 | Ginna Dixon Gardner is a lawyer in Birmingham and admits to having
liked "disco" music in high school. She has been well travelled and has lived
in Washington, D.C. and Los Angeles. She remembers the fun times she had with
her "good group of friends, who all knew each other well." |
| Betsy Southard Williams lives in Oklahoma and operates a service
for missionaries, including Connie Acker Otten and her husband, who
live in the Ukraine. She also does editorial work for Honor Books and other
Tulsa, OK based publishers. Her fondest memories from high school are of her
friends. However, being chased after throwing water balloons at the "parkers"
on Bankhead Parkway is something she wishes had not happened. |
| Alice Miller Hendrix and her husband John live in Ackworth, GA.
Alice is a teacher for the hearing impaired. In high school Alice's favorite
teacher was Mr. VT, she drove a 1972 Sunshine yellow Pinto and her favorite
song was "Fire" by the Ohio Players. She regrets having skipped 6th period to
go to Burger King and her fondest memory was being in drama and going to
Hawaii with Sharon Megginson the summer of their junior year. |
| Kevin Garret, his wife Carrie (class of '82) and 2 year old
daughter (see picture) live in Alpharetta, Ga where he is President of a
software applications company. He writes that his accomplishments are raising
a two year old in his late 30's and that he took a year off to relax, play
golf and travel. At HHS, Kevin drove a 1971 Camaro and listened to "Free
Bird". Now he likes any kind of music where Barney isn't singing! Kevin's
fondest memory of high school was the senior trip. |
| Bruce Slayden is a patent attorney for Baker Botts, LLP and lives
in Houston, Texas. |
| Sam Lovingood lives in Duluth, GA with his wife Alyson and two
children. He has moved 8 time in the 10 years since the last reunion! His
favorite teacher in high school was Coach Barnes and he writes his fondest
memory was "playing baseball and being smart enough to try out for
cheerleader." |
| Darryl and Julie Sockwell and children (see picture) live in
Birmingham where Darryl is in project development for Southwestern Power. His
job has allowed him to work on projects all over the world. When not
traveling, he has participated in several triathlons. Darryl regrets he mooned
the class from the roof during a class picnic and his fondest memory was
playing baseball. |
| Brett Smith lived in Huntsville with his wife Lisa. He is a
software/radar engineer. At HHS, Brett drove a 1967 Ford Mustang (when it
ran). |
| David Binger lives in Reston, Virginia. He teaches and
conducts research on microchips. You can contact David at
binger@centre.edu. |
| David Conger has a drywall business in Bozeman, Montana. |
| Sherri Yeager Wisener and her husband Jeff live on Monte Sano with
their two children Jessica (9) and Jared (6). Sherri worked as a programmer at
Teledyne brown for 13 plus years and now has retried to run with her sister
Kelly a seasonal children’s consignment business, Kid’s Market. Sherri
is also currently studying ballet. In high school, she drove a Brown Pinto and
her fondest memory is her friends and "sandwiches" in the halls. |
| Stuart Davies is a Portfolio and Securities Analyst in Landenberg,
PA where he lives with his wife Ellen. You can contact Stuart at
stuart.r.davies@usa.dupont.com |
| Donna Gibbons Harrison and her husband Wes live in Pelham. In
high school, Donna drove a brown Honda Civic and her favorite teacher was Ms.
