THE WI NEWSLETTER 11/14

THE WI NEWSLETTER


Editor: Roleta Smith Meredith Issue 183 November 2014






This month we are honoring all Veterans of our Armed Forces. Don’t forget, November 11, is Veteran’s Day. Don’t forget to fly your flag. Personally, I plan to make a trip to the National Cemetery which is located about 5 miles from my home. This will be my way of saying thank you for those who served and have died. And for you Veteran’s who served and are reading this, Judy and I thank you so much for serving to help keep this country free!

THE WI NEWSLETTER SALUTES THE FOLLOWING:

We thank the following from our area who served our country.
We salute them all.

Bates, Dave (WI 1951) retired as a Lieutenant Colonel after 28 years in the U.S. Air Force



Bridge, Bob (WI 1956) US Air Force

I joined the Air Force in December of 1964 as a JAG. a uniformed lawyer. 28 years later I retired from active duty having traveled all over the world and lived, with my family, in several states and 3 foreign countries. This was a gratifying challenging experience. The men and women of the US armed forces, particularly those who actually see combat, are some of the finest citizens we have.



Bryan, Bill (R-W 1957) U.S. Navy June 1957-March 1961





Collins, Charles “Bud” (WI 1955) U.S. ARMY

I spent 17 months in Korea, 2 months in Vietnam and 5 months at Fort Hood Texas and 4 years in THE Army Reserves and discharged in 1966.




Cowgill, Glen (WI 1959) U.S. Air Force retired.





Criss, Donald (Victory 1954) US Marines

Mr. Criss served in the U.S. Marine Corps. for more than 30 years, retiring with the rank of Master Sergeant. He died on September 30, 2014 at the age of 78. His obituary appears later in this newsletter.



Harrison, John (WI 1956) U S Marine Corps

Greg Myers, Bob Kopp and I enlisted at the same time in the US Marine Corps. How I let those two talk me into that is a mystery I will never understand. Our late summer vacation was at Paris Island. We arrived just five weeks after one of the drill instructors marched his platoon into the swamp and five recruits drowned. I had a football scholarship to the Univ. of North Carolina just waiting for me. Oh well so goes life. I may have missed a bus or two but life has been wonderful for me.





Hustead, Art WW II, 5th Army under Mark Clark –passed away in 2013. The only one of 3 sons who survived serving in WWII. Pulled off front line as his two brothers had been killed in W W II



Hustead, Carl US Army killed in the war



Hustead, Joe Captain US Army killed in the war 6 months after his brother Carl was killed.



From: Jerry Hustead (WI 1963)

My grandparents lived on a 100 acre farm in Sardis. Granddad was a casket maker and a farmer. He would take care of the livestock including milking the cows before dawn then walk to the street car in Chiefton a distance of 3-4 miles to go to work at the Clarksburg Casket Co. everyday. They raised a family of 6, two girls and 4 sons. One daughter died when she was two years old the other graduated from Salem College during the depression.

They sent 3 of the 4 sons from the farm in Sardis to serve our country in WW ll. Grandma told me she remembered a knock on the door of the farm house, when she peaked around the curtain to look outside, she saw two uniformed soldiers, she knew one of her three sons had died it was Carl. She said six months later she was cleaning the front porch when she saw a black car with the Red Cross emblem on the side coming up the hill, she knew another one of her son's had died, this time it was her oldest son Captain Joe Hustead.

I can't imagine loosing one son let alone two. They must have been devastated.

The Army pulled my Dad off the front lines and he was reassigned when he reached Lake Como, Italy.

My Dad Art Hustead was the only son to return home alive. Dad was with the 5th Army under General Mark Clark. They landed at the Bay of Salerno in Italy and marched north liberating Italy from the Germans. In the wake 650,000 Germans were killed and 300,000 allied troops were lost. Dad said when they reached Lake Como in Italy the Italian and Swiss Alps reminded him of home and he cried. I lost my Dad and Mom last year.

Carol and I spent a month in Italy this year. I carried some of Dad's ashes with me. I scattered his ashes on a beautiful hillside over looking the lake with the Swiss Alps in the background. I bought Dad a WWII veteran cap, can't tell you how proud it made this son when people would come up to him shake his hand and say thank you. If they only knew the sacrifices his family made. On Veterans Day let us never forget the sacrifices not only the soldiers make but their families make as well for our country.



Keenan, Tom (WI 1949) 1st Lt. US Air Force
shadow1931@frontier.com

In the picture below, I am in front of the Kimpo Base Operations Building in Korea. I served a year there from September 1954 to September 1955 as a Forecaster in Base Weather. Thankfully, it was after the armistice and was only for one year, the Army tour was 18 months. However, spending a year on two square miles and away from friends and family, the experience leaves an impression that doesn’t leave you and allows you to understand how our troops felt and are feeling in Iraq and Afghanistan. However, after 59 years, the thrill and joy of seeing the Golden Gate and the clouds over the CA coast has never left me, nor, as I think, anyone who has returned Home after an isolated tour. I certainly respect and honor those that serve us today and wish them well.

"For the pikes must be together at the risin' of the moon"

Cheers to All,

PS I would welcome any calls from the Class of ‘49





Kinney, David Lawrence (WI 1951) U.S. Air Force 1953-1957

Great idea to recognize the veterans. I was in the US Air Force from 1953 to 1957. I served one year in Korea from 1954 to 1955. I have attached a picture that was taken at the K-9 Air Force Base out side of Pusan S. Korea.

I enjoy the news letter every month.





Kopp, Bob (WI 1956) U S Marine


Martin, James E. (WI 1959) U.S. ARMY


May, Bill Class of 1963. LT. COL., US Army, Retired in 1988 with 22 years. (and loved every minute of it.)





Myers, Greg (WI 1956) U S Marine Corps



Nutter, Jim (WI 1971) U S ARMY 1971-1973 & ARMY RESERVE 1975-1986 - Sargent First Class





Rosenthal, Barry (WI 1963) U. S. Marine

I was in the Marine Corps from 1966 to 1969. I served one year in Vietnam in 1967-1968. My dad probably saved my life although he didn't know it. He passed away on my way to Nam. He made me take typing at WI and I also had a 2 year business degree from OU. When I got to my first duty station at MCAS, Cherry Point they saw my typing skills and education and I stayed in administrative duties, even in Nam. I was drafted after I left OU and was able to enlist in the Marines. My claim to fame would be outshooting everyone at Parris Island. I was considering re-enlisting but I heard I would be sent back to NAM. I elected to finish my education at John Carroll Univ. in Cleveland. I was promoted too fast in the military but probably would have done very well. I am currently retired from IRS. ( I know, boo/hiss). I am currently being aided by Senator Sherrod Browns office in Cleveland in trying to get a Purple Heart (no records of my injury).

Semper Fi





Snyder, Mike (WI 1957) US MCR


Spangler, Manford Burton “Burt” , born 1920, WI class of 1938 enlisted before WW II and became a major in the Signal Corps serving on Patton’s Staff. (read more about this in the article, written by Dave Kuhl, later in this newsletter).



Spangler, Mirth Lester, born 1924, WI class of 1942 and served in the Army in the Philippines. (Read more about this in the article, written by Dave Kuhl, later in this newsletter).



Spangler, Robert Hutton “Bob”, born 1922, WI class of 1939 served in the CCC then enlisted in the Army Air Force. (Read more about this in the article, written by Dave Kuhl, later in this newsletter).



Tripper, Joe (Victory HS 1958) U.S. Air Force



Zickefoose, Rex (WI 1959) US Navy

He joined the U.S. Navy at the age of 17 in 1958. He is a Vietnam veteran and retired as a Master Chief in 1988. Since retirement Rex and wife Carol have made their home on a farm in Doddridge County. They are actively involved in the local V.F.W. and Lions Club.





THE SPANGLER BROTHERS AND WORLD WAR II

submitted by: Dave Kuhl (WI '62)
dbkuhl@bellsouth.net

The marriage of my aunt, Lena Estelle Kuhl, WI class of 1919, and her husband Manford Spangler produced three fine sons. All three, 100% of the Spangler brothers served in WW II. Their names are all on the veterans honor roll displayed at the school and also displayed in the 1945 WI yearbook.

Spangler, Manford Burton “Burt”, born 1920, WI class of 1938 enlisted before WW II and became a major in the Signal Corps serving on Patton’s Staff through the end of the war and stayed in Europe through 1946. He was a “high point man” in his unit and could have come home sooner. He chose to let men with families take his place so that they could come home sooner. He was later recalled to active duty for the Korean War and several additional time periods. Burt was a regular contributor to the WI newsletter until he died. Burt was on Omaha Beach on D-Day as a backup to another signal corps unit. Fortunately the other unit survived the landings and Burt returned to his duties with the decoy invasion force under Patton. His Signal Corps unit kept up a steady stream of fake message traffic to fool the Germans into thinking that they would be the real invasion force.

