James River High School’s Class of 1974 celebrated their 50-year class reunion at the Blue Ridge Vineyard Saturday, August 24. The Planning Committee thanks those who made this milestone event possible: Barbara Kolb (Blue Ridge Vineyard), Digital Image Printing (programs), Chuck Aaron (Aaron’s Smokehouse, catering), Randy Riddle (DJ), Gary Cronise (photography), April Fridley (door prizes), Debi Conner (door prizes), and Delegate Terry Austin (sponsor). Planning Committee members were Charlie Alphin, Rita Wells Breeden, Diana Mundy Camper, Cathy Swartz Henderson, Phyllis Kessler Irvine, Stephanie Deacon Ponton, and Susan Fridley Weiner.
The following 34 classmates were in attendance:
Charlie Alphin, Harry Anderson, Terry Austin, Rita Wells Breeden, Diana Mundy Camper, Shanda DePriest Carter, David Cronise, Everett Crouch, Clarence Crouch, Jr., Karen Peery Dewease, Kathy Johnson Dudding, Jimmy Falls, Susan Garland, Johnny Garrett, Wayne Graves, Cathy Swartz Henderson, Phyllis Kessler Irvine, Keith Johnston, Leonard Linkenhoker, Leonard Montgomery, Benny Naff, Jonny Orange, Stephanie Deacon Ponton, Joan Gilliam Potter, Bobby Reid, Connie Hodges Richardson, Donna Cadd Richardson, Debra Bryant Rocha, Eva Brewbaker Smith, Ernest Stacey, David Trail, Susan Fridley Weiner, Wanda Sparks Wood, and Matt Wright.
~ Submitted by Charles Alphin
