It's The Most Wonderful Time of The Year

 Merry Christmas, classmates, and may God Bless you all!

Prayers Needed for Classmate, Ina

Please keep our classmate Ina in your thoughts and prayers. She fell a couple of days ago and is in the hospital recovering. Do not know the extent of her condition, but she is having some dementia as well. Will keep you posted. She is in room 434 at Merit Health River Region, 601-883-5000 in Vicksburg.

Update: Ina will be moved to Heritage House of Vicksburg Nursing Center today for short-term rehab. She is still confused, but hopefully, she will improve. Continue to keep her in your thoughts and prayers.

Edward Rene Habert's Obituary

Edward Rene Habert, 82, of St. Louis, Missouri, passed away peacefully on November 26, 2023. He was born on April 14, 1941, in Vicksburg, Mississippi, and was known for his unwavering loyalty, generosity, and deep love for his family.

Edward is survived by his loving spouse of 61 years, Judith Habert, nee Seeber, along with his children, Renee Habert Stonebraker (Jay Godfrey), Mark Habert (Sara), Kristen Habert Goldkamp (Andy), and Eric Habert (Mary). He was a cherished "Grandpere, Grumpy-pere" to Cassandra "Cassie" Habert (Malcolm Ryder), Charlie Habert, Sidonie Habert, Henry Goldkamp (Taylor), August "Gus" Goldkamp, William Goldkamp, Olivia Goldkamp, Sydney Habert, Emma Habert, Corinne Stonebraker, and Jonas Stonebraker. Ed is also survived by Jim Stonebraker, the loving father of Corinne and Jonas. Edward was a treasured brother-in-law to Naomi Seeber and uncle to William "Chip" Seeber (Michelle), Jamie Schneider (Jack), and Jason Seeber. He was also blessed to have and love a bonus family in Sue (Milton), Pitt, and the rest of the Lofstroms. He was preceded in death by his mother, Effie Habert; his father, Lloyd Habert; Judy's parents' Lois and William "Buck" Seeber; his brother-in-law, William "Billy" Seeber; and his nephew, Joey Seeber.

Edward attended St. Aloysius in Vicksburg, Mississippi, for high school, where he played baseball, basketball, and football (Class of 1959). He went on to play football for Louisiana State University, where his sweetheart, Judy Seeber, was homecoming queen. It was love at first sight. Not only did Ed play football for LSU, but he was the scholar-athlete on the team and helped the Tigers win the Orange Bowl in 1962 and the Cotton Bowl in 1963! After college, he fulfilled his dream of becoming a doctor at Louisiana State University Medical School. He then served in the Army as a Doctor during the Vietnam War, holding the rank of Captain. His service was recognized with five honorable medals, including a Bronze Star for meritorious service in a combat zone.

Following his military service, Edward embraced a career in Radiology. He and Judy moved to St. Louis, where Ed completed his residency at Saint Louis University. He then dedicated himself to a long career with South County Radiologists at St. Anthony's Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri, and Premier Care Orthopedics in St. Louis. When asked what kind of doctor he was, you might hear Ed say, "A good one," and that he was.

Edward's faith played an important role in his life, and he was a long-time devout Catholic. He was a devoted parishioner of Ascension Parish in St. Louis, Missouri, Corpus Christi Parish in Destin, Florida, and St. Peter's Parish in Kirkwood, Missouri. He had a special devotion to St. Michael the Archangel and would pray the Prayer to St. Michael often.

In his free time, Edward discovered a passion for hockey and learned to play the sport at the age of 40; he especially enjoyed checking in his non-checking league and playing alongside Eric. He also indulged in watching football, particularly as an avid LSU fan. Later in life, after Judy's retirement, he became an accomplished cook and embraced the joy of preparing meals for his family, most notably, his amazing gumbo, ribs, and meatloaf. And, of course, his famous Key Lime Pie. His grandchildren easily convinced their Grandpere to take them to Disney World to ride roller coasters and go on wonderful cruises to beaches and Alaska. He couldn't say "no" to any of them. Ed couldn't say "no" to Judy, so he developed an essential tolerance for traveling and exploring new places worldwide. His love for his wife and family and his charity knew no bounds.

