Marsha Mathes , massage therapist & esthetician and her sweet husband Capt. Bob Mathes , a riverboat captain, recently spent New Year's Eve at the Holiday Inn Select in downtown Huntsville. They have only lived in Huntsville for a couple of years but they love it here and plan to stay.
We were so sorry to hear that Harley Hope had died recently. He was 86 years old, and a former member of the Golden K Kiwanis . Harley was a Huntsville native, and served in the Army as an infantryman. He was a sweet man, and will be so missed by his wife Louise , his family and friends.
Mrs. Audrey Buford of Rock Hill, SC recently had a 94th birthday and her good friend in Huntsville, Loretta Colburn , wants to wish her Happy Birthday!
The Huntsville Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution recently held their Annual American History Awards luncheon, where outstanding essay winners from local 5-8 grade schools were given awards. "Old Huntsville" magazine was very honored to receive the annual Media & Public Relations award from the DAR.
Some of the Hewlett-Packard & Agilent alumni recently met at Green Hills Grille and caught up. Dale Cassidy, Phyllis Rogers, Mary Barksdale, Russ Letson, John Rader, Dewitt Uptagraff, Gary Hill and Frank Smith and I were happy to swap stories of the old days. Everything was good, but the crab cakes were outstanding! David Wheeler is the new general manager there and made sure that everyone was well taken care of.
There were lots of February birthdays for the Smith/Trentham family. Ed Trentham and his son Steve both had birthdays, Steve is married to Michelle whose sweet mom Ann Smith works at Colonial Bank. Ann's husband Walter Smith also celebrated in February.
Tom Huskey's father Marvin Huskey was a movie projectionist at the Princess Theatre in Huntsville years ago. Tom had seen Newman Ward 's name on several stories in "Old Huntsville" and wondered if Newman was the friend his dad often talked about. It turns out that Newman worked with Marvin for years and remembers the good times they had together.
When Ron Eyestone took his father, Willis Eyestone to the hospital recently one of the Huntsville Hospital employees there went out of her way to talk with Ron and see how his dad was doing. Jane Tippett is a long-time employee of the hospital and certainly is a great representation of the hospital.
It was fun running into Deiter and Sonya Shrader recently at Chef's Table. We had a great time catching up and before I left Deiter planted a Big kiss on my cheek. He's such a sweet guy!
Mary Barksdale is sure one proud mama. Her son Will Barksdale , who is an Ensign in the U. S. Navy, was one of 18 enlisted men in all the navy to become an officer. He is stationed in Norfolk, VA. aboard the USS Cole, and returned recently from a 6-month deployment in the Middle East. Congratulations to you, Will!
Ann Collins sure had a memorable birthday recently. Her son Ron , along with his wife Jeannie , who both live in Atlanta, arranged for a birthday party for her at Redstone Village, where Ann lives. Many attended and snacked on hors d'oeuvres, desserts, wine and soft drinks. The following day a group of her friends went to Carrabba's in Parkway Place mall for dinner, where they continued the celebration. Happy Birthday Ann!
Another big birthday was that of Alica Stolz , of Hazel Green. She just turned 17 and said she had the best birthday ever, probably because she celebrated with her boyfriend Ben Sweitzer .
If you happen to be in the Holiday Inn Select anytime soon, be sure and walk down some of the hallways to check out the interesting old black & white photos lining the walls. Huntsville has so much fascinating history, and this project was spearheaded by general manager Jim Larkin .
Happy birthday to that handsome Brandon Owens , who used to live in Huntsville but now resides in Tucson with his wife Susan . Parents Ken & Diane Owens are really proud of them!
I ran into David Milly of Theatrical Lighting recently. I need to find out what kind of vitamins he takes - that man always looks good never looks any older!
Leroy Cunningham recently celebrated another birthday, and this time he celebrated in style at Lee Ann's with great music and good friends. Curtis J. Hall, T.A. Miller, Danny Banks, Pat McQuiston , and others got up on stage to play music and celebrate with Leroy and a huge crowd of partiers.
We want to say a special hello to Roscoe Roberts and his sweet wife Jane , we're thinking about you both.
Happy birthday to our good friend Gale Nichols , who recently had a birthday. Her beloved aunt, Ann Price , died recently and everyone who knew her is still very sad that she's gone.
Our good buddy Butch Taylor stopped by the other day to swap stories. He's running in a special March 6 election to fill Albert Hall's seat, so be sure and get out to vote for that New Hope boy.
Well, that's about all for this month but get out and walk because Spring is almost here!!
Always remember how lucky we are to live in Huntsville, Alabama.
~Cathey
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