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Charles Brantley '68
Vice President
Jim Adams '66
Treasurer
Marilyn Hutto Turner '62
Secretary
Jan Rupe Batik '66
Director of Alumni Affairs
Vicki Key '67
Board Member
Willy Brewer Taylor '65
Board Member
Anne Childs Smith '64
Board Member
Bill Willis '63
Immediate Past President
Paul Krausman '64
Reunion Coordinator
Doug McPhee '66 |
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Greetings!
I hope that everyone who attended the Dreux Reunion 2013 had a great time. I know I did! It was great to see those that had never attended a Dreux Reunion before, those that had not attended a Reunion since 1995, as well as those who have attended reunions in the past.
We have new Alumni Association Officers! Charles Brantley '68 was elected President and James "Jim" Adams '66 was elected Vice President. Paul Krausman will now serve as Immediate Past President. Doug McPhee was elected to serve as Reunion Coordinator. All other Board positions remained the same. If you are interested in serving on the Board in the future, please let us know! Elections are held at each official Dreux Reunion.
FEATURES IN THIS NEWSLETTER:
Dreux Wine and Beer Pilsner Glasses!
Spotlight on Alumni - Bruce "Chic" McKenty '66 and Betty Hall Harper '64
List of Reunion 2013 Attendees
Reunion 2013 Photos
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Wine and Beer Pilsner Glasses
We have some wine and beer glasses left over from Reunion 2013. If you are interested in getting some, please contact Anne Childs Smith '64 for details.
Quantities are limited, so it's first come, first served!
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Bruce "Chic" McKenty '66
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Bio Taken from the Military Order of the Purple Heart website. Bruce now serves as the National Commander of that organization.
Bruce McKenty joined Military Order of the Purple Heart and is a life member of Washington State Chapter 407. Since joining, he has been the adjutant, finance officer and service officer at the chapter and department levels, Department Commander for four terms, National Region III Commander, National Junior Vice Commander and National Senior Vice Commander before being elected National Commander in 2012.
As a member, he discovered one of his greatest passions is being a volunteer service officer for his local chapter, assisting all veterans to receive their rightful benefits from the Veterans Administration and oth
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er government agencies. He continues to perform these heart warming duties to this day. He looks forward to working with the current leadership to further advance the mission and goals of the Order.
His military career began in 1970 when he graduated from Texas A&M University where he received a Bachelor of Arts degree and his commission as a 2nd Lieutenant in the U.S. Army Field Artillery. Upon entry onto active duty he completed his Officer Basic Course at Fort Sill, OK and then went on to flight school at Fort Wolters, TX, Fort Rucker, AL and AH-1G Cobra transition in Savannah, GA in route to his first assignment, Vietnam. He was assigned to F Troop, 1/9th Cavalry, 1st Cavalry Division at Bien Hoa as an AH-1G Cobra attack helicopter pilot. During his tour he was wounded twice and has the unique distinction of being one of a small handful of Army helicopter pilots that survived after being shot down with an SA-7 heat seeking missile. He was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross, the Bronze Star, Two Purple Hearts and numerous Air Medals, with three being awarded for valor. McKenty went on to spend 21 years in the Army serving in various command and staff assignments in the Field Artillery and Aviation, and retired in 1991 as a Lieutenant Colonel.
During his Army career he earned a Master of Science from the University of Southern California in 1984 and in 1986 graduated from the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College at Fort Leavenworth, KS. After his retirement from the Army McKenty was a general contractor in the greater Seattle/Tacoma area until his final retirement in 2001.
In 2004 he discovered another of his volunteer passions as a volunteer at the local VA golf course. The American Lake Veterans Golf Course located at the American Lake VA Hospital in Lakewood, Washington lost all federal funding in 1995. That year, a group of volunteers petitioned the VA to keep the golf course operating with volunteers and donations. It has not only survived but has blossomed into a beautiful facility and will only get better through the help of volunteers like McKenty. He started and runs the golf course marshal program, is on the Board of Directors and is the project manager for the new 7000 square foot club house and future nine-hole addition, currently being designed by Jack Nicklaus.
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Betty Hall Harper '64
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Bio taken from Betty's website at www.bettyharper.com
As the daughter of a career military man, I spent my early life frequently on the move. With the constant change that surrounded me, my only constant was my art. By the time I graduated from high school, my journey included seventeen different schools, which provided me with subjects ranging from the Colorado Rockies to the military bases of Europe.
The subject matter of my art varies, encompassing a multitude of places and settings, but my first love will always be faces. No matter the lifestyle or the background, each subject I draw has a story to tell. I use pencils, paints and more recently technology, to capture an intimate glimpse into the life of a person, to see a side of them that most people don't. I make art not so that people can see an image, but so that they can be transported to a different time and place. In similar fashion to my life, I want the viewer to experience a new environment, not simply admire artistic talent.
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Over time my skills and style have evolved, and I'm continually learning and evolving with new mediums. I draw inspiration from the people and places of my
travels. I try to capture moments in time that evoke these experiences and express the many and varied types of life that can be found throughout the world.