Instead of flowers, the family kindly requests contributions to the Alzheimer's Association or Cure Alzheimer's Fund in Edward's memory.

TA's private interment will beat Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery on Friday, December 15, 2023. Please join us for a Memorial Mass at St. Peter's Catholic Church in Kirkwood on Saturday, December 16, 2023. Visitation will begin at St. Peter's Catholic Church at 9:00am, with Mass at 10:30am. There will be a reception immediately following at Sunset 44 Bistro & Banquet.

We mourn the loss of Edward Rene Habert, a dedicated family man, esteemed doctor, classmate, and passionate individual who will be deeply missed by all who know him. May he rest in peace. Amen

The Twelve Commandments for Seniors

1. Talk to yourself. Sometimes, you need expert advice.

2. "In Style" are the clothes that still fit.

3. You don't need anger management. You need people to stop ticking you off.

4. Your people skills are just fine. It's your tolerance for idiots that needs work.

5. The biggest lie you tell yourself is, "I don't need to write that down. I'll remember it."

6. "On time" is when you get there.

7. Even duct tape can't fix stupid, but it does muffle the sound.

8. It would be wonderful to put ourselves in the dryer for ten minutes, then come out wrinkle-free and three sizes smaller?

9. Lately, you've noticed people your age are much older than you.

10. Growing old should have taken longer

11. Aging has slowed you down but hasn't shut you up.

12. You still need to learn to act your age; I hope you never will.

...And one more:

"One for the road" means peeing before you leave the house.

Our Classmate Eddie Habert Has Died

I received a message yesterday from Louis Logue that our classmate Eddie Habert had passed away. Arrangements are incomplete and will post when it becomes available.  Our thoughts and prayers are with his family at this sad time.   

The Gifts They Leave Behind

 In all things, Give Thanks!  

Happy Thanksgiving Classmates!

God, Heal Me

 

Lest We Forget

Being thankful won't hurt.

Lest we forget.

Majority of Life Is Behind Her

"I asked an elderly woman once what it was like to be old and to know that the majority of her life was now behind her.

She told me that she had been the same age her entire life. She said the voice inside of her head had never aged. She has always just been the same girl. Her mother's daughter. She had always wondered when she would grow up and be an old woman.
She said she watched her body age and her faculties dull, but the person she was inside never got tired. She never aged. She never changed.
Remember, our spirits are eternal. Our souls are forever. The next time you encounter an elderly person, look at them and know they are still a child, just as you are still a child, and children will always need love, attention, and purpose."
~ Author Unknown

A photograph of Tasha Tudor.

Save The Date (65 Years)

It's hard to believe it will soon be 65 years since we graduated in the Class of 1959. Let's plan a get-to-gether and Save The Date, Classmates!!!

Welcoming Greyson!

Our classmate, Louis "Sonny" Logue, is a great-grandfather for the first time this week.  It's his granddaughter, Brigitte's firstborn, 21 inches, weighing 7 lbs. and 6 oz.  He is so precious - our congratulations to the family and Louis, his first great-grandson. 

Newborn Baby Greyson with Mom, Brigitte!

Prayers Needed

Chuck Kitowski, Theresa Martin Kitowski's husband, has been in the hospital and numerous ER visits and has some health issues.  Also, prayers for Theresa with her continued health issues.  May they both get better soon.

Kay Hess Simms got her staples out of her leg Tuesday and doing much better.  Wishing Kay a speedy recovery. 

I wish all classmates with health issues to email me at mariandeer@aol.com if you need prayers, and I will post on our blog.  May God Bless you all.  Marian

St. Aloysius Football Stadium Facelift

PLAYMAKERS 2023: St. Aloysius' football stadium turned 70 years old this season and received a massive facelift for its birthday.
 

Have You Ever Thought About This?

Have you ever thought about this?

In 100 years, like in 2123, we will all be buried with our relatives and friends.

Strangers will live in our homes we fought so hard to build, and they will own everything we have today. All our possessions will be unknown and unborn, including the car we spent a fortune on, and will probably be scrap, preferably in the hands of an anonymous collector.

Our descendants will hardly or hardly know who we were, nor will they remember us. How many of us know our grandfather's father?

After we die, we will be remembered for a few more years, then we are just a portrait on someone's bookshelf, and a few years later, our history, photos, and deeds disappear into history's oblivion. We won't even be memories.