Grace. Donna now is a Respiratory Therapist/Nursing Student and has done
several interesting things since high school: She went on a nursing
mission trip to Venezuela, worked at a diabetic camp for youth this past June,
got certified in scuba diving and went hiking in Mexico. |
| Rachal Rhodes Belanger lives in Cabot, Arkansas where she is the
CEO of an Industrial Distribution Company. She is married to Michael
Belanger. At HHS, Rachal drove "whatever my parents didn't want" and her
favorite song was "Seven Bridges Road". Her fondest memory is of all of
her friends. |
| Teresa Bailey Stephens lives in Alexander City with her husband
Mike. She is a news writer for The Outlook. In high school she drove a 1972
Blue Oldsmobile convertible and her favorite song was “Amy” by Pure Prairie
League. Since high school Teresa has traveled to Europe twice, Jamaica and
survived a form of leukemia. She has nothing to regret from high school, as
she “was good”, it’s her college years she tries to avoid. Her fondest memory
is the day she graduated. |
| Andrew (Andy) Harvey lives in Dunwoody, GA and works as a
Geologist. About his professional life he writes “Saw a landfill on fire
underground, participated in an emergency cleanup of 2000 drums of dicamba (a
nasty herbicide), worked on navy bases all over the southeast, etc.” At HHS,
Andy drove a 1976 Pontiac Lemans and like AC/DC’s “Back in Black”. His
favorite teacher was Mrs. Horgen. Andy has about 25 things he regrets “the
tamest of which was dousing Danny Connor’s books with a fire extinguisher that
would not turn off-it dusted half the school.” He is joking when he says his
favorite memory was running suicides in basketball practice. It really was
graduating. |
| Susan Andrews lives in Birmingham and works in sales. In high
school, Susans' favorite teacher was Mrs. Wright and she drove "the Ghetto
Mobile". Her favorite song was, and is, "Lights" by Styx. |
| Susan Vaughn Terry and her husband Robert live in Huntsville where
she is the part-time children's director at Holmes Street United Methodist
Church and a full time Mom. Susan is an artist and is currently doing
work in acrylics. She has also done pen/ink drawings and has won some
awards for her work. In high school she drove a 1976 white AMC Pacer,
which was also known as her "upside-down bathtub". Her fondest memory is
working in the office with Mrs. Neeley and Mrs. Pukl and making first cut in
the beauty walk. |
| Lisa Frazier Potts lives in Huntsville with her husband Steve. Lisa
is an RN/Paramedic. |
| Holly Harris Holder is married to Don and they have two boys, the
second of which was born in the Holly’s car. At HHS, Holly’s favorite teacher
was Mr. Swanson and she liked the song “Thunder Road” by Bruce Springsteen.
Holly writes that in response to the regrets question “I’m not ashamed of it,
but the many stupid things like throwing water balloon at parkers on Bankhead
Parkway…” She also writes “ I hope my children, if they hear about it, will be
creative enough to easily top with much better ways of having fun.” Holly’s
fondest memory is the time spent in the presence of Tricia, Sissy,
Lori, Karen, Phyllis, Keating and Dean. |
| Brian Patterson is in the architectural/interior design field and
has numerous accomplishments. Brian designed and patented the "Ambiary"- the
first "Chandelier on a pole" designed for use in an umbrella table in lieu of
an umbrella. Check it out at www.ambiary.com. He has also designed luxury
hotels nationally and internationally, including the Loews Hotel in South
beach, The Kizilkum Holiday resort in Marmarus Turkey and the Ritz Carlton
Boston Commons - the first contemporary Ritz Carlton in the US. In high
school, when it came to cars, Brian was "blessed in quantity, yet cursed in
quality, I had three options - The 1972 Ford Century Squire station wagon, the
1969 Opel station wagon, and the classic 1974 Gremlin (fire engine red no
doubt, featuring black vinyl interior and no air conditioning - a virtual
inferno on wheels." Brian writes that he regrets "I was taking Lavinia
Spillman's computer programming class which I detested. Out of boredom one
day, I programmed the computer to display a disparaging remark about Lora
Schultz. I liked Lora, so my motive was not to insult her. I just wanted to
sit back and see how the techies would explain the "program gone awry".
Henry Everitt was the smartest programmer in the class, so he was
unfortunately identified as the antagonist. Nobody suspected that I had done
the deed. (Sorry, Henry.)" Brian's fondest memory was his Ugly Walk victory in
1981. |
| Kelley Vann Johns and her husband Derek (not related to Keating
Johns) live in Huntsville with their two children. Kelley is the "Director of
Household Services" for her family; before taking that challenging position
she worked on Space Shuttle integration and had the chance to meet some of the
astronauts. In high school her favorite teacher was John White for art and she
drove a VW Squareback. Her fondest memories are of the energy of football
games and graduating. |
| Darla Summers Blake and her husband Ryan live in Woodstock, GA. She
is the sales coordinator for a recycling company. Darla went back to college
10 years after she graduated from HHS. She received a bachelor's degree and
masters while living with her younger sister at school. In high school, her
favorite teacher was Mrs. Wright and she drove a 1976 VW Beetle. Her favorite
song was "Fantastic Voyage" by Lakeside. She would not want her kids to know
that she and Sissy Stone sneaked out at lunch time, climbed the fence
along Bob Wallace Ave to have lunch and watch the dating game at Sissy's
house. Darla's fondest memory of high school is TT's cruise before their
senior year. |
| Rebecca Hamiter is a pharmaceutical specialist in Birmingham. She
