WRHS Alumni Bio Information
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Class of 1952
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 1953
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.
QUEDNOW
Name: WILLIAM QUEDNOW
Lives in: GA
Significant other: CAROL
AFTER GRADUATION I JOINED THE USAF. AFTER FOUR YEARS I WAS DISCHARGED AND
ATTENDED WASHBURN UNIVERSITY ON THE KOREAN GI BILL. DURING THIS TIME I
MARRIED CAROL CARTER OF TOPEKA. AFTER GRADUATION FROM WU I ACCEPTED
EMPLOYMENT WITH BOEING OF WHICITA. AFTER TWO YEARS WITH BOEING, THE USAF
OFFERED ME A COMMISSION WHICH I ACCEPTED. RETIRED AS A MAJOR AFTER 22
YEARS. JUST CELEBRATED OUR 51ST WEDDING ANNIVERSARY. ENJOY CRUISING AND
TAKING LONG ROAD TRIPS. EVER PASSING CLOSE TO WARNER ROBINS, GIVE ME A
CALL. LOVE TO HEAR FROM THOSE OF US THAT ARE LEFT.
WILLIAMS
Name: ROBERT (BOB) WILLIAMS
Lives in: WA
Significant other: IRIS JUNE
Class of 1955
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 1956
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 1957
SIMMONS
Name: MARY J FLORY
Lives in: KS
Significant other:
Class of 1958
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.
SMITH
Name: JUDITH CHLUPSA
Lives in: AZ
Significant other:
I ALWAYS THINK OF MY GROUP OF CLASSMATES WITH FOND MEMORIES. UNFORTUNATELY
MY PARENTS DECIDED TO MOVE TO ARIZONA AFTER MY SOPHOMORE YEAR. I GRADUATED
IN 1958 FROM GLENDALE HIGH SCHOOL IN GLENDALE, AZ. WENT TO WORK FOR THE
TELEPHONE COMPANY FOR 2 YEARS UNTIL I MARRIED AND MOVED TO CALIFORNIA. MY
HUSBAND WAS IN THE MARINE CORPS SO WE MADE A FEW MOVES IN OUR TIME. I GAVE
BIRTH TO ONE SON, TIMOTHY IN 1961. I WORKED AS A SECRETARY OVER THE YEARS
AND DID A LOT OF ARTS & CRAFTS. UPON MY HUSBAND RETIRING WE MOVED TO
PAYSON, AZ, A BEAUTIFUL PLACE IN THE MOUNTAINS. I TOOK CARE OF MY HUSBAND
AS HE HAD A LOT OF HEALTH ISSUES AFTER SERVING IN VIET NAM FOR TWO TOURS.
HE PASSED AWAY TWO YEARS AGO. I DID LOTS OF ARTSY CRAFTSY THINGS AND
DURING OUR TIME UP HERE ORGANIZED, RAN, AND PARTICIPATED IN A BIG CRAFT
SHOW HELD AT THE CASINO HERE. IT IS HELD TWICE A YEAR AND THAT KEEPS ME
PRETTY BUSY. I DID FIND A COUPLE OF CLASSMATES ON FACEBOOK AND THAT WAS
FUN. I ALWAYS WONDER ABOUT SOME OF THEM AND WHERE THEY ARE NOW SO THOUGHT I
WOULD SEE IF I CAN FIND ANY ON WASHBURN'S SITE. THANKS FOR THE
OPPORTUNITY!
Class of 1959
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 1960
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
DECEASED
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.
FERGASON
Name: LINDA JOHNSON
Lives in: KS
Significant other: ART
DEGREES FROM WASHBURN UNIVERSITY AND KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY. TAUGHT 26
YEARS MOSTLY IN USD #501. MARRIED WITH 3 CHILDREN ALL GROWN. TWO
GRANDCHILDREN.
HANNA
Name: LARRY HANNA
Lives in: ID
Significant other: KAREN
RETIRED FROM THE U.S.NAVY (1987) NAVAL ACADEMY, RETIRED COMMERCIAL PILOT,
CORPORATE PILOT, FAA PILOT EXAMINER, PROFESSONAL MUSICIAN. OWN AN ASPHALT
COMPANY IN IDAHO. INVOLVED WITH ALL TYPES OF OUTDOOR SPORTS AND ACTIVITIES.
ALTHOUGH I GRADUATED IN 1960 FROM TOPEKA HIGH SCHOOL, MANY FRIENDS AND
ACQUAINTANCES WERE FROM WRHS.
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 1961
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
DECEASED
CRABTREE
Name: JANIE THOMPSON
Lives in: KS
Significant other:
DECEASED
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 AND 1960. MOVED AND GRADUATED FROM HAMILTON TOWNSHIP HS,
LOCKBOURNE, OHIO IN 1961. ATTENDED AND GRADUATED FROM THE OHIO STATE
UNIVERSITY WITH A BS IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION. WORKED FOR THE DIA IN
WASHINGTON DC, THE OHIO DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION IN COLUMBUS, THE
FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION IN SPRINGFIELD, IL, AND THEN WORKED FOR AND
RETIRED FROM US DEPT. OF HUD IN COLUMBUS. AFTER FIRST RETIREMENT, WORKED
FOR THE CITY OF COLUMBUS AND RETIRED AGAIN. MARRIED IN 1968 (DIVORCED) AND
REMARRIED IN 1979. NO CHILDREN.
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
DECEASED
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.
JOHNSON
Name: STAN JOHNSON
Lives in: KS
Significant other:
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: WA
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:
Significant other:
DECEASED
RUPPERT
Name: ELAINE LANDIS
Lives in:
Significant other: DAVE
DECEASED
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
DECEASED
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 1962
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 FROM WRHS IN 1962, I ATTENDED WASHBURN U. FOR 2 YRS;
WORKED AS A FLIGHT ATTENDANT (TWA) FOR 4 YRS; MARRIED AND LIVED IN SPAIN
FOR 12 YRS; DIVORCED; REMARRIED; DIVORCED AGAIN; NOW LIVING SINGLE IN SALT
LAKE CITY, UT AND WORKING AS A REGISTRAR/ SPANISH LANGUAGE INTERPRETER FOR
AN EMERGENCY CARE CLINIC. SIX OF MY 7 CHILDREN LIVE IN AND AROUND SLC; I
HAVE 13 GRANDSONS AND 2 GRANDGIRLS. WOULD LOVE TO HEAR FROM ANY ALUMN OUT
THERE! BLAKEYCAROL#YAHOO.COM.
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.
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;
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
GRADUATED FROM WASHBURN UNIVERSITY IN 1966, JOINED THE AIR FORCE AND
ENTERED PILOT TRAINING. MARRIED PEG HOLLIS - WHRS 65 - THAT DECEMBER. FLEW
C-130 AIRCRAFT IN VIETNAM FOR 2 YEARS AND CONTINUED FLYING WITH THE AIR
FORCE FOR THE NEXT 26 YEARS TRANSFERRING BETWEEN ASSIGNMENTS EVERY 2 TO 3
YEARS. OUR TRAVELS TOOK US TO THE PHILIPPINES, HAWAII, CALIFORNIA, TEXAS,
AND WASHINGTON D.C. ALONG THE WAY I ATTENDED SEVERAL MILITARY SCHOOLS AND
EARNED A MASTER DEGREE FROM CENTRAL MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY. I LEFT THE AF IN
'92 AFTER SERVING AS THE COMMANDER OF CHARLESTON AFB, SC DURING OPERATION
DESERT STORM (FIRST IRAQ WAR).
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: KS
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:
DECEASED
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
DECEASED
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:
Significant other: JIM
DECEASED
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
GRADUATED FROM K-STATE IN 1966. TAUGHT AT CHAPMAN HIGH SCHOOL AND THEN
MARRIED WOOD IN 1968 WHEN HE GRADUATED FROM VET SCHOOL AT KSU. WE MOVED TO
HUMBOLDT COUNTY, CA AND, SADLY, HAVE LIVED HERE EVER SINCE. WE HAVE 3
CHILDREN--WARD (MBA FROM KU, WORKS FOR CERNER IN KC), AUDREY (GRADUATED
FROM DRAKE UNIV. AND NEW ENGLAND COLLEGE OF OPTOMETRY, PRACTICES IN DENVER
AREA), AND SUSANNAH (GRADUATED FROM KSU (!) AND THUNDERBIRD, AUDTITOR FOR
EXXON-MOBIL IN HOUSTON). I HAVE WORKED IN AREA SCHOOLS OFF AND ON IN A
VARIETY OF POSITIONS. RETURNED TO KC AREA IN 2002, MOSTLY TO KEEP AN EYE ON
MOM (SOME OF YOU MAY REMEMBER HER SUBBING AT WRHS, AND TO EARN AN MS IN
LIBRARY SCIENCE AND INFO SERVICES FROM CMSU. NOW I AM BACK BEHIND THE
REDWOODS AGAIN AND DO A LITTLE RELIEF WORK AT THE COUNTY LIBRARY. WOOD IS
STILL PRACTICING SMALL ANIMAL MEDICINE IN ARCATA. ENJOY READING, ROSE
GARDENING AND MOST OF ALL TRAVELING - TO GET OUT FROM BEHIND THE REDWOOD
CURTAIN AND AWAY FROM THE FOG AND RAIN.
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!!!
SIMMONS
Name: LEROY SIMMONS
Lives in: WA
Significant other: LAURETTE
I EARNED A BA IN MATH FROM WASHBURN U., MS IN APPLIED MATH AND COMPUTER
SCIENCE FROM U. OF MISSOURI AT ROLLA, AND WHILE WORKING FOR THE ATOMIC
ENERGY COMMISSION IN OAK RIDGE I COMPLETED A PH.D. IN MANAGEMENT SCIENCE AT
THE U. OF TENNESSEE. I THEN TAUGHT AT THE FOLLOWING UNIVERSITIES:
TENNESSEE, GEORGIA, MISSOURI, NORTH TEXAS, EAST TEXAS, LOYOLA OF MARYLAND,
AND JILIN IN CHINA. WHILE AT LOYOLA OF MARYLAND, I LED THE DEVELOPMENT AND
IMPLEMENTATION OF THE CURRENT FACULTY GOVERNANCE SYSTEM AND THEN SERVED AS
THE FACULTY'S PRESIDENT AND CHAIR FOR SIX YEARS. LAURETTE, MY WIFE OF 31
YEARS, AND I SPENT THE MAJORITY OF OUR CAREERS TEACHING IN THE SAME
DEPARTMENT AT LOYOLA AND WERE THE FIRST COUPLE TO BE FULBRIGHT SCHOLARS TO
CHINA, TOGETHER. WE HAVE TRAVELED EXTENSIVELY, AVERAGING 50 COUNTRIES
BETWEEN US. ONE OF MY MEMORIES FROM HIGH SCHOOL - THE SCHOOL COUNSELOR
CALLED ME IN DURING MY SENIOR YEAR AND ASKED ME WHAT UNIVERSITY I PLANNED
TO ATTEND. I HAD NEVER THOUGHT ABOUT ATTENDING A UNIVERSITY, NO ONE IN MY
FAMILY HAD EVER GONE PAST HIGH SCHOOL. LAURETTE AND I EACH HAVE A CHILD
FROM OUR FIRST MARRIAGES. THEY WERE BOTH 5 YEARS OLD (1 MONTH APART) WHEN
WE GOT MARRIED IN LAS VEGAS. WE ARE CURRENTLY LIVING IN SEATTLE WITHIN
WALKING DISTANCE OF 2 OF OUR 3 GRANDCHILDREN. ALL IS GOOD.
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
LIFE GOES ON IN CENTRAL OREGON....
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
DECEASED
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 1963
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
BILLINGSLEY
Name: LEONARD BILLINGSLEY
Lives in: CA
Significant other: NONE
DECEASED
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
DECEASED
CLEMMER
Name: DIANA CARPENTER
Lives in: IL
Significant other:
MOVED TO OAK PARK, IL. SOON AFTER GRADUATING FROM OTTAWA UNIV, OTTAWA, KS
IN 1967. LIVED IN OAK PARK FOR OVER 40 YRS UNTIL RECENTLY. MY DAUGHTER
LIVES IN OAK PARK AND MY SON IN ELGIN, IL. AFTER GRADUATING FROM OTTAWA I
TAUGHT PHYSICAL ED IN A HIGH SCHOOL IN LOMBARD, IL. AFTER HAVING MY
CHILDREN, I WENT TO WORK FOR VARIOUS PERSONS IN THE MULTIFAMILY PROPERTY
MGMT. BUSINESS IN OAK PARK/CHICAGO. OVER THE YEARS I LIVED IN OAK PARK, I
SERVED ON SEVERAL BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS. I SERVED ON THE OAK PARK VILLAGE
BOARD FROM 2001-05. IN 2004 I RECEIVED THE CHICAGO/COOK COUNTY CRIME
PREVENTION COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARD. NOW I AM SEMI RETIRED AND HAVE A BUNCH
OF FUN WITH MY ADULT CHILDREN AND THE GRANDKIDS.
CLUGSTON
Name: MICHELE KELLEY
Lives in: CO
Significant other: TED
DECEASED
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.
JONES
Name: SHARON ROZWICK
Lives in: CO
Significant other: DANA
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 1964
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.
BERGER
Name: PRISCILLA (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
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:
Significant other:
DECEASED
BRADLEY
Name: JOHN BRADLEY
Lives in: MI
Significant other: KATHLEEN
UPDATED 4/18/04: SECOND SLOWEST 100 YD DASH TIME AT WRHS AS FRESHMAN. QUIT
TO DO HAM RADIO. UNIV OF KANSAS 64-65, AKL FRAT. MICHIGAN STATE 65-66 WHERE
I MET AND PROPOSED TO MY WIFE OF 36 YEARS, KATHLEEN. GRAD WAYNE STATE U IN
DETROIT 66-71 BS ELEC ENGINEERING. ARMY RESERVES 68-74. WORKED FOR
WESTINGHOUSE FOR 21 YEARS BEFORE THE CORPORATION SELF-DESTRUCTED. MOVED
INTO DATA PROCESSING IN 1979. CURRENTLY INFO SYS MANAGER FOR STEPHENSON &
LAWYER IN GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN. TWO DAUGHTERS: HEATHER X. FUSION (A LONG
STORY) SEE WWW.HEATHERFUSION.COM GRAD U OF MICHIGAN ANN ARBOR ''97 BA FINE
ARTS GRAPHIC DESIGN, CURRENTLY CREATIVE DIRECTOR AT WWW.GURL.COM. ERIN,
MICH STATE ''98, A GOOGLE EMPLOYEE, TITLE "CREATIVE MAXIMIZER". HAD MY
FIRST BEER AT ALLEN''S DRIVE-IN IN ''61, QUIT IN ''80. STARTED SMOKING
SPRING ''64 AND QUIT IN ''91. I''M RUNNING OUT OF THINGS TO QUIT ;-). LIVED
IN DETROIT AREA ''65-''82, PITTSBURGH, PA ''82-''89, GREENWOOD, SC
''89-''92 AND GRAND RAPIDS, MI ''92 TIL NOW. I GOT LASIK EYE SURGERY IN
''98, NO MORE "COKE BOTTLE BOTTOM" GLASSES! HAD DAVID HUGHES, OUR
VALEDICTORIAN, OVER FOR DINNER SUMMER OF ''68 (HIS PARENTS RETIRED TO UTICA
MICH AND MY DAD RECOGNIZED THE NAME WHEN HE APPLIED FOR THE NAVY RESERVE) -
HE GRADUATED M.I.T. ''68 IN GEOPHYSICS, BUT I HAVEN''T HEARD FROM HIM
SINCE. IT WOULD BE NICE TO FIND OUR VALEDICTORIAN!
BYBEE
Name: JILL ABLES
Lives in: KS
Significant other: NONE
I WAS MARRIED FOR 20 YEARS, DIVORCED FOR 16 AND HAVE CHOSEN NOT TO DATE, MY
LIFE IS FULL OF WORK, I WORK FOR TOPEKA FOUNDRY, TAKE CARE OF ALL THE
MOWING AND CLEANING AT THE FARM, DO VOLUNTEER AT HEARTLAND PARK TOPEKA OUR
RACE TRACK, HAVE DONE THAT FOR THE PAST 12 YEARS, GO TO DAYTONA BEACH
FLORIDA EVERY FEBR. FOR THE DAYTONA 500, HAVE BEEN DOING THAT SINCE L976.
MY FAVORITE VAC. IS JEKYL ISLAND IN GEORGIA, PEACEFUL AND LOVELY. I HAVE 4
CHILDREN, TWO GIRLS AND 2 BOYS, 5 GRAND CHILDREN. I ALSO WORK AUCTIONS FOR
MY BROTHER-IN-LAW AND SISTER, THEY ARE FARM AND RANCH, MAYBE 6 AUCTIONS A
YEAR. I HAVE A WONDERFUL LIFE AND IF SOMEONE MENTIONS DATING IT SCARES ME
TO DEATH, I'VE BEEN LONE TOO LONG.
CADY
Name: STEVEN CADY
Lives in: CA
Significant other: CHRISTINE
I CURRENTLY RUN A BRANCH OF THE SAN FRANCISCO PUBLIC LIBRARY. WE LIVE IN
THE SUBURBS TO THE SOUTH OF THE CITY. MY PARENTS, ROGER AND ILEEN LIVE
FARTHER SOUTH IN CUPERTINO. THE TWO OFFSPRING, LINDEN AND DAVID, WERE BORN
IN 87 AND 89 SO ARE NOT EVEN IN HIGH SCHOOL AS I WRITE THIS NOW. MY WIFE IS
A PHYSICIAN IN A KAISER FACILITY, THE ORIGINAL HMO. MY BROTHER DAVID AND
SISTER JENNIFER BOTH LIVE IN PORTLAND, OR. JENNIFER HAS TWO CHILDREN WHO
ARE CONSIDERABLY YOUNGER THAN MINE. I STILL LIKE TO LISTEN TO AND READ
ABOUT POP AND BLUES MUSIC, BUT MOSTLY THE OLD STUFF. I KNOW WE GOT A GOOD
EDUCATION AT WRHS BUT AM AMAZED AT HOW MUCH I STILL NEED TO LEARN, SO LIFE
STAYS CONTINUALLY INTERESTING. WHAT A LONG, STRANGE TRIP IT’’S BEEN. CELL:
650-533-5634
CEARLEY
Name: KEITH CEARLEY
Lives in: AR
Significant other:
DECEASED
CONROY
Name: RUSS CONROY
Lives in: KS
Significant other:
CRESS
Name: TIM CRESS
Lives in: KS
Significant other: CHERYL
I RETIRED FROM BNSF IN 2001.
CURRY
Name: FLOYD CURRY
Lives in: FL
Significant other:
DAWES
Name: TOM DAWES
Lives in: NY
Significant other: MARY
MET MY WIFE AT KU. USAF PILOT TNG -THEN VIETNAM. 3 GREAT KIDS. LIVE ON A
SMALL LAKE IN WESTERN NY WHERE MY WIFE HAS A POTTERY. RETIRED FROM THE
CONTINENTAL AIR LINES IN 2005 AND SPEND MY TIME SAILING WITH MY
GRANDCHILDREN. THANKS FOR THE WEBSITE TED- LOTS OF MEMORIES, NOT ONLY AT
WASHBURN BUT SW AVONDALE AND GROWING UP IN TOPEKA. HOME: 716 386-6044
DIBBLE
Name: ROGER DIBBLE
Lives in: NM
Significant other: SUE
PROFESSIONAL MUSICIAN 1965-1973, TOURED AS OPENING ACT WITH 3 DOG NITE,
MUSIC MACHINE. BAND OPENED LOCAL ALBUQUERQUE CONCERTS FOR GROUP SUCH AS
STEVE MILLER, VANILLA FUDGE, BEAU BRUMMELS. RECORDED ALBUM AT ORIGINAL
SOUND IN LA, TOURED CA FOR 6 MONTHS, WAS ON THE PAUL REVERE AND THE RAIDERS
SHOW. LEFT LA, BROKE IN 1972. GAVE UP MUSIC FOR TV AND ADVERTISING CAREER.
BEEN IN IT EVER SINCE. MARRIED IN 1973, TWO KIDS NOW 18 AND 23, FIRST WIFE
PASSED AWAY IN 1995 WITH CANCER. REMARRIED 1997 TO SUE DIBBLE, NOW HAVE 6
KIDS, ALL BUT ONE GROWN AND OUT ON THEIR OWN. STILL PLAY MUSIC CASUALLY AND
OCCASIONALLY AT CHURCH. CURRENTLY HAVE MY OWN ADVERTISING AGENCY PRIMARILY
MARKETING FOR FORD DEALERSHIP IN ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO.
DUNNAWAY
Name: KAREN LEWIS
Lives in: KS
Significant other: DELVY
SUBMITTED FOR KAREN AND DELVY. THEY WILL BE ATTENDING THE REUNION
ACTIVITIES.
EDSON
Name: KAREN EDSON
Lives in: CO
Significant other: NIKI
AFTER LEAVING WASHBURN RURAL, I RECEIVED A DEGREE IN P.E. AND SOCIAL
STUDIES FROM EMPORIA STATE. I THEN BEGAN WORKING FOR THE TOPEKA PUBLIC
SCHOOLS AT EAST TOPEKA AND QUICKLY WENT TO K-STATE FOR MY MASTERS DEGREE IN
COUNSELING. I WAS IN TPS FOR 13 YEARS AND THEN MOVED TO COLO. IN 1982. I
HAVE BEEN THE COOR. OF COUN. FOR A MIDDLE SCHOOL IN CHERRY CREEK PUBLIC
SCHOOLS FOR 18 YEARS. I HAVE KEPT UP MUSICALLY BY SINGING WITH THE DENVER
WOMEN'S CHORUS. WE HAVE TRAVELED MANY TIMES AROUND THE USA AND PLAN TO
TRAVEL TO EUROPE IN THE NEAR FUTURE. I AM NOW GETTING ANOTHER MASTERS TO BE
A LICENSED PRINCIPAL. EVEN THOUGH I DO NOT PLAN ON USING THE DEGREE FOR
THAT PURPOSE IT HAS BEEN A GREAT EXPERIENCE LEARNING. COLORADO IS WONDERFUL
AND DON'T BELIEVE ALL OF THOSE SNOW STORIES YOU ALWAYS HEAR ABOUT.
EILENBERG
Name: JON EILENBERG
Lives in:
Significant other: JOANNE
DECEASED
EMMONS
Name: CHARLEY EMMONS
Lives in: KS
Significant other: RITA
NAVY (4 YEARS). ONE IN DANANG RVN IN THE GATOR NAVY - 3 YEARS DRUG DIST. 1
SYM. K-STATE - 3 YEARS. FRITO LAY (MAINT.) 10 YEARS NAT. BROTHERHOOD OF
ELECT. WORKERS LOCAL 226 - AND THE LAST 21 YEARS FOR USPS (MAINT.) MARRIED
IN 70 - 2 BOYS BY 78. ONE SON, TRAVIS - UPS DRIVER IN SENECA, KS - MARRIED
TANYA PRICE (SCRANTON) 3 G. KIDS, CHELSEY 10, MADISON 5, EASTON 2. SON
KALUB, 28, JUST GOT OUT OF THE COAST GUARD AND WILL LEAVE FOR MALAWI,
AFRICA TO JOIN HIS WIFE, OUR VICE CONSULATE TO MALAWI, WHO IS ALSO AN EX
COASTIE. ON JULY 1 - THEY HAVE NOT KIDS, BUT WE ARE HOPEFUL!
ERWIN
Name: GEORGE ERWIN
Lives in: KS
Significant other: SUSAN
I AM CURRENTLY EMPLOYED AT RAYTHEON AIRCRAFT COMPANY IN WICHITA, KANSAS AS
PROGRAM MANAGER - INTERNATIONAL SPECIAL MISSION AIRCRAFT. I WENT TO WORK
FOR BEECH AIRCRAFT AFTER RETIRING FROM THE ARMY IN 1986 AND BEECH WAS
PURCHASED BY RAYTHEON. I HAVE BEEN MARRIED TO SUSAN DALRYMPLE (ATTENDED
HIGHLAND PARK HS) SINCE 1968. I HAVE A MARRIED DAUGHTER LIVING IN NEBRASKA
AND A SINGLE SON ATTENDING DEVRY IN KANASAS CITY.
FLATTEN
Name: LINDA MCWILLIAMS
Lives in: KS
Significant other:
MARRIED NOVEMBER 1974 FIRST CHILD - SON - 1976 SECOND CHILD - DAUGHTER -
1978 THIRD CHILD - SON 1980 DIVORCED DECEMBER 1979 GRDUATED FROM WASHBURN
UNIV. 1985 BACHELORS IN NURSING WORKED AT COLEMERY-O'NEIL MEDICAL CENTER
FOR 20 YEARS RETIRED AUGUST 2009 HAVE 15 GRANDCHILDREN - HIS/HERS - THEIRE
- OURS - PLUS A COUPLE OF UNOFFICIAL ONES. CHASITY, KRIS, SHAWN, XAVIER,
KALYSSA, KORYNNE, NATHANIEL, TREY, CIARRA, SERENITY, EVAN, ANNALISE,
LYRIQUE, PLUS TWO MORE THAT ARE NOT IN CONTACT.
FOSTER
Name: MIKE FOSTER
Lives in: OK
Significant other:
B.S. ECONOMICS UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, RIVERSIDE 1974 M.S. METEOROLOGY
UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA 1984 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGIST SINCE
1985. PRESENTLY METEOROLGIST IN CHARGE, NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WEATHER
FORECAST OFFICE IN NORMAN, OK.
FURGASON
Name: NANCY WHEELER
Lives in: KS
Significant other: GENE
HAPPILY MARRIED TO GENE FOR 32 YEARS. GENE--SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT AT
COMMERCE BANK. NANCY--KINDERGARTEN TEACHER AT MCEACHRON ELEMENTARY. WE HAVE
TWO DAUGHTERS WHO ARE MARRIED AND LIVE IN THE TOPEKA AREA. STACY (30) IS
MARRIED TO GREG STEINLAGE. SHE IS A FREE LANCE GRAPHIC COMPUTER ARTIST.
GREG IS A NURSE AT ST. FRANCIS. THEY LIVE IN TOPEKA. KELLY (26) IS MARRIED
TO CHAD VERGE. SHE IS A TEACHER AT TOPEKA WEST IN CHARGE OF THE YEARBOOK
AND NEWSPAPER. CHAD IS A A BUILDER/TRIM CARPENTER FOR LANDMARK. THEY LIVE
IN SILVER LAKE. WE ARE EAGER TO BE GRANDPARENTS, BUT NO GRANDCHILDREN YET.
WE HAVE 4 GRANDDOGS!! GENE & I JUST RETURNED FROM A LAND TOUR AND CRUISE OF
ALASKA. WE HAD A WONDERFUL TIME!
GODBEY
Name: DOUGLAS GODBEY
Lives in: VA
Significant other: FAYE
I AM TEMPORARILY RETIRED, LIVING A SIMPLE LOW TEMPO LIFE BUT I HAVE BEEN
ASKED TO CONSIDER WORKING AT WHALLOPS, ISLAND, VA FOR NASA. I DO NOT KNOW
IF I WANT TO DO THAT, BUT IT DOES SOUND EXCITING.
GUNCKLE
Name: DIANNA RANDOLPH
Lives in: GA
Significant other:
I DON'T REALLY LIKE WRITING ABOUT MYSELF, SO I'LL MAKE THIS SHORT. MARRIED
MY HIGH SCHOOL SWEETHEART, BOB ROBINSON FROM HAYDEN. DIVORCED AFTER FIFTEEN
YEARS. TWO CHILDREN. REMARRIED. MY DAUGHTER WAS KILLED BY A DRUNK DRIVER AT
AGE SIXTEEN. MY HUSBAND DIED IN 1994 OF LEUKEMIA. I AM CURRENTLY GOING
BACK TO COLLEGE TO GET MY DEGREE IN HEALTH ADMINISTRATION.
HAMBY
Name: CYNTHIA PETTIS
Lives in: FL
Significant other: CHARLES
I HAVE BEEN MARRIED 39 YEARS TO A MINISTER. WE PASTOR A MULTI-CAMPUS
CHURCH IN TALLAHASSEE. I AM A REGISTERED NURSE WHO WORKS FOR THE STATE
WHICH IS CONTRACTED BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO PROTECT ALL FLORIDIANS WHO
RECEIVED HEALTHCARE
HASBROUCK
Name: RICHARD HASBROUCK
Lives in: CO
Significant other: SHARON
GRADUATED WASHBURN UNIV IN 1968. COMMISSIONED USAF 2LT VIA ROTC. MARRIED
SHARON TORSTVEIT (TOPEKA WEST 65 GRAD) IN DEC 68. RETIRED FROM THE AF IN
1996 (YEAH, THAT'S 28 YEARS). HAVE LIVED OUTSIDE COLORADO SPRINGS CO
SINCE. FOUR CHILDREN AND SIX GRANDCHILDREN (SO FAR). RETIRED COMPLETELY
SINCE LATE 2009. READ A LOT OF BOOKS AND PLAY A LOT OF GOLF (WEATHER
PERMITTING). MAIN VICE IS A FONDNESS FOR SINGLE-MALT WHISKEY ;-)
HEATH
Name: KAREN BRAGAN
Lives in: AL
Significant other:
ATTENDED WASHBURN UNIVERSITY AND AUBURN UNIVERSITY, MARRIED IN 69, BIRTH OF
MY DAUGHTER IN 73 AND SON IN 76. RAISED BOTH CHILDREN ALONE AND WITH GREAT
SUCCESS, THEY ARE FANTASTIC PEOPLE. I HAVE WORKED IN REAL ESTATE AND NOW
FOR A CITY GOVERNMENT. I AM A MAGISTRATE FOR THE CITY OF PELHAM WHICH IS
WHERE I LIVE. I HAVE THE TWO MOST PRECIOUS GRANDCHILDREN IN THE WORLD AND
DON'T ARGUE WITH ME!! I SPEND MY TIME WITH FAMILY AND FRIENDS, NOTHING TOO
EXCITING OR OUT OF THE ORIDINARY. I STILL LOVE MY HIGH SCHOOL FRIENDS TO
PIECES.
HESS
Name: KATHY BOURASSA
Lives in: WA
Significant other:
GRADUATED FROM KSU IN 68 WITH LOTS OF ART AND A DEGREE IN PHILOSOPHY. WENT
TO WORK FOR THE SENATE FOREIGN RELATIONS COMMITTEE IN DC, THEN LIVED AND
WORKED FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS IN SAN FRANCISCO BEFORE SAILING FROM LA TO
HAWAII ON A 40 FT RACING SAILBOAT. EARNED A BFA IN ART FROM U.OF HI AND
WORKED TWO YEARS ON A MFA THERE WHILE SAILING AND RACING HOBIE CATS AND
OHTER SAIBOATS IN HOLOLULU, AND GENERALLY HAVING A BALL! DIRECTED A
CULTRUAL PROGRAM FOR THE CITY OF HONOLULU UNTIL MEETING AND MARRYING MY
HUSBAND, HAVING TWO SONS, AND DIVORCING WHEN THEY WERE PRE-SCHOOL AGES.
DURING 7 YRS OF MARRIAGE, LIVED IN HAWAII, BOSTON AND EUGENE, OR,
RESPECTIVELY. AFTER DIVORCE, MOVED WITH MY TWO SONS TO SEATTLE, WASHINGTON
AREA, 1981, AND HAVE HAD MY OWN SMALL GRAPHIC DESIGN COMPANY SINCE ABOUT
1984. I HOPE EVERYONE GOES BACK FOR THE 04 REUNION, BECAUSE IT WILL BE
INTERESTING TO HEAR WHAT EVERYONE HAS DONE ALL THESE YEARS! IF YOU WANT TO
SAY HI, I'D LOVE TO HEAR FROM YOU AT HESSDESIGNS # EARTHLINK.NET.
HOLLADAY
Name: DON HOLLADAY
Lives in: KS
Significant other: MARY
HOLMAN
Name: MICHAEL (CREEPER) HOLMAN
Lives in: AZ
Significant other:
HORSTMAN
Name: MELVIN (DOUG) HORSTMAN
Lives in: KS
Significant other: JEAN
CORVAIR OWNER AND ENTHUSIAST, BOEING COMPUTER PROGRAMMER (GEEK) PROUD OWNER
OF 3 ADORABLE CATS ... MARRIED FOR 34 YEARS. ENJOY STAINED GLASS WORK AND I
AM AN EXCELLENT COOK. I RESTORE CARS AND MY NEXT PROJECT: 1972 HURST OLDS
CONVERTIBLE (INDY PACE CAR)
HUGHES
Name: MICHAEL HUGHES
Lives in: WA
Significant other: LINDA
LINDA’’S CELL IS: 509-840-0519. I RETIRED FROM THE PASTORATE AFTER 8 1/2
YEARS AT THE FEDERATED CHURCH IN BURLINGAME, KS AND 30 YEARS AT FIRST
BAPTIST CHURCH IN SUNNYSIDE, WA. WE SAW RUSS CONROY LAST SUMMER WHEN WE
CAME TO KS TO SEE LINDA’’S DAD FOR HIS 90TH BIRTHDAY. SADLY, WE RETURNED
JUST TWO WEEKS LATER FOR HER DAD’’S FUNERAL SERVICE. HOPE TO MAKE IT BACK
FOR THE REUNION.
HUPP
Name: DAVID HUPP
Lives in: KS
Significant other: MARY
THE LORD IS GOOD! WE NOW ARE ABLE TO ENJOY OUR HOME AND ACREAGE NEAR
MAYETTA MOST OF THE YEAR, WHILE STILL ABLE TO CONTINUE PART-TIME WORK IN
MISSIONS AND TRAVEL SOME. I TURNED OVER LEADERSHIP IN MISSION TO UNREACHED
PEOPLES IN 2008 AND NOW COORDINATE THE GLOBAL GREAT COMMISSION NETWORK.
IT'S APPROACHING 50 YEARS SINCE HS GRADUATION, AND MARY AND I JUST
CELEBRATED OUR 40TH ANNIVERSARY. WE NOW COUNT 15 GRANDCHILDREN WITH A 16TH
ON THE WAY. WE'D LOVE TO HEAR FROM ANY OF YOU – 785-966-3112 OR
DAVIDH # HSERVE.ORG.
IRWIN
Name: KAREN FRITTS
Lives in: KS
Significant other: BILL
BILL AND I WERE MARRIED ON 4/23/65 - JUST ONE YEAR OUT OF HIGH SCHOOL. WE
ARE STILL HAPPILY MARRIED. WE HAD ONE CHILD, TIM (WRHS 87) WHO IS MARRIED
TO JODI (COLE) (WRHS 89). THEY HAVE BEEN MARRIED 20 YEARS, LIVE IN BASEHOR,
KS (A KC SUBURB) AND HAVE ALL THREE OF MY GRANDCHILDREN: TYLER IS 18 AND
STARTS AT BAKER UNIVERSITY NEXT MONTH. TREVOR IS 13 AND AN 8TH GRADER AND
HAYDEN RENEE IS A 6TH GRADER, BOTH AT BASEHOR MIDDLE SCHOOL. BILL AND I
BUILT OUR DREAM HOME 32 YEARS AGO NEAR WRHS AND STILL LIVE THERE. BILL, IN
THE PAST COUPLE OF YEARS, COMPLETED HIS DREAM OF BUILDING A HOT ROD. SHE IS
A BEAUTY! PICTURES ARE ON MY FACEBOOK PAGE. PLEASE VISIT MY FACEBOOK PAGE
AND CHECK IN WITH ME. I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO OUR 50TH HIGH SCHOOL REUNION
IN 2014!
JONES
Name: MIKE JONES
Lives in: CO
Significant other:
GRADUATED AT UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO IN ECONOMICS, 1973 - LATE DUE TO
SEVERAL YEARS OF SOUL SEARCHING. JOINED CORPORATE AMERICA AND GOT MARRIED
TO RAISE A FAMILY IN ST. LOUIS. WEHILE THEIR, ADOPTED TWO FOREIGN CHILDREN
(SON, LINH FROM VIET NAM AND DAUGHTER JANNA FROM BANGLA DESH) WITH WIFE,
KATHY WHO I MET IN PENSACOLA, FL DURING A TOUR IN THE USN. DRAMATIC CHANGES
IN LIFE OCCURRED WHEN DURING THE PERIOD 1976-1979, I (1) GOT DIVORCED, (2)
BECAME A SINGLE PARENT, (3) BEGAN MY LIFE-LONG CAREER IN INFORMATION
TECHNOLOGY, (4) DISCOVERED DISCO AND THE SINGLES SCENE, (5) RETURNED TO
SCHOOL FOR AN MBA, AND (6) CAME OUT OF A 30-YEAR SHELL. I'VE BEEN INVOLVED
IN VARIOUS TECHNICAL AND MANAGERIAL ENDEAVORS OVER THE PAST 20+ YEARS -
PROGRAMMING/TECH MGT/SALES/OWNER IN A SMALL NICHE OF INFORMATION
TECHNOLOGY. I CURRENTLY WORK FOR A SUNNYVALE COMPANY IN DIRECTING MERGERS &
ACQUISITIONS (VERY FUN WORK). I RETURNED TO COLORADO FROM THE MIDWEST AFTER
A BRIEF OPPORTUNITY TO LIVE IN SANTA FE, NM. I CURRENTLY OCCUPY A HOME IN
AN OLD SECTION OF DENVER (PARK HILL) WHERE I ENJOY A GARDEN-ENRICHED TUDOR
AMONG STATELY HOMES AND WONDERFUL NEIGHBORS. I ENJOY BEING HOME BUT I ALSO
LOVE TO TRAVEL - WHICH I DO APPROXIMATELY 50% OF THE YEAR (PARTLY FOR
PLEASURE AND PARTLY FOR BUSINESS). MY FATHER (USAF RET) DIED AT THE AGE OF
81 LAST YEAR. MY MOTHER SURVIVES HIM AT THEIR HOME OF 27 YEARS IN
EVERGREEN, COLORADO. MY BROTHER, PAT (WHRS '62) ALSO LIVES NEARBY IN
DURANGO. MY SISTER, CAROL (WHRS 61) IS NEARER STILL - COLORADO SPRINGS. MY
CHILDREN ALSO LIVE HERE ALONG WITH MANY OF MY NIECES AND NEPHEWS. HAVING
VISITED 48 OF OUR STATES AND LIVING IN 23 OF THEM, I'VE MADE MY CHOICE -
COLORADO IS WHERE I'LL STAY FOREVER.
JONES
Name: PATTI MAGATHAN
Lives in:
Significant other:
DECEASED
KELLY
Name: DENNIS KELLY
Lives in: TX
Significant other: MAXINE
MARKS
Name: JEAN DURSO
Lives in: MD
Significant other: JOSEPH
AFTER GRADUATION I MOVED TO BROOKLYN, NY. MARRIED JOEY V. IN JUNE OF 65,
PARTED WAYS IN 73. MARRIED JOSEPH D. IN 74, AND HAVE BEEN TOGETHER SINCE
THEN. I HAVE THREE CHILDREN, ANTHONY WHO LIVES IN MERRICK, NY., CHRISTINE
WHO LIVES IN BALTIMORE, MD.,AND PAUL WHO LIVES IN CATON, MI. I HAVE THREE
GRANDCHILDREN, NICOLES, CHRISTIAN, AND STEPHEN ANTHONY. MY HUSBAND AND I
LIVE IN BALTIMORE, MARYLAND. HE IS A PASTOR OF A SMALL CHURCH. I HAVE A
VERY FULL LIFE WITH FAMILY AND FRIENDS. HOPE TO HEAR FROM SOME OF YOU.
MATTISON
Name: NORMAN(RICK) MATTISON
Lives in: AZ
Significant other: CAROL
IN THE NAVY 64 - 67; MARRIED 5 TIMES; 6 KIDS; 9 GRANDKIDS; MARRIED TO LAST
WIFE 26 YEARS; FIRST WIFE 7 YEARS; OTHER 3 SIX MONTHS EACH. MY GIVEN NAME
WAS NORMAN DIXON BARROW. MY STEPDAD ADOPTED ME IN 1959 AND CHANGED MY NAME
TO NORMAN RICHARD MATTISON. TWO YEARS AGO MY WIFE FOUND MY BIRTH FAMILY AND
WE DISCOVERED 3 MORE BROTHERS IN FT WORTH, TX. I'VE LIVED IN TUCSON,
PHOENIX, LAS VEGAS, DALLAS, SAN ANTONIO, SAN DIEGO, OKLAHOMA CITY, DUNCAN
OK, BELINE NM, AND SCOTTSDALE. 4 TOURS OF DUTY IN VIET NAM (ELECTRICIAN'S
MATE); MOVED TO TUCSON TO BE A COP BUT WENT TO WORK FOR THE POWER CO. WHEN
I COMPARED THE SALARIES. 7 YEARS WITH POWER CO. SEABEES RESERVES FOR 6
YEARS. DROVE TRUCKS FOR 2 YEARS & TENDED BAR; WENT INTO APARTMENT FIELD AND
DID THIS FOR 18 YEARS; I'VE ALSO DONE THE FOLLOWING: SOLD USED AUTOS,
BOWLING INSTRUCTOR, PAINTER, PLUMBER, ELECTRICIAN, SOLD WINDOWS, OWNED AN
UMPIRES ASSOC., OPERATED MY OWN WOOD SHOP, OWNED FLUE CLEANING SERVICE,
MANAGED TAVERNS, MANAGED TOPLESS BARS, PLAYED GOLF AND 8 BALL FOR 2 YEARS,
AND ABOUT 30 OTHER JOBS. MY WIFE, CAROL, & I NOW LIVE IN TUCSON.
MCDONALD
Name: SANDRA JONES
Lives in: CA
Significant other:
I ATTENDED WASHBURN 60-62. LOVED IT. HATED THE COLD WEATHER AND TORNADOES.
THEN MY DAD WAS TRANSFERRED TO JAPAN. I GRADUATED THERE, THEN SPEND THE
NEXT TWO YEARS IN HAWAII. GOT ENGAGED AND MOVED TO MICHIGAN FOR FIVE LONG
COLD YEARS. DECIDED THAT WAS ENOUGH PUNISHMENT, TOOK TWO KIDS, TWO PAIR OF
LEVIS AND TWO HUNDRED BUCKS JUMPED ON A PLANE HEADED FOR CALIFORNIA. BEEN
MOSTLY HERE UP AND DOWN THE PENINSULA (BEACH AREA) DOING A GREAT ASSORTMENT
OF CAREERS. I NOW WORK WITH ANIMALS FOR MONTEREY COUNTY. I HAVE RECENTLY
BECOME SINGLE AFTER A TEN YEAR RELATIONSHIP. I HAVE ABOUT 75,000 MILES
UNDER MY BELT ON A HARLEY "FATBOY" SEEING THE COUNTRY. LIFE HAS BEEN
GOOD..FULL THROTTLE. SJ
MELLIES
Name: DONALD MELLIES
Lives in: KS
Significant other:
DECEASED
MEYER
Name: GERRIE MEYER
Lives in: KS
Significant other: JACK
AFTER GRADUATING FROM WRHS IN 1964 I RECEIVED A BED. AND MED. FROM WASHBURN
UNIVERSITY. I TAUGHT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN THE SEAMAN SCHOOL DISTRICT (IN
TOPEKA) FOR FIVE YEARS BEFORE MOVING TO SHAWNEE MISSION, KS. I CONTINUED
TEACHING SCHOOL IN THE SHAWNEE MISSION SCHOOL DISTRICT. I JUST RECENTLY
RETIRED FROM THERE AND AM NOW ENJOYING A LIFE OF LEISURE. I PLAN TO PURSUE
ANOTHER CAREER WHILE I ENJOY MY HOBBIES WHICH INCLUDE ANIMALS, ANTIQUE
COLLECTING, READING AND GARDENING. HOPE TO SEE EVERYONE SOON!
MITCHELL
Name: TED MITCHELL
Lives in: CA
Significant other: JEAN
ATTENDED WEST AVONDALE AND SW AVONDALE WITH MANY OF THE WRHS ALUM. MY
FAMILY, (MOM AND KIDS) MOVED FROM TOPEKA TO DENVER BETWEEN FRESHMAN AND
SOPHOMORE YEARS. AFTER HIGH SCHOOL AND NEARLY 4 YEARS IN THE NAVY I
RETURNED TO DENVER, WAS MARRIED AND BEGAN A CAREER WITH IBM. THE MARRIAGE
ENDED IN '70. MOVED TO CALIFORNIA AS AN IBM CUSTOMER SERVICE REP. I MET MY
WIFE, JEAN, IN '78. SHE TOO WORKS FOR IBM. BETWEEN US WE HAVE 3 KIDS AND 4
GRAND KIDS. WE'VE LIVED IN THE BOULDER, COLORADO AREA SINCE 1981. WE LOVE
TO WATERSKI, HIKE AND EXPLORE. WE KEEP A BOAT AT LAKE POWELL, UTAH. MY JOB
RESPONSIBILITIES IN THE 80S AND 90S WAS TO TEACH PEOPLE HOW TO EXTRACT DATA
FROM RELATIONAL DATABASES. I RETIRED FROM IBM AUGUST 1998, AND INCORPORATED
AND CONTINUE TO TEACH FOR IBM THROUGH MY COMPANY. MY WIFE, JEAN, IS AN IBM
BUSINESS CONTROLS MANAGER. THE YEAR I TURNED 50 I SET A GOAL TO RUN 5 MILES
IN EVERY STATE CAPITAL. THAT GOAL WAS COMPLETED IN 2000. MY NEXT GOAL IS TO
PADDLE DOWN A MAJOR US RIVER. ANYONE WANT TO JOIN ME?
NEELLY
Name: LINDA KENNEDY
Lives in: CA
Significant other:
AFTER WRHS, I ATTENDED KU. GRADUATED IN 1968. MOVED TO SAN DIEGO IN 1971.
MARRIED IN 1968. DIVORCED IN 1981. NO KIDS. MY PROFESSION IS A PARALEGAL. I
WORK FOR A LARGE SD FIRM - 60 ATTORNEYS - IN LITIGATION AND FAMILY LAW.
LIVE IN MISSION VALLEY AREA OF TOWN ABOUT 1 MILE EAST OF I-5 IN A CONDO. I
STILL HAVE COUSINS IN CENTRAL KS SO RETURN ABOUT ONCE A YEAR. UNTIL MY MOM
DIED IN 2004, I CAME MUCH MORE FREQUENTLY. AWAY FROM WORK, I BELONG TO 1ST
UNITED METHODIST CHURCH SAN DIEGO AND ACT AS 3RD SUNDAY TEAM LEADER FOR A
FOOD MINISTRY PROGRAM OF MY CHURCH AND USHER AT THE 9:30 SERVICE. I SERVE
ON MY CONDO BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND ON BOARD FOR LA JOLLA PLAYHOUSE PARTNERS
- A VOLUNTEER GROUP - THAT RUNS THE THEATRES' GIFT SHOPS DURING
PRODUCTIONS. I VOLUNTEER USHER FOR SAN DIEGO SYMPHONY. I PLAY BRIDGE A FEW
TIMES A MONTH WITH SOME GROUPS (BOTH DUPLICATE AND PARTY) AND TRIPOLI ONCE
A MONTH WITH SOME OTHER LADIES. I WALK TO EXERCISE BUT JOINED THE Y IN JAN.
AND AM TRYING TO DEVELOP A ROUTINE FOR THE STRENGTH MACHINES.
OMAN
Name: BRADLEY OMAN
Lives in:
Significant other: JULIE
DECEASED
PALENSKE
Name: TOM PALENSKE
Lives in: KS
Significant other: LOIS
RETIRED FROM GOODYEAR IN 2001. WIFE PASSED AWAY ON MARCH 8, 2004. I FISH
SOMETIMES.
RALSTON
Name: LYLA ACCARDI
Lives in: KS
Significant other: N/A
SINCE THE 20TH REUNION, I DIVORCED AND MOVED BACK TO TOPEKA. ALTHOUGH I
WAS USAF, MY ENTIRE FAMILY WAS FROM NE KANSAS. I BEGAN A CARREER IN
CORPORATE INVESTING AND FOR THE LAST 16 YEARS HAVE REMAINED IN THIS
BUSINESS. IN 1998 I QUIT WORKING FOR SOMEONE ELSE AND OPENED MY OWN
INVESTMENT COMPANY AND CURRENTLY WORK FROM MY HOME. I HAVE THREE
BUSINESSES AND WORK THREE DAYS A WEEK FOUR TO FIVE HOURS A DAY. SEMI
RETIRED SORT OF. NOW AND THEN SEVERAL OF US LOCAL ALUMS GET TOGETHER FOR
DINNER, AND IT'S ALWAYS LOADS OF FUN. ESPECIALLY WHEN ONE OF YOU COME TO
TOWN AND ONE OF US GETS TO DRIVE YOU AROUND AND SHARE OUR WONDERFUL
MEMORIES AND SHOW OFF THE GROWTH IN TOPEKA. EACH YEAR I GIVE ONE HOUR
TRAINING CLASSES TO THE PARENTS WHO WILL BE BLACKJACK DEALERS AT WRHS'S
POST PROM CASINO PARTY. (SORT OF MY GIVING BACK TO A GREAT SCHOOL) I WILL
BE JOINING THE NEWLY FORMING WRHS ALUMNI COMMITTEE SOON. I HAVE OWNED A
NICE TWO STORY VICTORIAN HOME FOR EIGHT YEARS, AND AM NOW READY TO MOVE
INTO A MORE MODERN ONE. MY DAUGHTER, DEBORAH IS A NURSE AND MOVED IN 1999
TO LAS VEGAS FROM RENO WHERE SHE STAYED AFTER OUR FAMILY MOVED FROM NEVADA.
SADLY, THAT IS WHERE SHE GREW UP AND SHE CONSIDERS NEVADA HOME. DOES GIVE
ME EXCUSES TO GO TO VEGAS A FEW TIMES A YEAR THOUGH. MY SON, ANTHONY,
GRADUATED FROM WRHS AND CURRENTLY OWNS HIS OWN PALLET BUSINESS JUST SOUTH
OF EMPORIA KS. KIDS GAVE ME VERY LITTLE GRIEF DURING THOSE UGLY YEARS THEY
ALL GO THROUGH. MY EX AND I REMAIN VERY GOOD FRIENDS, HE EVEN HOUSE SITS
FOR ME WHEN I TRAVEL NOW AND THEN. HOPEFULLY I WILL BE DOING MORE TRAVELING
WITH MY COMMUNICATIONS BUSINESS IN THE NEXT FEW YEARS. MY GOAL IS TO BUY A
MOTOR HOME AND TRAVEL THE COUNTRY WHILE I WORK MY BUSINESSES. I AM HAPPY
WITH MY LIFE, VERY FEW REGRETS, AND GREATLY LOOKING FORWARD TO THE SECOND
HALF. HOPEFULLY IT WILL BE AS EXCITING AS THE FIRST HALF WAS. SURELY IT
WILL BE IF I CAN REMAIN IN TOUCH WITH ALL OF MY FORMER CLASSMATES. AIN'T
COMPUTERS WONDERFUL!!!
RANKIN
Name: JOHN RANKIN
Lives in:
Significant other:
DECEASED
REPP
Name: CHERYL SOPSCICH
Lives in: AZ
Significant other: RON
MARRIED ON AUG. 1, '64 AND DIVORCED ON FEB. 1, '91. MET MY SIGNIFICANT
OTHER, RON, ON DEC. 31, '91. SON KEVIN IS 33 YEARS OLD AND LIVES IN
CARTHAGE, NY WITH HIS WIFE YOLANDA AND MY GRANDBIRDS AND GRANDDOGS. YOLANDA
IS A TEACHER AND KEVIN WORKS FOR THE SYRACUSE VETERAN'S ADMINISTRATION. HE
MOST RECENTLY WROTE A PROGRAM FOR THE VETERAN'S ADMINISTRATION FOR
SERVICEMEN ELGIBLE FOR DISABILITY BENEFITS GETTING PHYSICALS PRIOR TO
DISCHARGE. THIS SPEEDS UP THE BENEFITS PROCESS. HIS PROGRAM WAS ADOPTED BY
THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE - ARMY. MY SON ROBBIE, 31, WORKS FOR A COMPANY
WHO MANUFACTURERS EQUIPMENT TO MIX AND BLOW CONCRETE IN BUILDING
CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS. HIS WIFE LAURI WORKS FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC
SECURITY WHERE SHE ASSISTS WOMEN TO GET THEIR CHILDREN BACK AFTER THEY'VE
BEEN TAKEN AWAY BY THE STATE. THEY LIVE IN PEORIA, AZ. THEEY HAVE GIVEN ME
A 9 YEAR OLD GRANDDAUGHTER, KASHA, AND A FIVE YEAR OLD GRANDSON, CAMERON.
