SAVE THE DATE! 35th Reunion - Saturday, October 1, 2016!

Hi, classmates!

The Planning Committee wants to let you know we have confirmed our 35th reunion.

SAVE THE DATE: Saturday, October 1, 2016
WHERE: Aversboro Restaurant and Sports Bar 
(http://www.aversbororestaurant.com/)

We have booked a DJ and hope there will be a football game the night before (the schedule won't be out for a while) so we can sit together.

More details will come.....

In the meantime, if you are on Facebook, please join our Class Group where we will post more info:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/33648708441/

If you have new contact information for you or any of our classmates, please send to gshs81@gmail.com

Also, if you know of classmates who have passed, please let us know so we can honor them at the event.

Have a safe and happy holiday season. Here is wishing everyone a wonderful new year!

Hope to see you in October (if not before)!
Sherry O'Neal (on behalf of the committee)

Sympathy to classmate Chris Phillips on loss of father

Our sympathies to classmate Chris Phillips who lost his father over the weekend.
The link to the obituary is here:
http://www.bryan-leefuneralhome.com/obits/obituaries/george-thomas-phillips/

Visitation is tonight (9/21/15) from 6-8 at Bryan-Lee in Garner and funeral tomorrow (Tuesday 9/22/15) at First Baptist at 11 a.m.



-Sherry O'Neal

News on classmate Craig Furlough

Craig Furlough suffered a stroke last Wednesday and is now in the Wake Rehab recovering. If you would like to send a card, his address is below.

    Craig Furlough
    C/O Wake Med Hospital
    3000 New Bern Ave
    Raleigh, N.C. 27610-5B27

- Sherry O'Neal

Tim Messer Golf Tourney a Huge Success!

The golf tourney for Tim Messer went very well -- we raised about $7000 between that and the call for assistance for Tim as he recovers from his stroke and cannot work.

Thanks to all who helped with these efforts!

-Sherry O'Neal

News about classmate Tim Messer

Dear Classmates,

As some of you already know, our fellow classmate, Tim Messer suffered a stroke on July 1, 2015. As of date, he has endured 2 surgeries at Rex, and has since been moved to a Live-in Rehab facility at Wake Med, where at this time his prognosis is uncertain as to when he will be able to return home.

Tim has owned his own small business...cutting grass/landscaping/cleaning gutters etc...since 1981, and this is his ONLY means of income. Along with your prayers if you would like to help Tim, we have set up a fund:

Please make your check out to:

"THE TIM MESSER FUND"
address your envelope to the following address:
The Sound Bank
c/o DeAnna Bousman
P.O. BOX 943
MOREHEAD CITY, N.C. 28557

There is also plans of a golf tournament in the works. A donation letter to his elderly clients (who don't use computers) will be mailed out, and an update will be posted as we are made aware of exactly what his needs will be in the near future.

My sincere thanks to all who have worked so hard in the past couple of weeks to rally together for our classmate! This is what we do!

GOD Bless!
Lori Poole Townsend

Passing of classmate Cheryl Parrish Barbour

We have just learned of the passing of our classmate Cheryl Parrish Barbour. 
The funeral is tomorrow (Saturday 2/28/15). 

Please send prayers to her family! 

Here is the obituary: 
http://www.westanddunn.com/obituary?id=108476

Remembering classmates

As you all know, we continue to lose classmates way too soon. Since not all of our classmates have Facebook, this blog will be a good place to share comments. Last month we lost Robyn West Farmer and this week we lost Greg Carlisle. Feel free to post about other classmates whom we have lost. Please post your memories by commenting on this post. Thanks!