has traveled the world since high school and visited some twenty countries. In
high school her favorite teacher was Coach Haynes, favorite band was Earth,
Wind & Fire and she drove a Buick regal. Her fondest memories are her close
friends. |
| Paul Dailey lives in Huntsville and is the proud father of three
including a two-week old baby! Paul works for Intergraph. In his spare time,
Paul is a high school football official and last year worked a state playoff
game with Mark Russell. Paul was the linesman and Mark was the line
judge. In addition, Paul has been honored to referee in the state All-Star
game, Super 6 and most importantly last year's Huntsville-Grissom game. |
| David Howard, his wife Kim and two children, Caroline age 12 and
Ethan age 9 live in Germantown, TN. David is an investment banker with Morgan
Keegan and holds an MBA from University of North Carolina. In high school his
favorite song was "Thunder Road" by Bruce Springsteen and he says it still is
his favorite. His favorite teacher was Mrs. Smith for chemistry and her drove
a 1974 Orange Vega GT Station Wagon. His fondest memory is having a great time
doing whatever with his best friend Mike Thompson, who's still his best
friend. |
| Susan Holbrook lives in Atlanta and is the office manager at The
Margaret Mitchell House and lead vocalist of a wedding band called "Numerous
Complaints". She has played drums for the past 11 years in punk and garage
rock bands and recorded two CD's for Ng, a New York based label. In high
school Susan drove a 1973 Army-Green Vega with rust spots and her favorite
teacher was Sandra Norton. Her favorite song then was "Whip It" by DEVO and
now it is "Breakout" by Foo Fighters. Susan is engaged to Tim Vaccaro. |
| Kevin and Katherine (McAvin) West live in Huntsville. Katherine
thinks that she and Kevin have been together the longest of any of our
classmates. Can anybody challenge with the length of his or her own
relationship? |
| Susan Clements is an Office Manager here in Huntsville for two
consulting Companies (owned by the wife) and a CPA firm (owned by the
husband). In high school she drove a brand new Cutlass Supreme her parents
surprised her with when she returned home from Young Life's western tour. She
says "What a shock when I got off that bus!" Her favorites music was anything
by Styx, Eagles or Aerosmith. Her favorite memories were skipping school with
friends and the many trips to Ft. Walton. |
| Anne Herrington Darnell is in private practice as a Rehabilitation
Consultant in Huntsville. Her favorite teacher in high school was Mrs. Wright
for Home Ec and her favorite song was "Time in a Bottle" by Jim Croce. Anne
received a master's degree from UAB in Rehabilitation Counseling and has two
daughters Alexandria 6 and Hannah 2 ½. Anne can't tell any good stories as she
writes "can't say-my daughter can read and is in the room". Anne's fondest
memories are dances and being in 3 sororities. |
| Laura Smith Gossett and her husband Chris live in Birmingham where
Laura is an interior decorator. Her favorite teacher in high school was Mrs.
Walters and she drove her dad's green LTD 2. Her fondest memories were our
senior year from homecoming to graduation. Laura's Birthday is July 13 so we
will have to celebrate it in style. |
| Sharon Gregg Daughtry is married to Jim and they live in
Huntsville. Since high school, Sharon has got a nursing degree, spent four
years in Sweden, was a volunteer leader with Young Life and became a pastor's
wife with three kids! Her favorite song in high school was "Dust in the Wind"
by Kansas and her fondest memory was football games. |
| Allison Saile Neal and her husband Mike live in Huntsville. Allison
had a kidney transplant on Valentines 2001 and reports she is "doing great".
In high school she drove the ultimate car, a 1978 Datsun 280Z. Her favorite
music was and still is anything by Aerosmith. Allison writes that the last day
of school she spent as Scenic Overlook and it was a wonderful day. Her fondest
memory of high school was being at Krystal listening to "Money" by Pink Floyd
blasting out of Byron Carlise's 4 door LTD. |
| Mark Richards and his wife Mary live in Huntsville with their three
children Erin (12), Katie (11) and Graham (5), who he will never tell that he
cruised Hickory Flats with adult beverages. Mark is an engineering manager at
Lockheed Martin and still finds time to play hockey. In high school Mark's
favorite teacher was Mr. G and he drove a 1968 VW Beetle. His favorite song
was "All of My Love" by Led Zeppelin and his fondest memory was Pep Ralleys
and Basketball games. In Mark's professional life he has worked closely with
several astronauts. |
| Angela Wooden Etheridge lives in Auburn. She loves to fly fish and
has traveled the jungles of Brazil Her favorite teacher was Joe Sobotka and
Mr. Akbay. In high school she drove "Black Velvet" an old maroon station wagon
with black velvet seat covers. Her favorite song was "Hold on Loosely" by .38
Special. Her fondest memories are "All the fun we had cheering and going on
trips. Riding around with Willa and the gang on Friday night. Going to
the beach with our 'sororities'. It was all fun!" |
| Stephanie Brown Patton lives in Tuscaloosa and works as a manager
of a veterinary practice. In high school she drove a Buick LeSabre and her
favorite song was Lakeside – "Fantastic Voyage". Stephanie now admits that she
and Phyllis Priest painted the Senior Wall after they graduated to
hamper the efforts of the Class of '82. One night they climbed up a pipe by
the gym, the paint was already there-provided of course by the next senior
class. By dawn's light the word "stephil" was on the wall. She never finished
painting her name for fear of incrimination. The "phil" was for Phyllis.
