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Beau Wann, Jr.

     Tommy and I use to be best friends in high school, and sometime in the 70s after the service.  Like lots of folks, just drifted apart, different side of town, different interests, work etc.  Sorry to hear of his passing!   He loved boats, fast boats etc.  Had a custom boat dealership on the southwest freeway and for the life of me cant remember the name of the cross street, beverly hills or somethning.  California Boat Works was the name of it, oh, he loved California things.

    He and his wife Rose, and another friend Johnny and his wife Tuffy, and me and my wife Dolly, use to pal around together in the early 70s. Sounded like a vaudeville act, "now on our stage tonight, Tommy, Johnny, Beaucephus, Dolly, Tuffy and Rose will be performing something..."  Had some fast times,  hit a few bumps in the road, but still had some good times.  Which is as it should be.

    Went to a couple of boat shows where he had models displayed.  Two boats pulled in tandem on two big matching trailer.  One boat was a Hawaiian luxury cruising  boat, and the other was a Pickle fork racing boat, matching paint and things.   I think the pickle fork had a 427 in it, but it's been about 50 years ago.  He had a huge criscraft luxury powerboat that I helped him work on.  It had a 427 or larger motor in it.  Dont recollect what happened to it or any of his boats.  He was also a race boat driver.  That took a lot of stamina and strength because one of those boats would just about beat you to death driving or riding.

    He and I and others went to Garner one year in a 52 chevy.  "Crazy was us inc".  He had a black 57 chevy hardtop in highschool, and then out of HS, he had an Oldsmobile 442.  We, he use to race just about anyone that would race.  Lived a fast life, hope he went out easy. RIP TW....

Pat Brantley (Ross)

So sorry about Tommy.  I have only fond memories of him.  Had no idea that he owned that boat dealership.  I turned into a ditsy dame when I was about 25.  I overheated one day and after that I could not stay out in the sun without developing a migraine.  My family teased me about getting « the vapors ».  Silly phrase meant the woman’s corset was too tight.  My sister and her family spent lots of time on the water and visited that boat dealership often.  Beau, i would have been entertained by your vaudeville act.  

Only went to Garner once.  Jenny Taylor tried to use her high school Spanish on some policeman to ask where boys town was.  We wanted to see a brothel.  Almost got us arrested because the policeman thought we were looking for work!  Fun trip even though none of us were really prepared for the camping part.

Teddie Jordan

I had read on FB that Tommy had stage 4 Lung Cancer.

Rest In Peace Tommy!

Pat Brantley (Ross)

Beau, the name of your reality show should be Cripple Creek Job Exchange.  Kids can show up to do the work and you can look at your cell phone while they work on the project.  The cruise is a done deal.  We have to go.  I really enjoyed seeing the islands off Greece but the boat was very small.  Getting off and on the gangplank was rocky.  My mind was always on pirate movies.  

September 11th is on one of my granddaughters birthday.  She is twenty two and wanted to legally change her birthday.  Government won’t allow that.  You can petition the court for a name change but not date.  No one ever told Ron’s grandmother that.  Reading census files for her is hilarious.  every one of them from the age of 19 she lied about when she was born.

Beau i am so sorry about the MRI hurting you so much.  It has been uncomfortable for me but not painful.  I have never had a Xanax but they have to do something for you so that they can do the test.  We have had almost no rain here.  I am sorry that parts of Houston got hit so hard.  About that street sign Beaucephus, you can ask the city to let you buy it when they change them.  We got our street sign when Bunker Hill changed them.  Our girls spent 32 years on that street so they wanted the sign.  I think it was $10.00.  I have been reading classics between my detective/spy novels.  I have serious tremors so I read on my iPad.  Makes life simple.  Sorry about changing subjects so often in one paragraph but I can’t get the cursor to respond.  

Beau Wann, Jr.

    Pat, no apologies necessary on the subject change in your post, I'm just thrilled  to hear from you.  Your posts are informative concise,  brief and to the point. I believe they teach that in English 101, I skipped that day.  I eventually get to the point, in a round a bout sort of weigh.  Yall are coming to the "fall ball" eh what?  I'll save a "mint julip" for youse. 

    If and when I want to read, Little Miss comes and lays across my arms, voila, no tremors.  If it were big Oliver, however, my arms would fall off.   Sadly I dont read much if anything anymore.  Cant seem to concentrate.  When I pick up something to read and actually read, I can read it over and over, and still dont know what I'm reading.

