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.

Looking back fifty years

Ed Robinson

Kenneth Moody
Doug Manning
J.R. Parker
Jim Tillman
Larry Stafford

Here are some classmates from the 1959 "Recall" Thanks to Marion Robinson for scanning these.

Stafford locates some more

Below are the names of several classmates that have been researched through Ancestry.com and other records such
as obituary records.
Earlene or anyone trying to organize a reunion is like attempting to herd cats...hard to do. I appreciate what has been done
for it gave us a base to work from. My thought is that Earlene asked an assistant to find the information about our classmates of 1959. I have the Recall from 1959-1961. My focus was on the names and pictures in that publication.
Being none of us have reached perfection, but stand close achieveing such, I'll stand corrected on whatever your research
shows vs. mine. This is what I have uncovered this AM.

Nick Avalos graduated JC in 1960...a refugee from Cuba.

Walter T. Cooley
1004 Glenwood St.
Dothan, AL 36301

Guy W. Hardaway deceased Feb. 8, 1975.

Robert Eugene Johnson deceased July 19, 2004

Miford O. Lockwood deceased March 24, 2006

Charles M. Overstreet deceased March 31, 2005

Jim H. Sims
500 Merrimac Place
Selma, AL 36701

William Webster Mitchell
Canton, GA 770-479-1330

In addition, there is no photograph or recollection of the following:
John C. Davis
H. J Davis
Douglas DuBeau
Kenneth F. Eakins
Nelson Lee
Michael N. Maynard
James D. Royals
Edward Henry Wentworth, Jr

Clarification of several names in addition to Nick Avalos..., as listed in the Class of 1959.
William R. Murphy JC 1960
Thad Studstill JC 1959
Albert G. Thompson HS 1958


Looking forward so much to seeing you and the others from 1959...a long time ago.
Larry

"Water Buffalo" sez:

I worked in the public education sector in Escambia County for 39 years as a teacher, ass't principal and principal.
I married Virginia Mason and had two children, Angela and Shaun. Angela is a nurse in Beaufort, SC, Shaun is a manager for Ford in Franklin, TN. Virginia and I divorced in 1978. She has remarried as
I. I'm married to Janice Burnes, who is a recovering cancer patient. We have been together 22 years.
I don't take pictures or make recordings...evidence!
Retired in August 2002 and hope to be able to make the trip to M'ville in Oct.
Five spinal surgeries have left me without pain, yet my ability to "get around" is impaired. Getting old is hell.
I have a Yorkie that is 4 years old. Had another Yorkie that was 13 and had him put down last September...like loosing
a child.
Other than that, if I tell you too much, like Spec. Ops. and being in both Bushes' admin., then there would be nothing to talk
about in Oct.
Larry

It was great to hear from two of our classmates this week. Felix Mooring and Larry Stafford. Larry was known as "Water Buffalo" and was one of our most colorful and memorable classmates. He lives in Pensacola Florida. Felix says he spends his time between Atlanta and Soperton, his hometown