The *WeCaTon* - West Carrollton (Ohio) H.S. Alumni News (unofficial)
Tuesday, August 06, 2013
19 MAY 2013
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---It's Sunday, May 19. I sent our last bulletin, just yesterday.
The
e-mails and forwards are already accumulating in my inbox, so will try
to
keep them cleared this time. (Don't I always write that?) The goal
for
distribution on this one is going to be between July 1-10. We'll see how
it
goes. As always, we begin with forwarders, who are 1954's FREDA P.
FLETCHER;
1957's BETTY LEE CARROLL, RAL PH H. WARNER, ERCELL P. PHILLIPS, SHIRLEY
ANN
HILE; 1958's BILL R. HOWARD, BRUCE E. CHENOWETH, RONALD D. "TOM" FEE,
DONALD
I. "DON" MCCOY, LORNA D. TROUTMAN, W. BAILEY HAWKINS; 1959's GARY E.
BARNES;
1960's C. SUE MCCLOUD, WM. O. WALKER, WM. E. "BUDDY" STOVER, LARRY M.
PENDLEY, DELORES K. "DEDE" FAHRNEY, PHILLIP D. HOWA
RD, RICHARD S. HOLT, LOIS ANN LITURRELL, 1960's J. DAVID MAYS, PHILLIP
D.
HOWARD; 19
61's SHARON K. WENDELKEN, GARY R. FRANK, CAROL A. MUMMA; 1962's
JACKQUELYN
S. HAINES; 1964's HARTLEY J. LUCAS, JR.; 1965's STEVEN F. SHADE, LINDA
S.
JOHNSON; 1968
's MARIAN K. HUSSEY; 1970's DEBRE C. "DEBBY" HOOBLER; 1971's PAMELA
K.
SHIPLEY; and 1988's JAS. A. MCGUIRE;
Our e-mail lost list is considerably reduced, now that I've deleted
(very
grudgingly and regrettably) all the ones which had been returned to me
at
least 3 times and, in some cases, 6 times. I come near to
hyperventilation
when I actually have to delete one of us. I hate losing a single person.
But
I did have one reject, so far, and it's 1961's MICHAEL J. HARRIS. I
feel
certain he's simply changed his e-mail address and failed to notify me,
so
if anyone is in contact with him, please remind him to do so. This is
the
first time he's ever had a reject. I also got an explanation from
1961's
PAUL R. BEARDSLEY, as to LILY K. "KITTY" BURDETTE. He told me Kitty
doesn't
have a computer at home and she had been receiving the bulletins at her
work
I'm assuming she has quit working. Thanks, Paul, but do tell Kitty we
want
her back on the readers list, ASAP. So when she gets a PC, let me know
right
away. We do have just a few others, and let's see if we can get these
people
back on the list. B. DEAN ELLIS, 1954
, is returned saying no such address exists. We finally retrieved
1964's
GEORGE E. ERTEL, as he wrote me to contact DAVID A. COOPER. So I
updated
George, and we can remove him from this list. George, when you
change
e-mail address, please put me on your to-be-notified-immediately
list. Of
all people, I've also lost 1960's EULA FAYE BAILEY. We talk regularly,
so
will get this resolved. I recall her telling me she was having some
problem
and had changed it.
There was an auto-reply from gallivantin' LEE JEAN JORDAN, 1963. When I
get
those, I always find myself wondering whether or not they actually
ever
receive the bulletins, or does it just go to some sort of cyberspace
trash
can? Does anyone know? Such a response also arrived from 1971's PHYLLIS
ANN
SELLARS. She soon contacted me, though, with an e-mail update, so I
suspect they actually do receive those. Thanks, Phyllis. Also updating
an
e-mail address is 1961's JUDITH L. SAMUELS, who's had to abandon her
web.tv
address she's had for years and years. I guess they're going out of
business, from what she's written.
In the past two hours, on this day, 1958's BRUCE E. CHENOWETH just left
my
huse. He's again in the area, due to the dedicated, passionate interest
in
hiking, of his significant other,1971's PATTY JO WHEELBARGER. Yesterday,
she
did about 20 miles on the Appalachian Trail, attended Trail Days in
Damascus, Virginia, continued southward until he was nearer to my house
than
returning to an Abingdon, Virginia, motel room they had, so we hung out
for
several hours. Tomorrow, Patty will be doing 30 miles, and they'll return
to
Ohio on Tuesday. Patty is a walking muscle, at about 4'11" and maybe 95
lbs.
