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Peters-Clements-Gazaway Family Announces Reunion Plans for 2024

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Reunion Time

The last time the Peters-Clements-Gazaway family got together was the third weekend in July, 2019, in Montgomery, Alabama aka “The Cradle Of The Confederacy.” On the heels of that memorable gathering, by years end, we were hit with the treacherous COVID-19 pandemic, which literally blindsided our entire country, and had us terrified, isolated and completely detatched from each other. All we could do was peek and wave at each other from behind our N95 face-masks — daring not offer a hug or a hand-shake to ANYBODY.

Gradually putting our fears behind us, however, after three (3) years of separation, last year, inquiries about resuming a P-C-G- Family Reunion for 2024 started to emerge in discussions more and more. So, over recent months, a committee was assembled and the plans set in motion. The committee started meeting regularly to discuss the possibilities for a 47th Annual Peters-Clements-Gazaway 2024 Destination Family Reunion.

In anticipation of this long-awaited get-together, early this year, The Peters-Clements-Gazaway Family announced reunion plans for the 47th Annual Family Reunion for 2024.

Unlike previous years, for the 2024 Family Reunion ONLY, there has been a date change from the 3rd weekend of July 18-21, 2024 to the 4th weekend of July 25-28, 2024.

Host Hotel For The 2024 Peters-Clements-Gazaway Family Reunion
Hampton Inn, Downtown, Louisville, Kentucky

The host hotel is the Hampton Inn by Hilton.
The rate is $149 per night which includes breakfast and parking.
The Host Hotel address is
101 East Jefferson Street,
Louisville, KY 40202.
https://group.hamptoninn.com/auvywe

There is a block of 25 rooms (15 Queen/Doubles and 10 Kings) that have been reserved with this special pricing on a first-come basis; once these rooms are gone there are no more at this price. The booking link for the hotel is as follows:  https://group.hamptoninn.com/auvywe

Social Media Contest Announcement
ATTENTION! ATTENTION!

Social Media Content Creators-

The Peters-Clements-Gazaway Family Reunion Committee is announcing a Social Media contest for content creators to develop four(4) media posts for FB, IG, TikTok and YT.

The content will be released to announce the 47th PCG Reunion, hotel details, etc. to family through the above media platforms via PCG family members’ media channels.

The winner will receive a cash prize of $100 from the PCG Treasury that will be awarded at the family reunion banquet to be held in Louisville, KY on Saturday, July 27, 2024. You must be registered for the reunion and present at the Reunion to win the prize.

If you are interested in participating in the contest, you can submit your entries to the Reunion Committee through the P-C-G Family Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/groups/742361072618061) or the Family email address at Peters.Clements.Gazaway.Family@gmail.com.

Questions or concerns can be sent to the P-C-G Committee via Facebook or the family email address listed above.

MORE INFORMATION TO FOLLOW!!

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John H. Smith, Jr. Passes

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The Calvary family extends our love and sympathy to the family of John H. Smith, Jr., 89, who passed away peacefully early in the morning on Sunday, August 25, 2019, at home in Aurora, Colorado.  

John was born March 27, 1930 in Selma, Alabama, to John H. Smith, Sr and Willie Mae (Harrison) Smith. He was a 1948 graduate of R.B. Hudson High School (formerly Knox Academy) and a 1953 graduate of Tuskegee University (formerly Tuskegee Institute). On May 17, 1953, John was commissioned as 2nd Lieutenant in the U.S. Air Force and married Mildred Hall at Tuskegee Institute. John retired as a Colonel from the USAF in November 1978.

While serving in the USAF, John received his B.S. in Business Administration Degree from the University of Alaska in 1959, an M.B.A. from West Texas State University in 1970, and another Master’s Degree in Education from the University of Northern Colorado in 1972.

After retiring from the USAF, John was employed by Mountain Bell/U S WEST Communications (currently CenturyLink) beginning in 1978 and retired in 1992 where he held positions in Records Management, Procurement Auditing and Government and Education Sales. During his military and Telecommunications careers he taught a variety of classes at various institutions at the college level including University of Philippines, Metropolitan State University, University of Colorado at Denver, and Community College of Denver.

