Mark Mills (2002)-- Coppell, Texas
David Silva -- Los Angeles, California
Gregg Holbrook -- UPDATE - Pottsboro, Texas
Lionel "Lee" Salas --
Danny Kalinec -- UPDATE - Buda, Texas
Kathy Fennell Cranfill - Wimberly, TX
Sharon Kay Jeter --
Gloria E. Gonzalez Pena - Corpus Christi, Texas
Santos Estrada Mattan - San Antonio, Texas
Rigoberto Cardenas - Mission, Texas
Diana Flores Alcocer - Mission, Texas
Until then may I remind you......we're all over 50, who knows where we'll be tomorrow. Take the time to let us know what you're up to.
"Graduated from University of Texas - Austin in 1974 and moved to Dallas immediately. I worked for an insurance company for three years and have been at Hertz Corporation ever since (25 years). I live with my wife and two step daughters (16 and 18) and step poodle (Lucky, age 10) in Coppell, Texas a suburb of Dallas right near DFW Airport. Life has been good to me. Health is good. I still play a lot of golf. I was an old maid until 1996. Jan and I got married in Las Vegas."
Myra Rhyne Baker -- (2002) Sharyland, Texas
Part-time Sec./Bkkg. for Wayne Sparks of Sparks-Townsend Development. Married to Bill Baker (Class of 68). Two kids, Ryan-21 years, at Texas A&M Kingsville majoring in Ag. Science. Sings--has a C/W band called Texas Heat (Check them out at TexasHeat@aol.com---looking for jobs--hint, hint! Chase Amanda Jo - 17 years old, Sr. at Sharyland and All Valley, All Disrict and All Area Catcher and ranked 4th in State among 4A catchers.
Melissa Smith Nelson - UPDATE! -July, 2009
Just to give you a little update on me. I am starting my 29th year as a Methodist pastor and my 5year as pastor at the Methodist Church in Taft. I am married to Harry "Huck" Nelson who is a retired Judge from South Carolina. He is a republican and I challenge him
Andrew who is 18 years old, Drew is special needs and will be starting his senior year in high school and is one of the coolest kids I know. He has some challenges in some areas and in other areas he is way a head of most people. One of the things he excells in is his humor and his kindness. He is also quite an actor and knows the "Wizard of Oz" by heart, both words and movements. He is great with children and helps at the Day School we have at the church during the summer months. In My the Leadership Corpus Christi sponsored a Special Prom. I got to go to the prom as Drew's escort; although he had to remind me that his dates would be there and I was just the escort. He is really a good dancer.
Fletcher is 16 years old and will be a junior. He recently was written up in the Texas Football Magazine as one of the juniors to watch for. He's 6'2" and about 200 #s. He is a good guy and will be getting his drivers licence in a few days. He had his first paying job this summer working for Pioneer Seed and he worked in the fields. For you that remember my brother Paul, he reminds me of Paul a whole lot.
I not only love my boys, I like them and they like me so what could be better.
I am very happy with my life and I have never felt closer to Christ.
I recently spent some time visiting with Terry Lankford. . . he is doing good and we talked about the good old days in playing ball in the summer time.
I hope all of you have a great class reunion and a Happy and Safe 4th of July.
Grace and Peace
Melissa Smith Nelson
Class of 1970
A previous UPDATE- April, 2006 -
Melissa is back in Corpus Christi, Texas - will update with more info.
Graduated from Pan Am in 1975. Graduated from Perkins School of Theology at Southern Methodist University in 1980. Did an overseas residency with the Methodist Church in Liberia W. Africa in 1979. Was appointed as a associate Pastor to First United Methodist Church of Corpus Christi out of Perkins and served there for 9 years where she became the Sr. Associate Pastor. First marriage to Don Jones in 1990. Two sons, Andrew-13 years, and Fletcher-10 years. Divorced in 1998 and remarried in 2000 to Huck Nelson, a retired judge from South Carolina. She was the Senior Pastor at Wesley United Methodist Church in Corpus Christi. Mel and her family have moved to San Antonio where she is the new pastor at Jefferson United Methodist Church. She celebrated her 23rd year in ministry this June, 2003.
Dave graduated from Pan Am in 78. Taught 4th grade in East LA. 1982 received his masters from Cal State-LA and got out of the education field. Teamed up with Roosevelt Elementary and Mission Jr. High Classmate Trinidad Silva. They started up a production business in the entertainment field (film and tv industry in 1983). Trinidad passed away in 1988 but Dave still manages the business today.
Married to Lupita for six years and live in Tarzana, an urban area of Los Angeles. No children but do love their 3 dogs, one very finicky feline, three squirrels and a bunch of nomadic birds. He's very active doing volunteer work for their favorite charity, "Guide Dogs of America". If ever in Los Angeles feel free to contact him. "Our casa es su casa". Contact mission1970@hotmail.com for phone number.
Gregg has been married for 29 years to Virgie, who made this short bio possible. They have two children, Summer-24 years and Nick-20 years. He's very active in his community; Service Academy for Youth, keeps books fo a local social service agency, serves on the Advisory Council of the Salvation Army Boys and Girls Club of Pottsboro and is active in the Chamber of Commerce and was recently appointed to be a member of their Community Parks Board.
