City:  Nacogdoches
State/Prov.:  Texas
Occupation:  Assistant Chief Appraiser
Marital Status:  Married
No. of Children:  1
Grandchildren:  2
What have you been doing for 40 years?:
I graduated from Douglass High School in 1967, went to Massey Busisness College. Married Phillip Jordan in 1968. We had one son. Divorced in 1972. I went to work at the Nacogdoches County Tax Office in 1972 and have been involved with property taxes ever since. Married Jarrell Allen in 1981. Went to work for the Nacogdohces County Central Appraisal District in 1981 and am still there. My son gave me a beautiful granddaughter in 1998 and a handsome grandson in 1999. Being a grandmother has been the highlight of my life.
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Marital Status:  Married
No. of Children:  3
Grandchildren:  4
From Ray:

I got married at age 18, and was drafted into the Army.  I spent 2 years serving my country of which one year was in Vietnam.  My wife and I had two daughters, Wendy and Cindy, before our divorce.  During this time I started my own concrete business in Nacogdoches. 

I remarried and we had my son, Nicholas. In 1990, I went out of business and went to work in the pipeline construction business, where I am today.  Also in 1990, I married my current wife Kara.   

My daughter, Wendy, age 37, lives in San Antonio, and is a stay at home mom.  Her husband Jimmy is a police officer.  They have 2 children, Jake 3, and Emily 16mos.   My second daughter Cindy, age 34, lives in Tyler and is a physical therapist; her husband Neal is a speech therapist. They have 2 children, James 8, Rebekah 5.  My son, Nick, age 27, is single and lives in Ft. Worth where he works as an engineer for Lockheed Martin.

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City:  Nacogdoches
State/Prov.:  TX
Occupation:  retired teacher/ 
homemaker
Marital Status:  Married
No. of Children:  7
Grandchildren:  12
What have you been doing for 40 years?:
Besides having children--I have taken 21 high school students to Mexico City for 11 days! During Hurricane Rita I was in charge of 156 evacuees in our Church building. We provided three meals a day for those who sought refuge with us. We had to be creative when we lost power at the church. It really humbles you when you strive to lighten the burdens of others. My dad and I (almost all by ourselves) added on a master bedroom and bath to our home. :) I have helped take care of my mom and my husband's parents until they passed on through the veil to the other side. I have 12 precious grandchildren now. Our oldest is 14 and the youngest is 10 months. I have been very blessed by the Lord with family and dear friends. I am so excited about our reunion. Hope to see you each there. :)
From Marsha:

I have had so much fun working with Leonette and Peggy and the rest of our reunion committee these last few months.  We have laughed together and really enjoyed our "MySpace for Seniors"!!  :)  I really am grateful to Peggy and Leonette for all of the many hours they have put in getting pictures together and this website and working with the band and other entertainment!! 

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City:  Hot Springs
State/Prov.:  AR
Occupation:  Retired
Marital Status:  Married
No. of Children:  3
Grandchildren:  3
What have you been doing for 40 years?:
As most of you know, the love of my life died suddenly a little over two years ago. Alan and I had been married for 34 years. We had two children, Allison and Jonathan. I never thought I would be happy again, but a friend of mine and Alan came into my life and we married. His name is Mark Badgwell and I am in love and very happy once again. Since high school, I went on to college and was a teacher for 32 years. I have really enjoyed retirement. Jonathan, my oldest, lives in Nacogdoches and is a partner in the John Deer dealerships that Alan and I owned. Allison married a professional hunter and is living in Pongola, South Africa. Angala, Mark's daughter,lives in the Hot Springs area with her husband and new baby. Mark and I live in Hot Springs and are building just south of Malvern, Ar. Mark is an avid hunter and sportsman, spent 22 years in the Cable TV industry, and is a past State Chairman for Ducks Unlimited in Arkansas. We enjoy fishing, boating, riding Harleys,traveling,and hunting in the US and Africa. We own a farm in Nacogdoches and Arkansas.We spend the majority of our time taking care of farms.
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City:  Houston
State/Prov.:  TX
Occupation:  President of 
Schoeller-Bleckmann Sales 
Co.
Marital Status:  Married
No. of Children:  2
Grandchildren:  0
From Bill:

Since some people are putting some historical background on the reunion website I’ll add my two bits.

Man, 40 years of fun….where did they go. It seems like only yesterday that Jimmy Daniels, Indio Calzeda, Connie Luna, Chris Odom and I were spending late hours sucking on the keg at the big pink house on the hill and being driven home by the ones that were sober enough to drive – dumping us on the back porch and leaving us at the mercy of parents who obviously had no sense of humor back then. Oh well, corporal punishment must work since I’ve never been convicted of anything other than poor judgment, a lack of civil manners and taking it to the limit (sounds like a song!).

