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Memorial Day is not just for Bar B Q

Memorial Day is not just for Bar B Q Each year on Memorial Day, I try to remember that it is not just a day to enjoy bar b q or the first holiday of the coming summer. I remember the guy who taught me the words to “Daddy’s Home” in Chemistry class was Wilbur […]

Sergeant First Class Kenneth Thornton

Sergeant First Class Kenneth Thornton Sergeant First Class Kenneth Thornton United States Army (Retired) E.E. Butler High Class of 1963 From Lula, Georgia, to Salt Lake City, Utah Everyone knows that over 58,000 names of those who died honorably in Vietnam during that long conflict. Most do not know that, in many respects, these were […]

Gainesville Native & the Movie Selma

Gainesville Native & the Movie Selma Terrance N. Shelton was born in Gainesville, GA to Nathaniel and Janie Shelton. Terrance initially became interested in music through singing in the Children’s Choir at St. John Baptist Church. In high school he was awarded Georgia All State Choir, as a male soprano, three consecutive times. Terrance was […]

2015-17 Board of Directors

2015-17 Board of Directors People who serve on your BOD are volunteers, who get no compensation and pay to attend the Reunion just like all participants. The only difference is they pay up to a year early to give the board working capital. They also pay for other fundraising activities from their personal funds. Here […]

Success is All in the Family: The Rucker Family Story

Success is All in the Family: The Rucker Family Story The union of Benjamin (“Mr. Bennie”) and Johnnie (“Miss Johnnie”) Lucille Deadwyler Rucker produced five children who thrived against all odds in five different fields. I, Linda Delores, the oldest retired after three decades of helping our children succeed. My siblings are Benjamin Lavar, a […]