Comments
from Ramsay Classmates
12/05/01 hey there!! i can't believe
what a website we have! my husband decided to check
out classmates.com and it sparked my interest when he
started naming off people he knew. unfortunately i
haven't really seen anyone from my class. i am
specifically looking for a few old friends. My older
brother c/o 84 and older sister c/o 86 went there and
to be perfectly honest, having visited ramsay for
many years once it was my turn it had already started
going downhill. but anyone from my class will
remember our sophmore year when Mr. Atkins stayed in
the tower for an entire day. or our freshman year
when everyone went on strike b/c the money intended
for air conditioners went to lighting for the front
of the school and as a result we all burned to death
as did the previous "i don't know how many
classmates" as a result with thosed hideous
fans. THIS IS ALABAMA YOU KNOW!!! anyway, i have done
alot of traveling all over the country (and out of
country) and have come home to settle in Alabama. I
am now 25 and have a 7 month-old daughter and 4 year
old step-son. My husband is a master in ghor-chor
kung-fu, chinese kickboxing and is developing his own
style of martial arts. I am a full-time mom and am
active in church. If Jerrilynn Sparks ever reads
this...or any of the gang...please email me!!! I miss
you guys!
Remember Ramsay Rules: and remember the old rhyme i
modified for our class..i can't say i believe it
anymore but just for old times sake:
Party hardy
rock-n-roll
drink bacardi
smokin bowl
sex is great
loves' a bore
we're the class of '94
Pretty bad that's a legacy...but that was us back
then...hope youre all doing great and are successful
at heart!!!
love ya
Maggie Arden (Wood) c/o '94
11/22/01 Hey yall! I can't beleive
that the most wonderful and well represented class is
not on this site. 2000 I have just found this site
today and I think it's pretty cool. The school is
doing some remodeling and I can't wait to see the
finished product. Why didn't they do this when we
were there? They wrong. Just want to give some of the
best teachers a holla, Ms. Jackson, Ms. Blair, Ms.
Ross, Mr. Kelly, Bob (although he is gone, we love
him!) If any other class members run across this
site, Hey. Bye. - Cornessa "CoCo" Samuels,
'00, omnipitence@msn.com
10/31/01 DID YOU SEE TODAY' BHAM
NEWS---SHELBY SECTION -HAD AN ARTICLE ON COACH
REYNOLDS!!! - Betty Burroughs , '75, lewisdad@bellsouth.net
10/21/01 I have 3 things I want to
talk about. The first is about Ramsay High and the
turbulent 60's. We lived it first hand, didn't we?
Sometimes I look back on those days and realize I was
Forrest Gump...right in the thick of things. As were
most of you, I was brought up to be one of those
"nice people" that would never say or do
anything mean to black people. But the culture around
us taught us to think of blacks as people not as
smart, moral, or well-behaved as us, Bless their
hearts, they couldn't help it.....Then I went to
Ramsay in the 11th grade. And I got an education
about black people. I think the one incident that has
stayed with me my whole life was the day Martin
Luther King was shot. It wasn't what anyone said, but
how the black kids reacted at school. I could see the
grief on their faces, and it made me rethink how I
felt about Dr. King and how he preached
non-violence.I saw how they were serious students,
and how they conducted themselves. Some one said
"I cannot hear what you say for what you do
thunders so loudly." I guess that's true. So if
you are one of those black kids from back then, know
that you made an impression. Now here's the next
thing. Like I said, I was new to Ramsay when I was a
junior and I was a little shy and afraid that first
year. My first week at school, everyone in my class
was sent to the Nurses' office to get our eyes
checked (or something...who can remember) I was sent
in there the same time as Joe Tannory and Charles
Vacarella. I was so intimidated. Charles and Joe were
joking around and I wanted to laugh but I didn't dare
draw attention to myself. What happened was - Charles
leaned over to Joe and told him the reason they were
there was because the nurse was going to show Joe
pictures of necks, and he was going to get to pick
one out. It was funny. Wish I'd laughed. Finally, by
the end of Senior year, I didn't want to leave. I
think of all the friends I made and I still think of
all of you. Thanks to Miss Shell, I can
"keyboard". We had a spend the night party
at Bonnie Slay's house and went and got Miss Shell.
The next morning, the whole class went to Cobb Lane
for breakfast. I had fun being a Marshall 7th period
with Sharon Autrey. Eddie Steadmen got kicked out of
art every 7th period. I could count on it. I remember
memorizing the first 36 lines to Canterberry Tales in
middle English, and our English teacher (not Miss
Johnson-the one across the hall) acting out the first
scene to Macbeth. She was good. I still have Miss
Callen's outline. I was going to teach History and
knew a good teaching tool when I saw one. And I
didn't even have Miss Callen for History. I still
remember the school song. We couldn't pass Senior
English unless we could say it. I wish the kids of
today could go to school in the environment we had.
Joyce Kent Hudson Class of 68, rabideau7@aol.com
10/14/01 I truly enjoyed me
experiences at Ramsay High School...great teachers
such as Mr. Crenshaw, Mr. Kelley, Mr. Coman and Mrs.
Hurlburt will forever be in my heart. Thanks for the
memories!!! - Stephan W. Bridges, '90, stephan.bridges.jm6s@statefarm.com
10/01/01 This is great that alums of
Ramsay, the greatest school in Birmingham, have a
site to come and get reacquainted. Great idea, and
great job with the sight. Keep up the good work.
