Monongah High Lions

         BILL MEREDITH, WIFE ROLETA MEREDITH, JOHN OLESKY IN MORGANTOWN REUNION A FEW YEARS AGO Lions Roar Again gathering in Sarasota Feb. 16. Want to join us?   The Lions Roar Again get-together in Sarasota, Florida will be 12:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 16 at the Der Dutchman Amish Kitchen. I’ve been there time after time in my Florida winterizing and their food is great!   Bill Meredith, Class of 1957, who lives in Sarasota and has been in contact with me, made the reservations.   If you live with an hour or two of Sarasota or are vacationing that close to Sarasota, call John Olesky, Class of 1950, at (330) 388-4466 or Bill Meredith at (614) 582-0335.   Because Joan and I will be flying to Sarasota EARLY Thursday morning it’s too late to say you’re coming by Facebook or email. Just phone John or Bill between now and Feb. 15. Bill set it up for 12 but there’s room for more.   Bill’s email to me:   “We are all set for a lunch on Friday, February 16 at 12:30 PM at the

  Combine Lions Reunion with fantastic Greek food later in the day!   Join John Olesky for a fantastic doubleheader on Feb. 16 Lunch, Lions Roar Again gathering.   Afterward, the best Greek festival John has ever enjoyed in the world (yes, his travels to 56 countries have included meals in Greece). 40 th annual St. Barbaras Greek Glendi, 7611 Lockwood Ridge Road, Sarasota. Festival on Friday lasts till 9 p.m. so you can get dinner at St. Barbara’s. BEST lamb shank John has had ANYWHERE!      If you want to enjoy the doubleheader, email John Olesky at Jo4wvu@neo.rr.com Before John and Joan fly to Sarasota on Feb. 1. Leave your full name and phone number so John can tell you what time and which restaurant the Monongah High Alumni reunion in Florida will be held. When John knows the restaurant he will phone everyone who provided a phone number to tell them which restaurant and what time. Enjoy chatting about the good ol’ days at Monongah High, then enjoy the bes

                  FRANKLIN 'GABBY' DEVORES Franklin ‘Gabby’ Devores passes away     Franklin Dale “Gabby” Devores, Class of 1951, passed away. He married Josephine Coffman Devores in 1955. She predeceased him. Franklin and Josephine had 4 children, Charlotte of Princeton, West Virginia, Randy of Belington, West Virginia, and Ronald of Monongah, who moved there after living in Boothesville for 2 years. Plus 12 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren. Frank served in the Navy 1952-56. He became a welder and machinist at Falis, FMC and EIMco and was a machine tool technology instructor at Fairmont State. John Fazio, Class of 1970, told me: "Sorry for the loss! Frank was a good neighbor for quite a while." John lives in Charleston, West Virginia. Belinda Sheppard, Class of 1969, posted: "Sorry to hear this. He lived a long life. He was our neighbor in Monongah and worked with my dad at those places. He was always working on a car. Just a very nice man.

            BILL MEREDITH, WIFE ROLETA, JOHN OLESKY Feb. 16 Lions reunion in Sarasota, Florida Want to join us? Need your phone number NOW!   Lions Will Roar in Sarasota on February 16 for dinner.   Bill Meredith, Class of 1957, will select the restaurant in Sarasota once we get a grasp for how many will show up.   We need phone numbers for everyone who plans to be there so that I can call them before Feb. 16 to tell them where to meet, time, etc. Looks like we have 16 or more show up Feb. 16 in the Pride of Lions gathering.   So far we have phone numbers from Belinda Sheppard Tony Pillo and Cindy Bashaw Pillo OTHERS WHO MAY SHOW UP Lyla (Cosner) & Len Howell Sandy (Weils) & Bob Cook Lloyd Schell Bill Meredith and wife Roleta Linda Lopez Gandy and Jim Gandy if they’re not in Alabama John Olesky, Class of 1950, and Joan Salisbury John’s phone number is (330) 388-4466.

