New items on previous postings:
I did get an update on a classmate, even though I did not mention her on my "Classmates" posting:
DONNA was an obnoxious, annoying presence on the campus social scene. Every school has one of these characters, who isn't a cheerleader, class officer, or even a beauty, but yet is seemingly everywhere and in virtually every club. One of those "school spirit" types that no matter how hard you try, you can't avoid. When our senior year yearbook came out, Donna was EVERYWHERE. You couldn't avoid her picture. She was named "Most Likely To Succeed." She had the same blazer on in virtually every picture.
The Update: A couple of days ago, I ran into her younger brother Mike, who really was a nice guy (why does it always work like that?), and he told me quite candidly that Donna, after a failed career as a nurse, and a couple of failed marriages, is now living in a van, bipolar and delusional, addicted to drugs and an alcoholic, has been in and out of jail more times than they can count, and her family wants nothing to do with her. Talk about falling through the cracks. I always knew that the Most Likely To Succeed tag was a kiss of death.
On my previous Forgotten, But Not Gone posting, I should have included a young lady named JAMIE FOXXWORTH. Who is Jamie Foxxworth, you might inquire? She was on the sitcom Family Matters, the show that foisted Steven Q. Urkel on us, and had some of the most embarassing portrayals of black people on TV, ever. Remember some of Eddie's friends? Anyway, Jamie Foxxworth played younger sister Judy Winslow. Yes, there was a younger sister. Then, on one episode, Judy went upstairs and was never seen, heard from, or even referred to ever again. Suddenly, it was like Judy Winslow never existed in the first place. What happened? Turns out that the producers of Family Matters had planned to expand her role, make her more visible, have storylines revolve around her, and double her salary. Sounds good, right? Problem was, her parents, legally in charge of Jamie's career, didn't think that doubling her salary was adequate compensation. They demanded more, and got very difficult about it. The producers had enough, and wrote Judy out of the show. So much for the acting career of Jamie Foxxworth. In later years, according to one entertainment web site, she worked as a dancer in an adult nightclub to help pay the bills. Other reports have her still trying to get back into acting. The trouble on Family Matters was not of her making. I wish her success.
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