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Virginia Maxwell George,
class of 1942. Virginia earned a BS in Nursing from
Vanderbilt University; a Master of Science degree Nursing from the
University of Alabama at Birmingham and a Master of Arts in Psychology
from George Peabody College. Virginia taught at the Vanderbilt
University School of Nursing for 28 years and was Director of the
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Bob Carr, a 1946 graduate who entered Army Air Corps (later US Air Force) immediately after graduating. Discharged in 1949 to enroll at the University of Alabama, graduating in 1953 with a BS in General Business. Played baseball at UA in '50, '51 & '52, All SEC Centerfielder in '52 and named to the Bama All-Century team. Signed a professional contract with the Cleveland Indians; that career ending with a knee injury. Retired as VP-Sales, Blue Circle, Inc. (previously Martin Marietta Corporation. |
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Prior to graduating from UA, Harold was drafted into the US Marine Corps on Sept. 26, 1951. He attained the rank of Staff Sergeant prior to being commissioned a Second Lieutenant in March 1953 while in Korea. Harold ultimately rose to the rank of Major General; This two-star grade is the Marine Corp's third highest rank. Click here to read MG Glasgow's Official Marine Corps Biography. |
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Guy Bruce graduated from Jones Valley in 1949 and went on to play center for Auburn
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Bob earned a Bachelor of Science Degree from Samford University, Masters of Arts Degree from University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) and additional AA certificate credits from Montevallo University and had a 33 year career as a Teacher, Coach (football, baseball & basketball), Athletic Director, Principal and Administrator in Blount and Jefferson County Alabama. He coached Jones Valley High School to its only Alabama State Championship game in Football and coached six members of this JVHS Hall of Fame thereby earning over a number of different years the honor of “Coach of the Year” from, Birmingham Monday Morning Quarterback Club; Birmingham Post Herald and other Jefferson County and Birmingham Metro Organizations. (Nominated in 2009 to the Alabama High School Athletic Association, (AHSAA, Hall of Fame). However, accolades of “Coach of the Year” and positions and titles of Coach , Athletic Director ,Principal and Administrator all pail in comparison to a complete life of exceptional devotion to the development of our countries greatest asset, its young people and our State and Nation are all better because of Bob’s commitment thereto. Bob blended his love and passion for sports and the sharing of their values with young people with civic service to: North Highlands Baptist Church, St Jude Hospital, The Salvation Army, Jimmie Hale Mission, AT&T Pioneers, and Samford University Alumni Association. Bob’s seemingly least significant athletic endeavor,i.e. founding Golf teams at Jones Valley and Susan More High Schools has severed him best personally because today at age 75 you will find him and his wife Jo Ann any day now playing golf at the Woodward Country Club. |
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 Jerry
Jones graduated from Jones Valley in 1954 and signed a baseball
contract with the Philadelphia Phillies Baseball organization that same
year. He played infield for the Phillies minor league affiliates
from 1954 thru 1956. Jerry sustained a severe knee injury in
1956 and never fully recovered. Jerry was arguably the greatest
baseball player to every play for Jones Valley. Jerry went on to
attend Howard College and the University of Alabama, Birmingham.
In 1959 Jerry joined Martin Marietta Corporation where he served in
various administrative and financial positions. He retire in
September 1992 as Manager of Administration for Blue Circle's Calera, AL
operation.Jerry joined Mackle, Splawn, Tindall and McDonald (now Carr, Riggs and Ingram, LLc) as a staff accountant in 1997 and continues in that capacity on a part time basis. |
  James
A Garland graduated from Jones Valley in
1956 and distinguished himself as a health facility planner and
architect. Jim joined the staff of the University of Alabama at
Birmingham in 1974 as Director of Architecture and Engineering.
Today he is known as the state's most outstanding health facility
planner and architect. For more than thirty years he has played a
key role in the design and construction of many healthcare buildings at
UAB. The capitalization for facilities during his tenure has
exceeded one billion dollars. The latest buildings completed under
his tenure include the Keal Building and University Hospital's new North
Pavilion. the Shelby Interdisciplinary Biomedical Research
Building, one of the largest buildings on campus was dedicated in April.
University Hospital's new North Pavilion addition is recognized as one
of the most outstanding healthcare facilities in the country. It
is especially known for efficient management of people with acute care
needs and for its unsurpassed intensive care units. Because of his
record as an outstanding architect and building planner, Jim was
appointed to a series of advanced positions at UAB including Associate
Vice-President for Planning, Assistant to the President and his current
position of Associate Vice-President for Financial Affairs and
Administration. For his outstanding contribution to healthcare in
Alabama Jim was inducted into the Alabama Healthcare Hall of Fame in
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 Charles Kenneth "Tookie" Kicker graduated from Jones Valley in 1957 and distinguished himself in the service of his country. "Tookie" graduated from the University of Alabama, was commissioned in the United States Navy and was subsequently promoted to the rank of Captain.