If we pause one day to analyze these questions, we may understand how ignorant and weak the dream to achieve it all was.

If we could only think about this, our approaches, our thoughts would change, and we would be different people.

Always having more, no time for what's really valuable in this life. I'd change all this to live and enjoy the walks I've never taken, these hugs I didn't give, these kisses for our children and our loved ones, these jokes we didn't have time for. Those would certainly be the most beautiful moments to remember; they would fill our lives with joy.

And we waste it daily with greed, greed, and intolerance.

Interesting Facts About The 1% ERS

 INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT THE 1% ERS:

99% of people born between 1930 and 1946 (GLOBALLY) are now dead.

If you were born in this time span, your ages range between 77 and 93 years old (a 16-year age span) and you are one of the rare surviving one-percenters.

You are the smallest group of children born since the early 1900's.

You are the last generation, climbing out of the depression, who can remember the winds of war and the impact of a world at war that rattled the structure of our daily lives for years.

You are the last to remember ration books for everything from tea to sugar to shoes. You saved tin foil and poured fried meat fat into cans.

You can remember milk being delivered to your house early in the morning and placed in the "milk box" at the front door. Discipline was enforced by parents and teachers. You are the last generation who spent childhood without television and instead, you “imagined” what you heard on the radio.

With no TV, you spent your childhood "playing outside". There was no city playground for kids. The lack of television in your early years meant that you had little real understanding of what the world was like.

We got “black-and-white” TV in the late 50s that had 3 stations and no remote.

Telephones (if you had one) were one to a house and hung on the wall in the kitchen (who cares about privacy). Computers were called calculators; they were hand-cranked. Typewriters were driven by pounding fingers, throwing the carriage, and changing the ribbon. INTERNET and GOOGLE were words that did not exist.

Newspapers and magazines were written for adults and your dad would give you the comic pages after he read the news. The news was broadcast on your radio in the evening. The radio network gradually expanded from 3 stations to thousands.

New highways would bring jobs and mobility. Most highways were 2 lanes and there were no Motorways. You went downtown to shop. You walked to school.

Your parents were suddenly free from the confines of the depression and the war, and they threw themselves into working hard to make a living for their families.

You weren't neglected, but you weren't today's all-consuming family focus. They were glad you played by yourselves. They were busy discovering the postwar world. You entered a world of overflowing plenty and opportunity; a world where you were welcomed, enjoyed yourselves. You felt secure in your future, although the depression and poverty were deeply remembered.

Polio was still a crippler. Everyone knew someone who had it.

You are the last generation to experience an interlude when there were no threats to our country. World War 2 was over and the cold war, terrorism, global warming, and perpetual economic insecurity had yet to haunt life. Only your generation can remember a time after WW2 when our world was secure and full of bright promise and plenty. You grew up at the best possible time, a time when the world was getting better.

More than 99% of you are retired now, and you should feel privileged to have "lived in the best of times!" If you have already reached the age of 77 years old, you have outlived 99% of all the other people on this planet. You are a 1% 'er!

Remembering Johnny's Back In The Day!

Look at those prices compared to today's prices.

Prayers For Classmate Kay Hess Simms

I just got word from Libby (Kay's sister) that she fell and had surgery to put pins in her femur. She will be released tomorrow but has six weeks to recuperate with therapy. The hard part will be when she gets home, Jim's barely walking. Thankfully, she has friends, and her two sons will be coming to check on both of them.

Please keep Kay in your thoughts and prayers for a speedy recovery, and that family and friends will step up and help during this challenging time in their lives. 

A Classmate's Brother Dies

Brother Carl (Charles Joseph) Evans, S.C.

December 18,  1930, ~ July 8, 2023

Brother Carl Evans, S.C., 92, a resident of Baton Rouge, LA, since February 2013, died at St. Clare Manor Nursing Home in Baton Rouge, on July 8, 2023, at 3:30 PM. 

Brother Carl, son of the late Robert Evans, Sr., and Evelyn Miller, both of Vicksburg, MS, was also a native of Vicksburg. He joined the Brothers of the Sacred Heart as a pre-novice in Metuchen, NJ, on September 10, 1947, and became a novice there on August 14, 1948. He professed his first vows on August 15, 1949, in Metuchen and later made his perpetual profession at the Brothers' chapel at Saint Stanislaus in Bay St. Louis, MS, on June 12, 1955. 