Steph’s clothes were ruined and so was the pillowcase she slept on that night.
Paint somehow had gotten in her hair, much to her Mother’s "delight".
Stephanie also says "Michelle Morard and I were in Michele’s Honda one
night, we drove onto Huntsville Middle School’s track and tried to see we
could get the car into 4th gear". In another amazing feat, Stephanie says
Ann Hollis, Laura Christy and I were in Ann’s Volkswagen Beetle. We
were on Governor’s coming down the mountain and decided to "cut through" to
Garth road, where we all lived. As you know, there isn’t a cut through,
so we pulled off the road across from the Scenic overlook, careened through
the woods at a steep pitch and promptly drove to Laura’s house." |
| Stuart Wilson and his wife Beverly live in Huntsville where he is a
Firefighter/EMT. Stuart has many interesting experiences in his professional
life and some he say would seem exciting and others would make you sick! His
favorite teacher was Coach McKee and he drove a Grand Prix. His favorites
bands were Journey and the Eagles. His fondest memory was "hanging out with my
friends and partying, Hickory Flats, Spacewalk, my first true love and some of
the most embarrassing things that have ever happened to me in my life. Last
but not least was playing football (as bad as we were) with a great bunch of
guys!" |
| Butch Shotts lives in Vestavia with his wife Sarah Frances. Butch
works for Birmingham Southern. You can reach Butch at
bshotts@bsc.edu. |
| Lea Grumbles Steinberger is a "mom extraordinaire" in Winter Park,
Florida. In high school here favorite teacher was Mrs. Smith for chemistry and
she drove a blue Ford Arrow. Lea’s favorite song was "We are the Champions" by
Queen. She will never tell any embarrassing stories on herself and her fondest
memory was all of the fun the girls and I had together on Friday nights. |
| Katherine Henken is married to Tom Gober and lives in Birmingham.
Katherine is special agent for the Criminal Division of the Internal Revenue
Service. She investigates financial crimes in the northeast Alabama area. In
high school she didn’t have a car so she rode with Anita Koontz. |
| Mike Henson lives in Hampton Cove with his wife Deana. He is a
territory sales manager for electronic components. He has done several
interesting things including participating in a cattle drive, restored a '66
Mustang, skydived and once flew a military jet. His favorite song was Super
Tramp's "Long Way Home" and now it is Aerosmith's "Angel". He is ashamed to
admit to his children his high school grades. His fondest memory was Sadie
Hawkins 1981. |
| Pegeen Haley Singley is married to Jim and they live in Baton
Rouge, LA. She is in the field of Information Technology Financial Support.
Her family consists of three daughters and two stepsons! Her favorite song in
high school was anything by America and now it is "Sweet Home Alabama" because
she misses the state so much! |
| Lee Bradford lives in Huntsville with his wife Mitzi. He is in
Engineering Sales. In high school he drove a Mustang II and an International
Scout. You can reach Lee at
doctorb@knology.com |
| Lee Ann Brown Perkins is married to Brad and they love in Madison
with their daughter Emma (8) and son Jake (5). She has worked as an engineer
at NASA since graduating from UAH. Her favorite teacher was Mrs. Smith and she
drove her parent’s Gran Torino. |
| Jimmy Thornton and his wife Esther live in Hampton Cove. Jimmy is
in the insurance business with J Smith Lanier. His favorite teacher was Coach
Lipscomb and his favorite song was "Free Bird". Jimmy’s fondest memories were
the smoking court, "the place" and spacewalk. |
| Laura Christy Jennings lives in Montgomery with her husband Danny
and their two boys. She is busy being a mother/housewife and helps her husband
with their business. In high school she drove a 1979 Buick Regal and loved the
song "Fantastic Voyage" by Lakeside. She is ashamed to tell her kids that she,
Michele Morard and Stephanie Brown "borrowed" the War Eagle
street sign from the road off Jordan Lane. Her fondest memories were football
and basketball games and her dear friends. |
| Carmen Pimm Tucker lives in Saudi Arabia where she is having a
"great adventure" with her family. Carmen also has an Internet business
selling baby gifts (www.babyblooms.com). In high school, Carmen loved the
excitement around football games and cruising with friends. She regrets she
didn’t study more. |
| Daphne Hyter Jah is an Assistant Principal in Madison where she
lives with her family that includes a 21 month old and a child due in August.
