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Kay Manning (Elrod)

Anne: I am sorry to say, I failed to check on you too. My mind is just about shot. Please forgive me. I had forgotten you live so close to Houston. Did you have flooding? Were your children with you?  Do you have a generator?  I have read where many people are leaving the Houston area because of the storms. Come on home, Anne. We only get the hurricanes about every 50 years or so and Rock Hill is lovely! So many friends still there, or close enough. K

PS: We enjoy hearing from you too! It has been a while. Stay in touch, girl!

Kay Manning (Elrod)

George: I enjoyed the quote at the end of your Friday note to the class, but I am afraid you may have opened a can of worms.  Why should we be gentle with the male of the species?  We are so different!  It is hard for me to understand the male logic or lack thereof.  The fear of the female comes from the mother of the man-child driving her young to the emergency room for splitting his head open after falling from that huge concrete pipe he was told to stay away from and knocking out his teeth that  she just spent thousands of dollars at the orthodontist to correct his overbite.  If you have heard that kind of rage, you know where the fear comes from.  Oh, don't get me started.....

Not so funny story.  We were at the oncologist's office the other day and there are a lot of questions now related to mental health. The nurse asked my husband, "Do you feel safe in your home? Are you afraid of anyone or anything at home? My husband looked at me and pointed. Ha!  No ice cream for him when we got home.

George Crow

Oops, Kay. Maybe I did open a can of worms seeking sympathy from all you cold-hearted Class of '66 females :-)

Changing subjects, you inquired earlier about Fred McClurkin. Last time I heard from Fred was on our May Zoom call. He was his usual exuberant self! No luck when I tried again a week or so ago on his birthday. I know he goes back and forth between Jamaica & Kansas City plus had that hurricane you referenced, so I'm guessing his plate has been quite full. I know he appreciates all the prayers of his classmates for his battle with ALS.

Praying & cheering for Lake and you with the health challenges crossing your paths.

Kay Manning (Elrod)

I forgive you!

Cheryl Pope (Bumgarner)

Okay George,  you can't win for loosing. I don't consider myself cold hearted! I believe our class of '66 had more warm hearted females than cold hearted. I forgive you, too!

Bobbie Marie Key (Rourk)

Leazer, praying for you & Tony.

Bobbie Marie Key (Rourk)

Cathy Morrison:  I got a similar surprise a year or so ago - very large melanoma on my calf.  Also stage 1 with some regression.  An eejit in the derm's office scared the bjeezus out of us telling me I had stage 4 (where I come from, a death sentence).  Yes, I am on a first-name basis with the derm (tho have been promoted from scan every quarter to every 6 months).  Totally agree that ALL of us who were non-sunscreened sun worshippers should be seeing a dermatologist regularly.  I am assured by friends who've had several removed it's no big deal - wrong.  You have "suspicious moles" - mine never looked like the pictures.  Wishing you all the very best & begging EVERYBODY to get anything that doesn't look right checked out.

Brenda Leazer (Chandler)

Thank you Bobbie Marie! We really appreciate it! We know that God is in control and hope for the best one day at a time!

Dennis W. Haire

Bobbie Marie, I agree with you 100%!  I had a melanoma removed from my shoulder several years ago.  Fortunately, it was shallow but the doc took out a chunk!  After a year of quarterly visits followed by a year of 6 month visits, I am now back on the annual screening but I keep a lookout for anything new.  Johnson's Baby Oil was probably not a good sunscreen back in my younger years!

Marilyn (Lyn) Baker (Jackson)

What a wonderful summer this has been for Bob and me! We have had our son Rob, his wife Angie, and our three grandchildren Ava, Brooke and Hayes home for almost two months.  They are currenlty serving as missionaries in Lisbon, Portugal.  We were so blessed to be able to have our son and daughter's entire families together again for our annual beach trip this summer.  Unfortunately Rob and family are returning to Lisbon on the 28th of this month as kids must return to school.  I'm already looking into trips to Portugal for next summer (lol) and then they will be home on leave for 6 months in the summer/fall of 2026.  

Kay Manning (Elrod)

Lyn: You have had a great summer!  It is a blessing to have everyone together again. Thanks for sharing your good fortune with us, Lyn.  K

Ed Burwell

I'm sorry to learn of Randy Kessinger's passing. Rest in Peace my ole friend from Finley Road School. You will no doubt be missed.

Max Youngblood

Kay Manning (Elrod)

Between Max, David Sealy, and many others in our class - and we know who you are - grandpas are getting younger and younger it seems.

Congratulations to Scott and Jeanne on their first grandchild. Thanks for letting us know, Max!

Max Youngblood

Dennis W. Haire

So sorry to hear of Karen's passing.  I remember her growing up on Pickens Street next to Confederate Park.  She was such a sweet girl.  On my walk from Colonial Drive to RHHS on White Street, we would walk along to school and talk.  Prayers for her family.

Bill Mayo

Richy Williams

I heard it also Bill. Flash said he joined the fan club in 2007 and I joined in 2009. He also said Eds dad owned WTYC radio. I do not remmember that WTYC.  Riochy

Becky Armstrong (Helms)

Kay Manning (Elrod)

Hahaha!  Love the hair Beck!

Dennis W. Haire

Looks like a rough crowd! Becky, how do you get your hair under your helmet ⛑!

Becky Armstrong (Helms)

Dennis, I have a custom helmet. Can't mess up the hair!

Kay Manning (Elrod)

My sweet grandmother volunteered at the polls every election year that I can remember. Of course, she was a  very young woman when women won the right to vote. She never drove or had a car, so she had to get a ride when she could, but that didn't stop her.

David Sealy

May the road rise up to meet you,

May the wind be always at your back

May the sun shine warm upon your face,

The Rains Fall soft upon your fields.

And until we meet again

May God hold you in the palm of his hand.

Gail King (Davis)