    Another problem I seem to be having, if I go out alone to, say, Academy or places like that, I'm overwhelmed, almost confused, or lost.  I guess I stay by myself too much.  When Diane is with me, or I am with her, I'm ok, mental wise.  Well, I've never been mentally ok or wise, just sorta...here!  

    Would you believe the official CHIMACS temperature this past Saturday, was 105! ! ! ! !   HOT? WOW! SIZZLE! BOO HISS!   How's that for the use of onomatopoeias?   I cant remember what day it is somedays, but I remembered the O word.  I've allus thought that it was such a long and wasted word for such a trivial meaning.   Now "Iambic Pentameter" is of course a poetical referall not in the dictionary.  Iambic is sort of a referral to poetry, but Pentameter is a multiple of 5 or 15, at least that's what I read.  So where does it mean a 14 line rhyming poem?   Has I done gone and got it wrong?  Oh woe is me!

    Well, no matter.  The cool front is coming in now as we speak, been coming in since daybreak. Siort of a wimpy cool front, but it's bettern a HUNNERT AND FIVE GREEDEES, eh what?

    Ok, today is COSTCO day. The little woman is taking me to COSTCO for peanut butter and olives and other delightful stuffs.  Soooo I'm gonna deplane and get ready, ie comb my beard and other PH stuff. Dont think you've gotten rid of me, unless I wind up in the lost and found. But that's why I wwear a name tag and shop with Diane.  I dont think I'm going out by myself anymore.  "shudder", that's scary, getting lost!

    I remember I got lost in Foleys downtown, I cried!  Well, I was just 5 or 6 years old, I believe that's allowed, dontchew?  Been lost ever since! 

    Keep the sun at your six and "ride boldy ride", cause "I shall return"....

Your frien and resident soothsayer, Cephus R Here esq  

Beverly Hengst (Allen)

Just read some very sad new on Facebook.   Another classmate is gone.  Frances Lute Culpepper lost her battle with cancer October 5th.  Her daughters, Melissa and Robin, have set up a memorial website and would love people to share their favorite memories of her.  The date and time of her service can be found on the following link:

https://www.dignitymemorial.com/…/the-woodlands-tx/frances-…

Please keep the entire Culpepper family in your prayers as they go through this difficult time.

Beau Wann, Jr.

     Wow, another classmate....For the life of me, I cant seem to find her profile.  I know I'm not the sharpest knife in the cookie jar, but why cant I find her?   I've seen her name on the forum before, and went back a few pages, and didnt find her name.   I guess I'll have to enlist the help of my beloved, she's a computer whiz.   Getting old is not for sissys is it!   Heavy sigh! ! !  For sure Frances is in good company.  Rest easy, your work is done here, but lives on in your children and grandchildren and all the lives your life touched...

    I was just hurting this morning, now I'm sad!  and hurting.  I guess someone has to be, but I hope it's not me, the last one standing.

    Survived the trip to Costco !  Never let Diane get out of sight except once.  That's what they make mobeyele phones for, so you can find your mate. Got what we went for, peanut butter and olives. Well, not both in tthe same jar, that would be silly!  Well, silly is my middle name.  But even eye dont mix the two.

     We also bought two thick anti-fatigue mats for the kitchen, since we have concrete floors. Whose idear was that anyway?  We thought they would be easy to care for, not so mon ami.   Anyway, these two mats are nice, except I forget they are there and trip over them.  they are about an inch to two inches thick with tapered edges, but still my feet and brain cannot seem to negotiate the change.

  We do use a lot of peanut butter, mainly to administer meds to jack. Havent found a dog yet that doesnt like peanut butter. I didnt know that it was ok to give PB to dogs until Cooper and I went to Therapy Dog Training.  As a reward, the director gave  a bone filled with peanut butter to each dog.  25 dogs laying on the floor all licking away at their PB bone, oblivious to anyone or anything else.

     We had to put the PB on a dog cookie for Coop, otherwise he wouldnt lick it off your fingers.  If he thought he was going to touch your hand or fingers, he wouldnt take a treat, no matter what it was.  Sure do miss him! ! ! !

