GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN
STUDENTS: Janelle Randle Kennedy ’66 (02/20/2023); Stephen Carl Berg ’71 (02/24/2023); James Reid Perry ’79 (03/01/2023); Allan Wayne Tyler ’74 (03/02/2023); Zachary S. Wade ’93 (03/04/2023); Teri Holt Visor ‘75 (03/07/2023); Mina Fleshman Lawson ’74 (03/08/2023); Michael Murray Hall ’77 (03/09/2023); Teddy R. Carr Jr ’73 (03/2023); Ronald David McGaughy ’66 (03/10/2023); Tina White Webb ’85 (03/10/2023); Michael Shawn Hall ’90 (03/11/2023); Robert Thomas “Tom” Santos ’75 (03/12/2023); Linda Jane Little Kurtz ’63 (03/14/2023); Cleveland Davis ’84 (03/16/2023)
STAFF: AHS English teacher Lois Henry (02/24/2023); School nurse Gene Russell (02/28/2023); elementary teacher Lois Svoboda (03/18/2023)
MEMORIAL GARDEN
The Class of 1967 and the Alumni Association will host a dedication at the Memorial Garden on April 15 for students and faculty who have passed away in the last five years. A reception for their families and friends will be held afterwards at the History Center.
Students whose names are being added are Austin Jason Riek, Ray Shawn Hudson Jr, Christopher Rivera, Larry Swan, Abigail Arias, Conner Tate and Brodie Tribbett.
Faculty and staff whose names are being added are Leah Glaze, Lena Ramirez, Sherry Rodgers Foster, Joanne Puryear and Tracy Turner.
All students were enrolled in AISD at the time of their deaths and faculty members were either employed at AISD or had resigned for health issues.
The Memorial Garden, started by the Class of 1967 their senior year, is located at the old high school/junior high at 1900 North Downing.
HANDBAGS & GLADRAGS, GANDY RECEPTION
A sold-out crowd attended the “Social Event of the Season” March 4, enjoying speaker Diedre Gandy Ransdell ’82, finding bargains in purses and vintage jewelry, and, most of all, visiting with old friends. Amanda Sebesta Oliver ‘89 won the grand prize, a brand new Kate Spade tote bag. Money raised will fund scholarships for two AHS seniors this year.
A huge crowd attended the reception for the Gandy family – former players of Coach Dan Gandy from 1973 to 1982, former students of Bette Gandy, and classmates of Kyle Gandy ’80 and Diedre Gandy ’82.
Photos of both events can be seen on Facebook on Angleton School History Center and Angleton Alumni Association pages.
ALUMNI IN THE NEWS
Bruce Karr ’71 promoted to Associate Director of Engineering for Facilities Planning in the A&M system. He has been with the system 25 years.
University of Texas basketball coach Rodney Terry ’86 named National Coach of Year by Sporting News and leading the Longhorns to the Elite Eight.
New softball scoreboard dedicated in Danbury in memory of former teacher April Williamson Williams ’96
City of Angleton naming its new operations center the King Municipal Operations Center in honor of former employee David Lee King who worked for the city 44 years before retiring as Public Works Director in 2016. A Marshall graduate, he passed away in 2021.
REUNIONS
Class of 1961 – Classmates to meet at El Patio from 11-3 on April 29. Contact Dee Park Grigsby at grigsbydee@aol.com.
Class of 1968 – Classmates will meet at El Patio from 6 to 9 p.m. on April 22. They will visit the History Center from 1 to 3. Contact Kathy Lancaster.
Class of 1970 – Get together at El Patio at 5 p.m. on Saturday, Sept 30, after Old Timers Reunion. Contact Danna Kay Wilson at library_quilter@hotmail.com.
Class of 1973 – 50-year anniversary celebration on June 17. History Center visit 2-5 followed by dinner/dance 6-11 at Dow Academic Center in Lake Jackson. $50 per person. Contact Dennis Breazeale at breazeales@sbcglobal.net.
Class of 1981 – Reunion planned for April 15 at The Dirty South at 6 p.m. Contact Pat Sebesta.
Class of 1988 – 35-year reunion June 10 at Stahlman Park. Classes of 1987 and 1989 also invited. See more info on Facebook or contact Monica Jackson Stanford
Class of 1993 – June 17 at Damifino Billiards at 116 E. Mulberry. 5 p.m. – 2 a.m. $35 per person. Contact Aubrey Burt at aburtwk@gmail.com.
OLD TIMERS – Annual luncheon for those graduating 50 years of more on Saturday, Sept. 30 at Angleton Junior High. Class of 1973 will be welcomed this year.
