WREATHS ACROSS AMERICA 2011

http://www.wreathsacrossamerica.org/

Please go to the above link.  It explains all about the mission of Wreaths Across America. 

Our local contact is Dot Roberts (Jeanne Roberts Stinson's mom).  She sent this note:

December 10th at 11:00 am (East Coast is Noon) there is a ceremony at all National Cemeteries and wreaths are placed on as many graves as possible.. You can sponsor a wreath to be put on any grave and/or you can designate a wreath to be put on a particular grave site and I'll see that it is placed there, if you can't attend the ceremony yourself. The wreaths are $15.00 and you can contribute as much as you want.

If you are interested, send checks to me Dot Roberts -327 Forrest Trail, Universal City, TX 78148, made out to "Wreaths Across America" and I will take it from there. And if you know of anyone else that might be interested, please give them the information. I know there are many in the 'Ro-Hawk' family that have loved ones at Ft Sam and might be interested in the program. 

Please make sure the checks are made payable to "Wreaths Across America".  The deadline for getting them to Mrs. Roberts is November 18th. 

If you want to have a wreath put on a particular site please send along a note with your check specifying the name and location in the cemetery.  If you don't know the location - please put the name on the check or a note with the check and Mrs. Roberts will look it up.  However, the website for that is:  http://gravelocator.cem.va.gov/j2ee/servlet/NGL_v1

God Bless,

Dot Roberts (Jeanne Roberts '65 Mom)
dotrobuc@sbcglobal.net

Jeanne (stinsonjeanne@hotmail.com) and her husband and children will be at the ceremony and laying wreaths.  If you want to join them and other families just drop Jeanne an email to let her and her mom know that you are going to be there and you will be able to lay a wreath on your loved one's grave and lay other wreaths as needed. 

(By the way, Mrs. Roberts is 92!!)

The ceremony is held to coincide with the ceremony in DC which is being held at Noon (Eastern Time) (ours is at 11:00 am Central Time, etc.) across the country. The ceremony at Ft. Sam is being held at the Pavillions at the back of the back section of the cemetery at Ft. Sam .... There are seats provided but you will have to arrive early to get a good seat.  Your participation is appreciated.

”To be killed in war is not the worst that can happen. To be lost is not the worst that can happen… to be forgotten is the worst.” -Pierre Claeyssens (1909-2003)

WORKS OF ART BY WEWER KEOHANE BEING FEATURED IN DALLAS



Art Exhibit in Dallas

 Dee Wewer '65 (Wewer Keohane) is excited to announce her works in an exhibit in Dallas from November 5th to December 11th. 

http://www.wewerart.com/













Watch this film on You Tube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z-kritJ4T6Y&feature=email

RHS HOMECOMING 2011

RHS STADIUM



Daniel and Jerry Ball '65



Breaking through the banner

Coming onto the Field

The Coin Toss

Mickler Memorial Field - Home of the RoHawks

Cheerleaders



The RoHawk Mascot



Go RoHawks

Danny and Gloria Campbell Gallagher '65

Danny and Kelly Gallagher

John Meade '67

Becki and John Meade

John and Becki Meade

Chuck Elsey '67 and Gloria

Chuck Elsey, Gloria, Becki and John Meade, Daniel Ball and Cole (Gloria's grandson)



Danny and Kelly



John Hines '64



Our Little Group




Danny, Chuck, Gloria and Daniel Ball



John and Gloria

Jerry and Danny

The Band

John Meade and Chuck Elsey

Daniel and Jerry Ball

Final Score 37-0 !!!

HOMECOMING 1963

As I recall, Gloria, the very first homecoming game was in 1963 when we lost to Pleasanton. We didn't have one in 1962 because there was no one to come home at that time. The 1963 game was the homecoming for the Class of 1963.


Ron Berquist '64

These are pictures from that game in 1963 - Can you find yourself? (Note #11 has that Heisman pose)

Sidewinder Rolls Deep

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBaskRZDbNA


Sidewinder, a band from the Missouri Air National Guard, performing “Rolling in the Deep.” They just got back from Afghanistan where it’s 140 degrees, and they brought the deat with ‘em!

Enjoy!

