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Don "Jabo" Taylor Received the "Community Service Award"

 

L-R Gene Creasey, Bill Mitchell, Ike Thomas, Dr. Geo. Colletti, Don "Jabo" Taylor, who received the GMC Alumni "Community Service Award"

Seated L-R: Gene Creasy, Don Neal, Felix Moring, Jim Tillman. Standing L-R: Ed Robinson, Russell Walden, Jimmy Chandler, Buster Daniel, Bobby Falligant, Jimmy Stein, Nat Smith, Pete May, Leroy Whorton.

Anne and Russell Walden

Nat and Karen Smith

Class Agents Ed Robinson (HS 59) and Issac Thomas (JC 59) at the Alumni Dinner Dance

L-R: Bobo, McKnight, Parham, Falligant, Robinson, Walden, Neal, Smith H., Tillman

Larry Stafford and Anne Ragan, widow of Maj. Gordon "Bill" Ragan. Larry has started a scholarship in Bill Ragan's name. Anyone wishing to make a contribution to the scholarship may send it to the GMC Foundation, Attn: Ms Sally Thrower.

Larry Stafford, Ed and Marcia Robinson

Jim and Gayel Tillman

Felix Moring (L) and Larry Stafford (R)

Ed and Marcia Robinson at Wine and Cheese Reception for Alumni Awards

L-R: Calvin Bobo, Gene Creasy, Harry Jennings, Dave Combes, Russell Walden

L-R Pat Teague, Harry Smith

Early Arrivals

Standing L-R Ed Robinson, Harry Smith; Seated L-R Larry Stafford, Jim Tillman, Bill Mitchell.

The 1959 "Recall" is now available online

Celebration is in order!


At long last, after so much work…the 1959 GMC Recall yearbook is digitally available to the world.
The collection can be accessed through this URL - http://cdm15171.contentdm.oclc.org/

Image metadata is fully searchable and the images can be enlarged and printed.
We'll get a link on the GMC Library web site shortly.
Special thanks go to Dylan Stephens and Sara Bryant for getting this project off to a great start.
They have both done an excellent job over the last few months learning about digitization and thus making this dream a reality.
Thanks to Jane Simpson for funding the first stage of this effort.
And thanks to Dr. Fatih Oguz at VSU and Dr. Toby Graham at the DLG for their advice, support and encouragement. Enjoy.
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Donald Falvey

Here is a photo of me at Zion National Park where I served as superintendent for nine years. I will be at Mesa Verde National Park this weekend and will miss the celebration but do want to pass along my best regards to everyone. It would be great to catch up with what's been happening the past fifty years.

After graduation from GMC, I completed a degree program at Ga Tech in civil engineering, was on active duty with the US Army for two years, duty stationed in Korea for thirteen wonderful months. I ended up at Ft Carson in Colorado and then pursued a career with the federal government - at first with the Bureau of Indian Affairs and then with the National Park Service.

I'd love to hear from everyone to find out what you've been doing. My email address is: donfalvey@yahoo.com

Herb-
Thanks for your posting on the Blog - a neat trip down memory lane!
And thanks, Ed for sending the letter concerning the celebration and for setting up the Blog site.

Have a great time, everyone...

Don Falvey

"Develop the intellect; elevate the character."

From: Van Dexter Rutledge

Sent: Tuesday, October 20, 2009 8:09 PM
To: Milledgeville
Subject: Make a Difference Day (Keeping Baldwin County Beautiful) Pictures

The Prep School (9-12th graders) makes a difference today by pickup up debris in all directions from GMC for miles. They wish to keep Baldwin County a beautiful and clean place to live. Good Character put into action as they collect truckloads of trash. Please notice their facial expressions in the pictures and I hope you enjoy them.

Don "Jabo" Taylor to receive Community Service Award

Do all y’all know that Don Taylor, JC 1959, has been selected to receive the 2009 GMC Community Service Award, which will be presented on Friday afternoon between the alumni/foundation meetings, following the wine & cheese reception?