  Flashback in memories to Brzuzy family   Fairmont State graduate Karla Brzuzy Huff, Mon Power customer accounting associate living in Fairmont, stirred up my memories of the Brzuzy family with this post:   “Well, Momma . . .   “Today you would be 80. You would think the pain would start subsiding, but it doesn’t!!!   “ I could really use a porch sitting, coffee drinking, cigarette smoking talk with my Momma.   “Happy birthday in Heaven, Mom. Give daddy a hug for me.”   Karla’s mother was an RC Cola addict, just like I am a Pepsi addict. So Karla posted this about what would have been her late mother’s 80 th birthday:   “I don’t really drink pop. But this was my mom’s favorite. When I tell you she had at least five cases in the pantry at all times, I am under exaggerating!! On my Moms 80th birthday (husband) Jamie brought a RC Cola home to me. We took one to my Momma.”   There’s a photo on Karla’s Facebook page of her with  Jamie Huff  and  Kristie Br

John Prunty, Jr. passes away Debbie Prunty Poluck, Class of 1973, posted this sad news about her father, John Prunter, Jr.: "My hero, my father, passed away." Obituary of John Prunty Jr. John Prunty, Jr., 92, of Mill Fall Passed away peacefully Friday, January 19, 2024 at Louis A. Johnson Medical Center in Clarksburg, WV. He was born October 14, 1931 in Everson West Virginia, the son of the late John Prunty, Sr. and Thelma (Saunders) Prunty. He was the husband of Margie Lee Jones Prunty, his best friend and love of his life. They were married November 26, 1960 at Everson Baptist Church. They were happily married for 63 years. John was a proud, strong, and independent man who dedicated his life to his wife and children. He was a Baptist by faith and attended Monongah High School. He volunteered to serve his country in 1951 and was a corporal in the US Army under the 45th Combat Infantry Division 279 during the Korean War. He was very proud of his military involvement and his

  Biden re-elected if he gets 35 of 79 tossup electoral college votes?   For the 2024 Presidential election, by applying the Electoral College votes to each state that has either President Biden or ex-President Trump in the lead, Trump would have 235 electoral votes to 226 for President Biden. It takes 270 to become President. So President Biden needs 35 of the remaining 79 votes, less than half of those still on the fence. The tossup states are Wisconsin, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Nevada, Arizona and Georgia.   Wisconsin, Arizona and Georgia went for President Trump in 2020, BUT a switch of 77,000 combined votes in those 3 states would have meant a tie in the Electoral College which would have had the House of Representatives decide who become President. 154.6 million Americans voted but 77,000 people decided who would be President. In the 2020 Presidential election, Biden got 51.31% of popular vote, Trump 46.85%, which does not determine who becomes President. Electoral votes do. Biden

  CLASS OF 56 SENIOR PHOTOS THAT INCLUDES GEORGE MOZUKE               1955 MONONGAH STATE CHAMPS GROUP PHOTO THAT INCLUDES GEORGE MOZUKE                                       MHS LETTERMAN'S CLUB GROUP PHOTO THAT INCLUDES GEORGE MOZUKE George Michael Mozuke passed away in 2019   I just found out that George Michael Mozuke, Class of 1956, passed away in 2019. Cawley & Peoples Funeral Homes in Williamtown, West Virginia handled his arrangements and cremation. George was on Monongah High’s only state championship baseball team in 1955 with star pitcher Frank DeMoss the superstar of that team. Others in the 1955 photo include Jim Wright, Pete Cameon, Jerry Carlson, Danny Manzo, Jim Domico, Joe Martin, Earl Walker, Henry “Dinkle” Martin, Merlin Davidson, Pat Madden, Marko Tarley, Bernie Vingle of the famous Vingle musical family, Gary Fisher, Ronnie Vingle, Jim Bob Starcher, Michael Shaffer and George Martello. George Mozuke also was in the Letterman’s Club photo in the 19