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PROFILE UPDATES
| • | John Houston 8/11 |
| • | Johnny Parker 6/24 |
| • | Dwight Logee 6/24 |
| • | Lynn Clanton 4/23 |
| • | Betsy House (Mills) 4/8 |
| • | Debbie Gates (Upchurch) 3/6 |
| • | Bill Grayson 11/13 |
| • | Kathy Kammer (Day) 10/5 |
| • | Dr. Bill Snell 6/26 |
| • | Randy Bunch 4/20 |
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UPCOMING BIRTHDAYS
| • | Karen Bean (Barber) 10/12 |
| • | James Anderson 10/13 |
| • | Charles Bolton -Teacher 10/15 |
| • | Don Howell (Howell) 10/18 |
| • | Jack Jones 10/18 |
| • | Tim Taylor 10/23 |
| • | Shawnee Lynn Anthony (Chambers) 10/25 |
| • | Foster Stone 10/27 |
| • | Sue Scott (Burrow) 10/29 |
| • | David Thomas 10/30 |
| • | Larry McCuin 11/2 |
| • | Mike Noles 11/2 |
| • | Johnny Johnson 11/3 |
| • | Jan Armiger (Ballard) 11/6 |
| • | Lillie Harbuck (Cole) 11/6 |
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Paris High School - Paris, Texas
Class Of 1969 |
Another Classmate Is Gone
Charles "David" Crook, 75, of Mission, Texas, passed away on October 1, 2026, in Mission, Texas.
Born in Paris, Texas, on December 13, 1950, David attended Paris Junior College for one year before transferring to The University of Texas at Austin, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in December 1972. He went on to graduate with honors from the University of Texas School of Law with a Juris Doctor degree in May 1978. David practiced law in Austin and McAllen, concentrating on real estate law, and was board certified by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization in commercial and residential real estate law.
Known for his strong faith and dedication to family and friends, David was respected and served those around him with humility and love. He was a lifelong member of the Southern Baptist Church conference and taught Sunday School at Calvary Baptist Church in McAllen, Texas. For many years he was also a member of Mission's Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone (TIRZ No. 1). In his retirement years, David enjoyed woodworking and turning pens, and he could always be heard cheering on the University of Texas Longhorns during football season. He loved building amazing Lego sets and proudly displayed them in his law office. David's humor and laughter brightened any room. And his devotion to his wife, pride in his son and daughter-in-law, adoration of his granddaughter and love for his extended family and friends were unmatched. David's legacy will live on within the lives of those he so deeply loved.
David is survived by his wife of 52 years, Rebecca Martin Crook, his son Daniel Crook (Joanna), his cherished two-year-old granddaughter, Marnie Crook, and his maternal aunt Myrna Foster.
David is also survived by his sister-in-law Tory Crook, sister-in-law Mary Dale Newsome (Kenny), nephew Tom Crook (Heather), great-niece Rebecca Crook, great-nephew Caleb Crook, niece Elizabeth Crook Hunter (Mark), great-niece Emily Hunter McCown (Rush), great-niece Laura Hunter, niece Laura Fulbright (Jonathan), great-niece Julia Fulbright, nephew Scott Dudley (Jessica), and by numerous beloved cousins.
David was preceded in death by his parents, Kathryne and Robert Crook, and older brother and best friend, Bob Crook.
55th Class Reunion
It's In The Books!
Click the Link in the Left Column
for Pictures
If you have pictures to post, please send them to MikeBowden2012@Gmail.com
Many thanks to Sheena Sikes for many of our pictures
Saturday Night including our class picture.
And thanks to many classmates for pictures of the entire reunion.
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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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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.
