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- Peggy Anderson [last updated October, 1999]
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After attending EHS for 13 years, I was ready to move around! I went to
Mary Baldwin College in Staunton, Virginia and was graduated there in 1967.
In August, after living in Richmond, Virginia all summer, I ran into Ginger
Newell (also class 1963) in Memhis and her planned roommate for Dallas had
gotten married. So I got in her unairconditioned MG and drove to Dallas,
returned and got my unairconditioned Volkswagen and have lived here ever
since. (Fortunately, I now have an airconditioned car!) Married a native
Dallasite, Web Carr, who manages his family's oil and gas business. We just
celebrated our 28th anniversary. We have one daughter, Catherine, who is 22
and a senior at the College of Charleston in South Carolina, majoring in
Arts Management. For 10 years, I worked with mentally handicapped
teenagers, teaching and managing a vocational training facility. Since
Catherine's birth, I have been on the volunteer circuit--being on the
boards of the 2 schools she attended and now on the Parents' Council at
Charleston. I also was on the Mary Baldwin College Board for 10 years. I
was Treasurer and then President of the Junior League of Dallas ( Elsie
Stone is shocked that any organization would let me manage their books!) We
belong to the largest Episcopal church in the US and I have been President
of the Foundation, Junior Warden and President of the Women. I recently was
certified as a chalice bearer and can now give communion which I love and I
have taught a weekly Bible class for 11 years. I have been busy but have
truly enjoyed almost every job I've done. My goal now is to say "no" and
spend more time doing some of the things I enjoy--reading (especially
mysteries), gardening, needlework, flyfishing (we spend the summers in Lake
City, Colorado), hiking, traveling, watching Perry Mason re-runs. My
younger sister Betty still lives in Memphis so I am back there several
times a year. Thanks to the people responsible for this webpage as I have
loved catching up and will check it regularly. My email is
- Wilbur Crump - Deceased. An obituary is available.
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- Nancy Ewart [last updated September, 1999]
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After graduating from East I enrolled at the Univ. of Southern Mississippi, where I got my BS in Speech
Education. I met John Hammons in college theatre at USM and we’ve been married for 33 years. After stops in Memphis, Birmingham and Hattiesburg again, we settled in New Orleans. We’re still in N.O., and are the parents of two offspring (on their own and doing well). My son Jay is an Assistant Professor of Dance at Texas Woman’s University. Daughter Shannon, a
dancer, lives in New York and will premier a show (Contact) about swing dancing at Lincoln Center in the fall.
I retired from Texaco April 1st, ‘99 after 24 years in Human Resources. I’m now a docent for the Gallier House (local historical house -- my grandmother was along time docent for the Fontaine Home in Memphis) and a licensed tour guide for the City of New Orleans.
John and I are both very involved in community theatre. Besides acting, my interest in theatre extends to playwriting and might soon incorporate
producing as well. I’m back in school. I enrolled at the Univ. of New Orleans this fall and am taking a course in playwriting.
Kudo’s to whomever’s behind this web site. Any friends wanting to get in touch, my e-mail is 
- Richard James [last updated September, 1999]
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I now live in Rodeo California about 15 miles from SF Calif, I arrived here after spending ten years in the Army, I was in Vietnam for three years off and on. I was an
MP, and rather wild during the 60's, I loved the army and thought I would never get out, Got married to a Thai girl, and was divorced and released from the army as a single parent and a service connected disability from Vietnam.
I accepted and made my home in Rodeo, next to SF and Oakland. I then married my x's sister and I am still happily maried with three kids Richard Jr. 26, David 18, Melinda 15. I owned a service repair garage and tow company, and a 50 fleet taxicab company. I sold all of it which was located in Oakland and moved out of Dodge, to many bullets flying, in fact I thought it was Vietnam again.
This was in 1995, I didn't know what to do have a little money so I took up drums, Johnny Sprot, eat your heart out where ever you may be, and I now am
doing what I have always wanted play professionaly in a R&B band.
We are doing the old school stuff of the 60's. Believe it or not the Memphis Sound although I haven't been back there in 30 years. I played trumpet in school, but never was any good so I took up the drums and formed a R&B band check our internet site home page at: http://tinpan.fortunecity.com/nevermind/59/
I'll send you a copy of our CD if you e-mail me NO CHARGE. lol Well thats about it I am having the time of my life. Wish I could hear from some of the old classmates. WOW does time fly.
Good times at East.
Peace
- Victoria Lawson ("Vicki") [updated February, 2002] [E-mail address updated May, 2007]
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I loved someone's memory, either from our class or one just before/after, of walking down Greer Street on the way to East High. That was my path.
