot should be okay other than I cannot go on
inclines, stoop, or bend from the waist for
1 year
so that I do not tear the tendon again. It
tore the first time because of a large spur rubbing on
it.
(Don't try to heal so fast. Take it slow.)
f
rom
Marilyn Theriot Greene
'66
Here is an idea for some fun: Fred's Lounge in
Mamou
LA
Saturday morning
radio show.
Aug
15 at 9:00 am
.
The town has a cajun festival on that day and we've been
taking cajun dance lessons so I am
organizing a bunch of us to go over for
the radio broadcast and other stuff. (the radio
broadcast happens
every
Saturday
, but that day should be sort of
special) They sell home
cooked boudain & other cajun foods. There is a cajun
dance workshop at 1:00. Let me know
of any interest in doing this.
marilyn.greene@lsco.edu
f
rom
Pat Trahan Knox
in
enjoyed the updates from everyone and am overdue for
sending one.
About 3 months ago, Ray (my husband) had a spell in
anything for about 2 hours. I had talked to him on his
cell phone, and he bumped into one of
his dealers' car and truck, and didn't have a clue. They
did all the tests, but could find nothing.
He had been on a medication to lower his
blood sugar
for about 2 weeks, and they
assume it
dropped his blood sugar too low. I'm praying that's all
it was!! I make sure he eats only protein
(very little red meat) and vegetables and fruit when
he's home. I hope all of you are doing the
same!!!
On
April
27
, Ray forced me
to go to the
emergency room
about
9:30 p.m
.
after being in pain
since 12:30 p.m. I've had colon trouble for 35
years and had just learned to live with it and
take my medication with each flare up. Missed
several events, and weakened with the pain as I
got older. I had plenty of blood, thank goodness,
as I lost over 3-1/2 pints that night. I had a
colonoscopy
a
day later (I had had one 3 years before that was fine)
and was diagnosed with
acute eschemic colitis, which I was told could be very
dangerous. I had laparascopic surgery
the next day and had 3 feet of colon
removed!! I thank God every day for that occurrence, as
I
have never felt better!!!! My gastroenterologist
promised me I would never have that pain again,
and he got me the best surgeon I could have hoped for. I
wrote the surgeon a thank you letter
to let him know he changed my life!! I am so
blessed I can't begin to tell you. I lost 10 pounds
to boot, and all of my vitamin levels have come up. The
Dr.'s said I had probably been having
poison mess up my system for some time. My bosses
didn't want me to come back to work so
soon, but I went back 2 weeks after surgery. They didn't
understand what I had been living
with and what a miracle God had performed on me.
I would like to ask you to keep
Barbara Bowers
in your prayers. I e-mailed her again a while
back, and she had a
stroke
some time ago. She's getting back to using the computer,
but I
know she would love to hear from
you. Her web site for her organic business is
Enchanted
Valley in
of their tireless efforts to keep us all in
touch!!!!!!!!!!!! Hope to hear from everyone soon.
(Good heavens. No wonder I haven't heard from you
lately. Take care!)
from
Paula Iles Restrepo
'69
I'm finally getting back to
reading the website newsletters. Last few
months have been very
busy for me/us with our
only child,
14 year old
her out to horse camp in
Waxahachie
every day. We spent a week in
for vacation first week of July, hot and humid but
nice to be near the water. Since I lived in
for 10 years before I married, I sure feel
landlocked up here in
Dallas
a lot of the time.
Remembering the Lequeuxs:
My parents knew them through Mom, as she and Malcolm
were in the same graduating class, and I
think they were both on the tumbling team.
Isn't
that a hoot? He was older than Velma.
We used to do our
Sunday night
visits with them on
a regular basis. They were some of the folks we'd
trade Saturday or
Sunday evening
visits,
always with a piece of pie and ice cream. They
had a cat I'll always remember named
"Me-New"pronounced like Cajun French. Also,
Mom used to always tell the story that Velma's
sister, Trilby, was married to an Arceneaux. He was
related to the famous husband of the
woman immortalized in the Cajun French poem,
Evangeline. The poem was about the woman
who was forced out of
separated. Mom always said that Trilby's
husband was descended from that Gabriel. I
think that is how it goes.
