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Spring 2008 Classnotes

Class of 1943
Emmet L. Riddick passed away on February 6, 2008.

Class of 1945
Walter Cecil Worsley, Jr. passed away on March 4, 2008.
Frederick Cooper Hamilton passed away on November 30, 2007.
Walter Franklin “Jack” Martin passed away on November 28, 2007.

Class of 1963
Rob Hairfield was elected to the Burke County Board of Education on November 6, 2007.

Class of 1993
Jimmy Davis celebrated the birth of his second son, Joshua Aiden Davis, in January 2008.

Class of 1997
Dieter Fertsch and his wife are expecting their first child in August.
Jed Fairbank is back in Australia working as a Senior New Vehicle Sales Consultant.

Class of 2003
Jason Burnett was recently awarded a fellowship to attend Anderson Ranch Arts Center in Colorado for a ceramics workshop taught by artist/sculptor Richard Notkin.

Class of 2004
Michael Anthony Sciabbarrasi passed away on January 29, 2008.

Class of 2005
PFC Bryan R. Calvo graduated from Basic Combat Training on March 27, 2008 at Ft. Benning, GA.

Class of 2006
Hunter Hoopes enlisted in the United States Air Force, completed basic training and went to Shepherd Air Force Base, Texas for Technical School, specializing in Aerospace Maintenance.

 

FALL 2007 Classnotes

Class of 1933
Lokie Garland Martin passed away on September 17, 2007.

Class of 1935
Carlisle W. Higgins, Jr. passed away on August 18, 2007. Mr. Higgins was a former ORMA Board of Trustees member and also donated the furnishings for Whitaker Hall when it was first opened for female residents.

Class of 1944
Robert E. Winborn passed away on May 10, 2007.

Class of 1947
Zeb Alley is recovering from ankle replacement surgery. We wish him all the best in the recovery process.

Class of 1952
Elbert Ray Causby passed away on September 10, 2007.

Class of 1957
William A. Kitchin, Jr. passed away on September 26, 2007. He lived in Virginia Beach, VA and was originally from Scotland Neck, NC.

Class of 1963
Robert M Gibson passed away on June 3, 2007.

Class of 1987
William Kerry Gardner is currently living in Pine Knoll Shores, NC. Kerry fishes on the Southern Kingfish Association fishing circuit along the east coast on his boat, “The Hammerhead.”

Class of 1994
Drake Jones was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in the US Army Reserves.

Class of 2000
Chad Mateer married Carla Hernandez on October 21st, 2007. (See photo p.29)

Class of 2002
Katie Buell joined the Peace Corps and spent three months in Niger. She loved learning about the culture, people, and language, and she states that she has learned to take chances in life because of her experience.

Class of 2006
Brent McDougal spent the summer at Marine Basic Training. He sent Dr. Berwick a letter sharing details about the experience. “We get about one minute to shave and shower and another minute to get dressed from head to toe. We get three well-balanced meals a day, but we have to eat fast,” he said in his letter.

Class of 2007
Daniel Starr is completing his first semester at the United States Air Force Academy Prep School. He is doing well academically and is on the soccer team.

Ryan Adams is completing his first semester at The Citadel in Charleston, SC. He is doing well and is majoring in psychology.

Class of 2008
Cadet Barrett Fulmer passed away on October 1, 2007. Barrett was a member of the senior class and soccer and track teams.

Cadet Javon Stovell was among a select group at a People to People Leadership Summit in Washington, DC from July 9-18, 2007. His sister, Jessica, also took part in a similar project at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore.

Cadet Ben Rosen has earned full-tuition, four-year ROTC scholarships to Lehigh University, Temple University, Tulane University, and the University of Arizona.

Board of Visitors Member
Bill Giles, founder of Triad Classic Car Club, participated in a ribbon cutting ceremony on June 21st at the Kernersville Chamber of Commerce. The Triad Classic Car Club was founded six years ago, representing car classes that are antique, classic, custom, and vintage.