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Paul Hancock
Ever meet a true HERO??
Well, let us tell you a story about one … our classmate,
Mr.
Paul
Hancock
.
It seems that
Paul
and
Linda
Oxley
broke up during the summer of 1954 before our junior year (we think it was
because
Paul
wore funny hats all the time … see below).
Some folks on Reservoir Hill had a huge swimming pool at their home and
invited a bunch of CHS students for a swimming party.
Paul
had lifeguard training so they paid him to be the lifeguard.
At the party was
Linda
Oxley
, with date Butch Jones. She was
trying to make
Paul
jealous and was doing a good job of it. If
you knew Butch Jones … well he was one of those “wild and crazy guys.”
It was a good thing that they had a lifeguard because some did not know
how to swim, including
Linda
!
Linda
was standing at the edge of the pool, at the deep end.
Along came her date, Butch Jones, who PUSHED HER IN THE POOL.
This is a true story … Linda went under the water TWICE and was ready
to go under for the third time when Paul dived into the pool and pulled her to
safety while Butch was yelling “swim Linda, swim.”
Paul
probably saved her life!
Everyone ganged around
Paul
and
Linda
to see if she was okay. Yes,
Paul
Hancock
was a true hero.
Linda
was last heard saying “
Paul
my hero, will you marry me?” Of
course they got married immediately after they graduated from CHS!
PAUL
HANCOCK
… TRUE CHS
HERO!
Last updated
01/06/16