Alumni Directory
Class of 78
Name : Bell, Debbie
Maiden Name : Green
Email Address : Bellofclvl@aol.com
Year Graduated : 1978
Years Attended T.O. : 4
City of current residence : Collierville
Current profession/occupation : Mom
Favorite T.O. Memory(S) : Mrs. McAlister's Art Class, Mr. Linder's Biology Class, Drill Team yarn tassles, Senior Trip - Bahamas.
Profile : I graduated from Memphis State and worked at the Racquet Club of Memphis for 5 years. I have been Married 20 years to Bobby Bell. We have three daughters, Lauren - 15, Lindsay - 13 and Ashlen - 10.
Comments : Thanks for all the work on this website! We really should have one big reunion before we don't recognize each other anymore!
Name : Bland, Julie
Maiden Name : McAdams
Email Address : blandmaid1@aol.com
Year Graduated : 1978
Years Attended T.O. : 5
City of current residence : St. Louis
Current profession/occupation : owner/housecleaning company
Favorite T.O. Memory(s) : Skipping School!
Profile : 2nd marriage (14 yrs), 17 year old son that is the light of my life & the pain in my!!!, 2 goldens, my home, hubby and work!
Comments : I hope more of us hear about this. Sadly, I've lost touch with everyone.
Name : Bradley, Christy
Email Address : cybradle@comcast.net (facebook, myspace, twitter)
YearGraduated : 1978
Years Attended T.O. : 3
City of current residence : Eads, TN
Current profession/occupation : Sam’s Club since 1992
Favorite T.O. Memory(S) : Finians’ Rainbow, Oklahoma, cotton, rosie & doc, Coach Fuller, my best friend Janet and my good friend Lee! Beebop!
Profile : I have been with Sam’s Club since 1992, single mom, (my mouth is still too big) My son is Tucker Williams and he just got accepted into the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston! He is going to be an opera star one day, Lord willing. Been to India and I decided to live and work there so in the next few years I’ll make that move thru WalMart! God is good ALL the time.
Comments : We are still those teenagers deep down inside. It’s just our appearance that has been the traitor!
Name : Burch, Mike
Email Address : mikeburchsales@aol.com
Year Graduated : 1978
Years Attended T.O. : 2
City of current residence : Barton, Ms.
Current profession/occupation : Real Estate and Custom Homes
Favorite T.O. Memory(S) : Football and Baseball games, coaches and teachers, hiding in the gym with Brad and Bowers from "Howard Sprage" the bible teacher, senior trip...I could go on for hours. All GREAT memories.
Profile : I have been married to my beautiful wife Lisa for 17 years, we have one daughter Haylie (14) she goes to Harding Academy, rides horses, runs and track. Lisa competes for the Memphis Thunder Triathlon team , Brad Smith and I still hunt when we get the time (not as much as we should).
Comments : I am glad I discovered the website, great job!
Name : Burns, Donna
Maiden Name : Jones
Email Address : dburns@transfirst.com
Year Graduatedindex.htmded T.O. : 4
City of current residence : Brownsville, TN
Current profession/occupation : Vice President, Sales, TransFirst
Favorite T.O. Memory(S) : Being a rebel - smoking behind the school buses after lunch - how cool we thought that was back then. When we couldn't have an official prom so we planned our own - was it at the Talisen Ballroom? The juke box in the lunchroom - the first week it was in there, it was primed so much it played for 24 hours straight. The tears I cried when my mom announced at Christmas of my junior year that we were moving - and I would not graduate from TO.
I was also a member of Towering Oaks Baptist Church and was very active in the youth group. I have wonderful memories (and some pictures) of the years I spent with the likes of the Hodges, Jimmy Gray, the Emmons, Mike Helfin, Jack McCormick et al.
Profile : My mom married the summer after our junior year and we moved to my stepdad's home in Whitehaven. I graduated from Memphis Prep. I've been to all the Prep class reunions and it is strange that I don't feel the connection the rest of my classmates have. I'm glad I found this site and I hope that even though I didn't officially walk the line with the rest of you, that I can still be a part of the alumni!
