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THIS IS SURRATTS
FOUNDATION E-NOTICE 2012-3 OF MARCH 1, 2012
Hello Hornets:
Here are some
items that might be of interest:
1.
ALUMNI VOLUNTEERS SOUGHT FOR
CAREER EXPO AT SCHOOL.
The School is hosting a Career Expo on Friday April 13, 2012 from
8:00 a.m. to noon. Alumni in all career fields are encouraged
to participate. Please contact Eddie Tyson at the School, at etyson@pgcps.org
or 301-599-2453 ext. 276, if you can lend your efforts to this very
worthy cause.
2.
MEDIA COVERAGE OF MARY SURRATT
HISTORY CONTINUES.
Duke Coleman (53) sent in this interesting report: "A day or
so ago, one of the questions on Jeopardy showed a likeness of Mary
Surratt and asked who was this woman who was the first female
executed in this country for the conspiracy to kill Lincoln!
Contestants were all college students. None of them knew the
answer."
And Steve Profilet
(71) sent us our first review of the recent book "Killing Lincoln:"
I recently listened to "Killing of Lincoln" by Bill O'Reilly. It is
very interesting. The tone suggests that Mary Surratt was guilty!
Also he pronounces "Surratt" wrong! He says "Surrott". The book
also reports that it took Mary Surratt five minutes to die!"
[Ed. note: Our readers who saw "The Conspirator" also will
remember that "Surrott" pronunciation from the movie.]
3.
… AND SPEAKING OF HISTORY.
Our
readers who grew up in the 50s and beyond might enjoy this little
musical history lesson sent in by Fred Altiere (71):
http://yeli.us/Flash/Fire.html.
And we received
this fascinating email from Harry Revis (57): "I attended
classes at Surrattsville School starting in the first grade in 1945
and graduating in 1957. In the most recent e-Notice, you speak
of the origins of Surrattsville High School. Surrattsville is
the second oldest school in the State and was built on the current
site of the Grace Brethren School. The school was updated and
enlarged several times during my 12 years as a student there.
There was a coal/wood-fired furnace located in the basement of the
oldest portion of that building that I believe was built in 1906.
As a student volunteer I helped move shop supplies and materials one
summer as part of an upgrade of the student shops. The old
boiler was removed and replaced as part of the upgrade. Being
curious as I was, I rummaged through old papers lying beside the old
furnace before it was removed and discovered student attendance
records dating back into the 1880s. Reprints of those records
adorned the inside front and back covers of the 1957 Boomerang
Yearbook. I don’t know just how old “Surrattsville School” is
but I’m sure it goes back earlier than the 1880s. Harry"
And we received
this info from Bob Wilson (78): "On the question of the name
of Clinton, in order to celebrate the wonderful work done by Dewitt
Clinton, and his work in completing the big ditch – okay, the Erie
Canal -- many towns named themselves 'Clinton.' I passed
through Clinton Iowa, and others exist to this day. Our
beloved town of Clinton received its name about then. Also,
add Clinton, MA; my Aunt would write to us in Clinton MA, but the
zip code kept it from going there. Took many years for her to
get it right (write?). Bob"
4.
MORE SURRATTS SINGERS MEMORIES.
We received this lovely memory from Evan Vutsinas (76): "I
have some more details for 'The Prayer' Surratts Singers discussion
in the e-Notices. Before my wife Cindy's illness in 2009 and
her death in 2010, she and I spent at least three years tracking
down the music and lyrics for 'The Prayer'. Cindy (76) was the
accompanist for Charlie Waddell during all three years we were at
SHS and could play the notes in her sleep, but the words to 'The
Prayer' were more of a challenge. After Cindy passed, I sent
the music and lyrics to Jackie Toth McPeake (76) in Raleigh, NC.
I'm sure Jackie would be willing to share if there are those
searching for the music and or lyrics. Evan"
[Ed note:
Those lyrics crossed Evan's note in the email, and were included the
January e-Notice.]
And speaking
of the Surratts Singers, Jeff Bowman (71) posted on the
Surrattsville Alumni Facebook Group page the link to this great
video featuring long-time Surratts Singers leader, and revered
Surratts teacher, Sandra Willetts:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_GEobmdwkyE&feature=related
5.
