"You have it easily in your power
to increase the sum |
Dear Friends and Schoolmates,
Happy Birthday today to Diane Sandler Marcus ('69) of MD.
http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/Happy-Birthday.html
From Kathy Pilgrim Clark ('63) of VA - 01/06/05:
Thanks, Kathy.
On the very lowest level of observance, it technically means all your Christmas
decorations should be taken down
and put away by midnight tonight if you don't want to suffer the consequences by
bringing upon yourself some wrath. Of course, you
could always claim you are celebrating January, but you still should then alter
your decorations somewhat. When I had a larger home,
I used to keep a 5' tall artificial tree displayed in my dining room year-round.
It changed from a Christmas tree to a snow tree to a
Valentine tree to a Saint Patrick tree to an Easter tree to a patriotic tree to
a birthday tree to a Halloween tree to a Thanksgiving tree,
and then we'd begin again. Of course, you already knew I was weird.
From Wayne Stokes ('65) of VA - 01/04/05:
"The unexpected betrayal of a good friend...". What's that about?
That's pretty much just as it sounds. I
was too trusting and let down my guard too much, and turned around Sunday
afternoon
to find a dagger lodged securely in my back. Ow.
Thanks for asking, Wayne Honey.
From Jean Poole Burton ('64) of RI - 01/04/05:
Thanks, Jean.
From Fred Field ('45) of CA - 01/04/05:
Hello Carol, Jan. 4, 05
Here is some additional information
related to Dave Spriggs' ('64 of VA) postcard photo of the Chesapeake
Avenue waterfront near Hampton Roads Avenue. The postcard photo was stated to
have been taken from a
Chesapeake Ferry Co. site or vessel.
See http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/east-end/chesapeake-blvd.jpg
The actual identity of that ferry
boat landing is given in Newport News 325 Years, published 1946 by
The
Newport News Golden Anniversary Corporation, which apparently was a group of
prominent NN citizens who
hastily had something put together and printed for the celebration. My friend,
the late Parke Rouse, was
on the team.
On page 302 the Chesapeake Ferry Co.'s beginnings are described:
"Regular double-ended ferry service
for the transportation of passengers and vehicles was established by the
Chesapeake Ferry Co. in 1912. When the company started it was thought that
business from both Hampton
and Newport News could be secured if the Peninsula terminus was placed at a spot
midway between the two
cities and accordingly a slip was built at the
end of Manteo Avenue on the Boulevard. After struggling
with this location for about two years the company realized its mistake, for in
hoping to get the trade from the
two cities, it actually got but little from either. So after the Municipal Boat
Harbor was built in 1914 it moved
its slip to that location where it has been ever since. In 1925 another firm,
the Hampton Roads Transportation
Co., instituted a ferry service from Old Point Comfort to Willoughby Spit. This
company was bought out
by Chesapeake Ferry Corp. in 1929. A complete list of the Chesapeake Ferry
steamers is given elsewhere
in this volume."
In the latter 1930s I was busy
laying bicycle tire tracks all over the Boulevard. My grandfather told me about
the
original ferry landing at the end of Manteo Avenue and the next day I was
on-site to look for artifacts. Sure
enough, there were a few pier pilings still in place. But one would never have
suspected that a ferry landing had
ever been there.
Nostalgic best wishes, Fred
P.S. I haven't found an e-mail address for
Dave Spriggs yet. I have so much to share with him and I often wonder
who will carry on the many historical site investigations that I have started.
WOWZERS.
Thanks, Fred. You solved that long-standing mystery for us. I
especially like the added twist that the former
Scenic
Overlook (site of the Submarine Races Observatory) had an interesting
history of its own. Now, thanks to Isabel,
even the Overlook
is obliterated. Sniff-sniff.
I've double-posted this information:
http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/old-stomping.html
http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/east-end.html
http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/scenic-overlook.html
I'm sorry; I
thought that Dave's email addy was in sight on many and divers places everywhere
throughout the site. You may contact
him at spriggs@att.net.
From Jean Poole Burton ('64) of RI - 01/04/05:
Mr. Wilson's Barber Shop was
right next door to Gertrude Philbeck's beauty shop, in the same little
building.
Gertrude and her first husband and son Lowell used to live upstairs from
us on Maple Avenue. She was so good to me
and would polish my nails when I was about three or four years old. One day I
painted one of Lowell's little metal
trucks with bright red nail polish! He was very nice about it but I got in
trouble with my mother! Gertrude had her
shop on Buxton Avenue for many years. When she gave my mother a permanent I
would go next door and see Mr. Wilson
and he would chat with me and entertain me if he was not too busy! Gertrude is
now retired and lives in Poquoson
with her son and daughter in law. She is a lifelong friend of our family.