She was chosen the Madison County Teacher of the Year in 1998. Daphne’s
favorite teachers were Mrs. Guerin and Mrs. Walters and her fondest memory was
the moments spent at band camp in Maryville. |
| Steve Smith is an architect in Huntsville. He is married to
Melanie. He has designed several buildings including: Madison Veterinary
Hospital, Scottsboro Utilities, Willow brook Baptist Church, building 5405 on
the Arsenal and a Marine Corps Armory in Beaufort, SC. In addition to his
work, Steve has traveled to England and just returned from Warroad, Minnesota
and Canada. In high school, Steve drove his dad’s Nova when he was away. His
fondest memory is listening to Coach Willis trying to explain his combination
fill-in-the-blank/true-false test questions. |
| Stephen Davis is a software engineer and entrepreneur in
Huntsville. He currently owns two ISP’s, one in Huntsville and one in
Anchorage, Alaska. In high school he drove a 1971 BMW 2002 (very, very cool)
and listened to Eric Clapton. He regrets that he was on the tennis team and
never played a competitive match. His favorite memory is graduating. |
| Donna Leach Haraway is a business owner (contracting) in Madison.
Her favorite song in high school was anything by the Gap Band or the Bar-Kays.
Now her favorite song is "Bootylicious". Her favorite teacher was Ms. Sandra
Norton and she drove an Oldsmobile 442. She remembers fondly performing at
football games with the dance team and renting a limo with all her girlfriends
on graduation night: Willa, Ginna, Angela, Katrina,
Ann, etc.. |
| Jeanne Dowdle Rasco is an attorney in Talladega, AL. She is married
to Mark A. Rasco. She says " these days I spend most of my time with my family
and doing lots of volunteer community work. My latest job is serving as a girl
scout leader for both of my daughters’ troops. It’s a good life" In high
school Jeanne’s favorite teacher was Mrs. Walters and she regrets that instead
of concentrating in Physics class, she was passing juicy notes to her friends
Pat Cooney and Paul Dailey. Her fondest memories were sitting
with the marching band at football games and playing with the stage band at
special events. |
| Kent Weir lives in Cullman where he and his wife Mimi own a
Kentucky Fried Chicken Franchise. They have three children and Kent says "I
have been lucky to do many interesting things, however, the births of my 3
kids have been the greatest!" His fondest memory of high school was making a
movie for Mrs. Pedigo’s media class with Bill Sefton, Mark McKee and host of
others! |
| Holly Arnold Butler lives in Huntsville with her husband Mark. She
is a retired systems analyst and now a full time housewife, Mom and driver. |
| Sherry Holloway is a purchasing director for Madison County. Her
favorite teacher was Mrs. Bradford and her fondest memory was the pep rallies
and games. |
| Jeannie Bennett Cole is an attorney in the Madison County District
Attorney’s office. She has had the opportunity to travel a good bit and
married an Englishman. Her favorite teacher was Dorothy Hendry and in high
school she drove a 1977 Volkswagen Scirocco. |
| Warren Turner is a consultant in Atlanta. He is married to Kitty
and they have two little girls Allison (3) and Claire (17 months). Warren has
played gold at Pebble Beach, Spy Glass and Spanish Bay. He has also studied at
Harvard and Wharton. |
| Richard Smallwood is an accountant in Huntsville. He is married to
Norma. Richard has traveled the world since high school. His favorite song
then was "The Best of Times" and his fondest memory was skipping class. |
| Marianne Decher Watson lives in Huntsville with her husband Lee. |
| Suzette Barrett Campobasso is a program analyst here in Huntsville
where she lives with her husband Johnny. Her favorite teacher in high school
was Coach Lipscomb and she drove a Vega. |
| Lisa Bragg Harbarger is married to Mark and they live in
Huntsville. Her favorite teacher was Mr. Shippey for Geometry. In high school
she drove a Formula Firebird and loved any song by Styx. Her fondest memory is
jamming as many people as possible into one car on Friday night and riding
around – ball games, space walk, etc… |
| Jeannie Meigs Phillips is married to Randy and lived in Huntsville.
