NNHS Class of 1955

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NNHS-Charlie-Allen.html

Junior Dance Committee
Student Committee
Senior Invitations Committee
Usher Staff: Head-- Reserves
Drama -- Effects: Head
G.A.A.
Tennis Club
Library Assistants Club
Drama -- Assistant Directors Staff
Senior Dance Committee

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NNHS-Clyde-LaRue.html

Machine Shop Officer
J.V. Football

United States Air Force

Charles B. Belangia

DELTONA, Fla. - Charles Barker Belangia, 57, of Deltona, Fla., died Friday, March 17, 1995. Mr. Belangia was born Oct. 5, 1937, in New Bern, N.C.

He graduated from Newport News High School in 1955, served in the U.S. Air Force for six years and was a former active member of the Ivy Memorial Baptist Church in Newport News.

He was the son of the late Claude D. Belangia . He is survived by his wife, Gayle Belangia of Deltona, Fla.; one son, Lee Belangia of West Palm Beach, Fla.; his mother, Thelma Estelle Belangia, and sister, Dorothy Crutchman, both of Myrtle Beach, S.C.; and one brother, Claude D. Belangia Jr. of Greenville, N.C. Mr. Belangia lived the last few years of his life in Deltona, Fla.

A memorial service was held on March 20, 1995, at 1 p.m. at Deltona Memorial Funeral Home. A beautiful eulogy was given by Jack W. Crutchman, brother-in-law of Mr. Belangia. The service was officiated by Mr. Claude Belangia Jr., brother of Mr. Belangia.

Published in the Daily Press on 3/26/1995.

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FHA Treasurer
DE Club
Y-Teens
Furniture Staff
GAA
Hockey Team
Basketball Team
House and Grounds Committee

Senior Chorus
Boys' Glee Club: President
Cast of "Starlight" '55
Cast of "Starlight" '54
8th and 9th Grade Football Team
J.V. Football Team
Varsity Football: Letter
Varsity Baseball

http://nnhs65.com/06-17-11-
NNHS-Bobby-Brinkley.html

University of Virginia

- Courtesy of Elizabeth Feathers Buchan
(Hampton HS - '61) of VA - 04/18/07
Thanks, Elizabeth!

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Key Club
Science Club
Hi-Y
Beacon Cartoonist
Senior Dance Committee
Newcomers Committee
Jr. Ushers Committee
Senior Chorus
House and Grounds Committee
School Spirit Committee

Newport News Shipbuilding Apprentice School, 1960

University of Michigan, 1963 B.S.: Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering

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NNHS-Pat-Burke.html

Play: January Thaw
Director Contest Play - 10th Grade
"Starlight" '54
Red Cross Representative
Chorus Accompanist
Boys' Glee Club
Senior Assembly Committee

United States Marine Corps

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Track: Letter, Co-Captain
Varsity Football: Letter
J.V. Basketball Team
Shop Officer
Homeroom Officer
Senior Class: Vice President
Student Council Dance Committee
J.V. Football Team
Usher

United States Air Force

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NNHS-Phil-Clark.html

Anchor Staff
Varsity Cheerleader
Honor Council Chairman
Barbara Deal Committee Chairman
Student Council
National Honor Society
Activities Letter
Key Club: Sweetheart
Junior Varsity Flagtwirler
D.A.R. Good Citizenship Award
Dawn Lovely

University of Virginia School of Nursing
Texas A&M University
University of Colorado: B.A.

Harry W. Damron

Harry W. Damron passed away peacefully in his sleep at home Friday, Nov. 24, 2000, after a courageous battle with the effects of ALS.

He was a native of Clintwood, Va., and a lifelong resident of the Peninsula. He retired from the C & O Railroad in May of 1997 after 42 years of dedicated service.

He was the son of the late Joe and Myrtle Damron - Taylor and the late Kemper C. Damron . He leaves behind his devoted wife of 41 years, Annette L. Damron (Penny); his two sons, Ray H. Penwell and his wife, Laura, and Christopher C. Damron; one daughter, Melissa D. Damron - Palmer and her husband, Jack. He was blessed with six beautiful grandchildren; brothers, Paul and his wife, Loretta, Estes, Benny, Harold and his wife, Doris, Kemper Jr. and his wife, Judy; and sister-in-law, Rosa Damron .

