WRHS Alum Bio Information
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Class of 52
HOPKINS
Name : DON HOPKINS
Lives in: CO
Significant other: CLETA
MARRIED TO CLETA FLANAGAN, HIGHLAND PARK HIGH SCHOOL, IN 1954. MOVED TO
COLORADO IN 1962. RETIRED FROM NEC IN 1995.
Class of 53
FLICKINGER
Name : LEROY FLICKINGER
Lives in: KS
Significant other: NANCY (BISHOP)
I WORKED FOR A ENGINEERING FIRM FOR 35 YEARS AS A ENGINEERING HELPER. LEFT
THERE IN 1985 AND WENT TO WORK FOR A PRIVATE PERSON AND RAN A OFFSET A B
DICK PRINTING PRESS FOR THREE YEARS. I THEN WENT TO WASHBURN UNIVERSITY AND
RAN A A B DICK 9850 PRESS FOR THE SERVICE AREA FOR 10 YEARS. I RETIRED FROM
WASHBURN U. IN 1998. I AM CURRENTLY A CURTSEY DRIVER FOR A AUTO BODY SHOP.
I THINK I WILL HANG IT UP FOR GOOD IN 2008. GET OUT AND DO SOME FISHING AND
WATCH THE GREAT GRANDKIDS PLAYSPORTS, WE HAVE 6; 4 GIRLS AND 2 BOYS.
WILLIAMS
Name : ROBERT (BOB) WILLIAMS
Lives in: WA
Significant other: IRIS JUNE
Class of 55
BROWN
Name : LARRY BROWN
Lives in: KS
Significant other: ELEANOR
I AM RETIRED AND LIVING THE GOOD LIFE. I SURVIVED LUNG CANCER SERVERAL
YEARS AGO, BUT HAVE VERY LIMITED BREATHING ABILITY. RUNNING IS NOT IN THE
GAME TODAY. MY WIFE AND I HAVE TWO GREAT SONS AND TWO GREATER
GRANDDAUGHTERS. LIFE IS GOOD.
GROUNDS
Name : JIM GROUNDS
Lives in: TX
Significant other: JUDY
GRADUATED FROM NORTH TEXAS STATE U. MET WIFE THERE. GOT INTO OIL PATCH IN
1960 FOR A LONG ROLLERCOASTER RIDE, EITHER RICH OR COMPLETLY BROKE.
MEDICALLY RETIRED AT AGE 58, JUDY MEDICALY RETIRED 1998. HAVE TWO SONS &
FOUR GRANDSONS, ONE GREAT GRANDCHILD ON THE WAY. WE NOW DO A LOT OF
TRAVELING, SEEING THE PLACES WE WANTED TO VISIT WHEN WE WERE TOO BUSY
HUNTING OIL.
MYERS
Name : CHARITA CUNNINGHAM
Lives in: KS
Significant other: GARY
RETIRED FROM GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY WITH 25 YEARS OF SERVICE.
POSITION AT TIME OF RETIREMENT, SECRETARY TO THE PLANT MANAGER. HAVE 3
CHILDREN AND 3 STEP-CHILDREN, 2 GRANDCHILDREN AND 6 STEP-GRANDCHILDREN.
ENJOY TRAVELING WITH MY HUSBAND, WHOSE HOBBY IS ANTIQUE CARS. WE ATTEND
NATIONAL CONVENTIONS RELATED TO CAR ENTHUASISTS. OUR FAVORITE PLACE TO STAY
IS IN A BED & BREAKFAST. COLORADO IS OUR FAVORITE SUMMER TIME VACATION SPOT
AND FLORIDA IS OUR FAVORITE WINTER VACATION SPOT. (MAKES SENSE!!) HAVE
RESIDED IN TOPEKA ALL OF MY LIFE WITH THE EXCEPTION OF A FEW MONTHS IN
COLORADO IN THE 60'S.
Class of 56
MEISTER
Name : JUDY FRITZ
Lives in: KS
Significant other:
I LIVED ON A FARM WEST OF TOPEKA FOR MANY YEARS AND RAISED 6 KIDS. HAVE
BEEN A TEACHER AND SPECIAL EDUCATION ADMINISTRATOR. I ENJOY GRANDKIDS,
OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES, DUPLICATE BRIDGE, BOWLING, AND AM JUST LEARNING GOLF.
WILLIAMSON
Name : GARY (WILLIE) WILLIAMSON
Lives in: KS
Significant other: BETTY
WILL FILL IN LATER
Class of 57
SIMMONS
Name : MARY J FLORY
Lives in: KS
Significant other:
Class of 58
ATWOOD
Name : FLORENCE CLARKE
Lives in: SD
Significant other: WALTER
HUSBAND 27 YRS USAF, BA,BS,MBA ALSO RET FLA PAROLE OFFICER. SELF,TRAVELED
ALL OVER THE WORLD-VOLUNTEERING MY TIME FOR MANY ORGANIZATIONS. HUSBAND'S
INCOME ALLOWED ME TO BE AN OLD FASHIONED WIFE AND MOTHER. CHILDREN, HUSBAND
VERY SUCCESSFUL.
BROBST
Name : ILEETA SHORT
Lives in: KS
Significant other: JACK
I HAVE WORKED IN THE INSURANCE BUSINESS SINCE 1960 WITH THE EXCEPTION OF 3
YEARS WHEN I STAYED HOME WITH MY DAUGHTERS. WE HAVE LIVED IN WICHITA SINCE
1968.
BROBST
Name : IREETA COX
Lives in: KS
Significant other: DALE
FAULK
Name : WILLIAM [BILL] FAULK
Lives in: KS
Significant other: PHYLLIS
GRADUATED WRHS, 1958. 2 YEARS AT WASHBURN U. WORKED 10 YEARS IN GROCERY
INDUSTRY IN TOPEKA, THEN WENT IN TO THE NON-FOOD BUSINESS, WITH THE
MCKESSON SERRVICE MERCHANDISERS. STARTED AS A SALESMAN IN TOPEKA. PROMOTED
TO SUPERVISOR IN 1973. PROMOTED TO DIVISION SALES MANAGER IN 1975. RETIRED
FROM THAT POSITION RECENTLY. LIVED IN MANHATTAN, KS 3 YEARS. MOVED TO
VALLEY CENTER, KS. IN 1974. SPENT THE NEXT 28 YEARS IN THE WICHITA, KS.
AREA. MY WIFE PHYLLIS, AND I HAVE BEEN MARRIED FOR 42 YEARS, AND HAVE TWO
DAUGHTERS, AND 5+1 TERRIFIC GRANDCHILDREN.
MARPLE
Name : MARY KELLY
Lives in: KS
Significant other:
NORRIS
Name : SHARI NORRIS
Lives in: TX
Significant other: JERRY
I WAS MARRIED IN 1956 WHEN I CAME TO WRH IN 1958. I MET SEVERAL FRIENDS
THAT I HAVE SINCE LOST CONTACT. JERRY WAS IN THE AF AND WE LEFT 2 WEEKS
BEFORE GRADUATION, THEY SENT MY DIPLOMA TO ME. I WAS GIVEN A BABY SHOWER
BECAUSE I WAS 4 MONTHS WITH OUR 1ST BORN AND HAVE ALWAYS THOUGHT THAT IT
WAS SO NEAT OF THE GIRLS TO GIVE ME A SHOWER. SINCE, WE HAVE TRAVELED THE
WORLD WITH SON #2 BORN IN TAIWAN 1962.I HAVE WORKED MOSTLY WITH ANYTHING
ASSOCIATED WITH GOLF. NOW RETIRED AND WE LIVE IN A LOG CABIN BUY THE LAKE
AND ENJOY OUR 5 GRANDCHILDREN. JERRY PUT IN HIS 20 YEARS WITH THE AF. HE
THEN WORKED FOR HALIBURTON, RETIRED AND NOW WORKS FOR THE USPS. ONE DAY HE
MIGHT RETIRE. WE LOVE CLASSIC CARS
REED
Name : THOMAS REED
Lives in: TX
Significant other: JEAN
I AM RETIRED FROM SOUTHWESTERN BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY AFTER 37 YEARS
WORKING UNDER VARIOUS JOBS TITLES. I HAVE BEEN MARRIED TO MY WIFE FOR 34
YEARS AND WE ARE THE PARENTS OF THREE SONS AND ONE GRANDSON. WE LIVE ON A
FARM AND RECENTLY RESTORED A 100 YEAR OLD HOUSE THAT WE HAVE,AND MOVED
THERE LAST JULY.
Class of 59
ARNDT
Name : JOHN ARNDT
Lives in: KS
Significant other: SHARON
I HAVE BEEN MARRIED 36 YEARS TO SHARON SNOOK(MAIDEN NAME) I JUST RETIRED
FROM THE BNSF RAILROAD AFTER 36 1/2 YEARS. MY SON HAS A PH.D. IN PSYCHOLOGY
FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA, AND IS A PSYCHOLOGY PROFESSOR AT
MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE IN MIDDLEBURY, VERMONT. HIS WIFE, JULIE IS ALSO A
PROFESSOR OF PSYCHOLOGY AT MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE. I ATTEND THE WASHBURN RURAL
YEARLY REUNION EVERY YEAR, WHICH IS IN MAY. I SERVED 2 YEARS IN THE ARMY
DURING THE VIET NAM WAR.
BOSWORTH
Name : JERRY BOSWORTH
Lives in: CT
Significant other:
LEFT KANSAS TO SEE THE OCEAN (JOINED THE NAVY ) RETIRED IN '93' AND ALSO
WORKED FOR SOUTHWEST BELL FOR THE PAST 35 YEARS IN DATA PROCESSING. TWO
GROWN KIDS AND A 14 YEAR OLD BY THE SECOND MARRIAGE. IF ANYONE KNOWS WHERE
LINDA LINDBLOOM, CLASS OF 60 IS, WOULD LIKE TO CONTACT HER.
CUSHING
Name : JAMES CUSHING
Lives in:
Significant other: JESENKA
MOVED TO EUROPE IN 1978 TO TAKE UP JOB IN ZAGREB, CROATIA. MET MY WIFE,
JESENKA, THERE IN 1982, AND RETURNED WITH HER TO THE U.S. IN 1983, WHERE WE
LIVED FOUR YEARS IN BISBEE, ARIZONA. WE IMMIGRATED TO AUSTRALIA IN 1987 AND
HAVE LIVED IN CANBERRA EVER SINCE. I WORK FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF CANBERRA IN
THE SOFTWARE DEVELELOPMENT AREA, AND OCCASIONALLY DO COMPUTER TRAINING FOR
THE UNIVERSITY. WOULD BE VERY PLEASED TO HEAR FROM ANYONE WHO STILL
REMEMBERS ME -- OF WHICH THERE PROBABLY AREN'T THAT MANY!
HARRISON
Name : NOLA HARRISON
Lives in: KS
Significant other:
I HAVE LIVED IN TOPEKA ALL OF MY LIVE AND LOVE IT. I WORKED FOR THE SANTA
FE RAILWAY FOR 30 YEARS AND RETIRED IN NOVEMBER 2001. I AM CERTAINLY
ENJOYING RETIREMENT AND LOOK FORWARD TO A LOT OF RETIREMENT YEARS. I AM
ALWAYS LOOKING FOR WRHS ALUMS, BECAUSE IT SEEMS I AM ALWAYS INVOLVED IN
REUNIONS. I AM NOW THE SECRETARY OF THE ORIGINAL ALUMNI ASSOCIATION (FROM
THE BEGINNING OF WRHS THROUGH 1964, AS OF THIS YEAR). PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF
YOU WOULD LIKE TO BE INCLUDED IN THE MAILING LIST. WE MEET ON THE FIRST
SATURDAY OF MAY EVERY YEAR. HOPE ALL IS WELL WITH EVERYONE.
MEEK
Name : JUDY WHALEY
Lives in: MO
Significant other:
ATTENDED WASHBURN UNIVERSITY AND KANSAS UNIVERSITY BEFORE GRADUATING FROM
THE UNIVERSITY OF UTAH. MASTER'S DEGREE FROM EMPORIA AND POSTGRADUATE WORK
AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA. BEFORE RETIREMENT I WAS A COMMUNITY COLLEGE
LIBRARY DIRECTOR IN NORTHWESTERN MINNESOTA. I WAS ACTIVE IN LOCAL, STATE
AND NATIONAL EDUCATIONAL AND LIBRARY ORGANIZATIONS AND ENJOY PLAYING GOLF
(HOLE-IN-ONE IN 1981!), GARDENING, QUILTING, READING, SCUBA DIVING, MUSIC
AND TRAVEL. I COMBINED THE LAST TWO AS I PLAYED IN A LOCAL COMMUNITY BAND
AND TRAVELED WITH THEM ON CONCERT TOURS TO VARIOUS PLACES IN THE STATES AS
WELL AS GERMANY, AUSTRIA, HUNGARY, ENGLAND, IRELAND, AUSTRALIA, NEW
ZEALAND. PLANNING A TRIP WITH THEM IN 2008 TO PERU. MINNESOTANS FIGHT CABIN
FEVER BY TRAVELING SOUTH WHEN THEY CAN IN THE WINTER. CARIBBEAN, MEXICO,
HAWAII... WE'VE BEEN TO THEM ALL! ALSO TRAVELED WITH HISTORY PROFESSOR
EX-HUSBAND ON STUDY/TRAVEL TRIPS ALL OVER THE WORLD. LAST YEAR I MOVED TO
LEE'S SUMMIT, MISSOURI, TO BE CLOSER TO MY MOTHER, FERN MEEK. THOSE OF YOU
AT WASHBURN IN THE LATE 50S MIGHT REMEMBER HER AS AN OCCASIONAL SUBSTITUTE
TEACHER (I WAS TERRIBLE TO HER IN CLASS!) SHE'S 95 NOW AND STILL GOING
STRONG. I HAVE THREE CHILDREN SCATTERED ACROSS THE COUNTRY; SUSAN IN
BOSTON, JEFF IN BRANSON, MO, AND RICK IN SALT LAKE CITY. NO GRANDCHILDREN
YET, BUT THEY ALL HAVE CATS! I EVEN HAVE A T-SHIRT THAT SAYS "MY GRANDCHILD
IS A CAT!" IT'S NICE TO BE BACK IN THE MIDWEST AND I HOPE I CAN ATTEND MORE
ALUMNI ACTIVITIES NOW. I ALWAYS HAD TROUBLE EXPLAINING TO PEOPLE EXACTLY
WHAT AN ICHABOD WAS, TO SAY NOTHING OF A JUNIOR ICHABOD!
ORR
Name : JUDY COHN
Lives in: KY
Significant other:
I LIVE IN GREATER CINCINNATI, OHIO (JUST ACROSS THE RIVER IN KENTUCKY). I
WORK AT GENERAL ELECTRIC AIRCRAFT ENGINES, AND HAVE BEEN WITH THEM ALMOST
35 YEARS. I DO AERODYNAMIC DESIGN OF NACELLES FOR JET ENGINES (THAT'S THE
PART COVERING THE ENGINE). I AM NOT MARRIED. I LIVE NEAR MY DAUGHTER AND
HER FAMILY. MY SON LIVES IN DETROIT. MY MAIN HOBBY IS PLAYING DUPLICATE
BRIDGE -- HAVE TRAVELED ALL OVER THE COUNTRY PLAYING IN TOURNAMENTS. I
HAVEN'T BEEN BACK TO TOPEKA FOR A FEW YEARS, BUT I WOULD ENJOY HEARING FROM
WRHS CLASSMATES.
ROSS
Name : KELLY ROSS
Lives in: CA
Significant other: KELLY
WENT TO AVENDALE AND THEN WASHBURN THROUGH THE SPRING OF 57 THEN MY DAD WAS
TRANSFERED TO LONDON, ENGLAND WHERE I COMPLETED MY JUNIOR AND SENIOR YEAR
GRADUATING IN 59. WENT TO COLLEGE IN SAN FRANCISCO GRADUATING IN 64 FROM
SAN FRANCISCO STATE COLLEGE AND RECEIVED A COMMISSION IN THE AIR FORCE
THROUGH ROTC. MOVED TO VANDENBERG THEN TO ALASKA. REASSIGNED TO TINKER AFB
OKLAHOMA WHERE I GOT OUT OF THE AIRFORCE AND MOVED BACK TO CALIFORNIA. I
HAVE THREE CAREERS, THE AIRFORCE FOR 8 YEARS, THE SEMICONDUCTOR INDUSTRY
AND FINALY TRAINING AND EDUCATION. RETIRED FROM MY OWN CONSULTING BUSINESS
IN 2004.
SIMMONS
Name : MARCIA PETERSEN
Lives in: CA
Significant other:
WORK AS AN ADMINISTRATIVE SECRETARY AT A HIGH SCHOOL IN GARDEN GROVE,
CALIFORNIA. PROUD MOTHER OF 4 GEORGOUS CHILDREN. PROUD GRANDMOTHER (NANA)
OF 13 BEAUTIFUL GRANDCHILDREN. THAT IS MY GIFT FROM GOD, MY GRANDCHILDREN,
TO THANK ME FOR BEING A GOOD MOTHER...I THANK HIM DAILY FOR THE PLEASURE.
EVERYDAY...SMILE AT EVERYONE YOU COME IN CONTACT WITH AND, THEY WILL SMILE
BACK...YES, YOU HAVE MADE SOMEONE HAPPY, WHAT A NICE FEELING...FOR THEM AND
FOR YOURSELF...
Class of 60
AYRES
Name : DICK AYRES
Lives in: AR
Significant other: LAURA
BILLINGS
Name : PAUL BILLINGS
Lives in: KS
Significant other: SHIRLEY
RETIRED FROM GOODYEAR IN 2002. WIFE IS A TEACHER. BOTH OF MY CHILDREN
ATTENDED WRHS. MY TWO GRANDCHILDREN ARE ENROLLED IN WRHS NOW. WE PLAN TO
TRAVEL SOME WHEN SHIRLEY RETIRES.
CONROY
Name : DON CONROY
Lives in: CA
Significant other: PAMELA
GRADUATED FROM SMU, DALLAS IN 1966 WITH BS/EE. MOST OF THE WORK CAREER WAS
IN COMPUTER SYSTEMS, FIRST WITH IBM IN TOPEKA, THEN ONTO OTHER POSIITONS IN
BOTH CHICAGO AND LONG BEACH, CA. RECEIVED AN MBA FROM PEPPERDINE UNIVERSITY
IN LA. NOW WITH THE TERADATA DATABASE SYSTEMS GROUP FOR NCR INSTALLING
LARGE DATABASE SYSTEMS FOR THE FORTUNE 200 COMPANIES. PAMELA GRADUATED FROM
SMU IN 1966 WITH BS/BIOLOGY. AFTER RAISING OUR 4 CHILDREN, SHE RETURNED TO
THE WORKFORCE IN NETWORK SYSTEMS SALES AND IS NOW WITH NORTEL NETWORKS IN
LA AREA. OUR CHILDREN ARE LOCATED IN COLORADO SPRINGS, DALLAS, AND ATLANTA.
DE JONG
Name : BOB DE JONG
Lives in: CA
Significant other: PATRICIA
AFTER HIGH SCHOOL I WORKED FOR A YEAR THEN WENT TO COLLEGE AT THE
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH DAKOTA. I MET MY WIFE TO BE THERE AND WE WERE MARRIED
ON CHRISTMAS BREAK OF OUR SENIOR YEAR. I WENT INTO THE ARMY IN THE
INFANTRY, SERVED IN VIETNAM TWICE, SPENT 9 YEARS IN BOMB DISPOSAL AND THEN
SPENT THE REMAINDER OF MY CAREER IN CONTRACTING. WE WERE BLESSED WITH 2
CHILDREN, MIKE (26) AND ELIZABETH (22) AND WE CELEBRATED OUR 36TH
ANNIVERSARY ON 17 DECEMBER 2000. I RETIRED FROM THE ARMY IN 1991 AND WENT
TO WORK FOR WHAT IS NOW BOEING SPACE SYSTEM AND I AM CURRENTLY THE MATERIAL
PROGRAM MANAGER FOR THE DELTQA II/III ROCKET PROGRAMS.
HOWELL
Name : BRENDA HOWELL
Lives in: FL
Significant other:
MARRIED AND DIVORCED - HAD 3 BEAUTIFUL DAUGHTERS: MICHELLE BORN IN 1968,
MELISSA IN 1969, AND MELANIE IN 1971 - LOST MELANIE ON THE DAY BEFORE
MEMORIAL DAY IN 1992, JUST 4 MONTHS BEFORE HER 21ST BIRTHDAY, TO A
BACTERIAL INFECTION CONTRACTED WHILE AN OPERATING ROOM TECHNICIAN IN THE
NAVY TREATING SOLDIERS RETURNING FROM DESERT STORM - HAVE 15 GRANDCHILDREN
(FROM MY OTHER 2 DAUGHTERS AND THEIR SPOUSES COLLECTIVELY) AND 3 GREAT
GRANDCHILDREN - SPENT 20+ YEARS WITH THE STATE OF LOUISIANA DHHR AS AN
ACCOUNTANT THEN MOVED BACK TO FLORIDA TO BE NEAR MY AGING PARENTS - DAD
PASSED AWAY 5 YEARS AGO (ALZHEIMERS) AND I LOST MOM THIS PAST NOVEMBER TO A
SERIES OF STROKES. HERE IN FLORIDA, I SPENT 5 YEARS WORKING IN THE LOCAL
HOSPITAL AS THE SECRETARY/TRANSCRIPTIONIST/RECEPTIONIST FOR THE THERAPY
DEPARTMENTS AND THEN 5 YEARS WORKING AS A CATALOGING ASSISTANT IN THE
LIBRARY AT SAINT LEO UNIVERSITY WHICH IS ABOUT 15 MILES FROM HERE. I AM
RETIRED NOW, LIVING IN A MOBILE HOME PARK AND AM THEIR RESIDENT MANAGER. I
NEVER THOUGHT I WOULD LIKE LIVING IN A 'PARK' BUT I JUST LOVE IT!! I HAVE
OVERCOME MY EXTREME SHYNESS AND REALLY LOVE BEING AROUND AND WORKING WITH
PEOPLE.
