Class of 1965
Theodore J. Jorden
Karen OBrien Macmanus
(Skipper) R.W. Gillett
Candise Ann Torrence Hollis
Joe Vogel
Dave Easterwood
Boyce Stalter
Pam Barclay sharpton
John Walters
Lnda Cobb Still
carolyn sue everett taucer
Linda K. Hargraves Tolbirt
Mary Jane Williford Cannon
Jean Thompson LaGrone
Sue Parrish Cochran
aubrey whitlock
Connie (Farque) Carter
wayne rose
Ben A Whittington
Bryan F. Lakey
bernard pearson
Dennis Fritsche
Where are you now:
Ville Platte, Louisiana 70586
My twin sister and I graduated from FHS, in May of 1965. I joined the USAF, in Oct. of 1965, and after basic training was assigned to England AFB, in Alexandria, Louisiana, to a Civil Engineering Squadron, and became a Airfield Lighting/Overhead Power Distribution Specialist. In 1966 I was sent to Vietnam to assist in building Tuy Hoa Air Force Base. I returned to England AFB, in 1967, married a girl from Ville Platte, Louisiana, and finished my USAF enlistment at England AFB. Remained in Louisiana where i worked on Transmission Power Line Construction, and then telephone special equipment installation and repair for General Telephone Company of the SW. When that job was lost, I went into the Oil & Gas Production Industry in the Gulf of Mexico, working 7 days on and 7 days off. I worked in that trade for the next 33 years, retiring after having worked for Tenneco Oil & Gas Production Co., Conoco, Catapillar/Solar Turbines, and Superior Energy Co. I retired in 2008, and now make and sale knives, and antiques at "The Spotted Cat Antique Mall" in Opelousas, Louisiana.
Date:
11/2020
Where are you now:
Plano, Texas
Referred by:
Comments:
Hi, I went to all my elementary school years at Eugene Field Elementary, then we moved to San Antonio.I would have graduated from French in 1965. I would love to hear from anyone that remembers me. Loved my yrs. in Beaumont.
Date:
8/2016
judy rao arnold
Where are you now:
magnolia,texas
Referred by:
Another French Alumni
Comments:
i have been married to billy for forty years next march! we have three grown children marcy 38, monica 34 and mark 29. our six grandchildren ofcourse are wonderful!!!!! i have many wonderful joys in my life. we live in the country on 15 acers animals and all! i would like to hear from my classmates to share your news. judy
Sign Date:
7/2005 - email update: 7/2017
Bob McClure
Where are you now:
The Woodlands, TX
Referred by:
Cant remember
Comments:
Just updating e-mail after the 50th reunion. Nothing else relevant to report except to express my gratitude to, as an old pro golfer once told me, to be able to rise and take nourishment every day.
Date:
Oct. 2015
Susan Gager Old
Where are you now:
Referred by:
Google
Comments:
Sign Date:
Sept. 2015
Clay Morgan
Where are you now:
Hawkins Lake (which is 20 miles north of Tyler
Referred by:
Comments:
After graduation from FHS I went to A&M. Pat and I married in June 68. Graduated and received commission Dec 69.We were stationed for 2 plus years in Germany, Our son , Ross, was born there before we came home. After a short time in Austin we moved.
Sign Date:
August 2015
Karen Windsor Stovall
Where are you now:
Bryan, Texas
Referred by:
Comments:
Sign Date:
July 2015
Walter Lee
Where are you now:
Round Rock, Tx
Referred by:
Comments:
Went three years to Bowie. Two years to French. Had to move after Junior year.
Sign Date:
July 2015
Billy Kelley
Where are you now:
Spring, TX
Referred by:
Comments:
Wondering if there is a 50th class reunion this year. Does anyone know? Email me ok, iambkiambk@yahoo.com
Sign Date:
March 2015
Where are you now:
Onalaska, Tx.
Referred by:
Beth on facebook
Comments:
Thanks Beth for keeping this page up. Good job and God bless. There are fewer and fewer of us to enjoy it.