He was preceded in death by his brother, Fred Damron. He also leaves to cherish his memory a host of nieces and nephews and wonderful family and friends.

A funeral service will be held at 2:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 27, at Parklawn-Wood Funeral Home Chapel, 2551 N. Armistead Ave., Hampton. The family will receive friends from 2 to 3 p.m. Sunday afternoon at the funeral home.

In lieu of flowers, the family wishes that expressions of sympathy take the form of contributions to the ALS (Lou Gehrig's) Association.

Published in the Daily Press on 11/25/2000.

Varsity Football: Letter
Varsity Track: Letter
Junior Varsity Football
Junior Varsity Basketball
Spanish Club
Senior Band: Letter
Wood Shop: Foreman
Junior Band
Metal Shop
Varsity Basketball: Letter

NNS Apprentice School; 1960: Hull Designer

 Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Class of 1964: B.S. in Naval Architecture

NC Department of Transportation (Ferry Division)

Here's a picture of him that appeared in the1959 Binnacle (A School annual), which is how I remember him.

Hockey Team
Varsity Hockey
Basketball
FHA
Home Room President
D. E. Club
Senior Invitation Committee
GAA

Homeroom Officer
Student Council
Girl State Representative
Junior Chorus: Letter
Pep Club
Senior Dance Committee
Y-Teens
French Club

Homeroom President
Quill and Scroll
Key Club
Senior Chorus
Boys' Glee Club
Co-Chairman Senior Bulletin Board
Shop Offices
Cast of "Starlight '54"

United States Air Force

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Wood Shop: Stock Clerk
Metal Shop: Maintenance Foreman
Machine Shop: Stock Clerk

Hi-Y
8th and 9th Grade Basketball
8th and 9th Grade Football
Junior Varsity Football
Varsity Football: Letter

Drum and Bugle Corps

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NNHS-Linwood-Gibson.html

Senior Chorus
Chorus Accompanist
Girls Glee Club
FHA
Tri-Hi-Y
Homeroom Officer

Cross Country Track Team
Track Team
Shop Foreman
Senior Dance Committee

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NNHS-Dickie-Gray.html

Cross-Country Team: Letter
Track Team
Cast of Senior Contest Play - "A Wedding"
Senior Motto Committee

Junior Band
Senior Band
Science Club
Shop Offices

Latin Club
Spanish Club
D.E. Club
Senior Band
Junior Band
Senior Dance Committee

United States Army

College of William and Mary

Vice President of the Student Body
Baseball Team: Captain
Football: Letter
Basketball: Letter
Baseball: Letter
Key Club
Shop Offices
Senior Band

Varsity Football: Tri-Captain, Letters
Key Club
Athletic Counsel
Shop Superintendent
All-State Football
All-Tidewater Football
All-Eastern District
All-Foreman Field
Junior Chamber of Commerce Sportsmanship Award
Outstanding Lineman

NASA Apprentice School, 1961: Instrument Maker

Cast of "Because Our Hearts Were Pure"
Effects Staff
Usher Staff
D. E. Club
8th Grade Cheerleader
FHA Club
House and Grounds Committee
Field Hockey Team
Co-Director of 11th Grade Play - "Teapot on the Rocks"
Cantata

Usher Staff
Science Club
Baseball Team
F.H.A. Club
D.O. Club
Senior Dance Committee
Homeroom Chaplain
G.A.A.
Y-Teens

Student Council Representative
Hi-Y
Latin Club
Baseball Team
Tri-Hi-Y Council
Junior Usher Committee
Senior Dance Committee
Junior and Senior Bands
Newcomers Committee
Tennis Team

Student Directors Committee
Homeroom Officer
Varsity Hockey Team
F.H.A. Club
Basketball Team
G.A.A.
Senior Pennant Committee
Volleyball Team
School Spirit Committee

Beacon Staff
Latin Club
Girl Usher Staff
Junior Chorus
Junior Dance Committee
Junior Red Cross
Senior Assembly Committee
Science Club
Dance and Behavior Code Committees
Student Council

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DAVID C. MCMAHON

NEWPORT NEWS - David Curtis McMahon, 58, son of Harriet D. McMahon, of Newport News, and the late Robert J. McMahon, died September 10, 1994. Mr. McMahon was employed by Contel Cellular of Virginia.

