In Summary:

     Bill Schwartz and his wife Rebekah along with Lynn and Sue Nidy made the trip from Lynn's summer home in Alabama to the campus of Suwannee-The University of the South where Richard Winslow currently works. Richard took everyone on a tour of the campus and area surrounding.
     In the very words of Bill Schwartz you can click HERE and see Bill's summary of the visit with Richard. Not only will you see Richard sticking his finger in Rebekah's ear (according to Bill, Sue Nidy did absolutely nothing to stop Richard), but you will also see what Bill remembers as Richard's house and there is even a photograph of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse - and more as only our beloved classmate Bill Black can describe!

     Grandbabies are arriving and even some 'great'grandbabies. Is that possible? You betcha. There are still some of us who are becoming grandparents for the very first time. Loni Abbotts introduced to us her very first grandbaby - Miss Mikenzie Laine - back in August, 2006. If you have photographs that were taken with you holding your grandbaby, send them in and we will post them to our alumni website. Thanks for sharing, Loni! (We also have a photograph of Dave Rees with his new granddaughter, Isabella!)

     Many of us have been able to retire. Some who have retired have actually taken on a different profession. Tom Tobin shared with us his 2nd profession which he really loves and keeps him in shape along with his running. Tom is a professional baseball umpire. Tom's picture appeared on the cover of a widely published magazine, "Baseball, The Magazine". Tom says it's a great second career and a great source of income, as well.

     Fishing is still one of the favored sports of classmates. And let's not forget 'contact' sports. Chip & Judy Schram follow the Hokies around the country and sometimes meet up with classmates while enjoying the sport of football. Classmates Chip Schram and George Fisher received prestigious awards.

     Mary Phillips and Bill Ronay have been looking for classmates for the last 5 years. Well, Mary Matthews was found and ironically she was living in Auburn, Alabama and working at Auburn University, not very far from Dave Rees. So one day when Dave and his staff were visiting the Auburn University campus where Mary works, he stopped by the university bookstore and introduced himself. Both Dave and Mary were children of military fathers so they had a lot in common growing up.

     Bill and Camille Ronay hosted two more mini-reunion luncheons at the Blue Willow Inn August 19th and again in March 31st. Bill and Camille have a lovely home outside of Atlanta. Back in 2003, after looking over the addresses of our accounted for and newly accounted for classmates, determined that perhaps a mini-reunion would be fun. So he and Camille came up with the idea of a luncheon for those classmates living in Georgia and surrounding states to be held at the famous country restaurant and inn in Social Circle, Georgia. The first mini-reunion was held August 9th, 2003, and those in attendance thought it would be good to have this event repeated semi-annually. It has been very successful and lots of fun.

     Chip and Judy Schram heard their smoke alarms go off just after 6:00 AM on February 11th. Chip found his oil furnace room on fire. This room stood alone just off his front porch. Fire calls were made to 911 by Judy while Chip went into their kitchen to get the fire extinguisher. He fought the fire until the extinguisher was empty. Judy got her 80 year old mother out of the house along with one of their three cats and with their dog. The entire e-mail can be read by clicking HERE. Chip adds a few thoughts to the e-mail on how we might protect ourselves from a similar disaster.

     Vic Vermillion is home from the middle east and makes a point of getting together with a few friends; Marcia Gruber shared a 64th birthday photo of classmates celebrating; Dale Potter and wife Michelle visit Bill Schwartz & Lynn Nidy for the first time in 45 years.