He served at sea in both the
Atlantic and Pacific Fleet in various ships and staffs. He commanded two
ships, served as Operations Officer for Commander Second Fleet and was
Commander of a Destroyer Squadron with 17 ships and over 5000 people in
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Larry Joe Turnipseed
graduated from Jones Valley in 1957. He earned his doctorate
of Business and Economic Research from Mississippi State University
in Starkville and taught in the Business Department at MSU until his
death on December 23rd, 1982. Larry died while jogging.
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 Claude Harris, one of Jones Valley’s most distinguished alumni, graduated from Jones Valley in 1958 and the University of Alabama in 1962. Admitted to the bar in 1965 he served as Assistant District Attorney until 1976 when he became Circuit Judge of the Sixth Judicial Circuit. He acted as Presiding Judge from 1980 through 1983. In 1986 Claude was elected U.S. Congressman for the 7th District of Alabama serving through 1992. Upon leaving the House he was appointed U.S. District Attorney for the Northern District of Alabama. Claude’s life was cut short when he passed away on October 2nd 1994. He is survived by his wife: Barbara Ann Cork Harris of Tuscaloosa; a daughter: Kathy Lancaster; a son: Trip; and four grandchildren: Jonathan David Harris, Jordan Drew Harris, Deran Kathleen Harris and Joshua Lee Harris. Claude was a member o Delta Sigma Pi professional fraternity, Theta Xi social fraternity, Forest Lake Baptist Church and served in the Alabama Army National Guard from 1967 reaching the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. He served on the Executive Board of the Black Warrior Council of the Boy Scouts of America and was Immediate Past Chairman of the Choctaw Division. He was an Advisory Board Member and Immediate Past Chairman of the Salvation Army; Board Chairman of West Alabama Rehabilitation Center; Director of the American Red Cross. He was a member of: the Tuscaloosa Exchange Club; Tuscaloosa Spouse Abuse Network; University of Alabama National Alumni Association; Shelton State Community College Business Advisory Committee; The American Heart Association; Operation Warm-Up; The United Negro College Fund Drive; and 1984 Father of the Year, Tuscaloosa County Cowbelles. |
 Henry
Strzelecki, 75, died on Dec. 30. From the 1960s to the
present, he played bass on records by many of music’s most famous names.
Discs by Bob Dylan, Joan Baez, Ray Charles, Elvis Presley, Gordon
Lightfoot, Carl Perkins and Roy Orbison all feature Strzelecki’s work.
His playing can also be heard on hits by more than 25 members of the
Country Music Hall of Fame.He was a native of Birmingham, AL who began recording with singer-songwriter Baker Knight on Decca Records in the 1950s. Strzelecki toured throughout the South as a member of The Four Flickers in the late 1950s. In 1959, the group became the first to record his novelty song “Long Tall Texan,” which became a minor classic. “Long Tall Texan” was subsequently recorded by Jerry Woodard (1960) and by Murry Kellum (1963), who was the first to make the charts with the tune. The Beach Boys recorded it in 1964, and it became a widely loved song in the group’s repertoire. The Kingsmen also recorded it that year. The song achieved renewed attention in 1996 via versions by Lyle Lovett and by Doug Supernaw with The Beach Boys. Others who have recorded “Long Tall Texan” include Pee Wee Crayton, The Rhythmtones, Leroy VanDyke, The Gestures and Sleepy LaBeef. As an instrumentalist, Henry Strzelecki worked with guitar legend Hank Garland in the early 1960s. Then Chet Atkins took him under his wing, using Strzelecki as both a touring sideman and a session musician. The bass player soon moved to the front ranks of Nashville’s recording-session regulars. He worked with practically every artist who made records on Music Row. Among the country Hall of Fame members he worked with are Eddy Arnold, Bobby Bare, Johnny Cash, Patsy Cline, Flatt & Scruggs, Lefty Frizzell, Don Gibson, Merle Haggard, Tom T. Hall, Ferlin Husky, Waylon Jennings, George Jones, Grandpa Jones, Loretta Lynn, Charlie McCoy, Ronnie Milsap, Willie Nelson, Charley Pride, Jim Reeves, Marty Robbins, Connie Smith, Hank Snow, George Strait, Ernest Tubb, Conway Twitty, Porter Wagoner, Tammy Wynette and Faron Young. Orbison’s “Oh Pretty Woman,” Dylan’s “Blonde on Blonde” and George Jones’s “He Stopped Loving Her Today” all feature bass playing by Henry Strzelecki. So do recordings by Johnny Paycheck, The Oak Ridge Boys, Levon Helm, John Anderson, k.d. lang, Elvis Costello, Dottie West, Hank Williams Jr., The Browns, Janie Fricke, David Allan Coe, Hank Locklin, Jerry Reed, Jerry Jeff Walker, Al Hirt, Gene Watson, Louis Armstrong, Larry Gatlin, Johnny Rodriguez and hundreds more. Among the other artists who recorded Strzelecki’s songwriting efforts were Mundo Earwood (“I Can’t Quit Cheatin’ on You”), Charlie Rich (“Where Do We Go From Here”), Johnny Winter (“The Mistress”) and David Wills (“Happy Hour”). Henry Strzelecki was reportedly taking a walk when he was struck by a car on Dec. 22. He went into a coma from which he never recovered. “A Celebration of Life for Henry Strzelecki” is scheduled for 2 p.m. on Jan. 17 at Pennington United Methodist Church. The church is located at 2745 Pennington Bend Road, Nashville, TN 37214 in the Opryland area. |
 Tommy Hill graduated from
An outstanding athlete at
He was offered full scholarships in both football and baseball by the
He received his BS degree and MA degree from
Following school he founded the Tommy E. Hill Professional Association
in As a businessman he has participated in the ownership, development, management, purchase and sale of millions of dollars of apartments, office buildings and a shopping center.
