AHS Class of 1975

From Sandra Kay Moore: My father, Morgan J. Moore, passed peacefully in his sleep Thursday morning. A Celebration of Life service will take place in May. Details will be on my personal page.

Dr. Daniel Shakespeare, Class of 1975, was given the Andalusia High School Outstanding Graduate Award on Friday, September 26, 2025. I knew that Daniel was principal at Andalusia High School and that he is now superintendent of Andalusia City Schools. Things you never knew about your classmates: Dr. Shakespeare was principal at AHS for 18 years. Daniel was slated to be on the 1980 Olympic Track Team. (If you remember, the 1980 Summer Olympics were held in Moscow and the USA boycotted the 1980 Olympics due to the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. Over 60 countries boycotted those Olympics.) Dr. Shakespeare quoted the Andalusia High School Alma Mater in his speech where he also called out those who had encouraged him. Those that I remember him mentioning are his teacher Dorothy Crawford and his 100-year-old mother who was present in the audience. Pictured are Joe Nix, Katie Powell, Dr. Daniel Shakespeare, and Sandra Kay Moore. Note: Separate photograph of Coach Sharpe who also received this award in the comments.

If you know of a graduate that should be nominated, contact Dr. Mike Wells, Chairman, AHS Scholarship Foundation at [email protected] or www.ahssf.org. You can donate to the scholarship fund on this same website as well as see all of the award recipients.

Classmate Daniel Shakespeare will be honored this Friday as an Andalusia High School Outstanding Graduate. Congratulations to Daniel!. Yea, Class of 1975! Also, Miss Annalee and Miss Clyde Simmons. I had both of them in the seventh grade and I think that was the last year they taught. The are sisters and my father's mother's nieces. If you are not in the high school auditorium on Friday morning, then, this would be the place to be!

Photo from Coach Sharp and Joe Nix. Isn't 1974 the year the playoff game was at Legion Field in Birmingham?

It was great to visit with Coach Don Sharpe today. He was kind enough to endorse my city council re-election campaign. He brought along a piece of memorabilia from the 1974 AHS Football Season. He looks very well at the age of 84.

Debbie Biggs Ham is a published author of a book, and the book signing was September 6, 2025. Here are some photos from the signing. Please comment if you know of others from our class who have written a book.

Remembering... Photo is courtesy of Joe Nix. Go Bulldogs! And, Joe is in the runoff election. If you live in Andalusia District No. 1, please return to the polls and vote for and re-elect JOE NIX, Andalusia City Council, District No. 1, in the runoff election on September 23, 2025.

Our condolences and prayers to Lynn Maddox Purvis and her family for her husband, Wendell Purvis, who passed on August 26, 2025.

The funeral for Wendell Purvis will be at 2:00 pm on Saturday, August 30, 2025, at the Sims Funeral Home, 201 N Peterson Avenue, Douglas, Georgia 31533. Visitation will be on Friday, August 29, 2025, at 6:00-8:00 pm at the funeral home.

Steve Odom’s mother-in-law passed recently. His wife is Susan Giffin Odom (Class of 1974).

Obituary information for Martha Griffin View Martha Griffin's obituary, contribute to their memorial, see their funeral service details, and more.