NATHAN HALE ALUMNI FOUNDATION - Class of 1977 Memorials

NATHAN HALE
Class of 1977
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Class of '77 Directory Class of '77 News

Norman Pruitt

4/17/06 - We are happy to inform the Class of '77 that the Alumni Foundation was misinformed about Norman's premature death.

We have heard from Norman's wife, Patti, who tell us that he is very much alive.

We would like to apologize to Norman, his family and friends for what must have been a shock, seeing his photo on the Class of '77 Memorials page.

Bruce W. Baugess 2001	Jan Brackett-Howard 2000	R. Dean Bragg 1986	Jeffrey L. Brown
L. Kay Clark-Alfano 2005	Melanie DoRemus-Goodman 2008	Clarke W. Findley 2001	Terry D. Harper 2001
Max L. Herrera, Jr.	Dennis Ketchum 1988	Christopher T. Kimbrough	Robert L. Lindsay est. 2006
Terri Dianne Long-Schooley 2005	Jay A. McDonald 2000	David McKinzie

Melanie DoRemus-Goodman, 50, passed away after a brief illness at Hillcrest Medical Center on Tuesday, December 30, 2008.

Melanie was born November 22, 1958 to Bruce DoRemus and Nelda Niehaus in Tulsa, OK. Melanie earned an associate degree from Tulsa Community College and a bachelor's degree from Langston University.

She leaves behind 2 beautiful children, Clarissa, age 16, and Connor, age 12.

On July 18, 1997, Melanie married Brad Goodman. Survivors include: husband, Brad; brother, Terrel DoRemus, sister, Michele DoRemus-Fernandez, father, Bruce DoRemus, mother, Nelda Torkelson, and many nieces and nephews.

Melanie always had a smile and a joke for everyone she came in contact with. She enjoyed cooking and collecting cookbooks. She also enjoyed collecting old quilts. She was employed as an IT Tech for American Airlines.

A Memorial service will be held Monday, January 5, 2009, at All Souls Unitarian Church. Memorial contributions may be made in Melanie's memory to the Alzheimer's Association, www.alz.org/alzokar.

Bruce Wayne Baugess, 42, of Tulsa, OK, passed away Tuesday, June 26, 2001 after a yearlong struggle with cancer.

Bruce was a big guy with an enormous heart that had never met a stranger. Bruce was born in Tulsa on January 8, 1959. He was a graduate of Tulsa Hale Class of '77 and was a member of the Ranger tennis team. He graduated in 1979 from Okmulgee Tech and later received his Bachelor's degree in Business from Langston University.

After technical school he was employed by Johnson Controls as a Certified "Air and Water Balance" Technician. He married Donna Hall in October, 1979. He was a loyal and active member of St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church for over 30 years.

Bruce was a pawnshop entrepreneur being part-owner of "EasyMoney" and "National Pawn" and eventually became the sole owner of "Another Pawn." Bruce was known to many as "Baugman" and had the license plate "BAUG-1." He was a season ticket holder for the Tulsa Drillers and Tulsa Oilers.

Survivors include his wife and daughter, his parents, two brothers a sister, nieces, nephews and many special friends.

He is greatly missed by all. A memorial service will be held 12 noon, Friday, June 29 at St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church in Tulsa .

Terry Dale Harper died in an accident at home in Mooreland, Oklahoma in October of 2001. He left behind a wife and children.

submitted by Dennis Lauderdale, Class of '74

Latisha Kay Clark-Alfano, of Owasso, died Wednesday, September 21, 2005. Kay was born February 10, 1959 in Tulsa, OK. She graduated from Nathan Hale High School in 1977. She went into the medical field and served her communities as an LPN and RN for nearly 20 years.

In April of 1994, Kay married Michael J. Alfano. Kay was loved and will be greatly missed by many including her husband, mother, grandmother and 3 sisters.

Aary - Barnes Barr - Bly Bodien - Brown Brown - Cehak Chancellor - Craig Crandall - Donley

DoRemus - Fanfulik Fehrenbacher - Granneman Gray - Hardway Harper - Herrera Herring - Hudson

Huggins - Kellenberger Kelly - Littlejohn Long - Manners Marshall - Moorman Morey - Novak

O'Hair - Petty Pickett - Resetz Reynolds - Russell Russell - Smart Smith - Springer Stagg - Sykes

Tabor - Tomassi Tomlinson - White White - Zigich

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