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- Joseph Lee Baker, Jr. - Deceased. An obituary is available.
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- Helen Batten [last updated March, 1999]
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I live in Knoxville, TN, am married and have two grown children (thank goodness). Graduated from LSU and have gone back to school and am working on a Masters in Counseling Psychology.
- Gary Bolton [last updated February, 2004] [E-mail address updated January, 2005]
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I am a 1964 graduate of East, and then returned to teach and Coach for another 14 years. I went To East as a student for 13 years. I ended my stay at East in 1983 as the Head Football Coach.
I am presently employed by the Memphis City Schools and have been employed with them for 33 years. I am currently the Assistant Principal at Cherokee Elementary School in Memphis. I am married and have 2 boys who are 30 and 28. I am a proud grandfather of one and her
name is Olivia Grace.
- Claud Brown - Deceased. An obituary is available.
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- Joe Companiotte - Deceased. An obituary is available.
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- Caroline Dixon [last updated: December, 2004]
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Attended Queens College and graduated from Memphis State Univ. Traveled with Proctor and Gamble for 2 years and then taught high school math, algebra, trig. etc. for several years.
Married East High graduate Clark Kinser ('65) and have 2 sons and one grandson, one age 30 attending seminary and living in Nashville, and another age 25 living in Dallas and pursuing a career in music.
Clark is preparing to retire and the plans are to move to Durango, CO in the summer of 2005. Currently much time is spent traveling to and from TN to spend time with family and our first grandson Aidan! Being a grandparent is the best!
Come visit in CO anytime!
- Bill Dumas [last updated February, 2001] [E-mail address updated November, 2003]
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The former entry was pretty brief, so I thought that I would elaborate a little. I should have graduated from Ole Miss in '68, but withdrew to see what was happening in California, etc. Lived with Milton Ellis and Dickey Williams for a while, then got married. I wasn't prepared for such an undertaking at the time...lasted about 3 years.During that period, I finished my last semester at Ole Miss and received an M.Ed. from Memphis State. Became a teacher in '72. Had an encounter with Jesus Christ in '75. This changed everything (eventually). As many of you may remember, I needed lots of changing. Became a school counselor in '88. Remarried in '90. I'm
planning to retire in May of 2003. Bonnie (wife) and I plan to build a ridge-top home overlooking the Ozarks near Mt. View, Ar. Bet you'd never guess that I would become a born-again hillbilly...life is funny like that, huh?
- Gene Echols [last updated April, 2000]
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I began my working life at Holiday Inns, Inc. in several departments purchasing, sales, and manufacturing. I worked for Holiday for seven years then moved to Mobile,Ala.as Merchandise Mgr. for a building supply company. During this time I then moved into advertising and millwork manufacturing for Mobile's largest building supply company. In 1984, I moved back to Holiday Inns to
become Operations Manager of their drapery manufacturing division.When that division was sold to the British,we were "downsized", but I stayed on another two years running the same business but for private investors. In 1992,I left and went on sabbatical for several years doing "play jobs" to
get back into enjoying myself while working. 1998 found me back in the life of management with Sandusky Cabinet,Inc.as Dir.of Purchasing,Human
Res.,& Safety. while I enjoyed this it was not what I was used to so when I had this opportunity to move to Dallas,I jumped. I'm back in the manufacturing of draperies and bedspreads for the lodging industry as
Vice Pres. Commercial Sales. I've been married for 32 years and have three grown daughters.When is the next reunion?
- Milton Ellis [last updated November, 1999]
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After graduating last in my class from East High I went to UTK and was graduated there with
a degree in business. I returnted to Memphis and worked a short time with Kimberly Clark as a sales rep..moved to New Orleans as a sales rep for a pharmaceutical company and married a cajun, Mary Lynn Brumfield, from New Roads, La. We have been married for 26 years and have two children. Milt, a 98 UTK graduate lives and works in Atlanta and Caroline will graduate from UTK in May '99. I eventually moved to New York City with Bristol Myers as director of business development in their pharmaceutical division. Then on to Sydney Australia for 6 years as general manager of Bristol Myers Australia. In 1987 I returned to Nashville and started Accountants on
Call, a specialized employment agency, and Orphan Pharmaceutical USA (www.orphanusa.com) a company specializing in the development of drugs for rare diseases. Spend most of my time following the Vols and relaxing at my cabin on the Tn. River in Muscle Shoals, Al. I am jogging, but it is killing me. See Kim, Norma, Dumas, Charley, Sid very infrequently. What a shame.