Earlene H. Hamilton

GMC Coordinator of Alumni Relations

478-387-4881

Bobby Falligant

Dorsey Yawn has talked with Bobby Falligant and he will be here for the reunion. Bobby is a lawyer in Savannah.

United We Stood - A Poem by Dorsey Yawn in honor of the Class of '59

UNITED WE STOOD

By

T. DORSEY YAWN

© 2009

Dedicated to the GMC classes of 1959,

A group of young men ever so fine.

_______________________________

Separate we came from far and near,

Seeking to make our pathway clear.

Now we know what we did not then,

Knowledge shared by those ladies and men,

Who gave of themselves so we might learn

To think for ourselves, for wisdom to yearn.

From waking at dawn to the bugler’s reveille,

To Taps at eleven and dreams of the sea,

We drilled and marched, studied and pored,

Over dusty fields and volumes of lore.

We drilled and drilled, and drilled some more,

Our “black booots” clad feet were tender and sore.

Days became weeks, weeks became months,

Time marched on, and so did the grunts.

Not all was tedium, boredom and gloomy,

We also played and took Jessies to movies.

With much ado and no time to waste,

Graduation drew nigh with too much haste.

Early in May the end was in sight.

Then we knew we earned the right,

To dress in our finest and go on parade,

As others before us who made the grade,

Like those who followed from then to now,

And those yet to come seeking to learn how.

We marched together for the final parade,

Stood stiffly at attention longing for shade.

Separate we came and strove to succeed,

To help ourselves and others in need.

We toiled as one for our mutual good.

Joyous we felt when united we stood.

Dorsey Yawn HS 1959 taught English At GMC. He later practiced Law in Milledgeville and was a State Court Judge for Baldwin County. Thanks, Dorsey, for this fine poem that reminds us that then as now United We Stand.

Nat Smith

Talked with Nat Smith this afternoon. He is in the real estate business in Midway, GA, south of Savannah but spends his time between Midway and Milledgeville. He and his wife Karen plan to be with us at the reunion. Nat was a 2nd Lieutenant in Band Company and as you may well remember took up the baton in Major Osterman's absence.

Gene Creasy

THANKS SO MUCH. MY WIFE AND I WILL BE THERE -- WE'VE MADE RESERVATIONS AT THE FAIRFIELD INN.

REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO THE REUNION.

Myles writes to "Best Class Ever"

Best Class Ever,
Just can't express how disappointed I will be the weekend of the reunion. Unfortunately, "family first" kicks in and I will be at a wedding of my 50 year old cousin, Michael Veerkamp, who is getting married for the first time to a lovely lady, Celeste Golf, who is also getting married for the first time. I'll be with our family at Disney but will be thinking about all of you. Have fun, tell and retell old stories, take pictures. Herb I'll be in touch for the update.
Myles
"Little Bull" October 1, 2009

Dorsey Yawn

Dorsey has had some recent health problems but has a good report from his doctor. He and his lovely wife Anne will be here for the reunion.

Message from "Buster" Daniel

Just letting you know I will be attending this year's 50th Class Reunion. There is a lot of ancient history to catch up on. Clarence (Buster) Daniel, Class of 1959.

"Buster" was a 1959 Football Team Co-Captain. Pictured L-R Coach Abbott, "Buster" Daniel, "Sweet P" Pennington, George Underwood (deceased)

"Bamboozler" will Attend

Jimmy Chandler, aka "Bamboozler" has sent in his registration and will be with us at the reunion.

Bobby Parham HS '59

Bobby Parham, a Pharmacist, operated Medical Arts Pharmacy in Milledgeville for forty years. He also served in the Georgia House of Representatives for forty years. He is a great supporter and advocate for GMC. Parham Hall (pictured above) which houses the business office was named for him.

Our Alumni House

This is our GMC Alumni House located on South Jefferson St. one block from the South Gates

The National Anthem

Click on the Title above for The National Anthem by the U.S. Marine Corps Band

Preserving the Past

Do you remember your High School sweetheart or Jessie you took to the movies at the Campus Theater on Sunday afternoons?