Jeannie is a Vice President at AmSouth Bank. In High School she drove an
Oldsmobile "Lowrider". Her favorite memories are her great friends! |
| Scott Moody lives in Huntsville with his wife Lori. He is an
electrical engineer for the Army. He is a three time winner in his weight
class at the Alabama State Power lifting Championship. His favorite song in
high school was AC/DC "Highway to Hell" and his fondest memory was parking in
his 57 Chevy. |
| Sindy Sanderson Horner is an operating room nurse for women’s
surgery and invitro fertilization. Her favorite teacher was Dr. Kilgo. Sindy
says she has climbed to the top of Ayres Rock, Australia. Married my husband 5
years ago and given birth to 2 beautiful children. Klye Percy (3 ½) and Petyon
Elise (2 yrs). (Willa Goodson-That’s because I always loved your middle
name.) |
| Mark Oswald lives in Huntsville and is a supervisor at the Dunlop
Tire Plant. He drove a 1973 Dodge Challenger in High School. |
| Jennifer Sommers Denton is a homemaker in Decatur. She is a mother
of three and an art director for an advertising agency. Her favorite memories
of high school are Homecoming, Senior Year Beach Trip and Senior Film
Committee. |
| Jan Guerin Toomey is a stay-at-home mom and a computer scientist. |
| Amy Moore Cornelius is an Outreach Coordinator for Children’s
hospital. Her favorite teacher was Hilda Wright who taught Home Economics. She
drove a green Capri in High school and loved Aerosmith. She still loves
Aerosmith! Her fondest memory of high school is Delta Tri Sigma initiation
week her sophomore year. She is ashamed to tell her children she and Darla
Summers smoked little cigars in the school parking lot. |
| Andrea Odom Guthrie is moving back to Huntsville from Pennslyvania.
She has previously lived overseas. She drove a 1974 Maverick in high school.
Her fondest memory of high school was the HHS spirit and fun with friends. |
| Tammie Berzett works at Dynetics as a Senior Schedule Analyst for
Program Management. Her favorite teacher was Ms. Fanning and her fondest
memory was working with Ramsey Nuwayhid on the Ugly Walk Set. The theme
was based on the Rolling Stones lips and tongue. "Preparing those monster lips
and setting them anchored on stage was not an easy task." Tammie was
instrumental in working on the reunion as she is the only one of us that kept
us with the night life in Huntsville. Tammie says " I have been known to ride
a mechanical bull or two…and have never been thrown…ha" |
| Kelli Steed Perrin lives in Huntsville and works as a Pre-school
teacher. Here favorite teachers were Hilda Wright and Coach McKee. She drove a
very cool Nissan 200SX. Her favorite song was "Hotel California" by the Eagles
and now her favorite song is "Love Shack" by the B-52s. She does not want her
two children to know that she skipped school to hang out at Krystal. Her
fondest memory of high school is her friends. |
| Laurie Grisham Roberts lives in Huntsville and is busy as a mother
of four. She went back to school at age 30 and likes to fish. In high school
she drove a 1972 Semi-Automatic Volkswagon. Her favorite song was "Free Bird".
Her fondest memory of high school was her Junior year - cutting up in the
student council office. |
| Laura Giardini lives in Huntsville and works as a CM/DM specialist.
(Configuration and Data Management). Her favorite teacher was Coach Haynes and
she drove a Datsun Honeybee. Her favorite song was "La Freak"! She is ashamed
to tell her children that she sold check-out slips for one dollar each. Her
fondest memory was being the "Boss" during initiation week for Anchor club. |
| Sally Berg Ward lives in Hendersonville, NC with her husband and
four girls. Sally is busy being a mother and teaching her children at home.
Interestingly, Sally lived two years in Uganda, Africa. Sally drove a Honda
Civic (old kind) and a Dodge Omni in high school. Her favorite songs were by
Earth, Wind and Fire and now she just enjoys silence at the end of the day.