- Kenny Finsness [posted January 18, 2008]
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Deceased - An announcement is available.
If anyone can direct the editor to a mainstream media published full obituary, please send information to editor@EastHigh.org.
- George Gage - Deceased. An obituary is available.
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- Jimmy Kiersky - Deceased. An obituary is available.
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- Judy Killebrew [last update July, 2006] [E-mail address updated August, 2007]
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- Laura Layman [last updated September, 2004]
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After graduating from Memphis State, did my PhD at Univ.
of TN Memphis. Spent a couple of summers in Europe, taught at UT
Memphis, State Tech, and a stint in the Memphis Public Schools
(Manassas!!) before going into the family business, Layman-Memphis,
Inc. (printing) with my brother, Bob, class of '69.
Joined an advertising firm, inferno, in 2002 as bookkeeper, office
manager and "office mom" to the staff. Love the advertising world!!
Married Kinney Graham, Messick '64, many years ago. We are raising my
grandchild, Christina, instead of doing what most folks do in their
50's. It's different, but better, than raising kids. We are
"younger", but tired!!
Sid, my cousin '64, and I keep in touch from the "far ends" of the
state---he's in God's country, Knoxville, ---I'm in Memphis. Can't
believe time has passed so fast!!
Kinney and I live in Mom's house which we redid after Daddy died. I'm
still a stone's throw away from EHS. And, get this...Kinney taught at
EHS for over 25 years!! Small world!!
- Sharon McCormack [last update March, 2001]
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Did my four years at Memphis State, traveled, and then married Rick Greenwood (White Station grad) in 1971. For the last 30 years, I've lived in New York City, East Tennessee, and Virginia. Kept busy while children (Eric, 27 and Zach, 24) were young doing volunteer work with the church and the Junior League, and moved to Nashville in 1988. Went back into the work force and am now the regional manager for a telecommunications company. Rick is the rector of St. David's Episcopal Church. Would love to hear
from you... email:
- Lee McKnight [last updated Jan. 1997]
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Lee has an interesting path leading
from East. He became one of Memphis first hippies and reports he's still a
hippie today, pony tail, attitude, etc! After hitchhiking thru Europe he
stumbled into India seeking good smoke and found spirituality. After
wandering barefoot thru India and Nepal visiting holy men for most of a
year, Lee unexpectedly found himself living in a hippie/Jewish/Christian
commune in Seattle. For 12 years he lived in the "Love Family", America's
oldest and largest commune, in Washington State, Alaska and Hawaii. His
legal name was Helpful Israel for those years. Transitioning out of the Love
Family into the "real world", Lee obtained two masters degrees in Seattle
while searching for a profession that paid something besides vegetables and
other trade goods. Lee is now known as Tom, but tells those of use who knew him from the East era to continue
calling him "Lee." For several years Lee was in Boca Raton Florida where he worked as a C/C++ programmer writing Point-Of-Sale software. In 1995 he made a move and is working for PRC, Precision Response Corporation in Miami, where he is a Sr. Developer working on credit card processing in a large mixed Unix/Windows NT/Novell/Oracle enviornment.
His son is coauthor of his high school's World Wide Web page and it was his
son's involvement that led Lee to look for connections with East on the web.
Lee is another one of those special people who get to claim to be a member
of the exclusive 13 year club (Kindergarten through 12th grade--all at
East)! His brother, Randy McKnight is a 1962 graduate of East High, another
13 year club member.
Lee may be contacted via e-mail at:
- John Montgomery [last updated November, 2007]
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- Richard Lee Mullins - Deceased. An obituary is available.
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- Mike Plunk [last updated July, 2007]
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Check out the posting for Diane Thomas ['64]. You'll see why.
