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 BILL HOOVER -
After graduation, I attended Howard College, graduating in '65 with a BS in
Biology. Worked for almost 2 years at Baptist Medical Center Princeton,
where I met my first wife. In '67, I joined the USAF & spent 4 years as an
avionics officer, responsible for maintenance of the electronics working
with F-102 & F-106 aircraft. I was stationed for 2 years at Clark Air Base
in The Philippines & 1 year at McChord Air Force Base in Tacoma WA. After
leaving the AF in '71, I returned to the B'ham area where I went to work for
a large medical laboratory. In '78, I moved to Mobile, where I worked at
the U of South Alabama Medical Center. In '80, I returned to B'ham & began
working at UAB in the hospital laboratory, where I am still employed. I
have 3 sons (Rick 33, John 28 & Jason 25). I had 2 marriages that ended in
divorce. I have been married to my third wife, Charlotte, for 12 years &
couldn't be happier. We live in Ashville AL in the middle of 33 acres of
woods.
 JIMMY JOHNSON -
After
graduation, I attended Birmingham Southern & dated Mary Beth Hanbury from
'65-'69. I enlisted in the Army in '66, served in Viet Nam from '67-'68,
then was stationed at Walter Reed Army Medical Center. I met & married a
girl that worked there in '69 & came back to B'ham after completing my
service time. We divorced after 7 years. I have one son who lives in VA.
I have been employed as an insurance underwriter & had my own business for a
period of time. I am now retired. After being single & alone for 20 years,
Mary Beth came back home to B'ham, we reunited & married in '98. We both
know that this was God's plan all along & life together now is so much
better & happier than it would have been in our younger years!
 MIMI JONES -
I just celebrated
my 3rd anniversary of marriage to Ward Watson (Ramsey '64 & U of Alabama '68). We have 2 daughters each. 2 work in Family Owned Business, 1 is an Air
Force Capt & 1 is a Flower Child. 5 grandchildren, 4 precious girls &
1 ALL boy, ages 1 to 13. I have been employed with BellSouth for 30+
years & plan to retire in 18 mo. Ward is a Real-estate appraiser.
The B'ham area has been my home most of my life & we now live in Hoover. My favorite memories of the WEHS days are trips to
Panama City & dancing at the "Hangout" at Long Beach Resort. FUN!!
 JEAN KENT -
I'm
not sure anyone
will remember me as I left B'ham shortly after graduation & have not been to
any reunions. The timing just never worked out for us. After a
not so good first marriage in AL, my infant daughter, Tammie, & I moved to
TX in '64. I met & married my wonderful husband Darwin Marsh in '66.
Boy, that means this Dec we'll have been married 35 years. We added 2
more daughters to our gang & they are all great! Tammie is a single
again mom raising 3 children (who just happen to be the most wonderful
grandchildren ever!) We have a daughter, Sherri 30, who lives in
Dallas & is a computer software specialist. Our youngest, Stacie 29,
lives in Chapel Hill NC & is a veterinarian. The last 2 are still
single. Just no time for marriage yet, but each have serious
boyfriends so I'm crossing my fingers that more grandchildren are around the
corner. Darwin & I owned & operated an outdoor advertising co in
Houston until '85 when we sold out & moved to the country (Huntsville TX) &
just traveled & did enough with a few remaining billboards to keep us
occupied until about 3 years ago when we started building communication
towers. I'm ready to sell out & be retired for good this time!
We live on 360 acres with an 8 acre lake & really know how to relax! I
love working in my flower & herb gardens (at least 100 different herbs) &
just enjoying my kids & grandkids.
DAN KING -
I
work as an engineer for Norfolk Southern Railroad. Been there since Aug
'63. Was married to Brenda Farmer for 11 years & we had 2 boys. Had
Allen in '66, Chris in '71. Divorced in '75 & still single. Allen is a
captain with the air guard, flying all over the country. Chris is with a
consulting firm in Dallas. I enjoy fishing on the gulf with my brother
& my kids.