     Judging by all the decorations in the stores, Christmas is just around the corner.   I sure wish they wouldnt start this early, heck halloween isnt even here yet.  Never did like halloween, still dont.  One good thing about living in rural america, no trick or treaters.  To come to our house, you'd really have to want some candy, cause our road is a washboard road, then it's 1200 feet up a hill on another washboard drive.  Not worth the effort for just one M&M is it, cause that's all the little blaggarts are gonna get.

     It was 62 this morning on the hill, nice cool breeze....OH WILL THIS WINTER NEVER END ! ! ! !!
Nah, just funnin ya!  Crash, Boom, Bam, Shhhhhh, Cuckoo, Swooshe...just throwin somemore of those onomatos' atcha. 

    Guess I'd better deplane, Diane is getting ready to leave for a meeting of Teachers retired. They have a luncheon up here once a month, then tomorrow is her Chappell Hill Garden Club luncheon.  I allus get that leftout feeling. I never have a luncheon of retired anything, and I hate gardening.  Maybe a luncheon of misfits and throwbacks!  Yeah, that's the ticket, now if I can just find another one besides me.

    Keep the sun at your six and "ride boldly ride..."

your frien and resident misfit, Cephus R Silly esq  

Beau Wann, Jr.

    Anyone know how Leah Favela is doing?

Jan Barnes '65 (Nimtz)

Good morning, Beau. Below is what Leah posted on FB...

"Thank You God and my Angels my Tumor and margins totally removed. No Chemo or Radiation required. On my way to recovery. Favella Warrior yeah yeah 💥💥 Cancer won't get me 💥💥"

Beau Wann, Jr.

     Thank you Lord...and thank you Jan for the update. Good news, yea ! ! ! !

James Hilsher '65

Great news

Beau Wann, Jr.

     Yes indeedy.  Hey Jimmy, miss your stop-bys, I unnerstand.  Had a reonion today with my dear old friend and lover, Magdalena Rosalina Ismerelda or better known as MRI.  The cold front hit here at perzactly 6:35 AM this phyne morning.  We were out with the pack and wind was still from the south and temp just a tad muggy, when in the blink of an icelandic sweater, swhoosh, thar she blows, a blue norther.  We were about 74 maybe, and in no time down to 58 then on to 51, yea! ! !   Sorry to say most of the rain missed us, yet again. We received and gratefully so, .27 of an eench. 

     My MRI was scheduled early, 9:45, so by 9:30 I was in La La land with one of the 2 xanax Doc Hollywood prescribed for me.  This round wasnt as brutal as the last dozen and 7/8s, just doing the cervical area.  Guess it lasted 15 20 minutes maybe.  The machines dont seem to be as loud as earlier bouts of MRIisms, of course they stuff ear plugs in mah ears, maybe that's why.  I took only one of the X tablet woids so my recollection of the trip to CS and back are somewhat intact.  I remember being in the car, maybe, oh what the heck, whom cares, snot important whether I remember it or not eh what!

    Next comes the EMG ??? texts, where they stab you with needles. Thinking I'm not gonna be real thrilled with that test. I guess I could study up on it, Diane has a sewing basket full of needles I can practice with, plus there's always pissing off one of the cats for some pin prickin and bleeding.  I'll bet after all's said and done, they cant find a cause for the P woid.  Dont know which is woise, finding a cause or not.  Grown weary of it all so I think I will take matters into my own hands and end it all...ie death by chocolate, yeah, that's the ticket.  Chocolat ice cream, choco malts, choco everything.  You know if alcohol tasted like malts, I'd be a bonefide "maltaholic".

     Been  frettin over what ahm gonna wear to the Fall Ball.  I guess I could just run nekid through the Fall Ball Hall and clear it all out, then I'd have all that chickasee of Fricken to myne ownself. Yeah, that's the ticket!   Nah, dont think I'll do that.   I'll peruse my hobo rag closet and see which hobo rags are more presentable that others.  And, it's Saturday, so Saturday bath here I come, with "grandmas lyesoap".

    Speaking of which, there's all sorts of "flavorful soaps" in our shower , Avocado, coconut, almond, peach, oatmeal, lavender, gardenia. If a fella had some lettuce and tomato, he'd have a right nice salad ah reckon.

     Ok, time to deplane.so keep the sun at your six, "and ride boldly ride..."  Your frien and mad scientist, good ol Doc Cephus Frahnkensteen esq.