Chris Burrel, '98, clb2002@hotmail.com
10/01/01 My son, Jason, is a proud
member of the United States Navy serving on board the
USS Enterprise in the Persian Gulf. He was headed
home from his second six-month cruise on September 11
when his ship was returned to the Persian Gulf. He is
a member of the V-2 division and works in the
"arresting gear" which means he catches
airplanes when they land on the deck of the ship. I
have only received one brief message from him since
the attack as all correspondence is screened for
security purposes. Please keep Jason and all of our
service men and women in your prayers. They protect
this country every single day -- not just at times
like these. They deserve our thanks and prayers to
bring them home safely. Jason cannot return your
messages but welcomes any news from home. If you wish
to send him your thanks, e-mail him at watersjm@enterprise.navy.mil
- Zondra Hutto, '66, zhlaw@juno.com
Have
pictures of Zondra and son here.
09/28/01 Thanks for keeping this
going; it is more than incredible! Cheers...'Skip'
Hardenburg, '62, c.hardenburg@worldnet.att.net
09/28/01 I went to Ramsay for 2 1/2
years, I only withdrew, and home schooled, because I
was always sick. But I love it dearly! - Ann
Cholewinski, '01, groovy_chic82@hotmail.com
09/28/01 You have the right song for
Ramsay...not that it means that much to those of us
who graduated in the 80s and 90s. With no football
team, and only an ocasional volleyball pep rally,
there was little opportunity to hear it. We had a
group of guys (including Scott Fleming and Brian
Preston, heard from them?) who formed their own band.
I remember one pep rally where the played this fight
song, and their own unofficial song, "Word
Up." - Andy Parrish, '89, APARRISH@bham.rr.com
09/27/01 I really was blown away with
this web site. I wish I could have been at the
reunion. I also wish more '69 grads would write. I am
looking for Billy McPherson - anyone have his e-mail
address. - John Erwin, '69, jwerwin@juno.com
09/23/01 All though I would have
graduated in '48 I married a few months before
graduating so I did not get to graduate with that
class. My first husband died after 30 years of
marriage and I remarried and lost him ten years
later. I now live in Fl. Would love to hear from some
of my friends from the past. Regards, Suzette Brown
(maiden name), '48, suzetteala@c.s.com
09/18/01 At this time, I'm thankful
that we have adults back in the executive branch of
our government. - Woody McNair, '67, mcnair_cpa@hotmail.com
09/13/01 Anyone know of Bill Brown of
class of '50? - Robert (Bobby) Jennings, '50, kappabobj@aol.com
09/12/01 Terrorist Attack ,
Robert M. Cosby,MD, '63, JVPOA@juno.com
09/12/01 Fly
them high , forwarded by Joe Goldblatt, '66, Goldgrp@aol.com
09/12/01 A Dark Day in
America , forwarded by John Morrison, '65, Johnfmorri@aol.com
09/12/01 Hi guys! Being older than
dirt, the "annex" was long gone for many of
you. It was a building in back of the main school
(music or such)and my memory is of a tall skinny girl
who was a sister of one of my classmates. Her name
was Louise and we would hide on the porch and smoke
almost every day. Her father was a minister
(Episcopal ? ) and either he or Louise's was totally
deaf. She was an expert in "signing* and other
forms of communicating with the hearing impaired (in
the 1940's they were deaf). Never saw her after high
school until I went to see "one flew over the
coo-coo nest" and there she was......Nurse
Cratchet !! - Bobby Jennings, '50, kappabobj@aol.com
09/04/01 We had a wonderful 20 year
reunion and now we are organizing our 30-year
celebration!!! (Can that actually be right ... 30
years? ) If interested in helping find classmates for
the 1972 graduating class, please write to me. - Liz
HANSEN Entrekin, '72, LizEntrekin@aol.com
09/02/01 I didnt go to Ramsay, I left
Glen Iris school, in 1959, we moved to Ca. but i
wanted to find some friends that i left so many years
ago, and i thought i might could find them, there.
Thank you Sandra Shelton Doran, Sandrasmailbox@aol.com
08/31/01 I think of Ramsay and
friends almost every morning while watching channel
13 news. There in the backdrop is Ramsay. I'm sur my
kids are tired of me always telling them that's where
their Daddy and I went to high school! - Mary Alice
Sheppard Nelson, '72, MaliceN@AOL.com
08/28/01 Sorry it took me so long to
get registered on here. I have some great pictures of
the July 28th, 2001 reunion. Get in touch if you
would like to get some of them. I'll be putting a few
on here just as soon as I have time. - Page Ribe
Stratton, '70, pagerr299@aol.com
08/28/01 We the students of Ramsay
High School thank you for this website. Also, we, the
people on the yearbook staff would like the name of
the person who took the picture on the first page.
Thanks!!!!!! - Ashley Tarrant, '03, smata72@aol.com
08/27/01 I wanted everyone who
attended the recent Class of 1970 reunion to know
that I delivered the big birthday card to Coach
Reynolds. He seemed truely happy to have received the
card and was very interested in getting an update on
the people who got a chance to sign the card. He had
recently been released from a 3-week stay at
Brookwood Hospital, but he was in good spirits and
very sharp mentally. We should all hope that when we
are 81 y/o we can be as clear-headed as coach. He
lives at Somerby, an assisted living facility across
from Samford University. His brother lives there,
also. I told coach that we all loved him and that he
had meant so much to all of us, even if his lessons
on life came in the form of a kick in the rear on the
practice field or a paddling at "court"
before practice. He really did look good, but he has
a little trouble getting around and has to use a
walker. He was relating to me a story about his stay
in the hospital and he said that some of the other
patients were half crazy "in there now..."
