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Lubbock High School Class of 1954
THE LATEST
NEWS
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 We have received the sad news from Carroll Allen
that his longtime friend and our classmate, John Delashaw, passed away on May 31, 2008. We
offer our sympathy to John's wife Joan and the rest
of the family. |
Vernard Alexander of Midland died Tuesday, May
6, 2008.
He coached for the Lubbock schools for six
years and was coaching there when the Lubbock
Westerners won two state championships. The
family will receive friends at Ellis Funeral Home,
Midland, from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, May 8, 2008.
Graveside services are scheduled for 11 a.m. Friday,
May 9, 2008, at Resthaven Memorial Park. A memorial
service will be held at the Glass chapel at First
United Methodist Church, Midland, at 1 p.m. Friday,
May 9, 2008 |
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April 22, 2008
Joni Wimberly McIlvain ('55)
dccamerabug@verizon.net
Maybe some in your class don't remember Kay
Hintz. Kay and Sandra Hitch, Marsha Dowdy, Kay
Harrison, and Elaine Sherrod did the artwork for
1954 yearbook. While in Tech, and before
moving to California, she worked as a
commercial artist for Dunlaps.
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Kay Roberta Hintz Kirk
May 28, 1937- March 29, 2008
Passed away Saturday, March 29, 2008.
Kay Roberta Hintz grew up in the
Midwest, with stops in Iowa,
Oklahoma, and
Texas. She graduated from Lubbock
High School in 1954, and attended Texas
Tech. She moved to the Bay Area in 1960,
where she met Russell Frances Kirk, the
man she would marry and raise a family
with. After 45 years of life together,
Russell passed away last August after
losing his own fight with cancer.
Kay was a loving mother and grandmother,
who enjoyed spending time with her
family. She was an avid crossword
puzzler who rarely missed the daily
puzzle and always had her trusty
dictionary by her side. She enjoyed
creative endeavors such as painting and
sewing, as well as traveling, cooking,
reading, and piecing together the
occasional jigsaw puzzle. In addition to
raising three kids, for many years Kay
operated her own bookkeeping business
and later worked at various day care
centers, loving the babies.
She is survived by her children Mitch,
Brian and Susan, her granddaughters Leah
and Nicole, her sister Ann and brother
Karl, and several nieces and nephews and
their families. We love her dearly and
she will be greatly missed. San
Jose News
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To send cards to her children:
Susan Kirk
1696 Kennewick Drive
Sunnyvale, CA 94087
Mitch Kirk
596 E. Arbor
Sunnyvale, CA 94085
Brian Kirk
8372 Loyal Way
Seattle, WA 98117
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April 5, 2008
Joni Wimberly McIlvain ('55)
dccamerabug@verizon.net
It is with great sadness that I tell you that Kay
Hintz Kirk passed away last week 3-29-08. her
husband, Russell, died last August after a brief
battle with cancer, and Kay just couldn't live
without him. She was hospitalized in January, and
her sister went to CA to help her. After Ann
left, her kids got nursing help at home, and Kay
seemed better for awhile. She was hospitalized
again 2 weeks ago, and just couldn't make it.
Kay and their children, Mitch, Susie, and Brian
(and 2 granddaughters) had a wonderful celebration
of Russell's life last October at their favorite
restaurant in Sunnyvale CA. I was so happy to be
able to attend. Understandably, Mitch, Susie, and
Brian are devastated now, and can't cope with
another big memorial service. There will be a
private family ceremony.
I will send another message after I get addresses
for sympathy cards.
Joni
Kay
Hintz Kirk
(Russell, dec'd.)
1696 Kennewick
Drive
Sunnyvale, CA 94087
408-738-0493
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 January
14, 2008
Marilyn Goodwin Clark
John had a significant stroke on Christmas
morning that affected his speech. This was the
temporal, parietal region for those of you in the
know. He has no physical deficits other that the
verbal and auditory defects. He is doing well with
speech therapy three times a week, but it will
take a while. His therapist has great hopes for a
full return.
We seek your prayers and know the love is there. I
just needed to let you know.
