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- Stan Beaty [last updated November, 2003]
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I have procrastinated way too long and should have
submitted this years ago. After high school I knocked around for a year
or so working and saving money for school. I had gotten tired of
parental scrutiny and struck out my own (somewhat) with their
blessings. I did construction, drove a truck, worked/lived at a
funeral home,blah, blah, blah. Enrolled at a couple of instituitons of
higher learning and graduated from Memphis State in two terms (Ford and
Carter) in August '77'. Fiddle fooled around some more and eventually
started working for my father. Bought him out in 1982. A half million
dollars in debt to my parents put me back under the microscope of
parental scrutiny. In 1988 we opened a division of the companies that
manages physician practices that 'blossomed'. We are now in 8 states.
Got married at age 40 to the most wonderful woman in the world. No
children--Three labradors,one cat, one horse. I've tried to keep up
with some of our class mates. David Turner and I talk every other
month. There are so many who live in Memphis that I see,but not too
often. I pass East a couple of times a week. Such a gorgeous school.
It has changed dramatically inside. In 1975 after the 'Freedom on
Information Act', was signed into law I went back to East and asked for
that 'permanent record' we were all threatened with, except for Buddy
Flinn and Cindy Bowers. What a treasure!! Twelve years of handwritten
comments by instructors,achievement test scores and one blistering
commentary by Ms Parkinson (elementary principal) from 1966. What a
witch. I have to pull it out every so often and get a 'shot' of
nostalgia. Lots of memories. I get asked about when the next reunion
will happen. Information is much more readily available today than in
1997, but I need some help. Volunteers??? email me.
- Debra Anne Boone
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Deceased. An obituary is available. Click here to read the obituary.
Information from published news accounts about her death are also available in our "In the news ..." section.
- Paul Brooks [last updated August, 2005]
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- Kathleen Capon [last updated March, 2003]
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Deceased. An obituary is available. Click here to read the obituary.
Prior to her death, Kathleen Capon was a participant with our alumni page. The following was her last posting with us.
[posted August, 1999]
I married Francis White,
who is a nurse anesthetist at LeBonheur in 1978. We met in a remedial music theory class just before we each graduated from Memphis State in 1978. We have three children: Adam is a junior at Rhodes; David has graduated from CBHS and is working full time for STREAM; Mollie will be a senior at White Station High School.
I am the music director at the Catholic Church of the Ascension in Raleigh,
and loving it. I am also working e-v-e-r--s-o---s-l-o-w-l-y toward a
Masters in Sacred Music at the University of Memphis.
I'm having a blast with my kids (Adam was born in 1979, Dave in 1980, and Mollie in 1982) and my music...
- Dal Leslie Coger [last updated September, 2001]
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Have lived in the Boston area since 1980
Graduated from the University of Tennessee Knoxville in 1977; College of Education; Major
in English and Minor in Psychology
Graduated from Graduate School Anna Maria College in Paxton MA in 1985 with an MBA
Have worked in the Executive Search Business since 1992. Most recently was working
with Heidrick & Struggles the worlds Largest Executive Search Firm.
Married to Diane Dmytryk; two children Tamara age 12 and Mikaela age 9
- Shep Fargotstein [last updated December, 2001]
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Hey everybody! The day after graduation, I got on a plane to Switzerland and stayed there for 1 1/2 years learning french, working part-time, and chasing skirts. Left there and went to New York City and worked for 1 year, and ten went to Boston to go to Bently College (the only school that would have me!:))
Came back home after 2 years to run by family's business, S. Fargotstein & Sons, for the next 5 years. Got into a typical family business squabble and left to start my own company to compete with them, called Shepard Findings. Ran that for around 10 years and sold it to a New York Company, and went to work as a stockbroker with Prudential Securites for the next 8 years. I moved to PaineWebber/Memphis 2 1/2 years ago, and am still here.
I got married at 25 to Kay Humphreys and had 3 kids - Sam (16), David (20) - yea - Sam & Dave! I wanted to call my daughter Aretha, but we settled for Molly (12). We got divorced about 9 years ago (92). I am still single, but am seriously dating (2 1/2 years) someone at the
moment, and it may end up with a knot tied - I just don't want to let marriage screw up a good relationship.
Yea, I see Stan Beaty from time to time. He hasn't changed one iota. I still hang out with John Kiersky and Barry Lichterman.
- Richard Fleming [last updated January, 2008]
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Married 31 years to Donna Jo. Eight kids ages 30 to 11. Three college Grads and two @ BYU(1 son). Eight grand kids.