Below is a list of her accomplishments as an Artist:
- Official Artist for Muhammad Ali Enterprises, 2012-current.
- Artist for JADEI GRAPHICS, Los Angeles, California, 2010-current.
- Official Artist for Elvis Presley Enterprises, 2006-current.
- Collaborate art project, Japan 1997
- Elvis Presley Enterprise Logo design & drawings, "International Tribute Week, 1982-86.
- Commissioned Artwork for the President of RCA, proudly part of the permanent collection of the Country Hall of Fame.
- Billboard of Elvis from Betty Harper's original American Trilogy was revealed in '78. This was the first official act to publicly pay tribute to the cities lustrous citizen.
- Commissioned painting of Elvis for Felton Jarvis, Elvis' record producer 1977, private collection.
- Commissioned by Jack Daniels Distilleries, twelve drawings of "Old Timers", Lynchburg, Tennessee. 1970's
- Album covers designed for RCA, Columbia Records, Jim Reeves Enterprises, Loretta Lynn, and many others, 1970's.
Exhibitions
- Tupelo, Mississippi, 2012-13
- Salle Victor Hugo in Femeck, France
- Legere Hotel, Munsback, Luxembourg, 2012
- Inspiration Art Gallery, Memphis Tennessee, 2012
- Center for Southern Folklore, Memphis, Tennessee, 2012
- One Sun Art Gallery, New Orleans, Louisiana, 2011 current
- Rock Art Show, Traveling Exhibit and Online Gallery, 2010-current
- 45th National Central South Art Exhibition, Photography, Florence, Italy, 2010
- Royal Gallery, New Orleans 2008-current
- Ashburton Art Gallery, Ashburton, New Zealand, 2009
- New Theatre, Kansas City, Kansas, 2008
- Gum Tree Museum of Art, Tupelo, Mississippi,2007
- Customs House Museum Arts and Crafts Exhibition, Clarksville, TN, 2006
- Renaissance Regional Art Exhibit, 2005
- 38th Annual Central South Art Exhibit, Leu Gallery, Nashville, TN, "United We Stand, Divided We Fall", Frances Miller Memorial Award, 2003
- American Pop Culture Gallery, Georgetown, Washington, D.C., 2000
- California State Fair, Sacramento, California, 1997
- Local Color Gallery, Nashville, Tennessee, 1992-94
- Memphis Music & Heritage Festival, Memphis, Tennessee, 1996
- Gestine's Gallery, Beale Street, Memphis, Tennessee, 1996-98
Limited Edition Prints
- Elvis In Concert
- Sinatra At The Sands
- The Entertainer: Elvis
- The Dean: Dean Martin
- Elvis, The Man
- King of the Cowboys: Roy Rogers
- American Trilogy
- Faces of America
Books by Betty
- Newly Discovered Drawings of Elvis, Bantam 1979
- The Magic Of Elvis, Through The Art of Betty Harper, 1985
- Suddenly and Gently, Visions of Elvis, 1987
- ELVIS, Color My World, 2004
Commissioned Book Covers / or Illustrated
- "The Illustrated Fiction of William H. Coles 2000-2012"
- The Surgeon's Wife, by William H. Coles (Art for Mobile App)
- Elvis, Like Any Other Soldier by Jerry Osborne & Barbara Hahn
- My Treasured Memories of Elvis by Judy Palmer
- A Candle in the Wind by Bill Burk
- The Humes Years by Bill Burk
- The Sun Years by Bill Burk
- The Tupelo Years by Bill Burk
- Elvis through My Eyes by Bill Burk
- Soldier Boy Elvis by Bill Burk
- Presleyana IV by Jerry Osborne
- Dispelling the Myths by Todd Rheingold
- Elvis Fan Cookbook Holiday Edition, Wooten Printing Company, North Carolina
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Dreux Reunion 2013
Orlando, Florida
Below is a list of those that attended the Dreux AHS Reunion 2013 in Orlando, FL on February 8-10, 2013
Class of '61
Helen Council Miles and Guest Larry Miles
Class of '62
Rosemary Revior DiChiara and Guest Girlamo DiChiara
Ursula Sedell Drury
Sally Hall Holmes and Guest Amanda Holmes
James Ketchum
Susie Graff Marr
Patricia McCrea
Michael Pratt
Ron Smith
Marilyn Hutto Turner
Class of '63
Randy Knapp and Guest Liz Knapp
Nick Murnighan
Becky Huddleston Pelletier and Guest Michael Pelletier
Class of '64
Bill Bonner
Anne Childs Smith
Randy Clarke and Guest Dera Clarke
Phil Gabler
Jon Klein and Guest Alice Klein
Carol Hutto Krausman
Paul Krausman
Stacey Dixon Thompson
Robert Forrest Wulf
Class of '65
Jayne Findley Hunter and Guest William Hunter
Sandra Broadhead Kilpatrick
Doris VanArsdall Shea and Guest Bill Shea
Donni Shields
Class of '66
Jim Adams and Guest Michele Adams
Rory Andrew Bussert
Lorey Dixon
Robert Harmon
Deborah Lee Fleary and Guest Craig Vaughn
Doug McPhee
Mark Oviatt
Michel Picheloup and Guest Soritsa Picheloup
Barbara Wickline Rasmussen
Norval Rasmussen
Sue Treichak Simmons
Michael Smith and Guest Linda Smith
Class of '67
Pauline Adamson
JoAnn Beaird Bugg and Guest Frank Bugg
Gary Givens
David Homorody
Amy Sobrado Jackson
Vicki Key
Cassie Connor Nagel and Guest John Nagel
Kathleen Nerona Thompson
Francis Broadhead Yechout
Class of '68
Charles Brantley
Erlinda Nerona Gibson
Tom Kolakowski
Kathi Dakin May
Class of '69
Renee Andrew Lidinsky
Faculty
Terry Brooks Mason and Guest George Mason
Paul Papineau
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DREUX AHS REUNION 2013 PHOTOS!