SEEKING 49-50 CLASS PHOTOS.
Tom Satterfield (52) is seeking Boomerang photos of the sophomore
class from September 1949 to June 1950. Please email Tom at
bigtomsatterfield@yahoo.com
if you might be able to help.
6. 70
GRAD STARTS INTERESTING NEW CAREER.
Proving that having five grandchildren is no impediment to starting
a new, exciting and perhaps unconventional career, we received this
email from Pat McArthur (70): "Happy Mardi Gras from the MS
Gulf Coast! I have achieved a bit of fame/notoriety; I am a writer
for an online hockey magazine, Pro Hockey News (http://www.prohockeynews.com
) and have been doing this for about a month and a half. I cover our
local SPHL (Southern Professional Hockey League) team, the
Mississippi Surge. The media credentials I now proudly possess can
get me access to the team, the coaching staff, and the front office
personnel with very little difficulty, as long as I adhere to the
team's media guidelines. I have had two articles published since
January of this year and submitted my third article this morning.
This is so much fun, but a lot of hard work at the same time. (And
one of the very coolest things is that I can, when permitted, get
into the Surge locker room!) The odd thing is that my background
and training is in the medical field and not in journalism. I
cordially invite my fellow Hornets to go to prohockeynews.com and
look for articles on the Surge. The author of these articles would
be me! Pat McArthur/Grandma of Five (70)"
7.
CLASS OF 82 PLANS REUNION.
The
Class of 82 is beginning work on its 30 Year Reunion. Please
contact Scott Gavel at
scott.gavel@att.net
if you have any contact information on members of the Class of 82 or
on members of their families.
8.
CLASS OF 76 TAKES LEAD AGAIN ON
"SURRATTSVILLE BLUE CRABS NIGHT."
We
received the following from Class of 76 ORC Evan Vutsinas:
"Happy March Hornets! Here are details for this years' 3rd
Annual Surrattsville Night at Blue Crabs Stadium. For the
amazing price of $20.00 per person, attendees will receive parking,
game admission into the left field party pavilion, and a two hour
Texas Roadhouse all-you-care-to-eat buffet dinner including dessert
and soft drinks. Besides some pretty good baseball, don't miss
the awesome fireworks display after the game as well! This
invitation is for Hornets from every era. Last year the 50s
through the 2010s were represented.
Here's the
link to sign-up:
http://mb1.glitnirticketing.com/mbticket/web/gp_list.php?refresh=1330538310.
First, click on the link. This will take you to a security page
where you will be asked to type the letters that you see - this is
case sensitive. Once you pass that
test, you'll be sent to the page where you will enter our secret
code, which is SHS. Again, this is case sensitive. Finally you
will be asked to enter the number of tickets you are purchasing and
you'll be led through the traditional payment process. We hope
to see many of you at Regency Furniture Field in Waldorf on
Saturday, June 23rd!
Evan,
EVTiger@comcast.net"
9.
ANNUAL MUSIC EVENT SUPPORTS
CHARITY.
We received this email from Jackie Kaiser MacBryde (71): "If
we have any alumni interested in the blues, here is a great venue
with a good line-up this year, 100% for charity. The VIP
package is the best deal!
'Bay Blues
Festival Line-up Set, by E.B. Furgurson III, Staff Writer, Capital
Gazette Communications, 02/23/12 -- The Tedeschi Trucks Band and
Jonny Lang will top the bill of 14 bands at this year’s Chesapeake
Bay Blues Festival at Sandy Point State Park. The rest of the
lineup had been signed for weeks, but yesterday’s announcement that
the Tedeschi Trucks Band, featuring Susan Tedeschi and Derek Trucks,
both top blues artists in their own right, completed the list of
artists who will perform at the charitable event on May 19 and 20.
Advance general admission and VIP tickets went on sale this month,
even though Saturday’s closing act had not been disclosed.
Tedeschi Trucks landed the Grammy award for Best Blues Album last
week and played at the White House last night, along with festival
favorite Shemekia Copeland. It took a few weeks to get the
final deal done with Saturday’s headliner, who has been in great
demand, especially in the national circuit of spring festivals.
