1. THE WARD & JUNE CLEVER AWARD (given to the classmate with the longest marriage to a non-classmate). The following classmates have all been married for 29 years:
Diana (Bourgeois) Graham
Beth (Napoli) Robert
Linda (Zumo) George
Darrell Lafleur
The winner (chosen by anniversary from the above) is Linda Zumo George and she received a ball & chain!
2. THE NEWLYWED AWARD (given to the most recently married classmate). This classmate has only been married for 18 months.
The winner is Ronnie Volentine and he received champagne bubble bath...
3. THE TROPHY WIFE AWARD (given to the male classmate with the youngest wife).
The winner is Wayne LeBlanc and he received a bottle of Viagra...
4. THE COUGAR AWARD (given to the female classmate with the youngest husband).
The winner is Marie (D'Amico) Nelson and she received handcuffs!
5. THE BACHELOR and BACHELORETTE AWARDS (given to the classmates who have never married).
The Bachelorettes are: Maria Durio & Kathy Sylvester they received eHarmony information...
The Bachelors are: Bob Schorr, Steve Tomancik & Howard Carter they received Match.com information...
6. THE BRADY BUNCH AWARD (given to the classmates with the most children). 10 Classmates tied for 2nd place with 4 children each and we recognized them:
Moon Griffon
Janet (Sanders) Brignac
Donna (Deshotels) Kepper
Mark Holliday
Jane Knight
Mary (Ashford) Cook
Georgette (Baquet) Fontenot
Jill (Marcotte) Tatari
Karen (Mire) Devitt
John Crifasi (couldn't attend due to a pre-planned trip to Italy with his daughter)
.....The classmate in 1st place with the most children has kids ranging in ages from 23 to 10…for a total of 7! The winner is…Melanie (Gremillion) Cryar and she received Champagne Bubble bath...
7. The Youngest Child Award - Dawn (Cutrer) Bergeron and she received a 5-hour Energy drink...
8. The Oldest Child Award - There was a 7-way tie for 2nd place. These classmates all have children that are 28 years old:
Mike LeJeune
John Kidd
Darrell Lafleur
Marie (D'Amico) Nelson
Dianne (LeBlanc) Hanley
Linda (Zumo) George
Christine Hymel
...Our 1st PLACE winner(s), have a child age 29! The winners are …Aubrey & Valerie Richard
9. This award is given to the classmate who has been a Mother or Father-in-law the longest.
It's a 4-way tie! These classmates have each been "In-Laws" for 5 years:
Oscar Couvillion received a pair of pliers...
Donna (Deshotels) Kepper received a Family frame...
and Aubrey & Valerie Richard
10. THE ROCKING CHAIR AWARD (given to the classmates with the most Grandchildren).
It's another 6-way tie…These classmates each have 2 Grandchildren:
Mary Ashford Cook received a story book
Kenny & Susan Prejean "
Donna Deshotels Kepper "
and Aubrey & Valerie Richard
11. THE HIGH SCHOOL SWEETHEART’S AWARD (given to the classmates with the longest marriage to another classmate). We recognized all 5 couples:
Danny Cline & Lynn (Vidrine) Cline - Married 23 years!
Brian Fourroux & Keri (Lyles) Fourroux - Married 24 years!
Tony Huval & Phyllis (Fontenot) Huval - Married 26 years!
Kenny Prejean & Susan (Jumonville) Prejean - Married 28 years!
and the winners Aubrey Richard & Valerie (Sampson) Richard - Married 30 years! And they received a bottle of wine for winning 4 awards!
12. The Oldest Grandchild Award…This classmate has a Grandchild who is 8 years old. The winner is…Mary (Ashford) Cook and she received a coloring book and crayons...
13. The Youngest Grandchild Award...Very close to being a tie. One classmate has a Grandchild that is 6 1/2 weeks old and the other only 5 weeks old…the winners are:
Claude Blanchard
and David Ballard they both received bibs...
14. THE EMPTY NESTER AWARD... This classmate has 2 children and both are now married and out of the house! The winner is...Darrell Lafleur and he received luggage tags...
15. Several classmates traveled from 4 states to attend the reunion and we recognized them all:
From Texas…Mary (Ashford) Cook, Darrell Lafleur and Wayne LeBlanc
From Tennessee…Melanie (Gremillion) Cryar
and From Georgia...Yvette Franklin Robinson, Jill Marcotte Tatari & Dawn Cutrer Bergeron
...THE GLOBETROTTER AWARD (given to the classmate who traveled farthest for the Reunion). This classmate traveled 773 miles all the way from North Carolina! This winner is Cathy (Kelley) Trew and she received a Baton Rouge map...
16. THE NEVER CAN SAY GOODBYE AWARD (given to the classmate living closest to Redemptorist). The classmate who actually lives the closest is Stephanie Dangerfield living 2.48 miles from school. But, the winner in attendance and living 2.67 miles from school is…Howard Carter and he received RHS pom-poms!
17. THE CLOSE ENCOUNTERS AWARD (given to the classmate with the most dangerous job). This classmate is a Fireman with the Baton Rouge Fire Department! The winner is…Mike LeJeune and he received a First Aid Kit...
18. THE SILVER FOX AWARD (given to the classmate with the most gray hair!) The winner (chosen by applause)...was Jeff Holeman and he received Grecian Formula for Men!
19. THE CUE-BALL AWARD (given to the classmate who has lost the most hair!) It was a tie, the winners chosen by applause)...were: Darrell Chenevert and Howard Carter and they received green fluorescent wigs!
20. The Favorite Song listed on the RSVP most was "We are Family."
