Last updated March 24, 2009. It is with great honor that this page was developed for our teachers who are retired and still on planet earth. We are so very blessed to still have several of our devoted teachers of Thomas Jefferson High School among the living active and doing well. Unless noted otherwise, their addresses and phone numbers are available.

photo of Isabell Bjerring

1. Mrs. Isabella Bjerring Mrs. Bjerring lives in Houston, Texas. Age 106 She has passed and I need to add her to the deceased gallery.

 

2. Miss Margaret Changos Margaret is married and lives in Houston, Texas with her husband Bob Palowski. She has two sons. Margaret taught physical education at TJ from 1955-1956. Your webmaster remembers her well.

photo of Margaret Changos
 

3. Mr. Don Coleman Don Coleman does not live locally. I have no public information available for Tennis Coach Don Coleman. His sisters are Ylora Coleman Gerald and Melanie Coleman Wood. By marriage he is your webmaster's sister's uncle.

photo of Don Coleman
 
photo of Rex Copeland

4. Mr. Rex Copeland Mr. Copeland has been seen occasionally at Luby's in Port Arthur.

 
photo of Doris Crisp

5. Miss Doris Lynn Crisp Miss Crisp has been seen at Luby's and sometimes at the restaurant at the Holiday Inn on Jimmy Johnson Blvd.

 

6. Miss Jackie Gulledge She is no longer Miss Gulledge. Jackie is happily married and goes by the name of Zweiger. Do a Google search for her name. This west Texas gal is a reknown artist/illustrator/ sculptor/potter. The latest children's book that she illustrated is Coyote Tales. Your webmaster has a copy of this book.

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7. Miss Martha Havens Miss Havens married John Godwin who is now deceased. She attends church with a gal from the class of 1968.

photo of Jackie Gulledge
 
photo of Bertha Hebert

8. Miss Bertha Hebert (goes by Bert) She is a successful golfer and tours the great USA to play golf with her long time friends. She has been known to attempt the hula. Your webmaster is proud to announce Bert is her sister in law.

 

9. Mr. Francis "Smitty" Hill Coach He is living in the Golden Triangle. Alfred located him on April 22nd and will have to update me as to his whereabouts. Then I will put the information in here.

photo of Francis Hill
 

10. Mr. Charles McBee He is now Dr. McBee and active with the retired teachers association on the local and state levels. Dr. McBee was ballbearer for many of our deceased teachers and the historian for some of the information for the teacher pages.

photo of Charles McBee
 
photo of Nancy McClain

11. Miss Nancy McClain Nancy is active with the Red Hussar Alumni Association and other organizations in and around Port Arthur.

 
photo of Jack Sell

12. Mr. Jack Sell Mr. Sell has been seen at Luby's and at the restaurant at the Holiday Inn on Jimmy Johnson Blvd.

 

13. Miss Jayne Smith She teaches line dancing and hasn't aged a bit. Jayne too has been seen at the restaurant at the Holiday Inn on Jimmy Johnson Blvd.

photo of Jayne Smith
 

List of Teachers Without Photos

Photos of Administration - All Deceased

Slide Show of Our Deceased Teachers

Photos of Teachers We Can Not Locate

Our Guestbook

 

The song: Glenn Miller's "String of Pearls" Our teachers were certainly each a pearl in the string of life they wove for our future.

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