RUBY LeBOUEF -
I
am a Counter Manager for Dillards/Lancome Cosmetics in Biloxi, MS.
Same job for 15 years. I was married to John Parker ('62). Don't
remember a lot of my classmates, but wish you'll the best life has to offer!
 CAROL LEMLEY -
After reading the bios on the WE website, my life (thus far) looks
depressing like most everyone's: 2 husbands, 4 kids, 3 grands, 3 advanced
degrees, extra pounds & a house at the beach. I married Hank Gary, Sally's
brother, went to Hollywood, made a movie, got rich & famous & found a new
husband whose life as a career army officer fit in with mine - no, wait that
is Patty Duke's life. OK, so I didn't go to Hollywood or make a movie. I
did marry Hank, we did split, I did marry a cool army guy & I did get a PhD
from the U of CA, really. Now I sit on my front deck, drinking iced tea &
study wave formations of the Atlantic Ocean in Kure Beach (Hurricane Capital
of the World), NC. I am working on getting a grant to pay me to do this,
but until that comes through, I do it as a consultant. One of my favorite memories includes Ms Ezell, the
Hallway Nazi, & her band of Hall Monitors. I, desiring the thrill
of authority, was one for a short time - unfortunately it was during my
watch that the great Chicken Hunt took place. Someone with a great sense of
justice secretly placed dead chickens in empty lockers, then locked them.
It fell to the hall monitors to go up & down the locker line, sniffing to
locate the dead chicken. And the way she patrolled the halls in the morning
to make sure no couples were actually touching each other as they went from
class to class. I also have a very fond memory of what Barbara Cork & I did
the day Coach Roy caught us talking in class & made us write 500 times "I
will not talk in Coach Roy's class." & I also remember with the greatest
fondness the one brief moment that Gerald Kesler allowed me to drive his
motorcycle.
 HELEN LIKIS -
I
graduated Auburn in '65 with a BS in Elementary Education. I lived in B'ham
for 2 years & taught 3rd grade at Lipscomb Elem (a great intro to teaching
on the front steps - a large red KKK). Married in '67 to Russell (Rusty)
Foxhall, also graduated Auburn. We lived in Dallas, Atlanta, Pittsburgh,
Philadelphia, Buffalo, Hampton SC (pop 2000) & finally settled in Greer,
between Greenville & Spartanburg, & have been here for 31 years. Rusty is a
Staff Research Engineer for a plastics company (Mitsubishi) & we have 3
wonderful sons. Scott 30, is an asst baseball coach at the College of
Charleston where he played during his college years. Chris 26, graduated
from Auburn & is an internal auditor for Holder Construction in Atlanta.
Joey 24, also played baseball at the College of Charleston as an
undergraduate & is now a 2nd year law student at Wake Forest. I returned to
teaching 14 years ago & am still in the 3rd grade. We're way behind every
because there are no daughters-in-law or grandchildren, but do keep hoping.
It's been great reading all the updates!
 SHARON McANALLY -
After
graduation in '61, married my Ensley high school honey, Robert Glaze in '62. We have 2
daughters, Robin, 37, who has 2 beautiful daughters, 12 & 10. Other
daughter is Heather, 30. Both are married living in Atlanta. We lived all
over, but called Atlanta home until June '00 & then moved to paradise,
Destin FL. We had been coming to the area since Panama City days (oh boy!)
We owned property here for many years & decided to make it our full
time home. Robert retired from corporate America in December & started
his own business in Destin. He is an avid scuba diver, so we travel often. I am a mortgage broker & try to fit it in between the beach, golf
& tennis, when my knees hold up!
 MARY MEMORY -
I married
Harry Deffebach, Ensley '59, & will celebrate 42 years of marriage in Sept.
We lived in Auburn for 11 years while Harry earned BS, MS & PhD electrical
engineering degrees & produced 3 children, Memory, Jamie & Bud (III).
