DATE	NEWSLETTER
04/08/21	This Nearly Was Mine -
04/08/21
04/07/21	You Made Me Love You -
04/06/21	Quarter to Three -
04/04/21	Bill Nuckols (23 Apr 1941 - 15 Mar 2021) - Class of 1959 - IN PROCESS (Meanwhile, see here)
04/01/21	Maundy Thursday - COMPLETED ON 04/05/20
03/30/21	Sweet Nothin's - COMPLETED ON 03/31/20
03/24/21	Together - COMPLETED ON 03/29/20
03/24/21	Nan Barfield LaRue (23 Mar 1937 - 20 Mar 2021) - Class of 1955 - Sister of Claude Barfield of MD - Widow of Clyde LaRue (Warwick HS - '53) - IN PROCESS (Meanwhile, see here)
03/19/21	Dorothy O'Brien (d. 12 Mar 2021) - Aunt of  Domi O'Brien ('64) of NH - See here
03/19/21	Doug Waterfield (d. 15 Mar 2021) - Brother of Wayne Waterfield and Linda Waterfield Kenney ('66) of VA - IN PROCESS (Meanwhile, see here)
03/14/21	Miss Catherine Dycus (12 Aug 1920 - 09 Mar 2021) - Hammond (IN) HS Class of @ 1937 - Supervisor of Music for the Newport News School System - IN PROCESS (Meanwhile, see here and here)
03/13/21	APOLOGY: Webmistress is experiencing combined health issues (COPD, thyroid, and rheumatoid arthritis) which are preventing her from remaining at her keyboard for more than a few brief minutes per day. Eternal optimist that she is, she's hoping for some improvement in regulating them soon. Meanwhile, she's usually lying down, gazing longingly at her computer only a few feet away, wondering why she can't seem to function, and dreaming of the Good Old Days.
03/11/21	The Cliffs of Doneen - COMPLETED ON 03/13/20
03/08/21	Adam Deyong (10 Mar 1974 - 06 Mar 2021) - Ferguson HS Class of 1992 - Nephew of the late Charles Braslow, Valedictorian of the Class of 1965 - See here
03/05/21	George Marcos  (d. 02 Mar 2021) - Class of 1952 - Brother of Mickey Markos, and of the late "Pistol"   "Pistol" Pete Markos, King of the Class of June 1949 and Captain of the 1949 Basketball Team; Brother-in-Law of the late Constantine Tsitsera, President and Valedictorian of the Class of 1946 - IN PROCESS (Meanwhile, see here)
03/05/21	Robert Davis (d. 23 Feb 2021) - King of the Class of 1965 - Husband of Shirley Sholar Davis, Queen of the Class of 1965 of AL; Brother of Gwynn Davis of VA (prob. Warwick HS - @ '59), and of the late JoAnn Davis Lazarus (Warwick HS - @ '59) - IN PROCESS (Meanwhile, see here)
03/04/21	Nancy Keesee Tucker Barr (d. 02 Mar 2021) - Class of 1957 AND Teacher; Daughter of the late Thomas O. Keesee; Sister of Tommy Keesee ('54) of VA - IN PROCESS (Meanwhile, see here)
03/04/21	Carolyn Sheppe Alliss (d. 01 Mar 2021)  - Daughter of the late Doctor Reverend Edwin S. Sheppe, Pastor of Trinity Methodist Church - See here
03/02/21	June Dameron Brown (d. 28 Feb 2021) - Class of 1947 - Mother of Karen Brown Sale ('68) of VA and Cheryl Brown Willis of VA, and of the late Bobby Brown ('66); Mother-in-Law of Billy Sale ('64) of VA - IN PROCESS (Meanwhile, see here)
02/28/21	Skip Smith (d. 23 Feb 2021) - Co-Captain of the Basketball Team of the Class of 1963 - IN PROCESS (Meanwhile, see here and here)
02/28/21	Allen Kirby (03 July 1943 - 19 Feb 2021) - Class of 1961 - Brother of Ron Kirby ('71) and of the late Joseph Kirby (1941-1987) and David Kirby ('68) (23 Oct 1948 - 08 June 1998) - IN PROCESS (Meanwhile, see here)
02/24/21	Rita Leonard Knight (d. 13 Dec 2020) - Class of 1961 - Sister of Patricia Leonard Thurman of VA
02/21/21	Jerry Bean (d. 11 Feb 2021) - Class of 1964 - Brother of the late Roger Bean ('66) - IN PROCESS (Meanwhile, see here)
02/14/21
02/14/21	Vic Zodda (d. 31 Jan 2021) - Spring Valley (NY) HS - See here and here
02/14/21	Forrest Gary (d. 04 Feb 2021) - Class of @ 1960 - Brother of Harryette Gary Thomas, Charles Gary, Warren Gary, Carolyn Gary, and of the late Adelaide Gary Raymond (@ '47) (@ 1930 - 25 Sept 2011), Mary Gary VanZant ('5_), Harry Gary ('58), Jerry Gary ('62) and  Roscoe Gary ('64) - IN PROCESS (Meanwhile, see here)
02/14/21	Hester Saunders Ward (d. early Feb 2021)  - Hampton HS, Class of 1963 - Wife of Bill Ward ('64) of VA - IN PROCESS (Meanwhile, see here)
02/04/21	Carter Ficklen (d. 01 Feb 2021) - Warwick HS, Class of 1960 - Husband of Carol Lipscomb Ficklen (Warwick HS - '62) - IN PROCESS (Meanwhile, see here)
02/02/21	Grayson Williams (d. 25 Jan 2021) - Nephew of   Susan Gary (Warwick HS / NNHS - '61) of VA - IN PROCESS (Meanwhile, see here)
02/01/21	Mac Fitzgerald (d. 29 Jan 2021) - Husband of   Jeannie Collier Fitzgerald ('65) of VA - IN PROCESS (Meanwhile, see here)
01/28/21	Harriett Spotts Enzor (d. 23 Jan 2021) - Class of 195_ - Sister of LaVerne Spotts Broczkowski ('63) of MD and Jim Spotts, and of the late Marilyn Spotts Corriher - IN PROCESS (Meanwhile, see here)
01/24/21	Donnie Tyndall (d. 23 Jan 2021) - Best Dancer in the Class of 1964 - Brother of Janet Tyndall Jenkins and Randall Tyndall - IN PROCESS (Meanwhile, see here)
01/15/21	GOOD NEWS: WEBMISTRESS' DAUGHTER IS ACTUALLY MOVING BACK HOME, SO THERE WILL BE AN EVEN LONGER PAUSE WHILE WE PLAY "MUSICAL ROOMS AND FURNITURE". MORE GOOD NEWS: WEBMISTRESS' PC IS NOW AT THE FOOT OF HER BED INSTEAD OF ACROSS THE HALL, WHICH THEORETICALLY SHOULD HELP HER ONLINE PRODUCTIVITY. BAD NEWS: WEBMISTRESS' ACCESS TO SAID PC IS NEARLY COMPLETELY BLOCKED BY A WALL OF FULL BOXES LOOKING FOR A NEW HOME.
01/14/21	WEBMISTRESS' #6 SON + DAUGHTER ARE FLYING OUT FROM CA TO VISIT THEIR FAMILY IN NC! THERE IS MUCH REJOICING!
01/12/21	Ricky Phelps (d. 31 Dec 2020) - Class of 1963
01/12/21	Richard Honeycutt (d. 14 Nov 2020) - Thespians President, Class of 1963 - Brother of Shirley Honeycutt McGonagal, Shelby Honeycutt Martindale, and Calvin Honeycutt, and of the late Mary-Alice Honeycutt and Lavern Honeycutt Anthony - IN PROCESS (Meanwhile, see here)
01/12/21	Jeffry Dorn (d. 09 Jan 2021) - Class of 1961 - Widower of Marlene Kamm Dorn (Saint Joseph’s High School [MI] Class of @ 1968); Brother of Elaine Dorn Foster ('59) of FL,   Stacy Dorn Davis ('64) of OR, David Dorn (NNHS - '69 / Ferguson HS - '70) of VA, and Rick Dorn (Ferguson HS - '73) of FL, and of the late Abby Dorn Sayler ('60)
01/10/21	Harold Levinson (d. 09 Jan 2021) - Class of June 1943 - IN PROCESS (Meanwhile, see here)
01/03/21	Donald Davis (d. 28 Dec 2020) - Class of 1950 - Brother of Bobby Davis and Rick Davis ('65); Brother-in-Law of Rita Martin Davis and Dru Bryant Davis - IN PROCESS (Meanwhile, see here)
01/03/21	Sonja Settles Allen (d. 25 Nov 2020) - Class of 1957 - Widow of  Charlie Allen ('57); Sister of the late Belvie Settles Turner ('60); Sister-in-Law of Gwen Davis Allen ('56) of VA, Faye Allen Andrashko ('64) of VA and   Sandi Bateman Chestnut ('65) of VA, and of the late John Allen, Fred Allen ('55), and Richie Allen ('66) - IN PROCESS (Meanwhile, see here)
01/03/21
01/02/21
01/01/21

