SCHOLARSHIP FUNDRAISING QUEEN DIETTA GOUSH WILL BE AT SATURDAY'S PARTY

 

Dietta Harden Goush, Class of 1959, who is closing in on $10,000 in Brogan Camille Goush Scholarship Fund in memory of her granddaughter who lost her battle with Ewing’s Sarcoma cancer at the age of 14 in 2009, will be able to make Saturday’s 6-9 p.m. J&J&Lions Get-Together in the Monongah Town Hall after all.

“I only need two more years if my body holds up that long,” Dietta told me.

Fairmont West High awards the scholarships in the name of Brogan, who attended West before her passing.

This an amazing tale of a grandmother’s honoring her granddaughter.

Dietta thought a previous commitment would keep her from attending Saturday’s gathering of family, cousins, friends, Monongah High alumni and Monongah residents who didn’t graduate from Monongah High. But she was able to work it out so that she can honor both commitments.

Dietta will be joined by her husband, Paul Roush, Class of 1954, one of 9 children of Paul and Katherine Goush. Dietta and Paul live on Cottage Avenue, just across U.S. 19 from my Church Street childhood home till I was 22 years old.

The Brogan Camille Raddish playground is next to the Rails of Trails by the Monongah town parking lot.

 Alabama football coach Nick “Brother” Saban, Class of 1969, was photographed holding Brogan when she was a few years old. 

When Brogan was 13, she received an autographed photo of Brother, a football signed by all the players and a sweatsuit from Alabama. Brogan's mother, Marcie, has the items enclosed in glass. 

Then-West Virginia Gov. Joe Manchin spoke at Brogan’s funeral. Today, he is U.S. Senator Joe Manchin.

 

The father of Brother’s wife, Terry Constable Saban, and Paul Goush worked together in the mines for years and Terry’s dad put the kitchen in for Dietta Goush’s family.

Brother, as those who know Nick Saban from his days as quarterback of the 1968 state championship team call him, donated a boxful of items that will be raffled off at Saturday's party.

Dinner at 6 p.m., then the raffle of the football autographed by Nick Saban and wife Terry Constable Saban and all the other items in the Saban giveaway box and music till 9 p.m. 

 

Dave and Luann Raddish of Fairmont are Brogan’s other grandparents.

Dietta makes jewelry and other items in her Brogan Raddish Scholarship fundraising attempts. If you want to contribute, make out a check to:

 

Brogan Raddish Scholarship Fund

 

And mail it to:

 

Dietta Harden Goush

 

675 Cottage Street
Monongah, WV 26554

I did. Best investment I ever made.

The Fantastic Forty who will be in the Town Hall on Bridge Street on Saturday:

Lea Ann Barnes

John C. Barnes   

Jim Birdsell, 1982 North Marion grad and Monongah firefighter

Charlene Borelli  

Donna Davis, Class of 1961, Monongah Alumni Association treasurer 

Bill “Carney” Davis, Class of 1958    

Cora Fazio my cousin

David Fazio, Class of 1975, my cousin

Jim Roy Foster, Class of 1971

Dietta Goush, Class of 1959

Paul Goush, Class of 1954

Kathern Herndon Loss, Class of 1942

Jay Holman, Class of 1971   

Monnie Johnston    

Bob Johnston   

Aaron Justice, Class of 1972   

Judy Mills 

Belinda Morris

David Morris

Christina Orwig Roseann Loss Orwig, Class of 1969  

Judith Lemley Shaffer Mancino, Class of 1971  

Kitty Morrison, Class of 1968    

Judy Niells   

John Olesky, Class of 1950 

John Larry Olesky  

Mayor Johnboy Palmer   

Prof. Ron Pearse, Class of 1961

Julie Pearse 

Mary Chris Ramsey, my cousin

Tom Ramsey

Susan Schrader, Class of 1971  

Susan Staron Sanders, Class of 1971 

Jackie Straight Olesky, Class of 1955

Renee Straight  

Kayla Tolssone

Steven Tolssone 

Shelly Yankie, 1982 North Marion