THE WI NEWSLETTER 11/10

THE WI NEWSLETTER

Editor: Roleta Smith Meredith

Issue 135

November 2010

WILD AND WONDERFUL WEST VIRGINIA
HOW DO THEY DO IT?
The quilt squares for the 2011 WIN Scholarship Quilt have been completed and over Thanksgiving week-end Mary Sue Selby Moats and her sister Gig Selby Meredith will be busy designing the quilt top.

This quilt will indeed showcase many of the symbols that represent our home state. If you know anything about quilting you may recognize some of these designs, even though I don't quilt, I recognize what will be depicted by their work: Some of the blocks made for the quilt are: apple on 9 patch, cardinals-state bird, Clarksburg chili dog, covered bridge scene, Mail Pouch barn, landscape with deer, maple leaf blocks; bear's paw, Moon over the Mountain, "West Virginny Moonshine", appliqued dogwood blossoms, appliqued bear-state animal; embroidered state outline; WV outline with hand painted farm scene as well as other pieced blocks such as Card Trick, Delectable Mountain, Rail Fence, Flying Geese, and 9 patch.

Blackbear and Waterfall quilt squares submitted by Mary Sue Clark Spahr WI '56 MSSpahr@aol.com
Every quilt that these ladies have made has been a beautiful work of art. This will be the sixth quilt that they have made to benefit the WIN Scholarship. I have seen many of the quilt squares and I do believe that this one may well be the most interesting and prettiest piece of art yet made.

The way they begin: The quilters give suggestions to Sue Selby Moats of possible things that could be included in a quilt and make suggestions for designs. They look through quilt books and study other quilts and squares. They correspond for months about their next project. Sue Moats shops around and finds lovely material to be used in the squares and purchases the material she thinks best fits the idea. She cuts the material in pieces and puts some of each pattern and mails the packages to each quilter. Then they use their creativity to design their squares.

The WIN quilters are: Carolyn Layfield Cady, Mary Liz Custer Carder, Barb Charles, Carol Van Horn Dean, Mary Hulick, Sara Malone Graham, Nancy Jackson, Gig Selby Meredith, Joan Merrill, Sue Selby Moats, Mary Nophsker, Elaine Zabeau Norteman, Kitty Sager (wife of Don Sager WI 1956), Mary Sue Spahr, Pam Wolfe Brown, Lin Stricker and Mary Ann Hite Williams. (Sorry I don't have the maiden names for some and some of our volunteer quilters are not from WV but are married to WI grads). Each lady adds her talent by making squares used in the quilt. They mail the squares to Sue and then her work begins. After she and Gig design the top, Sue really begins her quilting!. Sue does all the quilting on her long arm quilting machine. She stitches lovely designs in corresponding thread that relates to the top design. It is indeed a talent! This is going to be the BEST WIN quilt yet. You will want to purchase many tickets to increase your chances to win. Chances for the 2011 WIN quilt are one for $1.00; 6 for $5.00 and any multiple of $5.00 you wish to donate to this great cause. You do NOT have to be present to WIN the quilt.

Just think for a gift to the scholarship of $5.00 you get 6 chances but for $50.00 you will have 60 tickets put into the drawing and for $100.00 you will have 120 chances to win. You don't have to be present to win. The quilt will be shipped free to the winner any place in the lower 48 states.

Have you shopped for a homemade quilt recently? I love quilts and they sell for around or more than $1,000.00 in many areas. This is true even in WV where I looked at quilts this summer.

So here is an opportunity for you to not only help the WIN Scholarship this year but also to get a chance to win the "Wild and Wonderful West Virginia Quilt".

Write your checks to: Roleta Meredith c/o WIN Scholarship

Please send your check to:

Roleta Meredith
3201 Charles MacDonald Dr.
Sarasota, FL 34240

THANK YOU!

Indicate that you want quilt tickets.

THESE EMAILS WILL BE CUT FROM THE NOTIFICATION DUE TO LACK OF RESPONSE
If you know of some reason these should remain in the notification list, please inform this person to get in touch with me - thanks.

bjwilliams@roverusa.com
bdcomer@peoplepc.com
mom8941@comcast.net
Jhfleming@hughes.net
davehardman1@aol.com
davehardman@optonline.net

FLOOD OF 1985
submitted by: Fred G. Layman (VHS '46)
FGL46VHS@AOL.COM
Flood of November 4, 1985
On Monday, November 4, 1985, was the date of the big flood that destroyed most of the Eastern section of W.Va. It also flooded the local Clarksburg water boards filtration plant effecting the drinking water. At the time I was the building engineer for the courthouse and county jail. This water shortage affected my 165 employees at the courthouse and 83 jail inmates. The next day my inmates started to get restless because of no drinking water. I had seven female prison inmates but they did not give me any problems. I went to the county commission and explained that we needed to get them drinking water. They contacted Bridgeport and they told us we could have water. I purchased six 55 gallon plastic drums and went to Bridgeport and filled them up. I had three inmates lift them on each cell block eating benches as the spigots were located on the bottom. My next problem was getting drinking water for the courthouse employees. I had heard that the Pepsi Cola Company had a tanker full of drinking water. I contacted them and they brought the tanker and parked it at the third street entrance of the courthouse. I informed the employees to bring empty plastic jugs to get them filled. Any one needing water could fill up their jugs from the tanker. But the residents who lived in Perry Mine, Edgewood and Gore had to wait a couple days until some of the water receded at Limestone Junction on the road way. The Anheuser-Bush Co. brought a tractor trailer loaded with drinking water in six pack cans and parked at the former state road garage. Since I lived at Gore I had to walk from Perry Mine across two railroad trestles to get to Adamston. A deputy sheriff then came and picked me up to get to work. To get home after work I reversed my trip back to Adamston and then walked back to Perry Mine and drove back home.

A READER WHO LIVES IN AFRICA
EDITOR'S NOTE: When Brian wrote to me for the survey, I became curious and ask him why he lived in Africa. I asked him to tell us something about his life there. He agreed to let me share the information below with you. I find this fascinating.

submitted by: Brian Cameon (WI '76)
ITSAHONDA@aol.com

Faith Children's Village
Zambia, Africa
After teaching in WV for 30 years and making a few missions trips to Africa, I was invited to make a survey trip to Zambia to consider working at an orphanage. I stayed for three months and fell in love with this place. I returned to WV, put all of my things in storage, and have now been here for six months. I live in the bush where I cook all of my meals on charcoal, use solar for limited lighting, and pour a pitcher of water over my head for a shower. The school day begins early at Faith Children's Village. The children awaken at 4:00 a.m. even though it is two more hours before daylight. It is usually the mother in each house of ten children who gets the morning charcoal fire going. Children are often sent to other houses for live coals that help to get their own fire started. The singing begins around 4:20 a.m. when the members of each house gather together for devotions. Breakfast consists of buns and tea. After the kettle is removed from the fire, rice is prepared for lunch. The children's morning chores include "spreading" (making) the bed and sweeping the house inside and out with short African brooms made of straw. Students board the bus at 6:45 a.m. and we make the daily commute to Faith Baptist Church School in the city of Kitwe. It's a 7-kilometer ride to the Kafue River. Prior to the purchase of the 65- passenger bus this year, the children were shuttled to the river in either a wagon pulled by a three-wheeled ATV, in the back of a flatbed truck, or in the pickup. The road to the river passes through undeveloped farmland marked with mud huts and scattered plots of maize. The road is quite narrow and overrun with market-bound bicycles loaded with large bags of charcoal, farmers walking with produce on their heads, and local students walking to the nearby school. It is comical to see our behemoth on wheels overshadowing everything it passes. Once the students reach the river, they are transported across in boats that have far exceeded their life expectancy. Some are bailing water during the entire crossing. It's a twenty-minute walk from the river to the school. Classes begin at 8:00 a.m. Once the students are dismissed at 2:00 p.m., they retrace their steps back to FCV.