MY LIFE HAS BEEN A TRULY INTERESTING ONE. I GAINED A LOT OF WEIGHT AFTER
LEAVING KANSAS AND AFTER TWO CHILDREN. IN MAY 1970 I JOINED WEIGHT WATCHERS
AND REACHED MY GOAL WEIGHT IN MAY OF 1971. I WAS THEN TRAINED AS A LEADER
(PUBLIC SPEAKER) AND HAVE BEEN A GROUP LEADER FOR 29 YEARS. HARD TO BELIEVE
AFTER MY AWFUL SPEAKING EXPERIENCE IN HIGH SCHOOL. IN 1986 I JOINED THEIR
MANAGEMENT TEAM AND NOW SUPERVISE ALL THE STAFF (280) IN THE STATE OF
ARIZONA. I DO ALL INTERVIEWING, HIRING, FIRING, RECRUITING AND ABOUT A
THOUSAND OTHER THINGS. IT'S A GOOD THING I'M MULTI-TASK ORIENTENTED. I'VE
BEEN ACTIVELY INVOLVED WITH SCOUTS, LITTLE LEAGUE BASEBALL AND I COACHED
GIRL'S SOCCER FOR 9 YEARS. AFTER COACHING GIRLS, I WAS VERY GRATEFUL I HAD
BOYS. ONE OF OUR FELLOW RURAL STUDENTS SAID THEY THOUGHT HIGH SCHOOL WAS
THE BEST. FOR ME, I KNOW IT WAS THE BEST. I HAVE MANY GREAT MEMORIES THAT
TIME WILL NEVER TAKE AWAY. WISH I WAS GOING TO BE AT THE REUNION, BUT I
HAVE TO WORK THAT WEEKEND. HOPEFULLY, I CAN MAKE THE NEXT ONE.
ROBERTS
Name: GAIL ROBERTS
Lives in: CA
Significant other: PATRICK
AFTER MY BEING AN AIR FORCE BRAT FOR YEARS, MY FATHER RETIRED AND BOUGHT A
BAR AND CAFE IN NO. CALFIORNIA. HE PASSED AWAY IN 1994. MY MOTHER, SHIRLIE,
MANAGES THE BUSINESS NOW. I GOT MARRIED 22 YEARS AGO AND AM STILL MARRIED
TO THE SAME MAN. I LIVE IN SO. CALIFORNIA AND AM A 6TH GENERATION NATIVE
CALIFORNIAN. I WORK AS AN ADVERTISING PRODUCTION MANAGER. MY HUSBAND AND I
ARE ACTIVE IN THE DANA POINT YACHT CLUB AND OWN A 36' SAILBOAT. HE RACES
YACHTS FOR FUN. MY SISTER BERDELL LIVES CLOSE BY. I WENT TO THE UNIVERSITY
OF ARIZONE AT TUCSON FOR 3-1/2 YEARS AND GRADUATED FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF
CALIFORNIA AT IRVINE WITH A BACHELOR OF FINE ARTS. MY YOUNGER BROTHER STEVE
IS MOVING TO TEXAS AND MY YOUNGEST BROTHER BRYAN PASSED AWAY MAY 22, 2000.
MY YEARS IN KANSAS WERE BRIEF, BUT I MADE CLOSE FRIENDS I STILL KEEP IN
TOUCH WITH TODAY.
RUEDIGER
Name: NORMAN RUEDIGER
Lives in: KS
Significant other:
AFTER GRADUATING FROM WRHS I WENT TO KSU AND THEN DENTAL SCHOOL IN KANSAS
CITY, GRADUATING IN 1971. I SPENT 4 YEARS IN THE USAF IN GERMANY. RETURNED
TO TOPEKA IN 1975 AND HAVE BEEN HERE SINCE. I HAVE 3 CHILDREN, JANETTE
(32), IN EUDORA, KS, MARRIED WITH 2 KIDS, JEFF (30) WHO LIVES IN DALLAS -
ENGAGED TO BE MARRIED IN OCT. 2004, WORKS FOR MICROSOFT DESIGNING 3-D
COMPUTER GAMES, AND TODD (25) - SINGLE - WORKS FOR THE TV STATION IN
PITTSBURG, KS. MARRIED TO KATHLEEN CAVINESS, WRHS 65. SHE DIED OF BREAST
CANCER IN 1989. I'M CURRENTLY NOT MARRIED.
SALLEY
Name: EILEEN SALLEY
Lives in: WA
Significant other: JIM
DECEASED
SKOGERSON
Name: RICHARD SKOGERSON
Lives in: WA
Significant other: MELINDA
DICK HAS BEEN INVOLVED IN THE AEROSPACE BUSINESS FOR 32 YEARS AND NOW
PROVIDES CONSULTING SERVICES TO AEROSPACE COMPANIES IN MARKETING & SALES.
MELINDA HAS BEEN INVOLVED WITH THE REAL ESTATE BUSINESS FOR 32 YEARS. DICK
& MELINDA OWN PACIFIC REAL ESTATE NETWORK INC., A BROKERAGE THAT OFFERS
FULL REAL ESTATE SERVICES IN THE NORTHWEST AND WESTERN US. WE LIVE IN
KIRKLAND WASHINGTON. WE HAVE RAISED 5 KIDS. 3 BOYS AND 2 GIRLS. ALL HAVE
COMPLETED COLLEGE AND 4 ARE MARRIED. TWO OF THE BOYS AND OUR YOUNGEST
DAUGHTER LIVE IN KIRKLAND. ONE SON LIVES IN MINN. AND ONE DAUGHTER LIVES IN
DENVER. ALL THE KIDS HAVE GREAT JOBS IN REAL ESTATE, HIGH TECH, XEROX,
INTERNET & .COM BUSINESS. WE HAVE 6 GRANDKIDS.
SLAGLE
Name: LANCE SLAGLE
Lives in: CA
Significant other: PATRICIA
GRADUATED FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI IN 1968 AND WENT TO CALIFORNIA.
HAVE BEEN IN THE ELECTRICAL CONSTRUCTION BUSINESS EVER SINCE. MARRIED FOR
37 YEARS AND HAVE TWO GREAT ADULT CHILDREN.
SLOOP
Name: NANCY REYNOLDS
Lives in: KS
Significant other: JACK
WE HAVE BEEN MARRIED 43 YEARS IN JAN. WE HAVE ALSO A 1 YEAR OLD GREAT GRAND
DAUGHTER. WE HAD OUR OWN VET. CLINIC FOR 25 YEARS. WE SOLD IT 2 YEARS AGO.
WE ARE ENJOYING RETIREMENT. WE HOPE TO DO SOME TRAVELING IN A YEAR SINCE WE
ARE RAISING A GRAND DAUGHTER. SHE TURNED 18 LAST MONTH & WILL BE A SENIOR
THIS YEAR. NO OTHER NEWS.
SMERCHEK
Name: JAN WILKES
Lives in: KS
Significant other: PHIL
STUDIED OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY AT KU 1964-66. MET PHIL THERE. WE MARRIED 12
JUNE 1966. HE WAS COMMISSIONED A NAVY ENSIGN AND SERVED ABOARD THE USS
O''BRIEN. I WORKED IN CLERICAL POSITIONS AND TOOK CLASSES AT LONG BEACH
STATE. AFTER THE NAVY PHIL WORKED FOR CHARMIN PAPER IN PA. 1970-74 HE
WORKED AT WESTERN ELECTIC IN MA. I ALSO WORKED AT WE, QUITING BECAUSE OF
HEALTH PROBLEMS DUE TO SECOND HAND SMOKE. I WAS A TOUR GUIDE IN A
HISTORICAL HOME. 1971 & 72, PHIL WAS SENT TO NYC FOR 4 MONTHS. I JOINED HIM
AND EVENINGS & WEEKENDS WE EXPLORED THE CITY. JULY 72 OUR 1ST CHILD, LAURA
WAS BORN IN MA. WE RETURNED TO TOPEKA IN 74. PHIL DECIDED TO STUDY LAW AT
WASHBURN. PHIL JOINED MY DAD, MILAN SMERCHEK, SELLING REAL ESTATE, ABOUT
THE TIME SARAH WAS BORN IN AUG. 74. LAW CLASSED STARTED 2 WEEKS LATER. PHIL
AND DAD ASSISTED IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF OUR HOUSE ON THE EDGE OF MY
PARENT''S FARM (THAT HOUSE STILL STANDS, WRHS & WRMS ARE LOCATED ON THE
FARM). SEPT. 7TH WE MOVED IN. SEPT. 9TH DAD HAD A FATAL HEART ATTACK. HIS
REAL ESTATE CO. ENDED WHEN HE DIED. PHIL JOINED TOPEKA REAL ESTATE AND
WORED THERE WHILE ATTENDING WU LAW SCHOOL. BECKY WAS BORN SEPT. 76. PHIL
PASSED THE BAR IN 77. HE WAS IN PRIVATE PRACTICE IN TOPEKA & WICHITA UNTIL
84. SINCE THEN HE HAS BEEN AN ATTORNEY WITH THE STATE OF KANSAS. DANIEL WAS
BORN IN 79, EMILY IN 85, AND ALLISON IN 89. PRIMARILY I AM A HOMEMAKER, BUT
I SOLD REAL ESTATE FOR 1 YR., AND WORKED PART TIME IN AUBURN-WASHBURN #USD
437 FOOD SERVICE. PHIL AND I JOINED THE LDS CHURCH AND WE HAVE BEEN VERY
ACTIVE SERVING IN MANY LEADERSHIP AND TEACHING POSTIONS. CURRENTLY I SERVE
AS MUSIC CHAIR, SING IN THE CHOIR, AND AM A LIBRARIAN AT THE FAMILY HISTORY
CENTER. MY INTERESTS ARE OUR CHILDREN, GARDENING, MUSIC, FAMILY HISTORY AND
SHARING KNOWLEDGE ON IMPROVING HEALTH. WE HAVE HAD HEALTH RELATED
CHALLENGES. LIFE HAS BEEN AN EXCITING ADVENTURE! I HAVE FOUND VARIOUS WAYS
TO MEET AND GROW FROM THESE CHALLENGES.
SMOLKOWSKI
Name: BARBARA COBB
Lives in: WA
Significant other:
CURRENT: RETIRED FROM DEPT OF ENERGY CONTRACTOR IN 2011 AND LIVE IN
RICHLAND, WASHINGTON. DAUGHTER 44, LIVES IN ANCHORAGE AK WITH (ARMY)
HUSBAND. NO CHILDREN. SON 42, RECENTLY RETIRED FROM AIR FORCE, SECOND
MARRIAGE AND LIVES IN COLORADO SPRINGS CO. ONE GRANDCHILD, CHARLISE
(CHARLI) COBB. SHE IS 11 AND LIVES IN SPOKANE WA WITH HER MOTHER. I SEE HER
AS OFTEN AS I CAN. PAST: WRHS 61-62 THEN MOVED TO GUAM WHERE I GRADUATED.
JAN 66 TRANSFERRED TO LORING MAINE, WORKED FOR CIVIL SERVICE FOR THE AIR
FORCE THEN DC AND WORKED FOR THE NAVY. IN 1967 MOVED TO SPOKANE WA WHEN DAD
RETIRED IN MAINE. WORKED CIVIL SERVICE THERE ALSO. MARRIED IN 1968 AND
MOVED BACK TO FORBES (SMALL WORLD) AND LIVED AROUND THE CORNER FROM WHERE I
LIVED WHILE AT WRHS. FROM THERE WENT TO CLOVIS NM THEN BACK TO SPOKANE WHEN
HUSBAND WENT TO VIETNAM. HAD 2 CHILDREN, DIVORCED IN 1973 AND NEVER
REMARRIED. WENT TO SEOUL KOREA JAN 77-SEP 78 THEN TO LAS VEGAS (NELLIS AFB)
WORKING FOR THE NUCLEAR EMERGENCY SEARCH TEAM (NEST) FOR THE NEXT 13 YEARS.
WORKED ON MY BUSINESS DEGREE AT NIGHT. AFTER THAT DECIDED ON A SLOWER PACE
SO MOVED TO RICHLAND WA IN JULY 98 AS A SPECIAL SECURITY OFFICER FOR
BATTELLE, PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY NEAR HANFORD. FROM THERE
TRANSFERRED TO WASHINGTON DC FOR 2-YEAR TOUR, BACK TO RICHLAND, THEN A YEAR
LATER TRANSFERRED TO SEQUIM WA (NORTHERN OLYMPIC PENINSULA, WA). AFTER 4
YEARS IN SEQUIM, RETURNED TO RICHLAND 2 YEARS AGO AND RETIRED. SINCE THEN
HAVE HAD SURGERY ON BOTH KNEES AND AM TRYING TO FIND OUT WHAT TO DO WITH
THE REST OF MY LIFE.
STEGALL
Name: RON STEGALL
Lives in: KS
Significant other: KATHY
MARRIED TO KATHY IN 1969. FIVE CHILDREN AND 11 GRANDCHILDREN (AT THE TIME
OF THIS WRITING).
STERN
Name: SCOTT STERN
Lives in: GA
Significant other: KAREN
IN 1969 MY FIRST SON WAS BORN. HE IS CURRENTLY PURSUING A DOCTORATE DEGREE
IN MUSIC. IN 1971 MY SECOND SON WAS BORN WHO IS CURRENTLY STUDYING TO BE A
MINISTER. WHILE ON ACTIVE DUTY USAF IN 1973, JOHN AND CAROLINE KENNEDY
VISITED THE COMMUNICATIONS SITE I WAS THE COMMANDER OF. THE SITE WAS OFF
THE COAST OF GREECE ABOVE THE ISLAND OF SCORPIOS WHICH WAS ARISTOTLE
ONASIS' HOME. AT THE TIME, JACKIE KENNEDY WAS MARRIED TO ONASIS. FROM 1983
TO 1987 I WAS ASSIGNED TO CHEYENNE MOUNTAIN WHERE I GOT TO BRIEF A RUSSIAN
ONE STAR. RETIRED FROM THE USAF IN SEPTEMBER 1991 AFTER 22 YEAR CAREER.
BEGAN MY CIVIL SERVICE CAREER THE NEXT WEEK. I RETIRED IN JUNE 2004 AFTER
NEARLY 13 YEARS. WE''RE MOVING TO SKIDAWAY ISLAND EAST OF SAVANNAH, GA. THE
COMMUNITY IS THE LANDINGS. IT IS A PRIVATE GOLF COURSE COMMUNITY WITH SIX
GOLF COURSES. I HAVE PLAYED OVER 250 COURSES IN THE LAST TEN YEARS. MY
OLDEST SON IS NOW A PROFESSOR AT A UNIVERSITY OUTSIDE OF LITTLE ROCK AND MY
OTHER SON IS A BAPTIST MINISTER. MY WIFE HAS ONE SON IN DENVER, CO.
STORM
Name: GARY STORM
Lives in: MD
Significant other: SUSAN
LEFT WRHS IN SUMMER OF 1963, MOVED TO FAIRBANKS, ALASKA. GRADUATED FROM
UNITED STATES NAVAL ACADEMY IN JUNE, 1968. SERVED 30 YEARS ON ACTIVE DUTY,
RETIRING AS CAPTAIN (0-6). MARRIED WITH THREE SONS. WIFE, SUSAN, FROM
BALTIMORE, MD. CURRENTLY WORK FOR LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION IN WASHINGTON
D.C.
SYVERSON
Name: ELIZABETH SYVERSON
Lives in: KS
Significant other:
RETIRED FROM TEACHING AFTER 28 YEARS; THE LAST 18 IN SHAWNEE HEIGHTS. I
HAVE TAUGHT SPANISH, ENGLISH, WORLD HISTORY AND JOURNALISM. I AM NOW BUSY
WITH MY ARABIAN HORSES GIVING RIDING LESSONS, TRAIL RIDING, WORKING
PART-TIME AT ROY FREY'S WESTERN STORE AND TAKING CARE OF MY DAD. I HAVE TWO
WONDERFUL PEMBROKE WELSH CORGIS AND A VERY LARGE LABRADOODLE. THEY ARE
GREAT FUN ALONG WITH THE HORSES.
TAYLOR
Name: DENNIS TAYLOR
Lives in: MT
Significant other: JOAN
RETIRED AFTER OVER 38 YEARS OF PUBLIC SERVICE. RETURNED TO BIG SKY COUNTRY.
WE TRY TO TRAVEL SOME AND ENJOY LIFE MORE. CELL: 541-729-5510
THOMAS
Name: GEORGIA FRANZ
Lives in: TN
Significant other: RON
SUBMITTED FOR GEORGIA. SHE AND RON WILL BE AT THE REUNION 2000 FESTIVITIES!
"RON IS A GENERAL CONTRACTOR AND BUILDS RESIDENTIAL HOMES IN TENNESSEE. I
WORK PART TIME AT A BOTIQUE CALLED "NICOLE MILLER". WE HAVE TWO GIRLS NAMED
TARA AND SHAWNA. TARA WORKS AS A NANNY FOR TWO CHILDREN. HER DEGREE IS IN
EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT. SHAWNA HAS A BUSINESS DEGREE AND IS PRESNTLY
GOING BACK TO SCHOOL TO RECEIVE HER ELEMENTARY EDUCATION DEGREE. SHE IS
MARRIED AND LIVES IN CHARLESTON, SC WITH HER HUSBAND WHO IS A CIVIL
ENGINEER. I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING EVERYONE AT THE REUNION."
TIETGEN
Name: LANE TIETGEN
Lives in: CA
Significant other:
UPCHURCH
Name: DAVID UPCHURCH
Lives in: KS
Significant other:
TAUGHT SCHOOL (PUBLIC AND PRIVATE) 25 YEARS, MOSTLY JUNIOR HIGH. SERVED 18
YEARS AS AN ARMY RESERVE CHAPLAIN. RETIRED FROM BOTH TEACHING AND THE
MILITARY. CURRENTLY AN ASSISTANT PASTOR AT GRACE EVANGELICAL PRESBYTERIAN
CHURCH, LAWRENCE.
WILHITE
Name: JANET WILHITE
Lives in: FL
Significant other:
I WAS AN AIR FORCE BRAT BUT MANAGED TO LIVE SIX WONDERFUL YEARS IN TOPEKA
ATTENDING AVONDALE, SW AVONDALE AND WRHS THROUGH MY SOPHOMORE YEAR. MY
FATHER WAS TRANSFERRED TO HOMESTEAD AFB, FL BY WAY OF NEW MEXICO AND
CALIFORNIA IN 1962. I GRADUATED HIGH SCHOOL IN HOMESTEAD AND ATTENDED
COLLEGE IN MIAMI AND GAINESVILLE BUT DID NOT COMPLETE MY DEGREE. I HAVE
LIVED IN FLORIDA EVER SINCE. IN 1980 I MOVED TO GAINESVILLE HOME OF THE
UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA (GO GATORS). I WAS THE OFFICE MANAGER IN THE DIVISION
OF GASTROENTEROLOGY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE FROM
1980 UNTIL I RETIRED DUE TO A DISABILITY IN JANUARY 1995. I INJURED MY
LOWER BACK IN 1989 AND HAVE SINCE UNDERGONE FIVE BACK SURGERIES, INCLUDING
TWO SPINAL FUSIONS WITH THE PLACEMENT OF PEDICLE SCREWS AND RODS IN MY
LOWER BACK AND THE IMPLANTATION OF A MORPHINE PUMP IN MY LEFT SIDE FOR PAIN
CONTROL. DESPITE THE PUMP, I AM STILL IN CONSTANT PAIN WHICH SEVERELY
LIMITS MY ACTIVITIES. I, THEREFORE, SINCERELY REGET THAT I WILL BE UNABLE
TO ATTEND THE REUNION. IF THERE WAS ANY WAY POSSIBLE, I WOULD CERTAINLY BE
THERE. I JUST RECENTLY PURCHASED A COMPUTER WHICH HAS OPENED MY WINDOW ON
THE WORLD AND ALLOWS ME TO ARMCHAIR TRAVEL AT WILL. I JUST PURCHASED A
SOFTWARE PROGRAM TO BEGIN MY GENEALOGY SEARCH. IF ANYONE HAS ANY TIPS OR
INPUT IT WOULD MUCH APPRECIATED. HAVE FUN AT THE REUNION AND DON'T FORGET
TO WRITE. LOVE TO ALL.
WILLOUGHBY
Name: MARTINA (MARTI) MILLER
Lives in:
Significant other: JACK
DECEASED
WINDERS
Name: SANDY ROZELL
Lives in: KS
Significant other:
Class of 1965
BAXTER
Name: DIANNA BURCAW
Lives in: NY
Significant other: RICHARD
LEFT WASHBURN IN JUNIOR YEAR. FATHER RETIRED FROM AIR FORCE. GRADUATED
FROM HIGH SCHOOL IN CALIFORNIA. WENT TO KANSAS U. MAJORED IN FINE ARTS.
LEFT IN SOPH. YEAR, BECAME FLIGHT ATTD. FOR TWA. MET BERT ZELDIN IN 68 AND
MARRIED, HAD 2 CHIDREN. DIVORCED 87. REMARRIED 91. MOVED FROM CT TO NY TO
OPEN B AND B ON SENECA LAKE. THOSE ARE JUST THE HIGHLIGHTS. THERE WAS ALOT
OF JOY AND ADVENTURE AND SOME REGRETS. BUT, THE LORD HAS BEEN SO GOOD TO
ME. MY DAUGHTER AND SON ARE WONDERFUL, ALSO THEIR SPOUSES AND MY DEAR
GRANDCHILDREN. MY HUSBAND SHARES HIS FAMILY WITH ME. THEY ARE AN ADDED
BLESSING. IF YOU TRAVEL THIS WAY, COME STAY IN OUR PEACEFUL HOME BY THE
LAKE. OUR WEB-SITE IS WWW.PILGRIMSWAYBANDB.COM.
BENNETT
Name: JIM BENNETT
Lives in: GA
Significant other: CHERYLE
AFTER WASHBURN RURAL AND KANSAS STATE, THE US ARMY SENT ME TO THE EASTERN
FRONT (NEW JERSEY) FOR A TWO YEAR TOUR AS A COMPANY COMMANDER. MASTERS IN
WILDLIFE ECOLOGY IN 1975 AT TEXAS TECH AND ON TO A DOCTORIAL PROGRAM AT THE
UNIV. OF IDAHO 1977. IN 1978 I TAUGHT WILDLIFE ECOLOGY FOR TWO YEARS AT THE
UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT WHERE I MET MY WIFE (29 YEARS AND COUNTING). I
RETURNED TO KANSAS IN 1980 WHERE CHERYLE AND I RAISED OUR TWO DAUGHTERS.
ONE OF MY OTHER KANSAS PROJECTS WAS THE FREE RANGING FLINT HILLS ELK HERD
WHICH STARTED AT FORT RILEY. WE MOVED TO OKLAHOMA IN 1989 AND THREE YEARS
THERE WERE MORE THAN ENOUGH AND I ACCEPTED A POSITION WITH THE US FOREST
SERVICE AS A THREATENED AND ENDANGERED SPECIES BIOLOGIST IN KENTUCKY. I
MOVED TO ATLANTA IN 2006 WHERE I AM THE REGIONAL APPEALS OFFICER FOR THE
FOREST SERVICE. SO MUCH FOR THE TRAVEL ITINERARY! AS WITH MOST OF YOU, THE
REAL HIGHLIGHTS REVOLVE AROUND FAMILY AND THE RELATIONSHIPS ONE BUILDS OVER
A LIFETIME. CHERYLE AND I ARE MOST RECENTLY THE PROUD GRANDPARENTS OF OUR
FIRST GRANDDAUGHTER. I WOULD REALLY LIKE TO KNOW THE CONTACT INFORMATION
FOR CHUCK BOGGS AND MARILYN KUEHN, BOTH CLASS OF 65. IF ANYONE HAS
INFORMATION PLEASE LET ME KNOW.
CHALONER
Name: JOHN CHALONER
Lives in: NY
Significant other:
GRADUATED FROM KU IN 1969, MARRIED DANA CLEMMER ALSO OF WRHS AND MOVED TO
NEW YORK CITY. WORKED AS AN ARCHITECT IN NYC, DIVORCED IN 1972 AND MOVED TO
PARIS. RECEIVED MY MBA IN LONDON AND MARRIED A BRITISH WOMAN IN 1975.
RETURNED TO THE UNITED STATES AND ACCEPTED AN EXECUTIVE POSITON WITH THE
COCA-COLA COMPANY BASED IN ATLANTA. IN 1980 RETURNED TO NEW YORK CITY AND
JOINED SALOMON BROTHERS / CITIBANK AND WAS BASED IN TOYKO AND PARIS FOR SIX
YEARS. ACCEPTED A SENIOR EXECUTIVE POSITION WITH THE WALT DISNEY COMPANY IN
1987 BASED IN BURBANK AND PARIS. AFTER COMPLETION OF EURODISNEY, ACCEPTED A
POSITION AS HEAD OF THE EUROPEAN DIVISON OF UNITED STATES SURGICAL COMPANY
AND WAS BASED IN PARIS AND MOSCOW. RETURNED TO NEW YORK IN 1997 AND WAS A
FOUNDING PARTNER OF A PRIVATE MERCHANT BANK. WE NOW HAVE OFFICES IN NYC,
TORONTO, MOSCOW, PARIS, LONDON, BEJING AND IT KEEPS ME HOPPING. SURVIVED
9/11 WITH OFFICES THERE. DIVORCED AFTER 30 YEARS, 8 YEARS AGO AND LIVE IN
NYC AND PARIS. IN INVOLVED WITH ALOT OF CHILDRENS CHARITIES AND TRAUAM
SURVIVAL GROUPS. I STILL KEEP IN TOUCH WITH MANY OF MY WRHS FRIENDS, DANA
CLEMMER, DIANNA BAXTER BURCAW, MIKE AND PAT DAVIS AND DELVY AND KAREN
LEWIS. SO SAD FOR DELVYS PASSING RECENTLY BUT HAVE MANY FOND MEMORIES OF
THEM IN KU AS WELL. UNFORTUNATELY NO CHILDREN, TOO MANY MOVES AND CITIES TO
RAISE CHILDREN. MY ONLY REGRET. STILL BUILDING THE COMPANY AND DONT THINK I
WILL RETIRE. I RECENTLY SPOKE WITH AL CAMBLIN. WHAT A TREAT. HE HAS NOT
CHANGED A BIT! GREAT TO SEE WHAT REWARDING LIVES EVERYONE HAS HAD. GO
ICHABODS!
CHAMBERLAIN
Name: JIM CHAMBERLAIN
Lives in: KS
Significant other: KATHY
CLUGSTON
Name: CAROL MOYLE
Lives in: FL
Significant other: GREG
LEFT WASH TO SPEND MY SENIOR YEAR AT AIRLINE HIGH SCHOOL IN BOSSIER
CITY,LA. WENT TO LA. TECH AND MARRIED GREG MOYLE (ANOTHER AF BRAT) WHO HAD
ATTENDED PAULINE. WE SPENT 20 YEARS IN THE AF AS WELL, HAVE A SON MICHAEL
AND A DAUGHTER LAUREN. OUR SON GRADUATED FROM KU IN '94. WE HAVE LIVED ALL
OVER. AFTER RETIREMENT, WE MOVED TO IOWA FOR 7 YEARS AND NOW HAVE BEEN IN
FLORIDA FOR 5. CAN'T BELIEVE YOU HAVE FOUND ME! WE WENT BACK TO TOPEKA TO
REVISIT OUR PAST WHEN WE TOOK OUR SON TO KU. HAD NO TROUBLE FINDING THE
SCHOOL, "NEW SCHOOL!" LOTS OF GOOD MEMORIES OF FRIENDS AND TEACHERS AT
WASH!
COOPER
Name: CHRISTINE TUTAK
Lives in: CA
Significant other:
RIGHT AFTER GRADUATION RETURNED TO MY HOMETOWN OF LAGUNA BEACH, CA. I
MARRIED JOHEL TUTAK THERE IN 1968. HE WAS KILLED BY A DRUNK DRIVER WHILE ON
A FILM LOCATION IN TEXAS IN 1980. OUR TWO CHILDREN ARE JULIANNA, BORN 1971
AND NOAH BORN 1973. I GOT MY BS IN ED AT ESU AND HAVE TAUGHT 2ND AND 5TH
GRADES. I AM A LONG TIME PROFESSIONAL CHRISTIAN EDUCATOR IN THE
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. I AM NOW AT ST. JAMES PRES. IN TARZANA, CA. I ALSO
TEACH FOR THE BURBANK USD IN THEIR ADULT EDUCATION DEPARTMENT (I HAVE HAD
MORE JOBS THAN I CARE TO REMEMBER!). I HAVE LIVED HERE IN NORTH HOLLYWOOD
SINCE 1978. MY DAUGHTER, JULIANNA (UCLA) MARRIED KURT, (UCLA, LOS ANGELES
INTERNATIONAL CULINARY INSTITUTE, AIB MANHATTAN, KS) IN 1991. THEY HAVE TWO
BOYS, HANS & MATTHIAS. JULIANNA DID ALGAE RESEARCH AT THE SMITHSONIAN,
(YES, SOMEONE HAS TO DO THAT!) AND WORKED IN AN ACCOUNTING OFFICE. SHE NOW
HOMESCHOOLS HER BOYS. KURT IS PLANT MANAGER FOR LAMB WESTON IN WASHINGTON.
NOAH (CAL POLY SLO/UCLA) MARRIED MONICA (AZUZA PACIFIC U.) AUGUST 1999. HE
WAS EMPLOYED INSTALLING EDITING SYSTEMS FOR AVID TECHNOLOGY IN STUDIOS AND
OTHER VENUES INCLUDING PEARL HARBOR. HE RECENTLY LEFT AVID TO MANAGE HIS
COMPANY, MIC ROCKER MUSIC MANAGEMENT FULL TIME. MONICA WORKS IN POST
PRODUCTION AS A SOUND EDITOR. JULIANNA, NOAH, THEIR DAD AND MONICA ALL HAVE
SCREEN CREDITS FOR FILM AND T.V. I SHOWED LANDSEER NEWFOUNDLANDS FOR 21
YEARS IN CONFIRMATION, OBEDIENCE, TRACKING AND WATER TRIALS. I LOVE
CAMPING, (46 STATES), WRITING, VOLKSWALKS, GARDENING, ANYTHING TO DO WITH
THE OCEAN/BEACH AND AM AN AVID GENEALOGIST. I HAVE RETURNED TO TOPEKA OFTEN
TO VISIT MY FAMILY AND MY PIECE OF KANSAS NEAR WRHS. I WILL HAVE RETURNED
TO CA FROM A TRIP TOTOPEKA BEFORE THE REUNION. SORRY TO MISS SUCH A GRAND
EVENT!
DEROSIA
Name: JUDY COX
Lives in: KS
Significant other:
ENGLER
Name: CADY ENGLER
Lives in: TX
Significant other: PAM
MARRIED PAM IN 1970 AND HAVE TWO CHILDREN, SARAH, A GRADUATE STUDENT AT
HARVARD AND JONATHAN, A SENIOR AT TEXAS A&M. GRADUATED FROM K-STATE IN 1969
AND WORKED BRIEFLY FOR EXXON CHEMICAL CO. WENT BACK TO K-STATE FOR A MS IN
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING AND ON TO THE UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO (CANADA) FOR A
PH.D. TOOK A FACULTY POSITION AT TEXAS A&M IN 1978 AND HAVE BEEN THERE EVER
SINCE. CURRENTLY PROFESSOR OF AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING. PAM IS DIRECTOR OF
EDUCATION FOR THE FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF BRYAN. MOM STILL LIVES IN
TOPEKA AND PAM'S PARENTS LIVE IN MANHATTAN SO WE GET BACK TO KANSAS
PERIODICALLY.
FERRIS
Name: COLLEEN FAIN
Lives in: FL
Significant other: RICHARD
I AM ONE OF THOSE "AIR FORCE BRATS" WHO THINK THEY BELONG TO THE CLASS OF
'65, EVEN THOUGH I LEFT WRHS AT THE END OF SOPHOMORE YEAR. MY FATHER
RETIRED AND WE MOVED BACK TO SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, WHERE I GRADUATED FROM
HIGH SCHOOL AND THEN THE UNIVERISTY OF CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY. MARRIED
RICHARD IN 1969, AND HAVE LIVED IN PHILADELPHIA, MANHATTAN, LONDON AND
MIAMI. OLDEST DAUGHTER, JULIE, IS IN PUBLISHING AND LIVES IN CHICAGO WITH
HER HUSBAND; SECOND DAUGHTER, SARA, LIVES IN THE GALAPAGOS ISLANDS AND DOES
PR; SON, BENJAMIN, IS A THIRD-YEAR ART STUDENT; AND THIRD DAUGHTER,
JESSICA, IS JUST ENTERING THE 8TH GRADE. (AREN'T I TOO OLD FOR THIS?) MY
HUSBAND, RICHARD, WORKS FOR ROYAL CARIBBEAN CRUISE LINES, SO WE'VE HAD LOTS
OF FUN AND TRAVEL ALONG THE WAY. I KEEP BUSY WITH VOLUNTEER ACTIVITIES.
GABBERT
Name: JUDITH COBB
Lives in: CA
Significant other: DICK
I'M A SENIOR CONTRACT ADMINISTRATOR WITH THE COUNTY OF ORANGE (CALIFORNIA)
HEALTH CARE AGENCY. I'VE BEEN MARRIED TWICE - THIS TIME FOR OVER 25 YEARS.
AND WE HAVEN'T MOVED IN OVER 20 YEARS (YEE-HA).
GIGOUS
Name: IRENE HASENBANK
Lives in: KS
Significant other: KENNETH
MARRIED IN MAY OF 1968. I GRADUATED RN SCHOOL IN 1968 FROM STORMONT-VAIL. I
RECEIVED MY BSN IN 1990 FROM WASBURN UNIVERSITY. I AM THE DIRECTOR OF THE
DIVISION OF GASTROENTEROLOGY AT COTTON-O'NEIL CLINIC IN TOPEKA, KS FOR ALL
NURSING-RELATED FUNCTION. WITHIN THAT, I AM ALSO THE ADMINSITRATOR OF OUR
AMBULATORY ENDOSCOPY SURGERY CENTER. KEN HAS A BBA ALSO FROM WASBURN U. HE
HAS BEEN WITH THE STATE OF KANSAS FOR 20+ YEARS AND IS INVOLVED IN PASSWORD
SECURITY FOR SOME OF THE SOFTWARE SYSTEMS WITHIN THE STATE. WE HAVE TWO
COMPUTERS AT HOME AND SPEND A FAIR AMOUNT OF TIME LOGGED ON SOMEWHERE. KEN
ALSO DABBLES IN WEB SITE CONSTRUCTION. WE BOTH HAVE HAM RADIO LICENSES,
ALTHOUGH KEN IS MUCH MORE THE DEVOTEE THAN I AM TO THE HOBBY. WE HAVE A DOG
AND CAT AND AFTER HAVING LIVED ON A FARM FOR 20+ YEARS, ARE ENJOYING
"CITY-LIFE" IN A TOWN OF 750 FOLKS. BOTH OF MY SISTERS (WRHS ALUM) LIVE
NORTH OF BOSTON, SO WE GET OUT THERE A COUPLE OF TIMES A YEAR. MY PARENTS
STILL LIVE JUST A COUPLE OF BLOCKS FROM WRHS.
HENSLEY
Name: JOHN HENSLEY
Lives in: AR
Significant other: NANCY
AFTER LEAVING FOR CALIF. IN 1965 I WENT TO SACRAMENTO STATE WHERE I EARNED
ENGINEERING DEGREE IN 1969. AFTER THAT I MOVED ALL OVER THE U.S. FOR THE
NEXT 30 YEARS. MARRIED IN 1971 TO NANCY, AND IT IS STILL THE BEST MOVE I
HAVE EVER MADE. RETIRED IN SAN DIEGO, CA IN 1994 AFTER 2 HEART ATTACKS.
MOVED OUT HERE TO ARKANSAS TO BE NEAR THE REST OF MY FAMILY.
HOLLIS
Name: MARGARET (PEG) CROWNOVER
Lives in: TX
Significant other: JACK
JACK (WRHS 62) AND I HAVE ENJOYED READING ABOUT ALL OUR CLASSMATES LATEST
AND GREATEST NEWS ON THIS WONDERFUL SITE. THANK YOU TO ALL THE DEDICATED
FOLKS WHO HAVE WORKED SO HARD TO GIVE US THIS OPPORTUNITY TO RE-CONNECT
WITH OLD FRIENDS. I MARRIED JACK WHILE ATTENDING STORMONT-VAIL SCHOOL OF
NURSING IN '66, THEN QUIT AND JOINED HIM ON A 26 YEAR AF CAREER. WE LIVED
IN MANY PLACES INCLUDING THE PHILIPPINES TWICE AND WHILE LIVING IN HAWAII,
I COMPLETED MY NURSING DEGREE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII--A BEAUTIFUL
PLACE TO STUDY! ALONG THE WAY, WE HAD 2 SONS; STEVE (31) WHO IS MARRIED AND
LIVES IN MYSTIC, CT AND JEFF (28), ALSO MARRIED AND LIVES IN FT.
LAUDERDALE, FL. THERE ARE NO GRANDCHILDREN YET--WE ARE TOO YOUNG!! BOTH
SONS ARE COLLEGE GRADUATED, GAINFULLY EMPLOYED AND OUT OF OUR POCKETS! MY
NURSING CAREER SPECIALIZED IN CRITICAL CARE FOR MANY YEARS UNTIL I
TRANSITIONED INTO TEACHING NURSING STUDENTS AT THE LOCAL JR. COLLEGE. I AM
NOW PRETENDING TO BE RETIRED AND HOPEFULLY, JACK WILL ACCEPT THE NOTION
SOON. MY HOBBIES ARE GARDENING, COOKING, SEWING, READING, WALKING AND
SPENDING TIME WITH FRIENDS. JACK RETIRED IN '92 AND WE HAVE SETTLED IN
AUSTIN, TX; HIS FAMILY LIVES HERE AND IT HAS BEEN FUN BEING WITH FAMILY FOR
A CHANGE. HIS SECOND CAREER AS A BUSINESS CONSULTANT, (SELF-EMPLOYED
NOW)HAS HIM TRAVELLING MORE NOW THAN EVER BEFORE IN THE AF. HIS CURRENT
CLIENT IS BASF AND HE GOES TO DIFFERENT PLANTS WITHIN THE COMPANY. HE
REALLY LOVES THE CHALLENGE BUT LOOKS FORWARD TO RETIRING IN THE NEAR (?)
FUTURE. SEVERAL YEARS AGO WE BOUGHT A SMALL WATERFRONT COTTAGE ON A LOCAL
LAKE WHERE WE TRY TO SPEND EVERY WEEKEND--IT HAS BECOME OUR PASSION. WE
LOVE THE WATER, BOATING, PEACE AND IF THERE WAS AN OLYMIPIC CATEGORY FOR
"FLOATING ON A RAFT AND CLOUD WATCHING", I WOULD BE A GOLD METALIST. WE ARE
HOPING TO ATTEND THE GRAND REUNION AND LOOK ORWARD TO UNITING WITH OLD
FRIENDS.
HOWELL
Name: SALLY AUSTIN
Lives in: KS
Significant other: JOHN
UBMITTED FOR SALLY: SALLY IS AN ESCROW CLOSER FOR OLUMBIAN TITLE COMPANY.
SHE HAS TWO CHIILDREN, ED IS 27 AND A CIVIL ENGINEER WITH INTEL. HE IS
MARRIED AND SALLY'S FIRST GRANDCHILD IS DUE IN SEPT,2000. DAUGHTER HEATHER
IS 25, SINGLE, AND AN INTERNATIONA PRODUCT MANAGER WITH PLAYTEX.
HRANICKY
Name: CONNIE YOUNG
Lives in: TX
Significant other:
WE MOVED TO DALLAS FORT WORTH AREA SUMMER OF 1966. I HAVE LIVED HER SINCE
THAT TIME. I WAS MARRIED FOR ALMOST 20 YEARS WHEN MY HUSBAND OF ALMOST 20
YEARS DIED FROM CANCER. I HAVE ONE GROWN DAUGHTER WHO HAS A MASTERS IN
EDUCATION. SHE HAD BEEN TEACHING SPECIAL NEEDS CHILDREN UNTIL LAST FALL
WHEN SHE WAS ILL WITH MENENGITIS AND HAS DEBILITATED. IN FACT SHE JUST HAD
BRAIN SURGERY A WEEK AGAIN BUT IS DOING GREAT. SHE HOPES TO BE ABLE TO
RETURN TO TEACHING SOON. I LOVED READING ABOUT SOME OF MY SCHOOL MATES AND
WHERE THEY HAVE ENDED UP. LIFE HAS GONE BY SO FAST. YOU NEVER BELIEVE WHEN
YOUR IN HIGH SCHOOL IT GOES SO QUICKLY. I'M AN EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT TO A
DEPUTY CHIEF OF POLICE IN GRAND PRAIRIE. I AM WORKING INTO MY 22ND YEAR
THERE. I HOPE SOON TO BE ABLE TO RETIRE BUT WE ARE GETTING A NEW BUILDING
AND WE PLAN TO MOVE IN NEXT APRIL. WE ARE ALL EXCITED ABOUT THAT. WE HAVE
BEEN IN THE SAME BUT EXPANDED BUILDING FOR 35 TO 40 YEARS. WHAT A CHANGE IT
WILL BE. I THINK BACK TO ALL THE THINGS WE LEARNED IN SCHOOL AND HOW LIFE
HAS CHANGED SINCE THAT TIME. I WONDER WHAT OUR CHILDREN AND GRAND CHILDREN
WILL EXPERIENCE? WE CAN ONLY IMAGINE.
JOHNSON
Name: MIKE JOHNSON
Lives in: FL
Significant other: CINDY
JONES
Name: SKIP JONES
Lives in: AL
Significant other: JO ANN
GRADUATED FROM UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA IN 69, US ARMY FOR TWO YEARS, MARRIED
FOR 30 YEARS, HAVE THREE KIDS, ALL IN COLLEGE AT ALABAMA. MADE A CAREER IN
MORTGAGE BANKING HERE IN THE SOUTHEAST. THE WEB PAGE IS GREAT AND LOOK
FORWARD TO THE REUNION.
KRILL
Name: LINDA SPRY
Lives in: KS
Significant other: WAYNE
RETIRED US GOVERNMENT. MET HUSBAND THROUGH GUARD. MARRIED 20 YEARS TO WAYNE
(PILOT). HE HAS 3 CHILDREN ALONG WITH MY 2 - NOW HAVE 8 GRANDCHILDREN.
OPENED BODY STATION (HEALTH + FITNESS + BEAUTY) CONNECTED TO HOME.
SERVICING - TANNING, EXERCISE, MASSAGE + BEAUTY. ALSO STATE BEAUTY REP FOR
NE KANSAS. HAVE FORMED A COUNTRY BAND - CRYSTAL CANYON. SINGING LEAD ALONG
WITH SON, DANA HAZEN, AND HUSBAND. FAMILY NOW HAS 'THIRD' GENERATION AT
WRHS. HOBBIES: SINGING, BOATING, OUTSIDE SPORTS, GRANDCHILDREN AND RAISING
MY PARROTT.
LE DOUX
Name: AL LE DOUX
Lives in: KS
Significant other: SARAH
THIS INFORMATION WAS SUBMITTED FOR AL: "HERE'S A LITTLE SOMETHING FOR
DECORATIONS. SARA AND I ARE ATTENDING THE REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION IN
PHILADELPHIA DURING THE REUNION! HAVE A GREAT TIME AND LOOK FOR US ON TV.
BEST WISHES TO ALL." AL AND SARAH OWN THE POKER CITY RANCH IN HOLTON, KS.
KANSAS GOVERNOR BILL GRAVES APPOINTED AL AS DIRECTOR OF THE KANSAS WATER
OFFICE IN JULY 1995. PRIOR TO HIS APPOINTMENT, AL SERVED AS GOVERNOR
GRAVES' SENIOR LEGISLATIVE LIASION. HIS EXPERIENCE WITH WATER ISSUES AND
NATURAL RESOURCES HELPED PREPARE HIM FOR THE WATER OFFICES AND ITS
CHALLENGES. AL HAS BEEN AN ADVISOR TO THE KANSAS LEGILATIVE OFFICIALS FOR
18 YEARS. HE WAS AGRICULTURE ADVISOR AND LEGISLATIVE LIASION FOR KANSAS
GOVERNOR MIKE HAYDEN, WORKED AS THE ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT FOR LT.
GOVERNOR SHEILA FRAHM WHEN SHE WAS THE SENATE MAJORITY LEADER, AND HAS
TAKEN ON ADVISORY ROLDS FOR SEVERAL OTHER LEGISLATIVE LEADERS IN BOTH THE
HOUSE AND SENATE. AL IS A GRADUATE OF BAKER UNIVERSITY. HE HAS TAUGHT AND
COACHED IN SCHOOLS IN BALDWIN, GALENA, WASHBURN RURAL AND HOLTON SCHOOLS.
ALL IN KANSAS. HE WAS RAISED IN RURAL SHAWNEE COUNTY. HE AND HIS WIFE,
SARAH ARE THE PARENTS OF 3 ADULT CHILDREN. THE FAMILY HAS LIVED ON A RANCH
IN JACKSON COUNTY, JUST WEST OF HOLTON, KS FOR 29 YEARS. SONS, TRENT AND
ANDY ARE ACTIVELY INVOLVED IN THE FAMILY COW-CALF OPERATION. THEIR DAUGHTER
JESSIE, IS EMPLOYED BY GROUNDWATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT #3 IN GARDEN CITY,
KS.
LINVILLE
Name: JAMES(MARTY) LINVILLE
Lives in: CA
Significant other: LINDA
GRADUATED 1965 (WAS THE STUDENT COUNCIL PRESIDENT), ATTENDED PITTSBURG
STATE UNIVERSITY, ENTERED THE US ARMY IN DECEMBER 1966. SERVED 20+ YEARS
AS AN ARTILLERY OFFICER: TOURS INCLUDED VIETNAM, NUMEROUS STATE-SIDE AND
EUROPE. RETIRED IN SAN DIEGO, CURRENTLY WORK FOR PACIFIC SCIENCE AND
ENGINEERING BUILDING/TESTING COMPUTER INTERFACES FOR NAVAL WEAPONS SYSTEMS.
-JML- OR LINVILLE # PACIFIC-SCIENCE.COM
MAUL
Name: CRAIG MAUL
Lives in: OH
Significant other: MARGARET (MARG
MY DAD RETIRED FROM THE AIR FORCE THE DAY AFTER MY HS GRADUATION, WE LEFT
THAT MORNING FOR CHILLICOTHE, OHIO (HIS HOMETOWN), AND I LOST MY LAST
CONTACT WITH WRHS (KAREN POIRIER) A MONTH OR SO AFTER THAT. I GRADUATED
FROM OHIO UNIVERSITY IN 1969 WITH A B.S. IN PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND HEALTH
AND GOT MY M.S. AT OU IN 1971 ALSO IN PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND HEALTH. I
STARTED TEACHING IN COLUMBUS, OHIO IN 1972, MARRIED MARGARET (MARGY)
MILLER, WHO I MET WHILE AT OU, IN 1972, HAD A SET OF BOY/GIRL TWINS
(CHRISTOPHER AND ERIN) IN 1977, AND RETIRED FROM TEACHING IN 2001 AFTER
30.7 YEARS. A GRANDSON, TY, WAS BORN TO CHRIS AND HIS WIFE IN 2006. I HAVE
WONDERED ABOUT WASHBURN RURAL MANY TIMES OVER THE YEARS AND, UNFORTUNATELY,
HAVE SLOWLY FORGOTTEN MUCH ABOUT MY SHORT TIME THERE. ALREADY, THOUGH,
SOME MEMORIES HAVE RETURNED JUST SEEING A FEW FAMILIAR NAMES ON THE
WEBSITE.
MCCOY
Name: LEE MCCOY
Lives in: TX
Significant other: AURORA
SPENT FOUR YEARS IN U.S. NAVY ABOARD A DIESEL SUBMARINE. ATTENDED K-STATE
ONE YEAR AND TCU ONE YEAR MAJORING IN ANIMAL SCIENCE. HAVE WORKED IN
AGRICULTURAL COMMUNICATIONS BOTH IN PRINT AND BROADCAST SINCE 1972. HAVE
THREE CHILDREN, A SON 20, DAUGHTHER 19, SON 17.
MORSE
Name: KENT MORSE
Lives in: FL
Significant other: CONNIE
I JUST CAN SAY THAT THE YEARS 58-63 WERE PROBABLY SOME OF THE MOST
FORMATIVE YEARS OF MY LIFE. 63-65 AGANA, GUAM, ANDERSON AFB W/PARENTS
GRADUATED GEORGE WASHINGTON, HIGH, 65-67/FORT WORTH, TX., FT. POLK,
LA.(ARMY) 68-70//ARMY, WASHINGTON STATE, GERMANY(NUREMBURG/BERLIN) 70-78
DID SOME MOVING AROUND, MARRIED/ SETTLED IN FLORIDA I HAVE LIVED IN FLORIDA
SINCE,/HAVE SMALL CLEANING BUSINESS, BEAUTIFUL WIFE, AND ONE 13 YR OLD
DAUGHTER. REAL BRIEF, BUT WILL SUFFICE
NIEDERKORN
Name: CONNIE HUGHES
Lives in: ME
Significant other:
GREETINGS TO ANY AND ALL WHO CHECK IN HERE. I HAVEN'T REALLY THOUGHT ABOUT
WHAT TO WRITE...I'M HOPEFUL I CAN COME BACK AT A LATER TIME AND ADD
DETAILS. I'M THRILLED TO FIND THIS WEBSITE, AND TO POSSIBLY GET BACK IN
TOUCH WITH SOME OF MY OLDEST, AND ALSO DEAREST FRIENDS.
PALENSKE
Name: PAT GROS
Lives in: KS
Significant other:
PARADIS
Name: GREG PARADIS
Lives in: NE
Significant other: WEDY
I AM THE STORE MANAGER FOR HOBBY LOBBY STORE #134. WENDY AND I HAVE BEEN
MARRIED FOR 31 YEARS. WE BEGAN OUR MARRIED LIFE IN TOPEKA. WE LIVED THERE
UNTIL JANUARY,1974. I WAS A RETAIL MANAGER FOR ANOTHER RETAIL CHAIN. BY
1974 WE HAD TWO CHILDREN: KARAY, BORN IN JUNE, 1970 AND JUSTIN, BORN IN
DECEMBER, 1973. BOTH CHILDREN ARE GROWN AND ENJOY THE SINGLE LIFE. BOTH
LIVE IN KANSAS CITY. I WAS TRANSFERRED TO KANSAS CITY IN AUGUST OF 1975.
I WAS PROMOTED TO STORE MANAGER AND WENDY AND I UPROOTED AND MOVED TO GRAND
ISLAND, NEBRASKA. I RUN A BEAUTIUL HOBBY LOBBY STORE THERE. WE LOVE THE
SMALL TOWN OF 40,000. WE'RE ACTIVE IN THE EVANGELICAL FREE CHURCH HERE IN
GRAND ISLAND. WE HAVE MET SOME WONDERFUL PEOPLE THRU OUR CHURCH. WE CAME
HERE AND SAID WE WOULD NEVER BE CORNHUSKERS! THAT LASTED JUST A FEW
MONTHS. NOW WE'RE PROUD TO BE CALLED CORNHUSKERS! WE LOVE THEM, EVEN IF WE
ONLY EXPERIENCED ONE SEASON WITH THE GRETEST COACH OF ALL TIME ~~ TOM
OSBORN! YOU SIMPLY CANNOT LIVE IN NEBRASKA AND NOT BE A CORNHUSKER FAN.
THEY LIVE AND BREATHE FOOTBALL THROUGHOUT THE STATE. FOOTBALL SEASON HERE
IS ELECTRIC! WENDY WORKED IN RETAIL SALES FOR 18 YEARS. SHE RETIRED IN 1995
BECAUSE OF TWO KNEE SURGERIES. SHE STAYS HOME AND KEEPS BUSY THRU OUR
CHURCH. BOTH KANSAS CITY AND TOPEKA ARE ABOUT 300 MILES AWAY FROM HOME. WE
ALWAYS GO TO TOPEKA FOR CHRISTMAS. MY MOTHER, SISTER AND BROTHER ALL LIVE
THERE. WE ALSO VISIT DURING THE SUMMER. OUR DAUGHTER BRINGS MY MOM TO
GRAND ISLAND AT LEAST TWICE DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS. WE HAVE NO
GRANDCHILDREN YET. BUT, WE HOPE, BEFORE WE GET TOO OLD, TO HAVE A FEW AND
GET TO ENJOY THEM. SEE YOU ALL AT THE REUNION!!!