1976 B.S. from MTSU (Zoology).
I sell psychotrophics to psychiatrists in North Alabama. No kidding.
Competitive drug-free powerlifter.
Casual tennis with wife and kids. Kayaking. Light mountaineering. (family activities)
Values: Faith, family, fitness. We are blessed with good health and a comfortable life. I hope the same for you.
- James Roy Galey [updated September, 2001]
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Deceased. An obituary is available. Click here to read the obituary.
Prior to his death, James Roy Galey was a participant with our alumni page. The following was his last posting with us.
[posted August, 1996]
A member of East's Twelve Year club. Tired of
education I just went to work. Taught myself electronics and eventually
mainframe computer operations. Ran away and joined the circus of sound
reinforcement, working with everyone from Joe Jones and the Yardhounds in the
corner bar to prominent acts on Beale Street and other venues. Blown out
with the bar scene, I read and write a lot of weird stuff nobody will ever
see. If they ever do, it's under an assumed name. I'm not quite married
yet, but it's in the works. Met Karen eleven years ago in a chain reaction
that started in the Daily Planet Tavern on Park Avenue. We live in the
Evergreen district of Midtown Memphis where we are participants in the
Evergreen Association. I've been a pawnbroker for almost ten years now and
if that's not enough I'm an unofficial legal adviser for local activist
groups. Now I'm almost back into computers.
- Dan Hallock [last updated March, 2006]
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Hello all, I just discovered this site and it was really nice (and sad at times) to read about people that I remember from East. I have been able to keep in touch with several classmates over the years and I still enjoy driving by East when I come back to Memphis. When my two daughters were very young I taught them the East High fight song and they would sing it as we drove past the school when we visited Memphis. I have lived in Texas, Georgia, Missouri and now in Alabama since 1972. My two girls are now 18 and 21, my oldest is a junior at Texas A&M University and my little one will be a freshman at the University of Alabama in the fall of 06 if she does not change her mind. I ended up graduating from the University of Texas at Austin, Louisiana Tech and finally from Memphis State. I am a professor in the College of Business at the University of North Alabama. I can be reached at
- Betsy Hastings [last updated June, 1996]
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I attended East from the 5th grade to the 12th grade,
graduating in 1972. I am now teaching 2nd grade at Norris Elementary (a
Memphis City School). I have two children, Will (14) a ninth grader at MUS,
and Ted (11) a sixth grader at Campus School. I still keep in touch with
some old friends from East: Ina Johnson, who lives in San Francisco now, and
Cindy Hill, who is still in Memphis. My E-mail address is
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- Debbie Henrich
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Deceased. An obituary is available. Click here to read the obituary.
- Jessica Herrington [last updated March, 2008]
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I attended Eastfor 12 years and graduated in 1972 - last year of the 12 year class. I have a lot of fond memories of East and friends. East still looks good after all these years! I have worked with Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Memphis for 27 years. I have been married for 20 years to a great husband, Hal. For the last couple years, besides work, I take care of my mom, who is bedridden in our home. That doesn't leave much time for anything else. Always good in sports, I managed to learn to bowl pretty well. When my mom became ill, I quit bowling from three leagues a week plus tournaments (in and out of town) to zero. Finally this past year, I returned to one league and bowl every other week. To be truthful, I miss the friends at the lanes more than the bowling, which I thought I could never live without.) Guess it has something to do with the age thing! I would love to hear from ya'll so drop an e-mail when you have time!
- Patricia Lackey [last updated January, 2003]
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I attended East High for two years and graduated in 1972. I had already married James Howard Yandell III. I must say we were inseparable and I left Memphis to live with him in Texas. Our lives involved 4 years of military service with the Air Force. James became a Power Production Service Tech of which he worked on everything from hospitals to schools to ski resorts and anything involving back up power. He has been everywhere with me, even to Alaska to work in the ministry. He became an adult teacher and I played piano and keyboard in a full gospel church of which we totally enjoyed.
We've been married 30 years. We have 2 children, Jerry, age 29 and Jamie, age 24; 2 grandchildren, Joey age 5, and Ben, age 2 weeks old. We've been living outside of Atlanta, Georgia and James was working and found out he had Multiple Myeloma Cancer III Stage.
