20 Year Reunion
It's finally over.
Done.
Finito.
The End.
And to those of you who missed it, you REALLY missed it!
It was a great time to be sure, but the evening passed
way too quickly! Talk was circulating about doing
something again sooner than 5 years.... stay tuned.
And if you hear such rumors, please let us know!
The following awards were given out at the Reunion:
***** Furthest Traveled - Tom Wharton / Point of Origin: Korea
(honorable mention to Kyle Nelson - he came from the Netherlands!!)
***** Most Children - Mike and Deidre (Bowers, Class of '81) Troxel - with FIVE KIDS
(let's not forget the others: Jimmy Taylor (with #6 on the way!);
Dale and Barbi (Breci) Haase, and
Cliff and Chris (Campbell) Corley
Have I forgotten someone? Seems like I have.....
***** Married Longest - Fred & Carol (O'Connor) Tomlin - 18 years
***** "Sweetheart Couples" (classmates who have married amongst ourselves!):
* Danny and Mandy (Morris) Westerkham * Dale and Barbi (Breci) Haase *
* Chris & Karen (Byersdorf) Varnadoe * Rick & Karen (Thomas) Nickel *
* Kenny and Kelly (Hurley) Norman * Cliff & Chris (Campbell) Corley *
Anyone else?
If you received an award or honorable mention at the reunion, please let me
know so I can post it here!
"Please tell everyone on the committee what a fabulous job they did on
the reunion. It was wonderful!" - Julie (Walton) Shaver
"Just wanted to touch base and be sure you aren't suffering from Post Reunion
Depression Syndrome. Y'all did a fabulous job and a good time was had by all. Sure hated to see it come to an end. Let's do a whole weekend event next time!" - Carmen Smoak
"Party was awesome. Great job. It was a pleasure, well worth it, and it
far exceeded my expectations. It was great to see you and everyone else." - Dale Hayes
"It was a blast! I did not run into anyone who said they were not having a
great time! I think You all pulled off the reunion of the year! SOO much
better than the 15 year! Thanks for letting me be involved although
minimally was the best I could seem to do!" - Michelle (Allen) Hipps
"The reunion was wonderful! You all did a great job, but it seems the
website was the main attraction. Congratulations!" - Stephanie Thompson
"Well it's over and folks, what a HUGE success it was. ... I had a GREAT time. I enoyed
seeing people that I only see at functions such as this. Thanks to all of
you it was a night few will EVER forget" - Eric Boyer
"Those reunions are always such a circus... But it was still fun and I also appreciate all
of the hard work put in by you and all the rest to make it happen... Thank you
and the others very much for all of that... I'm sure it was a pain at times, but
it came together very well..." - Ben Bryant
"The reunion was awesome. Nearly nothing but compliments. [Someone] bitched about the raffle, so I told [them they were] on the next reunion committee. Believe it or not, I would like to be considered for the next reunion committee. I had so much fun on this one. ... just working on the committee, despite the occasional frustration, was a pleasure in and of itself. Thanks for asking me to help..." - Tommy Seay.
"You all did a superb job with the Reunion - you really outdid yourselves."
- Robin (Crawford) Osborne
"You and the committee did a fantastic job in putting it all together. I know
all too well what it takes to pull off a successful event and appreciate the
effort. I had a great time." -Terry Joye
"You all did a wonderful job!! If someone didn't have fun it was their own
fault. Time went by way to fast... would have loved to have spoke to more of
you. Hope to see everyone again soon". - Wendy (Dennis) Brawn
"Well done! The reunion exceeded my expectations. The level of planning and
subsequent execution of that plan were tremendous. I look forward to future
reunions and hope that we will do this again for our 25th. Also, a big thank
you for the person who donated the George Rogers' autographed football. It
is a great addition to my sports room!" - Mark Horine
"On behalf of all of us who missed the event, I am happy it went well. I usually make it
back to Columbia every year, and it is usually that week. I love Nashville but it is good
to go home every so often to remind myself why you left. I will be back around
Thanksgiving to empty my Mom's fridge for old times sake. I do hate that I missed
it and would encourage another reunion soon." - Chris McLaurin
"To everyone, WOW- What a great event. I could not have asked for a better time- what a
great bunch of classmates you are. I was so happy to see so many of you and to
learn that your lives are happy and great. Thanks to the reunion staff for all their efforts...
