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John Walton Myers - Class Of 1965 VIEW PROFILE

John Walton Myers

CMA CADET

Senior 1965

Post Graduate - 1966

Passed Away Memorial Day

                      Aug 1947 - May 2011

 

 

 

 

 



 
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06/01/11 02:24 PM #2    

Randy Jennings (1963)

6/1/11

Our prayers go out to Wendy and the rest of John's family.  It was very nice to see John at the this past Reunion and have lunch with him at the Sea Captains House.  I wish that it was not going to be the last time we were together.  He found the website and few years ago and the 2010 reunion in Myrtle Beach was his 1st, I am so glad that he took the time and effort to come to the beach for the 2011 reunion to see his friends and classmates.

 Frank Lea said it best at our CMA Memorial Reunion 2011.  I don't think he would mind me using his words here........

 

You don't need a doctor to tell you this vessel that has propelled you through the last five or six decades is wearing down. Sickness has given way to illness and then to disease. It is our common destiny for our bodies to wear down and then to wear out.
 
      Then what sustains us? For some it is a religious belief that something better awaits us. For others it is the small things that take on more meaning as we age--- looking into the tired but loving eyes of a lifelong companion, the smile of a grandchild, the never ending miracle of nature, or old friends. This is abour our classmates, our old friends.
 
      Many of us arrived at CMA as confused and misguided adolescents. We left with our lives on better footing and with more resolve than when we came. We owe CMA a debt, but it is a debt we cannot repay. Our friends here help you to return in memory to what in retrospect was an almost magical time in our lives.
 
      When I come to these reunions, I wish for my old and dear friend. We were in public school together and then we both went to different boarding schools only to reconnect at CMA. After graduation, time and circumstance took us in different directions. But when we came to our first reunion, it was wonderful to see him. He returned to our reunions each year until ill health stopped him from coming.
 
      I go now and then to where my friend is. He lies in a grave a few miles from my home.
 
      Time is fleeting. Time is precious. Seize the moment. 
 
The CMA Alumni Association will send a donation to Richmond County Hospice that served John in his hour of need.  If anyone or our Classmates would like to join us in this donation please send a check to:
 
Carolina Military Academy Alumni Association
c/o Ed Dunn/Treasurer
P.O. Box 1041
Asheboro, NC 27204
 
Please mark your check to CMA for the John Walton Memorial Fund.

I have placed the address below in case you want to make a personal donation for John.
  
Richmond County Hospice Inc
1119 N US Highway 1
Rockingham, NC 28379-8513
(910) 997-4464

 


06/01/11 04:53 PM #3    

William Duval Averre (1966)

To John Myers' Family:


I just recently became aware of the CMA Alumni site and have not had an opportunity to attend a reunion, but now I can see how important this contact can be.  John and I were not close friends at CMA, but we were there at the same time so that gave us a certain bond.  I would have loved to have become reaquainted with John at a future reunion, now that will not be possible, and I sadly regret that fact.

Please accept my humble condolences at the passing of your Husband, Father and Grandfather.  May the Good Lord Bless and keep you.


Bill Averre

CMA 65-66

 

 


06/01/11 05:07 PM #4    

Michael (Bart) Davis (1963)

The photo's posted give credance to why we meet each year. Both John Oleary and John Myers in the same photo. These guys will be missed. Our stories and memories of old CMA were brought alive by these guys.


06/01/11 08:26 PM #5    

Mel (Shark) Roberts (1963)

 

Though I only met John the two times he came to reunion I feel That I have lost a close friend. He was such a great guy.  Belinda and I are so sorry for your loss.

Shark Roberts

CMA "63


06/01/11 09:30 PM #6    

James (Jim) Thornton (1965)

I am so sorry for your loss. John seemed to really enjoy the reunion this year, and we were so glad he was able to make the trip. We will always remember John.

Take care

Jim Thornton


06/01/11 10:50 PM #7    

Joseph (Bordie) McCloskey (1964)

Bordie & I were fortunate to sit at the table with John at the Sea Captain's House for lunch in May at the 2011 reunion.  We did not know John before, but thoroughly enjoyed his company at lunch with a lot of memories of southeastern N.C. as Bordie & I grew up in Red Springs and John lived in Rockingham.  So glad that fate put us at the same table that day and that we could meet a new former CMA cadet and have such a good time with him.  Bordie and I both value all the times we have at the CMA reunions and just want John's family and friends to know that we shall always remember the fun we had that day in Myrtle Beach and are so thankful for getting to know John, if only for a short time.

Delia (& Bordie - class of '64) McCloskey

Charlotte, NC


06/02/11 10:29 AM #8    

Jim "Spider" Lawrence (1968)

To John's family,  Our prayers and thoughts go out to you.  When a CMA brothers passes we all feel the loss.  God Bless.  Jim and Pat Lawrence


06/03/11 11:24 AM #9    

Thomas Ward (1963)

Dear Wendy and Family,

Please accept my condolences to each of you for the loss of John. I'm glad that I had

a chance to meet him at a prior reunion. My thoughts and prayers are with you.

Best regards,

Tom Ward

CMA 62-63


06/05/11 01:27 PM #10    

Robert Benjamin Asire III (1966)

Please accept my humble condolences at the passing of your Husband, Father and Grandfather.  May the Good Lord Bless and keep you.


Robert Asire

1965-66


06/07/11 03:31 PM #11    

Leo Fuller (1965)

Dear Wendy and Family

John was an inspiration to me after his last visit to the 2011 Reunion in Myrtle Beach.  I have only missed two reunions, and his desire to come,  should inspire other Cadets that their friendships with other young men who had problems with regular school, had been a significant factor in how we managed our adult life, after CMA.  After Graduation, we all felt that we could now go forward, and become a success in life, which John, indeed did.  He will be missed by all his friends.

A Fellow Cadet and Friend     Class of 1965     Leo Fuller


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