Here are just a few photos! You can see more photos at Photo Bucket, a site maintained by Charles Shellhorn for Reunion Photos (Thanks, Charles!). Other pictures are also on the Dreux AHS Group Page on Facebook as some people have uploaded Reunion photos on Facebook.
 Class of 1964: Left to Right-Forrest Wulf, Jon Klein, Sandra Broadhead Kilpatrick, Paul Krausman, Anne Childs Smith, Phil Gabler, Stacey Dixon Thompson, Carol Hutto Krausman  Class of 1966: Left to Right-Paul Papineau (Faculty), Bob Harmon, Michel Picheloup, Norval Rasmussen, Barbara Wickline Rasmussen, Jim Adams, Sue Treichak Simmons, Mike Smith  Class of 1967: Left to Right - Francis Broadhead Yechout, Gary Givens, Amy Sobrado Jackson, Pauline Adamson, JoAnn Beaird Bugg, David Homorody, Cassie Connor Nagel, Vicki Key, Kathy Nerona Thompson, Rory Andrew Bussert, Paul Papineau (Faculty)  Michael Pelletier, Becky Huddleston Pelletier '63 and Donni Shields '65 
Terry Brooks Mason (Faculty), Patricia McCrea '62 and Ron Smith '62
Doug McPhee '66, Susie Graff Marr '62, Michael Pratt '62
Class of 1962: Left to Right - James Ketchum, Sally Hall Holmes, Ron Smith, Rosemary Revoir DiChiara, Marilyn Hutto Turner, Patricia McCrea, Susie Graff Marr, Ursula Sedell Drury, Michael Pratt
Class of 1965: Left to Right - Randy Clarke, Jayne Findley Hunter, Donni Shields, Doris VanArsdall Shea
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UPDATING YOUR CONTACT INFORMATION
If you ANY of your contact information has changed and we don't know about it (i.e. email address, postal address, area code or telephone number), please email that information to Vicki Key. |
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Come Join Us on Facebook!
In case you are not aware, we have a Dreux American High School Group page on Facebook with 495 members and growing. It's been a lot of fun with former friends reconnecting, uploading photos from Dreux, and general discussion about the time spent at Dreux. I have the group as a closed group so that only those people associated with Dreux are involved. If you are interested in joining us, just use the "request to join" feature on that page or send me a friend request and I would be happy to add you!
If you are on Facebook and have not already joined the group or are thinking about joining Facebook, here is the link to our page: Dreux American High School Group Page
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Remember that you can now pay your DAHS Alumni Association Dues by credit card! We had lots of alumni asking for this option. Dues are $40/yr and you can pay for one year or multiple years, just as in the past. Just go to our Dreux AHS website at www.dreuxalumni.org and click on the Dues/Donations button. You will then see the PayPal box. You can still pay by check as well if you prefer that method.
If you prefer to pay by check, you can send your Dues payment to:
Marilyn Hutto Turner
9831 Marine View Drive
Mukilteo, WA 98275
As a perk of paying dues and supporting our efforts, you will receive via email a copy of the latest Dreux AHS Alumni Directory. It's now 94 pages! As always, we appreciate your support in paying dues! It keeps this association going and helps fund the costs to find former classmates, maintain the database, website, newsletters, etc. We can't do it without you! So thanks!
If you are not sure about whether you are current on your Dues, there is a list of those who have paid Dues for 2013 and beyond in the Dues/Donations section of the Dreux website.
NOTE: A major update to the Alumni Directory was completed prior to the Reunion. If you have not paid dues in a while, now would be a great time! |
Past Dreux AHS Newsletters are now available to view!
In case you missed receiving any of the past Dreux AHS Newsletters for whatever reason, they are now archived and available to view on our Dreux AHS website. Just click on the link on the front page of the website to access them.
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Dreux American High School was open from 1960-1967. The first graduating class was 1961. The school closed in January of 1967. We have a very active Alumni Association. There have been 7 major reunions over the past 18 years, the last being held in February of 2013 in Orlando, FL. We have found 1,200+ alumni, faculty and staff and are continuing to locate folks!
Vicki Key
Dreux American High School Alumni Association
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