The Impossible

Written by Kelley Lovelace and Lee Thomas Miller

Recorded by Joe Nichols (b. 26 Nov 1976), 2002

My dad chased monsters from the dark
He checked underneath my bed
An he could lift me with one arm
Way up over top of his head
He could loosen rusty bolts
With a quick turn of his wrist
He pulled splinters from his hand
And never even flinched
In thirteen years I'd never seen him cry
But the day that grandpa died, I realized

Unsinkable ships sink
Unbreakable walls break
Sometimes the things you think could never happen
Happens just like that
Unbendable steel bends
If the fury of the wind is unstoppable
I've learned to never underestimate
The impossible

And then there was my junior year
Billy had a brand new car
It was late, the road was wet
I guess the curves was just too sharp
I walked away without a scratch
They brought the helicopter in
And Billy couldn't feel his legs
Said he'd never walk again
But Billy said he would and his mom and daddy prayed
And the day we graduated, he stood up to say:

Unsinkable ships sink
Unbreakable walls break
Sometimes the things you think could never happen
Happens just like that
Unbendable steel bends
If the fury of the wind is unstoppable
I've learned to never underestimate
The impossible

So don't tell me that it's over
Don't give up on you and me
'Cause there's no such thing as hopeless
If you believe:

Unsinkable ships sink
Unbreakable walls break
Sometimes the things you think could never happen
Happens just like that
Unbendable steel bends
If the fury of the wind is unstoppable
I've learned to never underestimate
The impossible

Quill Pen clip art divider courtesy of http://resources.bravenet.com/clipart/dividers/22 - 06/14/04

"The Impossible" lyrics courtesy of http://www.cowboylyrics.com/lyrics/nichols-joe/the-impossible-7441.html - 06/13/04