And now there is only 8 chairs left...

Update....

Fellow Knights in Shining Armor

The time is drawing near for what will be a very unforgettable night for the class of 1979. The reunion committee needs to update you with the following information.

First, if you have not sent your ($55.00 per person) check to our very own banker, Kay Binkley Merritt, please do so at once. As the dead line for payment is fast approaching. We only have room for 8 more guests, so when those are gone we are locked in and can not accept any more money. If you are planning on attending you should mail in your check NOW so you can ensure you are included in the 70 people! We would hate for you to miss out on this “once in a lifetime celebration“.

Now on with the news....
November, 6th our very own Randy Martin, Steve Colgan, and Terry Pruitt will transport us near "50" year olds back to a time when life was just one big party, playing the music that we grew up with. All this will all take place at Graham Central Station in historic downtown Nashville.
The doors will open at 7:30pm . You must arrive before 8:30 to take advantage of our NO Cover charge. The music will start at 8 PM till ????. We will be on the 4th floor roof top over looking the Nashville skyline, River Front Park and LP Field…So make sure you are there for a very informal gathering of the great minds of Cohn High. This is open to all the classes of Cohn, so bring a few hundred friends with you. There is plenty of parking within walking distance.
The address of Graham Central Station is
128 2nd Ave N
Nashville, TN 37201

Saturday, November 7th …now this is the main event...where we will be treated like the ROYALTY we all are by the staff of The Country Music Hall of Fame...
The doors open at 5:00 pm and will close at 6.pm You can park directly behind the Hall between 4th and 5th Avenues. Walk along the sidewalk on 4th Avenue and enter through the side door at the Ford Theater. Proceed to the elevator and go to the 3rd floor, where you will have a mini tour of the museum...all while dancing your way around to the next elevator which will then take you to the 4th floor. Upon arrival you we be amazed by the by the floor to ceiling windows, over looking downtown Nashville illuminating The Schermerhorn Symphony Center, The GEC, LP Field, The AT & T “Bat Tower” as well as the hustle and bustle of the city below. Prior to the 5 star dinner we will have time to mix and mingle as well pose for that all important "Class Picture". We have planned a very special event to follow after dinner.

If anyone would like to get a room for either Friday or Saturday nights (or both) please let us know because Travis can get a discount for us at the Hilton Downtown.

Polish your armor, garb your lance and be ready to experience the once in a life time celebration with the class of 1979.

Make your checks payable to Cohn Class of 1979
Mail to Kay Binkley Merritt
8010 Esterbrook Drive
Nashville, TN 37221

Questions? You can call Travis at 646-5149 or emial your questions to cohnclassof1979@gmail.com

Fellow Knights in Shining Armor

Fellow Knights in Shining Armor

The time is drawing near for what will be a very unforgettable night for the class of 1979. The reunion committee needs to update you with the following information.
First, if you have not sent your ($55.00 per person) check to our very own banker, Kay Binkley Merritt, please do so at once, as the dead line for payment is fast approaching. We only have room for 12 more guests, so when those are gone we are locked in and can not accept any more money. If you are planning on attending you should mail in your check NOW so you can ensure you are included in the 70 people! We would hate for you to miss out on this “once in a lifetime celebration“.
Now on with the news....
November, 6th our very own Randy Martin, Steve Colgan, and Terry Pruitt will transport us near "50" year olds back to a time when life was just one big party, playing the music that we grew up with. All this will all take place at Graham Central Station in historic downtown Nashville.
The doors will open at 7:30pm . You must arrive before 8:30 to take advantage of our NO Cover charge. The music will start at 8 PM till ????. We will be on the 4th floor roof top over looking the Nashville skyline, River Front Park and LP Field…So make sure you are there for a very informal gathering of the great minds of Cohn High. This is open to all the classes of Cohn, so bring a few hundred friends with you. There is plenty of parking within walking distance.
The address of Graham Central Station is
128 2nd Ave N
Nashville, TN 37201
Saturday, November 7th …now this is the main event...where we will be treated like the ROYALTY we all are by the staff of The Country Music Hall of Fame...
The doors open at 5:00 pm and will close at 6.pm You can park directly behind the Hall between 4th and 5th Avenues. Walk along the sidewalk on 4th Avenue and enter through the side door at the Ford Theater. Proceed to the elevator and go to the 3rd floor, where you will have a mini tour of the museum...all while dancing your way around to the next elevator which will then take you to the 4th floor. Upon arrival you we be amazed by the by the floor to ceiling windows, over looking downtown Nashville illuminating The Schermerhorn Symphony Center, The GEC, LP Field, The AT & T “Bat Tower” as well as the hustle and bustle of the city below. Prior to the 5 star dinner we will have time to mix and mingle as well pose for that all important "Class Picture". We have planned a very special event to follow after dinner.

