PHS ALUMS MEET IN PFLUGERVILLE


Over 20 years ago, Phillips High School alumni Max Sherman, and Morris Creel, had lunch at a catfish restaurant in Pflugerville.  When they first met, the town and school had been gone since the mid-80s. The Austin area is home to quite a few PHS graduates, and the two men wanted a way to bring everyone together. Morris began inviting Phillips exes to quarterly lunches at Springhill Restaurant.  For the first ten years of the “lunch bunch” gatherings, it wasn’t unusual for 30 to 40 people to gather for a couple of hours filled with laughter.  Everyone goes down memory lane with stories of football, band, and general shenanigans.  Although some have passed away through the years, 15 to 20 people still make it to Pflugerville every few months.

 

PHS alums are a unique bunch of folks.  Their town and school might no longer exist, but the Blackhawk spirit and memories survive.  Springhill Restaurant has honored the group by giving them a separate meeting room.  The room’s ceiling and walls might be showing decay, but the people gathered find themselves transported back a few decades to a simpler time and place.  A time when children could roam freely throughout the town, and everyone knew who the dog belonged to that might have strayed a few blocks from home.  It was a time of Friday night football games, school plays, band contests, church activities, and slumber parties. PHS excelled academically, most attending college and achieving professional success after graduating.

 

And, as the old saying goes, Blackhawks Forever!

 




 

 

Pictured Left front:

Gene Young-husband of Marynell Love Young 

Richard Kelly '58: Retired as a Healthcare Business Manager

Don Ham '53: Retired Attorney

Max Sherman '53: Retired Attorney, Texas State Senator, President of West Texas A&M, Dean of UT's LBJ School of Public Affairs, Author

Dana Wright Rushing '68: Author, Retired Hospital Administrator 

Deanna Flanders Hein '62: Retired Teacher

Virgil Hein-Husband of Deanna Hein (behind Deanna)

Matt Ham (son of Don Ham)

 

Back right:

Lyle Sherman (son of Max Sherman)

Dannie Hefner '69: Retired Teacher

Ray Robbins '62: Retired Edward Jones Executive

Sharon Flinn Blythe '64: Retired CPA

Morris Creel '55: Retired Tracor Executive

Joy Creel-Wife of Morris Creel

Toni Truax Royall '58: Retired School Counselor

Marynell Love Young '64: Musician, Retired Teacher

 


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