Spangler, Robert Hutton “Bob”, born 1922, WI class of 1939 served in the CCC then enlisted in the Army Air Force. Bob was initially a nose gunner then a crew chief flying bombers out of Libya and Sardinia. He was probably on the famous Ploesti Raid. Bob also flew into Yugoslavia to rescue downed air crews and was kissed on both cheeks by the King as the King pinned a medal on Bob. The King was later killed by Tito. Bob was shot down at least once and maybe as many as 4 times. He may be the bravest person that I have ever had the privilege to know. Bob died in 2004 on my Brother Arnold’s birthday. Bob had several interesting jobs after the war. He earned a degree at WVU and another at Mississippi State. He ended his colorful career at a high level position at North American Aviation (NAA). He was in charge of the supersonic wind tunnels at both the LAX and Downey facilities. His mother told my mother that Bob was either the Project Manager or Program Manager for the Apollo Command Module program for NAA. I have been trying to get exact titles and dates of service but have “hit a wall” in my research. It seems that NAA was changed to Rockwell and then bought out by Boeing. The Boeing museum which now holds the Apollo records seems to only have Boeing records. I have wanted to document exact dates and titles for an article for the WI newsletter on Bob. I have e-mailed retiree organizations for help. There is probably newspaper microfilm which would help. If anyone has a suggestion or would like to help, e-mail me at dbkuhl@bellsouth.net.

Spangler, Mirth Lester, born 1924, WI class of 1942, was named for his uncle Mirth Kuhl, WI class of 1923, and served in the Army in the Philippines. His unit was nicknamed the “Avengers of Bataan” by General Douglas MacArthur. Mirth is still living and is very reluctant to talk about his WW II experiences. Burt said that Mirth was the smallest guy in his outfit and had to carry the largest piece of equipment which was a mortar. Mirth contracted Malaria in the jungles of the Philippines. After the war Mirth completed a degree in Chemistry at WV Wesleyan and took some courses from WVU which were not available from Wesleyan. His career was as a chemist or chemical engineer for Firestone in California.

Coincidentally, the Spangler line has “daughtered out” in that none of these three brave men had any sons to carry on the Spangler name. Mirth had no children. Bob had one girl and Burt had three girls. Thus far, none of the daughters has shown any interest in helping with the research. Surprisingly, the brothers rarely talked to each other about their war experiences and I seemed to know more about them than the surviving brothers knew. I saved all of Burt’s e-mails of consequence and will one day review them again to see if there is anything worthy of sharing with the newsletter readers. Burt told my father that he was present when Patton liberated a death camp. But, he told me that he did not remember it. I think the experience was so awful that he blocked it out of his mind. Later an e-mail went around about Ike saying that people would one day deny that the Holocaust ever happened. Burt then e-mailed me that he remembered it. The way the signal corps units worked, unit A would provide message traffic to the headquarters unit until the headquarters unit moved. Then Unit B would set up near the new location. After Unit B was setup, Unit A would tear down and move to support the next movement of the headquarters unit of Patton’s 3rd Army. Consequently, Burt being in charge of Unit A had periods where he was out of touch with what was going on. I asked Burt if he knew anything about Patton’s attempt to rescues his son-in-law from a German POW camp well behind the lines. He said he did not remember that but may have been in the shut down mode when that occurred. He did give me some Patton stories which I will relate in a later e-mail to the newsletter.



I LOVE THIS PICTURE AND WANTED TO SHARE WITH YOU

This picture has been on Face Book but some of you don’t have F B so I wanted to share this. The most beautiful flower in the world all painted up with the colors of the most wonderful country in the world. A gorgeous rose to honor those who served our country.





DO THIS FOR A WOUNDED SERVICEMAN

When filling out your Christmas Cards this year, take a card and send it to this address:

A Recovering American Serviceman
C/0 Walter Reed Army Medical Center
6900 Georgia Ave
NW Washington, D.C. 20307-5001

Please do this and pass it on to others. These men deserve a card and maybe a note from us to show our appreciation.



QUILTS OF VALOR

submitted by: Gig Selby Meredith (WI '62)

Quilters and quilt groups all over the United States work individually or as group to produce quilts to present to military veterans. The mission of the Quilt of Valor Foundation is to cover all combat service members and veterans touched by war with a comforting and healing Quilt of Valor. In 2014 the 100,000th quilt was completed and presented to a veteran.

Some local material shops participate by donating fabrics and supplies. There are organizations like the American Legion help raise funds to help purchase backing fabrics and batting materials.

Many of our quilters for the WIN quilt participate.

I work with a group that is located in St. Clairsville, Ohio. We also meet in Moundsville, WV with a few like me who live in WV. The name of the group is the Ohio Valley Quilts of Valor. Our group meets several times per month. Some people get busy cutting strips of fabric. Others arrange kits to be given to quilters. They take these home and stitch the quilt tops. When completed there are longarm quilters who donate their time to do the quilting.

If anyone wants to request a Quilt of Valor they can go to the QOV Foundation. There are links where you can put in a request. You can also find a state organization with links as well.

The organization founded in 2003 by Catherine Roberts of Seaford, DE. There is a website that shows more about that organization.



submitted by: Mary Liz Custer Carder (WI '54)

This past spring my quilt guild, Smoky Hill Quilt Club, in Aurora, Colorado, had as a goal to make twenty quilts to be given to wounded warriors through Quilts of Valor. We met our goal. This was mine. I named it "Foursquare. " Not only is this name descriptive of the pattern design, it conveys a person marked by strong conviction, honest, straightforward, and bold, a Foursquare Hero.







HOLIDAY GIFTS FOR WOUNDED VETERANS

submitted by: Kitty Sager
kittyinsuncity@yahoo.com



While I have completed over 50 quilts for Veterans in years past, this year I discovered a new venture. A long-time friend of mine came to our small quilt bee this month and demonstrated how to make Christmas stockings and “saddlebags” for wheel chairs and walkers. At Christmas, we will give them to Wounded Veterans at the Walterboro Veteran’s Home (about 50 miles from Hilton Head) and the Walter Read Hospital in Bethesda. She also gave us a pattern for a little girl’s purse. If the Veteran’s family happens to be around, the purse will be given to a little girl. I chose to make the “saddle-bags and purses as the Sun City group had made enough stockings. In total we will have over 50 of each kind. The picture shows me with the “saddle-bags” and a purse.

EDITOR’S NOTE: Kitty is one of the WIN Scholarship Quilt volunteers who make a square each year for the quilt. She also helps sell a lot of tickets each year at the annual Clarksburg Reunion Picnic. Kitty is married to Don Sager (WI 1956)



IN HONOR OF THOSE WHO HAVE SERVED IN THE ARMED FORCES
SO MANY GAVE THEIR ALL

I have received this from several people. This is the perfect place to share this with you In.2011 the West Virginia University Marching Band honored the Armed Forces at their half time presentation. They presented it again this year.

This has gone viral on youtube.com. It has been viewed over 4 million times.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MjPmmCtHmfE








AUTUMN WAS BEAUTIFUL IN WEST VIRGINIA THIS YEAR

Unknown photographer
Picture taken from Dolly Sods at sunset





NOVEMBER MYSTERY PICTURE



submitted by: Willard F. (Bud) Wheelock II (WI '60)

Sorry I couldn't make it to the centennial but the hotel prices in the area are nothing short of outrageous.

The mystery picture is of the building on Main Street when it housed the JC Penney store before they moved and the Hopeless Gas Co. took over.



submitted by: Bob Kramer (WI '65)

It is the old JC Penny building on Main Street. It was built on the site of the old Arcade Building that was destroyed by fire.



submitted by: Bob Angotti (NDHS '75)

I believe this is the JC Penny building on Main Street in Clarksburg where I bought most of my clothes back in the day. You could enter from Main Street in front or from Washington Ave in the back. That's of course when the town was very active.



submitted by: Ted Wolfe (WI '74)

The picture is what used to be JC Penney's. I think Hope Gas (or what ever they call their self now) has offices in it, or at least did for a while. I have heard it was built where the Arcade was, but that was before my time. My mother worked there for a short time when I was in High School. I never shopped there much, but I did get a shirt and tie for my senior picture there.



submitted by: Wayne White (WI '60)

The trivia picture is the JC Penny store on Main Street.. It was a great place to shop but they moved to the Meadowbrook Mall in Bridgeport, WV. This was one of the main stores in Clarksburg, The building now is owned by the GNC Gas Company and where they have their offices.



submitted by: John Cooper (WI '51)

Well now, I was all a long time trying to think of the right answer,..but suddenly now have come up with....Perhaps the J.C.Penny store on Main Street where the Arcade was located before it burned.



submitted by: Patty Rogers Hood (WI '50)

I think this is the J. C. Penney store that replaced the Arcade building. It was a short cut from Washington Ave. to Main St.



submitted by: Gladys Williams (WI '71)

That is a picture of JC Penneys when it was on Main St. in Clarksburg. My mother worked there when I was in Jr. High School. I remember the store being open on Monday evenings so my sister and I would go to my grandmothers house for dinner.



submitted by: Susanna Shaffer Lancaster (ND '65)

This is the JC Penney Store. The manager loaned me a hat to wear in a style show I was in as a student of the Home Ec Class. I think it was in 1963 or 1964. I also worked in the store during the Christmas season that year.



submitted by: Steve Griffith (NDHS 1960)

When "Jacque Penay Designer Clothes" came to town I shopped there often, as did my wife. Downtown Clarksburg was still viable as a shopping center.

JC Penney was located on Main Street at the former location of the Arcade, between Main Street and Washington Avenue.

JC Penney occupied the space of the burned out Arcade, which, if memory serve me correctly, and I can only remember a few of the businesses: Aaron's Shoe Store; United Sound; and I am drawing blanks from my memory.