At home, they wash their school uniforms in preparation for the next day. Water must be hauled from a 50-foot borehole - one bucketful at a time. Clothes are later pressed with an iron filled with charcoal. Afternoon snacks consist of groundnuts (peanuts), sweet potatoes that are eaten raw or roasted, and maize. Afternoon chores include watering the garden from the borehole and preparing dinner. The children take turns making the evening meal of nshima (thickened cornmeal mush), vegetables, and meat. Dinner is usually served between 7:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. During the cooler months, the children often huddle around the fire to keep warm. After showers are taken with cold water from the borehole, it's time for evening devotions. Lights are out at 9:30 p.m.

Life is very different from my home in WV, but I have no complaints - though I do miss the beauty of the WV hills in the fall. Faith Children's Village may be found online at faithinzambia.com/

NEW EMAIL ADDRESSES

Sue and Bob McNutt (WI '55)	unruly2@comcast.net
Jeff King (WI '73)	kings594@nc.rr.com
Sharon Martin (WI '60)	ShayneM@aol.com
Brian Cameon (WI '76)	ITSAHONDA@aol.com
Jean Cottrill Tisdall (VHS '58)	tisdalldj@msn.com
Judy Turbyville Riggs (RW '62)	jriggs01@msn.com
Ronda Heldreth Kroeger (WI '78)	lillykro1@fuse.net
Dave Hood (WI '66)	dlhii48@hotmail.com
Nancy Varner Secreto (WI '63)	nanlsec@yahoo.com

CHANGE OF EMAIL ADDRESS

Skip Smith and Sharon Dillmore Smith (WI '58)	shanangel@comcast.net
Dottie Spears Rinehart (WI '60)	Dottie2343@frontier.com
Joseph Williams, Jr. (WI '56) and Shirley Heidelmeier Williams (WI '57)	joeandshirlw@yahoo.com
Robert Shaw (WI '55)	bobs4534@yahoo.com
Judy Rice Deutsch (WI '57)	judithjane@yahoo.com
LaDonna Davis Emrick (RW '56)	ladonnae528@frontier.com
Randy Moodispaugh (WI & Bridgeport '59)	moodispaugh@frontier.com
Jane Stout Galvan (WI '59)	Jognjsg@att.net
G. Diane Cork Sullivan (WI 1952) *YEAR OF GRADUATION CORRECTED	was: N1TDF@hotmail.com is now: gdsullivan12@hotmail.com

IN FLANDERS FIELD
by Major John McCrae

In Flanders fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses, row on row,
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below

We are the dead. Short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved, and were loved, and now we lie
In Flanders fields.

Take up our quarrel with the foe
To you from failing hands we throw
The torch; be yours to hold it high.
If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders fields.

submitted by: G. Diane Cork Sullivan (WI '52)
Gdsullivan12@hotmail.com

I did receive the Newsletter for Oct. It was so nice to get it. I lost my whole N1TDF@hotmail.com to spam the first of August and did not have any of my contacts written down any place else, so I have been out in left field for awhile. I ask Sue Martin McNutt to send my new e-mail to you and you therefore did not get it quite right.

G. Diane (Cork) Sullivan old e-mail (N1TDF@hotmail.com)
and new e-mail Gdsullivan12@hotmail.com

I also graduated from W.I. in '52 and not '53 as she stated. I'm hoping some of my contacts will see the change and send me their addresses -- I'm hoping that maybe you might be able to send me the Sept. Newsletter. You never know how much you miss things, until they are not there. I also live in the Boston, Massachusetts area and wonder why the Boston paper does not, all of a sudden, have more about WVU. Do they still belong to the Big East? It has just been the last maybe 2 years that they don't get the coverage here they use to. I also want to thank you and Judy for your hard work. I still believe that I lived a very sheltered life when I lived in Clarksburg and I have learned more reading your newsletter.

submitted by: Dan Wheeler(WI '62)
dwheeler@thrashereng.com

My wife and I look forward to getting the newsletter every month and really appreciate all of the great work you do in keeping WI/Clarksburg memories alive. Months ago I forwarded the newsletter to my good friend Barbara Parks who lives in Maryland. She grew up in my neighborhood of Chestnut Hills, but moved in the sixth grade to another state. Barbara knows a lot of the people that are mentioned in the WI newsletter and has such fond memories of Clarksburg. Of course she is now on the mailing list, so it's surprising how many folks from all backgrounds and circumstances are touched by your newsletter. We appreciate your work.

SURVEY CONTINUES
ARIZONA
Mary Virginia Duncan (Johnson) Wilke (WI 1955) Phoenix, Arizona

CALIFORNIA
Jean Cottrill Tisdall (Victory 1958) Menlo Park, CA

FLORIDA
Sharon Martin (WI 1960) Pensacola, FL
Marolyn Tustin Jett (WI 1956) Ocala, Florida
Beverly Ellis O'Grady (WI 1958) Kissimmee, Florida
Larry O'Grady (Bridgeport 1955) Kissimmee, Florida
Glenn (Bill) Cowgill (WI 1959) Homestead, FL

INDIANA
Robert Shaw (WI 1955) Fort Wayne, Indiana

MASSACHUSETTS
G. Diane Cork Sullivan (WI 1952) Boston, MA area

NEW MEXICO
Alfred (Al) Starkey (WI 1960) Silver City, New Mexico

NORTH CAROLINA
Jeff King (WI 1973) Apex, NC

OHIO
Ronda Heldreth Kroeger (WI 1978) Cincinnati, Ohio

SOUTH CAROLINA
Bob Schneider (VHS 1959) Myrtle Beach, SC.

VIRGINIA
Betty Jo Nichols Laine (WI 1949) ........ Fairfax, VA, did live in Vienna, Austria

WEST VIRGINIA
John Stealey (WI 1959) Shepherdstown, WV
Patty Terrill Stealey (WI 1959) Shepherdstown, WV
David Hood (WI 1966) Cross Lanes, WV

WISCONSIN
Jane Davis Weida (WI 1962 Village of Shorewood, County of Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Judy Rice Deutsch (WI 1957) 6 mos. In Green Valley, AZ but live in Viroqua, WI

AFRICA
Brian Cameon (WI 1976) Zambia, Africa

NOVEMBER TUNES
submitted by: Steve Goff (WI '72)
sgoff53@hotmail.com
When I'm having a good day, you can bet I've probably got my "Attitude of Gratitude" with me, and in proper working order. If I drift away from an "A of G" I get off track and start worrying about why the world won't bend to my will. If I can get out of my own way, and become grateful, the world becomes a wonderful mystery that will reveal itself to me in time. In the meanwhile, I count my blessings which include my dear wife Beth, friends and family.

