Harding Class of 1963 News

EAGLE News
July 2003

The Reunion Recap

Dear Class of ‘63,

We were delighted to welcome 81 classmates and 40 guests to our 40^th Class Reunion! Your participation made it the best reunion EVER!

We couldn’t have hand picked more genuinely nice, fun and interesting classmates. Though each of us now has had different life experiences, our high school years will forever be a part of us. Many things change, but there is one permanency – the bond that we share seems to grow stronger and more special with each reunion.

The weather cooperated at the Welcoming Party Friday night at Susan and Roger Edwards’ backyard. We enjoyed visiting and reading the wonderful Reunion Yearbook that Susan (Moorman) Edwards and Kaye (Vernon) Adams compiled for us.

Saturday morning, several of us toured Harding and learned of the new Independence Charter High School at Harding to be opened this fall. (Arrangements made possible by Roger Edwards). It was exciting to know that they plan to secure our memorabilia to display at Harding. A Harding Alumni Association is being formed in the very near future. We will keep you updated on its development.

Lunch at Johnnies was reminiscent of our trips to the Split-T. Coach Baxter and a few parents were able to join us.

While we toured Harding and had lunch, Coaches Ed Rotzinger and Jerry Potter joined 15 classmates for a golf tournament (organized by our golf pro, Rick Gentry) Awards were presented to:

Closest To The Pin	Bob Looney
Men’s Longest Drive	Buster Brown
Women’s Longest Drive	Susan (Steinmeyer) Tatum
Winning Team	Tommy Davis, Bill Savage, Claire (Urbansky) Ramberg, and Coach Potter.

They had a BLAST!

Saturday evening at Bricktown was the finale of a wonderful weekend.

After dinner, a program was planned with our Master of Ceremony, Clark Musser. We couldn’t ask for a more articulate spokesperson!
Who could forget the incredible performance of THE TRIO, Betty (Driver) Pickett, Judy (Elderkin) Ferguson, and Jo (Hickman) Tarr! We are soooo lucky to have them in our class!
A Class Photo was taken
Awards were handed out to:

Howard Cole - Eager Beaver (1^st questionnaire sent);
Duard Pyle - Last Questionnaire sent;
Taffy (Frew) Fellingham - First Registration Received;
Dadie (Coe) Bishop - Last Registration Received;

A Silent Auction, organized by Carol (Meeks) McPheeters, was a tremendous success. Your donations and purchases were greatly appreciated. The auction results were:

ITEMS	DONATED BY	PURCHASED BY
Web page	Chris Mathison	Jim Gwin
Air cruise over OKC or boat cruise on Lake Eufaula	Rex Wilkes	Carol (Meeks) McPheeters
Grand Lake weekend	Margaret (Patzer) and Curt Holdridge	Carol McPheeters, Karen Moore, Lil Hamor, Mary Deane Streich
Frosty’s Country Cousin	Kaye (Vernon) Adams	Judy (Elderkin) Ferguson
Dallas Cowboys helmets	Tommy Davis	Judy (Elderkin) Ferguson
Eagles basket for her	Susan and Roger Edwards	Elizabeth (Wolfe) Mowles
Eagles basket for him	Susan and Roger Edwards	Gerald White
Silver Eagle coin	Curt Harris	John Frank
Fire truck trip to Johnnie’s	Bun Baker	Bill Gumerson
Flight in fighter jet	Bun Baker	Roger Edwards (Brave soul)
Italian crockery soup tureen	Mary Deane Streich	Bill Gumerson
For the Gardener basket	Carol (Meeks) McPheeters	Eileen (Goodart) Shane
San Francisco sophistication	Doris (White) Lehman	Susan (Steinmeyer) Tatum
Home spa essentials	Judy (Elderkin) Ferguson	Susan (Steinmeyer) Tatum
Gemstone Necklace	Pat “P.K.” (Griffin) Copeland	Lil Hamor
New York frame of mind	Nancy (Price) Alexander	Kay (Rogers) Berry
Greg Burns print	Mary Deane Streich	Margaret (Patzer) and Curt Holdridge
Piano lessons	Betty (Driver) Pickett	Brooke and Mike Murphy

As a result, the proceeds from the Silent Auction has allowed us to have a website to stay in touch and disseminate information. Our website has been created due to the donation of time and talents of Joe Briley (Our sincere thanks to you, Joe!). We hope you enjoy visiting our website on a regular basis.

LOVE TO ALL,

Marty (Sanger) McCharen
Class of ’63 Reunion Chairperson
HardingClass63@aol.com

ITEMS

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Silver Eagle coin