Man, some things just never change!! Anyway, if you
get a chance to go by and see him you will be glad
you did. - John McRoberts, '70, jmcroberts@cannongatepartners.com
08/22/01 My twelve year old son,
Brian, was kind enough to point out that since I
graduated from the 12th grade 37 years ago in 1964
that if people continued going to school in June of
2001, I would have finished the 49th grade (12 + 37)
and would be ready to begin the 50th grade. Isn't
that refreshing to know? Here's wishing all of you a
good evening!!! - Barry Hertz, Class of 1964,
Houston, Texas, '64, Hertzfam@aol.com
08/21/01 As a student at Ramsay, I
enjoy viewing wonderful things about our school. I
will graduate this upcoming year. I really enjoyed
reading the memories people had to share. Continue to
keep up the good work! - LaDara Lee, '02, LaDara324@aol.com
08/19/01 I had many good memories of
Ramsay and my time spent there. Some of my best
related to my time spent doing photography and
working with the Annual, and working with Frank Couch
to produce one of the slide shows that we put on for
the student body. Now that I am a father of two (soon
to be three), I am becoming introspective about my
life and where I came from. Ramsay certainly played a
big part in how far I have come. I hope to see more
entries in the future from those people who attending
Ramsay in the 80's. Thanks for the website, David,
and the memories that it stirs up. - Todd Cagle, '86,
tcagle@aimco.com
08/19/01 I registered
earlier...didn't realize that I could add elementary
school to the information. I attended Center Street
Elementary in Birmingham. I also want to commend the
developer and maintainer of the Ramsay High website.
It is absolutely terrific---the music, the databases,
forms, the photographs! Great job! I also understand
that there was a recent Ramsay reunion for Classes
'67-'71. Wish I had know about that...how was this
publicized. Interested in getting details on upcoming
events and the feedback on the recent 2001 reunion.
Thanks. - Shandra Jackson Smith, '71, shandra.j.smith@worldnet.att.net
08/17/01 Am so interested in seeing
pictures of the class reunion of 1967-1971 that was
in the end of July. Your website for Ramsay is
wonderful. Linda Whitfield Tidwell class of 1970
08/15/01 Thanks to all who organized
the reunion. I had a great time seeing old friends. I
am back home in California, but I still have family
in Birmingham and I am looking forward to seeing
everyone again soon. Thanks for everything, Donna
[Naramore] Liggan, '70, dliggan@msn.com
08/09/01 Just found the web
site,sorry there was not more from the class of '69.
- Walter Weller, '69, joewell14@aol.com
08/09/01 Does anybody remember the
local band "Just Us"? I'm still playing
drums, rock lives!!!! - David M. Gingold, '71, dgingold@dmg-tech.com
08/09/01 I was just musing about how
my "generation" is supposed to be the
technological generation, but I seem to be among the
few when I search for any other electronically-abled
individuals from my class or too many from after my
class. All I see here is a lot of people who
graduated in the 60's and 70's who seem to be more
techno-abled than my peers. It makes me sad. Sooooo
sad. But, to all of you out there who actually got
into the technical age, I say, MORE POWER TO YOU!!!
Got to keep up with the times. But , I would like to
say how dissapointed I am that this site seems to be
dedicated to anyone who graduated BEFORE disco was
dead. Thanx for the laughs though!! - Trevor
Rainwater, '92, lobo@threeheadedtoad.com
08/07/01 Thanks to the Class of 1970
Reunion Committee!!!!You did a great job! We had a
good time at the reunion Saturday, July 28. It was
exciting to talk to all of us that graduated that
year and to see those that were a few years older and
younger. If you didn't make it to this reunion, plans
are already in progress for the next one. Let
Margariette (Miller) at hoomesm@home.com know how you
feel about having another reunion next year. It was
really good to see that everyone could still dance
especially BUBBA and have a good time. The girls
really had fun kicking up their heels! Contact anyone
you know that was in our class and let them know
about the plans.Let's make the next reunion the best
one yet. - Linda Whitfield Tidwell, '70, tidwelll@hotmail.com
08/07/01 Time to plan for our 20th
reunion! - Leda Dimperio, '85, leda@mindspring.com
08/01/01 We're sorry we missed the
reunion. We were planning to go, but illness kept us
from being there. Please let us know when the next
one is. Please note the change in email address: jjaxford@bellsouth.net
John('70) & Janey Axford
08/01/01 Anyone know the whereabouts
of: HARDEE SMITH or BILLY TAYLOR? HOW OLD WOULD DR.
GERALD BE NOW? WAS MRS. KENNEDY IN THE LIBRARY A
CLONE FROM ANOTHER CIVILIZATION? MRS. KEGLEY, THE ART
TEACHER. WISH I COULD FIND MY SAVINGS ACCOUNT
PASSBOOK- IMAGINE THE INTEREST ACCRUED.
"HYADOOOIN?" - William P. (NEVER DATED ANY
MAIDENS) Gresham, '65, WPGresham@aol.com
07/29/01 What a great time we had at
the 1970 reunion! It was great to see old (And I use
that term not meaning age) friends and catch up on
all those who were there. Thanks again to the
committee for a job well done. But let's not wait
another 10. How about 5? Norman Gillaspie, '70, inkman71452@aol.com
07/23/01 my highschool sweet heart
have been moved from birmingham now for 10 years and
we still come back from time to time to see close
friends and family. I have worked for bellsouth now
for 26 years and have lived in GA for 10 years. Our
daughter Amy graduated from Auburn in 1996. - Perry
Marcus, '70, p_marcus@bellsouth.net
07/23/01 Colleagues, Just a short
note to announce my retirement from the U.S. Army on
1 Aug 01. It's been a great 30+ years; wouldn't have
traded it for anything. For those of you who might be
in the area, details follow: Time: 1615 hrs/4:15 p.m.
Location: Foyer of Bliss Hall, U.S. Army War College,
Carlisle Barracks, Carlisle, PA. Reception: VFW Post
477, 959 Trindle Road, Carlisle, PA. I have asked
Brigadier General (Retired) Dick Potter to officiate
and Colonel Mike Kershner, my replacement, to read
the orders. I realize that many of you are unable to
attend, but I wanted you to know that Kathy and I are
thinking of you. We plan to remain in Carlisle for
years to come. Our contact
information. Please stay in touch; the
memories are too dear to forget. V/r, Jim Powers,
'65, bluugrass@pa.net
07/21/01 Kenny and I dated at Ramsay.