MEISTER
Name : NANCY ELLIS
Lives in: KS
Significant other:
I ATTENDED EMPORIA STATE FOR ONE YEAR THEN MARRIED AND RAISED A FAMILY FOR
20 YEARS BEFORE RETURNING TO SCHOOL TO ULTIMATELY GET MY MASTERS IN SOCIAL
WORK. I'VE NOW BEEN A THERAPIST TO TROUBLED TEENS AND THEIR FAMILLES FOR 20
YEARS AT OZANAM IN KANSAS CITY. DURING THIS TIME I WAS DIVORCED AFTER 20
YEARS, REMARRIED BRIEFLY AND HAVE BEEN SINGLE FOR THE LAST 13 YEARS. I LOVE
TO TRAVEL AND HAVE BEEN TO CHINA AND EUROPE SEVERAL TIMES. I HAVE 3
CHILDREN AND 11 GRANDCHILDREN IN KC, DENVER AND ATLANTA. I AM A "LIFE
MASTER" IN DUPLICATE BRIDGE PLAYER AND PLAY GOLF TO STAY SANE! MY DAD IS
STILL LIVING AT 89 AND LIVES JUST SOUTH OF 63RD AND WANAMAKER WITH HIS
WIFE!!!
SIECGRIST
Name : DARRELL SIECGRIST
Lives in: CO
Significant other: LYNN
OFFICE PHONE 303 696-7800
SLOOP
Name : BETTY EDSON
Lives in: KS
Significant other: DEAN
MARRIED DEAN EDSON, 6/17/1962, GRADUATED FROM WASHBURN UNIVERSITY IN 1966
(JUST BEFORE THE TORNADO!), GAVE BIRTH TO GREG 9/13/66 AND GAIL 6/25/69.
TAUGHT IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS FOR SEVEN YEARS AND HAVE WORKED IN RETIREMENT
HOMES SINCE THAT TIME. HAVE BEEN AT ALDERSGATE VILLAGE FOR 22 YEARS AND
RECENTLY WAS NAMED INTERIM ADMINISTRATOR OF THE RETIREMENT COMMUNITY. HAVE
TRAVELED A BIT TO HAWAII, ALASKA, CARRIBEAN, MAINE, NORTHWEST, FLORIDA AND
TEXAS. AM ANXIOUSLY AWAITING THE BIRTH OF OUR FIRST GRANDCHILD IN LATE
SEPTEMBER OR EARLY OCTOBER, TO BE BORN TO OUR DAUGHTER GAIL AND HER
HUSBAND, TROY HALTERMAN, IN OVERLAND PARK. HAVE HAD A VERY HAPPY LIFE AND
AM GRATEFUL TO GOD FOR BLESSING ME BEYOND MY EXPECTATIONS.
WILLIAMSON
Name : RAY WILLIE
Lives in: MO
Significant other:
WRHS GRAD 1960, WU UNDERGRAD DEGREE 1965, KSTC OF EMPORIA MASTERS DEGREE
1971. JUNIOR COLLAGE TEACHER 6 YEARS, REAL ESTATE SALES, RETAIL BUSINESS
OWNER, WORKED WITH THE STATE OF MO SEVERAL YEARS IN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT,
RETIRED DEC. 31, 1999 AFTER 19 YEARS SELF EMPLOYED IN INSURANCE AND
SECURITIES SALES.
Class of 61
JOHNSON
Name : STAN JOHNSON
Lives in: KS
Significant other:
BRANDON
Name : JUDY CRAWFORD
Lives in: CA
Significant other: BLAINE
MARRIED FOR 38 YEARS. WE HAVE THREE CHILDREN AND THREE GRANDCHILDREN. LOVE
BEING A GRANDPARENT. SETTLED IN CALIFORNIA. GETTING READY FOR RETIREMENT IN
ABOUT 2 1/2 TO 3 YEARS. PRESENTLY WORKING FOR THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA AS A
HOUSING FINANCE ASSISTANT. THE MOST SIGNIFICANT EVENT IN MY LIFE WAS
BECOMING A BORN-AGAIN CHRISTIAN.
BYBEE
Name : JACK BYBEE
Lives in: KS
Significant other: NONE
NONE
CLUGSTON
Name : INGRID (DIANE) DYE
Lives in: AZ
Significant other: ABE
ATTENDANCE AT WASHBURN RURAL FOR ME WAS ONLY MY SENIOR YEAR. I HAVE FOND
MEMORIES OF THOSE WHO BEFRIENDED ME AND SOME OF THEM WENT ON WITH ME TO
EMPORIA STATE. GRADUATION FROM E-STATE WAS IN 1965 ON THE SAME WEEKEND THAT
I MARRIED ABE. WE LIVED IN EMPORIA, WICHITA, AND KANSAS CITY AND HAD
DAUGHTERS ANNE, AIMEE AND NOELLE BORN IN EACH CITY. ONWARD WE MOVED TO ST.
LOUIS, KEWANEE, IL, BACK TO ST. LOUIS AND PRESENTLY IN GOLD CANYON, AZ. ABE
HAS HAD A CAREER IN THE FINANCIAL SERVICES INDUSTRY, 22 OF THOSE WITH
EDWARD JONES INVESTMENTS. I HAVE PLAYED A SUPPORTING ROLE GLADLY AND NOW WE
PLAN TO EVENTUALLY RETIRE AND SEE MORE OF OUR DAUGHTERS AND GRANDCHILDREN.
COOPER
Name : MELINDA COOPER
Lives in: KS
Significant other:
RETURNED TO CALIFORNIA AFTER GRADUATION. MARRIED IN 1973. HUSBAND & I
OWNED AND OPERATED A BOARDING AND TRAINING STABLE AND RAISED PINTO PONIES &
HORSES. HUSBAND DIED IN 1986 OF LEUKEMIA. NO CHILDREN. WENT TO COLLEGE AND
RECEIVED TWO AA DEGREES. WORKED AS STABLE MANAGER/TRAINER FOR AN ARABIAN
HORSE FARM. WON MANY AWARDS SHOWING ALL OVER THE STATES OF CALIFORNIA,
NEVADA AND OREGON. DECIDED TO RETURN TO TOPEKA 11 YEARS AGO TO BE CLOSER TO
PARENTS AND BROTHERS. BY DAY I WORK AS A MUTUAL FUND QUALITY AUDITOR AT
SECURITY BENEFIT GROUP OF COMPANIES. BY NIGHT I AM A VOLUNTEER BACKSTAGE
TECHNICIAN AND STAGE MANAGER AT TOPEKA CIVIC THEATRE. I STILL HAVE A HORSE
BUT NEVER HAVE MUCH TIME TO RIDE HER. EMAIL ADDRESS IS A WORK ADDRESS.
COURTNEY JR
Name : KENNENTH COURTNEY JR
Lives in: GA
Significant other: HILDA
GRAD IN 61. MOVED TO SARSOTA FLA. DAD RETIRED. GOT DRAFTED IN ARMY 65-67.
WORKED FOR NCR 67-98. HAD A CERABLE STROKE 97 THEN A TRIPLE BYBASS. BEEN ON
LONG TERM DISABLLTY SINCE THEN STILL LIVE IN LILBURN.
CRABTREE
Name : JANIE THOMPSON
Lives in: KS
Significant other:
I HAVE TWO WONDERFUL DAUGHTERS, A 8 YEAR OLD GRANDDAUGHTER, A 5 YEAR OLD
GRANDSON AND TWO TERRIFIC SON IN LAWS. THEY ARE ALL IN TOPEKA. I WORKED
WITH NASCAR FOR ONE YEAR, THEN WORKED AS A MEETING COORDINATOR ON (7) FINAL
FOUR TOURNAMENTS, (5) SUPER BOWLS AND (4) MASTERS GOLF TOURNAMENTS. I LIVED
IN ORLANDO FOR 8 YEARS, AND ATLANTA 3 YEARS BEFORE RETURNING TO TOPEKA. I
WORK FOR THE TOPEKA CONVENTION & VISITORS BUREAU, ENJOY MY JOB AND TRAVEL
FOR THE COMPANY OFTEN.
DRAKE
Name : DONA GEARHART
Lives in: CO
Significant other:
MARRIED: FEBRUARY, 1964 CHILDREN: WILLIAM, B. DEC. 1964, STEPHEN, B. MAR.
1967, SHANNON, B. MAR. 1969. DIVORCED: 1973 RESIDENCES: TOPEKA AND MAPLE
HILL, KANSAS UNTIL 1975; SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS UNTIL 1978, PAONIA AND GRAND
JUNCTION, CO. UNTIL 1992, LAS VEGAS, NV UNTIL 1998. OCCUPATIONS: HOMEMAKER
UNTIL -- WELL ALWAYS AND STILL, GASOLINE RETAIL MANAGER 1973-1978;
UNDERGROUND COAL MINER 1978-1987; SMALL BUSINESS OWNER 1987-1991; STUDENT
1990-1996; UNIVERSITY HISTORY TEACHER 1995-1999; B&N BOOKSELLER MANAGER
1999-PRESENT. EDUCATION: ONE SEMESTER WASHBURN UNIVERSITY IN 1961, B.A. IN
HISTORY FROM MESA STATE COLLEGE IN GRAND JUNCTION, CO., PH.D IN HISTORY
FROM UNLV IN LAS VEGAS, NV. RETURNED TO GRAND JUNCTION TO BE NEAR PARENTS,
CHILDREN, AND GRANDCHILDREN.
ERWIN
Name : PATRICIA HANNUSCH
Lives in: TX
Significant other: JIM
FELLERS
Name : ROGER FELLERS
Lives in: TX
Significant other: PATRICIA
FETSKO
Name : JOSEPH FETSKO
Lives in: OH
Significant other: HART
ATTENDED WRHS 1959 & 1960. GRADUATED FROM HAMILTON TOWNSHIP HS, LOCKBOURNE,
OHIO 1961. GRADUATED FROM THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY, 1967. MARRIED IN 1968,
DEVORCED 1978, RE-MARRIED 1979 TO PRESENT. EMPLOYMENT: DIA, WASHINGTON, DC
(2 YRS); OHIO DOT (6 YRS); US DOT (2 YRS); US DEPT OF HUD (20 YRS); CITY OF
COLUMBUS, OHIO (8 YRS); RETIRED: FROM FEDERAL 1995, FROM STATE/CITY 2003.
CURRENTLY SELF-EMPLOYED, FETSKO TECHNICAL SERVICES AS CONSULTANT TO FEDERAL
AND STATE AGENCIES.
FISHER
Name : DOROTHY SHERRETTS
Lives in: KS
Significant other: EARNEST(BUZZ)
I'VE BEEN MARRIED TO MY PRESENT HUSBAND 18 YEARS. I HAD TWO CHILDREN, A BOY
AND A GIRL. MY SON WAS KILLED IN A CAR ACCIDENT IN 1982. I HAVE A STEPSON.
WE HAVE ONE GRAND-DAUGHTER. I HAVE WORKED FOR ATSF(BNSF) FOR 32 YRS. AFTER
LIVING IN TEXAS FOR ABOUT 7 YRS. WE MOVED BACK TO TOPEKA AND HAVE LIVED
HERE EVER SINCE. WE BOWL, PLAY GOLF, FISH AND ENJOY LIFE IN GERERAL. I LOVE
WORKING IN MY YARD.
GARCIA
Name : MARVIN GARCIA
Lives in: OH
Significant other: NORMA
WRHS 1961, US ARMY 1964-66 (VIET NAM 65-66), GRAD U OF KANSAS 1969 BSME,
BENDIX CORP 4YRS, CHAMBERLAIN R&D 1YR, CIVILIAN ENGINEER WITH AIR FORCE 24
YEARS, WHITE HOUSE TASK FORCE ON RECYCLING 6MOS. ASSIGNED TO SENIOR
EXECUTIVE SERVICE WITH DEPT OF ENERGY MAY OF 2000. MARRIED TO NORMA, THREE
KIDS-- ALL GROWN, 5 GRANDCHILDREN
GATEWOOD
Name : CHARLES GATEWOOD
Lives in: KS
Significant other: JUDY
MARRIED TO JUDY STRATTON, WRHS CLASS '62. I'VE WORKED IN THE ROOFING TRADE
ALL OUR MARRIED YEARS. AS FOREMAN FOR A LOCAL COMPANY I SUPERVISED CREWS ON
COMMERCIAL JOBS IN NORTHEAST KANSAS AND AS FAR WEST AS GOODLAND, KS & NORTH
INTO NEBRASKA. IN 1983 FORMED FAMILY OWNED ROOFING BUSINESS. WORK PRIMARILY
IN TOPEKA AREA. HOBBIES OVER THE YEARS INCLUDED GOLF & MOTORCYCLES. GAVE UP
GOLF WHEN I LOST THE CLUB IN A POND & SOLD MOTORCYCLE AFTER A BEE GOT IN MY
HELMET WHILE SPEEDING DOWN THE HIGHWAY (& DITCH). HAVE RESTORED SEVERAL OLD
CARS. STILL OWN 2 EARLY MUSTANGS & A 41 FORD COUPE. WE PLAN TO BE AT THE
REUNION.
GILMORE
Name : PENNY GILMORE
Lives in: GA
Significant other:
MY FATHER BEING CAREER USAF BROUGHT US TO TOPEKA AND WRHS. AFTER WRHS
GRADUATION, MY FAMILY MOVED TO TULSA, OK. I ATTENDED THE UNIVERSITY OF
TULSA, TULSA, OK. MY WORK HAS BEEN IN THE PETROLEUM AND BANKING INDUSTRIES
UNTIL 1971 WHEN I WAS EMPLOYED WITH THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY AS
OF JANUARY 2004. I RETIRED FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WITH 32 YEARS
SERVICE. SERVICE WAS WITH THE CDC - BUREAU OF EPIDEMIOLOGY, BIRTH DEFECTS
FOR ONE AND ONE HALF YEARS AND THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY,
PESTICIDES SECTION THE REMAINING YEARS. MY HOBBIES INCLUDE STAINED GLASS,
PHOTOGRAPHY, AND TENNIS. I AM VERY PROUD OF MY FAMILY WHICH CONSISTS OF MY
SISTER, MELINDA, AND HER SON, TODD. ATLANTA, GA HAS BEEN MY HOME SINCE
1968. WITH A FATHER IN THE AIR FORCE, THIS IS THE LONGEST PERIOD I HAVE
LIVED ANYWHERE.
GOCHENOUR
Name : WILLIAM GOCHENOUR
Lives in: TX
Significant other: GLORIA
MY WIFE AND I HAVE TRAVELED ALL OVER EUROPE, EGYPT, GREECE, TURKEY, ISRAEL
AND ASIA. WE HAVE BEEN HAPPILY MARRIED FOR 30 YEARS. I HAVE ONE DAUGHTER BY
A PREVIOUS MARRIAGE. I HAVE WORKED FOR SPRINT COMMUNICATIONS FOR THE PAST
21 YEARS. MY HOBBYS ARE GENEALOGY & AMATEUR RADIO (WB7NPH)
GOWAN
Name : JOHN GOWAN
Lives in: NM
Significant other: ANNE (SALLY)
IT HAS BEEN GREAT READING THE UPDATES ON EVERYONE. I DID NOT REALIZE HOW
MUCH I MISSED ALL OF YOU. I LEFT KANSAS AFTER HS AND WENT TO CA. CA WAS TOO
CROWDED FOR ME SO DECIDED TO FINISH MY EDUCATION AT THE UNIVERSITY OF
WYOMING IN LARAMIE. GRADUATED IN 1968 WITH A BS IN AEROSPACE ENGINEERING. I
ALSO EARNED MY BLACK BELT IN JUDO AND HAVE TAUGHT MARTIAL ARTS FOR 30 YEARS
TO STAY IN CONDITION. I WAS COMMISSIONED INTO THE AIR FORCE AND MARRIED TO
ANNE STEWART (SALLY) SHORTLY AFTER GRADUATION. OUR FIRST DUTY STATION WAS
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, DAYTON, OH. OUR TWO CHILDREN, SHARON AND MATTHEW WERE
BORN THERE. I COMPLETED A MS IN MATERIALS ENGINEERING. IN 1973, WE WERE
REASSIGNED TO KIRTLAND AFB, NM. WHERE I WORKED ON THE HIGH ENERGY LASER
PROGRAM, AKA "STAR WARS". WE BUILT THE FIRST AIRBORNE LASER USED TO SHOOT
DOWN MISSILES. IN 1980 I WAS AWARDED THE GILLER AWARD FOR SCIENTIFIC
ACHIEVEMENT. MY NEXT ASSIGNMENT WAS IN LONDON AS A SCIENTIFIC LIAISON
OFFICER. FOR 3.5 YEARS I TRAVELED EUROPE REVIEWING RESEARCH IN MATERIALS
SCIENCE, AEROSPACE VEHICLES AND CHEMISTRY. WE RETRUNED TO KIRTLAND IN 1984.
I WAS AWARDED 5 PATENTS. I RETIRED IN 1988. I AM CURRENTLY PRESIDENT OF
APPLIED OPTICAL SYSTEMS, A COMPANY THAT DOES ENGINEERING CONSULTING AND
MARKETING OF ELECTRONIC SPECKLE PATTERN INTERFEROMETERS. (2008 UPDATE)WE
FINISHED SETTING UP A FAMILY BUSINESS FOR THE GRANDCHILDREN (NOW 5 OF
THEM). IT IS CALLED HAWAIIAN WEST TRAVEL. THE OLDEST OF THE KIDS IS NOW 13,
SO IT WONT BE LONG TILL I CAN RETIRE AGAIN. SALLY AND I WILL CELEBRATE OUR
40TH ANNIVERSARY IN FEB 08. I STILL RIDE THE DIRT BIKES, BUT MOST OF MY
EXERCISE COMES FROM TEACHING COMPETION JUDO. WE TOOK A TEAM TO THE NM STATE
GAMES LAST YEAR AND TOOK 1ST PLACE. EVERYONE IS STILL HEALTHY. I HOPE TO
MAKE IT TO THE 50 YEAR REUNION IN 2011. YOU CAN ALWAYS REACH ME AT THE
BUSINESS ADDRESS, JOHN # HAWAIIANWESTTRAVEL.COM.
GRAHAM
Name : RICK GRAHAM
Lives in: CA
Significant other: DIANNE
WE WILL BE AT THE PICNIC. LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING YOU!
HAMBY
Name : JOHN HAMBY
Lives in: TN
Significant other: JUDY
NOW RETIRED AFTER 36 YEARS IN FINANCE AND BANKING.
HAYS
Name : HENRY (MERLIN) HAYS
Lives in: MN
Significant other: PATRICIA
I RECEIVED MY PHD IN ECONOMICS FROM KANSAS STATE UINVERSITY, SPENT SIX
YEARS TEACHING IN NIGERIA, WEST AFRICA, RETURNED TO TEACH AT BETHANY
COLLEGE IN LINDSBORG, KS AND NOW GUSTAVUS ADOLPHUS COLLEGE IN ST. PETER,
MN. I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO ATTEND ANY OF THE REUNIONS THIS FAR BUT HOPE TO
ONE OF THESE TIMES. I'D LOVE TO HEAR FROM ALUM THAT REMEMBER ME.
HENLEY
Name : MIKE HENLEY
Lives in: TX
Significant other: CAROLYN
IRWIN
Name : LARRY IRWIN
Lives in: AZ
Significant other: JEANETTE
MARRIED JEANETTE STOUT WHRS '62,AND HAVE BEEN TOGETHER FOR 36 YEARS.
GRADUATED FROM WASHBURN U. RAN A RELAY RUN TO THE OLYMPIC GAMES IN MEXICO
CITY IN 68. LIVED IN TEXAS FOR 25 YEARS THEN TO ARIZONA FOR THE LAST 11
YEARS. I RAN AND COMPLETED THE LOS ANGELES MARATHON IN 1995. HAVE OWNED AND
RUN MY OWN BUSINESS SINCE 1991. ALSO, JEANETTE AND I HAVE RUN A BED &
BREAKFAST IN PHOENIX, AZ SINCE 1994.
JONES
Name : J. PATRICK JONES
Lives in: CO
Significant other:
LAUGHON
Name : MIKE LAUGHON
Lives in: KS
Significant other: CONNIE
GRADUATED FROM WRHS IN 1961 AND WASHBURN UNIVERSITY IN 1966. WENT TO WORK
FOR SOUTHWESTERN BELL TELEPHONE CO. UPON GRADUATION AND JUST RETIRED IN
MARCH 2000. MARRIED CONNIE HEDBERG, A TOPEKA HIGH AND WASHBURN U. GRADUATE
IN 1969. HAVE ONE SON, RYAN, WHO GRADUATED FROM WRHS IN 1994, K.U. IN
1998, WORKS FOR ARTHUR ANDERSON, LIVING IN K.C. DURING MY 34 YEARS WITH
SOUTHWESTERN BELL I ALWAYS LIVED IN TOPEKA EXCEPT FOR 3 YEARS IN HAYS, KS.
LEECH III
Name : JOHN LEECH III
Lives in: TN
Significant other: SHERRY
SORRY, I WILL NOT BE ABLE TO BE AT THE REUNION. I WILL BE PREPARING TO
LEAVE THE COUNTRY FIRST FOR BRAZIL AND THEN ON TO AFRICA WHERE WE WILL BE
DOING MISSION WORK. HAVE A GREAT TIME AND A GREAT REUNION. GOD BLESS YOU
ALL!