One of the many things I am grateful for is this newsletter. I have great fun each month assembling the tunes. I've been in contact with a number of 'lost' friends, and have had nifty cyber dialogues with some of you I've never met other than over a keyboard.

'Thanks for the Memories'.....could be the theme song for this newsletter. A big thanks to Roleta and all of those other folks who help put this excellent piece of work together every month. It is tougher than it looks.

Bob Hope introduced America to the tune that became his theme song in his first movie, 'The Big Broadcast of 1938'. Here he is from that movie singing the song with Shirley Ross.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nKgUq5dziEk&feature=related

Let's go listen to the "hit parade". Theses songs were all on the national charts in Novembers in years gone by.

1948..."On A Slow Boat To China"...Kay Kyser, with vocalists Harry Babbit and Gloria Wood. In November of 1948 two versions of this song were in the national top ten at the same time. Kyser's version, here, got up to #2 that month. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AaPoFMPlSQM

"On A Slow Boat To China"...Freddy Martin with vocalist Glenn Hughes, accompanied by The Martin Men. This version peaked at #4. It is worth checking out both versions for the fun of seeing how different approaches to the same song were successful. This standard was later recorded by the likes of Ella Fitzgerald, Bette Midler, and Jimmy Buffet. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HgaVJCT_Jrg

1950..."Moanin' The Blues"...Hank Williams. Let's move over to the Country charts and listen Mr. Williams discuss his state of mind. A big #1 song for Hank in November of 1950.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0G4r6HvC-TE

1952..."Glow Worm"...The Mills Brothers. It's only been in the last couple of years that I've really listened to these guys, and in doing so I sure understand their immense popularity. The video is from a 1957 appearance on the Nat King Cole television show.

From 1957, live on the Nat King Cole television show. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8myK93FqbYc

1954..."More And More"...Webb Pierce. Number one Country hit. Good live version from the Louisiana Hayride's TV program. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WEqi_X-pnII

1957..."Chances Are" b/w "The Twelfth of Never"...Johnny Mathis. My sister was in high school when this topped the charts. As I recall she played this double sided hit a lot. She and her girl friends would get all dreamy, and then they'd play them both again. "Chances Are" // https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NEH3uqbpsm8

"The 12th of Never" // https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E3xw_u2LGh8&feature=related

1962..."Return To Sender"...Elvis Presley. From the movie Girls! Girls! Girls!, what a great clip. Great stereo sound on this one. Turn it up, hit the drop down button, the lyrics appear and you've got computer room Karaoke! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z54-QHEZN6E

1964..."Chug-a-Lug, Chug-a-Lug". Roger Miller. This only snuck into the Billboard Top 10 for one week, but I love the songs of Roger Miller, and as a kid, this one made me giggle and was fun to sing. It got up to #3 on the Country charts. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KsNWlM3fWmI

1969..."And When I Die"...Blood, Sweat & Tears. The song was written by Laura Nyro. A #2 hit. A nice live performance in a B&W video that is not lit very well, but the band sounds great.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ohhglpl16LM&feature=related

1973..."Ramblin' Man"...The Allman Brothers. I forgot the AB's had a # 2 national hit.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0WGVW7byRCA&feature=related

1977..."Don't It Make Your Brown Eyes Blue"...Crystal Gayle. Loretta Lynn's younger sister. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t0aT0GXW8jw

1980..."The Wanderer"...Donna Summer. Topped out at #3 nationally.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TNRIPjmJaIM

1984..."Blue Jean"...David Bowie. This was in the Top Ten for 2 weeks in November of '84. It got as high as #8. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LTYvjrM6djo

May your football teams win, your trees rake their own leaves, and I think you need to gain a couple of pounds over Thanksgiving. There...you officially have "permission" to indulge on the last Thursday of the month.

WW II WOODWORKING PROJECTS AT JR. HIGH SCHOOLS
IN CLARKSBURG
submitted by: Charles Ferrell (WI '46)
eagle1928@starpower.net
I thought that you might be interested in one of the wartime activities being performed by woodworking class members of our junior high school in Clarksburg. Our instructor MR Fowler agreed to build scale model foreign and allied aircraft for the US Navy to be used for training our troops in aircraft identification. We were excused from study hall music and woodworking classes to build these models based on scale model blueprints supplied by the navy. They were constructed of soft pine and using jigsaws, lathes and carving tools. We built these models which were painted black.

I still have several models that I built in my home workshop from the drawings. Someplace here I have a copy of a photo of our class members. The only one that I can remember in this class was Bill Selkirk.

I was given a the honorary rank of Lieutenant Aircraftsman in recognition of wartime service in making models in accordance with specifications approved by the Bureau of Aeronautics of the United States Navy signed by Admiral J.H Towers, US Navy. During the last of the war these models were produced in plastic by commercial companies. I have a copy of one of the German fighter planes that I bought at a gun show.

If I can find the photo, I will send you a copy.

The "Sports Section" this month consists of one comment and you are reading it. As we have said before, you are the newsletter. Without your input, it fails to exist. Hopefully, we will hear from some of you in time for the December edition.

I mentioned recently that it looked like a "Ho-Hum" football season. WVU's performance last Saturday against Syracuse showed just how inexperienced Geno Smith really is and how badly the offensive line can be on any given day. Thus, the Mountaineers are 5-2 and it could get worse. Incidentally, did anyone else get the same feeling that I did while watching the game? It was THE Pitt game all over again.

Marshall has not been able to come back from blowing the WVU game, and is 1-6, while Fairmont State broke a five game losing streak, by beating a good WV Wesleyan team. Local high school teams have been up and down, with RCB at 5-4 and Liberty at 6-3. Bridgeport, Morgantown and University remain the cream of the crop with one loss each. There are only a couple of weeks left before the playoffs, so everyone is gunning for a chance to extend the season.

Finally, I need your help. What subjects would you be interested in reading about in the Sports Section? We all love to hear about the old days, but how about today's sports? Please let me know what your thoughts are on this or anything else that's of interest.

Send your comments to Bill at billmere@aol.com.

WASHINGTON IRVING VS VICTORY
I've been saving this until the end of the high school football season. It was at about this time of year that the big games are played between the bitter rivals, regardless of where you live. Clarksburg was no different. W I and Victory played 51 times between 1921 and 1972. Since I didn't grow up in Clarksburg, I was not fortunate enough to have seen one of them, but most of you did. What do you remember about the series? Who starred for the teams? Why do you think Victory held the edge in wins? Was it a friendly rivalry or did they "hate" each other? Were the students and fans deeply involved? Victory won 11 out of the last 13 games. Was there a special reason for this, such as a great coach? We would love to hear all about these exciting games. Send your memories to Bill at billmere@aol.com.