I shopped at Penney's a lot before they moved to the Mall. This would have been in the early 60's and into the 70's (I think).



submitted by: Jim Alvaro (WI '56)

Although I was gone from Clarksburg when this place was built, I remember the large store front and when you walked into the store and walked towards the back, there were stairs going up to the second level. That second level was due to the elevation of the Arcade Building which the store replaced. I think it was J.C. Pennys.



submitted by: Karen Poe Alvaro (Bridgeport HS ' 59)

The mystery store is the JC Penney Dept store that replaced the arcade on downtown Main Street. I used to go there frequently during my lunch hour when I was employed with Nationwide Insurance whose office was downtown Clarksburg. I was very glad for Clarksburg to have a new large department store.



submitted by: Joe Tipper (VHS '58)

This looks like the J.C. Penney building on Main Street. It replaced the old Arcade.



submitted by: Lyle Corder (RW '57)

Of course the picture is of J.C. Penney's on Main St. The famous Arcade was there before it burned. Penny's was the first place I ever established credit. I really liked the store and our daughter is now the manager of their store in Parkersburg.



submitted by: Bryan McIntyre (WI '65)

It looks like JC Penney. When my family moved to "WI territory" the summer before my sophomore year, one of my new neighbors was Mike Rector (WI 64 RIP). He told my mom that I would need to get some button-down collar shirts to wear to school so she gave me the money and said to go to Penneys. Mike went with me and I bought 3 light blue short-sleeved shirts, all the same. When I got home I found out that shopping was not my expertise and the next day I took back two of the shirts and got one white and one light yellow.



submitted by: Mary Ann Donato (WI '56)

I think the picture if JC Penny. They built a store at the bottom of The Arcde. So we couldn't walk up through the Arccade to Wi.



submitted by: Steve Beatty (WI '73)

This is the old JC Penney's store on Main Street in Clarksburg. I paid $7 for Carole King's Tapestry album there in 1972, but my mother took us shopping there for many years before that. It fell victim, like other downtown department stores, to the shopping malls not long after.



submitted by: Mary Jane Laurent Post (WI '47)

It is the J. C. Penny’s store. Picture below is of Ann Toothman and me. I really enjoy the Newsletter. You do a great job.



Ann Toothman - Mary Jane Laurent



MYSTERY PICTURE FOR DECEMBER



Can you identify the above picture? Please take a guess, I only print the correct ones. If you want to play our game, write your guess to Roleta1@aol.com.

Please add a memory and include your name, school and year of graduation.



Sports editor is Bill Meredith (Monongah HS 1957) billmere@aol.com
Thanks to Bill for all of his effort and devotion to the WI Newsletter.
(and to me)



NO TIME TO PANIC

Just a few thoughts on what was a very tough loss to TCU on Saturday.

I continue to be amazed at how fragile Clint Trickett really is. He is listed at 185 lbs., but everyone doubts that he is that heavy. Maybe 165 lbs., but not 185. Every time he is sacked, I hold my breath. Even though he had one of his poorer games this week, let's face it, without him, WVU would be just another losing team.

I don't like the "new" play calling. I believe in the old saying about staying with what got you there. By abandoning the pass late in the game, WVU invited the heartbreaking loss which resulted. I know Trickett was having problems and the wind was a factor, but becoming one-dimensional cost us the game.

We won two games with last second field goals, so I guess we had one coming. Now we know how the Maryland and Texas Tech fans felt after those games. The older I get, the more I've realized that the sun will still come up tomorrow, regardless of how badly I feel after a loss.

Finally, the coaches need to be very careful not to let this loss ruin a good season. Texas is primed to finish the season strong and would love to catch the Mountaineers feeling sorry for themselves. Kansas State will be primed to make the playoffs and Iowa State can salvage some bragging rights by upsetting WVU. There are no easy games in the Big 12. By winning out, this team can prove how good they really are and get into a top bowl game.

Have you enjoyed the season, so far? Have you changed your mind about the coaches? Write to me and give me your thoughts on the Mountaineers or any other team.

Bill (billmere@aol.com)



HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL

With one week to go before the playoffs, Bridgeport leads all of the local teams with a record of 8--1. Their only loss was a close one to Wheeling Park. They should be a tough out in the playoffs.

Other top teams in the area include University at 9--1, R C Byrd and Lewis County, both at 7--2. RCB has won five in a row, while Lewis Co. has only lost close games to RCB and University. However, Notre Dame has won seven in a row, after losing their first two games and also stands at 7--2. ND topped a previously undefeated Clay-Battelle team this week.

Top small schools are Doddridge County and Clay-Battelle at 8--1.

Liberty stands at 5--5, South Harrison at 5--4 and Lincoln at 2--7. In a surprise, Morgantown is having a tough year. They finished their season by losing to crosstown rival University and ended at 4--6.

If history tells us anything, expect Bridgeport, Notre Dame and RCB to bring home more wins in the playoffs. If you follow high school football, write me about your thoughts on the season, especially if you have attended games in the Clarksburg area this season.

Bill (billmere@aol.com)



To Bill:

Last Saturday was probably the best day ever in the history of football in Mississippi. The University of Mississippi Ole Miss Rebels football team was ranked No. 11 and beat the Alabama Crimson Tide which was ranked No. 1 in one poll and No. 2 in another. The Mississippi State Bull Dogs were ranked No. 12 and defeated No. 6 ranked Texas A & M Many in the top 10 lost, so, these two Mississippi schools have jumped way up the ranking scale.

USM, the other prominent Mississippi school, lost.

Dave Kuhl, W I 1962

Reply To Dave:

I don't believe the two major teams in Mississippi have ever been ranked higher than they have been this year. Ole Miss was No. 3 until their loss to LSU, while Miss. St. is No. 1 as I write this. I believe it is good for football for some of the lesser known teams to rise to the top for a change. Good luck to both programs for the rest of the season.

Thanks for the note.

Bill (billmere@aol.com)



To Bill:

I started watching the WVU game on Saturday (UGA was off this weekend), and when I turned the WVU game on, WVU was ahead 14 - 0. So, as I continued watching it, the score went to 14 - 10, so I TURNED IT OFF!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I was afraid Oklahoma State was trying to impress ME!

I saw in the paper yesterday that WVU actually won AGAIN 34 - 10.

John Teter, W I 1961

Reply To John:

You should have watched the 2nd half. The WVU defense played well again and actually iced the game with a late pick six. There actually is light at the end of the tunnel.

Thanks for the note.

Bill (billmere@aol.com)



To Bill:

My wife is in the hospital again. A male nurse from Monongah, WV, named Bobby, whom I have become friends with, saw her name on the patient list and came in to chat, while another nurse was still checking her in. We got loud yakking about football and my wife and the other nurse jokingly told us to go out in the hall. Bobby's mother went to grade school in Fairmont and she has a group picture of her standing next to Nick Saban in grade school.

I knew that Nick was from WV but had not researched exactly where. He was born in Fairmont to Nick Lou Saban, Sr. and his wife, Mary. Nick grew up and graduated from high school near the small community of Monongah. He is married to Terry Constable. They have two children, a son, Nicholas, and a daughter, Kristen. He is a devout Roman Catholic and attends Mass before games.

Dave Kuhl, W I 1962

To Dave:

I'm sorry to hear that your wife is in the hospital. However, I appreciate the interesting story about Nick Saban. As you may or may not know, I grew up in Monongah and went to school there, so I am very interested in hearing stories about Nick, who is Monongah High School's most famous alumnus. I believe his wife went to East Fairmont to school. Nick has made his home state proud of him and continues the long line of famous college football coaches from north central West Virginia. He has not forgotten where he came from. I have heard many stories about his generosity to his former home area. As I've always said, you can take a boy out of West Virginia, but you can't take West Virginia out of a boy. The same can be said for our beautiful WVa girls.

Bill (billmere@aol.com)



Below is an interesting article written by Berry Tramel of the Daily Oklahoman. Although many fans have complained about WVU going to the Big 12, Mr. Tramel makes a pretty good case that it is working for all concerned. Enjoy.

West Virginia has a genuine love for the Big 12
Sometimes, even arranged marriages can lead to true love.
And romance certainly has bloomed on the Appalachian side of the Big 12.

By Berry Tramel Daily Oklahoman


Oliver Luck sat in his office a few weeks ago and smiled when asked about his school’s still relatively- new conference.

“Love it,” said the West Virginia athletic director. “Love the Big 12.”

He’s not the only one in the Mountain State.

West Virginia and the Big 12 eloped three years ago next Tuesday. A marriage of convenience, no doubt. The Big 12 needed a high-profile school. West Virginia needed a high-profile conference. The 1,120 miles from Oklahoma City to Morgantown be damned.

But sometimes, even arranged marriages can lead to true love. And romance certainly has bloomed on the Appalachian side of the Big 12.

“I love that WVU is in the Big 12, and all of the WVU alums and fans I talk with feel the same way,” said Greg Todd, a Mountaineer fan from Carlisle, Pa. “I love having WVU play historically premier football schools like OU and Texas, premier basketball schools like Kansas, and every single one of the other Big 12 schools.”

It doesn’t hurt, of course, that West Virginia has turned competitive in 2014, its third season of Big 12 football. The 5-2 Mountaineers play OSU in Stillwater on Saturday and remain in the hunt for the Big 12 championship.

“We’re happy as hell,” said Luck, who somehow can make you believe that the university of a state bordering Maryland and Pennsylvania fits perfectly with a league whose base is the American Southwest.

“I sincerely believe that the Big 12 schools are a lot more like us, or we are like them, than in our previous conference affiliation (the Big East). There were more distinct cultural differences with our former colleagues than we have with the Big 12.

“With the exception of the two privates and Texas, they’re like us, we’re like them. Lot of kids from small towns. Texas Tech has ranch kids, we’ve got farm kids. Land-grant institutions.”