Gertrude eventually married Frank Wilson
(son of the barber). They lived on Buxton Avenue. Frank passed away a couple of
years ago and then Gertrude went
with her son. When I visit Newport News, my mother and I go out to Poquoson and
visit them.
Thanks, Jean.
http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/jim-wilsons-barber-shop.html
From Bill Black ('66) of GA - 01/04/05:
Hmmm, I believe you're right. Thanks, Bill.
From Jean Poole Burton ('64) of RI - 01/04/05:
The days are getting longer...snowflakes are exquisite...God's winter gift
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Sunday, December 26, 2004 - Roanoke Avenue, Newport News, VA |
Thanks, Jean.
From Jean Poole Burton ('64) of RI - 01/05/05:
You want a really good January
story? Well, after last night sending you my snow pictures of Newport News, (by
the way,
the guy in the orange vest is my son Chuck) with the Subject line:
"Happy January...snowflakes, God's winter gift"...this
morning we woke up here in RI to find it snowing...and I had an appointment in
Newport so out we went. Well, the snow was
falling in little tiny individual flakes...and on my dark grey coat I could see
them each and every one for just a tiny second
until they melted. I was filled with wonder and awe for the Creator of the
Universe who made such a beautiful creation as snowflakes. I cannot help but
think that if God paid so much attention to such a thing as snowflakes, how much
more
attention he pays to us, how awesome we really are, and have the capacity to
be. This story will not make the headlines, just
a hug from God.
jb
Good point. Thanks again, Jean.
From Dee Hodges Bartram ('66) of VA - 01/04/05:
Thanks, Dee.
Agnes T. Hillis Liakos
NEWPORT NEWS
- It is so very fitting that on the dawn of a new year, Jan. 1, 2005, Agnes T.
Liakos was rewarded with a brand
new life, void of pain, suffering and confusion, as she slipped away peacefully
in her sleep, in the comfort of her home where
she had resided for the past 40 years. Agnes was born in Staten Island, N.Y.,
and was a resident of Newport News, Va., for the
past 51 years. She was a devoted parishioner of St. Vincent de Paul Church,
where she was a member of the Gospel Choir, the
Seniors Group, the Backdoor Ministry, the Social Action Center & the Sanctuary
Committee. She was a member of Church Women
United and was a past president of Woodrow Wilson Elementary School PTA. She was
preceded in death by her parents,
William H. and Mary K. Hillis; brothers, Edward and William Hillis;
brother-in-law, Steve Liakos; her sister, Marie Carey; and her
son-in-law, Kenneth Amburgey. She is survived by her husband of 62 years, Mr.
George S. Liakos and their 13 children: George F.
Liakos (Gayle), Mary L. Joyner (Tom), Patricia L. Amburgey, Barbara L. Langley
(Larry), Kathleen L. Ames (Bill), Janet L. Krupkowski,
Thomas E. Liakos (Roxanne), Susie L. Ellis (Joe), Margie L. Manus (T.G.), Louis
Liakos, Aggie L. Criner (Robert), Virginia L. Staley
(David) and Christopher P. Liakos; 28 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren;
brothers, James J. Hillis (Kathy), John J. Hillis,
Francis X. Hillis (Sheila); sisters, Rita Hillis, Patricia H. Balentine, and
sisters-in-law, Helen Hillis and Ann Marie Liakos; and many
dear nieces and nephews. Visitation will be from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan.
4, 2005, at Peninsula Funeral Home. A Funeral
Mass will be celebrated at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2005, at St. Vincent de
Paul Church with interment to follow at the Albert G.
Horton Jr. Memorial Veterans Cemetery, Suffolk, Va. In lieu of flowers,
donations may be made to St. Vincent de Paul Building Fund
or St. Vincent de Paul Backdoor Ministry, 230 33rd St., Newport News, VA 23607.
Our family wishes to acknowledge our 'earth angels,'
Beulah Williams and Belinda Gardner, who have helped us nurse and care for her
with love, compassion and dignity throughout the
last year of our 'long goodbye.'.
Published in the Daily Press from 1/2/2005 - 1/3/2005.
Our deepest sympathy is extended to Barbara and the entire Liakos family.