As a civic leader, Tommy has served as President of the Vestavia Hills
Board of Education, a member of the Alabama “A” Club Educational and
Charitable Foundation Board of Directors, a member of the Advisory
Council to the President of Samford University, a member of the Board of
Trustees of Birmingham Baptist Medical Centers, Chairman of the
International Board of Trustees of Haggai Institute and a Deacon and
member of the Board of Trustees of Shades Mountain
Tommy’s proudest and most significant accomplishment was marrying his
high school sweetheart, Miss Jones Valley of 1956, Joyce Lee Smith and
producing two daughters and four granddaughters all of who reside in
Birmingham.
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At Jones Valley he played Alto Saxophone in the marching band achieving an All State Band Medal while in the classroom only one time earning any grade other than an (A). He was inducted into The National Honor Society, elected as Student Body Treasurer and received the American Legion Outstanding Student Award. Tommy attended Auburn University and was a member of the Auburn Marching Band graduating in 1962 with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Electrical Engineering with “high honors” as the Number One Electrical Engineering Student, recipient of the Presidents Award as the outstanding graduate of the school of engineering and runner up for Engineer of the Year. While at Auburn Tommy also received the following honors; inducted into, Phi Eta Sigma National Freshman Honorary Society, Eta Kappa Nu Association National Honorary Fraternity for Electrical Engineers, Pi Mu Epsilon National Honorary Mathematics Fraternity, Tau Beta Pi Fraternity for Outstanding Engineers in Every Field, Phi Kappa Phi Honor Fraternity and was elected as President of Eta Kappa Nu and Secretary of the Engineering Council With the foregoing academic accomplishments he was quickly employed for the next 30 years by” The Bell System” (AT&T Bell Labs, South Central Bell, Southern Bell, Bell South, and Bell Core Laboratories. Tommy received professional recognitions as “Young Engineer of the Year” in 1974 and “Engineer of the Year” in 1981 by The Engineering Council of Birmingham After briefly attending Harvard Business School in 1987 he continued ascending the Bell System corporate ladder to the position of Vice President Bell Core Laboratories. Prior to reaching this apex of his career he held the following executive positions with various Bell entities: Manager- Network Engineering and Planning in Birmingham, General Manager Network Planning and Engineering for the State of Alabama., Vice President Network Planning for the five states of South Central Bell, and then for the nine state Bell South territory. In 1996 Tommy received the Outstanding Alumnus Award from Auburn University for recognition of achievement, leadership and high ethical standards in the profession of engineering, civic awareness and loyalty to Auburn University College of Engineering. Being married to his pretty Jones Valley High School Sweetheart (Beth Morse) for 46 years and producing two beautiful daughters and a handsome son and eight grandchildren uniquely qualified him to be a Miss Alabama Pageant Judge. Tommy and Beth are currently serving as Governor Mike Huckabee committed delegates to the 2008 Republican National Convention Tommy became the Dean of Briarwood Presbyterian Church’s Seminary in Birmingham after retiring from Bell South. He held this position for six years and now serves there as a “community pastor”. Tommy’s most significant intelligent achievements are his loving family and his continuing Christian Service. The uncompleted design aspect of his life is yet to be performed but to date his greatest honor is he confesses all his successes are a result of his life long personal relationship with Jesus Christ and this relationship provides him the intellectual assurance when he has completed his last responsibility he will spend eternity with the great creative engineer of the universe. |
 Donna
Jean Whitten Hilley
graduated from Jones Valley in 1958 and
distinguished herself in the music industry. She is presently
President and CEO of Sony/ATV Music Publishing Nashville. For more
on Donna Jean, click
here.