The Theater has been purchased by Georgia College & State University and they are spending millions to preserve our old theater. On the inside will be a bookstore, a coffee shop, and a "Black Box Theater."

Dean Robbins Sends a Message

Just a brief note to thank you for creating the web blog for the reunion. I visit it every day just to see if anything new has been added. I have thoroughly enjoyed reading all the postings. I will not be able to be at the reunion, as I too have duties for my wife, but the blog in some way at least allows me to enjoy the great memories I have of all of you. For that I thank you.

As the years go by my memories of my time at GMC, as I remember them, are some of the fondest of my life.
Please express my best wishes to all who attend the reunion , and my regrets for not being able to join in on this celebration of 50 great years and great classmates.
kindest regards,
Dean

THANKS TO DEAN ROBBINS FOR THIS PICTURE OF JODY & JOY CURRY, ALSO FOR THE CORRECT PHONE NUMBER. JODY'S CORRECTED INFO IS BELOW. JOY IS A CANCER SURVIVOR & CAN'T TRAVEL FAR FROM HOME. JODY WILL NOT MAKE THE REUNION, BUT SENDS HIS BEST TO ALL.

JODY CURRY
163 HILLSIDE DRIVE
APPLEGATE, CA 95703
PHONE: 530-878-7914
E-MAIL: pathways0974@sbcglobal.net

Some Memories from '54-'59 GMC High School

Thursday, September 3, 2009

Some Memories from '54'59 HS Years-Herb Meyer
(Obtain a more extensive list of these 'bullets' at the Reunion in October)

I entered GMC as an 8th grader in 1954. Graduated in 1959; served in Band Company under Major Godfrey Osterman; went to Emory University (BA-English); Middlebury College (MA-English); then taught and coached soccer and golf for 39 in public and private schools: Atlanta, Dallas, and Athens. Retired in 1959. Married and have two boys.

*****

THINGS WE ACCOMPLISHED AT GMC. See what you remember. See what you wanna forget. (no particular order to these)

Last class of 8th grade at "big GMC." Holding a rock to tell right from left. Rifle not gun.

First group to bivouac at the GMC Lake property, and the first group to bivouac on the Carrington property across the river. Survived.

Witnessed and participated in the National Jr. College Football Championship; Coach Cordell's final game vs. Gordon Military. Creamed 'em at there place.

First class to initiate high school football, "Bull Pups". Lost once in 1958 season and entered GHSA in Class C in 1959. Coach Abbott; Coach Parnell Ruark; Coach Bill Barnes.

Memorized Maj. Schultz litany: "In regards to your black boots. . . !"

Endured chapel: "on'-on'-on'-one d-d-d-day at a time." (quote from a chapel talk joke)

Best Crack Squad in the state.

our Sunday parades in five years, wearing wool Eisenhower jackets. Excused from Sunday parades - cause: fainting; punishment for vaseline in boots or cardboard in boots.

SOME THINGS WE KNEW ABOUT.

White book tests in chemistry and physics; why K. Moody's nickname was "Salt."

The answer for That Stafford gave to Col. Muldrow's request to name two types of gas: Propane & poontang!

Keys to the flagpole; permit to wear White Underwear; Pivot shoes.

Latin derivatives.

Terror of the square needle.

FM 22-5

5th General Order: "Sound the alarm in case of fire or disorder." All other nine General Orders.

"X square times Y square is Z square, Y square, and 'that's all there are tew it.'"

PLACES WE WENT AND PLACE WE SHOULD NOT HAVE.

The Campus Theatre; Kidd's Druistore for cokes and fries; Grant's; Ray's Steakhouse; The Ham House; The Dairy Bar under the pecan trees in the dark in the backseat; Tilly Kidd's house; Diane McDade's home; Keith Massey's home; GSCW dormitories

The Log Cabin; The Ding Dong Club; Pool Rooms; Macintosh Street; water skiing on bivouac; speeding Hancock street; speeding on campus; dragging on the Oconee River bridge; dragging out near Stevens Mill on Sunday afternoon.

