Patty Meredith Wills, Class of 1950, has been in a Jacksonville, Florida assisted living facility since July.

She reports that “my health is fine.”

Her brother, Bill Meredith, Class of 1957, who lives in Sarasota, Florida, agrees. “She is living in a very nice assisted living facility and is very happy there. She is considerably better living there than she was living alone in Fairmont” after Patty’s husband, Fairmont West graduate and football star Don Wills, passed away.

Patty and Don had two homes, on Crescent Beach just south of St. Augustine Beach, Florida and Fairmont. They sold the Crescent Beach residence.

Patty and Don’s son, Barry, lives two miles from the facility.

Their other sons are John Wills, who lives in Maryland and retired from the Secret Service, and Don Wills, Jr. , who works on a hospital computer in Iowa.

Fairmont State graduate Barry was assistant principal for Flagler County public schools and a pianist at the First Baptist Church of Palm Coast.

Bill, Patty's brother, phones her often to let each other know how things are going.

Patty was more than a pretty face at Monongah High. She was one of the smartest students in the Class of 1950.

Her constant companion at Monongah High was Leona Duckles Davis Schooley, Class of 1953, lives in Cleveland. I ran into Duckles at the 2019 Monongah High Alumni dinner/dance reunion.

If you want to phone Patty and chat about Monongah High days, her number is (904) 806-5791.