WI - VICTORY FOOTBALL GAMES
submitted by: Fred G. Layman (VHS '46)
FGL46VHS@AOL.COM

The first WI-Victory football game I attended was in my junior year on Saturday, November 1, 1944. The two teams played regardless of the weather conditions on Armistice Day. I remember in 1950 it was real warm and sunny and I just wore a regular shirt, Victory lost this game by a score of 34-0. WI won the first game in 1921, at 35-0, Victory won the final game in 1972 by the score of 62-12. All the games were played at the WI Field because of the seating capacity. The Victory field had only one set of bleachers located on the South side of the field. The WI Field later became known as Hite Field in honor of Coach Clay B. Hite. Victory's first home field was located at Coleman Park which was located below the Hazel Atlas Glass Plant in 1919. They used this field until the fall of 1923. The Board of Education purchased property for $15,000.00 on November 23, 1923 on the Gore Farm in the community of Gore for the location of the football field for Victory. Victory holds the edge in the 51 year series, 28-16-7. The last tie game was in 1970 at 6-6. The last game WI won was in 1968 at 20-14. There was no game played in 1923.

MYSTERY PICTURE FOR OCTOBER

Pictured below are: Joan (Harvey) Stacy (WI '53) and her brother Ronald Harvey (WI '55)

submitted by: Sara Stephenson Laber (WI '55)
laber@att.net
I think the boy in the mystery picture is Ronald Harvey, WI class of 1955 and the girl may be his older sister.

I loved remembering Clarksburg article sent in by Marlene Parsons Andre RW53. It did bring back lots of memories. One restaurant where I ate--I can't remember the name, and neither can others I ask. It was a seafood restaurant in a white house with a screened in front porch and they had a talking parrot. Does any one have the answer to this question? Marlene did answer another question about a restaurant that I had forgotten the name--Dave's Place. Wow, they had great prime rib w/au jus. As a child, I would prop a spoon under the plate on one side--to keep the juice off my meat. Then I grew up.

submitted by: JoAnne Drummond Marlette (WI '58)
Cricketmarie2007@aol.com
The people in the picture are Joan Harvey Stacy and Ronnie Harvey. They are the children of Rev Russell Harvey who was the pastor of Stealey Assembly of God Church on Nicholas St.

Keep up the good work on the newsletter; you and Judy do a great job. Thanks again for taking us down memory lane.

THE NATIONAL ANTHEM

(The way it should be sung)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ETrr-XHBjE

PICTURES OF DIFFERENT AREAS OF WV THRU THE AGES

http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=407164&page=10

LEWIS COUNTY

Coauthors Joy Gilchrist-Stalnaker, (Class of '59) and Bradley R. Oldaker (graduate of Buckhannon-Upshur) each bring multiple talents to the project. Both are passionate about local history as recorded in word and image. Gilchrist-Stalnaker's talent is recording the story in written word. Oldaker's expertise is in the county's images. Images of America: Lewis County combines the best talents of both.

Since the first documented arrival of white men in its borders in 1769, Lewis County has morphed from a howling wilderness known simply as West Augusta, Virginia, to a major player in a hub of Interstate highway transportation and a recreational area with a number of tourist destinations. Formed from Harrison County in 1816, Lewis County and its 17,003 citizens represent the best of central West Virginia. The Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum, Jackson's Mill, Stonecoal Lake, and Stonewall Jackson Lake define the county by their unique place in history. The county's native sons and daughters have been industrialists, U.S. senators, Civil War generals, and nationally recognized athletes. They have been the fabric that makes America the great country it is today: the ordinary, everyday citizen who lives life to its fullest potential while enduring whatever struggle fate sets before them.

The book is available from several Borders outlets in West Virginia. It may also be ordered from http://www.hackerscreek.com/shop/ or by calling 304.269.7091 for $21.99 plus $3.50 shipping and handling for out-of-state residents. In-state folks must add $.66 tax.

GRADE SCHOOL
submitted by: Steve Limbers (WI '57)
Slimberses@aol.com
I went to Alta Vista. Principal was Mr. Lawson. (My mother had him as her elementary principal, too.)

First Grade: Mrs Iames, Second Grade: Miss Lucy Stull, Third Grade: Miss Haley, Fourth Grade: Mrs Loretta Mazzie or Mazzei, Fifth Grade: Miss Morrow (Elizabeth?), Sixth Grade: Mrs Mary Brown.

The history of the property was covered in this (Oct) issue so I won't repeat. Thanks for another good issue.

submitted by: Patty Terrill Stealey (WI '59)
pstealey@frontiernet.net
I moved to Clarksburg in 1952 when I was in 6th grade. My father changed jobs to be employed by Pittsburgh Plate Glass. At first I thought I was going to be in Nutter Fort Grade School, but I lived on the Clarksburg side of the line so I went to Alta Vista. The 6th grade teacher was the principal; Mr. Wagner I think was his name. We had a supervisor come in for writing class and music class. I remember that we had to write to get a certificate. Unfortunately for me there were two systems of cursive writing. P. O. Peterson and Zaner Bloser. So I had a mixture of the two. Not what you want to learn to be a pretty writer. Of course now they no longer teach cursive writing. I remember taking ballroom dancing as well. Since our 6th grade teacher was also principal he stepped out to do office work a lot of the time. It was a big adjustment moving and starting school in November when everyone had their friends that had been with them for 6 years. I did make friends with Marjorie Jones and Clara Jason who lived in Broad Oaks and walked to school with Becky Hollandsworth. I have good memories of that time.

submitted by: Diana Shablack Sandy (WI '69)
IcedTeaDee@aol.com
1. What was the name of your grade school?
I went to St. Mary's.

2. Do you remember the names of any of your teachers?
I remember all of my teachers at St. Mary's:
1st Grade Sister Mary Luke
2nd Grade Sister Eileen Marie
3rd Grade Mrs. Aucremanne
4th Grade Sister Martha
5th Grade Mrs. Betler
6th Grade Mother Magdalene
7th Grade Sister Marita
8th Grade Sister Augustine

3. What was the principal's name?
Sister Augustine

4. What is the status of that school now?
St. Mary's is still going strong after 100 years. There was a brief period at the end of the last school year when it was in jeopardy. But thanks to the generosity of so many former alumni & all those who know the value of a Catholic education, it will be around for another 100 years. They still need more donations, if any of the readers would like to contribute contact St. Mary's Principal, Nicole Folio at (304) 622-9831 or read her letter on the St. Mary's home page: http://www.stmaryswv.org/

I will also share with you some information that I sent to nieces and nephews so that they could have a better understanding of the schools that parents, grandparents, and others experienced. I recognize that many did not attend Towers; but this school and location was where education began in Clarksburg. This location has an interesting history. Besides Towers, Central, and Washington Irving, I added Kelly Miller and Notre Dame since they are part of the downtown experience. Students walked home for lunch; a few brought something to eat. We used student tickets to ride city busses. Some students from outlying areas may have used school busses. Fast food places did not exist. None of the schools had a cafeteria. No schools had parking for students. Parking, if any, was extremely limited for staff.

submitted by: Bill Bryan (RW '57)
pbrnrx64@aol.com
Roleta---Most of your readers who are not from R-W or Broadway will not recognize any of these teachers, but may have come across them as they or the teacher moved.

