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03/31/24 08:44 PM #2441    

 

Stephen Ray Puckett

Happy Easter everybody!  Enjoy your Spring!


06/01/24 02:06 PM #2442    

 

Stephen Ray Puckett

Happy Summer!  I know it isn't officially Summer yet but it sure feels like it.  Ready for Summer fun?

Memories of fun at the beach: https://www.chron.com/culture/article/texas-beach-photos-past-19474838.php


07/05/24 07:38 AM #2443    

 

Stephen Ray Puckett

Those crazy gym suits were in use through the late 1970s! The ads are from 1955 and 1973.

 

The junior high onesie was even worse.


07/06/24 02:01 PM #2444    

 

Hilda Carol Smith (Godell)

They were horrid and had to be ironed!! Always wondered who thought those were a thing??

07/11/24 12:40 PM #2445    

 

Stephen Ray Puckett

Shelley Duvall 1949-2024 R.I.P. Most of us were in school with her. She lived in Lazybrook.

Shelley in the 1965 yearbook:

Her senior entry in 1967:

"Hello.  I'm Shelley Duvall"   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QrVoJgQ7u8w

 

https://apnews.com/article/shelley-duvall-dead-obit-2827626ebde75ac3bdfa163668e9c99c

Shelley Duvall, the intrepid, Texas-born movie star whose wide-eyed, winsome presence was a mainstay in the films of Robert Altman and who co-starred in Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining,” has died. She was 75.

Duvall died Thursday in her sleep at her home in Blanco, Texas, her longtime partner, Dan Gilroy, announced. The cause was complications of diabetes, said her friend, the publicist Gary Springer.

“My dear, sweet, wonderful life, partner, and friend left us last night,” Gilroy said in a statement. “Too much suffering lately, now she’s free. Fly away beautiful Shelley.”

Duvall was attending junior college in Texas when Altman’s crew members, preparing to film “Brewster McCloud,” encountered her as at a party in Houston in 1970. They introduced her to the director, who cast her “Brewster McCloud” and made her his protege.

Duvall would go on to appear in Altman films including “Thieves Like Us,” “Nashville, “Popeye,” “Three Women” and “McCabe & Ms. Miller.”

“He offers me damn good roles,” Duvall told The New York Times in 1977. “None of them have been alike. He has a great confidence in me, and a trust and respect for me, and he doesn’t put any restrictions on me or intimidate me, and I love him. I remember the first advice he ever gave me: ‘Don’t take yourself seriously.’”

Duvall, gaunt and gawky, was no conventional Hollywood starlet. But she had a beguiling frank manner and exuded a singular naturalism. The film critic Pauline Kael called her the “female Buster Keaton.”

At her peak, Duvall was a regular star in some of the defining movies of the 1970s and 1980s. In “The Shining,” she played Wendy Torrance, who watches in horror as her husband, Jack (Jack Nicholson), goes crazy while their family is isolated in the Overlook Hotel. It was Duvall’s screaming face that made up half of the film’s most iconic image, along with Jack’s axe coming through the door.

Kubrick, a famous perfectionist, was notoriously hard on Duvall in making “The Shining.” His methods of pushing her through countless takes in the most anguished scenes took a toll on the actor. Some saw Kubrick’s treatment as bordering on torture; one scene was reportedly performed in 127 takes.

Duvall, in an interview in 1981 with People magazine said she was crying “12 hours a day for weeks on end” during the film’s production.

“I will never give that much again,” said Duvall. “If you want to get into pain and call it art, go ahead, but not with me.”

Duvall disappeared from movies almost as quickly as she arrived in them. By the 1990s, she began retiring from acting and retreated from public life.

“How would you feel if people were really nice, and then, suddenly, on a dime, they turn on you?” Duvall told the Times earlier this year. “You would never believe it unless it happens to you. That’s why you get hurt, because you can’t really believe it’s true.”

Duvall, the oldest of four, was born in Fort Worth, Texas, on July 7, 1949. Her father, Robert worked in law and her mother, Bobbie, in real estate.

Duvall moved back to Texas in the mid-1990s. Around 2002, after making the comedy “Manna from Heaven,” she retreated from Hollywood completely. Her whereabouts became a favorite topic of internet sleuths. A favorite but incorrect theory was that it was residual trauma from the grueling shoot for “The Shining.” Another was that the damage to her home after the Northridge Earthquake was the last straw.

