Sherman Ex-Students Association
"Celebrating the past and building the future" 

We've lived in metro Birmingham since summer 2003. Our daughter Melissa will be a sophomore nursing major at Samford University (where dad works) during the 2004-05 school year. We get to see each other regularly on campus, and we're co-chairing the University's Homecoming Committee for 2004. Daughter Caroline will be a freshman education major at Baylor University in the 2004-05 school year. Shellyn and I will celebrate our 25th wedding anniversary in January 2005 while enjoying "empty nest." Shellyn is youth minister at Brookwood Baptist Church in the Birmingham suburb of Mountain Brook. Although we see our Texas family regularly, we don't make it back to Sherman very often.

-Philip Poole

I live in Denison, married Leon Criss from Denison. We have two children Shadwick that plays professional football in Canada for the B.C. Lions and Shaunta that is an OR Nurse at Zale Lipshy in Dallas.

-Velma Louise Taylor Criss

Married John Covey (class of '72) in 1974 and have two daugthers, Melanie (24) and Amy (19).

-Wanda Jean Bryant Covey

I have been married for 14 years to Sara and have a daughter Laurel 9 and a son Blake that is 5. Have recently left Thinkspark to join Viseon to sell video conferencing.

-Don Wesson

We've lived in Florida 3 years and love it! I get to travel all over the world with my job. My wife, Shellyn (a native of Mississippi) is minister to young families at Deermeadows Baptist Church in Jacksonville. Daughter Melissa is a rising high school senior in fall 2002. As of now, she plans to attend the University of Central Floridaor Baylor and major in psychology. Daughter Caroline is a rising high school junior in fall 2002. They're beautiful (taking after their mother) and are very active at school and church.

-Philip Poole

I've been in Dallas area since 1983. Married Jean Mullen from NY in 1984. We have three boys, 12, 15, & 17. Jean is almost finished with a Nurse Practioner degree, having a Nurseing carreer since 1975. I have worked in the Fire & Security alarm business since 1975.

-Ken Clark

Married to John Covey ('72 alumni) since 1974. I have two beautiful daughters, Melanie and Amy.

-Wanda Jean Bryant Covey

I am still in the family construction business, in spite of my Biology degree. My wife is Carolyn Emory, whom I met at Austin College. (She has taught Math at Bells High School for 19 years.) Children: Zack, aged 26 (from first marriage); Jessica, aged 16; Alyssa, aged 14; and Danny, aged 9.

-Michael Duane Emory

Staying young at heart and living in Fort Worth/Graham, Texas area. Currently my passion for the West has come to fruition when I became the Executive Director at my museum. It allows me the opportunity educate children and adults about western heritage and lifestyle. Although degreed in economics and para-legal fields, I find I'm best suited in the non-profit area, and enjoy working in a 100-year-old building that used to stall horses & mules! I'm single, no kids and loving that. And here's one funny thing - I still have all of my majorette uniforms from the 72-73 Bearcat Marching Band season! Wow memories...nothing like 'em. Email me...would love to converse with all former Bearcats!

-Jami Hoffman