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Michael Bacon (1968)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OuVIJlSDOs0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1mQnzTfH2dU

Dan Bruce (1960)

To all of my fellow CPHS veterans (and to any family members of alumni who may be on active duty today), I say "Thank You." To all of you who enjoy your freedoms without having been a veteran, I say "You're Welcome."

Shown below is my combat patch (XVIII Airborne Corp):

Charles (Tony) Perkins (1965)

From one Vet to others thanks to all who served, Army Signal Corp. 1966-69. 

Barbara Gazaway (Ramsay) (1959)

Amen, thanks be to God for ALL who served and serve our nation.

James Tommy Wallace (1958)

It is with a heavy heart that I advise that Tommy Wallace Class of 1958 passed away in Bradenton, Florida on 12-20-24.  He loved his College Park Family.  We have been retired here for 12 years where Tommy enjoyed golfing and traveling.  He will be greatly missed.   Pam Wallace

Walter T (Tommy) Fields (1960)

Brenda Joyce Burel (1969)

Dan Bruce (1960)

Forty years ago today, I began my first thru-hike of the Appalachian Trail from Georgia to Maine, encompassing 2,278 miles over the mountains and across the valleys of eastern America that summer. I did it seven more times, gathering data for "The Thru-hiker's Handbook," a guidebook I wrote for 17 years while doing other projects to help strengthen the A.T. and its community. That first hike changed my life ... and my name to "Wingfoot" in hiking circles. And, in a little-expected way, it prepared me for what I am doing now ... writing and publishing Bible commentaries (available at no charge on my website). One never knows where an adventure will lead. That's why they are worth doing, even at my age!

Ward Lawton (1954)

That kept you in good shape'

Dan Bruce (1960)

That was then, Ward. Today, I think Blue Bell ice cream is beginning to win my fitness battle! 

David L. Brown (1959)

Dan Bruce: I find ice cream is a very formidable competitor!

Scott Brook (1970)

Try the ice cream at Scoops in Fayetteville.  I understand it's great ice cream, and is owned by a fellow allumni of CPHS.

Robin W. Flake (1967)

I learned earlier today of David Wold's passing. We have been friends since the 5th grade at Newten Estates Elementary. Growing up, we played football and baseball together—a great friend. 

The funeral service will be Feb 21, 2026, at Transfiguration Catholic Church on Blackwell Rd. in Marietta, GA.

Charles (Tony) Perkins (1965)

Sorry to here about David, I knew you both even though you were a couple of years younger. My condolences go out to David's family and friends. 

Tony Perkins/class of 65

Michael Bacon (1968)

'Back in the day' there was a pickup football game on Sunday afternoon at the park on Rugby. I was too small to play football, but I did play on the Baseball team. On one of those afternoons I somehow managed to tackle and bring David Wold down. On the next play he said to his teammates, "Just give me the ball." David came right at me, and everyone said his knees kept pumping as I continued bouncing up and down as 'we' continued on down the field. Everyone laughed, but I again brought him down. After rising David walked over and extended his hand and helped me to stand up... I will admit to being more than a little bruised and contused... It later got back to me that David had said about me, "I've got as much respect for that little guy as anyone I've played ball with because HE DON'T QUIT!"
R.I.P. Mr. Football 

Dan Bruce (1960)

At 83 years old, I just got my first iPhone. After spending half a day trying to figure out all the settings, I've come to the conclusion that Apple should ship their phones with a precocious ten-year-old with skinny fingers to do the setup for us oldsters. I haven't felt this stupid since that first day of high school at CPHS in 1955! :)

David L. Brown (1959)

Yes!  I liked it better back in the good old days when I was smarter than my telephone, car, and TV.

Michael Bacon (1968)

Dan,

You are on to something when writing about the "...precocious ten-year-old"... When working at the Atlanta Chess Center 'back in the day' one of the Chess dads informed me that "All the boys like you because they say you are not a 'know it all' and that they like the fact you learn from them." That's right, I 'picked their brains' and learned how to use a computer. If there are any youngsters in your life, ask them and they will appreciate your asking for their assistance. 

Michael Bacon 
1968

Dan Bruce (1960)

Mountaintops are a good place to commune with God (me on the Appalachian Trail in Maine).

Judy Thomas ((Mitchem) Holley) (1957)

Nice silhouette, Danny! Glad you didn't attempt that climb alone!

Michael Bacon (1968)

I liked the picture so much it was placed on my skroll, which makes it the second time I've put a picture of Mr. Bruce on the skroll. The Springer Mountain pic was the first.

Michael Bacon

Dan Bruce (1960)

In the 1960s, I risked my life in combat. By God’s grace, it was not my time to pay the ultimate price. I came home and have been allowed to live a full and blessed life. But countless others never returned home. Across more than two centuries of American history, brave men and women laid down their lives so that the freedoms we enjoy could endure for future generations. On this Memorial Day, let us pause to remember them with gratitude and honor. We owe far more than we can ever repay to those who gave everything for our country. They are our true heroes.

Bill Gaskins (1968)

Dan Bruce (1960)

MEMORIAL DAY THOUGHT: With few exceptions, we don't know their names. They did not know ours. But they gave all so that we can live together as one free people. "Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends" (John 15:13).

Dan Bruce (1960)

For any of my fellow Christian and Jewish alumni interested in Bible prophecy (my field of expertise), this is a reminder that tomorrow, June 7th, is the 59th anniversary of the miraculous restoration of the Temple Mount in Jerusalem, an event prophesied more than 2,000 years ago in the eighth chapter of the Book of Daniel (verses 13 and 14) and exactly fulfilled in 1967, during the Six-Day War. If you are interested in the details, you can read about it in this free download in PDF format: https://prophecysociety.org/2024/03/book-review-the-liberation-of-jerusalem-1967/