High School Reunion

On July 13 I will be attending my 57th high school Reunion.
These are probably the only people other than my children who
remember my dark brown hair.

I graduated from Forest (Miss.) High School in May, 1951.
I was the youngest in my class. I had my 17th birthday
in July after graduation. There were 33 students in the
graduating class of 1951 Approximately half of them have
died. Each year we seem to lose 1 or 2 more. This year,
however, there were no deaths. There has been, however,
a rash of cancer cases in both my classmates and their
spouses.

I have my tickets and am ready to fly. I am so excited
that I will get to visit with some dear friends for a
Saturday afternoon. With some it seems that we pick up
right where we left off. It is always wonderful to visit
with people whom we once were so close.

My son and his family are moving from Mississippi
to Texas in July, and that means I'll be spending
my money on airline tickets to Dallas instead of
Mississippi. It breaks my heart that I will probably
see less of Chelsea than I did when she was in Jackson.
I already feel the loss.