MADDOX
Name : SARA STOECKLIN
Lives in: FL
Significant other: PETER
GRADUATED - TROY STATE UNIVERSITY 1961-1965 WITH MATH DEGREE & WENT TO WORK
FOR IBM WHERE I MET PETER. WE MOVED 11 TIMES WHILE I CONTINUED MY EDUCATION
WITH A MS IN COMPUTER SCIENCE AT EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY AND A PHD
AT FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY. I CURRENTLY SERVE AS DIRECTOR OF SOFTWARE
ENGINEERING AT FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY- PANAMA CITY CAMPUS. PETER RETIRED
FROM IBM AND CURRENTLY IS A PARTNER IN A SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT COMPANY
MARQUIS SOFTWARE. WE HAVE 4 CHILDREN AND 1 GRANDCHILD.
MOLSTAD
Name : CATHERINE CHAMBERS
Lives in: AZ
Significant other: DON
RAISED TWO CHILDREN AS A SINGLE PARENT. MY SON CURRENTLY IS EMPLOYED BY
BOEING AND MY DAUGHTER JUST RECEIVED HER PH.D. IN CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY FROM
THE UNIVERSITY OF UTAH. GOT MY COLLEGE DEGREES LONG AFTER HIGH SCHOOL BUT
BEFORE I REACHED 50: BSBA AND MBA. LIVED IN GERMANY FOR OVER 4 YEARS
WHERE MY DAUGHTER WAS BORN, HAVE TRAVELED EXTENSIVELY AND RETIRED A YEAR
AGO FROM THE BOEING COMPANY AS A CONTRACT ADMINISTRATOR IN SEATTLE WA.
MOVED TO TUCSON TO FIND THE SUNSHINE. OVER THE YEARS LOST CONTACT WITH ALL
BUT ONE ALUMNI AND HAVE NOT RETURNED TO TOPEKA SINCE GRADUATION. IMAGINE
THAT TOWN HAS CHANGED A BIT IN THE ENSUING YEARS. AM UNABLE TO ATTEND THE
REUNION AS WE HAVE TRAVEL PLANS BACK TO SEATTLE AND CANADA AT THAT TIME.
THERE ARE NO GRANDCHILDREN (TWO GRAND DOGS AND TWO GRAND CATS...DO THEY
COUNT?). HOPE THIS EVENT IS A SUCCESSFUL ONE AND EVERYONE HAS A WONDERFUL
TIME. CATHY (OR LITTLECOYOTE # BIGFOOT.COM )
PIPER
Name : DON PIPER
Lives in: WA
Significant other: BONI
GRADUATED FROM WASHBURN 1961 GRADUATED FROM GENEVA COLLEGE IN PENNSYLVANIA
IN 1965 MARRIED BONI VERRETT (FROM BEAVER FALLS, PA) IN 1967 TAUGHT BIOLOGY
AND CHEMISTRY IN SEATTLE 1967-69 LIVED ON THE ISLAND OF CYPRUS FROM
1970-1974 TWO CHILDREN AARON AND KARLIE WERE BORN THERE. AFTER THE WAR
THERE, I RETURNED TO THE US AND TAUGHT BIOLOGY AND CHEMISTRY AT BEAVER
FALLS, PA HIGH SCHOOL FOR A YEAR. RECEIVED M DIV FROM REFORMED PRESBYERIAN
THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY IN 1977 HAVE BEEN PASTOR OF SEATTLE REFORMED
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH SINCE JANUARY OF 1977 NTIL PRESENT. THIRD CHILD,
SARAH, WAS BORN IN KOREA IN 1978. MY FAMILY AND I LIVED IN NORTHERN
IRELAND FOR A YEAR IN 1988-89. MY THIRD, AND LAST CHILD GRADUATES FROM
COLLEGE IN MAY 2000
PRAGER
Name : JOHN PRAGER
Lives in: CA
Significant other: KATHY
UPON GRADUATION FROM WRHS, IN 1961, I SET OUT TO BECOME A DOCTOR, ATTENDING
KU, 1961-65. CHANGED DIRECTION IN JUNIOR YEAR,DECIDING LAW WAS BETTER
CHOICE. GRADUATED FROM KU IN 1965;DEGREES IN ECONOMICS AND POLITICAL
SCIENCE. ATTENDED UNIV OF ILLINOIS LAW SCHOOL, 1965-68, JD DEGREE. FIRST
JOB WITH FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IN WASH, DC, THE NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS
BOARD, 68-70; TRANSFERRED TO LA WITH THAT AGENCY 70. WENT INTO PRIVATE LAW
PRACTICE, 72. WAS WITH LOS ANGELES LAW FIRMS UNTIL 85, WHEN I ESTABLISHED
MY OWN FIRM. MERGED MY FIRM WITH ANOTHER, AND CREATED A STATEWIDE FIRM --
COOK, BROWN & PRAGER -- IN 89, WITH OFFICES IN SACRAMENTO AND SANTA ANA,
CA. LAW PRACTICE IS CONFINED TO LABOR RELATIONS AND EMPLOYMENT LAW ON
BEHALF OF MANAGEMENT. HAVE ARGUED CASES BEFORE US SUPREME COURT AND CAL.
SUPREME COURT. MET WIFE, KATHY, WHILE IN LAW SCHOOL, AND MARRIED IN 67.
PRESENTLY LIVE IN ANAHEIM, CA, NOT FAR FROM DISNEYLAND. MARRIED NOW 33
YEARS. KATHY IS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TEACHER. WE ENJOY TRAVELING, AND HAVE
VISITED ENGLAND, FRANCE, GERMANY, SWITZERLAND, ITALY, GREECE, SPAIN,
PORTUGAL, MEXICO, THE CARRIBBEAN, VENEZUELA. FIVE CHILDREN--3 GIRLS, 2
BOYS--AND TWO GRANDCHILDREN. OLDEST DAUGHTER, JOANNE, ATTENDED KU FOR ONE
YEAR -- 86-87 -- AND THEN WEST POINT, GRADUATING IN 91. SHE'S NOW CAPT US
ARMY, AND INSTRUCTOR AT WEST POINT. SHE MARRIED ANOTHER WEST POINT GRADUATE
IN 93, AND HAS TWO CHILDREN. SECOND DAUGHTER, CHRISTINE, NOW MARRIED, IS
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TEACHER, IN FONTANA, CA. THIRD DAUGHTER, AMY, GRADUATED
FROM UC BERKELEY IN 99, AND WORKS ON WALL STREET FOR BANK OF NY. THE TWO
BOYS, DAVID AND JJ, STILL IN HIGH SCHOOL.
RIGGS
Name : FRANK RIGGS
Lives in: TX
Significant other: SHARON
SUBMITTED FOR FRANK. FRANK'S FATHER WAS TRANSFERRED AFTER HIS JUNIOR YEAR
AT WRHS. HE AND SHARON PLAN TO ATTEND THE GRAND REUNION 2000!!!
ROBINSON
Name : VIRGINIA (JENNY) CRANE
Lives in: OK
Significant other: BOB
GRADUATED IN 1961 ATTENDED WASHBURN UNIV. 61/62 MARRIED 1962 TO LARRY
STONEBRAKER 1ST SON IN 1962 QUENTIN STONEBRAKER LIVES IN TOPEKA, KS 2ND SON
1N 1963 RODNEY STONEBRAKER LIVES IN AUSTIN, TX 3RD SON IN 1967 PAUL
STONEBRAKER LIVES IN CARBONDAL, KS 4TH DAUGHTER FINALLY 1972 STACY
STONEBRAKER, CHRISTIANSEN LIVES IN TOPEKA KS, PAUL HAS 3 CHILDREN ASHLEY
14, AMANDA 10, AUSTIN 4 STACY HAS 1 CHILD TANNER 3 I DEVORCED AFTER 15
YEARS OF MARRIAGE IN 1977 RAISED MY CHILDREN WHILE I WORKED AT BLUE CROSS
BULE SHIELD OF KANSAS FOR 13 1/2 YEARS. REMARRIED IN 1987 TO ROBERT CRANE.
WE LIVE IN OKLA. AND BOB WORKS FOR FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTERATION. I AM A
FITNESS INSTRUCTOR AT REDLAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE IN EL RENO, OK. I ALSO
TEACH THROUGH THE COMMUNITY EDUCATION PROGRAM IN YUKON, SCHOOL SYSTEM. I
HAVE HAD AN ANTIUGE SHOPE FOR 9 YEARS AND JUST CLOSED IT OUT MAY 1ST OF
2000. I TEACH SUMMER WATER AEROBIC EVERY DAY THROUGH JUNE AND JULY. I GIVE
WATER REHEB. THERAPY TO PEOPLE AT MY HOME FOR PEOPLE REFERRED TO ME FROM
DRS.I TAKE CARE OF MY MOTHER WHO IS 93 YEARS OLD. SHE MOVED DOWN HERE TO
OK. 5 YEARS AGO. SHE BOUGHT THE HOUSE ACROSS THE STREET FROM ME. I GO BACK
AND FORTH TO KS.ALL THE TIME TO SEE MY GRANDCHILDREN. IN MY TRIPS TO TOPEKA
I SOME TIMES GET TO SEE OLD CLASSMATES. I HOPE TO SEE MORE OF YOU AT THE
REUNION.
ROSS
Name : KATHRYN ANDERSON
Lives in: KS
Significant other:
I'M SINGLE AGAIN. I HAVE BEEN TO ALL 48 STATES PLUS A COUPLE PROVINCES OF
CANADA IN MY TRAVELING FOR 15 YEARS WITH MY EX. I WORK FOR THE STATE OF
KANSAS FOR THE PAST 6 1/2 YEARS WITH THE CHILD SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT UNIT OF
THE SRS IN LAWRENCE. I DO TAXES DURING THE SEASON FOR H & R BLOCK AT THE
19TH & GAGE OFFICE AND HAVING BEEN DOING THAT FOR 5 YEARS NOW. I'M ON MY PC
AT WORK 8 HRS. A DAY KEEPING OUR OFFICE RUNNING SMOOTHLY AS I'M THE ONLY
OFFICE ASSISTANT (SECRETARY/TRAINER/OFFICE MANAGER) WHAT EVER YOU CALL IT
THERE IS JUST ME. I ENJOY MY JOB--NEVER A DULL MOMENT.
RUPPERT
Name : ELAINE LANDIS
Lives in: CO
Significant other: DAVE
WRHS GRAD. 1961--WASHBURN UNIVERSITY 1961-1964. I MARRIED AND MOVED TO
DALLAS 64. 1966-BIRTH OF MY DAUGHTER, GINA WHO IS CURRENTLY LIVING IN
TOPEKA AND IS MARRIED WITH 2 DAUGHTERS AND L SON. I DIVORCED AND RETURNED
TO TOPEKA IN 1972. IN 1975 I MARRIED DAVE LANDIS (TWHS--1963 AND BSEE
DEGREE AT KSU IN 1970 AFTER A TOUR IN VIET NAM. IN 1976, THE BIRTH OF OUR
SON AARON, WHO IS CURRENTLY LIVING IN KANSAS CITY, KANSAS AND MARRIED WITH
2 DAUGHTERS. WHILE I LIVED IN TOPEKA I WAS AN ACCOUNTANT FOR 2 DIFFERENT
CPA FIRMS FOR 7 YEARS, THEN I STARTED AND RAN MY OWN BOOKKEEPING BUSINESS
OUT OF MY HOME FOR 17 YEARS ALONG WITH RAISING MY 2 CHILDREN AND A STEPSON.
IN 1996, DAVE AND I MOVED TO COLORADO SPRINGS. DAVE IS PLANT MANAGER FOR AN
OPTICAL, ELECTRONIC & MECHANICAL PARTS COMPANY HERE AND I AM A BOOKKEEPER
FOR A SMALL INTERIOR DESIGN FIRM. DAVE AND I WERE ABLE TO ATTEND ONE WRHS
REUNION, BUT UNFORTUNATELY WE HAVE A PREVIOUS ENGAGEMENT THAT WEEKEND THIS
YEAR. WE HOPE TO ATTEND ANOTHER YEAR.
SCHWEITZER
Name : NANCY HANSON
Lives in: KS
Significant other: JEROME(JERRY)
GRADUATED WRHS 1961. GRADUATED WASHBURN U. 1965. MARRIED SEPT. 13, 1965,
TO JEROME L. HANSON, OF KAPUSKASING, ONTARIO, CANADA. LIVED TWO YEARS IN
TORONTO, ONTARIO; TWO YEARS ON LONG ISLAND, N.Y. MOVED TO LAWRENCE, KS,
DECEMBER 1969. DAUGHTER LAURA DAWN HANSON BORN SEPT. 5, 1970, LAWRENCE,
KS. DAUGHTER CELESTE ALAINE HANSON BORN AUG. 4, 1973, LAWRENCE, KS.
CELESTE MARRIED MATTHEW WELLER (MARRIED NAME FOR BOTH IS "HANSON-WELLER")
DECEMBER 4, 1974. I'VE WORKED WITH UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS CENTER FOR
RESEARCH, LAWRENCE, FOR OVER 20 YEARS. CURRENTLY WITH THE RESEARCH BRANCH
CALLED INFORMATION AND TELECOMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY CENTER (ITTC).
FAVORITE PART OF JOB: PUBLICATION LAYOUT & GRAPHICS. HUSBAND JERRY HAS
WORKED 30 YEARS WITH AEROSPACE ENGINEERING DEPT., KU. JERRY & I HAVE, AS
YET, NO GRANDCHILDREN. A SIGNIFICANT JOY IN MY LIFE HAS BEEN HAVING KEPT
IN TOUCH WITH WRHS CLASSMATE KAREN (STROUD) EASTMAN. HANSON # ITTC.UKANS.EDU
(WORK)
SLOOP
Name : MARY STEWART
Lives in: KS
Significant other: RALPH
A COUPLE YEARS AFTER GRADUATION I WAS MARRIED FOR THE FIRST TIME AND GAVE
BIRTH TO MY ONE AND ONLY CHILD, DAVID WILLIAMS. I HAVE WORKED MOST OF THE
YEARS SINCE SCHOOL IN A CLERICAL TYPE POSITION. THE LAST 20 YEARS I HAVE
SHARED MY LIFE WITH A WONDERFUL FRIEND AND HUSBAND, RALPH STEWART. WE LIVE
IN DERBY, KANSAS, OUTSIDE OF WICHITA. I WORK AT BOEING AND RALPH WORKS AT
THE WICHITA EAGLE NEWSPAPER. MY SON, DAVID, ALSO WORKS FOR BOEING AND HAS
TWO WONDERFUL LITTLE GIRLS, JESSICA, WHO IS 10 AND DAKOTA, WHO IS 5. SORRY
WE WILL MISS THE REUNION THIS YEAR. IF WE HAVE SOMETHING FOR OUR 40TH NEXT
YEAR, WE WILL BE SURE AND PLAN TO ATTEND. HOPE YOU ALL HAVE A GREAT TIME!
SMITH
Name : BARBARA MEANS
Lives in: CO
Significant other: JIM
MARRIED, THREE SONS, THREE STEP-CHILDREN, TWO GRANDCHILDREN AND FIVE STEP
GRANDCHILDREN. HAVE HAD MANY OPPORTUNITIES TO TRAVEL TO VARIOUS COUNTRIES
IN THE WORLD. PERSONAL INVOLVEMENT IN THE SUPPORT OF AN ORPHANAGE AND
TRAINING CENTER IN UGANDA, AFRICA. DEVELOPING RELATIONSHIPS WITH
INDIVIDUALS ACROSS DIFFERENT ETHNIC AND RELIGIOUS LINES AND INVOLVEMENT
WITH VARIOUS MISSIONS ORGANIZATION. THIS HAS CREATED OPPORTUNITIES TO MEET
SOME VERY INTERESTING PEOPLE. MY CAREER HAS CONSISTED OF OFFICE MANAGEMENT
IN THE FIELD OF ACCOUNTING. MOST SIGNIFICANT EVENTS IN MY LIFE ARE MY
CHRISTIAN FAITH, GREAT FAMILY TIES AND RELATIONSHIPS WITH OTHER FRIENDS IN
MY LIFE.
STEVICK
Name : JAMES STEVICK
Lives in: MO
Significant other: GAYE
MOVED IN 1960 AFTER JUNIOR YEAR AT WRHS. GRADUATED FROM JOPLIN HS IN 1961
AND WASHBURN UNIVERSITY IN 1965. MS IN SCIENCE EDUCATION FROM CMSU IN
WARRENSBURG. MARRIED, 1967-89. ONE SON, SCOTT, BORN 1970. ONE GRANDSON,
KEILYN, BORN 1997. MARRIED GAYE IN 1990. BEGAN TEACHING CHEMISTRY AND OTHER
SCIENCE COURSES AT LIBERTY MO, HIGH SCHOOL IN 1966. RETIRED FROM TEACHING
IN JUNE, 1999. MY WIFE AND I RESIDE IN LIBERTY, MO WHERE SHE CONTINUES TO
TEACH HIGH SCHOOL FRENCH AND I HAVE BEGUN SELLING SPECIALTY GASES FOR
LINWELD. Jim Stevick died 9/20/02
STROUD
Name : KAREN EASTMAN
Lives in: KS
Significant other: GERALD (JERRY)
IN 1964 I MARRIED JERRY EASTMAN, A NAVY MAN (NATIVE OF TOPEKA AND A TOPEKA
HIGH GRADUATE), WHO ENDED UP SPENDING 23 1/2 YEARS WITH UNCLE SAM. WE
SPEND ALMOST TWENTY OF THOSE YEARS IN MAINE. WE HAVE TWO KIDS, ONE SON AND
ONE DAUGHTER. BOTH ARE GROWN AND THE DAUGHTER IS MARRIED. OUR SON BRIAN
LIVES IN SHAWNEE. HE GRADUATED FROM KU IN 1991. HOLLY AND TODD BRANTLEY
LIVE HERE IN TOPEKA. SHE IS A MASSAGE THERAPIST AT ELEGANT NAILS AND SPA.
WE DECIDED TO RETURN TO KANSAS AFTER NAVY RETIREMENT TO BE CLOSER TO FAMILY
AND FOR THE KIDS TO KNOW THEIR RELATIVES BETTER. IT WAS A GOODDECISION; AS
WE HAD SOME REALLY GOOD TIMES WITH JERRY"S DAD AND MY MOM BEFORE THEY
PASSED AWAY SEVERAL YEARS AGO. I WORK FOR THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, USDA
RURAL DEVELOPMENT. JERRY MANAGES PROPERTY HERE IN TOPEKA: HIS MOM"S
APARTMENTS AND SEVERAL OF OUR OWN. GRANDDAUGHTER, ALEXIS ELAINE BRANTLEY
ARRIVED IN APRIL, 2004
WEATHERWAX
Name : DEBA BARKER
Lives in: KS
Significant other: JERRY
I GRADUATED FROM EMPORIA STATE TEACHERS COLLEGE IN 5/1965. I MET JERRY
THERE, HE WAS FROM ARKANSAS CITY AND HAD SERVED 4 YEARS IN THE NAVY AND
CAME TO EMPORIA TO COMPLETE HIS BS. WE WERE MARRIED IN JAN. OF MY SENIOR
YEAR AND MOVED TO LYNDON WHERE I TAUGHT AND HE WAS A SOCIAL WORKER. WE
MOVED TO LAWRENCE FOR HIM TO WORK ON HIS MASTER'S IN SOCIAL WORK. OUR FIRST
CHILD, KENDRA WAS BORN THERE AND WE MOVED TO AUGUSTA, KS. FOR HIS WORK. OUR
OLDER SON, KELLY WAS BORN THERE AND THEN WE MOVED TO WICHITA WHERE WE'VE
LIVED FOR 27 YEARS. OUR YOUNGER SON, KYLE WAS BORN HERE AND HE WILL BE A
SENIOR AT K-STATE IN THE FALL. OUR DAUGHTER WORKS FOR FARMERS INSURANCE AND
MOVED TO EUGENE, OREGON IN JAN. SHE IS COMING BACK TO KANSAS AND WILL WORK
IN THE REGIONAL OFFICE IN OVERLAND PARK. SHE HAS OUR ONLY GRANDCHILD, NATE
WHO WILL START KINDERGARTEN IN THE FALL. OUR OLDER SON, TEACHES GEOGRAPHY
AT SOUTHWEST JR. HIGH IN LAWRENCE AND COACHES THE CHESS TEAM THAT TOOK 2ND
IN THE NATION IN PHOENIX IN MAY. HIS WIFE, DANIEL, TEACHES GIFTED AT
LAWRENCE HIGH AND THEY LOVE TO TRAVEL. I'VE BEEN WITH THE WICHITA PUBLIC
SCHOOLS AS A ELEMENTARY LIBRARY MEDIA SPECIALIST AND CURRENTLY WORK AT
BUCKNER PERFORMING ARTS MAGNET WHICH I REALLY ENJOY! MY HOBBIES ARE
SEWING, COUNTED CROSS STITCH AND STAMPING. WE ENJOY SPOILING OUR GRANDSON.
JERRY WORKED FOR THE STATE OF KANSAS FOR 26 YEARS AND IS NOW RETIRED. HE
HAS A GREAT GARDEN AND KEEPS BUSY WITH WOOD WORKING PROJECTS. WE'RE
LOOKING FORWARD TO ATTENDING OUR DAUGHTER'S WEDDING IN EUGENE IN JUNE AND
THEN THE REUNION THE END OF JULY WHERE WE'LL SEE MY SISTERS, MARY BETH
SMITH AND SALLY AHLGREN.