Always,
Marilyn Goodwin Clark
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August 16, 2007
Joni Wimberly McIlvain ('55)
dccamerabug@verizon.net
Kay Hintz Kirk's husband, Russell,
passed away quietly early this morning. No
plans made yet for a memorial. Their kids are
there, youngest son has been working from their
home, daughter took week off & went home, oldest
son lives there. Russell was diagnosed in early
June, with cancer everywhere. Really sad.
Kay Hintz Kirk
1696 Kennewick Drive
Sunnyvale, CA 94087
408-738-0493
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 July 31, 2007
JOE BOB MARTIN
Lubbock
JBTUBBS@NTS-ONLINE.NET
JUST LEARNED THAT HANK ZORNS DIED YESTERDAY
7/30/07. IF YOU HAVE FORGOTTEN, HANK WAS PRINCIPAL
AT MONTEREY HIGH; WENT TO CHURCH WITH HIM; GREAT
GUY.
Joe Bob Martin |
  Thursday, June 28, 2007
Saturday, July 7,
2007, Gerald (Jerry) and Carolyn Lea
McCasland, Class of "54, will celebrate their
50th Wedding Anniversary. She has
been trying to smooth off the rough edges all
these years but Jerry is a slow learner.
Regards,
Jerry
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June 20, 2007
Thanks for the
information. I have managed to hold on to mine
all these years and when I see the cost of a
replacement I am glad. If I had lost mine though
I would gladly pay that price for a replacement.
It has been extra special to me because it is
unique.
Roy Jobe
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June 18, 2007
Thanks to Torry Anderson
for securing this information.
LHS SENIOR RING
(TRADITIONAL "CIGAR BAND")
COST: Silver
Celestrium
10K
14K 18K
Boys
$279
$454 $459
$464
Girls
$279
$394 $399
$404
(This includes $20 for
back date fee to 1954 (or other prior year) and
gold price increases to April 3 according to
addendum)
Add $35 for a 3 point
diamond or $15 for a CZ set above the building in
the clouds.
Order from: Shirley
Cope
Box 6127
Lubbock, TX 79493
Phone: 806-795-0525 |
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March 21, 2007
 Theresa Boling Nelson's
son, Gerry Shane Nelson, 41, was buried at Peaceful
Gardens Memorial Park in Woodrow (south of Lubbock).
Theresa's phone and address are:
Theresa Boling Nelson
RR 1 Box 189
Slaton, TX 79364
806-767-1446 |
 Thursday, March 8, 2007Revis Jordan Gowen's son, Jordan Gray, died unexpectedly
early Monday morning apparently of pneumonia. Services are Friday
at 1:00 P. M. at Clements-Wilcox Funeral Home in
Marble Falls, Texas. |
 Tuesday,
February 13, 2007
Charles Moore passed away this morning at 10
A.M. from pneumonia. The funeral will be Thursday at
the 1st Baptist Church, 1008-8th Street, Shallowater,
TX at 2:00 P.M.
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From: DeeDee Baker
To: R G Box
Friday, January 26, 2007
Re: Update on Charles MooreMr. Box,
I just wanted to let you know that we have moved Dad
to Littlefield. He
is in a nursing home there. The home is called
Littlefield Hospitality. He is in room 8. It is just
going to be better for him to be around more family.
I have two sisters and a niece that live in
Littlefield and, of course, Dad's two sisters live
in Lubbock. I think the more visitors that he can
have the better. This place seems to be very good
and are going to continue with his therapy five days
a week.
It was very hard for me to leave him there and come
back to Abilene. I am going to miss him being around
me and my kids everyday. If you could just get an
e-mail out to everyone and let them know where he is
and how he is doing, I would appreciate that very
much.
Thanks for all of your concern,
DeeDee Baker
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Saturday, Jan. 27, 2007 
Joe Dale.
Gene looks
good. Just like his old self. Have a good day.
Box
Sunday, Jan. 14, 2007
Joe Dale,
Gene Mathis had
parathyroid surgery Dec. 20th, and quadruple heart
surgery Dec. 26th. He is at home doing fine. He
can't talk at all. Will let you know when he is
able to have visitors.
R G Box
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From: DeeDee Baker
To: R. G. Box
Wednesday, January 10, 2007
Subject: Update on Charles Moore
Mr. Box,
I am writing to update you on what is happening with Dad. He is now in Mesa Springs skilled nursing unit here in Abilene. Progress is very slow. We are looking at long term nursing home care.