It still seems strange. West Virginia and Texas Tech in the same conference. Kansas playing the Mountaineers, and not the Missouri Tigers, every season.

But it’s not so weird when you think of it this way. It’s nice to be wanted. It’s easy to love people who love you.

West Virginia joined the Southern Conference in 1950 and thought it had found a home. Three years later, South Carolina, North Carolina, Clemson, Wake Forest, Maryland, North Carolina State and Duke bolted to form the ACC. The Mountaineers were not invited along.

In the 1980s, Joe Paterno tried to form a league of long-time Eastern independents. But amid haggling over revenue sharing, Boston College, Syracuse and eventually Pittsburgh joined the Big East. Penn State was willing to join the Big East but was turned down (idiots); the Nittanys eventually joined the Big Ten. The Big East didn’t get around to adding West Virginia until 1991. In the 2000s, the ACC added Miami, Virginia Tech, Boston College, Syracuse and Pitt, though West Virginia’s football pedigree trumps all but Miami’s.

In other words, the Mountaineers have a long history of being ostracized. Be it market size, or cultural prejudice, or academic snobbery, or just plain bad luck, West Virginia increasingly felt shunned by long-time rivals and athletic decision-makers in its part of the world.

“This move takes out the sting” of so many conference rejections, said 1988 WVU graduate John Sandy of Potomac Falls, Va. “I’m proud of my university and I’m glad it has finally found a suitable resting place.”

Don’t misunderstand. West Virginians miss the Pitt rivalry. Miss drivable road trips. Miss Big East basketball games against the likes of Georgetown and Syracuse and Connecticut.

But players, coaches, administrators and fans endorse the tradeoff.

“There is absolutely no doubt that we are thrilled to be playing ‘big boy’ football,” said WVU fan Rob Wantlin of Liberty Township, Ohio. “It is such a good feeling to be playing some of the best teams in the country week after week. Compare that to playing USF (South Florida) and UConn.” West Virginia expects its recruiting to be enhanced, and the 2014 Mountaineer team certainly supports that theory. WVU hasn’t gone into Texas much but has renewed its efforts in traditional areas like Florida and Ohio and the Eastern Seaboard.

“There is an attraction for kids in this part of the world to play in the Big 12,” Luck said. “Playing Texas and Oklahoma is a big deal.”

Coach Dana Holgorsen said entry into the Big 12 hasn’t so much changed where the Mountaineers recruit as who they recruit.

“We’re able, because of the Big 12 brand, because of TV screens, to improve recruiting,” Holgorsen said. “We get into the East Coast, Ohio, New Jersey, and we’re not recruiting against Big 12 teams. We can sell something nobody else can sell here. Recruiting’s gotten better.”

The Mountaineers’ television package certainly has bloomed, not just in revenue but in exposure.

The Big East had occasional high-profile television windows. But West Virginia’s games are on an assortment of ABC/ESPN or FOX/Fox Sports1. Luck no longer gets many calls from fans in Sarasota, wanting to know how to watch the Mountaineers.

And in the next month, West Virginia hosts TCU and Kansas State in games that could decide the Big 12 championship.

“I think the fans are getting excited because they are getting accustomed to the Big 12, and because they see the program becoming competitive again,” said WVU fan Steve Devereaux of Belpre, Ohio, whose father first started taking him to Mountaineer games in the 1960s.

“What I think our fan base is really starting to appreciate is the quality of people and institutions we are dealing with now. We went from having relationships with entities in the East whose word, frankly, if we were lucky, might be as good as last week, to people and institutions in the Big 12 whose word I feel fairly certain will be just as good 20, 30, or 40 years from now as it is today. You can't imagine what a breath of fresh air that is.”

Wow. The old-line Big 12 members don’t even say that about each other. Isn’t that what true love is? Seeing someone for better than they see themselves?

Travel remains a pain for the Mountaineers, particularly in sports other than football. WVU might still feel a little lonely, with Iowa State the closest fellow member, 871 miles away. The Mountaineers remain surrounded by schools they used to play — Pitt, Penn State, Virginia Tech. And while the Big 12 has found stability after losing four members, who knows what the long-term outlook is for the conference?

And for us, maybe it still seems strange having West Virginia in the Big 12. But it also is hard to remember what life was like without the Mountaineers.

West Virginia has the league’s (and world’s) best mascot. A great band. A rabid fan base. A fabulous setting in the Allegheny Mountains that makes up for the loss of Colorado. And some extraordinary ballplayers.

In just 21/2 seasons, most of it vastly disappointing by West Virginia standards, the Mountaineers have provided all kinds of football thrills.

Classic games of 50-49 against OU and 70-63 against Baylor. A 2013 upset of OSU that eventually cost the Cowboys the Big 12 title and Fiesta Bowl trip. The 41-27 victory over fourth ranked Baylor last week. Four overtime games out of 22 conference games so far. West Virginia football is fun.

And the Mountaineers, who four years ago were in a league with Rutgers, Syracuse, South Florida and Cincinnati, are having a blast. And doing their best to fit in, even if they are on the other side of the Cumberland Gap.

“West Virginians are outdoors-oriented, hunting enthusiasts, individualistic,” said Andy Richardson of Charleston, W.Va., a ’79 (bachelor’s) and ’82 (law) West Virginia grad. “The state motto, ‘Montani Semper Liberi,’ means ‘Mountaineers are always free.’ This jibes well with the culture of the other Big 12 states. Heck, when you think about it, a Mountaineer and a Cowboy are pretty similar in our American consciousness.”

OK. I’m sold. West Virginia’s love for us out here in Middle America knows no bounds, and truth is, the Mountaineers are starting to grow on us.




TICKETS

Tickets for the WIN Scholarship Quilt are now on sale.

Tickets are 6 tickets for $5.00 and 12 for $10.00…..so increase your chances by buying lots of tickets.

The winning ticket will be drawn at our annual CLARKSBURG REUNION PICNIC which will be held in Sarasota, Florida on Saturday in March 7, 2015.

Mark your calendars to be there. You do not have to be present to win. I will ship the quilt to the winner.

Make your check out to:
Roleta Meredith /WIN Scholarship

And mail to:
Roleta Meredith
3201 Charles MacDonald Dr.
Sarasota, FL 34240

THANK YOU

Any questions????? Please contact me at Roleta1@aol.com


TWO MORE SQUARES IN THE 2015 WIN SCHOLARSHIP QUILT
"MARY'S FRIENDSHIP GARDEN"

      
 Mary Liz's quilt block is "STAR IN STAR".

Quilting was a skill and art form that I was always going to get around to but never seem to quite have the time until after retirement. It was then that I began to sign up for quilting classes at my local quilt shop and joined quilting groups. Before long it took over my life.

For me quilting opened an avenue to artistic creativity that I never realized that I had when growing up in Clarksburg. A second benefit has been the fellowship and sharing with other quilters. In addition, the opportunities for charitable projects are endless. Our efforts with the WIN quilt for scholarships each year is a good example. Probably the greatest benefit is that I am never bored. There is always another quilt to be made!

Happy fall!

Mary Liz Carder






Attached is a picture of my quilt square which is "GRAPE BASKET". I think the fabrics and the fact that I now live in Napa Valley , which is all vineyards and grapes, are perfect for this square. I had to graph the block pattern in my book to make it the size needed. As I hadn't graphed a pattern in some time, I enjoyed the challenge of doing that. I enjoyed making this block and had wanted to do a "basket" block. I agree that some of the blocks call for a diagonal setting, but I'm sure you'll decide on the set that looks best for all blocks. I'm looking forward to seeing the finished quilt; it will be a challenge for you to set, but they all are! Have fun.

Carolyn Layfield Cady WI 1953

            




THOSE GIRL SCOUTS



We first ran the picture of the little Girl Scouts in the September issue of the newsletter and wanted you to name the mystery girls. Well, we are still missing 2 names. If you can help, please email me…

Judy Aspy Payne called and gave me some information and some names but she couldn’t come up with all the information.

Here is what I know so far. The Girl Scout Troup was made up of female students from Towers Grade School. The girls were probably standing on the steps of the Old Methodist Church that burned down. The house pictured on the right side of the picture is the home of Rev. Hanifan, grandfather of Dick Hanifan (WI 1959).

Left to right –first row is Kitty Hess and Rosemary Grow Warne
Second row is Paula Brasseur, ?, Judy Aspy Payne
Third Row: ?, ?, ?, Ann Campbell
Row Four Barb Davis, Peggy Robinson, Jeannie Wells
Row 5, Betsy Baxter, Elaine Fowler, Sue Smith Moore, Evangeline Moulaf

Can anyone identify the 2 unknown girls? This is the last time we will try. Please help. Just write to Roleta1@aol.com. This is truly a mystery as no one knows????

NOTE FROM JUDY:

Thanks to the names that Judy Aspy Payne provided we now have the following list:

1st row: Kitty Hess, Rosemary Grow
2nd row: Paula Brasseur, ?, Judy Aspy
3rd row: Brenda Martino, Erma Bokey?, ?, Ann Campbell
4th row: Barbara Davis, Peggy Robinson, Jeannie Wells
5th row: Betsy Baxter, Elaine Fowler, Sue Smith, Evangeline Moulaf

Last month Bob Teter identified the 2nd girl in the 3rd row as possibly Erma Bokey. That means we only need to identify the girl between Paula Brasseur Riley and Judy Aspy Payne...and the one whose face is partially hidden by Judy's head.



