Snips and Cuts

On these pages we hope to bring you up to date on our classmates in both photographs and stories.

Caralisa Connell, the granddaughter of Leslie and Mickey Connell, just completed her freshman year at the University of Louisville on a softball scholarship and had a supurb year. She broke several Louisville records in her first year playing for the Cards and most came while she suffered a stress fracture in her pitching forearm. She had a streak of winning 12 straight games while pitching every inning in the streak (both of the other two pitchers were out with injuries). She broke the record for the number of wins recorded for a freshman pitcher with 20 wins on the season. She broke the record for striking out the most batters by a freshman pitcher. She was the first freshman to pitch a shutout game in a post season NCAA Regional Championship game. Caralisa was also named to the second Big East Conference team.

Caralisa is a physis major and even though she just finished her first year of studies at Louisville, she begins her junior year in August!

Thanks to Barbara Barger Harelson for sending me the following pictures taken at the August 21, 2010 luncheon at Jimmie's.

Gene Davis and Jackie Shaw O'Neill.

L-R: Emma Collins, Ikey Cathcart, Tom Skinner (Claire Thornhill Skinner's Husband) and Mrs. Poochie (Diane) Blackwelder..

L-R: Bobby Hornback, Doug House, Martha Tucker House and Emma Collins.

L-R: David Fogel and Gene Davis.

L-R: Susie Kisiah Moore, Patsy Boyte Ratchford, Doug House and Pat Yandle Guice.

L-R: Mrs. Poochie (Diane) Blackwelder, Catherine Steagall Peeler, Donna Beard and Bob Beard. Background in yellow shirt is David Fogel.

L-R Seated: Liz Lazarides White and Wallter Elmore.
L-R Standing: Gene Davis, Jackie Shaw O'Neill, Barbara Barger Harelson, Catherine Steagall Peeler and Ikey Cathcart.

L-R: Grace Crowell Phifer, Nancy Marlowe Sechrist and Jeff Sechrist.

Barbara Barger Harelson and David Fogel

Liz Lazarides White and Walter Elmore.

Front (L-R) Pat Yandle Guice, Pat Richardson Holder, Carol Hopkins Williams.
Back (L-R) Patsy Boyte Ratchford and Ricky Ray.

Thanks to Susie Kisiah Moore for sending me the following pictures taken at the August 21, 2010 luncheon.

(L-R facing camera) Ikey Cathcart, Claire Thornhill Skinner, Tom Skinner and Diane (Mrs Poochie) Blackwelder.
In the foreground is Martha Tucker House and Bobby Hornback.

(L-R facing camera) Susie Kisish Moore, Patsy Boyte Ratchford, Doug House, Pat Yandle Guice, Pat Richardson Holder and Carol Hopkins Williams.
In the foreground is (R-L) Bob Beard, Carherine Steagall Peeler, Catherine's granddaughter Danielle and Grace Crowell Phifer.

(L-R facing camera) Claire Thornhill Skinner, Tom Skinner, Diane (Mrs Poochie) Blackwelder, Donna Beard, Bob Beard, Catherine Steagall Peeler and Catherine" beautiful granddaughter Danielle Prisinzano. In the foreground is Doug House. David Fogel and Barbara Barger Harelson are at the table in the background.

Pat Yandle Guice, Pat Richardson Holder, Carol Hopkins Williams, Ricky Ray, Bobby Hornback, Martha Tucker House, Emma Collins and Ikey Cathcart.
(L-R back to camera) Third Grader Danielle Prisinzano, Grandmother Catherine Steagall Peeler, Bob Beard, Donna Beard, and Diane (Mrs Poochie) Blackwelder.

Group picture.

Group picture.

Susie Kisiah Moore and Patsy Boyte Ratchford.

Nancy Marlow Clifford and Jeff Sechrist.

Thanks to Doug House for sending me pictures taken at the May 15,2010 luncheon. From what people are telling me they all have a great time getting together at this monthly gathering. Come on out and join them.

Frank Ramsey and Bob Hormnback.

Claire Thornhill Skinner and Joan Blackwelder Allen.

Doug House, Barbara Barger Harelson and Henry Snyder.

On the right side of table: Bob Beard, Donna Beard, Catherine Steagall Peeler, Susie Kisiah Moore, Emma Collins, and Virginia Wynn Wohlbruck.

Bob and Donna Beard.

Doug House, Bob Hornback (orange shirt) and Barbara Barger Harelson.

Emma Collins and Virginia Wynn Wohlbruck.

Claire Thornhill Skinner, Doug House ,Joanie Blackwelder Allen, Barbara Barger Harelson, Henry Synder, Franklin Ramsey, and Bob Hornback.

Catherine Steagall Peeler and Susie Kisiah Moore.