“They are expensive and hard to schedule,” festival promoter Don
Hooker said. “A lot of it is routing. They have 11 people in the
band and a total of 22 people on the road. It takes a lot of
coordination.” And they are not cheap either. But Hooker hopes
the lineup will bring in a larger crowd this year. “I haven’t
raised ticket prices, and I have more money tied up in artists this
year. So if I don’t get more people to turn out, I am in trouble.”
Lang, Sunday’s headliner, will be making his fifth appearance at the
bay blues bash. He last appeared in 2009. With help from a
cadre of volunteers, Hooker has been putting on the concerts at
Sandy Point since 1998. Since then the Chesapeake Bay Blues Festival
has raised more than $900,000. And this year a new charity is
on board. End Hunger Calvert, headquartered in Calvert County, works
to feed hungry families in Calvert, southern Anne Arundel County,
and Charles and St. Mary’s counties. “They also train people
for jobs in the food service industry,” Hooker said. Last year
more than $50,000 went to the local causes.
Hooker reported
that half of the available VIP tickets already have been sold and
general admission sales are going at a fairly good pace, too. The
lineup for the festival is:
Saturday, May 19:
- The Chesapeake Bay Blues Band with Tom Principato, Patty Reese, Gaye Adegbalola and Ron Hollway
- Honey Island Swamp Band
- Janiva Magness
- Delta Guitar Slingers with Michael Burks, Bernard Allison and Lurrie Bell
- Ruthie Foster
- Big Head Todd and the Monsters
- Tedeschi Trucks Band
Sunday, May 20:
- Albert Cummings
- Lydia Pense and Cold Blood
- Michael Williams Band
- Philipp Fankhauser
- Shemekia
Copeland
- JJ Grey and Mofro
- Jonny Lang
Advance tickets
are on sale through March 15. One-day admission is $45, two-day
admission is $75. After March 15, tickets will be $55 for one
day and $95 for both days. Tickets purchased at the gate will
cost $70 for one day and $120 for both. VIP packages,
available online only, are for two people for both days with meals,
beverages and a parking pass. The cost is $500 before March 15 and
$550 afterward. No VIP packages will be sold at the gate.
Tickets are available via E-Tix at 1-800-514-3849, Monday through
Friday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Saturday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., or online
at
www.bayblues.org.'"
10.
PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY CHRISTMAS
IN APRIL FUNDRAISER.
Prince George's County's Christmas in April chapter – whose
Executive Director is Achievement Award recipient Mary Kucharski
(76) – is planning a fundraising dance on March 3, from 6 – 11 p.m.
at the Clinton Moose Lodge. A $15 admission includes a ham
dinner and the classic rock sounds of "Rt. 5 South." (Love
that band name!) Information is available at 301-868-0937,
cinapg@aol.com, and
www.christmasinaprilpg.org.
Best of luck to this fine charity on this upcoming event.
11.
REQUEST FOR ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
NOMINATIONS.
At this time each year, we ask our readers to consider nominating a
worthy member of the Surrattsville community for one of the
Foundation's Achievement Awards. Bios and photos of the
extraordinarily accomplished past recipients of these Awards may be
viewed by clicking the Achievement Awards button on the Foundation's
web site at
www.surrattsville.org
(and they may be viewed collectively at
http://surrattsville.org/photos/achievement.shtml).
Please send any nominations to
hsmith@smithdowney.com.
12.
REQUEST FOR FOUNDATION BOARD
MEMBERS.
The Foundation is seeking individuals willing to serve on the
Foundation's Board. If you might be willing to lend your
talents to this very worthy cause, please send an email to
hsmith@smithdowney.com.
13.
CLASS OF 97 PLANS REUNION.
The Class of 97 is busy planning its 15
year reunion for mid-summer 2012. The Class has a
web page at
http://shs1997reunion.blogspot.com/2011/05/shs-class-of-1997-2012-15yr-reunion.html.
Please contact Monica Crown at
monicacrown@gmail.com if you
would like information on the event or if you have any contact info
for members of the Class of 97 or their families.
14.
CLASS OF 71 PLANS REUNION.
The Class of 71 is holding a reunion event
near Annapolis on Saturday June 23, 2012. For information,
please visit the "Surrattsville 1971" Group on Facebook, or contact
Darlene Monaco (71) at
darmonaco@gmail.com,
cell: 443-831-1643 or home: 410-544-1471.
15.