CAN YOU HELP JOHN TETER?
PLEASE READ

A friend of mine used to work for HEW here in Washington, D.C., back in 1962 - ??? She keeps telling me that there was another WI graduate that worked at the same facility. She says that the GUY had RED HAIR and was a WI graduate. I was thinking that it might have been Sam Bailey (who graduated with me), but I saw Sam over the WI Centennial weekend and he told me that after we left Fairmont State College after one year, that he went to work for the railroad in the Cumberland area.

If any of your readers - with RED HAIR ("back in the day") could be this person, could you please tell them to E-mail me at jateter@aol.com!!!!!!!!!

I do not remember who it was, as I frequently had lunch with this lady, but I do not remember ever running across another WI guy graduate there.

Thanks,

John Teter
WI 1961



THIS SHOCKED ME

submitted by: Roleta Meredith (WI '59)
Roleta1@aol.com

I was a young mother in 1962. We were so poor! I was buying a weeks worth of groceries on my budgeted $15.00 a week. If I had anything left after buying the groceries, Bill could buy a 6 pack of beer for the week…Sometimes he got the beer and sometimes he didn’t. I came across the information below and was amazed at the prices. I guess the cost of living was really lower than I remembered. But it made no difference how cheap things were because we still didn’t have enough to buy things. On $15.00 a week, we still had wieners, beans, hamburgers, spaghetti, sausage and Dinty Moore Stew (remember that disgusting stuff?) every week! If it was a good week we might have some chicken.

Look at the list of groceries below. Write and tell me if you remember struggling to make ends meet back in 1962? How did you stretch your money?





THOSE WHO GAVE TO THE WIN SCHOLARSHIP THIS MONTH

I received a check from Christopher T. Hill (WI 1960) Thank you for your kinds words and your gift to the scholarship fund. Chris, if you wish for me to make out tickets for the quilt drawing in your name, let me know. All money goes to the same WIN Scholarship fund.

Judy Daugherty Kimler (WI 1959) sent a generous gift to the scholarship fund. Thank you.
Mary Sue Clark Spahr (WI 1956) Thank you for your gift to the Scholarship and also for the work you do each year on the WIN Scholarship Quilt.

A NOTE:
Please accept this gift for the WIN Scholarship in honor of my cousin, Barbara Ann DeFazio (Beeb) whose sudden passing on September 12, has left her large extended Family terribly sad.

So full of life….so missed

Sincerely,
Constance Secret Plevelick
(Notre Dame H. S. 1968)



THIS LADY IS SEARCHING FOR INFORMATION ON
THE MARSHALL SCHOOL OF MUSIC AND THE OPERA GUILD
RUBY MARSHALL SCOTT AND BEA MARSHALL CORK

submitted by: Tina Bohlman Romanus (VHS)
tinaromanus@ca.rr.com

While researching the history of opera in Clarksburg and the contribution of The Marshall School of Music and The Opera Guild, I found this site. I tried to email the person who submitted the letter about Ruby Marshall Scott and Bea Marshall Cork, but it bounced back. If you have a current email address, would you please share mine with her. I’d love to talk with her about her memories as a student of the sisters. I performed in two operas they produced and several recitals and went on to have a career in music, because of them.

EDITOR’S NOTE: Please write to her if you remember either of these ladies.

Thanks



CORRECTION

submitted by: Nancy Alfred Cleghorn: (Bridgeport '63)

My last name is spelled Alfred not Alford.
This is quite a common mistake, so don't feel bad.
Loved the newsletter!

Nancy Alfred Cleghorn

NOTE: from Roleta1@aol.com. Thank you for the correction. I appreciate it.



submitted by: Susan Beakes Madia (WI '64)

You do a great job on the newsletter. I love to look at the pictures. John Madia class of 60 and I class of 64 were so happy to see the picture of Coach Castellano. He was a favorite of mine.



submitted by: Habie Snyder (WI '59)

I was sad to read (Oct. newsletter) about the passing of Becky Bibbee. Becky graduated in the WI class of '57 along with my brother, Mike. Her brother, Chuck, was in my class of '59. She was the head majorette of our fabulous marching band, and I remember how proud she made us feel while leading the band onto the football field for Friday night games and parades in downtown Clarksburg.

Thanks Becky for all you did for us.



submitted by: Jim Callis (WI '53)

In may of 1947, Morgan School’s safety patrol had the good fortune to take a train to DC to march in a parade. We boarded at night and woke up in DC. My dad gave me $4 bucks to spend. We were so excited. My first real trip out of state, we went to our hotel room just to change into our uniforms. We were so proud. One fellow got sick and soiled his white ducks and he missed the long march down Pennsylvania Ave. This was just a one day visit. We ate at Child’s café, I had the Salisbury steak. After the gala trek we were on our own. We walked and walked down the mall and saw all the sights. I kind of knew I would live here someday. The trolleys were quite an attraction too. It was such a new experience for a kid from Stealey. We bought some cheap items and headed for union station. What a place! We boarded the train back to Clarksburg. We were worn out, my feet swelled up so badly I couldn’t get my shoes on. What a great day.

I am sorry to miss the 100th but my wife is afflicted with Parkinson’s, unfortunately.

God gives grace



EMAIL ADDRESSES

Alex Lancaster (WI '64) Alex@lancasterlawyers.com
Shirley Jo Dillmore Fain (WI '64) jofain591@gmail.com
Bob Lutz (WI '52) ginny.bob.lutz@gmail.com
Tom Keenan (WI '49) shadow1931@frontier.com
James D. Burnell (WI '60) was: jburnell2@gmail.com
Ray Carter (WI '62) was: raycarter2001@yahoo.com
is now: rcarternc2008@gmail.com




MY NAME
HOW DID YOUR PARENT’S GET YOURS?

submitted by: Roleta
Roleta1@aol.com

Many people misspell my name and even more mispronounce it….I can explain it this way…Remember the movie “LOLITA” ? Well, my name is pronounced like Lolita only drop the beginning letter L and insert R….now you have it.

My maiden name is Smith, all the common names for girls were used by other Smith’s and even my cousins had unusual names…so my parents being somewhat creative, made my name up. My father’s name was Roy and my mother’s middle name was Leta. So they dropped the y from Roy added my mother’s middle name and there you have it… Roleta. I have always liked my name.

How did your parents come up with your name? Were you named after someone? Let us know.

Write to Roleta1@aol.com.



WHAT DID YOUR DADDY DO FOR A LIVING?

What did your father do for a living?

Work in a coal mine? Sell clothing in a store? Drive a bus? Teach school? Work in a kitchen? Cook? Own a business?

Was he: A fireman, policeman, dentist, doctor or nurse? Politician? Newspaper man? Judge? Lawyer? Elevator operator? Janitor ? Handy man? Repairman? Writer?

Okay, I can’t sit here and name them all but most men worked outside the home in order to make money to put food on the table. What did your daddy do? Won’t you write and tell us? Write to: Roleta1@aol.com. Send us a picture of him too if you can, we love pictures and some of the readers may remember him.

While you are at it, did your mother work outside the home? If so, what did she do? Do you feel that her working outside the home made a change on the atmosphere of the home? How did it impact your life?

This subject was suggested us by Dave Kuhl, (WI 62). And he wrote to tell us about his daddy.

From Dave:

It is part of the history of WI to know what jobs, positions, public service or political offices WI grads have held. My father was in the class of 1923. He was elected to serve as Justice of the Peace (JP) for Clark District in Harrison County, WV for four consecutive 4-year terms starting in 1950 and ending in 1966 when he and my mother retired and moved to a new home in the country.

I have never been aware of the office of JP in the many other states where I have lived. I suspect many of those states replaced the JP function with other functions such as small claims court or traffic court. The JP court in WV apparently handled anything which was under some dollar amount or potential jail time. More serious cases were heard in the higher level circuit court or criminal court.

I recall that on one occasion one of my classmates got a speeding ticket for drag racing on the expressway in Clarksburg. The state trooper took the citation to my father for adjudication and my classmate was issued a fine for about $50. My classmate threatened to beat me up over the incident. But he eventually got over it. Other than that incident, I don’t know that any of my friends were even aware of what my father did for a living.

I occasionally got drafted to work in my father’s office on a Saturday. My typical assignment involved carrying large ledger books to some place in the bowels of the court house where the records were kept. Other assignments typically involved rubber stamping forms. Remember that this was in BC (Before Computers).

I remember campaign duties in 1949 which involved nailing campaign posters to telephone poles. The object was to get them high enough so that vandals could not tear them down. I recall standing on a metal kitchen stool and nailing up the posters while my older brother Bob in the class of 52 held the stool. Many of the streets were not level and it was often a challenge to do that job. I also recall coming back four years later and putting up a new campaign poster where you could still see an old poster.

JPs were often criticized for not dispensing justice but for always rubberstamping the wishes of the State Police or bill collector. I recall one occasion when a training officer was sent up from Charleston to teach the local officers how to fill up a ticket book. The intersection east of Veterans Park where the north south road goes from South Chestnut Street toward Custer Addition and Mt. Clare was staked out. There was a stop sign for those going north if they wanted to go west and for those coming from the west if they wanted to go south or north.

The 20 or 30 people who got tickets were very happy. As I recall my father got the charges reduced to warning tickets. Shortly after that incident, the State Road Commission replaced at least one of the stop signs with a yield sign.

I think it would be an interesting newsletter feature to hear from others on these subjects.

What did your father do for a living? Did it have any impact on you?
Did your mother work outside of the home? How did that impact your life?

Let’s hear from everyone on these topics.