WILSON
Name : CONNIE FRANKLIN
Lives in: TX
Significant other: JOHN
MARRIED IN 1961. HAVE 3 CHILDREN, MARY FAITH, MARRIED TO AL TONN, WITH
JOSHUA JON, LARS, & TIFFANY. JOHN JR. MARRIED TO CHERRY WITH TONIKA,
NICKOLAS, ALLGREY, ALEXIS, & RAYMOND CHARLES MARRIED TO MARIANELLA, WITH
JULIETTE AND JASMINE. OVER THE YEARS I HAVE HAD A REAL ESTATE LICENSE,
OWNED OR BEEN A PART OF MONTGOMERY CATALOG AGENCY, AND A PLUMBING COMPANY.
TWO YEARS AGO WE LOST EVERYTHING IN A FLOOD AND HAVE MOVED TO HIGHER GROUND
AND ARE SLOWLY REBUILDING.
WOODS
Name : CAROL SUE TRIMBLE
Lives in: KS
Significant other: KEN
Class of 62
CARROLL
Name : JOEL CARROLL
Lives in: VA
Significant other: LYNETTE
USAF ACADEMY 62-66; MARRIED 1967 - STILL MARRIED TO SAME PERSON IN 2008;
AIR FORCE INSTRUCTOR PILOT, LOGISTICIAN, CHIEF OF SAFETY 66-86; FACULTY,
VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY 1986-2002;
BERG
Name : LYNETTE ROBE
Lives in: CA
Significant other: MIKE
I WILL BE ATTENDING THE 2004 REUNION, AND HOPE MY HUSAND MIKE WILL, BUT HE
COULD BE IN CANADA SHOOTING ANOTHER MOVIE. I BECAME A CERTIFIED FAMILY LAW
SPECIALIST FROM THE STATE BAR OF CALIFORNIA IN 2000. THIS INVOLVES TAKING A
SECOND BAR EXAM AND FULFILLING SOME ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS. MIKE JUST
DIRECTED A NEW MINISERIES FOR CBS CALLED 'REVERSIBLE ERRORS'. IT IS BASED
ON A NOVEL BY SCOTT TUROW, AND IT AIRS MAY 23 AND 25TH, 2004. IT STARS
WILLIAM MACY AND TOM SELLECK. A COUPLE OF YEARS BACK, FOR ESPN, HE WROTE
AND DIRECTED A MOVIE ABOUT FOOTBALL AND BEAR BYANT CALLED 'THE JUNCTION
BOYS'. WE HAVE BEEN SPENDING QUITE A BIT OF TIME IN CANADA THE PAST FEW
YEARS, AS, UNFORTUNATELY, DUE TO THE RATE OF EXCHANGE, IT IS MUCH CHEAPER
TO SHOOT UP THERE. I USUALLY GO UP FOR A LONG WEEK-END WHENEVER HE IS
FILMING UP THERE. WE'VE BEEN IN EVERY PROVINCE EXCEPT FOR THE NORTHERN
TERRITORIES. "REVERSIBLE ERRORS" WAS SHOT IN HALIFAX, NOVA SCOTIA. "THE
JUNCTION BOYS" WAS SHOT OUTSIDE OF SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA. THEY HAD TO HAVE
SPECIAL "WRANGLERS" WHO WOULD SHOO AWAY THE KANGAROOS BEFORE EVERY SHOT!
THANKS FOR KEEPING TRACK OF EVERYONE!
BLAKELY
Name : CAROL BLAKELY
Lives in: UT
Significant other: CHRIS
AFTER GRADUATION IN `62, I WENT TO WASHBURN U. FOR 2 YRS.; I WORKED AS A
FLIGHT ATTENDANT WITH TWA FOR 4 YRS.; WENT TO LIVE IN SPAIN FOR 12 YRS.;
THEN BACK TO THE US WITH 5 CHILDREN BORN IN SPAIN; 2 MORE CHILDREN AND 14
YRS. LATER, MY 1ST HUSBAND AND I DIVORCED AFTER 27 YRS. OF MARRIAGE. I NOW
LIVE WITH MY 2ND HUSBAND, CHRIS, AND 1 CAT IN PORTLAND, OR WHERE I WORK AS
A SPANISH/ENGLISH INTERPRETER FOR THE COURTS AND IN THE MEDICAL FIELD
(OREGON STATE CERTIFIED JUDICIAL INTERPRETER AND WASHINGTON STATE CERTIFIED
MEDICAL INTERPRETER). I WOULD LOVE HEARING FROM ANY ALUMNS WHO REMEMBER ME!
CAROL BLAKELY JACKSON BLAKELYCAROL # YAHOO.COM. I AM NOW LIVING SINGLE IN
SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH, AND WORKING AS A REGISTRAR/SPANISH LANGUAGE
INTERPRETER FOR AN INSTACARE CLINIC.
BLUNT
Name : DAVID BLUNT
Lives in: TX
Significant other: ALICE
GRADUATED FROM BAKER UNIVERSITY IN 1966. MARRIED FIRST WIFE SAME YEAR.
DAUGHTER BORN IN 1967. TAUGHT HIGH SCHOOL BIOLOGY FOR TWO YEARS AT OLATHE
SR. HIGH SCHOOL FROM 66-68. WORKED IN PUBLIC RELATIONS FOR WESTERN
ELECTRIC, LEE'S SUMMIT, MO. WENT INTO SALES WITH JOHNSON AND JOHNSON IN
1969. DIVORCED 69. REMARRIED IN 70 TO CURRENT WIFE, ALICE. WENT TO WORK FOR
PHARMASEAL 72. MOVED TO MINNEAPOLIS IN 74. WENT TO WORK FOR CAVITRON IN 76.
I WAS ONE OF THE ORIGINAL 6 SALES PEOPLE TO SELL ULTRASONIC MACHINES FOR
CATARACT SURGERY IN THE U.S.. MOVED TO KANSAS CITY IN 1978 WITH THIS
COMPANY. IT WAS BOUGHT BY COOPER VISION IN 1980, WHICH WAS BOUGHT BY ALCON
IN 1989. IN 1989 I MOVED TO ALCON CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS IN FT. WORTH,
TEXAS WHERE I RESIDE TODAY. I AM A SALES DEVELOPMENT AND TRAINING MANAGER
IN THE INTERNATIONAL DIVISION. I DO, AND HAVE, TRAVELED THE WORLD ON
BUSINESS. I HAVE SPECIAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR ASSISTING THE CANADIAN,
AUSTRALIAN, AND FAR EASTERN COUNTRIES WITH ALL ALCON INSTRUMENTATION
ASSOCIATED WITH EYE SURGERY. MY EXPERTICE IS WITH THE
PHACOEMULSIFICATION/IOL IMPLANTS SURGERY. MY WIFE AND I LOVE TO TRAVEL AND
HAVE PARTICIPATED IN SOME RATHER EXOTIC TRIPS: PHOTOGRAPHIC SAFARI TO
AFRICA, CRUISE OF THE GALAPAGOS ISLANDS, CRUISE OF THE AMAZON RIVER,
SNORKELED THE GREAT BARRIER REEF, BELIZE, AND AKUMAL,MEXICO. WE HAVE
CRUISED THE INSIDE PASSAGE TO ALASKA AND FISHED FOR SALMON ON THE KENAI
RIVER OF THE KENAI PENINSULA IN ALASKA. WE PLAN TO CONTINUE THIS AS LONG AS
WE ARE HEALTHY AND CAN AFFORD TO. MY DAUGHTER LIVES IN ROCHESTER, N.Y.;
CONSEQUENTLY WE SEE SHE, AND HER FAMILY SELDOM. SHE HAS ONE DAUGHTER (MY
GRAND DAUGHTER) AND HAS ANOTHER DUE TO ARRIVE IN JULY, 2000. NO OTHER
CHILDREN BY MY WIFE OF 30 YEARS. WE OWN A HOUSE IN A SUBURB OF FT. WORTH.
IF WE FIND THE RIGHT PLACE, WE WILL PROBABLY MOVE WHEN I RETIRE. MY WIFE
WAS IN SPECIALS EDUCATION (17 YEARS) BUT CHOSE NOT TO GET BACK INTO THE
EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM WHEN WE MOVED TO FT. WORTH.
CHITTENDEN
Name : ROBERT CHITTENDEN
Lives in: VA
Significant other: CAROLYN
U.S. ARMY - 1965 TO 1969: GRADUATE OF OFFICER CANDIDATE SCHOOL 1967.
GRADUATED FROM THE COLLEGE 0F HAMPTON ROADS IN NEWPORT NEWS, VA 1970.
GRADUATED FROM UPPER IOWA UNIVERSITY, 1976. ADMINISTRATIVE DIRECTOR OF
COASTAL BUSINESS COLLEGES IN NORFOLK, VA (CORPORATE OFFICES FOR SEVERAL
BUSINESS COLLEGES IN AND OUT OF OUR AREA). 1980, JOINED NEWPORT NEWS
SHIPBUILDING AND DRY DOCK CO. IN PERSONNEL. 1982, TRANSFERRED TO THE
EMPLOYEE BENEFITS DEPARTMENT AT THE SHIPYARD. 1985, TRANSFERRED TO EMPLOYEE
RELATIONS DEPARTMENT AT THE SHIPYARD. 1995, TOOK EARLY RETIREMENT. WORKED
OFF AND ON FOR A TRANSPORTATION COMPANY. NOW AM COMPLETELY RETIRED AFTER MY
SPOUSE RETIRED LAST YEAR FROM BEING SUPERVISOR OF ALL HEALTH AND P.E. IN
THE NEWPORT NEWS SCHOOL SYSTEM (AFTER SHE COMPLETED OVER 30 YEARS IN THE
SYSTEM). WE ARE CURRENTLY TRAVELING A LOT AND ENJOYING OURSELVES.
CLARK
Name : PATTY NITCHER
Lives in: KS
Significant other: PAUL
SORRY WE CANNOT MAKE IT TO THE REUNION!
COMBS
Name : SUSANN WHITE
Lives in: KS
Significant other: WAYNE
I AM AN RN, HAVE WORKED AT OLATHE MEDICAL CENTER FOR THE LAST 22 YEARS. I
ALSO HAVE BEEN IN THE ARMY RESERVES FOR 19 YEARS. I HAVE TRAVELED TO MANY
PLACES WITH THE ARMY AND HAD SOME UNIQUE EXPERIENCES TO SAY THE LEAST! I
HAVE ONE SON AND TWO DAUGHTERS WHO ALL LIVE IN OLATHE. OUR FOUR
GRANDCHILDREN ARE WONDERFUL AND WE SPEND AS MUCH TIME WITH THEM AS
POSSIBLE. TWO OF THEM ARE 4 YRS, ONE 3 YEAR OLD AND ONE IS 7 MONTHS.
CROWNOVER
Name : JACK CROWNOVER
Lives in: TX
Significant other: PEG
CUSHING
Name : JEFF CUSHING
Lives in: CA
Significant other: CONNIE
ATTENDED WASHBURN UNIVERSITY AFTER WRHS THEN TRANSFERRED TO UNIV. IN
ALBUQUERQUE,NM. MARRIED IN '65 AND SERVED IN THE ARMY '65-'68. DIVORCED IN
'75. HAVE TWO DAUGHTERS-GENEVIEVE,36 AND REBECCA,34 AND 5 GRANDKIDS.
REMARRIED IN '78 TO PRESENT WIFE CONNIE. SPENT 30+ YEARS IN SALES WORKING
WITH ARCHITECTS, ENGINEERS, AND CONTRACTORS. NOW SELF EMPLOYED. PLAN TO
ATTEND 2004 REUNION AND WOULD LOVE TO HEAR FROM ANY ONE WHO REMEMBERS ME!
CURRENT EMAIL ADDRESS IS JEFFCUSHING # ASTOUND.NET.
DEINES
Name : PATRICIA STARKEBAUM
Lives in: KS
Significant other:
PRESENTLY I WORK AT ST.FRANCIS HEALTH CENTER AS A MEDICAL RECORDS CLERK. AS
I SIT AND PONDER, I CANNOT REALLY THINK OF EXCEPTIONAL SIGNIFICANT EVENTS
IN MY LIFE. IN THE LAST FOURTEEN MONTHS I HAVE BURIED MY ONLY TWO SISTERS.
I AM PRESENTLY SINGLE AND LIVE ALONE WITH MY PETS. MY FAMILY AND MY FRIENDS
ARE SPECIAL TO ME. I START EACH DAY EXPECTING SOMETHING GOOD TO HAPPEN.
DIDUCH
Name : JUDITH GRIESHABER
Lives in: MO
Significant other:
EBERWEIN
Name : LEONARD EBERWEIN
Lives in: NJ
Significant other: MARY
JOINED KANSAS NATIONAL GUARD IN 1966 TO AVOID DRAFT, BUT GUARD WAS CALLED
TO ACTIVE DUTY FROM 1967 TO 1969, SO I GOT STUCK WITH TWO YEARS OF ACTIVE
DUTY IN THE ARMY. GRADUATED WITH BBA FROM WASHBURN UNIVERSITY AND MBA FROM
KANSAS STATE. I AM CURRENTLY PRESIDENT,PUBLISHER AND PART OWNER OF A
MAGAZINE BUSINESS IN ATLANTA, AND GENERAL MANAGER FOR THE U.S. OPERATIONS
OF A LARGE GERMAN FABRIC COMPANY. I RIDE DIRT BIKES, PLAY QUITAR, GOLF AND
TRAVEL. WIFE, TWO KIDS, ONE STEP DAUGHTER, AND ONE TERRIFIC GRANDDAUGHTER.
FLATTEN
Name : JAMES FLATTEN
Lives in: NH
Significant other: MARYANN
I GRADUATED FROM WASHBURN UNIVERSITY IN 1967 WITH DEGREES IN MATH AND
PHYSICS. I ATTENDED INDIANA UNIVERSITY AND RECEIVED AN MA IN PHYSICS THERE
IN 1972. MY TIME THERE WAS INTERRUPTED BY TWO YEARS IN THE U.S. ARMY AT
ABEERDEEN PROVING GROUNDS IN MD (69-71). I NEVER DID ANY PHYSICS. I'VE BEEN
IN THE COMPUTER BUSINESS FOR 30-35 YEARS, DEPENDING ON HOW YOU WANT TO
COUNT. I'VE LIVED IN INDIANA, WISCONSIN, IOWA, MASSACHUSETTS AND NEW
HAMPSHIRE. MY TWO CHILDREN, DAVIN AND NANCY WERE RAISED IN AMES, IA. I
WORKED AT AMES LABORATORY THERE. IN 1987 I JOINED DIGITAL EQUIPMENT IN
NASHUA, NH. SINCE THEN I'VE WORKED FOR DIGITAL, CONCURRENT COMPUTER AND NOW
COMPAQ. MY CURRENT (AND SECOND AND LAST) MARRIAGE ADDED TWO STEP CHILDREN
TO MY FAMILY, DAVID AND KATIE. DAVIN (29) IS AN INDUSTRIAL DESIGNER IN
WALNUT CREEK, CA. NANCY (28) IS AN OFFICE MANAGER FOR A STARTUP WIRELESS
COMPANY IN BOSTON. DAVID (28) WORKS FOR THE POST OFFICE IN GARDNER, MA
WHILE FINISHING HIS BA. KATIE (26) LIVES IN BRIDGEWATER, VT AND SUPPORTS
HER SKIING, HIKING, AND CAMPING HABIT WORKING AT VARIOUS TOURIST PLACES IN
VT. THERE ARE NO GRANDCHILDREN. MARYANN AND I HAVE BEEN MARRIED SINCE 1990.
SHE HAS WORKED FOR MANY YEARS IN HUMAN RESOURCES FOR HI-TECH COMPANIES AND
HOSPITALS. WE LIVE IN BEDFORD, NH ONE HOUR FROM THE MOUNTAINS, ONE HOUR
FROM THE OCEAN AND ONE HOUR FROM BOSTON. WE CAN'T MAKE THIS REUNION, BUT IF
YOU'RE EVER IN THIS AREA, LOOK US UP. I ENJOY PLAYING TOUR GUIDE.
HARRIS
Name : LINDA WITTMAN
Lives in: KS
Significant other: JERRY
I RETIRED DEC. 2001 AND I'M BUSIER THAN EVER. I VOLUNTEER AT MIDLAND
HOSPICE, PAINT, WATER COLORS, GO TO LOTS OF BASKETBALL GAMES, TRAVEL. IN
BETWEEN THAT, I WORK PART TIME WITH PRESCHOOL CHILDREN, (FOR KU) GIVING
TESTS TO SEE IF THEY ARE READY FOR KINDERGARTEN, THEN SUB FOR THE TEACHERS
WHILE THEY ARE LEARNING NEW WAYS TO GET THE CHILDREN UP TO SNUFF. SOME DAYS
IT'S QUITE A CHALLENGE. THE THING I LOVE IS BABYSITTING GRANDCHILDREN - IT
GIVES ME TIME TO BOND WITH THEM.
HART
Name : SHARON MOXLEY
Lives in: NV
Significant other: VINCE
MY GREATEST ACCOMPLISHMENT IN LIFE IS BEING THE MOTHER OF 3 GREAT KIDS WHO
ARE NOW WONDERFUL ADULTS, AND THE GRANDMOTHER OF 8. IN MY SPARE TIME, I'M
THE DIRECTOR OF VOLUNTEER SERVICES OF 2 SISTER HOSPITALS--ST. ROSE
DOMINICAN HOSPITAL IN HENDERSON, NV. MY HUSBAND AND I LOVE TO TRAVEL AND
GOLF.
HAZEN
Name : J.V., JR. HAZEN
Lives in: GA
Significant other:
1962-1964 I WAS A BARBER. MARRIED LINDA ROSE KRILL IN 1962 AND HAD ONE
CHILD, DANA TRENT HAZEN IN 1963. DIVORCED IN 1964 AND WENT INTO THE ARMY
TILL 1970. VIET NAM 67-68, RANGER/AIRBORNE OCS. I RECEIVED NUMEROUS AWARDS
INCLUDING THE PURPLE HEART AND THE BRONZE STAR W/VALOR. LEFT THE ARMY IN
1970 WITH A RANK OF CAPTAIN. I JOINED THE COLUMBUS, GA POLICE DEPARTMENT IN
1970. I WAS A DETECTIVE SARGEANT FOR 7 YEARS AND LEFT IN 1984 TO MOVE BACK
TO TOPEKA. I MARRIED A SECOND TIME IN 1965 TO EVELYN BUZA OF COLUMBUS, GA
AND HAD ONE SON, JV III. I DIVORCED IN 1980 AND IN 1983 MARRIED LINDA
HOLLAWAY AND HAD 3 CHILDREN: JONATHAN, LAURA AND DANIELLE AND I ADOPTED
LINDA''S DAUGHTER JENNIFER. UPON RETURNING TO TOPEKA 1984-1986 I WAS
DIVISION MANAGER FOR A SECURITY COMPANY IN TOPEKA. I WAS ALSO A PRIVATE
INVESTIGATOR FOR THE STATE OF KANSAS. I MOVED BACK TO COLUMBUS, GA AND WAS
ASST. MANAGER FOR BONANZA FOOD CHAIN FOR 2 YEARS. I THEN DROVE A TRUCK FOR
12 YEARS AND WAS DIVORCED MY FINAL TIME IN 1998. I AM PRESENTLY WORKING AS
A CORRECTIONAL OFFICER AT MUSCOGEE COUNTY PRISON WHIERE I HAVE BEEN WORKING
SINCE 2000. I WILL BE AT THE 2004 REUNION.
HOSS
Name : SUZANNE HICKS
Lives in: NY
Significant other: WILLIAM
I MOVED DURING THE MIDDLE OF MY JUNIOR YEAR AT WRHS TO TULSA, OKLAHOMA,
WHERE I GRADUATED AND WENT ON FULL SCHOLARSHIP TO THE UNIVERSITY OF TULSA.
I MARRIED, MOVED TO NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT, AND BEGAN TEACHING SENIOR
ENGLISH AT HAMDEN HIGH SCHOOL. MY FIRST HUSBAND FINISHED DIVINITY SCHOOL AT
YALE AND WE MOVED TO THE ALBANY, NEW YORK AREA, WHERE I'VE MADE MY HOME. HE
AND I WERE DIVORCED AFTER 19 YEARS, AND THEN I MET THE WONDERFUL MAN WHO IS
NOW MY HUSBAND. I HAVE AN EXTRAORDINARY DAUGHTER, KOREAN-BORN, AND LOCATED
IN WASHINGTON DC, WHERE SHE IS AN EPIDEMIOLOGIST. MY STEP-SON IS IN LAW
SCHOOL IN EUGENE, OREGON. I AM A PSYCHOTHERAPIST; I HAVE A FULL-TIME
PRACTICE, AND THE FLEXIBILITY LEAVES ME TIME TO TRAVEL WITH MY HUSBAND.
