class of 1956 – 56 th reunion

CLASS OF 1956 – 56TH REUNION

JULY 21, 2012

BILLY ARBUCKLE• HERE’S AN UPDATE ON THINGS SINCE OUR LAST

REUNION “50TH”• MY WIFE OF 53 YEARS DIED ON JULY 2, 2011.

WE WERE MARRIED NOVEMBER 21, 1959 IN SNYDER, TEXAS.

• I HAVE TWO SONS AND ONE DAUGHTER: JAMES E. ARBUCKLE (52), BILLY D. ARBUCKLE, JR (51) AND GAYLA JO ARBUCKLE (48). FAMILY ALSO INCLUDES 12 GRANDCHILDREN, 1 GREAT GRANDCHILD AND NUMEROUS NIECES AND NEPHEWS.

BILLY ARBUCKLE PHOTO• 50TH WEDDING ANNIVERSARY

BOBBY BELYEU

• NO RESPONSE

JERALD BELL• HERE’S AN UPDATE ON THINGS SINCE OUR LAST REUNION “50TH”• WE’VE BEEN DOING SOME TRAVELING SINCE THE LAST REUNION AND PLAYING A LOT OF

GOLF. WE WENT TO THE BIG ISLAND, HAWAII, AND MAUI IN 2010 AND PLAYED GOLF ON SOME• BEAUTIFUL COURSES. WE HAD A FAMILY REUNION WITH OUR DAUGHTERS AND MY SON• AND THEIR CHILDREN LAST 4TH OF JULY IN LAWRENCE, KS. THEN WE TOOK A TRIP• TO VANCOUVER LAST FALL. • OUR DAD PASSED AWAY THE NIGHT OF OUR LAST (50TH) REUNION IN 2006. MANY• OF YOU WERE SO KIND AND HELPFUL TO OUR FAMILY AT THAT TIME. THANK YOU.• WE HAVE A GRANDSON BORN , 11/11/05, (MY VET) IN KANSAS. • ONE GRANDDAUGHTER, REMI, WAS BORN 3/5/06 AND LIVES IN OKLAHOMA. OUR• LAST GRANDDAUGHTER, KATHRYN, WAS BORN IN 2007 AND LIVES IN KANSAS.• I GUESS THAT’S ONE OF THE REALLY IMPORTANT THINGS IN LIFE. ONE LOSS – 3 GAINS.• MARLENE TOOK UP GUITAR CLASSES, LOVES GOLF AND HAS BECOME QUITE GOOD AT

BOTH. • I STILL CAN’T CARRY A TUNE IN A BUCKET.• JERRY

JERALD BELL - PHOTOS

JOYCE (BELL) HALL• HERE’S AN UPDATE ON THINGS SINCE OUR LAST REUNION “50TH”• I MOVED TO IOWA TO BE CLOSER TO MY DAUGHTER AND FAMILY.

I GOT HERE JUST IN TIME TO SEE MY 1ST GREAT GRANDSON BORN.• WE TOOK A TRIP TO IDAHO, WASHINGTON, OREGON,

CALIFORNIA, AND BACK TO IOWA. WE ALSO WENT TO MAINE AND VERMONT TO VISIT FAMILY.

• THE LAST TWO YEARS WE HAVE WORKED AT A RECREATIONAL VEHICLE PARK NEAR US.

• IN MY SPARE TIME, I MAKE QUILTS, TABLE RUNNERS AND PLACEMATS.

• I ALSO RESCUE BABY RACOONS THAT FALL OUT OF OUR TREES.

JOYCE (BELL) HALL - PHOTOS

JOYCE WITH ONE RACOON

JOYCE (BELL) HALL – PHOTO 2

• JOYCE WITH 2 RACOONS -1 OF 3 DIED

JOYCE (BELL) HALL PHOTO 3

• JOYCE POKING RACOON IN EYE – BIFOCALS?

• HERE’S AN UPDATE ON THINGS SINCE OUR LAST REUNION “50TH” N/A

JEAN (CARTER) GOBER

KATHY & BOBBY JEAN 2006

KATHY (ETHRIDGE) HOGUE

• HERE’S AN UPDATE ON THINGS SINCE OUR LAST REUNION “50TH” DAVE PASSED AWAY ABOUT SIX WEEKS AFTER OUR LAST

REUNION. HE HAD ESOPHAGEAL CANCER – FOUGHT A THREE AND HALF YEAR BATTLE.

• I AM STILL WORKING FOR AN OPHTHALMOLOGIST. SHE IS A WONDERFUL CHRISTIAN DOCTOR - JUST ABOUT 10 MINUTES FROM MY HOME – SMALL OFFICE – A VERY GOOD PLACE TO WORK.

• A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO, I WENT ON A GREAT CRUISE TO HAWAIIAN ISLANDS WITH HAZEL COOKSTON AND CAROLYN RUSH.

• THIS PAST FALL, MY DAUGHTER, TRACI, AND I VISITED PARIS, FRANCE. WE SO ENJOYED THAT, EXCEPT FOR THE LONG FLIGHTS.

KATHY (ETHRIDGE) HOGUE -PHOTO

KATHY AND TRACI

MARLYN (EVELAND) QUIROGA• HERE’S AN UPDATE ON THINGS SINCE OUR LAST

REUNION “50TH”• NOT MUCH HAS CHANGED. I CONTINUE TO VOLUNTEER

AT THE SHERIFF’S DEPT AND I AM A DOCENT AT THE CASEMENTS (JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER’S WINTER HOME).

