Lee Murray:  

School I have great memories of Columbus High School...of Mr. Worley whose inspiration and erudition helped me get through the McMicken College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Cincinnati...of Clayton, Ron, Tim, Mike, Chris, Fred, Butch, John, Richard and so many others. I will always remember my lovely prom date Lydia Deruyter and the hours of phone calls, and the hundreds of messages we passed in the hallways. She was a princess that I didn't deserve and my behavior in my years of high school and college proved that. I wish her well and all my friends from CHS to be happy and healthy. As we look back it was an idyllic life in many ways - so innocent, so perfect. The fights, the ball games, the delinquency. It was the MidWest and it was lovely fun, and when I moved to New York City to be a flight attendant and I would go into a deli for a sandwich - jeez, I would have to wait until everyone was gone and then maybe I could make some eye contact and get my corned beef on rye. The MidWest wasn't aggressive! I, to this day say I am a Mid westerner with Eastern overtones because I came back to the East almost every summer I lived in Columbus or Cincinnati. I will never forget the friends I have from my younger days, the experiences we had - they are special and will go with me forever. And if I get lonely, feeling down, I just look back and think of all the friends, acquaitnances that I have shared time with......Expand for more