She's the perfect candidate for, "Survivor," and I'll bet she'd win,
hands
down. She will live to be 100, very easily.
Right after Bruce left, the phone rang and one of my very favorite
people
was on the other end, 1960's CHAS. A. HIGH, JR. As you're all aware,
Charlie
and I maintain steady contact. Among those about whom he enquired were
EULA
FAYE BAILEY, CHAS. V. CARTER, WALLACE W. ROBBINS, and 1961's PAUL R.
BEARDSLEY. If anyone wants to contact Charlie, his number is 937
233-3193,
and he still lives in Huber Heights on Fishburg Road. Be sure to talk
when
the machine answers. When he hears you're not a solicitor, he'll pick
up,
if he's there. But do leave a message.
Corrections: Don't ask me why, but I seem to do this, from time to time.
I
promise, I know by heart nearly every class year on my readers list.
Nevertheless, I still have an error, now and then. Just such was the case
in
my last one when I put 1970's INDY JO GRISSOM in the 1971 class. The
same
goes for 1964 class member, TERRY LEE WILSON, whom I erroneously listed
as
1963. Sometimes, it's a typo and sometimes, it's just a plain goof. In
any
case, apologies to both. Indy told me about hers and I got an e-mail
from
Terry's classmate, RICKEY A. BUSCH, to tell me of that one. Thanks,
Rick.
Rick was also championing your book, Terry. Like me, he thought it
was
humorous and entertaining. We all wish you great success. By the way,
Terry
wrote he's doing all right so far with thyroid cancer medical t
treatment. Let's all keep him in our good thoughts and prayers.
A message arrived from 1958's RONALD D. "TOM" FEE, in which he advised
of
the illness of his wife, Sandi. Initially, he said, they had thought she
had
cancer. The good news is, she doesn't. It's tuberculosis. In a way, he
wrote
that's almost good news, if she had to be sick at all, as the TB is
far
easier to treat. Of course, Tom, we all wish Sandi well and hope for
her
speedy and full recovery.
Good words came from 1961's DALLAS K. MATHIS, who wrote he so enjoyed
the
bulletin, and how it reminded him of such good memories. Thanks, Dallas,
and
I enjoy those memories, too. The world is so different now, it's just
unbelievable to me, as I'm sure is the case for everyone of our
generation.
I
got similar nice words from PAUL R. BEARDSLEY, who also solved the
mystery
for us on the loss of LILY K. "KITTY" BURDETTE, from our readers list.
She
got her bulletins at work, doesn't now have a PC, and Paul was kind
enough
to print a copy for her. We're all still thinking about you, Kitty, so
let
us know how you're doing, okay? Thanks, Paul. RONNIE R. WHEELER opined
the
reports keep us all young. Well, that would be great, Ron! I hope
you're
right.
From 1961's CONNIE K. STREETE came news of the death of her
classmate,
CHARLOTTE ANN MISENHEIMER. She reported her source as BEVERLY I. STOKES
and
said Charlotte had died in Florida. I assume that's where she lived.
That's
all I have, so if any of you have further info, please let me know. Also,
we
offer condolences to Connie on the loss of her mother, last November.
Thanks
for the info on Charlotte, Connie. We'll see what we can uncover.
Okay, it's now July 15, and I'm running incredibly behind my
self-imposed
deadline for this bulletin. It's possible I may repeat
something. Remember
I'm writing this over a period of 8-9 weeks, while most of you are
reading
it in one, fell swoop (I'm assuming). So forgive me if I do
that. I'm
going to make every effort to complete this one, this week.
Backing way up to June 11, I received a welcome e-mail from dear friend
and
1961 class president, JOHN W. OBERLIES, JR. As it happens, John
announced
he's semi-retired now and has sold his engineering business in
Indianapolis.
However, he will remain as a consultant for a spell. So he's not quite
a
leisurely guy, just yet, but he's getting there. We also rehashed a few
of
our childhood stunts and memories, as John was a close member of,
"the
in-crowd," of my teenage years. Stay healthy, John, and enjoy the
leisure
time you have. I hope this means we'll be seeing more of you at our
annual
alumni weekend.