• I’M MEETING MY DAUGHTER AND SON-IN-LAW IN COZUMEL IN MAY AND I HAVE A TRIP PLANNED IN SEPTEMBER FOR THE U.S. OPEN IN NEW YORK.

• FORTUNATELY MY FAMILY AND I ARE IN GOOD HEALTH AND THAT IS SURELY A BLESSING.

• I’M LOOKING FORWARD TO SEING EVERYONE IN JULY.

MAARLYN (EVELAND) QUIROGA PHOTOS

2012DOCENT

MARLYN (EVELAND) QUIROGA

1956 HEAR NO, SEE NO, SPEAK NOMARLYN, JOYCE & KATHY

MARLYN (EVELAND) QUIROGA

2006 SPEAK NO, SEE NO, HEAR NOKATHY, JOYCE & MARLYN

CARL FOSTER

• HERE’S AN UPDATE ON THINGS SINCE OUR LAST REUNION “50TH”

• I WON’’T BE ABLE TO ATTEND THE REUNION, BECAUSE I INJURED MY BACK ABOUT A YEAR AND HALF AGO.

• I CAN’T SIT OR RIDE AS A RESULT OF IT AND MY HEARING IS PRETTY BAD.

• THANKS FOR WRITING. HOPE EVERYONE IS DOING WELL.

CARL FOSTER - PHOTO

NANCY GREER

HERE’S AN UPDATE ON THINGS SINCE OUR LAST REUNION “50TH”A TRIP TO CANADA

PHYLLIS (GUERRY) WAGONER• HERE’S AN UPDATE ON THINGS SINCE OUR LAST REUNION “50TH”• I PLAN ON ATTENDING SATURDAY @ SUNDOWN REUNION. I WILL

NOT BE ATTENDING THE DINNER ON FRIDAY NIGHT.• UPDATE…NOT MUCH HAS CHANGED FOR ME SINCE OUR LAST

MEETING…I STILL LIVE IN MY SAME PLACE… AND HAVE HAD THE SAME PHONE NUMBER SINCE 1972.

• THE PICTURE I AM SENDING YOU IS FROM A DOG SHOW IN ALBUQUERQUE… I’M THE ONE IN THE PANTS AND TOP (HA HA HA).. THE DOG WE WERE WATCHING IS WITH HIS HANDLER…THE BULLDOG BELONGS TO MY SON THAT LIVES IN AMARILLO. HE WON A RED RIBBON AND A BLUE RIBBON..1ST AND 2ND PLACE..(WHICH IS A LOT MORE THAN I WON).

• ANXIOUS TO SEE EVERYONE.• PHYLLIS

PHYLLIS (GUERRY) WAGONER

KENNETH HEATHERLY• HERE’S AN UPDATE ON THINGS SINCE OUR LAST

REUNION “50TH”• HOT AND DRY. PLEASE BRING RAIN WHEN YOU COME

TO THE REUNION. I DID TAKE AN AUTUMN IN NEW ENGLAND TOUR – TO NEW YORK CITY, BOSTON, THEN TO NEW HAMPSHIRE, VERMONT AND CANADA TO SEE NIAGRA FALLS. KINDA FUN FOR THIS OLD WEST TEXAN.

• I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING AND VISITING WITH THE CLASS 0F ’56 HAVING OUR 56TH REUNION.

• KENNETH HEATHERLY

KENNETH HEATHERLY - PHOTO

BOBBY LEONARD


• NO INPUT• SAME PICTURE AS 50TH REUNION.

JAN PEARCY


• NO CHANGES, JUST OLDER.

JAN PEARCY - PHOTOS

JAN PEARCY RANCH, RANCH HAND

JAN PEARCY - PHOTOS

CATTLE RUSTLER – DON’T YOU EVER WASH THOSE CATTLE, HOSS?

JAN PEARCY - PHOTOSJAN WITH MEAN COON DOG

WELDON PHILLIPS• HERE’S AN UPDATE ON THINGS SINCE OUR LAST

REUNION “50TH”• MY WIFE, FLORENCE, PUBLISHED AN ADULT

CHRISTIAN BOOK WHICH WAS RELEASED IN JANUARY.

• THE TITLE IS TRAVELING INTERSTATE HIGHWAY 35 WITH GOD. SHE WOULD LIKE TO DO A BOOK SIGNING AT THE REUNION GATHERING IF POSSIBLE.

• NOT MUCH ELSE IS NEW.• WELDON AND FLORENCE PHILLIPS

WELDON PHILLIPS - PHOTO

WELDON AND FLORENCE

WENDELL PHILLIPS

NO UPDATE

BOBBY RAGLANDBOBBY RAGLAND AND WIFE 2006

50TH REUNION CLASS PICTURE

BACK ROWS - CARL FOSTER, PHYLLIS (GUERRY) WAGONER, JERALD BELL, BOBBY LEONARD, WELDON PHILLIPS. KATHY (ETHRIDGE) HOGUE, MARLYN (EVELAND) QUIROGA AND BOBBY RAGLANDFRONT ROW – KENNETH HEATHERLY, JOYCE (BELL) HALL, AND NANCY GREER 2006

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