MEMORIES OF CLARKSBURG

submitted by: Ron Ogren (WI '50)

We lived in Hartland and spent much of our time in Stealey. We attended Morgan Grade School and the Stealey Heights Methodist Church.

I began my Exponent Telegram paper route at the corner of Euclid and Milford, going to the Waverly Way area and ending in Hartland after going over the hill to Alexander Street, Magnolia, and Liberty Avenue.

We got to know Stealey pretty well and in the summers we'd often go to the Friday or Saturday evening outdoor movies at the Stealey Play Ground. We lived on Liberty Ave and would walk to the movies during these times of gas rationing. My Mother, Father and we kids, including little sister Nancy, would climb to the top of Hartland Hill using short cuts through Bob Laurant's yard on Magnolia, and climbing the hill past Bob Henry's house near the top of Hartland Hill. We weren't there yet but Mom and Dad were out of breath by then trying to stay with us. We carried a couple of blankets to sit on while we watched the movies starting at dusk. Aluminum lawn chairs were not invented yet, but I remember that we had a wooden folding stool with a canvas sling seat for Mom.

The projection screen was set up with the camera facing Lloyd Hart's house next door. When the movies started the many kids would take seats near the front, the better to see Porky Pig or Donald Duck, then Abbott and Costello, or Red Skelton.

The film usually broke at least once so we'd race to the swings, sliding board or merry-go-round, playing until the film was fixed and we heard the sound again.

My class mates there were Patty Jo Smith, and Dabney Jackson who lived on Hall Street and Lloyd on Euclid bordering the playground. We might also see the other Stealey playmates- Tom and Roger (Moto) Yost, Fran Tate, and Bud Flesher, many friends who I would see the next day of school. The movies were a pleasant diversion from the thoughts of war.

Does anyone remember who presented the movies or who ran the projector?

Those were the days!!



WHERE WERE YOU THE DAY JFK WAS KILLED?
NOVEMBER 22, 1963



submitted by: Willard F. (Bud) Wheelock II (WI '60)

re the day JFK was killed. I was working at Lockheed at the time. One of my buddies Pete Kendall, who was a notorious joker, came around and told us about the shooting but we didn't take him seriously. A short time later my supervisor came around and told us it was true and to go home. I got a ride home with one of my co-workers. As we were leaving the remark was made by some fool that JFK had it coming and my driver promptly decked him. The days that followed were hard to bear for so many of us. As sorry as I felt for his family I felt sorrier for our country. It has never been the same since then and has gotten worse as time goes by regardless of who has occupied the White House or the halls of Congress. That has been the legacy of an apathetic and ignorant electorate. No political bias here-just a fact.



submitted by: Gladys Williams (WI '71)

I was in 5th grade at Chestnut Hills Grade School when we heard that President Kennedy had been shot. I remember when we got home from school my mother was upset and crying. I can also remember watching his funeral on TV.



submitted by: Jim Martin (WI '59)

I had just gone into the NCO Club in La Rochelle, France. Proceeded to the bar and ordered a beer.

There was a TV announcement. At that time it was unlikely there were any pictures available.

Probably the first time I walked away from a beer. I left returned to the barracks and did nothing till the next day.



submitted by: Jerry Hustead

I remember very well the day Kennedy was shot. I was working the morning show on WHAR when I heard the bells ringing like crazy on the AP wire in the transmitter room. Flo Vestpoint, one of the owners of the station, ran into the studio screaming Kennedy was shot Kennedy was shot and threw a hand full of AP wire paper on the consol. I started to read it when we received the wire he had died.

I will always remember starring at that little faded red microphone knob on the consol for what seemed like forever. I had my finger on the knob but before I opened the Mic I stopped and thought about how devastating my announcement would be to so many people when they heard their President had died.



submitted by: Bill Wilson (WI '75)

I was just six years old, so my memory is a little fuzzy on many of the details. But, for some reason I was not in school that day. I do remember driving with my Mom to town from Bridgeport, and hearing the news on the radio as we approached Minards. We later huddled around a radio with other shoppers on the second floor of Parsons-Souders.

Three days later, my brothers and I were watching TV and saw Oswald get shot. It was quite an eye-opening experience for a kid in first grade.



submitted by: Bob Bridge (WI '56)

On November 22, 1963 I was in the Harrison County courthouse in Clarksburg searching real estate titles. I was a recently minted lawyer, having graduated from WVU Law School in the Spring of that year and been admitted to the WV Bar. I was temporarily employed that summer and fall working for Stathers & Cantrall, a well-known local law firm. I had been offered a job in Martinsburg with an insurance company beginning In December; but much more importantly, was to be married in 6 days.

The word of the shooting in Dallas came via someone's radio in one of the courthouse offices and quickly spread throughout the building. Needless to say, all work stopped as other radios were turned on and volumes turned up. My observation was that virtually all work stopped in downtown Clarksburg that day as people absorbed what had happened.

After much discussion, my wife to be and I decided to go ahead with the wedding. I guess it was the right decision as we're still together over 50 years later.



submitted by: Diana Calverley Haskell (WI '60)

On 11/22/63 I was boarding a bus on the campus of Duke University going from my dorm on East Campus to a class on West Campus. For those first few minutes, the world stood still.



submitted by: Penny Fish Wolverton (WI '58)

I was living in Parkersburg at the time. Believe it or not I was ironing and had the TV on. I was also waiting of our first daughter Kelly to be born. She came along exactly 1 week later.



submitted by: Beth Bennett Barger (WI '63)
bethabarger@gmail.com

I was at St. Mary's Nursing School in the "parlor" watching As The World Turns on the only television in the building, when Walter Cronkite interrupted the program with the news of the shooting. I was alone in that room and I ran out the front door and up the street to my father's office at the then, Hope Gas Co. My dad (Art Bennett), was on the phone. He took one look at me and hung up the phone. He immediately embraced me and we just held tightly to each other.



submitted by: Vickie Zabeau Bowden (ND '73)
bahsofwv@ma.rr.com

I don't recall the weather that morning nor anything particularly out of the ordinary just an ordinary morning going to school. I was in third grade at Morgan School in Mrs. James class. Mrs. James classroom was on the second floor at the bottom of the stairs leading to Mr. Sheets office. I recall someone coming to the door and whispering something to Mrs. James. Always remember Mrs. James wearing heels but would mostly teach in her stockings but if anyone came to the door she would quickly put on her shoes. :) This was one of those times I recall her slipping them on and going to the door. She excused herself from the classroom and it was quite noticeable because I never remember a teacher being away from the room for a period of time without someone being in the class. I think others remember as well as we all began getting suspicious that something was up. I believe she was away an hour or more, and that somewhere in the school there was either a television or radio with the coverage of President Kennedy being shot. When she returned to the room I am not sure if she told us what had happened or if the class was just dismissed. Could have even been the end of the day and she was indeed away from the class longer than I remember. I do think we were told before being dismissed.

After walking to our home on Stealey Ave. I remember going in the door where Mom was watching television and she asked if I had heard. I remember joining her to watch and knowing what a tragedy it was. My Father had worked closely with JFK over the passed couple of years as well as having become friends and felt more aware of him as our president and what he was doing than probably most eight year olds would be. The television remained on and a focal point throughout the rest of the day and through the evening.

I remember being off from school the following days and watching the funeral to the end. It was a sad time for many as Kennedy brought such hope to Americans. After, I recall how much all were in such a state of sadness for such a long period of time from the event that had happened. Even then I felt that some things just didn't seem the same. I think today we can look back and see a turning point and so many things that were effected by this one sad historic time. I read something over the past year which described it very well... "When Kennedy was shot it was a time when the youth felt a sense to quickly grow up, and those of the generation before stepped aside and were suddenly old. The youth were going to then take charge." Definitely a turning point in our country.



submitted by: Jim Nutter (WI '71)

On November 22, 1963, I was in Mrs. Lucille Anderson' fifth grade class at Carlisle Grade School. An adult came to the door and asked Mrs. Anderson to step out of the classroom. Mrs. Anderson told us to go to the restrooms and on our return she would give us bad news. The boy's room was a buzzed with theories. While standing beside me, my best friend Stephen Cooksey, asked me what I thought. I replied that the President must be dead. It was the worst thing that I could think of. Upon returning to the classroom, Mrs. Anderson gave us the bad news and dismissed us for the day. While walking home, Stephen and I came upon some girls from St. Mary's. They were all crying. We cried too.



submitted by: Marlene Parsons Andre (RW '63)

I Was working at Montgomery Ward in the catalog dept. when it happened. We were down stairs where the appliances were sold, and the new came over the TV and we were all shocked. My son was 9 when that happened and he remembers! I still have the TV guide from that time and glad I kept it.





submitted by: Bob Teter (WI '60)

This one I do remember vividly. I went to Va Tech after graduation on a co-op scholarship from Union Carbide and alternated quarters at school with Larry Ammons.

I was out on the lawn in front of my dorm at Va Tech playing "Frisbee" when someone yelled from the dorm "the President has been shot". Needless too say the Frisbee game ended and we found a TV to go and catch up on all the news. Such a tragedy!



submitted by: Steve Griffith (NDHS '60)

That was a terrible day.

I was standing in the showroom of Griffith, Inc., Volkswagen dealership and was speaking with someone I cannot remember.

One of our mechanics, Carl Murray, came out of the shop and told us that someone had just shot the President.

I told him that was not funny, but he insisted he wasn't kidding.

