Class of '66 classmate Paul Higbee has passed away

 From the Jamestown Post Journal

Paul M. Higbee, a lifelong Busti resident, passed away Friday, June 13, 2025 at the Star Hospice House in Lakewood.

He was born in Jamestown on Jan. 19, 1948, a son of the late Raymond M. and Shirley May Burns Higbee and graduated from Southwestern Central High School.

Paul was very proud of his more than 20 years as a mechanic for Jamestown Industrial Trucks. He was an avid car fanatic who enjoyed building hot rods and spent many happy years racing cars at Stateline Speedway.

Surviving is a daughter, Bridgette (David) Winters of Jamestown; two sons, Michael (Kara) Higbee of Busti and Shawn (Marianne) Higbee of California; six grandchildren: Tyler and Dylan Higbee, Taylor and Lucas Higbee, and June and Huxley Winters; and two brothers, Charles and Donald Higbee.

Besides his parents, Paul was preceded in death by his wife, Rosemary Buzard Higbee whom he married Apr. 3, 1970 and who died this past Apr. 28th.

The family will receive friends from 1 to 3 p.m. Sunday, June 22nd in the Lind Funeral Home.

No formal service will be observed; however, a time of family sharing will take place near the end of the visitation. To share your condolences, please visit www.lindfuneralhome.com.

SWCS Class of '66 Reunion IS ON for July 8, 2026

JAMESTOWN - Mike Coon reported today that Randy Carlson and his band of SWCS reunion organizers on the ground in Jamestown have asked classmates to save the date of July 8 for our 60th Class Reunion.

Woo-hoo! It's going to happen.

They are scurrying to find just the right venue and need a good head count of classmates who will attend. They also need to know whether classmates will be alone or with a plus 1. 

When we first started chatting about this, I collected a list of names (published here on the website, upper left corner) of people who told me they were definitely in. That said, now that a firm date has been set, it's a good idea for people to reconfirm by emailing Randy Carlson directly. Please let me know, too, so I can keep the list on this website up to date.

Mike also said that details about where the reunion will be and all that goes with it will be available in a few weeks. As soon as those details are confirmed, I'll post something here. And it's possible Randy and the reunion wranglers might send something out directly via email, too. 

See you next year, classmates.