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2016 Photos #1

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Group 1 of 2016 Reunion Participants

Group 2 of 2016 Reunion Participants

Former UC Teachers (left to right) Ruth Miles Casnave, Melva Davis Guillory, Henry Haynes, John Smith, Johnny McCaa, Dorthy Brown Yearby, Betty Williams Robinson, Fannie Simmons & Clothilde Burton Kaufman.

Glen Knighten (61) and Louis Haynes (65). Glen offers opening prayer at Saturday breakfast.

Louis Haynes (left) & Charles Hearns at Saturday Breakfast going over schedule for the days activities

Dorothy Hearns getting group ready for buffet line at Saturday morning breakfast

Mae Stewart, oldest participant at reunion.

Johnnie Ray Belton (52)

Class of 1954

Dorothy Brown Yearby & Otis Gray; Class of 1955

Edward Downs, Henry Brown Jr. & George Downs; (Class of 1956)

Class of 1959(left to right) Jimmy Yearby;Bettye Brown Hearns, Betty Williams Robinson, Rubie Brown Collins; Pearl Miles McGee

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2016 Photos #2

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2016 Reunion Committee @ Banquet (left to right) George Williams; Charles Hearns; Dorothy Gray Hearns; Louis Haynes; Roberta Fegans Gilbert; Mary Cooper; John Miles; Glen Knighten; Betty Williams Robinson; Carolyn Stewart Daniels; Edward Gibson; James Har

LaRita Williams, Mrs. Lottie Haynes (second oldest participant at reunion) & Rev. Henry Yearby

Charles (66) & Dorothy Hearns (67); Clara Nellard Price (66)

Henry (62) & Mary (71) Gray Wiley and Mrs. Doris Martin Neal (54)

George Williams, (67) Master of Ceremonies

Dorothy Gray Hearns, (67) Memorial Service Mistress of Ceremonies.

Rev. Billy Wooten, (65) Memorial Speaker

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Union Central Memorial Site

Union Central Monument (Located on UC campus)

History of the UC Monument

UC Memorial Site Dedication Plaque

Memorial Committee Members Dedication Plaque

Scenes from the dedication

Caldwell Watchman Add covering Memorial Dedication ceremonies.

Caldwell Watchman Add (cont)

Just a few of the Memorial Bricks included in the Memorial Wall

The Best of Union Central

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Mr. W.P.Moore, Principal & Mrs. Beulah Moore, 1st Grade Teacher

The Old Union Central

Mr. Caesar Brown

Mrs. Guysie Mae Jenkins. Science Teacher (1957-1967) and Home Demonstration Agent. She was Home Demonstration Agent from 1944-1956.(The First Black person to hold that position).

Mrs. Guysie Jenkins (Present Day Picture)

Dr. Edward Jenkins, Science Teacher (1943 High School Graduation Picture)

Mrs. Lorena Collins. 6th. Grade Teacher.

Mr. C.H. Chapman (UC Principal prior to W.P. Moore)

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Memories

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BEST FRIENDS FOREVER - Above: (Left to Right) Samuel Charles Wiley & Willie Wooten 4th grade school picture. Below: Charles & Willie at 2010 Reunion.

1967 Classmates Barbara Rush Doyle & Catherine Matthews James taken in 1967

Above (Left to Right) Mary Cooper and Gwen Knighten Smith ready & waiting for their dates for the Freshman Ball in 1962.Below Mary & Gwen at 2010 Class Reunion.

Above: Lavern and Laura Simmons Roquemore in 1968 and 1970 Graduation Photo. Below: On vacation at Kemah Park in Houston, Texas

Left: 1965 photo of Charles & Dorothy Gray Hearns in front of UC Cafeteria. Right: At 2010 Class Reunion.

UC Concert Band-1964

Counsel Smith & Carrie Brown White in 1962 photo

1961 Basketball Team (Botom Row Left to Right) Marcus Jackson, Unknown, Samuel Stevens, Calvin Hearns, Earnest Moran, Unknown; (Top Row Left to Right)Ledrew Stewart, Curtis McCarty, A.B. Partman, James Daniel Haynes, & Coach C.J. Moore

Rosenwald School - 1926 (Prior to Union Central)

UC Gymnasium

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2013 Reunion Photos

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A small sample of the 2013 Reunion participants at the Saturday morning breakfast

Sunday Morning Memorial Speaker Rev. Willie Wooten

Sunday Morning Memorial Tribute to UC fallen veterans: Left to Right: John Miles, Rudolph Wade, Glen Knighten

Sunday Memorial Tribute-A final salute

A few 1967 classmates makes a visit to the UC Memorial site

Friday Reception - Left to Right: Johnny Hearns, Ida Partman Yearby, Margaret Davis, Marshall Davis, Jr. Walter Roquemore

Class of 1964-Saturday Night Banquet

Class of 1965-Saturday Night Banquet

Saturday Night Banquet

Dorothy Gray Hearns & Bernadine Davis - Saturday Morning Breakfast

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2010 Class Reunion

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President Hearns (66) welcomes the group to the 2010 reunion.

George Williams (67), Master of Ceremonies

Rev. John Riser (55), gives the opening prayer

Rev. Willie Wooten (60) gives closing thoughts and prayer.

Dolla Scott Williams (60) Class celebrated thier 50 year anniversary.

Charles Wiley (60) Memories of the class as they celebrate 50 years.

Betty Williams Robinson (59) starts the Saturday Night activities with her rendition of the Etta James classic At Last.

Ella Scott McGuire (64)sings Aretha Franklins Aint No Way.

Edward Gibson (54)sings his version of the blues hit Little Red Rooster.

Arthur Walker (67) DJ for the reunion. He also surprised the crowd by singing Michael Jacksons Rock With Me.

Catherine Matthews James (67)ended the Saturday night talent show with an acappella version of Dione Warwicks Thats What Friends are For

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Class Photos From 2010 Reunion

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Lottie Walker Haynes. Began attending Union Central in 1927

Viola Wiley, widow of Clayton Wiley. Clayton Wiley was a member of the Class of 1940 and also a teacher at Union Central.

Class of 1951 - Alynne Johnson Compton

Class of 1951 - Angie Ruth Brown Allen

Class of 1953 - Marshall Davis, Jr. and wife Margaret Doucette Davis, vocal music teacher at Union Central

Class of 1954: Left to Right; Bluith Moore, Doris Curry Topping, Wilbert Hamilton, Doris Martin Neal, James Hardwell and Edward Gibson

Class of 1956 - Claudette Johnson Green and her husband Melvin Green

Class of 1956 - George Downs

Class of 1956 - Edward Downs

Class of 1957 - Claudette Jordan Roquemore

Class of 1957 - Olean Griffin Hamilton

Class of 1957 - Harold Butler

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