Sign Date:
March 2015
Where are you now:
Rapid City, South Dakota
Referred by:
Comments:
Sign Date:
July 2014
Where are you now:
Georgetown, Texas
Referred by:
Comments:
I graduated from Lamar in May of 1969. I enlisted in the Navy being discharged form active duty in 1972. I retired from the Texas Commission for Environmental Quality in October, 2000. I was Chief of Enforcement. I am now a part time consultant. I have been married to my wife, Candy (Beaumont High - Class of 1968) for 30 years
Sign Date:
May 2013
Where are you now:
Austin
Referred by:
Comments:
Want to say HI! to all my old friends at French High class of 1965.
Sign Date:
May 2013
Where are you now:
Huntsville, Tx. 77320
Referred by:
Comments:
Looking forward to a blessed new year. Just got my wife out of the hospital after having a total knee replacement on Dec. 4 and she was dancing the cotton eyed joe on new years eve. What a woman. I wish everyone a very special and Happy New Year and looking forward to hearing from more of my classmates. Until then, MAY God Bless each and every one of you.......www.staltersfarm.com
Sign Date:
Dec. 2012
Where are you now:
Referred by:
Comments:
Sign Date:
Nov. 2012
Where are you now:
Beaumont, Texas
Referred by:
Comments:
Sign Date:
April 2012- update:2014
Where are you now:
Denham Springs,. LA
Referred by:
Comments:
Can't believe I found this web site. Just surfing the net and happened upon it. I really would like to be included in the next reunion and reconnect with old friends. I am a retired elementary teacher(4th grade for 20 years at same school) and now work part-time tutoring at the same school. Still married to the little Lamar, golfer I left Beaumont with in June, 1965. What a trip we have been own. Along the way, we both finished college, raised three children, Chris, Emily, and Sarah(our surprise in 1982) Our beautiful grandchildren, three boys and three girls fill our life with joy. Our oldest grandaughter will begin college this fall
Sign Date:
July 2012
Where are you now:
lumberton tx
Referred by:
Comments:
been married 41years to doug we live in lumberton 35yrs have a son 37 a daughter 31 grandkids are peytn 12 jaydn 9 and klee 5 they live in lumberton im retire doug still working it was great to see all names
Sign Date:
Feb. 2012
Where are you now:
Referred by:
Comments:
Sign Date:
Dec. 2011
Where are you now:
Mt. Pleasant, TX
Referred by:
FB page
Comments:
I left Beaumont after graduation to go to Stephen F. Austin in Nacogdoches where I met my husband, Billy, where else but in the Lumberjack band. He played French horn; I played flute. It took us 5 years to get through college because we married in 1967 and had our first child, Stephanie in 1969. He got a position as band director in Mt. Pleasant in 1970 and have been here ever since. In addition to our daughter we adopted a son, Chuck, in 1976. He's a DPS trooper here, so no speeding in our family. LOL! We also have a grandson, Blake, who is a sophomore in college, praying about going into the music ministry. I retired in 2008 after 38 years of teaching elementary school. I still substitute some just to keep in touch with the kids. Sorry I missed the last reunion. I hope to be able to come to the next one. I enjoy reading everyone's posts about the "good old days".
Sign Date:
July 2011
Where are you now:
Referred by:
Comments:
It has been a long time since all those pep rallies!
