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Terry Spangler '72 Mike McGinty '64 Cecil Peck '62 Geoffery Roberts '62 John Hyland '64 Joe Rizzi '63 Tommy Jehli Debbie Gest '71 Larry Razura '64 Bob Cockrell '63 Mike Carlisle '65 BinkeyGarthaus '67 Ron Mazzarino '66 Charles "Chuck" Mesa '65 Mary Jo Tigue '68 Ruthie Flowers '65 Mary Sylvester '65 Melissa Mayo '72 Tom Baldwin '65 Gary Walker '65 Nora Michelson '62 |
Bill Guerin '65 Bob DeLucas '64 Pat Olivera '64 Michelle Coleman '65 Joann Green '69 GeorgeJimerson '74 Raymond Kay '67 Mary Lundin '65 Sandy Smith '70 Sokolow, Jerry '67 Bill Hurst '65 Margaret Hurst '62 Mary Ellen Hurst '59 Emma Hurd '60 Pete Hampton '67 Joy McClary '70 John Mayo '67 Andy Wallace '63 Bevery Peck '65 Wayne West '60 Duane Simms '65 Gary Lemoine '64 |
Mr. Chase, English Mr. Brownlee, Math, Asst' Principal Mr. Manzo, Math Miss McDonald, English Marvin Perry, Chemistry/Physics |
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A belated eulogy for my friend Duane Simms
Hello, my name is Jerry and I first met Duane in high school near Seville, Spain during the Kennedy Administration. We were a small school so it was difficult to go unnoticed no matter what your personality was like, but nobody could miss Duane - whose outgoing manner was the same then as it would be when he was an adult. Duane often reminded me of a big, lovable puppy dog. He was always glad to see you whether it had been a few hours or a few decades since last time you met. When you talked with Duane, you felt important – because he made you feel that way. He did that because he sincerely cared about people. Not a lot of people know that Duane took an early retirement offer so that he could spend as much time as possible with his dad as his father’s health declined. Duane did that even though he knew the risk to himself because he left a gap in his own health care coverage between the time he left his employer and when he turned 55 and was able to qualify for health benefits under his company’s plan. Duane knew he had health problems, but being there for his dad and mom was more important to him than concern about himself. Of course, Duane cared about his family, but not just his family. In fact, one of his disconcerting mannerisms was to close a conversation or a phone call with the phrase, “I love you, Man.” I love you? Perhaps that was a southern trait or one that came out of his religious heritage. Maybe it was okay for his family and for the girls in his life, but the first time he sprung it on me, I was unprepared with a response. Awkward silence on my part - and then I muttered something. I’m pretty sure it was NOT “I love you.” I got used to it - over the years - sort of. We lost Duane on January 1st – New Years Day. If we had to lose him so young, that was an appropriate day of the year. On December 31st, many of us tend to be reflective - to look backwards at what we’ve done, and what we’ve left undone, during the year just past. Perhaps we even look back further and perform a “life in review,” particularly for those of us who have spent six decades on this planet. While Duane often looked back with joy at the life he had lived and while he richly loved the friends of his youth in Spain, he did not live in the past. Duane may have reveled in the memories of our time together in exotic Andalusia, and he clearly recognized the uniqueness of the experience that we had to live there at the height of the Cold War. We were there in the aftermath of the Cuban missile crisis when the world came closer to all out thermonuclear war than we have ever been before or since. We experienced the isolation of being in a small American community on foreign soil when we heard that our youthful, energetic president had fallen to an assassin’s bullet. We were surrounded by Roman ruins and Moorish arches. On our eleventh grade American history field trip, we took buses down to the monastery at La Rabida where Columbus had stayed prior to his voyage of discovery of the New World. None of this history was lost on Duane, nor was his bonding with the young people with whom he shared those experiences. But Duane did not live looking backwards but forward. So, it was appropriate that he leave us on New Year’s Day. On January 1st, we anticipate the New Year and the opportunities and challenges it will hold. Duane is not here physically to share those opportunities and challenges, but for all of us who experienced his big, effusive greetings, who felt his care for us, and witnessed his love of life, we will always have part of Duane with us as long as we live. For that, I will always be grateful So, as I end my comments, there’s only one thing left for me to say.
“Duane, my brother, I love you, Man.” |
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It is a sad day that I have to e-mail you regarding Wayne's death on October 28, 2009. He has been fighting a terrible monster with all of his strength for the past 16 months. In June 2008, he was diagnosed with stage 4 colon cancer, and given approximately 7 weeks to live. However, his courage and love of life and family kept him going for over a year. With each chemo-treatment came bad news--it had spread more, but he continued to move forward never giving up.
The entire family feels blessed that we have had Wayne around for this "extra time." If there is a miracle to look for, that is ours.
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IT IS WITH DEEP REGRET THAT I NOTIFY YOU THAT BEVERLY (Peck Haynes) PASSED AWAY IN OCT OF 2001. CECIL EDDY PECK ALSO IS DECEASED AS ARE THEIR PARENTS ED AND LUCILLE. SINCERELY DALE HAYNES 9-8-09 |
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Andy Wallace, class of '63(in Sevilla '58-'61) died November 11, 2005 from a brain tumor. After school, he served for a time in the Army in Vietnam. Later he and his family, followed his sister and family, in moving from K.C. to Arlington, Texas(Dallas/FW suburb). Although, Andy was chosen "Shyest" at SHS, (see '59-'60 yearbook), he actually ran for mayor!
Having been diagnosed with MS in the 70's, he opened the Arlington National Multiple
He is survived by his wife, Judy, three children, 7 grandchildren and 1 great-grandchild.
