Prayers For Classmate, Ina Lott Whittington

I was informed this morning by Rhonda, Ina's daughter, that Ina has 95% blockage from her heart cath procedure. As a result, Dr. Pierce, the heart doctor, said she is a poor risk for surgery and stents. However, she will take care of it by medication. 

Please keep Ina in your thoughts and prayers at this time.

The Platters Twilight Time HQ Stereo 1958

The Platters - Only You 1955 (HD)

The Platters were one of the most successful vocal groups of the early rock and roll era. Their distinctive sound was a bridge between the pre-rock Tin Pan Alley tradition and the burgeoning new genre. The act went through several personnel changes, with the most successful incarnation comprising lead tenor Tony Williams, David Lynch, Paul Robi, Herb Reed, and Zola Taylor. The group was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1990

The Platters - The Great Pretender (Original Footage HD)

"The Great Pretender" is a popular song recorded by The Platters, with Tony Williams on lead vocals, and released as a single on November 3, 1955. The words and music were created by Buck Ram, the Platters' manager and producer who was a successful songwriter before moving into producing and management. The Great Pretender reached the number one position on both the R&B and pop charts in 1956.[1] In 2004, the song was voted 360th greatest song of all time by Rolling Stone.

Our 25th Class Reunion 38 Years Ago

I'm sharing our 25th Class Reunion 38 years ago at Maxwell's Restaurant, which is no longer there. Of 20 girls, only 11 live (two are unknown), and out of 19 boys, only eleven live. We graduated in the Class of 1959, 63 years ago. I'm on the far right. (St. Francis Xavier Academy/St. Aloysius High School)

Attending were 23 of 39 classmates: Mickey Sullivan, +Ivan Cunningham, +Walter Little, Theresa Martin Kitowski, Ina Lott Whittington, Sue McNamara Fowler, +Katherine Meyer Turcotte, Marlene Wilson Langston, Myrtle Loviza Curro, +Lynn Stegall Hauserman, George Evans, +Larry Miller, Robert Witty, Kay Hess Simms, +Vera Marshall Brown, Marian Love Boyd, Bill Adams, Louis Logue, Gordon Sutton, Eddie Habert, Johnny Hennessey, +Roy Turcotte, +Jackie Mackey, and +Joe Lindigrin.