PASHMAN
Name: JOSEPH PASHMAN
Lives in: KS
Significant other:
PIERCE
Name: LESLIE PIERCE
Lives in: OR
Significant other: BONNIE
MOVED FROM KANSAS IN 64 AND FINISHED HIGH SCHOOL IN RIVERSIDE, CA. MET
LAURA, HAD DAVID, OUR SON - MOVED TO SALEM, OREGON. DIVORCED AND REMARRIED
BONNIE. STILL LIVING IN OREGON AND RETIRED. I DO SOME CREATIVE THINGS TO
KEEP ME BUSY. MANY FOND MEMORIES OF WASHBURN RURAL HIGH SCHOOL. I CAN BE
REACHED AT 503-362-4037.
PIPER
Name: ROSALIE BEAN
Lives in: KS
Significant other: LARRY
HI ALL! I'M ROSALIE PIPER BEAN, CLASS OF '65. AND OL'MAN PIPER'S BABY
DAUGHTER! IF YOU DON'T REMEMBER ME, IT'S POSSIBLY BECAUSE I WAS VERY SHY IN
HIGH SCHOOL. HAVING MY DAD AS THE HISTORY TEACHER THERE DIDN'T HELP MUCH,
BUT ENOUGH ABOUT THAT! I'VE BEEN MARRIED FOR 26 YEARS AND HAVE ONE SON,
EARL, WHO IS 21 YEARS OLD. LAST NOVEMBER HE MARRIED MOLLY MAIN. THEY LIVE
HERE IN HUTCHINSON ALSO, WE WE ARE REALLY ENJOYING THEIR COMPANY. I ALSO
HAVE TWO STEP CHILDREN THAT HAVE PROVIDED US WITH 3 GRANDCHILDREN. I WENT
TO COLLEGE 2 YEARS AT GENEVA COLLEGE IN BEAVER FALLS, PA AND GRADUATED FROM
STERLING COLLEGE IN STERLING, KANSAS. I MAJORED IN BUSINESS AND MINORED IN
EDUCATION AND PSYCHOLOGY. IN 1980 I STARTED A HOME DAY CARE. SINCE THAT
TIME I'VE CARED FOR 20-30 CHILDREN DURING A WEEK'S TIME. WE'VE ALSO BEEN
THE NURSERY ATTENDANT AT CHROSSROAD'S CHRISTIAN CHURCH IN HUTCHINSON FOR
THE PAST 20 YEARS. I'M SORRY I CAN'T BE THERE FOR THE REUNION, ESPECIALLY
SINCE IT'S MY CLASS' 35TH. ACTUALLY WE WILL BE IN TOWN FOR A FEW HOURS ON
THE 29TH TO CELEBRATE MY HUSBAND'S MOTHER'S 80TH BIRTHDAY. I KNOW IT WOULD
BE HARD TO GET AWAY FROM THAT PARTY AS THE CHILDREN, GRANDCHILDREN AND
GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN WILL BE THERE. I WOULD COME UP EARLIER, BUT I'M SAVING
MY VACATION DAYS TO FLY OUT TO SEATTLE IN AUGUST TO SEE MY SISTER JUDIE
('58) AND BROTHER DON ('61). I RECEIVED THE ALUMNI EDITION O THE BLUE
STREEK THE OTHER DAY AND LOOK FORWARD TO FUTURE REUNIONS. HOPEFULLY, THOUGH
THIS NEW ASSOCIATION, I'LL BE ABLE TO RENEW OLD ACQUAINTENCES AND FORM SOME
NEW FRIENDSHIPS. HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND! THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR HARD WORK!
POIRIER
Name: KAREN BECK
Lives in: CA
Significant other: STEVE
I AM HAPPY TO HEAR OF THIS REUNION. THE ONE HELD IN 1996 FOR CLASSES 65-67
WAS GREAT FUN AND WELL ATTENDED, BUT I MISSED MANY OLD FRIENDS THAT I HOPE
MAKE IT THIS TIME. HOPEFULLY THE INTERNET WILL BE A BIG HELP IN LOCATING
PEOPLE....THE INTERNET!.....AREN'T WE CASUAL ABOUT IT NOW!....AMAZING! TWO
VERY IMPORTANT AND WONDERFUL THINGS HAVE HAPPENED IN MY LIFE SINCE
1996....NAMELY THE ADDITION OF GRANDBABIES EMILY ELIZABETH AND COLE MARINUS
RUITEN TO OUR FAMILY. I CAN TEL YOU, AS NO DOUBT MANY OF YOU ALREADY KNOW,
BEING A GRANDPARENT IS ONE OF THE FEW THINGS IN LIFE THAT IS NOT
OVER-RATED.....IT'S THE BEST! I AM STILL WORKING AS A RETIREMENT PLANNER AT
UCI, AND AFTER 26 YEARS I AM SERIOUSLY PLANNING MY OWN RETIREMENT. HOPE ALL
IS WELL WITH EVERYONE - LOOKING FORWARD TO GETTING TOGETHER.
RAFFERTY
Name: KATHY RAFFERTY
Lives in: TX
Significant other:
AS THE SENIOR CLASS OF 1965 MOVED INTO THE NEW SCHOOL, I MOVED TO
WASHINGTON DC WITH MY FAMILY AND GRADUATED FROM A SCHOOL OF 4000. A YEAR
LATER, MY FATHER TRANSFERRED TO DAVIS-MONTHAN AFB, TUCSON AZ WHERE I
ATTENDED AND GRADUATED FROM THE UNIV OF ARIZONA. MARRIED AIR FORCE, THEN
DIVORCED. BEGAN A WONDERFULLY EXCITING, REWARDING AF CAREER OF MY OWN IN
OCT 1976 AS A PERSONNEL OFFICER; RETIRED IN SAN ANTONIO IN JULY 1997. NOW
WORKING AT USAA EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION, WHERE I DIRECT A 4-DAY WORKSHOP ON
MILITARY BASES, ASSISTING RETIRING MILITARY PERSONNEL TRANSITION TO A
SUCCESSFUL CIVILIAN CAREER. BROTHER MIKE GRADUATED FROM WRHS IN 1963;
SISTER NANCY WAS A YEAR BEHIND ME (1966).
RANDALL
Name: JEFF RANDALL
Lives in: MD
Significant other: KATHEE
GRADUATED MICHIGAN STATE UNIV 7/69 WITH BS ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING (OTHER JR
ICHABODS THERE 65-66: JUDY GABBERT, ROB SUTTON, JOHN BRADLEY); MET KATHEE
AT MSU 4/69, MARRIED 8/70; MOVED TO GAITHERSBURG, MD (WASH DC AREA)
9/70--STILL HERE; JASON BORN 7/72, JEREMY BORN 3/76 (BOTH LIVE NEARBY);
CAREER HAS BEEN MOSTLY NETWORK/TELECOM EQUIPMENT SALES TO FEDERAL AGENCIES.
ATTENDED 1 WRHS REUNION IN LATE 90S FOR CLASSES OF 64-66: IT WAS AWESOME
AND KATHEE ENJOYED IT ALMOST AS MUCH AS I! HOPING TO SEE YOU ALL IN JULY
04!
RANKIN
Name: SCOTT RANKIN
Lives in: OK
Significant other: MELODY
DECEASED
REEDER
Name: ROBERT (PAIS) REEDER
Lives in: CA
Significant other: SUE
LEFT TOPEKA IMMEDIATLY AFTER GRADUATION WENT TO MONTANA FOR ONE YEAR THEN
TO THE ARMY(VIETNAM & KOREA). WENT BACK TO KU WORKED IN LEAVENWORTH,KS AND
LIVED IN KC FOR(10YRS) WORKED IN ALBUQUERE,NM,(6 YRS) AND NOW CA AS AN
ENGINEER WITH NORTHROP.MARRIED TO SUE(SELLS REAL ESTATE) AND HAVE DAUGHTER
CHRISTINA(29)AND SON (27). NO GRAND KIDS.
RUSSELL
Name: CHERYL STEWART
Lives in: TX
Significant other: JIM
AFTER HS, GRADUATED FROM NTSU IN DENTON, TEXAS. WORKED IN DALLAS, TEXAS.
MARRIED TO CURRENT HUSBAND SINCE 1976. RETIRED IN 2003, AND MOVED TO LAKE
CHAPALA MEXICO WITH TWO OTHER COUPLES. MOVED BACK TO TEXAS IN 2008 AND LIVE
AT PECAN PLANTATION OUTSIDE OF GRANBURY, TEXAS. WE ENJOY TRAVELING, GOLF,
AND ART. JIM IS AN AWARD WINNING WESTERN AND LANDSCAPE ARTIST IN THE
GRANBURY/NORTH TEXAS AREA.
SCHAD
Name: TOM SCHAD
Lives in: TX
Significant other: PAM
I GRADUATED FROM WASHBURN UNIVERSITY IN MAY 1969 AND WAS COMMISSIONED A
SECOND LIEUTENANT THROUGH THE ROTC PROGRAM. I WAS ASSIGNED TO CHANUTE AFB,
ILL, TO ATTEND AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE OFFICERS COURSE (AMOC). WAS ASSIGNED TO
MARCH AFB, RIVERSIDE, CA. FROM THERE I WENT TO WHEELER FIELD, HAWAII,
RANDOLPH AFB, SAN ANTONIO, TX, LAUGHLIN AFB, TX, OSAN AB, KOREA, AND
FINALLY BACK TO LAUGHLIN WHERE I RETIRED AFTER TWENTY YEARS AS A AIRCRAFT
MAINTENANCE OFFICER. SINCE I HAD ALWAYS LIKED AIRPLANES, SOME OF YOU MAY
REMEMBER JOHN (MIKE) GRAHAM AND I FLYING R/C PLANES BEHIND WRHS AND OFF OF
THE ROAD LEADING INTO BASE HOUSING BY THE GOLD COURSE, I LEARNED TO FLY AT
THE FORBES AERO CLUB DURING MY SENIOR YEAR IN COLLEGE. I CONTINUED TO EARN
ADVANCED PILOT AND MECHANIC RATINGS THROUGHOUT MY AIR FORCE CAREER. I
CURRENTLY OWN FOUR AIRPLANES AND LIVE ON A PRIVATE AIRFIELD. ONE OF THE
AIRPLANES, A BIPLANE, I BUILT MYSELF AND AM PLANNING ON BUILDING A SECOND
AIRCRAFT STARTING THIS FALL. I MARRIED A GIRL FROM A NEIGHBORING TOWN 19
YEARS AGO AND I HAVE ONE SON, PAUL AGE 13, AND A STEP-SON JASON AGE 26. IN
ADDITION, WE HAVE HAD ELEVEN EXCHANGE STUDENTS FROM COUNTRIES RANGING FROM
RUSSIA TO AUSTRALIA. IT IS GREAT FUN VISITING THEM AFTER THEY GO HOME.
AFTER I RETIRED, I PUT MY MAINTENANCE ABILITIES TO WORK REBUILDING,
MAINTAINING, AND BUILDING LIGHT AIRCRAFT. PAUL AND I ATTEND THE
EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT ASSOCIATION FLY-IN AND AIRSHOW EVERY YEAR AT OSHKOSH,
WISCONSIN. WE FLY UP THERE IN OUR L-19, AND WE BOTH WORK AS VOLUNTEERS
HELPING IN THE WARBIRD AREA.
SHELDON
Name: WENDY BLACK
Lives in: CA
Significant other: CARL
I GRADUATED FROM A CA HIGH SCHOOL IN 65, WANTED TO STUDY ART BUT GOT TALKED
INTO SOMETHING MORE "PRACTICAL" -NURSING, BECAME A LICENSED VOCATIONAL
NURSE IN 66, MARRIED MY SOUL MATE THE SAME YEAR AND HAD A DAUGHTER IN 67
AND A SON IN 70. WORKED OFF AND ON FOR 10 YRS AND DECIDED I COULD PASS
CHEMISTRY IF I WANTED TO TO GET MY RN. RETURNED TO COLLEGE FOR 3 YRS,
BECAME A REGISTERED NURSE TO MAKE MORE MONEY AND FEEL GREAT ABOUT MYSELF.
MOVED TO SAN DIEGO WHICH IS INCREDIBLY BEAUTIFUL AND DECIDED WE WANTED TO
OWN A BUSINESS. I WORKED NIGHTS AND WEEK-ENDS TO GET MY HUSBAND SET UP AS A
STATE FARM AGENT, BECAME HIS SECRETARY FOR 7 YRS SO WE COULD SEE EACH OTHER
MORE. WHEN HE HAD A HEART ATTACK AT 48 I KNEW IT WAS TIME FOR ME TO FOLLOW
MY DREAM. I SPENT 3 MONTHS GETTING HIM BACK ON HIS FEET, THEN RETURNED TO
SCHOOL TO STUDY ART IN 95 AND GRADUATED IN MAY 2000 WITH A BFA IN 3D DESIGN
FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF CA AT LONG BEACH! WHAT AN INCREDIBLE JOURNEY! LIVED
AWAY FROM HOME DURING THE WEEK AND CAME HOME TO DO WASH ON WEEK-ENDS. I
REMEMBERED ALL MY MEDIOCRE WORK IN HIGH SCHOOL AND WAS A STRAIGHT A STUDENT
IN COLLEGE! NOW I WANT TO WORK WITH KIDS AND ART! LIFE IS GOOD!
SNOOK
Name: TERRY SNOOK
Lives in: TX
Significant other:
STANDIFERD
Name: CARY STANDIFERD
Lives in: KS
Significant other: BECKY
TETER
Name: JOHN TETER
Lives in: OH
Significant other: BARBARA
MARRIED BARBARA WORTHINGTON(THS 66)IN SEP 66. JOIN THE AIR FORCE JAN 67.
SPENT THE NEXT 22 1/2 ON ACTIVE DUTY BEFORE RETIRING IN AUG 89. AFTER
RETIREMENT WENT TO WORK FOR THE AIR FORCE AS A CIVILIAN. WE HAVE LIVED IN
TX, KS, NJ, CA, MD AND ENGLAND, ITALY, AZORES, AND ALASKA WHILE IN THE AF.
BEEN BLESSED WITH 3 BEATIFUL DAUGHTERS AND A VERY HANDSOME SON. OUR
DAUGTHERS ARE ALL MARRIED AND GIVEN US 7 GRANDSONS AND ON GRANDDAUGTHER. WE
LIVED IN MD FROM 78 TO 99 WHILE I WORKED AT ANDREWS AFB, PENTAGON AND
BOLLING AFB. LAST IN AUG OF 99 WE MOVED HERE TO OH. WHAT A CHNAGE THIS IS
STILL GETTING USED TO IT HERE. IT IS GOOD WE ENJOY TRAVELING WITH OUR KIDS
SPREAD ALL OVER THE COUNTRY. OUR OLDEST IS NY THE SECOND DAUGTHER IN IN VA,
THE THIRD DAUGTHER IS AT MAXWELL AFB AL AS A LT. AND OUR SON IS IN CA AT
THE PRESIDIO OF MONTEREY.
WEATHERWAX
Name: SALLY AHLGREN
Lives in: IL
Significant other: ROBERT
THE MOST SIGNIFICANT EVENTS IN MY LIFE HAVE OCCURRED IN THE LAST 7 YEARS.
IN 1993 I MY SECOND HUSBAND AND INHERITED FOUR WONDERFUL STEP-CHILDREN
WHICH BROUGHT NY TOTAL OF KIDS TO SIX. THE YEAR FIRST YEAR OF OUR MARRIAGE
FIVE OF THE AFOREMENTIONED OFF-SPRING WERE IN COLLEGE. FIVE YEARS LATER
WITH ONLY A FEW IN GRADUATE SCHOOL, MY HUSBAND AND I DECIDED TO HAVE ONE OF
OUR OWN SO AT THE AGE OF 51 I DELIVERED OUR SEVENTH, MARYCLAIRE MCAVOY
AHLGREN. SHE IS A TRIP TO SAY THE LEAST. I RETURNED TO MY TEACHING CAREER
FOR ONE MORE YEAR AFTER BEING ON MATERNITY LEAVE AND HOME WITH HER FOR A
YEAR. AT THE END OF THAT SCHOOL YEAR WHICH IS THE CURRENT YEAR, I RETIRED
WITH 32 YEARS OF TEACHING TO STAY HOME AND TAKE CARE OF THE LITTLEST
AHLGREN!
WEICHERT
Name: IVAN WEICHERT
Lives in: KS
Significant other: KARREN
WILKINS
Name: JOANN LYNN
Lives in: TX
Significant other: JAMES
ATTENDED NORTHERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY A COUPLE YEARS, THEN MOVED TO AUSTIN,
TEXAS (TOO COLD IN THE UP OF MICHIGAN!). WORKED IN THE SECRETARY OF STATE'S
OFFICE AND TEXAS SENATE. OFFERED A JOB IN SOUTH TEXAS (MCALLEN) AS A LEGAL
ASSISTANT FOR TWO YEARS, MOVED THERE AND STAYED 27 YEARS (THE WEATHER AND
SOUTH PADRE ISLAND MOSTLY KEPT ME THERE). MARRIED THERE, ONE SON, NOW 26 (A
HUNK WHO LEANS ON MY HEAD AND CALLS ME SHORTIE). SOMEWHERE IN THERE LIVED
IN COZUMEL, Q.R., MEXICO A COUPLE YEARS. BECAME A COURT REPORTER IN SOUTH
TEXAS AND OWNED MY OWN FREELANCE COURT REPORTING AGENCY FOR 20 YEARS.
REMARRIED AND MOVED BACK TO THE AUSTIN AREA AND SEMI-RETIRED. STILL DOING
SOME FEDERAL REPORTING WORK FOR FEDERAL GRAND JURY AND TRANSCRIBING SOME
FEDERAL COURT APPEALS. I DON'T WEIGH MUCH MORE THAN WHEN I WAS IN HIGH
SCHOOL, BUT I'M STILL SHORT!! SOMEWHERE ALONG THE LINE I BECAME A BLONDE.
HAVE GOTTEN AWAY WITH WAY MORE THAN I SHOULD HAVE, BUT HAVE ALWAYS HAD A
GOOD TIME DOING IT! ALWAYS WONDERED WHAT HAPPENED TO SOME OF MY GOOD
FRIENDS FROM WRHS, FOR INSTANCE CAROL CLUGSTON AND KATHY AND DAVE BRYANT.
SAW JACK DIEHL ALONG ABOUT '82 OR '83, BUT LOST TRACK OF HIM AGAIN. I
BELIEVE HE'S STILL IN COLORADO. ROD CROSBY IS HERE IN THIS AREA. SEND ME
EMAIL ADDRESSES!
WILLSON
Name: CINDY CRARY
Lives in: KS
Significant other: DOUG
I'VE STAYED IN TOPEKA SINCE I GRADUATED IN 1965. I WAITED LATE IN LIFE TO
START A FAMILY. I'VE GOT TWO BOYS:CHRIS, 16YEARS OLD AND DUSTIN, 14 YEARS
OLD. I'M AN AVID DOLL COLLECTOR AND HAVE ONE ENTIRE ROOM DEVOTED TO MY
DOLLS. I LOVE TO SEW AND CRAFT FOR FUN. I WILL BE WORKING IN A DOCTORS
OFFICE STARTING IN AUGUST.
Class of 1966
ALBERT
Name: GAYLE BURNS
Lives in: KS
Significant other: ROBERT
ALBIN
Name: BARRY ALBIN
Lives in: KS
Significant other:
BA IN RUSSIAN HISTORY AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS, KU, 1970, JD, UNIVERSITY
OF KANSAS LAW SCHOOL, 1973; ADMITTED TO BAR, APRIL 27, 1973. BEGAN TO LAY
HANDS FOR HEALING, OCTOBER, 1974; BEGAN TO DO EXORCISMS, APRIL, 1972;
MARRIED, MARIANNE OLISH, AUG. 8, 1970; DIVORCED, FEB. 5, 1997. FOUR SONS.
ORDAINED RABBI, FEB. 5, 1985. BECAME SPIRITUAL DIRECTOR IN 1985 AND HAVE
CONTINUED UNTIL THE PRESENT DAY. NOW ENGAGED IN LAW PRACTICE, SPIRITUAL
DIRECTION, AND ACTIVE ENERGETIC HEALING AND EXORCISM PRACTICE IN KANSAS
CITY. NAMED TO WHO'S WHO ON AMERICAN COLLEGE CAMPUSES, 1969, 1970; WHO'S
WHO IN AMERICAN LAW, 1978, 1979, 2000, 2002; WHO'S WHO IN AMERICA,
2002-2003. NOMINATED FOR WHO'S WHO IN THE WORLD, 2004. ACTIVE FREEMASON AND
LEADER IN THE GAY MOVEMENT.
BECKMON
Name: PHIL BECKMON
Lives in: TX
Significant other: BRENDA
LEFT WRHS IN 66, LEFT KANSAS IN 68. U S NAVY SEABEES IN NAM AUG. 1968 -
DEC. 1970 TOTAL OF 21 MO. IN COUNTRY. MOVED TO HOUSTON, TX. IN 1971 WORKED
FOR MAJOR OIL COMPANY. MARRIED IN 1973 AND MOVED TO TYLER. WORKED IN THE
AIR CONDITIONING & PLBG INDUSTRY FOR ALL THESE YEARS. STARTED SOUTHERN
COMFORT AIR CONDITIONING COMPANY IN 1984 AND SOLD OUT IN 1990 AND RETIRED
FOR 7 MO. COULDN'T STAND IT SO WENT TO WORK FOR THE TRANE A/C COMPANY. NOW
A SENIOR LAB. TECH. AND LOVE IT. THREE LARGE EVENTS IN MY LIFE. 1. HAVING
KIDS AND WATCHING THEM GROW TO BE GREAT ADULTS. 2. HAVING TWO BEAUTIFUL
GRANDDAUGHTER'S WHO THINK PEPAW HUNG THE MOON AND STARS. 3.GRADUATING FROM
HIGH SCHOOL.
BERG
Name: HOWARD BERG
Lives in: TX
Significant other: PEGGY
I WAS ONLY AT WRHS IN 9TH GRADE DURING THE 1962-1963 YEAR. OUR FATHER, WHO
WAS IN THE AIR FORCE AT FORBES, DIED IN EARLY 1963, AND WE MOVED TO TEXAS.
I WENT TO THE AIR FORCE ACADEMY AND THEN TO TEXAS TECH U., THEN GRADUATED
FROM JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY AND WENT ON TO MEDICAL SCHOOL AT JOHNS
HOPKINS. I DID A RESIDENCY IN ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY AT JOHNS HOPKINS, DID SOME
POST-GRADUATE WORK IN SWITZERLAND AND CANADA, AND THEN OPENED AN ORTHOPEDIC
SURGICAL PRACTICE IN AMARILLO, TEXAS. I MET MY WIFE PEGGY IN HIGH SCHOOL IN
CLAUDE, TEXAS, WHICH IS NEAR AMARILLO. WE DECIDED TO SETTLE IN AMARILLO TO
BE NEAR HER FAMILY AND MY MANY RELATIVES IN THE AREA.
BROCKHOFF
Name: RON BROCKHOFF
Lives in: MO
Significant other:
BROSNAN
Name: CATHY WATKINS
Lives in: NM
Significant other: PHILIP
BRUNTON
Name: MICHAEL BRUNTON
Lives in:
Significant other: JANET
DECEASED
BURGESS
Name: CAROLYN BURGESS
Lives in: OH
Significant other:
I MOVED BACK TO DE WHERE I HAD GROWN UP SHORTLY AFTER GRADUATION IN 1966.
TRIED SEVERAL CAREERS AND WORKED AT THE BEACH IN THE SUMMER TILL I MARRIED
IN 1969. WE HAD DAUGHTER KRISTIN IN 1970, AND LATER MOVED TO COLUMBUS OH
WHERE I ATTENDED OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY PART-TIME FOR NEARLY 2 YEARS.
DIVORCED AFTER 12 YEARS AND MOVED TO HOUSTON, TX WHERE I STARTED OVER AGAIN
AND HAD SON MICAH IN 1985. RETURNED TO OH IN 1989 A SINGLE PARENT AND
REMAIN DIVORCED TO DATE. I HAVE WORKED IN BOTH COMMERCIAL AND RESIDENTIAL
REAL ESTATE SINCE 1983 BOTH IN TEXAS AND OHIO AS ADM ASST TO PROPERTY MGR
AND IN ACCOUNTING POSITIONS. AM CURRENTLY EMPLOYED AS BOOKKEEPER FOR A REAL
ESTATE COMPANY IN COLUMBUS. I AM EXPERIENCING THE "EMPTY NEST SYNDROME" AND
NOW LEARNING TO LIVE ALONE WITHOUT CHILDREN AT HOME. MY SON ENTERED THE AIR
FORCE LAST FALL TO BECOME A FIREFIGHTER, AND IS NOW STATIONED IN GUAM. MY
DAUGHTER LIVES NEARBY AND IS EMPLOYED BY A PHARMEUCITAL COMPANY AND PLANS
TO REMARRY NEXT YEAR. I DO STAY BUSY WITH WORKING FULL TIME, GOING OUT WITH
FRIENDS, PLAYING BILLIARDS, SWIMMING AND WORKING OUT AT THE GYM SEVERAL
TIMES A WEEK, AND WITH CHURCH ACTIVITIES.
BURTON
Name: LINDA NOAKES
Lives in: KS
Significant other:
CEARLEY
Name: MARILYN MATHIS
Lives in: PA
Significant other: BILL
CURRENTLY MARRIED WITH 2 CHILDREN AND LIVING IN DOYLESTOWN, PA. I AM AN
ACADEMIC LANGUAGE THERAPIST OR SIMPLY PUT, A DYSLEXIA SPECIALIST. I HAVE
TWO JOBS. I AM DIRECTOR OF THE MASONIC LEARNING CENTER FOR CHILDREN WHICH
IS A CHARITY AND PROVIDES FREE TEACHER TRAINING AND TUTORING TO CHILDREN
WITH READING DIFFICULTIES OR DYSLEXIA. I ALSO CO-OWN A PRIVATE LEARNING
CENTER WHICH OFFERS TEACHER TRAINING AND TUTORING FOR DYSLEXIA. I LOVE
MAKING A DIFFERENCE IN THE LIVES OF SO MANYYOUNG CHILDREN. WE LIVED IN
TOPEKA FOR 9 YEARS. I WENT TO 1ST THROUGH 9TH GRADE THERE AND HAVE SUCH
FOND MEMORIES OF GROWNING UP THERE. BEING AN AIR FORCE BRAT, IT WAS
INEVITABLE THAT WE WOULD MOVE. IT WAS A SAD DAY WHEN WE LEFT. WE MOVED TO
WASHINGTON STATE WHERE I WENT MY SOPHMORE AND JUNIOR YEAR. WE MOVE TO N.
LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS MY SENIOR YEAR. I WENT TO COLLEGE AT THE U. OF ARK.
AND GOT A B.A. IN SPEECH PATHOLOGY AND AN M.A. IN SPECIAL EDUCATION. I
TAUGHT SCHOOL IN A LITTLE TOWN IN ARK., LATER MARRIED AND WAS A STAY AT
HOME MOM UNTIL ABOUT 15 YRS. AGO WHEN I WENT BACK TO SCHOOL AND SPECIALIZED
IN DYSLEXIA. SO THAT'S IT! I HAVE A BIG BOX OF LETTERS AND NOTES FROM OLD
FRIENDS IN TOPEKA. MAYBE SOMEONE WILL REMEMBER ME AND WRITE ME AN E-MAIL.
THANKS TED MITCHELL FOR HELPING US NETWORK WITH EACH OTHER. I REMEMBER YOU
WERE A VERY SMART GUY! TED, I CAN'T BELIEVE I'M ACTUALLY ON THIS DEVIL
MACHINE! I CAN SIT AT A COMPUTER AND ACTUALLY CAUSE A STATE-WIDE
BLACKOUT!!! HEY THANKS FOR HELPING ME GET IN TOUCH WITH MY VERY FIRST
BOYFRIEND THAT I HAVE WONDERED ABOUT OVER THE YEARS. TOPEKA WAS SUCH A
SPECIAL TIME FOR KEITH AND ME. THE LOST BUT FOUND MARILYN CEARLEY.
DRESSLER
Name: DENNIS DRESSLER
Lives in: KS
Significant other: VICKI
INFORMATION SUBMITTED FOR DENNIS: THEY HAVE TWO CHILDREN AND NO
GRANDCHILDREN. HE AND HIS WIFE VICKI WILL BE ATTENDING THE FESTIVITIES.
GABBERT
Name: JOHN
Lives in: TX
Significant other:
BS IN PYSICS # EAST TEXAS STATE U, 1970. 20 YRS AS PILOT FOR THE USAF. RET
- 1990. NEVER MARRIED. NOT AGAINST IT - JUST NEVER RAN INTO THE RIGHT GAL
AT THE RIGHT TIME.
HARDER
Name: DARLENE PHILLIPS
Lives in: CO
Significant other:
AFTER GRADUATING ROM RURAL IN '66, I LEFT TOPEKA AND WENT TO COLLEGE IN
MUNICH, GERMANY. I MOVED TO COLORADO AND STARTED TEACHING SCHOOL IN 1970
AND HAVE BEEN DOING IT EVER SINCE, IN SOME CAPACITY OR ANOTHER. MY GRADUATE
DEGREES ARE ALL FROM COLORADO UNIVERSITIES. I HAVE BEEN A TEACHER, SCHOOL
COUNSELOR, PRINCIPAL AND COLLEGE PROFESSOR. I OFFICIALLY RETIRED FROM
EDUCATION IN 2002 AFTER 32 YEARS, BUT STILL TEACH PART-TIME AT MESA STATE
COLLEGE AND CONSULT FOR THE SCHOOL DISTRICT. I HAVE TWO WONDERFUL CHILDREN,
JENNA 18 AND KEVIN 16. JENNA RECENTLY GRADUATED FROM HIGH SCHOOL AND WAS
AWARDED A FULL RIDE SCHOLARSHIP TO MESA STATE. SHE IS STILL LOOKING FOR
BETTER OFFERS. SHE CAN'T IMAGINE HAVING HER MOTHER'S FRIENDS AS PROFESSORS
AFTER SEEING HOW THEY ACT AT PARTIES AT OUR HOUSE. KEVIN IS VERY INVOLVED
IN DECA AND THE MARKETING PROGRAM AND HOPES TO GO INTO BUSINESS. THEY BOTH
DO VERY WELL IN SCHOOL. I LIVE ON A 7 ACRE FARM WITH MY KIDS. WE LIVE
ACROSS THE STREET FROM AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. THERE ARE ALWAYS KIDS HERE. IT
REMINDS ME OF THE BYBEE FARM, THOUGH A MINI VERSION. IT'S A GREAT PLACE TO
BE. THE SUNSETS ARE BEAUTIFUL, AND THE WEATHER IS GREAT.
HAUN
Name: JAMES HAUN
Lives in: NC
Significant other: KALEN
ENTERED FOR JIM ... SORRY WE CANNOT ATTEND THE REUNION THIS TIME! HOPE FUN
IS HAD BY ALL!
HAYS
Name: ROBERT HAYS
Lives in: WA
Significant other: JEAN
GRADUATED FROM WRHS IN 1966. ATTENDED WASHBURN UNIV. AND MARRIED JEAN ANNE
AMMERMAN IN 1968. ENTERED THE AIR FORCE AFTER GRADUATION IN 1970 AND SPENT
THE NEXT 27 YEARS IN A VARIETY OF FLYING AND LOGISTICAL POSITIONS IN THE
STATES AND OVERSEAS. RAISED AND EDUCATED ONE DAUGHTER, "BRANDI ANNE". SHE
MARRIED DANIEL KAPUSTA IN 1998, LIVES IN ALEXANDRIA, VA AND TEACHES SCHOOL.
RETIRED FROM MY LAST DUTY STATION, LANGLEY, VA IN 1997. WE THEN MOVED TO
PORT ANGELES, WA TO BUILD OUR RETIREMENT HOME. SINCE THEN, I HAVE STARTED
MY GARDEN AND ORCHARD. I FISH AND DO SOME VOLUNTEER WORK. MY WIFE TEACHES
SCHOOL AND KEEPS MY "JOB JAR" FULL TO OVERFLOWING AT ALL TIMES!
HOLLY
Name: ROBERT HOLLY
Lives in: KS
Significant other: BEVERLY
HOLMES
Name: PAMELA ELLIOTT
Lives in: TX
Significant other: BOBBY
I WORKED AT THE AIR BASE FOR A YEAR AFTER GRADUATION. ENTERED KU IN FALL OF
67 FOR 2 YEARS. 1969 DAD RETIRED RETURNED TO MY BELOVED TEXAS. HAVE SPENT
MOST OF THIS TIME IN THE SAN ANTONIO AREA. I HAVE MY OWN BUSINESS, AN
EMPLOYEE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM PROVIDER, TAKING CARE OF ABOUT 3300 EMPLOYEES
OF MY CLIENTS. I SPENT 17 YEARS WORKING FOR THE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH.
WHEN NOT SPENDING TIME AT WORK I TRAIN HORSES. I GIVE INSTRUCTION TO PEOPLE
AS WELL, EXCEPT THE HORSES USUALLY RESPOND BETTER. I AM A MEMBER OF A DRILL
TEAM, HORSES OF PERU DRILL TEAM, THAT IS BASED AT AN EQUITHERAPY TRAINING
FACILITY. WE DO EXHIBITIONS TO RAISE MONEY FOR THE FACILITY. WE WERE
INVITED TO RIDE IN THE 2009 FIESTA BATTLE OF FLOWERS PARADE IN SAN ANTONIO.
IT IS THE SECOND LARGEST PARADE IN THE US. I TURNED 61 THAT DAY, AND IT WAS
GREAT TO COME AROUND THE CORNER AND HAVE 100,000 PEOPLE CHEERING FOR YOU. I
TRY TO RIDE AT LEAST TWO TIMES A WEEK TO KEEP MYSELF YOUNG. NO CHILDREN. 3
SISTERS AND 1 BROTHER LIVING IN SA, WITH 6 NEICES AND NEPHEWS. CHEER FOR
THE JAYHAWKS IN MOST SPORTS, ESPECIALLY THE ONES WHO MAKE IT TO THE PROS.
HOWBERT
Name: JUDY FORSTER
Lives in: KS
Significant other: DEAN
JUDY WILL BE ATTENDING AND SEEING EVERYONE AT THE FESTIVITIES!
KARR
Name: KAREN SIDES
Lives in: MO
Significant other: JERRY
BEEN MARRIED 32 YEARS, HAVE 4 CHILDREN, AND 3 GRANDCHILDREN. MOVED TO THE
ST. LOUIS AREA IN 1986 TO MANAGE A SCHOOL BUS COMPANY AND WE ARE STILL
HERE. HAVE TRAVELLED ALL OVER THE USA AND SEVERAL AREAS OUTSIDE. WOULD LOVE
TO TRAVEL EVEN MORE, TIME AND MONEY PERMITTING! HAVE TRIED SNOW SKIING,
PARA-SAILING, SNORKELING, AND SCUBA DIVING. LOVED ALL OF THEM EXCEPT SNOW
SKIING. I GUESS I'M A WARM WEATHER PERSON. MY CHILDREN ARE: RENEE SIDES,
WORKS FOR TWA - HER CHILDREN: CHRYSTAL-11 YRS, KYLIE-4; AIMEE SIDES, WORKS
FOR SCHOOL SERVICES; JARED SIDES, WORKS FOR DA STUART, WIFE-KRISTA AND
DAUGHTER-KYRA 5 MOS.; JEREMY SIDES, GOES TO COLLEGE AND WORKS FOR DA
STUART, WIFE-LAURA (OF 2 WKS)
KELLEY
Name: NANCY SHEWELL
Lives in: MD
Significant other: ROBERT
I FIRST MARRIED MY HUSBAND ON JAN 30, 1968, AND WE WERE DIVORCED IN NOV,
1972. WE HAVE TWO CHILDREN, JIM, 38, AND KARIN, 37. OUR DAUGHTER AND
SON-IN-LAW, NORMAN, GAVE US TWO BEAUTIFUL GRANDCHILDREN, ZACHARY, 12, AND
HAILEY, 3. I WAS IN THE US ARMY FROM JUN, 1983 TO FEB 1994, AND AM A GULF
WAR VETERAN WITH THREE CAMPAIGN STARS. IN 2002 MY HUSBAND AND I REUNITED
AND ON MAY 20, 2005, WE REMARRIED. WE ARE NOW VERY HAPPY AND PLAN TO MOVE
TO FLORIDA BY THE END OF THIS YEAR. MY HUSBAND AND I BOTH HAVE SOME
COLLEGE, BUT NO DEGREES. HE IS RETIRED FROM THE STATE AND WILL RETIRE FOR
GOOD WHEN WE MOVE TO FLORIDA. OUR SON LIVES HERE IN MARYLAND AND OUR
DAUGHTER LIVES IN OKLAHOMA, BUT WILL BE MOVING TO GERMANY IN NOVEMBER, AS
HER HUSBAND IS A CPT IN THE ARMY. THERE IS PLENTY MORE, BUT NOT IN 300
WORDS!(SMILE)
KINDER
Name: NANCY ALBERS
Lives in: KS
Significant other: GALEN
I'VE WORKED FOR THE STATE OF KANSAS FOR 32 YEARS AS A COMPUTOR MEDICAL
TRANSCRIPTIONIST. MY HUSBAND IS A DIESEL MECHANIC AT MEIER'S CONCRETE.
WE'RE NEWLY WEDS!! LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING EVERYONE IN JULY!!!
KINGMAN
Name: NANCY LEE
Lives in: KY
Significant other: RICHARD
I AM A CLAIMS SECRETARY FOR PRESTIGE CLAIM'S SERVICE IN MIDDLESBORO, KY.,
MY HUSBAND WORKS FOR ENGLAND/CORSAIR, A DIVISION OF LAZ-Z-BOY IN NEW
TAZEWELL, TN. WE HAVE TWO SONS, GARY IS MARRIED TO CRYSTAL AND WORKS FOR
WAL-MART DISTRIBUTORS IN OTTAWA, KS., AND SCOTT IS MARRIED TO STEPHANIE
(WHO IS A VETERNARIAN) AND IS AN EDITOR FOR THE INSPIRATIONAL NETWORK IN
CHARLOTTE, NC. WE HAVE TWO DAUGHTERS, STACEY IS A STAY-AT-HOME WIFE AND
MOTHER AND LIVES IN HAMPTON VA. HER HUSBAND, MIKE, IS IN THE NAVY.
DAUGHTER, JODIE IS NOT PRESENTLY WORKING AND LIVES IN PINEVILLE, KY.
RICHARD AND I HAVE BEEN MARRIED FOR 25 YEARS ON THANKSGIVING DAY. WE HAVE
HAD 9 GRANDCHILDREN. I AM SORRY THAT WE ARE UNABLE TO ATTEND THE REUNION
THIS YEAR.
KLEINER
Name: RON KLEINER
Lives in: KS
Significant other: DEBI
SUBMITTED FOR RON: RON IS A CHIROPRACTOR, HIW WIFE DEBI IS A CHIROPRACTIC
OFFICE MANAGER. THEY HAVE BEEN MARRIED FOR 31 YEARS.
MATTHEWS
Name: CAROLYN MCGINTY
Lives in: TX
Significant other: CHARLES
MY LIFE HAS ALWAYS BEEN AN ADVENTURE, AND I AM STILL EXPERIENCING THE
WONDERFUL TRIP. I HAVE LIVED IN TEXAS (HOME STATE) FOR THE LAST 22 YEARS
WITH THE EXCEPTION OF 2 GREAT YEARS IN OHIO. BECAUSE I WAS AN AF BRAT, AND
SINCE MY HUSBAND WAS IN THE AF FOR 6 YEARS AND HAS HAD A CAREER IN
CONSTRUCTION FOR THE LAST 26 YEARS, I HAVE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO TRAVEL TO
SO MANY INTERESTING PLACES. MY HUSBAND AND I HAVE BEEN MARRIED FOR 36
YEARS. WE HAVE 3 TERRIFIC SONS - RHETT,34, MARRIED TO ELAINE, WORKS AT
APPLE COMPUTERS AS A TAX SPECIALIST; IAN, 28, MARRIED TO TEZRA, WORKS AT
COSTCO AS A BUTCHER; AND NIALL, 25, WORKS AT STARBUCKS, BUT IS AN ASPIRING
ACTOR,AND IS UNMARRIED. WE HAVE 3 BEAUTIFUL GRANDCHILDREN. RHETT'S DAUGHTER
MOLLY FROM HIS 1ST MARRIAGE IS 11; AND IAN'S TWO SONS, NICHOLAS, 3, AND
AIDAN,3 MONTHS. I AM THANKFUL FOR THE WRHS EXPERIENCE. SO MANY FOND
MEMORIES! THIS WAS HIGH SCHOOL AS IT SHOULD BE. I HAVE NOTHING BUT PRAISE
FOR THE DEDICATED TEACHERS WHOM WE,AS STUDENTS,WERE SO PRIVILEGED TO KNOW
AND FROM WHOM WE LEARNED SO MUCH. I AM SO GRATEFUL TO HAVE FOUND THIS
WEBSITE! AND, NOW, FOR THE REST OF THE RIDE! I LOOK FORWARD TO IT!
MENSCH
Name: BONNIE LITTLEJOHN
Lives in: NE
Significant other: KEITH
BLESSINGS ABOUND WITH TWO CHILDREN, RACHEL AND AARON, AND SIX
GRANDCHILDREN, 5 BOYS AND 1 GIRL. I WORK AT AN AMAZING PLACE - QUALITY
LIVING, INC. - A REHABILITATION FACILITY FOR PEOPLE WITH TRAUMATIC BRAIN
INJURIES, AS ASSISTANT TO OUR VO OF HR - A HUMBLING EXPERIENCE. HAVE LOST
TRACK OF ALL MY WASHBURN FRIENDS AS I TRANSFERRED TO OFFUTT IN BELLEVUE,
NE, AS A JUNIOR, BUT HAVE WONDERFUL MEMORIES OF FRIENDS AND EVENTS DURING
THOSE YEARS.
MOORE
Name: MARY BETH ROBE
Lives in: MO
Significant other: DOUG
IT IS HARD TO CONDENSE 34 YEARS IN 1800 OR LESS CHARACTERS. I AM HEALTHY
AND WORKING FULL TIME AS ASST. VICE PRESIDENT AT BANK OF JACOMO. MY
HUSBAND IS RETIRED FROM SEARS AND WORKS PART-TIME FOR BROWN & WILLIAMSON
TOBACCO. I WENT BACK TO COLLEGE AFTER 30 YEARS TO FINISH MY DEGREE. MY SON
IS RECEIVING HIS MASTERS DEGREE FROM KU THIS MAY. OUR NEW
GRANDDAUGHTER,HAILEY IS OUR PRIDE AND JOY.
MYERS
Name: NORMA GREENE
Lives in: AZ
Significant other: JOHN
MY HUSBAND IS DISTRICT SAFETY CONSULTANT FOR RYDER SYSTEMS, INC. I AM AN
ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT FOR THE ARIZONA EDUCATION ASSOCIATION WORKING IN
THE GOVERNMENT RELATIONS DEPARTMENT. BY THE TIME OF THE CLASS REUNION, WE
WILL HAVE BEEN MARRIED 22 YEARS. WE HAVE THREE CHILDREN, LISA, SAMANTHA AND
JOHNNY. LISA WORKS AT HOME AS AN EMPLOYMENT CONSULTANT/PLACEMENT AGENT;
SAMATHA IS A FULL TIME MOTHER, AND JOHNNY IS GOING TO SCHOOL AND LEARNING
HOW TO SET MARBLE. MY GRANDCHILDREN ARE CRYSTAL (19), RICKY (5), KELSE (3)
AND HALEY (4). WE HAVE LIVED IN ARIZONA MORE THAN 13 YEARS AND IT IS TRUE
"BUT, IT IS A DRY HEAT." OUR FAVORITE VACATIONS ARE GOING TO ROCKY POINT,
MEXICO AND BASKING IN THE SUN, DRINKING ON THE BEACH AND EATING THE FOOD. I
AM REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO COMING TO THE CLASS REUNION.
NEILSON
Name: KATHY BREDAHL
Lives in: KS
Significant other:
SIGNIFICANT EVENTS -- BEING THE MOTHER OF TWO CHILDREN WHO ARE HEALTHY,
HAPPY, COLLEGE GRADUATES, AND INDEPENDENT. ANOTHER SIGNIFICANT EVENT IS
MOM'S TURN FOR COLLEGE! I AM A JUNIOR AT WASHBURN UNIVERSITY MAJORING IN
BUSINESS MANAGEMENT. WHEN I RECEIVE MY DEGREE, HOPEFULLY NO LATER THAN
2001, I WILL PROGRESS UPWARD IN THE HILL'S ORGANIZATION AS A HUMAN RESOURCE
SPECIALIST EITHER AT THE CORPORATE OFFICE OR IN THE FIELD. EITHER POSITION
WILL ENTAIL TRAVELING, WHICH I ENJOY. I COMPETE IN BOWLING TOURNAMENTS
THAT HAVE AFFORDED ME TRAVELING TO MANY AWESOME STATES, MAKING NEW
FRIENDSHIPS, AND IMPROVING MY FINANCIAL STATUS. I HAVE MANAGED TO ROLL A
PERFECT GAME (12 STRIKES IN A ROW FOR A SCORE OF 300), AND MY NEXT GOAL IS
AN 800 SERIES! I GIVEN AN EXAMPLE OF PERSONAL, PROFESSIONAL AND RECREATION
SIGNIFICANT EVENTS; IF MORE IS NEEDED, PLEASE ADVISE.
NELSON
Name: CONNIE NELSON
Lives in: KS
Significant other:
CONNIE WILL BE ATTENDING ALL THE WEEKEND FESTIVITIES.
OSBORN
Name: LYNN OSBORN
Lives in: FL
Significant other:
ROSE
Name: BETTY ODOM
Lives in: FL
Significant other:
SUBMITTED FOR BETTY.
UTLEY
Name: STEVEN UTLEY
Lives in: TN
Significant other:
I REGRET, MORE THAN I CAN SAY, THAT I AM UNABLE FOR PERSONAL REASONS TO
ATTEND THE WRHS GRAND REUNION. SOME PEOPLE WILL BE THERE WHO HAVE NEVER
BEEN TOO FAR FROM MY THOUGHTS DURING THE PAST 40 OR SO YEARS; I WISH I
COULD TELL THEM AS MUCH IN PERSON. PERSONAL DATA: ALONG ABOUT MY SOPHOMORE
YEAR AT WRHS, I DECIDED THAT I MUST SOMEHOW BECOME A RICH AND FAMOUS
WRITER. THE "RICH AND FAMOUS" PART STILL NEEDS WORK, BUT I HAVE GOT THE
WRITER PART DOWN, AT LEAST, WITH SEVERAL HUNDREDS OF STORIES, POEMS, AND
ARTICLES PUBLISHED IN APPROXIMATELY A DOZEN LANGUAGES. WORKS: GHOST SEAS
(SHORT FICTION, TICONDEROGA PUBLICATIONS, 1997); THIS IMPATIENT APE (VERSE,
ANAMNESIS PRESS, 1998); CAREER MOVES OF THE GODS (VERSE, ANAMNESIS PRESS,
2000); THE BEASTS OF LOVE (SHORT FICTION, FORTHCOMING FROM WHEATLAND PRESS
IN 2004); AND THE PERENNIALLY SOON-TO-BE FINISHED SILURIAN TALES (IN
PROGRESS SINCE 1993).
WEICHERT
Name: DON WEICHERT
Lives in: KS
Significant other:
I HAVE THREE CHILDREN THAT ARE WONDERFUL PARENTS GIVING ME THREE
GRANDCHILDREN SO FAR. ENJOY FAMILY GET TOGETHER'S. CAMPING AT WINFIELD
BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL, BBQ'S, FLOWER GARDENS, COLLECTIBLES, VINTAGE BUTTONS,
ANTIQUES, AUCTIONEERING. HAVE BEEN ACTIVE IN MATERIAL & INVENTORY CONTROL
TYPE MANAGEMENT, PROPERTY MANAGEMENT AND AM NOW A TRANSPORTATION
COORDINATOR FOR HOSPICE-PACE PROGRAM IN TOPEKA. HOME MADE ICE CREAM AT THE
GET TOGETHERS IS WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT AND FAMILY GAMES.
WESTOVER
Name: KATHRYN (KATHY) PORTER
Lives in: CA
Significant other: JIM
I LEFT WASHBURN IN MAY 1965 WHEN MY FAMILY MOVED TO CA. I GRANDUATED FROM
LOMPOC HS, LOMPOC, CA IN 1966. I RECEIVED AN AA DEGREE FROM ALAN HANCOCK
COLLEGE, SANTA MARIA CA. I MARRIED JIM PORTER IN 1969. WE HAVE TWO SONS
BORN IN 1975 (GEOFFREY) AND 1981 (STEPHEN). NO DAUGHTERS-IN-LAW OR
GRANDCHILDREN YET. I HAVE LIVED IN THE ANETELOPE VALLEY WHICH IS IN THE
WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT FOR THE PAST 30 YRS. THIS IS THE HIGH DESERT OF CA AT
AN ELEVATION OF 2500 FT. THE PRIMARY HABITAT IS CREOSOTE SCRUB AND JOSHUA
TREE/JUNIPER DESERT WOODLAND. SUMMERS ARE HOT & DRY; WINTERS ARE COLD WITH
A LITTLE RAIN AND SOMETIMES SNOW. I WORKED FOR 20 YR WITH CITY OF PALMDALE
CA AS ADMIN SECRETARY FOR THE CITY LIBRARY. I RETIRED IN 2007. I AM A
MEMBER OF THE SIERRA CLUB. I EDIT THE NEWSLETTER AND AM ON THE BOARD OF THE
LOCAL GROUP. I AM ALSO A VOLUNTEER DOCENT FOR ANTELOPE VALLEY CALIFORNIA
POPPY RESERVE WHICH IS A STATE PARK THAT IS DEDICATED TO PRESERVING LAND
FOR WILDFLOWERS, ESPECIALLY THE CALIF. POPPPY WHICH IS THE STATE FLOWER. IN
THE SPRING OF GOOD YEARS, THE POPPIES TURN THE HILLSIDES BRIGHT ORANGE AND
TOURISTS FLOCK TO THE PARK TO HIKE THE TRAILS AND VIEW THE DISPLAY OF
POPPIES AND OTHER WILDFLOWERS. I AM ALSO A VOLUNTEER TUTOR FOR PALMDALE
LIBRARY LITERACY WHERE I WORK TO IMPROVE LITERACY SKILLS IN ADULTS WHO HAVE
TROUBLE WITH READING AND WRITING. I WOULD LOVE TO HEAR FROM ANYONE WHO
REMEMBERS ME.
WILSON
Name: PAM MARTIN
Lives in: KS
Significant other: RICHARD
A YEAR AFTER GRADUATION I MARRIED MY HIGH SCHOOL SWEETHEART, LOWELL BAHNER.
WE HAD TWO CHILDREN, JENNIFER AND BRIAN, AND MOVED TO PENSACOLA, FL FOR A
STINT IN THE NAVY TO AVOID THE DRAFT. DIVORCED AND RETURNED TO TOPEKA TO
COMPLETE A SECOND DEGREE IN NURSING. CURRENTLY OVER 30 YEARS IN
NURSING--MOSTLY MANAGEMENT/ADMINISTRATION AND PAST FIVE YEARS ON FACULTY AT
WICHITA STATE U SCHOOL OF NURSING. REMARRIED TO RICHARD WHO IS WITH THE
KANSAS HEALTH FOUNDATION. WE ENJOY OUR GRANDCHILDREN AND US TRAVEL
FAVORITES ARE OPAL CREEK ANCIENT FOREST IN OREGON AND BURNTSIDE LAKE IN
MINNESOTA. HI TO ALL THE WRHS BAND AND CHOIR MEMBERS--MANY FOND MEMORIES!