- Barbara Pund - [last updated September, 2004]
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Decided to update may page again Since I graduated I went one summer and one year to Memphis State. I married a sailor from CA in May of 1965. We had thirteen years and two children together. My son Brian (36) lives in Holland.MI and my daughter Betty Anne (31) lives in Muskegon, MI. I have one grandson who is 13 that I have not seen since he was 5. We have now started to communicate by instant messaging.
After my first marriage went down the tubes I had two more failed marriages, I guess my first recital piece (Keep on Trying), that I took with Mrs. Bays in the cafeteria was trying to tell me something. I am now married again and have been for the last ten years. I ran an ad in the Memphis Flyer when my social life got dull and he answered.
I worked for Seabrook Wallcoverings for 22 years before joining the Town of Collierville as an office assistant in 2000. We are both semi retired and live in Leesburg, FL which is in Central Florida.
I lived through an earthquake (1971) in California, a tornado in the Shelby Forrest area in 1986. Now it looks like I am adding hurricanes to the list. We dodged the bullet with Charley and Frances so let's hope Ivan doesn't blow me to my class reunion ahead of schedule. Please send me emails as I love hearing from old friends.If you email and I don't respond then you know my computer became a victim a hurricane.
- Judy Senter [last updated August, 2005]
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- Charley Starratt [last updated January, 2007]
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I retired from the sales job at the wrestling matches. Great benefits. Now I have time for my true calling. I am an ordained minister with the Universal Life Church in Modesto, CA. One can do anything on the internet. Feel free to make a contribution. Put you hand on the computer, feel the power.
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- Michael Stephens [last updated April, 1998]
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After graduation from East I attended Tiger High for two
years. Nothing doing there so I went to computer school and found I had
absolutly no interest in binary headaches. After six or seven years of
trying to find myself in Memphis, I packed up and left for the promised
land (California). I looked under every rock and commune I could find but
still no ME.
Back to Memphis I got a haircut and a job at a local trucking firm. Hard
work and good money . Spent every dime. Had good times and good friends
including another East alum, Ray Pierce. After the deregulation of the
trucking industry Ray and his family moved up north for a new career in
sales.
Met and married Sherri (true love) in 1981and we have two kids. Drew is 13 and is an aspiring actor at Ewings Childrens Theater. Sara is 8 and is an
aspiring genius at Idlewild Elem. Sara is also an actor at ETC. Come see them in action at their next performance.(End of Plug).
Would enjoy hearing from former Mustangs. I check my Email whenever Sherri , Drew or Sara are not hogging the computer.
- Sid Strickland [last updated January, 2000]
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I married Carol Ann Colclough, a native of New Orleans and a graduate of Rhodes, in 1968. We have two daughters. Alison, born in 1976, graduated from Columbia University in 1998 and is teaching elementary school in Tanzania, East Africa. Eliza, born in 1978, is in her senior year at Tufts University in Boston.
Professional: After graduating from East in 1964, I went to college at
Rhodes College in Memphis (B.S., 1968). I then went to graduate school in
Biochemistry at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor (Ph.D., 1972. I
was on the faculty at The Rockefeller University (a graduate and research
university in Manhattan) from 1973 to 1982. I then moved to The State
University of New York at Stony Brook (Long Island), where I am currently
on the faculty. I will move back to The Rockefeller University this summer
to be the Dean of the Graduate School.
- Wayne Styers [last updated February, 2004]
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After graduation from East, I attended Memphis State. Went to work for Gordon's Jewelers in Eastgate Shopping Center, became a gemologist, moved to St. Louis and lived there for ten years before moving to the east coast in beautiful New Jersey. I am currently VP Sales & Marketing for a jewelry firm in NYC. I married a cheerleader from Treadwell High, we have two grown sons and a grandaughter. Life
has been good!
- Diane Thomas [last updated July, 2007]
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Great web site. I ve been enjoying reading about what so many have been up to. It s hard to believe that so much time has gone by.