(FAVORITE TRIPS - BALI, VENICE). RECENTLY I HAVE BEEN CHALLENGED BY TWO
EPISODES OF CANCER, MELANOMA AND BREAST,AND HAVE COME THROUGH THE TREATMENT
QUITE WELL. I THINK OF WASHBURN RURAL AS THE SCHOOL OF MY HEART, A PLACE I
WAS REMARKABLY HAPPY, FULL OF GOOD PEOPLE AND A KIND OF GENTLENESS ONE
RARELY FINDS. HELLO TO ALL THOSE GOOD FRIENDS... WITH LOVE AND HOPES FOR
PEACE, SUZANNE HICKS
HOWELL
Name : CHARLES (CHUCK) HOWELL
Lives in: MO
Significant other:
SUBMITTED FOR CHUCK: CHUCK WAS WIDOWED IN 1986. HE IS IN MEDICAL SALES. HIS
HOBBIES INCLUDE CHILLIN AND GRILLIN PLUS GOLF, FISHING AND COLLECTING
ANTIQUES. HE HAS A DAUGHTER, CATHY WHO IS 34 AND A GRAPHIC DESIGNER. HE
ALSO HAS A SON, CHUCK WHO IS 32 AND A VP WITH KIRK-VANARSDALE. SON CHUCK
AND HIS WIFE HAVE TWO CHILDREN, COLTON 5 AND HALEY 3. CHUCK WILL BE
ATTENDING THE REUNION ACTIVITIES
KINGSLEY
Name : TOM KINGSLEY
Lives in: KS
Significant other: DIANNE
I HAVE BEEN IN THE FISHERY BUSINESS SINCE GRADUATION FROM WRHS WITH THE
EXCEPTION OF A THREE-YEAR TOUR OF DUTY AT GOODYEAR TIRE AND RUBBER CO.
BUILDING EARTHMOVER TIRES AND SHIFT SUPERVISOR. I RECEIVED MY BS IN BIOLOGY
FROM WASHBURN UNIVERSITY IN 1969. I MARRIED MY BEST FRIEND, DIANNE, IN
1971. WE MOVED TO FLORIDA IN 1972 WHERE I MANAGED A PRIVATE FISH HATCHERY
UNTIL 1974. WE RELOCATED TO OKLAHOMA IN 1974 WHERE I MANAGED A FISH
HATCHERY FOR THE OKLAHOMA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE UNTIL 1984. WHILE IN
OKLAHOMA, WE ADOPTED OUR DAUGHTER IN 1977. THE STATE OF COLORADO MADE ME AN
OFFER I COULD NOT REFUSE AND WE MOVED TO PUEBLO DURING THE SPRING OF 1984
WHERE I MANAGED THE PUEBLO STATE FISH HATCHERY. IN 1997 I WAS PROMOTED TO
ASSISTANT CHIEF OF THE HATCHERY SYSTEM AND WE MOVED TO THE DENVER METRO
AREA. WE HAVE TWO GRANDSONS, JONATHAN 10 AND CHRISTIAN 8. MY CURRENT CAREER
DEVELOPMENT PLAN IS TO WORK TWO MORE YEARS, TRAIN MY REPLACEMENT AND
RETIRE. WHILE FISH WORK HAS SUPPORTED US ALL THESE YEARS, FORTY-FOUR YEARS
WORK NG IN THE SAME FIELD IS ENOUGH. UPON RETIREMENT WE PLAN TO MOVE BACK
TO TOPEKA AND BUILD A HOUSE ON THE FAMILY FARM. I RETIRED MAY 1, 2006 AND
DIANNE AND I MOVED BACK TO TOPEKA. I CHANGED CAREERS AND BECAME A GENERAL
CONTRACTOR AND BUILT OUR NEW HOME ON THE FAMILY FARM ON AUBURN ROAD. WE
MOVED INTO OUR HOUSE IN LATE MARCH OF 2007 AND HAVE BEEN BUSY FINDING A
HOME FOR EVERYTHING, LANDSCAPING AND GARDENING. WE HOPE TO TRAVEL, BUT FOR
RIGHT NOW I AM A PART-TIME FARMER AND I TRY TO GO FISHING WHEN TIME ALLOWS.
IF YOU FIND YOURSELF IN THE TOPEKA AREA GIVE US A CALL AND COME ON BY.
KLOSTERMEIER
Name : MARY WASHBURN
Lives in: KS
Significant other: LYNN
KRILL
Name : LARRY KRILL
Lives in: KS
Significant other:
AFTER WR DAYS - I WAS FINDING MYSELF, BUT UNCLE SAME FOUND ME FIRST. THE
ARMY WAS GOING TO CALL I AM SURE, SO I FOOLED THEM AND JOINED THE NAVY.
AFTER A 4 YR HITCH, I WAS A WAS A DJ, GAS ATTENDANT, CASINO WORKER,
SECURITY GUARD AT MICHIGAN U., SMALL TOWN COP, SANTE FE (3 YRS) UNTIL LAID
OFF, (DID I MENTION MARRIED AND DIVORCED???,- BUT THREE GREAT DAUGHTERS
CAME FROM THIS ADVENTURE WHO I THINK THE WORLD OF. LACEY, (19) WR GRAD
WORKS AT A BANK; MELISSA (17) (SR.AT WR) AND CHRISTINE (15) (SO. AT WR.)
PRESENTENTLY I AM NOW STABLE WORKING FOR THE U.S. POSTAL SERVICE, BUT I AM
NOT P-O-S-T-A-L. I AM ALSO IN THE 190TH AIR NATIONAL GUARD AT FORBES. MY
HOBBIES ARE SEARCHING FOR A STABLE, NON-POSTAL WOMAN WHO ENJOYS SPORTS,
MOVIES, DINING OUT (A LOT), AND TRAVELING. MY OTHER "SIDE" INTEREST ARE
WORKING IN THE YARD (EXCEPT MOWING). LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING HOW YOUNG WE
ALL HAVE STAYED.
LANE
Name : SARAH RUSSELL
Lives in: KS
Significant other: RONALD
CHARTER MEMBER AT ST. ANDREWS PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. MEMBER ACTIVE PRIME
TIMERS, WE LIKE TO TRAVEL AND SEE STAGE SHOWS ALL OVER KANSAS. HOME
MEETINGS ONCE A MONTH AT HOLIDOME HERE IN TOPEKA. I HAVE HELD THE OFFICES
OF VICE PRESIDENT, SOCIAL CHAIRMAN AND ASSOCIATE EDITOR OF OUR NEWS PAPER.
I ENJOY MY GRANDCHILDREN - CHARITY AND JACOB - THE CHILDREN OF MICHAEL
HAYS. I ENJOY MY HOME IN LYNDON, KANSAS. MY GRANDFATHER BUILT IT IN 1898.
MY CAT CASSIE IS MY BEST FRIEND. SHE IS ALWAYS WITH ME AND UNDER FOOT, OR
ASLEEP.
LEWIS
Name : DELVY LEWIS
Lives in: KS
Significant other: KAREN
SUBMITTEE FOR DELVY AND KAREN. THEY WILL BE ATTENDING THE REUNION
ACTIVITIES.
LINDEMANN
Name : MICHAEL LINDEMANN
Lives in: MO
Significant other: HELEN
UPON GRADUATING I WENT TO WASHBURN U. FOR A YEAR WORKING ON A BME
DEGREE.WHEN PARENTS WERE TRANSFERED TO GERMANY, I DECIDED TO FOLLOW THEM
NOT KNOWING I'D MEET A YOUNG LADY WHO WOULD BE MY HELP MATE, SO FAR AND,
JUST BEGINNING, FOR 34 YEARS. CAME BACK TO THE STATES, GOT MARRIED, WENT
TO SCHOOL AT EMPORIA U. GRADUATED WITH BME AND MM. TAUGHT PUBLIC SCHOOL FOR
7 YEARS. WORKED IN THE INSURANCE BUSINESS; OWNED A COMPUTER COMPANY ALL THE
WHILE SINGING WITH THE KANSAS CITY OPERA CO. AND, SINGING, SINGING,
SINGING. PRESENTLY I AM AN ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF MUSIC AT CENTRAL
METHODIST COLLEGE IN FAYETTE,MO AND HAVE BEEN THERE FOR 11 YEARS TEACHING
VOICE, STRINGS, MUSIC EDUCATION AND DIRECTING CHOIRS. HOPEFULLY, BEFORE I'M
"THIRTY", I WILL FINISH MY DOCTORATE IN VOICE, CONDUCTING AND MUSIC
EDUCATION. MY DAUGHTER, THANK HEAVEN, FINALLY MARRIED THIS LAST SEPTEMBER
AND WE HAVE A GRANDDOG NAMED ASPEN. MY SON IS STILL UNMARRIED AND, IF
ANYONE STILL HAS UNMARRIED DAUGHTERS, PLEASE,PLEASE CALL ME AND I'LL GIVE
YOU HIS ADDRESS AND PHONE NUMBER. HE NEEDS A GOOD WOMAN! I'M LOOKING
FORWARD TO MEETING ALL OF YOU FOR THE SECOND TIME AT THE REUNION! BEST
ALWAYS!
MAGEE
Name : PATRICIA GRIGG
Lives in: CA
Significant other: ERVIN
I CAME TO TOPEKA FROM CALIFORNIA AT THE AGE OF 11 AND ATTENDED AVONDALE
ELEMENTARY AND JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLS BEFORE ENTERING HIGH SCHOOL AT WRH. OUR
FAMILY CAME BACK TO CALIFORNIA IN DECEMBER OF 1960, DUE TO MY DAD RETIRING
FROM THE AIR FORCE, AND I GRADUATED FROM ARROYO GRANDE HIGH SCHOOL,
CALIFORNIA IN JUNE OF 1962. I'VE LIVED IN THE SANTA MARIA VALLEY FOR ALMOST
40 YEARS, WAS MARRIED HERE IN 1963, AND HAD TWO SONS (CLIFFORD IN 1965,
RAYMOND IN 1969). CLIFFORD AND TONI (DAUGHTER-IN-LAW) AND MY TWO WONDERFUL
GRANDSONS (ZACH & MAC) LIVE IN OXNARD, CALIF., 100 MILES FROM ME. I LOST MY
SECOND SON TO LEUKEMIA IN 1980 AT THE AGE OF 11 AND LOST MY HUSBAND OF 32
YEARS TO ASBESTOS-RELATED EMPHYSEMA IN 1995 AT THE AGE OF 53. I'M CURRENTLY
IN A LOVING RELATIONSHIP WITH A WONDERFUL MAN 12 YEARS MY SENIOR. I STARTED
MY CAREER RIGHT OUT OF HIGH SCHOOL IN 1962 AS A TYPESETTER FOR TWO LOCAL
NEWSPAPERS FOR 19 YEARS. SINCE THEN I'VE WORKED AS A TEMPORARY OFFICE
MANAGER FOR A BEACH CLEAN-UP PROJECT FOR UNOCAL OIL COMPANY; WORKED IN THE
AEROSPACE INDUSTRY AT VANDENBERG AFB; AND AM NOW WORKING FOR A PRIVATE
COMPANY AS A GRAPHICS ILLUSTRATOR DESIGNING, DEVELOPING AND CREATING A
MONTHLY MAGAZINE, BROCHURES, SEMINAR MATERIALS, AND NUMEROUS OTHER DUTIES.
MALMBERG
Name : GARY MALMBERG
Lives in: CA
Significant other:
WORKING AS A TOBACCONIST - PRIMARILY SELLING ESTATE PIPES (OLD OR ANTIQUE
SMOKING PIPES). ATTEND MAJOR PIPE SHOWS NATIONWIDE. I ATTENDED WASHBURN
UNIVERSITY 63-63. MOVED TO DENVER AND ATTENDED U OF DENVER. BA IN 1966, MA
IN 1971. MOVED TO SACRAMENTO, CA IN 1990. I HAVE TWO CHILDREN, NYSSA 16 AND
MAX 13. THEY LIVE IN GRAND JUNCTION. I WOULD LOVE TO HEAR FROM OLD
FRIENDS!!
MARK
Name : CHERYL WATKINS
Lives in: AZ
Significant other: JIM
I GRADUATED FROM WRHS IN '62 AND ATTENDED WASHBURN UNIVERSITY FOR SEVERAL
YEARS. MARRIED JIM WATKINS IN '64 AND MOVED TO SEATTLE IN '66 AFTER WE
FINISHED SCHOOL. HAD 2 SONS IN BELLEVUE, WASHINGTON, JODY NOW 33 YRS OLD
AND LIVES WITH HIS WIFE AND 2 CHILDREN IN CARLSBAD, CA. MATT, NOW 29 YRS
OLD LIVES WITH HIS WIFE IN SPOKAND, WN. I WENT BACK TO SCHOOL IN THE '90S
AND GRADUATED AS A REGISTERED NURSE. WORK PARTTIME AT HOSPICE OF THE VALLEY
AS A CRISIS CARE NURSE. MY HUSBAND WORKS IN COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE AS A
REAL ESTATE BROKER AND PARTNER WITH LEE & ASSOCIATES.
MCELROY
Name : LYNN MCELROY
Lives in: KS
Significant other: MCELROY
SORRY WE CAN'T ATTEND THIS REUNION ... HOPEFULLY WE CAN MAKE IT TO THE NEXT
ONE!!
MEEK
Name : PATSY SVARVARI
Lives in: CA
Significant other: WOOD
STILL LIVING OR RATHER BACK LIVING BEHIND THE REDWOOD CURTAIN. IF YOU
MICHAEL
Name : LEROY MICHAEL
Lives in: KS
Significant other: MARLA
SUBMITTED FOR LEROY. HE AND MARLA WILL BE ATTENDING THE REUNION ACTIVITIES.
PARKINSON
Name : SHARRON MILLER
Lives in: CA
Significant other:
I AM SINGLE LIVING IN NORTHERN CA ABOUT 30 MILES FROM SAN FRANCISCO; WAS
MARRIED FOR 15 YEARS TO WARREN MILLER WHO WAS THE CLASSMATE OF THE HUSBAND
OF JULIE PFEIFFER. THE GUYS WERE CLASSMATES AT DRAKE HIGH SCHOOL IN SAN
RAFAEL,CA. I HAVE BEEN A NURSE SINCE 1967 AND AM CURRENTLY THE
ADMINISTRATOR AT MEDSHARES HOME CARE IN SAN JOSE, CA. I LOVE TO BE OUTDOORS
RUNNING MARATHONS, TREKKING IN THE HIMALAYAS, OR BIKING ON THE BACK ROADS
OF CALIFORNIA. I COME TO TOPEKA A COUPLE TIMES A YEAR TO VISIT MY FAMILY.
EVEN THOUGH I HAVE BEEN IN CA OVER 30 YEARS, TOPEKA IS STILL MY HOME.
REID
Name : JO REILLY
Lives in: KS
Significant other: JOHN
I GRADUATED FROM WASHBURN UNIVERSITY, MARRIED JOHN REILLY, CLASS OF 1961
AND TAUGHT SCHOOL FOR 5 YEARS IN THE WASHBURN RURAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. WHEN
JOHN RETURNED FROM ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY WE BUILT A HOUSE ON THE FARM HE WAS
RAISED ON WEST OF TOPEKA AND RAISED OUR TWO DAUGHTERS HERE. I RETURNED TO
TEACHING AFTER 15 YEARS AND AM THE CURRICULUM COORDINATOR FOR A SPECIAL
PURPOSE SCHOOL SERVING BEHAVIOR DISORDERED AND EMOTIONALLY DISTURBED
CHILDREN. I RAISE SHEEP FOR A HOBBY AND ENJOY ANTIQUES. THIS AIR FORCE
BRAT CALLS KANSAS HOME :-)
RICHERT
Name : CAROL JENKINS
Lives in: KS
Significant other: GARY
LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING EVERYONE IN JULY!!!
SLOOP
Name : BONNIE WANN
Lives in: PA
Significant other: CURT
I MET CURT AND K STATE..WE HAVE BEEN MARRIED FOR 36 YEARS...WE HAD THREE
WONDERFUL SONS...WE HAVE LIVED ACCROSS THE US...WE STILL LOVE EACH
OTHER...I AM BLESSED...I AM STILL ME...WILD AND WONDERFUL! MR HOWBERT IS
STILL MY ALL TIME FAVORITE TEACHER. I HOPE TO SEE YOU IN JULY BUT DOUBT
THAT I WILL BEABLE TO MAKE IT. WE LIVE IN NM RIGHT OUTSIDE
ALBUQUERQUE...CALL IF YOU ARE IN THE AREA. LOVE, BONNIE
STOUT
Name : JEANETTE IRWIN
Lives in: AZ
Significant other: LARRY
MARRIED LARRY IN 1964. WE MOVED TO HOUSTON TEXAS. HAD 3 CHILDREN. LIVED IN
TEXAS FOR 28 YEARS. WE MOVED TO PHOENIX WHERE OUR KIDS (IN COLLEGE AT THIS
TIME) TRANSFERRED HERE. I WAS A "STAY-AT-HOME" MOM UNTIL OUR LAST CHILD,
DAVID, WAS IN JR. HIGH. I DID VOLUNTEER WORK. 17 YRS. IN GIRLS SCOUTS,
CHURCH WORK, ETC. THEN BEGIN TEACHING SCHOOL. LARRY HAD A CORPORATE MOVE
HERE. WE FOUND A WONDERFUL HISTORIC HOUSE WHICH WE TURNED INTO A BED AND
BREAKFAST. LARRY WENT INTO BUSINESS FOR HIMSELF. TWO OF OUR CHILDREN LIVE
NEAR US. JENNIFER, ELDEST, BOUGHT A HOUSE 1/2 MILE SOUTH OF US AND DAVID,
WHO IS IN GRADUATE SCHOOL, LIVES WITH HER. HE WAS MARRIED AND HAS A 3 YEAR
OLD DAUGHTER. OUR OTHER DAUGHTER, MIDDLE CHILD, HEATHER, HAS MOVED TO FL.
WITH HER HUSBAND WHERE THEY WILL PURCHASE A SAILBOAT AND DO THEIR COMPUTER
WORK ABOARD THAT WHILE THEY SAIL EXTENSIVELY. I TEACH A CLASS ON WED.
MORNINGS. GARDEN, WORK ON THE HOUSE REMODEL ETC.. WE LIKE TRAVELING AND
STAYING IN OTHER B&B'S
STRATTON
Name : JUDY GATEWOOD
Lives in: KS
Significant other: CHARLES
MARRIED CHARLIE GATEWOOD, WRHS CLASS OF 1961. TWO CHILDREN, LORI & CHUCK.
FOUR GRANDCHILDREN AGES 5 THROUGH 1, ALL BOYS. WE STAYED IN TOPEKA TO BE
NEAR OUR FAMILIES AND NOW CHUCK AND HIS FAMILY LIVE WITHIN A FEW BLOCKS OF
US AND LORI'S FAMILY HAS JUST STARTED CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW HOME NEAR US,
TOO. I DO THE OFFICE WORK FOR OUR FAMILY OWNED ROOFING BUSINESS AND WORK 4
DAYS A WEEK (45 HRS) AS OFFICE MANAGER OF A REMODELING AND HANDYMAN SERVICE
BUSINESS. THIS YEAR I'VE BEEN WORKING ON THE PLANNING COMMITTEE FOR THE
WRHS ALUMNI ASSOCIATION. I'M ALSO ACTIVE IN ABWA AND HAVE SERVED AS A
NATIONAL DISTRICT OFFICER AND TRAVELED A 6 STATE AREA WORKING WITH OTHER
BUSINESSWOMEN. IN OUR SPARE TIME WE TRY TO FIND TIME FOR FAMILY VACATIONS,
BUT ANYMORE IT SEEMS LIKE WE'RE LUCKY JUST TO MAKE IT AS FAR AS THE NEAREST
CASINO FOR A LITTLE WEEKEND ENTERTAINMENT.
TETER
Name : PATRICIA RICHARDSON
Lives in: OR
Significant other: RICHARD
I RETIRED IN MAY 2003 FROM TEACHING IN ALASKA FOR 20 YEARS. I HAVE ALSO
TAUGHT IN KANSAS CITY AND SEATTLE. WE ENJOY TRAVELING AND RECENTLY SPENT
TWO WEEKS IN SOUTHERN SPAIN.
TYSON
Name : WILSON TYSON
Lives in: KS
Significant other:
GRADUATED FROM AUBURN RURAL HS IN 1962.
VAN DYKE
Name : SCOTTY VAN DYKE
Lives in: KS
Significant other:
GRADUATED WITH BBA FROM WASHBURN UNIVERSITY. KANSAS NATIONAL GUARD UNIT
ACTIVATED FOR VIET NAM CONFLICT. OVER 40 YEARS WORKING FOR KANSAS POWER AND
LIGHT - NOW KNOWN AS KANSAS GAS SERVICE. MANAGEMENT POSITION. LOVE THE
CARIBBEAN- MAY RETIRE TO THAT AREA TO LIVE. TWO GREAT KIDS--STRAIGHT A'S
(BETTER THAN I EVER DID) AND CURRENTLY ATTENDING WRHS--WHERE ELSE?
VINCENT
Name : DARRELL VINCENT
Lives in:
Significant other: VIVIAN
WE HAVE BEEN LIVNG IN ARIZONA THE PAST 34 YEARS, FINALLY GOT OUR CHILDERN
RAISED AND OUT ON THEIR OWN, AND OUT OF OUR POCKETS. I DO GET BACK TO
TOPEKA ON BUSINESS OCCAISTIONALY, AND TRY TO LOOK UP OLD FRIENDS. DARRELL
DIED IN JULY, 2004
WEATHERWAX
Name : MARY BETH SMITH
Lives in: RI
Significant other: PHILIP
HOW MANY WORDS IS 1800 CHARACTERS? HMMMMMM MARRIED IN '65, HUSBAND IN US
NAVY - LIVED IN JAPAN, CALIF., VIRGINIA, RHODE ISLAND & KOREA. ONE SON -
GEOFF, 28 YRS - 2000 GRADUATE OF SCHOOL OF JOURNALISM FROM U OF MO.
HUSBAND ON 2ND CAREER AT ROGER WILLIAMS UNIV AND I'M ON LATEST WITH FORT
ADAMS IN NEWPORT. WORKING TO RAISE FUNDS TO RESTORE IT. LIVED HERE LONGER
THAN ANYWHERE ELSE IN MY LIFE WITH MANY FOND MEMORIES OF WASHBURN RURAL.