Class of 1967
BIESEMEYER
Name: PHYLLIS CONLEY
Lives in: WA
Significant other: JAMES
ATTENDED WASHBURN U BRIEFLY UNTIL I WENT TO OKINAWA W/MY FOLKS. BEING AN AF
BRAT ALL MY LIFE, I PREFERRED TRAVELLING. MET MY 1ST HUSBAND THERE. WE WERE
MARRIED # FORBES WHEN WE RETURNED TO THE STATES. LIVED IN AZ (WHERE MY
DAUGHTER WAS BORN), NM, KS, CO, CA AND FINALLY SETTLED IN KENT, WA WHEN MY
HUSBAND & THE AF PARTED WAYS. NOT TOO MUCH AFTER THAT MY HUSBAND AND I
DISSOLVED OUR PARTNERSHIP. I'M STILL IN KENT W/MY SECOND HUSBAND OF 16 YRS.
I RETIRED AS A CHILDREN'S CLOTHING BUYER IN '96 BUT WENT BACK TO WORK IN
'97 FOR THE ISSAQUAH SCHOOL DISTRICT IN THEIR PURCHASING DEPARTMENT. MY
HUSBAND, JIM, IS A PARAMEDIC FULL TIME AND A PART TIME CERTIFIED FLIGHT
INSTRUCTOR. MY DAUGHTER LIVES IN DOTHAN, ALABAMA (SHE SERVED IN THE AF ALSO
& THE SOUTH WAS HER LAST STOP. SHE'S A MORNING DJ, SO ANYONE OUT THERE IN
WIREGRASS COUNTRY TUNE IN PARKER MCKAY ON Z105! WENT TO THE TRI CLASS
REUNION IN '96 & HAD A GREAT TIME! CAN'T MAKE THIS ONE COMING UP. I DO COME
HOME TO TOPEKA EVERY OTHER YEAR OR SO, SINCE MOST OF MY SIBLING STILL LIVE
THERE. MY BROTHER'S SON RECENTLY GRADUATED FROM WRHS - ANOTHER BIESEMEYER
ALUM! THANKS TO ALL INVOLVED IN CONSTRUCTING THIS WRHS INFORMATION HIGH
TECH HIGHWAY!!
BRADLEY
Name: WILLIAM BRADLEY
Lives in: CA
Significant other: SHARILYN
GREAT SITE! I LIVED AT FORBES AFB FROM 6/60 TO 1/65, WHEN WE MOVED TO
SELFRIDGE AFB, MI, HALF WAY THRU MY SOPHOMORE YEAR. I GRADUATED FROM
E.DETROIT HIGH, WHICH HAD 2600 STUDENTS IN 3 GRADES (TALK ABOUT CULTURE
SHOCK!). I SPENT 3.5 YEARS IN THE ARMY WHICH TOOK ME TO KENTUCKY, MARYLAND,
GERMANY, AND VIETNAM (NO ONE WAS SHOOTING AT ME, OR IF THEY WERE, THEY
MISSED). GOT A BACHELORS DEGREE IN BUSINESS AFTER BEING DISCHARGED FROM A
SCHOOL IN MICHIGAN THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD OF AND A GRADUATE ONE FROM
GOLDEN GATE UNIVERSITY IN SAN FRANCISCO. I HAVE LIVED IN CA SINCE 1980 AND
WAS IN MICHIGAN BEFORE THAT EXCEPT WHEN IN THE SERVICE. MARRIED ONCE IN THE
70S, NO CHILDREN. CURRENTLY LIVING IN SAN JOSE, CA, WHERE I ORIGINALLY
MOVED AFTER 6 YEARS IN POMONA, CA. I HAVE BEEN WORKING IN PROCUREMENT FOR
LOCKHEED MARTIN IN SUNNYVALE SINCE 5/90. I WOULD ENJOY HEARING FROM ANYONE
WHO REMEMBERS ME FROM PAULINE CENTRAL, PAULINE SOUTH, AND WRHS DURING THE
YEARS I WAS THERE. HOPEFULLY SOMEONE DOES I WILL BE AT THE REUNION IN 7/09.
BROWN
Name: PAULA CURTIS
Lives in: KS
Significant other:
I ATTENDED WASHBURN UNIVERSITY. WENT TO WORK FOR THE CITY OF TOPEKA WATER
DEPT AT AGE 19. MARRIED IN 1970 TO JIM CURTIS (TOPEKA HIGH-1965), HAVE 3
DAUGHTERS MICHELE (24), TWINS JAIME AND JENNIFER (21) ALL GRADUATED FROM
WRHS. MICHELE WAS IN THE ARMY FOR 3 YRS AND CURRENTLY IS AN AUTOMOTIVE
TECHNOLOGY MAJOR IN HER SR YEAR AT PITTSBURG STATE UNIVERSITY. JAIME IS A
FRESHMAN AT PSU TRYING TO DECIDE WHAT TO DO. JENNIFER WORKS IN TOPEKA FOR
AN ATTORNEY. LIVED IN SPRINGFIELD AND JOPLIN, MO FROM 1980-87 AND THEN
RETURNED TO TOPEKA AND THE WATER DEPT. DIVORCED IN 1994. I AM CURRENTLY THE
CUSTOMER SERVICE MANAGER FOR TOPEKA WATER. I PLAY IN 2 SUMMER SOFTBALL
LEAGUES AND BOWL 3 WINTER LEAGUES. THIS SUMMER IS MY 40TH YEAR PLAYING
SOFTBALL!! I ENJOY READING, QUILTING AND SPENDING TIME WITH MY GIRLS. I
HAVE 6 BROTHERS AND 3 SISTERS ALL LIVING IN AUBURN, TOPEKA AND KC. WE DO
LOTS OF FAMILY THINGS.
BROWN
Name: ROY BROWN
Lives in: WA
Significant other:
BURTON
Name: SANDY COYLE
Lives in: IL
Significant other: MIKE
CENTLIVRE
Name: CHERYL THOMAS
Lives in: KS
Significant other: JIM
BSE/MSE, EMPORIA STATE; BUSINESS ED TEACHER AT POMONA HIGH SCHOOL. ENJOY
TRAVEL--EUROPE TWICE (REALLY LOVE FRANCE!!). ALSO ENJOY ACCOMPANYING MY
STUDENTS TO NATIONAL COMPETITION(FBLA)EVERY SUMMER. FOR THE PAST SEVERAL
SUMMERS, JIM AND I HAVE TAKEN OUR HORSES OUT OF STATE (SOUTH DAKOTA,
COLORADO, NEW MEXICO) FOR A WEEK OF RIDING AND CAMPING. OUR TRI-CLASS WRHS
REUNION A FEW YEARS AGO WAS ONE OF THE MOST FUN WEEKENDS EVER!
CRONIN
Name: DICK CRONIN
Lives in: VA
Significant other: KAREN
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DAGG
Name: CINDY MCAVITY
Lives in: MO
Significant other: PETE
I'M STILL WAITING FOR THE REALLY SIGNIFICANT EVENTS TO HAPPEN. I'M ONE OF
THOSES POOR SOULS THAT NEVER WENT TO COLLEGE. I STARTED WORKING RIGHT OUT
OF HIGH SCHOOL AND AM STILL EMPLOYED. I'VE WORKED FOR AN INSURANCE COMPANY,
SAVINGS AND LOAN, 2 BANKS, AND A COUPLE OF CREDIT UNIONS. I'VE BEEN AT
FIRST COMMUNITY CREDIT UNION FOR THE LAST 23 YEARS. I'VE WORKED IN MIDDLE
MANAGEMENT POSITIONS FROM BRANCH MANAGER, DISCOUNT BROKER, TO IRA
SPECIALIST. I DO ENJOY MY JOB, BUT REALLY LIKE THE 5 WEEKS VACATION. I
MOVED TO KANSAS CITY IN 1970, TO SAN ANTONIO IN 1974 AND TO SAINT LOUIS IN
1976. I'VE TRIED VARIOUS HOBBIES OVER THE YEARS, PLAYING TENNIS, RIDING
MOTORCYCLES, BOWLING, ETC. NOW MY HUSBAND OF 19 YEARS AND I ENJOY BOATING
ON LAKE SAINT LOUIS.
DODSON
Name: MARY DODSON
Lives in: KS
Significant other:
GUESS WHAT? I AM NOW THE NEWEST SPANISH TEACHER AT WRHS. FOLLOWING IN THE
STEPS OF MISS JEAN JONES, I TEACH SPANISH I SIX HOURS A DAY, WITH OVER 140
STUDENTS. I AM ONLY ONE OF FOUR SPANISH TEACHERS. THERE IS ONE FRENCH AND
ONE GERMAN TEACHER, AS WELL. A LONG WAY FROM THE MISS JONES/MR. ESTES DAYS,
HUH? ANOTHER NOTE--I WAS ONE OF DENNIS ARY'S FIRST BIOLOGY STUDENTS IN THE
FALL OF 1964. HE IS THE ONLY CURRENT TEACHER LEFT FROM OUR ERA. HE HASN'T
CHANGED A BIT. STILL A GREAT GUY, BUT NOW HEAD OF THE MASSIVE SCIENCE
DEPARTMENT.
DYKES
Name: MIKE DYKES
Lives in: AL
Significant other: DEBBIE
EDDS
Name: LINDA DAWSON
Lives in: CO
Significant other: RICHARD
I WAS A TEACHER FOR 23 YEARS IN SHAWNEE, KS. THE PAST FOUR YEARS MY FAMILY
AND I HAVE LIVED IN FRISCO, CO. I'VE WORKED AT KEYSTONE RESORT FOR 3 YEARS
-- NOW RETIRED FROM TEACHING. OUR DAUGHTER AND SON-IN-LAW LIVE IN DENVER,
AND WE'RE EXPECTING OUR FIRST GRANDCHILD FROM THEM IN EARLY FEBRUARY.
TERRIFIC! OUR SON IS A SENIOR IN HIGH SCHOOL. MAYBE FOR THE NEXT REUNION
I'LL GET MY SISTER, NANCY, TO ACCOMPANY ME. WE COULD MAYBE SNEAK IN OUR
BROTHER, BRECK, (ALSO A WRHS ALUM) WHO IS QUITE A BIT YOUNGER THAN US!
EDENS
Name: NANCY FENNELL
Lives in: KS
Significant other: RICHARD
MARRIED 30 YEARS. MOVED TO OKLAHOMA IMMEDIATELY AFTER WEDDING. HUSBAND
ATTENDED COLLEGE HERE. AFTER HIS GRADUATION WE DECIDED TO STAY HERE AND I
ATTENDED COLLEGE. BECAME A RESPIRATORY THERAPIST. NO CHILDREN BUT 8
GODCHILDREN WHOM WE TRY TO SPOIL AT EVERY OPPORTUNITY. FAMILY STILL LIVES
IN TOPEKA, SO WE RETURN OFTEN. WON'T BE ABLE TO MAKE THIS YEAR'S REUNION
THOUGH.
FLAHERTY
Name: MARK FLAHERTY
Lives in: MO
Significant other:
FREEMAN
Name: LYNDA WALES
Lives in: SC
Significant other:
I WORK IN THE IT DEPARTMENT FOR A SPORTING GOOD DISTRIBUTOR. I HAVE 2
DAUGHTERS, STEPHANIE AND HEATHER. STEPHANIE HAS TWIN GIRLS THAT ARE ALMOST
2. SHE IS A DENTAL ASSISTANT. HEATHER IS IN COLLEGE AND WILL BE A FOREIGN
EXCHANGE STUDENT IN GERMANY THIS FALL. SHE ALSO DOES IN HOME THERAPY FOR
AUTISTIC KIDS.
GRAHAM
Name: KATHY ADAMS
Lives in: IN
Significant other: MICHAEL
I MOVED BEFORE MY SERIOR YEAR AND GRADUATED FROM KALANI HS IN HONOLULU, HI.
I WAS FIRST MARRIED IN 1968 TO A LOCAL BOY. MY DAD WAS STATIONED AT HICKAM
AFB AT THE TIME. THIS MARRIAGE ENDED IN DIVORCE IN 1972, BUT I REMAINED IN
THE ISLANDS UNTIL 1978. I WAS MARRIED TO MY CURRENT HUSBAND IN 1978 AT
NORTH LAKE TAHOE, CA. MY FIRST SON WAS BORN AT TRUCKEE, CA IN 1979. HIS
BROTHERS, BORN IN 1981 AND 1988 WERE BOTH BORN IN NEBRASKA. I HAVE RECIDED
IN NEBRASKA FOR THE LAST 20 YEARS, PRIOR TO MOVING TO INDIANA WHEN MY
MOTHER DIED IN MAY 2000. MY FATHER PASSED AWAY IN JUNE 1995. MY FATHER'S
NAME AND RANK WERE; LT. COL. JOHN M. GRAHAM. MY MOTHER'S NAME WAS MARGARET
L. GRAHAM. I HAVE ATTENDED KAPIOLANI COMMUNITY COLLEGE ON OAHU, HAWAII FOR
2 YEARS IN 1971-72. LEFT SCHOOL WITH MY DIVORCE. I HAVE ATTENDED MCCOOK
COMMUNITY COLLEGE, MCCOOK, NE ON AND OFF OVER THE LAST 8 YEARS. MOST OF MY
RECENT COLLEGE EDUCATION HAS BEEN IN THE FIELD OF COMPUTERS. MY HUSBAND AND
I OWNED A RADIOSHACK IN MCCOOK FOR 5 YEARS. I HAVE BOOKKEEPING KNOWLEDGE,
COMPUTER EXERIENCE IN SELLING COMPUTERS AND USING COMPUTERS FROM OUR TIME
AS RS RETAILERS. I AM NOW LOOKING TO FARM THE ACREAGE IN INDIANA. NOT
CONVENTIAL FARMING AS SUCH. ORGANIC FARMING OF SOME KIND. OUR GOAL IS TO
BECOME SELF-SUFFICIENT. MICHAEL, MY HUSBAND, IS A FULL-TIME PROFESSIONAL
MUSCIAN. WE ARE RE-BUILDING OUR RECORDING STUDIO IN MY GRANDMOTHER'S OLD
CHICKEN COOP. LOOK FOR OUR UP AND COMING WEB PAGE GRAHAM FARM PRODUCTIONS.
MANY NEW PLANS TO COME YET FROM OUR NEW HOME IN INDIANA!
HAUN
Name: RUDY HAUN
Lives in: KS
Significant other: ELAINE
ATTENDED U. OF KANSAS FALL, 1967. ATTENDED KANSAS STAT U. SPRING OF 1968.
ENLISTED IN US NAVY AND SERVED ON THE U.S.S. FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT
(AIRCRAFT CARRIER) 1968-72. RETURNED TO KANSAS STATE AND GRADUATED IN 1975
WITH A DEGREE IN PRE-MEDICINE. GRADUATED FROM K.U. MEDICAL SCHOOL IN 1978.
COMPLETED RESIDENCY PROGRAM IN OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY IN FORT WORTH, TX
IN 1982. HAVE BEEN IN PRIVATE PRACTICE IN MANHATTAN, KS SINCE. PRESENTLY
THE SENIOR PARTNER IN A 7 PERSON PRACTICE (THE WOMEN'S HEALTH GROUP, P.A.).
MOTHER DIED IN 1992. FATHER DIED IN 1993. DIVORCED IN 1994. REMARRIED IN
2002. STEP-CHILDREN AGES 20 AND 23. MY BROTHER, JIM, (CLASS OF 66) LIVES IN
CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA.
HERRINGTON
Name: KATHY BROOKS
Lives in: AZ
Significant other: RONALD
THE DAY AFTER GRADUATION IN 1967, MY FAMILY WAS TRANSFERRED TO LUKE AFB,
OUTSIDE OF PHOENIX, AZ. MY PARENTS RETIRED THERE. I AM LIVING WITH MY
HUSBAND JUST OUTSIDE OF PHOENIX. WE HAVE ONE BEAUTIFUL DAUGHTER AND FOUR
BEAUTIFUL GRANDSONS. I HAVE BEEN EMPLOYED IN THE TITLE INSURANCE INDUSTRY
FOR 30 YEARS AND MANAGE AN OFFICE. I AM ON THE BOARD OF OUR LOCAL BOARD OF
REALTORS AND I AM ACTIVE IN VARIOUS CIVIC ORGANIZATIONS. MY HUSBAND IS A
SADDLE MAKER AND OWNS HIS OWN BUSINESS. I'VE BEEN TRYING FOR 3 YEARS TO
FIND A WEBSITE FOR WRHS AND NOW THERE IS ONE. THIS IS TERRIFIC!
HERRON
Name: ELAINE HOWARD
Lives in: OK
Significant other:
SUBMITTED FOR ELAINE: MARRRIED TO DICK RICKS FOR 19 YEARS. DIVORCED. HAVE
TWO CHILDREN, TOBY AGE 27 IS IN THE ARMY AND KELLIE AGE 31, LIVES IN DALLAS
AND IS IN SPORTS MEDICINE. TOBY HAS TWO CHILDREN, HEATHER AGE 5 AND LINDSEY
AGE 4. SINCE I WAS AT MY LAST REUNION, I MOVED TO WASHINGTON STATE WITH MY
BROTHER, TIM HERRON AND RAN HIS KAYAK BUSINESS. THEN I MOVED BACK TO
OKLAHOMA CITY TO BE WITH MY DAUGHTER AND I WAS A FLORAL DESIGNER. I THEN
WENT BACK TO MY PASSION AS A NANNY. I TRAVEL THE WORLD AND TEACH AND PLAY
FOR A LIVING! GOD IS GOOD! WOULD LOVE TO HEAR FROM EVERYONE!
HOLLY
Name: CAROLYN MATTICE
Lives in: ID
Significant other: GEORGE
JOHNSON
Name: BETTY BOOK
Lives in: KS
Significant other:
I HAVE TWO CHILDREN, TRACY, MY DAUGHTER IS A RN HERE IN MANHATTAN, KS AND
MY SON TONY LIVES AND WORKS IN SHAWNEE, KS. I HAVE FOUR GRANDCHILDREN,
MICHAELA, BRANDON, BRANDALIN, AND SCARLETT. I WORK FOR KANSAS STATE
UNIVERSITY (EVEN THOUGH I AM AN AVID JAYHAWK FAN). I JUST DO NOT TALK ABOUT
IT AT WORK. I AM AN ADMINISTRATIVE SPECIALIST AT THE JOHNSON CENTER FOR
BASIC CANCER RESEARCH. I HAVE BEEN DIVORCED SINCE 1979, AND GUESS I DECIDED
LONG AGO THAT I LIKE IT THAT WAY.
JOHNSON
Name: BONNIE WOODWORTH
Lives in: FL
Significant other: RICHARD
LEFT KANSAS AFTER GRADUATION AND MOVED TO RIVERSIDE, CA WHERE I ATTENDED
RCCC. MET AND MARRIED IN 71 TO LT RICHARD WOODWORTH. TRAVEL WITH HIM TO
MANY BASES. FIRST DAUGHTER, ROBIN, WAS BORN IN RIVERSIDE. SHE IS NOW
MARRIED TO TODD WALTER. THEY LIVE IN NORTH CAROLINA. MY SECOND DAUGHTER WAS
BORN WHILE STATIONED AT WRIGHT PATTERSON, OHIO. SHE IS MARRIED TO RICHARD
CLANTON AND HER FIRST CHILE IS DUE IN SEPT. OUR LAST DAUGHTER, CATHERINE,
BORN IN GERMANY, HAS JUST GRADUATED FROM HIGH SCHOOL (2004). SHE WILL BE
ATTENDING UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA (GATOR) THIS FALL. I HAVE WORKED IN MY
DAUGHTER'S SCHOOLS. NOW THAT MY LAST DAUGHTER IS LEAVING FOR COLLEGE AND MY
FIRST GRANDCHILD IS DUE I THINK I WILL STOP WORKING AND FIND NEW
ADVENTURES.
JONES
Name: LARRY JONES
Lives in: MS
Significant other: RAMONA
I HAVE JUST DISCOVERED THIS WEBSITE. I LIVED AT FORBES AFB DURING 5TH
THROUGH 8TH GRADES. I LEFT IN 1964. I ATTENDED THE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL BUT
NOT WASHBURN RURAL HIGH SCHOOL. MANY OF THE NAMES IN THIS DATABASE BRING
BACK FOND BUT VERY DISTANT MEMORIES. AFTER LEAVING FORBES, MY FATHER WAS
ASSIGNED TO COLUMBUS AFB ANOTHER SAC BASE AND I ENDED UP IN MISSISSIPPI
WITH SEVERAL OTHER FORMER FORBES AFB BASE KIDS. I PRACTICE LAW WITH THE
FIRM OF BAKER DONELSON BEARMAN AND CALDWELL, I AM MARRIED AND HAVE THREE
BEAUTIFUL DAUGHTERS. I WOULD LOVE TO HEAR FROM ANYONE WHO GRADUATED IN THE
CLASS OF 1967.
KADOUS
Name: PERRY KADOUS
Lives in: KS
Significant other: DEBBIE
WE CAN ONLY MAKE IT FRIDAY NIGHT TO THE COCKTAIL PARTY. I'D LIKE TO MAKE A
DONATION AT THAT TIME, BUT CANNOT MAKE IT FOR THE OTHER WEEKEND
FESTIVITIES.
KATZENBACH
Name: CAROL FLACK
Lives in: FL
Significant other:
WHO I AM? I AM A PRODUCT OF A LOVING FAMILY, JUNE AND WARD CLEAVER I
AFFECTIONATELY DUB MY PARENTS, AND "BUBBA" MY SON. MY LIFE HAS TAKEN MANY
TURNS. SOME GREAT ADVENTURES, SOME NOT SO GREAT, BUT ALL IN ALL, I HAVE
BEEN BLESSED. A CAREER IN HORSES FOR MANY YEARS HAD TO END. I MOVED TO
FLORIDA AND BEGAN MY CURRENT WORK IN RETAIL. I AM MULTI-FACITED; HIGHLY
MOTIVATED, ACCOMPLISHED AND NOT EASILY INTIMIDATED. ANOTHER HAPPY TIME IS
TO CHILL AND WATCH THE WATER, JUST ENJOYING THE MOMENT. THE OTHERS I LEAVE
TO YOUR INTERPRETATION! I LOOK FORWARD TO A WALK DOWN MEMORY LAND COME
JULY, 2004!!
LONG
Name: MIKE LONG
Lives in: FL
Significant other: JOLENE
LUBER
Name: ERIC LUBER
Lives in: MS
Significant other:
MILLER
Name: WILLA GRITTEN
Lives in: KS
Significant other:
MOORE
Name: MALCOLM MOORE
Lives in: KS
Significant other: PATRICIA
INFORMATION TAKEN FROM FORM REC'D IN THE MAIL. THEY ARE ATTENDING ALL THE
REUNION WEEKEND ACTIVITIES!
OSBORN
Name: PAT OSBORN
Lives in: FL
Significant other: BETSY
LEFT KANSAS IN 64, MOVED TO PORTSMOUTH, NH - VERY COLD, MOVED TO MAINE -
EVEN COLDER, WENT TO SCHOOL IN FLORIDA - NICE AND WARM - VERY GOOD PARTY
ATMOSPHERE, MOVED TO VIRGINIA BCH, VA - PARTY CAPITAL - TOTALLY, MOVED TO
MARYLAND - NICEST PLACE ON EARTH - HAGERSTOWN AREA, THEN MOVED TO ORLANDO,
FL MET AND MARRIED BETSY, NO MORE PARTIES BUT STILL MY BEST ACHIEVEMENT. WE
HAD TWO CHILDREN, RICHARD AND ROBIN, AND AFTER THAT, WE NOW HAVE 3
BEAUTIFUL GR AND CHILDREN, KAITLYN, TYLER AND MARK. THE BEST LIFE THERE IS.
OH YEAH, I'M A BANKER, CAN YOU BELIEVE IT?
PIERCE
Name: JENNIFER STAHL
Lives in: WA
Significant other: CLARK
I LEFT KANSAS DURING MY SOPHOMORE YEAR AND MOVED TO CALIFORNIA WHEN MY DAD
GOT TRANSFERRED TO MARCH AFB. MY FOLKS ARE STILL THERE IN CALIFORNIA. I
GRADUATED THERE AND MET MY HUSBAND. MARRIED, HAD 2 CHILDREN AND OF COURSE
JOINED THE 70% POPULATION OF DIVORCES. MOVED TO WASHINGTON STATE AND MET MY
SECOND HUSBAND OF 22 YEARS. WE HAVE ONE CHILD TOGETHER. I HAVE A GRANDCHILD
EMILY, WHO IS THE LIGHT OF MY LIFE. JULI, MY OLDEST IS 30; JEANE, THE
MIDDLE CHILD IS 27; AND JENNIFER (MY HUSBAND NAMED HER THAT) IS 21 AND SOON
TO GRADUATE FROM THE U OF WASHINGTON JUNE OF 2001. I AM BLESSED TO LIVE ON
THE LAKE AND AM RETIRING AT THE END OF THE MAY. MY HUSBAND IS A PILOT FOR
CBS AFFILIATE IN SEATTLE AND WE OWN A HELICOPTER BUSINESS. I HAVE MANY FOND
MEMORIES OF KANSAS AND WRHS. I STILL REMEMBER SOME OF THE NAMES AND FACES.
RICK MATTSON, IF YOU READ THIS, I SAW YOUR PICTURES. BOY, ARE YOU GREY!!!
MY BROTHER, LESLIE WAS CLASS OF 65. IF ANY OF YOU ARE WONDERING, HE LIVES
IN SALEM OREGON, HAS 1 CHILD, DAVID THAT IS ABOUT 35 YEARS OLD AND LIVES
WITH HIS WIFE, BONNIE. I WILL TELL HIM ABOUT THIS SITE SO HE CAN REGISTER
AS WELL. LOOKS LIKE THE REUNION WAS FUN AND MAYBE I WILL ATTEND THE NEXT
ONE. THANKS FOR THIS WONDERFUL SITE!
PRICE
Name: ALYDIA RANKIN
Lives in: MS
Significant other: TOM
REALLY, REALLY ENJOYED 2009 REUNION FOR THE 60S. STILL IN SOUTHWEST
MISSISSIPPI BUT RETIRED NOW. WE ARE GOING TO BE GRANDKID BIRDS NOW, GOING
TO WESTERN NEW YORK FOR SUMMERS TO BE NEAR THE ONLY (SO FAR) GRANDCHILD.
HOPE TO SEE MORE FOLKS IN FIVE YEARS. SAVE THE DATE!!
REINERT
Name: DAVID REINERT
Lives in: OR
Significant other:
STILL NOT AS CRAZY AS MICHAEL BRUNTON...OR AS OLD! HA!
RICKS
Name: DICK RICKS
Lives in: TX
Significant other:
THE FACT THAT I AM STILL ALIVE. LOL
RILEY
Name: TERRY RILEY
Lives in: NM
Significant other: NANCY
US AIR FORCE (TEXAS, COLORADO, VIETNAM, SOUTH DAKOTA) 67-71; OTR TRUCK
DRIVER, MILWAUKEE, WI 71-73; KANSAS ST. U., BS, 73-76; NM ST. U., MS,
76-78; WILDLIFE BIOLOGIST, US FOREST SERVICE, WISCONSIN, 78-81; WILDLIFE
BIOLOGIST, US FOREST SERVICE, SOUTH DAKOTA, 81-85; OHIO ST. U., MS AND
PH.D., 1985-1989; RESEARCH WILDLIFE BIOLOGIST, IOWA DNR, 89-94; FIELD
REPRESENTATIVE, WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE, IA AND SD, 94-99; DIRECTOR
OF CONSERVATION, WILDLIFE MANAGE. INST., WASH., DC, 99-04; POLICY DIRECTOR,
THEODORE ROOSEVELT CONSERVATION PARTNERSHIP, NM, 2004 TO PRESENT. WIFE IS
WILDLIFE BIOLOGIST WITH THE US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE,
NM. SON, JASON, 32, MARRIED WITH ONE 3-YR-OLD DAUGHTER, LIVE IN TOLEDO, OH.
DAUGHTER, SAMANTHA,26, SINGLE, IN SCHOOL AT FREIBURG UNIV. GERMANY.
DAUGHTER, ANNA, 14, 9TH GRADE, AT HOME.
ROBB
Name: STEVE ROBB
Lives in: KS
Significant other: MARIE
RUEDIGER
Name: RICHARD RUEDIGER
Lives in: MO
Significant other: REBECCA
MOVED TO FLORIDA FOR MY SENIOR YEAR IN HIGH SCHOOL. GRADUATED FROM FLORIDA
STATE WITH A MAJOR IN ACCOUNTING. AFTER GRADUATION TOOK A JOB AND HAVE
MOVED EXTENSIVELY, STARTING IN NEW YORK TO CHICAGO TO LOS ANGELES TO
SCOTTSDALE TO DALLAS AND NOW IN HOUSTON. (PLUS MANY OTHER CITIES FOR
SHORTER PERIODS). I AM RELIEVED TO SEE OTHERS THAT HAD TO MOVE AND KNOW HOW
THEY FEEL, NOT BEING ABLE TO FINISH AT WRHS.
SALCIDO
Name: ANN MOFFAT
Lives in: AZ
Significant other:
MOVED TO PHOENIX IN 1967, THE NIGHT WE GRADUATED!! HAVE BEEN MARRIED
TWICE...MARRIAGE IS NOT FOR ME, I GUESS. ONE SON, LIVES IN HAWAII. I MISS
YOU ALL SO MUCH AND WOULD LOVE TO HEAR FROM YOU ALL!!
SCHNEIDER
Name: PAULA SCHNEIDER
Lives in: MI
Significant other:
ALTHOUGH I DID NOT GRADUATE FROM WASHBURN I THINK OF THE FRIENDS OFTEN.
ATTENDED IN 64-65-66. LEFT KANSAS WHEN MY FATHER RETIRED FROM THE AIR
FORCE. I'VE BEEN MARRIED SEVERAL TIMES BUT FINALLY REALIZED IT'S NOT FOR
ME. I HAVE A BEAUTIFUL DAUGHTER MARRIED TO A WONDERFUL GUY IN THE NAVY.
THEY HAVE BLESSED ME WITH TWO GRANDSONS - AGES 5 AND 9. I'VE BEEN A
PARAMEDIC FOR THE PAST 24 YEARS BUT RECENTLY DISABLED FROM LIFTING. I AM
NOW GOING TO START DISPATCHING FOR 911 IN THE COUNTY I WORKED FOR. I AM
ALSO A VEGATARIAN AND ANIMAL RIGHT ACTIVIST - PLAY THE DRUMS A LITTLE -
HAVE BEEN STEWART AND CHAPTER CHAIR FOR THE UNION OF THE AMBULANCE DEPT. I
WORKED FOR - HAVE DONE SOME RECREATIONAL SCUBA DIVING AND LIKE TO CROSS
COUNTRY SKI. HOPE TO MOVE TO VA IN THE FUTURE TO BE WITH THE GRANDKIDS.
SMITH
Name: WOODROW SMITH
Lives in: CA
Significant other:
VINER
Name: KAREN REDFORD
Lives in: KS
Significant other:
I WAS WIDOWED LAST YEAR AND HAVE GONE BACK TO WORK AS AN ELEMENTARY
TEACHER. IN MY SPARE TIME I SHOW QUARTER HORSES IN THE ADJACENT FOUR
STATES. I LOVE COUNTRY LIFE AND NOT HAVING TO REACH OUT AND TOUCH MY
NEIGHBOR. I HAVE TWO MARRIED DAUGHTERS - ONE IN HIGHLANDS RANCH, COLORADO
AND THE OTHER IN TOPEKA - AND 4 GRANDCHILDREN. I LOOK AT LIFE ONE DAY AT A
TIME AND TRY AND INSTILL OTHERS TO ENJOY THE MOMENTS OF LIFE YOU HAVE WITH
LOVED ONES.
VORSE
Name: CHARLES VORSE
Lives in: WY
Significant other: MARY
WELL JUST TO SAY A LITTLE HI TO Y’ALL. AFTER I GRADUATED FROM THE V.T.I. AT
PITTSBURG STATE UNIVERSITY IN 1969, MY DRAFT NO. WAS 265. NEEDLESS TO SAY I
KNEW I WAS GOING TO TOTE A WEAPON IN VIETNAM. I DIDN
WARDEN
Name: ROBERT WARDEN
Lives in: TN
Significant other: PATTIE
Class of 1968
BAKER
Name: CAROLYN KIESZEK
Lives in: FL
Significant other: LARRY
OK, SO I DIDN'T GRADUATE FROM RURAL, I FEEL CLOSER TO MY FRIENDS THERE THAN
THE PEOPLE I MET AT BELLEVUE HIGH IN OMAHA, NEBRASKA WHERE I SPENT MY
SENIOR YEAR. AFTER GRADUATING HS I WENT TO COLLEGE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF
FLORIDA WHERE I MET MY HUSBAND LARRY. WE SETTLED IN GAINESVILLE AND RAISED
3 GREAT KIDS. OUR OLDEST SON, DREW IS ALSO LIVING IN GAINESVILLE, AND OUR
DAUGHTER, SHELLEY LIVES IN THE BRONX AND IS WORKING IN MANHATTEN. OUR
YOUNGEST SON, NICK IS MENTALLY HANICAPPED AND STILL LIVES WITH US. MY
SISTER LINDA (CLASS OF 66) TOLD ME ABOUT THIS WEBSITE AND I HAVE ENJOYED
READING ABOUT SOME OF MY OLD CLASSMATES.
BOLEN
Name: GEORGE BOLEN
Lives in: MD
Significant other: ANNE
ATTENDED MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, MAJORING IN PHYSICS AND
BIOLOGY, GRADUATING IN 1973. ATTENDED YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE,
GRADUATED WITH HONORS IN 1977. RESIDENCY TRAINING IN NEW YORK AT CORNELL
UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER, FINISHING NY MEDICAL TRAINING IN 1982, AS A
GASTROENTEROLOGIST. SERVED 4 YEARS IN THE USAF AS A MAJOR, MEDICAL CORPS,
STATIONED IN TEXAS AND DAYTON, OHIO, RESIGNED MY COMMISSION 1986, AFTER
GETTING MARRIED. I NOW AM IN PRIVATE MEDICAL PRACTICE IN THE WASHINGTON, DC
SUBURBS. WE HAVE ONE SON,JOHN, 17 YEARS OLD, WHO WILL BE A SENIOR AT LANDON
SCHOOL FOR BOYS, IN BETHESDA, MD NEXT YEAR. HE IS A VARSITY LACROSSE PLAYER
AND HAS BEEN RECRUITED TO PLAY AT OHIO STATE, STARTING IN 2005. (GO
BUCKEYES!) I ALSO HAVE A STEPSON, CLIFF BROWNE, WHO LIVES IN COLUMBUS,
OHIO, WHERE HE WORKS AS A NATIONAL SALES REP FOR ACCOR HOTELS. MY FAVORITE
PASTTIME IS GOLF, WHICH I PLAY AVIDLY, BUT POORLY (WHENEVER MY WIFE LETS
ME). WE ENJOY TRAVEL, BUT SEEM TO BE TIED TO JOHN'S ATHLETIC EVENTS, WHICH
LIMITS OUR ABILITY TO GET AWAY FOR ANY LONG TRIPS, AT LEAST FOR THE
PRESENT. IT LOOKS LIKE WE'LL BE MAKING LOTS OF TRIPS TO COLUMBUS, OH IN THE
NEAR FUTURE.
BRIGGS
Name: DON BRIGGS
Lives in: KS
Significant other: FREDA
GRADUATED FROM WASHBURN UNIVERSITY IN 1972. TAUGHT AT SANTA FE TRAIL HIGH
SCHOOL FOUR YEARS, THEN MOVED TO EL DORADO, KS AND HAVE LIVED THERE SINCE.
HAVE TAUGHT MIDDLE SCHOOL SCIENCE AND MATH MOST OF THOSE YEARS. MARRIED
FREDA IN 1976 AND HAVE FOUR CHILDREN.
BROWN
Name: CAROLYN ANDERSON
Lives in: KS
Significant other: LAWRENCE
MY LIFE HAS BEEN RATHER QUIET. I WENT DIRECTLY TO WORK AFTER HIGH SCHOOL. I
MARRIED, HAD A SON, AND DIVORCED WITHIN 2 1/2 YEARS. I HAVE BEEN WORKING
FOR THE STATE OF KANSAS SINCE 1977 IN THE TITLES AND REGISTRATIONS. I HAVE
LIVED IN TOPEKA MOST OF THE TIME. I HAVE BEEN REMARRIED FOR 25 YEARS. MY
HUSBAND, LARRY, AND I HAVE 4 CHILDREN (2, CYNTHIA AND RYAN, HIS BY PREVIOUS
MARRIAGE, MY 1, DOUGLAS, BY PREVIOUS MARRIAGE, AND 1 SON, KEVIN, TOGETHER.
WE HAVE 5 GRANDCHILDREN. ALL OF OUR CHILDREN AND GRANDCHILDREN LIVE WITHIN
AN HOURS DRIVE FROM US. MY HUSBAND IS RETIRED FROM THE KANSAS ARMY NATIONAL
GUARD. I ENJOY GENEALOGY. I HAVE BEEN LOOKING UP OUR FAMILY ANCESTORS ON
THE ANCESTRY.COM AND RESEARCH CENTERS FOR THE PAST 3 YEARS OR SO.
CADY
Name: DAVID CADY
Lives in: OR
Significant other:
DECEASED
CASADY
Name: PAMELA HEIDEBRECHT
Lives in: FL
Significant other:
CAYLOR
Name: RONALD CAYLOR
Lives in: TX
Significant other: REGINA
RON AND REGINA (SELF) CAYLOR - CLASS OF 68 - WE HAVE BEEN LIVING IN
GEORGETOWN, TEXAS (SUN CITY) SINCE 2002. I HAVE A LANDSCAPE BUSINESS.
REGINA WORKS AT THE SUN CITY FITNESS CENTER. OUR SON, CRAIG, IS NOW THE
HEAD OF THE PHYSICS DEPT. AT WESTMINSTER COLLEGE AS WELL AS HEAD PROFESSOR.
HE AND HIS WIFE, TAUNI, HAVE 5 CHILDREN. EMMA IS 15, CHESSA IS 13, ALTON
IS 10, JORAM IS 7 AND SAGA IS 6 MONTHS. WE MOVED INTO OUR NEW HOUSE JULY
1ST AND HAVE BEEN BUSY DECORATING IT AND DOING THE LANDSCAPING. WE HAVE
TWO MALE SHIZTZU PUPS; COOPER WILL BE 2 YEARS OLD IN NOVEMBER AND RILEY
JUST TURNED A YEAR OLD LAST JUNE. THEY SURE KEEP REGINA HOPPING. WE DO
NOT HAVE MUCH CHANCE TO TRAVEL THESE DAYS BUT TRY TO GET TO TOPEKA AT LEAST
ONCE A YEAR. WE WILL BE CELEBRATING OUR 40TH WEDDING ANNIVERSARY THIS
YEAR! IF ANYONE WOULD LIKE TO CONTACT US, PLEASE EMAIL US AT OUR NEW EMAIL
ADDRESS --- GINA4RON # YAHOO.COM. WE WOULD LOVE TO HEAR FROM OUR CLASSMATES
AND FIND OUT WHAT THEY HAVE BEEN UP TO.
CENTLIVRE
Name: GARY CENTLIVRE
Lives in: KS
Significant other: BECKY
PENDING
CROWE
Name: JENNIFER TRIHIAS
Lives in:
Significant other: MIKE
DUNMIRE
Name: MICHAEL DUNMIRE
Lives in: WV
Significant other:
LIVING IN WEST VIRGINIA SINCE 1980. MARRIED WITH THREE CHILDREN. IN
PRIVATE PRACTICE AS A COUNSELING PSYCHOLOGIST.
ELSCOTT
Name: JERRY ELSCOTT
Lives in: KS
Significant other: SUSAN
MET SUSAN IN 1970 AT WASHBURN U. WE WERE MARRIED IN 1973. I RECEIVED A
BUSINESS DEGREE IN 1977. MOVED TO WICHITA IN 1978 WHERE I WORKED FOR BOEING
FOR 20 YEARS FOLLOWED BY 5 YEARS AT CESSNA. RETURNED TO SCHOOL IN 2002 AND
WILL FINISH IN JULY, 2004. WOULD LIKE TO WORK FOR 10 MORE YEARS THEN WE
WOULD LIKE TO TRAVEL AND SEE THE WORLD.
GARRETT
Name: DENNIS GARRETT
Lives in: KS
Significant other: SUSAN
MARRIED TO SUSAN JENKINS (CLASS OF 1969) IN JULY,1970. WE HAVE THREE GROWN
CHILDREN. JASON, (AND HIS WIFE KRISTEN), ARE BOTH U.S. NAVY COMMANDERS &
HELICOPTER PILOTS STATIONED HAWAII. JANNA, AND HER HUSBAND BRAD ARE BOTH
DOCTORS OF PHARMACY WORKING IN KANSAS CITY AREA HOSPITALS. ERIC, ALSO A KU
GRAD WITH A DEGREE IN SPANISH, CURRENTLY SPENDS ABOUT 6 MONTHS A YEAR IN
WESTERN CHINA WORKING ON HIS FIREWORKS IMPORTING BUSINESS. HE DESIGNS,
ORDERS & IMPORTS INVENTORY FOR HIS BUSINESS HERE IN KANSAS. HE ALSO MANAGES
OUR STORAGE UNIT BUSINESS, AND HAS RENTAL PROPERTY OF HIS OWN. SUSAN WAS IN
THE ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES BUSINESS FOR OVER 35 YEARS, BUT CLOSED HER SHOP
AND RETIRED EARLY IN 2007. SHE STAYS BUSY YEAR ROUND HELPING ERIC WITH THE
FIREWORKS BUSINESS. I AM RECENTLY RETIREED FROM BNSF RY. I WAS A LOCOMOTIVE
ENGINEER, RUNNING WEST OUT OF KANSAS CITY, WITH 42 YEARS SERVICE. WE HAVE
FOUR WONDERFUL LITTLE GRAND KIDS NOW, AND TRY TO SPEND SOME TIME WITH THEM
WHEN WE CAN. NOT EASY WITH TWO (A THIRD ON THE WAY) IN HAWAII NOW, BUT WE
MANAGE TO GET OVER THERE ABOUT TWICE A YEAR. CURRENT HOBBIES & INTERESTS
INCLUDE TRAVEL, ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES OF ALL KINDS, FLYING AND
MAINTAINING MY TWO SEAT LIGHT SPORT AIRCRAFT, AND KEEPING MY HARLEY
DAVIDSON LOOKING SPOTLESS. WE LIVE ON 7 ACRES NEAR EUDORA, KS. LIFE HAS
BEEN GOOD TO THE GARRETTS, WE HAVE HAD A LOT OF LUCKY BREAKS, A FEW HOME
RUNS, AND WE ARE HAPPY. WE HAVE OUR HEALTH & TRY TO FIND SOME ENJOYMENT IN
EVERYTHING WE DO. E-MAIL US AT LOCOPILOT750 # AOL.COM, OR SPGARR # AOL.COM
GILLILAND
Name: JANE DALTON
Lives in: VA
Significant other: HARVEY
I AM A NAVY CAPTAIN IN THE JUDGE ADVOCATE GENERAL'S CORPS, CURRENTLY
SERVING AS THE LEGAL ADVISOR TO GEN RICHARD B. MYERS, USAF, CHAIRMAN OF THE
JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF. IT IS A GREAT JOB, BUT BUSY, BUSY, BUSY. I WAS IN
THE PENTAGON ON 11 SEP 2001, AND LIFE HAS NOT BEEN THE SAME SINCE. I WORK
OPERATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL LAW ISSUES, AS WELL AS ETHICS, LAW OF ARMED
CONFLICT, DETAINEES, AND PRACTICALLY EVERYTHING ELSE THAT IS GOING ON IN
THE GLOBAL WAR ON TERRORISM. MY HUSBAND AND I HAVE BEEN MARRIED 12 YEARS.
HE RETIRED AS A CAPTAIN AFTER 30 YEARS IN THE NAVY JAG CORPS, AND NOW WORKS
FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE GENERAL COUNSEL. MY SISTER, JANET (A JAY
SHIDELER GRADUATE AND FORMER STUDENT AT WRHS) NOW LIVES IN FT. COLLINS, CO
ALONG WITH MY BROTHER DAVID AND HIS FAMILY. OUR YOUNGEST BROTHER, KIM,
LIVES IN HICKORY, NC. I AM SO HAPPY TO HAVE LEARNED ABOUT THIS WEB SITE
FROM A CLASSMATE, AND I AM VERY SUPPORTIVE OF A 1968 CLASS REUNION IN THE
FALL OF 2003 IF ONLY IT CAN BE ARRANGED.
HATTON
Name: CHARLES HATTON
Lives in: KS
Significant other: BARBARA
JOINED THE NAVY FOR A KIDDY CRIUSE AND MET MY FIRST COMPUTER ON THE USS
PROTEUS NUCLEAR SUB TENDER. HAVE NOT BEEN THE SAME SINCE. GOT OUT OF THE
NAVY IN 1970 AND WENT TO KU. STUDIED COMPUTER SCIENCE AND WAS RECRUITED BY
CONTROL DATA CORP. MY SENIOR YEAR AS A SYSTEMS ENGINEER. DID THIS FOR THREE
YEARS. WAS MARRIED TO MY FIRST WIFE IN 1971, BARBARA AND HAD TWO CHILDREN,
JONATHAN DAVID AND CARYN. WENT TO WORK FOR USPS AS A COPUTER OPERATOR IN
1977 AND BEEN WORKING THEIR EVER SINCE. I WAS DEVORSED IN 1984. MET AND
MARRIED MY SECOND WIFE IN 1986. IT WAS WITH HER I RELIZED WHAT I WAS
MISSING FROM MY FIRST ATTEMPT AT MERRAGE. WE HAD A SWEET LITTLE GIRL NAMED
CHLOE. WE HAVE BEEN TOGETHER EVER SINCE. I AM LUCKY TO HAVE HAD THE
CHILDREN I HAVE HAD. I LOVE THEM. AND MY GRANDCHILREN ARE AS SWEET AS CAN
BE. I AM LUCKY. MY WIFE AND I ARE SO IN SYNC WE READ EACH OTHERS MINDS ALL
THE TIME... MY SON AND I DO A LOT COMPUTER AND ART WORK TYPE OF THINGS
TOGETHER. SOME DAY WE MIGHT GET IT FIGURED OUT AND DO SOMETHING WITH IT..
HE JUST MOVED TO ATLANTA AS A SENIOR SOFTWARE ENGINEER AND I AM GOING TO
MISS ALL THE TIME WE SPENT TOGETHER WORKING ON THIS STUFF... MY OLDEST
DAUGHTER IS IN ATLANTA WITH HER NEW BABY GIRL TOO. SO, ALL MY GRANDCHILDREN
ARE IN ATLANTA NOW... I HAVE BEEN WORKING ON OUR HOUSE FOR THE PAST NINE
YEARS AND I THINK WE JUST ABOUT HAVE IT WHERE WE WANT IT. REMODLEING IS AN
AGONY AND ECSTACY KIND OF THING... I WISH ALL I DID WAS ART WORK BUT IT
SEEMS WE ALL NEED TO EAT AND STAY WARM IN THE WINTER, SO I GO TO WORK EVERY
DAY INSTEAD.... DO YOU EVER FEEL LIKE YOU ARE FROM ANOTHER PLANET BECUASE
OF THE WAY YOU HAVE GONE THROUGH LIFE AS A CIVILIAN? I THINK THOSE OF US
WHO ARE AIR FORCE CHILDREN WALK TO THE BEAT OF AN UNUSUAL DRUM, COMPARED TO
THE REST OF THOSE WHO WE LIVE AMONG... WE ARE FAMILY AND I DO THINK OF YOU
GUYS WHEN I AM LOOKING BACK... GLAD TO HAVE CONNECTED UP WITH YOU AGAIN.
HERRON
Name: CAROL THOMPSON
Lives in: TX
Significant other: ROBERT
BOB AND I HAVE BEEN MARRIED FOR 30 YEARS. WE HAVE TWO SONS, THE OLDEST IS
WILLIAM (BILL) OUR YOUNGEST IS ROBERT (ROBBIE). I HAVE TWO WONDERFUL
GRANDDAUGHTERS SAVORAH RAYNE WHO IS 9 AND HARLEY QUINN WHO IS 3 1/2. I'VE
WORKED IN MANY FIELDS. I WAS A DENTAL ASST.,WORKED IN A CERAMIC SHOP WORKED
IN MANY STORES FROM SALES TO DEPT.HEAD,TO RECEIVING CLERK. FOR THE LAST 4
YEARS I'VE BEEN ASST. MGR.AT GREAT AMERICAN COOKIE CO. I LOVE TO SEW,AND
READ,BUT THE MOST FUN I HAVE IS HANGING OUT WITH MY GRANDCHILDREN.
HOBBS
Name: BONNIE PAINE
Lives in: KS
Significant other: ED
IT SEEMS AS IF 'UNORTHODOX' BEST DESCRIBES MY LIFE SINCE HIGH SCHOOL. I DID
FINALLY FULFILL MY DESIRE TO TEACH BY HOME SCHOOLING MY OWN TWO CHILDREN
AND THEN STARTING A PRIVATE SCHOOL IN OUR CHURCH. I'VE SINCE MOVED TO THE
BUSINESS WORLD IN HEALTH CARE AND FIND IT VERY REWARDING. GOD BLESS US, ONE
AND ALL.
HUBER
Name: BLAKE HUBER
Lives in: OR
Significant other:
HUGHES
Name: BARBARA PETER
Lives in: KS
Significant other: BEN
1968 GRADUATING AND STARTING WORK AT SANTA FE RR. 1969 DAUGHTER BORN. 1977
MARRIED 2ND HUSBAND BEN. 2000 TURNING 50 CRUISING HAWAII. 2002 25TH WEDDING
ANNIVERSARY CRUISING ALASKA.
HUHS
Name: RONALD HUHS
Lives in: MN
Significant other: BONNIE
DECEASED
JOHNSON
Name: DANIEL JOHNSON
Lives in: TX
Significant other:
JOHNSON
Name: PAULA SCHANI
Lives in: NE
Significant other:
WORK PHONE 402 955-1644
KRASNY
Name: NANCY LOLLMAN
Lives in: KS
Significant other: WILLIAM
WOW, WHAT ARE THE SIGNIFICANT EVENTS IN MY LIFE. EVERYDAY IS SIGNIFICANT. I
HAVE ONE DAUGHTER, SHE IS WONDERFUL. I HAVE BEEN MARRIED FOR 37 YEARS TO
THE SAME WONDERFUL GUY. I HAVE A MASTERS DEGREE IN SOCIAL WORK AND STUDIED
AT THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE IN ENGLAND (THAT WAS A GREAT EXPERIENCE). I
HAVE A POST GRADUATE DESIGNATION OF LSCSW. I AM OWNER AND DIRECTOR OF NEW
DAWN WELLNESS AND RECOVERY CENTER, IN WHICH I AM A PRACTICING
PSYCHOTHERAPIST SPECIALIZING IN THE TREATMENT OF SUBSTANCE AND BEHAVIORAL
ADDICTIONS. LIFE IS GOOD. :)
LITTY
Name: CAROL LITTY-REEVES
Lives in: DE
Significant other: RANDY
I WAS A NURSE IN ALMOST ALL THE CRITICAL CARE UNITS UNTIL A PATIENT GOT A
HOLD OF ME AND THAT ENDED MY CAREER IN 1998. I LIVE IN DELAWARE, BUT ALL MY
KIDS LIVE IN KANSAS. I GET BACK TO KANSAS TWICE A YEAR. I WOULD LOVE TO
HEAR FROM PEOPLE THAT KNEW ME WHEN WE WERE IN OUR 'YOUTH'.
MILLS
Name: DON MILLS
Lives in: CO
Significant other: VICKIE
WHILE AT KSU, DON AND VICKIE WHITE WERE MARRIED IN 1970. DON CONTINUED AT
KSU AND VICKIE WORKED AS A SECRETARY ON CAMPUS. AFTER GRADUATING FROM KSU
(DON IN 72 & VICKIE IN 74)BOTH TAUGHT FOR H.E.W. IN SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO
UNTIL 1978 AND THE BIRTH OF OUR FIRST DAUGHTER, ASHLEY. WE MOVED TO
PHOENIX, WHERE DON TAUGHT 5TH GRADE AND WENT TO NIGHT SCHOOL IN
ELECTRONICS. WE MOVED TO ONTARIO, CA WHERE OUR SECOND DAUGHTER, KYLEE WAS
BORN IN 1980. DON WORKED IN FIELD SERVICE FOR A MEDICAL EQUIPMENT COMPANY
AND VICKIE WAS A FULL-TIME MOM. WE WERE TRANSFERRED TO DALLAS IN 1981. IN
1983 DON WENT TO WORK AS A DISTRICT SALES MANAGER FOR VARIAN MEDICAL
SYSTEMS SELLING RADIATION THERAPY EQUIPMENT AND WE WERE MOVED TO COLORADO
SPRINGS,CO. WHERE WE CURRENTLY LIVE. VICKIE WENT BACK TO TEACHING SPECIAL
ED. IN 1986 AND IS STILL ENJOYING THE CHALLENGE OF TEACHING SPECIAL KIDS.