We moved to Indialantic FL 30 years ago & I earned BS & MS
& taught school (librarian) for 14 years, quitting 10 years ago. Harry
retired in '96 & that lasted less
than 2 years. He is retiring
again this month. We enjoy our
6 grandchildren (all in FL), golfing & traveling together.
Memory is a physician; Jamie a stay-at-home mom; & Bud a patent
attorney. We went to Ensley '50-'59
reunion in April.
As of Harry's summer
2001 retirement, we are at our home in Highlands, NC, for half the year &
winter in Indialantic, Fl., our home of 32 years.
 MINA MIZE -
After WEHS, I married Jim Jordan ('56) & we moved to Auburn U. Jim
completed his Engineering degree & I worked for the Auburn Athletics Dept.
Our son Steve was born in the Opelika hospital. After leaving Auburn,
we spent 2 years with the Army, mostly in Savannah, where Lisa was born.
When she was 6 weeks old, Jim went to Okinawa where he finished his military
duty. Then it was off to Mobile & here we have been for 37 years.
Lisa has blessed us with 3 granddaughters, Jordan, Julia & Jana & they live
3 houses from us. Steve has blessed us with a grandson, Josh & they
live in Douglasville GA. My parents moved from B'ham to
Mobile & live next door to us, so we have created a family compound, as
such. I sang with the "Sweet Adelines" for 15 years & traveled the US
with them. I spend 5 years teaching kindergarten, then became
principal of our church school. When the children became older, I
worked with a CPA firm & have been there for 24 years. I am
Co-Chairman of the Advisory Board of the Salvation Army Women & Children's
Shelter. Jim & I are active in Springhill Baptist Church & teach a
couples class. We were big into camping & have had all sorts of
sleepers from tents to trailers to motor homes. It seems the older we
get, the more work camping has become, so we put it on the back burner to
get in a total relaxing mode. Our vacations now are by airplane & we
choose only resort hotels (I don't miss camping at all). Jim is a
retired Army Colonel & retired from the Corps of Engineers. I am still
working with Lawrence & Lawrence CPA & have not given retirement much
thought. I love working & being involved in the good things that are
happening to our city. I chuckle to myself sometimes when I think of the
business math class that I attended in the basement of WEHS. The pipes were
exposed & the floor was dirt. Coach Short taught class & when we got bored
or needed a stall tactic, we asked him something about football & that took
up the rest of the class. Maybe it was his influence that makes the game of
football so exciting for me now!
TOMMY MOONEY -
After WEHS, I attended Howard College for 2 years then Auburn where I
graduated in Mechanical Engineering in '66. I was in the co-op program at
Rust Engineering in B'ham starting '64, went to work full time for Rust in
'66 & resigned in '96. That was 31 years service in the design of heating,
ventilating, air conditioning & process ventilation systems for industrial
facilities. I married Lynn Fullilove in '67 & we have 4 children: Leslie
30, Brian 27, April 20 & Paul 17. Leslie & Neil have a son, Sam, 3 (Katy is
due in Aug). They live in Cookeville TN. Both are pediatricians. Brian &
Mechelle live in Nashville, no children & none planned. Brian aligns truck
front ends & is an aspiring musician. April is a student at Montevallo.
Paul will be a senior at Pinson Valley HS in Sept. For the past 5
years I
have been working with GE Financial Assurance, helping people buy long term
care insurance, the type that will pay for nursing home bills, assisted care
facility bills & home care. Does anyone have a
1961 WEHS man’s class ring they would sell? I lost mine in '61. Please
contact with details.
 ROGER MOORE -
After
WEHS I graduated from Auburn with a BS in accounting. In '64, married Judy
Aycock, Phillips '61. We have lived in Homewood & now Vestavia. We
have 5 children, Donna, Tommy, Dana, Diane & Haley; & 7
grandchildren with 1 on the way. Much of our time is spent with them. I
have owned my own CPA firm in Shelby County for 20+ years.