James Hilsher '65

Hey beau,haven’t been up that way lately.we keep our great granddaughter on Tuesday and that was my day to go to the country.see you at the reunion

Teddie Jordan

What a great time it was last night seeing, and laughing, and visiting with so many old familiar friends! 

Sincere thanks to our reunion committee who spend so much time and hard work arranging and organizing these events. And I definitely always feel the presence of our Dear Beloved Jackie each time we gather. Nobody loves it when we get together more than Jackie. 

And to  Johnny, your heartfelt words were a good tonic for all of us. And to Lynn Burkhardt, and Chuck and Kay Lynn, your family and your hard work are recognized and appreciated, and so important to the success of the event.

And to Beverly, who as I understand it Jackie picked to take her place as administrator because she knew how much work and organization the job required, words cannot repay the time and toil involved in your commitment, but we sincerely appreciate what you are doing for us all. I got to visit briefly with Jim but not you and I apologize. But I sure enjoyed watching y'all dancing and cutting the rug as you do so well. 

Love to all '64'ers!!! Let's just keep on living, and loving, and laughing and playing the cards we have been dealt, until we meet again. 

Jerry Eppner

Well said, Teddie. It was indeed a very nice evening - old friends, good food and the musician was amazing (truly a one man band). My hat is off to the reunion committee that did a marvelous job organizing and executing. Well done, folks. I appreciate you. 

Scotty Croom

as a  attendee this year,for the first time.i had a great time at 55th...i missed working with committee all these years...my heart still remains w/houston and texas....drove home today in rain and mist....

Teddie Jordan

I sure enjoyed sitting and catching up with you Ol' kindergarten 1951 friend! And thanks to you and Sharon both for making the trip to join us! We love yall and treasure getting to see you more than ever!

And so sorry that Dorseys caught a bug last week and ended up not being able to come. Another 1951 OF elementery kindergartener!

Johnny Sheffield

What a wonderful 55th reunion with all our classmates. 

Good fellowship, good food, good music, and good dancing. 

Thanks to all the classmates that attended in making it 

A wonderful night. My thanks go out to Lynn,Barbara , tom,Susan, Beverly,

Jimmie Lee, and Jenny for there devoted dedication in making our

55th reunion a success. 

For those that could not attend due to health reasons 

I wish you a full recovery. 

I would like to wish you and your families a very

Happy thanksgiving, a very merry Christmas and a 

Happy new year. 

I wish all of you good health for the year 2020

And look forward to seeing you again at our next 

Get together in the spring.

Once again, thank you all  

Johnny

Jenny Taylor (Williams)

And thank you Johnny for all that you do to keep us together!  

Beverly Hengst (Allen)

Ditto what Jenny posted.  Johnny is the cheer leader and front man for our group.  Our class is lucky to have him.  THANK YOU Johnny!

Beau Wann, Jr.

     "Can I buy a valve pat?  I'd like to buy a X...."   An X for Xcelent reonion.  Onliest (east texas for only) cormplaint I have is with mah furshlerginer self.  I started across the room several times only to be stopped and hugged by a cherished classmate.  Never felt so loved before in all mah borned days.  Marvelous, just wunnerful, thank you boys!   Special thanks to all the aforementioned, Johnny, Lynn, Tom, Beverly, Jim, Jenny, Jimmie lee,  many more and others too, and anyone else my little pea brain forgot.  To say you are loved back, is putting it mildly!

     About not getting to the other side of the room,  I was hurting so bad, night time is my worst time, and the onliest (east texas for only) thing that kept me there was ALL YOU ALL! ! !   I've never been quite a fan of the nightime, I get rather claustrophobic plus the discomfort of neverending pain. Feels like the universes walls are closing in on me.      

       Having said that, found out another classmate that has lost a child....it shames me to complain about my silly little ol pain when some of you have suffered the worst pain there is.   And for that you have my  sincere apologies and most heartfelt sympathy.  I will leave it at that!

    Yeah, aint Johnny something!   To me, an event doesnt fully get started unless Johnny opens it with a prayer. And we missed the opening prayer, boo! ! !      Never a finer lad to draw breath I would say! ! ! !   Well, I can say that about all the rest of youse youtes.  Speaking of which we've talked, correction, my beloved has planted the bug and talked to numerous classmates about having another "SPRING FLING, PARTY ON THE HILL"  out here in never never land, and the concensus is, that it is most amenable to folks. 