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 George
N. Miller, Jones Valley class of 1958, achieved the level of
Technical Fellow in January, 2005 at The Boeing Company; less
than 0.4% of The Boeing
Company's 160,000 employees ever achieve this level. George retired from Oak Ridge National Laboratory after 23 years as a member of the research staff. After retirement, he worked two years at Newport News Shipbuilding on advanced aircraft carriers and in 2000 he joined The Boeing Company. Over his career, George has five patents, two IR-100 Awards, and has published 89 papers in the open literature. An IR-100 award is an award given to the top 100 engineering achievements world-wide. George is also a Technical Fellow in the International Society of Measurement and Control. He holds BSEE (62) and MSEE (64) degrees from Auburn University and was an Adjunct Professor at The University of Tennessee (UT) where he helped set up a degree program in Measurement Science. He served as Co-Technical Director of the Measurement and Controls Engineering Center (MCEC) at The University of Tennessee. MCEC is a National Science Foundation center that sponsors research and development for member companies and provides learning and educational experiences for graduate students and faculty. George was co-founder of a medical electronic company in Huntsville in 1967 where he and a team of engineers developed the first digital telemetry heart monitoring system. Dr. Michael Debakey, the heart surgeon from Houston, and Dr. Edward Teller, one of the inventors of the original Atomic Bomb, served on the board of directors of this company. George served as a consultant to the Miami Heart Institute during this time. George and Wanda Kaye Wilbanks, class of 1959, married in 1959. They have two children: Brad Miller, who lives with his wife, Shelley, and three children in Lilburn, Georgia, and Traci McClanahan who lives with her husband, Jim, and two children in Farragut, Tennessee. |
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Jerry Stokes graduated from Jones Valley in 1958. Working and
supporting a family, it took him 10 years to graduate from the
University of Alabama in 1968 with a BS in Metallurgical Engineering.
H did graduate studies at the University of Kentucky and the University
of Alabama at Huntsville. He worked several years in Alabama, Louisiana and Texas as a Metallurgical Engineer. In 1973 he started work in Louisiana for the offshore oil industry. In that position, he traveled to Europe, North Africa, and the Far East. In these positions, he was elected to serve on several national code committees for welding and metallurgy for the American Petroleum Institute and the American Welding Society. He also was a member of the American Society of Metals. Jerry was a Registered Professional Engineer in California and Texas. In 1980, with two partners, he formed CBS Engineering, Inc., a consulting engineering company in Houston, Texas to serve the offshore oil industry. Due to health issues, Jerry had to retire from offshore work in 1987. At the time of his retirement, CBS Engineering had one hundred professional employees. Jerry later worked for Pantex, a government facility in Amarillo, Texas. Jerry passed away on April 17th, 2002. |
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Gary served as Project Manager for BE&K engineering company for almost 30 years . He was Engineering Project Manager for numerous large industrial plant design and construction projects with his largest project being One Hundred Twenty Three Million Dollars ($123,000,000. A few of his major projects involved .Tampa Tribune, Tampa, Florida, Weyerhaeuser Paper Company in Valliant, Oklahoma, and Southern Natural Gas underground natural gas storage project in Bear Creek. Gary’s, achievements and honors include: Inactive Registered Professional Engineer in Alabama and seven other states; Past Chairman Birmingham Section of American Society of Mechanical Engineers; Past President Engineering Council of Birmingham; Past member Intersociety of Engineers interfacing with The State Board of Professional Engineers; Associated Builders and Contractors award for No1 Construction Project over $100MM in 2001 Gary remains active as the owner of GW Sales LLC |
Bill
Burgess graduated from Jones Valley in
1959. He played football at Auburn and was Head Coach at both Oxford
High School and Woodlawn High School and Jacksonville State
University. In recognition of the foregoing and in Honor of Bill Burgess ,in 2010 ,the football stadium at Jacksonville State University after a forty seven million dollar renovation was renamed the;’ Burgess-Snow Field at JSU Stadium” and therefore is now commonly known as Burgess – Snow Field. |
  Eddie
Castleberry graduated
from Jones Valley in 1959 and attended the University of Alabama for 3
years as a TCI Co- Op student majoring in Mining Engineering.
