Birmingham, Alabama
OLDHAM, JESSE EDWARD "EDDIE", age 59, of Birmingham, passed away October 1, 2011. Eddie was raised in Tarrant and spent 25 years as a history teacher and coach at Tarrant High School. He began the girls' basketball team in the early eighties, went on to coach boys B team and varsity basketball...
Read MoreThanks for teaching us history, for singing with us, for busting our rear ends when needed. I loved your friendship and am sorry I didn't see you before you passed.
Terry Moore
October 28, 2011 | Birmingham, AL
God bless the family of Coach Oldham....he was a wonderful mentor and quite humorus....loved the man....Rest in Peace and you'll go down in HISTORY!!!!---TEACHER.....xoxxoxoxPFoxoxxo
Paula Fox
October 08, 2011 | Mount Olive, AL
I will never forget how you you made history interesting. You gave me a love for history and that continues today and I have passed that love onto my boys. Thank you!
Joanna Nichols Currington
October 04, 2011 | Gardendale, AL
Tab cola, yellow bat, and a song. He kept me focused and gave me a love for learning, with a unique style that is unforgettable. My heart is heavy for this loss. All thoughts are with his family.
Jennifer (Ginger Jones) Kent
October 04, 2011 | Byron, GA
WOW! YOU KNOW HOW YOU THINK SOME PEOPLE WILL LIVE FOREVER? THAT'S WHAT I THOUGHT ABOUT COACH OLDHAM. I ALWAYS FIGURED I COULD WALK INTO THS & HE'D STILL BE IN HIS CLASS HITTING HIS DESK WITH THAT YELLOW BAT, TILTED BACK IN HIS CHAIR. HE IS WELL LOVED & WILL BE GREATLY MISSED. MY CONDOLENCES TO HIS FAMILY.
(CLASS OF '86)
TONIA AMISON
October 04, 2011 | TRUSSVILLE, AL
What else can I say about this wonderful man? A true inspiration to anyone that had the pleasure of being in his history class! It was never boring to say the least. He will be missed. My thoughts and prayers from my family to yours. Class of 91'
Jennifer Kennedy Franklin
Jennifer Franklin
October 04, 2011 | Birmingham, AL
Coach Oldham was a man who touched countless lives and left a lasting impression. Through his love I found my own fascination with a subject. I have never stopped my quest for knowledge of far away places and times in history. I will forever remember the man who loved his students, Tab sodas and black jelly beans! May you rest in Peace Coach O. May your family find comfort in the knowledge that you are pain free and able to rest.
Gidget Jones-Owens
October 04, 2011 | PAlm Bay, FL
Coach Oldham was an inspiration. A fine man with a love for his students and a passion for Tarrant. I know my mom thought so much of him as a colleague and we all loved him.
My thoughts and prayers are with your family as you will truly be missed.
Jerald Barrett
October 03, 2011 | Dacula, GA
May God bless you and your family in this time of sorrow.
Charlie Ray
October 03, 2011 | Warrior, AL