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Alumni
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| ’95 Sam J. Fryer III Greetings Class of 1995: I hope
everyone is doing well here in the new year. Things are great in the
Charlotte area. I got to return to New York in December for the NASCAR
championship banquet as our race team took top honors for the season.
I also became a board member recently for the Cabarrus Chapter of the
International Association of Administrative Professionals and am enjoying
the opportunity to expand my career as well as make a difference in
our community. That’s all I have for now. I’d love to hear from you so please drop me a line. Also please remember Coker by sending a donation to the annual scholarship fund. Ciao, ’97 Regina Bacote Donithan ’98 ’99 Dean S. Legge Rebecca Lynn Teal Sheila Brodie Trapp ’00 John and Becky Quinn Tackett ’00 have been blessed with the addition of their second daughter. Taylor Catherine Tackett was born on Memorial Day, May 28th and 6:00 in the evening. She weighted 7 pounds even and was 20 inches long. John and Becky are both doing well and talk about Coker often. ’01 Natalie S. Bee published a book of poetry titled “Reflections of the Inner Spirit: Poetic Inspirations”. ’02 Stephanie Carwile Parker Happy 2008 everyone! Stephanie Carwile Parker says life has been great in the “Big State of Texas. She has a two-year-old son who is “absolutely amazing and so much fun!” She is currently working for the state as an investigator. Congratulations to Shannon Brewer who got married in August. She is currently living and teaching at a public school in Colorado. Juliette C. Maybay will be graduating in May with her Vet degree and getting married in May to the love of her life. Sabrina Wotier Peterson says that she and Nathan are staying busy as usual. She is working as a National Manager for M Hayes Disability Management Company, which is the same company she has been with since graduate school. Work is crazy, but she loves it. Nathan is staying busy taking people's money as a Certified Financial Sales Assistant with Morgan Keegan in Charlotte. They are expecting their first little bundle on February 2nd. Her name will be Tierre Brielyn. Congratulations Petersons! Marc-Andre ’00 and Ashley Vick Lapointe are happy to announce the birth of their son Harrison Louis Lapointe. He was born on 08/27/07. They also hope everyone is doing well. Once again, Joel McEachran’s message to everyone can only be expressed in his own words. Enjoy! “Well Blayke, I am still a pimp, they say pimpin' ain't easy, but I make it happen!! News eh! hmmmmmm Well I am living in Trinidad down in the West Indies, otherwise known as the Caribbean!!!!!!!! They still have coconut trees down here and the weather is still always warm. No children or wife. I am the GM of a Fire and security company down here and we represent General Electric for the region along with Samsung and other brands! So I guess the Coker education is somehow paying off ;) Yeah and that’s about it! I may be going to Australia this year to play in the world amateur golf championships so that should be a blast! Hope all is well.” Congratulations also go to Summer Beebe who celebrated the birth of her son, Zane Charles Beebe on December 3rd. The proud mom says that he is, of course, “the most beautiful son in the whole wide world!” She also finished her Master's degree in May 2007. My life has been very busy lately! On January 4th I married my wonderful boyfriend and best friend, Eduardo Turrubiartes. And yes, that is my new last name. I think I will officially be “Blayke T.” from now on. It was a fabulous weekend. It was nice to see Joni Roberts, Nathan and Sabrina Wotier Peterson, Brent Freeman, and Amy Kesler at the reception. Amy even made my amazing wedding cake. Eduardo and I are living in Charlotte in a cute little house with our dog Bella. Life is good. Take
care everyone! Good luck sticking to those resolutions and keep us
posted on all of your adventures! ’03 Wes Daniels Courtney L. Smith has joined Bulldog Sports properties as director of sales. Previously she was sales manager for the Charleston RiverDogs, group sales representative for the Bridgeport (Conn.) Bluefish minor league baseball team and worked in internet sales for the Oakland Raiders. Bulldog Sports Properties is a partnership between Daktronics Inc. and the Citadel Department of Athletics. ’04 Selena Davis
Filling you all in again in ’08! Curtis Lloyd ’02
and I are again still busy with our students and youth group in Birmingham,
AL. We are also looking into adoption, so we will be getting even busier
this year starting that process. Not to mention, I keep my seven-month-old
niece Monday through Friday mornings. Sydnee already has four teeth. As of January 8, 2007 Brad Crane is 13% cooler. ’06 Co-rep needed ’07 Nikki Daniell Johnson Ladrica R Jones-Christain Hello Classmates of 2007! Since graduation the class of 2007 has been busy! Matthew Ferguson responded to let us know he is currently in Indonesia as a Fulbright Scholar for the U.S. State Department. Back on a more local side, Amanda Wright lives in Columbia where she works for an insurance company, as well as waitresses at Spring Valley Country Club. She is involved in some small modeling work with Carolina Talent, based out of Charlotte. In August Amanda plans on moving to New York where she will pursue a dancing career. Good luck Amanda! A huge congratulation goes out to Pamela Taylor Ward ’75, on the engagement of her daughter, Brandy Ward, who just recently got engaged to Andy Jackson of Clover. Andy attends college. Brandy is a graduate student. Best of wishes to you guys! Sharolyn Lester and Stefanie Wright both shared their good news of life after Coker. Sharolyn is enrolled at Webster University and pursuing a Master’s Degree in Mental Health Counseling. She is being hired by Trinity Behavioral Care as a Drug and Alcohol Clinical Counselor. Stefanie has a job working as a Passport Specialist with the United States Department of State. Her and her boyfriend of five years recently got married and live in Charleston. Stefanie says “Life is going well and I hope that my fellow Coker Alums are enjoying prosperous lives as well.” As for your representatives, Daniell Johnson is living in Hartsville and is a Mathematics teacher at Hartsville High School. She is also the JV cheerleading coach, a National Honor Society sponsor, and a tutor. Since graduation I have moved to Greenville where I work as a Media Coordinator for a nationwide print media company. That’s all the news we have for now, but please write, email, or call and let us know the good, the bad, and the ugly! In efforts to help gather news and keep everyone connected, an alumni group has been created on Facebook. Simply enough it’s called Coker Alumni: Class of 2007. Please join, get others to join, and fill us in on the happenings of you and your classmates! Until next time we wish you much luck and happy days. Sincerely, |