In the post NHS years, I was forced into reality suddenly when my friendly draft notice appeared in 1968. Grades at SFA were a somewhat secondary priority at the time, so the outcome was to join the Navy for 4 years rather than be a grunt in ‘Nam. Making that decision wasn’t near as hard at telling the love of my life – Joy Deason – that I was leaving for the military. Of course, that time in all our lives was different and it was a time of growing up quickly – except for Mark Garrison who joined the Navy for 2 years and spent it in Hawaii (now what did he have to do to the recruiter to get that sweetheart deal????).

After Uncle Sam, I spent 5 years driving an 18 wheeler for Bright Coop and getting a physics/math/geology degree from SFA. The lure of adventure called and I have spent the past 30 years working in the oil industry. My career includes being an offshore petrophysical engineer, operations VP for a small independent oil company and region sales and operations manager for a large petrophysical evaluation/directional drilling company. For the past 15 years I’ve been in charge of U.S. sales for a company based in Austria that makes sophisticated directional drilling tools. I have lived in the swamps (literally) of south Louisiana, Lafayette (twice), New Orleans, Wharton (anyone know where that is?), Anchorage (damn it’s cold up there) and in Houston for the last 17 years. I travel to Europe about 4 times per year and to Canada about twice a year.

Personally, I spent about 15 years trying to wear myself out, was married for almost 20 years then divorced and now, for the past 5 years, have finally been blessed from above to be married to the only woman I ever loved – Joy Deason Bailey!! Dreams do come true in this life. We have two late teens that have started college and two labs – a yellow and a chocolate. My recreation activities are spending as much time as possible with Joy, staying at the Bailey Basshole  on Toledo Bend, running down the lake at 70 mph in my bass boat, and playing with my ’67 Malibu. Life is wonderful and health seems to be good – especially since I was rode hard and put up wet for so long.

There’s only one question about life – when are we supposed to grow up? Uuuhhh, maybe there’s a couple more: how did Mark Garrison get to spend 2 years in Hawaii; and why does Mary wet her pants when she laughs (I know it’s not hereditary). I look forward to seeing everyone. From the pictures, most of us look better now!!!!!

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City:  Nacogdoches
State/Prov.:  TX
Occupation:  Retired Teacher/ Clergy
Marital Status:  Married
No. of Children:  3
Grandchildren:  Bryce and Luke
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City:  Nacogdoches
State/Prov.:  Texas
Occupation:  Musician
Marital Status:  Married
No. of Children:  2
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City:  Torreon
State/Prov.:  NM
Occupation:  Self
Marital Status:  Married
Grandchildren:  3 stepchildren, 9 grandchildren & 1 great grandchild
What have you been doing for 40 years?:
I am married to G. W. Butler who graduated from Woden High School in 1954. He is a reserve deputy sheriff for Torrance County and a retired Baptist preacher. I own my own home based business doing federal/state taxes and accounting. I will be attending the reunion in October and look forward to seeing everyone. I Will be bringing 2 foreign exchange students with me. Sakiko Niiho from Japan and Wan-Ting Tu (nickname Wendy) from Tiawan R.O.C.
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City:  Diboll
State/Prov.:  Tx
Occupation:  Minister
Marital Status:  Married
No. of Children:  2
What have you been doing for 40 years?:
My wonderful wife Pam and I have two great children, Chris and April. Chris and his wife, Jessica, live in Johnstown New York, and they both work for Bank America. April lives at home with us at the moment. Chris, Jessica, and April are serving the Lord, and Pam and I are very proud of them. Again God has been very good to us over the years. Pam and I have been married since 1973. We met after I returned from the Navy while I was pastoring my first church out of Diboll. Pam has been a wonderful wife, great mother, and has been very helpful in the ministry. She is the love of my life next to God. Following graduation I attended some college and then enlisted in the Navy. While I served in the Navy from 1969-1971, I had the opportunity to serve with the Chaplain. Serving with the Chaplain gave me the opportunity to help with worship services on the ship that I served on. After I returned home from the Navy, I continued my education, and worked while I was in school. My education was stretched out over the years of making sure my children received theirs. I am a graduate of Dallas Baptist University with a Bachelors of Arts and Sciences in Christian Ministries. I have a second Bachelors degree in Theology from Andersonville Theological Seminary in Georgia. God has opened doors for Pam and me to pastor churches in Texas, Oklahoma, and Wyoming. We have had the opportunity to witness many lives change and come to Christ. We are currently serving Jones Prairie Baptist Church in Leggett Texas. Some of my churches have been bi vocational and I have worked in the Insurance business, but most of my life since high school, has been in the ministry. It is hard to believe that 40 years have passed so fast, and yet it seems a long forty years since we walked down those halls of good old Nacogdoches High. Pam and I are hoping to see all at the reunion. My thanks go to the reunion committee for doing such a good job.
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City:  Sulphur Springs
State/Prov.:  Texas
Marital Status:  Married
No. of Children:  2
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