It was good talking with George Parsonlately. His son Wayne Ray wrote of his memories of Joe Bradley School recently. George and his sweet wife Zelma are very proud of Wayne. George worked in X-Ray at Thiokol Chemical Corp. for 37 years and knows many retired employees still here.
Doris Hunter wants to send greetings to her good friend Irene Asakawa, who lives in Oregon. I'll bet Irene would love to be living in Huntsville this time of year!
A special Happy Birthday to Jerri Smith , of Huntsville. Her dear sister Kathy Ogle thinks the world of her. Kathy works in the office of Dr. Ralph De Jarnatte and loves it there. Also, she and her husband Frank just celebrated their 38th anniversary. That's amazing by itself, because Kathy looks like she's about 40!
Scottie Brier is a grandpa! He lives now in co-o-o-l-l-l-d Pennsylvania but used to live in Huntsville, and wishes every day he was back here. While here Scottie taught Advanced Missile systems on the Arsenal, back in the 80's. His first grandson is named Joey Brier, proud parents are Joseph and Nicole Brier . Scottie moved north to take care of his 90-year-old mom Jane , who now lives in New York with Scottie's sister Deidre Zehner.
Pretty Jane Tippett was looking great recently as a model for Etcetra Clothing's spring collection, held at the Cherokee Ridge Clubhouse.
It was good catching up with Joe Walker recently, of Southern Sealing and Striping. If you see a stripe on any road/parking lot - chances are Joe and Jeff Walker put it there! Joe's just a sweetheart.
Not many people know that Dallas Mill Deli owner Curtis Parcus took up a collection for the family of Eric Freeman , our police officer who was killed in south Huntsville recently. All the money collected went to the family. Curtis and his wife Becky , along with their employees, are just the best.
While at Lee Ann's restaurant last month we met a gentleman by the name of Gordon Little . He was really an interesting guy and brought in his gray poodle Rambo to socialize with the patrons.
So many people had business dealings with Wayland Cooley , and it was such a sad day when we learned that he had died, at age 92. Wayland was a coach, a teacher, principal, school administrator and was perhaps best known as the Madison County Tax Assessor . He was admired by many people who will miss him very much.
The Huntsville Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution recently held its Annual American History Awards Luncheon, where they honored local school students and city citizens who have contributed to Huntsville's rich history.
High school winners of the Good Citizens Awards were Morgan Atchley, Erik Mayhan, Jerelisa Leslie and Deborah O'Quinn . The junior Poetry award winner was Andrew Sprinkle , and the grade school essay winners were Mallory Payne, Logan Baker, Madeline Bevill, and Katie Kosan .
In addition, the Public Relations, Motion Picture, Radio/Television awards went to WAFF-TV for the coverage and sponsorship of the Honor Flight; The Huntsville Times received its Outstanding Patriotic Award for coverage and sponsorship of the Honor Flights. Joe Fitzgerald received the Community Service award, accepted by his wife Patty.
Finally, Deborah Cole Shumate , history teacher at Sparkman Middle School, received the American History Teacher award for this year. Congratulations to all of the winners!
We know we're all going to die one of these days, but when a young person dies, it is really very tragic. Recently Lauren Nichole Eddleman died as a result of a horrific car accident; she was the daughter of Alisha and Harold Fennimore and Rod Eddleman , all of Grant. We send our deepest sympathy to the many friends and family that Lauren leaves behind.
Our good friends Ron and Barb Eyestone are hosting Barb's mom Ruth Hursh for a couple of weeks. Ron has been thrilled to just stay home and act as host for the past couple of weeks and has done a great job!
Happy belated birthday to our friend Phyllis Rogers , who works at Agilent here in Huntsville and recently celebrated an early February birthday.
Beautiful Alicia Stolz , of Hazel Green, just turned 18 and is very happy that she can vote now! A special happy birthday to you.
Brandon Owens , who lives in Arizona, has a March birthday and will be celebrating in Tucson with his wife Susan . Susan is the daughter of Ed andAnn Trentham , of Huntsville. The Trenthams' son Steve and his wife Michelle are expecting a baby this spring. This will be the first grandchild for the Trenthams, and they are thrilled!
Gail Gallagher and Ron Marlar celebrated their wedding recently at the historic Lowry House . The reception, also held there, was attended by many friends & family, and catered by Bubba's Catering .
We saw Glenn Watson recently, he sure is a busy man. Every time we see him he is shaking hands and campaigning for the County Commissioner spot this June.
Also, seen at a City Planning meeting recently was Mark Russell , who lives in Old Town. There is talk of a controversial 6-story parking garage and rental complex going up at the corner of Lincoln and Holmes avenue, very close to the Old Town homes. The project has garnered lots of attention from the homeowners and should prove to be interesting. Keep tuned in for more updates.
Our friend Ray Weinberg , of the Golden K Kiwanis, recently had knee surgery and is doing fine!
Happy birthday to that handsome Neil Cocker , also member of the Golden K's. He is such a youngster!
That's it for this month, take care and remember how lucky we are to live in Huntsville, Alabama!
~Cathey
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