Memories of TJHS class of 1958 Port Arthur, Texas


Tyrrell Elementary School 1951, fifth grade. Photo courtesy of Vance (Dickie) Jacobs. You may see some of the same people in the sixth grade photo too.

Tyrrell Elementary Fifth grade 1951

Fifth grade Tyrrell school 1951 Front row: Jerry Klutz, Norma Cryer, Sandra Riley, Elizabeth Thomas, Edith Treibel, Ann Livingston, James Ryder, Larry Guidry, Vance (Dickie) Jacobs, Joe Landry. Second row: Sybil Daigle, Margaret Vincent, Darryl Coushman, Bill Garrison, Sam Beckworth, Ronald Doty, Bill McDonald, Betty Brown, Steve Hodges, David Garret, Charles Rigsby Third row: Richard Smith, Charlotte Franklin, Ralph Brown, Tex Legget, Mike White, John Merren, Betty Sue Ayers, Patty Scaff, Judy Fouts Top Row: Miss White, Robert Suttle, Marshall Hubert, Rose Mary Rummel, Elliot Bray, Charles Hoffpauir, Mr. Spradley

Tyrrell Elementary School 1952, sixth Grade. Photo courtesy of Sandra Riley Newman. This photo is in our slide show along with another sixth grade photos from Tyrrell. They are two different sixth grade classes with two different teachers.

Tyrrell Elementary Sixth grade 1952

Sixth grade Tyrrell school 1952 Front row: Mr. Spradley, James Ryder, Dickie Jacobs, Connie Conley, Elizabeth Thomas, Charles Rigsby, Henry Clausen, Miss Mullins Second Row: Edith Treibel, Bill McDonald, Sandra Riley, Donna Jones, Jerry Klutz, David Garret, Larry Guidry. Third row: Carolyn Miller, Margaret Vincent, Norma Cryer, Tommy Guntner, Darryl Coushman, Joe Robertson, Ronald Borel, Sammy Beckworth Fourth row: Tex Legget, Sybil Daigle, Betty Sue Ayers, Mike White, ?, Gloria Mire, Richard Smith Top row: Charles Hoffpauir, Patty Skaff, Charlotte Franklin, Marshall Hubert, Rose Mary Rummel, Anna Ray Scott, Robert Suttle. Can anybody fill in the blanks where the question marks are? The names were furnished by Vance (Dickie) Jacobs and Sandra Riley Newman for both of the above photos. Sandra added this note: Betty Sue Ayers passed away in 1976. Vance added this note in his email to me: Note: In the sixth grade photo, James Ryder, Myself, and Charles Rigsby have no shoes. At Tyrrell I never wore shoes unless I was forced to ( I did wear cowboy boots in the 5th grade photo.) On my first day at Woodrow Wilson I was sent to the principals office for not having shoes thus ending my shoeless school days. On a much sadder note I see from our memorial list that out of my Tyrrell School classmates, James Ryder, Larry Guidry, Ronald Doty, Charles Hoffpauir, Henry Clausen, Rose Mary Rummel, Anna Ray Scott and possibly some others that did not finish TJ with us are now deceased. Seeing those faces on these photos is bitter sweet. As long as we remember them they can be a part of us.

This was Mrs. Bray's Cub Scout Den. Photo courtesy of Vance (Dickie) Jacobs.

Mrs Bray Cub Scout Den

Western Days at Ol' TJ. Who is in this photo? Photo provided by John McMahon. Thanks! :-)

western days at TJ

There is a debate over who was the taller, Jerry or Brooks. Can you find them in the photo? What is Jerry standing on? if you think you know. I think Jerry is standing on a trash can. :-) NOTE: Russell Painton said, "The guy sitting right in front of the desk is none other than yours truly."


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Left to right: Pat Sabo, Kay Ellerbee, Ronnie Stanley, Brenda Hill, and Carolyn Bigler The occassion was the Distributive Education banquet. Carolyn Bigler sang a solo while Jennilou Nowlen, a guest, accompanied Carolyn. We don't remember what song Carolyn sang. Does anybody remember? Pat, Kay, Brenda, and Carolyn were delegates to the D.E. State Convention in Austin, Texas our senior year. Brenda was the D.E. Sweetheart voted on by the employers. Mrs. Hille was our teacher.



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The song: "Earth Angel" recorded by The Penquins

I created a photo album at Kodak Gallery Click here to view the album. I will be adding more photos as time permits. If you have photos you may send them to me. Carolyn, your webmaster.

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