BEST TO ALL - THINK IT'S GREAT YOU'RE COMBINING FORCES WITH OTHER CLASSES.
LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING MANY OLD FRIENDS. MB
WISE
Name : VIRGINIA (GINGER) CLUBINE
Lives in: AZ
Significant other:
I RECEIVED MY DEGREES FROM WICHITA STATE UNIVERSTIY. LOVE GOING TO SCHOOL.
IF I COULD FIGURE OUT HOW TO BE A FULL TIME STUDENT AND GET PAID FOR IT I
WOULD DO JUST THAT! I HAVE TWO WONDERFUL DAUGHTERS THAT MAKE ME HAPPY JUST
THINKING OF THEM. MY YOUNGEST DAUGHTER, KRISTI, IS MARRIED AND HAS ONE SON
- WHICH MAKES THIS LADY VERY HAPPY. BEING A GRANDMOTHER IS EVERYTHING IT
SHOULD BE. THE PULL OF MY HEART BROUGHT ME TO ARIZONA IN THE FALL OF 1998
SO I COULD BE CLOSER TO MY GRANDSON AND HIS PARENTS. MY OLDEST DAUGHTER,
KANDI, MOVED WITH ME AND NOW MY MOTHER HAS MOVED FROM KANSAS SO MY WHOLE
FAMILY LIVES IN ARIZONA. SUMMERS ARE HOT BUT THE REST OF THE YEAR IS JUST
WONDERFUL. DON'T WANT TO GO BACK TO SNOW OR COLD UNLESS IT IS JUST TO
VISIT! I HAVE LIVED IN 4 STATES SINCE LEAVING WRHS. WORKED IN THE
DISABILITY FIELD MOST OF THAT TIME. I HAVE HAD THE WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY TO
BE INVOLVED IN MANY INOVATIVE PROGRAMS AND WORK WITH SOME WONDERFUL
CREATIVE PEOPLE. IT WAS FUN TO BE THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF AN AGENCY THAT
HAS GREAT PEOPLE IN IT! SINCE MOVING TO ARIZONA I HAVE CHANGED MY CAREER. I
NOW AM IN HEALTH CARE AS A COMPLIANCE MANAGER FOR CIGNA HEALTHCARE'S
MEDICAID LINE OF BUSINESS IN ARIZONA. IT IS INTERESTING AND I MUST SAY IT
IS A CHALLENGE THAT I ENJOY. LESS STRESS THAN MY OTHER CAREER WHICH AT THIS
TIME IN LIFE I DO ENJOY. I CAN NOW GO BACK TO BEING A VOLUNTEER IN THE
DISABILITY WORLD AND ADVOCATE ON BEHALF OF MY DAUGHTER KANDI AND OTHER
FOLKS THAT HAVE MENTAL RETARDATION. YOU CAN SAY A WHOLE LOT MORE WHEN YOU
ARE A VOLUNTEER!!!!
Class of 63
BARGE
Name : KARON KEELER
Lives in: AZ
Significant other: JOHN
MARRIED STEVE LINEBERRY 01/65. 2 CHILDREN (PAIGE & BRET). DIVORCED IN 1978.
HAD MOVED TO MARION, IL IN 1966. MARRIED JOHN KEELER, JUNE 1979. MOVED TO
YUMA, AZ 1984. RETIRED FROM US GOVT. ADMIN. ASST. FOR KOFA NAT'L WILDLIFE
REFUGE 1999 AFTER 20 YEARS IN GOVT. SERVICE. BUILT A NEW HOME, JUNE 2003.
HAVING FUN DECORATION IT AND DOING VOLUNTEER WORK AT MY CHURCH. I HAVE
ORGANIZED AND DECORATED FOR 10 ANNUAL SILENT AUCTIONS AND DINNER DANCES
WITH A DIFFERENT THEME EACH YEAR. I HAVE FOUND THIS TO BE VERY REWARDING. I
ENJOY MY GRANDKIDS AND JOHN AND I WATCH OUR TWO YOUNGEST ONES THAT LIVE
HERE IN YUMA QUITE OFTEN AFTER SCHOOL. MY HUBBY JOHN BUILDS CUSTOM HARDWOOD
FURNITURE AS A HOBBY AND I ENJOY THE PIECES HE MAKES FOR YOUR HOME. HE HAS
ALSO SOLD SOME PIECES ON A FIRST COME FIRST SERVE BASIS. WE ARE HEALTHY AND
DOING WELL.
BENNETT
Name : STEPHEN BENNETT
Lives in: VA
Significant other: ELIZABETH
BERGER
Name : CISSI GLENDENING
Lives in: TX
Significant other: DAVID
AFTER GRADUATING FROM K.U., I WAS MARRIED JUNE 18TH, 1967 TO MY WONDERFUL
HUSBAND OF 33 YEARS! WE HAVE THREE GROWN CHILDREN WHOM WE LOVE AND ENJOY
IMMENSELY: JESSICA (27) AND HER HUSBAND OF ALMOST 3 YEARS, LIVE IN ALEDO,
TX, OUTSIDE OF FT.WORTH WHERE SHE TEACHES KDGN. OUR SON, JOSHUA, (24) IS A
GRADUATE OF WEST POINT AND IS AN APACHE HELICOPTER PILOT STATIONED AT
FT.HOOD, TX. OUR YOUNGEST, JULIA, (20) WILL BE A JUNIOR AT TEXAS A&M AND IS
A JOURNALISM/SPANISH MAJOR. WE LOVE SAN ANTONIO-HAVE BEEN HERE SINCE 1977!
MY HUSBAND, DAVID, IS A PULMONOLOGIST WHO IS CURRENTLY AN ER DOC AT
UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL. I WEAR MANY HATS, INCLUDING ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF OUR
CHURCH, CHOIR MEMBER, SAN ANTONIO JUNIOR FORUM, SA ALUMNAE PANHELLENIC,
WEDDING COORDINATOR FOR THE CHURCH, AND HAVE A SMALL BUSINESS WITH MY
DAUGHTER AND TWO FRIENDS CALLED "JUST FOUR FUN". IN MY SPARE TIME, I LOVE
TO QUILT AND TRAVEL. ALL OUR FAMILY MEMBERS IN TOPEKA ARE NOW DECEASED, SO
IT IS DIFFICULT FOR US TO GET BACK TO VISIT. I SEND GREETINGS TO WRHS
FRIENDS AND HOPE TO HEAR FROM SOME OF YOU! THANK YOU TO THE VERY AMBITIOUS
COMMITTEE WHO PUT THIS REUNION TOGETHER. CISSI BERGER GLENDENING '63
BILLINGSLEY
Name : LEONARD BILLINGSLEY
Lives in: CA
Significant other: NONE
GRADUATED WASBURN U. WINTER ''68, SPENT NEXT 13 YEARS IN THE U.S.AIR FORCE,
LEAVING OCT. ''88 AS A CAPTAIN. MARRIED MYRA JAYNE DIETZ SEPT. ''74. HELD
VARIOUS POSITIONS WITH PACIFIC TELEPHONE (NOW PAC BELL), LEFT AFTER 16
YEARS. MYRA DIED FROM PANCREATIC CANCER JULY 5, 1998. WORK AS A
SUBCONTRACTOR DOING COMPUTER SUPPORT, CONFIGURATION, AND SETUP AT THE H-P
ROSEVILLES SITE. - LEN DIED JULY 17, 2002
BOYETT
Name : STEVE BOYETT
Lives in: CO
Significant other: SUSIE
GRADUATED STEPHEN F. AUSTIN UNIVERSITY 1969 B.S. BIOLOGY, SECOND DEGREE IN
POLITICAL SCIENCE. I WAS IN THE AIR FORCE UNTIL 1973. WORKED IN ENGINEERING
DESIGN AND AT NASA. ACTIVE IN THE DESIGN FOR THE VIETNAM WAR MEMORIAL
COMPETITION WITH MIKE BOYETT. MARRIED TO SUSIE FOR 38 YEARS. SON SCOTT IS
AN ACTOR FOR TV, MS AND BRETT IS A SONGWRITER IN LA ON SEVERAL SITCOMS.
GREAT KIDS AND WONDERFUL WIFE! HAVE JUST HAD MY NOVEL PUBLISHED
(INHERITANCE OF HONOR): AVAILABLE AMAZON.COM, BOOKSAMILLION.COM,
BORDERS.COM, BARNES&NOBLE.COM. OWNED A COMMERCIAL INSURANCE AGENCY FOR 30
YEARS BUT AM WORKING ON MY NEXT HISTORICAL NOVEL AS MY NEW CAREER. I THINK
OF THE OLD SCHOOL DAYS AND MISS ALL OF YOU!
BRISCOE
Name : JAMES BRISCOE
Lives in: NM
Significant other: CHERI
US NAVY 1967-1973, MARRIED 1970, SON JAMES PATRICK BORN 1/10/71, DAUGHTER
KATHLEEN ANNE BORN 10/1/72, DIVORCED 1974, 20 YEARS WITH BURROUGHS/UNISYS
CORP, SELF-EMPLOYED 1993 TO PRESENT (NETCONNECT, INC., COMPUTER MAINTENANCE
AND NETWORK WIRING), MARRIED MAY 26, 1995 TO CHERI HOWELL, THE LOVE OF MY
LIFE, ACQUIRED 2 STEP-DAUGHTERS, RACHELLE(NOW A MARKETING ANALYST AT DALLAS
COMMUNITY COLLEGE) AND LISA(NOW TEACHING KINDERGARTEN IN DALLAS). SON
PATRICK IS IN DC ATTENDING GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY TO EARN HIS LAW DEGREE.
DAUGHTER KATIE IS MARRIED TO AN ARGENTINE MISSIONARY, CRISTIAN BEKER, AND
HAS BORNE US OUR FIRST GRANDCHILD, EMILY REBECCA. THEY ARE CURRENTLY IN
CONCEPCION, PARAGUAY, BUT WILL BE MOVING TO NEW MEXICO IN THE FALL. CHERI
AND I HAVE VISITED THEM IN SOUTH AMERICA WHERE WE VISITED PARAGUAY AND
BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA (HOME OF THE IN-LAWS).
BRUNDAGE
Name : CATHY MANRING
Lives in: NV
Significant other: JACK
MOVED TO PHOENIX, AZ AFTER HS. LIVED THERE FOR 20 YEARS. HAVE 2 SONS.
DARRELL IS 38, RETIRED FROM THE ARMY, LIVES IN HAWAII AND IS NOW A
MINISTER. DEREK IS 33, LIVES IN REDWOOD CITY, CA AND WAS RECENTLY MARRIED.
I MET JACK IN 1977, WHILE HE WAS STATIONED AT LUKE AFB. WE MARRIED, WENT TO
BITBURG, GERMANY AND GOT TO SEE MOST OF EUROPE WHILE THERE. ACQUIRED 2
WONDERFUL STEP-CHILDREN, AND ALL TOGETHER WE HAVE 8 GRANDCHILDREN.
TOMMY-20, CASSIE-19, ERIN-17, ANDREW-13, BETHANY-12,CLINTON-9, AJ-6 AND
TAYLOR-6. WE HAVE LIVED IN RIDGECREST, CA, CAMARILLO, CA AND ENON,
OH(WPAFB) WE MOVED TO PAHRUMP, NV WHEN JACK RETIRED FROM CIVIL SERVICE IN
1997. WE LOVE THE DESERT, HAVE A TRUCK AND 5TH WHEEL AND TRAVEL A GREAT
DEAL. AFTER MY DAD PASSED AWAY, MY MOM HAS LIVED WITH US FOR ABOUT 22
YEARS. WE WERE VERY ACTIVE IN THE VFW AND AMERICAN LEGION, BUT ARE TAKING A
BREAK NOW. LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING EVERYONE AT THE REUNION.
CASEBIER
Name : RICHARD CASEBIER
Lives in: KS
Significant other: JO ANN
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CLUGSTON
Name : MICHELE KELLEY
Lives in: CO
Significant other: TED
MICHELE SUZANNE CLUGSTON KELLEY, AGE 56, DIED NOVEMBER 15, 2001 IN BOULDER,
CO. OF CANCER. MICHELE WAS BORN IN SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS ON MARCH 22, 1945, TO
GERALD AND INGERID CLUGSTON. SHE WAS MARRIED TO TED FLYNN KELLEY JR. IN
1967 LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS. MICHELE GRADUATED FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF
KANSAS, WITH A BA IN EDUCATION IN 1967. IN 1987 SHE RECEIVED HER MASTERS
DEGREE IN EDUCATIONAL ADMINISTRATION FROM FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY, BOCA
RATON, FLORIDA. IN THE EARLY 1970’'S SHE HELPED TO INITIATE THE ELEMENTARY
SPANISH PROGRAM IN BOULDER. LATER SHE TAUGHT SPANISH IN THE COMMUNITY
SCHOOLS WHERE SHE LIVED AND WORKED AS A SPANISH SPEAKING VOLUNTEER TO
ASSIST THE MARIEL BOAT REFUGEES FROM CUBA WHILE IN ROCHESTER, MINNESOTA.
AFTER RETURNING TO BOULDER IN 1989 MICHELE TAUGHT SPANISH AT FREDERICK JR.
AND SR. HIGH SCHOOL, WESTMINSTER HIGH SCHOOL, AND FAIRVIEW HIGH SCHOOL
WHERE SHE INITIATED THE INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE PROGRAM. SHE ADVANCED
TO ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL AT ANGEVINE AND CASEY MIDDLE SCHOOL. IN 2000 MICHELE
BECAME PRINCIPAL AT VIKAN MIDDLE SCHOOL IN BRIGHTON, WHERE SHE FINISHED THE
SCHOOL YEAR, DESPITE HER ILLNESS. MICHELE WAS DEDICATED TO HER CAREER IN
EDUCATION. HER FIRST DUTY WAS TO HER FAMILY. HER INTERESTS INCLUDED LATIN
CULTURE, THE ARTS, AND TRAVEL. SHE SKIED, HIKED, CAMPED AND LOVED THE
MOUNTAINS OF COLORADO AND NEW MEXICO. MICHELE IS SURVIVED BY HER HUSBAND,
TED KELLEY, OF BOULDER, HER DAUGHTERS INGERID OF DENVER AND, MEGAN OF
PORTLAND, OREGON; MOTHER, INGERID CLUGSTON OF ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO; TWO
SISTERS, INGRID D. DYE OF PHOENIX, AZ AND CAROL MOYLE OF ST. PETERSBURG,
FLORIDA; AND HER BROTHER, PETER CLUGSTON OF ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO.
COURTNEY
Name : BILL COURTNEY
Lives in: TX
Significant other: MAGGIE
WHAT IS RON PARADIS DOING THESE DAYS? THAT THOUGHT AND A SEARCH ENGINE LED
ME TO THIS PLEASANT SURPRISE! I WAS AT WRHS 59-61. DAD RETIRED FROM USAF IN
61 AND THE FAMILY MOVED TO SARASOTA, FL. MY BROTHER KEN GRADUATED FROM WRHS
IN 61 AND NOW LIVES NEAR ATLANTA. I GRADUATED FROM SARASOTA RIVERVIEW IN
63. I WENT ONTO STUDY PHYSICS AT FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY WHERE I MET MY
FUTURE WIFE (MAGGIE). I KEPT ON STUDYING PHYSICS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF
WASHINGTON (MS) AND FINISHED A PHD AT THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS-AUSTIN IN 71.
MAGGIE AND I RE-CONNECTED IN TEXAS AND WERE MARRIED IN AUSTIN IN 69. OUR
DAUGHTER, JENNIFER, IS A TALLAHASSE LASSIE BORN IN A SNOW STORM IN 1973
WHILE I WAS A POST-DOC IN THE PHYSICS DEPARTMENT. I HAD ASPIRATIONS OF AN
ACADEMIC CAREER BUT REALITY TOOK ME INTO INDUSTRIAL PHYSICS. WE SPENT A
NUMBER OF YEARS IN NC WITH THE US EPA WHERE I DID POLLUTION RESEARCH. ONE
OF THE FIELD EXPERIMENTS TOOK ME THROUGH TOPEKA IN THE MIDDLE 80S. I DROVE
THE BIG MOBILE LABORATORY THROUGH THE STREETS OF THE OLD BASE HOUSING TO
SEE WHERE MY FAMILY LIVED. I MOVED ONTO IBM INSTRUMENTS IN CHICAGO AND THEN
TO DALLAS WITH IBM. EVENTUALLY I WAS OLD ENOUGH TO OPT FOR ONE OF THE EARLY
RETIREMENT PLANS IBM USED TO DOWNSIZE ITS WORKFORCE IN THE EARLY 90S. THE
LAST YEARS HAVE BEEN SPENT WORKING BACK IN NUCLEAR PHYSICS WITH A
SUCCESSION OF COMPANIES TRYING TO MAKE MEDICAL RADIOISOTOPES. WE HAVE GONE
FROM DOING PAPER STUDIES TO ACTUALLY HAVING A FACILITY IN DENTON TX THAT
WORKS! WE BOUGHT THE FIRST 100 FEET OF THE ILL FATED SUPERCONDUCTING
SUPERCOLLIDER ABOUT 5 YEARS AGO. IF YOU HAVE A THALLIUM STRESS TEST THAT
COULD USE ONE OF THE ISOTOPES THAT WE PRODUCE. WE HAVE LIVED IN PLANO JUST
NORTH OF DALLAS SINCE 86. MAGGIE WAS AN ACCOUNT MANAGER FOR JC PENNEY UNTIL
HER DIVISION WAS SOLD LAST YEAR AND HER GROUP WAS ELIMINATED BY THE NEW
OWNERS. OUR TIME IS SPENT VOLUNTEERING WITH HABITAT FOR HUMANITY AND
ROOTING FOR THE SEMINOLES.
DERRICK
Name : PATRICIA GIFFORD
Lives in: OH
Significant other: JACK
MOVED TO TUCSON, AZ IN 1962 FOR SENIOR YEAR IN HIGH SCHOOL. MET JACK
GIFFORD AT U OF AZ, MARRIED 1965. DENISE BORN 1969, CHULA VISTA, CA; STEVEN
BORN 1971, BOULDER, CO. JACK, PH. D. AT U. OF CO.; PROF. OF MARKETING,
MIAMI UNIVERSITY, OXFORD, OH SINCE 1972. PAT, MS, MIAMI UNIVERSITY, 1979;
PH. D. PURDUE, 1986; TAUGHT AT MIAMI U. FOR SEVEN YEARS; HUMAN RESOURCES
PROFESSIONAL AT ELDER-BEERMAN DEPT. STORES, DAYTON, SINCE 1987. CURRENTLY
VP TRAINING & DEVELOPMENT. DENISE, PROFESSIONAL FIGURE SKATING COACH.
STEVEN, QUALITY CONTROL ENGINEER; CHILDREN: JOSH, 4 AND MADDIE, 2.
FIEGEL
Name : GEORGANNE THOMPSON
Lives in: TX
Significant other:
I WAS DELIGHTED TO BE CONTACTED ABOUT THE 2004 REUNION, BUT I PROBABLY
WON''T BE ABLE TO ATTEND. I HAVE NOTHING BUT ONDERFUL MEMORIES ABOUT
WASHBURN RURAL, AND I WISH EVERY CHILD IN THE WORLD COULD HAVE THE SAME
HIGH SCHOOL EXPERIENCES. I WAS ALWAYS KNOWN AS "GEORGE" AND LOVED CLASSES,
FOOTBALL AND BASKETBALL GAMES, PEP CLUB, HOIR - EVERYTHING. I REMEMBER WHEN
WE TAUGHT COACH HOW TO TWIST AT THE SENIOR PROM! AND ALL THE GIRLS HAD
CRUSHES ON DELVY LEWIS, PAT DAVIS, MIKE DAVIS, DAVID BRISCOE, DAVID
LANGFORD, TIM BERRY, SPENCER HOYNES, COLE WALKER...OH, MY. I''LL BRING MY
KIDS TO A REUNION ONE DAY SO I CAN PROVE TO THEM THAT WE REALLY DID HAVE
ICHABOD OF THE MONTH. FOLLOWING WRHS GRADUATION IN 1963, I ATTENDED
WASHBURN UNIV. FOR ONE YEAR, THEN MY DAD WAS TRANSFERRED TO BIGGS AFB, EL
PASO, TX. I GRADUATED WITH A BBA FROM UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO IN
1968. THAT SAME YEAR I MARRIED GARY THOMPSON, AND WE LIVED IN DALLAS FOR
THREE YEARS THEN MOVED BACK TO EL PASO. HE OWNED A TRUCKING COMPANY THEN A
STAFF LEASING BUSINESS. HE DIED UNEXPECTEDLY IN 2002. WE HAVE TWO GREAT
KIDS, TRENT (27) AND D''LANE (23). TRENT LIVES IN AUSTIN, TX AND D''LANE
LIVES WITH ME. SHE GRADUATED FROM UT AUSTIN LAST YEAR. THEY ARE MY PRIDE
AND JOY. I HAVE HAD AN ACTIVE CAREER, FIRST IN MARKETING AT MOBIL OIL IN
DALLAS. I HAVE WORKED 22 YEARS FOR A WONDERFUL EMPLOYER, HUNT BUILDING
COMPANY AS EXECUTIVE ASST. TO THE PRESIDENT. I AM A BREAST CANCER SURVIVOR
WHO LOVES FAMILY, FRIENDS, DOGS, GOLF, READING AND GARDENING. I REMEMBER MY
HIGH SCHOOL FRIENDS WARMLY AND HOPE TO SEE ALL OF YOU AT THE NEXT REUNION.