Currently, I'm still in touch with 1958's DONALD I. "DON" MCCOY, with whom
I
m just dying to get back my homeowners policy. He continues to work on
it
for me. He's also still doing his musical tours with wife Fran, and
doing
what he can for his class' 55th, this October.
Well, I got a wonderful invitation to the grand opening of Bront
Machining,
the business owned by 1960's GARY L. WARLAUMONT. He has moved it into
new
quarters and I'm sure it's wonderful. I'd sure have liked to be
there.
Thank you for the invitation, Gary, and it looks absolutely beautiful.
I
wish you all the success in the world and you sure must doing
something
right. Guess what, gang? The prominent colors on the front of the
building
are red and black. No surprise there. Once a Pirate, always a Pirate! If
you
attended give me a report. It's at 2601 W. Dorothy Lane in Moraine. Do go
by
and have a look. I knew Gary's parents very well, Mabel and Henry, and
what
great people they were. Both had a spectacular sense of humor and
their
day-to-day life and exchanges would've made for a smash-hit sitcom, I
assure
you.
By the way, if you've never seen a photo of Gary's elder son (D. MARK
WARLAUMONT, 1978, I think) with 1961's SALLY L. GILLETTE, you'd be amazed
by
the resemblance to Sally. She sent me one, just recently, and this young
man
is the spitting imagine of his mother. I was just floored by the
uncanny
resemblance. He looks almost like the male version of a taller Sally.
We want to promote all WC business people as much as possible. Keeping
that
in mind, let's get to 1970's INDY JO GRISSOM, who's wed to 1971's HUGH
ALLEN
SUMNER. She's a realtor, with 34 years of experience. She's with
Coldwell
Banker Heritage Realtors in Springboro, and her number is 937 214-0208.
Indy
says she specializes in log homes, but does all sorts of residential
listings, as well as land.
Okay, the date is now June 7, and I have to get back at it. It slips
away
from us, so very quickly, if we don't. From the lovely LORNA D.
TROUTMAN,
1958, came notice of her 12th anniversary with the hunky spouse, Roger
M.
Chico" Lopez III. It was wonderful to read they remain blissfully happy
and
she's thrilled to be beginning her 13th year with him. I know we all
offer
congratulations to Lorna and Chico. (I also know a few of you guys are
out
there, crying in your beer, because you missed out on lovely Lorna.)
Lorna kept me up to date on the awful fires, too. I was concerned for
her,
living in Arizona, but she was far away from the danger. She also
checked
on 1960's class president, LONNIE M. THACKER, who lives there with his
1960
spouse, LINDA J. SNELL. I also spoke to Linda, directly, not long
after
that. Chico and Lorna live very near to Lonnie and Linda. I hope you
all
get together. Lorna is also working on 1958's 55th, doing lots of
stuff.
Chico is a talented photographer and has volunteered his services for
Lorna
and her classmates.
Thanks so much to you, 1971's RODNEY R. GABBARD, for thinking of me
and
inviting me to sign on to LinkedIn. Thanks to you, too, 1949's ROBT.
E.
HOFFMAN, for inviting me to FaceBook. But as most of you are by now
well
aware, I don't do the social websites and probably never will, to be
perfectly honest However, I remain very flattered to know you think of
me.
Geez, I've barely been able to master e-mail!
From cousin JUDITH L. SAMUELS, 1961, came ultimate praise for 1963's
FRANCES
L. PEFFLY's
website www.painlesscooking.com Judy writes
she uses Fran's website often,
loves the recipes, and
uses one after another. She wrote it's the best cooking website she's
ever
found and has the very best recipes. Yes, I already knew that. Take a
look,
gang. You just might agree. Judy remains deeply involved in the local
VFW,
as well as the local Eagles Aerie, of which chapter she is a past
president.
Let's fast-forward a bit and it's now June 12, the first birthday of
Connor
Benjamin Gill. Who's that? Of course, you know I'm going to tell you.
He's
the great-grandson of 1960's class VP, THOS. D. YOUNG and wife, Sandi
L.
