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Date Posted: 17:55:07 05/06/08 Tue
Author: Sylvia (Oops)
Subject: Re: Agrandze Coleman
In reply to: Sylvia 's message, "Re: Agrandze Coleman" on 17:52:37 05/06/08 Tue

>I think I posted that last thing wrong - I wound up in Dick's message. Sorry
Sylvia

>>>For years I have wondered about a classmate of ours,
>>>Agrandze Coleman. When I began "computering", I
>>>looked up her name and found nothing. Not to be
>>>outdone, one day I finally just typed in "Agrandze"
>>>and up she came....living in Pelahatchie, MS just a
>>>hour and a half away from me for all those years!
>She
>>>and I were such good friends in Jr. High and High
>>>School up until the 10th grade when she suddenly
>>>vanished off the face of the earth, I thought. Well,
>>>I called her and spoke to her son, he told me that
>she
>>>was in the early stages of Alzheimer's and he would
>>>get back to me. I spoke to her briefly on the phone,
>>>but she didn't seem to remember me. I sent her a
>>>picture of me taken in high school hoping that would
>>>jog her memory. Well, a couple of weeks ago, her son
>>>called me and told me that he had taken her to
>another
>>>doctor who had success in reversing the Alzheimer's
>>>disease and she remembered me and wanted to see me.
>I
>>>spoke to her on the phone and it was as though we had
>>>never been apart. Her son, who lives with her and
>>>cares for her, told me that he wanted to set a date
>to
>>>meet me in Vicksburg and the date was today. We met
>>>at Shoney's and as soon as I walked in, they stood up
>>>and we hugged without even speaking. There were
>tears
>>>in our eyes and we could hardly speak. It had been
>56
>>>years since we'd seen each other. We ate lunch
>>>together and caught up, somewhat, on the past 56
>>>years. Then we rode around Vicksburg and saw the
>>>apartment building in which she lived on Drummond
>>>Street. She wanted to see Bowmar Avenue School as
>she
>>>had attended that school also, which I didn't
>>>remember. Then we drove by Carr Central and we
>chatted
>>>about our years there. Her son is thinking about
>>>bringing her back over for our Wednesday monthly
>lunch
>>>this coming Wednesday. That will be so much fun.
>She
>>>brought her yearbook, The Cannon's Roar, and we
>looked
>>>at different folks and she remembered some of them.
>I
>>>still sit in disbelief that I found her.....thanks to
>>>the computer. Had it not been for that, I would have
>>>never seen her again. We look forward to another
>>>meeting soon.
>>Now that's the kind of message I look forward to
>>getting on ourweb site! Thanks, Joan for sharing your
>>happy time with us. It seems that we are at the age
>>that all the news we have to share is sad news, but
>>you have shown that
>>there are still some happy times to be had and are
>>genreous enough to take the time to share them.
>>Nothing much has changed in Lake Wobegon-(Amory)
>>Judy's
>>mom is still with us and that limits the
>opportunities
>>we have to get out of town but we are going to make
>>the time to get back to V'burg in the near future.
>>Kat pretty well keeps us posted on Jimmy, Ethel and
>>Jimmy's grandson.
>>As far as we can tell, he is doing very well with his
>>treatments and we pray he will continue to progress.
>>Tom, our son-in-law and Julie's husband is in Logan,
>>Utah
>>and will be getting married thelast of May. We are
>>truly happy for him.
>>Timothy, our oldest grandson just returned from a
>short
>>teaching assignment in northern India. He is now
>>staying
>>with us until he gets his feet on the ground with his
>>new
>>job here in Amory. Jay and 'Chelle are settled now.
>>She
>>teaches 5th Grade Math and he,of course is a Monroe
>>County
>>Game Warden. The assignment here is much better than
>>that in George County, in that there is not near the
>>ammount
>>of drugs to deal with.
>>Enough of this! Please, let the rest of us hear
>>what's going on in your world.
>> Dick
>What great news about Agrandze! I had also wondered
>about her. When I saw her name on the discussion
>board, I thought "Oh, no...but was relieved to read
>good news instead of what I feared. I think we should
>all write in every once in a while, with updates on
>our lives. Those of us who live too far away to get
>to all the reunions would love to hear how the rest of
>the class is doing.
>Emory and I have been in Valdosta, GA now for 36
>years. After retiring from the Labor Dept, I took a
>job as office manager of a DUI school. It's easy
>work, and I enjoy it. I'm still painting - one of my
>watercolors was chosen for the 2009 Colson Calendar.
>That doesn't mean much to y'all, but it's big stuff
>around here.
>Our daughter, Julie, survived breast cancer this year,
>and I walked with her Friday night in our Relay for
>Life celebration. It was very moving. She has been
>so beautiful and brave through all of this.
>We've got a busy summer coming up. A granddaughter is
>graduating from Agnes Scott College in Atlanta, and a
>grandson is getting married at Oak Island, NC. Later
>this summer Julie and Ralph will be moving to Tampa,
>where he is Executive Director of Habitat for
>Humanity. They had planned a move last summer, but
>had to put everything on hold when Julie was diagnosed
>with cancer.
>I have started an eCommerce business. (I know, I know,
>at MY age!) I just finished building a website -
>www.pokerchipsahoy.com and am working on another that
>should be up and running sometime next month. It will
>be called www.touch-freeinnovations.com. Who said you
>had to slow down when you got old?

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