When TCI closed it’s doors, Ed joined the U S Marine Corps
and began
their Officer Training program. Upon graduation, he was accepted
in the Marine flight school and learned to fly the A-4E fighter jet. Ed
had always loved planes even as a small child. He fulfilled a dream of
flying and when he had the opportunity, he would “ fly over “ his
parent’s house in Lipscomb, dipping the plane’s wings
sending his love and greetings to everyone
in the Avenue L neighborhood . I’m sure he flashed that loveable,
infectious smile as he flew at the lowest acceptable altitude, knowing
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  Don
Green graduated from Jones Valley in 1960 and distinguished himself
as an athlete, teacher and coach. he lettered four years in
baseball, three years in football, and two years in basketball. He was
selected to play in the North-South All-Star Football and the East-West
Baseball Games. Green attended Florida State University and Samford
University on football scholarships, lettering three years at Samford,
where he earned his Bachelor of Science degree. In 1965, he completed
graduate work at the University of Alabama, received his Master of Arts
degree, and married the former Mary Hartung. Later, he earned an
additional thirty hours of graduate education, also at Alabama.Green's successful teaching and coaching career began at Banks High School. As the line coach, he was instrumental in Banks' winning the 4A State Football Championship. After one year at Banks, he moved to Jefferson State Junior College as a Physical Education Instructor and Head Baseball Coach. In his twenty-eight years as baseball coach, Green's teams compiled a record of 622-428. In 2004, the 622 wins rank him as the 27th Winningest baseball coach among inactive National Junior College Athletic Association coaches nationwide. Impressive, is the fact that this was accomplished without a home field for nine seasons. Green's teams won the Alabama Junior College Conference, Northern Division, ten times. In 1978 and 1979, his Pioneers won the Region XXII Championship. Green was named Northern Division Coach of the Year nine times. Twice, he was chosen Coach of the Year for Region XXII. Don retired in 1996 and was inducted into the Alabama Baseball Coaches hall of Fame in 2001. For more on Don, go to http://www.acccsports.org/acccarticles/acccsinglearticle.jsp?colleges=accc&sport=GENERAL&key=43&year=2006&month=0 |
 LeGrande
Rives, class of 1958. After graduating from Auburn in 1962, he worked at Alabama Power in
Birmingham and then Boeing Company in Huntsville, Alabama. He then
entered the banking business. He worked at banks in St. Louis, Mo.,
and Louisville, KY. He has been with the St. Louis Federal Reserve
since 1996.
He is now First Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of the
St. Louis Federal Reserve Bank in St. Louis, Missouri. One of 12
Federal Reserve districts, the St. Louis Fed is the financial nerve
center for eastern Missouri, western Kentucky, western Tennessee,
southern Illinois, southern Indiana and northern Mississippi. The
bank also coordinates the Federal Reserve System's financial
services to the largest user of those services - the U.S. Treasury
Department.
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 Michael
Dainard
graduated from Jones Valley in 1962 and has enjoyed great
success as a writer. With three books and fourteen screenplays
under his belt he continues to write daily and has another eight works
in progress. To learn more about Michael, visit his web site at
http://www.michaeldainard.com/ or
www.mdainc.us.
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  Dan
Morse
graduated from Jones Valley in 62 and distinguished himself as a
minister and educator.
Address:
Houston, Texas Education: Attended elementary and secondary school in Birmingham; graduated from Jones Valley High School in 1962. Attended King College in Bristol,TN for one semester; graduated from Belhaven College, Jackson, MS in 1966 with a major in history. Enrolled in Reformed Theological Seminary, Jackson, MS in 1966; graduated with a Master of Divinity degree in 1969. Graduate study at Hebrew Union College, Jerusalem, Israel, June - August, 1971; Institute of Holy Land Studies, Jerusalem, Israel, June, 1973 - February, 1974; February, 1976; February - March, 1978. Ordination:
July 13, 1969 by Augusta-Macon Presbytery of the Presbyterian Church in
the United States.
Family: Married to Marianne Porcher McCravey of Forest, MS, June 13, 1967. Children: Davidson Rogan, July 10, 1970; James McCravey, June 15, 1972; Judith Anna, December 11, 1974; and Owen Palmer, February 24, |
Frances Johnston-Hampton
graduated from Jones Valley High School 1962. She received duel
degrees in Biology and Psychology with a minor in art from
Galveston-Houston College. She worked for NASA in medical research
at the Johnson Space Flight Center-Texas and Cape Carnaval, Florida.
She graduated from The University of Texas Medical Branch at
Galveston as a Medical Doctor specializing in Sports Medicine. She
wrote and developed the technique and class book for Neuromuscular
Bionics that is being used successfully today in the US and Europe,
as a treatment for muscle and nerve damage. She has worked with both
the New York Yankees and Mets as well as consulting for the Braves
and NASCAR. On the lighter side, she designed and painted the props
along with Palma Picasso on Off Broadway productions …. On two rare
occasions she had walk-on parts in the Off Broadway Production of
“Music Music“, and “Say My Name“.
Her hobbies include art, writing, charities, and working with the Cherokee People - especially the medicine man.. She has written numerous medical papers and books, but favors fiction. Her published fiction includes “RaindDance Day”, “PepperMintShine and Georgia 30663”. Her latest book "In Search of the Native Dream", will be published in June. She is currently working on a new book entitled "All The Way From Powderly". Frances is married to Jerry Hampton-Class 1961. They have two daughters, Lisa and Cameron, both of whom are internationally known artists, and two grandchildren, Thomas and Alexandria PePe.