I have had to make a hard decision concerning this. I would love for Dad
to stay here in Abilene with me at a local nursing home, but it is getting very difficult for me. I am now 7 months pregnant and with the new baby coming soon, my time will be very limited. My sisters and I have decided to move Dad back to the Lubbock area where we have more family that can tend to Dad on a daily basis. Both of my sisters and a niece live in Littlefield, and we have found a very nice nursing home there for him to stay, Littlefield Hospitality. My sister also knows the physical therapist there and, hopefully, he can get more personal care and rehab. Hopefully, we will get Dad moved in the
next week or so. Also, moving him closer to Lubbock, both of his sisters (Beverly and Sharon) will be able to help out and visit more often. We just feel that it will benefit Dad more to have more visitors on a daily basis.
Thanks for all of your concern and prayers.
DeeDee Baker |
DeeDee Baker
To: Donald R Barton
Tuesday, December 19, 2006
Re: Charles MooreHello,
Thank you for checking on Dad. I'm not sure
where we last were when you
heard from us. Dad went to the rehab facility
and was doing pretty good, but then had
another stroke and had two blood clots go to
each lung. He spent about a week in the
critical care unit. He probably should have
died instantly. He has hung in there and is
medically very stable and going through some
more rehab in the skilled nursing unit at
Hendrick Medical Center. He still doesn't
talk and can't move his right side at all.
It's hard to tell what is going on in his
mind, but he
appears to be very angry and not wanting to
participate a whole lot in rehab. If this
continues, the hospital will probably not
recommend a rehab facility and will send him
to another skilled nursing unit, possibly long
term nursing home care. They will make their
decision by the end of this week.
Please pray that dad will understand and
start working harder in therapy.
I feel like they have just basically given
up on him and are tired of working with him.
We are at the mercy of the physical,
occupational, and speech therapists. Dad is
progressing some, but not fast enough to make
a good impression on them. Please just pray
that they won't give up on him and will
recommend him for a rehab facility. Thanks for
all of your thoughts and prayers.
DeeDee Baker (youngest daughter of three)
Abilene, TX
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Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2006
 Johnanna McFarland Giles'
mother, Johnnie McFarland Porr, 89, passed away Nov.
27th. Visitation is Wed., Nov. 27th from 6 to
7 at Sanders Funeral Home, Lubbock, and graveside
services are 2:00 P. M., Thursday, Nov. 30, 2006 at
City of Lubbock Cemetery.
Johanna McFarland
Giles (Perry),
10627 Fairlane, Houston, TX 77024
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November 28, 2006
Sylvia Turner
White passed away today at 6:15 P. M. from
pneumonia. She had been very sick for quite
sometime. I just spoke with her sister, Liz
Turner Galloway. Sylvia was class of '56.
Please put on our web site latest news. Thanks.
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Tonie Ball
To: R. G. Box
Cc:
DeeDee Baker
Monday, November 27, 2006
Re: Charles Moore
Dear Mr. Box,
Thank you for forwarding Dad's situation to all of
his friends. We truly appreciate all of the thoughts
and prayer. We were wondering if you could forward
this thank you and update to everyone for us.
Sincerely,
Connie, Tonie and DeeDee
Dear Friends:
My name is Tonie Ball. I am Charles' 2nd daughter
out of 3, Connie being the oldest, and DeeDee
(Deanna) being the youngest. Connie and I live in
Littlefield (West of Lubbock) and DeeDee in Abilene. I thought I would take a minute and thank each of
you for all of your wonderful words of encouragement
that you have sent to Dad and give you each an
update on his condition.
Dad is in Hendricks Medical Center in Abilene. We
helped him move to Abilene in 2001 after the loss of
our mother in 2000. He has lived there since,
enjoying his grandchildren of DeeDee's (Deanna).
She has 2 boys and one on the way (due in April). He
has been working part time and golfing a lot.
He was in great health until the day of his first
stroke on Oct. 28, 2006. He had another stoke on
Sat., Nov. 11th and had a blood clot in his lung and
one in both legs. He was in ICU until Sat., Nov.
25th and now is in room 3707.