Sharon Wallace, class of '65 |
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Pat Olivera, a world-renowned flamenco dancer and choreographer, died on Sept. 19 of lymphoma. He was 59.
Olivera's passion for Spanish dancing began in childhood. At 14, he moved to Spain to study with Enrique El Cojo. He attended high school on the U.S. military base in Seville during the day, and at night he was the premiere Spanish dancer in the Jose Greco Spanish Ballet.
As an adult, Olivera became a professional classical, regional and flamenco dancer who performed with more than 50 symphony orchestras, including the DuPage Opera Company and the Midwest Opera Company.
He married dancer Angela del Moral in 1976, and the couple spent the next 27 years dancing together. In the late 1990s, they founded their own company and took the show, "A Romantic Celebration of Spanish Dances," on tour through the U.S. and Japan.
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death of Raymond ChaseI just heard from Pat Chase who let me know that her husband, Ray, died July 5. Both Chases, of course, were the very popular English teachers we all had in the early 60's at SHS. He collapsed June 25 from what turned out to be an inoperable brain tumor. Pat said he was unconscious those 10 days he was in the hospital and he died peacefully and without pain. As a teacher myself, I can well appreciate the enormous gift Ray Chase had in communicating the beauty and excitement in the writings of "Willy Shakes" (as he sometimes referred to William Shakespeare) to a bunch of high school students. He managed to show 60's Generation teens how literature could express a kaleidoscope of human feelings even when it was hundreds of years old as well as how the written word could be so powerful in that achievement. We at SHS were very fortunate to have such a teacher as Raymond Chase. Pat Hinson
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I stumbled across this site and wanted to inform you that Michele Coleman
(class of '65) passed away in Austin, Texas in late 2002. I know that her time in Sevilla was some of her happiest times.
Her brother,
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Dear SHS Family,
It is with a sad heart that I inform you all that sweet Ruthie Flowers Hawkes, Class of '65 (but left Sevilla in '64) passed away on July 27, 2007 at 4:30 p.m. at her home in Davis, CA. She was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in the spring. Several of us were able to visit her this last and final week. She's home with her Heavenly Father now and is happy once again and free of the pain. We are all thankful for that but we will still miss her terribly. She left a husband, Chris Hawkes, and a 14-yr. old son, Jefferson. As I told one of her friends the last time I saw her, "When God made Ruthie, he broke the mold. There's never been another like her." If you would like to send or phone condolences the address & tel # are:
3820 Arroyo Avenue
You can read the last message that she posted on this web site....... There's also a picture of her there.
With love and best wishes to you all,
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Hi to all!
A few weeks ago...Marion Wright-Woodside was nice enough to host our mini SHS reunion at her home in Vacaville. We are from left to right: front row - Ruth(ie) Flowers-Hawkes, Marion Wright-Woodside, Linda Sigler. back row - Isabella Crowell-Sever, Linda Shans-Maseda, Gary Sigler and Cheryl Buell-Gomez. We continue to look for SHSers in our area. If anyone knows of any SHSers in Northern California...let us know. Just a quick line...I'm already planning on attending the San Antonio Reunion in 2008. Ruthie Fowers-Hawkes |
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I just wanted to let you know that my sister Emma McDearmid Hurd
passed away October 21, 2007. We both went to school in Spain from 1956 until 1960. If you could let people know. She had cancer. JEANETTE ROBERTS HURD |
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My name is Steve Mellenthin and I have been friends with Pete (Hampton) and his wife for several years. Pete passed away on Thanksgiving Day from complications from surgery on the previous Monday. Kay was uncertain about how to contact his military acquaintances and asked if I could help. I am going back to emails he sent me and pulling names off them as a means to notify his friends who may know not he has left us. That is why I have sent you this email. Pete was a good man, one of the best, and he will be sorely missed. Kay can be contacted at Pete's old email address KCu8049751@aol.com or by phone at 1.937.231.4124.
Sincerely,
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We need to add the name of Joy McClary to the In Memory section of the web site. Joy as a wonderful, sweet girl who brightened up the lives of everyone she met. She and her entire family were killed in a tragic auto accident within one year of her graduation.
Submitted by James Thrasher '70 |
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Melissa Kim Mayo-King, class of 1972, died of cancer on Feb. 20, 1995. Kim went to 5th grade during the 64-65 school year,
the only year her family lived there. She is survived by two beautiful, smart, wonderful children who were 11 and 13 when their
mother died. Kim's children have since graduated from college and have launched their respective careers. Kim's son, Ben King,
will get his Master's degree in Public Health from UTHSC in Houston in May, 2008. Kim's daughter, Naomi Summer King, is the
government reporter for The Courier in Houma, Louisiana. She graduated summa cum laude in May '06 from Loyola University in New
Orleans. Kim had a wonderful year and even more wonderful friendships during her year in Sevilla. Submitted by Pamela Mayo Clark 3/9/08 |
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John B. Mayo, class of '67, died suddenly on Feb. 7, 2008, in his home in Austin, Texas. He was 58 years old. John died of complications
from the multiple sclerosis which he fought valiantly for three decades. He never married and had no children. He is survived by his remaining
sibling, Pamela Mayo Clark, SHS class of '69, as well as two nieces and one nephew. John and Pamela and their youngest sister, the late
Melissa Kim Mayo, lived in the Santa Clara neighborhood during the 1964-65 school year, when John was a sophomore. He always remembered
fondly his year at Seveilla H.S. John graduated from the University of Texas at Austin in 1971 with a degree in American Studies. He moved to Manhattan and lived there until 1994 when he returned to Austin. Submitted by Pamela Mayo Clark 3/9/08 |
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