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10/04/05 - NNHS Newsletter - One Fine Day |
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Dear Friends and Schoolmates,
There is enough
grief and pain out there among us this morning to fill the world. At the
same time, many of us
are in high spirits of jocularity and light-heartedness. I do not normally
like to mix the two, but there seems to be
no way around it today, and that, I suppose, is as much a metaphor of life as
anything else.
Our
thoughts and prayers are with all of you who weep and mourn, and our love and
laughter are with all of you
who frolic and rejoice.
Happy Birthday today to my former brother-in-law, Rennie Dick ('54) of VA.
http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/Happy-Birthday.html
I'd like to put
all this sadness into chronological order, but as most of them occurred almost
simultaneously,
that is going to prove to be difficult.
Members of the
Class of 1957 learned a bit belatedly that they had lost one of their own. Charlotte
Jones
Simpson passed away in Athens, GA on September 20, 2005. Her name has
been added to their Memorial
Page, and her Memorial Newsletter has been prepared and has already been
updated:
http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/memoriam-all.html
http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/memoriam57.html
http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/10-03-05-NNHS-Charlotte-Jones-Simpson.html
Bob Carden
('61) of VA lost his mother-in-law, and Marty ('67), Johnny ('68),
and David Whitmore
of VA lost their father. David Whitley ('67) of VA lost a
beloved aunt, and practically at the same moment
learned that a close co-worker of his and Tom Norris (Hampton HS - '73)
and of Johnny Bateman ('68)
at Dominion Power Company had been killed in an automobile accident. As it
develops, this co-worker was
none other than Barbara Nunnally Turner, who attended
NNHS in the eighth and ninth grades with the
Class of 1965, before moving to Hampton. Barb was a tiny and adorable
little doll of a girl, known and loved
by many of us.
These four obituaries follow:
| Elizabeth Rowe
Dickenson NEWPORT NEWS - Elizabeth Rowe Dickenson, 96, passed away Saturday, Oct. 1, 2005, at Warwick Forest Assisted Living Community after a short illness. She was born Jan. 17, 1909, in Newport News, Va. She was married to the late James E. Dickenson Sr. for 54 years. She was a loving mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, and was known to many others fondly as 'Granny.' She will always be remembered for her faith, spirit, kindness and determination to keep going even when times were difficult. Mrs. Dickenson taught first grade in Hampton City Schools for more than 20 years, a job she truly loved. She was a devoted, lifelong member of Chestnut Memorial United Methodist Church, a life member of the United Methodist Women, a member of the Clyde Smith Sunday School Class and a member of the Live Wires. She was a past member of the Newport News Woman's Club and the Hampton Retired Teachers' Association. Survivors include her son and his wife, James E. 'Ed' Dickenson and Trudy of Seaford; her daughter and son-in-law, Betty and Clay Leonard of Glen Allen; and her daughter and son-in-law, Jean and Bob Carden of Yorktown; 11 grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren. She is also survived by several nieces and nephews. The family extends special thanks to the first floor nursing staff at Warwick Forest and to her doctor of more than 30 years, Dr. Frank Medford. A very special thank you to Rochelle Graham and Susan Lyles who gave her such loving care during her final days. The family will receive friends from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Monday, Oct. 3, at Peninsula Funeral Home. A funeral service will be conducted at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 4, at Chestnut Memorial United Methodist Church with burial to follow at Greenlawn Memorial Park. Published in the Daily Press on 10/3/2005. |
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| David Walter Whitmore
Sr.
