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1955 Betty (Carter) and Ted Colby moved to Lewisville, TX, in April 2008. They will celebrate their 54th wedding anniversary on December 17. blcolby1@msn.com.
1957 William Don and Mary L. (Broadus) Brown celebrated their 55th wedding anniversary on Sept. 4. They live in Eustis, FL, with their daughter and family. 35419 Fox Run Cir., Eustis, FL 32736. williamdon.brown@gmail.com.
1961
Terrell (TX) Independent School District. He and his wife Virginia (68) teach at Terrell High School and are members of Meadowcreek Church of Christ in Mesquite, TX.
1970 Karen (Gamble) and Kee Claar live in Wichita, KS. kc004@c0x.net. Donna (Hutchison) Parker will publish Fiddler’s Lament, the third book in her “Fiddling With Murder” mystery series, in November (Wings e-press). dhparker49@ yahoo.com. donnaparker.w4aw.org.
1972
Ruth Ann McCollum passed away on Friday, March 20 after a long battle with cancer. Though she attended OC for just one year, she touched many lives and remained in contact with her dear friends from that significant year. She loved OC.
1965 Mary (Stansberry) Carpenter has published a collection of family stories and memories entitled “Have I Told You About the Time...?” The book is available at barnes&noble.com and amazon. com. Since her retirement as a high school English teacher, she has written a weekly column for The Elk Citian. carpenter0543@peoplepc.com. Arthenia (Stanley) Haney retired from Lawton Public Schools (Lawton, OK) in May after 29 years. artheniahaney@ sbcglobal.net.
1967 Brooks and Stephanie (69) Terry recently were recognized by a major company for their work in the self-help industry. dessain@aol.com.
1968 Claudio Chisholm was selected as the 2006-07 “Teacher of the Year” by the
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James and Marsha Bailey moved to Woodward, OK, in May. He is the minister for 5th St. Church of Christ. jpaul60@ att.net. Terry Danley is grocery manager for United Supermarkets in Perryton, TX. He serves as an elder for his church and is in his second term on the Perryton ISD board of trustees. His wife Gay is in her 15th year at Wright Elementary School, playing piano for 500+ music students in grades 1-3. gtdanley@ptsi.net.
of Certitude, a study of C.S. Lewis’s prose style, was published by The Kent State University Press in January. gtandy@ georgefox.edu.
1975 Timothy Howard was appointed as an Instructor of Pharmacy Practice at Harding University College of Pharmacy last year. He and his wife Debbie serve on the President’s Council at Harding. They have two children: Abby and Sam. thoward1@ harding.edu. Kim and Martha (Allen 79) Rice celebrated their 25th anniversary on July 28. nonikim@cox.net.
1976 Stephen and Keitha (Crawford 76) Bailey celebrated 35 years of marriage on Aug. 31. Steve has been a senior minister for Mesquite Church of Christ for five years. He has been an elder there since 2008. He writes a regular column in HEALTH NET, a magazine for area hospitals and doctors’ offices. s.bailey@ mesquitecofc.org.
Doug Hudkins is one of only 10 optometrists in the world doing laser eye surgery to correct myopia and astigmatism. PRK done without cutting tissue. jdhudkins@gmail.com.
1974 Gary Tandy has accepted a position as Professor of Writing and Literature and Associate Director of the Academic Resource Center at George Fox University in Newberg, OR. His book, The Rhetoric
Lisa (Force) Lang graduated from the University of Georgia with a Ph.D. in Language and Literacy Education in May. She works as an instructional coach and reading recovery teacher trainer for Gwinnett County Public Schools and serves as adjunct professor for the University of Georgia, Georgia State University, and Mercer University. lisa_ lang@comcast.net.
1979 Brian Plumlee was recently promoted to assistant special agent in charge with the USPS, Office of Inspector General. Brian has been with the USPS for 28 years. He and his wife, Karen (Kamada 78) Plumlee moved to the San Diego area in January. 801 Hidden View Ln., Escondido, CA 92027. plumlee79@cox.net.
Brian and karen Plumlee
1973 Gary Rollins is a hospital chaplain in all the hospitals and surgery centers in Oklahoma City, Edmond and Norman. He is based at North MacArthur Church of Christ. garyr@northmac.org.
1978
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1977 Rhea (Holmgren) and Larry Buckingham had their second grandchild, Austin Nicholas, born on June 22. His parents are Tyler and Kristie; he is the little brother to Brodie Douglas. rhealee@ shaw.ca.
Melinda (Hale) Sims will celebrate her 30th anniversary as an accountant with American Fidelity Assurance Company in December. She and her husband Bryan attend Southwest Church of Christ in south Oklahoma City, where she has taught preschool for 35 years. They have two sons, 13 and 8. melindaleesims@ hotmail.com. Roy Stevens has received an academic appointment as adjunct clinical assistant professor at the University of Oklahoma College of Dentistry Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. He also practices general dentistry with a special interest in caring for patients with special