I am glad there was not an award for the person who has never been back to Irmo in
20 years- I would have been embarrassed to be recognized for that- but, it had been 20 years
and I had been looking forward to our reunion for years.... As I was driving for 7 hrs to
Irmo from a meeting in Florida- I was thinking about all the memories I have about Irmo,
and realized that the memories were not great because of the places or things we did, but the people we did them with. I hope to see everyone at the next reunion, May God bless you." - Brian Wilson
"I had a WONDERFUL time and it was great seeing everyone again. I think we all look pretty darn good to be 20 years out of high school!" - Gary Stuckey
"I had a great time at the reunion...You all did an outstanding job! The night was over way to fast! I have loved looking at the pix and will send mine in later this week!" - Lisa Gribble
NOTE: Please share your comments with us -
we'd love to hear your thoughts or stories on the big event!
And you ask, "Well? Who else showed up?"
Keep going down the page for a list of attendees!
Whoever was holding the Advantix camera for me, I'm sorry I did not get
it back from you - please let me know where my camera is! My daughter
is very angry at me for losing it. While I am not so worried about the camera (although Chelsea would love to have it back!), it is the photos
that mean more to me!
Will you PLEASE e-mail me ([email protected]) or call
(803) 256-8303 x 3108!
Sometimes we have so many hits that Geocities has to shut us down because we exceed
our "free" limit for site traffic! Keep up the good work guys - visit soon, and visit often!
Well, then you'd better check out
the OLD website
for all the details that went into
preparation for this event !!!!!
Shannon Mercer.
8 x 10 prints were returned the same evening, and
they looked great! If you would like to have one, please call Shannon at Pro Photo at (803) 957-7102, or you
can e-mail him at [email protected]!
We were so busy with other preparations that we didn't make arrangements to write down all the winners of the door prizes.... if you won something, please let me know!
Gourmet Shop Gift Basket donated by Ben Bryant
Engraved Travel Mug donated by Michelle Hipps
Viagra Gift Pack (no kidding) donated by Eric Boyer - won by Carol O'Connor
Free Oil Changes, Car Care Kits and Emergency Kits donated by Edgar Alewine
3 CD's: The Greatest Hits from '80, '81, & '82 donated by John Coates
Southern Living at HOME basket donated by Melody Bowers
One Tandem Skydive donated by Kenn Ouzts
Commemorative 9/11 Publications by the NY Times donated by Julie Shaver
Bottle of Champagne donated by Vincent Carter
$50 Premier Jewelry Gift Certificate donated by Sharon McCauley
Free Handbag from Greatbags.com donated by Karen Highter
NASCAR Mug/Gourmet Coffee donated by Tommy Seay
Fireworks Assortment donated by Janice Robertson
Free Simple Specific Legal Services donated by Robin McLean
Bottle of Crown Royal donated by Ben Arnold Beverage Co.
Table lamp donated by Palmetto Home Improvement
Mini-Wine Assortment donated by Tony's Party Shop - won by Carmen Smoak
$25 Gift Certificate - Dianne's on Devine - won by Robin (Crawford) Osborne
$15 Gift Certificate - Grecian Gardens - won by Lisa Gribble
Raffle Results:
The Milliken Area rug was won by Carla (Spagnolo) Kea
A USC Football autographed by George Rogers was won by Mark Horine
Many other prizes donated by various area businesses were also given away (see below)!
(If you were there and I missed you, my apologies! Let me know, and I'll add you here!)