CLASS OF 62 PLANS 50 YEAR
REUNION.
The Class
of 62 is planning its 50 Year Reunion. Here are the details
from the Reunion Committee: "Crystal City Marriott, Crystal City,
VA, June 22, 23 and 24, 2012, Dinner on Saturday Night June 23.
Party like you're 18 again! Party like it's 1962!
Reunion Committee: Terry Buckley Osman (terryosman@yahoo.com)
410-320-2668 or 410-586-3911, Kathy Dorsey Larrabee (kklarrabee@verizon.net)
410-353-3432 or 410-897-0332, Jerry Spence (jnsspence@comcast.net)
240-216-0189 or 240-419-2661, Len Owens (lowens15@nc.rr.com)
443-206-2567. Please join us on Facebook if you are a member.
16.
NEW PHOTOS ON WEB SITE.
Thanks to our readers, there are a number of new historical, and
recent, photos on the "Photos" page
on the web site at
www.surrattsville.org that
might be of interest to many of our readers. If you have any
photos that you think might be of interest to our readers and web
site visitors please send them to me at
hsmith@smithdowney.com.
17.
SEARCH THE WEB AND SUPPORT THE
FOUNDATION.
Some of our readers use the goodsearch.com web search function to do
their web searching, and by doing so generate automatic
contributions by goodsearch.com to the Foundation. To use
goodsearch.com as your search engine and to designate the Foundation
as the beneficiary of donations by goodsearch.com, simply by going
to goodsearch.com and, at the "Choose Your Cause" button enter
"Surrattsville Foundation" (and that will take you to a page that
says "Surrattsville High School Foundation (Baltimore – MD)" (the
mailing address for the Foundation.
Thanks for
considering this painless, and free, way to support the Foundation
every time you search the web!
18.
REQUEST FOR PRINCIPALS'
PHOTOS FOR LEGACY WALL.
As noted in the last e-Notice, the Foundation is seeking photos of
all of Surrattsville's Principals (since 1907!) to include on the
new, Foundation-sponsored "Legacy Hall" at the School. If you
have any paper copies of photos of Principals that you would be
willing to snail mail to us for scanning and a prompt return to you,
please mail them to Henry Smith, 1 W. Pennsylvania Avenue, Suite
950, Towson, MD 21204. If you have the ability to scan a digital
copy of a Principal's photo – perhaps from your yearbook – please
send me an email at
hsmith@smithdowney.com
so I can tell you if we already have that particular photo. If
we don't, and you could kindly scan the photo and email it to us
that would be great. (Especially if the scan is "high
resolution," which is better for enlarging to 8 x 10 size for
framing.)
Thanks in advance
for any assistance you can provide with this latest Foundation
project.
19.
COLLECTED SCHOLARSHIP AND
ACHIEVEMENT AWARD PHOTOS NOW ON WEB SITE.
As previously reported, we're delighted to note that the collected
photos of all of the Foundation's Scholarship recipients and
Achievement Award recipients (since 2000) are now accessible on one
page on the web site by clicking the "Photos" button on the home
page (at
www.surrattsville.org).
Larger photos, and full bios, of those outstanding members of the
Surrattsville community may be found by clicking the Scholarship and
Achievement Award buttons on the web site.
20.
FOUNDATION FACEBOOK PRESENCE
CONTINUES TO GROW.
The
Foundation's Facebook Group – called "Surrattsville Alumni" –
continues to grow, and is now approaching 1300 members. This
is a great, and free, way for folks to stay in touch.
Similarly, the Class-specific Facebook Groups – that have names like
"Surrattsville 1971" and the like -- continue to grow. Please
consider joining the Surrattsville Alumni Group, and your own
Class-specific Group, to get the latest news on alumni events.
21.
BOOMERANGS/ALUMNI-FACULTY-STAFF
DIRECTORIES/AND WINDOW STICKERS AVAILABLE.
The Foundation has a limited supply of
yearbooks from 1991, 1999, 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2006. If you'd
like one of these yearbooks (which are available for $15 including
shipping and handling), please send an email to
hsmith@smithdowney.com.