Sally correctly answered the question about what was she ashamed of by stating
"Since some of them can read, I’ll pass on this question". Her fondest
memories were being in school after hours to do stuff for Student Council and
Delta Tri Sigma. |
| Jenny Miller lives in Marietta, Georgia and works as an RN. As part
of her choir, Jenny sung the National Anthem at the National League Playoffs!
She has also done medical mission work in Africa, South America, Dominican
Republic, Mexico and Spain. |
| Neila Cole Jager lives in Huntsville and is a stay at home Mom. She
married in 1998 and has three lovely children. Her favorite song was "Burn
Rubber" by the GAP Band. Her fondest memory of high school was hanging out
with friends like Caroline Dellinger, Stuart Wilson, Missye
Cooper, Jennifer Hurt, Glennis Jenkins, Joe Medlen,
Sheree Phillips, Mark Russell, Doug Lumpkin, Bill
Crownover and others. |
| Cynthia Ball Pellerin is married and lives in Huntsville. She works
in Advertising Sales for Bell South. She had done a lot of traveling and had a
baby since high school. |
| Caroline Davis Felker is a teacher at Blossomwood elementary in
Huntsville. Her favorite teacher in high School was Mrs. Smith for chemistry.
Her fondest memory was graduation. |
| Brad Lapidus is a businessman in Huntsville. His favorite teacher
was Mr. Swanson. In High School he drove a very cool Monte Carlo and enjoyed
Styx "Sail Away". Now his favorite song is "Brown Eyed Girl" by Van Morrison.
His fondest memory of high school was the senior class trip to Opryland. |
| Elizabeth Ann Winter Broder lives in Elkin, North Carolina where
she is a Hospital Administrator. In high school she drove a 69 Buick Special. |
| Doug Jones lives in Harvest, AL and works as an engineer. His
favorite teacher was Betty Dinwiddie for Senior Social Studies. In high school
he drove a 1970 Brown Buick Station Wagon and/or a 1974 Yellow Datsun 710. His
fondest memory was graduation day. |
| Sharon Verble lives in Huntsville with her husband Jim and their
two children. She is a home designer. When asked what kind of car did she
drive she said "My Parents’". She does not want to tell her kids she skipped
class and her fondest memories were the prom and graduation. |
| Joe Medlen lives in Huntsville and is a bail bondsman and bounty
hunter. His favorite teacher was Mr. Clark and in high school he drove a 1967
Camaro. His fondest memories were "hanging out with my friends and having a
great time." |
| Scott and Margaret Exby Rodrigue live in Guangzhou, China.
Scott works for Procter & Gamble. They have 4 daughters. Two sets
of twins age 10 and 6. You can write Scott and Margaret at:
Mr. and Mrs. Scott Rodrigue
c/o Procter and Gamble China-Guangzhou
PO Box 5582
Cincinnati, Ohio 45201
e-mail:
rodrigue@public.guangzhou.gd.cn
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| Renee Lyle Poehlman is the President of the American Poolplayers
Association, Inc. She responds as follows to the survey "Didn’t actually
have a car until I wrecked my Dad’s car the night of the Senior Masquerade
Party. After that I got to continue driving the wrecked Ford Granada.
Now I drive a Jaguar." You can e-mail Renee at
rpoehlman@aol.com |
| Lisa Leberte Del Greco is married to Al Del Greco, former Auburn
and NFL place kicker. You can reach Lisa at
Lisyall@aol.com |
| Michaelle Cooper Cole lives in Madison with her husband Mark Cole.
They are busy raising three children. Michaelle writes that her favorite
songs from high school were "all the songs of the bands Journey and the
Eagles". You can reach Michaelle at
mmc243@yahoo.com |
| Mark A. Jackson is a trial attorney in Huntsville. He is
active coaching his children’s baseball teams. You can reach "Action" at
jackoesq@aol.com |
| Robbie Masucci lives in Birmingham, AL and works for Doster
Construction. His favorite teacher at HHS was Coach Barnes who is now
the Principal at Butler. Robbie’s favorite song from high school was
"Free Bird" and he writes it still is his favorite song. You can reach
Robbie at
rmasucci@dosterconstruction.com |
| Paul Isom is an administrator at the University of Alabama.
