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- Phoebe Dent [last updated February, 2004]
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Greetings to all class-mates and wonderful to be back in touch after close to 50 years ! After graduating from Wellesley College in 1958 I did graduate work in Art Conservation at New York University, had a Fulbright Fellowship to Brussels and was married to Mark Weil in 1963. We spent two years in Rome where he wrote his doctoral dissertation in Art History for Columbia and I worked at the Restoration Institute (Istituto Centrale del Restauro). We settled in
his hometown, St. Louis, where he has taught in the Art History Department of Washington University ever since. I established the first conservation laboratory in the United States dedicated to the treatment of sculpture. The lab treated many important large-scale outdoor sculptures in major cities and also in museums throughout the US. I retired from conservation work in 1991 and spent three years studying theology at Episcopal Divinity School in Cambridge, MA. Since 1999 I have been working in the area of historic painting techniques and run a studio devoted to research, practice and teaching. I have conducted workshops at the St. Louis Art Museum, and local colleges, and in the Fall of '03 I taught a semester course on historic painting practice at Washington University. In connection with the recent exhibition on the painter, Rembrandt van Rijn, I taught three workshops at the Museum of Fine Arts-Boston and will present a lecture on the same topic at the Chicago Art Institute on March 9. Mark and I still live in St. Louis. We have two grown sons and one grandson, age 5.
- Jimmy Don Hester - Deceased. An obituary is available.
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- Mary Owens Holmes [last updated June, 1998]
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Mary Owens "Mayo" Holmes. The first day that East High opened I was there in the 7th
grade! Inez Rosamund was my homeroom teacher. I graduated from East in
the class of 1954 after six terrific years. I first went to Hollins
college in Roanoke, VA and then transferred to Vanderbilt where I met my
husband, Ed Voss. We have lived in Nashville, Memphis, Tucson & Scottsdale,AZ and now we are in Franklin, TN. We have four sons: Ed,jr. is a lawyer in Dallas, married with three children; Andy designs computerized emmisions control engines for GM and resides in Tokyo with his wife and daughter; Jody is a CPA with Dell Computers and he and his wife and twin sons live in Austin,TX; and Mark, who is unmarried, has a Maters in history and works in Manhattan, New York City. Ed is retired after 35 years in trust banking and we are having a ball with our horses and boat and travelling. I will try to "spread the word" about the East High website!
- Barbara Matheson [last updated May, 2008]
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I have lived in the Columbia, MD area since 1964. I'm divorced and have two children. Two years ago I retired from GEICO and am loving retirement. I often think of our days at East High and am saddened when I log onto the Obituary site and find so many old friends who are no longer with us.
Are we planning a 2009 reunion?
- Marilyn Means - Deceased. An obituary is available.
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- George Morris [last updated November, 2003]
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After graduating from East High, I had dreams of traveling
the world, then furthering my education, starting a great
career and finally getting married. That was exactly the way
it all turned out. After spending 4 years in the Navy, I came back to
Memphis and attended Memphis State. I then entered into a retail
management career of 34 years with
the national companies of Woolworth, Montgomery Ward and
finally with Wal-Mart. Relocations included the states of
Tenn, Missouri, Texas, Mississippi, Georgia, and Florida where I
retired in 1996. I was married for 20 yrs and have
3 sons who live in Florida. I have been very blessed and have 4
beautiful grandchildren. Just this year another
tremendous event happened when I won the Florida Lottery.
My motto in the 1954 yearbook was "To be a great Christian". I don't
know just how great I've been, but I have the joys of a Christian life
and love every minute
of it.
- Sandy O'Connor [last updated February, 2001]
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I am semi-retired doing some consulting work and sub-teaching in the parocial school system in Baton Rouge. We (my wife Jennie) have four children and seven grandchildren.
- Herb Porter - Deceased. An obituary is available.