Please feel free to call the hospital and go and
visit anytime. The direct phone number to his room
is 325-670-3707. He would truly love to see all
of his old friends that he could.
I'm sorry to report, at this time, he isn't talking.
His first stoke left him to where he can't talk or
swallow. He does know what people are saying (we
think) for the most part. He responds by shaking his
head and squeezing our hands. We have all of your
precious emails and will be reading them to Dad as
soon as he recovers enough to understand them all.
DeeDee is the one that lives in Abilene and is by
his side daily; Connie and I try to go on weekends.
Please feel free to call DeeDee anytime at
325-721-2094 and leave a message if she can't get to
the phone. She will be more than happy to hear from
you and answer any questions you might have. Thank
you again, for all of your thoughts and prayers, and
we will do our best to keep you informed.
God Bless you all,
Connie Trotter 806-729-7763
Tonie Ball 806-445-7179
and DeeDee Baker 325-721-2094
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DeeDee Baker
(Charles Moore’s daughter)
Dbaker@wylie.esc14.net
November 27, 2006
Re: Charles Moore
To: Donald R Barton
Hello,
Thank you for your e-mail. It means so much to
me to know that so many people care about my
wonderful Dad, almost as much as I do!! He
has been living in
Abilene for the last 4 years.
He is now at
Hendrick
Medical
Center here in Abilene. As of today he is in
room 3707. He will probably be moved to the
skilled nursing unit on the 6th floor in the
next couple
of days.
I am letting him know that all of his old
buddies are asking
about him. He is not very responsive right now,
and he can't talk. I'm not sure if he knows what
we are saying all the time. I will let him know
that you are thinking about him.
Thank you for your concern.
DeeDee Baker
325-721-2094
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 Barbara Ohnemus Holder
3311 77th Lubbock
bardarsr@juno.com
24 Nov 2006
I
just got the e-mail message about Joanne Dean's
passing yesterday morning. Each time Joe Dale sends
out one of these messages there are some of us that
feel the loss more than others. It seems as if
Joanne is one that will be missed by many. She has
been a very special person in many of our lives. It
is an especially unusual time for Darwin and me as 52
years ago last night Joanne played the organ at
First Christian Church for our wedding! Joanne, we
will always remember what you did to help us
beginning our long and successful journey. Thank
you. |
 Funeral is Sunday, Nov.26th, 2:30
P.M. at Countryside United Methodist Church in Topeka,
KS. Burial will be Monday in Marion, KS
Thursday, November 23, 2006
From Roberta Elliott Lindly
Re: Joanne Dean Forsyth (Ken)
7044 SW 33rd,
Topeka, KS 66614 Joanne
785-478-9415
I received a phone call from one of
Joanne's daughters about 1:30 P.M. today -
Thanksgiving. Joanne died this morning. The funeral is
tentatively scheduled for Sunday afternoon assuming the
church is available (Sunday afternoon). Evelyn & I had
already purchased airline tickets to go tomorrow and
return Saturday, so I don't know if there will be a
change in our plans or not. When I know more about
funeral arrangements, I will notify you.
With a sad heart,
Roberta
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Please say a special prayer today for Joanne Dean
and her family.
Tuesday, November 21, 2006
From Roberta Elliott Lindly
I received a long distance call from Joanne Dean
Forsyth's daughter about 6:45 P.M. tonight. Joanne
is not expected to live much longer. She is in hospice
and too ill to go home. This is a terribly busy time of
year for me, but I plan to go to the funeral if at all
possible. Please pass the word on to other classmates
in Lubbock re: Joanne. Joanne & Ken live in  Topeka,
Kansas.
I can't believe I'm losing another close friend.
Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours. Roberta Roberta Elliott |
Monday, November 20, 2006
From R. G. Box
Charles Moore had a stroke 3 weeks ago (he played
18 holes that day). The stroke left him unable to walk;
also, he could not use his hands and could not talk.
After he started to improve, they
moved him into
therapy.
Yesterday, he was moved back into ICU due to a blood
clot in his lungs. However, he can understand when his
daughter talks to him.
His daughter is DeAnna Baker. If you would like, send an
email to DeAnna and she can read it to Charles. I think
it would be wonderful if Charles received many emails.
