Tana Lonon-Rogers

Tana Lonon said...
Hey there classmates. I was just on vacation in Mexico and dedicated some of that time to the preparation of a DVD I'm creating for our "CELEBRATE ME HOME" reunion next year. While working on it, I had so many memories (mostly good........ha) and just wanted to encourage you all that while many of us have moved away and some intentionally trying to forget perceived failures, lack of popularity or whatever, the real truth is that we are forever intertwined. We are forever together simply because were born & raised in Caruthersville, MO. What are the odds of that for us? We have had the marvelous (might not have seemed at the time) privilege of being raised in a small town that valued things that are no longer valued. We had history there with most of our families from there............roots..........another thing that has been lost. As our country has progressed it has also regressed in so many wonderful things of that past. I really hope that we will all release anything of the past that would keep us from coming back together in 09. Let's treasure and celebrate one another and cherish this time together. In looking at so many of our classmates who have passed away, I was reminded that life is really so short. In looking at the pictures of Kerry Hooper, Debbie Clark, JoAnn Rhodes, Dewey Coomer and others it seemed as though only yesterday that we were together just beginning our lives. I am excited about this great opportunity we have to once again be together. Please send me pictures........tanariver@aol.com. Or mail to: Tana Lonon, 618 SE 20th Place, Cape Coral, FL 33990. AND last but not least.........why don't you guys leave comments and give feedback here?
August 2, 2008 10:20 PM

Addresses

Wow...Charlie is the man!!! He has found most of the addresses that were returned...Thank you for working so hard. Hopefully this will get all of the info sheets out and they will be swiftly returned completed...as soon as they are all received...we can start working on the memory book that will be given to everyone who attends the 40th Reunion. Less than a year away...

7th grade

My oldest granddaughter is going into the 7th grade next month. 12 years old and really excited about going into "Jr High". This made me think alot about the Class of 69...and our 7th grade...we had great dances in the gym to the music of the Hurricanes. We had Mr. Mitchell, Mr. Garland, Mrs. Nelson, Mrs. Ootz(?), Ms. Garner etc.... We had lunch in the cafeteria in the basement, those marvelous peanut butter cookies, we had two student newspapers printed on a mimeograph machine. We jumped on a trampoline in our PE class...and many of us fell over the end...at least I did...where's a spotter when you need one. There were the Beatles, ironing our hair, sweaters with matching knee high socks, Tigress perfume, boys were ehhh....boys spewing endearing words to the girls. JFK was assassinated, and we all know what class we were in when we heard the news. The cheerleaders cheered in wool skirts for the Jr High teams, and a lot of us thought Dwayne Potts was cool. I remember Lee Rood School so well. I once looked up the history on Mr. Rood...it is a shame that the school is gone, and his name forgotten.

What memories do you have of 7th grade? I know I forgot some of the teachers, and I can't remember the name of the principal...

Photos

People...People...People...where are you people??? Tana has not received any photos...except the ones I sent her...and I will send the others that I held back for blackmail purposes...unless she starts getting something from you all.

You must have a few cute photos of you and a friend or two...you can email them to Tana if you only have a few...or make a disc and mail it to her. It is an effort for you I know...but the results will be so much fun.

I don't want to think that the great Class of 69 is getting too old to have a good time...perish the thought!!!!!

Come on friends...do it for the Gipper!!!!!!!!!

Responses

Today was a good day for info sheets...still have a long way to go. Do you remember when you were given an assignment and the teacher gave you a date to have it finished...well...get them filled out and sent back...or I'll tell Mrs.Chaffin...speaking of Mrs. Chaffin...we hope she will be able to attend the reunion...Coach Joe is still around too...and rumor is that the Roberts want to attend.

Another 4th is history

What a great 4th of July...hot dogs and fireworks...I was trying to remember if we had fireworks in Caruthersville back in the day...I honestly can't remember. I remember sparklers and little curly snake things...but no big ones. Maybe someone out there remembers and it will get my brain functioning.

Please complete your information sheet and get it back...the typing has already begun.

I am sure that Tana is anxious for photos too...no holds barred...if you have one that is totally embarrassing...send it on...whoever it is of probably won't recognize you anyway...they may not even recognize themselves.

You may think that this is way too early to be thinking about a reunion...but there is a lot of work that goes into the planning...and it does take time. So sit down...write out the info sheet...and mail it back. Okay now start looking through your photos...surely you have a few that you could share with the group.

Hope everyone's summer is going well...keep safe.

Nobody's Home

WOW...has everyone moved since our 35th reunion....the list keeps growing...hopefully we will be able to find relatives who know where they are hiding...we have received 4 completed information forms...thank you so much you four nice people.

Remember friends ... we will find you...you might as well turn your address in now .... we're looking for you.