From Pam Wright Owen ('62) of VA - 01/05/05:
Thanks, Pam.
http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/faculty.html
http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/teachers.html
http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/teach-FB-Raine.html - brand new page
From Joe Madagan ('57) of FL - 01/05/05:
Thanks, Adonis.
I changed the masthead to read "WITH EXPANDED COVERAGE FOR THE CLASSES OF 1955
TO 1972 -
AND PRACTICALLY EVERYONE ELSE AS WELL". I originally emphasized the years
for which I had Anchors, because I would
be able to illustrate those classes better than others. The word paintings
and photo contributions are fast making that distinction
unnecessary, and the inclusion of alumni from other schools has blurred our
boundaries even further. The earlier limits which I had
imposed were primarily due to space considerations anyway, which no longer exist
since we now have a paid server. Perhaps my
# 6 son Dale had it right after all. A year ago - before it
doubled in size - he dubbed this site "The Internet, Minus the Porn". We
do
try to be exhaustive in our coverage.
From Johnnie Bateman ('67) of VA - 01/05/05:
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Sunday, December 26, 2004 |
Carol,
Sorry I've never written but seeing my sister's (Sandi Bateman Chestnut - '65
- of VA) pictures has encouraged me
to send you the picture of the gazebo I built last year in my backyard.
Respectfully, Johnnie Bateman Jr. NNHS 67 (or somewhere's around that Year)
WOWZERONI! The snow is gorgeous, the gazebo is beautiful, and the image is absolutely superb! Thanks, Johnnie!
By the way, the
fact that you wrote used to entitle you (subject you???) to automatic enrollment
to our (hidden) mailing list and a
spot on our Alumni List, but we now have
an Opt-In List for the protection of us all - especially me. So if you'd
like to be our latest
Newbie, drop me another line and I'll sign you up.
Also from Joe Madagan ('57) of FL - 01/05/05:
Joe
NICE story - thanks, Adonis.
http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/old-stomping.html
http://www.nnhs6500freehost.com/downtown.html
From Gail Kiger Bonsey (FHS - '73) of OR - 01/05/05:
Thanks so much, Gail. I've been meaning to write you (of course, I've been meaning to do a lot of things....).
I don't want you
feeling as though you're intruding on someone else's territory. You
certainly have just as much right to be here
with us as anyone else. In fact, if Jim is reading the
Newsletters, we've no objection
whatsoever to placing him on both the Alumni
List and the
Birthday Page. We've long since
popped one set of boundaries after another, and we like it that way. We
are family -
united by one thing or another, but we are - all of us - family.
I've been
searching what's left of my mind all morning, and have moved from 57 % to 82 %
sure that I myself was in attendance
at that basketball game when Steve's contact lens became the object of a massive
search. I'll delay elaborating until we've heard
from more voices with memories more intact than mine.
Y'all take care of each other! TYPHOON FOREVER!
Love to all, Carol
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Let There Be Peace on Earth
Words
and Music by Jill Jackson and Sy Miller, Circa 1955
Let there
be peace on earth
And let it begin with me.
Let there be peace on earth
The peace that was meant to be.
With God as our father
Brothers all are we.
Let me walk with my brother
In perfect harmony.
Let peace begin with me
Let this be the moment now.
With every step i take
Let this be my solemn vow.
To take each moment
And live each moment
With peace eternally.
Let there be peace on earth,
And let it begin with me.
Let there be peace on earth
And let it begin with me.
Let there be peace on earth
The peace that was meant to be.
With god as our father
Brothers all are we.
Let me walk with my brother
In perfect harmony.
Let peace begin with me
Let this be the moment now.
With every step I take
Let this be my solemn vow.
To take each moment
And live each moment
In peace eternally.
Let there be peace on earth
And let it begin with me.
“Let There Be Peace on Earth” midi courtesy of http://www.lilesnet.com/thanksgiving/midi/ - 12/31/04
“Let There Be Peace on Earth” lyrics courtesy of http://www.cowboylyrics.com/lyrics/christmas-song/let-there-be-peace-on-earth-14264.html - 12/22/04
"Peace on Earth" Animated Title clip art courtesy of http://www.eosdev.com/EosWordPeace.htm - 12/22/04
Dove of Peace clip art courtesy of http://birding.about.com/library/blclip-holwinter29.htm - 12/22/04
Swirling Blue Snowflakes Divider Line clip art courtesy of http://www.bravenet.com - 08/12/04
Dale Carnegie quotation courtesy of Kevin Eikenberry of Powerquotes_Plus.net - 04/19/04