NEWPORT NEWS - David Walter
Whitmore Sr. went to be with the Lord after a long courageous battle with
heart disease on Saturday, Oct. 1, 2005. He was born in Lynchburg, Va., on
Dec. 28, 1923, and had been a Peninsula resident for more than 50 years. He
was the son of the late Thomas Clarence and Ruth Brautigan Whitmore. He was
preceded in death by his wife, Carrie, in March 2005 after 60 years of
marriage; two brothers; and two sisters. Survivors include three children,
Johnny Whitmore and his wife, Debra, of Carrollton, Marty McCoy and her
husband, David, of Hampton and David Whitmore Jr. and his wife, Jeannie, of
Gloucester; two sisters, Ruth Burnett of Lynchburg and Elizabeth Pleasants
of Greensboro, N.C.; two brothers, Danny Whitmore of Roanoke, Va., and Edgar
Whitmore of Albuquerque, N.M.; nine grandchildren, including his special
granddaughters, Erin McCoy and Ashley Whitmore; eight great-grandchildren,
including his special great-granddaughter, Morgan McCoy; many nieces and
nephews; and Midnight, his black lab and best friend. He was a faithful
member of Parkview Baptist Church for 45 years, where he served in many
capacities, including the chairman of the building and grounds committee,
baptism committee and kitchen committee. A veteran of World War II, he
served in the Army Air Force from 1942-1945 where he was an automotive
equipment operator and mechanic and munitions worker. Prior to enlistment in
the Army, he worked with his Dad as an electrician. After leaving the
military, he was the first employee of A.M. Savage Electric and retired as
an electrician from Klate Holt in 1986. Our Dad put a whole new meaning to
the phrase 'It is better to give than to receive.' Whatever the need - he
was your man and was called 'Mr. Fix-It' by many people. He loved life till
his last breath and made everyone around him laugh and feel comfortable.
People would always say 'he is a character' shortly after meeting him.
During the 1950s, he was a Cub and Boy Scout leader for several years.
During the 1960s, he created a place for teens to 'hang out' by opening the
Hilton Community Center on Hilton Boulevard with a sock hop on Friday and
Saturday nights and was on the board of the Hilton Community Center. During
the 1970s and the 1980s, he was Santa bringing joy to both young and old.
During the 1990s, he loved driving a limousine for several local owners and
had such fond memories of those years. Thanks to the staff of James River
Convalescent Center and his former caregiver, Susan Harris from Personal
Touch Home Care. Walter loved his family and friends and will be missed
tremendously; especially his wisdom and knowledge of so many things and we
cherish the fond memories of many fun times together. The family will
receive friends from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 4, at Peninsula Funeral
Home. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 5, at
Parkview Baptist Church by the Rev. Lawrence Biermann, the Rev. Dr. R.
Furman Kenney, the Rev. Donald Ambrose, the Rev. Stan Putney and the Rev.
Rusty Beck. Memorial donations may be made to Parkview Baptist Church, 604
Hilton Blvd., Newport News, VA 23605. |
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| Barbara Jean Nunnally
Turner
SMITHFIELD - Barbara Jean Nunnally Turner, 58, of 209 Oakwood Lane, died
Sunday, Oct. 2, 2005. Barbara was a native of Richmond, Va., and worked in
the planning department at Dominion Virginia Power, Surry. Barbara is
survived by her husband, Charles Wayne Turner of Smithfield; two daughters,
Melanie Joynes and Elizabeth 'Beth' Giuliana, both of Hampton, Va.; a
sister, Nancy Jones of Louisa County, Va.; two brothers, Rufus 'Bubba'
Nunnally III of Louisa County, Va., and Donald Nunnally of Savannah, Ga.;
and four grandchildren. A funeral service will be at 2 p.m. Thursday, Oct.
6, in the Colonial Funeral Home Chapel. Dr. Donald R. Rhoton will be
officiating. Burial will be in St. Luke's Memorial Park Cemetery. The family
will receive friends from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.
Arrangements are in the care of Colonial Funeral Home, Smithfield, Va. |
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| Ann S. Whitley
HAMPTON - Ann S.
Whitley, 75, wife of Robert E. Whitley, died Monday, Oct. 3, 2005.
Arrangements |
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Our deepest sympathies to all the families and friends involved.
If you don't know what I'm going to say next, you don't know me very well.
Last year just
before the reunion, I tried to be subtle and sensitive and allude to this as
gently as possible. This
year I cannot afford to be so coy.
Have you not
noticed how very quickly one of us can be gone? If you're thinking of
waiting until "next time" to see
everyone, look around. "Next time", either they - or you yourself - may
not be around to partake of that opportunity.
How many have we lost this year alone?? You count them all; I
cannot bear to do so.
If you can't
attend, you can't attend, and that's that. But if you're vacillating about
whether or not to come, if you're
just "thinking about it ", and haven't quite decided - and especially if your
mind is filling with a lot of nonsense such
as, "I'm too fat. I don't want to see everybody looking like this" -
please let me point out to you that your friends love
you, and they don't care how you look, they just want to see you again,
and everything else is pure balderdash!!!