After East , I went to school in Columbus, MIssissippi to the "W." After graduation, I worked in Washington for the Library of Congress and became active in the Civil Rights Movement. I became a VISTA Volunteer in '65 and moved for a year or so to Aiea, Hawaii.
Soon after married a Dyke Hendrickson, whom my father referred to as "the Yankee joker." We're still married 32 years later, so I don't know if the joke's on us or him.
Dyke is a journalist. We've moved around a lot ... from paper to paper. California, Mexico, Maine, New Orleans, Massachusetts. We've been here a while and it is my hope we will stay put. I'm too old now to want to spend my days with paint chip samples.
I worked for public television for many years - going from one station to the next as the locations changed. My last stint was at New Hampshire Public Television. It was great fun; however, I became weary of fund drives. (This may have happened to you...as a viewer!!!)
A few years ago I began work on a Master's in Adult and Continuing Education. I finished this past summer and began teaching grad students at UNH. It's great fun. I'm perfectly happy to work part-time and have mornings to linger over coffee and the crossword.
We have two children. Leslie is assistant director of the Columbia Publishers Course at the Columbia School of Journalism. We've been a little anxious about her living in NYC, but she's happy and trying to help us with our angst.
My son Drew finishes at UNH this year. He hopes to go to South America next year on a Fulbright. He spent his junior year in Ecuador and loves the people and the Latin culture.
I guess I've rattleled on long enough. If any of you are ever in our neck of the woods, give a shout. It' s always fun to hear a Southern accent. I make a mean clam chowder, after all these years.
PS My husband's tennis partner is a rather acclaimed Elvis biographer. I read the first (Last Train to Memphis) a while back and have just finished his second book, Careless Love. It's fun to read. I knew very little about Elvis. Even more fun are all the references to familiar places and names. Especially for us who moved away!
Speaking of which, the new Peter Taylor biography is terrific. I do love reading about the Tennesseeans!
- Kathy McDonald [last updated October, 1999]
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- Mary Catherine Nemetz [last updated July, 2006]
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After graduation from East, I went to business school and got a job at Gerber's in the office. I found a job at General Electric Supply on Front St. and married Robert Fisher from our class. We had two children who are both married and live in the Memphis area. After my children were grown, I worked at Country Gardens at the Agricenter where I also went to school at night to become certified as a landscape designer.In 2000 I started my own landscaping business out of my home. I was on the Beautification Board of Germantown. My husband and I sold our house in Germantown and moved into our condo beach house at Perdido Key, Fl. in 2002. In 2004, my friend and classmate, Carole Young, came to stay with us while finding employment. All of us had to evacuate because of Hurricane Ivan. Carole moved back to Memphis and Bobby and myself are still in a rental house waiting for our condo to be put back together. I am on the board of the Pensacola Federation of Garden Clubs, and was President of Sweet Bay Garden Club for two years.
I have three grandchildren who still live in the Memphis area so go back to see my family, especially at the holidays.
- Ginger Newell [last updated March, 2000]
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- Barbara Overholser [last updated September, 2004]
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I am married now for 39 years to Joe Tiscia, a CBHS
graduate and we have two daughters, ages 25 and 23. We met at Memphis
State. Thanks to Mrs. Vollmer I was skilled at typing and shorthand (a
dying art!)and went with an insurance company. My husband was a Marine
in Vietnam and was awarded the Silver Star. I am very proud of him. He
is active in Marine Corp league and Tn. State Guard. I only work
parttime now and enjoy gardening and reading and taking care of our
family. Both our girls are single and live with us.
- John Poag - Deceased. An obituary is available.
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Click here to read the obituary.
- Bettye Stehle [last updated June, 2001]
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My family moved to Clarksville, TN just before our graduation, so after graduation, I was not in Memphis. I went to Transylvania College in Lexington, KY, where I spent 4 years and graduated with a BA degree,
majoring in Math. After Transy, I went to work for IBM in Lexington, as a programmer. I am now 'retired' from IBM, having spent my entire career in Lexington, all in the information systems part of IBM. However, I am still
working for IBM, currently as a contractor.
I am married to John Hagyard Burns, a Lexingtonian, and have two sons. Angus is 22 and goes to the University of Kentucky, where he is majoring in
horticulture. Shea is 20 and is at the University of Arizona majoring in environmental hydrology.
Outside of work and raising two sons, I have a (too) large garden, have worked on at least a dozen Habitat for Humanity houses, and am a (sort-of) runner (nothing more than 10K's). In 1996,I made a two week work trip to Orel, Russia. Both of my sons, who are also Habitat workers, were able to go as well. This summer (2001), I am going to Nicaragua as part of an all-women work trip to build houses, probably along the Rio Coco on the border of Honduras. I am also chairperson for the Lexington 2001 Habitat for Humanity Women's Build in September, and I serve on the board of the Lexington Faith Community Housing Foundation.
