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Dear Friends and Schoolmates,

   There is more sad if slightly belated news today.   Sammy Fox, Valedictorian of the Class of 1966, brother of Barry Fox ('68), Delaney, Olivia, Amelia and Camila, passed away in Litchfield Park, Arizona on Thursday, June 16, 2016 at the age of 67.

   He was the cousin of Bobby Fox ('63) of IA and Jeff Fox ('69) of LA.

 From Jeff Fox ('69) of LA - 06/21/16, 5:25 PM - "Passing of Samuel "Sammy" J. Fox":

   Oh, Jeff! I'm so sorry to learn this sad news!

   Yes, I am the one to handle the obituaries; I often just do not handle them well, as in this instance. Sammy and I were in a number of the same classes and organizations over the years, and I really enjoyed knowing him. I didn't know until now that he was his class valedictorian, but I am certainly not surprised; his intelligence shown around him like a light.

   May his memory be for a blessing always.

From West Valley Views (AZ) - 06/24/16:

				LITCHFIELD PARK, AZ - Samuel Jay Fox, 67, of Litchfield Park died June 16, 2016, in Litchfield Park from cancer. Mr. Fox was born Oct. 28, 1948, in Newport News, Va. He graduated from Duke University in Durham, N.C., and George Mason School of Law in Arlington, Va. He moved to Arizona in 1983 and worked at Yates Pontiac/GMC in Goodyear, where he was named Salesman of the Year. He was a docent at the Litchfield Park Historical Society. He was named Grandfather of the Year by the American Grandparents Association.

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REMEMBRANCES COLLECTED FROM FACEBOOK:

From Mona Carneal Harrison ('66) of VA - 06/23/16, 6:57 PM:

So sad about Sammy Fox. He was number one in our class and, according to a note received by   Dee Hodges Bartram ('66) of VA, he has passed away due to cancer. I had really hoped to see him at our reunion.

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From Ed Saunders - 06/23/16, 7:20 PM:

... Oh WOW ... I too am sorry to hear this ... I was friends with his brother Barry ...

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From Jack Goldberg - 06/23/16, 7:23 PM:

So sorry, he was a nice guy !

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From Susan Price of VA - 06/23/16, 7:36 PM:

Sympathies to the family.

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From Faye Plessinger Spiker - 06/23/16, 8:29 PM:

So sorry to hear this.

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From Patsy Kelly Smith - 06/24/16, 8:26 AM:

Very sorry. Sympathies to the family and friends.

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From Dee Hodges Bartram ('66) of VA - 06/24/16, 11:09 AM:

If you would like to send a card to Diane, the address is 511 East Fairway Drive, Litchfield, AZ 85340.

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 From Pauline Collins Shofner ('65) of VA - 06/24/16, 11:24 AM:

Thank you, Dee. I am so sorry to hear about this. Many blessings to his family.

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From Deloris Jackson Morgan ('66) of VA - 06/24/16, 12:08 PM:

RIP, Mighty Typhoon. Well done!

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From Linda Harris Gaskins-Jeffers ('66) of VA - 06/24/16, 5:30 PM:

So sorry to hear about Sammy. Sure enjoyed being in the same class with him at NNHS. Prayers for the family...

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    From Bill Black ('66) of GA - 06/25/16, 8:29 AM:

Sammy 's family needs to know he achieved something I could never do... He climbed the rope in gym class in 1966! I think my comment at the time was "Damn! Well, if Fox can do it, I can at least TRY harder!" Nope. I never could...

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  From Jeanette McDonald Hornsby ('66) of SC - 06/28/16, 4:52 PM:

Roland Hamel ('66) posted some pictures of Sam Fox to the Class of 1966 50-year reunion website in the Photo Albums under NNHS Memories. http://www.nnhs1966.myevent.com/3/gallery.htm

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  Our deepest sympathies are extended to Sammy's family, friends, and classmates at this difficult time.

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   This information is also posted here:

http://www.nnhs65.com/memoriam-all.html

     http://www.nnhs65.com/memoriam66.html

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  Y'all take good care of each other!  TYPHOONS FOREVER! We'll Always Have Buckroe!

                          Love to all, Carol

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Carol Buckley Harty
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Fayetteville, NC 28311-9309
910-584-8802

Whispering Hope

Words and Music by Alice Hawthorne (11 May 1827 - 22 Nov 1902), 1868

"Alice Hawthorne" was really Setimus Winner, one of the most versatile writers of the mid-19th century.
Winner went from the bird calls of "Listen to the Mocking Bird" to the doggerel nonsense
of "Oh, Where, Oh, Where Has My Little Dog Gone?" to the gentle and optimistic "Whispering Hope."

Soft as the voice of an angel
Breathing a lesson unheard;
Hope with a gentle persuasion
Whispers her comforting word.

Wait till the darkness is over,
Wait till the tempest is done;
Hope for the sunshine tomorrow,
After the shower is gone.

Whispering Hope,
Oh, how welcome thy voice,
Making my heart
in its sorrow rejoice.

"Whispering Hope" midi (Sequenced by Grandpa Schober) and lyrics
courtesy of http://oldkunnel.net/whisperinhope.html - 06/20/07

Greg Olsen Paintings courtesy of http://gregolsengallery.com – 03/15/05

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