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Augustus (Gus) Spears - Class Of 1955

Augustus (Gus) Spears



 
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08/18/14 01:52 AM #1    

Noel Starr Smith (1955)

Tommy Blunt and Gus would give me rides to school in that convertable Ford, but I never got to know him. So terrible what happened to them.


08/19/14 01:06 PM #2    

Vangie Carruthers (Rich) (1955)

Gus was the sweetest boy, very shy and quiet. He was an officer in ROTC and the time was coming for the officers to have sponsors who were most often their girlfriends who would walk with the boys in the year-end parade.  Everyone had a sponsor but Gus. Several of the boys got together and asked me if I would be willing to be Gus' sponsor. They said that he probably wouldn't ask me to the formal Military Ball because he didn't know how to dance and he couldn't afford to go anyway. I gladly agreed to be Gus' sponsor, I already had a "sponsor dress" and hat and I understood perfectly about his reluctance to commit to the dance. Gus was so appreciative of my being his sponsor. He made me feel so special, he was such a true gentleman. Many years later when I learned of his accident and untimely death it broke my heart. If anyone deserved something better in life it was Gus.  I have never had a moment's regret for making his day of recognition in ROTC as important for him as he made being a sponsor a special experience for me. I only wish I could have had an opportunity to tell him once again, and to see him smile.


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