My favorite classes were math, band and drafting (which was taught by my father, Leon Thompson. I especially remember practicing marches, while fighting mosquitoes, for the football games. I also enjoyed biology and hated English from Halbouty. I think that I could have learned grammar without being terrorized or watching others being terrorized. I moved away from Beaumont when I graduated from Lamar State College of Technology and got married in 1968. I was so eager to go to college, I started Lamar the Monday after Sunday FHS graduation. I went most summers so that I could finish early. My career was enriched as a teacher in Galveston, Fort Worth and Beaumont. I moved back to Beaumont with my young family in the late 70's. We were blessed with 2 red headed sons, but in 1980 I divorced my husband. I moved away in the late 80's, but moved back again and completed second degree in Psychology. Subsequently, I enjoyed working at Lamar University. Later, I moved to Houston, where one of my two sons lived; the other lived in Austin. My son in Houston now lives about three blocks from me and he and his wife have 2 daughters; my son and his wife, who in Austin, has a son due in November. My older son earned a degree in physics from Southwest University in San Marcus and his wife has a masters degree in experimental psychology. Currently, he is a project engineer for a tech company, and his wife, who has worked as a student placement coordinator, currently is preparing for the arrival of their new baby. My younger son earned a degree in economics and a minor in Russian Studies from the University of Houston, while his wife has a bio-chemistry degree. He recently resigned from Baylor College of Medicine to pursue a very profitable job as a programmer in the private sector. His wife works in human resources for a gas company. I am now retired and my father lives with me. Retirement has been a busy time, as we are rebuilding a beach house after the Ike storm, restoring our Beaumont family home, and making home improvements at my own home. When we are not doing this, we spend time with family. As soon as our rebuilding/remodeling projects are completed, we plan to spend more time traveling.
Sign Date:
July 2011
Where are you now:
Sulphur, LA
Referred by:
Ronnie Eller
Comments:
I attended French High School in 1963. My maiden name was Parrish. My family family moved back to our home town of Camden, Arkansas and I graduated with many of the students that I started to school with. I had an older brother, Rick, who played football in 63 and I was a Sophmore beauty that year (that really was a long time ago....). I have often wondered about the friends that I lost contact with from Beaumont. Would love to reconnect again. So glad I found this web page through Ronny Eller. If anyone remembers me, please let me hear from you.
Sign Date:
July 2011
Where are you now:
alexandria, la
Referred by:
Comments:
Sign Date:
July 2011
Where are you now:
Beaumont
Referred by:
Just Surfed On In
Comments:
(updated: April 2011)
Class of '65 had our 45th last year, I couldn't believe how young everyone looked. It was great catching up with old friends and making new ones. I recommend everyone try to go to their reunions even if you didn't think you "fit in" when you were in high school. We all fit in now, for one thing "we are just happy to be alive!!", and another is time is an equalizer. I just found out about the once a month get togethers, I plan on being there if I can.
I also wanted to say that I too was gone from the area for a long time. Somehow we come home don't we. I lived in Houston, Austin, Waco, Dallas and Baltimore & Virginia Beach. I love everywhere I lived, but there is nothing like reconnecting with your past and seeing those you have "history" with. I worked in Wash D C when I was in Baltimore and loved being able to visit the history of our country. OK, I'm thru now. Connie
Sign Date:
Sept 30, 2004
Where are you now:
Referred by:
Comments:
Sign Date:
April 2011
Where are you now:
Rancho Santa Margarita, CA
Referred by:
Comments:
Left Beaumont the night of graduation and thought I would never return. I went to Texas A & M for 2 years and then Lamar, graduating in 1969 and then an MBA in 1970. I have worked for Japanese companies most of my working career. In 1993 I started Ameritech Machine Tools, which is an importer of machine tools. Business has been good and in 1996 opened an office in Chicago to go with my office in Los Angeles. Retired as a LTC in 2008 from the National Guard. Married for 31 years and 2 boys and 1 grandchild. Life has been good and I will probably work forever.
Sign Date:
June 2010
Where are you now:
Hickory Withe, TN
Referred by:
Comments:
Worked for Mobil Oil Corporate Purchasing all over U.S. and five years in Norway. Left Mobil in 1987 to go to seminary in Ft. Worth. Have served churches in Texas, Florida, and Alabama in staff positions as well as Pastor. Married the wonderful Nora Jean (Tolman) 42 Years ago. Two children and six grandchildren. Retired in September, 2010, and moved from Texas to Hickory Withe, Tennessee, outside Memphis. Looking for new ways to serve Jesus Christ in retirement, and bless our kids and grandkids, while having a great time.
Sign Date:
Nov. 2010
Where are you now:
Referred by:
Comments:
Sign Date:
March 2010
Where are you now:
Plano, Texas
Referred by: