Alphonse Jones:  

Hello fellow classmates. I hope life has been kind to you all. Some of you may remember me from the freshman & JV football team, I was a receiver. I had to stop playing because my family bought a restaurant which I had to help out in. My senior year I was on the track team. I ran the 220, the 440 relay with Kevin, Pop & Clanton & also ran the occasional mile medley. I was part of the homecoming court & few people know this & probably even fewer care, but I also painted one of the floats for the homecoming. After graduation I joined the army & went to Ft. Dix, NJ on 6 Dec 1983 for basic training. I then went to Ft. Sam Houston, Tx for my medic training. While there my then girlfriend, on May 10, 1984, gave birth to my daughter (Arlexia) who is now 23. She has made me a grandfather twice over (Takira, 4 and Azaria 2 months). Feeling old yet? You shouldn't because I don't. Well, after graduating there I went to Ft. Riley,ks where I spent 2 years in a hospital unit. Not satisfied being a medic, I returned to Tx. in Aug. 86 to start nursing training. Six weeks of class there then on to Denver, Co for my hands on nursing. I graduated Sept. 27, 1987. My son Bryce, now 20, was born Sept 21, 1987, one week before my graduation. I took a month off to enjoy the kids & get ready t...Expand for more