Young, my treasured friends of many, many years. Sandi and I spoke just
last
night for a while and she told me Connor's birthday party had been held
on
Sunday. Congrats to Tom and Sandi on this first great-grandchild. I
have
photos and he's absolutely gorgeous!
From my pal, Bruce, came what are now 53-year-old photos of him, from
his
first marriage to my dear, dear high school friend, the late W. SUSAN
DOGGETT. It was sure fun to look at those again. She was truly gorgeous,
and
Bruce, you looked great, too. Isn't it disappointing to know we can't
continue to look the same as we did when we were in our teens and 20s? But
I
m okay with that and just happy to still be here.
Who out there remembers the Dayton area singer from the 1950s and
1960s
named Sonny Flaherty? I know the name rang a bell and 1958's BILL R.
HOWARD
sent me some trivia on him, but I couldn't quite place him, until Bill
told
me. Hey, Bill! How are you doing these days? I haven't heard from you
for
a bit, so am getting a little worried. Give us a report on how it's
going,
will you? (Okay, I've heard from him, since writing this.)
What is the saying, "Even the best-laid plans can go awry," or
something
like that? Well, that's just what happened to me on May 25. I was
supposed
to go to the 90th birthday bash for the mother of EULA FAYE BAILEY, 1960.
It
was held in Cleveland, Tennessee, only about 175 miles from me, for
Georgia Bailey Meyers, who remarried a Tennessee childhood friend just
2
years ago and now lives in the same state as me. My presence there,
however
wasn't going to happen. A bug got hold of me and my voice was raspy
or
non-existent, for days. It took me about 2 weeks to get back to normal.
I
was terribly disappointed. Not only was Eula Faye there, but 1958's BRUCE
E
CHENOWETH also drove down from WC for the event, as well as 1960's MICHAEL
S
WEST, with wife Sally, who came from Gatlinburg. Mike sent photos and
good
report on the event as did Bruce. Still, I'd have liked to have been
there,
as planned.
This next thing is a real heartbreaker and it comes from 1959's GARY
E.
BARNES. On May 14, one MARIE NICOLE BALLARD, age 21, passed away in
North
Carolina. I'm sure she was in the class of 2010, probably. Perhaps
someone
out there knows. I didn't read a cause of death, so don't know, but
her
services and burial were held in Kettering on May 24. Very sad.
Sincerest
condolences go to her family and friends. Thanks, Gary.
On yet another sad note, we learned of the death of 1961's LYNN C.
ROTHWELL,
who was a retired dispatcher with WCPD. She died May 13 and her funeral
held
at Swart's in WC. Now, I must tell you, I went through every photo, one
by
one, in th class of 1961. I didn't find Lynn. This notice was sent to me
by
RITA GAIL JUSTICE of 1970. If Lynn was in the 1961 class, I don't know
why
her photo wasn't there, unless she'd dropped out before the senior
yearbook.
Does anyone know for sure? I just want to be certain we have the class
year
correct. Thanks, Rita.
Rita also sent notice of the May 18 death GREGORY DALE SILER, class of
1970,
I believe. He was a Moraine firefighter and a member of Miami Shores
Baptist
Church, where his funeral was held. At 62, he left us way too soon. We
offer
condolences to family and friends for both Lynn and Greg. Thanks again,
Rita
There was also a death on May 31, reported Rita, for a KEITH A WRIGHT.
She
and I are both wondering if he's WC or not, possibly 1969-1970 class.
Does
anyone know? While Rita was writing me about these, she made the
comment
about how wonderful WC people are. Well, you'll sure get no argument
from
this camp, Rita, that's for sure.
Our musical troubadour, 1958's DONALD I. "DON" MCCOY, has succeeded
in
securing my bond for my Notary Public commission. Thanks, Don. Please
continue to work on my homeowners policy and my auto insurance. I
despise
the company with whom I'm now doing business! Thanks for your
efforts.
For all of you who do not already know this, if you maintain contact
with
1960's GERALD A. FULLER, please send him an e-mail, if you haven't done
so,
already, in recent weeks. He and Becky got a new computer and somehow,
in
the process, all their e-mail addresses got dumped in the transition.
When
you send your e-mail to them, then they'll obviously have your address.
If
you fall into this group, send e-mail to ( FULLER493@aol.com ).