    We'll do like years past, start when folks start ariving, 10 am till the swallows come home from capistrami.  I love capistrami sandridges dontchew! ! !    There's plenty of parking, and no charge to all Civil War veterans, and half off for spouses.   I'm so magnanimous, or is that ignoramous, well no matter, it's all "mind over matter...if you dont mind, it dont matter"...

     Ok, now where was I, oh yeah, the SPRING FLING...maybe sometime in March or early april, want to get ahead of the summer heat which seems to go on and on. Would you believe we had 100 this past Monday?  In the middle of October?   I dont ever recollect 100 anytime in any previous Fall of all my born days of 74 years worth! ! ! ! !!       That's just crazy stuff right there!  

     Sunday, Diane and I took the pups to the annual Chappell Hill Scarecrow Festival.  Great weather for it, not too hot ande not too cold, just right. I was expecting to see Goldie Locks and the three bears there.  Pups got loved on by just about everyone that saw them.  Needless to say, when we got home, the pups slept for hours.  Good outing all in all!   Oh, we also Saw Skeeter there. Well, we knew he was going to be there, so that's the onliest (east texas for only) reason we went, and had  a good time.

     For any of youse youtes that have never been to one of the festivals here, there is beer and wine and lots of food.   The prices are highly inflated though.  We generally go to the CHVFD (Chappell Hill Voluntary Fire Department)  booth and buy stuff.  All the proceeds go to the CHVFD.   There are several ATMs available, one in the park and one at the bank.  Parking is 5 dollars and goes to the CH Museum.  So, not a bad thing to participate in eh what.   All the above is standard for all the festivals up here, 4th of july parade, and bluebonnet festival.

    The front finally got here this morning sometime after daybreak.  I was up about 2ish, and it was 77, now it's 63.  I was going to ride Pegasus to College Station to see our grandaughter, but it's raining, sort of. Sprinkling mostly!   We've had not quite a quarter of an inch of rain, and that's bad.  Although it's better than 100 degrees and the blazing sun burning us to a turn, but still wish we could get a couple inches of the precious H2O.

    Been thinking about starting to decorate for Christmas. Well, all the stores are already decorated so why not us!   It's a lot of work, but looks nifty...there's a word I'll bet none of youse have used in a fortnight or two...NIFTY, yeah, that's the tickey,  NIFTY.   I'm listening to Christmas music now, tryin gto get in the mood, or at least get out of a bad mood.   My beloved is in the metropolis of Chappell Hill for her monthly Chappell Hill Garden Club meeting.  They maintain all the greenery and flowery stuff in Chappell Hill.

    Ok, guess I'll sing off for now. Again I'd like to thank all yall for making Diane feel so welcome and loved, and for that she just adores each and everyone of you.  Youse youtes are toooooo much.

Keep the sun at your six and hopefully behind the clouds for a couple O days, and "ride boldly ride..."

     Your frien and resident jabberwocky,  Cephus R. Psycho, esq. 

Lynn Wren (Burkhardt)

What else can I say, thank you" Waltrip Class of "64, Class of Champions", you are the best!!!  Without each of you our reunions would not be suggessful, it takes all of us working together to accomplish this labor of love. My only regret is there never seems to be enough time to visit.  We hope to have pictures will be available soon.  Due to the volume of pictures taken they have to be downloaded and forwarded to Beverly  to lable and  post to the website.  God Bless.

Beau Wann, Jr.

     A HUGE THANKYOU to you Lynn.  I remember being in on the planning of the 45th and Lynn was always present with options and detailed information all neatly kept in her binder or ers.  It takes an enormous amount of hours and phone calls and traveling and intervewing and energy for just the "behind the scenes" work. A pretty much thankless task in any organization, maybe not thankless, but sometimes over looked.  Well sister girl, we are not overlooking you this go round.  I know I dont need to, but I will, speak for everyone in our gratitude for all your efforts over the many years, and for that matter the efforts of all that have worked on the "reunion" committees over the years.

                                  THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU AND THANK YOU.

Beverly Hengst (Allen)

Well said Beau!  Lynn spent more hours than we can imagine working on this reunion.  We all owe her a huge THANK YOU for everything she did to make the reunion a success. 

Lynn Wren (Burkhardt)

Beau you are way too kind.   None of us could do this alone.  It takes an entire village of awesome classmates to make  things work.

Love you all