Lee High School - Huntsville Alabama Alumni

Bob Alverson , Class of '65 - The mystery photo is the monument at Punch Bowl Cemetery in Honolulu. Mary and I spend considerable time there when we lived in Honolulu. It is one of the most beautiful cemeteries I have ever seen.

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Shirley Jones Moore, Class of '66 - My heart bleeds for you stranded in Hawaii. I was stranded in Hawaii for three days in 1973. We were traveling space A and could not get a flight. All the hotels were over booked and people were sleeping in roll-a-way beds on the roof tops of hotels. We happen to meet a family from Tennessee at the airport also stranded and on their way back to Australia. They took us to Bellows Air Force R & R Station and shared their quarters with us until we could all leave. That day we saw a Vietnam POW return to the states ahead of the others, that was a very moving ceremony.

This weeks photo is taken at the Court of Honor in the Punchbowl the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific. That is a statue of Columbia, the feminine signification for the United States of America. She is standing on a symbolized prow of an aircraft carrier.

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Peggy Durham Williams, Class of '65.- This week's mystery photo is of a statue named Columbia at Punch Bowl Cemetery. It was featured in the opening credits of Hawaii Five-O. I remember it well, we also took that same picture a few years back on a tour of Honolulu.

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See Hawaii Five-0 opening title.

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I Remember the Game When...?

by Tommy Towery

Class of '64

I don't need to remind most of you that football season is upon us. I say this with a heavy heart, since my college team has started out with a zero-two record this year.

I got to thinking back about our high school days, and I hate to say it but I was much more interested in the social interaction, dates, and food at the games than the actual action on the field. I also found that the dances after the game was more important to me than the score of the game.

I do remember that the first Lee games I went to were played at Goldsmith-Shiffman Field and how exciting it was when we played our first game in the brand new stadium.

I thought I would put forth a proposal to all of you who might be interested. I wonder if any of you have any great memories of any particular play or game that you remember from our high school days.

I'll start it off with one of my own - though I can't tell you which game or whether or not we even won the game. I do know it was at the new stadium and Lee was behind and had no time outs left. We got the ball and moved it well down the field to about the 20 yard line on the south end of the field. Time was still running and it didn't look like we would have time to get another play planned or started before the clock ran out. All of a sudden one of our players, Harold Tuck from the Class of '64, who was walking back in from the sideline just fell out onto the grass. He was not hit, and no one was anywhere near him when he just collapsed onto the field while trotting right in front of one of the referees. It scared the referee so bad that he immediately started blowing his whistle with a fury and ran over to check out Harold, who just lay there. They called over the team doctor and several others to help Harold off the field.

Later he admitted he had faked the who thing - just to get the referee to stop the clock. Lee was able to get off a final play, and I hate to admit it but I don't know if it helped us win or not. The play by Harold was the one play I remember the most from all the games I went to see Lee play during my high school days.

Now it is your turn. Do you have any particular play that you still remember from you Lee days, either as an observer or a participant? Please send them to me.

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Subject:Lee Bricks

Kelli McClure

Lee's website is advertising the sale of bricks from the school. When they begin to tear it down, you can get one but you have to email the principal to reserve yours now...they are going to cost $10...not sure if you have to pay now or just reserve. Anyway, check out Lee's website, it's on the homepage. By the way, the ground for the new building has been laid, looks like an impressive spot...not sure what is staying and what's going but a glimpse on TV of the blueprints makes it look pretty nice...anyway, just wanted to let you know about the bricks...

Kelli

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Subject:Garage Bands

Missy Head

Hey Tommy!

I loved the pic of my Dad on the “Traveller”. I miss him greatly and it’s always a pleasant surprise to see fun pics of him from the past!! I can’t wait to check out the “Bands…” Facebook page. Have a great day!!!

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