One Lucky Humpty Dumpty

Until a few weeks after Katrina this bombproof Humpty Dumpty sat on the corner of Cowan and Highway 90, situated basically at sea level. This pic was taken the day after the storm. His raised hand was about 14' high. The storm surge was at least 28 feet in this area, which meant Humpty had an additional 14' of water over the top of his hand for several hours. Miraculously, he survived with nothing more than skinned knees. Oh the irony.

What is this site about anyway?

The College Park Community blog is a web site dedicated to all who live or have ever lived in the College Park subdivision in Gulfport, Mississippi. Every couple of years we College Parkers, both former and current, get together over the Labor Day weekend at the Community Center grounds for a picnic to have a good time renewing old friendships and making new ones. And in the meantime, we stay connected and enjoy each other's company via this site.

We welcome your participation and invite you to post your thoughts, pictures, videos, music, etc., about life in College Park as YOU know it or knew it! So don't be shy or think it's too hard to post, it isn't because you'll have plenty of support if you get stuck!

We are currently putting together the definitive history of College Park with the help of Patrick Collins and other members of the Collins family, the founders of this great residential area near the beach in Gulfport. It's a neighborhood situated on high ground in east Gulfport. Look for a separate page called History of College Park in the next couple of months.

CPR 2006: A Good Time Had By All Who Made It!

This year's College Park Reunion was smaller in terms of the number of people who showed up, but it was even more interesting, rowdy and fun than both previous years. (If you can believe that!) Even with the Gulfport-Biloxi beach and everything inland fubared beyond description, it was still easy to find a place to hang with old friends and shoot the proverbial breeze.

There's a mix of still shots and videos too, so don't miss 'em. They will run in a Google Video page and play for both broadband and dialup users.

CP people at the Cabana Club

Timmy Herman, the Bowling Shark. Click for a short video.

Wally Johnson, the Rock. Click for a short video.

Dixie O'Connor Smith, Queen Worker Bee. Click for a short video.

Marty Fountain. Click for a short video.

Larry Whitcomb. Click for a short video.

Victor "Numbnut" Polito. Click for a short video.

Henrietta Click. Click for a short video.

Connie "Constance" Williams. Click for a short video.

Patty Click: "Click" for a short video.

Patrick Collins says howdy! Click for a short video.

Timmy Herman

Mary Sicotte D'Angelo, Trucker Babe

Mary Sicotte D'Angelo

Jay Toups, Village Idiot. Click for a video of "Where's My Money?" (Broadband required: 68 MB file)

Susan Herman Rayborn, Dixie O'Connor Smith, Peter O'Connor and Paul Lyons

Richard, Becky and Monica Pascale

Beau People: Ralph Davis, Lidia Polito, Laurie Toups, Kathy Martinez and the inimitable Victor Polito

Patrice Toups Schultz and Laurie Toups

Jimmy Stokes and Ralph Davis

These pics by Patty Click Ford

Peter and Tonya O'Connor

Doris Lyons, Thunderchick

Jim Kilroy

Laurie Toups, Lidia Polito Beer, Constance Williams, Peggy Nielsen

Pat Sullivan, Laurie Toups

Patrick Collins had a College Park patch and donated it to the cause. It will now live forerver on this web page.

Juanita Newsome Glazier, Rosemary Collins, Wally Johnson Alford

This is the first round of pics and videos from the College Park 2006 Reunion. And thanks to Patty Click Ford for the last group of shots! If you weren't there, you missed a good time, and you were missed as well! I could name names but you know who you are... ;-}

Got pics or videos of this year's event? Mail them to me for posting.

Richard King

King, Richard Lee
Richard Lee King, 71, of Gulfport, died Sunday, September 3, 2006 in
Gulfport.
Mr. King was a longtime member of Handsboro United Methodist Church and
attended the University of Virginia. He was retired from the United States
Air Force after 21 years.
Mr. King is survived by his wife, Ginger, of Gulfport; two daughters, Karen
V. King of Los Angeles, CA and Kimberly King Quarles of Lynchburg, VA.; six
grandchildren, Kala Brafford, Jaden Roberts, Brent Kennedy, Brandon Kennedy,
Jeremy Quarles and Jessica Quarles.
Mr. King was a devoted and loving husband and father, he had a heart of gold
and will be missed.