Carl was a learned man, earning a Bachelor's degree in History from Spring Hill College in Mobile, AL, in 1952; and three Master's degrees: one in Administration from Louisiana State in 1966, a second in Guidance and Psychology also from LSU in 1972, and a third in Theological Studies from Notre Dame Seminary in New Orleans, LA, in 1975. Brother Carl answered a call to even more ministry by ordaining Brother at Our Lady of the Gulf Church in Bay St. Louis, MS, on March 31, 1975. 

Brother Carl had a distinguished career in the field of education which spanned 54 years and two continents. In the United States, Carl served as a high school teacher, guidance counselor, and chaplain at several Brothers' schools, including St. Aloysius High School in New Orleans, LA; St. Francis de Sales School in Houma, LA; McGill Institute in Mobile, AL; Saint Stanislaus in Bay St. Louis, MS; Catholic Boys Home in Mobile, AL; Bishop Dunne High School in Dallas, TX; Catholic High School in Baton Rouge, LA; and Vandebilt Catholic High School in Houma, LA. As a missionary in Africa, he served as Assistant Postulant Master and teacher at the novitiate in Alokolum, Uganda; at Nkubu Secondary School in Nkubu, Kenya; and at Comboni College in Lira, Uganda. After retiring from his 54 years of active ministry, Brother Carl served as chaplain to the Brothers' communities in Thibodaux, LA, and Baton Rouge, LA. He generously made himself available to celebrate the sacraments at any of the Brothers' schools or other schools in the area. 

Though Brother Carl was a master biology teacher who even had a species of centipede he discovered in Africa named after him, he felt his best work was done outside the classroom. 

As a licensed professional counselor since 1988 who also held a diploma as a spiritual director from Pecos Benedictine Monastery, Brother Carl counseled many within and outside the school community as well as inside and outside the confessional. 

His love for hunting and fishing was also legendary, and he would happily provide Vanderbilt Catholic High School's weekly "fish and game" report. To top it all, he would generously share his catch with many "fisher-impaired" families or whatever he had shot with those who could brave a plate of his wild game. His diverse interests and boundless energy led him to assist in coaching softball, brought him to minister to the poor on a yearly mission trip to Saltillo, Mexico, and led "Brother Huntin' and Fishin'" to outdoor adventures throughout the U.S. and beyond. 

Brother Carl was preceded in death by his parents, as well as by nine of his eleven siblings, including his brothers Fred (Tollie) Evans; J.W. (Scootie) Evans; Miller (Tootsie) Evans; Dr. Ed T. (Rosemary) Evans; Earl (Mary Anne) Evans; Harry (Betty) Evans; Robert (Rita) Evans, Jr.; and his sisters Madeline (J.L.) Franco and Evelyn (Rodney) Mouton.

He is survived by his sister Mary (John, deceased) Barber, and a brother George (Carol) Evans, as well as by numerous nieces, nephews, great-nieces, and great-nephews. The consummate teacher, Brother Carl, made a lasting gift by donating his body to LSU's Medical School to help train future doctors. 

Because of his gift, we will celebrate two Memorial Masses for his peaceful repose, but no funeral Mass. The first occured in Baton Rouge at St. Thomas More Catholic Church (11441 Goodwood Blvd, Baton Rouge, LA 70815) Friday, July 21. 

A "wake" began at 10:00 AM, with the Mass at 10:30 AM. A reception followed at the parish's Activity Center immediately after the Eucharistic liturgy. A second Memorial Mass was held at St. Francis de Sales Co-Cathedral (500 Goode St, Houma, LA 70360) on Saturday, July 22. 

Brother Carl's cremains will be buried at the Brothers' cemetery in Bay St. Louis, MS when they are returned from medical school. Donations in honor of Brother Carl can be made to the Brothers of the Sacred Heart Foundation (4600 Elysian Fields Ave., New Orleans, LA 70122).

          The Advocate          

Line Dancing Lessons @ Our Old Alma Mater ~ Boogie Your Way To Fun & Fitness

Attendees dance to the "YMCA" as one of the Southern Cultural Heritage Center's Country and More Dance Party.  

