The King is Dead;  Long Live the King

August 16, 1977

August 16 marks the death of The King.  If he were still with us, we would have celebrated his 71st birthday this past January 8th.  That means he was only 3 years older than most of the members of our class.  So, he was still only a teenager when he stole away the hearts of all our girlfriends when he came to Sheffield 3 times in 1955 and 1956.

Thanks to June Holmes who sent a calendar with intimate, candid photos of Elvis that were taken by Alfred Wertheimer when we were seniors at SHS in 1956.  This is the Elvis we knew.   R.I.P., Elvis!