Thanks to the
herculean work of Pat Becker Oles (71), the Foundation's 2000
Alumni/Faculty/Staff Directory has been updated for 2010, and now
includes fascinating "what I'm up to" paragraphs from those who
submitted directory information. If you would like a copy of
the Directory, send a $20 check payable to the Foundation to:
Henry Smith, One W. Pennsylvania Avenue, Suite 950, Towson, MD
21204.
Pat Becker
Oles (71) also kindly handles the Foundation's "Surrattsville
Alumni" window stickers project. Pat notes that the stickers
are not
the "static cling type," that stick to the inside of a window.
Instead, they are the "stick to the outside type," that can stick on
a window or bumper, and use "repositional adhesive" (meaning no
sticky residue). Information about purchasing the stickers can
be found on the web site at surrattsville.org.
Here's hoping many
of you are sensing the first hints of Spring! Henry Smith (71)
In Memoriam
WILLIAM "BILL"
DEWITT TALBERT (65), of Berkeley Springs, WV, died on January 27,
2012, at his home while under the care of Hospice of the Panhandle.
Born June 14, 1947, in Washington, D.C., he was the son of the late
Roy Edward and Ruby Belle Owens Talbert.
He was of the
Protestant faith. He graduated in 1965 from Surrattsville High
School in Clinton, MD. He joined the U.S. Navy in 1966 and
served most of his service as an engineman third class on the USS
Sea Poacher. He received an honorable discharge from the Navy after
serving four years active duty and two years in the Naval Reserves.
In 1971, Bill
joined the Montgomery County Police Department. As a decorated
officer, Bill received numerous awards for meritorious service and
valor in the line of duty. He received multiple lifesaving awards,
including a Governor's Citation and a Commendation for Heroism by
the Veterans Administration. Bill received multiple awards from
Mothers Against Drunk Driving, was an honorary lieutenant colonel in
the Alabama State Militia, and was recognized in the State, House
and Senate of Maryland, in Maryland Senate Resolution 71. In 1978,
he received the Montgomery County Chamber of Commerce Bronze Medal
of Valor for heroic lifesaving measures. He retired in 1984 due to a
service-connected disability.
Bill was injured
in 1983 when he was struck by a drunk driver while on duty in
Montgomery County. His death almost 30 years later was
considered "In the Line of Duty" and he was honored with a wonderful
funeral in Berkeley Springs, WV with Montgomery County Police, MD
State Police, Berkeley Springs police and fire units, bagpipers and
motorcycle units paying their respects as well as maintaining an
Honor Guard.
SUSAN
ELIZABETH CORNELISON PETERS (66)
died
peacefully following a long and courageous battle with lung cancer
on February 15, 2012 at her home in Ocean Isle, North Carolina.
Susan was born in Washington, DC, the daughter of the late John
"Steve" and Sally Cornelison. She was preceded in death by her
brother, Steve Cornelison. Her former husband, James Peters, resides
in Ocean Isle, North Carolina. Susan will be dearly missed by her
two daughters, Jaime Lynn Beisler and husband Joe of Ocean Isle, NC,
Katherine Sue Cooper and husband Toby of Pomfret, MD and four
grandchildren, Dylan James Beisler, Alyssa Gales, Gabrielle Cooper
and Kolbey Cooper. Susan was a 1966 graduate of Surrattsville
High School in Clinton, MD. After high school she worked full time
for the Federal Government in Washington, DC, retiring in April 2006
from the US Census Bureau in Suitland, MD. Since then she held
several positions at the Rod N Reel Marina & Hotel and volunteered
at voting polls in her North Beach community. Susan was a loyal
member of the American Legion Women's Auxiliary and VFW Posts. She
loved volunteering her time and meeting new people. Susan's amazing
life was blessed with love and friendships that have lasted and
grown through the years. She loved to laugh and gossip and found
pleasure in the simplest of things; sunrises, sunsets, the bay, the
beach and rainy days that could never take away her smile. She will
be remembered in so many ways and always being a true friend to
those who knew her. Susan loyally demonstrated her passion for the
Redskins, the Orioles, the Nationals and the Maryland Terrapins
along with her tireless devotion and dedication to her family and
grandchildren. In lieu of flowers a Memorial Funds has been
established. The family plans a Memorial Bench in Susan's name on
the North Beach Boardwalk' contributions envelopes are available at
the Lee Funeral Home. Condolences may be sent to
www.leefuneralhomes.com.