The Southern Cultural Heritage Center hosts line dance practices every Monday at 5:30 p.m.

Stacey Mahoney has one goal: to help others stop being wallflowers when it comes to line dancing.

The Southern Cultural Heritage Center offers weekly classes where participants can learn a variety of group dance steps, from "Boot Scootin" Boogie" to the "Cha Cha Slide."

And to put those lessons to use, a Country and More Dance Party is held once a month, allowing folks to cut a rug.  Mahoney, executive director of the Southern Cultural Heritage Foundation, is a dance instructor.  

Mahoney, who has a background in dance, said the notion of holding the line dance classes and dance parties evolved following a conversation she had with two women.

"A couple of ladies came to me after they had attended a dance event in Pearl and said, "Hey, this is what we went to, and it was so much fun, and you've got the space for it," Mahoney said.

Upon hearing their request, the first dance party was held in March.

Afterward, Mahoney said several people approached her about offering dance lessons.

"They said, "Hey, we need practice.  Can we have practiced so when we have the dance party, we will know what we are doing?" Mahoney said.  

Thus weekly line dance classes began being offered.  Mahoney said these classes, which include men, women, and people young and old, have ranged in attendance from five people to 20.

In addition to the "Boot Scootin" Boogie and the "Cha Cha Slide," other oldies but goodies are taught, as well as some of the newer line dances, which include the Lonely Drum Line Dance and the Shivers Line Dance - fashioned from Ed Sheeren's song "Shivers."

The line dance practice classes begin at 5:30 p.m. and are held Mondays at SCHC academy 1302 Adams St, "except for the third Monday of the month when we have board meetings and on holidays, Mahoney said.

The cost for each class is $5.

The Country and More Dance Parties are held on the second Saturday each month from 7-9 p.m. at the SCHC auditorium.  The cost to attend the party is $10.

"What we do is have a two-hour playlist set, and dancers get a program that lists all the dances in the order we will be doing them.  We also have a cash bar and refreshments," Mahoney said.

Before the dance party, Mahoney said a tutorial is offered from 6 to 7 p.m.

"That's so we can go over a few of the dances.  A lot of people will come to the tutorial," she said.  The tutorial is included in the $10 cost of the dance party.

Mahoney said participants of both the dance line classes and parties have fun.

"And it's a great way to get your exercise," she said.

Dance classes and dance parties are scheduled to continue through the summer.  For more information, call 601-631-2997 or visit www.southernculturre.org.

Belated Memorial Day Tribute To Trey Kitowski III

Remembering Charles B. Kitowski III (Trey). He lost his life in Afghanistan in 2007. Theresa Ann Martin Kitowski and Charles B. Kitowski II, (Chuck's) son.

As usual, this has been another bittersweet Memorial Day. My heart aches for his presence, but I thank God for the thirty good years we had him with us. I am grateful for treasured memories. (Theresa Kitowski, May 29, 2023)

Prayer For Aging With Dignity

I don’t want to grow old, God. I don’t want any part of it. But since I cannot stop the clock, my prayer is this: Let me age gracefully.

Dear God, please guide and grant me good health and mental clarity. Please give me the strength to overcome my vanity and combat self-pity. Help me to remain adaptable and open to new experiences. Protect me from isolation and loneliness. Thank you for your guidance and support.

May the love of my family and friends be my reward for all the struggles of my youth.

Let all the blessings of age emanate from me. Let wisdom flow from my mouth, compassion flows from my heart, acts of kindness flow from my arms, faith flow from my soul, and joy shines forth from my eyes. Amen.

Happy Mother's Day Classmates!

Happy Easter Classmates

2023 St. Aloysius/St. Francis Alumni Banquet

The St. Aloysius and St. Francis Alumni Association hosted the annual Alumni Banquet at Levee Street Warehouse on April 1, 2023. Honorary classes included the Class of 1973 (celebrating 50 years) and the Class of 2023. The Gumbo Pot provided a fabulous meal for our alumni and guests. Everyone had a great time.

Laura Love Ables (Class of 1961) and husband Christopher Ables.