(Thanks for sharing with our class.)
f
rom
Carolyn Bigler Hebert (wife of
biology teacher, Alfred Hebert)
Alfred needs prayers for
his trip to
wo doctor appointments so he will be making this
long trip alone. He leaves on July 27th early
that
morning and
returns to
Our house sold and the move was a bit hectic. Alfred
has been here in
The movers loaded
on
Sunday
the 12th but we didn't finish
our clean up until midnight and
ate supper at
Whataburger
around
12:30 Monday morning
. Then we drove on
into
arriving here around 8 am only to find somebody
parked in our assigned
parking spaces
.
The
movers were here shortly before or after 9 to
unload. They packed my
CPAP machine
and my
suitcase with my clothes and my wallet. GeSh...... I
am not supposed to even drive at night. I
flashed my lights on and off because
Alfred drove off the road and on the shoulder for
about a
half a block. So we pulled into a service station
and rested for about an hour and
forty five
minutes
, rested
not sleep. Then Alfred monitored his speed...slowed
down. Thank God we
made it in one piece. The weather was good and so
was the traffic.
We have had rain here, sure wish I could send some
your way. It's been in the triple digits
otherwise.
(Check out Alfred's story on Carolyn's website
www.moonlightflower.org/Alfred.html
)
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FACEBOOK
(or as Murphy miscalls it...FACEMASK)
I know that it is the up and coming fad and
has gotten crazy, but I have noticed a DECLINE in
my correspondence from my classmates. I read
comments from you to others that you make
on FACEBOOK. Come on now. You can spend
5-10 minutes once in awhile writing something
for your classmates to add to our website. I
know you are spending WAY MORE THAN THAT
reading on "people's walls"!
Don't make me have to come over there and hurt ya!
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ON THE HOMEFRONT
We got all moved in here in
year old air conditioner decided to make it's
presence known and started leaking through the
master bedroom! So, we had to buck up
and purchase a new one. Yuck! No fun
spending $$
that way. We got a new one for our 36th
anniversary. I sure could have thought of a
different
gift.
Heading to
Lequeuxs' memorial service in Erath only 7 miles
away. On Sunday, I am going to the Lamar
Universary-PA campus to watch the play "Annie Get
Your Gun" with my best friend,
Martha
Lipe Bodin
'69 (Carl's wife). Then, we are heading to eat
some Mooshu Pork at our favorite
restaurant, China Inn in
to Woodrow and TJ together and then
accidently moved across the street from each other
32
years ago in
e-mail. "-( I am looking forward to
spending quality time with her Sunday.
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SUPPORT
(Update on
Tillman Richey's
brother-in-law)
drtarichey@aol.com
(#1)
Beaumont
Fire Captain
David
Chesser
is in ICU at an
Chesser was diagnosed with
mesothelioma
, a rare form of
cancer. Doctors did several hours
of surgery and removed most of the cancer.
They had to remove Chesser's spleen, part of his
pancreas and his appendix. Captain David Chesser
has been serving the
community
for 35 years.
(#2)
Michelle
Chesser tearfully accepted her husband's collar
brass Monday morning (July 27)
during the Beaumont Fire Department's
promotion and hiring ceremony.
Her husband, David Chesser, was unable to attend
his promotion ceremony as he was back in
the hospital with complications
from surgery earlier this month. "He wanted so
desperately to
be here," Michelle Chesser said after the
ceremony. "When he went into the hospital
Monday,
he
told the doctor, 'Do what
you have to do, but I'm out of here Monday.'" Chesser was one of ten
Beaumont
the
Unfortunately, his plan to receive his district
chief pins himself didn't work. Chesser, who has
a
rare cancer called
appendix, spleen and part of his pancreas,
Michelle Chesser said. He also went through a
course of
to receive blood, she said. Then, Saturday, he
went back into the hospital because of a
complication. "It's been a roller coaster in a
short period of time," Michelle Chesser said.
"We
hope it's just a slight bump in the road."
Chesser has been with the department for 35
years
and was promoted to captain in
1992.
Pat Trahan Knox
and Ray Knox
925
Beaumont
patknox@hotmail.com
Barbara Bowers
PO Box
Pagosa Springs
Jeanette
Constantine Morgan
3901 Pure
Groves
june-bug@mail.com
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CONDOLENCES
Susan
Reagle Duplant
(death of her mom)
-
Obituary
texasbeargrammy@aol.com
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I sure
need to thank members of other classes that
helped in our MAIL CALL this week. I need
more information, news, photos, memories, etc
from our class. Hope to hear from you
SOON.
Stay in touch and contact a classmate,
Linda
DeCuir McFadden
lindasuemcfadden@sbcglobal.net
www.tjhs1968.com
.