Our oldest child, Jennifer, is married. Leslie is a
junior at Auburn and Kelley will start high school
this year. - Lona Coggins Reeve, '71, Reevemo@aol.com
07/19/01 My husband and I have lived
in the Union Grove area for the past 26 years. I am a
civil servant working for the US Army at Redstone
Arsenal. My family still lives in the Birmingham
area, I am the only out-of-towner. Modern technology
is great - more ways to keep in touch. - Ellen
Coggins Mahathey, '69, gmahathey@mindspring.com
07/19/01 I would love to hear from
all classmates. - Blair Williams Pulliam, '65, Bwp35215@aol.com
07/13/01 Thank goodness for
technology. I found the site by accident and am
thrilled to hear of our class reunion. Thanks to all
who organized. See you there on July 28. I have a
wonderful life with one child and a great husband.
Although I didn't marry until I was 32 I found Mr.
Right!!! Hey to all from good 'ol Ramsay High
especially those of us that sweated through that HOT
day for graduation. I still have my graduation dress
but it doesn't fit. Remember how TWIGGY skinny I
was???? Well I've finally blossomed!!!!Life has been
good for me. I finally married at the age of 32 to a
very nice COUNTRY Boy. We have one daughter, TNT,
that is 11. I retired in May of 2000 with 26 years
experience as an elementary teacher all at Susan
Moore High School at Blountsville, AL. I taught 2nd
grade for 16 1/2 years but left that grade when I had
a class size of 34 kids! Then I spent the rest of my
career teaching remedial reading and 6th grade. Our
family owns several businesses including Jerry
Tidwell Construction and Addison Truss Company. We
also have three broiler chicken houses (uck!) Now how
many of you have ever DUMPED CHICKENS? (Remember I
grew up showing horses and giving all those hours of
riding instructions) I can't wait to see everyone at
our class reunion on July 28. In the meantime we're
busy preparing our home for our first exchange
student from Germany. I understand that several of my
classmates have already had this experience and I
welcome any comments and helpful hints for this
experience. I would also love to hear from any of you
that shared those 4 years with me at Ramsay!!! I
would like to stay in touch more with old
classmates.. - Linda Whitfield Tidwell, '70, tidwelll@hotmail.com
07/12/01 To: Diane DeLong, I have
tried to contact you. Where are you anyway? - Rita
Davenport Salenius, '68, hsalenius@prodigy.net
07/12/01 Thanks for putting together
a site for the past RHS graduates. - John Callen,
'70, johnhcallen@yahoo.com
07/10/01 I HAVE A LOT OF FOND
MEMORIES FROM HIGH SCHOOL BUT TODAYS WORLD IS NOTHING
LIKE IT WAS WHEN WE WERE IN SCHOOL AND THATS A SHAME
THAT TODAYS KIDS HAVE TO LIVE BY SO MANY STRICT
RULES. RAMSAY'S COACHS SHED A LOT OF LIGHT ON MY
TODAYS LIFE AND FUTURE, AND I AM THANKFUL FOR THAT. -
TONY ROMEO, '70, ROMEOSPORTS@AOL.COM
07/10/01 Retired Police Officer,
living in Friendswood, Texas for the past 20 years. I
was at the 20 year reunion, but haven't heard from
anyone since then. Does anyone know where Russell
Gillespie is? I'm going to try to be at the renuion
on 7/28 if business allows. I look forward to hearing
from anyone 281-996-6029. - Len Waldroup, '69, WLWaldroup@aol.com
07/06/01 What has everyone been up
to? - Jim Bearden, '71, dyehard555@aol.com
07/06/01 I do not see too many people
from class of '69 where are they? I just found your
sight today. I was curious if there is any chance of
obtaining a copy of the 1969 yearbook or at least a
more complete list of students. I have lived in
California for the past 20 years and have not been
able to contact old classmates. Also there are very
few listed on your site. If there is any more
information available other than your web site,
please let me know. I still have family members in
Birmingham and occasionally get to visit every few
years. Thanks for any info. - Robert Pugh, '69, spidermansb@earthlink.net
[How about it, class of '69? Can you help
Robert?]
07/03/01 Sorry I missed the BIG
reunion last year. Didn't think I could go because
our year was listed. Would love to go to another
reunion. Have been to 3 for the class of 68 and
enjoyed all of them. - Barbara Whitfield Lewis, '68, BLewis@apwu.org
07/03/01 I graduated from Ramsay in
1997, and there is no way that I could know the
nickname of the football caoch in the '60's to access
the "classmates only" section. I know the
who was the coach when I was there: Coach Scoggins,
and the principal is Robert Atkins. Could you help me
out? Tyrell Jordan, '97, jorda005@bama.ua.edu
07/02/01 Hi, I am a proud alumni of
RHS! I look foward to reuniting with those graduate
of 1999 in about 8-9 more year. I wish success to all
of those who have made themselves apart of this site.
This is the perfect idea of staying together! -
Shanna Barton, '99, unique205gyrl@collegeclub.com
07/02/01 It was great to see all my
classmates at the reunion in Birmingham in 1996.