As I can't find
the exact quotation, I cannot find the exact date, but I believe it was about
sixty years ago when
Ashley Montagu
said, "The greatest forces of evil in this world are those which seek to keep a
baby from its
mother's breast."
While I
wholeheartedly agree with that, I would extend it to read, "The next greatest
forces of evil are those
which seek to keep people from their friends by inflicting lies of self-doubt
upon them."
And let me also
remind you what Pam said five years ago, which I have preserved on the
Reunion Page,
lest
we forget:
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think the joy of going to a class reunion is that EVERYONE really knows how old you are and you don't have to try to pretend a thing. The other interesting phenomenon
that I have experienced is Where else can you go and have 35 years shed? Can't wait to see everyone!!! |
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- Pam (Smith) Tomczyk ('65) of IL
- 09/08/00 {now Pam Smith Arnold ('65) of VA} just prior to 1965's 35th Reunion of October 27/28, 2000 |
I might get off this soapbox soon - but don't count on it.
"I excuse not myself."
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From Mike Miller ('65) of NC - 10/03/05:
I am sorry that you have
been feeling poorly. I hope that you are on the mend, and are ready
to Party!
What a night! Those really were the GOOD OLD DAYS!
Thank you, Michael Darlin', you're a hoot!
(We'll just have to have a new page for this quite soon now. Hang in there!)
See you soon, Blue Eyes! I'll certainly ready to dance by then, too!
From
Gloria Woolard Price (Hampton HS - '65) of FL - 10/03/05:
Thanks, Gloria!
My blood tests just went to the lab today, and as my physician seems unconcerned
at this
moment, so shall I be! Nonetheless, I do appreciate your prayers!
From Chuck Ragland ('66) of VA - 10/03/05:
tks
Chuck Ragland
Why, that's tomorrow! Thanks, Chuck! I've added your brother's name:
http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/Happy-Birthday.html
Congratulations on your retirement, Butch - and Happy Early Birthday!
From Harron Ellenson ('65) of MA to Dave and Pam Smith Arnold (both '65) of VA - 10/03/04:
Dave, Pam, and other old friends:
I'm really sorry, but my client has said that the company is holding an event on
the weekend of the reunion.
I won't be able to get down to Newport News. I know it's going to be great and I
can't wait to see all the pictures.
Best always,
Harron
Okay, here's another one of those
"Can't-Argue-with-That" stories. But I can cry all I want,
so I will. I am so sorry to hear that, Harron. I was really looking
forward to seeing you again.
I've added your name to the "regrets" column, Harron:
http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/reunion-page.html
http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/reunion2005-65.html
http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/reunion2005-attending.html
From Joe Madagan ('57) of FL - 10/03/05 - "Inspiration from The Magic Shower":
And I thought I knew exactly where that was, but I cannot find it at the moment either, Joe.
But I'm sure we'll hear back, and all things shall be made known unto us.
Thanks, Adonis!
From Cathy Slusser Hudson ('64) of VA - 10/03/05 - "Hi":
Great to hear you are feeling a little better.
Tell Renee (Helterbran) Benton ('59 - of VA)
I added the Breast Cancer Web Site to my favorites
and I will visit it every time I visit your wonderful
Newsletter. Both do great things to
help people and it
is the least I can do to help others. I strongly believe in and support the
fight against Breast Cancer; hope
everyone does.
http://www.thebreastcancersite.com/
I think the Buster Brown Show was tied into the Howdy
Dowdy Show or at least they showed the
commercials for it .
CatherineThanks so much, Cathy - and a belated Happy Anniversary to you and Leonard! See you soon???
From My Favorite Cousin, Cheryl White Wilson (John Marshall HS - '64) of VA -
10/03/04:
Greetings, Typhoons, Farmers, Crabbers, Justices,
(Mariners??), & eva’body,
Oh, mercy, mercy, mercy – we have ALL gone over the edge!! Buster Brown, Sky
King … – next thing you
know we’ll be putting our Winky Dink vinyl screens on our computer monitors and
sending emails that way -
WILD GIGGLES (see, she’s got me doing it now) Can’t you just image that – ha ha
he he roll-in-the-floor
giggles !! (you can still get them, you know)
“Winky Dink and you, Winky Dink and me …” over the edge we
go!! Wild GIGGLES, again
RE: Robert Hall Store: Did the store on
Oyster Point move over to Warwick Boulevard up closer to Fort
Eustis? My last memory of Robert Hall was around 1971 when my then 5 year
old son (Mike - #1) began
to run wildly through the racks of clothes – the clerk politely (or not so
politely) said, if could not control my
child, to please leave – Well, I left VERY humiliated!! – never went back –
would not go today if they still
existed – would bring back traumatic memories! Anyway, they were still around in
1971.
