Norris Broyles ’48 and wife, Shirley, the Class of 1948’s most indefatigable couple, on another of their global cruises.
with his 97 grade High List average, showed them his EHS diploma and remembers the admissions director looked at it and simply said, “sign here.” Jim graduated from Tulane in 1952 and became a Marine infantry officer rising to the rank of Captain. Then he was a special FBI agent in Washington for the Justice Department until 1960. He moved to Fullerton, CA where he has had a rewarding career in the investment business. Jim has a daughter, age 46, and a son, age 45, and five grandchildren all living not far from his residence. Jim is the oldest of three brothers to attend the High School. William D. Blake ’51 died in 2016, and Henry E. Blake is Class of ’57. Louis Schacht, son of Janet and Henry Schacht is now the manager of Schacht Groves in Vero Beach, FL, the thriving citrus fruit business that Henry made so successful. Henry is still active in the operation but finds time for rest and relaxation in Las Vegas. He’s made over 50 trips there for what he jokes is “Losing Therapy.” Janet and Henry are hoping to go to Charleston to visit Rufus Barkley’s widow, Nella, and David Maybank ’50 and Archie Barker ’47. Archie was a varsity infielder in 1946-47 and Henry was the best Maroon pitcher the three years he was at EHS. Jason Eckford, who died September 28, 2016, was on the Holy Hill for only one year and was our only classmate to have lettered in two varsity sports then. He began in football at tackle but was so fast he was moved to the backfield. In track, he won his “E” performing both high and low hurdles. A Charlottesville native, he attended
Venable Grammar School and graduated from Lane High School in 1947. After EHS, he returned to Charlottesville and finished at the University of Virginia in 1952 with a B.A. degree in English. He served with the Marines during the Korean conflict. Norris Broyles recalls that Jason married Ellen Underwood, the sister of Merrill Underwood, who was the wife of Paul Barringer, whose obituary appeared in the Fall of 2016 EHS Magazine. Jason was one of the most well known and likeable of Charlottesville’s bankers. Banks are known to have name changes, and although Jason was an officer in three of them, it was said that the trio changed names 13 times. Jason was a devoted UVA sports fan. He must have acquired his love of running from his hurdling days on the EHS track around Hoxton Field. Jason ran the Boston Marathon and other 26.2 mile events into his 70s.
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Class Correspondent Needed
If you’d like to volunteer to be the class correspondent or just to share an update, please contact Elizabeth Henderson ’11 at eah@episcopalhighschool.org or 703-933-4125.
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Gish Anderson 109 Oak Hill Lane New Bern, NC 28562 (H) 252-635-6562 gishgay@earthlink.net
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Walter Reed (H) 707-448-3347 waltnloli@earthlink.net
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Harte Crow (H) 603-643-5007 hcahcrow@gmail.com 65th Reunion: June 9-10, 2017
The EHS Class of 1952 is planning to have a 65th reunion during the School’s traditional Reunion Weekend, June 9-10, 2017. While a 65th reunion is unusual for a class at the High School, it is not unprecedented. The fact that more than 20 members of ’52 are planning to attend is a tribute both to the positive role the High School played in our lives as well as to the leadership of Bob Mason and the other
planners of this event. If you wish to find out more about the reunion, take a look at this website: www.episcopalhighschool.org/page/ alumni/reunion-weekend. Don’t be put off by the absence of the “Class of 1952” in the information; apparently when the data were assembled, the organizers at the High School didn’t realize that we’d be there. What were they thinking — that we’re too old? Surprise!
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Ed Mullins (H) 803-782-3027 (O) 803-733-9401 ed.mullins@nelsonmullins.com
Sam Holt writes, “Not much change the past year, beyond the more creaks and groans that come with our 80+ age cohort. Still “keepin’ company” with a lovely fellow-Alabamian, increasingly away from DC, and without many consulting clients (for whom I realize I look less actively) and so, I guess, basically retired. Eternally grateful for that one year at EHS, which truly bent my life’s track in a valuable way, and for the number of classmates who waded through the “rat” crap to accept, even befriend me. Again, glad to catch up with classmates who come to Washington.” Bailey Patrick writes, “We have a grandson finishing EHS this year and are looking forward to attending his graduation ceremony. Our youngest grandson has submitted his application for admission to next year’s freshman class . If he is accepted he will be our 8th grandchild to attend the High School. Am still Of Counsel with K&L Gates but slowing down quite a bit.” Luke Simons reports that he and his wife, Susan, still reside in Nashville Tennessee. He is retired from UBS but is still active with a private equity fund dealing in the healthcare field. He has a another home in Charleston where he grew up and where a daughter, sonin-law and grandchildren live. Luke recently was diagnosed with cancer but so far has had positive results because of a new treatment called immunotherapy. Greg Cummings reports that he still lives in Bethesda. He retired from Morgan Stanley last April after 50 years as an investment banker. He and Sam Holt are in the same Rotary club and see each other often at its EHS
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