Would love to hear from you via email!!! - Bill
Schreibman, '62, WSS99@aol.com
07/01/01 I would Love to know if
class of '71 is having or has had a reunion? - mike
hooton, '71, hoot4ua@cs.com
06/30/01 this is nice! - Candace
Davis, '97, Candace_davis@hotmail.com
6/30/01 Wayne Lewis ('68) and I just
became grandparents of Mackenzie Ann Lewis on June
15. Our son Nathan is in Anesthesia residency in
Augusta, Ga. Enjoy hearing how former classmates are
doing. Great website. Denise Blum Lewis, '69, DBL50@aol.com
06/29/01 To All, Coach Reynolds is
still with us. He and his brother Bill are living in
an assisted retirement home in Homewood on Lakeshore
Dr. Coach Reynolds will be 81 on August 8th. I know
he was first head coach in 1953, however I believe he
was an assistant before 1953 at Ramsay. - Barry
Allphin, '69, BAllphin2@AOL.com
06/27/01 Wow, I was glad my dad
called to tell me about this site. If at all
possible, Chris and I will be home for the class of
70 reunion. At one time, several of us lived here in
the Triangle, Carol Daily,Frank Harrell, but I've
never run into them. Chris and I of course are here,
Chris for 20+ years, me for 11 years. Rosalie
Nesselroth, are you still a Cytotech? I got out of
clinical lab and into academia several years ago. I
still miss Birmingham and valleys and hills and get
home as often as I can. My grateful thanks to Midway
and Southwest Airlines for making flying reasonable.
See you in July. - Catherine Cain Newsome, '70, newsomec@elon.edu
06/19/01 I love the internet
connection. It will help keep us all closer. Judy
(Goodwyn) Jenkins, '70, judyjenkins@cfl.rr.com
6/18/01 Hi Classmates of 1970. It has
been so much fun reading the comments from people who
have attended their class reunions this past year. I
hope you all will be coming to ours on July 28. We
are planning to have a great time. All the info is on
the reunion page here.
Make plans to join us. See you there!! - Margariette
Miller Hoomes, '70, hoomesm@home.com
06/17/01 A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO I SAW
A PHOTO OF MURRAY HIAM IN THE B'HAM NEWS WORKING ON A
CHARITY PROJECT AT THE GALLERIA ---DOES SOMEONE IN
THE FAMILY HAVE THIS DISEASE ???? SAW HIS MOTHER AT
THE GINO VANNELLI CONCERT AT THE ALABAMA A YEAR OR SO
AGO ....... betty burroughs, '75, lewisdad@bellsouth.net
6/14/01 Barbara, Trent, Richard, Dee,
Charlie and others put on a wonderful reunion for our
classes in April -- I'm still e-mailing people, and
thinking about it (and of course, listening to the
incredibly suggestive tunes supplied by Richard P --
unlike anything we hear today, right?....Friday
night's party was such fun -- people like Ed Donoho,
who seems to have stepped out of the yearbook. Others
not quite so recognizable, but once you started
talking, you could see the kid you used to know. Lots
of people I went to school with at Lakeview too;
seeing classmates just tugged on my heart. Did manage
to have a few long conversations, but I found myself
running around trying to be sure to see everyone,
wishing for more time. On Saturday, I took a long
walk around the English Village neighborhood with a
Ramsay friend; I discovered my ugly apartments still
there and his house designated "historic."
As are we! Got to Ramsay late, but just in time to
walk by the "girl's sickroom," where we
used to nap for a while -- I would never have
remembered that. The Saturday night party place was
perfect -- enough room to talk, and drag poor Jimmy
V. out on the dancefloor. I hold precious the time
with Lois, Mike, Lynne, Joe, John, Joan, Jimmy, and
so many others. The hosteses were too busy to
socialize and I thank them for their hard work. I
know we've all gone though a lot in 40 years, but it
didn't matter much when we were together. I"ve
been in Denver since 1976, and I love to come back to
B'ham, especially in the spring. I'm pretty sure the
class of 1962 will be having their 40th next year and
I say let's hop on theirs, let them do the work, and
get back together again next year. Thanks to David
for doing this Website; perfect way to gather us all
up. I never thought our four years at Ramsay were the
best of my life...but I love seeing old friends. To
next year....Diane Lawrence Hartman, '61, dianeh@cobar.org
6/13/01 Again, I enjoyed the last
reunion so much, that I will eagerly look forward to
the next opportunity for us all to get together. My
older Sister, Lynne Lewis, recently attended her
Class '61 reunion and also had a terrific time!
Although I am in Texas, let me know what I can do to
help put the next one together. The sooner, the
better! Regards, Dee. - Warren "Dee" Lewis
IV, '64, wlewisiv@yahool.com
6/13/01 The site is terrific. My
sister attended the last reunion for the '60-61
classes and had a great time. Our '62 class has done
the reunion thing several times, but there aren't a
lot of us on your site. Hope more will check in!
Thanks again for the website...Charles
"Skip" Hardenburg, '62, c.hardenburg@worldnet.att.net
6/11/01 You sure are doing a great
job and the site has provided me with many hours of
enjoyment. Will send $ to keep it going. - Lynne
Lewis Mammen, '61, russlynne@dotplanet.com
6/10/01 Just got your "e".