Frances and Jerry reside in Rutledge,
Georgia. To see examples of her daughter's work, go to
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 Kenny
Tatum
graduated from Jones Valley in 1962 and distinguished himself
as a baseball player. Kenny played college ball for Mississippi State
and began his professional career on May 28th, 1969. During his pro career he played for the
California Angels, Boston Red Sox and St. Louis Cardinals. Kenny
pitched his final game on July 1st, 1974. Kenny was inducted into the
Mississippi State Sports Hall of Fame on October 1st, 1994.Kenny married Rebecca Wren from Jones Valley class of 1962. For more on Kenny, go to http://www.baseball-reference.com/t/tatumke01.shtml |
 Tommy
Dameron graduated from Jones Valley in 1962. By profession
Tommy is a pharmacist at Carraway Methodist Medical Center in
Birmingham. By passion, Tom is a very accomplished and successful
artist and musician. Check out his web site at
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The Arboretum’s web site is
www.coxgardens.com .
Also you may enjoy a video presentation of the Arboretum at
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 Jimmy
Whitten graduated from Jones Valley in 1963 and distinguished
himself as a football player. At Jones Valley he was All-City,
All-County and All-State. He played on scholarship for Bear Bryant
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  Robert
Dawson graduated from Jones Valley in 1964 and is currently the
President and CEO of SouthernLinc. Southern Linc a communications
company serving the southeast. SouthernLinc is one of the Southern
Companies (Alabama Power, Georgia Power, etc.).For more information on Bob, click here.
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As a military historian, Ed has authored technical reports and books on modern US and opposing-forces vehicles, has written for hobby, veteran’s, and historical magazines, and for the Marine Corps Museums and History Division. Ed has also authored several general-audience books on military history, including the series Marine Tank Battles In The Pacific (2001); Marine Corps Tank Battles In Korea (2003); and Marine Corps Tank Battles In Vietnam (2008). Marine Corps Tank Battles In Vietnam was a featured selection of The Military Book Club, and was the featured book for Leatherneck Magazine (published by the Marine Corps Association) for July 2008. He is currently at work on a fourth volume in the series, covering Marine Corps campaigns in the Middle East from the 1954 intervention in Lebanon through the current occupation of Iraq. Ed also authored several volumes in the Osprey Publishing (UK) Warrior series, including: U S Marine Corps Tank Crewman, 1965 – 1970, Vietnam (2004); U S Marine Corps Raider, 1941 – 1942 (2006); Native American Code Talker, 1941 – 1945 (2008); and Frontier Militiaman in the War of 1812: Southwestern Frontier (2008). Ed also authored an organizational study, The US Marine Corps In The Vietnam War, III Marine Amphibious Force 1965 – 1972. He is currently completing a study of the evolving organizational structure of Fleet Marine Force divisions in World War II. Ed has also served as a historical consultant for international development projects, as a technical advisor to film and television projects, and has appeared on CNN. |
 Gary Plowman graduated from Jones Valley in 1964 and went on to become a MD. He is currently practicing in Lihue, Hawaii specializing in Otolaryngology.
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Jack Traffanstedt
graduated from Jones Valley
in 1965. Jack was an outstanding athlete at
He accepted a full four year baseball scholarship
to the
He holds
Four University of Alabama Baseball Season Records for most,
Hits, Runs, Triples, and Stolen Bases while
Only Striking Out Four Times
for the entire season his senior year. (See
rolltide.com; Baseball; 2007
Media guide; Honors and Awards and The Alabama Record Book, Year-by Year
Statistical Leaders)
After graduating from the
Jack is
the current president of The
He has
distinguished himself as a successful business man with State Farm
Insurance Company for thirty three years having been recognized in the
insurance industry
as a “Select
Agent.”
