Mike Fisher

I am so sorry that I have to pass on the news that Mike Fisher went to be with his heavenly Father this afternoon. He fought hard against cancer...please keep Carolyn and his family in your prayers.

Prayers

Classmates...Mike Fisher is in need of continued prayers. Carolyn has written that the prayers are working, Mike is stabilizing, and being sent to Moffitt Research Center in Tampa, where he has been approved for a new research drug...they ask for your prayers that this drug will be Mike's miracle...thank you all.

Mike Fisher

I am sure most all of you remember Mike Fisher, Class of '68...he is in need of prayers. Mike has cancer and has been taking treatment. Mike Abbott spoke with them tonight, and Mike is in the hospital in Florida, and having a difficult time. Please add Mike to your prayers...thank you.

We have replies...

Ok how exciting...two replies received today...these two classmates barely got their envelopes opened and had them sent right back in the mail. Thank you so much for your quick response.

1969

How much did we pay attention to what was going on around us in the world in 1969. We graduated in May...and then our summer was filled... riding the loop, hanging with our friends, and preparing for college or getting a job. We probably had little time for current events...

But...August 15, 16, & 17th...there was Woodstock...we all knew that Woodstock, NY was happening...little bits and pieces of info was made available to the three news channels. Can you imagine what we would have seen today on all of the 24 hour news channels. They would have shown everything...and probably it would have been closed down after the first few hours. It would have been raided and the drugs would have been confiscated, and the 3 days of peace and love would be over.

Did you know that there were only two deaths in all of the madness...one guy fell asleep under a tractor tire, and no one saw him and the tractor ran over him...there were also two births. I would like to know who they grew up to be.

Stores are now having special Woodstock items to celebrate the 40th Anniversary. Copies of the original posters, even paper plates and napkins. Special cd and DVD...does anyone under 50 know what it even was. John Sebastian...think anyone would remember him?

http://www.woodstock69.com/file1.htm If you get a chance, check out this site...it is pretty cool! What we didn't know then...you can see now.

Years ago, I am sure I cringed at what all went on there...but today...I wish I would have had the chance to have experienced those 3 days...the mud, the traffic jams...the music. History that will never happen in that magnitude again...no other generation will be like ours...none of them will have our stories, our memories.

Janice, Jimi, Jerry...all gone, but we remember their music...always will!! Peace!

40 years

40 years ago:

The last episode of Star Trek aired
The New York Mets won the World Series
Man stepped foot on the moon
Gas was 35 cents a gallon
Richard Nixon became president
The US institutes the draft lottery for drafting for the Vietnam war
Chappaquiddick
Charles Manson followers kill Sharon Tate
Wal Mart incorporated
Rising inflation is a world wide problem
Woodstock attracts more than 400,000 in NY
First Concorde test flight
First ATM
Sesame Street makes its debut
Bell Bottom jeans and tie dyed shirts
250,000 people march on Washington to protest the Vietnam War
You could buy a transistor radio for $8.10

And oh yea...a class of kids from Caruthersville High School, graduated, went to college, found jobs, joined the military...thought about their futures...

You have all been invited!!!

I have mailed 99 invitations to people who graduated with us, went to school with us, and taught us. How exciting...pretty soon the forms will be pouring back in and we will see how many of our friends will make it to our 40th!!

I am still missing some addresses though and would love your help. Looking for addresses for the following people:

Linda Sue McGregor...Linda Nelson...Shirley Presberry...Brenda Sims...Yvonne Higgins...Jerlean Davis...Darrell Hathaway...Flossie Hill...Gloria Hoskins...Donald Jones...Larry Jones...Gregory Giraudo...William Houston...Dorothy Agnew...Terry Wyatt...James Russ...Ann Ford...Violet Rogers...Kay Cotham...Debbie Figgins...Pat Fisher...Beth Butler...Hattie Davis...Kathy Cox.

If you think that you might have their address, or know someone who would, please send an email to chsclassof69@charter.net

When you receive your invitation...please fill it out as soon as possible and send it back. I hope everyone will attend...this has been a labor of love for a lot of people...the work has all been for you...our classmates. Please join us!!!

Wendell

We were so happy to see Wendell and his lovely wife Cindy at the planning meeting today. Wendell is doing really well after a long hospital stay, and Cindy nursed him back to health. Bless her heart!!!

Wendell will be beating on his drums come August 29th...he is ready to rock & roll!!! We are all glad that you are back WS!!

June planning meeting

I certainly hope that the CHS Class of '69 appreciates what your planning committee has to do for you. We have to meet at some place and eat...this morning was biscuits and gravy for me, next meeting is at Little Pizza Heaven, we will have to eat hot tasty pizza...then we have to hug everyone...that's a lot of hugging, then we laugh until we hurt...always something to laugh about. We stay together for 2 or 3 hours...there's a lot to plan...yea...we sure to do a lot for you all. It takes professionals to handle all of this, and we do it well!!!!

Everything is going so well...this is going to be one great reunion. The registration forms will be mailed out this week. Please try to get them back to us as soon as possible, August is a busy month, we need to get a count for the food for Paul...and we just want to know if you are coming to visit with us!!!

I don't know what else to say to you all to convince you that you don't want to miss this reunion. I will stoop to begging. I don't want to tell someone after it is over what fun we had...and hear, "well I should have come". Make your plans...40 years...nothing to sneeze at!!!