PLAINVIEW HIGH SCHOOL
Class of 1953
50TH REUNION
**Classmate Comments**
Words cannot express how excited I am about our
reunion. A 50th anniversary celebration for the Class of '53 became a dream of
mine during the 2000 All School Reunion. Thanks to John Marse, Jim Persefield
and Jim Shearer who stepped forward at that time saying they would help me. As
we began to plan many others offered help and encouragement to make it a
reality. I am pleased so many classmates responded and look forward to seeing
each and everyone of you!
Carolyn Huggins Hollis
Wayne this is a
terriffic website.and I am most gratefull for your maintaining the names of all
attendees. It is a tremendous help to me in preparing all name badges. I am very
excited about our reunion. It is like waiting for Santa Claus when we were
children. I truly look forward to seeing everyone after these many years.
Regards, Jim Persefield.
Thanks for the comments about the names, Jim, but its really John that does
all the work.
I am posting this article that my son sent me so that all of my non-speller
friends will not hesitate to email me their comments.
wayne
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Hpapy seplling!!
Wayne, The Web page is a great way of hearing
from people. I appreciate your expertise and know the time it takes to set
it up. I especially want to include my thanks to all the committee and
to Carolyn Hollis for being a top notch chairman. Her time and hours on the
phone contacting friends is appreciated by the committee and myself. I am
looking forward to seeing and getting hugs from every one. I.J. West
It has been such fun
hearing from so many of you with information about your lives for our "Memory
Book". It sounds like there are going to be quite a lot of us back for our
reunion and isn't it going to be fun? I hope if you will encourage anyone who
has not made their reservations to do so. They'll be missed if they aren't
there!
Jeri Anglin Wesley
I remained at PHS one year after all of you graduated. I
married in the summer of 1953, and we were transferred to Lubbock in 1954. I
taught English and Speech at Lubbock High school. Yes, I became a Westerner,
but I have to admit that first pep rally was traumatic. Later I taught
English at Pecos High School and Speech at Roswell Community Junior College.
After my divorce in 1966, I returned to Plainview and back to PHS. I taught
English IV for for twelve years and was the librarian for fourteen years. I
retired in 1993 with forty-three year experience in a field that I loved.
I have two children. My son Bill works for Hanover Energy
Company in Wyoming, and my daughter Kim lives at Kress with her husband and
two daughters. The granddaughters are my pride and joy. They keep me up to
date with what is happening in schools today.
When I retired, I planned to travel as much as my budget would
allow. I did make trips to Israel, England, the British Isles, and New York
City. I have been blessed with excellent health, but osteoarthritis has
stopped my traveling. It seems to be determined to destroy my joints one by
one.
Both hips have been replaced, and now the surgeons are just
waiting for me to give them permission to replace my right shoulder. Could I
have worn it out writing on those blackboards or paddling John Marse when he
was in the fifth grade? (He committed a terrible offense--he called me
Betty) I have been called much worse since! The destruction of the vertebrae
in my lower back causes the most pain and is the worst since at this time
surgery is not an option. I now stay busy reading, e-mailing friends, doing a
little work on my family history, volunteering, and enjoying friends and
family.
I know all of you will enjoy this reunion. I graduated in 1943
from PHS, and we are having our sixtieth reunion in October. We have lost so
many since our fiftieth reunion, that I say to you enjoy each other now. Have
fun telling all those things that you got away with in my classes that get
funnier each time you tell them. Betty Brown McGhee
Oh to be 18 years old again! But, guess what, I get to do just that next
weekend when I make it back to Plainview for our Reunion. I consider this to be
a chance of a life time and am so excited that I get this opportunity to see
high school classmates. This old grandma is anxious to shed all those extra
pounds, the gray hair, the creaky joints and all the ailments that plague the
elderly, and revert back to the days when we didn't have a care in the world
except passing Mrs. Dunn's civics class. Where did that come from - see, I
remember more than I thought I could. Civics? Looking forward to seeing all of
you. If you don't recognize me or remember me, just fake it and say "Oh its
just wonderful to see you and you look just like you did when you were 18".
Patsy Harris Middleton
Thanks for the wonderful web-site Wayne.
Even though I missed that final year of 53, " I
was in a great rush to get started with my life", I am really looking
forward to seeing everyone again. Of course my short term memory is beginning
to go, but I still have great and clear memories of our school days. Loved the
pictures, I didn't recognize anyone in the group pictures, but they are great.
See you soon.
Gene Strickland Watson
I want to Thank You for
the web site that we can read the latest about the reunion . I have
enjoyed the pictures and am really wondering and stretching my brain to see
if I can recognize anyone. This has really been somthing that I am looking
forward to....even though I really havn't kept up with many over the
years. Like many , I really didn't think it important. As the years roll
on , I have learned that the many friendships that I had as a young person are
important . I was in D.E. and worked half days and wasn't really able to
participate in many of the school activities, however have never forgotten
school days. It will be interesting to see , from the biographys , what
an impact our class made on the world. I can hardly wait.
Thanks to each of you who have spent so many hours
putting this together. Molly Inmon Huffman
From the desk of
Molly and Charles Huffman
Lockney, Texas
Wayne--can't thank you enough for all your time and
trouble in getting the webpage up and running for us! It is great, and so fun
to read about what's going on in Plainview each day. Reading the comments
from everyone brings back memories instantly--well "almost instantly".
For once, I'm glad I finally learned to use email,
and open webpages on the computer--Has made all the tedious time learning
worthwhile! Looking forward to Friday. Thanks again, Betty Jo Bumpus
Herring
Wayne, having done a bit of puterism myself,I
realize the trouble and torment you have indulged in creating the site for
us. We,.of the class of 53, appreciate the effort and this old navy cowboy
,for one, is looking forward to the reunion and seeing how "young" all
have stayed plus the pleasure of learning if any or few attained the
goals they started with back all those many years ago.
Leon Martin
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Wayne, just wanted to
thank you again for everything and to tell you how much fun it was to see you
again.
Van Gough said that "a fine picture was equilivant to a good deed". Well, you
have many good deeds under your belt! Everyone has enjoyed the website so
much. I hope there can be even more pictures put on it before it has to go
away.
Was there a cost involved in doing this? If so, I would be glad to help you
with it if you will just let me know.
I just thought our reunion could not have been more perfect. It was such fun to
renew old acquaintances and reminise about our high school memories. My
grandmother (who lived to be 98) told me one time that when you got old, all you
had left were your memories so be sure and make a lot of good ones! This
weekend was a very good one!
Jeri Wesley