ASHLEY GRADUATED FROM CSU IN 2000 AND LIVES WITH HER HUSBAND IN SEATTLE,
WA. KYLEE GRADUATED FROM CSU IN 2002 AND LIVES IN PORTLAND, OR. DON AND
VICKIE ENJOY RUNNING, HIKING, BIKING, SKIING AND JUST BEING OUTDOORS.
NELSON
Name: LYNN DRAKE
Lives in: KS
Significant other: GEORGE
I ATTENDED AUBURN SCHOOLS UNTIL UNIFYING WITH WRHS IN 1966, GRADUATING FROM
THERE JANUARY 1968. I MARRIED DALE HOWARD (TOPEKA HIGH CLASS OF 66) IN
MARCH 1968. WE HAVE 2 CHILDREN, DAVID AND JACQUELINE (JAKKI)AND LIVED IN
TOPEKA UNTIL 1983 WHEN WE MOVED TO RURAL MERIDEN. DALE DIED OF DOUBLE
PNEUMONIA IN NOVEMBER 1986. I REMARRIED IN AUGUST 1989 TO GEORGE DRAKE AND
WE LIVE IN OVERBROOK. GEORGE HAS TWO CHILDREN: BRYAN AND JENNIFER. WE HAVE
9 GRANDCHILDREN. I HAVE BEEN WITH THE STATE OF KANSAS FOR 22 YEARS AND
GEORGE HAS BEEN WITH JOSTENS FOR 35 YEARS.
NICELY
Name: PAT THORNE
Lives in: KS
Significant other: R. LYLE
PAULSEN
Name: PATTIE WARDEN
Lives in: TN
Significant other: BOB
PROFFITT
Name: CHRISTI JOHNSON
Lives in: CO
Significant other: DOUG
I LOVE BEING A GRANDMOTHER AND AM THRILLED THAT THERE IS ANOTHER ONE ON THE
WAY. WE WILL HAVE ONE IN MA AND ONE IN TX. I TEACH SCHOOL PART-TIME AND
SELL LONG TERM AND LIFE INSURANCE THE REST OF THE TIME. WE ARE TRYING HARD
TO DO OUR PART TO BE GREEN IN MANY WAYS, MOST NOTABLY ZERISCAPING OUR YARD.
I AM ZERICGARDEN ON SKYPE. I LOVE SCRAPBOOKING AND USING MY MAC.
ROSE
Name: DAVID ROSE
Lives in: TN
Significant other: SHARON
AFTER LEAVING WRHS I SPENT 2 YEARS IN THE ARMY IN GERMANY, I RETURNED TO
LIVE FOR 3 YEARS IN WASHINGTON D.C. AFTER MEETING MY FIRST WIFE I MOVED
BACK TO THE GREAT STATE OF TENNESSEE. MY FIRST WIFE AND I WERE MARRIED 13
YEARS AND ADOPTED A BOY WHO IS NOW 22 YEARS OLD. WE GOT DIVORCED AND I
MARRIED MY PRESENT WIFE - FOR EVER. WE HAVE 2 BOYS JOSHUA AND COREY 13 AND
19. I STARTED DRIVING TRUCKS 30 YEARS AGO AND I AM STILL DOING IT. I AM A
BELIEVER IN THE LORD JESUS CHRIST AND HAVE BEEN FOR 28 YEARS. I THINK ABOUT
ALOT OF THE PEOPLE FROM HIGH SCHOOL AND WOULD LIKE TO SEE OR TALK TO THEM.
CALL OR E-MAIL ME.
SCHMIDT
Name: JAMES SCHMIDT
Lives in: AZ
Significant other: NANCY
GRADUATE OF OTTAWA UNIVERSITY, KA WITH A BUSINESS DEGREE. MARRIED IN 1974
TO DEBBY LOGAN. LAWERENCE, KA. WE HAVE 2 BOYS, 21 AND 24. ONE HEADED TO
PEPPERDINE, CA, THEN TO HARVARD LAW SCHOOL. THE OTHER IS A SINGER HERE IN
PHOENIX. AFTER COLLEGE I HAD AN OUTDOOR HUNTING AND FISHING TV SHOW ON WIBW
IN TOPEKA. MANAGER FOR THE TOPEKA METRO TRANSIT AUTHORITY. GENERAL MANAGER,
SARASOTA COUNTY, FL. PUBLIC TRANSIT SYSTEM, METRO TRANSIT SYSTEM, HOUSTON,
TX, AND BEAVER CREEK TRANSIT SYSTEM, VAIL, CO. DID FORMER PRES. GERALD
FORDS', AND MANY CELEBRITIES', EVENTS. THEN TO ASPEN PUBLIC TRANSIT SYSTEM.
OPENED AND AQUIRED 5 RETAIL STORES. DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF TRANSPORTATION,
PHOENIX, AZ. HANDLED EVENTS FOR THE POPE, NASCAR, PHOENIX OPEN, ETC.
NATIONAL MANAGER OF EVENTS FOR MAYFLOWER TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS. SENIOR
V.P., ARROW STAGE LINES, LARGE CHARTER BUS SERVICE. I DID THE 94 25TH
ANNIVERSARY OF WOODSTOCK IN NY. AND THE 95 CONN. SPECIAL OLYMPIC'S, AND THE
96 ATLANTA OLYMPIC GAMES. DIVORCED AFTER 19 YEARS. IN 1994 I MARRIED NANCY
MARTIN (FORMERLY SCOTT) OF TOPEKA WEST H.S. BILL FRITTS (OF KAREN IRWIN
FRITTS FAME) WAS BEST MAN. NANCY HAS ONE DAUGHTER, JESS, AND JESS HAS 2
CHILDREN. STARTED OUR CUSTOM RIFLE AMMUNITION BUSINESS CALLED ARIZONA
AMMUNITION, INC. IT'S THE LARGEST CUSTOM 50 BMG RIFLE AMMUNITION
MANUFACTURER IN THE WORLD. CONSULTANT TO THE KANSAS REPUBLIC PARTY -
GOVERNORS RACE. COLORADO COUNTY COMMISSIONER COMPAIGN MANAGER (HE WON).
APPEARED IN THE U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ON 50 BMG ISSUES. ACTIVE ON
FIREARMS ISSUES. PAST V.P. OF THE ARIZONA STATE RIFLE AND PISTOL
ASSOCIATION AND THE FIFTY CALIBER SHOOTERS ASSOCIATION, BOARD MEMBER OF THE
CATUS MATCH LEAGUE (PISTOL SHOOTING), NORTH AMERICAN BEAR SOCIETY, PRES. OF
THE HUTCHINSON JC SPORTS CAR CLUB. PUBLISHED AUTHOR WITH REGULAR COLUMN IN
TROPHY HUNTER MAGAZINE, ETC. I DO SEMINARS ON SHOOTING AND HUNTING. WHAT A
RIDE IT HAS BEEN! I HOPE ALL OF YOU HAVE REACHED YOUR DREAMS AND GOALS. I
AM STILL WORKING ON MINE.
SEAY
Name: AL SEAY
Lives in: NE
Significant other: SUSAN
SELF
Name: REGINA CAYLOR
Lives in: TX
Significant other: RONALD
RON AND REGINA (SELF) CAYLOR - CLASS OF 68 - WE HAVE BEEN LIVING IN
GEORGETOWN, TEXAS (SUN CITY) SINCE 2002. RON HAS A LANDSCAPE BUSINESS. I
WORK AT THE SUN CITY FITNESS CENTER. OUR SON, CRAIG, IS NOW THE HEAD OF
THE PHYSICS DEPT. AT WESTMINSTER COLLEGE AS WELL AS HEAD PROFESSOR. HE AND
HIS WIFE, TAUNI, HAVE 5 CHILDREN NOW. EMMA IS 15, CHESSA IS 13, ALTON IS
10, JORAM IS 7 AND SAGA IS 6 MONTHS. WE MOVED INTO OUR NEW HOUSE JULY 1ST
AND HAVE BEEN BUSY DECORATING IT AND DOING THE LANDSCAPING. WE HAVE TWO
MALE SHIZTZU PUPS; COOPER WILL BE 2 YEARS OLD IN NOVEMBER AND RILEY JUST
TURNED A YEAR OLD LAST JUNE. THEY SURE KEEP ME HOPPING. WE DO NOT HAVE
MUCH CHANCE TO TRAVEL THESE DAYS BUT TRY TO GET TO TOPEKA AT LEAST ONCE A
YEAR. WE WILL BE CELEBRATING OUR 40TH WEDDING ANNIVERSARY THIS YEAR! IF
ANYONE WOULD LIKE TO CONTACT US, PLEASE EMAIL US AT OUR NEW EMAIL ADDRESS
--- GINA4RON # YAHOO.COM. WE WOULD LOVE TO HEAR FROM OUR CLASSMATES AND FIND
OUT WHAT THEY HAVE BEEN UP TO.
SHEEHAN
Name: HILARY SHEEHAN
Lives in: FL
Significant other:
MOVED TO FLORIDA IN 1969 WHEN MY DAD RETIRED FROM THE AIR FORCE. GRADUATED
FROM FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY IN BOCA RATON WITH A DEGREE IN CRIMINAL
JUSTICE. WORKED AS A PAROLE OFFICER FOR 4 YEARS, WAS THE DIRECTOR OF THE
PALM BEACH COUNTY SEXUAL ASSAULT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM FOR 7 YEARS, THEN FOR
18 YEARS WAS A PRIVATE INVESTIGATOR SPECIALIZING IN DEATH PENALTY
MITIGATION CASES IN A FIRM THAT MY SISTER AND I OWNED. WHEN MY FAVORITE
LAWYER, FOR WHOM I DID A LOT OF WORK OVER THE YEARS, WAS ELECTED THE PUBLIC
DEFENDER OF PALM BEACH COUNTY, I JOINED THE OFFICE AS THE CHIEF
INVESTIGATOR FIVE YEARS AGO. I CONTINUE TO DO THE WORK I LOVE--NOW FOR THE
POOREST PEOPLE IN MY COMMUNITY, AND THOSE WHO ARE DEAR TO MY HEART. I HAVE
BEEN BLESSED THROUGH THE YEARS--GOOD HEALTH, GOOD FRIENDS AND A CAREER THAT
I ENJOY. MY MOST IMPORTANT ACCOMPLISHMENT: WORKING PRO BONO FOR THE LAST 13
YEARS TRYING TO GET AN INNOCENT 18 YEAR OLD MAN WHO WAS CONVICTED OF 1ST
DEGREE MURDER AND SENTENCED TO LIFE IN PRISON RELEASED. AFTER ALL OF THESE
YEARS OF APPEALS AND DENIALS, HE WAS RELEASED LAST YEAR TO HIS LOVING
FAMILY DURING HIS FINAL APPEAL HEARING! HOPE ALL OF YOU ARE HAPPY AND WELL.
SMITH
Name: ANNETTE CONNER
Lives in: KS
Significant other: DON
DECEASED
SWANSON
Name: BOB SWANSON
Lives in: KS
Significant other: ALICE
TEMPLETON
Name: ROGER TEMPLETON
Lives in: CA
Significant other: KARIN
ATTENDED KSU FROM 68-72 AND RECEIVED A BFA (BACHELOR OF FINE ARTS). FROM 74
TO 82 I WAS A PARTNER IN ARTEL GRAPHICS DESIGN AND COMMUNICATIONS IN SAN
FRANCISCO; 86-88 I WAS AT THE CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF THE ARTS (FMA) IN LA;
FROM 88-91 I WAS AT DDB NEEDHAM ADVERTISER, LA AS AN ART DIRECTOR. FROM
94-99 I HAD AN INTERNET TELECOMMUNICATIONS VENTURE CALLED DIGICOM CORP. IN
SANTA MONICA ... I WENT PUBLIC THEN BECAME A VICTIM OF THE TELECOM BUBBLE
... SINCE I HAVE BEEN CONSULTING AND WRITING COMMUNICATIONS FOR CLIENTS
INCLUDING AS REPORTER FOR THE VENICE, CA NEWSPAPER. I WON THE LA WEEKLY
THEATER AWARD FOR PLAYWRITING IN 1990. WE HAVE TRAVELED IN MEXICO, FRANCE,
ITALY AND ENGLAND ... SPENT A WEEK IN IRELAND WHILE TRYING TO GET A MERGER
PARTNER FOR DIGICOM. I WAS MARRIED AND DIVORCED IN THE 80S, I HAVE BEEN
WITH KARIN MORRIS SINCE 1991
THOMPSON
Name: BRENDA BISEL-MCCARTER
Lives in: KS
Significant other: TERRY
THORNE
Name: LYLE THORNE
Lives in: KS
Significant other: PATRICIA
MARRIED PAT NICELY IN AUGUST 1968. ATTENDED KSU FROM 1968-1974. BS IN FLOUR
MILLING MANAGEMENT. PAT ATTENDED KSU. GRADUATED ASSOCIATE DEGREE NURSING IN
1982 SOUTHWESTERN MICHIGAN COLLEGE. GRADUATED BACHALORS DEGREE NURSING,
WICHITA STATE IN 1986. MASTERS IN EDUCATION, PITTSBURG STATE. 2 SONS CHET
33 & BRAD 29. CHET HAS 3 BEAUTIFUL DAUGHTERS & BRAD HAS 3 EQUALLY BEAUTIFUL
DAUGHTERS & 1 SON. I AM THE OPERATIONS MANAGER FOR CHEMSTER PRODUCTS IN
MCPHERSON. PAT IS A CHARGE NURSE IN THE WOMEN'S HOSPITAL FOR HCA WESLEY IN
WICHITA. WE HAVE LIVED IN WHITEWATER, KS FOR THE LAST 20 YEARS. PAT & I ARE
LOOKING FORWARD TO RETIREMENT IN THE NEAR FUTURE. WE PLAN TO TRAVEL & SPEND
TIME AT TABLE ROCK LAKE.
TILTON
Name: GAYE TILLOTSON
Lives in: KS
Significant other: TERRY
MARRIED IN 1970 AND HAD A SON IN 1983. HAVE ALWAYS LIVED AND WORKED IN
KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI. MY HUSBAND IS NOW RETIRED, BUT I CONTINUE TO WORK
FOR MYSELF. I ONLY WENT TO SCHOOL AT WASHBURN RURAL FOR ONE YEAR (SENIOR
YEAR) WHEN MY DAD WAS TRANSFERRED TO FORBES AFB. HAVE GOOD MEMORIES AND
REMEMBER LOTS OF GOOD PEOPLE FROM THAT PERIOD.
ZEDLER
Name: CYNTHIA HALPERN
Lives in: AZ
Significant other: BARRY
AFTER GRADUATING FROM RURAL IN 68 I ATTENDED THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS. I
GRADUATED WITH A BS IN SECONDARY SOCIAL STUDIES EDUCATION. BARRY HALPERN
(CLASS OF 67) AND I GOT MARRIED IN AUG. OF 1972. WE STAYED IN LAWRENCE KS
WHILE HE FINISHED LAW SCHOOL. HE WENT INTO THE AIR FORCE RIGHT AFTER
GRADUATION FROM LAW SCHOOL. WE LIVED IN PANAMA CITY FL., THEN ATHENS,
GREECE. IN ATHENS WE HAD OUR FIRST CHILD, AMANDA. WE WERE THEN STATIONED IN
PHOENIX AZ. WHERE WE HAD OUR SECOND CHILD TREVOR. BARRY GOT OUT OF THE
SERVICE AND BEGAN LAW PRACTICE WITH SNELL & WILMER. I TAUGHT SCHOOL, AND
WORKED AT THE STATE CAPITOL AND DID LOTS OF VOLUNTEER WORK. WE ARE NOW
EMPTY NESTERS- AMANDA IS IN HER 3RD YEAR OF LAW SCHOOL AT ARIZONA STATE,
AND HER BROTHER TREVOR, AFTER 2 YRS. AT U OF COLORADO, IS A SENIOR AT ASU,
APPLYING FOR LAW SCHOOL. THROUGH THE YEARS I HAVE SPENT MY TIME WITH CIVIC
ORGANIZATIONS AND SCHOOLS (STATE HISTORICAL SOCIETY, STATE CAPITOL MUSEUM,
PHOENIX PANHELLENIC, AX, HISTORICAL SOCIETY, JUNIOR LEAGUE) NOW I AM
SEMI-RETIRED FROM IT ALL AND PLANNING TRIPS FOR US TO TAKE, AND DOING
THINGS WE ENJOY TOGETHER. THE HARD WORK IS PAYING OFF. FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO
KNEW MY OLDER BROTHER DON, WRHS '65, HE IS A POSTMAN IN PALM BEACH FL.&
ENGAGED TO A NURSE. I'LL ENJOY HEARING ABOUT EVERYONE.
ZWIESLER
Name: RHONDA ISAACSON
Lives in: KS
Significant other: RICHARD
Class of 1969
ALBERT
Name: EDDIE ALBERT
Lives in: KS
Significant other: DIANE
MARRIED IN 1971, SON BORN IN 1976. GRADUATED FROM WU IN 1978 WITH A BED IN
EDCUATION (DID MY STUDENT TEACHING AT WASHBURN RURAL WITH RON BOWEN).
GRADUATED FROM WU IN 1986 WITH A MED IN EDUCATIONAL ADMINISTRATION. TAUGHT
8 YEARS AND HAVE BEEN AN ADMINISTRATOR FOR THE PAST 23 YEARS. I WAS HONORED
WITH BEING THE NATIONAL DISTINGUISHED ELEMENTARY PRINCIPAL FOR KANSAS IN
2007 AND WAS INDUCTED INTO THE WASHBURN RURAL HIGH SCHOOL HALL OF FAME IN
2009. (MR. BOWEN WAS INDUCTED THE SAME NIGHT THAT I WAS AND THAT WAS
SPECIAL.) PRESENTLY I AM STILL AN ADMINISTRATOR AND ALSO HAVE A BBQ
CATERING AND BBQ EDUCATION(TEACHING CLASSES) BUSINESS IN TOPEKA. (ALBERT'S
ASH KICKIN' BBQ)
BROWN
Name: RICHARD BROWN
Lives in: KS
Significant other:
STILL WAITING
CALDERWOOD
Name: ONA FISHER
Lives in: MO
Significant other: TERRY
MY HUSBAND AND I ARE RAISING MY 8 YEAR OLD GRANDDAUGHTER, BRITTY. SHE KEEPS
US ON THE GO.
CASEY
Name: JAMA RAUBACH
Lives in: OK
Significant other: GERRY
AFTER GRADUATING FROM WRHS I WENT TO WASHBURN U AND THEN TO U OF TEXAS FOR
LAW SCHOOL. IN TX I MET AN ENGINEER FROM WISCONSIN, WE MARRIED IN 1978 AND
SETTLED IN HOUSTON. I PRACTICED LAW FOR 6 YEARS THERE. JOB CHANGES TOOK US
TO NC AND THEN OK, WHERE WE ARE BLESSED TO LIVE CLOSE TO MY FAMILY. I HAVE
BEEN HOME EDUCATING OUR 4 CHILDREN FOR THE PAST 13 YEARS. OUR TWO SONS AND
TWO DAUGHTERS ARE 19, 16, 14 AND 11. AFTER MANY YEARS IN MANUFACTURING,
GERRY NOW IS A BUSY CONSULTANT. THE MOST SIGNIFICANT EVENT IN OUR LIFE WAS
RECEIVING THE LORD JESUS CHRIST AS OUR SAVIOR IN 1980. WE ARE ACTIVE
MEMBERS OF TULSA BIBLE CHURCH, WHERE GERRY IS AN ELDER.
CAVINESS
Name: LINDA ORTON
Lives in: KS
Significant other: RICHARD
CLARK
Name: STEVE CLARK
Lives in: KS
Significant other: KATHY
AFTER HIGH SCHOOL, I ATTENDED WASHBURN U. AND RECEIVED A B.A. IN 1973, AND
EARNED MY J.D. IN 1976. IN 1972, I MARRIED KATHY J. QUIN, A WRHS 1970 ALUM.
WE HAVE ONE DAUGHTER, CAREE, 29. SHE (CAREE) IS A RESPIRATORY THERAPIST AT
CHILDREN'S MERCY HOSPITAL IN KC. AFTER LAW SCHOOL, I WAS IN PRIVATE
PRACTICE A YEAR AND THEN BEGAN WORKING FOR FORBES CREDIT UNION (NOW CREDIT
UNION ONE), AS IN-HOUSE COUNSEL AND LOAN OFFICER IN CHARGE OF THE REAL
ESTATE LOAN DEPT. I LEFT THAT JOB TO WORK WITH MY FATHER IN HIS NEW
BUSINESS: CENTRAL STATES ELECTROSURGICAL INSTRUMENTS. I ENJOYED THE TIME I
HAD WITH HIM, BUT ULTIMATELY THE BUSINESS WAS NOT SUCCESSFUL. I HAD BEGUN
WORKING WITH STAINED GLASS A FEW YEARS BEFORE, AS A HOBBY, AND IN 1985 I
STARTED THE "1904" STAINED GLASS CO., AND HAVE WORKED AS A STAINED GLASS
ARTIST EVER SINCE. MOST OF MY WINDOWS HAVE GONE INTO PRIVATE HOMES, BUT
SOME OF MY WORK CAN BE SEEN IN TOPEKA PUBLIC PLACES SUCH AS ST. FRANCIS
HOSPITAL, MIDLAND HOSPICE CARE, ASSUMPTION CATHOLIC CHURCH & CONVENT,
HIGHLAND PARK UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, AND MENNINGER'S NEW CHAPEL. I THANK
MY WIFE FOR WORKING AT SANTA FE (NOW THE BNSF) RAILROAD FOR 31 YEARS. HER
RELIABLE INCOME KEPT US GOING THROUGH THE LEAN TIMES. 12 YEARS AGO, KATHY
WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A DISEASE SIMILAR TO MS. IT IS PROGRESSIVE, INCURABLE,
AND UNTREATABLE. SHE IS STILL ABLE TO WALK USING A WALKER, BUT WE HAVE TO
USE A WHEELCHAIR FOR ANY REAL DISTANCE. SHE RETIRED FROM BNSF IN 2001. WE
HAVE A GREAT LIFE AND SHE HAS A WONDERFUL, POSITIVE OUTLOOK. ONE OF MY
HOBBIES IS PLAYING WITH A SMALL RENAISSANCE MUSIC GROUP CALLED THE CASTLE &
CROSS CONSORT. WE STARTED AS A "RECORDER" QUINTET AND HAVE EXPANDED TO
INCLUDE HARP, BOWED PSALTRY, CRUMHORNS, AND MEDIEVAL HURDY-GURDY. I ALSO
PLAY A RENAISSANCE-STYLE BAGPIPE CALLED A "SHUTTLE" PIPE, AND THE IRISH
BODHRAN (DRUM). WE HAVE TWO CDS OUT, AND OUR GROUP ALSO INCLUDED, UNTIL HIS
DEATH, DICK MASON (1960S JAY SHIDELER HIGH BAND DIRECTOR).
DAVID
Name: CAROL DAVID
Lives in: KS
Significant other:
I HAVE RECENTLY RETURNED TO KS TO BE WITH MY MOTHER FOR A FEW YEARS. I AM A
NURSE AND MOST RECENTLY LIVED IN AUSTIN, TX HELPING MY DAUGHTERS GET
THROUGH COLLEGE. I HAVE FOUR CHILDREN ALL LIVING IN TX AND THREE
GRANDCHILDREN. I ENJOY TRAVELING AROUND THE WORLD AND HAVE BEEN TO BOTH
EUROPE AND ASIA ON VERY FUN AND INFORMATIVE TRIPS. I HAVE LEARNED A
SMATTERING OF A FEW LANGUAGES IN ORDER TO GET AROUND OR MAYBE JUST ENOUGH
TO GET ME IN TROUBLE AND LAUGHED AT BUT THAT IS OK. I ENJOY THE OUTDOORS
AND HISTORY OF ALMOST ANY KIND. WOULD LIKE TO TOUCH BASE TO SEE HOW OTHERS
FROM MY HIGH SCHOOL YEARS ARE DOING.
GIGOUS
Name: CHRISTY RAND
Lives in: MA
Significant other: WINSTON
WE HAVE BEEN IN THIS AREA NORTH OF BOSTON FOR 21 YEARS, PASTORING A CHURCH.
I WORK AS OFFICE MGR FOR AN OPHTHALMOLOGIST. AT THIS POINT IN OUR LIVES WE
ARE ENJOYING VERY MUCH BEING GRANDPARENTS, ENJOYING OUR WORK AND PRAYING
FOR A PRESENT DAY MOVE OF GOD IN OUR LAND. HELLO TO ALL WHO REMEMBER--'WE
ARE COOL, WE ARE FINE, SENIOR CLASS OF 69'!!
HART
Name: JOHN (BILL)
Lives in: KS
Significant other:
1974 KSU GRADUATE. M.W. REGION SALES MANAGER FOR PET FOOD MANUFACTURER.
MARRIED TO CONNIE FOR 30 YEARS, WITH TWO DAUGTHERS.
HOLSAPPLE
Name: LORNA HAINES
Lives in: KS
Significant other: ROY
I MARRIED ROY HAINES 2 WEEEKS AFTER GRADUATION. WE WERE MARRIED 33 YEARS.
HE PASSED AWAY ON SPPTEMBER 14,2002. WE HAVE 3 CHILDREN, HEATHER, YORK, AND
QUENTIN, AND 3 GRANDCHILDREN. I STAY HOME AND TRY TO STAY BUSY. AM LOOKING
FORWARD TO THE REUNION.
IRWIN
Name: ANNE HARTNESS
Lives in: KS
Significant other: JIM
JIM AND I HAVE BEEN MARRIED FOREVER. WE HAVE 6 CHILDREN AND 7 AWESOME
GRANDCHILDREN RANGING IN AGE FROM 3 TO 16 YEARS. THEY ARE AN ABSOLUTE
BLESSING. WE HAVE OWNED OUR OWN ELECTRICAL CONTRACTING COMPANY SINCE 1975
AND IT IS STILL GOING STRONG. WE HAVE DONE PRAISE AND WORSHIP AT OUR CHURCH
SINCE 1990 AND HAVE BEEN GREATLY BLESSED. THE FEW TIMES WE HAVE TRIED TO
BOW OUT AND SIT IN THE CONGREGATION, THE LORD GENTLY PULLS US BACK IN.
PRIOR TO DOING THE MUSIC IN CHURCH, WE HAD A BAND THAT PERFORMED AT
WEDDINGS, ANNIVERSARIES, VFWS, ETC. JIM PLAYS BASS, RHYTHM AND LEAD GUITAR
AND SINGS AND ANNE PLAYS KEYBOARD AND DRUMS AND SINGS. THE 2004 REUNION WAS
A BLAST AND WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO THE 2009 ONE. WE HOPE ALL OF THE 60S
WRHS ALUMNS CAN MAKE IT!
JENKINS
Name: SUSAN GARRETT
Lives in: KS
Significant other: DENNIS
LOHMAN
Name: CHIP LOHMAN
Lives in: VA
Significant other: PAM
AFTER WASHBURN RURAL, I ENDED-UP AT KU SOMEHOW - MUST HAVE HAD A GOOD
COUNSELOR AT WASHBURN. AFTER TRYING A COUPLE DIFFERENT MAJORS (ARCHITECTURE
& BUSINESS), I MANAGED TO GET A DEGREE IN EDUCATION. COMPLETED 21 YEARS IN
THE MARINE CORPS, RETIRING AS A LIEUTENANT COLONEL IN 1994. OBTAINED A
MASTERS IN SYSTEMS MANAGEMENT FROM DENVER UNIVERSITY. SPENT THE NEXT 12
YEARS IN THE TELECOMMUNICATIONS INDUSTRY, RETIRING FROM AT&T IN 2006.
HOBBIES ARE SAILING, CARS AND ELECTRONIC GADGETS. PAM (CAREY - CLASS OF 70)
AND I CELEBRATED OUR 33RD WEDDING ANNIVERSARY IN 2006. GENIFER, 32 IS A 3RD
GRADE TEACHER. GENE, 28, IS A SUPERVISOR FOR DATACOMM COMMUNICATIONS. SO
FAR, OUR ONLY GRANDCHILDREN ARE TWO YORKSHIRE TERRIERS.
MILLER
Name: WANDA FAY
Lives in: KS
Significant other: BOB
WORKING AT HOWARD JOHNSON'S RESTUARANT. ATTENDING WASHBURN UNIVERSITY FOR 1
YEAR. GOT MARRIED. HAVE 2 WONDERFUL DAUGHTERS. HAVE 3 TERRIFIC
GRANDCHILDREN. HAVE HAD JOBS IN 5 DIFFERENT FIELDS; FOOD
SERVICE-INSURANCE-LAW OFFICE-PRESCHOOL-GOVERNMENT. FOR DETAILS, ASK ME.
MOFFATT
Name: RANDALL MOFFATT
Lives in: IA
Significant other: VALERIE
MOUNTS
Name: SUSAN WEST
Lives in: WV
Significant other: JERE
NELSON
Name: CAROL ALEXANDER
Lives in: TX
Significant other: H. D.
OSBORN
Name: LYNN GILLMORE
Lives in: KS
Significant other:
WORKING FOR PAYLESS SHOESOURCE FOR THE PAST 18 YEARS, WIDOWED, GRANDMOTHER
OF TWO AND MORE ON THE WAY.
RUPP
Name: PATRICIA NORTON
Lives in: CO
Significant other: CHARLES
SMERCHEK
Name: DANA SMERCHEK
Lives in: CO
Significant other: BECKY
TILTON
Name: TERRY MUSGROVE
Lives in: GA
Significant other: JERRY
I WAS A TRANSPLANT FROM GA TO TOPEKA IN THE SUMMER OF 1967 BUT I LOVED LIFE
IN TOPEKA AND MY SENIOR YEAR WAS THE GREATEST. SINCE RETURNING TO GA I HAVE
MARRIED, HAD A CHILD AND HAVE WORKED FOR THE SAME PLACE FOR 27 YEARS. I AM
MUCH OLDER, SOMEWHAT WISER AND STILL LOVING LIFE.
WARNER
Name: JAMES WARNER
Lives in: ID
Significant other: DEBORAH
AFTER GRADUATION, I MOVED TO IDAHO, WENT TO 2 YRS OF COLLEGE AT BOISE STATE
UNTIVERSITY, THEN JOINED THE NAVY TO SEE THE WORLD, RETIRED 22 YEARS LATER,
MOVED BACK TO IDAHO AND HAVE LIVED HERE SINCE.
WEEMS
Name: BARBARA MOORE
Lives in:
Significant other: RION
I WOULD HAVE GRADUATED IN THE CLASS OF '69, HAD WE NOT MOVED TO CALIFORNIA
APRIL OF '68. I HAVE LIVED IN SO. CAL FOR 31 YEARS. I WORK FOR THE CITY
TRANSIT IN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY, MY HUSBAND IS FLIGHT LINE SUPERVISOR AT
MARCH AFB, IN RIVERSIDE CA., FOR 26 YEARS. I HAVE TWO GREAT CHILDREN, A BOY
AND GIRL.
Class of 1970
BROWN
Name: DONALD BROWN
Lives in: IL
Significant other: CAROLYN
BROWN
Name: ED BROWN
Lives in: CA
Significant other: PAM
I LEFT KS IN THE BEGINNING OF 1970 TO MOVED TO CALIFORNIA WITH MY PARENTS.
SHORTLY AFTER GRADUATION, I ENLISTED IN THE NAVY. I RECEIVED EXTENSIVE
TRAINING IN SPECWAR, DEEP OCEAN DIVING, AND SALVAGE OPERATIONS. IN LATE
1970 I MET THE LOVE OF MY LIFE AND WE WERE MARRIED IN EARLY 1971. I
TRAVELED THE WORLD GETTING INTO TROUBLE IN MOST OF THE MAJOR COUNTRIES OF
THE WORLD. I RETIRED FROM THE NAVY IN 1990 AND STARTED A NEW CAREER IN
FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT. DUE TO RETIRE FROM THIS CAREER IN ABOUT 2 1/2
YEARS. JUST BROWSING THIS WEB SITE HAS BROUGHT BACK SO MANY FOND MEMORIES.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
CAREY
Name: PAMELA LOHMAN
Lives in: VA
Significant other: CHIP
I GRADUATED IN 1970 AND MARRIED CHIP LOHMAN IN 1973. CHIP IS ALSO A
WASHBURN RURAL ALUMNI (CLASS OF 1969). WE HAVE TWO CHILDREN, GENIFER AGE 27
AND GENE AGE 23. CHIP WAS IN THE MARINE CORPS FOR 21 YEARS AND RETIRED
APPROXIMATELY 7 YEARS AGO. I HAVE BEEN WORKING AS THE HR DIRECTOR FOR THE
SAME TELECOMMUNICATIONS FIRM FOR THE PAST 10 YEARS AND CHIP IS CURRENTLY
DOING FEDERAL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT FOR A CALIFORNIA BASED COMPANY. WE LIVE
VERY CLOSE TO WASHINGTON, DC IN A RURAL COMMUNITY LOCATED IN WOODBRIDGE,
VIRGINIA. WE HAVE BEEN HERE FOR APPROXIMATELY 23 YEARS AND REALLY ENJOY THE
AREA!
CAUGHEY
Name: GRANT CAUGHEY
Lives in: KS
Significant other: VIVIAN
DENNIS
Name: DELOME EWELL
Lives in: KS
Significant other: GALE
GALE AND I WERE MARRIED ON DECEMBER 22, 1973 AND HAVE TWO CHILDREN, JORDAN
AND BRENTON, ALSO WRHS GRADUATES. WE STARTED OUR STRUCTURAL STEEL
CONSTRUCTION BUSINESS IN 1989 AND HAVE ENJOYED HAVING OUR OFFICE IN OUR
HOME FOR THE LAST 16 YEARS.
ELMORE
Name: MICHAEL ELMORE
Lives in: CA
Significant other: XIAOSHENG LU
IN 1970 RIGHT AFTER HIGH SCHOOL I JOINED THE NAVY AND LEFT FOR SAN DIEGO.
IN 1995 I RECEIVED MY BSBA FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX. THIS JULY I WILL
HAVE 19 YEARS AS A COMPUTER SYSTEMS ENGINEER AT LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL
LABORATORY. I WAS MARRIED IN 2002 TO XIAOSHENG (SHELLEY) IN NANNING, CHINA.
I HAVE 2 DAUGHTERS AND A 7 YEAR OLD GRANDSON. I HAVE LIVED IN WALNUT CREEK,
CA. SINCE 1982.
FREEMAN
Name: PATRICIA HODGE
Lives in: KS
Significant other:
GRADUATE OF KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY WITH A BS IN HOME ECONOMICS IN 1975.
THREE CHILDREN, CHAD DEHNER 11/04/76, LYNNELL HODGE 8/02/87 AND HEATH HODGE
11/14/89. SINGLE AT THE PRESENT TIME AND WORKING FOR THE DEPT OF VETERANS
AFFAIRS IN TOPEKA, KS AT THE HEALTH REVENUE CENTER. ACTIVE IN FIRST BAPTIST
CHURCH OF TOPEKA.
GARRETT
Name: MIKE GARRETT
Lives in: KS
Significant other: DENISE
WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO SPENDING TIME WITH OUR FIRST GRANDCHILD DUE IN
MAY 09. MY WIFE DENISE AND I HAVE BEEN MARRIED FOR 31 YEARS. WE HAVE TWO
CHILDREN BRETT AND JESSICA BOTH MARRIED IN THE TOPEKA AREA. WE OWN OUR HOME
ON 115 ACRES WITH A 32 ACRE LAKE SOUTH OF TOPEKA. I RECENTLY RETIRED FROM
UPS AFTER 33 YEARS. WE PLAN TO RELAX AND DO SOME FISHING. PLAN TO DO SOME
TRAVELING WITH OUR RESTORED 1970 OLDSMOBILE 442 SHOW CAR AS WELL. WE KEEP
BUSY WITH OUR FIREWORKS HOBBIE MOST OF THE SUMMER. WE DO PROFESSIONAL SHOWS
AROUND THE TOPKEA AREA. IT IS A BLAST.
HUBBARD
Name: ROBIN HUBBARD
Lives in: KS
Significant other: JEANNENE
MARRIED JEANNENE MCANTEE (CLASS OF '72) IN JANUARY OF 1973. JEANNENE AND I
ARE STILL TOGETHER AND HAVE 2 CHILDREN, BOTH BOYS. CAM, OUR OLDEST, ATTENDS
FERRIS STATE UNIVERSITY IN BIG RAPIDS, MICHIGAN. HE PLAYS ON THE GOLF TEAM
THERE. SEAN, OUR YOUNGEST, IS A SENIOR AT SHAWNEE HEIGHTS HIGH SCHOOL AND
PLANS TO ATTEND KU NEXT YEAR.
KINCAID
Name: VICTORIA CROSBY
Lives in: FL
Significant other:
AFTER GRADUATING FROM HIGH SCHOOL I MARRIED A MAN FROM NEW YORK WHO WAS
ATTENDING WASHBURN UNIVERSITY. WE HAD ONE SON AND MOVED TO THE ADIRONDACK
MOUNTAINS IN NEW YORK. I RAISED MY SON AND LIVED THERE FOR 20 YEARS. I HAVE
SINCE MOVED TO FLORIDA WHERE I AM WORKING AT LAW FIRM AND ENJOYING LIVING
IN FLORIDA. I GET BACK TO KANSAS AT LEAST TWICE A YEAR AS MY PARENTS AND
SIBLINGS LIVE IN LAWRENCE.
LARUE
Name: DENNIS LARUE
Lives in: KS
Significant other: JUNE
LIND
Name: RICHARD LIND
Lives in: KS
Significant other:
MANER
Name: KARREN WEICHERT
Lives in: KS
Significant other: IVAN
LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING EVERYONE IN JULY!!!
MILLER
Name: JULIE GIZZI
Lives in: NY
Significant other:
ONUSHCO
Name: MIKE ONUSHCO
Lives in: FL
Significant other: DEBBIE
AFTER GRADUATION, I WENT TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON FOR 2 YEARS (70-72).
THEN I WAS OFFERED A GOLF SCHOLARSHIP AT WASHBURN UNIVERSITY AND SPENT TWO
YEARS THERE (72-74). GRADUATED WITH A BS IN PSYCHOLOGY. MOVED TO PUNTA
GORDA, FL IN JULY 1975 AND WAS PART OF A GROUP THAT PURCHASED A LOCAL
BOWLING CENTER IN SEPTEMBER 1975. I AM STILL INVOLVED WITH THE SAME CENTER.
I WAS A MEMBER OF THEPROFESSIONAL BOWLERS ASSOCIATION FOR A WHILE, BUT
QUICKLY FOUND OUT THERE WERE BETTER WAYS TO MAKE A LIVING. MET AND MARRIED
A PUNTA GORDA NATIVE, DEBBIE BRYANT, ON APRIL 2, 1976. WE HAVE BEEN HAPPILY
MARRIED SINCE. NO KIDS, JUST A KOI POND IN THE FRONT YARD! STARTED A
BUSINESS IN THE PERSONALIZATION INDUSTRY IN 1977 AND PROGRESSED TO WHERE WE
NOW OPERATE WHOLESALE, PROVIDING SUBLIMATION TECHNOLOGY TO BUSINESSES WHO
SELL SIGNS, T-SHIRTS, EMBROIDERY, AWARDS, ETC. BECAME ONE OF THE FIRST
CORELDRAW (GRAPHIC DESIGN SOFTWARE) CERTIFIED TRAINERS IN 1995. PUNTA GORDA
IS ACTUALLY A GREAT LITTLE CITY TO BE FROM. EVERY TIME I LEAVE HERE, I AM
HAPPY TO GET HOME, EXCEPT MAYBE IF I AM COMING BACK FROM HAWAII. HAVE HAD
TO DEAL WITH LIFE ISSUES OVER THE YEARS THAT EVENTUALLY WE ALL WILL HAVE TO
DEAL WITH, BUT ALL IN ALL, LIFE IS GOOD!
PROFFITT
Name: VAUGHN PROFFITT
Lives in: TX
Significant other: ANNETTE
QUIN
Name: KATHY CLARK
Lives in: KS
Significant other: STEVE
REES
Name: KATHIE RUMBAUGH
Lives in: PA
Significant other:
ROBINSON
Name: ALICE FROST
Lives in: KS
Significant other:
AFTER GRADUATING FROM WRHS I WORKED AT SEVERAL DIFFERENT COMPANIES IN THE
TOPEKA AREA. AFTER 25 YEARS IN THE BUSINESS FIELD, I WENT TO WASHBURN UNIV.
AND EARNED PSYCHOLOGY AND ELEMENTARY EDUCATION DEGREES. I TAUGHT IN THE
ALMA SCHOOL DISTRICT FOR ONE YEAR, MOVED TO BURLINGAME FOR THREE YEARS, AND
AM CURRENTLY BACK HOME IN THE AUBURN-WASHBURN DISTRICT AS THE DIRECTOR OF
AN AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM IN THE TWO PAULINE SCHOOLS. MY EX-HUSBAND AND I
ADOPTED AND RAISED TWO CHILDREN (AGES 10 AND 12). THEY ARE NOW 27 AND 29.
PHIL IS AN AVID GOLFER AND HAS COMPETED AS A PRO, COACHED AT WASHBURN UNIV.
FOR A WHILE, AND IS CURRENTLY WORKING TOWARD HIS PGA CARD. ANNA IS LIVING
IN GERMANY CURRENTLY WITH HER HUSBAND AND OUR TWO GRANDCHILDREN. THEY ARE A
MILITARY FAMILY SO MOVE FREQUENTLY AND MAKE IT HARD FOR GRANDMA TO SPOIL
HER TWO LITTLE DARLINGS. I WILL FINISH MY MASTERS DEGREE IN SCHOOL
COUNSELING THIS SPRING AND PLAN TO CONTINUE MY SCHOOLING TO OBTAIN MY
PRIVATE PRACTICE LICENSE FOR FAMILY COUNSELING. I ALWAYS SAID I COULD BE A
PROFESSIONAL STUDENT, AND AT 50 YEARS OLD, I'M STILL STUDYING!
ROOT
Name: KATHY MONTGOMERY
Lives in: KS
Significant other:
WAGNER
Name: JOAN CALDWELL
Lives in: TX
Significant other: KENNETH
IN LOVE AND MARRIED TO KEN SINCE I GRADUATED WASHBURN RURAL. HAVE TWO
CHILDREN, TRICIA WHO IS MARRIED TO RANDY LANCE. DAVID, WHO IS STILL A
BACHELOR AND LIVES IN DALLAS, TEXAS. I LIVE IN THE RURAL AREA WHERE THE
SPACESHIP COLUMBIA EXPLODED AND LEFT DEBRIS THAT WAS RECOVERED. WILL BE
ATTENDING THE REUNION OF YAMATO HIGH SCHOOL FROM TACHIKAWA, JAPAN OCTOBER
23-26, 2003 IN LAS VEGAS, NV. WHEN WILL THE CLASS OF 1970 HOST A REUNION?
HELLO TO YVONNE NELSON AND KATHY MORGAN WHO WERE MY BRIDESMAIDS, JULY 18,
1970. AND TO KAY (YOUNG) KILLIAN, MY BELOVED FRIEND THAT WENT TO SCHOOL AT
YAMATO, MOVED TO TOPEKA AND ATTENDED WASHBURN AT THE SAME TIME AS MOI.
Class of 1971
CULP
Name: BOYD CULP
Lives in: OK
Significant other: LINDA
DUNAWAY
Name: AMY IMMEL
Lives in: GA
Significant other: JEFF
I HAVE SO ENJOYED THIS WEBSITE AND UNFORTUNATELY HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO MAKE
IT BACK TO ANY REUNIONS. HOWEVER, I AM STILL ALIVE; GRADUATED FROM
UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS WITH A BS IN RESPIRATORY THERAPY AND BECAME AN AIR
TRANSPORT THERAPIST FOR NEONATES( WHICH I LOVED!); MOVED TO HOUSTON, TX AND
ATTENDED CARDIOVASCULAR TECHNOLOGY AT ST. LUKES HEART INSTITUTE; RELOCATED
TO GEORGIA AND WENT BACK FOR A BSW DEGREE WITH A FOCUS ON DEATH AND DYING
COUNSELING. MET MY LOVELY HUSBAND, JEFF, IN 1998. I WAS UNABLE TO HAVE
CHILDREN; BUT HAVE FOUR CHILDREN BY MARRIAGE TO JEFF AS WELL TWO DARLING
PETS SOPHIE AND WICKET. WE RELOCATED TO ATLANTA WHERE JEFF IS EMPLOYED WITH
IBM AND I AM TAKING A SABBATICAL FOR MYSELF. I LOVE LIVING IN ATLANTA AND
IF ANY OF MY CLASSMATES ARE IN THIS AREA; EMAIL ME.
LITTLE
Name: TERESA ROBERTS
Lives in: KS
Significant other:
ALTHOUGH I WAS ONE OF THE AIR FORCE BRATS STATIONED AT FORBES, MY PARENTS
SETTLE IN TOPEKA. I CONTINUE MY EDUCTION AT WASHBURN UNIVERSITY IN NURSING
AND THEN IN BUISNESS. I MARRIED IN 1973 AND WE LATER DIVORCED IN 1992. I
HAVE A 27 YEAR SON THAT IS MARRIED AND HAS GIVEN ME 3 GRANDDAUGHTERS. I
ALSO HAVE A 25 YEAR DAUGHTER WHO IS A DISPATCHER FOR THE CITY OF TOPEKA
POLICE DEPT. I'VE WORKED AT SECURITY BENEFIT GROUP SINCE 1974 AND CURRENTLY
HOLD THE POSITION OF A BUINESS SYSTEMS ANALYST. WHEN NOT WORKING I ENJOY
MAKING STAINED GLASS PROJECTS AND QUILTING.
NOLD
Name: DIANE PITTENGER
Lives in: KS
Significant other: KNUTE
I HAVE WORKED AT BALDWIN JR. HIGH FOR 11 YRS AS A PARAEDUCATOR WITH
CHILDREN WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES AND BEHAVIOR DISABILITIES. I HAVE 3
CHILDREN. TWO BOYS 21 AND 20 YRS OLD THAT GO TO FT. SCOTT COMMUNITY COLLEGE
AND ONE DAUGHTER 16 YRS AT BALDWIN HIGH SCHOOL. KNUTE WORKS FOR THE CITY OF
LAWRENCE. WE HAVE LIVED IN BALDWIN FOR 15 YEARS.
PAULSEN
Name: SUE HAGMAN
Lives in: KS
Significant other:
STURGEON
Name: RICK STURGEON
Lives in:
Significant other: PATTI
WILSON
Name: BARBARA WILSON
Lives in: TN
Significant other:
MANY FOND MEMORIES OF KANSAS, AND OF THAT POINT IN TIME WE SHARED. WOULD
LOVE TO HEAR FROM ANY OF YOU FOLKS! (RECKON THERE WILL THERE BE A 40TH
REUNION?)
ZIMMERMAN
Name: GLENN ZIMMERMAN
Lives in: FL
Significant other: MARIA
JOINED THE AIR FORCE AFTER GRADUATING FROM WASHBURN AND SPENT MOST OF MY
TIME IN SOUTHEAST ASIA (BOTH WORKING AND TRAVELING). AFTER 4 YEARS IN THE
SERVICE, I MOVED TO SANTA MONICA, CALIFORNIA AND WORKED FOR PACIFIC
TELESIS. I THEN WAS OFFERED A POSITION WITH BELLSOUTH TELECOMMUNIATIONS IN
MIAMI, FLORIDA. I AM CURRENTLY AN ACCOUNT MANAGER WITH THEM. I HAVE BEEN
MARRIED TO MY BEAUTIFUL WIFE, MARIA "LA CUBANA", FOR 20 YEARS THIS JUNE. I
HAVE 2 CHILDREN, ANGELA 16 AND JOEY 15. THEY BOTH ATTEND CORAL PARK HIGH
SCHOOL IN MIAMI. I HAVE NOT BEEN BACK TO TOPEKA FOR IN ALMOST 30 YEARS,
HOWEVER, I PLAN TO VISIT MY SISTER, PATTI, WHO CURRENTLY RESIDES IN
LAWRENCE, THIS SUMMER.
Class of 1972
ANDERSON
Name: DAVID
Lives in: AZ
Significant other:
BURDICK
Name: SUSAN BRUMMETT
Lives in: KS
Significant other: MIKE
I ATTENDED BAKER UNIVERSITY FOR TWO YEARS THEN LIVED IN SALINA WHERE I MET
MY HUSBAND, MIKE. WE LIVED IN SALINA FOR A YEAR AND THEN MOVED TO LAWRENCE.
AFTER FOURS YEARS OF MARRIAGE WE HAD A BABY BOY, WHO IS NOW 22. DURING
THESE YEARS I CONTINUED TO EXPERIENCE THE SLEEPING ATTACKS (NARCOLEPSY)
THAT I HAD IN HIGH SCHOOL. BY THIS TIME MY HUSBAND HAD STARTED A CARPET
CLEANING BUSINESS, WHICH LATER TURNED INTO A JANITORIAL BUSINESS WITH 30
PART-TIME EMPLOYEES. BY 1987 WE HAD FOUR CHILDREN, GABE, DANIEL, MARTHA,
AND JOEL. DANIEL DIED WHEN HE WAS 5 MONTHS OLD. I RETURNED TO SCHOOL AND
GRADUATED FROM WASHBURN UNIVERSITY IN DEC. 2000 WITH A DEGREE IN ENGLISH
EDUCATION. I REALLY LIKED IT AT WRHS. ONE OF MY FAVORITE MEMORIES IS THE
MONTH AT CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY, ENGLAND. IT WAS A BLAST AND I LEARNED A LOT.
TWO OF MY CHILDREN HAVE GRADUATED FROM HIGH SCHOOL. MARTHA IS ENROLLED AT
K.U. AND GABE, WHO SKATEBOARDS AS OFTEN AS HE CAN, WORKS AT WHEATFIELD'S
AND IS PLANNING TO MOVE TO KANSAS CITY. JOEL WILL BE A 9TH GRADER. THEY ARE
ALL GREAT KIDS AND WE ARE PROUD OF THEM. MIKE SOLD THE JANITORIAL BUSINESS
IN 1999 AND MOVED THE CARPET CLEANING BUSINESS HOME. THE BUSINESS KEEPS HIM
EXTREMELY BUSY FROM MAY TO DECEMBER. I LANDED MY FIRST TEACHING JOB LAST
DECEMBER. IT WAS A LONG-TERM SUB JOB THAT LASTED UNTIL THE END OF THE YEAR.
NOW THAT IT IS OVER, I AM LOOKING FOR A FALL TEACHING JOB. AS FOR MY
NARCOLEPSY, IN 1995 I WAS A PART OF A DRUG STUDY FOR A NEW NARCOLEPSY
MEDICATION WHICH WAS OKAYED BY THE FDA. NEEDLES TO SAY, IT HAS HELPED ME
ALOT. I DON'T FALL ASLEEP WHILE DRIVING AS MUCH AS I USED TO - JUST
KIDDING. MIKE AND I CELEBRATED OUR 26TH WEDDING ANNIVERSARY IN MARCH 2002.
THAT IS ONE OF THE MOST SIGNIFICANT EVENTS I CAN THINK OF. THE ABOVE EVENTS
ARE ALSO SIGNIFICANT - IT'S A PACKAGE DEAL.
CLAYTON
Name: RANDY CLAYTON
Lives in: KS
Significant other: DEBRA
I'M STILL ALIVE!!
