After several events throughout the year, the Howard W. Blake Class of 1962 climaxed its 50th Class Reunion with a Christmas Gala held at the Sheraton Suites on December 14, 2012. The group started the year with a cruise in March. Those in attendance at the Christmas Gala seated left to right: Shirley Thompson, Lula Prince Harrell, Fannie Trice Staten, Eddie Mae McCall Ford, Joyce Turner Austin, Wydine McNair Henderson, Katie Walker Allen, and Gloria Whaley Elliott. Standing, Marganette Copeland Feagan of Clinton, MD, Ella Harris Moore, Essie Soarry Coleman, Elder Harry Harris, Frank Casteel, John Austin, Bradford Brooks, and Bettye Walker Holmes of Clinton, MD. The 2012 Class Reunion Activities Chairperson was Emma Daniels Andrews; Class President, Sanford Ross, Treasurer and  Correspondence Secretary, Frances Carr Sykes; Secretary, Lula Prince Harrell; and Christmas Gala Chairperson, Joyce Turner Austin. (Photograph by Lomax McIntyre)