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Dear Friends and Schoolmates,
This theme is being repeated from exactly three years ago today, when it was requested by Jean Poole Burton ('64) of RI:

THIS WEEK'S BIRTHDAYS:
Happy Birthday today to Nancy Bigger Alligood ('56) of VA!

Dear friends and family,

I am writing all of you to ask a big favor for me....My son, Matt, is turning the big 40..on Nov. 1st..and I would love for him to just get a big ole pile of cards for his special day...I did this four years ago for his sister, Amy, and it was a great success....since Matt is my only other child, I won't be bothering my friends and family for something like this again...so please, if you can, mail him a birthday card around the 30th of October.. and he should get them on time!! I hope he gets a lot and that he is blown away!!

I really appreciate each one of you who will take part in this for me...if you really don't know Matt, then just write inside the card that his Mom told you it was his birthday!! I think it will be a lot of fun, and thanks so much ...I will REALLY APPRECIATE this gesture on your part helping me to make his day a little more special....

Lots of love, Rosalee

Matt's address is: Matt Souder

3706 Ascot Lane

Houston, Texas 77092

Oh, such FUN! What a thoughtful mama you are, Rosalee!

Okay, Sweetie-Pies, "Keep those cards and letters coming!"

3. A lesser number of photographs of those two events from

my sister, Eleanor Buckley Nowitzky ('59) of NC;

4. More Birthday Party pictures from

Dimples Dinwiddie Prichard ('58) of NC;

5. A HUGE number of images from various sources from the 45-Year Reunion of the Class of 1963!

From Alan Jecmenek ('65) of TX - 10/27/08 - "Join me in my efforts to support the American Heart Association":

Please Give !!!!

Everyone knows someone affected by heart disease or stroke. For those I love, I will be walking in this year’s Start! Heart Walk. I have set a personal goal to raise funds for the American Heart Association and need your help to reach my donation goal. We are raising critical dollars for heart disease and stroke research and education.

You can help me reach my goal by making a donation online. Click on the link below and you will be taken to my personal donation page where you can make a secure online credit card donation. The American Heart Association's online fundraising website has a minimum donation amount of $25.00. If you prefer to donate less, you can do so by sending a check directly to the American Heart Association, Attn: Houston Heart Walk, 10060 Buffalo Speedway, Houston, TX 77054. If sending a check, please indicate on the memo line, the person's name that you are making a donation to.

Your donation will help fight our nation’s No. 1 and No. 3 killers—heart disease and stroke. You are making a difference. Thank you for your support.

Follow This Link to visit my personal web page and help me in my efforts to support American Heart Association - Houston, TX

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On the front page of our paper there was a piece about Poe serving at Fort Monroe under the name Edgar Perry. Does Norris Perry (Warwick HS - '59 - of VA) think this has anything to do with his family? Does anyone know why he would serve under another name rather than his own? If he did use another name, how do "they" know it's him?

This is probably a question for

David (Spriggs - '64 - of VA), but I'll take anyone who can help.

Thank you,
Linda May ' 66

"... Poe enlisted in the Army under the pseudonym Edgar A. Perry. There's some debate about why he chose a false name. Semtner said Poe might have assumed the name Perry because he was ducking creditors at the time and because enlistees were typically immigrants and the poor, while Poe was relatively well-educated, having attended schools in England and Richmond, as well as a short stint at the University of Virginia...."

"...Unable to support himself, on May 27, 1827, Poe enlisted in the United States Army as a private. Using the name "Edgar A. Perry", he claimed he was 22 years old even though he was 18.^[18]..."

Thanks so much, Shari!

These pretty M & M's have been around now since the autumn of 2005. If you're planning to buy candy for Halloween, they would be an excellent choice!

When you care enough to send the very best --

Ever wonder what happens when Hallmark writers are having a bad day........

From Tom Norris (Hampton HS - '73) of VA - 09/25/08 - "He's Back.. ENJOY! (#25 in a Series of 26):

2. April 23, 24, & 25, 2009 - Class of 1954 will hold their 55th-Year Reunion. For details contact Dr. Harry Simpson at 804-694-0346 or email him at hdsdds@aol.com - CLASS OF 1954

I know y'all are waiting to see all the hundreds of photos you've sent me, and wondering what on earth can be taking so long to post them, but I can only tell you that processing images is an extremely time-consuming venture, and I'm dancing as fast as I can. There are more and more arriving all the time, and it's all very exciting. Keep the faith.

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

Written by Ross Parker and Hughie Charles in 1939
and sung in the movie of the same name in 1942.

(Vera Lynn)
(b. 20 Mar 1917)

We'll meet again,
Don't know where,
Don't know when,
But I know
We'll meet again
Some sunny day.

Keep smiling through
Just like you
Always do
Till the blue skies
Drive the dark clouds
Far away.

Animated Tiny Birthday Cake clip art courtesy of Sarah Puckett Kressaty ('65) of VA - 08/31/05
Thanks, Sarah Sugah!

Animated Kissing Smiley clip art courtesy of my friend, Judy, of IL - 09/19/08
Thanks, Judy!

		Carol ... more pics for the newsletter. Amazing artwork! Tom Thanks, Babe! These are amazing!