GEISTER
Name : JOEL GEISTER
Lives in: TX
Significant other:
AFTER GRADUATION I EMBARKED ON AN ENJOYABLE CAREER, GOING TO COLLAGE. AFTER
SEVEN YEARS AND FOUR COLLAGES I RECIEVED A BS IN MARKETING FROM THE UNIV OF
CALIF. FRESNO. I DID TAKE A SEMESTER OFF FOR PLANNED GAMES AT FORT ORD,
AFTER THE DRAFT BOARD ASK ME TO COME SEE THEM. THE ARMY GUARD ALLOWED ME TO
CONTINE MY FIRST CAREER. THE GUARD DID GET ME OUT OF FINAL EXAM MY SENIOR
YEAR, A LITTLE RIOT AT PEOPLES PARK IN THE BAY AREA. I WAS THE BUCK SGT
NEXT TO THE GUY WITH THE ROSE STICKING OUT OF HIS RIFLE. WITH MY BS DEGREE
IN HAND I ENTERED THE WORLD OF BUSINESS AND SOON FOUND OUT THAT I WAS
QUALIFIED TO ASK "WOULD LIKE FRIES WITH THAT BURGER" WANTING TO TO
SOMETHING WITH A LITTLE ADVENTURE I JOINED THE NAVY AND WAS COMMISSIONED AN
ENSIGN IN AUG OF 1971 AND WORKED AS A NAVAL GUNFIRE LIASION OFFICER. I WAS
THEN ASSIGN TO THE USS IWO JIMA. FOLLOW BY ASIGNMENTS ALL OVER THE WORLD. I
HAD THREE SHORE TOURS, TREASURE ISLAND CA, NAVPERS WASHINGTON DC AND CHIEF
OF STAFF BEACH GROUP II, NORFOLK VA. I ENJOYED THE 25 PLUS YEARS AND STILL
MISS THE LIFE A LITTLE. UPON LEAVING THE NAVY I WENT TO WORK FOR THE STATE
OF TEXAS WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH IN INFORMATION SECURITY. IT
PAYS THE BILLS AND THE DESK DOES NOT ROCK AND ROLL. THE WORK CAN BE
INTERSTING BUT NOT THAT MUCH FUN. I PLAN ON GIVING THEM 4 MORE YEARS THEN
TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE RETIREMENT PLAN. I THEN PLAN ON SEEING WHAT NEW
ADVENTURES LIFE HAS IN STORE. I HAVE TWO KIDS, KELLEY, 22 AND JOEL, 18 WHO
LIVE IN AUSTIN. KELLEY HAS A COUPLE OF YEARS OF COLLAGE BUT IS TAKING A
BREAK TO TRAVEL. JOEL IS STARTING COLLAGE THIS FALL. THEY BOTH ARE GREAT
KIDS BUT HAVE GIVEN ME A LOT OF GRAY HAIRS. STILL THEY HAVE NOT DONE
ANYTHING THAT I DID NOT DO, SO I GUESS IT IS PAY BACK. GOES TO SHOW YOU OUR
FOLKS WERE RIGHT. I WISH I COULD BE THERE FOR THE REUNION BUT A FAMILY GET
REUNION COMES FIRST. SO HAVE FUN, TELL A FEW TALL TALES AND TAKE CARE. IF
YOU ARE IN THE AUSTIN AREA CALL AND SAY HI.
GILMORE
Name : MELINDA DRAKE
Lives in: GA
Significant other: RAY
I ATTENDED SW AVONDALE IN THE 8TH GRADE IN 1959 AND THEN WASHBURN AS A
SOPHMORE IN 1961. MY FAMILY MOVED TO TULSA OK AND I GRADUATED FROM WILL
ROGERS HS IN 1963. I GRADUATED FROM THE UNIV OF TULSA IN 1967 AND MOVED TO
DEFUNIAK SPRINGS FLA WHERE I TAUGHT HIGH SCHOOL SPANISH FOR ONE YEAR. I
THEN MOVED TO ATLANTA GA IN 1968 AND BEGAN WORKING AT SUNTRUST BANK. I HAVE
BEEN WORKING FOR THE BANK FOR 32 YEARS. I WORK IN THE TRUST TAX DIVISION AS
AN ESTATE ASSOCIATE. IN 1972 I MARRIED RAY DRAKE. WE RESIDED IN SNELLVILLE
GA UNTIL RAY'S DEATH IN 1992. I NOW RESIDE IN MONROE GA. RAY AND I HAVE ONE
SON, TODD. TODD IS A 2000 GRADUATE OF AUGUSTA STATE UNIV WHERE HE WAS A 4
YEAR BASEBALL PLAYER (PEACH BELT CONFERENCE). TODD HAS BEEN ACCEPTED TO THE
MASTERS PROGRAM AT THE UNIV OF GA. HE WILL BE MAJORING IN MASS
COMMUNICATIONS WITH AN EMPHASIS ON JOURNALISM. I HAVE ONE MAIN HOBBY AND
THAT IS TENNIS. I PLAY AS MUCH TENNIS AS I CAN.
GRAHAM
Name : JOHN MICHAEL GRAHAM
Lives in: NY
Significant other: TERESA ANN
GREETINGS FROM CENTRAL NEW YORK: WOW!! I HAVEN'T TALKED TO ANYONE BUT TWO
PEOPLE FROM MY CLASS SINCE I LEFT WASHBURN RURAL IN MAY 63. I BET TOPEKA
HAS CHANGED SINCE 1968 WHEN I LEFT KU FOR THE NAVY AND VIET NAM. I STILL
HAVE THE NEWSPAPER ARTICLE THAT SHOWS THE 66 TORNADO THAT WENT THROUGH PART
OF TOWN AND THE COLLEGE. I BARELY REMEMBER 1963 LET ALONE WHAT I DID THAT
YEAR IN SCHOOL. ALL I REMEMBER IS STUDYING AND FLYING RC MODEL AIRPLANES. I
DON'T EVEN REMEMBER THE GRADUATION. MY MOTHER MADE ME GO TO THE GRADUATION
CLAIMING THAT IT WAS AN IMPORTANT DAY IN MY LIFE. I WAS PREOCCUPIED WITH
BUILDING A NEW TRANSMITTER AND REALLY DIDN'T WANT TO GO!! I WENT, AS
DIRECTED. I STILL CANNOT REMEMBER THE GRADUATION. HOW MANY GRADUATED IN THE
CLASS OF 63?? AND WHAT THE HELL HAVE THEY DONE TO FORBES SINCE SAC HAS GONE
AWAY?? IF ANYONE IN CLASS 63 REMEMBERS ME, GIVE ME A TALLYHO AT THE EMAIL
ADDRESS LISTED ELSEWHERE. I'D LOVE TO CHAT ABOUT THE OLD HIGH SCHOOL AND
KANSAS, IN GENERAL. THEY BUILT A NEW HS DOWN THE ROAD A BIT, DIDN'T THEY??
AND THE OLD HS BECAME THE JUNIOR HIGH?? IS IT STILL THAT WAY?? DOES ANYONE
HAVE PICTURES OF THE SCHOOLS?? THANKS, HAVE A GREAT SUMMER. MICHAEL GRAHAM
SYRACUSE, NY
GRAHAM
Name : RUTHI MONTECINOS
Lives in: KS
Significant other: MARIO
MARIO AND I HAVE BEEN VERY HAPPILY MARRIED FOR 32 YEARS. WE HAVE 3
WONDERFUL CHILDREN. ALISON IS 27, HILARY IS 24, AND JOSHUA IS 20. NONE OF
THEM HAVE MARRIED, BUT BOTH GIRLS HAVE VERY IMPORTANT MEN IN THEIR LIVES,
AND I FORSEE THEM GETTING MARRIED IN THE NEXT YEAR OR TWO. I RAISED MY
THREE CHILDREN AND HAD A CATERING SERVICE AT THE SAME TIME. IT WAS VERY
IMPORTANT TO US THAT I STAY HOME AND RAISE THEM MYSELF. WHEN THEY WERE 17,
14, AND 11 I WENT BACK TO COLLEGE. IN 1991, I GRADUATED FROM WASHBURN WITH
A ELEMENTARY EDUCATION DEGREE. THEN IN 1997, I RECEIVED MY MASTER OF
SCIENCE IN CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION FROM EMPORIA STATE UNIVERSITY. I HAVE
BEEN TEACHING NOW FOR SEVEN YEARS. I'VE TAUGHT THIRD, FOURTH, AND FIFTH
GRADE. I LOVE IT. I HAVE BEEN SO FORTUNATE TO HAVE THREE CAREERS THAT I
LOVE: WIFE AND MOTHER, CATERER, AND NOW A TEACHER. IF I DON'T MAKE IT TO
THE REUNION, LOVE TO ALL OF YOU.
HALL
Name : JEAN PRESS
Lives in: CT
Significant other: FRED
I MARRIED FRED IN 1965 – WE MOVED TO CT IN 1966 AND HAVE “PLANTED”
OURSELVES HERE. AFTER WORKING FOR SEVERAL YEARS, THE LORD BLESSED FRED AND
ME WITH 2 WONDERFUL CHILDREN, KEITH (19) A FRESHMAN AT CLEMSON UNIVERSITY
IN SC STUDYING CHEMICAL ENGINEERING AND LAURA (18) COMMITTED TO ENTER
CLEMSON THIS FALL, 2001, TO STUDY CHEMISTRY AND LIFE SCIENCES. FRED RETIRED
FROM THE CT AIR NATIONAL GUARD IN 1998, FOLLOWED BY SUBSTITUTE TEACHING IN
THE ENFIELD SCHOOL SYSTEM. WHEN OUR CHILDREN WENT TO GRADE SCHOOL, I WENT
BACK TO WORK PART-TIME AT KAMAN AEROSPACE (WHERE I WORKED BEFORE KEITH WAS
BORN) TO ASSIST THE PRESIDENT'S EA. AFTERWARD WENT TO AETNA, INC. WORKING
FULL TIME IN THE LAW DEPT AS AN AA AND A MID-LEVEL SUPERVISOR FOR 9 AAS.
WENT BACK TO KAMAN AEROSPACE IN 1997 TO THE PRESIDENT'S OFFICE WORKING FOR
THE EXECUTIVE VP. I WAS DIAGNOSED WITH STAGE III OVARIAN CANCER 11/99. MY
SURGEON AND ONCOLOGIST MONITOR ME EVERY COUPLE MONTHS AND NOW SAY I'M IN
REMISSION (I LOVE THAT WORD!). GOD HAS BEEN VERY GOOD AND I'M BACK TO WORK,
SLOWLY REGAINING MY STRENGTH. MY HUSBAND HAS BEEN WONDERFUL DURING THIS
ORDEAL, TAKING THE VERY BEST CARE OF ME. BARBARA PRICE IERVOLINO AND I HAVE
REMAINED CLOSE FRIENDS SINCE 7TH GRADE (1957) AT PAULINE GRADE SCHOOL.
UNBELIEVABLE THERE IS SOMEONE OUT THERE WHO HAS KNOWN ME FOR THAT LONG –
OTHER THAN FAMILY!! I DO REGRET, HOWEVER, NOT PURSUING COLLEGE DEGREES. IF
MY HEALTH PERMITS, I HOPE TO ATTEND THE NEXT REUNION.
HARRIS
Name : JIM HARRIS
Lives in: TX
Significant other: SANDRA
STARTED WRHS IN 59-LEFT TO GO TO MORROCCO IN 60 - FROM THERE WENT TO HIGH
SCHOOL IN LA - TN - MOVED BACK TO TOPEKA IN 63 - IN 65 JOINED THE USN AND
GOT MARRIED IN 66 - STILL WITH THE SAME WOMEN 41 YEARS LATER-- GOT OUT OF
NAVY AND GRADUATED FROM EMPORIA STATE IN 73-MOVED TO SAN ANTOINO IN 73 -
OWNED MY OWN AUTOMBILE COMPANY AND SOLD IN 94-- WIFE IS DIRECTOR OF THE
DOCTORAL DEPT AT LAMAR UNIVERSITY IN BEAUMONT,,TEXAS- AM NOW CHILLING--
WHAT A WONDERFUL RIDE IT HAS BEEN.
HART
Name : LINDA JENSEN
Lives in: UT
Significant other: LARRY
I MARRIED LARRY JENSEN IN DECEMBER 1963. WE HAVE 7 SONS, 2 DAUGHTERS AND 12
GRANDCHILDREN. WE'RE STILL MARRIED!! WE HAVE LIVED IN PLEASANT GROVE, UTAH
FOR 35 YEARS. I WORK IN A DENTAL OFFICE AND LARRY WORKS IN GENEALOGY. OUR
LIFE IS FULL OF FAMILY, CHURCH, CAMPING, GARDENING AND TRYING TO KEEP UP
WITH OUR KIDS. I CAN'T WAIT TILL THE REUNION!!
HAYS
Name : JERRY HAYS
Lives in: KS
Significant other: MARY
MARRIED TO MARY AND HAVE LIVED IN TOPEKA SINCE GRADUATION IN 1963. TWO SONS
AND A GRANDDAUGHTER. WORK AT TOYOTA IN TOPEKA.
HEATHER
Name : GAIL BABB
Lives in: KS
Significant other:
SUBMITTED FOR GAIL: EIGHT YEARS AGO I RETURNED TO TOPEKA TO BE CLOSE TO MY
FAMIY ONCE MORE. I HAVE A BROTHER AND SISTER LIVING HERE AND LOTS OF
NIECES, NEPHEWS AND GREAT NIECES AND NEPHEWS. I AM CURRENTLY EMPLOYED WITH
KANSAS MEDICAL MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY AS A RECEPTIONIST/SECRETARY. I HAVE
BEEN EMPLOYED WITH THEM FOR 3 1/2 YEARS. PRIOR TO THAT I WORKED AT THE
JONES STORE COMPANY (RETAIL) HERE IN TOPEKA DOING THE NEW HIRE TRAINING FOR
THE STORE AND THEN IN THE CUSTOMER SERVICE AREA. BEFORE I RETURNED TO
TOPEKA, I WAS MARRIED TO AN AIR FORCE OFFICER AND WE LIVED IN SEVERAL
SOUTHERN STATES AND TIAWAN AND GERMANY. I STAYED BUSY WORKING WITH THE
OFFICER'S WIVES CLUBS AT VARIOUS BASES WHERE WE WERE STATIONED,
VOLUNTEERING WITH GIRL SCOUTS, VOLUNTEERING WITH SCHOOL SYSTEMS, KEEPING
THE HOME FIRES BURNING AND RAISING OUR CHILD. I HAVE ONE DAUGHTER (DEAMBRA)
WHO IS MARRIED AND LIVES IN TEXAS. SHE HAS TWO SONS AGES 1 1/2 AND 10 1/2
YEARS OLD. MY HOBBIES INCLUDE COUNTED CROSS STITCH AND GARDENING.
HOLSAPPLE
Name : FREIDA MAY
Lives in: KS
Significant other: RAYMOND
I HAVE BEEN MARRIED FOR 35 YRS. TO RAYMOND MAY, WHO IS VICE PRESIDENT OF
WILDCAT CONCRETE SERVICES, INC. I HAVE A DAYCARE IN MY HONE AND HAVE BEEN
DOING IT FOR 18 YRS. WE HAVE FIVE SONS AND TWO GRANDCHILDREN. OUR OLDEST
RAYMOND WILL BE THE NEW PASTOR OF OUR LADY OF GUADALUPE CHURCH IN TOPEKA AS
OF JULY 14TH. OUR SECOND SON CHRISTOPHER IS MARRIED TO MYHAND FOX AND THEY
HAVE TWO CHILDREN WITH ANOTHER ONE DUE IN OCTOBER. HE WORKS FOR CAPITAL
FEDERAL AS A COMPUTER PROGRAMMER AND IS GOING TO WASHBURN FOR A SECOND
DEGREE. OUR THIRD SON TODD WORKS AT THE BANKRUPTCY COURT FULL TIME,
LENSCRAFTERS PART TIME. HE IS ENGAGED TO JOYCE LANGE AND IS ALSO OING TO
WASHBURN. OUR FOURTH SON CHAD WORKS AS A GUARD AT SHAWNEE COUNTY YOUTH
CENTER AND IS GOING TO WASHBURN FOR A SECOND DEGREE. OUR YOUNGEST SON KYLE
IS MARRIED TO JENNIFER PATTERSON AND HE IS AN ELECTRICIAN.
HOYNES
Name : SPENCER HOYNES
Lives in: GA
Significant other: SHEILA
TO BRING YOU UP TO DATE (AND ANY OTHERS YOU WOULD LIKE TO SHARE THIS
INFORMATION WITH) WE SOLD OUR HOUSE OF 28 YEARS IN CONYERS, GA IN MAY. IT
TOOK 14 MONTHS AS WE LEARNED THAT PEOPLE SEEM TO WANT NEW HOUSES MORE THAN
THEY WANT OLDER HOUSES. WE ARE NOW LIVING IN OUR LAKE HOUSE THAT WE BUILT
ABOUT 15 YEARS AGO. WHEN WE BUILT IT, WE ENVISIONED A WEEKEND GET AWAY BUT
NOT LIVING FULL-TIME. THE BOTTOM LINE IS THAT WE ARE LEARNING TO LIVE IN
LESS SPACE BUT ENJOYING OUR LOCATION. SHEILA AND I ARE BOTH RETIRED NOW
(SHE 3 YEARS, ME 5 YEARS) AND WONDERING HOW WE EVER HAD TIME TO WORK. AT
THE PRESENT WE ARE NOT SURE IF WE WILL REMAIN HERE OR NOT. LAST WINTER WE
BOUGHT PROPERTY AT A DEVELOPMENT CALLED CUMBERLAND HARBOUR ON THE GEORGIA
COAST JUST ABOVE THE FLORIDA STATE LINE. IF YOU SAW THE HGTV DREAM HOUSE
THAT WAS RECENTLY GIVEN AWAY, IT IS IN THAT DEVELOPMENT. WE LOVE THE AREA
AND ITS PROXIMITY TO THE INTRACOASTAL WATERWAY AND THE ATLANTIC OCEAN. THE
NEAREST TOWN IS ST. MARYS, GEORGIA AND IT IS SMALL, QUAINT AND A GREAT
PLACE TO FIND FRESH SEAFOOD. JACKSONVILLE AND SAVANNAH ARE NOT FAR IF WE
WANT TO SEE BIGGER DIGS. IN OTHER NEWS, WE ARE BEGINNING NEGOTIATIONS ON
HAVING A BOAT BUILT FOR DELIVERY LATE NEXT SPRING. IT WILL BE A TRAWLER
TYPE COASTAL CRUISER THAT WE HOPE TO DOCK AT CUMBERLAND HARBOUR WHEN THEY
FINISH THE MARINA. AGAIN, I DO HOPE EVERYONE HAS A GREAT TIME AT THE
REUNION AND I WOULD LOVE TO HEAR FROM OTHERS.
KYLE
Name : BILL KYLE
Lives in: WA
Significant other: ANNE
LEFT TOPEKA AND WRHS, AFTER SOPHMORE YEAR, FOR MADRID, SPAIN (FATHER WAS
USAF AND WAS REASSIGNED TO MADRID). GRADUATED FROM MADRID H.S. IN 1963;
GRADUATED U OF MONTANA IN 1967 AND ENTERED USAF. COMPLETED FLIGHT SCHOOL,
ASSIGNED TO F-4'S. USAF CAREER INCLUDED 2 COMBAT TOURS (12 MONTHS EACH AND
OVER 400 COMBAT MISSIONS) DURING VIETNAM WAR; VARIOUS FIGHTER AND STAFF
ASSIGNMENTS IN USAF. WHILE IN USAF ALSO RECEIVED MASTERS' DEGREE. RESIGNED
USAF COMMISSION IN 1982 AND MOVED TO PORTLAND, OR. HELD SEVERAL
MARKETING/SALES POSITIONS IN AEROSPACE INDUSTRY WHILE LIVING IN PORTLAND.
RELOCATED TO SEATTLE IN 1993 WHERE WE HAVE REMAINED. PRESENTLY VP
MARKETING/SALES FOR SOFTWARE COMPANY IN SEATTLE. MARRIED ANNE IN 1966 AND
HAVE TWO CHILDREN: JAMES (27 YRS. OLD) LIVING IN SEATTLE AND SHEA (25 YRS.
OLD AND RECENTLY MARRIED) ALSO LIVING IN SEATTLE.
MARSHALL
Name : JANICE WALKER
Lives in: MO
Significant other: COLE
INFORMATION SUBMITTED FOR JANICE. SHE IS AN ADMINISTRATIVE ASST/SECRETARY
FOR THE US TRANSPORTATION COMMAND AT SCOTT AFB, ILLINOIS. SHE AND COLE
WALKER WERE MARRIED IN 1966 AND THEY WILL BE ATTENDING THE REUNION WEEKEND
ACTIVITIES.
