UMACA REUNION Picnic in the Grove - July 5th

The Walk of Champions - entrance into the Grove.

Of course, I had to pose underneath the arches with my Miss State buddy Roger Sit!

The Chows from Greenville arrived and are ready for some tailgating / picnicking fun!

Folks gathering for the Picnic in the Grove!

Alex and her Ole Miss alumni mom, Peggy setting up for the tailgate picnic themed luncheon.

Cherilyn Cabanero checking her snapshots underneath the beneath the beautiful trees of the Grove.

Doreen gets her beautiful daughters to pose for a photo.

Meanwhile, Jerold wires up his portable sound system to provide for our musical enjoyment for the picnic (Thank you very much Jerold for providing for ALL of our sound support for the entire weekend, we couldn't have done without you)!!!

Peggy and her crew (Mike, Tammy, Alex, etc ...) who made the picnic portion of our event such a wonderful success! Thanks Peggy and crew for all your hard work; the picnic was so enjoyable because of you guys. There's a rumor that some of you guys missed out on the dessert at Stephen & Helen 'cause you spent all night "cutting cheese" (and drinking wine) back in the hotel room! Thanks again!!

Jessica in red, our Ole Miss Alumi liaison posing with Dr Fernando, Jody, and Jerold at the picnic.

Opening that big box of Southern fried chicken from Krogers.

Ronald reading names of friends and classmates who are no longer with us since our time at Ole Miss.

Bree and her dad Rob observing a moment of silences in honor of our deceased friends and classmates.

Jerold blessing the food.

This is the first time many of us returning to Ole Miss have seen this beautiful stage in the Grove. It definately served us well on this warm July day (although, the weather was unseasonal cool due to Hurricane Arthur going up the Eastern Seaboard during this weekend).

Lining up for the beautifully prepared tailgate themed luncheon (hosted by Peggy and crew)!

The Stage in the Grove.

Picnic in the Grove

Picnic in the Grove

Picnic in the Grove

Picnic in the Grove

Picnic in the Grove (Wayne, Mike, and Kevin earlier setting up tables)

Picnicking in the Grove.

Wayne with John Yung and daughter Kathryne (the Yungs drove the furthest to the reunion from Arizona!)

Sonya and Shane picnicking in the Grove.

Bree, Margaret, and Judy enjoy food and fellowship in the Grove.

For some folks this was a family reunion too (the Locks/Mahs and Sits clans)!

Ole Miss Dean of Student (retired) Sparky Reardon and UMACA Cofounder Raymond Joe catching up over lunch.

Caden (Raymond and Shirley's son) enjoying the picnic.

Some of the kids played a "flagged ball" game out in the Grove after lunch.

The next gen of UMACA boys? Steven (Kevin & Ilene), Raymond (Amy & John), Matthew (John Yung) at the Grove.

Posing with Sparky and Raymond. Sparky was one of our advisors when we first started UMACA in 1979.

So what's an Ole Miss outing without having a big GROUP PHOTO!

UMACA showing their  Rebel "LANDSHARK" spirit!

Thanks everyone for all your hard work in making our Picnic in the Grove an overwhelming success. Additional Photo credits to Mrs Shirley Joe (since Hiron can't be everywhere at once)!