| Graduation Year | Class of 1968 |
| Date of Passing | Aug 08, 2009 |
| About | Mina Akins Brees was the mother of New Orleans QB Drew Brees and the sister of former UT QB Marty Akins. Her father coached at Freer from 1969-1964 before they moved to Gregory-Portland. She was one class behind me but she was a great person and classmate. I hated to see her move from Freer. I last saw her in 1968 when a friend of mine stopped by in Portland and visited the family for a few hours. This was right after she graduated and was to go to college. This is how I remember her at 18 going to college. I did email her in 2006 to wish her luck in her election for appeals court judge and she remembered me and sent a nice email back. She apparantly died from natural causes while visiting her son Reid and friends in Colorado. This is sad news and tears me up. Hopefully someone will send more information and photos. RIP Mina. We lost you too soon. |