Gregg was in Mission the week of June 9 - 13th, 2003 with a youth group from Waples Memorial United Methodist Church in Denison, Texas working with the Mission Service Project. Greg has recent begun to write grant requests for anumber of our community organizations; his first attempt resulted in a grant of $25,000.00 for our library.
On April 5, Gregg became a first time father-inlaw when our daughter Summer, married a wonderful young man, Wes Wadle. Greg and I travel as much as possible; this summer we'll be taking Summer, Wes, and Nick with us on a cruise around Great Britain.
Going through a divorce after 19 years of marriage to his collge sweetheart. Graduated in Aurora, Ill. Went to college, got a Master's n English Literature...went on to law school and is a criminal defense attorney in Collin County, Texas. "Enjoying life.....When I turned 50 I felt like I was 21"...."
Danny has remarried this past August, 2002. After 25 years, he's retired and working on a new business. He bought a old school house and is in the process of turning it into a old country bar, out in the sticks and away from the city. He says he's put on a few pounds and some grey hair. No children.
Very happily married for 35 years! Mom of 3 grown children..ages 33, 29 and 26.
Husband retired from Homeland Security as a Criminal Investigator....I was a full time mom and part time floral designer which satisfied my creative juices. Now we love spending time traveling, seeing friends and most important of all, enjoying the little loves in our life...our four precious grandbabies, all under the age of 4years!!
"I live in Tyler, Texas. I work as a Laboratory Assistant at a Hospital here. I am a grandmother with two grandaughters (ages 13 and 7). The LOVES of my life. I have been married for 13 years."
"I received a B.S. in 1974, from Pan Am, and taught for 3 years at P.S.J.A; in 1977, I earned a M.S. from Texas A&I, Kingsville. Then I taught 2 years at Tuloso-Midsay, and up to the present, have been teaching in Corpus Christi. After 29 years in teaching (reg. & special ed.), and several starts, and frustrating periods, I am preparing to defend my proposal this summer, or bust. I hope to be busy the next several months in order to finally obtain an Ed.D.
My husband and I have been married for 25 1/2 years. Although we were never blessed with children, 6 l/2 yrs. ago we adopted our beautiful daughter from birth. It was exciting and a loving experience for us both. Isabella is the center of our world, and God's answer to our prayers. We have lived in Corpus Christi and will probably retire (not now) but later on in Riviera, Texas, not the French Riviera, (darn) on our farm land there. I hope to see alot of our classmates and friends on the 27th! God Bless!" (See Gloria getting her Ph.D. on May 7, 2004 at A&M-Kingsville on previous page!!)
Santos has just remarried in May, 2003 and has moved to San Antonio.
Married to Linda Marroquin from Mercedes for 25 years. One daughter, Christina, 22 attending North Texas State in Denton. I also have 3 step-daughers from Linda's first marriage. I have 4 grandkids, all boys. I worked for Southwestern Bell for 28.5 years. I retired in April of last year and now run my own communications business, American Prewire Communications.
Graduated from Pan Am in 1973, began teaching 3rd graders at Wilson Elem.(2yrs) Pearson Elem ( 1yr) 24 yrs at J. Castro Elem., 18 yrs. as a resource teacher, counselor and now the principal for 6 yrs. In between that I was Assistant principal at Mission Ninth Gr(3yrs). I totally love my job as a principal. It comes with a lot of stress but I feel that God wants me there to help my “barrio”. Some of you may remember, Mr. Ernesto Gonzalez as their 5th grade teacher at Roosevelt School.. Well, guess what? I call him to come and sub for teachers and he enjoys telling the students that I was his student. I asked Mr. Gonzalez one day when he was subbing on my campus, if he ever figured I would be some day be a principal and his answer was NO! (I guess you have to be careful with the quiet ones in school cause look what happened to me. Who would have guessed I would be a principal!)
Married in 1978 to Ed Alcocer from Fort Worth. We have 2 beautiful daughters who were both feature twirlers for the Mighty Mission Eagle Band. Adriana (Adri) 21, was born on Father’s Day, June 20th, so she made by Dad a grandpa, my brothers, first time uncles and well what a better Father’s Day present!) Adri is a Senior at the UT-Austin where she plans to become a pharmacists. Currently she is a registered pharmacy technician at an HEB pharmacy in Austin. Cynthia, 18, graduated from Mission High School. May, 2002. She plans to attend the UT-Austin, majoring in business. Cynthia is the reigning Miss South Texas Teen 2003, the Duchess of Palms 2003 and 2nd alternate to the 2004 Queen Citriana Court. Yes, we are busy with pageants. She enjoys them and I just love watching my daughters compete. I missed many of the reunions because twirling competitions are usually in June for state competition and July for nationals at Austin. We have a house full of trophies for winning first places in their events and grand champions trophies for being the best in their event. Pets….we have acquired them because of my girls….Toby, a maltese, Ticee and Carson, our cats, outside cats that have adopted my home, Melvin, Clover, Poacher who just had babies, a gerbil named Janet and fish in our aquarium. My mom lives with me ever since my dad passed away 7yrs come this Oct. Thanks to my hubby for asking my mom to live with us. There are just not too many hubbies that invite their mother-in-law to be permanent fixtures in their home. Well, this is Diana’s life in a short quick page.
We'd really like to hear more from the rest of you. If you can't make it to our reunions send a "Wish I could be there but...." note and let us know where you are and a little bit about yourself or send pictures for me to post. Email to mission1970@hotmail.com