AHHH
- I often think children were designed for the express purpose of publicly
embarrassing their parents,
and thereby teaching them humility and patience and probably a few other things
I never learned....
RE: ’65 Reunion – there is a possibility we could come on Friday. Even if we
can’t, we will still be contributing
to a “Reunion” because the reason we are keeping the kids is so Chris (my #2
son) can go to his William
& Mary 15 year reunion.
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HOT DIGGITY-DAWG!!! SWEET!!! |
Hey, I have an idea for a contest – that is when I can photograph a
certain object for you all to guess what it is –
I’m just slow about those things – I’ll get to it before end of week – I’ll
provide the prize!
Oh, GOODY!!! I LIKE contests! Thanks, Cheryl!
Oh, found one postcard so far – picture of the ferry (Princess Anne) that
used to go over to the Eastern
Shore (from Little Creek to Kiptopeke Beach) before the bridge was built –
we went (my Aunt Virginia &
Don) on LAST run of the ferry (’64??).
COOL!!!
Did they start using that boat for something else??
DUH
- I dunno......
YES, Carol, hope you are feeling better – your friend Chandler (Nelms -
Hampton HS - '63 - of MD) is
right – we need the medicine – I sure do after running after a 19 month old all
day – then tending to 90 year
old parents – the mind needs the diversion – that is, if I still have one!!
Take Care,
Cheryl (Carol’s favorite cousin)
Thanks so much, Cheryl!
I am so excited at the prospect
of seeing you again! And (get ready), "You'll just love it!"
Sorry - like twins, Cheryl and I
developed a language of our own over the years. We dissolve in giggles at
things
no one else would find even mildly amusing. But we're cute!
Okay, Sweetie-Babies, this
Newsletter was going to top all records for length, so I divided in smack in
half, and
I'll give you the rest tomorrow. Stay tuned.
Call someone you love and tell them how much they mean to you. Mend fences. Touch hearts. Time grows short.
Y'all have a good day - and take care of each other! TYPHOONS FOREVER!
Love to all, Carol
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One Fine Day
(The Chiffons)
One fine day
You'll look at me
And you will know our love was
Meant to be
One fine day
You're gonna want me for your girl
The arms I long for
Will open wide
And you'll be proud to have me
By your side
One fine day
You're gonna want me for your girl
Though I know you're the
Kind of boy
Who only wants to run around
I'll keep waiting and
Someday darling
You'll come to me when you want to settle down oh
One fine day
We'll meet once more
And then you'll want the love you
Threw away before
One fine day
You're gonna want me for your girl
One fine day
We'll meet once more
And then you'll want the love you
Threw away before
One fine day
You're gonna want me for your girl
"One
Fine Day" midi courtesy of
http://www.garyrog.50megs.com/midi2.html
at
the suggestion of Dave Spriggs ('64) of VA - 10/04/05
Thanks so much, Dave!
"One
Fine Day" lyrics courtesy of
http://www.stlyrics.com/lyrics/onefineday/onefineday.htm
also at the suggestion of Dave Spriggs ('64) of VA - 09/26/05
Thanks again, Dave!
"One Fine Day" Book Cover Image courtesy of http://www.fiona.co.jp/BOOK_PICTURE_PAGE/onefineday.htm - 10/01/05
Acorn and Oak Leaf Divider Line clip art courtesy of http://www.wtv-zone.com/nevr2l82/bars4.html - 10/04/05
Crab clip art courtesy of http://www.geocities.com/agent99bm/ - 10/02/05
Crying Baby clip art courtesy of http://www.barbspics.com/baby/babypage06index.html - 09/28/05
Justice clip art courtesy of http://www.antiquemapsandprints.com/spy/SPY-1870.htm - 10/02/05
Animated Ye-Haa Typhoon courtesy of
Al Farber of GA - 08/18/05
Thanks, Al!