Classes of 1960-69 Reunion (posted 08/30/03) Back to Reunions page
Decade of the 60's Reunion
Alpine High School’s Reunion of the Sixties was a
rollicking success July 4th weekend. Nearly 500 rapidly-aging boomers and a
dozen faculty and staff from the 60s descended on the community Friday evening
with registration at the Outback. On Saturday more registration in the old high
school hallway and presentation of a memorial in the auditorium. Saturday
evening we gobbled barbecue and danced the chicken at Our Lady of Peace Parish
Patio. Some brave souls hit the links at the Alpine Country Club for a golf
tournament Sunday morning while the rest of us compared grandkids and health
ailments. On Monday, true teens of the 60s climbed aboard a trailer in the
parade and finished off with a fish fry and fireworks at Kokernot Lodge.
You might have seen these reuniters about – they were the one’s wearing T
shirts, caps and photo IDs to remind them of who they were (and are). Presumably
they knew where they came from, as somehow they got back here. Some came long
distances, such a Claude Guillemet from France who was an exchange student in
1964. Some just walked out their front door to celebrate with “pals, buds, and
partners in crime.”
All are thankful, and it’s a good thing, as they have a lot of people to thank.
KVLF/KALP and the Big Bend Sentinel for promotions and free publicity. The
Chamber of Commerce. The Outback. Shotgun Grill for the welcome sign and fish
fry. Paul Pasqua for barbecue. True Value for another sign. Sul Ross and Our
Lady of Peace. Alpine businesses for 37 door prizes. AISD for gracious loan of
the old building and recognition of the reunion. West Texas National Bank and
our underwriters (you know who you are).
Thanks also to Lawrence Neu and Russell Murray for providing Saturday night’s entertainment. You know Six-Ohs like to talk and dance so Lawrence and Russ provided just the mix of sounds for that. These guys were also instigators of the Chicken Dance and Cotton-Eyed Joe, organized classes for group photos and even had the still-vocal-if-not-as-athletic 60’s AHS cheerleaders leading all in the school song more than once in the evening. On Monday, they helped with more sounds for our float in the parade. Can you believe it, no bones were broken in the process. Again, thanks guys for all the fun!
And finally, thanks to our big/little
sisters/brothers from the 50s and 70s who helped out. Thanks Alpine!
The Reunion of the Sixties
Mary Bell Lockhart and Bryan LaBeff Co-chairs
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