CLASS NOTES roommate) who had kidney surgery for a growth on the lower half; Gerry Eubank, Nelle Gouldthorpe and Charlie Stevens. Dickey Stone went in for an exploratory surgery to look at the arteries to his heart and was immediately hospitalized, for a triple bypass open-heart surgery. According to John Gangemi and Kent and Bert Modine who visited Dick in the hospital, he was a
model patient. I hope to see Dick at the end of August at the Old Mill Golf outing. For those in remission we need to continue to pray for them to make sure their condition stays that way and includes Carl Hirsch (no longer glows) Sue Wells, Bill Daniels, Hugh Gouldthorpe, Bill Keech and “JD” Jack Miller. And finally those pesky operations like
Photo above: At the annual Shuba Pig Roast on June 23, 2012, in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, were, from left, seated, Ken Patrick, Pris Shuba, Jon Quinn ’60 and Bill Fout. Standing: Sue Patrick, Lou Shuba, Sue and Sal Vitale, and Sandra Fout.
joint replacements stents or medications like Coumadin, etc., we pray for the continued recovery for Joyce Gibbings who had her hip replaced in August; Danni Redd knee replacement; Charles Manly, Connie Nelms, George Ward, Stu Woodcock who is still having hip and knee problems after surgery; Bob Huddle, Len Martin, Ken Patrick, Mike Payne, Anne Rishell,
Photo above: Meeting on June 12, 2012, at Joe’s Inn, Richmond Virginia, for a monthly Brother Rat breakfast were, from left, Bill Nelms, George VanOrden, Dick Jarvis, Dennis Curtis, Wyatt Durrette, Dick Youngblood and Bill Daniels.
Photo above: At the home of Dick Youngblood in Richmond, Virginia, on May 19, 2012, for an annual picnic were, from left, Bill Gibbings, Dick Jarvis, Youngblood, Rhett Clarkson, Booty Farleigh, Russ Stone, Wyatt Durrette, Bill Nelms, Oscar Mabry and Sal Vitale.
Class of 1961 Photo above: At Bob Reitz’s home in Table Rock, Georgia, on July 4, 2012, were Bob Reitz, Dick Huneycutt and Dickey Stone. Photo at left: Having “Beer and Cookies” at the home of Bill Gibbings in Virginia Beach, Virginia, July 13, 2012, were, from left, seated, Charlie and Ann Stevens, Sue Vitale, Joyce Gibbings and Jeri Wetsel. Standing: Sal Vitale, Charlie Fuller, Larry Wetsel, Ken Patrick, Garland Payne, John Tharrington, Don Kern and Gibbings.
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