My grade school teachers were as follows: Broadway Grade School , Sept. 1945--May 1951 First grade--Alice Reynolds, 2nd--Francis Coffindaffer, 3rd--Ruth Loughery, 4th--Alice Reynolds (had Miss Reynolds for 1st and 4th grade), 5th--Ruby Smith (who lived in Broadway), and 6th-- Nellie Bell(who lived in Hartland). Fountie Williams was principal (lived in Nutter Fort, later I think a school board Member)--a man we all feared(!!) but respected.

Most of us at Broadway were together all 12 years--grade school, Broadway Junior High, and R-W.

Great years! A lucky time to grow up!

submitted by: Frank Fragomene
Ffrago1@aol.com
I still can picture Towers Grade School. It was very old when I when to school. One thing that I remember is that the steps were worn down from repeated use over the decades.

I also remember walking to and from school; both times--morning and lunch time. Walking across the old wooden B&O bridge, missing the holes in the walk way, seeing who could stay the longest in the smoke of the train parked below the bridge. Then there were the stores along the way. Still remember 'Saddie's' where you could buy penny candy. Then the memories of the 4th Street Bridge - throwing rocks and paper airplanes over it.

The bus station was on the far side of the bridge; they did a big business with lots of people riding the buses because it was the major source of transportation in the 40's & 50's. Then the long walk past the newspaper office and on past one car dealership. I believe they had the old Willy's and Hudsons there.

The last thing before the grade school was the little bottling dairy. I still can hear those glass bottles hitting each other. At the time the dairy delivered milk (don't remember the cost) to the school. In the 5th grade, I helped another student deliver it to the various rooms. The only ones to eat lunch in the school were the kids that came to school via buses.

We did not need any PE classes in grade school because we had to walk a total of 4 miles per day and loved every minute too. No wonder we looked skinny in those old school photos.

submitted by: Mary Virginia Duncan (Johnson) Wilke (WI '55)
Mwdusty1@aol.com
I just received your WI newsletter for the month & as usual, I really enjoyed all the articles! I am replying to your survey about where I have lived since high school in 1955 & also, the elementary schools information.

1. I married right after graduation & we moved to Niles, Ohio in the fall of 1955, lived there for 12 years & then moved to Phoenix, AZ in March of 1967. I am still a resident here in the valley. We used to have "dry heat" in the summer but since the population growth, it gets HUMID!!! But the other seasons are wonderful!! If we want to see snow, we just pack up & go to the mountains.

2. I attended Bridgeport Elementary School until the third grade. All the teachers knew me, because my sister & brothers would take me to school with them sometimes. The school was still in existence when I visited there in 2005 & still looked the same. It was built in 1909.

3. I transferred to Linden Elementary in the middle of the 3rd grade & went there until we moved. The only thing I really remember is taking tap dance there.

4. I then attended Tower Elementary where Miss Robinson was the principal. My 6th grade teacher was Miss Heater. She always reminded me of the "wicked witch of the North". It wasn't as though she was mean, it was the way she looked!

5. From there I attended Central Jr. High & got to take care of the popcorn machine one year. That was interesting! Also, interesting, my Aunt Gennie went to Central Jr. High the first year that it was built! I believe that school is still standing. Keep up the good work, Roleta. There are many of us out here that really enjoy the newsletter, but don't always reply when we have something to say or remember. This is for the newsletter, if you care to print it.

submitted by: John Teter (WI '61)
JATeter@aol.com
I went to Pierpont Grade School that was located at the corner of Sycamore Street and Pike Street, on the end of downtown where Main and Pike Streets intersect. The school was torn down many years ago, and my family all have a brick from the original building as one of us Teter "kids" was at home and went down to Sycamore and Pike Streets, after the school was torn down, and collected souvenirs of bricks from the school. I know that I still have my souvenir brick as it has a SPECIAL RESIDING PLACE in my rec room. I am not sure what my brother (Bob) and/or my sister (Lib) have done with their souvenir.

I can remember that there were two Mrs. Griffen/Griffith teachers at Pierpont during my time there and I think that the principal was a Mrs. Whelan. I can remember some of my classmates, but do not want to mention any in particular lest I forget someone that reads the newsletter.

The last newsletter was very good, and I hope that your readers send in tons of articles to keep you and Judy in business for a long time, as I keep introducing new readers to your publication.

submitted by: Barbara Warren Williams (WI '58)
gemdandy@htwc.biz
I went to Morgan Grade School in Stealey . My teachers were: 1st grade, Chestnut, 2nd grade McClung, 3rd Grade, Israel, 4th Grade, Malone, 5th grade, Mrs. Micheaux and 6th grade, Ms. Matthews. They were all wonderful teachers. The principal was Mr.Sheets. The school is no longer standing.

submitted by: Wayne Winters (WI /Huntington HS '66)
Wwinters@ix.netcom.com
Alta Vista---Latin equivalent of High View---Elementary in the best neighborhood in 26301 ---Broad Oaks!

Let me see the teacher query 1st grade Miss Nutter 2d grade Mrs. Bonnert --3d grade (split 3d and 4th grade class) Miss Robinson 4th Mrs. Loretta Mazzie, 5th Miss Morrow and 6th grade mornings Mrs. Virginia Williams and afternoons Geography and math from our Alta Vista principal who parked his "57 chevy on the hill and took off the first week of deer season, Bunner Palmer.

I left WI as a junior and graduated in 1966 at Huntington High on 8th street between 9th and 10 Ave.

A post here on the newsletter says Alta Vista was destroyed by fire.

submitted by: Toni Sprouse Erchak (VHS '57)
toni@erchak.com
Although my mind keeps trying to depart my body, I still remember grade school at Summit Park. The first principal we had was Mr. Landacre and later we had a very nice gentleman named Burlyn Rector. My first grade teacher was a lovely, elderly lady named Mrs. MacGregor. (I say "elderly" but she was probably not as old as I am now and I think I'm young.) Second grade was Hazel Miles, whose goal was to see how many kids she could paddle. I got two of them and I was a good kid. If she left the room and there was commotion, you got spanked even if you weren't involved. Third grade was Martha Corder - very nice. Florence Berisford was fourth grade and she was also nice. Also liked Mary Fury, our fifth grade teacher. In sixth grade, we had J. K. Musser, a very enthusiastic and patriotic gentleman, who was about my grandmother's age.

I am not sure whether they still have classes in that building.

I meant to thank you again for all your hard work. I am one of the readers who enjoys the fruit of your labor, but who does not contribute. Shame on me! There - I did it for you

EDITOR'S NOTE: After reading the letter above from Toni Sprouse Erchak, I wrote to Freddie Layman to see if he could tell me anything about Summit Park Grade School. Freddie should be known as PROFESSOR CLARKSBURG - if you have a question, you can ask him, he will find the answer. Thanks Freddie! And here Toni is the REST OF THE STORY!