To those living in Texas Hill Country, where Duvall lived for some 30 years, she was neither in “hiding” nor a recluse; But her circumstances were a mystery to both the media and many of her old Hollywood friends. That changed in 2016, when producers for the Dr. Phil show tracked her down and aired a controversial hourlong interview with her in which she spoke about her mental health issues. “I’m very sick. I need help,” Duvall said on the program, which was widely criticized for being exploitative.

“I found out the kind of person he is the hard way,” Duvall told The Hollywood Reporter in 2021.

THR journalist Seth Abramovitch wrote at the time that he went on a pilgrimage to find her because, “it didn’t feel right for McGraw’s insensitive sideshow to be the final word on her legacy.”

Duvall attempted to restart her career, dipping her toe in with the indie horror “The Forest Hills” that filmed in 2022 and premiered quietly in early 2023.


12/30/24 02:37 PM #2446    

 

Patricia Bissonnet (Bissonnet)

I found this video on You Tube.  Thought all of you might enjoy it.  "This is Waltrip"  shows activites at the school as it is today.  Quite a change since 1965!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P3GMs0EEI6s

You can also access it by going to You Tube and search for ThisIsWaltrip--no spaces between the words. 

See you all at the 60th reunion in April!  You should be getting your invitation soon!


12/31/24 01:07 PM #2447    

 

Tom Britton

Wow! A "new" Waltrip. Makes me want to go back to High School. :-)


01/01/25 09:54 AM #2448    

David -Buzz Buvinghausen

I've not been on the Waltrip campus since graduating in 1965. Looks dramatically different than it did in 1965! Looks better and "freasher" than it did 60 years ago...... Looks as though there are numerous technology programs now being offered! I'm impressed knowing that the school has progressed over the past 6 decades! Kudos to Waltrip High School!


01/01/25 04:31 PM #2449    

 

Patricia Bissonnet (Bissonnet)

I'm giving you a "like" Buzz and Tom!  See you at the reunion!

 


01/01/25 07:12 PM #2450    

 

Stephen Ray Puckett

Waltrip looks Amazing!   Thanks!

 

Happy New Year everybody!


01/02/25 08:43 PM #2451    

 

Genie Hackenjos (Kistler)

Wow, Pat!  Thanks for sharing.  Also thanks for being the first person since July to post anything here!  I had been wondering if it was still a working site!  

Gary and I have officially retired to Arkansas.  I retired in 2010, but it was hard for  him to give up the farm, until he no longer could do the physical stuff required.  So while we have been wintering here for 14 years, we are now here full time.  We still visit SD to see his kids, but this is "home"!


01/06/25 08:06 AM #2452    

William Polk (Polk)

Welcome home Genie

02/02/25 02:01 PM #2453    

 

Anita Marbury (Marbury)

Hey, friends!

It is time to send in your money for the reunion on April 26. 

I am looking forward to seeing all of you. 

Always,

Sweetie 

 

 


02/18/25 04:03 PM #2454    

Karen Rouse (Corner)

Art Show, not this weekend but next:   Some artist friends meet every Thursday and we create lots of art work.  Of course, we want to show it off so we have a show every year,  300-400 pieces, real nice quality, very reasonable prices - or just come to look.  I would love to see you.  Karen Rouse

 

 

                        
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                       “Gina and the Zebras”  24x30 Charcoal Karen Corner

 

            You are invited to the 18th Annual

2025 Cypress Creek Art Show and Sale

Featuring over 25 local artists

Original Oils, Acrylics, Watercolors, Collage and more

Friday, February 28, 4:00 – 7:00 pm

Saturday, March 1st, 10:00 – 5:00 pm

Follow the signs to the Forum @ Cypress Creek Christian Church

6823 Cypresswood Drive

Spring, TX 77379

Located between the Harris County Courthouse and the Barbara Bush Library


Please come and invite all your friends!

HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE!                               For Information Email:  karen.corner@sbcglobal.net


02/19/25 11:45 AM #2455    

 

Patricia Bissonnet (Bissonnet)

I am looking forward to seeing yo at the reunion, Karen!  