What a horrible experience that whole thing was.



submitted by: Blair Gloss (WI '61)

I was walking across the drill field at Virginia Tech heading to my dorm room after class. Students came running toward me shouting the President had been shot.



submitted by: Barry Rosenthal (WI '63)

I was in my freshman year at Ohio Univ. I was walking up the hill towards town from the west green. It was snowing. Someone came up to me and advised what had happened. I was in total shock. Still am to this day.



submitted by: Mike Snyder (WI '57)

I was riding on a train from Barcelona to Madrid as part of my knapsack travels after WVU. I spoke and understood some Spanish, but the trainman tried to tell me in Espanol about the shooting of JFK and motioning with his index finger pointed like a pistol. At first I took it as an insult but then realized the gist of it.

There were two Canadian girls in my compartment and they started screaming and crying, and I too, was in a horrible state of mind. When we rolled into Madrid early the next morning I was soon to learn that the flags of the city were all flying at half mast and the report was true, sad and final.

I read the details as best I could in the Spanish papers. A week later, I had to decipher into English the Spanish headline that read: “ The Assassin Assassinated”. Try digesting that in a foreign language. My first impulse was to get back to America as soon as I could. But after awhile, I decided to stay a lot longer and visited so many places I will always remember in the four months I traveled the length of Europe from north to south and beyond.

The most significant thing was that wherever I seemed to go in Europe there was widespread, genuine mourning for JFK. He was our president, but the Europeans rightly regarded him as the leader and protector of the Free World. He was their shield against the Communist Block and the atomic arms race with huge armies arrayed against each other then. Many WI men served in uniform due to compulsory Universal Military Training for all men over the age of 18 with the exception for college and marriage and unfitness--pretty much everyone else was in. I served in the USMCR proudly and regard it as one of the key points in my life.

We will never forget JFK. He was a torch for freedom in a time when the Free Word needed it most.



submitted by: Sandra Zickefoose Lindke (WI '56)

When President John F. Kennedy was assassinated I was working a seasonal job at the Plaid Stamp Redemption Center in Bridgeport. On 9-11 I was at work as Security Manager for a high rise condominium in Naples, FL. We just could not believe what they were showing us on TV. What is happening to our country and the world? So much hate and no respect for human life. I wonder if it is too much to still hope for world peace?



submitted by: Kitty Hess (WI '59)

The day Kennedy was shot I was newly working for the American Red Cross at Bethesda Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Maryland. Many of the staff were sent home, later the President was brought there. At the time I lived nearby and we could hear sirens and helicopters all night. It was a frightening time, seemed so unreal, how could this be in our country? Brrrr, brings it all back, just writing about it.



submitted by: John Teter (WI '61)

I can remember exactly where I was when JFK was killed, just like it was yesterday. I was working for a printing company in Arlington, Virginia on November 22, 1963 and a bunch of my co-workers and I had gone to a Chinese Restaurant on Lee Highway in Arlington for lunch. The restaurant did not have a TV at that time, but they did have a radio which they turned up so that all of the patrons at the restaurant could hear what was going on. After we finished lunch, we all went back to our office, but not to work. Everyone at the company was listening to the radio over the PA system that the company had.

I also remember being in the line of people along Pennsylvania Avenue and/or Independence Avenue when they had the funeral procession, as I was living in Washington, D.C. at the time. A bunch of the people living in the rooming house where I was living and I walked down 16th Street and positioned ourselves to await the motorcade.

I later visited the gravesite at Arlington National Cemetery.



submitted by: Marcia Young Fletcher (WI '64)

November 22, 1963, I was in 5th period study hall when someone came in to announce the shooting. I remember walking zombie-like to my last class, Mr. Spatafore's Senior English. Needless to say, his lesson plan was not followed that day.



submitted by: Arreta Radcliffe Jaranko (WI '40)

Hi Roleta: I remember exactly where I was and what I was doing when President Kennedy was assassinated. I was teaching in the Graduate School at WVU at that time. My office windows faced the plaza where the Mast of the USS West Virginia stands It was about 1:30 and my phone rang. It was my husband saying the President has been shot. I turned to my colleague, Dr. Eddie Kennedy, and I said the President has been shot but he shook his head as if to say it can't be true. My husband said he has been shot, not killed....then he said, Oh, he is dead. And I told Dr. Kennedy "Look, the flag is going down to halfmast!". And we stood there in disbelief, horror, and shock. My son, Joseph, was in the Junior High School there in Morgantown, and he said one of the teachers came in and interrupted the class to tell everyone what had happened. To think something like that could happen in this country and to our President was unbelievable and so sad.



submitted by: Bill Phillips (Elkins High School '61)

I was driving down I believe it was 16th St. in North View after leaving a girlfriends home the street was divided by a medium strip. I hit a bump and a hubcap came off my Ford Conv., went across the strip up on a front porch and knocked over a bunch of plants. The woman came to the door and said The President has been shot in Dallas. I grabbed my hubcap and left.



submitted by: Joe Tipper (VHS '58)

On October 20, 1963 I had just finished 4 years in the U. S. Air Force and received an Honorable Discharge. I was in town on November 22, 1963 for a job interview and went to Penney’s to buy a new shirt and tie. It was in Penney’s that I heard the news about President Kennedy.

During my time in the Air Force I was stationed in Goldsboro, North Carolina. I was a crew chief on an F-105 aircraft. Our squadron’s F-105’s flew cover for the U-2 spy planes during the Cuban Crisis. One thing that stands out during my enlistment was the time a B-52 crashed near Goldsboro carrying hydrogen bombs. I was one of those many airmen that went to the crash site to pick up pieces of the crashed B-52. One of the bombs was never retrieved from the crash site. The U.S. Government bought the property, placed a fence around it and monitors the radioactivity each year.



UPDATE FROM JIM FRAGALE

submitted by: Jim Fragale (WI '58)

Jim Fragale (WI '58). a k a James A. Fragale. After reading Fragale's amazon.com novel "The Answer to Life"($14.50) in one sitting, leading writer Dotson Rader did the definitive Q & A on Jim ('58). LINK: PARADE.COM by Dotson Rader on James A. Fragale titled "Finding the answer to life in New York City." Who Knew? AND TO YOU, Roleta, a thank you for the newsletter. It has to be a monumental effort from where I type -- downright hard work. I'm grateful and trust you get kudos from other graduates. jamesafragale@yahoo.com



VICTORY HIGH SCHOOL CLASS OF 1954
CELEBRATES THEIR 60TH CLASS REUNION

submitted by: Jackie Lafferty (VHS '54

The Victory High School Class of 1954 celebrated its 60th class reunion July 19 at Best Western and July 20 with a picnic at Clarksburg City Park in Nutter Fort.

Emceeing the Saturday evening program was Chester Whitehair, Class president, now living in California. The invocation was by Joe Perri, who also led a memorial service, with a few others speaking of some of their memories during high school days of those who have already passed from the class.

Prizes were awarded to Juliana Kopp Scolapio for the first reservation received. A prize went to Joretta Patterson Starkey, longest married, a prize to Jackie Hays Lafferty for the most great-grandchildren, and one to Pat Fortney for traveling the farthest.

Door prizes were awarded to Juliana Kopp Scolapio, Marie Cain Swiger and Hilda Walls Stallman with the grand prize being awarded to Shirley Bramer Kight. Music for the evening was provided by Fred Zinn, Betty Perry and Dave Lada.

Attending the reunion were: Shirley and Gene Kight, Sam Stewart, Shirley Robey, Eugene and Ruth Jaumot, Jackie Lafferty, Joan Fogg, Jim and Pat Richards, Marie Swiger, Patty Wray, Chet Whitehair, Pat Fortney, Ethel and Bill Shingleton, Joe Perri, Hilda and Bob Stallman, Clarence and Carolyn Legget (who had to leave early due to receiving news of the sudden death of their son);

Joretta and Al Starkey, Tom Tenda and son, Tom Jr., Fred House and Donna, Rex Talkington, Jimmy Weekley and Judy Owens, Nancy Linn and son David, Edna Ruth and Melvin Osborn, Mary and Phil Williams, John and Glory Spatafore, Barbara Venenziana, Ann Sedlock, Virginia Loria, Phyllis and John Jorgensen, Noel and Carolyn Hardman, Juliana and Sam Scolapio.

Sunday's picnic was catered by Ruth Jaumot.

Attending the picnic were: Ruth and Eugene Jaumot, Jackie Lafferty, Shirley Robey, Joretta and Al Starkey, Pat and Jim Richards, Joan Fogg, Jimmy Weekley and Judy Owens, Noel and Carolyn Hardman, Juliana and Sam Scolapio, Nancy and David Linn, Walter and Carolyn Fultz, Pat Fortney, Chet Whitehair, Hilda and Bob Stallman, Russ and Pat Miller, Ethel and Bill Shiingleton, Marie Swiger, Patty Wray, Mary and Phil Williams, Rex Talkington and Fred House and Donna.



Pictured, first row: Phyllis Hurst Jorgensen, Patty West Wray, Edna Ruth Strother Osborn, Ethel Bailey Shingleton, Ann Barberio Sedlock, Virginia Mochella Loria, John Spatafore and Noel Hardman.

Second row: Jackie Hays Lafferty, Shirley Bramer Kight, Shirley Goodwin Robey, Nancy Gaskin Linn, Joan Wilson Fogg, Joretta Patterson Starkey, Barbara Coberly Venenziana, Juliana Kopp Scolapio, Hilda Walls Stallman, Marie Cain Swiger, Mary Todd Williams, Rex Talkington and Fred House.