SUMMIT PARK GRADE AND JR. HIGH SCHOOL
submitted by: Fred G. Layman (VHS '46)
FGL46VHS@AOL.COM
The first school built in Summit Park area was called Despard School which was built in 1916. The principal was Joseph James. In 1923 the Summit Park Jr. High School opened next to the Despard Grade School. Mr. James became the first principal of this new school. Later a grade school opened and became Summit Park Grade School. The first principal was a Virginia Bauld. The school was closed in the spring of 1993. When the grade school closed the students then were bused to Nuttter Fort. The high school students had a choice of going to Liberty, R-W or W I. They were all later transferred to the new Robert C. Byrd High School. The school was sold at a public auction for $25,000. The property was bought by Oral. E. Henderson, Jr. and family. Part of the school is used for parties, community affairs and youth activities. Here is a list of the Jr. High School principals through the years:

JOSEPH JAMES - 1916 (First at the Despard School)
M.P. BOYLES - 1932
FORREST POLING - 1935
HAROLD JENKINS - 1938
FOUNTIE WILLIAMS - 1943
BURYLN RECTOR - 1950
L.R. "PAT" HALL - 1952
FRANK GIAQUINTA - 1960
SAM IAQUINTO - 1965
DOUGLAS ROBBINS - LAST YEAR - 1984

submitted by: Polly Costlow Dennison (WI '45)
pcdenn@yahoo.com
This month you asked us to respond to some questions about our memories of grade school. I am Polly Costlow Dennison, WI 1945 graduate, and I started school at Morgan Grade School in 1933. My first grade teacher was Miss Lucy Thomas. She taught my four younger sisters* and was my son Steve's** first grade teacher, also. In second grade, my teacher was a Miss Pritchard. In third grade, I was fortunate to be in the first class that Miss Dorothy Wright taught in Morgan School. She has been lauded in the newsletter by many writers. My oldest daughter, Rhonda - (WI 1970), also was fortunate to be in her third grade class. In the fourth grade, I had Miss (? Helen) Myers and also had her again in Central for History Class. Her father, Ernie Myers, was a barber on Milford St. for many years. The fifth grade classes were held in the two separate buildings located on each side of the school. Miss Bertha Stout was my teacher in the fifth grade. She also taught my son, but then she was Mrs. Bertha Stout Brown. Miss Kathryn Anglin was my teacher in the sixth grade. She was also the Glee Club director of grades 5 and 6. In the sixth grade we got to exchange classes every day. I think Miss Anglin taught all sixth graders English and Miss Matthews taught us all geography. Mr. Howard M. Wolverton was the principal of Morgan. He served one more year after my days there and upon his retirement was replaced by Mr. Philip Sheets in 1940.

All four of my children attended Morgan Grade School and are all WI graduates--classes of 1968, 1970, 1977, and 1990. My granddaughter, Vanessa Riley, also received her start in Morgan, but moved out of WV after finishing Junior High at Central. I want to share another fact. My mother, Anna Gladys Davies Costlow graduated in the WI Class of 1916 -- the second class to graduate from the school.

Morgan Grade School is no longer standing. It served many children in the Stealey area of Clarksburg and had a good reputation as a school. Children from the Davisson Run area also attended until the mid-50's when the school had a large increase in enrollment due to "baby boomers" and the bus students were transferred to Towers School. After Nutter Fort Primary and Intermediate School opened, Morgan School was torn down. The gym, a new addition to the school, was left and it still serves the community as a recreation center.

*Helen Costlow Simpson -- WI grad 1951, Wilma Jo Costlow Allman -- WI grad 1953, Carol Sue Costlow Reager -- WI grad 1955 and Dolores Costlow Wall -- WI grad 1958 **Steven Dennison -- WI grad 1968

I think my family was very lucky to live in the Stealey neighborhood and have Morgan School to give us all a good start on our educational journey.

Thanks again for all the work you do to provide us with this newsletter. We really appreciate it!

REMEMBER TO VOTE

Kate Smith singing "GOD BLESS AMERICA" should encourage everyone to vote.
GOD BLESS AMERICA

CONGRATULATIONS
TO
JOY GREGORIE STALNAKER (WI 1959)
AND
JOHN DE FAZIO (RW 1960)
John DeFazio and Joy were married on September 10, 2010 in the Horner United Methodist Church in Lewis County. They are now living at Lakeland Terrace in Bridgeport, WV.

John's first wife, Shirley Moore (WI 1961) passed away in November 2003 from complications of diabetes. Joy's husband Daryl Stalnaker also passed away a few years ago.

Best wishes to both of you!

SUBJECTS FOR DECEMBER
? Morgan Grade School and the principal Mr. Philip Sheets. Tell us some of your fond memories of Mr. Sheets.

? Do you remember any of the things you sold as money makers when in school? For what organization were you selling? What grade were you in? What did you sell? What was the money used for?

? Mother's cooking is/was always best? Was your mother a great cook? If you could have your mother cook you a meal, what would you ask her to prepare for you?

? December is our next newsletter---What is your favorite song for Christmas or your December holiday?

? What Christmas present that you received surprised you the most? For me, I was most surprised when my husband gave me a car for Christmas; it was a little red Toyota Celica which was the car of my dreams! What is the best surprise that you ever received for Christmas?

THOSE WHO GAVE
Steven Chapnick Thank you for your cash gift to the WIN Scholarship.

David L. Grimes (WI 1953) Thanks you for your generous check to the WIN Scholarship.

Thomas Keenan (WI 1949) IN MEMORY OF JOE HINKLE, friend and best man, who believed that life should be fun and not to be taken too seriously

Write your checks to: Roleta Meredith c/o WIN Scholarship

Please send your check to:

Roleta Meredith
3201 Charles MacDonald Dr.
Sarasota, FL 34240

THANK YOU!

Indicate that you want quilt tickets.

REUNION NEWS
CLASS OF 1961 MAKING REUNION PLANS
submitted by: John Teter (WI '61)
JATeter@aol.com
The WI, class of 1961, has already started having reunion committee meetings to plan our "BIG ONE" reunion (our 50th).

We are missing a total of 6 of our classmates from 1961, and thought that perhaps some of your readers might know of their whereabouts. I have exhausted all of my search engines and efforts, and just have not been able to find the following classmates:

Linda Lea Brown
Nancy Diamond
Johnda Sue Rudd
Patricia Mae Taylor
William Lee Taylor
Roger Elton "Toby" Wise

If anyone knows anything about these missing classmates, could you please send me an E-mail to JATeter@aol.com, so that I can pursue getting in touch with them to make sure that they have the opportunity to join us for our 50th class reunion next summer.