I'm glad you wrote. I had not looked at the Ramsay
Website since before the reunion. You all are doing a
great job keeping the news up to date. I thought the
photos were terrific. Ron and I had such a good time
at the reunion, renewing old friendships and meeting
so many new people. I know it took a lot of work
putting together all the details but it really was a
great time!! Putzie Wright, '64, putzie@magicnet.net
6/10/01 I have really been enjoying
the web page. When do they plan on having another
reunion for the Class of l965? I am really sorry I
missed the last one. Thanks, Reva Greenberg Abramson,
'65, abrams600@aol.com
6/10/01 what a special way to spend a
rainy sunday afternoon. so sorry we(ken and I)
weren't able to come to reunion. hope there will be
another, looks like all who did make it were having a
great time. not a wrinkle, tummy, or gray hair showed
up on my computer, just a bunch of "antique
kids" having fun...... - jane mccain krebs, '60,
luckykrebs@aol.com
6/10/01 A couple of items you all
might find interesting: Erskine Ramsay had a
"quirk"- he did not like pointed corners on
papers, so he had his secretary and assistants take
scissors and round the corners of any paper before
they gave it to him. Back in the 53-54 school year,
someone noticed that Fred Sington seemed to wear the
same pair of pants every day. At that time, the
biology lab was in the corner of the main building
closest to the covered walkway to the annexes. This
individual, who shall remain nameless, put a sign up
in the lab window, so everyone coming to the main
building from an annex would see it, saying
"Fred Sington has worn the same pants___
straight days". Each day the number in the blank
would go up one. Sorry, but I can't remember how high
the number got. - Dick Vaughn, '57, dickandmarg@pcola.gulf.net
06/08/01 HI EVERYONE, IF I COULD
RECOGNIZE ANYONE IN THE PICTURES, IT WOULD HAVE
REALLY MEANT A LOT. BUT WE HAVE ENJOYED VISITING THIS
SITE. IT'S AMAZING HOW TIMES GOES BY AND YOUR MEMORY
BECOMES A BLANK AND NAMES AND FACES ARE A BLUR!
HOWARD SHANKS WE READ YOUR LETTER IN CLASSMATES.COM
BUT IT WOULD NOT LET US INTO YOUR E-MAIL ADDRESS, SO
SEND US A MESSAGE. CAROLYN AND LESLIE IS IN
BIRMINGHAM, LAST WE HEARD MIKE IS IN MICHIGAN AND
MARTIN WE DON'T KNOW. WE'RE STILL HERE!!!!! - lucia
threeton barrentine, '64, eLucia@webtv.net
06/06/01 Let's have a reunion soon. -
Bob Snider, '57, swiftpilot@home.com
06/06/01 I was not able to attend
this '60 and '61 reunion. But I might have gone the
extra mile to drive down for part of a day if my
brother had told me he was coming before the day
before the event. Looking at the pictures, there he
is. Jim, having a ball. He did not even drive less
than an hour to see me! What a great job you have
done with this site! I stayed up most of a night
looking at the reunion pictures. I hope there is
another combination reunion before too long. So sorry
I missed it! - Carolyn Rollins Darden, '60, carolyn@darden.net
06/05/01 I have just moved back to
Birmingham after 23 years. I lived in Kentucky for 21
years (Lexington and Danville). I retired from
Kentucky Utilities Company in 1998 and moved to
Knoxville, TN to work for Environmental Engineering
company. I continue to work for this company but now
work out of my home. I travel to Power Plants and
other "air pollution" sources all over the
US. Would love to hear from some of my classmates of
'59, now that I am back home. We have had some great
reunions, and need to get together again soon. I am
willing to help. I enjoyed visiting your great
reunion with my sister Edna McNutt '60. My brother,
Hershel McNutt graduted in '61. You did a great job
with your reunion, and I enjoyed seeing all of you. I
am continuing to enjoy this website. Really good job!
Class of '59, where are you? - Amy McNutt Gilkey,
'59, agilkey@bellsouth.net
6/4/01 Charles Boyd Stroud, Ramsay
'54, announces his wedding, on May 25, 2001 AD. A
beautiful celebration was held Sunday, June 3rd, at
The Baptist Church at Lay Lake in Columbiana, AL.
Charles is the Director of Missions of the Southern
Baptist Church for Shelby County (AL), and is the
Interim Pastor for the Church at Lay Lake. Charles
and Mildred will be at home in Riverchase, AL.; cstroudsba@aol.com
- Robert M. Cosby, M. D., '63, jvpoa@juno.com
6/3/2001 David, The website is great!
What a super idea! Since I found it, I have enjoyed
sharing it with others, as well as enjoyed it myself.
I happened to notice a number of names (the ones I
know) missing from the deceased list. You may want to
add them. They are: Mitzi Hodo Hinde '59, Ruth Rector
_?_ '60, Don Davis '60, Ronnie Norman '60, Dorothy
Chambers '61, Billy Joe Thomas '59, Sue Shelton _?_
'60, Bernie Gause '59, Don Christie '58, Louise
Parler Galloway '58, Troy Sizemore '57. It's hard to
believe there are so many, and I am sure, sadly
enough, that there are others. Thanks so much for
helping to keep us in touch. - Jane McLaurine
Trammell, '60, jtrammell7@mindspring.com
05/31/01 I owe a big thank you to
Charlie Green for sharing info on the web site. It
was such fun looking through pictures and revisiting
the reunion. My only regret is that I viewed pictures
of so many people whom I never saw the entire
weekend. How I wish that I had had the opportunity to
hug every neck there and hear what has gone on in
each life since we last saw one another. What a
wonderful group of friends we had! We just need to do
it on a regular basis. What better way to turn back
the hands of time and feel sixteen years old
again?!!! Of course, none of it would have been
possible without the dedication of our fine chiefs:
Richard, Barbara, Trent, and Dee. Thank you ever so
much! I, for one, volunteer to be one of their
Indians next time. And David, the web site will serve
to keep us together in the meantime and make it
easier next time. Then there was Richard! What a
lasting contribution he made to the occasion! All of
us will enjoy the CDs for years to come. However, I'm
not sure that I will ever view our music in quite the
same way. I somehow preferred the naivite with which
I enjoyed the music then. I guess I never got past my
sixteen-year-old mentality in that regard. My best to
all as we cross over that big 6-0 timeline. I REFUSE