Greg Albers
Edgar Alewine
Wendy Anderson
Mark Ballentine
Bill Barefoot
Melissa Beatty
Sam Belcher
Steve Berch
Chris Blankenship
Chris Bonham
Lamar Bouknight
Missy Bozeman
Ricky Breci
Allen Bruce
Ben Bryant
Kathy Bryant
Karen Burgess
Kurt Caldwell
Chris Campbell
Christi Cannon
Kim Carothers
Lynn Carr (Bodie)
Johnny Carullo
Rusty Christian
Steve Clements
Cliff Corley
Robin Crawford
Kim Cregger
Lynn Crouch
Wendy Dennis
David Daniels
Debbie Debenport
Dea Demos
Patsy DiThomas
Kathy Duncan
Trey Edelmayer
Sandy Ellis
John Fisher
Kathy Fitzpatrick
Sherri Foley
Julie Foster
Julie Fowler
Greg Fulcher
Jan Geib
Clayton Gibbs
Carolyn Glenn
Alan Goff
Janice Goins
Robert Graczyk
Andrea Graves
Lisa Gribble
Jana Grindstaff
Dale Haase
Ann Hale
Scott Hale
Mike Harbin
Kim Harne
Eddie Harrington
Wendy Hart
Beth Hartley
Todd Harvey
Melody Haskins
Steve Hatchell
Tracie Hayden
Dale Hayes
David Hill
Eric Hills
Bubba Holland
Bill Holloway
Mark Horine
Kim Huggins
Kelly Hurley
Scott Jayne
Claire Jefferson
Terry Johnson
Chris Jordan
Greg Jowers
Terry Joye
Barbara Kleckley
Kenny Knudsen
Ginger Kosobud
Kris Langtry
Kevin Lanier
Pat Lardner
Mike Lever
Chris Lorick
Robert Luther
Jimmy Malseed
Tracey Martini
Marguerite McClam
Amy McDonald
Troy McNall
Hal McGee
Robin McLean
Stacy Morris
Joe Miller
Brian Moore
Mandy Morris
Kyle Nelson
Rick Nickel
Missy Nieman
Kenny Norman
Carol O�Connor
Paul O�Reilly
Kenn Ouzts
Annette Oltman
David Padgett
Mike Pippin
Amanda Prather
Julia Price
Charles Priester
Dino Raymond
Tim Reese
Sally Robinson
Lori Rogers
Bill Sampson
Tom Simpson
Peggy Skipper
Holcombe Smith
Carmen Smoak
Mike Smoak
Susan Sommers
Kyle Sox
Carla Spagnolo
Hugh Spearman
LaJuana Stannick
Sioban Steiner
Linda Stephens
Gary Stuckey
Chuck Suddeth
Jimmy Swink
Jimmy Taylor
Russell Taylor
Tracie Lynn Taylor
Lisa Teague
Jim Thomas
Karen Thomas
Stephanie Thompson
Angela Todino
Tammy Trevathan
Mike Troxel
Nancy Tucker
Sharon Underwood
Chris Varnadoe
Lori Volmer
Janet Wallace
Malcolm Walters
Tammy Walters
Julie Walton
Teresa Walton
David Warner
Michele Watkins
Jeff Wells
Danny Westerkam
Tom Wharton
Theresa Woodward
Gray Wilson
Julie Wymer
Mike Youngblood
Stacey Zarpentine
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Please forgive me if I've gotten anyone's name wrong - just let me know
and I'll correct it next time I'm in there, but in the meantime,
ENJOY!
PLEASE NOTE: We are exploring the option of purchasing the "Irmo82" domain in order to become non-restrictive, however, there is not enough money left over after the reunion to finance that for five years.... I'll keep you posted!
Designer House Hairstyles - Lexington
Yesterday's Tavern
Dianne's On Devine
Tony's Party Shops
Texas Roadhouse Grill
Grecian Gardens
Carolina Wings - Irmo
Ben Arnold Beverages
Palmetto Home Improvements
20 Year Reunion Committee... We hope you enjoyed it as much as we did!
Michelle Allen Hipps Margie Peterson Haskins
Eric Boyer Donna Rush Chumley
Vincent & Myra Hale-Carter Sally Scott Taylor
Georgia Holmes Doran Tommy Seay
Annie Marsh Deneen Sharpe Craft
Mark Horine Ward Miller
Stephanie Thompson Julie Shaver
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