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’40s

Evelyn “Barry” (Carter) Fry ’43 and  Clifford “Windy” Fry  ’49 have moved to a retirement home. They are now living in Parkwood Retirement Center in Chattanooga, TN.

’80s

Steve Hill ’88 of Knoxville, TN, was selected to fill a vacant seat in the Tennessee State Senate to represent Knox County until the next general election.

’90s

Dianne Mitchell ’90 of Athens, TN, is now serving as president of the Optimist Club of Athens. She plans to retire next April for her position as assistant director of the Tennessee Technology Center at Athens, following a 30-year career in education. She began her career as an elementary school teacher and went to the Technology Center as a teacher before becoming an administrator at the school.

’00s

Nancy Goral Luciani ’01 has recently undergone a kidney transplant surgery. She was diagnosed with kidney failure following complications that arose after the birth of a son, now three-years-old. She and her husband, Anthony, also have a nine-year-old daughter. Anthony, who serves in the U.S. Coast Guard, was found to be a match and the transplant surgery was on November 3. With the medical expenses and caretaker expenses the family is facing following the surgery since neither Nancy or Anthony can care for their children during the recovery, fundraisers have been held for them and accounts set up to receive donations, for which the family is grateful. For more information, please visit  https://sites.google.com/site/goralfamilynews/

Jeremy S. DeVoti ’04 of Greeneville, TN, is a therapist in the physical therapy department of Laughlin Memorial Hospital’s Rehabilitation Services. DeVoti earned a master’s degree in physical therapy from the University of Findlay in May.

Bryant Cook ’09, who is serving in the U.S. Army, has been stationed at Camp Casey in South Korea. Cook is a signal support systems specialist assigned to the 2nd Combat Aviation Brigade. Cook is originally from Alamo, TN.

nuptials

Douglas James Moore ’05 and Ariana Ramsey were married on September 3, 2010. After a wedding trip to the Dominican Republic, the couple are living in Knoxville, TN. Douglas is a sales representative with Reynolds and Reynolds.

Julia Jones ’08 and Michael Barham were married on October 2, 2010, in a ceremony at Castleton Farms in Loudon, TN. Julia is the director of the Farragut Folklife Museum in Farragut, TN, and her new husband is a senior at the University of Tennessee and employed by the Town of Farragut. Following a honeymoon in Florida, the couple is living in Knoxville, TN.

memorials

’50s

Robert L. Bingham, Sr. ’51 of Kingsport, TN, passed away August 24, 2010 after a lengthy illness. Along with his son and a business partner, Mr. Bingham owned and operated Bingham and Hensley, a financial planning firm, for 44 years. A star athlete at Dobyns-Bennett High School in Kingsport, he was a fixture at the school’s football games while his health permitted. An avid golfer, Mr. Bingham was instrumental in starting the Southern Golf Society in 1971 and organized golf trips and tournaments for the organization until 2005. In 1982, he stopped drinking, became an active member of Alcoholics Anonymous and over the years helped many other men and women struggling with alcoholism get sober and stay sober. Survivors include his brother and Tusculum alumnus Kenneth Bingham ’49.

’60s

Linda Crosson Wallen ’69 of Galloway Township, NJ, passed away on August 2, 2009, after a courageous battle with cancer. Wallen had been a teacher in the Galloway Township School District for 31 years. She was a 15-year volunteer for the Miss America Organization and was the owner of Have I Told You Lately gourmet gift baskets. Her survivors include her husband of 40 years, Jerry D. Wallen ’68.