to feel it! Jane McLaurine Trammell, '60, jtrammell7@mindspring.com
05/30/01 Sorry I missed the reunion
in April. I had other plans.The pictures of the
reunion were great.Just seeing so many classmates
again made my day.If we have another get together you
can count on me being there. How about next year? We
are not getting any younger. - ken mccain, '60, lilimac42@hotmail.com
5/27/01 Sorry to see those on the
"Deceased" list.Glad to see I'm not! -
Michael Knight, '62, mknight@bellsouth.net
05/27/01 I am looking forward to
seeing all my old classmates. It's been a while. -
Lawrence King III, '70, lkiii@juno.com
05/23/01 It has been so long since
I've seen a lot of my classmates. I have so many fond
memories of my time at Ramsay High School. I was Miss
Freshman is 1971, was a Cheerleader from 1971-1975
and was a member of numerous school clubs and
organizations, including Editor of the school
newspaper. My academic and extracurricular activities
were the best. The Principal, Mr. George Thomas was
great, and one of my favorite teachers, Mr. Howard
Dixon, was outstanding. We had the best football,
basketball, baseball and wrestling teams in Alabama,
not to mention one of the best bands around. Ramsay,
I'll never forget you. Can't wait for our next
reunion. - Vanessa Dudley Spencer ,'75, vanese2@msn.com
05/23/01 I think what you have done
is wonderful. Both of my brothers have passed away
and were Ramsay grads, I'm not sure when they
graduated, they were 10 and 12 years older and I
graduated in 1960. Their names were Dr. Robert (Bob)
Whitten and William (Bill) Whitten. Also, my husband
of 29 years, Ray Rochell, died 12 years ago and
graduated when I did. Maybe all could be added to
your Celebration list. The entire web site is
marvelous. Thank you - Linda Whitten Hanback, '60, linda_hanback@hotmail.com
05/11/01 I would like to know about
the Ramsay football team of 1939. Names of players
and name of Coaches. I would like to know any
information about Coach White. - Kenneth Powers, '39,
grey_wolf9@yahoo.com
05/09/01 First, I want to thank
Barbara Chapman and all her committee for doing such
a great job with the '60-'61 reunion. I'm sorry I
missed the pre-parties and the tour of Ramsay,
especially the cartwheel that Jeannie did. Wish I
were as in shape as you are, Jeannie! It was great
seeing classmates again, but there were many that I
didn't see that I would have liked to see again. I
hope our next reunion will be our "50th",
not 51st or 49th. We need to plan a date 2 years in
advance so that everyone can mark their calanders and
BE THERE!! We should all be retired by then, so there
should be no excuses if we are well and alive!! LET'S
GO FOR IT!! WHAT DO YOU SAY CLASS? Richard? It's only
9 years away. I'll help. - Marie Shunnarah Salem,
'60, mnsalem@aol.com
05/09/01 Contrary to what I wrote
when I first registered I was in the class of 1964,
not 1968. I wish the best to everybody, and I hope to
get back to visit Birmingham soon. I've only been
there for one short visit (1992) since 1969. - Barry
Hertz, '64, Hertzfam@aol.com
05/05/01 I told a friend about the
web site this morning. She went to it immediately and
was dazzled by it all. It really is amazing what you
have done. - Barbara Chapman, '61, BChapman43@aol.com
05/05/01 Barbara Chapman did a
wonderful job with the '60-'61 reunion. We had so
much fun! Thanks, David, for this great website. You
are providing a wonderful service for all us Ramsay
grads and we appreciate it. - Nancy Post Guthrie,
'60, npguth3@juno.com
05/03/01 Great Job done by ALL !!!! [For
the 60/61 reunion.] - Jim Parsons, '60, jimparsons@compuhelp.net
05/02/01 Thanks for the effort to
construct such a nice way for us all to stay in
touch!! - James ("Jim") T. Parsons, '60, jimparsons@compuhelp.net
05/02/01 Would like to hear from
classmates. - Bill Knox, '63, bknox@onfiber.com
04/24/01 Thanks so much for all your
hard work in putting this web site together; it is
great to be able to go to it and reminisce about
younger days. I graduated in '61 and am looking
forward to seeing a lot of old friends at the reunion
Saturday night. Also, I'm looking forward to the Glen
Iris reunion; Mike & Claudia and the gang have
really worked hard on it. I'm trying to help by
finding some of the grads in my class or others that
I remember. One person that I'm trying to find is
Mike Cochran; his mother and my mother worked
together in girl scouts. Do you know how to contact
him? Mike McClelland is trying to get some history of
the Glen Iris neighborhood and I thought that Mike
Cochran might have some insight on that since he
lived in Glen Iris Park. I'd appreciate any help you
can give. I work at O'Neal Steel with Fred Busby; I
"catch" him a lot of times at the web site.
:) Again, thanks for all your hard work.- Charlene
Hood Holmes, Class of '61, CHH422@aol.com
04/24/01 It is always fun meeting old
friends and classmates. Looking forward to the April
reunion. Hope I can recognize everyone!!! 41 years is
a long time. - Marie Shunnarah Salem, May, 1960, mnsalem@aol.com [The
classes of '60 & '61 have a reunion planned. For
details click here: http://www.ramsayreunion.com/60&61.htm
]
04/15/01 Looking Foward to the
reunion. Will have stories for the tell all page!
Thanks for Puting this together! - John AXFORD, '70, jaxford@usa.net [The
class of '70 has a reunion planned. For details click
here: http://www.ramsayreunion.com/class
of 1970.htm ]
4/13/01 I love your site -- so glad
you're doing this. - Diane Hartman, '61, dianeh@cobar.org
4/13/01 Where are my classmates? -
Helen Shunnarah Mills , '59, HES4353@aol.com
4/13/01 Howdy classmates from Texas.
I recently had a visit from a classmate of mine that
I met while living in Wheaton, IL. I told him what a
great event our 36th class reunion was. I am now
trying to get my "Yankee" classmates to get
off their northern butts and do the same. I sincerely
hope that we have another get-together in the not too
near future. You might want to lock your doors and
windows on 4/27/01 and 4/28/01, as my older Sister,
Lynne Lewis '61, is coming to her reunion and I am
trying my best to attend. I understand anyone's
invited, so maybe I will see some of you
"younger" party crashers there. My email
address is wlewisiv@yahoo.com.