I am expecting that some of the addresses that the reunion committee has from our last reunion have changed, and some people have not kept me informed of their changes. I feel that the current E-mail addresses that I have for people are accurate, as I send out a notice to all of the class of 61 that I have E-mail addresses for, notifying them that the newest WI Newsletter is available for reading. I have created a web site for the class of 1961 (http://www.wihs1961.com), and there is a link on the opening page of the web site to retrieve a change of information form to send to me. For those of you that have changed information and have not sent it to me, could you please send it to my E-mail address listed above.

WI ALUM IN CLARKSBURG COMMUNITY THEATER PRODUCTION
submitted by: Steve Goff (WI '72)
sgoff53@hotmail.com
With Rex Kelch directing (WI Class of '78), and comic Steve Goff (WI Class of '72) portraying an Irish, Boston cop; the Clarksburg based Act Two Theater Productions will be presenting the comedy/farce "I Take This Man", over the first two weekends of November, 2010.

The show will run Thursday thru Sunday the first weekend (Nov. 4-7); and Friday thru Sunday the second weekend (Nov. 12-14). This is a dinner-theater production and will be held at the YWCA (305 Washington Ave.) which is directly behind the Harrison County Courthouse. Dinner and the show just $16; show only, $10.

Rex and Steve are both veterans of community theater productions. Rex has not only directed a number of shows, he also specializes in the set construction/tech component of putting on a show. Steve has had numerous roles over the years, mostly as a comedic character actor. He last appeared in Clarksburg, on stage, in a very different kind of role when he portrayed the title character, notorious Harrison County serial killer Harry Powers, in "The Harry Powers Murder Mystery".

According to Steve, "This show is hysterical. A case of mistaken identity with slap stick action, nifty word play, and a number of very funny bits. Dinner and a great show for $16...now that's a deal. Support the arts and say hello to a couple of WI grads.

For ticket information and more details: http://act2theatre.org/

HIGH SCHOOL GOVERNMENT DAY

Above is a picture sent by Fred Alvaro (WI 1959)

Front row: (?), Judy Noe (NDHS), Holly Furbee (WI 1959), Diana Nose (RW), John Thomas (NDHS 1960), Dave Horner(WI 1959)

2nd row: Ed DeVoge (RW), Jack Keeley (ND), Fred Alvaro (WI 1959), Jim Mazzie (RW), (?), Fred Kroll (ND

If you recognize anyone pictured above and not named, or you can supply married names of females or any years missing, please write to Roleta1@aol.com. Thank you

submitted by: Joe Tipper (VHS '58)
jtipper@electricities.org
The gentleman on the left is Bill Kaska, (VHS 1959) and in the back row second from the right is Dr. Richard Hess, (VHS 1959)

submitted by: Bob Schneider (VHS '59)
bobschneider7@yahoo.com
Believe those missing from last issue's Government Day in 59 were front row Bill Kaska of Victory & second row Rick Hess.

OBITUARIES
submitted by: CHARLIE MEANS (WI '50)
MARCI MEANS
(Marci was Charlie's wife) Dear Friends:

I am terribly sorry to tell you that Marcie passed away Wednesday, Oct 20, 2010. We were on our way to Jacksonville to her doctor and she died in the back seat of our car. Barry was driving. Several nurses at the Dr.'s office tried to help, EMT took her to St. Luke's hospital but she could not be saved. God bless her. She loved you all so very much.

Marcie will be interred at Florida Memorial Funeral Home, 5950 South U.S. Highway 1, Rockledge, Fl. 32955.. Service Thursday, October 28th at 11am.

You all are certainly welcome but I understand that circumstances will prevent some from attending so your love and prayers will suffice.

Our love to all
Charlie

ROCKLEDGE, Fla. - Marceline Means, 78, passed away on Wednesday, October 20, 2010. Born in Clarksburg, WV, she was the daughter of George and Caroline Fernandez of Hepzibah, WV, and a member of the Presbyterian Church.

Her family moved to Brevard County in 1995. She worked for American Greeting Cards as a card merchandiser.

Marcie is survived by her husband, Charles Means; son, Barry Means; granddaughter, Katie Raynaud; great-granddaughter, Isabella, both of Orange County, CA; and sister, Joyce Dunn of Deerfield Beach, FL.

THURMETTA LOU COTTRILL DYE (RW 1950)
Thurmetta Lou Cottrill Dye flew gently into the arms of her heavenly family and Saviour on October 5, 2010, after a long and courageous battle with an extended illness.

Thurmetta was born on May 21, 1932, in Akron, Ohio, to the late Tressie A. Cottrill Winemiller and Thurman F. Cottrill.

MARSHA DAWSON PEASAK (WI)
Marsha Dawson Peasak, 52, died on October 5, 2010, at West Virginia University Hospital's Ruby Memorial. She was the daughter of the late Ralph W. and Frankie Lee Howard Dawson. She is survived by her husband, David Peasak.

Also surviving are one son, U.S. Army Sgt. Michael Urso, stationed at Fort Polk, La.; two sisters, Brenda Dawson (John) Bolter, and Melissa Dawson (Jamie) Knicely and one brother, Kevin Dawson; two stepsons, Tim and David Peasak; her former husband Gary Urso; nieces and nephews and several friends. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by one brother, Eric Dawson.

FRANK JOSEPH SIPKO, SR (WI)
Frank Joseph Sipko, Sr., 85, passed away on October 2, 2010. He was the son of the late Joseph Sipko and Anna Shultz Sipko. He is survived by his wife of 63 years Mary Rose Karakiozis Sipko.

Mr. Sipko was a veteran of the United States Army, having served during WWII in the 171st Engineering Combat Battalion throughout France, Germany and Belgium, and he also took part in the Battle of the Bulge. Mr. Sipko was also employed by Hazel Atlas and Newell Glass Company with 35 years of service, where he was a glass supervisor.

PETE WILLIAMS (WI)
Pete Williams, age 87, of Clarksburg, passed away on October 2, 2010, following a brief illness. He was the son of the late Frank Williams and Mary Teresa Esposito Williams.

His wife, Catherine Heatherly Williams, whom he married August 10, 1947, preceded him in death July 6, 2009. He was a veteran of World War II, having served in the South Pacific with the United States Army.

RICHARD ALAN WALKER (Bridgeport HS 1981)
Mr. Richard Alan Walker, 47 died on Friday, October 8, 2010, at West Virginia University Hospital's Ruby Memorial in Morgantown, WV. He was born March 28, 1963, in Clarksburg, WV, the son of the late John P. and Bonnie D. Wallace Walker.

He was a 1981 graduate of Bridgeport High School and a 1983 graduate of the West Virginia State Police Academy. He worked for several years as an officer with the Clarksburg Police Department.

BETTY JOANNE VALDEZ (BRIDGEPORT HS)
Betty Joanne Valdez, 77, passed away in Bridgeport, WV on October 13, 2010. She was born in Bridgeport in 1933, a daughter of the late Melvin Guy and Hilda Madge Morrison Nicholson.

On June 12, 1954, she married Angel Valdez, who preceded her in death on April 4, 2009. Betty was a graduate of Bridgeport High School and had previously worked at Rolland Glass and BF Specialty.