Ina Lott Whittington, Myrtle Loviza Alvarado, Marian Ann Love, and Sue McNamara Fowler. (Class of 1959)

Sandra Harvey and Cathy Barnes Downey

Myrtle Loviza Alvarado (Class of 1959) and Bobby Alvarado (Class of 1954)

(Class of 1961)

Marian Ann Love, Sandra Harvey, and Sue McNamara Fowler.

(Class of 1961)

Louis "Sonny" Logue's Brother Dies

September 22, 1954 ~ April 2, 2023

Keith B. Logue beloved husband, father, and friend, passed from an earthly to a heavenly life in Longview, Texas on April 2, 2023. He was born on September 22, 1954, in Vicksburg, Mississippi, to L. Harold Logue and Lucille Blackledge Logue. Keith was a lefty and grew tall with jet black hair and a ready smile. He liked playing sports, fishing, hunting, exploring the National Military Park, and living near "Ol' Man River". As a teen, he mowed neighbors' lawns and worked at a local grocery store, making enough money to buy his first car. He later graduated from Vicksburg High School in 1972 as a member of the National Honor Society.

Keith went on to enroll at the nearby Hinds Community College and a year later at Mississippi State University in the cooperative education program. He studied engineering at MSU and worked alternating semesters at the Southern Company in Birmingham, Alabama. While at MSU, he was elected president of the student section of American Society of Mechanical Engineers, was selected as a member of Pi Tau Sigma (honorary mechanical engineering), and was inducted into the Engineering School Hall of Fame. He graduated May 1978, as part of the centennial class.

After college, Keith was recruited by Eastman to work as a project engineer in Longview, Texas. It was there that he met his one true love, Susan Kay Roquemore, who was also recruited by Eastman from Baylor. They were married on April 19, 1980. The family was completed after the birth of a daughter and then a son with Susan as their stay-at-home mom. Keith often had them laughing with his funny remarks, mispronunciations, and "mostly" true stories. He could fix almost anything and seldom needed a repairman.

Keith enjoyed working at Eastman and was licensed in the minimum years as a Texas Professional Engineer. Also active in the community, he volunteered for United Way, Junior Achievement, the Longview Child Development Center, and Longview Boys Baseball. He was the first male PTA president at LISD Hudson PEP Elementary. He looked forward to driving the kids to school and was always proud and amazed by their progress.

He and the family were longtime members of First Baptist Church in Longview. He assisted Susan in teaching 2nd grade Sunday school for many years and was an integral part of church ministry. He later served as chairman of the deacons. He and Susan are current members of Longview Missionary Baptist.

Furthering his education, Keith commuted after work to UT Tyler and earned a master's degree in business. He then pursued teaching and later was awarded a 5-year pin by LeTourneau University as an evening adjunct professor.

Keith later accepted a transfer with Eastman to Batesville, Arkansas where he and the family prospered in the smaller town for four years until transferring back to Longview. He was glad to again be near all things East Texas and the family farm.

After 32 years of dedicated service, Keith retired from Eastman. Home life, hobbies, and traveling with Susan became his new priority. He never wavered in his honesty and loyalty to the people he touched and was quick to help those in need. This included a longtime association with Mississippi State University as an alumnus and president of the East Texas chapter. Keith had a passion for MSU sports especially women's basketball and with Susan attended their Final Four tournaments in Dallas, Texas and Columbus, Ohio.

Those left to celebrate Keith's life are his cherished wife, Susan; daughter, Kimberly in Arkansas; son, Kyle (Brooke) in North Carolina; granddaughter, Emma; a sister, Mary; brothers, Michael (Becki) and Louis; and numerous in-laws; nieces; nephews; cousins; work and church friends.

A Life Celebration® funeral service for Keith Logue will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, April 7, 2023 in The Chapel of The Cammack Family Welch Funeral Home. The family will receive friends for a time of visitation from 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, April 6, 2023 in the Garden Court of The Cammack Family Welch Funeral Home.

The family requests that memorials be made at reelrecovery.org to support free fishing retreats for men battling cancer.

Our Annual Alumni Banquet

 

Please join us for our upcoming Annual Alumni Banquet on Saturday, April 1, at Levee Street Warehouse in Historic Downtown Vicksburg! Honorary classes will include the Class of 1973 and the Class of 2023. We have a great event planned, and we hope to see you there!