After East, I went to Memphis State and majored in English and journalism. In sophomore year, another 64 grad Mike Plunk returned to MSU from Tulane. We began dating and were married the following year. Apparently, the stars weren t in proper alignment and we amicably went our separate ways just a year and a half later.
Mike has been a professional musician all these years. He switched to bass in the late sixties and has played with just about everyone including Jerry Lee Lewis, Tony Joe White (Polk Salad Annie, Rainy Night in Georgia, etc.) and was on the Credence last tour hanging out with John Fogerty. Along the way, he got a degree in accounting and began a tax preparation service. The business started on his kitchen table with an entertainment business client roster, then bloomed to the point at which he opened his own office.
In the meantime, I d lived in Atlanta for a few years, then to Arkansas where I worked as a reporter for a while, and then to California where I lived for the last 20 years. I spent my career in public relations, eventually specializing in media relations. I started the first public information office for CA s eighth largest school district an urban environment where the children spoke more than 40 languages and dialects. I was later invited to coordinate communications and media relations for the executive office of the County of Orange. Yep, the real OC. And with 17,000 employees in county government it s easier to count the days when there weren t crises, real or imagined, being played out in the media. I was also busy with civic stuff and in leadership roles in the PR community.
In 02, Mike happened upon my email address and dropped me a note. What a surprise. But, you ve figured out the rest, right? In June 04 we were married for the second and last time. Mike moved to CA and hooked up with a great band that played all over Southern California, Vegas and Loughlin. I took an early retirement last year and we moved back here settling in Southaven.
We opened a new tax office, and I played office manager during tax season. His old band was thrilled to have him back. I m currently planting flowerbeds, playing around with a blog (www.plunkchronicles.blogspot.com) and planning trips for the rest of the year. We had a fun reunion dinner with Bill Vance, Jim Willis and their wives and look forward to reconnecting with other friends.
BTW, between the two of us, we reunited with seven kids. I m only responsible for one. And Mike s a proud grandfather. Drop us a note.
- Rob Twaddle [last updated November, 2002]
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After gratuation I got my BS from UT at Martin and moved to East Tennesse, married Susan Smith form Bartlett and I spent the next 25 years here and in Virgina being a cost accoutant for goverment contractors. I finally got layed off and opened Deer Ridge Farm and Saddlery www.DeerRidgeFarm.com and started selling horse tack and repairing stuff while training American Saddlebred Horses. Finally something worth doing I think.
- Sherri Vickery [last updated May, 2004]
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It is because of Sharon McCormack that I even know of this website...so many thanks to her! I went to Memphis State for 3 years, quit & married the love of my life, Cary Adams, "the guy from Alabama" I always talked about! He was in the U. S. Marine Corps for 3 1/2 years, & then went to dental school @ Univ. of Al in B'ham. We have been living in Mobile, AL since 1976 where he is a general dentist. We have 3 sons, a tax attorney (single & living in Memphis), a businessman (married & in Mobile), and a dentist (married & in practice with Cary). Our daughter has her master's degree in elem. edu. & teaches 1st grade. At this time we are planning her wedding in June! She is marrying a naval aviator (F-18 Super Hornet) & they will be living in Lemoore, CA. As for myself, I do accounting work for the dental practice. I enjoy reading, cooking, arts & crafts, & walking. We also have a very
spoiled cocker spaniel named Shelley...who is a substitute grandchild!
Would enjoy hearing from you ...
- Paul Wachter [last updated November, 2004]
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After graduation from East, I attended Georgia Tech for a year, transferred to UTK my sophomore year and graduated in June 68 with BS in accounting. I evaded the draft by going through ROTC and was granted a two-year deferment from active duty for graduate school (probably kept me out of Nam), receiving a MBA in December 69. After college, I moved to Atlanta and worked for Arthur Andersen for almost 3 years before joining Atlantic Investment Company, a local real estate and securities investment company, as its controller and currently its VP-Finance, where I’ve been for the last 30 years. I met my wife, Jan Levith from New Orleans, here in Atlanta in 1974 and we married in 1975. We have two sons and a daughter. Eric, 25, is a lawyer (Yale & Harvard law) with King & Spalding here in Atlanta and is married to a wonderful girl, Lindsay. Jeff, 20, is a third year history and economics major at the University of Virginia. Dana, 19, is a freshman broadcast journalism major at the University of Maryland. Jan has been involved in the volunteer community since she quit teaching when our children came along. We are both very involved with the B’nai B’rith Youth Organization, serving on the adult advisory board. I enjoy following the Vols (our kid’s blood flows orange & white too), travel, reading and bowling.