GRETCHEN EGGE GAGOS - Class of '68

Hey everyone! You might think this is bad news but Gretchen wanted me to share with you her story of survival.... She had a stroke a few months ago and with the fast action of one of her neighbors who recognized her symptoms at a block party on her street she was able to get help and get to the hospital quickly. Her husband Roger has kept a blog on Gretchen's recovery.  Please go to The Caring Bridge and keep track of what Gretchen and Roger are doing.....

www.caringbridge.org/visit/gretchengagos

Very Moving 9/11 Video - Produced by Connie Best Class of '69

9/10/11
Good morning everyone. I wanted to share this with you this morning. It is a short but very powerful video about 9/11. But for me what makes it very special is that my little sister; I say "little" but she is a Ph.D. at MUSC Psychology. Anyway, she is the one who produced and put this video together along with the video staff at MUSC. She found all the speakers and set up the stem questions and they filmed over the course of a week. What is also amazing is that she was able to find speakers that were there in NYC that day, and all but one are now a part of the MUSC staff. Some of you know my sister from our early school days in Texas; some of you know her from here in Charleston and some of you do not know her at all. But she is my little sister and I am so proud of her today. Watch this video and be moved.

Woody Best - Schertz High Class of '64




MUSC | In observance of the tenth anniversary of 9/11

Produced by:
Connie L. Best, Ph.D. (RHS Class of '69)

Professor
Medical University of South Carolina
Charleston, SC 29425

Class of 1967 - Get together

Gene Holt - Class of '67 submitted this picture for the BLOG --- can anyone name these people and does anybody know what year this might be.  Gene thinks it might be 1963...

From left to right - Back Row

1  Girl

2  Guy

3  Gene Holt

4  Cyndee Grub

5  Guy

6  Guy (with hand on forhead)

7  Jan Ownby

Front Row

8   (guy sitting with white shirt)

9   (girl between the guys)

10  (guy - Richard Fidler??)

11  (guy slightly hidden)

12  Sherri Borellis (white hat)

13  (guy standing with grey shirt)

14  (guy laying down with dark shirt)

15  (guy behind him in light shirt)

16  (guy in front with red and white sweater)

17  Girl

18  Scotty Campbell

If you can name any of these people please email me and I will post them - I can't open the blog up for posting because of spam abuse  :( 

Gloria (gutsking@aol.com)                         SEE BELOW

Submissions by Tom Madsen:

5.  Burleigh Smith

6.  Jimmy Dietrich

9.  Nancy Head

15.  Bob Lee

16.  Bill Borellis

Submissions by Cal Sumner:

14. Mike Turner

Back Row extreme right - Stef Burgoon and Rubin Naja

Submission by Chuck Elsey:

1. Is Beverly Darnell

11. Is Will Rogers

13. Is Mike Turner.

Guy with hand on his face, I think is Rueben Something?
2. Could be Dennis Eastman.

BY Jan Ownbey Link
Bev Darnell is #1
Reuben ? is #6
Freddy Dessert is #5
#7 is not me...
#11 is Will Rogers

By: Cyndee Grube
1. Beverly Darnell - definitely
2. Tony Hyde - maybe??
4. Cyndee Grube
I think it was 1963, also.

RICK NORTON '66 - Senior Olympian!!!

Just competed in National Sr. Olympic's triathlon in Houston this past weekend and wanted to share. Had one of those rare days when everything flowed. After a good swim and bike found myself 90 secs behind the leader. Slowly made up ground on the run and ended up 8 secs behind him; finished in 2nd place with a silver metal. Very cool event. Reconnected with many athletes from the last Nationals in San Francisco. I will be putting the competition on the back shelf for a while to recover and get some body parts well. Although that 8 seconds will stay on my mind for a while. In the back of my mind is competing internationally in 2013 as a youngster in the 65-69 age group. I would just encourage everyone to maintain as active a lifestyle as they can! Best Wishes to all. Rick Norton - Class of '66

 

 

OLD FASHION 4TH OF JULY BBQ

SATURDAY JULY 2nd, 2011

NOON on......

Ben Croxton, Class of '67 
ben@bencroxton.com
221 Peale Road
Wimberly, TX 78676
(512) 739-5133