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- Walter Scott ("Scotty") [last updated April, 2008]
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Two weeks after graduating from East Hi, I entered college at New Mexico State University as a Co-op student in science and engineering. I completed my degree in Math, and worked at Hollowman AFB, NM, until I entered the US Army (2nd Lt) for two years. After completing my tour of duty, I returned to work at White Sands Missile Range, NM. Eighteen months later, I transfered to NASA, Johnson Space Center, in Houston. I remained there, working as a subsystem manager, until my retirement in 1991. Following that, I worked for Boeing Aerospace until I retired again in 1998. Boeing recalled me back to work 6 months after I retired. I have 3 children and 9 grandchildren. My wife of 45 years died of cancer in 2005; I remarried in 2006 and still continue to support the Space Shuttle program on a part time basis. I supported the Apollo 13 mission and was on console for both the Challenger and Columbia losses. I also still do public speaking on the space program. My wife and I travel quite a bit, especially on cruise lines. I would like to hear from other class of '54 members and if another reunion is being planned. I'll answer all emails.
- Sue Scull [last updated May, 1999]
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After I graduated from EHS, I attended the University of Oklahoma where I met & married my husband, Milton (Sonny) McDermott. After his graduation, we lived in Port Arthur, TX, Shreveport, LA, New Orleans, LA; Mobile, AL; Alexandria, LA; Nashville, TN; & finally back to Memphis. We have been in Germantown for 23 years & I have attended every reunion our class has held since then.
After many college changes due to our frequent moves, I finally graduated
from Peabody/Vanderbilt & earned my MA at the University where I taught
English. I also taught at CBU.
We have 4 children & 10 grandchildren; all of whom live in the Germantown
area. I have kept in touch with many of my classmates & cherish the
memories of those years at East High.
- Evelyn Shepherd [last updated, July, 2001]
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After graduating from East in 1954, I went to Vanderbilt and graduated in 1959 with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing. I married Dr. Charles R. Pruden, Jr. in 1959 and we moved to Wilson where he is in practice. We have three children, Charles (Chuck)III, owner of a commercial/residential irrigation business, Anne Graham Brunner, a homemaker, and Elizabeth
Pet(Libby)George, a CPA with North Carolina State University. We have 6 grandchildren, 3 boys and 3 girls, ages 4-15. I graduated in 1975 from NCSU
with a MEd in Adult Education, in 1979 from East Carolina University with a Master of Science in Nursing, and in 1991 from The University of South Carolina with a PhD in Nursing Science. I am currently the Dean of the Barton College School of Nursing in Wilson. I have taught nursing for over
30 years. I have not been able to come to any reunions due to family and work responsibilities but look forward to the 50th in 2004.
- Ginger Trenor [last updated November, 2003]
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Ginger Trenor Byrne Hawkins - grad class of 1954. My first day at East was the day it opened and I was in the 7th grade. I recall voting on the school colors, the mascot name, and the start of a large and beautiful school located in the Eastern most part of the city in 1948. After graduating I attended Stephens College and graduated from Vanderbilt. I taught school at White Station along with helping the Trenor's Day Schools. Then I made a wonderful career change to work for Delta Air Lines as Training Supvr for the Reservations Sales Dept.I was there when Jets and Computers made their entry! I was married to John Byrne until he passed away in 1994. After 30 years with Delta I retired and continue to enjoy traveling with my wonderful husband Campbell Hawkins. Between us we have 6 married children and 10 grandchildren.
******We are presently working on our 50 the reunion and hope to have all participate!!****
- Virgil Whipple - Deceased. An obituary is available.
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OTHERS ASSOCIATED WITH THE CLASS OF 1954
People who attended East with the class of 1954 but were not graduated with it.
- R L Hunt [last updated November, 2005]
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I was an 8th grader during East High's first year. I remember Coach Welch, Mr Snyder and Mrs Volmer from the faculty. Coach Welch called me Lombard in Science class after he asked me what R L stood for. Cody and I played high school football as 8th graders because we didn't have a senior class. Memphis has fond memories for me. I managed pension money for The City of Memphis, Memphis Light Power and Water, and Equifax. I managed mutual funds and pension funds all over the world including Tokyo and Singaspore. Hi to my 8th grade friends, R L
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