One hundred eleven of
our classmates plus spouses and dates were in attendance for at least
one of the four events. Also our Principal, Mr. Greer and several of our
teachers and coaches attended.
Early Friday there was a
"championship" golf tournament organized by George Taylor. About
twenty-five of the "girls'" attended the "girls"
luncheon on Friday at Cypress Inn.
Evening festivities for the
whole class began Friday
afternoon with a Black Warrior River cruise, which departed from Eagle
Cove Marina. Our reunion committee rented two boats and Betty and Ronnie
Rawlins provided another. The
three were tied together under Ronnie's captaincy for the cruise up river and back. This provided a
floating party room. Jimmy Cochrane furnished a barbecue buffet. Harry Hammonds
provided the beer and Skipper Falls, the ice.
Classmates
moved from boat to boat with ease to visit, reminisce and just enjoy the
evening on the river. (Luckily, no one left early.)
Cocktails and dancing was
provided at the Tuscaloosa Country Club, Saturday evening.
Starting out the show was
Walter Mitchell, 1961 Black Bear Band Drum Major, leading in Majorettes, Rebecca
Reynolds and Elizabeth Ashcraft and the Alumni Black Bear Band directed
by Max Wilson (Tulane's brother). Sounds of "Rah Rah for Loosa",
"Dixie", "Men of Ohio", "Hail Hail the
Gang's All Here", "Stars Fell on Alabama", and our Alma
Mater sent excitement throughout the whole building.
Linda Parker, THS '61
Cheerleader, lead us in one our school days cheers. The spirit of T.H.S. class
of 1961 was unrivalled after 30 years.
The evening's highlight was
Helen Lemonis (THS '58), and her Rock
Back the Clock Revue with Master of Ceremony, Sid Spencer. Cast
members from 1961 included, Jackie Howard, Kendall Hanby, Ward
McFarland, Sandra Henry, Susan Rogers, Skipper Falls, Tulane Wilson,
Jerry Lake, Howard Hawkins, Butch Miller, and Mary Ann Barton.
The party program finish up
with "Gonna Find Her" as the cast sought out dance partners
finishing up in a rock 'n roll conga line to the strains of "Locomotion".
"Touch of Grey"
Eugene "Poogie" Poole (T.H.S. '64) and his band then played to
an appreciative audience, who danced and sang along, to the '50's, '60's
and '70's hits way into the night.
The reunion of 1991 was a great success!
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Special thanks to Susan Rogers Elmore and Charles Hilburn and their
leadership of a great Reunion Committee!
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