“If those rocks could talk,” actor G.W. Bailey queried, reminiscing about the pink granite slabs along Port Arthur’s Sea Wall.

When a guest presented him with a “chip” off the wall, Bailey got  a sentimental tone, and recalled his youth and good times on the waterfront.

Bailey graciously posed for photos at classmates at the recent Thomas Jefferson’s Class of ’62 high school reunion dinner at Holiday Inn Park Central . Red Hussars, from the school’s famous drum and bugle corp., also enhanced the weekend that included a sock hop and visit to see Bailey’s exhibit at Museum of the Gulf Coast.

The actor has had roles in the “Police Academy” movie series and TV series “M*A*S*H,” “The Closer” and “Major Crimes.”  He said he’d keep his “Port Arthur rock” next to the piece of the Berlin Wall a friend had given him.

Port Arthur Convention & Visitors Bureau supported the Class of ’62 in preparing for its reunion. Family and class reunions and convention groups with bookings at Port Arthur hotels are encouraged to work with the bureau for amenities including “goody bags,” tourism brochures, name tags, welcome banners and more.

Call at (409) 985-7822 or contact us at www.visitportarthurtx.com.