Just want to thank everyone for your calls, your cards, your emails, and especially your prayers for me since my freaky accident. I’m doing well and having very little pain now. I’m truly a miracle and God has blessed me greatly.
Love,
Arti VanZandt
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Posted Jan 26, 2008
Does anyone know where Jim Crotty is now? I’d love to get in touch with him.
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It’s great to hear from everyone!
Ray and I, now married alomst 18 years, live in North Little Rock (in the Scott area)with 
our dachshund Rosi. Our daughter, JoBeth is an advanced practice nurse at UAMS in Little Rock. At age 37, she married Troy Singleton in April. We had a big church wedding and all survived! JoBeth & Troy are state represensatives for the Dachshund Rescue Organization so they always have a houseful of little doxies – our grandchildren we assume.
I’m HR Manager at Dassault Falcon Jet and still enjoy working; not sure when I will decide to retire. I work with several forer AT&T employees – Mike Berger, Walter Jones, Murray Hamilton among others. Ray has retired several times, once from the Navy after 22 years, and then from Celestica in 2006. Seems that when he stays home he is prone to falling off ladders and breaking bones (first a heel, then a wrist) so we’ve decided he’s better off working! He’s now working with Stan Ackerman and Betty McGhee at Deceuninck in the Little Rock riverport area.
Ray’s 89-year-old Mom is in the England Manor nursing home in the same room as her twin sister. Yes – Florene and Corene, age 89, came into the world together and are spending their senior years together as well. Ray and I enjoy each other’s company and our hobby is eating out! We also stay busy with church activities and working in the yard. We still think we’re 21 most of the time, but our bodies don’t always agree. We look forward to keeping up with everyone. Love to all of you. Arti & Ray
Jim Kindy, Minnie Rae Bennett, Governor Ware, Arti VanZandt, ???, Mike Dodge , Shirley Miller
Bill Donaldson, Arti VanZandt, Vickie Hollowell, Sarah Dillard, Florence Roberts
Marlis Wynn, Vickie Hollowell, Florence Roberts, Sarah Dillard, Frances Sager
This picture was taken at a Professional Secretaries Assoc. conference in either Tulsa, OK, or Russellville, AR., about 1992.
Dorthy Barnett, Barbara Spann, Janis Galloway, Judy Mroz, Arti VanZandt, (Linda Roberts—not an ATT employee), Jannette Lovell
Eighteen years! Wow! Walter and I will celebrate 20 years of marriage in May. Where did the time go…. Cudos to you and me for an all-time record.
I see you have some longivity in your family too. Although my mother died at age 78, her five sisters lived much longer. In fact, we were in Arkansas last June to help celebrate the 100th birthday of one of her sisters.
Wish we could have another TTY reunion sometime….
By: Walter and Jannette (Lentz) Lovell on December 25, 2007
at 4:47 am
Hello Arti. So good to see your smiling face. Thanks for the photos. I have several good ones also. I will have to get them scanned and sent in.
By: Judy Mroz on December 27, 2007
at 9:15 am
Arti, I failed to say how good you and Ray are looking these days. Thank you for posting the photos; however, I can’t recall the names of everyone in the first one. Can you help identify them?
By: Walter and Jannette (Lentz) Lovell on December 28, 2007
at 8:07 am
Arti – I thought it was neat to see the pictures. I also thought it was neat to Vicki – is that the correct name of the lady that worked in HR that died while she worked with the group?
By: Bobbie Reese on December 30, 2007
at 8:22 pm
Bobbie, Vicki Hollowell is correct. I think her maiden name was Abercrombie.
By: Walter and Jannette (Lentz) Lovell on January 5, 2008
at 12:42 pm
Hi Artie and Ray! What great pictures. Artie, remember I sometimes filled in for you when you “sometimes” took vacation?
Hi Ray!!
I remember when Vickie passed away, it was a sad time for all of us. I am happy to see her picture on the site, she was such a sweetheart.
Now I live in Scott! Over by Old River Lake, by the Damn side.
Good to hear all is well with you both!
By: Dianna Dominick on January 13, 2008
at 11:59 am
Hi Ray,
Arti still looks better than you. I don’t know what she sees in you, I guess love is blind. Miss you
By: Janette Thornberry on January 25, 2008
at 6:14 am
Arti,
The last I heard, he headed to Iowa.
Jannette
By: Walter and Jannette (Lentz) Lovell on January 27, 2008
at 3:04 pm
Hi Arti & Ray
Think of you often…………still makeing good Brittle.
Miss the good old days
By: Tom & Joanne Nation on February 4, 2008
at 1:42 pm
Arti-I just made your chocolate cake the other day. Every time I thumb through my cookbook, I see your name. We are living in Morrilton-along with 25 other family members. A few too many once in a while. Dom loves the small town living-but we still miss lots about LR. This is fun! Hope to hear from you.
By: Dominick/Joan Filomeno on April 26, 2008
at 10:58 am
Arti, I think that picture was taken in Tulsa. Didn’t I drive my van there will all aboard. I am still looking for more pictures and dates.
By: Jannette on November 15, 2008
at 12:45 pm
I posted this note under announcements a few days ago, then realized it does not show up if you subscribe to “updates” only. So here it is again.
Arti VanZandt had a bad accident last week in her home. Here is part of a note from Ray:
“…She broke disc 5 and 6, was temporarily paralyzed and feared she was dying. After having holes drilled in the sides of her head and wearing a torteous halo with a 40-pound weight to help re-align the spine, she had surgery on Tuesday. The discs were replaced with cavader bone and screwed toegether with titanium rods. She is home now, and is in quite a bit of pain, but thankful to be alive and moving. She has an 8-2 recovery period ahead so I’m sure she would love to hear from you by email, phone, etc.”
By: Jannette Lovell on November 18, 2008
at 10:13 am
Here is an update from Ray (posted in announcements on November 15.)
Arti is doing extremely well considering the alternatives. Surgery went well and she is resting at home but has considerable pain. We assume the pain will lessen with time but she still has considerable tingling and pain in her hands and arms that we pray will dissipate with time. She could not move arms or legs originally so this is great progress. Easy for me to say since I’m not the one hurting. Keep her in your prayers. I’m sure she would appreciate any emails of support. Ray
By: Jannette Lovell on November 18, 2008
at 10:17 am
Hi y’all,
I talked to Arti a few minutes ago. As always, she was very upbeat and thankful for the blessings she has received, and thankful for the progress in her recovery. She cannot use the computer yet, and asked me to thank everyone for thinking positive thoughts about her, and for the prayers, phone calls, cards, and notes of concern she has received. So consider yourselves “royally” thanked.
Blessings to all.
Jannette
By: Jannette Lovell on November 18, 2008
at 11:02 am
Just read the blog-thankful Artie is doing well and prayers for her continued recovery. Would love to know how to get in touch personally.
Thanks!
By: Dominick/Joan Filomeno on January 6, 2009
at 8:25 am