Ah, for the good, ol' days! That was when I used to have to clear my
e-mail
at least twice a day, and there would always be at least 20-25 e-mails
there
Now, everyone is on FaceBook and Twitter and LinkedIn and all those
others.
In the early 1990s, they were called chat rooms and they really weren't
all
that successful But fast-forward 20-25 years, put a new label on them and
a
few new tweaks, and we've got an international sensation. I'm such an
old
fart, though, and am sticking to e-mail. So that's it for me.
My news from 1958's BILL R. HOWARD is that of good spirits and great
anticipation of the 55th. He says he's doing all right, as he continues
to
fight his cancer and is keeping a positive outlook. I don't know if I
could
do the same. As always, Bill, we're all pullin' for ya'. No one is
looking
forward to the 55th gathering for the 1958 class, more than Bill, I can
tell
you that, for sure. Bill also told me recently, he wants to get
together
with 1958's DAVID L. HOWARD and W. BAILEY HAWKINS and set up a visit
with
1960's CHAS. A. HIGH, JR. Did you get that done yet, Bill? If you do,
be
sure to let me know how it goes. Under a mile from Charlie lives
1960s'
PHILLIP D. HOWARD with his 1967 wife, MARIAN K. HUSSEY. Both those
guys
have had quite a time with health issues, and I know both would be
thrilled
to see all of you. Phil just celebrated a birthday July 12 and Charlie's
was
June 24.
Another one in my class was STEVEN M. KOKOT, whose birthday is June
16. We
hope all of you had a wonderful day.
Back on June 23, an e-mail came from Martha A. Craig, who is now Martha
A.
Taulbee. She's the widow of the late RONALD P. CRAIG, 1960, as you're
all
aware. She remarried on April 6, in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee. So we
all
wish great happiness and good health to Martha and her new
spouse. What's
his name, Martha? Wow, you went right past my house when you were in
Pigeon
Forge, most likely. Be sure to stop, next time you visit there. Hmmm,
I
wonder if you're now related to the former spouse of EULA FAYE BAILEY,
whose
name is Lennox B. Taulbee, Sr. Are you?
My friend and fellow Miami Shores Kid, as well as WC Pirate, 1961's
P.
LYNNETTE HAWVERMALE, returned from her home in Henderson, Nevada, to
her
home in Germantown, Ohio, on July 9. The past year hasn't been very good
to
Lynn. She lost her younger son last September and her husband during
November. She's looking forward to seeing all her 1961 cronies
again,
though, and getting her Ohio house back in order. Lynn, by the way,
the
phone number you gave me isn't working. I've tried to call you with
that
number and so has cousin Judy. So please check and send us the right
one,
will you?
By now, we're all aware of the efforts of 1960's THOS. L. WOLF, JR., to
get
photos of all the classes. I was overwhelmed with responses from those
who
wish to donate. Tom, I doubt you're going to have a problem at all,
with
gaining the needed funds from alumni. Among those who instantly
responded
were 1954's JERRY R. GRAHAM (class president), 1956's REBECCA J.
POLING,
1958's BILL R. HOWARD, 1959's SANDRA R. KINNEY, 1961's SALLY L.
GILLETTE,
CONNIE KAYE STREETE, RICHARD L. DOLL, and I know there are (or will
be)
dozens of others, if not hundreds. But I again remind all of you, I'm
no
more than the lowly messenger, no one official at all, and contact for
this
must be coordinated through Tom, not me. I've gotten an e-mail from
our
alumni treasurer, 1970's GARY E. JOHNSON, who's volunteering to handle
the
funds. But I'm not the one to contact. I know we'll all pull together
and
get this done. Thanks for letting us know, Tom, and thanks to you,
too,
Gary. By the way, 1954 class president, JERRY R. GRAHAM, also advised me
he
s begun work on his class' 60th anniversary gathering for 2014. If
you've
got any news on a 1954 class member, let's all make sure we get that info
to
Jerry, ASAP.
The WC Football Alumni Club just held an event July 12. I wish I'd
gotten
this bulletin out in time for all of you to know in advance. But I
do
believe I put it in a couple of prior ones, so hopefully, everyone
who
wanted to participate was able to do so. I believe it's the golf
tourney
held at Pipestone and my info always comes from 1988's JAS. A.
MCGUIRE.