In addition to his mother, he is survived by a son, Curtis McMahon, of Lafayette, La.; and two sisters, Gail M. Hudson, of Sandston and Elizabeth M. Wendling, of Santa Clara, Calif.

The family will receive friends 7 to 9 p.m. Monday evening at Peninsula Funeral Home. Services will be private.

Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society or a favorite charity.

Published in the Daily Press on 9/12/1994.

King of the Senior Class
French Club
Key Club
Varsity Football: Letter
Varsity Track: Letter
All Tidewater Team
All Easter District Team
Honorable Mention All State Team
Junior Varsity Football
Tri-Hi-Y Sweetheart
Junior Varsity Basketball

University of Virginia:
SAE Fraternity

United States Air Force

http://www.nnhs65.com/11-05-15-
NNHS-Jimmy-McShane.html

National Honor Society
Head of Girls' Usher Staff
Junior Varsity Cheerleader
Varsity Cheerleader
Hall of Fame: Best Dancer
Co-Head of the Senior Dance Committee
Anchor Staff: Photography Editor
G.A.A.: Letter
Beacon Staff: 3rd Page Editor
Cast of 11th Grade Contest Play
Dawn Lovely

Miss Newport News of 1955

Beacon Staff: Editor-in-Chief, Letters
Key Club: Treasurer
Quill and Scroll: Vice-President
Latin Club
Hi-Y
Home Room Student Council Representative
Student Council Executive Board
Nelms Honor Scroll
Tennis Club
Senior Assembly Committee

Transferred from Hampton High School
Senior Pennant Committee
Senior Color Committee

HINTON E. PARKER, JR.

Hinton E. (Bubby) Parker, Jr., 64, of Suffolk, departed this life on Friday, Dec. 7, 2001.

A native of Newport News and a 1955 graduate of Newport News High School, he was preceded in death by his father, Hinton E. Parker Sr., and an infant brother, Cecil Carl.

Operator of convenience stores in Suffolk for many years, he retired recently from Fred's Auto Parts in Emporia.

He is survived by his loving wife, Joyce Ann; and mother, Virginia Helfrich Parker; daughters, Tanya P. Jared of Portland, Tenn., and Wendy V. Parker of Richmond; sisters, Patricia P. Williams of Nashville, Tenn., and Carolyn P. Eason of Hampton; a brother, Jimmy Parker of Hampton; stepchildren Michael L. Lewis and Dawn L. Gomer; grandchildren, Nicholas and Mary Jared, Greg and Zachary Gomer and Casey and Adrienne Biggers.

The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 10, at Peninsula Funeral Home. A funeral service will be held at 12:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 11, at the funeral home with burial following the service in Peninsula Memorial Park.

His smile, his kindness and his gentle heart will forever give us courage to carry on. On cold days his memory will warm our hearts and on rainy days will keep us smiling.

Published in the Daily Press on 12/09/2001 and 12/10/2001.
 

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French Club
Sound Effects
Cast of Father of the Bride
Newcomers Committee
Senior Bulletin Board Committee

Newport News Shipyard Apprentice School

RAYMOND PEARCE, JR.

YORKTOWN - Raymond Brodie Pearce Jr., 58, of Yorktown, died at home July 18, 1996, after a lengthy battle with Lou Gehrig's disease (ALS).

Mr. Pearce was born in Suffolk, Va., and attended Newport News public schools. He graduated from Newport News Shipyard Apprentice School and was employed at the shipyard as a designer. He later worked at Norfolk Naval Shipyard in Portsmouth, where he retired in 1995.

Mr. Pearce was a member of Yorkminster Presbyterian Church in Grafton. He is survived by his wife, Andra B. Pearce of Yorktown, and children, Barbara P. and Ray Taft of Newport News, Kathy P. and Jan Koman of Yorktown, and Jennifer P. and David Paxton of Greenville, N.C.; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Raymond B. Pearce Sr. of Newport News; a sister, Kay Pearce of Fredericksburg; and four grandchildren, Sean and Nichole Ditmars, Courtney Koman and Samantha Paxton.