CROMER
Name: LYN NEHF
Lives in: CO
Significant other: MICHAEL
LEFT TOPEKA ABOUT 14 YEARS AGO - MADE THE MILE HIGH CITY, DENVER, CO MY
HOME. I AM A SINGLE MOTHER OF 2, LEIA WHO IS 24, AND SARA WHO IS 13. I HAVE
2 BEAUTIFUL GRANDCHILDREN WHO CAN DO NO WRONG - IAN IS 7, AND ISYS IS 1.
I'VE WORKED FOR THE SAME COMPANY SBC DATACOMM (SOUTHWESTERN BELL), AS A
CLIENT SERVICES REP. FOR THE PAST 13 YEARS. DESPITE THE FACT THAT I'VE BEEN
OUT OF HIGH SCHOOL LONGER THAN MOST OF MY CO-WORKERS HAVE BEEN ON THIS
PLANET, I CONTINUE TO BE ACTIVE. I ENJOY THE OUTDOORS AND SPEND AS MUCH
TIME AS POSSIBLE HIKING, BIKING, SKIING, CAMPING, WHATEVER IT IS THAT TAKES
ME TO THE ROCKIES, I'M THERE. WE'VE REALLY ENJOYED HAVING ALL THE VARIOUS
SPORTS ACTIVITIES AVAILABLE. THE AVALANCHE, THE ROCKIES, THE NUGGETS, AND
OF COURSE THE BRONCOS CAN KEEP YOU PRETTY ENTERTAINED THROUGOUT THE YEAR.
WE HAD OUR 30 YEAR REUNION JUNE 28TH AND 29TH. I TRULY ENJOYED SEEING MY
CLASSMATES, AND BEING BACK IN TOPEKA (WHICH WILL ALWAYS BE HOME). I'M
LOOKING FORWARD TO OUR NEXT "GATHERING". GOD IS GOOD AND SO IS LIFE!
CROUCH
Name: PEGGY CROUCH
Lives in: NY
Significant other:
FISHER
Name: MARK FISHER
Lives in: KS
Significant other:
FLETCHER
Name: GIDGET COLLINS
Lives in: OH
Significant other: BOB
I MET BOB IN SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA. WE WERE MARRIED IN 1974, AND HAVE TWO
CHILDREN. JENNIFER WAS BORN IN OKINAWA IN 1977, AND BOBBY WAS BORN IN NORTH
CAROLINA IN 1979. BOB FLEW F-4 FIGHTER AIRCRAFT FOR THE AIR FORCE. THE
MILITARY MOVED US AROUND THE WORLD TO MANY WONDERFUL PLACES. WE RETIRED IN
THE DAYTON, OHIO AREA. BOB STILL WORKS AT THE BASE. I VOLUNTEER WITH
CHILDREN AND CHURCH ACTIVITIES. WE HAVE THREE CATS: DANIEL, HENRY, AND
LYNDSAY. THEY OWN THE HOUSE ALONG WITH MARIA THE BIRD. ANY STRAYS THAT COME
BY ALSO GET FED.
GOGOLSKI
Name: LIZBETH GOGOLSKI
Lives in: KS
Significant other:
HALL
Name: JOHN HALL
Lives in: NA
Significant other:
LIVING IN VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA CANADA. I HAVE LIVED IN IRELAND,
FRANCE, WORKED ON A CARGO SHIP, VISITED EGYPT, TUNISIA, WORKED AS A LOGGER
IN BC, REAL ESTATE AGENT, LIFE INSURANCE AGENT AND SOLD SECURITIES. I AM
DIVORCED AND UNATTACHED. PLEASE WRITE AND LET ME KNOW HOW YOU ARE.
KIMBALL
Name: RONNIE(RON) KIMBAL
Lives in: TN
Significant other: ELAINE(LANEY)
ABOUT 30 DAYS AFTER GRADUATION, I MOVED WITH MY FAMILY TO CALIFORNIA, DUE
TO FORBES AFB CLOSING, TO TRAVIS AFB IN FAIRFIELD. I LIVED THERE JUST A
LITTLE OVER 20 YEARS. ALONG THE WAY I WORKED MANY JOBS, AS A WELDERS
APPRENTICE AT MARE ISLAND NAVAL SHIPYARD, A PIANO MOVER, A BASS/GUITAR
TEACHER AT A LOCAL MUSIC STORE, SCHOOL DISTRICT WAREHOUSEMAN, ETC...BUT
AFTER COMPLETING SOME COLLEGE, I WAS FOCUSED ON BEING A MUSICIAN. I PLAYED
IN SEVERAL BANDS, MAKING A CD WITH ONE AND BEING SIGNED TO A MAJOR LABEL. I
GOT TO OPEN SHOWS FOR ALOT OF BIG NAME ARTISTS, LIKE HUEY LEWIS, ETC. I WAS
EVEN LUCKY ENOUGH TO HAVE A VIDEO ON MTV IN ITS EARLY DAYS FOR ONE DAY! LOL
I NOW LIVE IN NASHVILLE TN WHERE I WORK FOR A MILLER BREWING DISTRIBUTOR
AND I ALSO HAVE A BUSINESS SINGING SONGWRITER DEMOES. I HAVE DEMOED SONGS
THAT WENT ON TO BE RECORDED FOR ARTISTS LIKE COLIN RAYE, TANYA TUCKER, LONE
STAR, ETC.I'VE HAD THE EXPERIENCE OF CHANCE MEETINGS WITH SOME OF MY
CLASSMATES IN A MALL, AT A FOOTBALL GAME, A GAS STATION, ETC. AIN'T LIFE
STRANGE? I REGRET NOT KEEPING IN TOUCH WITH SOME AND HOPE THAT I CAN SOON
BE IN CONTACT WITH THEM AGAIN AND SEE HOW THEY'VE MADE IT SO FAR. BY THE
WAY, FOR SOME OF YOU WHOSE DAD WAS IN THE AIR FORCE, LIKE MINE, AND HE KNEW
MY DAD FROM OUR, AND THEIR, CONSTANT TRAVELING, HE PASSED AWAY IN 1982 AT
AGE 48, SHORTLY AFTER RETIRING FROM THE AF AS CHIEF MASTER. MY MOM HAS
SINCE REMARRIED AND LIVES IN OUR HOMETOWN OF PANAMA CITY FL.
LANE
Name: RONALD LANE
Lives in: NE
Significant other: MARTHA
MANER
Name: DONNA LANGSTON
Lives in: KS
Significant other: LARRY
PETERSON
Name: CAROL FRAZEE
Lives in: KS
Significant other:
WELL, HERE I AM THE MORNING AFTER OUR 30 YEAR REUNION (6/29/02). IT WAS A
GREAT TIME! HAD SOME GREAT LAUGHS. I FOUND OUT ABOUT THIS SITE AT THE
REUNION. I'LL PASS IT ON TO AS MANY AS I KNOW. THANKS FOR THE COMMITTEE'S
HARD WORK. THERE WAS A POOR SHOWING AND IT WAS ESPECIALLY DISAPPOINTING
SINCE MANY OF THE "NO SHOWS" LIVE IN THE TOPEKA AND SURROUNDING AREA. I'M
STILL IN TOPEKA. I AM A REGISTERD NURSE FOR STORMONT-VAIL AT THE
COTTON-O'NEIL HEART CENTER. I MANAGE THE CARDIAC REHABILITATION PROGRAM. NO
LONGER MARRIED. HAVE 2 DAUGHTERS. KATIE IS 20 (2000 GRADUATE OF WRHS) AND
BECCA IS 13 (ATTENDS WASHBURN RURAL MIDDLE SCHOOL). I KEEP BUSY WITH WORK,
MY YOUNGEST DAUGHTER AND MY HOME. (I FIND THAT YARD WORK IS GOOD THERAPY.)
PITTENGER
Name: SANDY PITTENGER
Lives in: NC
Significant other: PAM
HELLO FROM NORTH CAROLINA. LIFE IS GOOD!
ROONEY
Name: KEVIN ROONEY
Lives in: KS
Significant other:
SCHOENHALS
Name: CYNTHIA CRAFT
Lives in: NE
Significant other:
SHERWOOD
Name: KATHERINE ALBANO
Lives in: WI
Significant other: TONY
I WENT TO WASHBURN UNIVERSITY AFTER HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION IN 1972. I GOT
DEGREES IN FRENCH AND NURSING IN 1979. I WORKED IN NURSING IN TOPEKA AND
KANSAS CITY FOR SEVERAL YEARS BEFORE GOING BACK TO SCHOOL. IN 1989 I
RECEIVED A M.S. IN MEDICAL PHYSICS FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN IN
MADISON, WISCONSIN. I WENT TO WORK AT THE MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN IN
MILWAUKEE WHERE I HAVE BEEN SINCE. I MARRIED TONY ALBANO AND WE HAVE 2
CHILDREN, VINCENT AND MAGGIE (15 AND 12 YEARS OLD AS OF 2007).
WILLIAMS
Name: DEB FARNSWORTH
Lives in: WA
Significant other: STEVE
I WAS A MILITARY BRAT AND MOVED AWAY FROM TOPEKA IN 1976, WHEN MY PARENTS
CAME BACK FROM A TOUR IN GERMANY. MY PARENTS RETIRED IN SPOKANE WASHINGTON,
WHERE I HAVE LIVED SINCE 1/77. I REMARRIED IN 1984 TO A WONDERFUL MAN AND
WE WILL BE CELEBRATING OUR 20TH ANNIVERSARY 6/1/04. OUR CHILDREN ARE JAMIE,
28 THE FATHER OF OUR TWO GRANDSONS, WHO ARE 8 1/2 AND 21 MONTHS OLD. HE IS
AN ARTIST AND WORKS PART-TIME FOR US. OUR SECOND SON, DANIEL IS 26 AND
GOING TO BE MARRIED NEXT MONTH. HE ALSO WORKS FOR US AND IS ONE OF THE
WORSHIP LEADERS AT HIS CHURCH AND IS BUILDING HIS OWN RECORDING STUDIO AS
WE SPEAK. OUR YOUNGEST IS THERESA SUE. SHE IS GRADUATING FROM HS THIS
SPRING. SHE'S DECIDED TO TAKE A YEAR OR SO OFF FROM SCHOOL TO DETERMINE THE
PATH GOD IS LEADING HER ON. STEVE AND I HAVE OWNED A BUSINESS CALLED 1ST
LINE 1ST AID, INC. WE TEACH FIRST AID/CPR TO ANYONE AND EVERYONE. IT'S TIME
CONSUMING BUT A BLESSING TO US. MY PASSION IS JESUS! I DISCOVED HIM
PERSONALLY 3 1/2 YEARS AGO AND MY LIFE HASN'T BEEN THE SAME SINCE, THANK
YOU, JESUS. ANYONE WHO WANTS TO SHARE FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME! MAY GOD
BLESS YOU.
Class of 1973
HARRINGTON
Name: DEBBIE ANDERSON
Lives in: FL
Significant other:
HARTMAN
Name: GLENDA HOLIFIELD
Lives in: MO
Significant other: LARRY
FOR THE PAST 23 YEARS I HAVE BEEN MARRIED TO A DEA AGENT AND HAVE MOVED 9
TIMES INCLUDING COLOMBIA, MEXICO CITY, GUATEMALA, WASHINGTON DC, SAN FRAN.,
ST. LOUIS, EL PASO AND I CURRENTLY LIVE IN MIAMI. 3 YEARS AGO I BOUGHT A
133 YEAR OLD VICTORIAN HOME IN ST. LOUIS IN A VERY ECCENTRIC AND FUN PLACE
CALLED SOULARD. I AM IN THE PROCESS OF RESTORING IT AND PLAN TO LIVE THERE
WHEN WE RETIRE. I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO LOCATE MY BEST FRIENDS FROM HIGH
SCHOOL. MARGIE BUBB AND JUNA CLATTERBUCK ALONG WITH ROGER CLARK.
JOHNSON
Name: PHYL JOHNSON
Lives in: KS
Significant other:
JONES
Name: STEVEN JONES
Lives in: TX
Significant other:
LEWIS
Name: BARB SMELTER
Lives in: KS
Significant other:
HI TO ALL OF MY FELLOW WRHS GRADS AND ALUMS. WOW, I CAN'T BELIEVE HOW FAST
TIME HAS FLOWN BY! I AM DOING GREAT, I HAVE 2 KIDS THAT ARE JUST NOW
STARTING THEIR OWN LIVES. IT'S PRETTY NEAT TO SEE THEM GROW AS WELL. THIS
WEEKEND IS THE COUNTRY STAMPEDE AND MY OLDEST DAUGHTER IS GOING WITH A
GROUP OF HER GIRL FRIENDS AND THEY INTEND TO CAMP. I WAS A LITTLE WORRIED
ABOUT THE MOSQUITOS AND CAUTIONED HER TO BE SURE AND USE HER INSECT
REPELLANT AND THEN I OVERHEARD SEVERAL OF THE GIRLS TALKING ABOUT GOING TO
SOMEONE'S HOUSE TO MAKE "JELLO SHOTS". IT WAS AT THIS MOMENT THAT I
REALIZED THAT HER EITHER USING OR NOT USING THE INSECT REPELLANT WAS
PROBABLY THE LEAST OF MY WORRIES. LOL! ANYWAY I HOPE EVERYONE IS DOING
WELL! I HAVE BEEN WORKING IN GOVERNMENT PURCHASING FOR MANY YEARS, AS I SEE
NO REASON TO STATE THE EXACT NUMBER OF YEARS AS ONE WOULD WONDER WHO'S
COUNTIN? ANYWAY, I WOULD LOVE TO HEAR FROM YOU!
NARVAEZ
Name: MADONNA NARVAEZ
Lives in: WA
Significant other:
I GRADUATED FROM KU IN 1977 W/A BSCHE AND WORKED FOR OIL COMPANIES IN
OKLAHOMA, COLORADO AND SAN FRANCISCO. SINCE 1986, I HAVE WORKED FOR THE
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY FIRST IN SAN FRANCSICO, AND NOW IN SEATTLE
(SINCE 1992). AFTER 16 YEARS IN THE WATER PROGRAM, I NOW WORK IN THE AIR
QUALITY PROGRAM ON THE AIR TOXICS TEAM. THE GREATEST SATISFACTION I GET NOW
IS FROM METAL SMITHING AND MAKING JEWELRY. I HAVE A MINIATURE PINSCHER
NAMED ZACH WHO RULES THE HOUSE. I ADOPTED HIM IN CALIFORNIA THIS SPRING AND
WE HAD A VERY DRY SUMMER HERE. NOW THE WEATHER HAS TURNED VERY WET AND HE
SEEMS TO THINK THAT HE WILL NOT HAVE TO GO OUTSIDE AGAIN UNTIL IT STOPS
RAINING!
PETERSON
Name: MARLA GRIER
Lives in: NE
Significant other: BRAD
I'M A MIDDLE SCHOOL SPEECH AND LANGUAGE CLINICIAN IN THE PUBLIC SCHOOL IN
SOUTH SIOUX CITY NEB. I HAVE RUN THE LARGEST YEAR ROUND SPECIAL OLYMPIC
PROGRAM IN NEBRASKA FOR 28 YEARS. I HAVE COACHED AT FIVE SPECIAL OLYMPIC
WORLD GAMES COMPITITIONS.I HAVE BEEN THE HEAD COACH FOR THE BOYS SOCCER
TEAM AT SOUTH SIOUX CITY HIGH SCHOOL FOR THE PAST 15 YEARS. MY TEAMS ARE
USUALLY 99% HISPANIC WE HAVE HAD FIVE STATE APPEARANCES. I ALSO RUN A VERY
SUCCESSFUL CLUB SOCCER PROGRAM WITH 200 UNDERPRIVILAGED BOYS AGES 10 TO 19.
I SPEND MOST OF MY LIFE WITH HANDCAPPED PEOPLE AND HISPANIC BOYS OUTSIDE ON
SOCCER FIELDS.
QUIN
Name: PATRICIA DUGGER
Lives in: KS
Significant other: RON
RODGER
Name: RICHARD RODGER
Lives in: KS
Significant other: MARY
STONES
Name: CHUCK STONES
Lives in: KS
Significant other: SANDY
TODD
Name: PATRICIA SHOCKEY
Lives in: MO
Significant other: CHESTER
Class of 1974
CROUCH
Name: KATHY HOWELL
Lives in: KS
Significant other: PAUL
I'M MARRIED TO AN ENGLISHMAN, WITH ONE DAUGHTER, OLIVIA, BORN 1991. LIVED
IN ENGLAND FOR 9 YEARS (WHAT AN EXPERIENCE THAT WAS!) AND RETURNED TO
KANSAS IN 2002. WORKING AS AN RN IN THE OPERATING ROOM AT KU MED CENTER.
FOSTER
Name: BRUCE FOSTER
Lives in: KS
Significant other:
MOVED TO GREAT BEND IN 1976. GRADUATED FROM BARTON COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE
IN 1981. GRADUATED FROM KSU IN DEC. 83. WORKED FOR A CROP CONSULTING FIRM
THEN MOVED TO MACKSVILLE KS AND WORKED FERTILIZER AND HERBICIDE APPLICATION
BUSINESS TILL JULY OF 85. HAVE BEEN WORKING AS THE NOXIOUS WEED SUPERVISOR
FOR KIOWA COUNTY AT PRESENT TIME (2003). STILL SINGLE AND HAPPY WITH IT. I
AM A HAPPY GUY BUT I AIN'T GAY. LOSING HAIR, GAINING WEIGHT AND GETTING
OLDER. GOD BLESS YOU.
HOWEY
Name: PAT MCBEE
Lives in: MO
Significant other: MICHAEL
JOINED THE ARMY IN 1974 AND WAS THE LAST GROUP OF WAC’’S TO GRADUATE BASIC
TRAINING. MARRIED IN 76 AND HAD MY DAUGHTER IN 78, AND MY SON IN 81.
DIVORCED AFTER 17 YEARS IN 1993. WORKED IN INSURANCE CLAIMS FOR HOME,
BUSINESS, TRANSPORTATION, LIVESTOCK AND CROP INSURANCE FOR APPROX. 20
YEARS. MARRIED MIKE IN 2000. BROTHER, JEFF HOWEY, POLICE OFFICER IN TOPEKA
DIED IN LINE OF DUTY IN 2001. BOUGHT A CANDY STORE IN KANSAS CITY, CROWN
CENTER IN 2006. CLOSED BUSINESS IN 2012 AS CROWN CENTER DIDN’’T RENEW
LEASE. CURRENTLY WORKING FOR WHOLESALE CANDY CO. AND LOOKING FORWARD TO
RETIREMENT.
MOLLA
Name: DANNY MOLLA
Lives in: OH
Significant other:
AS MY FATHER WAS IN THE AIR FORCE, I ONLY HAD THE PRIVLEDGE OF ATTENDING
WASHBURN RURAL HIGH SCKOOL FOR THE YEAR OF 1972 AS A SOPHMORE. I MADE
SEVERAL FRIENDS WHILE I WAS THERE, BUT HAVE SINCE THEN LOST TOUCH WITH
THEM. ONE FRIEND IN PARTICULAR I REMEMBER, CAROL FERRIS, I WISH I COULD
HAVE STAYED AROUND LONGER. I HOPE ALL MY OLD FRIENDS ARE DOING WELL.
PHILLIPS
Name: SUE CARAMES
Lives in: FL
Significant other: JOE
MOVED TO BILOXI WHEN FORBES CLOSED, MISSED OUT ON THE BEST SENIOR YEAR THAT
WOULD HAVE BEEN. GRADUATED IN BILOXI IN 74. MARRIED, HAD 2 KIDS. DIVORCED,
MOVED TO FL, REMARRIED MAN WITH 3 KIDS. RAISED ALL 5, WENT TO COLLEGE FOR
FIRST TIME AT AGE 46, GRADUATED WITH MASTERS AT AGE 50. WORK AS A
STATISTICAL ANALYST FOR A GOV. TRANSPORTATION AGENCY. PLAN ON GOING BACK TO
SCHOOL TO TEACH ETHICS AND MANAGEMENT IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF YEARS.
RECONNECTED WITH SEVERAL FRIENDS FROM WRHS AND BHS THROUGH CLASSMATES.COM.
VISIT TOPEKA OCCASIONALLY TO VISIT SISTER SHERRY.
THETFORD
Name: CHARLES THETFORD
Lives in:
Significant other:
Class of 1975
CLARK
Name: JENNIFER CLARK-GUILD
Lives in: KS
Significant other: CARY
I AM AN RN, MARRIED WITH 2 DAUGHTERS, A STEP-SON AND STEP-DAUGHTER. MY
HUSBAND, CARY, IS A LICENSED PHYSICAL THERAPY ASSISTANT. MORE LATER...
CROW
Name: KAREN CROW
Lives in: KS
Significant other:
DENNINGTON
Name: GARY DENNINGTON
Lives in: KS
Significant other: MONICA
JAMESON
Name: FRED JAMESON
Lives in: HI
Significant other:
COLONEL, US MARINE CORPS. INFANTRY OFFICER. LOTS OF SERVICE OVERSEAS,
INCLUDING COMBAT IN KUWAIT; FINISHED TWO YEAR TOUR IN KOREA, NOW ASSIGNED
TO IRAQ. SPECIAL OPERATIONS WITH USMC AND DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY. LIVED AND
WORKED ON KASHMIRI BORDER IN INDIA FOR THREE YEARS. MASTER SCUBA DIVER
TRAINER, SKYDIVER, MOUNTAIN AND ROCK CLIMBER, PRIVATE PILOT, AND TRY TO
HAVE A HELL OF A GOOD TIME ANYWHERE. DROP A LINE SOMETIME.
JONES
Name: KEITH JONES
Lives in: TX
Significant other: PAM
I AM MARRIED WITH 4 KIDS AND LIVE IN TEXAS. I HAVE FOND MEMORIES OF MY DAYS
BACK IN KANSAS. MY FATHER WAS STATIONED AT FORBES. I WENT TO JAY SHIDELER
AND WRHS. I LEFT IN MY JUNIOR YEAR WHEN THE BASE CLOSED. I WOULD LOVE TO
GET BACK IN CONTACT WITH MY OLD CLASSMATES.
LUKE JR
Name: GERALD LUKE JR
Lives in: KS
Significant other:
HI EVERYBODY. I CURRENTLY RESIDE IN OLATHE, KANSAS. I GRADUATED FROM
WASHBURN RURAL BACK IN 1975. I CURRENTLY WORKING FULLTIME FOR REMEL INC
HERE IN LENEXA, KANSAS. I AM 46 YEARS OLD AND STILL SINGLE. I AM CURRENTLY
A MEMBER OF THE FOLLOWING ORGANIZATIONS: FOUNDATION FOR ANCIENT RESEARCH
AND MORMON STUDIES, NATIONAL CENTER FOR CONSTITUTIONAL STUDIES, KANSAS
HISTORICAL SOCIETY, MONTECELLO HISTORICAL SOCIETY, AND FRIENDS OF THE
LIBRARY, HERE IN OLATHE, KANSAS. YOU CAN CHECK ME OUT ON CLASSMATES.COM FOR
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
PERKUHN
Name: DENNY VANDERHAM
Lives in: CO
Significant other:
STONES
Name: RICK STONES
Lives in: KS
Significant other: RONDA
HIGH SCHOOL, COLLEGE, MARRIAGE, CAREER, KIDS, DEBT, MORE DEBT.
TROUTT
Name: DOUG TROUTT
Lives in: KS
Significant other: SUSIE
GRADUATED FROM KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY BS INTERDISCIPLINARY SOCIAL SCIENCE
- 1986. GRADUATED UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL OKLAHOMA - BS FUNERAL SCIENCE 2003.
MARRIED SUSIE LONG (MANHATTAN, KS) 1986. TWO BEAUTIFUL DAUGHTERS - HANNAH
TROUTT AND SARAH TROUTT. TRAVELED TO EUROPE IN 1978 WITH MY BROTHER RANDY
TROUTT
VINCENT
Name: VICTORIA (VICKI) VINCENT
Lives in: IL
Significant other: ROBERT
THANK YOU TO WHOMEVER SET THIS DATABASE/SITE UP. GREAT IDEA! HERE'S 30
YEARS IN 300 WORDS: GRADUATED FROM 3 UNIVERSITIES WITH 4 DEGREES, WITH A
MAJOR FIELD SWITCH (HISTORY TO ACCOUNTING) IN 2000. TAUGHT HISTORY AT THREE
UNIVERSITIES IN THE US AND CANADA. I'M NOW THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER FOR
A COSMETIC MEDICAL PROCEDURES GROUP AND AN ADJUNCT PROFESSOR AT THE MED
SCHOOL. MARRIED TO ROB FOR ALMOST 23 YEARS. NO KIDS. HAVE LIVED IN THE US,
CANADA, MEXICO, AND PARTS OF EUROPE. HE DOES MEDICAL RESEARCH SO WE'VE
MOVED AROUND A BIT, FOLLOWING HIS RESEARCH OR MINE. WE SPEND OUR FREE TIME
PARTICIPATING IN OUR UNITARIAN CONGREGATION, WORKING FOR A VARIETY OF
SOCIAL JUSTICE ISSUES, AND HANGING OUT WITH OUR DOGS. IT WAS GREAT TO SEE
EVERYONE AT OUR 20 YEAR REUNION AND I AM HOPING WE ARE HAVING A 30 YEAR ONE
THIS YEAR.
Class of 1976
BLANCK
Name: SUSAN BLANCK-HARLAN
Lives in: KS
Significant other: STEVE
GOT MARRIED IN JUNE OF 1995. MY HUSBAND AND I OPENED A FARM AND HOME STORE
IN SEPTEMBER OF 2000. I'M PLANNING ON "RETIRING" FROM THE POSTAL SERVICE AT
THE END OF 2001 AND OPENING MY OWN BUSINESS IN ONE OF THE SHOWROOMS AT OUR
CURRENT FARM STORE LOCATION, 900 SW UNIVERSITY BLVD, TOPEKA. UNIVERSITY IS
THE STREET GOING IN TO THE OLD FORBES BASE HOUSING ON THE NORTH END.
BORST
Name: MARLENE EVANS
Lives in: TX
Significant other:
CROUCH
Name: AMY CROUCH-RHODES
Lives in: KS
Significant other: PAUL
I AM CURRENTLY SELF-EMPLOYED BY THE NEWSPAPER OPERATION MY SPOUSE AND I
PURCHASED IN 1992. I HANDLE TO MONEY AND I DO THE GRAPHIC DESIGN WORK. WE
PUBLISH A WEEKLY NEWSPAPER THAT COVERS FOUR COMMUNITIES IN WESTERN SEDGWICK
COUNTY (OUR AREA GOES INTO THE WEST EDGE OF WICHITA), AND WE PUBLISH A
MONTHLY FEATURE PUBLICATION THAT COVERS ALL OF WEST WICHITA. OUR PAPER CAN
BE VIEWED ONLINE AT WWW.TSNEWS.COM - WHO'D HAVE THOUGHT MY JOURNALISM
TRAINING IN HIGH SCHOOL WOULD PAY OFF? I STILL SING TO FEED MY SOUL. I AM A
SOPRANO IN THE WICHITA CHAMBER CHORALE, AN AUDITIONED GROUP FROM WICHITA
AND THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES. THERE ARE APPROXIMATELY 60 REGULAR
PERFORMING MEMBERS. I ALSO SERVE AS THE PRESIDENT OF THE WICHITA CHAMBER
CHORALE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. TO SEE WHAT WE'RE ALL ABOUT GO TO
WWW.WICHITACHAMBERCHORALE.ORG. I AM THE LEAD SOPRANO IN OUR CHOIR AT
CHURCH, AND I HANDLE THE MUSIC FOR YOUTH EVENTS LIKE VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL.
I ALSO DIRECT THE ANNUAL CHRISTMAS PRODUCTION. I HAVE TWO WONDERFUL
CHILDREN, BILL (17) AND KATE (15), PLUS A WONDERFUL STEP DAUGHTER, ABBY
(25). WE TRY TO KEEP ACTIVE AND BUSY AND HOPE TO CONTINUE TO DO SO FOR AS
LONG AS POSSIBLE! SADLY, I LOST MY MOTHER EARLY THIS SPRING (MARCH 9,
2006). SHE MANAGED TO KEEP GOING FOR ABOUT FOUR YEARS AFTER MY DAD PASSED.
I SPENT TIME TAKING CARE OF BOTH OF THEM AFTER MY DAD SUFFERED A MAJOR
STROKE 13 YEARS AGO. I FEEL BLESSED TO HAVE HAD THESE TWO WONDERFUL PEOPLE
AS MY PARENTS – THE HOLE LEFT BY THEIR PASSING IS GOING TO TAKE A LONG TIME
TO FILL. MY WONDERFUL HUSBAND AND I RECENTLY CELEBRATED OUR 20TH WEDDING
ANNIVERSARY BY RENEWING OUR VOWS. LUCKILY, BOTH OF OUR MOTHERS WERE ABLE TO
MAKE IT TO THE CEREMONY. ONE DAY I HOPE TO RETURN TO INTERIOR DESIGN SO
THAT I CAN EXERCISE MY CREATIVITY TO ITS FULLEST!
EMMONS
Name: CONNIE LONG
Lives in:
Significant other:
Class of 1977
BETHEL
Name: TIM
Lives in: KS
Significant other: SUSIE
BURNISTON
Name: STEWART BURNISTON
Lives in: KS
Significant other: KARLAQ
LET'S SEE... UNITED STATES NAVY (1979-1985); MARRIED TO KARLA K. HOLDEN
(DEC 19, 1986); BIRTH OF SON (AARON D. BURNISTON, 1987); BIRTH OF DAUGHTER
(ALEXA M. BURNISTON); DEATH OF DAUGHTER (JAN 10, 1995)
JEPSON
Name: GARY JEPSON
Lives in: KS
Significant other: KARI
CURRENTLY LIVING IN SALT LAKE CITY, UT. GRADUATED FROM KANSAS STATE
UNIVERSITY 1982. MARRIED SINCE 1984 TO KARI. HAVE TWO CHILDREN, HEATH AND
SAMANTHA. CURRENTLY OWN AN IMPORT/EXPORT BUSINESS AS WELL AS VARIOUS
FARMING OPERATIONS IN UTAH AND KANSAS. AVID OUTDOORSMAN AND
CONSERVATIONIST. PAST CHAIRPERSON FOR THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN ELK FOUNDATION.
ENJOYING LIFE WITH MY WIFE, KIDS, AND FRIENDS.
LIMBOCKER
Name: MECHELLE ARNDT
Lives in: MO
Significant other: KEVIN
I HAVE BEEN MARRIED TO KEVIN FOR ALMOST 23 YEARS NOW. WE HAVE THREE
DAUGHTERS, ELISA, BRIGITT, AND JEANA. ELISA WILL MAKE ME A GRANDMA IN
OCTOBER, 2002. I HAVE WORKED AT SPRINT SINCE 1996. I CURRENTLY WORK IN
CORPORATE COMPENSATION. WE HAVE LIVED IN BLUE SPRINGS, MO SINCE 1990. BLUE
SPRINGS IS A NICE COMMUNITY OF ABOUT 45,000 PEOPLE LOCATED EAST OF KANSAS
CITY. I KNOW SEVERAL MEMBERS OF CLASS OF 1977 LIVE IN THE KANSAS CITY AREA.
I'D LOVE TO HEAR FROM YOU.
MORIARTY
Name: SHAWN MORIARTY
Lives in: KS
Significant other:
PETERSON
Name: TRENT PETERSON
Lives in: TX
Significant other: MARY
PROFFITT
Name: DONNA CHILSON
Lives in: TN
Significant other: SCOTT
I GRADUATED FROM WU. LIVED IN MEMPHIS SINCE 1987, BY WAY OF DALLAS, TX
WHERE EMILY WAS BORN. CASEY (BOY) WAS BORN IN MEMPHIS IN 1991.
STEENBOCK
Name: RICK STEENBOCK
Lives in: CO
Significant other: MICHELLE
Class of 1978
ANDERSON
Name: KIMBERLY MONCRIEF
Lives in: ID
Significant other: VINCENT
HEY CLASS OF '78, WHAT'S UP...I HOPE THIS MESSAGE FINDS ALL OF YOU HAPPY
AND WELL. I HAVE ONE GREAT SON JOHN, WHO WILL BE A JUNIOR THIS FALL, AND I
AM CURRENTLY BACK IN SCHOOL, TO OBTAIN A DEGREE IN CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY/CASE
MGMT. I WAS WONDERING IF ANYONE COULD PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF IT IS POSSILE
TO OBTAIN A YEAR BOOK FROM 1978? MY ORGINAL YEAR BOOK WAS LOST IN A MOVE.
I WOULD TRULY APPRECIATE ANY INFORMATION GIVEN.
BARRETT
Name: DAN BARRETT
Lives in: CA
Significant other:
HTTP://WWW.DAN-BARRETT.COM
BERGMAN
Name: JANET BERGMAN
Lives in: CA
Significant other:
I AM NOW A SINGLE WOMEN WITH A GREAT JOB AND LIVING IN SUNNY SOUTHERN
CALIFORNIA. AFTER SCHOOL I MARRIED JEFF PAYTON FROM TOPEKA WEST CLASS OF 77
AND WE MOVED TO ALASKA. WE MOVED TO CALIFORNIA (TO THAW OUT) AND WERE
DIVORCED IN 95 AFTER 16 YEARS TOGETHER. I TRIED IT AGAIN WITH A TYPICAL
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA GUY, AND WE DIVORCED IN 2003 AFTER 7 YEARS (HE GOT THE
ITCH). I AM THE CONTROLLER OF A MANUFACTURING CORPORATION AND HAVE NO
CHILDREN. I LOVE TO TRAVEL AND WILL BE GOING TO EUROPE THIS SEPTEMBER. I
HAVE NOT CHANGED MUCH SINCE HIGH SCHOOL, SO IN STYLE I WILL BE AT THE WORLD
BIGGEST KEG PARTY FOR MY 45TH BIRTHDAY, OCTOBERFEST 9/18/2004 IN MUNICH,
GERMANY.
BOUYE
Name: SUSAN EVANS
Lives in: KS
Significant other:
I HAVE THREE WONDERFUL SONS! THEY ARE THE JOY OF MY LIFE. RETURNING HOME TO
TOPEKA AFTER 15 YEARS IN CALIFORNIA HAS BEEN A CHALLENGING JOURNEY. THE
PEOPLE AND VARIOUS CULTURES OF CALIFORNIA TAUGHT ME TO BE FAIR AND EQUAL TO
EVERYONE. I LOOK FORWARD TO THE CLASS OF 1978 REUNION SINCE I DID MISS ALL
THE OTHER ONES THAT DID TAKE PLACE.
BREUNINGER
Name: LARRY BREUNINGER
Lives in: KS
Significant other:
ENNEKING
Name: TERRI TILFORD
Lives in: KS
Significant other: KEN
HALE
Name: LISA CAMPBELL
Lives in: KS
Significant other: JOHN
HOLMES
Name: CLAIRE QUIETT
Lives in: KS
Significant other:
HI, YOU MIGHT KNOW ME AS CLAIRE HOLMES, I WENT TO WRHS MY SOPHOMORE AND
JUNIOR YEAR, HOPING TO CATCH UP WITH OLD FRIENDS. STILL FRIENDS WITH JOYCE
HESTER, HARRIET THOLEN AND NANCY BISEL. I AM DIVORCED AND HAVE TWO CHILDREN
WHO ARE YOUNG ADULTS. IF YOU REMEMBER ME GIVE ME A TAP AT
CQUIETT2000 # YAHOO.COM HOPE TO HEAR FROM YOU CLASS OF 1978!!!!
KEEGAN
Name: CINDY TIBBITS
Lives in: KS
Significant other: RODNEY
LINQUIST
Name: EDWIN LINQUIST
Lives in: KS
Significant other: BECKY
REUSCH
Name: TAMMY VANCE
Lives in: MO
Significant other: SAMUEL
TEAL
Name: TAMARA DUNHAM
Lives in: AR
Significant other: TERRY
THIS IS A GREAT WEB SITE! MARRIED TERRY DUNHAM, IN MAY, 2001. HE IS A
TEACHER/COACH FOR BENTONVILLE HIGH SCHOOL IN NWARKANSAS. NO CHILDREN. I
WORK FOR A WAL-MART VENDOR. SISTER TERRI TEAL MCDOUGAL (CLASS OF '82) LIVES
IN COLORADO, 2 BOYS.
TODD
Name: DELLA TODD
Lives in: KS
Significant other: DARIN
GRADUATED 1978, MOVED TO WICHITA WAS MARRIED 10 YEARS TO MIKE SULLIVAN FROM
AUGUST. DIVORED IN 1990, NOW MY SIGNIFICANT OTHER IS DARIN BATES FOR
OSKALOOSA WHO GRADUATED IN 1978.
WARD
Name: WALTER WARD
Lives in: MO
Significant other: ANGELIA
RETIRED FROM ARMY AFTER 20 YEARS OF SERVICE IN 1998. MARRIED FOR THE SECOND
TIME FOR 16 YEARS TO MY CURRENT WIFE. THREE DAUGHTERS AGES 23, 16 AND 5.
LOOKING FORWARD TO THE 30 YEAR CLASS REUNION.
WARFIELD
Name: JOHN WARFIELD
Lives in: NM
Significant other: JENNIFER
AFTER GRADUATION, I WORKED AROUND TOPEKA FOR THE SUMMER. SINCE I LOVE TO
TRAVEL, I LEFT FOR THE AIR FORCE IN THE FALL. BEEN IN EVER SINCE! I'VE BEEN
ALOT OF PLACES BOTH HERE AND OVERSEAS. I HAVE A BEAUTIFUL WIFE AND 3
CHILDREN: 2 BOYS AND A GIRL(SHE LIVES WITH HER MOM IN VA.). MY FAVORITE
SCRIPTURE IS MATTHEW 6:33. SINCE I PUT JESUS CHRIST 1ST, MY LIFE HAS BEEN
GREAT! HOW CAN I GET A COPY OF OUR '78 YEARBOOK? MY BOYS WANT TO SEE THEIR
DAD.
Class of 1979
COLE
Name: JESSE COLE
Lives in: TX
Significant other: MARY
MARY AND I HAVE TWO DAUGHTERS, CASSIDY AND GRACE. I HAVE LIVED IN TEXAS ALL
BUT 2 YEARS SINCE I GRADUATED IN 1979. I WORK AS A PIPING DESIGNER IN AN
OIL REFINERY IN BAYTOWN, TX. MARY AND I HAVE BEEN MARRIED FOR ALMOST 15
YEARS AND OUR OLDEST DAUGHTER IS 9. TAKE CARE.
CUNNINGHAM
Name: CARL CUNNINGHAM
Lives in: KS
Significant other:
GRAGG
Name: CATHY SWAGERTY-HAVERK
Lives in: KS
Significant other: DALE
HALL
Name: CYNDI PESCAGLIA
Lives in: MO
Significant other: JAMES
HUTTON
Name: BRENT HUTTON
Lives in:
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JONES
Name: SILVIA FAIRBANK
Lives in: KS
Significant other:
KNIGHT
Name: KIRK KNIGHT
Lives in: AR
Significant other:
WHEN I GRADUATED FROM WASHBURN-RURAL, I ENLISTED IN THE ARMY AND GOT OUT IN
1983. I MOVED TO ARKANSAS WHERE I STARTED WORKING FOR THE SHERIFF
LINGARD
Name: KAREN BLEDSOE
Lives in: KS
Significant other: RON
I
MYERS
Name: DEAN MYERS
Lives in: OH
Significant other: TERRI
PERRINE
Name: JOHN PERRINE
Lives in: KS
Significant other:
EVENTS IN MY LIFE?...WELL, MY KIDS OF COURSE: MYRANDA IS NOW ABOUT TO TURN
21!! AND HAS BLESSED ME WITH A WONDERFUL GRANDSON. MONIKA IS 18, AND IS OFF
TO COLLEGE - AND MY SON JOHN JR IS 9. - MY WORK (LAW ENFORCEMENT), AND OF
COURSE, MY GREAT TIMES THAT I HAD AT WRHS - IT WAS GREAT TO SEE A LOT OF
YOU IN 1999 AT THE 20 YEAR REUNION! CURRENTLY, I AM WORKING AS A CIVILIAN
POLICE OFFICER WITH THE USAF. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO WRITE! I'D LOVE TO HEAR
FROM ALL OF YOU.
QUIN
Name: MARY TALLEY
Lives in: MO
Significant other: MARK
HAVE 2 SONS, JUSTIN AND JEREMY. JUSTIN HAS GIVEN ME 2 GRANDKIDS AND JEREMY
HAS GIVEN ME 3. I HAVE 2 MINI DOXIES AND A GERMAN SHEPHERD. I LOVE TO
TRAVEL WITH MARK BY CAR, TRAIN, PLANE OR MOTORCYCLE. DUE TO HEALTH, I NO
LONGER WORK AND NEVER IMAGINED I WOULD BE ON SSI-DISABILITY AT THE AGE OF
40!! I MAKE BEADED JEWELRY AS A HOBBY AND GIVE AWAY MORE THAN I SELL. COME
FIND ME ON FACEBOOK OR SEND ME AN EMAIL. LET US CHAT!!
SASEK
Name: MICHAEL SASEK
Lives in: VA
Significant other: LORY
SIMPSON
Name: RAY SIMPSON
Lives in: KS
Significant other:
ST. CLAIR
Name: BRIE HALSETH
Lives in: KS
Significant other: DAVID
MY HUSBAND AND I HAVE AN AWESOME 5 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER NAMED SAIGE. WE
RECENTLY BUILT A HOUSE IN TECUMSEH NEAR LAKE SHAWNEE. I WORK FOR BLUE CROSS
AND BLUE SHIELD AS A CUSTOMER SERVICE TRAINER. I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO
SEEING EVERYONE AT THE REUNION!
Class of 1980
BRUNO
Name: THERESE MOSIMAN
Lives in: KS
Significant other: TODD
WORK AS A CARDIAC CARE NURSE AT STORMONT VAIL HEALTHCARE IN TOPEKA.
DICE
Name: NORVIEL DICE
Lives in: KS
Significant other:
FRANKLIN
Name: DAVID FRANKLIN
Lives in: OH
Significant other: CATHY
I AM A PATENT ATTORNEY WITH FROST BROWN TODD IN CINCINNATI, OHIO AND AN AIR
FORCE RESERVES JAG WITH THE 445 AIRLIFT WING AT WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE
BASE.
HOFFELMEYER
Name: ART HOFFELMEYER
Lives in: MO
Significant other:
JAMES
Name: JANET BAUMGARTNER
Lives in: KS
Significant other: DANNY
MOULDEN
Name: BECKY (REBECCA) LINQUIST
Lives in: KS
Significant other: ED
PFEIFER
Name: HELEN EICKHOLT
Lives in: IA
Significant other: LARRY
PHILLIPS
Name: KELLY BADKE
Lives in: KS
Significant other: JOHN
REUSCH
Name: TRACY DITCH
Lives in: KS
Significant other: ROCKY
I MARRIED 1979 ALUMNI ROCKY DITCH IN 1984. WE HAVE 2 CHILDREN NICOLE-19 YRS
OLD AND BRANDON-16 YRS OLD. I'VE BEEN A STAY AT HOME MOM. MY HUBBY WORKS
FOR WESTAR ENERGY.
ROOSEVELT
Name: JACKIE PIPER
Lives in: KS
Significant other:
I HAVE TWO SONS, ROSS 22 AND ADAM 21 AND A DAUGHTER RHIANNON 12.
Class of 1981
BARRETT
Name: APRIL SHIDELER
Lives in: KS
Significant other: MARK
BERVERT
Name: LESLIE BAIRD
Lives in: MO
Significant other: BRAD
MARRIED 17 YEARS, HAVE ONE CHILD, A DAUGHTER, AMANDA, WHO IS NOW 15 YEARS
OLD. HAVE BEEN A COSMOTOLOGIST FOR 17 YEARS, HAVE MY OWN SALON, IN MY HOME,
FOR THE PAST 12 YEARS. MY HUSBAND ALSO HAS HIS OWN BUSINESS. HE DOES
PAINTLESS DENT REPAIR FOR THE MAJOR AUTOMOBILE DEALERSHIPS IN JOPLIN, MO.
BRUNO
Name: MARCIA FERRILL
Lives in: KS
Significant other: BRIAN
CHASE
Name: LORI SPOHN
Lives in: KS
Significant other: JERRY
CROCKER
Name: PATRICIA BOWEN
Lives in: NV
Significant other:
I AM A CPA AND CERTIFIED INTERNAL AUDITOR LIVING IN LAS VEGAS AND WORKING
FOR A LARGE CASINO COMPANY AS ITS HEAD INTERNAL AUDITOR. MY TWO CHILDREN
ATTEND A GREAT PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOL HERE, AND I THINK OFTEN NOW OF WRHS AND
ALL THE WONDERFUL PEOPLE I WENT TO SCHOOL WITH! I VOLUNTEER WITH THE AICPA
AND RECENTLY CONSULTED ON A GAME TO GET COLLEGE STUDENTS INTERESTED IN
ACCOUNTING CAREERS. IT'S CALLED THE TURNAROUND GAME AT WWW.AICPA.ORG.
CROW
Name: SHERRY EASTBURN
Lives in: IA
Significant other: BENNETT
FRANKLIN
Name: MICHAEL FRANKLIN
Lives in: KS
Significant other: KATHRYN
HEILAND
Name: MIKE HEILAND
Lives in: KS
Significant other: JONI
I EVENTUALLY GRADUATED FROM WASHBURN UNIVERSITY IN 1987 WITH A BBA IN
BUSINESS. HAD TO QUIT THE SIG EP FRATERNITY IN ORDER TO FINISH. IMAGINE
THAT. MARRIED MY WIFE JONI IN 1989 AND HAVE A SON, KEEGAN WHO IS 12. WE
CURRENTLY LIVE IN DOWNS, LOCATED IN N.C. KANSAS. MOVED HERE IN 1996 FROM
OVERLAND PARK, KANSAS WHERE WE PURCHASED OUR OWN BUSINESSES WHICH ARE NOW
CALLED STRIKERS! BOWLING CENTER AND SHOES ETC. ALSO HAVE OUR OWN WEBSITE
STONZJEWELRY.COM IN WHICH MY WIFE DESIGNS HER OWN LINE OF JEWELRY OUT OF
GEMSTONES.
KRASNY
Name: MARY KRASNY
Lives in: KS
Significant other:
WAIT
Name: THOMAS WAIT
Lives in: VA
Significant other: MOIRA
AFTER GRADUATING CAME TO WASHINGTON, D.C. TO GO TO SCHOOL. JOINED THE
GOVERNMENT TO BECOME A CAREER BUREACRAT. ALSO SPENT 10 YEARS PLAYING NAVY
IN THE RESERVES. I'VE BEEN MARRIED FOR 13 YEARS WITH TWO SONS, AGES 10 AND
12, AND TWO DOGS. BESIDES BECOMING A FATHER, PROBABLY THE MOST EXCITING
THING I HAVE DONE IS SERVING A COUPLE OF TOURS IN IRAQ AS AN UNSCOM
INSPECTOR WHERE I PROUDLY DISPLAYED A LITTLE KANSAS FLAG TAPED TO MY RADIO.
Class of 1982
DRURY
Name: BRYAN DRURY
Lives in: KS
Significant other: JOANNE
ESPINOSA
Name: MICHAEL ESPINOSA
Lives in: GA
Significant other:
HEALTH AND FITNESS NUT. DID THE TRACK THING AND TRAINED AND RAN IN S,CA BUT
ALWAYS CAME UP INJURED ON OLYMPIC YEARS. MARRIED MOVED BACK AND WORKED WITH
SBC TANSFERRED AROUND AND MOVED TO AUSTIN THEN GA. DIVORCED WITH A SON AND
DAUGHTER FROM MARRIAGE SO STILL LIVE IN GA. SAFETY AND CLAIMS MANAGER AT
THIS TIME AND HAVE STARTED BOXING AGAIN WITH SOME SUCCESS SO WILL CONTINUE
TO DO THAT IN MY SPARE TIME TILL OLD AGE CATCHES UP WITH ME. MY CHILDREN
ARE GREAT INSIDE AND OUT AND WE SPEND A LOT OF TIME TOGETHER, THEY ARE MY
BEST FRIENDS BY FAR. THEY ARE BOTH VERY TALL LIKE THERE MOTHER AND HAVE
BEEN TESTED, WHAT WERE TOLD THEY ARE GENIUS LEVEL. WENT BACK TO KANSAS ONE
TIME ABOUT 8 YEARS AGO CAN'T SAY THAT I MISSED IT.
HAMMONS
Name: STEPHANIE PEPPER
Lives in: KS
Significant other: BRYCE
HILST
Name: ERIC HILST
Lives in: CO
Significant other:
BEEN IN ASPEN COLORADO NOW FOR 20 YEARS... JEEZZZ HOW TIME FLIES!
HOWELL
Name: KEIRSTON/SISSI DEXTER
Lives in: KS
Significant other:
HUFF
Name: ROBERT HUFF
Lives in: TX
Significant other: SHANNON
LUDWIG
Name: D'ANN LUDWIG-EBERT
Lives in: KS
Significant other: ALAN
MAUDLIN
Name: KERRI MCCLARY
Lives in: SC
Significant other: JAMES
I HAVE BEEN LIVING IN SOUTH CAROLINA FOR 9 YEARS. I HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH
THE STATE LAW ENFORCEMENT DIVISION (SLED) FOR ALMOST 9 YEARS. I AM A
SPECIAL AGENT WITH SLED--CURRENTLY ASSIGNED TO FORENSIC PHOTOGRAPHY. I HAVE
A WONDERFUL DAUGHTER AND AN OUTSTANDING HUSBAND! I AM ABOUT TO PARTICIPATE
IN MY FIRST MARATHON. I DECIDED TO TRAIN FOR THIS MARATHON AS PART OF A
FUNDRAISING EFFORT FOR THE LEUKEMIA SOCIETY - TEAM-IN-TRAINING. I HAVE BEEN
ABLE TO RAISE OVER $3,000 FOR THE LEUKEMIA SOCIETY. I AM VERY EXCITED ABOUT
COMPLETING 26.2 ON JANUARY 7, 2001.
PETERSILIE
Name: SUZANNE/SUZY RANDA
Lives in: KS
Significant other: DERMOT
I ONLY ATTENDED WRHS FOR JR. & SR. YEARS, BUT DURING THAT TIME MADE
FRIENDS WHO BECAME CLOSER THAN FAMILY. WHEN VICKI WIEZOREK PASSED A FEW
YEARS AGO, A PART OF ME DIED TOO. ON A HAPPIER NOTE, AFTER MANY TWISTS AND
TURNS, LIFE BROUGHT ME BACK TO THE MAN WHO TOOK ME ON MY FIRST DATE. LIFE
IN RURAL WESTERN KANSAS IS UNEVENTFUL, BUT SATISFYING. I TRAVEL FOR MY
PARTICIPATION IN EBAY'S VOICES OF THE COMMUNITY, I AM PRESIDENT OF A 501C3
NON-PROFIT, AND THE VICE-PRES. OF THE LOCAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. COMBINED
WE HAVE TWO SONS AND A DAUGHTER, THREE GRANDSONS AND ONE GRANDDAUGHTER.
LIFE IS WHAT YOU MAKE IT, AND OUR LIFE IS PRETTY DARN GOOD!
ROEPKE
Name: SCOTT ROEPKE
Lives in: KS
Significant other: LEILA
SANDERS
Name: LEETA RINEHART
Lives in: KS
Significant other: MIKE
I HAVE BEEN IN THE WRHS DISTRICT SINCE I GOT MARRIED AND MOVED BACK TO
TOPEKA AFTER COLLEGE. I HAVE 2 BOYS, RYAN BORN IN 1994 IS ATTENDING WRHS
AND SCOTTY BORN IN 1989 IS ATTENDING KU. I SUBSTITUTE TEACH AT WRHS AND
WRMS. I LOVE RUNNING INTO THE TEACHERS WHO WERE HERE WHEN I WAS IN SCHOOL.
STOWE
Name: LEANNE STOWE
Lives in: KS
Significant other:
GRAD KSU 1986 W/BS IN JOURNALISM. DID THE NEWSPAPER THING (W/WEEKLY COLUMN)
FOR 10 YEARS UNTIL GOT INTO 'DOTCOM' ... LANDED IN INTERNET MARKETING
(SPRINT.COM) AND RODE THE START-UP DOTBOMB (YES, IT'S TRUE WHAT THEY SAID
ABOUT THE PARTIES AND TRAVEL) UNTIL IT EXPLODED LAST SUMMER. WAS TIRED OF
GOING TO TORONTO EVERY OTHER WEEK ANYWAY. TOOK MY PACKAGE AND AM SITTING AT
HOME TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT TO DO WITH MY LIFE NEXT. :) TWO CHILDREN,
SARA (4) AND SAM (1). SPOUSE STILL AT SPRINT. WE'LL CELEBRATE 20 YEARS IN
2003.
Class of 1983
CHANDLER
Name: MICHAEL CHANDLER
Lives in: KS
Significant other:
I HAVE BEEN IN THE KANSAS AIR NATIONAL GUARD FROM THE TIME OF GRADUATION.