Briget Bardot movies; woods of Lake Sinclair; the Dam

Skiing all the time: naked, clothed,triple, backwards; two skis, one ski, slalom, tubing in the Oconee.

GMC Is Now on Facebook

This link will take you to GMC's Facebook Page http://www.facebook.com/pages/Milledgeville-GA/Georgia-Military-College/117383372482?ref=mf

1960’s GMC Cadet Anonymously Establishes $100,000 Endowment To Honor Former Commandant

From The Cadence Fall 2008

A former cadet has stepped forward to establish a scholarship endowment honoring the legacy of Colonel William McCord Kemp, who gave extraordinary service to Georgia Military College for thirty-five years. The donor, who wishes to remain anonymous, was a cadet at GMC under the leadership of Colonel Bill Kemp (at the time, Major Kemp) as Commandant of Cadets. The former cadet explained, “It was the contributions he made as Commandant for so many of us that I will never forget, and which have resulted in this honor of his memory. He was also a great, memorable teacher of mine, but as Commandant he was superb in many ways, having impacted the lives of so many individuals at a very critical time.” Colonel Kemp joined the GMC faculty in 1955-56, teaching history, political science, and world literature in the junior college and then becoming Commandant of Cadets in the fall of 1957. He served the institution well in many capacities until his retirement at the close of the academic year in 1990. In an article for a previous issue of The Cadence celebrating Colonel Kemp’s service at GMC and commemorating his passing in 1995, A. Alling Jones, HS ‘59, wrote, “Bill Kemp had a strong sense of right and wrong based on values he taught his students, as much by the way he lived and conducted himself as by any other method. He knew the mind of the adolescent male and seemed to be everywhere, all the time. He would anticipate the most secretly planned pranks and thwart any midnight forays which might arise among the corps of cadets. Underneath his
Olympian facade was a truly caring man concerned that his wards grow to become upright, responsible adults. We always respected his rule of order, looking up to him as a father figure in many instances. With the passage of time we have come to feel a deep affection for him and the wise ways, often underlined with subtle humor, by which he imparted the knowledge and code of conduct he always knew we would need later in life.”

The Colonel William M. Kemp Scholarship Endowment will provide a scholarship annually to a second-year junior college cadet who has demonstrated a high degree of motivation and integrity, and possesses the potential for future success if given some financial assistance. It is the intent of the donor that the scholarship honoring Colonel Kemp’s memory “…would always maintain the high standards that he set and demanded of his students, as demonstrated by the future achievements and successes of those receiving it.”

Those wishing to make donations to the Colonel William M. Kemp Scholarship Endowment should send their gifts, noting their intent, to the GMC Foundation, 201 E. Greene St., Milledgeville, GA 31061.

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Lunch with Earlene

Had a nice luncheon meeting today at Sylvia's Restaurant with Earlene Hamilton. Joe Mobley was there as was my 1959 classmate, Herb Meyer, of Athens. Herb had so many funny memories of our classmates and kept us in stiches for over two hours. He had written a "Remember When" list, part of which I will publish soon.

Earlene tells me that hardly anyone has made reservations for the "Golden Brigade" Reunion, so let's get those reunion reservations as well as hotel reservations made. You need to go ahead and secure your hotel room as Milledgeville is having a Festival that same week-end and you may have trouble securing a room later. GMC rooms will be held for reservations through September 23rd

Happy Days Fifty Years Ago

Larry "Water Buffalo" Stafford (HS '59) has been working tirelessly to bring enthusiasm to our 50th Reunion. Larry is one of the most memorable cadets of our era. A gentleman to the manor born, a prince of friends, and a cadet ever in the forefront of cadet life at GMC. Larry continued through Junior College ('61) and rose to be Company Commander of "E" Company.