Honor to Whom Honor Is Due

Token of Appreciation

STEELES HONORED FOR YEARS OF SERVICE

TO CLASS OF 1971

Most Deserving

Our 40-year class reunion has come and gone. It was our 4th class reunion to occur within a span of 40 years. We owe a great debt of gratitude to our valedictorian and salutatorian Basil & Brenda (Collins) Steele for their contributions throughout the years. Living all way in Albuequerque, New Mexico for the past 36 years, the Steeles have allowed neither time nor distance interfere with their commitment to our class. They have been actively involved in planning each reunion.

I clearly recall when the time arrived to plan our 10-year reunion -- 1981. The Steels were in Dallas visiting their family. However, they took out time to meet with a few other classmates. We met at my small apartment over on Fitzhugh. Then we eventually moved to the MLK Center where we selected Rita Bacon Hughes to take over as chairperson. Since that time, the Steeles have continued to donate their time, creative talent, and finances to make each reunion a specially memorable event. They have even involved their graphic artist son Basil, Jr. who converted our entire yearbook into a slide presentation.

Basil has been in charge of making slides presentatios for each reunion. He has graduated from the the carousel slide shows to the more technologically advanced computer PowerPoint. We have especially appreciated the memorial slides he has made in honor of our deceased classmates.

For the past two reunions both Basil & Brenda have designed, printed, and financed our name tags. This task took months to prepare. Throughout the years, the Steels were raising two children. Basil was traveling all over the world with his company Sandia Laboratories. Brenda was both librarian and stay-at-home mom. Despite their busy lives, the Steels never compromised their dedication to the Class of 1971

Our only regret is that we did not honor the Steele at the reunion. But that did not stop the planning committee from getting a plaque made and mailing it. Basil & Brenda were accommodatng enough to take a picture of the plaque as well as having someone take of picture of them holding the plaque. This plaque is only a token of our deep appreciation to Basil & Brenda for their loyaltyu to our class and to our alma mater Lincoln High School.

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