Thanks, Jim.
On July 10, we received a notice from 1961's NANCY A. HALL, who reported
she
s whooping it up in Hawaii, while she and spouse, Pastor Larry W.
Matthews,
Ret., are visiting with their daughter and son-in-law on the
beautiful
island state. I hope you're both having a spectacular time, Nancy and
Larry
and stay safe and healthy. Nancy, if you're still over there,
there's
another WC alumnus who lives on the island, now. It's 1960's NANCY
R.
KANNINEN.
From 1961's NANCY J. ERTEL came a snippet of a FaceBook discussion in
which
she said there are no 1977, 1978, nor 1979 yearbooks available. A
fellow
named Kirk Beard (WC? I don't know, do you?) is the party who wants
them,
and he's apparently on FaceBook, requesting them. I have all of them,
but
don't think I have extras. However, if he's not a WC alumnus, I
wouldn't
allow them to go to him, anyway. Does anyone recognize this name?
From the class of 1945, BETTY JANE HARMAN passed away June 30. She was
born
in WC and her husband was Robt. D. Faulkner. They were good friends
with
1959's GARY E. BARNES, who sent me the notice. Yes, we have
others. It's
just that this one was going along so well, I decided not to put in
the
deaths until we got toward the end. You all know how much I hate that
part.
Anyway, our in-house, master record-keeper for these things is 1965's
STEVEN
F. SHADE, and he's recently sent me the very latest list. I'm going to
list
and name them, precisely as he sent them, even if I've already got it in
the
text. So here they are: 1934's WILDA A. SCHAEFFER (Leighty) 29 March,
2013;
1939's BILLY R. BOWDEN, 20 June 2013; 1945's DONNA COLLINS (Chiodo), 21
May
2013; 1952's DALE C. REYNOLDS, 17 March 2013; 1961's LYNN C. HALL
(Gomez),
13 May 2013; 1961's
CHARLOTTE A. MISENHEIMER (Centers), 26 March 2013; 1962's CAROL A
WOOSLEY,
10 June 2013; 1966's KEITH R. VAUGHN, 24 October 2012; MARY L. COMBS
(Chaney) 02 February 2013; RONALD L. SORTMAN, 06 March 2013 (yes, all 3
of
these were 1966); 1969's KEITH A. WRIGHT, 20 May 2013; 1973's PENNI
J.
THROCKMORTON (Hibbard), 30 May 2013; 1978's TODD G. LYONS, 24 March
2013;
1979's JEFFERY L. MYERS, 31 March 2013; 1983's JENNY L. DAVIS, June
1996
(recently recorded, no specific date); 1991's MICHAEL J. MAST, 03 June
2013;
1992's GREGORY S. McAFEE, 29 March 2013; 2010's MARIE NICOLE BALLARD, 14
May
2013; 2011's MATTHEW SMITH, 08 March 2013; Bus Driver CAROLYN BRASHEAR,
06
June 2013; and finally, employee MIRIAM GEORGE-ROSENBERGER, 14 March
2013.
Two or three of these losses were apparently only recently reported
or
discovered, as you can see. We send condolences to each and every
family.
Thanks, Steve.
Calling me from the sunny beaches was 1960's MICHAEL S. WEST. I believe
he
and Sally were in Florida and these two are gallivanting all over the
place.
Bully for you! Keep doing it. It's been a bit since I heard from
our
civics teacher, MURL E. HUFFMAN. But I can tell you this much. His
second
wedding anniversary is July 17. So happy 2nd anniversary to him and
his
lovely spouse, the former MARJORIE L. BOGAN-BURKHARDT. We all wish you
many
happy returns.
Okay, this has been a bit chopped up from the standpoint of chronology and
I
apologize for that. But I promise you, I've recorded every name,
every
snippet, every event, and every piece of news I received for this
bulletin
period. If I, by chance, missed something or recorded something
incorrectly
please do notify me, will you? In the meantime, I'm positively
flabbergasted to realize, come October, I've done these things for 13
years.
I just can't believe that! It's been so fun, thanks to all of
you. In
closing, I leave each of you with my sincere wish for glowing health,
personal safety, great happiness, peaceful serenity, spiritual harmony,
and
boundless prosperity. Ciao!
BRR-Class of 1960
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