Melissa Barrera, voted one of the "Most Beautiful Girls" in our senior year starred in the off-Broadway production of "Menopause" in San Antonio. If you remember, Melissa sang Barry Manilow's "Looks Like We Made It" - our senior song - at the prom. So it is no surprise that she has had success in the theatrical world. We wish her much more success in other productions.
She is still as beautiful as she was back in '78.
Read the full story in the link below.
http://airwolf.lmtonline.com/living/archive/092307/living1.pdf
Sunday, June 1, 2008
Our Valedictorian - Dr. Elsa Castro!
Elsa Castro was always the "smartest" student of the Class of '78. Nobody was surprised when she was named the Valedictorian. She had been voted "Most Likely to Succeed" by the Senior class and has she made us proud. Below is her biography found in the pediatric office's website where she works at. She is now residing in New Jersey.
Dr. Castro, a native of south Texas, joined our practice in October of 2001. She resides with her family on a small horse farm in Howell Township. Her cardiology training was completed at the Temple University/St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children Program and at the Mt. Sinai Medical Center. She is board-certified in both General Pediatrics and Pediatric Cardiology.
Since joining our practice, Dr. Castro has actively pursued her special interest in pediatric echocardiography and fetal echocardiography by taking additional training at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. Her close relationship with the physicians at that institution ensures excellent continuity of care for patients in our practice with complex congenital heart disease. Dr. Castro is also fluent in both English and Spanish.
You can read more about her and see more photos at the link below.
Dr. Raul Guzman Makes Us Proud!
The following is an excerpt from the Vanderbilt Medical Center's website where Dr. Guzman is an "Assistant Professor of Surgery and Cell Biology - Division of Vascular Surgery at theVanderbilt University Medical Center".
"Dr. Guzman specializes in the treatment of patients with diabetic vascular disease. He is involved in several clinical and research efforts aimed at preventing amputation in patients with diabetes. He is particularly interested in the management of chronic critical limb ischemia using both minimally invasive endovascular methods and traditional surgical approaches."
Education
Dr. Guzman received the ScB degree in Applied Mathematics/Biology from Brown University in 1982. He received his MD degree from the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine in 1986.
You can read more on the following link:
Angie Zuniga - The Class's Most "Favorite Girl"
Angie Zuniga was voted the class's favorite four times (seventh grade, eighth grade, freshman year and sophomore year) more than any other girl. She was the head cheerleader at Lamar Junior High and was the first runner-up in the Miss Laredo Pageant our senior year. I found this current photo of hers in an Austin realtor's website. As you can see by the photo, she is still a beautiful lady.
Jo Emma Arechiga is a Successful Attorney
Jo Emma Arechiga is an attorney at The Cochran Firm in Houston. Her profile is on the link below.
http://www.cochranfirm.com/attorneys/JoArechiga.html
http://www.cochranfirm.com/attorneys/JoArechiga.html
Terry (Stewart) Powell is a Proud Mom!
Terry is seen in a photo with her three handsome sons in the link below. Terry was vey popular in our high school years.
http://airwolf.lmtonline.com/living/archive/051108/living5.pdf
http://airwolf.lmtonline.com/living/archive/051108/living5.pdf
Bede Leyendecker went on to have success as a Dance Professor
The link to the Laredo Morning Times story on Bede Leyendecker is below. Bede was voted "Most Courteous" and was a member of the Prom Court.
http://airwolf.lmtonline.com/living/archive/060301/living4.pdf
http://airwolf.lmtonline.com/living/archive/060301/living4.pdf
Our Twenty-Year Reunion - 1998
Our reunion took place on Labor Day weekend 1998. The first event was held at the lovely home of George Cigarroa in the Regency subdivision of Laredo. More than 300 people attended and it was a great reunion. The sad part was finding out that several of our classmates had passed away. Ana Laura Lopez and Miguel Ochoa were two of our dear classmates that were no longer with us. It was a three day event but I only attended this one.