Jack is a well respected civic leader in his
community having served on the
Vestavia Hills
Board of Education and
being an active member in the
He has also been active in his community working in
both boys and girls youth activities including coaching boy’s baseball
teams and girl’s softball teams. He has tried along with his wife Jane
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  Sid
Edwards, JVHS Class of 1966 graduated from the University
of Montevallo School of Music and enjoyed a long and successful career as
an entertainer. Sid was a member of The Four Lads from 1971 through 1976
performing throughout the United States, Canada, Puerto Rico and Bermuda.Sid has worked with such noted personalities as Dick Clark, Donald Southerland, Elke Sommer, Henny Youngman, Rosemary Clooney, Giselle McKenzie, Chubby Checker, Danny and the Juniors, Johnnie Ray, Dick Haymes, The Ink Spots, Harry James and His Orchestra, Woody Herman and His Orchestra, The Dorsey Band and The Pied Pipers, The Four Freshmen, The Four Aces, Connie Francis, Ron Howard, Kevin James, Queen Latifa, B.J. Thomas, Ray Stevens and meeting Bill Cosby, John Tesh, the Lettermen, The Diamonds, Ed Ames, Herb Reid, of the Platter’s The Crew Cuts, Little Anthony, The Brooklyn Bridge, Lauren Chapin, and so many others. Sid’s television appearances include The Mike Douglas Show, The Bob Braun Show and various local television programs throughout the United States and Canada. His movie experience includes appearances in “The Dilemma”, “Transformers 3” and “D.I.N.K.’s, The Movie”. In 1995 he had the privilege of singing at the White House during Christmas for 750 Veterans during the Clinton Administration. Sid continues to perform as “Sid Edwards” in Florida, Tennessee and Illinois. |
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Jerry's distinguished himself as a college and high school football
coach spanning 32 years. His coaching career began at Jacksonville State
University as a graduate assistant offensive line coach under the
legendary Jimmy Fuller. His travels later sent him to Tarrant High
School, Lee High School in Huntsville, University of the South(more
popularly known as "Sewanee"), Middle Tennessee State University and
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After graduate Cathy worked in speech therapy and deaf education for the State of Alabama and the Columbus Georgia public schools, in closed head trauma rehabilitation in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, and in private practice as an audiologist. Since joining the Katy Independent School District in Texas she served in a variety of capacities including Lead Speech Therapist, and has presented technical papers at regional and national conferences. Semi-retired, she now works primarily with autistic children and travels with Ed. Cathy has also been active in community activities including Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts, and is a ruling elder in the Presbyterian Church (USA). She and Ed have three children: Jordan, a teacher and department chair who is also a graduate student in library science; Jillian, a graduate student in planning and policy; and Bill, a musician and student in education and philosophy. Cathy and Ed divide their time between homes in Katy and on Lake Livingston, where Cathy enjoys gardening with native plants, boating, bird watching, and local wildlife (except for armadillos and coyotes). |
 Jimmy
Rosser graduated from Jones Valley in 1968 and distinguished himself
as a student and athlete. He was All City, All State, All South
and a Scholastic Coach High School All American and a member of the
National Honor Society.Jimmy played Offensive Guard and Offensive Tackle for the University of Alabama in the early 70's. He lettered in '69, '70 and '71 and was an All SEC Academic in '70.
Jimmy remembers that 1971 Coach Bryant visited Darryl Royal at Texas in
the summer of '71 to learn the wishbone offense.
He implemented the wishbone when the team arrived in August and
practiced it for three weeks in complete secrecy.
Bama beat Southern Cal in LA Coliseum 17-10.
The week of the Alabama-Auburn game that year Bama and Auburn
were both undefeated. Pat
Sullivan had won the Heisman Trophy that week but Bama dominated keeping
the ball on offense for 46 minutes and defeating Auburn 31-7 going the
regular season 11-0. Bama
was the most dominant team of the 70’s winning over 10 games per year
and two National Championships.
Jimmy retired frm BellSouth in 2006 after a 33 year career.
He currently lives in Atlanta with his wife Lyn. |
  Ron Hilley, Jones Valley class of 1968, winning the Art trophy for 1968, and who, you might remember, was distinguished in the senior day class prophesy to be expected to be touring as backup singer for Tiny Tim, perhaps justly expected after hearing him sing that year for the Miss Jones Valley Pageant! Ron, after earning a BFA from the University of Alabama in painting, entered graduate school at Samford University for music, and left before finishing to go on a world tour with Grammy Award winning Gregg Smith Singers as featured soloist in the group touted as the World's Most Recorded Choir. Ron can be heard in the world premier recording of Ned Rorem's opera, "Hearing" on Premier Recordings. Of the many small roles Ron has done on and off Broadway, his two roles with a Broadway revival of "South Pacific" is probably the most memorable to the general (non-opera) public. He has been singing with New York City Opera for the last 20 years, is divorced and living with his son on Broadway in New York City. |
  Dr.
Michael I. (Mike) Culpepper is a 1969 JVHS graduate.
While at Jones Valley he played trumpet in the band and also played
football and tennis. He attended Auburn University, UAB, University
of Alabama, and Montevallo University and played baseball at UAB.
Mike obtained a Bachelor’s degree in Biology/Chemistry, a Master’s
degree in Physiology/Biophysics and a Doctorate in Exercise
Physiology. He was the M. Ray Loree Research Award recipient from
the University of Alabama and was inducted into the Kappa Delta Pi
Education Honor Society.
Mike was an assistant trainer at
UAB and for the Birmingham Stallions of the former United States
Football League (USFL). He became the Director of Research in Sports
Medicine of the Kerner-Quarterback Sports Medicine Institute at the
Children’s Hospital of Birmingham and a faculty member at UAB and
published many scientific research articles.
Mike began a career in high
school teaching and coaching where he taught in the sciences and was
a three sport coach. He was an assistant football coach, assistant
girls’ basketball coach and head girls’ softball coach. In 12 years
as a head softball coach he finished coaching with a 318-154
softball record with numerous county championships and state “Elite
Eight” appearances. He was named district Coach of the Year for five
straight years and he also coached two teams in Europe and had a
combined 10-2 record.
