Jean Ann and I lived next door to each other on Banks Pl all through elem, jr high and high school. She had the prettiest blue eyes and blond hair. After graduation from LHS, I totally lost contact with her.
Jean and I met for the first time after graduation at the 30th reunion. At that time I was under the influence of cigarettes and due to Jeans illness she couldn't be around smoke. I put them away that Friday night so that I could hang out with her. We attended both ;the Saturday and Sunday events. Neeedless to say It was really neat. She was so special in my life that I gave up cigarettes and never looked back. She had two daughters from her first marrage.
I totally agree with Mary Ann's comment about Jean Ann. That neighborhood was always a gathering place for a lot of us and Jean Ann was usually there. On that street were the two of them, on the corner was Joy Gibson and her sister Rita Ann, across from them was Tommy Ford and around the corner the Tuttle sisters.
PS Irvan Smoot's reflections regarding Jean Ann's illness and tobacco is touching. Combining these thoughts with Joe Lancaster's comment about their neighborhood reminds of how I enjoined seeing Joy and Rita Ann Gibson when they visited their paternal grandmother and aunt, who lived across the street
(continued): Charles Street, running East off Fla. Ave. to Florida Southern College. Jonathan and sister Hope Cannon lived two houses and across Mississippi Ave. from from grandma Gibson's home. Being interested all my adulthood in health I tend to relate
I don't remember her at Southside Baptist, but I wasn't in the children's choir. Possibly Bob Harter would know. He also was a Southside Baptist kid. Yes, she was very sweet. I use to go over to Joy's neighborhood also.
My husband and I returned to Southside Baptist after they moved to the corner of Lakeland Highlands Road and Clubhouse. We love it there. There are actually some of the old timers still there. We love our class taught by Dr. Glenn Barden and his sweet wife, Em.
Mary Ann Kalal (Brooks)
Jean Ann and I lived next door to each other on Banks Pl all through elem, jr high and high school. She had the prettiest blue eyes and blond hair. After graduation from LHS, I totally lost contact with her.
Irvan Smoot Jr.
Jean and I met for the first time after graduation at the 30th reunion. At that time I was under the influence of cigarettes and due to Jeans illness she couldn't be around smoke. I put them away that Friday night so that I could hang out with her. We attended both ;the Saturday and Sunday events. Neeedless to say It was really neat. She was so special in my life that I gave up cigarettes and never looked back. She had two daughters from her first marrage.
Joe Lancaster
I totally agree with Mary Ann's comment about Jean Ann. That neighborhood was always a gathering place for a lot of us and Jean Ann was usually there. On that street were the two of them, on the corner was Joy Gibson and her sister Rita Ann, across from them was Tommy Ford and around the corner the Tuttle sisters.
Lots of good times. Joe Lancaster
Kathy Hanlin (Hale)
One of my best friends during junior and senior high school. Lost touch until 30th reunion.
Doug Martin
Jean and I dated a few times in jr high, she was such a sweet, wonderful person. why do the good seem to go so early. I hope she had good life.
Bill Lind
Seems to me that Jean Ann was one of the Southside Baptist kids, in the youth choir, etc. Very nice, very quiet and very pleasant.Bill Lind
PS Irvan Smoot's reflections regarding Jean Ann's illness and tobacco is touching. Combining these thoughts with Joe Lancaster's comment about their neighborhood reminds of how I enjoined seeing Joy and Rita Ann Gibson when they visited their paternal grandmother and aunt, who lived across the streetBill Lind
(continued): Charles Street, running Eastoff Fla. Ave. to Florida Southern College.
Jonathan and sister Hope Cannon lived two houses and across Mississippi Ave. from
from
grandma Gibson's home. Being interested all my adulthood in health I tend to relate
Valeria Cooper (Jorn)
I don't remember her at Southside Baptist, but I wasn't in the children's choir. Possibly Bob Harter would know. He also was a Southside Baptist kid. Yes, she was very sweet. I use to go over to Joy's neighborhood also.
Valeria Cooper (Jorn)
My husband and I returned to Southside Baptist after they moved to the corner of Lakeland Highlands Road and Clubhouse. We love it there. There are actually some of the old timers still there. We love our class taught by Dr. Glenn Barden and his sweet wife, Em.