Debra Ray:  

Hi, everyone from the Class of 1970...it is great to have this website to help connect with friends from the past. Gosh, it doesn't seem like 40 years has past since we walked out of the ol' Keith-Albee theater in June of 1970. I know that I've not seen some of our classmates since that very day. I do remember that it was hot as hades that day...ha ha Married Justin Louis Ray (class of 68) on September 29th, 1970 and then December 1970, Justin and I were living in Mannheim, Germany while Justin was serving in the U.S. Army. That was a crazy time.....young and in love living in a country that I could not speak the native language! We have two beautiful daughters, Jessica Eden Ray, 35, and Amanda Erin Johnson, 27, both living in Cabell county. We have two precious grandchildren and we are very blessed to be able to watch them grow. Justin and I returned to Huntington and started attending Marshall. Justin became involved in the ROTC program and by the time he graduated Marshall, he had obtained a commission in the U.S. Army as a Medical Service Corps officer and we were off again traveling courtesy of the United States Army. Justin retired out of the active army in 1990; continued serving in the Reserves , and finally retired as Lieutenant Colonel in the late 90's. During our time in the military, I obtained my R.N. degree in Texas (A.D.N.) and my B.S.N. , finally, in 2000. Have been working at St. Marys Medical Center since 1991 and love every minute of it! I am currently working in the Surgical Recovery Room three nights a week; I am definitely a night owl and have been since high school. The one person I would like to see again most of all would be Kathie Dale Rowe. She was a very close friend all during high school and we, sadly, lost contact with each other after graduation. I got married and I think her family moved from Barboursville. If anyone has any information about Kathie, I would appreciate a note. Would love to contact her and catch up..... I would like to share a childhood memory that I will never forget. When I was just starting the 3rd grade, my family moved to Barboursville. I lived in a small subdivision that most people would recognize today. I lived on Miller drive; the subdivision is today across from the Kroger store on route 60....I was somewhat of a tomboy in my early years, but one of my most favorite people in all the world is one of the first friends I made when I moved into our new house. His name is Harold Gatlin. Some of the sweetest, most precious memories I have of growing up on Miller drive were given to me by Harold. Our friendship had its ups and downs through our sch...Expand for more