Angie Zuniga, Melissa Barrera, Terry Stewart, Letty Vazquez and Sarita Velasquez still looked stunning as did many other women that night. Letti Zuniga, the most popular girl our senior year, was now living in San Antonio. Ex band member Rene Garcia was there with his wife, the former Zulema Gonzalez. Mary Margaret Melendez, a former cheerleader, told us how she was now the proud mother of five children. San Juanita Camero was now living in Dallas and Cindy Lira (another former cheerleader) still looked the same and had her own business. Ray and Blanca Castro were high school sweethearts and were still married. Our homecoming queen, Maria Elena Galindo and her husband Eddie Aguero were having a great time. One of the event's coordinator was Dora Chapa who had been a member of the homecoming court. Joe Emma Samuels was there with her beautiful teenage daugter. One of the basketball stars, Felipe Parra, said he now lived in Iowa. And Dr. Raul Guzman said he was living and practicing in Nashville, Tennessee. Our class president, Memo Martinez was now living in Corpus Christi and studying to become an attorney. Neither our class valedictorian Elsa Castro or our head cheerleader Linda Henry were there.
Overall, it was a memorable evening and everyone was enjoying seeing their former classmates that they hadn't seen in years.
The years had changed all of us and many had gone on to successful professions like attorneys, doctors, teachers, school counselors, school principals, accountants, entrepreneurs, managers, dentists, pharmacists, college professors, and housewives too. Some of us had gone through divorces and many were already parents of teenage children while others were still single and looking forward to married life. This reunion brought us back to Laredo from cities across the nation and many had not attended the ten year reunion but were lured to this one for some special reason.
Twenty years had changed our lives, but our dreams still kept us reaching for the stars.
We will always be the class of '78!
Below is the link to the Laredo Morning Times's photos of our 20 year reunion.
http://airwolf.lmtonline.com/living/archive/0913/living6.pdf
Angie Zuniga, Melissa Barrera, Terry Stewart, Letty Vazquez and Sarita Velasquez still looked stunning as did many other women that night. Letti Zuniga, the most popular girl our senior year, was now living in San Antonio. Ex band member Rene Garcia was there with his wife, the former Zulema Gonzalez. Mary Margaret Melendez, a former cheerleader, told us how she was now the proud mother of five children. San Juanita Camero was now living in Dallas and Cindy Lira (another former cheerleader) still looked the same and had her own business. Ray and Blanca Castro were high school sweethearts and were still married. Our homecoming queen, Maria Elena Galindo and her husband Eddie Aguero were having a great time. One of the event's coordinator was Dora Chapa who had been a member of the homecoming court. Joe Emma Samuels was there with her beautiful teenage daugter. One of the basketball stars, Felipe Parra, said he now lived in Iowa. And Dr. Raul Guzman said he was living and practicing in Nashville, Tennessee. Our class president, Memo Martinez was now living in Corpus Christi and studying to become an attorney. Neither our class valedictorian Elsa Castro or our head cheerleader Linda Henry were there.
Overall, it was a memorable evening and everyone was enjoying seeing their former classmates that they hadn't seen in years.
The years had changed all of us and many had gone on to successful professions like attorneys, doctors, teachers, school counselors, school principals, accountants, entrepreneurs, managers, dentists, pharmacists, college professors, and housewives too. Some of us had gone through divorces and many were already parents of teenage children while others were still single and looking forward to married life. This reunion brought us back to Laredo from cities across the nation and many had not attended the ten year reunion but were lured to this one for some special reason.
Twenty years had changed our lives, but our dreams still kept us reaching for the stars.
We will always be the class of '78!
Below is the link to the Laredo Morning Times's photos of our 20 year reunion.
http://airwolf.lmtonline.com/living/archive/0913/living6.pdf
Our Ten Year Class Reunion - 1988
I did not attend this reunion but if anyone reading this did and you have some information, please send it to me at nixonmustang78@gmail.com and I will post your entry and photos.
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