MANY THANKS TO
THESE VERY EARLY DONORS TO THE 2012 CAMPAIGN!
Patricia Becker
Oles (71)
Steve Profilet (71)
Nancy Miller (67)
Bob Marr
(71)
Debbie Cox Marr (72)
Elizabeth Lee Gleisberg May (78), In
memory of loving parents Ray and Dorothy Gleisberg
Sandra Smith
Simmons (70)
Donna Rae Sturtevant Smith (70), In memory of Lt.
Col. Benjamin Norcia (USAF, Ret), long-time Surrattsville substitute
teacher, and Mary A. Norcia
Henry Smith (71), In memory of Lt.
Col. Benjamin Norcia (USAF, Ret), long-time Surrattsville substitute
teacher, and Mary A. Norcia
Tom Shultz (71), In memory of Earl
and Charlotte Shultz
Duke Coleman (53), In memory of Donald
England (53)
AND MANY THANKS
TO THESE GENEROUS DONORS TO THE 2011 CAMPAIGN!
Patricia Becker
Oles (71)
Steve Profilet (71)
Bob Marr (71)
Debbie Cox Marr
(72)
Thomas V. Mike Miller (60)
Vicky Simontacchi Young (57)
Valerie Parker Allard (73)
Bob Freitas (70)
Linda Dorsey Blum
(66)
Coach Lew Jenkins
Helen Bovbjerg Niedung (54)
Melissa
Gilcrest (69)
Henry Smith (71)
Donna Rae Sturtevant Smith (70)
Susan Loweth Melton (63)
Judy Gordon Mentlik (65), In memory of
Gloria Grady (65), Linda Soper (65) and my 65 "brother," Richard
Gordon (65)
Patti Williams Makielski (74), In memory of Kathy
Williams Sheppard (76)
Judy Crawley Gibson (71), In memory of
Debbie Bastek (71), "a tough cookie who is gone too soon"
Duke
Coleman (53)
Carmen Gines
Frotton (65), In memory of Richard Gordon (65)
Paul Rickett (69)
Gloria Blandford Rickett (71)
Tom and Sally Travis (72)
Lawrence Romjue (57), In memory of Lois Marie Osgood (57), "26 miles
– Santa Catalina"
Richard Grace
(81), In memory of Rhonda Nairn (81)
Mike Blair (71)
Suzan Martz Holmquist (62)
Patrick McMenamin (71)
Vicky
Simontacchi Young (57)
Lee Hessberg (68)
Lois Barrett Hessberg
(70)
Carol Fite Mothershead (65)
Larry Mothershead (65)
Mike Boyle (69)
Jim Casswell
Bonnie Harris
Scott Sonntag
(71)
John Shultz (80)
Kelly Shultz (83)
Paul Monaghan (59)
Vicki Forsht Williams (65, and former faculty), In memory of Eugene
Colgan and Marie Grouby
Marie O'Clair, In memory of Marie
Grouby
Jean White Monroe (71)
Vera Twigg
Anne Noyes (former
faculty)
Pamela Buckingham (68)
Leslie St. Clair (70)
Judy
Miller (70)
Donna Mitroff (57), In memory of Nancy Drevenak
Dickinson (59)
David Kraus (65)
Debra Villari
Lee Pascasio
Nancy Lapin LoBianco (65), In memory of Sarah (Sally Lang) Knight
(66)
Richard Duke (47), In memory of James Paul Duke, Jr. (40)
Dan Bayne (71)
Ron Cunningham, former faculty
David Miller
(73)
Mike Miller (70)
Denise Hope (72), In memory of Robin
Danielson (72)
Shawn Craw Blau (71)
Sandra Smith Simmons (70)
Sandra Hardesty Taylor (71)
Betty O'Clair (73), In memory of
Francis R. O'Clair
Glenda Gillan Schornick (70)
Mara
Seaforest (65)
David Crawley (65), To the Class of 65
Janet
Goddard Sullivan (54), In memory of Glenn Evans (54)
David
Coffield (65)
Brenda Karnes (former faculty), In memory of Dixie
Vinciguerra, Vicki MacCoy, and Goldie Smith-Watson
Ellen
Talbert-Miller (61, former faculty and administrator), In memory of
Goldie Smith-Watson