Please put this message on our web site. Have a good day
and say a prayer for Charles.
R. G. Box
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 Wednesday,
October 25, 2006Shirley Ann Fullerton Crump died
yesterday, October 24, 2006, in Lubbock. Funeral
Services will be Thursday at 10:00 A. M. at Broadview
Baptist Church in Lubbock with burial at Resthaven
Cemetery. |
 October 14, 2006 Joe Dale
John Wesley Chism passed away this morning (Saturday),
October 14, 2006, at 4:00 A.M., according to his son,
Jay who was with him.
Graveside services will be @ Resthaven Cemetery in
Lubbock @ 1:00 P. M., on Tuesday, October 17th, and are
being handled by Sanders Funeral Home of Lubbock. No
other services are planned.
We lost a fine friend.
Would appreciate you sending this on your broadcast.
Clinton Smith
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 Tuesday,
October 3, 2006Anyone wanna play golf with Barton and
his one iron? |
 Monday, July 17, 2006This is Jon's wife Pat - I am
sorry to inform you that Jon died this past Saturday night
of pulmonary fibrosis and lung cancer. He had been sick
awhile, but once it started to get bad it was a matter of
weeks, then just hours, but at least his suffering has
ended.
Just so you can post this on the website or pass the
news around. The funeral will be Wednesday at 11, in
Kaufman, Texas.
Thank you all for being his friends. |
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Tuesday, May 28, 2006
 Gene, please enter this
information about Alan Andrews on the Latest News page in
the LHS web site. Pass along the directions that the next
time anybody sees Al not to laugh or point at the bald
spot or the combover or the rug. Thanks, Tom Brady
In a message dated 5/23/2006 12:30:25 PM Central Daylight
Time,
aland@dfwonline.net writes:
Well, it has been one (1) week since folks started cutting
and slicing on various parts of my aging body. As a result
I have a hole in the top of my head that is larger than a
silver dollar, two (2) slashes on my neck that have never
hurt and what looks and feels like a large burn spot on my
left leg, up pretty high. This is the one that hurts. I
have been reminded that this is very much like a by-pass
patient that has veins/arteries removed from his leg to
patch in the heart. In my case, this is where they got the
skin to graft to the top of my head.
The medical report this morning is basically " There Ain't
No Cancer Anywhere ". All the pathology tests came back
negative.
Again, I am positive that all this GREAT news is the
result of you and so many others placing me on your prayer
list and keeping me there. Patty and I thank you from the
bottoms of our hearts. I'm gonna take it easy about
another week and then 'full speed ahead' back into the
battle.
Again, many many thanks. We Love You !!!!! Al & Patty
Andrews |
Wednesday, April 19, 2006 3:50 PM
I called Benny today. He is in a rehabilitation house down
the street from Seton Hospital in Austin. He is doing very
well. He has had a rejection rate of R-2, but they believe
that rejection can be controlled with medication, so they
are not too worried about that. Benny is looking forward
to getting
back on the golf course and doing some traveling. He got
the heart of a 62 year old man who died in Seton Hospital.
The man had had by-pass surgery, but the heart is beating
at a 70 rate, and they say a 60 is excellent.Benny's
heart was beating a 15-20, so he is getting some
circulation that he has not had for while. The report is
very good for complete recovery. Charles Flowers has
visited with Benny in the hospital, but Benny said that
luckily that visit did not cause him a relapse. Thanks for
reminding me to report.
George Nelson
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 28 Mar 2006Benny McCollum underwent heart transplant
surgery in Austin last Thursday. He is in Seton Hospital
in Austin and as of Monday Night was doing well. I am
sure he would appreciate the prayers of everyone. I will
try to keep you advised.
George
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 27 Mar 2006 R. G. Box's 96 year old
mother died March 23rd. The funeral was
today. His address, email and phone are:
6723 110th Street
Lubbock TX 79424
806-794-3670
chuggerspook@nts-online.net
in case you want to contact him. Sorry, I should
have sent this sooner.
Joe Dale Bryan
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From Celina Roberts Price
17 Mar 2006We are doing well. Tom
had a mild heart attack last week, but is doing well after
a little vacuum work and a new stint. We miss all of you
there! Blessings and Hugs.
Celina Price
tcp@hctc.net
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