For others, get your name added to the "Look Who's Coming" tab.Send me your reservation ASAP.  If you have someone you particularly want to see, contact that classmate and encourage them to attend!  

Pat Bissonnet

pbisso10@gmail.com for questions


03/24/25 01:40 PM #2456    

 

Stephen Ray Puckett

Happy Spring!  May it be wonderful!

 

We just had some guys here doing Spring Cleanup.  A few weeks ago we had a bad ice storm with many trees down so we had a lot of branches to clean up.  Luckily nothing hit the house or cars but did block the road in many places.  A branch did take out part of the railing on our back deck.


04/19/25 11:54 AM #2457    

 

Stephen Ray Puckett

Sadly, we have lost another of our classmates, at least here on earth: Dorothy Fowler. RIP.  I didn't know her while at school but we got acquainted via Facebook and had a number of lively conversations.  She entered into hospice around 4/2 with inoperable calcified heart valves. 

I seem to also have calcified valves (appaently runs in my family) and wanted to talk with her about it but waited too durn long.  Thinking about it, Dorothy's passing has affected me.

www.heartoftexascremations.com/obituaries/Dorothy-Faye-Montgomery?obId=42071649


04/19/25 12:01 PM #2458    

 

Stephen Ray Puckett

We decided to cancel our trip to Houston for the upcoming reunion.  Wifey has a 'afib' heart condition and she had a scary episode a few days ago so want to stay close to home and our medical facilities.  In a few days we talk to a doctor about an ablation procedure to hopefully fix the problem.  I did want to see you folks again, many of which I have known since elementary school, some since kindergarten. 

Enjoy the reunion!


04/27/25 07:09 AM #2459    

 

Woodrow Wilson Traylor

Thanks to all those who helped in the organizing effort for the 60th Reunion..It was great to see everyone. Look forward to the next time at the Cottonwood. Woody

 


04/27/25 04:34 PM #2460    

 

Linda Marmion (Linder)

 Joyce Barta Bayersdorfer deserves all of the thanks. She made all of the plans. She did have some other classmates help her out.  It was a beautiful day to drive out to the Black Horse resort. We had a good crowd of long time friends. I think we all could have stayed longer visiting. 
    This fall we will begin our Ram Jams at Cottonwood. Covid stopped us from getting together. We'll let it get a little cooler. For those who have not come to a Ram Jam.  We meet at Cottonwood which is near the underpass on Shepherd close to 34th. 
  The only cost is if you choose to buy food or drink. 
   More to come in September!

                  🐏  Linda Marmion Linder


04/28/25 07:06 AM #2461    

Lana Johnson (Horne)

Thanks for a great 60th Class Reunion !  As a class, we are so fortunate to have a group of dedicated ladies who are willing to give their time to keep us connected. It was so nice to spend a beautiful Saturday afternoon with all of you who were able to attend.  See you soon at the next Ram Jam at Cottonwood.  Enjoy your summer.


04/28/25 10:32 AM #2462    

Karen Rouse (Corner)

Thank you to those who organized us!  It was a very nice reunion.  So good to see our wonderful class.


04/29/25 11:00 AM #2463    

 

Mary Adrienne Pendery (Critcher)

Thanks so much to Joyce Barta Bayersdorfer, Sweetie Marbury, and Pat Bissonnet for a wonderful 60th reunion!  It was just perfect!  Bobby and I loved seeing everyone, catching up with your lives, hearing about your children, grandchildren, even great-grands, and furry family members!  We had a wonderful class and seeing you all brought back so many happy Waltrip memories.  Our son Clay (visiting from California) was kind enough to drive us down from Shreveport (boy, we don't miss that Houston traffic!).  He had a great time too--you all charmed him--we're so glad he got to meet you all and see what a great class we had.  xoxoxo


04/30/25 07:42 AM #2464    

 

Steven Jay Stoneburner

Sorry MJ and I missed it,  we had a Celebration of Life for a dear friend we had to attend, Tom was nice enough to share some photos and a video, what a HOOT!

 

 

Thanks to all who put this together, you are appreciated!!

 

Jay


04/30/25 01:52 PM #2465    

 

Stephen Ray Puckett

Sorry to have missed the reunion - looks like fun!   

 

Video from Susan McMillian:

www.facebook.com/susan.mcmillian/videos/2449116938783161

 

Photos from Tom Britton:

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