I am married to Tom Orr, we have been married almost 4 years. I have two adult children from my first marriage, Julie, who is married and lives in Brentwood, and Justin who lives in Jackson, TN. My proudest accomplishment in life is sending both my kids through college as a single mom with no debt or loans for any of us. It was tough, but we made it!
I am in the financial services industry, managing a national sales team with a customer base of community banks. I travel ALL the time, more than I want to. I am usually out of town 4 nights a week, every week. I do get to see lots of really cool places, though.
My husband and I fancy ourselves to be runners and compete in 5K races on a regular basis. We do a little competitive bicycling also. We are members of the Methodist Church and one of the hardest changes I made in my life was the change from Baptist to Methodist. It's been 4 years now and I'm still not used to it.
My husband and I do not take life for granted - he was in a serious accident last year and ended up with mulitple life threatening injuries - the most serious being a broken neck. It was a long road to recovery but we made it. It made all of us realize that things can change in an instant.
Name : Goza, Michael
Email Address : mrgoza@peoplepc.com
Year Graduated : 1978
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City of current residence : Oakland, Tn.
Current profession/occupation : MLGW/ Field Tech
Name : Graham, Lori
Maiden Name : Futrell
Email Address : lorifgraham@hotmail.com
Year Graduated : 1980
Years Attenindex.htm City of current residence : Little Rock
Current profession/occupation : therapist
Favorite T.O. Memory(S) : All the friends, parties and innocence of youth!!!!
Profile : I live in Little Rock, Arkansas with my husband of 17 years and three sons, Jonathan age 13, Zachary, age 9 and Ethan, age 8. I work in a private practice doing counseling and my husband is a pastor at Vineyard Community Church.
Comments : My children attend Little Rock Christian Academy where Roger Yancey worked for 12 years. He is no longer at the school. The atmosphere of their school reminds me a lot of Towereing Oaks. There are about 100 kids per grade and most come from strong Christian families. Just being on the campus brings back memories of Towereing Oaks.
Name : Jackson, Joey
Email Address : flyredbirds@hotmail.com
Year Graduated : 1978
Years Attended T.O. : 5
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Current profession/occupation : Paramount Uniform
Favorite T.O. Memory(S) : Senior trip and Ira Moss diving into the side of the pool.
Profile : I am married now for 18 years. We have 2 boys, Joseph,14, and Nick, 11. Having a blast coaching them both in baseball.
Comments : Great idea, with this website.
Name : Johnson, Ron
Email Address : Rjohn358d@aol.com
Year Graduated : 1978
Years Attended T.O. : 5
index.htmidence : Millington
Current profession/occupation : law enforcement
Name : Kermick, Debbie
Maiden Name : Day
Email Address : DKermick@FirstSouth.com
Year Graduated : 1978
Years Attended T.O. : 5
City of current residence : Germindex.htmrofession/occupation : Management / Banking
Favorite T.O. Memory(S) : Ball Games and all the Drill Team practice before
to perform.
Road Trips in (Debbie Green's) little yellow school bus.
Senior Trip ( and the gum in the hair of a certain person i want mention)
Profile : I graduated from Christian Brothers University. Been working in banking for way more years than i want to count. Been married to Donald Kermick for 21 years. We have 2 lovely children Kendall -13 and Kerrie -12. So needless to say that is where all my time goes with all of their activities
Comments : Thanks for the GREAT WEBSITE !!!!!
Name : Littlejohn, Totsy
Maiden Name : Culbreath
Email Address : jeldonut@bellsouth.net
Year Graduated : 1978
Years Attended T.O. : 1975-1978
City of current residence : Memphis
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Favorite T.O. Memory(S) : The many laughs with my buddies "Burch" & Brad. The hunting trip, the ski trip. Scott Y. and "Quick Bread" class! The fun of being the Wolf mascot. The Oklahoma play and being dropped on the floor by my partner. Hanging out with the class of 1977 - spanish class with Steve C. baseball games with Scott Gray. Lots many memories with my friend Susan McConnico! Going to Florida with Lorrie & Kelly. I could go on for ever!
