Where Are We Now?

What has happened to us since graduation May 18, 1961?  What do we look like?  Tell us about
yourself, your family, your kids, your grandkids.  Show us photos.  Write about your experiences, your
life in a paragraph or more.  Email it all to danny@ghs1961.org
Robert Axley sent us this information and photos:
Since graduating from GHS: I graduated from West Point (1965) and entered the Army, married Michele (Anderson) Axley (1965), served in the Army from 1965 until 1970
(with 2 Vietnam tours), graduated from OU Law School (1973), practiced law in Dallas from 1973 to 1980 when I entered the real estate development business in Dallas.
Michele and I live in Dallas and have 2 sons in their mid-thirties, the oldest of whom is married with a 3 year old son and twins due in May, and the youngest of whom just got
engaged.  They all live in Dallas close to us.  I sold my development business in 2007 and retired.  Since then we have enjoyed overseas travel, spending time at our second
home in California and being with our kids in Dallas.  We were traveling during the last reunion but hope to see everyone at the next one. The older I get the more I realize
how important old friendships are.  I love looking at the pictures on the website.  While I don't have any old pictures to add, attached are a couple of recent ones of us and our
family.  --Bob Axley  Email Bob
(above) Bob and Michele Axley with sons Chris and Jeff and favorite aunt
(above) The Axley's in Antartica
Metcalf Family Pic (below)
We received this pic from J.D. Metcalf. It
was taken Thanksgiving 2008. We'll move
it to the Our Families Today page later.
Email to Danny@ghs1961.org.
(above) This is the Metcalf's taken at Thanksgiving 2008.  Front row kids,  L Judy and Carrie.  
Back row - Damon, JD, Dustin
(above) Balsiger grands & greats: (L to R) Abby, Philip, Eli, Stephanie & Gracie 2007
(above) Chappell sisters, (L to R) Judith, Linda & Nancy.
(above) Richard & Jan (Privette) Case on an Alaska cruise vacation
(below) Kathern (Webb) Feken holding grandson, Trevan
From Left to Right; daughter-in-law, Christie, granddaughter, Brooke, oldest son,
Kevin, oldest grandson, Justin, wife, Susan, granddaughter, Lauren, Yours Truly,
David, grandson, Brandon, daughter-in-law, Julie, youngest grandson, Grant,
grandson, Ethan, son, Jason, granddaughter, Andra.

Kevin, Christie, Justin, Lauren, Brandon, Brooke live in Queen Creek, AZ (a suburb of
Phoenix) Jason, Julie, Ethan, Andra, Grant live in Bixby, OK.
(below) Sherry (Bontrager) & husband GW Canning's
family. Front Row:  Brayden, Camber, & Braxton
Back Row:  Brianna, Brooklyn, Christa, Brittney, & Christan
(left) Virgie
grandsons,
(L to R)
Ryan, Ben
and Will
(below) Sherry (Bontrager) & husband GW Canning
(below) Graduating from Guthrie
Kindergarten May, 2009 is Abigail
Balsiger, Judith's and Orval's great
granddaughter.
(right--from Sherry
my oldest name is
and has graduated
from ole GHS as
an class president.
(right--from Sherry
She plans to my
oldest name is
attend Cowley
Brittney Berryman
Community can't
believe she grew
up so fast!
(below) Judith Chappell-Balsiger's grandson Eli is a full-fledged Marine now.  Congratulations Eli !
(Below) My wife Linda and I visited my oldest son, Aaron and his family near Detroit,
Michigan the week of July 27, 2009 and here are some pics. --Danny
(below) Brenna Learning to play tennis.
(below L to R) April (10), Brenna (7) and Sarah (12)
(above) Danny's son Aaron with
Mitzi, their Border Terrier, which
Sarah trains and shows.
Daughter Lyndie next to Melanie with husband Sam above her.
Daughter Christy next to husband Todd with their son Jack.
Todd and Sam are brothers so sisters married brothers and their last name is Mather.
John is retired.
Melanie is a 3rd grade teacher at Regent Preperatory School in Tulsa.
Lyndie is a hair stylist and Sam owns a commercial cleaning business.
Todd and Christy own Mather Hair Design in South Tulsa and Christy had a daughter named
Piper, their second child.
Michael is an assitant district attorney for Tulsa County and an officer in the Army Reserve. He is
deployed to Iraq.
(above) Judith
and Orval Balsiger
Danny
Murphy
in his
office,
taken
Aug,
2010
(above) Terry Jessup with his son, Derek, and grandson
(below) I (Danny) didn't even know this pic of me
existed till Aug. 23, 2010 when a friend emailed it to
me.  It was taken in 1980 when I worked evenings at
KKLR in OKC playing Urban Cowboy music.