IN MY JOB I AM A FIRST SERGEANT FOR THE 190TH AIRCRAFT GENERATION SQ. I
HAVE RESENTLY GONE THROUGH A DIVORCE AND AM NOW LIVING IN TOPEKA. BEFOR
THAT I WAS LIVEING IN AUBURN. MY DAUGHTER GRADUATED FROM WHRS LAST YEAR AND
MY SON WHO LIVES WITH ME IS A SOPHMORE AT RURAL.
GRAY
Name: RON GRAY
Lives in: KS
Significant other: JUDI
GROTH
Name: SCOTT GROTH
Lives in: TX
Significant other: LISA
HARPER
Name: M. TODD HARPER
Lives in: GA
Significant other: LAURA
SINCE HIGH SCHOOL, I RECEIVEE MY BACHELORS FROM KU, MY MASTERS FROM ESU,
AND MY DOCTORATE FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE. I AM NOW AN ASSOCIATE
PROFESSOR OF ENGLISH AT KENNESAW STATE UNIVERSITY. IN 2004, I RECEIVED A
FULBRIGHT-HAYS GRANT TO TEACH IN GREECE, AND, THIS YEAR, I WILL TEACH FOR A
SEMESTER IN ANAKARA, TURKEY, ON A ROTARY GRANT FOR UNIVERSITY TEACHERS. MY
WIFE, LAURA, AND I, HAVE TWO CHILDREN, NOAH, 9, ADAM, 7, AND HAVE BEEN
MARRIED FOR FIFTEEN YEARS.
JOHNSON
Name: JENNIFER JEWETT
Lives in: KS
Significant other:
I HAVE BEEN A KANSAS CITY, KS FIREFIGHTER SINCE 1997. MY JOB IS VERY
REWARDING AN AWFUL LOT OF FUN. I ALSO COACH ROWING AT THE KANSAS CITY
ROWING CLUB, WORKING MOSTLY WITH HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETES. BEFORE MOVING TO KC
I WAS TRAVELING AND TRAINING WITH THE US NATIONAL ROWING TEAM. I HAD SOME
GREAT EXPERIENCES, RACED INTERNATIONALLY AND LEARNED A LOT. I HAVE TWO COOL
DOGS AND FUSSY CAT AND 6 OF THE BEST NEPHEWS AN AUNT COULD HAVE!
PLUMMER
Name: LEESA DOWDING
Lives in: KS
Significant other: JOEY
SCHICK
Name: JAMES SCHICK
Lives in: KS
Significant other: ROBIN
AFTER GRADUATION I DID THREE YEARS IN THE ARMY AS AN ATTACK HELICOPTER
MECHANIC. CAME BACK HOME TO KANSAS AND GOT A BA IN ENGLISH LITERATURE FROM
WASHBURN UNIVERSITY, THEN A MASTERS IN LIBRARY SCIENCE FROM EMPORIA STATE.
GOT MARRIED IN 1990 AND WORKED AS A YOUNG ADULT AND CHILDREN'S LIBRARIAN AT
THE TOPEKA PUBLIC LIBRARY. I GOT DIVORCED IN 1995 AND THEN MARRIED TO THE
PERFECT WOMAN IN 1997. I HAVE A DAUGHTER CASSIE BORN 1995, AND A STEPSON
GARRET BORN 1993. I CURRENTLY AM A NETWORK ADMINISTRATOR AND WEB DEVELOPER
FOR THE JUVENILE JUSTICE AUTHORITY, STATE OF KANSAS. I TEACH MOTORCYCLE
SAFETY CLASSES WITH SMART, HTTP://WWW.SMARTBIKER.ORG AND ENJOY COMPUTER
GAMING, RIDING MY HONDA NIGHTHAWK, AND SPENDING TIME WITH MY WIFE AND KIDS.
I HAVEN'T TOUCHED MY TRUMPET FOR AT LEAST 15 YEARS, BUT I'D LIKE TO PLAY IN
A BAND AGAIN SOME DAY.
WALKER
Name: KIP WALKER
Lives in: KS
Significant other: PAULA
I HAVE BEEN MARIED SINCE 1990 AND HAVE 2 WONDERFUL KIDS. CURRENTLY I AM THE
SALES MANAGER FOR LILYPADS IN LANDSCAPES, INC. AND TAVEL 5 STATES SELLING
AQUATIC PLANTS AND HARDGOODS TO GARDEN CENTERS AND LANDSCAPERS. I AM STILL
DJ'ING AND OWN STAX OF WAX MOBILE ENTERTAINMENT.
Class of 1984
EDMONDS
Name: MATT EDMONDS
Lives in: FL
Significant other: VIRGINIA
AFTER HIGH SCHOOL, I BEGAN MY CAREER AS A ZOO KEEPER AT THE TOPEKA ZOO.
AFTER TWO YEARS THERE, I MOVED TO ST. LOUIS TO CARE FOR CAPTIVE WOLVES AT A
BREEDING FACILITY. THE OFFSPRING OF THOSE WOLVES ARE RELEASED INTO THE WILD
TO HELP REBUILD THEIR POPULATION. THAT WAS A GREAT JOB BUT I WAS GROWING
VERY TIRED OF COLD WEATHER, SO I EVENTUALLY MOVED TO FLORIDA WHERE I BECAME
INTERESTED IN ANIMAL TRAINING. SINCE THEN I'VE WORKED FOR THREE DIFFERENT
ZOOS, TRAINING THEIR ANIMALS FOR CONSERVATION SHOWS. TWO YEARS AGO I
STARTED MY OWN TRAVELING CONSERVATION WILDLIFE SHOW. I TRAVEL ALL OVER
FLORIDA TO SCHOOLS, LIBRARIES, ZOOS ETC., AND PERFORM EDUCATIONAL SHOWS
FEATURING FREE FLYING BIRDS, REPTILES AND MAMMALS. MY WEB SITE IS:
WWW.MEWONDERSOFNATURE.COM. I HAVE BEEN MARRIED FOR TEN YEARS TO MY WIFE,
VIRGINIA. WE LIVE IN ST. PETERSBURG, FL. WHERE WE CAN WATCH SUNSETS ON THE
BEACH AND ESCAPE WINTER.
FOY
Name: TODD FOY
Lives in: CT
Significant other: REBECCA
WELL, LETS SEE. AFTER GRADUATING IN 1984 I DODDLED AROUND, BESIDES
ATTENDING WASHBURN, IN VARIOUS JOBS UNTIL SETTLING INTO RETAIL MANAGEMENT
WITH WMT WHERE I MET MY WIFE AT THE TOPEKA HYPERMART. WE GOT MARRIED IN
1990 AND MOVED TO INDIANA. OUR FIRST SON, TODD JUNIOR OF COURSE (TJ), WAS
BORN IN SOUTH BEND, INDIANA IN 1990. WHILE HE WAS BEING BORN I WAS OFF IN
THE PERSIAN GULF INVOLVED WITH DESERT SHIELD. I JOINED THE 190TH AIR
REFUELING WING RESERVES IN 1986 AND WAS IN UNTIL 1992. BY THE WAY, OUR MOVE
TO INDIANA WAS PRECIPITATED BY A WAL-MART TRANSFER FOR US. SINCE 1992, I
QUIT WMT AND NOW HAVE MY OWN SMALL BUSINESS ON THE SIDE WHILE MY WIFE
CONTINUES ON IN MANAGEMENT WITH WAL-MART. THAT IS WHAT BROUGHT US TO THE
NORTHEAST. WE HAVE LIVED IN MAINE, PENNSYLVANIA, AND NOW CONNECTICUT. OUR
SECOND SON, CHRISTIAN FOY, WAS BORN IN MIDDLETOWN, CT IN 1997. SO BESIDES
HAVING A SIDE BUSINESS, I AM A STAY AT HOME DAD FOR NOW WHILE MOM WORKS OUT
OF THE HOME. EAGER TO MAKE MY FIRST REUNION AND HEAR WHAT OTHER CLASSMATES
ARE UP TO.
HAGGARD
Name: KELLY HAGGARD
Lives in: KS
Significant other: CALLA
BIOLOGY INSTRUCTOR, PERRY/LECOMPTON HIGH SCHOOL; BS BIOLOGY PSU 1989; MS
BIOLOGY ESU 1998
KOBACH
Name: KRIS KOBACH
Lives in: KS
Significant other: HEATHER
AFTER GRADUATING FROM RURAL, I EARNED A BA AT HARVARD, A DOCTORATE IN
POLITICAL SCIENCE AT OXFORD (ENGLAND), AND A JD AT YALE. IN 1996, I BEGAN
IN MY CURRENT POSITION AS A PROFESSOR AT THE UNIV. OF MISSOURI--KANSAS CITY
SCHOOL OF LAW. SINCE 1999, I HAVE ALSO SERVED AS A CITY COUNCIL MEMBER FOR
THE CITY OF OVERLAND PARK, KANSAS. IN THE SUMMER OF 2001, I WILL MARRY MY
FIANCEE, HEATHER MANNSCHRECK.
LOVELL
Name: BILL LOVELL
Lives in: OK
Significant other: TERI
I AM A PROJECT MANAGER FOR LWPB ARCHITECTS AND PLANNERS, I HAVE BEEN HERE
FOR THREE YEARS. I HAVE TWIN BOYS WHO WILL TURN THREE IN APRIL 2003.
PRICE
Name: SCOTT PRICE
Lives in: KS
Significant other: ANGIE
WENT TO WU, RECEIVED BA IN COMMUNICATIONS, WORKED FOR VARIOUS RADIO AND TV
STATIONS AROUND TOWN FOR ABOUT TEN YEARS, MET SOME COOL PEOPLE, BUT NEVER
WAS VERY HAPPY IN THE WORK, I WAS A VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTER FOR MISSION
TOWNSHIP IN MY SPARE TIME (REMEMBER THEM? THEY USED TO PUT OUT ALL OUR
BONFIRES!) AND I ENJOYED THAT MORE THAN ANYTHING ELSE. SO I TURNED THAT
INTO A CAREER. I AM NOW A SHIFT CAPTAIN FOR SOLDIER TOWNSHIP FIRE DEPT. IN
NORTH SHAWNEE COUNTY, AND ABSOLUTELY LOVE WHAT I DO. GOT MARRIED IN 1989 TO
THE FORMER ANGIE ALLENDORF (SEAMAN, 1985) SHE OWNS HER OWN DANCE STUDIO AT
WHITE LAKES MALL. HAVE TWO GIRLS, JOSIE, B. 1991, ABBY, B. 1996. UH, WHAT
ELSE...WORK PART TIME AS AN ADJUNCT FOR HUTCH JUCO AS A FIRE SERVICES
INSTRUCTOR, TEACHING ROOKIE FIREFIGHTERS HOW NOT TO KILL THEMSELVES.
OTHERWISE, I KEEP MY YARD MOWED AND PUT THE TRASH OUT ONCE A WEEK, DRIVE A
4-DOOR CROWN VIC...IF MY LIFE WAS "KING OF THE HILL" I WOULD BE HANK HILL.
PUSATERI
Name: MARK PUSATERI
Lives in: OK
Significant other: CARI
HAVE BEEN IN THE RESTAURANT BUSINESS FOR QUITE A WHILE NOW. MOVED FROM
KANSAS CITY WHERE I WAS THE GENERAL MANAGER OF THE HEREFORD HOUSE. I HAD A
HEADHUNTER FIND ME A JOB IN THE SOUTHEAST AND WE GOT OKLAHOMA. AT LEAST
THEY GOT SOUTH RIGHT. I AM NOW THE GENERAL MANAGER OF BAHAMA BREEZE IN
OKLAHOMA CITY. 2 GREAT BOYS, ADISON, 8, AND CARTER, 5. MARRIED 11 YEARS
NOW. WIFE STAYS HOME AND WORKS AT RAISING THE BOYS. I PLAY AS MUCH GOLF AS
I CAN AND AM HAPPY TO SAY THE BOYS ENJOY TO PLAY, TOO. I LOOK FORWARD TO
OUR 20TH
STEPHENS
Name: ANGELA FANNING
Lives in: KS
Significant other:
I AM A PROUD MOTHER OF 3 WONDERFUL TEENAGERS: SAM-17, MATT-15, KYLIE-14. WE
LIVE IN LENEXA, KANSAS AND MY KIDS ATTEND SHAWNEE MISSION NORTHWEST HS. I
ENJOY TENNIS, SOFTBALL AND VOLLEYBALL, WHEN I AM NOT TRAVELING FOR MATT'S
BASEBALL, KYLIE'S BASKETBALL OR JUST PLAIN SOAKING UP EVERY MINUTE I HAVE
WITH THEM AS THEIR YEARS AT HOME ARE GETTING LESS AND LESS. WOW WHERE HAVE
THE YEARS GONE, I HAVE BEEN IN DENTISTRY 26YRS MGMT/CLINICAL AND STILL VERY
MUCH ENJOY IT. LOOK FORWARD TO RE-CONNECTING WITH EVEN MORE FRIENDS,
FACEBOOK HAS BEEN GREAT FOR THIS SO FAR.
Class of 1985
ALBERTS
Name: DAWN KELLY
Lives in: KS
Significant other: DAWN
BARRETT
Name: FAITHLINA MARTIN
Lives in:
Significant other: MIKE
I HAVE 3 CHILDREN FROM MY FIRST MARRIAGE, THEN ADDED TWO MORE WHEN I FOUND
MY SOUL MATE, MICHAEL G. MARTIN, AND MARRIED HIM IN 2002. I HAVE 2
GRANDCHILDREN, AND ANOTHER ON THE WAY! I HAVE A DEGREE IN MORTUARY
SCIENCE: THAT'S RIGHT, I SEE DEAD PEOPLE! LOL! MIKE AND I HAD OUR "BABY"
GRADUATE FROM HS AND START COLLEGE THIS YEAR (2010), SO NOW WE HAVE OUR
HOUSE TO OURSELVES!! NO EMPTY NEST SYNDROME GOING ON HERE! I NEVER
THOUGHT I WOULD SAY THIS, BUT, I AM SO READY TO RETIRE!
CARLSON
Name: KELLY ALFORD
Lives in: KS
Significant other: JUD
CHILCOAT
Name: BRIAN CHILCOAT
Lives in: KS
Significant other: KELLEY
SIGNIFICANT EVENTS IN MY LIFE ARE THE MARRIAGE TO MY WIFE KELLEY, AND THE
BIRTHS OF MY THREE CHILDREN. ACTUALLY SPENDING TIME IN ALL 48 CONTINENTAL
STATES ((I DO NOT KNOW WHY THAT IS A BIG DEAL TO ME)).
COMBES
Name: JEFFREY COMBES
Lives in: KS
Significant other: KIM
DOBBS
Name: KELLY DOBBS
Lives in: KS
Significant other: STEFANIE
EDSON
Name: GREG EDSON
Lives in: TX
Significant other:
FRANKLIN
Name: CHERYL FRANKLIN
Lives in: KS
Significant other:
GREETINGS CLASS OF 1985! SIGNIFICANT EVENTS OF CHERYL: 1990 - GRADUATED
FROM KU WITH A BFA IN VISUAL COMMUNICATIONS/ILLUSTRATION 1994 - I GOT
MARRIED. 1998 - MY DAUGHTER ZOE WAS BORN. 1999 - MY SON GRIFFIN WAS BORN.
2000 - BEGAN MY FREELANCE CAREER AS A WEBDESIGNER AND 3D COMPUTER CHARACTER
MODELER FOR AN ONLINE GAME. 2001 - I GOT DIVORCED (LONG STORY -- IT
PROBABLY WOULD BE AN EXCELLENT JERRY SPRINGER LIFETIME MOVIE OF THE WEEK) -
BECAME A GRAPHIC DESIGNER FOR THE KANSAS STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION (I
LOVE MY JOB!!) - BOUGHT AND MOVED INTO MY NEW HOME. 2002 - PRESENT SAME
OLD, SAME OLD.. JUST ENJOYING LIFE AND WATCHING MY KIDS GROW UP WAY TOO
FAST!
GOODELL
Name: SUSIE TRIPP
Lives in: TX
Significant other:
GOSH, I LIVE IN TEXAS AND WORK AS A 911 DISPATCH JUST OUTSIDE OF DALLAS. I
LOVE IT! I WORK NIGHTS, WHEN ALL THE ACTION IS. DIVORCED 7 YRS AND NO
KIDS...JUST STAY REAL BUSY. I'M THINKING ABOUT MOVING BACK HOME IN THE NEXT
1-2 YEARS TO BE CLOSER TO FAMILY.
HICKAM
Name: MATT HICKAM
Lives in: KS
Significant other:
HUSCHER
Name: BEAU HUSCHER
Lives in: KS
Significant other: HEATHER
I AM A PE TEACHER AT JAY SHIDELER AND WANAMAKER ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS AND A
COACH AT WRMS AND WRHS. I GOT MARRIED IN JULY 2003 TO HEATHER, WHO'S ALSO A
TEACHER AND COACH IN THE DISTRICT. I HAVE A DAUGHTER WHO IS IN THE FIFTH
GRADE.
KIES
Name: CHALEN FRICKE
Lives in: AZ
Significant other: BILL
MY HUSBAND AND I HAVE BEEN MARRIED FOR 6 YEARS. WE BOTH WORK IN THE
ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY, WE SET UP CONCERTS AND STAGE EVENTS. I HAVE THREE
CHILDREN FROM FIRST MARRIAGE, SON-17, DAUGHTER-15, SON-12, THEY STILL LIVE
WITH THERE FATHER IN KANSAS.
MCDANIEL
Name: ANGELA MCDANIEL
Lives in:
Significant other:
NELSON
Name: ERIKA WHIGHTSIL
Lives in: KS
Significant other: RANDY
NOLD
Name: LIN IREY
Lives in: KS
Significant other: LENNY
PEWE
Name: SUZANNE CATES
Lives in: KS
Significant other:
MARRIED IN 1987 THEN SEPARATED IN 2002. GRADUATED FROM WASHBURN UNIVERSITY
IN 2000 WITH BACHELORS IN NURSING. CURRENTLY WORKING AS A REGISTERED NURSE
AT STORMONT VAIL IN TOPEKA. I HAVE ONE SON WHO IS NOW 9 YRS OLD.
REIGLE
Name: CAMILLE REIGLE
Lives in: KS
Significant other:
STARKEY
Name: LAURA HEFLIN
Lives in: KS
Significant other: RICHARD
STUART
Name: MICHELLE BERGIN
Lives in: NY
Significant other: KEVIN
TUCKER
Name: KENNETH TUCKER
Lives in: KS
Significant other: BRENDA
URRUTIA
Name: MIGUEL URRUTIA
Lives in: TX
Significant other: SHARON
AFTER WORKING, AND JOINING THE LA ARMY GUARD, I FINALY GRADUATED FROM
COLLEGE IN 1996 & GOT MARRIED THE NEXT DAY. BEEN IN THE OILFIELD SINCE,
WHICH BROUGHT ME TO THE HOUSTON AREA. DAUGHTER EDNA WAS BORN IN MARCH,
2007.
WEINBECK
Name: CHARLES WEINBECK
Lives in: CO
Significant other: PATRICIA
I MOVED TO FORT COLLINS COLORADO IN 1991, GREW A BUSINESS SOLD TWO
BUSINESSES IN 2000. PATTY CAME TO WORK IN ONE OF MY BUSINESSES IN 1999. WE
NOW STAY HOME WITH AND OUR 3 PUPPIES, WHILE RUNNING A ON-LINE TEDDY BEAR
WEB SITE. WWW.RUSSBEARS.COM. I AM A AVID CYCLIST I RIDE BOTH MOUNTAIN BIKES
AS WELL ROAD BIKES. I TRY TO GET 300 MILES A WEEK IN AND GET A FEW MORNING
IN AT THE GYM. MY WIFE IS HEAVY INTO YOGA. (7 CLASSES A WEEK) & LOVES TIME
WITH HER PUPPIES. LIFE IS GOOD!
Class of 1986
ADKINS
Name: MARGARET SHELMAN
Lives in: AR
Significant other:
LET'S SEE, GOT MARRIED IN 89 AND DIVORCED IN 95, I HAVE ONE SON, SHANE, WHO
IS 12 YEARS OLD. FINALLY WENT BACK TO SCHOOL PART TIME IN 2000 AND SHOULD
FINISH MY DEGREE AT THE END OF THIS YEAR IN BUSINESS ADMIN AND HUMAN
RESOURCES. MOVED TO EUREKA SPRINGS, AR IN JULY 06 TO HELP MY DAD OUT AND AM
CURRENTLY WORKING AS HIS OFFICE MANAGER.
AKERS
Name: SCOTT AKERS
Lives in: KS
Significant other:
AFTER HIGH SCHOOL, WENT TO AZ. AND ATTENDED SCHOOL WITH DAN ARTZER, RICK
PATTERSON AND ADAM STOFFEL. WAS MARRIED IN 1990 TO RENE SCHWALM, (OF ALMA),
SON TANYR WAS BORN ON MAY 16TH 1991, PASSED AWAY MAY 18TH OF 1991. SON KAGE
BORN 1992 AND DAUGHTER TANA BORN 1994. RENE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH LUPUS IN
1994 AND AFTER A LONG SRUGGLE, PASSED AWAY IN 1998. STILL LIVING IN TOPEKA
WITH MY CHILDREN AND WORK IN CONSTRUCTION. I WOULD LOVE TO HEAR FROM ANY
FORMER CLAASMATES.
BELL
Name: MICHAEL BELL
Lives in: KS
Significant other: MINDY
BRUNO
Name: TOM BRUNO
Lives in:
Significant other: SHAWNA
DUNCAN
Name: JANIS SMITH
Lives in: CO
Significant other: STEVEN
I GRADUATED FROM THE KANSAS CITY ART INSTITUE IN 1991. I HAVE BEEN WORKING
AS A CREATIVE DIRECTOR AND DESIGNER SINCE 1988. I OWN MY FREELANCE DESIGN
BUSINESS CALLED IT GIRL DESIGN AS WELL AS WORKING AS CREATIVE DIRECTOR FOR
DININGOUT MAGAZINES IN 11+ CITIES INTERNATIONALLY. I WAS MARRIED IN
SEPTEMBER 2002. MY HUSBAND STEVE AND I LIVE IN DENVER, CO WITH OUR BLACK,
STANDARD POODLE, DESMOND DEKKER. WE RIDE, MAINTAIN AND COLLECT VINTAGE
ITALIAN MOTORSCOOTERS (VESPAS & LAMBRETTAS). I BELONG TO AN ALL GIRLS
SCOOTER CLUB CALLED SECRET SERVIX AND MY HUSBAND AND I ARE BOTH MEMBERS OF
THE JEDI KNIGHTS SCOOTER CLUB. I ALSO ENJOY NEEDLEPOINT, COOKING,
ENTERTAINING AND READING.
EDWARDSON
Name: TRACI EDWARDSON
Lives in: GA
Significant other: TONY
I'M A LICENSED PSYCHOLOGIST CURRENTLY WORKING IN A UNIVERSITY COUNSELING
CENTER AT GEORGIA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY, IN STATESBORO, GA.
FAULK
Name: TAMI SPRINGER
Lives in: IL
Significant other: MICHAEL
MARRIED MICHAEL CLASS OF 87, IN 86, STILL MARRIED. DAUGHTER SARAH STARTED
COLLEGE THIS YEAR. SHE WRESTLED IN HIGH SCHOOL AND NOW IS MANAGER AT HER
COLLEGE. SHE WANTS TO BE AN ELEMNTRY TEACHER. SON ANDREW IS STATE WRESTLING
CHAMPIKWF AND IS A SOPHMORE IN HS. HE WRESTLES VARSITY AND IS ON THE
FOOTBALL TEAM AS A OFFENSIVE AND DEFENSIVE LINEMAN. MIKE DESIGNS KITCHENS
FOR A ST. LOUIS FIRM AND I WORK AT OUR FAMILY BUSINESS WITH MY DAD MAKING
COUNTERTOPS. ST. LOUIS IS GREAT, ANYONE FROM THE PAST IN THE AREA LET ME
KNOW.
GLAZE
Name: CRISTIN DELL
Lives in: KS
Significant other: JASON
I AM MARRIED WITH 2 CHILDREN, MICHAEL AND TAYLAR. WE CURRENTLY LIVE IN
KANSAS CITY BUT WILL BE MOVING SHORTLY TO SAN ANTONIO, TX. WHERE I AM
OPENING A FITNESS CENTER BY THE NAME OF MAXIMUS EXPRESS. YES, I AM SITLL A
FITNESS NUT!
HOFFMAN
Name: MICHELLE FLEMING
Lives in: KS
Significant other: RICK
B.S. FROM WASHBURN UNIVERSITY IN 1991, WITH A MAJOR IN BIOLOGY AND MINORS
IN MATH AND CHEMISTRY. ATTENDED GRADUATE SCHOOL 3 1/2 YEARS AT WAKE FOREST
SCHOOL OF MEDICINE IN WINSTON-SALEM, NORTH CAROLINA. MARRIED RICK FLEMING
ON DECEMBER 30, 1989, IN TOPEKA. FOUR DAUGHTERS: BETHANY, CASSIDY, NATALIE,
AND MELODY.
LEE
Name: GARY LEE
Lives in: NE
Significant other: AMY
I HAVE BEEN MARRIED THREE TIMES. I HAVE 8 KIDS ALL TOGETHER. AUTUMN 23,
ASHLEY 18, KIMBERLY PASSED AWAY WHEN SHE WAS 2 MONTHS OLD AND PASSED AWAY
FROM SIDS, SAMANTHA 17, ANTHONY 16, JEREMIAH 14, AUSTIN 12 AND KATANA 8. I
AM CURRENTLY DISABLED. I HAVE BEEN MARRIED TO MY WIFE AMY SINCE 2004 AND
WE HAVE BEEN TOGETHER SINCE 2001.
MILLIGAN
Name: HOLLY HULT
Lives in: UT
Significant other: MARK
I MOVED IN OCTOBER OF OUR SENIOR YEAR TO SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH. AFTER HIGH
SCHOOL, I ATTENDED VARIOUS COLLEGES, WORKED IN CALIFORNIA AS A NANNY, THEN
SPENT 1 1/2 YEARS IN ENGLAND. I FINALLY FINISHED UP SCHOOL WITH A DEGREE AS
AN X-RAY TECH. I WORKED IN A LOCAL HOSPITAL FOR 10 YEARS. I MARRIED IN
1996, AND NOW HAVE THREE YOUNG CHILDREN; JESSICA (8), BRIAN (5), AND EVAN
(1). I AM A STAY-AT-HOME MOM NOW AND I LOVE IT. MY HUSBAND, MARK, IS IN THE
ARMY NATIONAL GUARD AND SPENT 1 YEAR IN IRAQ IN 2003. LIFE IS GREAT!!
PARNELL
Name: BRENDA FANGMAN
Lives in: GA
Significant other: JIM
I ATTENDED THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS AND WASHBURN UNIVERSITY. I MARRIED JIM
FANGMAN (A TOPEKA WEST GRADUATE) IN JUNE, 1990. HE GRADUATED FROM KANSAS
STATE UNIVERSITY IN MAY, 1992. HE IS AN ELECTRICAL ENGINEER. OUR DAUGHTER,
TAYLOR JANE, WAS BORN IN JULY, 1993. WE MOVED TO GEORGIA IN 1994. OUR SON,
BENJAMIN JAMES, WAS BORN IN SEPTEMBER, 1997. I HAVE STAYED HOME TO RAISE
OUR CHILDREN. WE MISS KANSAS, BUT HAVE FINALLY ADJUSTED TO LIVING IN THE
SOUTH.
SCHLOSSER
Name: DAVID SCHLOSSER
Lives in: AZ
Significant other: ANNE
GRADUATED TRINITY UNIVERSITY - SAN ANTONIO - BA POLI SCI/HISTORY/ASIAN
STUDIES, UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS - AUSTIN - MA PUBLIC AFFAIRS TOPEKA, KS
1992-1997 - POLITICS AND LOBBYING. LITTLE ROCK, AR 1997-1998 - LEGISLATIVE
PUBLIC RELATIONS/TELECOM. WASHINGTON DC 1998-1999 - LEGISLATIVE PUBLIC
RELATIONS/TELECOM. KANSAS CITY, MO AND OP, KS 1999-2000 - GOVERNMENT AND
PUBLIC RELATIONS AND POLITICS. AUSTIN, TX - 2000-2005 - TECHNOLOGY PUBLIC
RELATIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS CONSULTING. MARRIED TO ANNE IN 2002.
FLAGSTAFF, AZ 2005-CURRENT - TECH PR, CONSULTING, WRITING, TEACHING
SNOOK
Name: SHARI MOSZETER
Lives in: KS
Significant other: DAN
IWAS MARRIED IN 1990 TO DAN WE STARTED DATING THE NIGHT BEFORE GRADUATION.
WE HAVE AN 8 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER. I WORK PART TIME FOR MY INLAWS AT THEIR
BUSINESS. OTHER THEN THAT I AM ABLE TO STAY HOME. MY HUSBAND IS AN CAR
BUYER FOR AN AUTO AUCTION AND SOME CAR LOTS.
WALKER
Name: KELLY KELLEY
Lives in:
Significant other: CURT
FIRST OF ALL, YES, IT'S REALLY KELLY KELLEY NOW. :) CURT AND I MARRIED IN
1996. WITH HIM CAME OUR FIRST TWO KIDS (TEENS AT THE TIME), SOON AFTER WE
ADOPTED TWO HIGH SCHOOL AGED BOYS--THOSE FOUR ARE ALL IN THEIR 20S NOW. OUR
LITTLE ONES ARE 7 AND 4. CURT IS A RETIRED MARINE WHO TEACHES JROTC. I
TEACH 7/8 GRADE LANGUAGE ARTS AT CHRIST THE KING. WHEN I'M NOT DOING THE
WIFE/MOM/TEACHER THING, I AM WRITING.
WEICHERT
Name: LISA FAHNHOLZ
Lives in: KS
Significant other: KENT
Class of 1987
BATES
Name: KIM SCOTT
Lives in: IA
Significant other: TODD
BELK
Name: CHRISTOPHER BELK
Lives in: OH
Significant other:
BELL
Name: KIMBERLY JONES
Lives in: KS
Significant other: DEAN
MARRIED AND DIVORCED. BEEN LIVING, FOR 10 YEARS, WITH THE MOST AWESOME GUY
EVER! NO KIDS, JUST A CHOCOLATE LAB AND A CATAHOULA LEOPARD DOG. (DEAN HAS
ONE DAUGHTER FROM A PREVIOUS MARRIAGE WHO IS 24.) WENT TO WASHBURN U FOR A
COUPLE OF YEARS. WORKING FOR THE CITY OF TOPEKA FOR THE PARKS AND
RECREATION DIVISION AS AN OFFICE MANAGER FOR THE ADULT AND YOUTH COMMUNITY
THEATER. WAS SORRY I HAD TO MISS THE 20TH REUNION...WOULD LOVE TO HEAR FROM
SOME ALUMS!! (DOES ANYONE ELSE STILL HAVE NIGHTMARES ABOUT FORGETTING THEIR
LOCKER COMBINATION??)
BOATMAN
Name: THOMAS BOATMAN
Lives in: MO
Significant other: RACHEL
WELL IT'S BEEN QUITE THE JOURNEY DOWN LIFES ROAD. I AM MARRIED WITH THREE
GREAT KIDS, AND AM ACTIVELY INVOLVED WITH THE AREA SCHOOLS.
BRANNAM
Name: JENIFER TELSHAW
Lives in: KS
Significant other: JOHN
GRADUATED FROM COTTEY COLLEGE IN 1990 WITH AN ASSOCIATE ARTS DEGREE. IN
1994, GRADUATEED FROM BAKER UNIVERSITY WITH A DEGREE IN BUSINESS
ADMINISTRATION. MARRIED JOHN TELSHAW IN 1996. RECIEVED A MASTERS IN SCIENCE
MANAGEMENT FROM BAKER UNIVERSITY IN 1998. WORKED FOR THE STATE OF KANSAS
SINCE 1995 WITH VARIOUS STATE AGENCIES, IN THE ADMINISTRATION OF HEALTH
BENEFITS. CURRENTLY WORKING ON A MAJOR STATE IT PROJECT AS THE
IMPLEMENTATION MANAGER.
CHRISTENSON
Name: SANDY WALKER
Lives in: TX
Significant other: JAMES
CLARK
Name: SHELLY EPPS
Lives in: NC
Significant other: RON
I WENT TO KSTATE AND THEN ON TO UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AND OBTAINED A
MASTERS DEGREE IN 92 IN GENETIC COUNSELING. I WORKED IN CALIFORNIA AND DC
BEFORE MOVING TO NC AND MEETING RON. WE WERE MARRIED IN 2001 AND HAVE TWO
KIDS, A SON, ZEKE, WHO IS ALMOST 4 AND A DAUGHTER, JUDAH, WHO IS ALMOST 2.
I CURRENTLY WORK PART-TIME AT DUKE UNIVERSITY COORDINATING A CANCER
RESEARCH STUDY AND AM ACTIVELY INVOLVED IN VOLUNTEER ACTIVITIES THROUGH OUR
CHURCH. I'D LOVE TO HEAR IF ANYONE HAS HEARD FROM JACKIE BURRIS (HEEBINK)
RECENTLY.
CRUMMEY
Name: SUSAN DUGGINS
Lives in: KS
Significant other: DANA
I SERVED IN THE KANSAS ARMY NATIONAL GUARD FOR EIGHT YEARS AFTER HIGH
SCHOOL. WHILE ATTENDING WASHBURN UNIVERSITY MY FIRST YEAR, I MET MY
WONDERFUL HUSBAND, DANA. I CONTINUE TO BE THE WIFE OF A GUARDSMAN WHO HAS
SERVED OVER 20 YEARS. WE HAVE TWO BEAUTIFUL GIRLS, ALICIA AND JESSIKA. I
RECEIVED MY BA IN SOCIAL WORK FROM WICHITA STATE UNIVERSITY, WORKED IN THE
FIELD FOR 7 YEARS, AND NOW WORK FOR THE UNIVERSITY AS AN INTERNATIONAL
STUDENT GRADUATE ADMISSIONS OFFICER. MOST IMPORTANTLY, I CONTINUE TO GROW
IN MY FAITH WITH MY FAMILY.
DORSEY
Name: MATTHEW DORSEY
Lives in: KS
Significant other: SANDRA
AFTER HIGH SCHOOL I WENT TO EMPORIA STATE AND HAD THE WORST SEMESTER OF MY
LIFE ROOMING WITH JEFF COWAN. I GRADUATED WITH DEGREES IN PSYCHOLOGY AND
SPECIAL EDUCATION AND TAUGHT FOR 10 YEARS, 3 OF WHICH WERE IN MINNESOTA.
GOT MARRIED IN
EDSON
Name: GAIL HALTERMAN
Lives in: KS
Significant other: TROY
GRADUATED FROM K-STATE IN 1991, THEN WENT TO LAW SCHOOL. AFTER WORKING FOR
A FIRM IN TOPEKA FOR A WHILE, I MOVED TO KANSAS CITY WHERE I WORK AS A
HEALTH CARE ATTORNEY FOR A LARGE FIRM. I GOT MARRIED TO TROY IN 2002 AND WE
RECENTLY HAD OUR FIRST CHILD, WILL.
EISENHAUER
Name: ROD EISENHAUER
Lives in: KS
Significant other: JODI
EVANS
Name: BARRY EVANS
Lives in: KS
Significant other: PAM
I AM CURRENTLY THE DIRECTOR OF BANDS AT TOPEKA WEST HIGH SCHOOL AND HAVE
BEEN THERE SINCE GRADUATING IN 1992 FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS. MY WIFE
PAM AND I HAVE A SON PRESTON, WHO IS CURRENTLY IN 1ST GRADE.
FRITTS
Name: TIMOTHY FRITTS
Lives in: KS
Significant other: JODI
I MARRIED JODI COLE (WRHS 89) IN 1990. WE HAVE 3 CHILDREN, TYLER, BORN IN
1994, TREVOR BORN IN 1998 AND OUR ONLY DAUGHTER, HAYDEN IN 2001. WE LIVED
IN GRANDVIEW, MO UNTIL CHRISTMAS 2003. WE SOLD OUR HOME AND MOVED BACK TO
TOPEKA. WE'RE TRYING TO GET SOME LAND PURCHASED AND START BUILDING A NEW
HOME ASAP! I AM A JOURNEYMAN SHEET METAL WORKER BY TRADE.
GALLOWAY
Name: STEPHANIE WILLIAMS
Lives in: CO
Significant other: KENT
I'VE BEEN MARRIED FOR THE 2ND TIME (AFTER MARRYING TOO YOUNG AT 21) SINCE
1998 TO KENT AND WE HAVE TWO GORGEOUS BOYS, JAKE IS ALMOST 2 AND COLE IS
ALMOST 8. WE LIVE IN A DENVER, CO SUBURB AND I HAVE WORKED AS THE LEAD SS7
SIGNALING ENGINEER FOR TIME WARNER TELECOM FOR THE PAST 6 YEARS. PRIOR TO
MOVING TO CO I LIVED IN KANSAS CITY FOR OVER 10 YEARS WHERE I WORKED AS AN
ENGINEER FOR SPRINT AND VERISIGN. I NEVER MAKE IT BACK TO TOPEKA AS I HAVE
NO FAMILY THERE - I CAN'T WAIT TIL THE 20 YR REUNION THIS SUMMER!
GLOTZBACH
Name: TERRI STEINMAN
Lives in: KS
Significant other: TODD
I RECEIVED A B.S. IN ADVERTISING / PUBLIC RELATIONS FROM KU IN 1991. I AM
EMPLOYED AS THE DIRECTOR OF SCHOOL AGE PROGRAMMING AT THE TOPEKA YMCA, AND
IT IS THE PERFECT JOB FOR ME BECAUSE I CAN ALWAYS FIND A GAME OF SOCCER,
DODGEBALL, OR BASKETBALL TO GET IN ON! I MARRIED TODD IN 1997, AND WE HAVE
3 GREAT (ALTHOUGH VERY ENERGETIC) BOYS, COOPER, AGE 5, COLBY, AGE 2, AND
CARSON, AGE 4 MONTHS. I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE EVERYBODY AT THE REUNION THIS
SUMMER!
HALDERMAN
Name: MICHAEL HALDERMAN
Lives in: KS
Significant other: JENNIFER
HALSTEAD
Name: TRACI LACKEY
Lives in: KS
Significant other:
MARRIED DEAN IN 96 DIVORCED HIM IN 98 MARRIED HIM AGAIN IN 2000 - AND
DIVORCED AGAIN IN 05. WOW IS RIGHT! WE DID HAPPEN TO HAVE (2) WONDERFUL
KIDS. HAVEN IS 6 AND CARTER JUST TURNED 4. THEY KEEP ME HOPPING! I
GRADUATED FROM WASHBURN UNIVERSITY YEARS AGO AND WORKED IN CHICAGO FOR A
YEAR (89-90) AND MOVED BACK TO KANSAS. I AM CURRENTLY AN EXAMINER FOR THE
OFFICE OF THE SECURITIES COMMISSIONER. I EXAM INVESTMENT ADVISORS AND
BROKER-DEALERS TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH RULES AND REGULATIONS OF THE STATE
OF KANSAS. I LIVE IN TOPEKA AND IT IS AMAZING THAT I SELDOM SEE ANYONE FROM
H.S. I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO THE 20 YEAR REUNION IN A MONTH.
HOFFELMEYER
Name: LINDA SCHULER
Lives in: MI
Significant other: TIM
I GRADUATED FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS WITH A B.S. IN JOURNALISM. I
MARRIED TIM SCHULER AND HAVE 2 CHILDREN; A DAUGHTER, TAYLOR, WHO IS NOW 15
AND A SON, JACOB, WHO IS 9. I CURRENTLY LIVE IN ROCHESTER, MICHIGAN.
HOFFMANN
Name: BOB HOFFMANN
Lives in:
Significant other: LIZZ
AFTER HIGH SCHOOL I GRADUATED FROM WASHBURN UNIVERSITY. I GOT MARRIED IN
OCT. 2005. LIZZ AND I LIVE IN MONTREAL, QUEBEC CANADA AND BOTH WORK FOR
AUTODESK, WWW.AUTODESK.COM.
JERNIGAN
Name: STACI WILLIAMS
Lives in: KS
Significant other:
:) STILL SMILING
LAUER
Name: TIFFANY LAUER
Lives in: CO
Significant other:
MANNING
Name: TIM MANNING
Lives in: KS
Significant other: LORI
BEING BIG INTO DRAMA (OUTSTANDING DRAMA STUDENT 1987), MUSIC (WAS IN
SEVERAL BANDS) AND CREATIVE WRITING (GOT KICKED OUT OF SCHOOL FOR WRITING.
MAKING AND SELLING A FANZINE), I WENT ON TO GRADUATE FROM KU STUDYING
CREATIVE WRITING AND FILM PRODUCTION. I WORKED IN THE MOVIE BUSINESS FOR A
WHILE. I HAVE HAD THE GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO TRAVEL; EUROPE, INDIA,
AUSTRALIA, CANADA, MEXICO. MET MY WIFE IN COLLEGE AND MUCH LATER I PROPOSED
TO HER AT SUNSET AT THE TAJ MAHAL WHILE ON SABBATICAL IN INDIA. WE HAVE TWO
KIDS; A DAUGHTER AIDIN AND A SON ELIOT. I STILL WRITE MUSIC AND PLAY IN
BANDS. I CURRENTLY WORK FOR TIME WARNER PRODUCTIONS IN KANSAS CITY AS A
PRODUCER/DIRECTOR OF VIDEO, FILM, MULTIMEDIA, ANIMATION AND MARKETING
PROJECTS.
MERRIMAN
Name: JOHN MERRIMAN
Lives in: IA
Significant other: ANDREA
I SPENT 6 YEARS TRAVELING THE COUNTRY WITH A ROCK BAND BEFORE SETTLING DOWN
(?) WITH MY WIFE, ANDREA. WE HAVE MOVED FROM K.C. TO ILLINOIS, BACK TO K.C,
AND THEN TO IOWA. I HAVE BEEN MANAGING HOTELS FOR A TOTAL OF 17 YEARS, AND
IN THE PROCESS OF BUYING MY OWN. LIFE - LIVE IT!
MINER
Name: ANGIE BARBOUR
Lives in: TX
Significant other: MIKE
NICHOLSON
Name: CLIFFORD NICHOLSON
Lives in: KS
Significant other: SANDRA
MARRIED WITH 4 KIDS. WORKED FOR USD 501 FOR 12 YEARS. HAVE BEEN WORKING FOR
USD437 FOR THE PAST 3 YEARS.
PEROTT
Name: BRIAN PEROTT
Lives in: KS
Significant other:
PERRY
Name: TIMOTHY PERRY
Lives in: NE
Significant other: JAMIE
PIERCE
Name: CANDI MOUTON
Lives in: TX
Significant other: MICHAEL
I SERVED THREE YEARS IN THE AIR FORCE IN ABILENE, TEXAS WHERE I MET MY
HUSBAND MICHEAL IN THE DORMS WE LIVED IN. WE MARRIED TEN MONTHS LATER, IT
WILL BE 12 YEARS IN OCTOBER. WE HAVE FOUR BEAUTIFUL DAUGHTERS AGES 10, 7,
5, AND 2 AND MY HUSBAND HAS A SON FROM PREVIOUS MARRIAGE WHO IS 14 AND
LOOKS JUST LIKE HIS DAD. WE HAVE LIVED IN ARIZONA AND MOVED TO KANSAS IN 91
WHERE WE LIVED 5 YEARS, THEN WE DECIDED TO MOVE TO TEXAS WHERE WE COULD BE
CLOSE TO MY HUSBAND'S SON AND HIS FATHER WHO HE JUST GOT IN CONTACT WITH
AFTER A VERY VERY LONG TIME OF NOT SEEING OR TALKING WITH ONE ANOTHER. WE
BOTH WORK FOR NOKIA MOBIL PHONES IN MANUFACTURING. HE MAKES THE PCB BOARDS
AND I WORK IN THE AREA OF TRYING TO SAVE THE PHONE FROM BEING SCRAPED OUT
FOR HAVING BAD PARTS. I HAVE LEARNED A LOT ABOUT ELECTRONICS AND THE
PROCESS OF HOW CELLULAR COMMUNICATION WORKS. SINCE MOVING TO TEXAS I HAVE
ALSO RETUNED TO GOING TO CHURCH AND BECAME A MEMBER OF JOHN KNOX
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH IN RIVER OAKS, I AM ON THE YOUTH COMMITTEE AND HELP
OUT WITH OTHER DUTIES WHEN TIME ALLOWS. AT LEAST ONCE A YEAR I TRY TO GET
HOME TO SEE MY PARENTS, AND VISIT WITH SOME OF OUR FELLOW ALUMNI AND
FACULTY.
RANGEL
Name: LESLIE RICHARDS
Lives in: KS
Significant other: MIKE
MIKE AND I HAVE BEEN MARRIED FOR 2 YEARS AND HAVE 4 KIDS BETWEEN US. THEY
RANGE FROM 4YRS TO 12YRS OLD. THEY DEFINITELY KEEP US VERY BUSY. THIS IS MY
5TH YEAR AT WRHS AS A TEACHER. I ALSO HAVE MY OWN STUDIO CALLED TIMELESS
PORTRAITS.
REED
Name: LESLIE MOORE
Lives in: KS
Significant other: BRUCE
REIDENBACH
Name: CONNIE MASSEY
Lives in: AZ
Significant other:
I'M AN OFFICER IN THE USAF. I HAVE A MASTERS DEGREE IN PUBLIC
ADMINISTRATION. I'VE BEEN TO KUWAIT, AZORES, SICILY, AND SPAIN.
REIGLE
Name: DAVID REIGLE
Lives in: KS
Significant other: KELLY
ROEPKE
Name: KIRK ROEPKE
Lives in: TX
Significant other:
SCHODDE
Name: LIZ SCHODDE
Lives in: KS
Significant other:
SCHUTTER
Name: KIMBERLY COMBES
Lives in: KS
Significant other: JEFF
SMITH
Name: NED SMITH
Lives in: KS
Significant other: ANITA
STEENBOCK
Name: DUSTIN STEENBOCK
Lives in: KS
Significant other:
I'VE MOVED AROUND SOME. LIVED IN COLORADO FOR A YEAR, AND NEW YORK FOR 3,
BUT MOVED BACK TO KANSAS TO BE CLOSER TO FAMILY.
TAKAHASHI
Name: TAIJU
Lives in: KY
Significant other: LORI
MARRIED TO REPORTER LORI ARAGON. ONE DAUGHTER, ALANA. CURRENTLY EXECUTIVE
PRODUCER AT KOMO TV IN SEATTLE. I OVERSEE ALL CONTENT FOR SWEEPS AND
RATINGS PERIOD. WON SEVERAL REGIONAL EMMYS FOR PRODUCING (ATLANTA)... ALSO
WON A STATEWIDE AWARD (IN KANSAS) FOR REPORTING. EXECUTIVE PRODUCER - KOMO
TV
THATCHER
Name: SHERI METZGER
Lives in: KS
Significant other: SAM
GRADUATED WR 1987, ATTENDED WU 1987-1988, ATTENDED JCCC. 1988-1989, MARRIED
2002, 1ST CHILD (GIRL) 1993, 2ND CHILD, (BOY)1994. I WORK AT AN ACCOUNTING
FIRM IN TOPEKA. LIVE IN THE COUNTRY WITH MY FAMILY, 2 DOGS, 4 CATS AND MANY
WILD ANIMALS, NATURAL AND OTHERWISE. LIFE HAS BEEN GOOD. CAN'T WAIT TO SEE
EVERYONE AT THE REUNION THIS SUMMER. (TERI, CAN'T WAIT TO WRECK SOME HAVOC
WITH YOU THEN)
VALENTINE
Name: LISA MEINHOLDT
Lives in: KS
Significant other: CHAD
WANAMAKER
Name: HEATHER WANAMAKER
Lives in: KS
Significant other:
I AM A GRADUATE OF WASHBURN RURAL HIGH SCHOOL CLASS OF 1987. I AM SORRY
THAT I CANNOT ATTEND THE EVENTS GOING ON THE WEEKEND OF JULY 20, 2007 DUE
TO SCHEDULING CONFLICTS. I DO HOWEVER LIKE TO KEEP IN CONTACT WITH MY
FORMER CLASSMATES!
WATERS
Name: KAREN PEARSON
Lives in: AZ
Significant other: ERIC
WHITE
Name: WAYNE WHITE
Lives in: MO
Significant other: JULIE
OWNER OF STUDIO 2108 LLC HTTP://WWW.STUDIO2108.COM A PROFESSIONAL GRAPHIC
DESIGN, WEBSITE DESIGN, WEBSITE HOSTING AND SEARCH ENGINE OPTIMIZATION
(SEO) COMPANY. AS OWNER/CREATIVE DIRECTOR - WAYNE HAS OVER 19 YEARS OF
GRAPHIC DESIGN EXPERIENCE AND OVER 10 YEARS OF WEBSITE DESIGN, WEBSITE
DEVELOPMENT AND WEBSITE HOSTING EXPERIENCE - COMPLETING EVERYTHING FOR
WEBSITE NEEDS FROM CUSTOM DESIGNED BANNERS ADS, FLASH ANIMATION,
INTERACTIVE FLASH PROJECTS, CUSTOM DESIGNED WEBSITE, HTML NEWSLETTERS, HTML
E-MAILS, SHOPPING CARTS AND WEB HOSTING FOR A WIDE VARIETY OF COMPANIES.
WAYNE HAS BEEN IN BUSINESS AS A GRAPHIC DESIGNER FOR 13 YEARS IN ST. LOUIS,
MO AND PREVIOUSLY RESIDED IN KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI AFTER GRADUATING WITH A
BFA DEGREE IN GRAPHIC DESIGN/ILLUSTRATION FROM KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY IN
DECEMBER 1992.
ZANDER
Name: VAN ZANDER
Lives in: VA
Significant other:
LOOKING FORWARD TO 20 YEAR REUNION!
Class of 1988
ADAMS
Name: LISA KASPER
Lives in: KS
Significant other:
ASHLOCK
Name: ELAINE BERNARD
Lives in: NC
Significant other: EDWARD
WELL, LET US SEE. SINCE HIGH SCHOOL I HAVE BEEN MARRIED AND DIVORCED TWICE.
(STUPID) I HAD MY FIRST CHILD IN 1989 AND SHE WILL GRADUATE HIGH SCHOOL IN
MAY 2008. I HAVE TO MORE CHILDREN WITH MY CURRENT LOVE. MY SON WAS BORN IN
2005 AND MY BABY GIRL WAS BORN APRIL 2007. THEY ARE TWO WONDERFUL CHILDREN.
I START COLLEGE AGAIN AND WILL HOPEFULLY BE DONE SOON AND START MY OWN
BUSINESS. I HAVE BEEN LIVING IN NORTH CAROLINA FOR THE LAST 17 YEARS AND
LOVE IT HERE.
CLINKINBEARD
Name: CURT CLINKINBEARD
Lives in: KS
Significant other: SUMMER
FAGAN
Name: JACKIE FEIN
Lives in: PA
Significant other: DAVID
FRIEDEN
Name: TED FRIEDEN
Lives in: KS
Significant other: ANA
HAVE BEEN MARRIED TO ANA FOR 9YRS. ANA IS A LITTLE OLDER THAN ME. MY
STEPKID'S AGES 23/21/17YRS - TWO GIRLS ONE BOY. GRADUATED FROM ESU WITH
DEGREE IN MARKETING. PURCHASED MR. GOODCENTS SUBS & PASTAS IN 1999. HAVE
FOUR IN TOPEKA ONE IN MANHATTAN AND ONE IN SALINA. BETWEEN THE STORES AND
MY FAMILY HAVE BEEN VERY BUSY.
HAYES
Name: MINDY BELL
Lives in: KS
Significant other: MICHAEL
HISZCZYNSKYJ
Name: CAROL EVANS
Lives in: KS
Significant other: GEORGE
LONGHOFER
Name: MICHAEL LONGHOFER
Lives in: KS
Significant other:
I STILL LIVE IN TOPEKA. I AM EMPLOYED BY TALLGRASS ORTHOPEDICS & SPORTS
MEDICINE AS AN ATHLETIC TRAINER. I GRADUATED FROM WASHBURN UNIVERSITY WITH
A DEGREE IN PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS WITH A
MASTER'S DEGREE IN BIOMECHANICS. I AM SINGLE AND HAVE NO CHILDREN.