John was also active in the communities in which he lived. He was a member of Calvary Baptist Church since 1970 and served on the Human Resources Committee and also as President and Travel Tour Director for the “Modern Matures” Ministry. He served as Chairman of the Board of Northeast Denver Housing Center, Basileus and Keeper of Finance for the Omega Psi Phi Fraternity with over 60 years as a member, and a member of the Tuskegee Airman, Inc., Hubert L. “Hooks” Jones Chapter (where he served a Chapter President for over ten years and as Chapter Treasurer for about seven years).

John is survived by his loving wife, Mildred; his children, Cassandra Denise (Michael G.) Williams, Regina Persephony Smith, Michael Jonathan (Gina) Smith and Kenneth Bernard Smith; grandchildren, Matthew Alan Smith, Marcus Aaron (Carly E.) Smith and Jessica Ashley Smith; great grandchild Aubrey Belle Smith; sisters, Juanita (Leroy) Phillips, Marvarene (Thomas-deceased) Parker, Alma Jean Brazier, Dorothy Smith and several nieces, nephews and grands.

Visitation will be held on Tuesday, September 3, 2019 from 4:00-8:00 p.m. at Caldwell-Kirk Funeral & Cremation Services (2101 N. Marion Street Denver, CO 80205).   A Memorial Service to celebrate John’s life will be held on Wednesday, September 4, 2019 at 11:00 a.m. in the Sanctuary at Calvary Baptist Church of Denver (6500 E. Girard Ave. Denver, CO 80224). A Reception will follow in Fellowship Hall.

An Interment Service (Burial) with Military Honors will be held on Thursday, September 5, 2019 at 11:15 a.m. at Staging Area B at Fort Logan National Cemetery (3698 S Sheridan Blvd, Denver, CO 80235).

In lieu of flowers, Memorial Gifts in John’s honor may be given to:
Calvary Baptist Church of Denver

On August 25, 2019, we lost Retired Lt. Col. John H. Smith — another beloved member of our family from the Sweed Peters branch of the Peters lineage. The following is a memorial tribute that was prepared during the period following John’s passing. Our deepest sympathy is extended to his wife, Mildred, with our sincere prayers.

  • give online in honor of John here (choose “Memorial Gift” and type “John H. Smith, Jr.” in the memo line)
  • give by mail in honor of John: Calvary Baptist Church of Denver, 6500 E. Girard Ave., Denver, CO 80224 (write “John H. Smith, Jr. Memorial Fund” in memo line of check)
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2016 P-C-G Family Reunion: FUN FACTS TO GET YOU STARTED

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  • The host hotel information – Embassy Suites by Hilton Alexandria Old Town- 1900 Diagonal Road- Alexandria, VA 22314- 703.684.5900.
  • Room reservations may be made directly to the hotel by utilizing the family’s webpage. Room rates are King- $179.00 per night plus taxes; Double/Double- $199.00 per night plus taxes. Parking is $20.00 per day. Each morning’s hot and filling breakfast and nightly manager’s reception is included in the above prices. Room rates are guaranteed until June 14, 2016. The link for making reservations is http://embassysuites.hilton.com/en/es/groups/personalized/W/WASOTES-PET-20160714/index.jhtml
  • Transportation – For transportation we will be assessing the areas Metro system which is only 40 steps away from the hotel. In order to ride the metro, you must purchase a reloadable Smartrip card. There are major stops along the line Embassy Hotel (King Street stop), Pentagon City Mall (Pentagon City stop), Arlington Cemetery (Arlington Cemetery stop), Movie Theater, Kennedy Center (Foggy Bottom stop), Downtown DC (Farragut West stop), and White House (McPherson Square stop). For those more adventurous, please see me (LOL). The link to WMATA (metro) is wmata.com.
  • Regional area Airports for the area are: Reagan National Airport (closest to host hotel and metro system), Dulles Airport and BWI Airport
  • The Family Meeting will be conducted at Georgia Brown’s while we are at dinner. For those interested in the restaurant’s menu offerings, the link to the restaurant is http://gbrowns.com/.
  • Family News Updates– For those who would like to make contributions to the Family Souvenir booklet, submit any family member updates for inclusion into the booklet to the family’s email address. Items to be included in updates are: births, deaths, hospitalizations, new jobs/promotions, graduations, weddings, etc. The deadline to submit these items is July 1, 2016 and are to be submitted to the family’s email address: clements.gazaway.family@gmail.com.
  • Business Corner– If you or someone in your family has a business or company, and would like to highlight your business/company. Send the following information – Company/Business Name, Executive Director’s/CEO’s Name, Business mailing address, Business Phone and Fax Numbers, Business Webpage address – no later than July 1, 2016 to the family’s email address at clements.gazaway.family@gmail.com.
  • Family Cookbook– If you are the next B. Smith, Pat and/or Gina Neely, Martha Stewart or the like and have perfected an old family recipe or stumbled across a scrumptious delight, please be sure to send the recipe for all to try and enjoy to the family’s email address at clements.gazaway.family@gmail.com – no later than July 1, 2016.
  • Lights, Camera, Action– If you have found an old picture and would like for someone to identify it, have pictures that were taken during previous family reunions, or any other pictures that would interest the family, please forward pictures in jpeg format no later than July 1, 2016 to the family’s email address at clements.gazaway.family@gmail.com.
  • Pictures will eventually be uploaded to the family’s Peters-Clements-Gazaway Facebook Page for all access.
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43rd Annual Peters-Clements-Gazaway Family Reunion Headed To Our Nation’s Capital!!

