Tommy Rayburn:
CLASS OF 1961
Clearmont Elementary SchoolClass of 1961
Greenmountain, NC
Chapman University - PsychologyClass of 1975
Orange, CA
Clearmont Elementary SchoolClass of 1962
Greenmountain, NC
Tommy's Story
School
my biggest crushes were Jean Hughes,MARY EVELYN HOFFMAN, BILLY RAY LAWS, BETH LAWS, NATALIE GRINDSTAFF,MARY EVANS,
DIANE EVANS, JEAN HONEYCUT.I LEFT CLEARMONT IN 1959AND MOVED TO FLORIDA WHERE I ATTENDED KATHELEEN HIGH FOR ABOUT ONE YEAR. JOINED THE ARMYAT THE AGE OF 16. I FINISHED HIGH SCHOOL AT THE AGE OF 34 IN KAISERSLAUGHTEREN, GERMANY.
I AM GLAD 6THAT I DID BECAUSE I WAS OFFERED A CLASS IN THE UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND.SINCE I WAS TRAVELING A LOT I ATTENDED ABOUT 6 DIFFERENT COLLEGES ANF FINALLY ATTENDING COLUMBUS UNIVERSITYOF COLUMBUS, IN COLUMBUS, GEORGIA.
EVENTHOUGH, I DID NOT COMPLETE MY DEGREE, ALL OF MY STUDIES WERE TOWARD A MIDLEVEL EDUCATION DEGREE (MIDDLE SCHOOL). I HAD TO STOP BECAUSE OF SUPPORTING MY WIFE AND CHILDREN. I WILL FINISH IF I DO IT BY 70 YEARS OLD.IF I MAY, I WOULD LIKE TO...Expand for more
SUGGEST THAT WE INCOURAGE OUR CHILDREN NOT TO STOP THEIR EDUCATION AND NOT TO TAKE A BREAK AFTER THE 12TH GRADE.I OFTEN GO BACK TO MY ELEMENTRY SCHOOL JUST TO GAZE AT THE ROCK MEMORIAL THAT I LOVED THEN AND LOVE NOW.
I TAKE MY CHILDREN ON A TOUR THROUGH THE HALL AND CLASSROOMS THAT I SPENT MY TIME IN.I HAVE INTRODUCED THEM TO MY FIRST GRADE TEACHER.SHE RECENTLY PASSED AWAY AND THAT WAS A VERY SAD DAY IN MY LIFE. HER NAME IS MS. LOIS ANGLIN. GOD REST HER SOUL. I VISITED HER IN BOONE, 2 WEEKS BEFORE SHE DIED. I ALWAYS FELT CLOSE TO HER BECAUSE HER CLASS REOOM WAS A SECURE PLACE FOR ME AFTER BEING FRIGHTENED FOR THE WEEKEND BY A BUNCH OF DRUNKS.I STILL LIVE EACH MOMENT OF EVERY WEEKEND AND WHEN I ENTERED THE FIRST GRADE CLASS ROOM, I FELT SAFE WITH MS. ANGLIN.EVENTHOUGH, I AM NOW 63 I REMEMBER EVERY MINUTE.
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