Kindergarten class/Dawson School
Kindergarten (click to download then open document to see who is who in photo)
First Grade class
1stGrade (click to download then open document to see who is who in photo)
My Best Friends
David (Grogs) Gowens Mike (Modi/Mendotis/George) Gowens
My best friends; neighbors since pre-school, they “did time” but watched over my mother in her final years! Grogs was seriously wounded in Vietnam. Modi was fast as “Sugar Ray” with the fists!
Marion
My famous “Aunt” – grandpa raised her as little sister to his four boys after his sister & her husband were killed in auto wreck. She is as tough and fearless as any man I ever met!
10th Anniversary AHS Class of ‘62
Please use the comments section at the bottom of this page to let me know where you are in the photo! I am at the top right corner, second head in 🙂
Olivet College/Adelphic Alpha Pi Fraternity
Greg 4th Grade
Mardi 4th Grade
Staff Meeting (Seymour Lundy Associates c.1970)
Cover of Black America’s Echoes of the Past (copy in Smithsonian Institute/National Museum of African American History and Culture – NMAAHC)
Free Press on Toddler (circa 1945)
First Lady, Rosalynn Carter’s Thank-You
White House Lawn
ADWEEK Page & Paragraph
Arbitron/Nielson – As solo host, my ratings equaled other two networks (’85) (but VP/GM decided NOT to renew my contract after two years in job)
EvPresOC.Mag copy (click link to download then open document)
Olivet College, “Shipherd’s Record” Alumni Magazine
50th High School Reunion 2012
Now, please use the comment section at the bottom of the page to tell us where you are standing in this picture! I am standing at the top row, the second person to the left with grey hair 🙂
AHS Hall Of Fame Plaque
Allegan, Michigan Hometown Tribute (click link to download then open document)
© Song for a New World (front & back)
Allegan County News: Home town paper supported Black history booklet
ACN Front Page
ACN Page 1
ACN Page 2
LUTTRELL LINKS:
http://www.theluttrells.com/PersPage.html (Greg/site & Buzz/blog listed)
*Music – “Adagio” by Barber
Ah Buzz, for me it’s the memories, 1954-1962. You were a leader first, a great athlete, and a good friend.
Jay
Ya mon… grade school thru H.S. then…? 50 yrs later. Heard u have had a great career. Can’t believe we have been almost neighbors again since (?) ’84 NH-MA. Hope to reconnect for a long talk! Be well!!
Dear Buzz,
I thought I’d leave you a Memorial Day message, as my personal memories of you and our time together in Allegan remain so vivid in my imagination. I’ve really enjoyed reading your account of your extraordinarily successful life in Allegan and beyond. You were one of the bright lights of my high school years. Your talent for leadership, your athletic prowess, your intellect and overall effect on your friends and peers. You’ve had a jewel of a life, and although I know that after we talked at our 50th, you’ve had some illness problems, and I hope there was some progress on that surgery you mentioned could have precluded a second reparative surgery. It was a joy seeing you there with your wife and reminiscing about the past. I should mention that out of the blue I heard from Tom Curlin last year, a humorous reminiscence about a girl I dated briefly in high school. Tom was the funniest one of us all, and he left us all with so many hilarious memories. Since then we’ve communicated a number of times. Bill is gone, of course, so it’s especially nice to hear from Tom. Also, I noticed only recently that you had appended a note to a tribute to me that I received last year at Colorado College. I really appreciated those lovely thoughts and remembrances. You stand out among us all as an exemplary human being, and I will never forget our fine friendship. Hoping that all is going well and that your health is improving. I value you as a friend so much. We were soul brothers, I believe, even if that was not always obvious. All the best to you and your family. I loved memories you evoked. All the best, John
Awesome hearing from you, John! Soul brothers, indeed; no one made a greater impression on me in HS than you, and I think of you often. You made me want to learn by challenging my assumptions, a better athlete by pushing me in b-ball & track, and made “work” actually FUN whether laboring for Congressman Hutchison (sp) or ‘ole Joe Forestner! To me, Tom Curlin was funny but YOU were hilarious – in great contrast to your seriously “studious” norm. Wonderful memories & valuable experiences – like the old Readers Digest feature, you are one of my “Most Memorable Characters!” Thank you sooo much for your comments and your friendship! All the best to you & yours…
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