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On his 80th birthday, former GHS principal reflects on desegregation
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Lisa Geyer, right, signs the poster for retired Gainesville High School principal Curtis Segars, second from left, at his 80th birthday party at Longstreet Cafe. Geyer and Segars are longtime friends, she said, and she knows him from coaching youth basketball. - photo by NAT GURLEY
The steady stream of family, friends and former students provided a visual, living timeline for the life of 80-year-old Curtis Segars. They had gathered Friday to celebrate Segars’ birthday. The sound of laughter mingled with the scent of bacon at Longstreet Cafe in Gainesville, with the former Gainesville High School principal in the center of it all.