 HORNSBY MORGAN -
After moving to Houston in '62, I attended the U of Houston. My wife's name
is Piper. I've work for US Filter for 30 years selling high purity water
treatment systems, mostly to the oil industries & the medical market. I have 2
daughters, Kelly & Karen from my previous marriage to Janet Veazey (class of
'61). My wife & I like to travel & we do a lot of RVing & boating. Prior
to my marriage to Piper, I lived on a 40 foot sailboat for about 10 years
(what a life) & sailed it to places like Cosmal, Mexico & the Bahamas. I
plan to retire next year, buy a bigger RV & we are going to hit the road for
a few years!
 ANN MORRIS - I
married Charlie Patterson ('60) in '65 after we both finished Auburn.
After 35 years of service, Charlie retired from GA Power Company in Feb'00 &
we presently live in the Atlanta area. Our daughter Dana & her family
live about 30 min from us & our son Alan & his wife live in Dublin, GA.
I enjoy tennis, while Charlie stays active with running, swimming & biking.
We both enjoy our 5 year old granddaughter. We also are busy with church
& community commitments.
 BOB MORRIS - Married
Jill Neal, class of '62. After moving several times, Jill & I settled
in St Louis in '79. We've had a wonderful life & are living proof that
Auburn & AL grads can survive together. Our 2 sons, Scott & Jason live
here too. Scott was in NY for 5 years & Indianapolis for 4 years before
coming back here. We have 1 grandson, Robert Scott III & another
grandchild on the way. We are retired; Jill from teaching at Rossman
School & me from 34 years with Monsanto. We are enjoying travel &
charity work as well as a lot of golf & tennis.
 JULIAN MORRIS - I spent 4
years in the USAF both
overseas & stateside. After getting out of the AF, I worked at various
automobile dealerships throughout AL in sales management. I am now a
sales mgr at a Chevy dealership in Hartselle. My wife, Ronnie, & I
have 2 children & a grandchild.
 JUDY MYERS - After graduation, I went to
work, dated 2 guys & married both of them! Sound odd? Well, I
married one in '62 & we have 2 children, Mark 38 & Leslie 35. But sadly,
after 17 years, we divorced. I was working at BMC Princeton when I was
surprised with a visit from my other beau. After some time, I left BMC
to join him in MD where we were married in '89. We share a combined
family of 4 children & 8 grandchildren. My husband, Jim, graduated
from Hueytown HS & the US Naval Academy & flew Maritime Patrol Aircraft for
many years, ultimately retiring near Patuxent River MD. In '93 we
moved to Panama City Beach. You can't get a Navy man too far from the
water! We are active in our church & we love living near the beach
with our grandson Chris, our 2 Chihuahuas, 2 cats & a cockatiel.
I remember with much love
Central Park, the neighborhood & the elementary school; hot-fudge sundaes
from Lane's Drug Store at Five Points West; Friday nights at Lowe's skating
rink, Sky Castle with Tommy Charles & 2-door '57 Chevys!
 SANDRA OGLETREE
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Married to
Ronnie Ranson,'60, for 39 years. We have 3 sons ages 35, 33 & 28; all
live in the B'ham area. We have 4 granddaughters & 1 grandson & seem
to baby-sit all the time. I went to nursing school & worked as an RN
for 15 years as an OB nurse & then as Asst Director of Nursing in a nursing
home. My hobby is sewing & I work part-time in an heirloom sewing shop
teaching heirloom sewing & hand embroidery. Not much money, but a
"fun" job.
 ARTHUR "BUSTER" PATTERSON -
I was 1 of 5 Patterson children to move through the halls of WEHS.
