accounting for the same company and so far, business continues to be good in Dallas. Husband Jim has worked for Sony Pictures for almost 30 years and hopes to remain there, so please go to the movies! Michele O’Neill Craig is living in Edmond and still works for the Corporation Commission. She and husband, Jim, have 2 sons; Wade is in high school and loves debate and science, and Ryan is in elementary school and loves recess and PE. Ann Alexander Morton came to Denver to convince me (Kathryn) to take the Class Notes secretary job with Hilary; alright, she was on her way to the mountains with her mom, but she did stop by! Has anyone ever turned down a request from Ann? Ann and Russ are splitting time between Ft. Worth, TX and Santa Fe, NM now that their children are out of high school. One daughter is married and their other 2 children are in college. Allen Paschal and wife, Adrienne, are in Ft. Worth, TX and their big news is that they are grandparents. Allen and Ann Morton thought he might be the first grandparent of the class, but as noted above, Carol Gavula Cable beat him by a year in that category. Allen and Adrienne have 5 children with only one still at home. They went to the rodeo with Ann and Russ Morton to help them adjust to Texas life after their long stint in NYC. Has anyone seen Appaloosa? Rex Linn surprised Allen by popping up unexpectedly on the screen. Allen wants to be Rex’s manager and broaden his horizons from the serious parts, like in CSI—he thinks Rex would have been perfect in Wedding Crashers or Old School! Richard Parry checked in so that we wouldn’t make up something. His son is now an 8th grader at Casady. He notes that all those years of sitting on the bench during sports prepared him well for sitting on the bench to watch his son play. It’s also a joy to walk the campus and have the occasional spontaneous run-in with old classmates from our formative years. Specifically on our classmates, Richard gets the yearly call from Charlie Nye reminding him how old he is. Randy Hogan and Richard do lunch, attend as many Zoo Amphitheatre concerts (ZZ Top/Ted Nugent) as possible, and frequently get friends to sail during summer evenings on Lake Hefner – with sufficient beer and wine consumption, those restaurants Randy built begin to look like Bahamas/BVI’s ports of call! Allen Paschal and Richard connect mostly via phone with usually a once-a-year retreat for cross-country/snow-skiing or saltwater exploration. Both continue attempting to pass on their outdoor experiences to their kids. For example, each of them took their sons on river kayaking journeys this summer. As a result, Richard says, “Methinks both of our wives will be placing massive quantities of Advil and other relief medications in the stockings going forward to assist the stupidity during such youth-oriented excursions.” Patti Walker Morgan is still teaching at Casady. After 18 years in the Primary Division, she has moved up to first grade. She
reports that the building still smells of pencils and milk, and yes, they still have chocolate milk day! She is having a lot of fun with her class and learning something new every day. Patti’s own children are now officially adults. Son Matt is 25 and has recently moved back to OKC from St. Louis. He prefers the weather in OKC, and Patti prefers having him close by. Daughter Chelsea turned 21 in January and is living in Norman, taking classes, and considering a nursing career. Patti recently joined Facebook to see what her children were up to, but has discovered that it is a great way to connect with classmates. She suggests we put together a class of 1975 group…. Linda Webber Harris and husband Gene still live in Edmond. Their son is a college sophomore in Illinois on a swimming scholarship. Their daughter is a high school sophomore who loves riding hunter/jumpers. Linda has a weekend planned with Patti Morgan and other friends in April, and would love to hear from classmates any time. Charlie Smith and wife Diana Mitchell Smith ’73 are in Kingfisher, OK, where Charlie is the minister of the Federated Church of Kingfisher. They had a tough 2008 — in February, Diana lost her mother, Trio Mitchell (a long-time teacher and then administrator at Casady), and then lost her father, Dwight Mitchell, in December. I (Hilary) had a great dinner with them both over Christmas and enjoyed catching up with them. I then went to Charlie’s church on Sunday to see the Reverend at work—I particularly loved that he used a movie clip during his sermon to make a point! In addition to Diana, Charlie’s sister, Susie Smith Thurmond ’74, still living with her spouse Pete Thurmond ’74, on a ranch in Cheyenne) and Charlie’s mother were also there and looking great, so we had a minireunion. If you are in the Kingfisher vicinity, particularly on a Sunday morning, check in with the Smiths! Rex Linn is still living in LA and showing up on Monday nights as Frank Tripp in CSI: Miami. Now in his 5th season on the show, Rex reports that CSI: Miami is currently the #1 watched show in the world! He thoroughly enjoys his work and does not take a day of it for granted (although he does confess that he is still campaigning for the writers to give his character a girlfriend, or at least let Detective Tripp go out on a date!). When he is not filming the show, he works in films – he particularly mentioned his most recent film, Appaloosa, and urges everyone to check it out. Aside from acting, Rex recently served on the jury of a criminal trial, which was a switch for an actor who regularly plays an officer of the law. Rex still keeps in close touch with Ed Gaylord, who lives with his wife and 4 sons in Paradise Valley, AZ. Ed has a sports management company and represents golfers, including Phil Mickelson. Rex and Ed have been reminiscing about Coach Glenn Sears and those football years at Casady, including those early morning summer practices when Coach Sears would sing them awake.
And now our updates: I, (Kathryn Records Ryan) Iive in Denver. My husband, Tim, and I are delighted that our oldest daughter, Claire, is out of college, working in NYC at her first job – an art history major working interiors at a large construction firm. Our next daughter, Anna, is at University of St. Andrews in Scotland and is providing an excellent excuse for her father to play golf there. Our son, Jack, is in 8th grade at a Casady-like school here in Denver; lax and hunting and skeet competitions are his favorites. For fun, we love doing most outdoorsy things skiing, rollerblading, and hiking. I’m very involved with Jack’s school, and Tim is a geologist who runs his own oil company. Like Wayne, we miss the $140/bbl price of oil! I, (Hilary Hughes Young) live in Austin, TX, with spouse Stan ’79 and 2 cats. Stan is an electrical engineer who works with computer software. I am a health lawyer representing health care providers (like hospitals) against the government, and have my own tiny niche, all-woman firm (Joy and Young). Last year, I found myself being a consumer of health care, going through treatment for breast cancer—chemo, lumpectomy, radiation, the whole package. I was balder than Rex Linn for awhile, but my hair grew back (curly!), my scans are clear, and life is good. I sing in a civic chorus, and Stan and I like to sail, shoot skeet, bike, and go to lots of arts events. We spent the week of Thanksgiving sailing along the west coast of Florida on a 41-foot catamaran, and we are going to Tuscany for the first 2 weeks in April, which includes both Palm Sunday and Easter. We have also been making more frequent trips to OKC and hope to catch up with more of the Casady crew. Finally, Jenny Jenkins-Bishop has setup a Facebook page for our class, check it out at http://www.facebook.com/group. php?gid=55274907246andref=ts. The name of it is Casady Class of 1975!
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Rhonda King Hefton 1712 Drakestone Ave. Oklahoma City, OK 73120-1010 (405) 843-3445 heftonrk@aol.com
It seems as if it was a year that the class of 1977 did not want to discuss! Turning 50 was tough! Here is what I learned from those who were proud to be another year older: Katie Robertson O’Connor “Laurie had her big hip operation March and is recovering at home. I guess time will tell if it improves the pain for her. She had a bad couple of days tucked up in bed and was trying desperately to study - law exams which were only a month away so the timing was not great. Lambing is going really well and we are 70 percent through and the weather has been warm and mild. There are lots of content sheep and frolicking lambs and
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