Rod and Sylvia Nugent

(From Dallas, TX)

Rod Nugent & Wife Sylvia

Max Berry's wife June

Bill Capps (Patsy's Mansker's husband)

Rod Nugent has retired after 40 years practicing medicine. He's still activily involved in oil and gas, hunting, and fishing. He and Sylvia have 4 children and 3 grandchildren. They live in Dallas.

(Dr. Sue Countiss from Henderson, NV and Pat Maudlin in background)

Can't see too many pictures of Tommie Brown Gustafson!
She's special! She's loving the bios, the pictures, the reunion, seeing old friends, everything! She says she goes to the e-mails and blogspot first thing in the morning and last thing at night, hoping to see new pictures or new emails. We love her too!

Tommie Brown Gustafson

Tommie lives in Kingwood, TX. She has 3 precious daughters from 2 prior marriages. She's been very happily married to Steve Gustafson, an optometrist, (and his Harley) for 21 years. She truly appreciates her very close friends.
If you noticed the gal sky-diving on the blog post, that's TOMMIE! She plans to do it again when she turns 70 and is looking for company.

Tennie Bush Hoppin

Tennie and John Hoppin live in Chesterfield, MO (suburb of St. Louis). John is a periodontist and Tennie a homemaker. Their home burned a year ago (March). They were hoping to be back in in May 2009. Let's hope they met that milestone after a difficult year!

Suzanne Martin!

Now, what can I say about Suzanne? She's definitely one in a million and one of a kind! I love her outgoing personality!

Suzanne has been involved in the fashion business, retailing, and owned her own Children's Store called "Chocolate Soup."
She's worked for Ann Klein and Neiman Marcus. Suzanne has tried marriage 3 times (oops, mistake....only twice) and has chosen to go it alone for now. (She might not like the "for now" statement.)

Suzy Starr Boldrick,
Lynn Buskirk Tredennick,
Betty Black Montgomery

Lynn lives in Austin. She graduated from Radford School for girls, but has fond memories of MHS. Lynn's son Ted, at age 27, suffered a broken back from a motorcycle accident. But today, their paraplegic son is married and has given them two grandchildren, and their other son and daughter are happily married with family as well. They love their family get-togethers!

Suzy Starr Boldrick

Suzy did not graduate from MHS (she graduated from Mount Vernon Prep School in Washington, D.C.) But she feels very welcome in our group.
Suzy Boldrick is very involved, serving on the Boards of the Permian Basin Area Foundation, Aphasia Center of W. Texas, Midland Memorial Hosp. Board of Governors, and the Stephen Minister Program of First Presbyterian Church.

Sonya Adamson Smyrl
and husband Bill

The Smyrls live in Horseshoe Bay, TX.

They own an RV Resort in Marble Falls called "Sunset Point." They can look across LBJ Lake and see it from their home. They are also involved with Marble Falls Rotary, Highland Lakes Service League, and the Hill Country Plungettes.

Shirley Watts Brown with

Mary Ann Breedlove Holdrege (Santa Fe, NM)
and
Deborah Dixson Schnell (Houston, TX)

Mary Ann and Jim will be married 50 years in 2010. They have lived in Santa Fe for 5 years. Mary Ann is very involved with the Republican Party, currently VP of Santa Fe Federated Republican Women and just finished term as Sec. for Santa Fe Republican Prty. Now on 2nd term as Pres. of S.F. Newcomers' Club. (I guess she stays busy.)

Shirley Watts Brown with

Patsy Mansker Capps
and Liz Kelly Stewart

Patsy lives in Dallas, TX. In 1999, 10 yrs ago, Patsy was diagnosed with Herceptin-positive breast cancer, in 9 lymph nodes already. Thanks to Arlington Cancer Center and prayers and the drug Herceptin, she is now cured.

Shirley Watts Brown with

Grif Henson and his wife Kay (Lubbock)

Grif was a college professor. His interesting hobby, however, is model ship building.; yet he's never sailed on a ship.
He's "scratch built" from original builders' plans miniature duplicates of original ships, plank by plank. A gallery on Madison Ave in NYC bought 14 of his models in 1985. Other big plans in the works.

Shirley Watts Brown with
Emily Stall Hughes
and Paula Crites Pieri

Emily lives in Ruidoso, NM. She and her husband, in 1997, rode their Ducati E900 to Oaxaca and then to Red Bay, Labrador. Since, they rode a KLR thru Chile, Argentina, Bolivia, and Peru. Last big trip in 2004 was from Hiedelberg to Romania.

Shirley Watts Brown with

Betty Jane Walden Bright
and Nelda Walker

Betty Jane has lived in Midland all her life. She was married to Jesse Petree for 40 years and they have a son and a daughter together.

Shirley Watts Brown with

Tom McElligott

Tom lives in Ruidoso, NM, has half interest in a racing Thoroughbred and a broodmare, and has 5 head of riding horses. In 2000, Tom's wife Lora was kicked by a horse and had a severe brain injury. That's when they decided to move permanently to Ruidoso.

Shirley Watts Brown with

Paula Crites Pieri (Laguna Niguel,CA)

Paula was involved with horses for many years in buying, selling, training and competing. She was the "groom" for her 14-yr old daughter who qualified to ride at the National Horse Show at Madison Square Garden.

Shirley Watts Brown with
Paula Crites Pieri

Paula lives in Laguna Niguel, CA with her husband Francis Pieri, a retired airline pilot, allowing them lots of travel opportunities. Francis is currently involved in restoring W.W.II airplanes at the Planes of Fame Museum in Chino, CA.

Shirley Watts Brown and
Liz Kelly Stewart (of Georgetown, TX)

Liz is one of the few certified teachers of the deaf in the U.S. and also loves the theatre! She's been involved in their local Georgetown Symphony Society as well.

Shirley Watts Brown and
Joyce Taylor Watts

(Joyce lives in Midland with her husband Richard. Joyce was diagnosed with M.S. in 1987. She is fortunate to have the relapsing remitting variety and manages control so long as she avoids stress and hot environments.)

Hope her intense work on the "decorating team" for the reunion didn't cause too much stress.

Shirley Watts Brown and
Jackie Garrett Reese

(Shirley and her twin Sharron tell an interesting story about being "stolen" , as premies, from Western Clinic in Midland by a nurse and moved to Lubbock where they had access to incubators.)

Shirley Watts Brown
and
Jackie Garrett Reese

After living separate lives for many years, Jackie & Jerry Reese, high school sweethearts, are together again for 13 years now. They live in Midland.

(Jackie's first husband of 27 years died of a brain tumor in 1993.)

Billy Thornton and Shirley Watts Brown

Billy Thornton, Ph.D. is from Fort Collins, CO.

Billy is a retired professor and enjoys the theatre immensely now.

Ron Sherman and companion of 22 years, Rita

They live in Grand Junction, CO. and escape the cold winters in Arizona. Ron's most recent business venture was holiday lighting business.

Pyle Mausoleum,
Fairview Cemetery,
Midland, TX

Jean Smith Murdock (from Jayton, TX)
and
Patsy Mansker Capps (Dallas)

Jean was a teacher for 36 years. Has been dealing with critical illnesses of husband. They are ardent Red Raider fans but will make ultimate sacrifice for starting A&M lineman grandson Evan Eike #65.