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we had great fun with them. Unfortunately, since they live in Africa, we don’t see them that often. We do have Skype, however, and that helps a lot.
College’s May Court, is the mother of Joel Hurt Jones ’78. Anna remembers meeting Raymond “Kip” Kimbrough’s sister, Cynthia Kimbrough; his mother, Dr. Janet Kimbrough, a distinguished physician; and his grandmother, Mrs. May Coleman. Then, Mrs. Coleman was living in the historic St. George Tucker home in Williamsburg, and Anna says that Mrs. Coleman, without realizing it, taught her more about Virginia history than anyone else. Although this was our class’ last official get-together, nobody will forget Jack Clarkson’s motto: “None so great as ’48.”
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Winston Holt 209 Nottingham Road Richmond, VA 23221 (H) 804-359-1634 (O) 804-780-2030 wholt@davenportllc.com
Sylvia and Lee Marston ’51
your correspondent hinted at apostic thinking on the presidential election, c) dislocation of left little finger, reducing your correspondent to a hunt-and-peck typist, and d) an Alaska Grizzly – they are all over the neighborhood – ate my report.
60th Reunion: June 5-6, 2009.
I surrender the balance of my space to the Class of 1951 and promise better next time.
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John Ritchie 1848 Westview Road Charlottesville, VA 22903 (H) 434-984-4729 jritchiejr32@yahoo.com and Gish Anderson 109 Oak Hill Lane New Bern, NC 28562 (H) 252-635-6562 gishgay@earthlink.net From John Ritchie: Jim Nichols believes that his family is one of only two families to have three sons at EHS at the same time. His brothers are John ’49 and Robert ’52. What a great endorsement for The High School! Your class correspondent regrets that this is all the news he has at deadline. A combination of factors created this calamity, including the following: a) severe depression caused by the threatened collapse of Wall Street and all 401ks, as well as the dismal start of U.Va.’s football season, b) classmate Don Scott’s smothering solicitude since
Walter Reed (H) 707-448-3347 waltnloli@earthlink.net Dear classmates, many messages left on answering machines and few e-mails received, but here is what news I have. Jim Hickson – Jim was back in Bedford, Va., on business, but I had a grand talk with Mildred. She was recovering from a fall but in fine fettle as we discussed our kids and times gone by. I was surprised to hear that Rob Hershey had been a student of hers back in Richmond, where she taught Latin and English. Clearly she did a fine job. Also, her daughter, Ellen, ran a medical clinic in Kenya for a while (she’s now a pediatrician in Colorado), which led to my comments about my daughter, Patricia, who is a vet in the Republic of the Congo. For me, the sound of Mildred’s Virginia accent was music to my ears as my most formative years were spent in Hampton, Va.
Tom Hunter – I had several enjoyable talks with Tom, which led to him send me a package of his works (DVDs of the movies “The Final Countdown” and “The Hills Run Red” and his book, “Softly Walks the Beast,” on CD). Countdown was a big Hollywood effort about a Nimitz-class carrier time shifting back to 1941, and The Hills was a spaghetti cowboy movie that Tom made during his 10 years in Italy. He is also working on his biography, titled “Memoirs of a Spaghetti Cowboy,” and he included two chapters of the script for me to read. I enjoyed all of them and offered to make them available to anyone in the class who wants to enjoy them, too. Tom is in good health, living in Providence, R.I., and, judging from the fact that he visits his 103-year-old mother down in South Carolina frequently, he may well continue his work in the years to come. Julian Kelly – Julian concurs with my statement that if we’re going to fall apart gradually we may as well do it comfortably and gracefully – how true. He tells me that he is keeping younger by seeing his 1year-old granddaughter, who lives nearby. Amen to that, Julian. We just had two of my grandchildren with us for the month of August, a granddaughter just 6 and a grandson aged 10 months, and once we hid all the breakables and secured all drawers and light plugs, and cushioned all sharp corners,
Lee Marston – I had another really enjoyable visit with Lee, who was out on his bicycle but made it back in time to talk. Lee is one of the few who see The High School often since he is on the Seminary Board. He supped with Alex Hamilton ’52 recently, and says Alex is holding up well. Also, he once again emphasized the value of his standing offer to his grandchildren of a trip anywhere they wished to go when they reach 12 years old. The conditions are that the destination is approved by the grandparents, the children can bring one friend (same age and sex), and they keep a journal that the grandparents can read. Also, a portion of the trip will be by train. Talk about a wonderful way to broaden their experience before they become distracted by the teen years. I plan to give it some keen thought before 2014! Hardy Patten – Hardy relates this year’s football exploits, including the upcoming night game against St. Albans. He also describes how amazing soccer is now with the old Hoxton Field covered with Bermuda grass. My old roommate, Andy Anderson ’52, would really appreciate that. Hardy says there are 400+ students on The Hill this year. Wow, where can they walk penalty tours, one wonders? Regarding our advanced age, his priority activity is health club visits three times per week. I endorse that completely, as I do it also at our nearby Travis Air Force Base. How about the rest of you? Jim Rumsey – Jim reports all’s well, and he tells of previous trips to visit his kids in Seattle and Los Angeles. He is staying close to home now due to the economy. I guess we are all watching our portfolios pretty closely since Congress seems rather indifferent to the collapse of our financial
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