
TIGER ALUMNI CENTER -- ERHS/RCHS

Olney Reception
Tiger Alumni Center
Olney Reception -- September 2012
Hello Tigers!
If you are a 'fan' of TAC, you'd have loved to be with us at our Olney Reception! We had a 'full-house' for over two hours! Not all signed our register, but over 50 did. You would have been right at home! You'd love talking to alumni friends who ranged from classmates of 1936 to 1972. We met in the Olney Holiday's Conference Room with the compliments of Julie. Thanks Julie!
My wife Barb took the above picture of me with your SUPER TAC administrators Nancy (Huchel) Rumsey (1966), Peggy Wilburn Long (55), and Judy Hill Walker (64).
John Fritchey (61) and Ann Weesner King (60) wanted to be with us and regretted they could not. Same with Stan Gill who was an excellent administrator last year.
The pictues here, above and below, give you something of the sense of our crowd. At times we were so crowded we could hardly move! Most of our guests were alumni enjoying reunions over the week-end, classes of the 1950's and 1960's.
Some members of the Class of 1952 are shown seated below. I know the schoolmate on the far left, foreground, is Corky Wynn (52), He told me that he was related to our TAC Tiger Quilt artist Mary Alice Resor Hart, an uncle I think. The third person from the left is Virginia Rath Resor (58), I think. She, too, was very pround of Mary Alice, spending time looking at our tiger.
The lady at the far end is Naoma Walden (47). She doesn't have email but would like us to have a printed newsletter. If we start one, I want to name it "The New Tiger Rag." Want to be the editor, anyone?
The man on the far right is Larry Tennyson (52).He and I have shared a few emails. Sorry can't name the others.
Below retired ERHS principal Mr. Rumsey and Rev.Tom Eggley (62) enjoy visiting.
A Star of the reception was TAC Tiger of the quilt created by Mary Alice Resor Hart. Here you see two ladies getting up close examining it. That happened over and over. TAC administrator Judy Hill Walker (64) is talking to a guest off camera.
Quests really enjoyed looking at the 'Old' Olneans on the table. Thanks Dick King (57) and Jean Chandler (57) for sharing. Jean gave a stack of Olneans to TAC.
For over two hours we all enjoyed being with classmates and schoolmates! Below I am photographed with three wonderful ladies. On both ends are sisters, on the left, Helen Jenner Mehmert (Bauman) (40) and on the far right, Herma Belle Jenner (Dycus) (36). I was so happy to see them again -- both attended our last April Texas all-classes reunion.
I'm also very pleased to see Herma's daughter again, Nancy Dycus (Bowles) (67) on my left (your right). Herma and Nancy are one of many Mom-Daughter Duos who are members of TAC.
Jean Blackburn Chandler (57), below, enjoyed visiting with the sisters Helen and Herma. Jean chaired a great reunion for her class of 1957 over the week-end!
Pat Barnes Van Matre (56), below, smiles at me in reaction to the 'stories' the men are spinning! Behind her from the left are Dick King (67), Vernon Gross (57) and Frank Van Matre (54). I had several laughing visits with the men too!
Marianne Houser (51) stands between Barb and me. She was my babysitter of sixty years ago (a baby, I have no memory of that)! Later she was secretary for ten years to Harry Olson, Barb's father. This joy of meeting again, connecting, speaks to the goal of the Tiger Alumni Center -- erhsalumni.net
More joy! Nancy and George Rumsey!
More supporters of TAC! Marvin (62) and Joanne Doolin!
Don Scherer (54), whom we met at our Texas all-classes reunion, enjoyed visiting with TAC administrator Peggy Wilburn Long (55). Both came a long ways to enjoy the week-end.
Roy Miller, Class of 52, visited with us and promised to send us picures of the Class of 52's 60th reunion. And he did. See the photo grallery.
Good friends, Class of 1960, Clarence 'Smitty' Smith and Sharon Street Burt smile. It certainly was a week-end of smiles!
Come back from time to time. I am in hopes of sharing pictures taken by others at the reception. Oh, I can report that TAC plans to be back in Olney next September. We've reserved space at the Olney Holiday!
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