Mike has been a member of the
Shelby County Park and Recreation Board, Vice President of Dixie
Youth Softball Inc., Chelsea Youth Club and has been named to
numerous Marque and Biltmore’s “Who’s Who”. He has retired from
public education but is a National Faculty Member of the United
States Sports Academy (Daphne, Alabama) where he has traveled
overseas, teaching sports medicine, coaching and biomechanics
courses. He is also a part-time faculty member at Jefferson State
Community College where he teaches Anatomy and Physiology.
Mike has published a book, 'Fitly
Framed Together – The Bible'. Mike is a Fellow in the American
College of Sports Medicine. He is also a pilot. He is a member and
deacon at Liberty Baptist Church, Chelsea, Alabama.
Mike will say he dated some wonderful Jones Valley High girls (even
a West End High girl), but he will be the first to say his greatest
achievement was marrying Cindy Langner Culpeper JV'71. As of this
writing they have been married 43 years, have three daughters and
six grandchildren. They reside in Chelsea, Alabama.
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 Ron
Casey
graduated from Jones Valley in 1969. He became the
Editorial Page Editor for the Birmingham News, won the Pulitzer Prize
in 1991 and was inducted into the University of Alabama College of
Communication and Information Science Hall of Fame on October 13th,
2005. Ron passed away on February 21, 2000 of a heart attack.Click here to read Ron's Bio from his Pulitzer Prize induction. |
 Ralph
"Deiter" Brock graduated from Jones Valley in 1969 and
distinguished himself as an athlete. Ater playing for Auburn and
Jacksonville State, Deiter played for the LA Rams in 1985 before
moving on to the Canadian Football League where he was a standout quarterback. He was
named the Most Valuable Player in the CFL in 1980 and 1981.
He was Inducted into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame as a Player on June 18,
1995. Always known for his strong arm, he led the CFL in passing for
four years, was selected All-Western three times, All-Canadian twice,
Most Outstanding Player in the West twice, and Most Outstanding Player
in the CFL twice. For more on Deiter, go to
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dieter_Brock |
 Max
Harbuck graduated from Jones Valley in 1971 and went on to kick for
Auburn.
The closest Max came to Auburn
gridiron 'fame' was a slightly missed field goal against Alabama -
due to the excessive yelling during the entire kick of another JV
grad, Barry McGee, who was playing for Alabama. Thanks a
lot, Barry!
Max graduated from Auburn University and entered the financial service business. During his career, he has achieved lifetime membership in the prestigious Million Dollar Round Table and Leader’s Association. He also does television work as the play-by-play announcer for the Hoover High Buccaneer football team. His voice could be heard doing the play-by play during the game footage portion of the popular MTV reality series, “Two-A-Days”. In addition to working with the Hoover television broadcast team, he produces and co-hosts Alabama’s only television show devoted to high school sports. His partner and co-host is another JV grad, Snapper Lancaster. Their show, The Central Alabama High School Sports Show, can be seen six times weekly on the two major cable television networks in the Birmingham metropolitan area – Bright House and Charter. |
  Lora
Lacey-Haun
graduated from Jones Valley in 1971. She earned her
Bachelor of Science in Nursing and Master of Science in Nursing from the
University of Alabama at Birmingham. She later earned her PhD and
is now the Dean of the School of Nursing at the University of Missouri.
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 Dennis Kizziah, graduated from Jones Valley in 1971. He holds an associate degree in Applied Fire Science and a bachelor of science degree in Public Safety from Athens State University. Dennis spent more than 20 years with the Birmingham Fire and Rescue Service as a fire lieutenant, paramedic and HAZMAT specialist. In 1996 Dennis joined FEMA. Dennis has worked the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and pentagon; the 2003 response to the Columbia disaster; the 2002 Olympics in Salt Lake City along with 60 other disaster and emergency deployments with FEMA. Dennis is currently the West Area Branch Director for the Florida Long Term Recovery Office. |
 Barry
McGee graduated from Jones Valley in 1971 and went on to play
Offensive Guard for the University of Alabama graduating in 1975 |
 John
Manning graduated from Jones Valley in 1973. He went on to
earn his M.D. and is currently the Program Director and Assistant
Professor of Family and Community Medicine at Scott and White Hospital,
The Texas A&M University System Health Science Center at Temple, Texas.For More on John, click here |
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Rica is currently COO for the South Central VA Health Care Network, also known as Veterans Integrated Service Network (VISN) 16. VISN16 is the largest VISN within the Veterans Health Administration covering a vast area of 170,000 square miles providing health care to veterans in Oklahoma, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi and parts of Texas, Missouri, Alabama and Florida delivered through ten medical centers, 34 community based clinics, seven nursing homes, two domiciliaries, and nine veterans outreach centers. |
Thomas
Al Saunders, Sr
Gary
Wallace Class of 1957. Gary was an outstanding football player at
Jones Valley. He went on to graduate from Auburn University in
1962 with a Mechanical Engineering Degree.