EDWIN WADE ASH (VICTORY 1953)
Edwin Wade Ash, 75 of Tulsa, Oklahoma, formerly of Clarksburg died October 20, 2010 due to a fatal fall while visiting friends in Clarksburg, WV. He was the son of the late Zenith W and Louise Malfregeot Ash. He is survived by his wife Barbara Ellen William Ash, whom he married in 1961. He is survived by two sons Chip Ash and Scott Ash; two daughters, Gwen Fidler and Elizabeth Woolington.

After graduation from Victory in 1953, he attended WVU and Salem College and graduated from Tulsa Law School in 1965.

BERTHA ROSE MARRA (NDHS)
Barbara Rose Marra, 60, of Clarksburg, passed away October 21, 2010, at her residence surrounded by her family. Barbara was born October 23, 1948, in Clarksburg, the daughter of the late Joe "Coach" Marra and Virginia Lopez Marra of Clarksburg.

Barbara was a graduate of Notre Dame High School.

SUE ANN ROLLINS (WI 1949)
Sue Ann Rollins, age 79, died, Oct. 11, 2010. She was the daughter of the late Oscar F. Heater and Marie (Lewis) Heater. She received her undergraduate degree in social work from West Virginia Wesleyan, Class of 1977.

BERNARD J. FOLIO

West Virginia businessman Bernard J. Folio, 82 years old, passed away Thursday afternoon, October 21, 2010, following a lengthy illness.

Born February 10, 1928, in Clarksburg, of the late Joe and Catherine Bellotte Folio.

He was a graduate of Washington Irving High School and West Virginia University. Folio served in the U.S. Army during the Korean Conflict. On October 28, 1955, he wed Kathryn Andrew of Weston, who preceded him in death in 1996 after 40 years of marriage.

Folio is survived by six children and their spouses, Kathryn V. Folio of Fairmont, Joseph and Lee Ann Folio of Clarksburg, Michael Folio of Charleston, Victor Folio of Clarksburg, Patrick Folio of Atlanta, Georgia, and Maria and Michael Patrick of Morgantown.

He is also survived by his two sisters, Lena Romeo of Westport, Connecticut, and Diana and Dr. Alvin Watne of Marietta, Georgia; his sister-in-law, Ada Andrew of Turlock, California; as well as several nieces and nephews and great-nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his brothers-in-law, Dr. John Andrew and Dr. Tony Romeo.

Folio began his career with the Ray C. Call Company. In 1963, he and his wife created Explosives Inc., which was the second wholesaler in the United States for DuPont Company products. During this time, he helped establish the West Virginia Surface Mining Association, for which he served on the board of directors and served as chairman of the associate division.

In 1975, Folio purchased a beer distribution company in Morgantown and renamed it North Central Distributors. Instrumental in the change of wine distribution laws in 1981, Folio soon thereafter opened warehouses statewide, where operations continue in the following cities: Clarksburg, Charleston and Shepherdstown.

During the 1970s and 1980s, Folio was a co-owner of the Tropicana Hotel & Casino Resort in Las Vegas, Nevada. It was there that he made many contacts that helped during the early years of the West Virginia Italian Heritage Festival. Proud of his Italian ancestry, he was a first-generation Italian American and one of the Festival's original founders in 1979.

Folio was instrumental in bringing entertainment such as Jerry Vale to Clarksburg. He also encouraged his good friend, the late Joe DiMaggio, to be the Festival parade's first grand marshal. The "Yankee Clipper" was a regular visitor to the area since they had first met in the mid 1970s through the early 1990s.

MIKE TRICOT (WI 1956)

Michael T. Tricot, 72, of Warren, Ohio, died Tuesday, Oct. 26, 2010.

He was born in Clarksburg, W.Va., a son of the late Eudore A. and Josephine V. Coffindaffer Tricot. Michael married Margaret Frantz on Oct. 26,1994.

He was employed as a director at the YMCA for 37 years, retiring in 1993. Michael was an avid hunter, enjoyed doing yard work and was an animal lover.

Surviving are his wife, Margaret; stepsons, Frank Bostardi of Florida and Terry (Jessica) Bostardi of Braceville; one brother, Tom Tricot of Clarksburg, W.Va.; and a stepgranddaughter, Sydney Cremeans.

"MIKE TRICOT, CLASS OF 1956"
submitted by: Dr. C. R. Thomas (WI '56)
DrCRThomas@zoominternet.net
Those of you who grew up on the Hill in Clarksburg, West Virginia, probably have many memories. We had a lot of special friends back then during those Pre-Sputnik days that we can all still easily recall. But unfortunately, earlier today, we just lost one of our special friends--Mike Triccot, WI Class of 1956. His only brother, Tom Tricot, an accountant, called me on Tuesday, October 26, (last night at almost 10 sharp) to say that he had lost his older brother. Mike had kidney problems as most of you know. He was married to a nice lady named Margaret--and had been for years. Mike and Margaret lived in Warren, Ohio, where he had been the Director of the YMCA before he retired. Mike Tricot was always one guy on the Hill and at WI and no doubt every place he went who was "larger than life."

And growing up, we were all rather close to Mike and to each other. And most of us will have many happy memories of Mike. I'm rather stunned--ZONKED--right now after getting the sad news, so I'm not going to recount all of the memories that I personally have, but one does come to mind that was the first part of my essay My Days as an Early Morning Paper Boy, which Roleta Meredith published a few years ago in her WI Newsletter:

At the age of 10, I became a morning paper boy, initially helping Mike Tricot deliver his early morning papers downtown on Sundays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays, the three days of the week the papers were heaviest because of the advertisements and supplements. The alarm would go off at 5 AM those dark mornings, and not eating, I would be washed, dressed, and out the door in not much over 8 minutes. In the winter after an overnight snow, I would dress in layers - tee shirt, flannel shirt, two sweaters - the top one my father's too large, too bulky, slightly tattered, heavy navy wool sweater - skivvies (undershorts), heavy corduroy pants, two pairs of wool socks, and heavy laced-up boots. Over all this, I put on my warmest old coat, a long wool scarf wrapped around my neck and covering part of my face, and either two stocking caps pulled down over my ears or a heavy winter cap with two fur-covered flaps that snapped under my chin, and, of course, my gloves before I went out the front door. Usually, I would pause for a moment on my front porch to survey the grandeur and the unblemished beauty of the newly fallen snow illuminated by the bright street light and covering everything - lawns, sidewalks, street, cars, and the woods directly across from my home. Then - my empty canvas paper delivery bag slung over my left shoulder - I trudged through the snow, sometimes on the sidewalk . . . other times in the street. My solitary footprints were recorded in the snow as I walked to Tricot's house, and then the two of us headed for the bundle of the awaiting, "still-hot-off-the-presses" papers. Once there, we momentarily pulled our gloves off, then took turns warming our hands inside the bundled, still warm papers.

Take care of yourselves, and I hope all of you are doing well!!!! And whether you knew Mike Tricot or his brother Tom, please try to contact some of your own old friends from high school. The sooner the better! You won't find any better friends than people from Clarksburg you went to school with, people you grew up with. Somehow, old friends are always the best friends.

Sorry to give this sad news.

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