- Monte West [updated May, 2005]
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- Janet Williams [updated March, 2002]
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Deceased. An obituary is available. Click here to read the obituary.
Prior to her death, Janet Williams was a participant with our alumni page. The following was her last posting with us.
[posted August, 1999]
I haven't been to Memphis in over 30 years, since my parents moved to Florida
in August after I graduated in June (May?). My son, who lives in New York
city and works at Harper Collins Publishing, ran across the website while
doing some work on a book! I went to University of NC at Greensboro for
three years, and graduated in 1976 from the University of Maryland while
living in Annapolis. I had married Bob Kirkpatrick in 1966 and moved
around the eastern part of the U.S. for the 21 years he was a USMC officer.
We lived in Washington, DC more than once, Indianapolis, Annapolis and Camp
Lejeune, NC. Had 2 children along the way, Kate, now 29, and Trip, 27.
Kate graduated from UVa and Trip graduated from Yale. Now we live near Boston, and I work at Ropes & Gray, a big law firm, managing their records
department. We are about to celebrate our 33rd anniversary. Looks like I am the first person in my class to add to this website.
- Jim Willis [last updated August, 2002]
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It’s hard to believe it’s been nearly 40 years since the last bell rang for our EHS class in 1963. I’m still trying to figure out what I want to do when I grow up!
I took an interest in journalism while at Memphis State and ended up working at the Memphis Press-Scimitar as a general assignment reporter. I couldn’t believe they would pay you to do something that was so much fun. Deep down inside, I knew reality would set in and I’d have to get a real job some day.
Fortunately, for me, that day has yet to come. I still look forward to going to work every day – now as editor and president of the Birmingham (AL) Post-Herald.
Between then and now: I spent four years in the Air Force; married Sherrye Johnson (Sacred Heart H.S. ’64); enjoyed parenting two sons (Chris, 31, a lawyer in Atlanta with a corporate defense litigation practice, and Jonathan, 20, a Korean adoptee and a student at Auburn University who’d rather be playing guitar); served as metro editor at the Press-Scimitar, an assistant managing editor at The Commercial Appeal and managing editor at the Post-Herald before becoming editor and president in ’97.
After 33 years of marriage and having become empty-nesters, Sherrye and I enjoy spending time at the lake (Smith Lake between Jasper and Cullman, AL) and the beach (Seagrove Beach, FL). We live in Mountain Brook, AL
I stay pretty busy with civic and professional activities during the week. But I always find time for my after-work passion as a “car guy” -- various forms of racing, rallies and hanging out with other “car folks.” It’s also a father-son bonding activity. Chris and I have competed against one another in several venues (he has more horsepower and his car weighs less, so he always beats me even though my reaction times are better at the drag strip!) We’ve just
registered to do Panoz Racing School at Road Atlanta.
- Carole Young [last updated March, 2007]
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Carole Young [last updated June, 2002]
Hi everyone. After graduation Larry Bronson (class of 62') and I were married (1965), I lived in Norman, Ok. for approximately 2yrs., 8 months, where I worked in the Geography Dept. for 9 professors, moved back to Memphis in 1968, worked for awhile, then Larry was drafted into the Army, so we moved to Ft. Hood, Tx where our first child was born, Jeffrey. Back to Memphis in 1971. My second child, Jason, was born in 1974. I became a stay-at-home Mom until my divorce in 1991. I had already opened an antique mall(1989) which I closed in 1993. I met a wonderful man at that time and spent 10 years with him up until his death in March, 2001. I have been working for Memorial Park Funeral Home since Aug., 1993 and am currently a licensed Funeral Director there.I have 3 wonderful grandchildren, Rhianna,Julie and Carter. In May, 2004 I left Memorial Park and moved to Florida,and lived with Bob and Mary Catherine Fisher of our class. Then hurrican Ivan arrived and sent me back here. I am now working for Forest Hill Funeral Home on Whitten Rd. and live in an apartment. Would love to hear from some of you.
OTHERS ASSOCIATED WITH THE CLASS OF 1963
People who attended East with the class of 1963 but were not graduated with it.
- Molly Chambers - Deceased. An obituary is available.
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- Linda Davis - Deceased. An obituary is available.
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Footnote
* Entries with the "reported deceased" designation indicate a reunion committee or other persons believed closely associated with the class have indicated they have information they believe quite reliable about the death of the individual so designated. The East High Alumni Page has not received sufficient documentation to verify the information and therefore does not confirm the death or that the individual who died is the one of the same name who attended East High School. Such reports without confirmation should be taken with a degree of skepticism. Anyone with documentation to confirm the report or with information to refute the report is strongly encouraged to contact the editor of The East High Alumni Page at editor@EastHigh.org promptly. Please see our obituary policy.
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