We had to drop everything and put him in the hospital to see if we could save his life. He had been given only 3 months to live. We tried chemo and was working toward a bone marrow transplant, but his organs shut down and he passed away October 10, 2002. I must say we loved each other very much and the whole family has suffered a great loss, but I did want to hear from some of the classmates we knew at East. If you care to write an e-mail please do. Much love to all of you we knew. Sincerely, Patricia Yandell
- Georgi Lewis [last updated April, 1997]
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My name is Georgi Lewis, graduated East High in 1972, was Editor in Chief
of
the yearbook. I graduated from Newcomb College of Tulane University in
New
Orleans in 1976. Married in 1976 and have 4 sons. I have lived in North
Brunswick, New Jersey, for 18 years. E-Mail is
- Raymond Mann [last updated December, 2000] [E-mail address updated November, 2007]
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Hello class of 72. This is Raymond Mann. I currently live in Madison, Wisconsin with my wife and three children, four other children have moved out own their own. After graduation I started working for several small retail firms and I have been with Wal-mart for the past 25 years and
as a district manager for the past 10. I lived in Mississippi, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, South Dakota, Chicago, Ill. and now here in Madison since leaving Memphis. I look forward to hearing from some of my old friends.
- Cathy McNew [last updated June, 2001]
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Hello now from Michigan. My husband Sid (Central '71) is with Ford Motor Company and we were transferred here in August 2000. It's cold here - it's not Tennessee that's for sure, but we are getting used to it. Our children are Rachel (12 going on 16) and Becky (9!).
I was in Memphis Memorial weekend 2001 with my sisters Carol ('73) and Claudia ('74) and we drove up to the school. I haven't been in it in years, but just sitting in the front parking lot brought back a lot of memories. Hope the class of '72 has another reunion. I was sorry that I had to miss the first one.!!
- Vic Parks [last updated March, 2006]
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I graduated from East in '72 and graduated from Memphis State in '77. I am working for Thompson Machinery who is the local Caterpillar dealer, bulldozers and such. I can't believe it has been a generation since I went to East. I look back on those days as some of the greatest in my life, I just didn't know it at the time. Hindsight is always 20/20. I married a Messick girl, Cindy Vaughan, class of '74. We live in Bartlett and have two kids, or young adults, I should say. We have a son, 21 and a daughter who is closing in on 20. I miss all my friends from high school and I need to do a better job of staying in touch. Several have already passed away and I feel blessed to have made it this far. When I drive down Poplar and look at the old school, all the memories flood back and I think we had the last great graduating class.
Times have sure changed. I want to thank the keepers of this web site. It is great information about a time in all our lives that is close to all our hearts, our youth.
- Jan Perel - Reported deceased. An obituary is available.
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- Woody Phillips - Deceased. An obituary is available.
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- Carol Tiffin [last updated July, 2006]
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My husband Ed and I have lived in Ellsworth, Maine, since 1996. Our oldest child, daughter Rachel, born in 1978, married a native Mainer and lives near Bangor. She is a 6th grade teacher, and her husband teaches junior high science. Our first grandchild was born to them in 2003 and our second in 2005. Our son, Matt, born in 1983, is a web site designer. He married a native Mainer in July 2005. I guess we're here for good, since both our kids married Yankees. Ed is a retired United Methodist pastor. I am a medical transcriptionist for the local hospital, and my commute consists of 4 blocks. In my little spare time, I quilt, sew, play piano and Celtic harp. I also enjoy digital photography and making my own greeting cards.
I have been saddened at the many friends we have lost from the 1971-72 classes. The deaths of Mark Williamson and Kathleen Capon White have hit me especially hard. I am proud to have been their friends.
We live halfway between Bar Harbor and Bangor on the coast of Maine, 20 minutes from Acadia National Park. Since we are now empty-nesters and have started to downsize and simplify, I've been blogging for over a year about our experiences. The link is http://simplicityexperiment.blogspot.com/. I can reached by e-mail at 
- Don Thompson [last updated March, 2006]
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Hi to everyone, please e-mail me at
- Wanda Toombs [last updated August, 2005]
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Currently still at UT College of Pharmacy and consider myself "mom" to over 500 pharmacy students. I've been here for 20 years and still love my job. I am Admissions Coordinator and Recruiter for the college. After 21 years of marriage, divorce kicked in. My two daughters are 14 and 15 years of age (the 15 year old can't wait to start driving!). Both are doing very well in school. Would love to hear from old classmates (no pun intended on the word "old"). Cathy McNew if you are still out there please get in touch.