MOLSTAD
Name : JON MOLSTAD
Lives in:
Significant other:
MYERS
Name : SANDRA RONAYNE
Lives in: CO
Significant other:
I'VE HAD MANY ADVENTURES SINCE LEAVING WASHBURN. I GRADUATED WITH A DEGREE
IN PSYCH FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO AT BOULDER. EARLY ON, I WAS A
SOCIAL WORKERS AND THEN A PAROLE AGENT. IN 1970 I MARRIED AND IN 1972 JENNY
WAS BORN, AND LISA FOLLOWED IN 1974. FOR A FEW YEARS I WAS A STAY-AT-HOME
MOM AND ACTIVE IN MANY CIVIC ORGANIZATIONS. IN 1982 I RECEIVED AN MBA IN
INFORMATION SYSTEMS AND BEGAN MY ADVENTURES AS AN AUDITOR. I WAS WITH THE
US GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE FOR 4.5 YEARS AND HAVE BEEN WITH THE STATE OF
COLORADO SINCE 1987. AUDITING IS A GREAT JOB FOR SOMEONE WHO LIKES CHANGE,
HAS A LOW THRESHOLD FOR BOREDOM, AND ENJOYS PEOPLE. I'VE DEALT WITH PEOPLE
AT ALL LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT AND LEARNED ABOUT BILLION DOLLAR INFORMATION
SYSTEMS, CHILD CARE LICENSING, CHILD SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT, CORPORATE LIENS,
ETC. I'M A CERTIFIED SCUBA DIVER AND MY FAVORITE PLACE(S) ARE IN THE
CARRIBEAN. I'VE TRAVELLED TO EUROPE AND MEXICO AND WOULD LOVE TO GO TO
AUSTRALIA. A COUPLE YEARS AGO I CAME TO TOPEKA FOR THE ROMANOV EXHIBIT.
I'VE OFTEN WONDERED WHAT MY CLASSMATES HAVE DONE.
OLSEN
Name : DIANE HUTCHINS
Lives in: VA
Significant other: DAVID
DAVE AND I HAVE LIVED IN THE WASHINGTON DC SUBURBS SINCE 1982. HE WORKS
FOR A COMPUTER COMPANY AND TRAVELS ALOT. HE HAS WORKED IN MEXICO, CANADA,
GERMANY AND NEW ZEALAND. I WORK AS A CHRISTIAN EDUCATOR FOR VARIOUS
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCHES AROUND TOWN, CURRENTLY FOR THE OLD PRESBYTERIAN
MEETING HOUSE IN ALEXANDRIA. IT WAS THE PLACE WHERE THEY DID GEORGE
WASHINGTON'S FUNERAL--MY OFFICE LOOKS OUT ON A COLONIAL CEMETARY. I'M
WORKING ON A MASTER'S OF DIVINITY DEGREE AT WESLEY SEMINARY IN DC, BUT IT
WILL BE A LONG PROCESS. OUR TWO DAUGHTERS ARE MARRIED--ONE IN RICHMOND,
ONE IN SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS--AND OUR SON WORKS IN DC AND MANAGES A ROCK BAND.
PIERARD
Name : PAT PIERARD WREN
Lives in: AZ
Significant other: DAVID
I GUESS BEING AN AIR FORCE BRAT CAN GIVE YOU ITCHY FEET. I'VE LIVED AND
WORKED ALL OVER THE U.S. AND VARIOUS PLACES ABROAD. FOR THE PAST 20 YEARS
I'VE TRAVELED IN THE HEALTH CARE INDUSTRY. PREVIOUSLY, I WORKED FOR 10
YEARS IN JOURNALISM AND PR. I WENT TO THE AMERICAN COLLEGE IN PARIS AFTER
HIGH SCHOOL FOR TWO YEARS AND GRADUATED FROM SAN FRANCISCO STATE
UNIVERSITY. MY HUSBAND DAVE (DAVE WREN) IS IN THE FURNITURE BUSINESS. HE
WENT TO WEST POINT BUT OPTED TO COMPLETE HIS COLLEGE EDUCATION AT ST.
JOSEPH'S UNIVERSITY IN PHILADELPHIA, HIS HOMETOWN. HE'S AN ARMY BRAT. WE'VE
LIVED IN PHOENIX FOR THE PAST 10 YEARS. LOVE IT HERE (I'M WRITING THIS IN
110 DEGREE HEAT SO I MUST REALLY LOVE IT!). NO KIDS, TWO CATS. I GUESS THE
CORRECT ACRONYM FOR US IS DINKS (DUAL INCOME, NO KIDS). DAVE'S INTO GOLF
AND WHEN I'M HOME, I LIKE TO PUTZ AROUND THE GARDEN, COOK, SWIM, ETC. I'VE
ALSO GOTTEN INTO COMPUTERS IN RECENT YEARS BECAUSE OF MY WORK. HEALTH'S
GOOD, LIFE'S GOOD. SEE YA!
POIRIER
Name : SUSAN POIRIER-CASEY
Lives in: NC
Significant other:
I HAVE SPENT THE PAST 37 YEARS SINCE GRATUATING FROM WASHBURN RURAL LIVING
IN SEVERAL PARTS OF THE US. I'VE LIVED NOT ONLY IN TOPEKA AND WICHITA
KANSAS BUT I HAVE ALSO LIVED IN FLORIDA AND TEXAS. I CAME TO THE OUTER
BANKS OF NORTH CAROLINA 11 YEARS AGO AND TRULY LOVE THIS AREA OF THE
COUNTRY. I HAVE RAISED THREE WONDERFUL CHILDRED. ONE SON, ROBERT ALLAN WHO
IS STATIONED IN JACKSONVILLE, FLA IN THE NAVY. A DAUGHTER JULIE MARSHALL
WHO LIVES IN TOPEKA AND A SECOND DAUGHTER PAMELA WHO LIVES IN SOUTH MILLS,
NC. THEY HAVE GIVEN ME 7 WONDERFUL GRANDCHILDREN AND MY SON &
DAUGHTER-IN-LAW LAURA ARE EXPECTING A BABY IN DECEMBER. I AM CURRENTLY
WORKING FOR WAL-MART AS A SUPORT MANAGER WHERE I HAVE BEEN FOR THE LAST 7
YEARS. I LOOK FORWARD TO A REUNION AND SEEING ALL OF THE ""KIDS"" I WENT TO
SCHOOL WITH.
REEDER
Name : CARLYLE (LYLE) REEDER
Lives in: MD
Significant other: PENNY
THANK YOU TO THOSE TAKING A MOMENT TO SHARE -- WE'VE ALL GONE OFF IN SO
MANY DIFFERENT DIRECTIONS, IT'S FUN TO SEE WHAT'S POSSIBLE. I GET BACK TO
TOPEKA ABOUT ONCE A YEAR, VISTING FAMILY. I WON'T MAKE IT FOR THIS REUNION
-- THE PHYSICAL MAIL NOTIFICATION REACHED ME ON 7/24. OK -- SIGNIFICANT
EVENTS SINCE WRHS: FOUR YEARS AT KU, EXPLORING BETTER LIVING THROUGH
CHEMISTRY. THE ARMY SHIPPED ME TO VIETNAM, AFTER THE DRAFT BOARD FIGURED I
HAD (NOT)LEARNED ENOUGH. THAT WORKED OUT, BECAUSE THE ARMY ALSO SHIPPED ME
TO WASHINGTON, DC, MY HOME; WHERE I MET PENNY, MY WIFE THESE PAST 31 YEARS.
OUR CHILDREN INCLUDE: KATRINA, 27, MARRIED, IN NEW ORLEANS, LA;
ALEXANDER,23, ENGAGED, IN NORFOLK, VA; WHILE AT HOME WE HAVE: ZACHARY, 20;
CASEY, 17; MOLLY, 14; AND SETH, 10. EVERYONE SHOWS UP AT OUR HOUSE FOR XMAS
-- WITH SPOUSES, AND SIGNIFICANT FRIENDS, WE MAKE A CROWD. ALEX IS BEING
PAID FOR HIS TELECOMMUNICATION NETWORK SKILLS (COX.) KATRINA IS PROGRAM
DIRECTOR AT A MUSEUM; ZACHARY IS STUDYING COMMUNICATIONS ARTS AND FILM;
CASEY IS A HISTORY AND POLISCI NUT; MOLLY IS INTO ART AND FASHION DESIGN;
AND SETH IS ALWAYS WIRING UP ONE KIND OF ELECTRONIC GIZMO OR ANOTHER. SINCE
1965, WHEN KU HIRED ME AS A PROGRAMMER, I'VE BEEN PAID TO PLAY WITH
COMPUTERS. MAJOR INTERVALS OF MY CAREER INVOLVED DEVELOPING AND DELIVERING
TRAINING ON EMERGING COMPUTER TECHNOLOGIES; OTHER INTERVALS WERE DEVOTED TO
SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT FOR ENGINEERING(CAD); ADVERTISING(MULTIMEDIA);
ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY(DATABASE); AND, FOR THE LAST TEN YEARS, LEGAL
REPORTING & PUBLISHING (CDROM, WEB). MY WIFE RE-ENTERED THE WORKFORCE TWO
YEARS AGO, AFTER ACQUIRING HER MASTERS IN SPECIAL ED. SHE IS NOW WORKING AS
AN EDITOR FOR AN ADVOCACY GROUP HERE IN DC AND LOVES IT. AFTER ALL THESE
YEARS HERE, I FEAR WE MAY BE MORPHING INTO 'INSIDE-THE-BELTWAY' WONKS. IT'S
GOOD TO HEAR ABOUT FOLKS; DROP OFF AN E-MAIL TO ME (PREEDER # CONCENTRIC.NET)
IF YOU EVER WANT TO CHAT WITH SOMEONE ON THE EAST COAST.
RICHERT
Name : JUDY GREENBERG
Lives in: KS
Significant other: DAVID
DAVE AND I CELEBRATED OUR 35TH WEDDING ANNIVERARY IN JANUARY. WE HAVE 3
GIRLS AND 1 GRANDDAUGHTER. I RETIRED FROM WORKING AT CAMPBELL'S CLOTHING
THREE YEARS AGO AND HELP DAVE WITH HIS BOOKKEEPING. HE IS AN OCCUPATIONAL
THERAPIST WHO DOES SEATING AND POSITIONING FOR WHEELCHAIRS. I ALSO WORK
PART-TIME AT A LOCAL FITNESS CENTER.
RUEDIGER
Name : BARBARA CATLOW
Lives in: CA
Significant other: JIM
GRADUATED FROM K-STATE IN 66. WENT TO GRADUATE SCHOOL. MOVED TO SAN DIEGO
AS A JUNIOR HIGH TEACHER. WENT TO THE UNIVERSITY OF SAN DIEGO SCHOOL OF
LAW AT NIGHT. BECAME A DEPUTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY FOR LOS ANGELES COUNTY IN
1977. MARRIED IN 1977 TO JIM WHOM I MET IN LAW SCHOOL. OBVIOUSLY HE IS
ALSO A LAWYER. WE HAVE 2 CHILDREN-KEITH,19, WHO JUST FINISHED HIS
SOPHOMORE YEAR IN COLLEGE AND WILL BE STUDYING IN AUSTRALIA NEXT YEAR, AND
KRISSI, 16, WHO JUST FINISHED HER SOPHOMORE YEAR IN HIGH SCHOOL. I STILL
SPEND A LOT OF TIME IN TOPEKA AS MY PARENTS STILL LIVE THERE, AS WELL AS MY
BROTHER WHO IS A DENTIST THERE. WE ALSO LIVE ON TOPEKA DRIVE, WHICH I
ALWAYS FIND IRONIC.
SCHUMANN
Name : SANDRA BROWN
Lives in: FL
Significant other:
I AM A DIVORCED MOTHER OF TWO GRANDMOTHER OF THREE. I ENJOY THE FUN AND SUN
OF LIVING IN FLORIDA. I ACHIEVED MY COLLEGE DEGREE AFTER MANY YEARS, AND
CURRENTLY ENJOY WORKING IN THE BANKING PROFESSION AS A TRAINER FOR A
COMMUNITY BANK. I LOVE LIFE, AND LOOK FORWARD WITH ANTICIPATION AND
BACKWARD WITH FONDNESS. I LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING FROM OLD FRIENDS, AND NEW
ONES.
SCHWARTZ
Name : DAN SCHWARTZ
Lives in: PA
Significant other: JANICE
WENT TO KU FOR 3 YR, USAF FOR 4 YR, BACK TO KU TO COMPLETE A BS IN EE.
WORKED AT VEGA FOR 12 YR, AND THEN SEVERAL COMPANIES. NOW WORKING IN FLA.
AS A CONSULTANT DESIGNING TRANSMITTERS AND RECEIVERS FOR AIRBORNE
NAVIGATION TELEMETRY SYSTEMS. MARRIED JANICE WHILE INSTALLING RADAR SYSTEM
IN PANAMA CITY, FL. BEEN MARRIED 26 YEARS AS OF 2003 AND HAVE A SON &
GRANDAUGHTER.
SCHWARTZ
Name : DAVID SCHWARTZ
Lives in: KS
Significant other: KAY
GRADUATED FROM KU IN 1969 WITH BS IN CIVIL ENGINEERING, MOVED TO WICHITA TO
WORK FOR STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING CONSULTING FIRM, MOVED TO NEODESHA,KS IN
1974 TO WORK FOR MANUFACTURING/ENGINEERING COMPANY AND HAVE BEEN THERE
EVERY SINCE. HAVE 2 SONS; JEFF GRADUATED FROM PSU WITH BS IN MECHANICAL
ENGINEERING AND LIVES IN OVERLAND PARK,KS AND MATT GRADUATED FROM KU WITH
BS IN BUSINESS/ACCOUNTING AND LIVES IN HOUSTON, TX.
TESI
Name : CAROL MERRELL
Lives in: TX
Significant other: PAUL
TETER
Name : PEGGY BEASTERFELD
Lives in: KS
Significant other: RAY
MARRIED TO A RANCHER/FARMER FOR 34 YEARS. GRADUATED FROM WASHBURN
UNIVERSITY WITH A BBA IN ACCOUNTING. OWN A TAX AND ACCOUNTING OFFICE IN
TOPEKA. UNTIL LAST YEAR WAS A MEMBER OF THE USD 330 SCHOOL BOARD AND THE
KANSAS ASSN OF SCHOOL BOARDS.I LIKE THELEGISLATIVE PROCESS AND GET INVOLVED
WITH SCHOOL ISSUES AT THE STATE LEVEL. WOULD LIKE TO GET INVOLVED WITH THE
STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION OR RUN FOR THE LOCAL BOARD AGAIN.
WALKER
Name : COLE WALKER
Lives in: MO
Significant other: JANICE
INFORMATION SUBMITTED FROM QUESTIONNAIRE FORM: COLE IS A RETIRED USAF
PILOT. HE AND JANICE MARSHALL (ALSO '63) WERE MARRIED IN 1966. THEY WILL
BOTH BE ATTENDING THE REUNION ACTIVITIES.
WOODS
Name : CARL (BUTCH) WOODS
Lives in: FL
Significant other:
Class of 64
ADAMS
Name : SHARON WEGMANN
Lives in: IL
Significant other: BILL
AFTER LEAVING TOPEKA IN OCTOBER OF 1962, MY DAD WAS TRANSFERRED TO UPPER
HEYFORD AFB IN ENGLAND. I SPENT THE LAST TWO YEARS OF HIGH SCHOOL BOARDING
FIVE DAYS A WEEK AT LAKENHEATH HIGH SCHOOL ON LAKENHEATH AFB. QUITE A
CHANGE FROM LIVING AT HOME AND TAKING THE BUS TO SCHOOL EVERYDAY. AFTER
GRADUATING, I CAME BACK TO THE STATES AND ATTENDED THE UNIVERSITY OF
ILLINOIS WHERE I MET MY HUSBAND. WE MARRIED AFTER GRADUATION AND HAVE LIVED
IN THE CHICAGO AREA FOR THE LAST 32 YEARS. OUR SON AND DAUGHTER WENT TO
KINDERGARTEN THROUGHT 12TH GRADE IN THE SAME SCHOOL DISTRICT. QUITE A
CHANGE FROM MILITARY LIFE. I AM NOT ABLE TO ATTEND THE REUNION THIS YEAR,
BUT I HOPE EVERYONE THAT DOES HAS A GREAT TIME.
AUMAN
Name : BRUCE AUMAN
Lives in: TX
Significant other: PENNY
1964-1966 KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY 1966-1970 USMC. 1972 GOT MARRIED.
1975-1987 WORKED FOR 3M. 1989-1997 WORKED FOR LANIER WORLDWIDE INC. SINCE
1998 I HAVE BEEN AT DELL COMPUTER AS A TEST TECHNICIAN.
BAHNER
Name : SHARON CARLSON
Lives in: KS
Significant other:
IN 1967 I MARRIED, MOVED TO CANADA, AND TAUGHT SCHOOL THERE. IN 1969, I HAD
TWIN SONS AND RETURNED TO THE USA. I THEN TAUGHT SCHOOL AND WORKED AS A
SCHOOL COUNSELOR IN TOPEKA. IN 1989 I MOVED TO OMAHA, NEBRASKA AND
COMPLETED A MASTER OF SOCIAL WORK DEGREE. SINCE THEN I HAVE BEEN WORKING AS
A SOCIAL WORKER WITH SEVERELY MENTALLY ILL PEOPLE. I NOW LIVE IN TOPEKA
WHERE I WORK AT STORMONT VAIL HOSPITAL PSYCHIATRIC UNIT. IN MY OFF HOURS, I
PLAY WITH MY FIVE GRANDCHILDREN OR TRAVEL AS FAR FROM TOPEKA AS I CAN
AFFORD WITH MY FRIENDS.
BIRKENBUEL
Name : JAMES BIRKENBUEL
Lives in: WA
Significant other: GAEL
AFTER GRADUATING FROM WASHBURN, MY FAMILY MOVED TO THE SEATTLE AREA WHERE I
HAVE GENERALLY LIVED WITH TIME OUTS FOR VIETNAM, JAPAN, ALASKA, EUROPE AND
IDAHO. AFTER MY STINT IN THE SERVICE, I WENT TO SCHOOL ON THE GI BILL (AND
MY WIFE'S BILL, BLESS HER SOUL!) AND GRADUATED FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF
WASHINGTON IN 1972 WITH A BS IN ACCOUNTING & FINANCE. I PASSED THE CPA EXAM
AND WENT TO WORK FOR PRICE-COOPERS FOR THE NEXT FOUR YEARS (SEATTLE,
PORTLAND AND ANCHORAGE OFFICES). AFTER PUBLIC ACCOUNTING WORE OFF, I WENT
PRIVATE WHERE I PRETTY MUCH REMAIN TO DAY. AFTER A LONG CAREER AS A
CONTROLLER AND CFO, I DEVELOPED A CONSULTING PRACTICE CATERING TO SMALL
BUSINESS, SOLD IT AND WENT BACK TO A “REAL JOB” ABOUT TWO YEARS AGO, IF
GOING TO WORK FOR A START-UP IS A REAL JOB. I AM CURRENTLY THE CFO OF TAMER
LABORATORIES, A RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT THINK TANK DOING DEVELOPMENTAL
WORK IN THE AREA OF METABOLIC ACIDOSIS. I AM ALSO THE CFO AND A FOUNDING
STOCKHOLDER IN PH SCIENCES (WWW.PHSCIENCES.COM), WHICH IS A COMPANY
INVOLVED IN DIETARY SUPPLEMENT TREATMENTS FOR ACIDOSIS RELATED DISEASES. MY
WIFE GAEL IS A PRE-SCHOOL TEACHER ASSISTED BY OUR DAUGHTER CAITLIN.
CAITLIN, THE YOUNGEST STILL LIVES A HOME. DAUGHTER ELIZABETH IS THE
MARKETING DIRECTOR FOR A DESIGN FIRM IN NYC AND SON JAMES IS A PHOTOGRAPHER
(BUT EARNS HIS LIVING AS A UNION CARPENTER). WE JUST DOWNSIZED TO A NICE
CONDOMINIUM IN PREPARATION FOR SOME SERIOUS TRAVEL IN EUROPE. MY HOBBIES
INCLUDE GOLF, COMPETITIVE SAILING IN MY 505 CLASS BOAT AND HUSKY FOOTBALL
(GO DAWGS!).
BLUMENSTOCK
Name : CORINNE LEE
Lives in: VA
Significant other: EDWARD
STILL WITH FIRST HUBBY, 39 YEARS AND COUNTING. HE RETIRED FOR THE 3RD TIME
LAST DEC. HAVE LIVED IN VIRGINIA BEACH SINCE HE RETIRED FROM THE AF IN 1979
AND WE LOVE IT HERE. I AM ADDICTED TO COMPETITIVE BRIDGE AND PLAY
TOURNAMENTS WHEN I CAN. THAT PLUS READING, BABYSITTING AND SURFING THE WEB
KEEP ME BUSY. KEEP SMILING, ALL OF YOU :)
BOGAN
Name : PEGGY SWANSON
Lives in: OH
Significant other:
ATTENDED WASHBURN RURAL FOR ONE YEAR AND TRANSFERRED TO OHIO STATE
UNIVERSITY AFTER DAD RETIRED IN 65. GOT MARRIED IN 68 TO KEN SWANSON,
WIDOWED IN 1985. WE HAD ONE DAUGHTER, REBECCA LYNNE, WHO GRADUATED FROM
CAPITAL UNIVERSITY WITH A BS IN NURSING. SHE IS A CLINICAL TRIALS NURSE
DOING WORK IN AIDS RESEARCH AT OSU. SHE IS ENGAGED TO A GREAT GUY AND
HOPEFULLY BEFORE I GET MUCH OLDER, I WILL BE A GRANDMA. I AM AN
ADMINISTRATOR IN HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH IN THE COLLEGE OF DENTISTRY AT
OSU. I MANAGE THE BUDGET FOR THE DEPARTMENT, TRACK ALL GRANTS THAT WE HAVE
AND THOSE THAT WE HAVE APPLIED FOR AND ALL THE OTHER THINGS IT TAKES TO
KEEP AN OFFICE RUNNING SMOOTHLY. I REALLY ENJOY WHAT I DO. WHEN I A
HOPKINS
Name : DON HOPKINS
Lives in: CO
Significant other: CLETA
MARRIED TO CLETA FLANAGAN, HIGHLAND PARK HIGH SCHOOL, IN 1954. MOVED TO
COLORADO IN 1962. RETIRED FROM NEC IN 1995.
