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St. Martin's Class of '73 Announcements
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We'll use this page to post any announcements that may be of interest to classmates. Please feel free to send in any notices of births, deaths, graduations, special achievements etc. etc. I'll post them as I receive them.
- Jim Latham We regret to inform you of the death of former St. Martin's teacher Jim Latham on Saturday. He had been diagnosed with lung cancer more than a year ago. Jim taught math at St. Martin's from the early 50's until about 1980, also serving as an assistant football coach under coaches from Tony Porter to Chick McGeehan.
Tuesday, November 25, 12:00 Noon at St. Christopher the Martyr Catholic Church, 309 Manson Ave., Metairie, LA. Visitation from 10:30 a.m. - 12 Noon, with a Mass to follow.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to St. Christopher's Parish Life Center or the Foundation for Fighting Blindness.
You can read more remembrance of Mr. Latham at Legacy.com - and add a small note for Mr.s Latham's family in the Legacy guestbook.
- Waldemar Nelson , father of our classmate Ken (and our art teacher, Mary Sue Roniger), died Tuesday, November 15, 2005 at his son's Baton Rouge home. He was 89. Not only was Mr. Nelson a longtime member and past president of the STM Board of Trustees, but recall that he was our commencement speaker.
A funeral will be held Saturday at noon at St. Andrew's Episcopal Church, 1031 S. Carrollton Ave., in New Orleans. Visitation will begin at 10 a.m. Burial will be private.
In lieu of flowers, the family welcomes donations to...
- St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church, 1031 South Carrollton Ave., N.O., LA 70118;
- New Orleans City Park Improvement Association, 1 Palm Drive, N.O., LA 70124
detalis of the Katrina damage to City Park; or - Louisiana Engineering Foundation, 9643 Brookline Ave., B.R., LA 70809.
You can read more remembrance of Mr. Nelson on the Times-Picayune site.
- Bobbie Jean May Ball -Bill Ball's mother succumbed to cancer on Tuesday, January 25, 2005 at her home in Mandeville. I'm sure many of us remember the pool parties and other visits to the Ball home as children and I expect, when we think about it, that we remember Bill's mom and dad as pretty good parent-hosts. I'm sure we all extend our thoughts and prayers to Bonnie, Bill, Brian and their families.
Visitation will be on Friday, January 28, 2005 from 3:00 p.m. until 5:00 p.m. at Lake Lawn Metairie Funeral Home, 5100 Pontchartrain Blvd. (in Metairie Cemetery). Visiting at St. Timothy United Methodist Church, 335 Asbury Dr. (La 3228), Mandeville will begin at 10:00 a.m. until Memorial Services at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, January 29, 2005.
In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to St. Timothy United Methodist Church or to the Salvation Army.
You can read more remembrance or Mrs. Ball on the Lake Lawn, Metairie website - and add a small note for Bonnie, Bill and Brian in the guestbook there.
- Mrs. Dorothy Dorsa Porter - I am saddened to tell you that Mrs. Porter passed away on the morning of Sept. 17, 2003. I wanted to share the funeral arrangements with you as soon as I had them.
The news of Mrs. Porter's rapid decline and passing came as quite a shock to those of us who were privileged to see and visit with Mrs. Porter at our 30th reunion this past July. She seemed to be doing so well. I'm so happy that she managed to join us at the Shrimp Boil and Dedication of the Graf Memorial Bench. Her loss would have been, somehow, more difficult had we not gotten to see her one last time. Mrs. Porter's funeral was held on Monday, Sept. 22 at Lake Lawn Funeral Home with a memorial reception in the lobby of Saints Hall and Solomon Theater, located in the heart of the St. Martin's Episcopal School campus.
Mrs. Porter has established a fund at St. Martin's in her name (the Dorothy Porter Scholarship Fund) and requested that those who wish to make donations please send them to St. Martin's Episcopal School (address below). Please put the fund name in the memo of the check.For Mrs. Porter
- from Kicker
All students, colleagues or friends of Mrs. Porter that would like to share a memory of - or tribute to Mrs. Porter are encouraged send their contribution to KickerYou can read more remembrance of Mrs. Porter on the Times-Picayune site. You can also leave Mrs. Porter's family a message in the guestbook on the Lake Lawn Registry page for Mrs. Porter.
Mrs. Theresa Frost - second grade teacher to many of us, passed away on July 27th, 2003. She had been battling cancer for a long time and was wonderfully graceful and optimistic in dealing with it. She lived at their home in Lafitte and had a good quality of life up to the end.
Mrs. Frost played an important part in giving many of us a head-start in life -- she helped us get our heads and feet pointed in the "right" direction from the beginning and remained an inspiration by her kind and gentle manner. As recipients of her life of service, we will remember her with great fondness and respect, always.
We grieve this loss with Mrs. Frost's family and friends and pray that today's second graders may be blessed with the same care, nurture and instruction that we were privileged to experience as youngsters. This is truly a loss in a world that could use such teachers today.
As a personal note, I would like to dedicate a little treatise (click HERE) to Mrs. Frost - in honor and thanks for her place in my and my classmates younger lives. It has been wanting dedication for several years and I can think of no one more deserving or appropriate than Mrs. Frost.
Mrs. Frost’s funeral was held at Grace Church in Hammond on Friday 8/1/03 -- In lieu of flowers, contributions to West Jefferson Home Health Hospice, 1743 Stumpf Blvd., Gretna, LA 70056 would be appreciated..
Condolences can be sent to...
Frost family
c/o Ken Nelson
322 Hillary St.
New Orleans, LA 70118
For Mrs. Frost
All students, colleagues or friends of Mrs. Frost that would like to share a memory of - or tribute to Mrs. Frost are encouraged send their contribution to Kicker
Additional remembrance of Mrs. Frost can be found on the Times-Picayune site. And you can post a message to the family in the guestbook provided by the Lake Lawn Cemetery for the Frost Family.
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