If anyone would like to get a room for either Friday or Saturday nights (or both) please let us know because Travis can get a discount for us at the Hilton

Polish your armor, garb your lance and be ready to experience the once in a life time celebration with the class of 1979.

Make your checks payable to Cohn Class of 1979
Mail to Kay Binkley Merritt
8010 Esterbrook Drive
Nashville, TN 37221
Questions? You can call Travis at 646-5149

Gordon Hampton
Travis Ford
Kay Binkley Merritt
Angela Kennedy Holly
Cynthia O’Riley Neely
Debi Vernon Eaton
Cookie Warpool
Steve Colgan

Class of 78, the Passing of Terry Soapes

MYATT, Terry Ann Soapes Age 49, Nashville. After 6 years of battling cancer, Terry went to be with the Lord on September 19, 2009. Preceded in death by her father, James Soapes. Survived by her husband of 30 years, Andy Myatt; daughters, Mandi (Robert) Nix and Bridget (Troy) Anderson; grandchildren, Breanna Nix and Troy Anderson III; mother, Beulah Soapes. A special thanks to the following and their wonderful staff for their caring and support of Terry, Alive Hospice, Dr. James D. Bryant, Dr. Mike Magee, Dr. John Greer, Jeannie Knight, Bill Wise and many other family and friends. Terry was employed with CNA Insurance for 26 years before her illness. The funeral service will be at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, September 22, 2009 at West Harpeth Funeral Home with Pastor Walter Reid and Pastor Jonathan Lail officiating. In lieu of flowers, the family wishes for contributions in memory of Terry to be made to Brentwood First Presbyterian Church, C/O Mike Magee Ministries, P.O. Box 2454 Brentwood, TN 37024. Pallbearers: Billy Warpool, Mike Sims, John Poss, Delmer Capley, Jeff Raines and Time McFadden. Interment at Harpeth Hills Memory Gardens. Visitation, Monday, 1-8 p.m. and Tuesday, 9 a.m. until time of service at WEST HARPETH FUNERAL HOME, 6962 Charlotte Pk., (615)352-9400. www.harpethhills.com

Alumi Center BBQ October 2nd

On Friday, October 2nd at 6:00 p.m. all classes of Cohn High School will be getting together for an alumni BBQ. Many changes have taken place recently and a new Alumni Center has been unveiled. You have to see it to really appreciate it!

This BBQ will serve as a chance to reunite with former classmates from every graduating class and to raise money for the new Alumni Center. Therefore there is a $15 per person charge to cover the food and funds for the Alumni Association. We need an accurate headcount so please RSVP.

Please send your official RSVP to Yvonne Eaves at vonn10ec@aol.com. You can also post your RSVP here on this website so that others can know that you will be there.

Hail to thee our Alma Mater

On the city's western border
Reared against the sky
Proudly stands our Alma Mater
As the years go by.
Forward ever be thy watchword, Conquer and Prevail.
Hail to thee our Alma Mater, Cohn High School, All Hail!

2 found...

As of this past weekend we can mark off 2 classmates...we now know where Jody Dixon and Judy Patterson are....but still have a long way to go with finding the other MIA's. Help PLEASE

Missing in Action Classmates

Class of 1979 MIA’s

Here is a list of classmates we either have no information on or the information is not correct. Look it over and if you know how to reach them or who they married please send a message via email to: cohnclassof1979@gmail.com

