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Pete Peterson (’51) attends the Golden Tigers reception. Class of 1951 1947
(next reunion 2017)
Class Agent: Gardner Wright
Class of 1961
Parnick Jennings shared the following memories with his granddaughter, Tara Inman, who is Darlington’s dean of students for global education: “… I would like for someone on staff who is interested in Darlington history to know we graduated outside under willow trees beside the lake, and our speaker was the commissioner of Major League Baseball and longtime senator from Kentucky A.B. ‘Happy’ Chandler. His son was in our class and we called him ‘mule’ because he moved like a mule. We also were the only class ever to wear military uniforms – 1944 and 1945. Dr. E.L. Wright, headmaster, was in the Marine Corps in WWI and wore his uniform, overseeing our drills each day. All of the other schools in the Mid-South Conference were military schools and wore uniforms every day. Dr. Wright was the best teacher I had from grade 1 to graduation. He taught English Lit and could comprise a poem of tribute in less than five minutes … Dr. Wright was a true southern gentleman!” 1962
(next reunion 2017)
Class Agents: Adeline (Wright) Hanks, Fred Neely, John Shearer
Head of School Brent Bell talks with Horace Stewart (’60) during Alumni Weekend.
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Gary Hill competed in the Georgia State Open Championship for Tennis at the Bitsy Grant Tennis Center in
Atlanta. The event is held annually, and Gary has won the 70 & Over championship for three consecutive years. Congratulations, Gary! 1966
(next reunion 2021)
Class Agents: Villa (Sulzbacher) Hizer, Frank Virgin
Villa (Sulzbacher) Hizer and her classmates from the Thornwood Class of 1966 had a pre-union gathering in Rome. Pictured are Sally (Dahlstrom) Rudert (’66T), Scotty Regester (’66T), Villa (Sulzbacher) Hizer (’66T), Emily (Hogg) Barba (’66T), Ilene (Miller) Linton (’66T), Alison (Spurlin) Tipton (’66T), and Nancy Griffin (’66T).
1967
(next reunion 2017)
Class Agent: Lee Thuston
Andy Smith is a Cornerstones Professor in Residence in Historic Preservation at UTC. A local architect, he teaches Field Documentation of Historic Structures, Urban History and the Development of Chattanooga and A Survey of Architecture.
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