Saturday, April 1, 2023

4:00 PM Mass- St. Paul Catholic Church, 713 Crawford Street

5:30 PM Social/6:00 PM Alumni Banquet- Levee Street Warehouse, 1609 Levee Street

PLEASE NOTE: OUR FAVORITE COLORS ARE STILL PURPLE AND GOLD, BUT WE ARE GOING GREEN

As always, ALL ALUMNI are invited to our banquet! However, only the Honorary Class of 1973 will receive a form in the mail. Please spread the word to your classmates and make plans to attend!

To register for the banquet, please visit the following:

https://www.vicksburgcatholic.org/apps/pages/alumni

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

Pamela Mahoney Cook, Dies

 

Pamela Mahoney Cook, age 81, passed away Tuesday, February 28, 2023. She was born in Vicksburg and attended SFXA graduating in 1960.  She and her family resided in Houma, LA for 36 years.  

Pamela is survived by her sons, Wayne Allen Cook, Jr., Christopher Terrence McLain Cook and wife Rhonda, Mark Ashley Cook; grandchildren, Madeline Alana Edwards Cook, Jared Elijah Cook, Emersyn Mahoney Cook, Clare Mendel Cook, Kaci Annabel Cook, Reese Ashley Cook, Ryleigh Grace Cook; sisters, Colleen Mahoney Wells, Karen Mahoney Pope; brother, Kevin Anders Mahoney.

Pamela is preceded in death by her husband, Wayne Allen Cook, Sr.; parents, Louis Frank Mahoney and Ann Salmon Mahoney; brothers, Michael Alexander Mahoney, Sr., John Ashley Mahoney, Terrence Anthony Mahoney.

Pam traveled extensively with her husband who worked for Shell Oil during which time they lived in Scotland, Cameroon, and Syria. Pam took great pride in her culinary skills serving beautiful meals for her family and friends. She loved her boys but oh how she loved her grandchildren. They affectionately called her Pammie.

Pam was an active parishioner of St. Bernadette Catholic Church and participated in the Ellendale Rosary Group. Pam was a member of Habitat for Humanity and helped prepare meals for the Bunk House. For a time, Pam was a real estate agent for Patterson Real Estate. Pam also continued her education at Nichols State University and completed the LIMEX at Loyola University in New Orleans.  

Service will be held on Saturday, March 11, 2023, at St. Paul’s Catholic Church at 10:30 a.m. 

James "Jimmy" Cathey Dies

James (Jimmy) A. Cathey, Sr., passed away in Arlington, Texas, on Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2023, surrounded by his loved ones. Jimmy was born in Vicksburg, Miss., on Dec. 5, 1940, to Mildred Cockrell Cathey and James Buck Cathey. Jimmy attended Gulf Coast Military Academy and graduated from St. Aloysius High School in 1958.

Jimmy enjoyed bowling and golfing, but baseball was the love of his life. He played in youth leagues through high school, becoming a county and state all-star player. As an adult, he played baseball and softball until he was in his forties.

He attended Auburn University and, in 1962, graduated from the University of Mississippi, where he was a member of the Kappa Sigma fraternity. In his business career, he represented industrial equipment companies until his retirement in 2006.

After his retirement, Jimmy moved to Arlington, working part-time with Enterprise Rent-a-Car and volunteering with Meals on Wheels. He also became a member of St. John the Apostle United Methodist Church.

Jimmy is survived by his wife, Mona Morgan Cathey; children Risa Cathey Weaver (David), James A. “Beau” Cathey, Jr. (Dee), Valeria Cathey Johnson (Bud), and Rhonda Reaves Green; sister Jo Anna Cathey Langford; grandchildren Erica Efferson, Brandon Ingram, Austin Weaver, Hunter Johnson (Lily), Ryan Green, Reese Green, Jacob Green, John Weaver (Kim), Christa Browning (Andrew), eight great-grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews.

He was predeceased by his parents and two sisters, Jane Cathey Wilkerson and Judy Cathey Grayson.

A graveside service will be held in Vicksburg on Saturday, March 11, at Cedar Hill Cemetery at 11:00 a.m. A memorial service will be held in Arlington on Monday, March 13, at St. John the Apostle United Methodist Church.