Profile : I've been married for 15 years to my best friend Brad Littlejohn and I am blessed with 3 healthy boys ages 5, 7 & 9. I feel like I run a "boys dorm" but they are worth it!! We have a very loud, active and fun house.
Comments : We all are busy today but just make the time to submit your info. Thank you Billy & Steve!
Name : Lockridge, Lorrie
Maiden Name: Willford
Email : LorrieL@unitedfoodservice.com
Year Graduated : 1978
Years Attended T.O. : 5 years
City of current resiindex.htm Current profession/occupation : Manager - Cust Service Mgr/IS Mgr
Favorite T.O. Memory(s) : Graduation
Profile : Live in Liberty Township, Ohio (our 7th state to live in), married 23 years, 3 children who are the love of my life and a cocker spaniel puppy named Peyton.
Comments: Cool idea guys, hope it will not ever cost money....
Name : Oliver, Cindy
Maiden Name : Axley
Email Address : csmama29@msn.com
Year Graduated : 1978
Years Attended T.O. : 4
City of current residence : Memphis
Current profession/occupation : Human Resource Mgr
Favoriindex.htming a party every weekend of our Senior year.
At least I think it was every weekend.
Sometimes the teachers would come.
Profile : I am married to a wonderful man, Mike. I have the greatest kids
in the world - 16 yrs and 19 yrs. I am the HR mgr at Sears Wolfchase. Hmmm
WOLF chase...
Name : Phillips, James (Jim)
Email Address : jp322@aol.com
Year Graduated : 1978
Years Attended T.O. : 4
City of current residence : Lake Dallas Tx.
Current profession/occupation : Self Employeindex.htm T.O. Memory(s) : Great Friends, Senior Trip, Basketball
Profile : I have been married for over 20 years we have 2 children our daughter is married and our son graduates from high school this year 2004.
Comments : I have lost touch with almost everyone looking foreward to this site and maybe hear from some old friends
Name : Raley, Michael
Email Address :tnmtnhome2@aol.com
Year Graduated : 1978
City of current residence : Barton, MS
Favorite T.O. Memory(S) : Art Class- I still have an oil painting that I did in one of those classes. Eating lunch with my best bud, Suzanne Roberson, every day.
Profile : I been married the love of my life, Debbie ‘Duke’, for the last 28 years. I have 4 grown daughters and 3 grandbabies.
Comments : I still love cars and all that goes with that. And wonder of wonders, I love antique shopping with Debbie!!
Name : Scott, Janet
Maiden Name : Brannon
Email Address : stretchjb@aol.com
Year Graduated : 1978
Years Attended T.O. : 5
City of current residence : Lakeland,Tn
Current profession/occupation : On the road constantly mom
Favorite T.O. Memindex.htmett haters club, Christy and her crush on caoch Fuller, Oklahoma
Profile : Married for 18 years to Jake, a mortgage banker. I was a trauma nurse until my first child was born and have been a fulltime mom ever since. I have 2 children, Jordan my daughter is 15, is in the 9th grade at Briarcrest and plays catcher on the softball team. She's learning to drive--so consider yourselves warned! My son Zach is 12 and in the 6th grade at Briarcrest.Eats, sleeps, and drinks basketball! 2 dogs, Jazz and Divot (my husband eats,sleeps, and drinks golf!)
Comments : Thanks guys!
Name : Williamson, Rusty
Email Address : runrdad@yahoo.com
Year Graduated : 1978
Years Attended T.O. : 2
City of current residence : Bartlett
Current profession/occupation : Insurance Sales
Favorite T.O. Memory(S) : The seindex.htmcruise and then DisneyWorld.
Profile : Recently divorce and have four children, one son and three girls. My son was State Champ in XCountry in 2003 and now attends UT-Knoxville. My girls are active in competitive cheer and band. I still try to hunt and fish like I did back in high school but not as many opportunities.