The family will receive friends Friday, July 19, from 7 to 8 p.m. at Peninsula Funeral Home. A funeral will be held Saturday, July 20, at 3:30 p.m. at Peninsula Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Peninsula Memorial Park.

The family requests expressions of sympathy be made to the ALS Association, 21021 Ventura Blvd., Suite 321, Woodland Hills, Calif. 91364, specifically marked for research.

Published in the Daily Press on 7/19/1996.

 Latin Club
French Club
Future Nurses
Future Teacher
Usher
Senior Assembly Committee
Junior Ring Committee
Junior Chorus
Behavior Code Committee
Publicity Committee

Mary Washington College

www.nnhs65.com-08-07-14-
NNHS-Once-There-Were-Greenfields.html

 Drama Staff
D.O. Club

U.S. Army - Vietnam:
4 Bronze Stars
2 Purple Hearts

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NNHS-Ennis-Ramey.html

ROBERT L. SKINNER

NEWPORT NEWS - Robert L. Skinner died Thursday, March 12, 1998, at Riverside Regional Medical Center.

He was a lifelong resident of Newport News and a member of North Riverside Baptist Church.

Mr. Skinner was the former manager of the Peninsula Family Skating Rink and a member of VECA. He was the owner and operator for 29 years of R.L. Skinner Electrical Contracting Co.

He was preceded in death by his brother, James W. Skinner .

He is survived by his loving and devoted wife, Vicky G. Skinner of Newport News; one son, Robert Leigh Skinner, Jr. of Newport News; three daughters, Cindy Green, and her husband, Mark, of San Antonio, Texas, Angela Roberts of Newport News, Lori Phelps of Richmond; one sister, Janice Hurst of Newport News; one brother, George Skinner of Newport News; one grandson, Matthew Green of San Antonio, Texas; and his loving and caring mother-in-law, Gloria Godfrey of Newport News.

Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. on Monday, March 16, at Peninsula Funeral Home. Burial to follow at Peninsula Memorial Park.

Published in the Daily Press on 3/17/1998.

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S.C.A.: President
10th and 11th Grade: President
Varsity Track: Letter, Co-Captain
Varsity Football: Letter
Hi-Y
Tri-Hi-Y, Hi-Y Council of Virginia Peninsula: President
Key Club
Senior Band
Class Speaker
Anchor Staff: Sports Editor
Hall of Fame: Best All-Around Boy

University of Maryland: Omicron Delta Kappa, a National Leadership Honor Society, Evans Track Award for the most outstanding track man at UM for scholarship, leadership and athletic ability, ACC Academic Honor Roll, Who's Who Among Students in American Colleges and Universities, B.A.: 1959

College of William and Mary: M.A.

Nova University: 1976: Doctorate of Education

Newport News Track Hall of Fame
Peninsula Sports Club

Wood Shop: Tool Room Foreman, Supply Foreman
D.E. Club: Vice President

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Key Club
Varsity Football
8th and 9th Grade Football
Junior Chorus
Usher Staff: Head
8th and 9th Grade Basketball
Senior Dance Committee
Home Room President

Elon College, A. B.

Newport News High School Faculty

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NNHS-Wayne-Taylor.html

Nelms Honor Scroll
Junior Chorus: Letter
Latin Club: Teasurer
French Club
Home Room President
Office Assistant
Senior Dance Committee
Key Club
Drama Furniture Staff
Chess Club

Medical College of Virginia: 1961 -
B.S. in Pharmacy

Courtesy of Thelma Baker ('65)
of VA - 06/08/14
Thanks, Thelma!

Shop Officer

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NNHS-V-Lue-Gore-Turbeville.html

Hampton, VA

Senior Baseball Manager: Letter
D.E. Club
Boys' Glee Club
Senior Chorus
Junior Chorus
Senior Color Committee
Starlight of '54
Starlight of '55

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NNHS-Donald-Volhein.html