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December 30, 2015

Greetings Family and Friends,

It is with great excitement and gratitude that I greet you and welcome you to the Old Town Alexandria (OTA) and DC/Maryland/Virginia (DMV) metro areas. During our time together, you will hopefully have an opportunity to see and hear many of the wonderful and historic sights and sounds of the National Capital Region and Old Town Alexandria areas.

I am carefully planning for your arrival and will share some changes that I have implemented for the 2016 reunion year. These changes are meant to save future reunion hosts/hostesses energy, time and money while planning our beloved family gatherings. Hopefully, these changes will carry on as we move into the future with other family reunions.

Hopefully each of you has already received our mailing, which included the following information:

In order to compile the 43rd Annual Family Reunion Souvenir Booklet, I am requesting the head of each family unit to submit any family member updates for inclusion into the booklet. Items to be included in updates are: births, deaths, hospitalizations, job announcements/promotions, graduations, etc. These items are to be submitted to the family’s email address: peters.clements.gazaway.family@gmail.com.

I am also wanting to highlight the PCG family’s entrepreneurial spirit. If you or someone in your family has a business or company, I would like to highlight your business/company. Send the following information – Company/Business Name, Executive Director’s/CEO’s Name, Business mailing address, Business Phone and Fax Numbers, Business Webpage address – to the family’s email address at peters.clements.gazaway.family@gmail.com.

Now for the changes; I will not ask for or collect any usual or customary fees for this reunion. Each family member should understand that all of the costs associated with this reunion will be considered “pay as you go”. This means that if you participate in any activity that requires a fee/cost, you will be responsible for this cost for you and each family member. The hotel will provide a full course complimentary breakfast each morning; each evening, a Manager’s Reception is held in the hotel lobby offering soft drinks, spirits and light snacks. Many of the tours and museums, etc. in the DMV/OTA areas are FREE, however, there are others that charge fees.

Due to the high costs to create and duplicate the family Souvenir booklet, it will now switch from paper copy to electronic copy. Copies will be emailed to each family member that provides a valid email address. For those “seasoned” family members that do not have access to email or the web, a limited number of paper copies may be available. Please make sure that we have each of your family member’s email addresses. These verifications can be mailed to the PCG family email address at peters.clements.gazaway.family@gmail.com.

The hotel has developed our own personal Family reunion page. Updated information regarding registration, changes to tour times/dates, etc. will be available from this website through the end of the reunion. This web page address is as follows: http://embassysuites.hilton.com/en/es/groups/personalized/W/WASOTES-PET-20160714/index.jhtml

Lastly, this will be the last “paper” communication that will be mailed regarding the 2016 Family Reunion. All future correspondence will be communicated via email or the family’s Facebook page. If you wish to communicate wish me verbally, I can be reached via mobile phone at 334.332.5859.

Peace and Blessings,

Valerie

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