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.

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.

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.

4. Mr. Rex Copeland

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

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.

7. Miss Martha Havens

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

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.

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.

11. Miss Nancy McClain

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

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.