- Fred Wallace [last updated December, 2004]
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Great seeing everyone at the 40th reunion. Stay in touch!
- Dicky Williams [last updated November, 2004]
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Tried marriage once.....didn't do well. Lived in New Orleans twice and St. Louis, but always back to Mempho. Can't seem to get off this damn river. No children. Working in the food business for last 12 years, currently in the catering business.
OTHERS ASSOCIATED WITH THE CLASS OF 1964
People who attended East with the class of 1964 but were not graduated from East.
- Gene Bell
- Deceased. An obituary is available.
Hi , I am Connie Bell Johnson. Gene Bell, my brother, died
July 19, 1996, from complications after surgery. I just wanted him to have a
place here. He would have liked it.
- Jennifer Cohen [last updated May, 2004]
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I attended East 2nd through 9th grades (1952-1961) and still remember so many people. Went to Newcomb and Rhodes colleges, graduated Memphis State 1969. Masters in Computer Science Johns
Hopkins 1979. Computer programmer in Oak Ridge for 4 years, then moved to Columbia, MD (between Baltimore and D.C.) in 1973. Worked as a software developer until 2001, now writing screenplays (one about being a teenager in Memphis) and hoping for a break! One wonderful daughter, April, who's a veterinarian. Two really beautiful grandchildren, Sam (1999) and Sarah (2002).
- Cliff Karchmer [last updated September, 2004] [E-mail address updated August, 2006]
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Hello! Although I did not graduate with your Class of 1964 I did attend Eash from K-8 and kept up with many students, only to lose track after departing for college. My now frequent trips back to Memphis make me wonder about many old friends and acquaintances from the East days. I have connected with Fred Wallace, Milton Ellis, Mike Stephens, Mike Dean, and Lee McKnight...but...what ever happened to Linn Williams, Mike Hettinger, Joe Companiotte (I still can't spell it right!)--and Joanie Williams, Rosalie Riddle, and Diane Davis? Would be nice to hear from you. Maybe we could connect the next time I am back in Memphis--I work on terrorism issues now for a police "think tank" in Washington DC. Have been married for 34 years and have three children--Alise, Adam, and Drew.
Let me hear from you!
Update: Well, I found out about the death of Joe C. and that was really sad since I had not seen him since high school. Sorry I will miss your reunion--thought I might be able to make it to Memphis during that time. I invite those at East in the Class of 1964 whom I knew to keep in touch; my email should appear next to this profile.
Let me hear from you!
- Hugh Richbourgh
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Deceased. An obituary is available.
- Martha Shelton [last updated June, 2002]
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My family moved from Memphis to Little Rock the fall of l961 and I then transferred to Mabelvale HS. I graduated there and attended Arkansas Tech Univ. and instead of my BA I got my MRS. degree. The rest of my family moved back to Memphis in l966. I married Mack and
we have one daughter, Jennifer now age 28. She's in NW Arkansas and is a graphic artist. We lived in Fort Smith for about 30 years and just moved about 15 miles east of there about 4 years ago. I'm a breast cancer survivor and very active in volunteer work at the Donald W.
Reynolds Cancer Support House in Fort Smith. I'd love to hear from all my friends from my days at East.
- Mike Wortham [last updated May, 2005]
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I lived just down the street from East High, on S. Greer, and started the first grade in 1952. I have fond memories of school and friends and wish my time at East High had been longer, but my Dad was transferred to Houston in the middle of my fourth grade. After 20 years in the Air Force, I'm back in Houston with a NASA contractor. I was in Space Operations in the Air Force, and managed to do 20 years in only three cities: Colorado Springs, Houston, and Washington. I'm married with two children - a TV News Producer and an Exercise Physiologist..
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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