David sent me the following email (05/08/10):

Hi Mickey,

Last weekend my wife Sandra (CHS 58) and I sang with three of our friends in the Silver Arts Follies in our home town of Franklin, NC. We came in 2nd and won the silver medal. I have attached a picture of us with our medals. Sandra and I are on the left. We call our group "The Grace Notes." We sang a five part a cappella piece entitled "Ride the Morning Wind." We'll be shooting for the gold medal next year!! Hope that all is well with you.

David Dennis

Michael Thomas McManus

Doug House informed me of finding one of our very few classmates that we were not able to find in our search before our reunion. Doug sent me the following email on the discovery:

"During our luncheon on Saturday, a call came to Jimmies for anyone at the luncheon. I took the call and it was from Mike. I think he had stumbled onto chs57.com and knew we were having the luncheon. I took some info from him and called him later Saturday evening. I told him that we had been searching for him for the past 3 years and also told him about the reunion and the 70th birthday party. Apparently his former boss and his former fellow employees with whom I had spoken, never told him that we were searching for him. He is living in a senior center in eastern NC and appears to be in good health. I asked him to monitor chs57.com to keep updated about news related to the class. He has my email addr and my phone number and he said that he would keep in touch."

Glad we have found you Mike!

Here is a photo of Mike working in a key shop prior to his retirement.

Thanks to Mary Wayne Crymes Bywater for sending in the following photo taken at the wedding of her daughter in May, 2006.

From left to right: Ted Bywater, Mary Wayne Crymes Bywater, Chuck Sternbergh, and Martha Whitfield Sternbergh.

December, 2006 Luncheon and Social Pictures

Photos are of some of our classmates at the December luncheon held at the home of Liz Lazarides White.

Left to right: Gayle Hart Bangert, Gwyn Wright Gilder, Barbara Barger Harelson, and Lundee Williams Amos.

David Dennis, Jackie Shaw O'Neil-Stone, and Lundee Williams Amos.

Clair Thornhill Skinner and Virginia Wynn Wohlbruck and Catherine Steagall Peeler.

November, 2006 Luncheon and Social Pictures

Photos are of some of our classmates at the November luncheon. Thanks to Liz Lazarides White for taking and sending in the pictures.

Left to right: Catherine Steagall Peeler, Barbara Barger Harelson, Virginia Wynn Wohlbruck, and Ricky Ray.

Jim Hanline, Judy Aycock Walters, and Claire Thornhill Skinner.

Lee Rowe and Jim Clark.

Nancy Lawing Henderson, Pat Yandle Guice and Jim Hanline.

Jim Bennett, Al Rasberry and Martha Tucker House.

February, 2006 Luncheon and Social

Photos of our classmates at the February luncheon. Unfortunately there were last minute cancellations, due to poor weather, but it did not stop this group from enjoying theirselves! Thanks to Jim Barnett's wife, Pattie, for sending in the pictures.

Circling from left side: Jim Barnett, Catherine Steagall Peeler, Patsy Boyte Ratchford, Martha Tucker House, Doug House (no kin to Martha), Tom Skinner, Linda Diggle and Ikey Cathcart.

Jim Barnett, Tom Skinner, Claire Thornhill Skinner, Gwen Wright Gilder, Linda Diggle and Ikey Cathcart.

Catherine Steagall Peeler, Patsy Boyte Ratchford, Doug House, Tom Skinner and Claire Thornhill Skinner.

What a lady.....errrr Doctor Barbara Snyder Hawkins in 1957 and even lovelier today.

Barbara Snyder Hawkins was the first woman to graduate from N.C.State in chemical engineering. During her eight years with Martin-Marietta in aerophysics research she also did graduate work at John Hopkins, obtaining her master’s degree in applied mathematics. She then goes and gets exposed to clinical trials, which becomes the focus of her career, while working in the School of Medicine at the University of Maryland in Baltimore. Still not completely satisfied, she samples a few more departments at John Hopkins in the fields of mathematic statistics, mathematics and biostatics.

This is already a career to most of us but not Barbara. As a result of the clinical trial work, she then settled down to doctoral research at the School of Public Health, Department of Epidemiology. She must have done a great job as they brought her into the faculty of their Department of Epidemiology where she is still employed.

The great news, after nine years of directing clinical trials in the Biometry Division, John Hopkins promoted her to Professor of Opthalmology. What an honor. In the 100 year history of the John Hopkins School of Medicine, Barbara became only the 34th woman to be promoted to a Professor!

Still not enough, after receiving her Doctorial degree she began studying music at the Peabody of Music, focusing on piano.

What a brilliant lady! Barbara we are proud of you!

This site has been developed and is maintained by Mickey Connell. If you have any stories, photographs, memories, current news, etc. of our classmates, contact Mickey