Third row: Eugene Jaumot, Sam Stewart, Jim Richards, Chet Whitehair, Jimmy Weekley, Pat Fortney, Joe Perri, and Tom Tenda.



THOSE WEST VIRGINIA ACCENTS

submitted by: Arreta Radcliffe Jaranko (WI '40)

Well, Roleta, after reading some of the back issues of the Newsletter, I thought I might have something to add to "accents" and West Virginia "expressions". Of all places for this thought to come to me, it was in the dentist's office the other day. The tech asked me if she could take an X-ray as it was time to see how things were going with my teeth. I said, "I reckon". And she laughed and said "I reckon?" I said "Yes, that is what my dad always said when he agreed with something”. So we laughed. And I told her when my grandmother was asked how she was, she would say she was either "poorly" or if she was feeling well, she would say "fair-to-middlin'". As a city girl, there were things my grandparents would say that I had a hard time understanding. Of course, they used terms like "fetch" and "dear"..meaning expensive...and "yonder' and "yander". I asked her one time to explain the difference to me, but I am still not sure what the difference is.

One time a parent was discussing with me the progress (of lack of) of his son in one of his college subjects when he said to me "you are not from around here, are you?" and I asked why, he said "you sure don't sound like that girl I was just talking to out there in the reception office". I told him my parents didn't have an accent either.

Well, recently I was talking on the phone with Frank Gaylord, (sculptor of the Korean Memorial Monument and my cousin by marriage) who has lived in Vermont for many years when suddenly he stopped talking and then he said, "Arreta, I didn't know you had a Southern accent!!"

Haha.

EDITOR’S NOTE: People who know me don’t say anything about my accent. When I meet someone new they always ask me where I am from in the south? I hear it when I listen to a recording of my voice. It used to bother me, now???? I don’t care. It is what it is and I am what I am. Even though I left WV in 1960, I am still very proud of WV, and I am happy that I was born and raised there.



THE MYSTERY PERSON FOR OCTOBER
WHO IS THAT PRETTY LITTLE GIRL?



submitted by: Marolyn Tustin Jett (WI '56)

I know that picture is Amanda Sue Roland Waroblak -graduate of WI '56 and longtime friend. She grew up on Locust Ave. We still communicate. She and husband Ted live in the beautiful mountains of VA. Looks like she is wearing her Girl Scout uniform in this picture. Always a friend to everyone.



submitted by: Mary Sue Spahr (WI '56)

Though I did not know her as a child this young, the face looks for all the world like the delightful Sue Roland, WI/1956, a classmate of mine.



HERE TODAY, GONE TOMORROW

submitted by: Roleta
Roleta1@aol.com

We never know when our breath will be our last, do we? One reason we should never pass up the opportunity to say I love you, or say thank you to someone. If we delay, we may never get to do it.

I received a note from Jackie Lafferty (Victory HS 1954) telling me that her class lost 3 classmates in 4 days. How sad.



OBITUARIES

ALBERTA MAE BALL SANDERS

Alberta Mae Ball Sanders, 83, of Clarksburg, WV, went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, September 27, 2014, at the residence of her daughter Carla following an extended illness. She was the daughter of the late John David and Freda Morris Ball.

On October 12, 1949, she married her husband of nearly 62 years, Carlton Sanders, the love of her life, who preceded her in death on September 10, 2011.

Mrs. Sanders is survived by three daughters, Carla Mazza and husband James of Clarksburg, Karen Harris and husband Tim of Bridgeport and Tammy Wolf and husband John of Parkersburg. Also surviving are five grandchildren and nine great grandchildren.

Alberta was a 1948 graduate of Washington Irving High School and a member of the United Methodist Temple for 50 years.

She was the last surviving member of her immediate family, having been preceded in death by her sister, Zelma Williams. Also preceding her in death was her great-grandson, Wade Mazza.



FAYE JEAN WARREN

Faye Jean Warren, age 77, of Clarksburg, WV, passed away on Tuesday, September 30, 2014, at the WVU Ruby Memorial Hospital in Morgantown.

She was born on October 3, 1936, in Clarksburg, a daughter of the late Alfred and Sena Belle Grandstaff.

Surviving are four children, son, Curtis M. Warren II of Clarksburg; daughter, Juanita Warren of Clarksburg; daughter, Susan Walls of Clarksburg; and son, David Warren and wife Reina of Atlantic City, NJ. Also surviving are seven grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.

In addition to her parents, Faye was preceded in death by her husband, Curtis Murray Warren Sr., on December 24, 2010, and siblings, Carol K. Grandstaff, John Jacob Grandstaff and Violet Hamric.

Faye was a graduate of Victory with the class of 1954. She was a registered nurse working in pediatric nursing, for over 30 years, at St. Mary’s Hospital and then United Hospital Center. She attended Reynoldsville Baptist Church, loved to cook and enjoyed reading. Faye loved her children and grandchildren and will be greatly missed.



DONALD E. CRISS

Donald E. Criss of Richlands, N.C. formerly of St. Michaels died at Onslow Memorial Hospital, Jacksonville, N.C. on Tuesday September 30, 2014. He was 78.

Mr. Criss served in the U.S. Marine Corps. for more than 30 years, retiring with the rank of Master Sargent.

Mr. Criss is survived by his wife; Rose Lee Criss, of Richlands, N.C. four sons; Donald Criss of Ohio, Dennis Criss of FL., David Criss of W.VA., Charles Roe of MD. four daughters; Victoria White, Rebecca Remmell, Bonnita Jo Hoffman all of MD., Vickie Lee McNulty of MO. a sister; Andra Zipf of OH., a brother; David Criss of GA., 37 grandchildren, and 14 great-grandchildren.



MRS. ELOISE C. JURICK

Mrs. Eloise C. Jurick, 89, passed away Saturday, Oct. 18, 2014, at home following an extended illness.

She was the only daughter of Vance and Helen Palmer.

Mrs. Jurick was a 1943 graduate of St. Mary’s High School. Following her graduation, she went to Washington, D.C., and worked for the federal government before returning to Clarksburg to marry the love of her life, Joseph Jurick.

Mrs. Jurick worked several years in the St. Mary’s school cafeteria and volunteered at the Mustard Seed and the Immaculate Conception Church.

She is survived by her husband, Joseph, whom she married Sept. 16, 1947; four children, Michael (Betty), Donna Dolan, Bill (Delene) and Mark (Frances); grandchildren, Major Michael Jurick (Missie), Michele Jurick, Nichole Dolan (fiance Jeff Hawkins), Kerri Dolan Coe (Robbie), Jonathon Dolan (Gynger), Christopher Jurick, Tammera Faris (David), Lisa Nicholson and Christa Grega (Mark); nine great-grandchildren; and one brother, Bill Palmer (Alta May), Wichita Falls, Texas.



VIOLET WRIGHT HARPER



Violet I. “Vi” Harper, 96, of Crawford, WV, and formerly of Clarksburg, passed away Saturday, Oct. 18, 2014, at Crestview Manor Nursing and Rehabilitation in Jane Lew.

She was born April 30, 1918, in Sistersville, WV, a daughter of the late George William and Emma Eddy Wright.

Violet is survived by two daughters, Juanita Bryan and husband Bobby of Crawford, WV, and Donna Lally and husband Chuck of Raleigh, NC; her grandchildren, Jeffery Lunsford, Jennifer Justice, Christy Davis, Melissa Fuller, Michelle Daftari, Kimberly Keener, Christina Lally, Kay DeFazio and Donna Carvelli; 12 great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren; sister-in-law, June Wright; and many nieces and nephews.

In addition to her parents, Violet was preceded in death by her husband of 57 years, Camden L. Harper, on Feb. 5, 1996; one son, Gary Lee Harper; four brothers, and one sister.

Violet graduated from Washington Irving class of 1935 and later retired from the C&P Telephone Co. with 33 years of service working in management.

She was a member of the Central Christian Church, the Stonewall Jackson Civic Club, Crawford Home Extension Club, and a lifetime member of the Telephone Pioneers



PAUL ALBERT “SONNY’ BASTIN, JR.
(Victory Graduate—not sure of the year)



Paul Albert “Sonny” Bastin Jr., 72 of Lake Floyd passed away Friday, October 16, 2014 at Ruby Memorial Hospital following a brief illness.

He was born May 12, 1942 in Clarksburg, son of the late Paul A. Bastin Sr. and Kathleen A. “Kay” Worcester Bastin.

Sonny is survived by his wife, Nancy Cumpston Bastin whom he married June 7, 1969; two sons, Paul Albert Bastin III and wife Stacy, Bridgeport; Shawn Edward Bastin and wife Crystal, Charleston, WV; six grandchildren, Austin Michael Drake, Evelyn Kay Bastin, Tanner Reese Bastin, Braden Paul Bastin, Ethan Cole Bastin and Carson Shawn Bastin; two sisters, Karen Sue Sprouse and husband Ronald, Bridgeport, Joyce Ann King and husband Evans L “Buddy” Jr., Clarksburg.

Sonny got his master’s degree from West Virginia University. He was in the US Army where he was 1st Lieutenant. Sonny retired after thirty one years as Personnel Director from the VA Medical Center in 1996.

He was a lifetime member of the North View United Methodist Church. Sonny was a Board Member at the Lake Floyd Club and a member of Lake Floyd Golf Course. He was an avid outdoorsman, loving to fish, hunt, golf and play tennis. Sonny enjoyed spending time with his family, especially the grandchildren. . Interment will follow in the Union Mission Cemetery, New Milton, WV where full military honors will be accorded by the Lewis County Honor Guard and the US Army.






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