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notes BILL LITTLE gave up Facebook for Lent, which meant I gave up reading Bill’s Facebook postings for Lent too. Glad you’re back on Facebook, Bill. He and Susan ran in the White Lake Spring International Triathlon.
MARGARET NORRIS is busy homeschooling her children.
BARBIE JONES SABO and her husband came to Atlanta for the Final Four games. KRISTY PARKER HARROD ’82, husband Jeff, daughter Sarah, and son James in Morehead City
I heard from TARA BURCH SHAW. Her son is 23 and is an air traffic controller in the Air Force. He’s stationed in Alabama. Tara’s daughter is 18 and graduates this year and will be going to North Texas State. I also heard from JAY HARDISON. He said that nothing is new with him. Sympathy goes out to DIANE GUPTON BECTON ’77,
STEVE GUPTON ’79, CATHY GUPTON JURGENSEN, JOHN GUPTON ’84, and RICHARD GUPTON ’86 on the death of their father, Dr. Stephen Thomas “Tommy” Gupton, Jr., who passed away on November 9, 2012. KRISTY PARKER HARROD ‘82’s husband Jeff and daughter Sarah at the Trevi Fountain in Rome
Sympathy goes out to LOUIS WOOTEN, EDITH WOOTEN BAILEY ’79, and MARIAN WOOTEN TROXLER ’74. Their father, Louis Wooten Jr., passed away on Nov. 11, 2012. Keep sending me your news. You can email me at madgilbert1963@yahoo.com or friend me on Facebook.
1982
William Gaither wmgaither@msn.com
KRISTY PARKER HARROD writes: “Jeff and I have been trying to get used to a much quieter home. Our eldest, Sarah, graduated from Furman University this May and our youngest, James, is in his freshmen year at Western University. Sarah will be starting graduate school in the fall in a MFA program. We still have a great time supporting the Wolfpack and the Carolina Hurricanes. If you still go to hear local bands you might catch James’ band, Petey. They have a CD out that you can listen to on Bandcamp.com. All my siblings but one now live in North Carolina again which is great (WENDY ’85, AMY ’87, and TOM ’90).”
1983
Caroline Day Plummer Carolinedayplummer@gmail.com
Mark your calendars for Sept. 20-21, 2013 for reunions! Please contact Caroline or TAMMY HAYWOOD, Director of Alumni Giving and Activities at thaywood@ravenscroft.org if you are interested in serving on the planning committee.
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1984
John Parham john.parham@axa-advisors.com
Mark your calendars for Sept. 20-21, 2013 for reunions! Please contact JOHN or TAMMY HAYWOOD, Director of Alumni Giving and Activities, at thaywood@ravenscroft.org if you are interested in serving on the planning committee. Sympathy goes out to DIANE GUPTON BECTON ’77,
STEVE GUPTON ’79, CATHY GUPTON JURGENSEN ’81, JOHN GUPTON, and RICHARD GUPTON ’86 on the death
of their father, Dr. Stephen Thomas “Tommy” Gupton, Jr., who passed away on November 9, 2012.
1985
Holly Parker Preston Jepreston@mindspring.com
Hi all! Well, two of you responded to my cry for an update on your worlds. Nice. PAULA HORWITZ KATZ reports she is living in Greensboro and is a licensed professional counselor in a group practice. She says she lives vicariously through her son Joel’s extracurricular activity — he is a trampoline and tumbling athlete! Paula sees family in Raleigh often, and would welcome visitors anytime! As many of us do, she keeps up with HEIDI, JENNIFER, and TERRI on Facebook as well as other classmates. MARY BURR EDWARDS writes that she and her family are very proud of daughter MARGARET, Class of 2013, who will be attending UNC-Wilmington this fall on a track scholarship. She loves to high jump, (Run, Margaret, Run) and wants to be a teacher. Sister Rachel will be a sophomore in the fall, as brother, Val, will be in the seventh grade. I, myself, don’t have much new news to report, but let me fill up some white space. At the time of typing, daughter, PARKER ’12, will be home from the University of Alabama in 21 hours and 57 seconds, but who is counting? My son, Tate, is about to wrap up his freshman year at Broughton where he was on the Honor Roll and the JV Lacrosse Team. I frequently see SALLY MADDISON WOOTEN, as her son, Louis, is a teammate of Tate’s. I also see TERRI PERRIN NEIR’s son, Sam, in the yard on my way home from Harris Teeter. Adorable! Y’all have a great summer! Looking forward to hearing ALL ABOUT your vacations for the next Ravenscroft magazine! Hugs!
1986
Class Agent needed! If you are interested in serving, please email TAMMY HAYWOOD, Director of Alumni Giving and Activities at thaywood@ravenscroft.org.