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Rome News - Tribune
At 100 years old, John Caple is teaching his great-grandson 11-year-old Wyatt Pledger the right way to swing a golf club and will be throwing the first pitch at the Rome Braves game today.
His friends remark on his energy and verve in every description of him. They still get together and go golfing a few times a week.
“I think the youngest in our group is about 67 or 68,” said Jim Logan, who is 78. “We’re on the early schedule. We go out about 9:15 or 9:30 to do our 9 holes for the day.”
“I’m the water boy,” said Paul Redgate, who is 75. “(Caple) is a marvelous man and a good friend.”
Candi Pledger, Caple’s granddaughter, said he is active, plays cards with his great-grandchildren and “wins the dollar” he and his friends bet on their golf games every week.
“He taught me solitaire, and we play go fish and war together mostly,” said Wyatt.
More than a hundred friends, relatives and former students came from across the country to Cave Spring United Methodist Church in Hawaiian garb to celebrate a centennial birthday luau in his honor.
“We’ve been planning this party really since he turned 90,” said his daughter Suzanne Caple-Smith.
Bright colors, balloons and floral patterns adorned the interior of the church along with the mementos of his career and life.
In addition, two letters of congratulations were presented to Caple from U.S. Rep. Phil Gingrey and state Rep. Barbara Massey Reece, D-Menlo, for an outstanding career and a happy birthday.
According to his granddaughter Ginger Popham, Caple was instrumental in representing schools for the deaf in Arkansas.
“There was a knock on his door one day and it was Helen Keller’s assistant,” said Popham. “She wanted his help to represent the deaf schools. Helen Keller came to pawpaw’s often.”
About 1933 Caple moved to Georgia to become the superintendent for the Georgia School for the Deaf. He retired from that position in 1973.
Prue Dillingham said Caple represented both the deaf and hearing populations in Cave Spring.
“He saved time for the deaf and hearing both,” said Dillingham. “He’s just a phenomenal person and was a great administrator. You just don’t see this many different contingencies of people come to things like this, but they’re all here for him.”
At 100 years old, John Caple is teaching his great-grandson 11-year-old Wyatt Pledger the right way to swing a golf club and will be throwing the first pitch at the Rome Braves game today.
His friends remark on his energy and verve in every description of him. They still get together and go golfing a few times a week.
“I think the youngest in our group is about 67 or 68,” said Jim Logan, who is 78. “We’re on the early schedule. We go out about 9:15 or 9:30 to do our 9 holes for the day.”
“I’m the water boy,” said Paul Redgate, who is 75. “(Caple) is a marvelous man and a good friend.”
Candi Pledger, Caple’s granddaughter, said he is active, plays cards with his great-grandchildren and “wins the dollar” he and his friends bet on their golf games every week.
“He taught me solitaire, and we play go fish and war together mostly,” said Wyatt.
More than a hundred friends, relatives and former students came from across the country to Cave Spring United Methodist Church in Hawaiian garb to celebrate a centennial birthday luau in his honor.
“We’ve been planning this party really since he turned 90,” said his daughter Suzanne Caple-Smith.
Bright colors, balloons and floral patterns adorned the interior of the church along with the mementos of his career and life.
In addition, two letters of congratulations were presented to Caple from U.S. Rep. Phil Gingrey and state Rep. Barbara Massey Reece, D-Menlo, for an outstanding career and a happy birthday.
According to his granddaughter Ginger Popham, Caple was instrumental in representing schools for the deaf in Arkansas.
“There was a knock on his door one day and it was Helen Keller’s assistant,” said Popham. “She wanted his help to represent the deaf schools. Helen Keller came to pawpaw’s often.”
About 1933 Caple moved to Georgia to become the superintendent for the Georgia School for the Deaf. He retired from that position in 1973.
Prue Dillingham said Caple represented both the deaf and hearing populations in Cave Spring.
“He saved time for the deaf and hearing both,” said Dillingham. “He’s just a phenomenal person and was a great administrator. You just don’t see this many different contingencies of people come to things like this, but they’re all here for him.”