Class of 1964

Letter from Sherry Hawley concerning the passing
of Neva Burkham Mason

My heart is burdened and carries a heavy weight today as I share with you the sad news of a wonderful
classmate and precious sole that I dearly thought a lot of and will miss her dearly and her sweet caring e-mails.

Neva had gone in for rectal cancer surgery on Jan 14. She was very upbeat and positive about the surgery.
Neva was diabetic and she had complications.

A very aggressive infection took over and began to cause problems. At first the doctor wasn’t too concerned
because diabetic patients often have infections, but by Midnight on Tuesday it was so bad the doctor took Neva back to surgery
and she had two cardiac arrests while on the table. The doctor was concern about her neurological functions and also that the
infection was so aggressive that it had attacked muscle tissue and other organs which would have had to have been removed.

Neva when to meet her Lord and Savior on Thursday, January 17, 2008

Neva was a loving sweet and caring precious sole. Pat Manny Brooks, Anita Stephens Hinton and myself met with
Neva in November when she was in Amarillo. We had a wonderful time visiting and telling old stories and trying to remember
teachers names. It was a wonderful visit for the 4 of us. Neva even mentioned retiring and moving back to Amarillo and we all
decided we could have some more great times together. The four of us were in band together and we were all a close knit group.

We lost a wonderful special loving friend.

I know many of you feel the same as I do, because Neva was a wonderful person.

I talked with Neva’s brother, Sandy Burkham, and he said that if anyone wanted to call and talk to him they
are surely welcome to do so. His cell Number is 903-638-3136.

His e-mail address is: sjburkham@ peoplepc.com.

His mailing address is: 195 Private Road 5551 10A
Alba, TX 75410

Neva’s Memorial service is Tuesday, January 22, 2008 at Noon

At Forest Lawn in Glendale at the Little Church of the Flowers.

Sherry Hawley

Letter from Garry Bowman

January 2, 2008

Just thought I would write a special thank you letter to my wonderful
classmates that have been such an important factor in my life and all the prayers
and help thru some of my most trying and difficult times . All of you that
called or wrote letters to my wife Beverly and I when I had my heart bypass
surgery in Feb. 2005 and then when we moved back to Texas in Sept.2005 and now
that I live in Lubbock ,and have been told I have prostate cancer all of you
very special friends that have e-mailed or talked to have been such a very
special blessing to us . There are no words of thanks that I can say to really
thank all of you except to say you all are so sweet and caring folks no one
has more special friends than I and I love each and everyone of you .There are
some of the class of 1965 and 1966 that have also been part of my life in so
many ways also .May this new year of 2008 you might get all the very best
in life and everything you hope and wish for and if ever I can be of help to
you please feel free to ask even if it's just a friend to talk to or say a
prayer for you I'm here.
Thanks for every thing ,
Garry Bowman
5540 19th apt.119
Lubbock, Texas 79407
1-806-797-3770

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