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With heavy hearts, we must report the passing of our wonderful Giant Tiger, Coach Buck Stewart. Coach Buck lost his 4 year battle with cancer Friday February 27 in Little Rock at the treatment center. Please remember his family in your prayers, Pat, Holly, Doug, Taylor Ann, Bucky, Linda and little Buckley. The family has requested that donations may be made to NAFA in Buck's name if you wish. We are setting up a fund in his name.

Services for Coach Buck will be Wed., March 4, @ 1:00 PM @ Parkview Baptist Church on Forsythe Avenue. Visitation will be 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM @ the Church. Burial will be @ Forest Lawn Cemetery, Ruston, La. under the direction of Kilpatrick Funeral Home.

Kilpatrick's website is www.kilpatrickfuneralhome.com

Click here to view a picture of Andrew Gray '89 Student Body President and his fiance' Stephanie taken on the Hudson River after their rescue from the crash of the US Air plane last week.

All,

I'm sorry I haven't been able to sit down and send out a mass email yet. Steph and I just got back to Fayetteville, NC about an hour ago after a 10 hour Amtrak train ride from NYC! We opted not to fly---yet.

I know everyone wants to hear my account of what happened. I was interviewed yesterday by a reporter from the Charlotte Observer and below is the article. I feel she did a fine job relaying my story, so rather than type out a lengthy, personal email, I'll just cut & paste hers. I haven't slept much in the last 2 nights, so I don't think I could crank out anything of substance right now anyway. Attached is a pic of Steph and me that was in the NY Daily Post. It was taken within minutes of us getting onto dry land. We were still wet at that point, but were given fresh clothes and blankets immediately.

All I can say is 'Praise God'! He was our deliverer, working through that heroic pilot. A miracle indeed!

Thank you all for your concern and prayers. Please pray for simply 'peace' for me & Steph---peace of mind and emotion. We need to heal right now, but we thank God that we have no physical afflictions and were able to literally walk/swim away from it all.

God Bless

Andrew

Click here to read an article from The News Star regarding Neville High graduates recent signing of a fourth publishing contract.

*****Tigers*****

75th Anniversary Pictorial Books will make wonderful Christmas gifts!!

Our supply is dwindling!! Don't wait til the last minute. Get your books TODAY!!!

Contact Dana Jefferson in the NAFA office or by email. Credit Cards are accepted.

Mary Bass Gray, Class of 1967, has started a non-profit group to send camo neckerchiefs to our soldiers serving overseas with Psalm 91 written on them. Her website is www.operationbandana.org

Click here to download a PDF brochure about this campaign.

Here is an update on a few Neville Alumni serving overseas:

Cpt Andrew Gray, 1998: 173rd Airborne Brigade, Vicenza, Italy, currently deployed to Afghanistan

Maj Rob Gray, 1991: USA Special Forces, NATO, Stavanger, Norway

Obituaries:

Thomas Thorton Gillen, Jr. Class of 1935

Baton Rouge, LA

Died Tuesday, September 8, 2009

He was 92.

Raymond Edmond Horton Sr. Class of 1952

Tyler, Texas

Died Friday, July 3, 2009 in Tyler, TX

Sheila Taylor Bordelon '65

Died June 7, 2008 in a motorcycle accident in Tennessee.

The last address NAFA has for her is in Cottonport, LA.

Jennie Reynolds Crump '52

Synope Plantation, LA

Robert L. Patterson Class of 1967 was killed in an auto accident Sept. 22,2008. Robert was Most Valuable player on the Tiger Football Team for 1966 season.

Charles McAdams (Class of 1955) died at his home in Dallas on October 26 after a battle with melanoma. The services were beautiful and the church was filled. He touched many lives and helped many people in his quiet manner. He was on the faculty at Brookhaven Community College where a scholarship in his name has been established. He is survived by Sue, his wife of 44 years, and his son Trey (Charles Dean McAdams III). – Chuck Newman

Mike Miles class of 1970 passed away Thursday, March 19, 2009 in Houston, TX at MD Anderson. He was diagnosed with luekemia in December. Mike is survived by his wife, Mary Dossett Moncrief Miles, his parents, Virginia & Landon Miles and his sister, Margaret Miles McInnis, nephew, Price Barnes and neice, Jenny Barnes Stacey and husband George and their three children. Arrangements