World Series Followup

Dalton Carriker rounds the bases after his World Series Winning home run.


It was a proud moment for all Americans.

But NOBODY was as proud as his grandfather: our own classmate, Bill Carriker!


Dalton Carriker's Grandfather


.....And Now, the Rest of the Story......kind of....

On those rainy days when we get the old '54 "Snips and Cuts" down from the attic to show our grandkids how good looking and brilliant we were when we were their age, I have no doubt that we'll stop at page 22 (between Nancy Books and Dale Cato) and point to Bill Carriker's picture and proudly point out that he's the grandfather of Dalton Carriker, the guy who hit the home run in the 2007 Little League World Series!

Bill writes that being World Champs is a lot of hard work, along with the rewards:


"....they have had autograph signings at Auto dealerships, sports stores, and Wal-Marts. four
grocery store/openings, they've been grand marshalls in five parades, and have tree lightings and medical center visits to go before Christmas.

On the fun side they have been honored by the Braves, Falcons, NASCAR,NASA, the state of Georgia, Mercer University, Georgia Tech and Gov Purdue.

The Houston County school
system had Dalton address the grade school to talk about what it takes to be a champion."

Wish him luck

Bill Carriker

Thanks for the update, Bill. In my opinion the wisest thing that your grandson told those grade school kids was,

"....set goals and work your goals when others are going to the mall or watching TV."

That's what we all did, right?

World Series Followup

Dalton Carriker rounds the bases after his World Series Winning home run.


It was a proud moment for all Americans.

But NOBODY was as proud as his grandfather: our own classmate, Bill Carriker!


Dalton Carriker's Grandfather


.....And Now, the Rest of the Story......kind of....

On those rainy days when we get the old '54 "Snips and Cuts" down from the attic to show our grandkids how good looking and brilliant we were when we were their age, I have no doubt that we'll stop at page 22 (between Nancy Books and Dale Cato) and point to Bill Carriker's picture and proudly point out that he's the grandfather of Dalton Carriker, the guy who hit the home run in the 2007 Little League World Series!

Bill writes that being World Champs is a lot of hard work, along with the rewards:


"....they have had autograph signings at Auto dealerships, sports stores, and Wal-Marts. four
grocery store/openings, they've been grand marshalls in five parades, and have tree lightings and medical center visits to go before Christmas.

On the fun side they have been honored by the Braves, Falcons, NASCAR,NASA, the state of Georgia, Mercer University, Georgia Tech and Gov Purdue.

The Houston County school
system had Dalton address the grade school to talk about what it takes to be a champion."

Wish him luck

Bill Carriker

Thanks for the update, Bill. In my opinion the wisest thing that your grandson told those grade school kids was,

"....set goals and work your goals when others are going to the mall or watching TV."

That's what we all did, right?

Nancy Aughtry Kinley

Jerry Gaudet reports:

It's with sadness that we learn of another classmate passing:

Nancy Aughtry Kinley
Nancy, 71, a native Charlottean, went home to be with the Lord on Monday, November 12, 2007. She was the daughter of the late Harvey and Maggie McAllister Aughtry.
She was a graduate of Central High School.
Nancy was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, sister and friend. Married to Ray Kinley for 52 years, a stronger, more committed marriage could not be found. Her son, Don Kinley, and daughter, Donna Brookshire, both of Charlotte, were blessed to have had such a wonderful, caring mother who made home such a wonderful place. Twin grandchildren, Grayson and Allison Brookshire, have wonderful memories of times shared. She adored her younger sister, Jean Aughtry, of Mooresville, with whom she talked almost daily.
Aside from family, she loved her backyard birds and nursing distressed flowers back to life. She loved shopping trips with her daughter, crafts, and was an excellent cook. Holidays were especially special and full of family traditions that will be forever remembered.Special thanks go to Dr. Arthur Patefield, her special "angel", and Presbyterian Hospice & Palliative Care.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her brothers, Edgar H. Aughtry, Jr., Harold Aughtry and Frank Aughtry; and sisters, Bernice Wheeler and Joyce Williams.A celebration of her life will be 2 PM Wednesday, November 14, at Wilson Funeral & Cremation Service, 5301 Albemarle Road, with the Reverend Dr. Larry Mitchell of Mallard Creek Presbyterian Church officiating. Interment will follow in Evergreen Cemetery. The family will receive friends for one hour prior to the service.
Memorials may be sent to Presbyterian Hospice & Palliative Care, PO Box 33549, Charlotte, NC 28233-3549.
Mrs. Kinley's family is being served by Wilson Funeral & Cremation Service.
Published in the Charlotte Observer on 11/13/2007.

Nancy Aughtry Kinley

Jerry Gaudet reports:

It's with sadness that we learn of another classmate passing:

Nancy Aughtry Kinley
Nancy, 71, a native Charlottean, went home to be with the Lord on Monday, November 12, 2007. She was the daughter of the late Harvey and Maggie McAllister Aughtry.
She was a graduate of Central High School.
Nancy was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, sister and friend. Married to Ray Kinley for 52 years, a stronger, more committed marriage could not be found. Her son, Don Kinley, and daughter, Donna Brookshire, both of Charlotte, were blessed to have had such a wonderful, caring mother who made home such a wonderful place. Twin grandchildren, Grayson and Allison Brookshire, have wonderful memories of times shared. She adored her younger sister, Jean Aughtry, of Mooresville, with whom she talked almost daily.
Aside from family, she loved her backyard birds and nursing distressed flowers back to life. She loved shopping trips with her daughter, crafts, and was an excellent cook. Holidays were especially special and full of family traditions that will be forever remembered.Special thanks go to Dr. Arthur Patefield, her special "angel", and Presbyterian Hospice & Palliative Care.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her brothers, Edgar H. Aughtry, Jr., Harold Aughtry and Frank Aughtry; and sisters, Bernice Wheeler and Joyce Williams.A celebration of her life will be 2 PM Wednesday, November 14, at Wilson Funeral & Cremation Service, 5301 Albemarle Road, with the Reverend Dr. Larry Mitchell of Mallard Creek Presbyterian Church officiating. Interment will follow in Evergreen Cemetery. The family will receive friends for one hour prior to the service.
Memorials may be sent to Presbyterian Hospice & Palliative Care, PO Box 33549, Charlotte, NC 28233-3549.
Mrs. Kinley's family is being served by Wilson Funeral & Cremation Service.
Published in the Charlotte Observer on 11/13/2007.

Pictures

Your tireless webmaster was going over some of the older posts on this website and was surprised that most of the pictures are still here, having survived a couple of "digital meltdowns" to my main servers; obviously caused by "global warming."

I really like the group photo taken at our 40th reunion. A new feature of this site is the ability to enlarge most new photos (newly posted, that is) to a very large size.

Click on the photo to see if you've changed any since that great event.

Pictures

Your tireless webmaster was going over some of the older posts on this website and was surprised that most of the pictures are still here, having survived a couple of "digital meltdowns" to my main servers; obviously caused by "global warming."

I really like the group photo taken at our 40th reunion. A new feature of this site is the ability to enlarge most new photos (newly posted, that is) to a very large size.

Click on the photo to see if you've changed any since that great event.