Name last know address

Vickie Allison no information

Roberta Barid Clark Snyder Ave Nashville, TN

Anthony Bell no information

Brenda Bernard no information

Frank Bishop no information

Joe Bishop no information

Jonathan Boone no information

Belena Bradford Delray Drive Nashville, TN

Rodney Brown no information

Ruby Brown no information

Karen Buchanan no information

Michael Burr no information

Latrell Caldwee 35th Ave N Nashville, TN

Frank Campbell no information

Troy Cantrell Almo Pl Nashville TN

Joe Carter no information

Melody Cason Land Edsel Dr Nashville, TN

Cindy Crook no information

Hattie Davis no information

Lavon Debuois no information

Jody Dixon no information

James Edmondson no information

Mark England no information

Dale Faulkner Dillard Old Lebanon Dirt Rd Mt. Juliet TN

Lisa Faulkner Wilkerson no information

Billy Forrest 46th Ave N Nashville, TN

Juana Foster Collins Cedar Crest Dr Nashville TN

Barbara Fulton Buchanan Red Hill Rd Morrison TN

Frankie Fulton Pennsylvania Ave Nashville TN

Randy Gann Westboro Dr Nashville TN

Sandra Gardner 6th Ave South Nashville TN

Keith Gentry Buckner Rd Columbia TN

Bobby Gibbs no information

Lori Greer no information

Sandra Gross Mead Ave Nashville TN

Debbie Hass Burroughs no information

Fleicia Hall no information

Laura Holder Carter no information

Lori Holland Weatherly Old Hickory Blv Old Hickory TN

Sandra Jackson no information

Rodney Jenkins 10th St Nashville TN

Rufus Jones Neil Ave Nashville TN

Natasha Lillard no information

Randy Lindsey no information

Gloria Long Beard Britt Pl Nashville, TN

Michael Mayfield no information

Artrina McCutcheon no information

Robert McEwen no information

Donnie Meadows no information

Lola Mosley no information

Larry Mullins Donald Ter White House, TN

Karen Murphy have email address

Sherri Nail Burns Hillside Hendersonville TN

Donna Nix no information

Sharon Page no information

Carolyn Parsley Mitchell Telluride way Aurora CO

Debbie Pemberton Jones no information

James Perberton Sunset Pl Hendersonville TN

Lisa Prince no information

Elizabeth Richter Ray Meridian MS

Tana Saeger Mosley Robertson Rd Nashville TN

Latricia Sanders no information

Teresa Satterfield no information

Teresa Shaw Harrell no information

Joe Shaw 9th Ave Nashville TN

Crystal Sherrill Goss no information

Sharon Simmons Taylor Old Hickory Blvd Nashville TN

Vicky Simms no information

Bridgett Smith no information

Carla Smith Lovetere River St Rochester NY

Ronnie Spain no information (Nunnly TN)

David Sparks no information

Richard Spencer no information

Renee Terrell no information

Laura Toler Dudley Hemstead St Nashville TN

Robbie Waggoner no information

Joe Walker no information

Cindy Ware Wilson Eastboro Dr Nashville TN

Brenda Waters no information

Alanzo Welch no information

Tina Wentz Ledbetter N Valley Dr Nashville TN

Johnny Whittenburg no information

Lonnie Wilkerson no information

Sherry York no information

Beer Beer....

Beer, Beer, for all of Cohn High!
We get drunk on whiskey and rye!
Send those Freshmen out for gin, and
Don't let a sober Sophomore in!
Juniors never stagger,
Seniors never fall!
We sober up on wood alcohol,
While the royal faculty lies drunk on the football field

1979 Sears Christmas Catalog

Click here for the 1979 Sears Wish book..

Just another blast from the past...

and still more from the past....

Popular Culture 1979
•YMCA sues the Village People for libel because of their song of the same name
•Sid Vicious, a former member of the Sex Pistols dies due to a heroin overdose during the trial for murdering his girlfriend
•Pink Floyd release the multi award winning concept album "The Wall" with the top selling single "Another Brick in the Wall"
•The General Knowledge Quiz Game Trivial Pursuit is Launched
•The First modern Bungee Jumping performed by a group from the Oxford University Dangerous Sports club jumped from the Clifton Suspension Bridge joining England and Wales


Popular Films

•Superman The Movie
•Every Which Way But Loose
•Rocky II
•Alien
•The Amityville Horror
•Star Trek: The Motion Picture
•Moonraker
•The Muppet Movie
•The Deer Hunter
•Kramer vs. Kramer
Popular Musicians and songs

•Bee Gees with " Love you Inside Out "
•Rod Stewart
•Gloria Gaynor with " I will Survive "
•Blondie with " heart of Glass "
•Michael Jackson
•The Eagles
•Commodores
•Pink Floyd
•The Police
•Village People
•Boomtown Rats