Please drop me an email. - Warren "Dee"
Lewis IV, '64, wlewisiv@yahoo.com
04/11/01 I just discovered your site
the other day and registered my name. My sister,
Patty Letchas York, is listed in the year 1967 but
the State is not. She lives in California. Also, my
half-brother, Robert (Bobby) Brown graduated from
Ramsay in 1960. He is not listed and I wanted to have
him added to the deceased list. He died in 1996.
Thank you. Anthea Letchas Rose, Class of 1971, barose@pacbell.net
04/08/01 Looking for information on
class reunions for 1949 and 1952;please coordinator
contact me via e-mail asap - percy alford, '49, nhallxrx@hotmail.com
3/28/01 I'm glad to find this site,
for I have heard nothing from my class. Ramsay holds
a special place with me, and I look forward to being
in touch with my fellow alums. - Chris Yarboro, '80, yarboros@aol.com
03/20/01 Great site. I am a May '61
graduate and would like to add my web site:
www.wiginton.com/ - Thanks, - Don F Wiginton, don@wiginton.com
03/19/01 It seems I only have bad
news when I e-mail. Cynthia Cowgill Griffith, a
classmate, "66, passed away Thursday, March
15th. A memorial service was held at Fultondale
Methodist Church on Saturday, March 17th.
She lived in Florida and has three grown children.
This was in the Birmingham News. - Gayle Graham
Gagliano, '66, GGG1114@aol.com
03/05/01 Porter "Chad"
Williams, from the class of '66, passed away in his
sleep, March 1st. He was 52 years old . He was at the
reunion last August. Thought everyone would be
interested. - Gayle Gagliano, '66, GGG1114@aol.com
02/28/01 Dear Ramsay Alumni, In
addition to the children & grandchildren listed
above, I have two great grandchildren. They are Jake
& Alex Blumenfeld-they live in Atlanta. I'll bet
I'm the oldest Ramsay graduate to surface-actually my
daughter turned me on to this web site. Would love to
hear from any of my old classmates that might still
be around. Fondly, Dan Isenberg Class of 1937, danmolly@juno.com
02/06/01 Hi All, Keep enjoying this
website. Told my cousin, Barry Hertz '68 about this
and he actually followed through and posted a
message. My brother, Barry Isenberg, '57, however did
not. His e-mail is dri@digitalexpress.com. He's a
retired dentist, living in Punta Gorda, Florida. Know
he would like to hear from some of his old
classmates. Does Jeanie Strubel have an e-mail
address? If so would some please forward it to me. I
think the class of '63 needs to have its' own
reunion! Let me hear from you if you agree.The older
I get, the more I miss my B'ham roots! Keep in touch,
Jan - Jan Isenberg Blumenfeld, '63, mikie@netrox.net
02/04/01 It has been a long strange
trip and it all started in the magic city and some of
my very best friends on this planet I meet at Ramsay.
- Phillip Hudspeth, '84, philliphudspeth@email.com
02/01/01 I have enjoyed the class
reunions over the years and appreciate Barbara
Chapman and Trent Douglas Caddis and others
organizing them. - Don F Wiginton, '61, don@wiginton.com
01/18/01 Will the class of 1976 be
having a reunion this year? - Earlene Fuller, '76, efuller@landmarkinterest.com
01/18/01 I moved to Florida in 1954
and returned to Birmingham in 1975, married Allen in
1976 and taught at Chelsea and Thompson High Schools,
retired in 1998. I've been in touch with Margaret
Browning Wiseman, Theresa Habshey and Kathleen Gill
Tibbs. We have lunch occassionally and would like to
hear from others from the year l956. - Betty Johnston
Fulton, '56, Betty330@mindspring.com
01/18/01 Nice to know about this
page-wondering if a list of teachers that are
teaching now are available? Would like to contact a
teacher I had Rhonda Lee. - Earlene Fuller, '76, efuller@landmarkinterest.com
01/01/01 Is there anyone who can
enlighten us on historical facts on Birmingham? A
city as beautiful as this surely has her past
recorded. Mike McClellan '66, mikemc@telepak.net
01/01/01 Its great to see that so
many people are doing well, and I'd love to see
everyone. I've been out of touch for over 35 years. -
Barry Hertz, '68, Hertzfam@aol.com
01/01/01 " DON'T MEAN NOTHIN'
"... us Grunts would mutter, perhaps about the
death of a best buddy, or any Marine for that matter,
the lack of mail, the lack of decent smokes, drinks,
and snacks at the PX when we came in from the
"BUSH, " the absence of some clean socks
and utilities, the sudden loss of your Lieutenant, or
the always dreadful " DEAR JOHN " from your
NUMBAH ONE GIRL back in " THE WORLD, " when
of course in all actuality, it meant EVERYTHING. The
above is for / to all the Ramsay classmates who
served their country in Viet Nam, especially FRED
BUSBY, ( God bless and get well soon. ) WAYNE GARNER,
( Once a Marine always a Marine. ) BRIAN ALLOWAY,
CHARLIE SPENCER, and JIM REDDOCH. ( Sir, I remember
running into you at the DaNang Air Base, Feb. ' 68. )
To my fellow VETS, I say, never forget those TIMES,
for it is THAT which made us what we are today. HAPPY
NEW YEAR to all and above all else, " WELCOME
HOME!! " If you were THERE, you will understand
the above, if you were not, you never will. Semper
Fi, Tiny Barnes ( Sgt. USMC ) - Wayne
"TINY" Barnes, '65, Barnesgolf@aol.com
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