Many meetings at the Martin High Classes of '50 to '60 reunion

About 100 former students attended the recent reunion of Martin High School's classes from 1950 to 1960. The event was held in San Antonio at Casey's Party House on Hwy. 281. Many who are now retired showed they'd lived good lives and looked back on their school days in Laredo with great enthusiasm and affection.
Heading the reunion effort each year is Jimmy Young, who lives in Bulverde. He is the nephew of Ruth Young, who worked hard and long with the Girl's Physical Education program at Martin. The reunion group gives a scholarship in her honor annually. Other members of the Young family, Jimmy's wife Donna, Charles and Doris, Louise Young, Jennie, and Marie Young McKeown, sported red T-shirts printed with "Martin High." The food was excellent and conversation filled the afternoon and evening.
Special guests included former faculty members Annie Bruce Babb, who taught at Martin for 10 years, and Elizabeth Sorrell, who served the Laredo public schools for 49 years.
Bill Reuthinger, Jr., electrical engineer, brought his wife, the former Bonny Barnes. They live in Sachse, Texas. Mike and Lil Yates greeted Sharon and Amber Yeary, who came from Laredo for the event. With the group was our dear writer Jennie Reed.
Mary Paul Wright Cowdry of Tulsa, Oklahoma, retired from MCI, enjoyed seeing her brothers, Mike and Pat Wright. Dora Gonzalez Wolfe, who moved to Laredo from the east to be closer to her sister, Nora Montemayor, soon lost that darling person. Dora brought Yves Aigret from Laredo for the party.
Dick Puig, son of the late Dr. Valentin Puig, and his wife Ingrid, flew in from St. Thomas. They enjoyed visiting with attorney Mary Lou Kahn Holmgreen and Jim Young, reunion organizer.
Barbara Clendennen of Houston and Patsy Clendennen of San Antonio loved being together.
Don Wisdom, now of Merced, California, and his wife planned to leave Texas with enough time to be able to vote for Arnold for governor. With the Sheriff's Department in Merced, Don reported he had been shot seven times.
Ofelia Vidaurri Plante brought her husband, Robert, a Naval officer. They have lived all over the world and now reside in San Antonio.
Nancy Rivera Cardenas and David talk of their cabin on the Guadalupe River, where they often meet their daughter Vanessa, who lives in Austin.
Shirley Russell coached in Laredo for both Nixon and Martin High and then came to San Antonio where he coached at Fox. He was also an administrator whose career spanned 30 years.
Sylvia Ramirez (Valle), armed with a BS and MA, worked for Dallas public schools teaching science, and then became a counselor.
And here was most friendly Eloy García, brother of Laredo's Mayor Betty Flores. He lives on his ranch 20 miles from New Braunfels, where he often enjoys the visit of his daughter Toni and grandson Eugene of Austin.
Barbara Parker Sanders, not much changed, wore a green fiesta gown as she went about distributing goodies. She reported her father, Peter Parker, was ill.
Fred García, Martin High Class of '56 and once known as Federico, spent 32 years in Air Force intelligence after graduating from Texas A&I. He and his wife have a daughter and a son, the latter a senior at Texas A&M.
Joanna Lowry, University of Texas grad, has been a wanderer, teaching and writing for NASA. She now lives in Llano with two spoiled felines. "I have had some great students and fantastic classes," she reports.
Roberto Dovalina, La Pithaya photographer in '55, has retired from Wal-Mart. He married and has three daughters.
Oscar and Olga Nella Gallegos, now of Austin, recall his Marine Corps days. Wanda Yates Deliganis of Houston is proud that her three sons and three daughters are college grads. Now retired, she taught safety in Spanish to Mexican nationals.
Arriving late, effervescent Annabelle Hall came in honor of Billy Hall. With her Sandra Sanchez and Bill, Jr., who would look like his father except for his beard.
And Jimmy Young, our host, heads the 300 Oaks Foundation with offices in Bulverde. He passed out great pamphlets of the last reunion. Viva Martin High and all the good alumni it has produced!
Mary Lou Kahn Holmgreen, who practices law in San Antonio, hopes to bring her mother to live with her.
Prissy DaCamara Hancock, in a smart black suit, has weathered the years well. She came with husband Bob Hancock, the mayor of Castroville, daughter Dolly, who teaches in San Antonio, and son Brad of Houston, who had with him his beautiful little one-year-old daughter Kathryn Adair. Happy people.