CAREER TECHNICAL
Angleton Alumni Association board members had lunch served by Culinary Arts students at the Career Technical Center at the high school and then had a tour of the new building.
All were very impressed with the programs and state-of-the-art equipment available to students studying welding, food service, cosmetology, barbering, graphic arts, robotics, criminal justice, health science, education, engineering, computer animation, agriculture, floral design and more.
SCHOLARSHIPS
The Alumni Association is now working with scholarships for 2023 seniors – the Murphy Rankin Memorial, Handbags & Gladrags, Class of 1966, Class of 1967, Ray Pearl Condry Memorial, Jacobson Family Scholarship, Chamberlain Family, Coleman-Leist Vocational, O. V. McDaniel Memorial, Milton and Cecile Newton Scholarship and Tony Herford Memorial.
Interviews were held March 19 and recipients will be announced at Awards Night on May 9. The Alumni Association will host a reception for recipients and families on June 11.
Alumni donations and fundraisers fund the scholarships.
DONATIONS
Memorials: Class of 1959 for Brooks Bradford ‘59 and John Macek Jr ‘59; Linda Winder for Steve Berg ’71; Class of 1958 for Lynn Braswell ‘58;
Handbags & Gladrags: Tamara Moff Gandy ‘80; Jackie Moff; Susan McLean ‘82; Class of 1982
Memorial Garden: Becky Rice Venhaus ’67, Gary Barker ‘67
Scholarships: Bill Giesecke, Murphy Rankin Memorial; Darrell and Diane Taylor ’64/’66; Roland Borey ’68; Claudia Oswald ’64; Tommy ‘71/Belinda Gaines ‘72 and Joe Hazlewood ‘67, Murphy Rankin Memorial
HISTORY CENTER
Thanks to Joe Jasso ‘76 for cleaning and polishing girls’ basketball state trophies from the 1950s.
Dan and Bette Gandy for donating the 1973 scrapbook of the “Cinderella Season” made by Booster Club president Faye Brown .
Kathryn Stewart Christensen ‘82 for 1981-82 cassette tape of cheerleaders singing on morning announcements and Juan Gallardo ‘83 for transferring it to DVDs.
Former math teacher William Dojahn for donating a whale fin plant.
AISD grounds crew for putting new mulch and planting roses in area in front of History Center.
Lillie Russell Memorial Library in Lindale for donating 1953 and 1954 AHS yearbooks.
Visit the History Center at 1800 N. Downing on Wednesday afternoons and during special events. Donations may also be mailed to the Alumni Association, PO Box 122, Angleton 77516.
HISTORICAL NOTES FOR MARCH
March, 1913 – Angleton organizes city ball team
March, 1923 – 2,255 license plates registered for vehicles in county
March, 1973 – Weingarten’s in Angleton advertises eggs 49 cents a dozen, bacon 89 cents, strawberries 3 pints for $1, 6 cans of soup $1, biscuits 5 cents and extra Big Bonus stamps with purchase of jelly.
March 25, 1973 – AHS gym packed for Welcome Home ceremony for Lt. Commander Ross Randle Terry whose wife and five daughters live in Angleton. A Navy pilot captured six years ago, Lt. Terry was one of 106 POWs released in Vietnam.
March, 1983 – Majority of Brazoria County gets new 409 area code
March, 2003 – To save money, block scheduling eliminated at high school
March, 2009 – Ladycats basketball team advances to quarterfinals
March 10, 2021 – Gov. Abbott says masks no longer a state mandate
CALENDAR
April 15 – Dedication Ceremony at Memorial Garden
May 9 – Awards Night at AHS
June 11 – Reception for scholarship recipients
ANGLETON ALUMNI ASSOCIATION BOARD
Officers are John Morgan ‘67, president; Tracy Holt Delesandri ‘80, vice-president; Linda Winder, secretary; Linda Roesler Fox ’67, corresponding secretary; Julie Irby Kolojaco ‘67 treasurer and Sammy Alsobrook ’69, past president. Board members are Bette Sides Sweeny ’59, Sue Neill, faculty; Frances Coleman Leist ’66, Katie Jacobson Clegg ’69, Bridgett Bradford Norris ’75, Isabelle Salazar ’76, Martha Boone Samford ’67, Sam Chamberlain ’66, Claudia Stockwell Oswald ’64, Larry DuBose ’67, Glen “Deacon” Woosley ’76, Shelley Fox Rouse ’77, Mary Ann Douglas Murphy ’60, Cecile Newton, faculty, Donna Spoor Lewis ’68. Ad hoc members Pam Hendrick ’71, Debra Morris ’72, Betty Condry McAfee ’69, Bartlett Ramsey, faculty, Kathy Cooksey ’66 Charter Member Bill Schweinle ’59.