John Dickey

Thank you Nicky and Everett!  Alan Bean was a very well-liked and respected astronaut down here in Houston.  Like anything else even among the elite, some are more respected than others.  He was one of those.  I am proud he went to our school!

For a long time he had one of his paintings displayed at one of our "NASA hangout" Italian restaurants, "Frenchie's".  It was a painting of astronauts on a moonscape.  He signed it something like..."Here we are on the moon looking for some great Italian food!"

God Speed Alan Bean!

Everett Young, Jr.

Yes, Hope.  The Paschal Tour will be on Thursday, June 21st, starting at 11:00 a.m. Everyone will need to go to the main office with photo ID to get a sticker badge with your name etc. That is part of being on school property now days. We are to have a guide to take us around so I guess we will assemble at the office and receive instructions.  I understand that we can park at the parking lot at Forest Park and Berry Street.  After the tour I anticipate that those who wish to go to lunch will go somewhere close by.  Everett Young

Carl Weisser

Anyone whom I photographed at the last reunion and promised a silhouette portrait I still plan to do them. I may not get them all done before the reunion but I will try.  Better late than never?  Carl Weisser

Cathy Hurley

Hi, Carl, looking forward to seeing you!

Hope Griffith (Matthews)

Hello All!  After years of anticipating our biggest reunion, I will not be able to attend!  For the last 3 years I have been battling high blood pressure due to renal stenosis and it chose this last week to flare up again pretty badly!  I was advised not to fly until this is resolved so I will not be flying in today as planned!  I hope you all have a wonderful time as I know you will!  Please, whoever is on Facebook, post all the pictures you can so I can see the changes at PHS, the Magnolia and the Peteoleum Club.  I'm so bummed right now!

Hope

Marsha Mayhall (Backof)

lHope it won’t be the same without you. You’ll be missed.love, Marsha Mayhall Backof

Kathy O'Byrne (Bradham)

Hope,

We’re sick too, that you can’t come!  I’ll speak for the group by saying we’ve had so much fun putting the reunion together, old and now new friendships in place, we have to continue getting together.  Rest and rest assured you will be missed greatly but we can help you re-live it with tons of pictures/videos, but even better, we’ll have a post party you can attend.  If not, let us know when you return......we’ll just have a post post party! 🤪  Take care of yourself, see you soon!💐 Go Panthers!  

—O’Byrne 😘

Carl Weisser

In tribute to all who have passed, but especially those who died in the first few years after graduation, I hope there is a place where you have been able to live an adult life, maybe its right here alongside us we just can't see you, for you certainly were robbed of a long life on this physical plane of existence. 

1969:  Bill Callahan, Robert Cook, Danna Downs

1970:  George Knetsar, Keith Edwards, Gary Morrah

1971:  Michael Berrier, Kathy Hay, Jewel Butler

1972:  Richard Lyons

Cathy Hirsh

Anyone staying at Hilton Embassy Suites downtown this weekend?    Please let me know.   Email is 

cahirsh@att.net      Thank you 👍

Debbie Gafford (Devaney)

Our 50th Reunion was an overwhelming success!  Thank you to everyone who put all of this together for all of your hard work!  You did an amazing job!   Amazing is not a strong enough word. 

What a kind, fun, and good-looking group we turned out to be!   Everyone was having so much fun Friday and Saturday nights!  So much laughter both nights!  This weekend gave us even more wonderful memories together.  It was great to reconnect with friends we haven't seen in years and will stay reconnected with now.  Such a wonderful time!!!!

Ready to go again for a 55th reunion or sooner?   I'm ready to volunteer to help.  ;)

Paul Williams

Am having post-reunion letdown. Wow, I had a blast and Susie did, too. Thank you!