He is responsible for all student media. Paul writes "I have worked at
four daily Alabama newspapers and met some interesting folks including Sam
Walton and Shirley "Mrs. Partridge" Jones. In the Met’s clubhouse after
a game vs. Atlanta, infamous baseball star Darryl Strawberry burped in my
face." Paul drove a 1974 Chevy Impala in High School and his favorite
song was "The Tide is High" by Blondie. You can reach Paul at
pisom@sa.ua.edu |
| Thomas Hutchens works at the Huntsville Public Library. |
| Paige Hooper Parker lives in Nashville. Her favorite song in
high school was "Free Bird" and her favorite teacher was Coach Yeary. |
| Doug Hahnemann lives in Ponte Verda Beach, FL. He has three
children. His favorite memory of high school is baseball trips and poker
nights with the guys. |
| Howard Downey is an attorney in Birmingham. In high school he
drove a 1968 Chevrolet Low Rider Wagon. His fondest memory of high
school is "every free moment…parking lot before school, loitering on breaks
and lunch and the 3:00 bell." |
| Michelle Morard Campbell lives in Waukesha, Wisconsin. Her
occupation is "Domestic Engineer" i.e. Mom. She and her husband Scott
have three children. Michelle says all three weighed at least ten pounds
at birth and she did not have an epidural with any of them! Her favorite
song in high school was "Rappers Delight". |
| Cathy Johnson McLain lives in Atlanta with her husband Tom and
family. Along with her many duties to her family, she assisted in decorating
Atlanta Brave’s President John Schurholtz’s home in Naples, FL. Her
favorite song then and now is "Sweet Emotion" by Aerosmith. |
| Laura Reynold McCown lives in Huntsville with her husband Rusty and
two children. She has had the opportunity to travel with her work as an
engineer and lived in Europe for a while. Her fondest memories of high
school in order:
#3 - Road trips with wrestling cheerleaders
#2 - Going out in my Suburban full of friends and a cooler
#1 - Trip to Europe with Mr. G |
| Tara Priest lives in Chuluota Florida with her husband Scott.
She is the regional advisor for the The Longaberger Co. Tara says she
went from being a shy person terrified of public speaking to a profession that
is "public speaking"! In high school she drove a 1971 Monte Carlo. |
| Kaye Nerren Burton lives in Franklin, TN with her husband Randy.
She is an office manager for a dental practice and has met Vince Gill, Nancy
Griffith and Emmylou Harris. She drove a 280Z in high school and wishes
she still had it now. |
| Elizabeth and Jim Vann live in Marietta and own their own
commercial construction company. Jim’s favorite memory of high school
was graduation day. |
| Steve-Anna Stephens lives in Tucson, AZ and has done many
interesting things:
 | Danced on a camel on a bivouac in the middle of the Sahara desert in
Morocco |
| Climbed Mt. Kilimanjaro |
| Went on safari in Kenya and Tanzania |
| Worked with low income women entrepreneurs in Southern India and visited
an ashram |
| Worked with non-profits in Bosnia on cultural values and leadership
(that’s where I’ll be again just before the reunion) |
| Designed award-winning software in Paris with French programmers who
didn’t speak English |
| Picked up and moved from Boston to the desert in Arizona – didn’t know a
soul |
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| Mark Stanton and his wife Dana live in Carlsbad, CA. He is
always doing something interesting and is an avid surfer. He "takes the
fifth" on any activities he might be ashamed to tell his children. His
favorite memories of high school are hanging with friends, playing baseball,
going to football game and watching Robbie Masucci learn to drive a manual
transmission. |
| Steve Pope lives in Mobile and has "no wives, no ex-wives, no kids
and no ex-kids". A television director/producer, he has won Associated
Press Awards for directing live sports events and specials. His favorite
song in high school was "Wang Dang Sweet Poontang" by Ted Nugent. (also
Howard Downey’s favorite). Check out Steve’s dance picture with Cristi Little. |
| John Tapp designed the database that is used to validate electrical
equipment for the electromagnetic environment on the Space Station. |
| Karen Stanley and Steve-Anna Stephens were also classmates
at Harvard Business School. |
| Phil Whigham is an associate pastor at the First Baptist Church of
Mitchell, Indiana. |
| Bill Griffin is an orthodontist in Huntsville. |
| Lisa Bragg Harbarger is an accomplished runner and competes in
races throughout the Southeast. |
| "Biggest Flirt" Harry Lioce lives in Huntsville. He and his wife
Claudia have three children. Harry is President of Interconnect Systems. |
| Laura Reynolds McCown and Milton Parton went ski-diving just
for fun before turning the big 3-0! |
| Amy Moore Cornelius and her husband Steve Cornelius will be
spending the year in Boston. Steve is a fellow at MIT’s Sloan School of
Management. |
