The class of 1979 is planning a reunion for summer 2004/ place and more details I'm sure will come. Right now all the info is at classmates.com

I will email Aundrea Walton and let her know about this site.

Cat

Working on a date in July. The 2nd or 3rd weekend. Also, looking for members to work on the committee. More details to come.

We are currently working with a Reunion Planner out of Norman. We are trying to secure the date of the July 9th-10th weekend. They are asking that we secure rooms. If that is the case, I will need at least 25 people to commit to rooms. Well 24 as I will be first on the list. The possible agenda would flow as follows:
Thursday-Its all on Steve Austin, at the 20th he hosted an "off the chain" pajama party.
Friday-Family outingTBA(suggested activites include something at BTW site, bowling, skating)
Friday night we will host an all school dance at the Greenwood Center
Saturday-Banquet at the hotel
Sunday-Brunch at the hotel
The Hotel is the Marriott if they would come through.
These are some of the things in the works. Please post or email me with ideas, and suggestions.

Hey I also graduated a year early in 78 but all the people I know and went to school with are in 79 I would like to have an update about the reunion.

Thanks Robert Hightower

Roberto,
About time you showed old paisan!

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No wonder you`re all mixed up. You got a white man`s 1st name, a Spanish man`s 2nd name and a black man`s 3rd name.


-- Mickey Rivers to Reginald (Reggie) Martinez Jackson

July 8th-11th 2004 Schedule of Events, Locations and cost will be announced soon.
Mark you calendars, Hornets, this is getting ready to happen in 9 months we will give birth to our 25th class reunion BZZZZZZZZZZZZZZSTING.

" I think, therefore; I am"
BTW Class of 1979

All the music people--might consider doing a set at the 79 reunion---Kim Bell is still singing and her voice is a beautiful as ever. More of an incentive to get together! How bout it fellows?


" I think, therefore; I am"
BTW Class of 1979

Aundrea,

Tell Kim Bell next time you see her, to check her and Kathy McDaniel Jr/Sr prom picture I posted, I have more

Say hello to her for me, I have wondered where she was at for a long time.

Thanks

We will have a class meeting Saturday, November 29 at 5:00 p.m. The agenda will consist of setting the agenda for July 8-11th reunion.
1435 N. Cincinnati Place.

" I think, therefore; I am"
BTW Class of 1979

Yes, we're beginning the planning for our sojourn to the ancestral home. Now that I've decided to come...I'm really excited. Those of you still in Tulsa: How weird is it to see the new building...is there any of the old building left?

Where is everybody? Better not be a party going on I didn't hear about...

I'm doing my best trying to round up some of lugnuts from class of '79 so we can get a good showing. This might be the last chance we have to get a really good turnout...

Here's who I've contacted and their reaction, if any:
* Jeff Webster - very interested in attending
* Gary Leak - ?
* Joey Sanders - sounds like he'll show up
* Harold "Pee Wee" Lehman - didn't have time to talk to him about it but I'll get on his case
* David Ullrich - Just got his number and left him a message
* Darryl Buttrey - Called his old work number but he's left that company
* Bruce Watts - won't be able to make it, lives in Baltimore now, says "HI" to everyone

What is Pee Wee doing these days? I haven't thought of him for awhile. Does he still go my that monicker?

Yeah, he sure does, I don't think he likes Harold but he's anything but Pee Wee. I doubt if you'd recognize him as he's really buff, i.e. beefy. I didn't recognize when I saw him a little over a year ago at the airport...well he keeps his hair really short now.

Anyway he is still working at a machine shop which I think makes aircraft-related parts for the aeronautical industry and that's located near the airport and he lives out south close to Randy Rutledge. Pee Wee had a ministry, which is something I wanted to talk to him about, where he'd go to churches and town halls bending iron and stuff to spread the Word.

I actually just saw Randy and some of the old gang as we met up for a bowling outing tonight, good times...I haven't laughed like that in ages.

