May means graduations and reunions. Woodrow’s seniors will graduate at 8 p.m. May 26 at Southern Methodist University’s Moody Coliseum. But those who became alums exactly 50 years ago are scheduled to kick off the many reunions scheduled for this spring and summer.
Festivities for the Class of June 1941 (January classes of ’41 and ’42 also are invited) begin with a golf tournament at Lakewood Country Club May 3. The following day features an 11 a.m. lunch and a program incorporating the 1991 seniors. The reunion concludes with a dance later that night.
Lakewood resident and class member Doris Gwin Townsend has helped organize the show. You may recall that Doris was responsible for the tribute to retired principal Wayne Pierce in 1987, and she also is active in the school’s annual musical.
A reunions summary follows:
Class of 1941 – June (Also January ’41 & ’42) – Scheduled May 4. Call Dillon White (214-239-3115).
Class of 1951 – June only – Scheduled June 1. Call Mary Gratz (214-357-4468).
Class of 1956 – June – Scheduled June 21-22. Call Jean Houston (214-348-2084).
Class of 1961 – Scheduled June 22. Call Bob Frank (817-461-0763).
Class of 1966 – Schedule pending. Call Steve Holley (214-827-3684).
Class of 1971 – Scheduled July 12-13. Call Ann Turney Peeler (214-341-3722).
Class of 1976 – Schedule pending. Call the alumni association at (214-601-2164).
Class of 1980 – Scheduled May 18. Call Julie Ford (214-388-1244).
If your class is planning a reunion, please call the alumni association at 214-601-2164.
Tracking The Wildcats
The Top Cats in society have been making news. Ruth Collins Altshuler ’40 celebrated her birthday by dining with former British prime minister Margaret Thatcher. Chuck Sellers ’79 was elected vice president of the Calyx men’s social club. Others in the Woodrow Calyx contingent include Joe Jones ’76, owner of Subway in Old Town, CiCi’s Pizza in Mesquite and J’s Check Cashing on Buckner Boulevard. His brothers, Dr. Jay Jones ’78 and Dr. Jeff Jones ’78 also are members, as is their father, Dr. George Jones ’30.
Speaking of doctors, Dr. Charles Max Cole ’32, a Woodrow Hall of Famer, has received a Distinguished Alumni award from Southern Methodist University. Another Woodrow Hall of Famer, Dr. Tom Shires ’42, has resigned as dean of Cornell University’s medical college to become head of surgery at Texas Tech’s medical school in Lubbock. Another Tech faculty member is Dawn Kelley ’80.
The late I.B. Hale ’35, teammate (at Woodrow and Texas Christian University) of Heisman winner Davey O’Brien ’35, was inducted into the Texas High School Football Hall of Fame April 19.