After finally finishing college, on the career plan, I've worked for a
number of retailers around the country. This has given me the
opportunity to enjoy life in Nashville, Cincinnati, Clearwater, Boston, NYC,
Washington D.C., Detroit & Memphis. After all that, life in the South
looks very attractive. At this point I have been blessed with 2
daughters, 3 step-children & 6 grandchildren with 1 more on the way in May.
Never thought I was the benevolent grandfather type, but we all fool
ourselves. Despite the US Army, divorce & the IRS, life has in general
been good for me. A little remembrance for one of WEHS more unique teachers. There probably has been only one time in all the years
Mr Baughan terrorized chemistry students that everyone managed to pass one of his quizzes. We're all sitting there, scratching various parts of our anatomy, trying desperately to figure out just what a molal solution was, when divine intervention occurred. We had a fire drill
& all got to stand around outside for about 15 minutes before going back in to finish the exam. It must have been the sun shining on our heads that caused knowledge to grow that
time!
 SHIRLEY POWELL -
After WEHS, went to
MS Univ for Women & graduated in '64. Married Larry Chapman ('61) in '64. We have 2 children; one is married living in CA & other is single
living in Atlanta. Both went to Auburn. We have lived on
Amelia Island, FL since April '93.
 JUDY RATLIFF -
My husband, Jerry
Gentry, & I attended the '81 20 year reunion, had a great time! I have 1 son, Glenn & 3 grandchildren. I'm
very lucky that they live less than a mile from me & I love being a
grandmother. I am retired from American Airlines. I have kept in touch with
Nancy Pigg Rinks & Bill. I see them several times a year. Nancy
& I talk
often.
I really enjoy the web site. I have a photo, somewhere, ha-ha, of the 20
year
reunion girl picture. I will try & find it & send a copy for the site.
 WAYNE RAY -
After
WEHS, I graduated from college - twice. Married Elaine Dockery (Auburn)
from Decatur AL & have spent 41 years living all over the world: CA, TN, MI,
TX, SC, FL, Vietnam, Germany, Egypt. We retired on Lake Jordan in Titus AL
where I am an itinerant fisherman & golfer. We have 2 daughters, 2
grandsons plus a granddaughter born this summer. I am now a firefighter
with the Titus Volunteer Fire Dept & a volunteer with the American Red
Cross. I worked the Abbeville & Carbon Hill tornados just before
Thanksgiving. Get yourself a tornado shelter before you need one.
Looking at all the pictures at West End Online, seems nobody has aged but
me!
 CAROL REAGAN -
I married Lee McKinstry from Homewood in '64. We have
3 children, a son & 2 daughters, & 2 grandchildren (soon to be 4). We moved
to Atlanta when we married & have only happy memories of the 40 years of my
life since WEHS. I was always a stay at home mom putting my all into all
areas of my children's lives. My husband built a wonderful business in
Atlanta & I supported him by being very involved in business entertaining.
4 years ago we sold that business & bought a home on the bay in Pensacola.
We kept our home in Atlanta & still spend a lot of time there since our
children live there. When I think of my high
school years, the Senior year stands out. The joy of cheer leading for WEHS
will always be a favorite memory of my youth!
 NORMAN RIDENHOUR -
I married Jackie Parker
from Shades Valley. We have 3 children, Leigh Ann (deceased), David &
Laura, & 3 grandchildren. I was publisher for Prattville Progress
('66-'82), St Louis Globe Democrat, B'ham News/Post Herald, Montgomery
Advertiser & Valley Times News. I currently live in Murfreesboro TN & am a
sales rep for Village Square Cabinet Supply in Nashville, working throughout
Alabama, Mississippi & Tennessee.
 JOE ROBERSON -
I married Joan Samuel '60. I graduated from the U of Alabama with a BS
degree in Commerce & Business Admin. I was a career Special Agent with
the US Secret Service until retirement. We have a son, Timothy, a
senior at U of Alabama. Joan & I did not know each other at WEHS. We were
introduced by my sister in the '70s when I was transferred to B'ham from
Austin TX.
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