Thanks for the Shared Memories

Our 50-Year Class Reunion is officially in the rear-view window.  More than 80 classmates and friends participated in some or all events over the 3-day weekend, Oct. 18-20, 2019.  Before leaving to resume our separate lives, we paused to remember our departed classmates in an reflective memorial service. 

Here is the final participation count by event:

• Friday pep rally: 12
• Friday mixer at Fairgrounds: 42
• Friday football game: 14
• Saturday museum tour: 8
• Saturday reunion at Heritage Hall: 76
• Sunday memorial: 29
• Sunday brunch: 27

Reunion photographs from the event have been posted to this website (use "50th Reunion Pictures" link on the left to access).  More will be added as they become available.  You can also see lots of pictures posted on our Facebook page at "PHS Class of '69".

You answered the call for donations to continue this website by contributing $735 towards our goal of $750 to ensure maintenance of this site for another five years.  We still encourage donations (use "Save Our Website Donations" link on the left).  Any residual funds may be used for future Class of 1969 communications, such as unexpected expenses or direct mailings for classmates who don't have email access. 

Finally, an extra round of thanks is extended to our reunion committee (Mike Bowden, Cheryl Caldwell Brown, Lauren Murphy English, Eddie Fitzgerald, Joel Guest, Bobby Hargroves, Betsy Mills House, Larry Jordan, and Tim Taylor) for their time expended and in-kind donations of supplies and services which helped deliver this event under budget. 

 

 

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The Class of 1969... 45 Years Later!

 

We had loads of FUN both Friday and Saturday nights.  
Loved catching up with old friends!

To see some pictures, click on the link on the left side.
 

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Since many of us are thinking about retiring,

I thought this list might be helpful!

 

Retire to Phoenix, Arizona where...

 

1. You are willing to park 3 blocks away because you found shade.

2.. You've experienced condensation on your hiney from the hot water in the toilet bowl.

3. You can drive for 4 hours in one direction and never leave town.

4. You have over 100 recipes for Mexican food.

5. You know that "dry heat" is comparable to what hits you in the face when you open your oven door.

6. The 4 seasons are: tolerable, hot, really hot, and ARE YOU KIDDING ME??!!

 

OR

 

You can retire to California where...

 

1. You make over $250,000 and you still can't afford to buy a house.

2. The fastest part of your commute is going down your driveway.

3. You know how to eat an artichoke.

4. You drive your rented Mercedes to your neighborhood block party.

5. When someone asks you how far something is, you tell them how long it will take to get there rather than how many miles away it is.

6. The 4 seasons are: Fire, Flood, Mud, and Drought.

 

OR

 

You can retire to New York City

where...

 

1. You say "the city" and expect everyone to know you mean Manhattan ..

2. You can get into a four-hour argument about how to get from Columbus Circle to Battery Park, but can't find Wisconsin on a map.

3. You think Central Park is "nature."

4. You believe that being able to swear at people in their own language makes you multi-lingual.

5. You've worn out a car horn. (Ed. Note if you have a car).

6. You think eye contact is an act of aggression.

 

OR

 

You can retire to Minnesota where...

 

1. You only have four spices: salt, pepper, ketchup, and Tabasco ..

2. Halloween costumes fit over parkas.

3. You have more than one recipe for casserole.

4. Sexy lingerie is anything flannel with less than eight buttons.

5. The four seasons are: winter, still winter, almost winter, and

construction.

 

OR

 

You can retire to the Deep South where....

 

1. You can rent a movie and buy bait in the same store.

2. "Y'all" is singular and "all y'all" is plural.

3. "He needed killin" is a valid defense.

4. Everyone has 2 first names: Billy Bob, Jimmy Bob, Mary Ellen, Betty Jean, Mary Beth, etc etc.

5. Everything is either "in yonder," "over yonder" or "out yonder."

It's important to know the difference, too.

 

OR

 

You can retire to Colorado where...

 

1. You carry your $3,000 mountain bike atop your $500 car.

2. You tell your husband to pick up Granola on his way home and so he stops at the day care center.

3. A pass does not involve a football or dating.

4. The top of your head is bald, but you still have a pony tail.

 

OR

 

You can retire to the Midwest where...

 

1. You've never met any celebrities, but the mayor knows your name.

2. Your idea of a traffic jam is ten cars waiting to pass a tractor.

3. You have had to switch from "heat" to "A/C" on the same day.

4. You end sentences with a preposition: "Where's my coat at?"

5. When asked how your trip was to any exotic place, you say, "It was different!"

 

OR

 

FINALLY You can retire to Florida where...

 

1. You eat dinner at 3:15 in the afternoon.

2. All purchases include a coupon of some kind -- even houses and cars.

3. Everyone can recommend an excellent dermatologist..

4. Road construction never ends anywhere in the state.

5. Cars in front of you often appear to be driven by headless people.

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I loaded some old penny postcards of Paris

from back in the day. 

Click on "Paris Postcards" in the

left column to take a look.

 

Enjoy!

 

 

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I am proud to be from Texas - where tea is sweet and accents are sweeter; summer starts in April; front porches are wide and words are long; macaroni and cheese is a vegetable; pecan pie is a staple; Y’all is the only proper pronoun; chicken is fried and biscuits come w/ gravy; everything is darlin' and someone is always getting their heart blessed.

 

 

 

 

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