FPHS 50TH REUNION

May Cook Spells, Daisy Lemoine, Gay Cook England, Jacqueline Josey Helfrich

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FAIR PARK
HIGH SCHOOL
INDIANS
CLASS OF 1952

The Fair Park High School Golden Reunion

A Poetic Tribute By Irving Heard, Class of '52

Our graduation class of Nineteen Fifty Two

Invited all members to assemble anew

They sent invitations both far and wide

"All seniors come forth with spouse by side!"

So I said to the wife "Do you think we should go,

It's not your reunion, there's no one you'd know"

"Don't be silly she said, it'll be a riot"

Then she hid all my beer and put me on a diet

Then the big day arrived amid much anticipation

Time to greet the Tribe of the Fair Park Nation

But after fifty years I wondered what was ahead

Would anyone care, if I were alive, or dead?

Well I drove my rental into the parking lot

While another gentleman took the next spot

But the guy that jumped out must 'a been a wit

Cause he told my wife she hadn't changed a bit

Then the gala began and I did little but stare

Who were all these people with all the silver hair

Then one by one my old memories took hold

And like a miracle not a single person looked old

Then I recognized Glen and Jackie and Mary Ann

Then Gay, May, and Fern, then both Bob and Sam

I remembered Harley, Betty Jane, Danny and Joy

And Larry and Phillip, and Sara, Medy and Roy

And so many friends who served the committees

Like Martha and Rosalyn and dear, dear Louise

So many people wanting to shake my hand

Like Gloria and Harold and Bill, Dot and Dan

The love in the eyes and the feelings of trust

Brought back all the good things in all of us

We have mastered vocations from A to Z

And some gave their lives that we might be free

Our angels were remembered like Davis and Young

And so many others whose names were sung

Our beloved teachers could shout out loud

For this is a class that would make any school proud

And then it all ended as friends hugged goodbye

Why I stayed away so long I'll never know why

And I proclaim right now as I sign off my letter

I can hardly wait for our next get together

God bless the students of Fair Park High School

Copied with permission of Irv Heard