If you have any information about a deceased classmate from the class of 1981, please send it Here.
A special thanks to Bobbie (Collier) Badger, class of 1971, for her tireless help in trying to find the most accurate information possible about our deceased classmates. Her assistance has greatly improved the value of this site.
Name	DOB	DOD	Confirmation - Cause of death
Margaret Adams			Confirmed - Reported to be drug overdose
Morris "Drew" Adcock	01/03/63	07/22/99	Confirmed - Complications from Diabetes
C.E. "Pete" Anders	08/19/63	03/13/07	Odessa American online - Heart attack
Todd Morris Armstrong	11/25/62	12/11/85	Confirmed - Auto accident
Kelly Diane (Awalt) Callihan	04/20/63	08/11/05	Odessa American online - Breast cancer
Barry Raymond Belew	08/27/63	10/22/04	Confirmed - Struck by a car while assisting a motorist
Wendy Rene Berggren	02/12/63	04/23/80	Confirmed - Accidentally electrocuted
Michaele Britsch	03/18/64	11/1983	Confirmed - Cancer
Debra Lynn (Brown) Gortney	04/09/64	09/08/81	Confirmed - Motorcycle accident
James Bryant	10/18/62	06/05/91	Confirmed - Auto accident
Tammy L. (Byrum) Fly	06/09/63	11/1985	Confirmed - Unknown
Carmen Melinda Croan	01/16/63	08/23/81	Confirmed - Murdered soon after graduation
Susan Michelle (Hall) Hanson	03/03/65	07/14/08	Odessa American online - After a long illness
Mark Allen Hill	01/22/62	08/23/99	Odessa American online - Auto accident
Cheri Lynne Lafrentz	01/15/63	11/17/06	Odessa American online - Died peacefully in her sleep
Hal McMillan			Unable to confirm - Unknown
Samuel Lee "Sam" Morris	11/29/62	09/08/91	Confirmed - ATV (4 wheeler) accident
Mark Joseph Olesh	03/02/63	03/27/93	Confirmed - Cancer
Andres Orosco	03/03/62	07/05/07	Odessa American online - Cancer
Darrin Eugene Sloan	07/25/63	04/18/89	Confirmed - Bucket truck accident (bucket fell)
Scotty Lynn Smith	06/09/62	02/10/94	Confirmed - Oilfield accident
Todd Allen Treadway	10/29/62	01/21/02	Odessa American online - Pick-up/motorcycle accident
Troy Dale Uzzell	05/06/62	06/12/89	Confirmed - Unknown
Lisa Dianne Ward	08/17/62	05/10/82	Confirmed - Apartment fire (smoke inhalation)

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