- Albert F. White [last updated July, 1997]
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Hi 'YALL! I live in Jackson Ms. with my wife of 19
years, Martha, (yes, I'm married to Martha White and people say I did
that to her for the sake of the pun). We have a 15 year old son, Charlie
and an 11 year old daughter, Keller, who really runs our house. I
graduated from Rhodes in '76, then did a year at South Carolina. I came
back to Memphis in 77 and had a blast with my old friends while
learning to be a banker at 1st Tennessee. I recently had my 20th year
ann. in banking at Deposit Guaranty in Jackson.
My real interests now are centered around Habitat where I do a lot of
nail bending (as opposed to biting) and a trip to Honduras here and
there for medical missions or Habitat house building.
Who would've thought... a wimp in the band has a son on an ice hockey
team (give blood...play hockey) and a daughter who wins medals figure
skating!
I hope to see y'all soon at the reuion. This will be my 1st in 25 years but
I haven't missed much... Stan Beaty talks about everybody!
Albert and his family have an e-mail address of 
- Nora Willis [last updated May, 2002]
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Nora lives in
Memphis and is still
illustrating and writing poetry. Nora and James A. Wax, Jr. married 18
years ago
(James went to East grades 7-9.) She taught Junior Kindergarten at Grace St.
Lukes Episcopal School. Nora and James have a "great" son named Jamie
(Jamie is going to Tulane in New Orleans) who likes basketball, tennis and plays
guitar in a band. Her brother Charlie was in the Class of '68, and
her brother Barry was in the Class of '74.
OTHERS ASSOCIATED WITH THE CLASS OF 1972
People who attended East with the class of '72 for a time.
- Susan Coyle [last updated May, 2007]
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I attended East from grades 1-10. My scheduled graduation year was 1972. I earned my G.E.D. from East High in 1971, after marrying Charles Richardson and becoming a mom to a wonderful son, David. David's dad and and I were married for 16 years. I earned my A.S. from State Tech in '77, took a number of classes at Memphis State in the 80's and FINALLY earned my B.S. from Crighton in '98. David's 36 now and a Sr. Aircraft Mechanic at FedEx. I'm also working at FedEx as a Database Administrator. I live in the Memphis area and enjoy boating, traveling. fast cars and, most of all, spending time with my precious 6-year-old granddaughter.
- Beth Eggleston [last updated: June, 1997]
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I "finished" at East in '71, due to my marriage to Clarke
Bell....He and I were divorced in '78 and I married Jimmy Caples in '79.
(Dennis Caples graduated in '72 and is alive and well in Memphis) Jimmy and
I
live in Jacksonville, Al., a tiny town off I-20 between Birmingham, Al. and
Atlanta, Ga. This is the home of Jacksonville State University and Miss
America -Heather Whitstone!! We have 3 sons, Ernie, Chip, and.........just
kidding! Brian is my/our oldest, at 25!! and then there is Quinn, 16 and
Bo,
15. They truly keep us busy......just keeping them fed is a job! I am
currently attending nursing school here after graduating from UAB ( Dental
Hygiene) in '90. I had always wanted to be in the nursing profession so
when
I hit 40 I thought now or never. I have finally made it to the Honor
Society!! Anyway, I graduate in June of '98 and hope to specialize in
.......something!! My email address is
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Hope to hear from
you!!
- Virginia Tully [posted August 2, 2005]
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Deceased. An obituary is available.
- Howard Yandell [last updated November, 2002]
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Deceased. An obituary is available. Click here to read the obituary.
Prior to his death, Howard Yandell was a participant with our alumni page. The following was his last posting with us.
[posted April, 1999]
I went to East most of my Elementry and High school years. Was to Graduate May 72, but Found my wife to be (Patricia Lackey) in Homeroom (Mrs.Gillespie's). I got a Draft callup #46 to the Army. Me and Patricia Skipped School and got Married November 1971.
I joined the AirForce and went to Basic in San Antonio, Tx. Pat was to graduate in May '72 BUT! stoleaway to Texas to be with me for ever. We've had a really wild ride togeather.I became a Diesel Mechanic as I always told my teachers and my Parents in high school. Me and Pat Have raised two children Jerry Lee (after the Killer) 26yrs. and Jamie Lynn 20yrs. We Have 1 Grandchild Joseph Taylor. We Have lived in many places. I have taken jobs to travel, live and see other places I and Patricia were interested. In 82 we all moved to Alaska, I flew all over repairing boats, generators, and equipment for Cummins Northwest. From there we moved to Evergreen, Colorado 1988 and worked there for ten years.Got tired of cold long winters and moved back south to Georgia. Saw this page on the net while looking for an old friend Dennis Caples. I'd like to hear from some of you guys.
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