Mark Rutledge even showed up and I was on his case about the reunion but he said he thinks that's the weekend he's supposed to head to Tennessee. The other dudes who showed up were my brother (class of 77), Gary Leak, Pat Montgomery (80), Joey Sanders, Marcus Jackson (I actually just got in touch w/ him today, man that guy's a very good bowler) and Jeff Webster ghosted us, as did Marty Irwin (80)...thus they are on the you-know-what list...DNC (do not call).

Chuck,
Are you going to be able to make the reunion? Might be our last chance, only God knows, to see everyone in a big group, so I hope you can move mole and ant hills and can return to the motherland and I have to get on Robt Hightower's case too. I haven't seen you since my OSU days and that was in 1981 or 82 I think...

As I recall, "Pee Wee" was always sort of genetically predisposed to "buffness" anyway, so I am not surprised that he is huge with some effort put into it. He and I have some history together. At the beginning of my first year at Monroe JH he was talking about my mother in Mr. Margerum's (?)class (a sport in which most of the kids at MJH engaged). While he was actually doing it in a good-natured way, coming from Cherokee this was a bit of culture shock for me. So . . . I hit him in the mouth. Margerum stopped us before it went any further and Pee Wee apologized, extending the hand of friendship to me. We were always friends after that.

Later, in 8th or 9th grade, one of the more sadistic coaches paired me up with Pee Wee in a wrestling match in gym. The entire thing took less than 8 seconds. Pee Wee did the take-down and then I remember my face being scooted across the mat with him on top of me. As I recall, he felt bad about it and helped me up. I wasn't mad at him but I still think the coach was reprehensible in his actions. All this to say, Pee Wee always had a heart of gold so I'm not surprised to hear that he is involved in ministry of some sort.

As far as coming to the reunion. I would love to but may have an important meeting to attend. I heard the other day that the date of the meeting might change to the next week. If it does I'll do my best to be there. If not, let me know the next time you put together a bowling night, etc. and I'll try to make that. I have a son that lives in Tulsa so the trip could serve a dual purpose.

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At the beginning of my first year at Monroe JH he was talking about my mother in Mr. Margerum's (?)class (a sport in which most of the kids at MJH engaged).

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Margerum was an arse, I'm surprised he stopped the fight. My dad went to talk to Ms. Collier after he called me a 'Jap' one day in class. We were rowdy in his classes but he was bad when it came to ragging, he kind of encouraged it if my memory serves correctly...

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Later, in 8th or 9th grade, one of the more sadistic coaches paired me up with Pee Wee in a wrestling match in gym.

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Coach Bolton or Coach McGuinness (sp?)? I got along well w/ both of them, except when Coach B cut me for 9th grade basketball, which may have been a good thing cause they got embarrassed against the likes of Gilcrease and Carver.

Yeah, I'll let you know about the next bowling outing. How many hours does it take from Buffalo to reach T-Town? I hope you can make the reunion!!!

It takes 7 hours. Let me know when you guys plan to get together next.

i have yet to receive any information or anything about registration for our upcoming reunion. aundrea, if you're out there, would you email me? binski.4@netzero.com

Robin,
I just got something in the mail from Reunions OK w/ all the details so you should get soon or maybe it's sitting in your postbox. Anyway from anyone lurking from the class of '79:

July 8 Pre-reunion get together at $6 million's lair (7~10 pm)
July 9 Formal banquet - at Adam's Mark Hotel / I guess I'm have to pass on that one, my tux is in a warehouse (7~10 pm)
July 10 Family picnic at Sparrowhawk Park (10 am ~4 pm)
Semi-formal Dance (8 pm~1 am) at Adam's Mark Hotel
July 11 Brunch (9:30 am~10:30 am) at Adam's Mark Hotel
Praise & Worship Service - same (11 am~noon)

I'm seeing lots of familiar names here... Aaaah, sweet nostalgia!

Charlotte Kirk - what's your story? Are you lurking around here somewhere?

Update you don't have to wear a tux, nice attire will be sufficient. The family day will be Friday the 9th instead of the 10th. Pass it on. We will take group pictures both nights so those of us who will attend everything will get to be in two pictures