’60s
Harold A. Rainey ’66 of Burnsville, MN, has retired from active work for the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) after more than 40 years in various ministries within the denomination. He and his wife, Lois, have moved to Minnesota to be closer to their children and grandchildren. Their oldest daughter, Kristen, works in St. Paul for the Minnesota Children’s Home Society. Their younger daughter, Lisa, received her doctorate in geography in 2010 from the University of Kentucky and will soon move to Ohio with her husband.
Gregory M. Pielich ’69 of Johnson City, TN, retired in 2006 after 33 years with Nuclear Fuel Services. Greg and his wife, Pat, will be celebrating their 41st anniversary on August 28th. They met on the old Tusculum tennis court at the beginning of his freshman year. They have two children, Holli, who lives in Greeneville, TN, and Brett, who lives in Brentwood, TN, one grandaughter, two grandsons and are expecting a third grandson in November. Greg was the lifeguard at the Tusculum pool from 1966 to 1969. He continues to enjoy competitive swimming and took home one gold, two silver and one bronze metal at the Tennessee Senior Olympics that was held this past July in the Nashville area.
’00s
Catherine McCoy ’00 of Greeneville, TN, has been named interim principal at Chuckey Elementary School following the retirement of the current principal due to family health issues. She will serve in the position for the remainder of the 2011-12 school year. Catherine has eight years experience as a classroom teacher and three years experience as an assistant principal at Doak Elementary School. In addition to her degree from Tusculum, she has earned a master’s degree in educational leadership from East Tennessee State University.
Josh Ellis ’11 has been named the boys’ basketball coach at Edgewood High School in Merritt Island, FL. Ellis, who is a native of Merritt Island, served as a student assistant for the men’s basketball team at Tusculum for the past four seasons.
Christopher Crawford ’00 of Knoxville, TN, married Andrea Humphreys on December 11, 2010.
Kari Melissa Dunn ’05 and Gregory Shawn Dykes ’98 ’05 were married on June 24, 2010. Following a honeymoon trip to the Bahamas, the couple is living in Greeneville, TN. Kari is a second grade teacher at DeBusk Elementary School. Gregory is a physical education teacher at Tusculum View Elementary School and a football and baseball coach at Greeneville High School.
Kyle Becker ’01 of Apopka, FL, and his wife, Kelly, are celebrating the birth of their second child, Emily Sara Elizabeth Becker, who was born on June 16, 2011. She was 7 lbs. and 6 ozs. and 20 inches long. Her older sister, Madelyn, is excited with the new addition to the family.
’40s
Mary Julia McWherter Bowie ’46 of Rockville, MD, passed away August 17, 2011, of respiratory failure. Mrs. Bowie had lived in the Washington, D.C, area for the past 60 years. She was the wife of the late Dr. David Irving Bowie.
’60s
Cline D. Carter ’63 of Greeneville, TN, passed away August 1, 2011. Mr. Carter was retired from Sprint United Telephone Company. He also loved farming and was a prominent cattle and tobacco farmer. Mr. Carter was a U.S. Navy veteran. He was of the United Methodist faith and was always generous to those in need.