Dennis Baum

Thanks to ALL who worked so very hard to make the 50th Reunion such a success. I had a marvelous time reaquainting myself with so many of my fellow classmates. It has been quite some time since I last traveled to Fort Worth, and I was very impressed with the upscale design and architecture which the entire city (at least the parts I traveled) now seems to embrace. To all who attended "THE EVENT", best of luck and good health to you and your families, for now and far into the future. Have a good life!

Carl Weisser

Thanks to all who came by the front table where I foolishly parked myself too long to finish gluing and signing silhouette portraits. Am I already in pergatory? If so somebody please let me know so I can finally let the f----k go of all this sh---t I keep carrying around and hang out with the people I have loved dearly all my life. 

Jerry Holmes

What a great venue for our 50th. Class Reunin. Cindy and I had a great time, yes even Cindy, the Arlington Heights girl. It was great seeing old faces that I knew when they were young faces. Our bodies have aged but we are still the Class of 68. Everyone take care and be safe and we will all do this again.

Carl Weisser

Randy McFarland

Damn that was fun!!! So good to see all of you! Super special thanks to Debbie and the committee for such a fabulous job. It was all just great and special!

Cindy Gray (Anderson)

Carl, you didn't get the whole bunch -- here's the picture that includes YOU! Great to see you! -- Cindy and Bill

Left to right: Carl Weisser, Steve Loftin, Don Payte, Ben Herring ('67), Bill Anderson, Tom Rall, Charlie Davis, Van Green, Ricky Wright -- next day at the Rall Ranch. Lots of fun! Unfortunately, this shot broke the camera so we didn't get to photograph the women ...  :)

Cindy Gray (Anderson)

There were SO MANY people there that I never got to visit with -- Bill and I sat up for hours talking about everyone, and he saw several of you that I did not. But it was great to see you JAN TURNER, who moved to California before graduation, but flew back for our reunion!

Bill Anderson, Cindy (Gray) Anderson, and Jan Turner

Carl Weisser

Did anybody take a picture of Cindy McReynolds?

Carl Weisser

Still think my censored title for the guys at Tom Rall's is best:

"A Motley Crew of Sorry Asses" - as in a diverse and poorly organized group, such as a band of pirates.

I might add: that I am proud to call my friends.

David Bloxom

Nicki Thompson (Tyler)

Someone asked for a picture of Cindy McReynolds - she was absolutely fabulous at the party!!!  See for yourself!!  Sorry, could not find the option to rotate the picture.

Martha Ankele (Dean)

Debbie, you are so clever!  I'm adding to your quip:  Those were the Daze; These are the Days!  Everyone, join in the next reunion committee.  It adds so much to the fun. 

Martha Ankele (Dean)

 Thanks again to all the volunteers who created the memory-themed tables and to those who came early to install the decorations!!!  

And a special shout out to Pattie Boyd and Claudia Kay who did 4 of the 14 tables!  And Everett Young for being the most consciencious judge ever. And Nicki Thompson who slaved over the videos and memorials to make them the best they could be... and she's not through yet!  Here comes the book!

And to Ralph Dean who spent so many hot days in his workshop cutting and painting trophies and cardholders, pouring concrete into tree stands, mashing chicken wire and pea gravel into containers, spraying everything purple and then spraying it again, and making a floorplan of the club to plan where to squish everything....  So much more.  My hero.

Marsha Mayhall (Backof)

I had a fabulous time. Thank you to all the committees. My previous job, I was responsible for multiple events for 500-1000 so I appreciate the 18 months of planning and hours of decorating. Your selection of the meal was so delicious. Nicki the Memorial was perfect. It was so hard to watch but was a beautiful tribute. Wish KALA had made a group picture. I will try and post the few pictures my sweet husband took. Jan Turner, Karen Dawson and Mary Sue Hamilton we should have stepped out to talk and visit! I wish I had taken time to visit all the tables to see who came.  The ladies were a little easier to recognize than the men because I knew more of them.  Pledging in KALA made this shy girl introduce herself and meet many of our classmates. I was blessed to know so many. May God bless you all with good health and safety. See you in 5 years. Love to all.