beverly went to southside high in 1976 1977 and transferred to gadsden likely september 1977. If the yearbook was signed Christmas 1977 it probably wasn’t by her regular boyfriend who would have likely signed it sooner. If it was by someone she knew before she transferred possible talked to him and he dropped by to sign it after they talked...so Ray Brooks is a possibility imo. would be interesting if someone interviewed him. and of course what was the name of her boyfriend who was going to pick her up from work at 10p.m. what can he remember?
“I turned 16 on November 14, 1977. About a month later I received my yearbook from Southside high school where I had spent my freshman and sophomore years. I happened to bring my yearbook to work with me to the restaurant on December 22, 1977. “
So she was class of ‘79, like Ray Brooks. He probably wasn’t her boyfriend, but is likely the person that signed her book.
I wonder why she worked at a restaurant over 5 miles away from school.