MOATS
Name: AMY PRIVAT
Lives in: KS
Significant other: SHAWN
GRADUATED KANSAS STATE IN ACCOUNTING 12/92. FINANCIAL ANALYST - RAYTHEON
AIRCRAFT 1993-1997. FINANCIAL ANALYST - SPRINT 1997-1999. PROJECT MANAGER -
SPRINT 1999-PRESENT. MARRIED 2000. DAUGHTER - ALEXANDRA CHRISTINE - BORN
1/29/02. 2 DOGS - SHIH TZUS - NAKITA PEARL & RIZZO MAXINE.
POMERANTZ
Name: JENNIFER POMERANTZ
Lives in: CA
Significant other:
MOVED TO LOS ANGELES IN 1995, WORK AT WARNER BROS. STUDIOS DOING RETOUCHING
FOR PUBLICITY IMAGES, PLAY VIOLIN IN TWO BANDS, DEMONIKA AND THE DARKLINGS,
AND UNEXTRAORDINARY GENTLEMEN.
ROSENBERG
Name: JODI MARVINE
Lives in:
Significant other: CHUCK
I LIVE IN SHAWNEE WITH MY HUSBAND, CHUCK, AND THREE BOYS: JOSH (AUG.
2000), ALEX (APR. 03) AND ELI (MAY 07). I TEACH AT KU LAW SCHOOL, HAVING
LEFT PRIVATE LAW PRACTICE AFTER SON NO. 2 CAME ALONG.
SCHLESENER
Name: TAMMY SANDERS
Lives in: KS
Significant other: SCOTT
I RECEIVED BOTH MY BACHELOR AND MASTERS DEGREES FROM ESU. I AM JUST NOW
STARTING MY 14TH YEAR AT AUBURN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. I HAVE TAUGHT
KINDERGARTEN AND FIRST GRADE. I AM BACK DOWN IN KINDERGARTEN AND LOVING IT!
SCOTT AND I HAVE ONE DAUGHTER, SYDNEY. SHE IS 6 YEARS OLD GOING ON 16. HER
BIRTHDAY IS IN DECEMBER SO SHE THINKS THE WHOLE MONTH IS ABOUT HER. SYDNEY
WILL BE IN THE FIRST GRADE AT AUBURN. IT IS SO NEAT TO SEE HER LEARN AND
GROW. OUR FAMILIES STILL LIVE CLOSE. MY BROTHER, SISTER IN LAW AND COUSINS
LIVE IN KC. WE ALL GET TOGETHER A LOT. WE LOVE TO TRAVEL. IN THE PAST 2
YEARS, WE HAVE BEEN TO BARBADOS, FLORIDA, AND RUSSIA. (THE WHOLE FAMILY
WENT ON THESE, GREAT MEMORIES!) RUSSIA WAS THIS YEARS SUMMER VACATION. WOW!
THAT WAS QUITE A LEARNING EXPERIENCE FOR ALL OF US. SYDNEY LOVED IT. SHE
HAS NOW DECIDED THAT NEXT YEAR SHE WANTS TO GO TO HAWAII AND THE CAYMAN
ISLANDS. WE'LL SEE.
SMILEY
Name: SHELBY HOYTAL
Lives in: KS
Significant other: JOEY
STRICKLIN
Name: STACI MANTAS
Lives in: MI
Significant other: DAVID
THOMPSON
Name: ANGELIA THOMPSON
Lives in: KS
Significant other:
WOW - LIFE IN A NUTSHELL - MARRIED AT 20, DIVORCED AT 26, RAISING MY
DAUGHTER AS A SINGLE PARENT, ONLY 2 JOBS SINCE GRADUATION, BEEN AT THE SAME
ONE NOW FOR ALMOST 10 YEARS. WHEW! THAT'S PRETTY MUCH IT! :)
WARD
Name: NANETTE BALES
Lives in:
Significant other: BRIAN
CURRENTLY LIVING IN VILSECK, GERMAN
Class of 1989
BURTON
Name: CATHY GUSTAFSON
Lives in: LA
Significant other: DWAYNE
AFTER GRADUATION I ATTENDED KU AND I HAVE BEEN WORKING IN THE HEALTHCARE
BUSINESS INDUSTRY EVERSINCE. I CURRENTLY WORK AS THE PATIENT ACCOUNT
MANAGER AT KANSAS REHABILITATION HOSPITAL. DWAYNE AND I WERE MARRIED IN
OCTOBER 94. WE HAVE TWO CHILDREN MORGAN, 7 AND TRAVIS, 5. WE LIVE IN RURAL
OSAGE CITY ON A CATTLE FARM. I LOVE TO SPEND TIME WITH MY FAMILY AND
BETWEEN MY CHILDREN AND MY CAREER I STAY VERY BUSY.
CLIFFORD
Name: MARY HANSON
Lives in: MO
Significant other: DION
SINCE HIGH SCHOOL I HAVE LIVED IN TENNESSEE, KC, AND ST. LOUIS WHICH IS
WHERE I HAVE BEEN SINCE '98. I WAS MARRIED MARCH 2, 2002 IN THE BIGGEST
SNOW STORM OF THE WINTER. IT WAS FUN THOUGH. I AM A VOLUNTEER AT THE ST
CHARLES HUMANE SOCIETY. I AM AN REINSURANCE UNDERWRITING CONSULTANT. I HAVE
A ZOO AT MY HOUSE WITH 2 DOGS, 4 CATS AND A HAMSTER SO I DON'T HAVE TIME
FOR CHILDREN RIGHT NOW.
COCHRAN
Name: ELAINE PARKER
Lives in: KS
Significant other: JOSH
GRADUATED IN 1989. WENT TO HIGHLAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE ON A SOFTBALL
SCHOLARSHIP. GRADUATED FROM HIGHLAND IN 1991 WENT TO WASHBURN UNIVERISTY
GRADUATED WITH A DEGREE IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE IN 1994. STARTED WORKING AT THE
SHAWNEE COUNTY JAIL IN 1994 AS CORRECTIONAL SPECIALIST UNTIL 2000. SINCE
2000 I HAVE BEEN WITH THE KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS AS A PAROLE
OFFICER. I MEET MY HUSBAND JOSH WHILE WORKING AT THE JAIL, NO HE WASN'T AN
INMATE. WE GOT ENGAGED IN JUNE OF 2001, HE POPPED THE QUESTION DURING A
SLOW PITCH SOFTBALL GAME IN AUBUEN. WE GOT MARRIED IN 2002, HAD OUR SON
(NOLAN) IN JANUARY OF 2003 AND OUR DAUGHTER (NORAH) IN 2004.
COLE
Name: JODI FRITTS
Lives in: MO
Significant other: TIMOTHY
AFTER I GRADUATED, I STARTED WORK AS A VET TECH AT A CLINIC IN TOPEKA. TIM
FRITTS AND I WERE MARRIED IN JUNE OF '90 AND HAD OUR FIRST CHILD IN APRIL
'94. AT THIS TIME, I BECAME A STAY-AT-HOME MOM. WE HAD OUR 2ND IN SEPT.
'98. TIM'S WORK EVENTUALLY LED US TO THE KC AREA, AND WE MOVED TO
GRANDVIEW, MO IN AUG.'99. I AM STILL A STAY-AT-HOME MOM AND HAVE ALWAYS
BEEN IN THE HABIT OF "COLLECTING" DOGS. ACTUALLY, ADOPTING UNWANTED'S. WE
CURRENTLY HAVE 2 SONS AND 3 DOGS. HOPE TO HEAR FROM SOME OF MY CLASS!!!
COWAN
Name: JENI CHASE
Lives in: NY
Significant other: DAVID
DODD
Name: KAREN WATERS
Lives in:
Significant other: LOUIS
I MARRIED JOHN GARVEY IN OCTOBER OF 1991. WE HAD A DAUGHTER SEPTEMBER 24
1992. JOHN WAS KILLED IN SEPTEMBER OF 1999 IN A CAR ACCIDENT. MY DAUGHTER
MORGAN AND I LEFT TOPEKA IN 2001 AND I MARRIED LOUIS WATERS. WE HAVE TWO
MORE CHILDREN AGED 6 AND 2. MADILYNN-6 MEGAN-2. MY POOR HUSBAND LIVES IN A
HOUSE OF WOMEN! WE OWN A CONCRETE SWIMMING POOL BUSINESS AND TRUELY ENJOY
LIFE AND OUR FAMILY.
EDMISTON
Name: RYAN EDMISTON
Lives in: KS
Significant other: DIANE
MARRIED IN 2001. STOPPED WORKING FOR H&R BLOCK IN 2002 TO START AN IT
CONSULTING BUSINESS IN KANSAS CITY.
PIERCE
Name: TRACY NELSON
Lives in: KS
Significant other: MITCHELL
SINCE HIGH SCHOOL I HAVE GONE TO COLLEGE (WHICH I MADE THE MISTAKE TO
QUIT), GOT MARRIED HAD ONE BEAUTIFUL BABY WHO IS NOW 8. I HAVE BEEN
DIVORCED FOR 3.5 YEARS. WORKED SEVERAL MISERABLE JOBS. NOW I AM ENJOYING
BEING A SINGLE MOM AND WORKING AT HARRAH'S PRAIRIE BAND CASINO AS A
CASHIER.
RAINE
Name: TRACY FERRIS
Lives in: KS
Significant other: DAVE
REILLY
Name: KATE TURNER
Lives in: MO
Significant other: GARY
AFTER HIGHSCHOOL I WENT TO KSTATE AND RECEIVED A DEGREE IN AGRIBUSINESS. I
LIVED IN WICHITA FOR 4 YEARS WHERE I MET MY HUSBAND. WE MOVED TO
SPRINGFIELD IN 1997 BECAUSE HE WAS OFFERED THE JOB OF HEAD FOOTBALL COACH
AT HILLCREST HIGH SCHOOL. AFTER LIVING HERE A MONTH I FOUND A JOB AT THE
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FAIRS AND EXPOSITIONS. I AM THEIR MEETING
PLANNER AND OFFICE MANAGER. THIS IS THE JOB I WOULD HAVE DESIGNED FOR
MYSELF. MCKENZIE MAY TURNER WAS BORN JUNE 8, 2002. SHE HAS BEEN A EASY BABY
AND IS NOW A VERY ACTIVE CHILD.
SANTIAGO
Name: CRISTINA SANTIAGO
Lives in:
Significant other:
I HAD AN UNFORGETTABLE EXPERIENCE BEING PART OF WASHBURN RURAL IN MY LAST
YEAR OF HIGH SCHOOL, AS A FOREIGN EXCHANGE STUDENT. AFTER THAT, I BECAME A
DOCTOR AND THEN I SPECIALIZATED ON ORAL AND MAXILOFACIAL SURGERY. I´´M
MARRIED AND HAVE 3 KIDS NOW. PHONE 0034 670212984
TOMASEWSKI
Name: MARK TOMASEWSKI
Lives in: KS
Significant other:
WEBB
Name: RON WEBB
Lives in: KS
Significant other: CASSIE
CURRENTLY I AM MARRIED TO CASSIE WEBB AND HAVE ONE CHILD, DAWSON JOSEPH
WEBB, AND ANOTHER ON THE WAY IN JULY OF 2001. I HAVE WORKED FOR WAL-MART
SINCE FEB. OF 91 AND AM IN MANAGEMENT NOW. I LIVE IN OLATHE, KS. FEEL FREE
TO DROP AN E-MAIL.
WILLARD
Name: HEATHER SHARP
Lives in: KS
Significant other: CHARLES
I HAVE 2 GREAT CHILDREN. I CURRENTLY CO OWN A BBQ JOINT IN VASSAR KANSAS
AND AM WORKING TOWARDS MY EMT CERT. I ALSO WORK AS A PARA IN POMONA HIGH.
ZAITZ
Name: BILL ZAITZ
Lives in: KS
Significant other: LYNN
GRADUATED HIGH SCHOOL THEN WENT TO COLLEGE AT VARIOUS SCHOOLS AROUND
KANSAS. MET MY WIFE AT EMPORIA STATE. WORKED AT HOSPITALITY COMPANY AS
FOOD AND BEV DIRECTOR. IN 2000 GOT MARRIED AND IN 2006 WE HAD OUR FIRST
BEAUTIFUL DAUGHTER. LIKE TO FISH AND HUNT SPEND TIME WITH FAMILY. WASHBURN
RURAL WAS A GREAT PLACE TO GO TO SCHOOL. SURE DO MISS THOSE DAYS!!!
Class of 1990
AKINS
Name: JENNIFER SMITH
Lives in: KS
Significant other:
ARAIZA
Name: BILL ARAIZA
Lives in:
Significant other: TRINA
UNDERGRAD AT THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS. LAW DEGREE FROM SMU (SOUTHERN
METHODIST UNIVERSITY IN DALLAS) PRIVATE PRACTICE IN DALLAS. MARRIED WITH 2
SONS BRAMM & CLYDE.
BAUM
Name: JULIA TURCO
Lives in: TX
Significant other: JAY
BRIGGS
Name: DEBORAH
Lives in: NA
Significant other: BO
WHAT CAN I SAY? AFTER HIGH SCHOOL I WENT TO KU AND GRADUATED WITH THE
IRRELEVANT DEGREE OF BACHELOR IN RUSSIAN LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE. I WAS
NEVER A GOOD PLANNER. NOT KNOWING WHAT ELSE TO DO, I WENT TO KRASNOYARSK,
IN SIBERIA, AND TAUGHT ENGLISH FOR A YEAR AND A HALF. BEAUTIFUL PLACE,
GREAT FUN. THEN I MOVED TO DENMARK BECAUSE MY DANISH FRIEND WAS STARTING A
BUSINESS. I MARRIED HIM A FEW YEARS LATER AND HIS BUSINESS IS STILL AFLOAT,
SO I HAVE BEEN IN DENMARK EVER SINCE. I WENT BACK TO SCHOOL AND GOT A
(DANISH) TEACHING DEGREE, SO NOW I TEACH ENGLISH AND MATH AT A SCHOOL FOR
CARPENTERS. ALSO GREAT FUN, BUT I DO MISS THE STATES, SO I BRING MY TWO
SONS, ZACK (2002) AND MARTIN (2008) HOME FOR VISITS AT LEAST ONCE A YEAR.
SOMETIMES I EVEN SEE SOME CLASSMATES. :-)
CLAUSING
Name: CAREY IENNACCARO
Lives in: KS
Significant other: JOHN
HELLO TO EVERYONE. I HAVE BEEN MARRIED FOR 8 YEARS TO AN AMAZING MAN WHO I
ACTUALLY BEGAN DATING MY SENIOR YEAR. WE HAVE BEEN TOGETHER FOR 15 YEARS!
HE IS A WONDERFUL FATHER TO OUR 3 CHILDREN- HAILEY (ALMOST 5), LINDSAY (2),
AND MEGAN (2). YES THE 2 YEAR OLDS ARE TWINS! WE ARE ALWAYS VERY BUSY BUT
WOULD LOVE TO HEAR FROM ANYONE WHO MAY BE IN THE AREA. WE MOVED TO KANSAS
CITY ABOUT 6 YEARS AGO FROM OMAHA. I STILL LONG TO GO BACK TO OMAHA. I
THINK WE ARE HERE TO STAY. BOTH OF OUR FAMILIES ARE HERE AND AS I AM SURE
YOU ALL KNOW IT IS NICE TO HAVE THEM CLOSE WHEN YOU HAVE CHILDREN. I WORKED
IN THE DENTAL FIELD FOR 9 YEARS BUT DECIDED TO STAY HOME WHEN WE HAD
CHILDREN. WE ARE JUST YOUR AVERAGE FAMILY LIVING AND LOVING AND TAKING IT
ONE DAY AT A TIME.
DIRKSEN
Name: AMY NAUKAM
Lives in: TX
Significant other: JEFF
I GRADUATED K-STATE IN 1994, GOT MARRIED TO JEFF IN 1996, AND MOVED TO
TEXAS WITHIN 2 WEEKS OF GETTING MARRIED. I THEN ATTENDED AND GRADUATED FROM
SOUTHWESTERN BAPTIST THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY (FORT WORTH) IN 2000 WITH MY
MASTERS IN COUNSELING. I QUIT WORK TO HAVE OUR SON IN NOVEMBER 2000 AND NOW
OUR DAUGHTER IN APRIL 2004. I NOW WORK FROM HOME AS A MORTGAGE LOAN
OFFICER, MOTHER OF TWO, AS WELL AS HELP OUT WITH MY HUSBAND'S MARKETING
FIRM.
GOMEZ
Name: ANN LANG
Lives in: KS
Significant other: SCOTT
HI. I'VE BEEN MARRIED FOR 7 YEARS. WE HAVE 2 BOYS. OUR OLDEST IS 5 YEARS
OLD, AND OUR YOUNGEST IS 3. MY STEPSON IS 10 YEARS OLD. HAVEN'T BEEN DOING
MUCH. I HAVE A FULL TIME JOB AND JUST ENJOYING MY KIDS.
HUGHES
Name: AARON HUGHES
Lives in: KS
Significant other: LAURIE
MOVED TO KC IN 1995. MARRIED LAURIE WEEKES IN OCTOBER 1996. WE HAVE 2
CHILDREN, CONNOR AGE 2 AND AMANDA 6 MONTHS. MOVED INTO A NEW HOUSE IN
AUGUST IN OLATHE. I HAVE WORKED FOR CINGULAR WIRELESS SINCE SEPTEMBER 1999.
JOHNSON
Name: KRISTIN PEREZ
Lives in: KS
Significant other: DAVID
AFTER HIGH SCHOOL, I ATTENDED KU FOR TWO YEARS AND THEN WASHBURN UNIVERSITY
WHERE I RECEIVED MY BSN. I BEGAN WORKING AT STORMONT VAIL HOSPITAL IN LABOR
& DELIVERY IN APRIL 1994 AND HAVE BEEN THERE EVER SINCE. I MARRIED DAVID
(MY H.S. SWEETIE) IN NOVEMBER 1994. WE HAVE THREE GORGEOUS CHILDREN; JACOB
BORN 04/1997, ETHAN BORN 12/2000, AND ABBY BORN 06/2002. WE LIVE IN USD437
AND UNLESS SOMETHING DRASTIC HAPPENS, WILL BE SENDING OUR KIDS TO WRHS. I
ALSO HAVE A PAMPERED CHEF BUSINESS THAT KEEPS ME BUSY, AS WELL AS KIDS
ACTIVE IN SOCCER, BASEBALL AT KEN BERRY, AND DANCE. SEE YA AROUND TOWN,
AND SOMEDAY SOON AT A WRHS GAME!
MURRAY
Name: WENDI SPARKS
Lives in: KS
Significant other: MATT
PALMER
Name: CHRIS PALMER
Lives in: KS
Significant other: EMILY
PLAYED FOOTBALL AT GARDEN CITY COMMUNITY COLLEGE. GRADUATED FROM OTTAWA
UNIVERSITY, AND NOW WORK FOR EMBARQ COMMUNICATIONS IN OVERLAND PARK, KS. I
HAVE BEEN MARRIED TO EMILY FOR SEVEN YEARS AND HAVE TWO CHILDREN, AIDAN
BORN IN 2004 AND DELANEY JUST ARRIVED THE SPRING OF 2007. ENJOY TRAVELING
AND AND PLAYING WITH THE KIDS.
ROSETTA
Name: EMILY CHEEK
Lives in: KS
Significant other: CHARLES
ROTEN
Name: TERRI SLATER
Lives in: KS
Significant other: RAY
WELL, WENT TO EMPORIA STATE UNIVERSITY, KU AND WASHBURN UNIVERSITY.
GRADUATED WITH DEGREE IN COMPUTER INFORMATION SYSTEMS. MARRIED IN 94
(DIVORCED IN 97) AND HAD KID #1, CODY. HE IS 14. HE IS ABOUT TO START
DRIVING AND I'M GETTING NERVOUS. YOU SHOULD SEE THE WAY HE DRIVES ON THE
XBOX 360. GEEZ. MARRIED AGAIN IN 2001 TO THE LOVE OF MY LIFE, RAY. WE HAVE
A GIRL (KID #2), CHASTYNE, BORN IN 2002. I WAS A WEB PROGRAMMER/ANALYST FOR
WASHBURN UNIVERSITY FOR 4 YEARS AND AM CURRENTLY A SOFTWARE APPLICATION
DEVELOPER FOR THE KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION(LAST 5 YEARS).
BASICALLY, MY LIFE IS FULL OF SPORTS, SPORTS, SPORTS AS MY SON PLAYS
FOOTBALL, BASKETBALL AND BASEBALL. AND, OF COURSE, WE ARE KU FANS SO WE
HAVE TO GO TO THE GAMES (OR WATCH THEM ON HIGH DEFINITION TV, BECAUSE AS
CODY SAYS, IT JUST ISN'T THE SAME ON REGULAR TV IF YOU CAN'T SEE WHAT THE
COACH IS YELLING AT THE PLAYERS).
SCOTT
Name: JULIE
Lives in: FL
Significant other:
WILSON
Name: JOSHUA WILSON
Lives in: MO
Significant other: MISTY
GRADUATED HIGHSCHOOL, TRIED COLLEGE (HALF A SEMESTER), KICKED AROUND FOR A
FEW YEARS. JOINED THE MARINE CORPS IN '92, SERVED IN JAPAN AND CALIFORNIA,
MARRIED IN '93, HAILEY (#1) BORN IN '93, DAMIEN (#2) BORN '95. MOVED KANSAS
CITY WHEN DISCHARGED IN '97. STARTED WORKING INSTALLING PHONE SYSTEMS,
COLIN (#3) BORN IN '00. RECEIVED ASSOCIATES DEGREE IN LIBERAL ARTS. WORKING
IN OVERLAND PARK NOW MANAGING COMPANIES TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND OTHER ODDS
AND ENDS, KENNEDY (#4) BORN IN '03. MY WIFE MISTY WAS ACCEPTED TO KU MED
FOR OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY '05. OTHER THAN THAT STAYING FAIRLY BUSY WITH FOUR
KIDS, WORK AND SCHOOL.
Class of 1991
ARMSTRONG
Name: NICOLE NIESSEN
Lives in: KS
Significant other: BRAD
DELCI
Name: JENNIFER DELCI
Lives in: KS
Significant other:
I GRADUATE FROM KAW AREA VOCATIONAL TECHNICAL SCHOOL IN JUNE OF 1992 WITH A
CHILD CARE CERTIFICATE. I THEN PURSURED A DEGREE IN EARLY CHILDHOOD
EDUCATION FROM EMPORIA STATE UNIVERSITY, WHICH I OBTAIN IN 1996. WHILE
GETTING MY DEGREE I MET MY LIFE LONG COMPANION, ZEST, AN ASSISTANCE DOG,
WHO HAS NOT LEFT MY SIDE IN 6 YEARS. I THEN SPENT THE NEXT 3 YEARS TEACHING
IN CHILD CARE CENTERS IN TOPEKA AND LAWRENCE. FINALLY, TWO YEARS AGO, I
TOOK A JOB WITH THE YWCA OF TOPEKA YOUTH SERVICES, BOUGHT MY OWN HOME AND
MOVED. CURRENTLY MY JOB DUTIES ARE EXPANDING BY LEAPS AND BOUNDS AND THAT
KEEPS ME VERY BUSY. BATTLING MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY THROUGHOUT MY CHILDHOOD I
NEVER THOUGHT WHEN I GRADUATED FROM H.S. THAT I WOULD STILL BE HERE FOR THE
10 YEAR REUNION. GOD HAS TRULY BLESSED ME.
EDWARDS
Name: KIMBERLY SIEWERT
Lives in: OK
Significant other: KARL
FOSTER
Name: KAREN ANDERSON
Lives in: KS
Significant other: AARON
I AM A ENGLISH TEACHER. OUR DAUGHTER SYDNEY WAS BORN APRIL 9, 1998, AND OUR
SON, ADAM, WAS BORN JUNE 3, 2000.
GRAY
Name: CHAD GRAY
Lives in: KS
Significant other: MISTY
HANSHAW
Name: LAURIE MORITZ
Lives in: KS
Significant other: RAY
HI! I MET THE MAN OF MY DREAMS IN 1998 AND WE MARRIED IN FEBRUARY 2000. WE
HAVE A 5 YEAR OLD SON NAMED CAMERON AND A 4 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER NAMED
BREEANA.
MANN
Name: MICHAEL MANN
Lives in:
Significant other:
MCINTOSH
Name: COLLEEN STUART
Lives in: KS
Significant other: JAMES
MARRIED AND HAD TWO BOYS, NOW 14 AND 16. JOINED THE POLICE DEPARTMENT IN
1999. DIVORCED AND REMARRIED WITH THREE STEPCHILDREN - SON 18, DAUGHTER 13
AND SON 10. WE HAD OUR LAST CHILD, REBEKAH, IN 2006. I CURRENTLY SERVE AS A
SCHOOL RESOURE OFFICER FOR THE TOPEKA POLICE DEPARTMENT. IT FEELS GOOD TO
FUFILL YOUR DREAMS - WHATEVER THEY BE.
PLATIS
Name: ANDREA RAMSEY
Lives in: UT
Significant other: CHRIS
(INFO AS OF 12/00) I GOT MARRIED IN 1996 TO A WONDERFUL GUY. WE HAVE AN 8
MONTH OLD NAMED JACK. HE IS SO CUTE!! CHRIS IS VICE PRESIDENT AT NIC AN
INTERNET COMPANY BASED OUT OF KANSAS CITY. WE LIVE IN SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH,
RIGHT NOW. I AM A STAY AT HOME MOMMY! THE BEST JOB IN THE WORLD. WE WOULD
LOVE TO MOVE BACK TO KC! WE MOVED TO THE EAST, WE MOVED TO THE SOUTH AND
THE WEST. AND WE LIKE THE MIDWEST THE BEST.
REYNOLDS
Name: DAVID REYNOLDS
Lives in: FL
Significant other: DEE DEE
ROSENE
Name: SCOTT ROSENE
Lives in: KS
Significant other:
URBAN
Name: MIKE URBAN
Lives in: WA
Significant other: MELISSA
I GRADUATED FROM KU WITH A MASTERS DEGREE IN STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING, AND I
CURRENTLY LIVE IN SEATTLE. I HAVE BEEN WORKING FOR BOEING FOR 4 YEARS,
DOING DESIGN WORK FOR CLASSIFIED MILITARY PROJECTS. I MET MELISSA AT A
CONFERENCE ON LOW EARTH ORBIT SATELLITES. WE HAVE 2 SETS OF TWINS, 2 BOYS
AND 2 GIRLS.
ZWIENER
Name: CHRIS ZWIENER
Lives in: MO
Significant other: AMANDA
WENT TO HIGHLAND CC, THEN TRANSFERRED TO BAKER AND GRADUATED IN MAY 1996.
MARRIED AMANDA WOODS, WHOM I MET AT BAKER AND WE MOVED TO ST. LOUIS (GO
CARDINALS!) IN 1999. WE HAVE FOUR (YEP, FOUR) BEAUTIFUL DAUGHTERS: HANNAH
(BORN MAY 1996), CORDELIA (BORN JULY 2000), PAIGE (BORN MAY 2002) AND ELSA
(BORN AUGUST 2003).
Class of 1992
COWING
Name: KAREN OLIVER
Lives in: KS
Significant other:
EDGAR
Name: KIMBERLY HESS
Lives in: AR
Significant other: ERIC
I GOT MARRIED IN MAY OF 1998 AND MOVED TO BENTONVILLE ARKANSAS WHERE WE
WORK AT THE WAL-MART CORPORATE OFFICE. I HAVE TWO BEAUTIFUL CHILDREN ~ A
SON, NOAH, BORN IN JAN. 2000, AND A DAUGHTER, MACY, BORN IN SEPT. 2002.
KIRCHHOFER
Name: GRETCHEN HAWKS
Lives in: WI
Significant other: JOHN
AFTER I GRADUATED I WENT TO K-STATE, WHERE I RECEIVED A BA IN HISTORY AND
ANTHROPOLOGY. I MET MY HUSBAND, JOHN, THERE, AND WE MARRIED AFTER I
GRADUATED. WE SPENT 3 YEARS IN ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN, WHILE HE FINISHED HIS
PH.D. WE THEN MOVED TO SALT LAKE CITY, WHERE HE WORKED AT THE UNIVERSITY OF
UTAH. WE HAD OUR FIRST DAUGHTER, SOPHIE, THERE IN 2000. IN 2002, WE MOVED
TO MADISON, WISCONSIN, WHERE JOHN IS AN ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF ANTHROPOLOGY
AT THE UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON. IN 2003, WE HAD TWIN DAUGHTERS,
LUCY AND SADIE. WE ALSO BOUGHT OUR FIRST HOUSE, AND SETTLED HERE FOR A LONG
TIME TO COME.
KOTICH
Name: VICTORIA KOTICH
Lives in:
Significant other:
QUARLES
Name: STANLEY QUARLES
Lives in: KS
Significant other: KIMBERLY
SAATHOFF
Name: STEPHANIE ALBRIGHT
Lives in: KS
Significant other: MARTY
AFTER HIGH SCHOOL I ATTENDED CLOUD COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOR ONE YEAR
THEN TRANSFERRED KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY. I GRADUATED FROM KSU IN 1996 WITH
A BACHELORS DEGREE IN AGRIBUSINESS. SEPTEMBER 7, 1996 I MARRIED MARTY
ALBRIGHT AND NOVEMBER 4, 2002 WE HAD A SON, BRETT MARTIN.
VAN HOUTAN
Name: CHRISTY BOND
Lives in: KS
Significant other:
WALKER
Name: BRAD WALKER
Lives in: TN
Significant other:
ZECKSER
Name: JOSHUA ZECKSER
Lives in: OR
Significant other: BECKY
Class of 1993
BROBST
Name: JONATHAN BROBST
Lives in: KS
Significant other: JENNIFER
I SPENT THE FIRST FEW YEARS AFTER SCHOOL WANDERING WHAT I WAS GOING TO DO.
I ALMOST GOT MARRIED IN 95, DIDNOT BUT GAINED A DAUGHTER FROM THE
EXPERIENCE. I BEGAN ATTENDING ALLEN COUNTY JUCO AND SEVEN YEARS LATER
COMPLETED A BBA (EMPHASIS IN FINANCE) AT WASHBURN UNIVERSITY. IN 2003 I
STARTED A DRYWALL CONSTRUCTION BUSINESS AND AM NOW DOING BUSINESS WITH SOME
OF THE MORE PROMINENT HOME BUILDERS IN TOPEKA AND SHAWNEE COUNTY. (IF YOUR
BUILDING A HOUSE CONTACT ME, I AM CONSIDERING A DISCOUNT FOR CLASSMATES). I
AM NOW MARRIED AND HAVE 3 CHILDREN (ONE GIRL AND TWO BOYS). I MISSED OUR
FIRST REUNION BUT AM LOOKING FORWARD TO THEM IN THE FUTURE TO FIND OUT WHAT
SOME OF YOU ARE DOING.
CAVANAUGH
Name: RYAN CAVANAUGH
Lives in: CA
Significant other:
ACTOR IN LA AND HOLLYWOOD, VARIOUS MOVIES AND COMMERCIALS.
CROSBY
Name: CARIE MASSEY
Lives in: KS
Significant other:
FOUST
Name: RUSS FOUST
Lives in: CO
Significant other:
MOVED TO COLORADO AFTER KSU. I MANAGED A RANCH INITIALLY BUT THEN STARTED
SHOEING HORSES FULL TIME. LIVED IN FT. COLLINS THEN MOVED DOWN TO COLORADO
SPRINGS ABOUT 4 YEARS AGO.
HAND
Name: HEATHER STEWART
Lives in: OK
Significant other:
WELL, I LEFT IN THE SUMMER OF 1991 AND MOVED TO MEMPHIS, TN, WHERE I MADE
SURE TO JOIN THE CHOIR AND THE NEWSPAPER. OUR CHOIR WENT TO NATIONALS AT
ORLANDO AND WON 2ND, AND I WOUND UP BECOMING EDITOR IN CHIEF OF THE
NEWSPAPER AT SCHOOL. I MET MY FIRST HUSBAND, UNFORTUNATELY, WHILE IN
TENNESSEE AND WE GOT MARRIED IN 1993, HE MOVED ME TO BFE OKLAHOMA AND I GOT
PREGNANT WITH OUR DAUGHTER AND SHE WAS BORN IN JUNE OF 1994. FINALLY GOT
WISE AROUND 1995 AND REALIZED THAT HE WAS JUST ALL WRONG FOR ME AND FOR MY
DAUGHTER, AND DECIDED TO GET DIVORCED, BUT IT TOOK ME ANOTHER 4 YEARS OF
HELL BEFORE I COULD AFFORD TO DIVORCE HIM. STARTED WITH THE WHOLE PROCEDURE
AND FOUND OUT THAT NONE OF IT WAS NECESSARY SINCE WE WERE NEVER LEAGALLY
MARRIED. I MET MY CURRENT HUSBAND (THIS MARRIAGE IS LEGAL!) AT THE END OF
1999, WE HAD A SON IN SEPTEMBER 2001 AFTER I WAS TOLD THAT I WOULD NO
LONGER BE ABLE TO HAVE ANYMORE CHILDREN. WE GOT MARRIED IN 2003! THE MOST
ABSOLUTELY THE HAPPIEST DAY OF MY LIFE! NOW, AFTER 8 1/2 YEARS, MY HUSBAND
IS GOING TO ADOPT MY DAUGHTER BECAUSE HER BIOLOGICAL SPERM DONOR IS A PIECE
OF CRAP AND HASN'T SEEN HER SINCE SHE WAS 7 AND IT'S LIKE AN ACT OF GOD TO
GET THE $53 A MONTH IN CHILD SUPPORT FROM HIM. I HAVE MOVED QUITE A BIT
SINCE I LEFT HIGH SCHOOL AND HAVE BEEN HAPPY EVERYWHERE THAT I HAVE GONE. I
NOW AM A NATIONALLY CERTIFIED PHARMACY TECHNICIAN AND LOVING IT. I WOULD
LOVE TO HEAR FROM SOME OF MY OLD CLASSMATES AND SEE HOW THEY ARE DOING. YOU
CAN EMAIL ME AT H_D_STEWART # MSN.COM
KENNEDY
Name: KRISTEN STARR
Lives in: KS
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PARKER
Name: HEATHER PARKER
Lives in: KS
Significant other:
AFTER HIGH SCHOOL I MARRIED CHRIS STONE AND HAD TWO CHILDREN WHO ARE NOW
EIGHT AND SIX. I WORK AT THE CORPORATE OFFICE FOR FALLEY'S FOOD 4 LESS, IN
THE ACCOUNTING DEPARTMENT HERE IN TOPEKA. AFTER A SEVEN YEAR MARRIAGE I AM
ONCE AGAIN SINGLE BUT CURRENTLEY ATTACHED, AND ABSOLUTLEY LOVING LIFE!
SAPP
Name: KRISTIN WALLAU
Lives in: CO
Significant other: CHRIS
I HAVE BEEN MARRIED FOR 8 YEARS NOW AND HAVE A BEAUTIFUL LITTLE GIRL WHO IS
3.
WHITE
Name: LESI CARLSON
Lives in: KS
Significant other: JON
Class of 1994
BAILEY
Name: BILL BAILEY
Lives in: TX
Significant other:
I WENT TO COLLEGE AND PLAYED FOOTBALL FOR ONE YEAR. I LEFT AND WENT TO
OTHER COLLEGES, THEN GRADUATED GARDEN CITY COMMUNITY COLLEGE IN 1997. I
TRAVELLED AND TOOK DIFFERENT JOBS, THEN MOVED BACK TO TOPEKA AND WORKED FOR
A COUPLE OF YEARS. I JOINED THE ARMY IN 2002 AND HAVE BEENT O S.KOREA, AND
AM CURRENTLY DEPLOYED TO IRAQ FOR OIF 05-07.
BARTHOLOMEW
Name: JENNIFER LIMBACHER
Lives in: CA
Significant other: DEREK
I GRADUATED FROM PITTSBURG STATE IN 1998 WITH A BA IN FINANCE. I EVEN
MANAGED TO PLAY A LITTLE SOFTBALL WHILE I WAS THERE. I ACCEPTED A JOB WITH
IBM IN DALLAS, TX AND LIVED THERE 6 YEARS BEFORE MOVING TO SUNNY CALIFORNIA
IN 2004. I RECENTLY GOT MARRIED ON THE BEACH IN MAY 2006. MICHELE CURTIS,
JILL STREIT & SARAH HUFFAKER WERE THERE TO SHARE IN THE FESTIVITES. I
TRAVEL AND PLAY SOFTBALL EVERY CHANCE I GET (THAT'S HOW I MET MY HUSBAND).
MY FAMILY STILL LIVES IN TOPEKA AND I TRY AND GET BACK THERE AT LEAST ONCE
A YEAR TO SEE OLD FRIENDS.
BAUM
Name: JAMIE MASTIN
Lives in: MO
Significant other: JASON
I HAVE TWO BEAUTIFUL DAUGHTERS AND A WONDERFUL HUSBAND. I AM CURRENTLY
ATTENDING CENTRAL MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY, WORKING ON MY BACHELORS IN
SOCIAL WORK. I CURRENTLY WORK AT HOPE HOUSE BATTERED WOMANS SHELTER AS AN
ADVOCATE.
BUCKLAND
Name: CHAD BUCKLAND
Lives in: CA
Significant other: ASHLEY
WELL THERE WAS THAT ONE TIME WHEN...HANG ON! CAN THIS BE USED IN A COURT OF
LAW AGAINST ME? ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW IS THAT I AM A GAY MODEL. AND THAT I
AM 100 AND 0 IN LIVING ROOM WRESTLING.
CHILES
Name: EVE TRACY
Lives in: KS
Significant other: DAVID
AFTER HIGH SCHOOL I GOT MARRIED, MOVED TO MT & HAD 2 KIDS NOW AGES 11 & 7,
DIVORCE HIS SORRY ASS RIGHT AFTER MY SON WAS BORN. WENT TO SCHOOL & BECAME
A CMA-HIBTECH,WRONG CAREER FOR ME, SO I TOOK MY ADMINISTRATIVE SKILLS AND
WORKED TWO JOBS AS A SECRETARY AND BARTENDAR. WHILE IN MONTANA, I RACED
CARS IN THE BUMP-N-RUNS (OFF ROAD CIRCLE TRACK MIXED WITH DEMOLATION), ON
CALL FIRE FIGHTER FOR THE BULL MOUNTAIN FIRE DEPARTMENT, & HIKED ALL OVER
MT. MOVED TO KS 3YRS AGO, GOT REMARRIED SEPT. 2003 TO DAVID TRACY. I WORK
FOR THE KS DEPT. OF AG AS AN ENVIROMENTAL TECH III FOR THE DIVISION OF
WATER RESOURSES. MY LIFE HAS SLOWED DOWN NOW, & I PLAN TO TAKE IN EVERY
MOMENT. LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING EVERYONE AT THE REUNION IN JUNE. I HAVEN'T
CHANGED MUCH SINCE HIGH SCHOOL, SO IT WILL BE EASY TO PICK ME OUT OF THE
CROWD. I WOULD LIKE TO HEAR FROM MY FRIENDS, SO EMAIL ME!
COLLIER
Name: JESSICA LYNN
Lives in: KS
Significant other: RAY
CORBIN
Name: ELIJAH CORBIN
Lives in: KS
Significant other: NA
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CURTIS
Name: MICHELE CURTIS
Lives in: CO
Significant other:
AFTER HIGH SCHOOL I JOINED THE US ARMY AND WAS STATIONED IN FT. HOOD, TX
FOR THREE YEARS. I THEN ATTENDED PITTSBURG STATE UNIVERISTY AND OBTAINED BY
BST. I AM WORKING ON COMPLETING MY MBA, WORKING FOR CATERPILLAR INC., AND
STILL IN THE AIR NATIONAL GUARD. I LIVE IN COLORADO.
DAVIS
Name: STACIE DAVIS
Lives in: KS
Significant other:
I ATTENDED WASHBURN UNIVERSITY AND GRADUATED WITH A BA IN PSYCHOLOGY IN
1999. AFTER COLLEGE, I APPLIED AT MENNINGER AND BEGAN WORKING IN THE
COMMUNITY RESIDENCE PROGRAM. I AM NOW WORKING FOR VALEO COMMUNITY RESIDENCE
PROGRAM. AS OF NOW I AM STILL LOOKING FOR THE RIGHT GUY. CAN'T WAIT TO SEE
SOME OF YOU AT THE REUNION.
ELLIS
Name: EDDIE ELLIS
Lives in: KS
Significant other: CHRISTINE
EMMONS
Name: KALUB EMMONS
Lives in:
Significant other: KIERA
AFTER HIGHSCHOOL I WENT TO KSU WHERE I GRADUATED IN 1999. I HUNG AROUND
MANHATTAN FOR ABOUT A YEAR AND THEN JOINED THE COAST GUARD. WHILE IN THE
COAST GUARD I MET KIERA AND WE GOT MARRIED IN 2003. WE ARE CURRENTLY LIVING
IN MALAWI, GOOD LUCK TRYING TO FIND IT ON A MAP, AND WILL BE MOVING TO D.C.
SOON. AFTER WE LEARN CHINESE, WE WILL BE OFF TO SHANGHAI. WE HOPE TO SETTLE
DOWN SOME DAY, PROBABLY IN CALIFORNIA.
HALSTEAD
Name: THAD HALSTEAD
Lives in: OH
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HAMMOND
Name: JOHN HAMMOND
Lives in: NA
Significant other: MARIA
I LIVE IN SOUTHERN SPAIN, AND HAVE MY OWN BUSINESS.I HAVE TWO KIDS, AND IM
MARRIED. MY PHONE NUMBER: 0034678706100
HIBBS
Name: AMY GINGRICH
Lives in: KS
Significant other: DAMIEN
JAIN
Name: AMIT JAIN
Lives in: KS
Significant other:
LONG
Name: AMY BRABANDER
Lives in: KS
Significant other: JASON
MAAS
Name: MIKE MAAS
Lives in: KS
Significant other: CADIE
AFTER HIGH SCHOOL I WENT TO KSU AND GRADUATED IN 1999 WITH A DEGREE IN
CONSTRUCTION SCIENCE & MANAGEMENT. I WENT TO WORK FOR MOHAN CONSTRUCTION IN
TOPEKA AS AN ESTIMATOR/PROJECT MANAGER. IN 2004 I WENT TO WORK FOR SENNE
COMPANY (WITH ERIN SENNE'S DAD) TO MANAGE THE GENERAL CONTRACTOR DIVISION.
I HAVE BEEN DATING CADIE FOR ALMOST 3 YEARS, AND WE LIVE WITH OUR CRAZY
CATS AND OUR WILD DOG.
MATHES
Name: CHELSEY STULTZ
Lives in: KS
Significant other: KEVIN
FOLLOWING HIGH SCHOOL, I ATTENDED PHILLIPS UNIVERSITY IN ENID, OK FOR TWO
YEARS AND THEN TRANSFERRED TO EMPORIA STATE WHERE I COMPLETED MY BS IN
ELEMENTARY EDUCATION. AFTER SEVERAL YEARS OF TEACHING, I ATTENDED KU AND
EARNED MY MS IN COUNSELING PSYCHOLOGY. CURRENTLY, I WORK AS AN ELEMENTARY
SCHOOL COUNSELOR IN OVERLAND PARK.
MCGURIE
Name: MOIRA PYLE
Lives in: IA
Significant other: BRIAN
MILLER
Name: EMILY MILLER
Lives in: MO
Significant other:
I LIVE IN SPRINGFIELD, AND I AM A PRESCHOOL TEACHER. I AM INVOLVED A LOT
WITH MY CHURCH, JAMES RIVER A/G AND ACTUALLY LEAD A RELATIVLY CALM LIFE.
I'M HOPING THAT THERE WILL BE A REUNION THIS SUMMER, EVEN THOUGH IT'S CRAZY
THAT IT'S BEEN 10 YEARS SINCE WE GRADUATED! JUST LET ME KNOW WHEN AND
WHERE!
MONEY
Name: PHILLIP MONEY
Lives in: KS
Significant other: CARRIE
MORFORD
Name: BRAD MORFORD
Lives in: KS
Significant other:
AFTER HIGH SCHOOL I WENT TO COLLEGE FOR A FEW YEARS, BUT WHEN IT CAME FOR
ME TO DECIDE WHAT I WANTED TO BE WHEN I GROW UP I JUST COULDN'T DECIDE.
HOWEVER, ALL WAS NOT LOST BECAUSE I HAPPENED TO BE WORKING FOR APPLEBEE'S
AND THEY GAVE ME THE OPPURTUNITY TO TRAVEL THE WORLD AND OPEN UP NEW
STORES. I HAVE TRAVELED EVERYWHERE FROM ALASKA TO NEW YORK CITY. I HAVE
ALSO BEEN OVERSEAS THREE TIMES(KUWAIT, CAIRO, AND EGYPT). FOUR YEARS AND 42
OPENINGS LATER I TOOK A JOB MANAGING. I AM CURRENTLY THE KITCHEN MANAGER
AND SOON TO BE ASSISTANT GENERAL MANAGER IN OTTAWA KANSAS. I AM CURRENTLY
LIVING WITH MY GIRLFRIEND OF TWO YEARS AND LIVING IN LAWRENCE. SHE
GRADUATES THIS SPRING AND HAS ALREADY INTERVIEWED FOR ABOUT 8 DIFFERENT
JOBS, SO WE MAY BE MOVING DEPENDING ON WHERE SHE GETS HIRED. IT IS LOOKING
LIKE CHICAGO IS A BIG POSSIBILITY. I WAS PRETTY SHY AND IN HIGH SCHOOL AND
DID NOT HAVE MUCH CONFIDENCE, ALL THAT HAS CHANGED. I AM VERY HAPPY, MAKE
DECENT MONEY, I HAVE AN ALL AROUND GREAT LIFE RIGHT NOW. FEEL FREE TO
EMAIL ME IF YOU WANT TO SAY HI. BRAD
POWELL
Name: MARLA POWELL
Lives in: KS
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PURLING
Name: NATHAN PURLING
Lives in: CO
Significant other:
LETS SEE, UM... I GRADUATED THEN ENLISTED. I GOT OFF OF ACTIVE DUTY IN 1997
AND BECAME A DEPUTY SHERIFF. I WORKED IN OSAGE COUNTY FOR 5 YEARS BEFORE
MOVING TO EMPORIA. I AM CURRENTLY A POLICE OFFICER THERE. I AM DIVORCED AND
I HAVE 2 KIDS, AGES 6 & 3. LOOKING FORWARD TO NEXT SUMMER AND THE 10 YEAR
REUNION!
SENOGLES
Name: BRENT SENOGLES
Lives in:
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AFTER HIGH SCHOOL I WENT TO WASHBURN UNIVERSITY ON A FOOTBALL SCHOLARSHIP
AND GRADUATED WITH A BA DEGREE IN HISTORY. AFTER A COUPLE OF YEARS TRYING
TO FIGURE OUT WHAT TO BE WHEN I GREW UP, I WAS HIRED AS A FOOTBALL COACH AT
WASHBURN UNIVERSITY AND WORKED ON MY MASTERS DEGREE. I AM CURRENTLY LIVING
IN SARASOTA, FLORIDA COACHING AT A LOCAL HIGH SCHOOL AND BEGINNING MY
CAREER TEACHING HISTORY UNTIL MY SUPER MODEL CAREER KICKS IN, OR ADULT FILM
STAR, WHICH EVER COMES FIRST.
TEVIS
Name: CAREY JORDAN
Lives in: KS
Significant other: KELLY
Class of 1995
BEAVERS
Name: TARA JEFFERIES
Lives in: KS
Significant other: GRANT
FULTON
Name: BEN FULTON
Lives in: KS
Significant other: JANIELLE
GARVER
Name: LINDSAY BRECHLER
Lives in: IL
Significant other: BRIAN
JANDA
Name: JEFF JANDA
Lives in:
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LOREG
Name: LINDSEY LOREG
Lives in: KS
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LUCAS
Name: ANGELA LUCAS
Lives in: CA
Significant other:
MOORE
Name: MELISSA BEARD
Lives in: KS
Significant other: CHRISTOPHER
PROCTOR
Name: MELISSA GRIFFEY
Lives in: KS
Significant other: MATT
GRADUATED FROM K-STATE IN 1999 WITH AN ACCOUNTING DEGREE AND WENT TO WORK
FOR SPRINT IN KANSAS CITY. I MET MY HUSBAND AT WORK IN 2000 THROUGH A
FRIEND AND WE WERE MARRIED IN SEPTEMBER 2002.
Class of 1996
ADAMS
Name: JASON ADAMS
Lives in: KS
Significant other:
WENT TO COLLEGE AT MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE, JOINED A BAND, GOT A RECORD
DEAL. TOURED 10 OR 11 STATES, SOLD 20 OR 30 THOUSAND CDS. WENT BACK TO
SCHOOL FOR COMPUTER SCIENCE... PICKED UP A OPPRUTUNITY WITH TOSHIBA DOING
EMBEDDED SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT. JOINED ANOTHER BAND... CUT 3 OR 4 CDS. MOVED
OUT OF NASHVILLE TO KC ON SEPT 10, 2001. WORKED AS A CONSULTANT UP UNTIL
JANUARY OF 2005, WHERE I HAVE DOING APPLICATION ARCHITECTURE FOR LABONE,
INC.
ARNOLD
Name: KELLIE ARNOLD
Lives in: TX
Significant other:
GRADUATED FROM KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY MAY 2001 WITH A B.S. IN MECHANICAL
ENGINEERING. MOVED TO HOUSTON TO WORK AS A RESERVOIR ENGINEER FOR
EXXONMOBIL. DECIDED TO WORK FOR ANOTHER OIL AND GAS COMPANY, AMERADA HESS,
IN 2005, AGAIN AS A RESERVOIR ENGINEER. IN MY SPARE TIME, I AM A MARY KAY
CONSULTANT AND A FITNESS INSTRUCTOR.
BACON
Name: ASHLEY BACON
Lives in: KS
Significant other:
BOONE
Name: REBECCA BARNGROVER
Lives in: KS
Significant other: JIMMY
THIS FALL WILL BE MY THRID YEAR WORKING AT MISSION VALLEY ELEMENTARY AS A
TITLE ONE TEACHER. I JUST HAD A LITTLE BABY BOY IN APRIL, HE IS THE JOY OF
OUR LIVES.
BOTROS
Name: AMBER BOTROS
Lives in: MO
Significant other:
COBURN
Name: MICHAEL COBURN
Lives in: KS
Significant other: ABBEY
CORDERO
Name: TINA CORDERO
Lives in: KS
Significant other:
CORNELIUS
Name: JENNIFER CORNELIUS
Lives in: KS
Significant other: BRIAN
AFTER HIGH SCHOOL I WENT TO KANSAS STATE FOR 2 YEARS THEN TRANSFERRED TO
THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS AND GRADUATED THERE IN 2001 WITH A BA IN SOCIOLOGY
AND CRIME AND DELIQUENCY. I HAVE BEEN WORKING AS A JUVENILE PROBATION
OFFICER IN DOUGLAS COUNTY FOR THE LAST 5 YEARS AND AM 2 SEMESTERS AWAY FROM
GETTING MY MASTER'S IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE.
DERRY
Name: CHRISTINA RAKESTRAW
Lives in: KS
Significant other: JEREMY
DICKINSON
Name: KELLY ZIMMERMAN
Lives in: KS
Significant other: TODD
AFTER HIGH SCHOOL I WENT TO EMPORIA STATE UNIVERSITY AND RECIEVED MY
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE DEGREE IN REHABILITATION COUNSELING AND MENTAL HEALTH
COUNSELING. I GOT MARRIED IN 2000 AND WE HAD OUR FIRST BABY, KARLEY, ON
JULY 1, 2003.
EVANS
Name: EMILY EVANS-SCHNEE
Lives in:
Significant other: LEE
I GRADUATED FROM KU IN 2000 WITH A DEGREE IN MIDDLE-SECONDARY SOCIAL
STUDIES EDUCATION. CURRENTLY, I TEACH 8TH AND 9TH GRADERS AT SUMNER ACADEMY
IN KANSAS CITY, KANSAS. I MARRIED LEE SCHNEE IN AUGUST OF 1998 AND WE HAVE
ONE CHILD, LYDIA, WHO WAS BORN ON JANUARY 24, 2003.
FAGAN
Name: JENNIFER RALSTON
Lives in: KS
Significant other: SAM
BEEN MARRIED 5 YEARS AND HAVE TWO GIRLS.
FERGUSON
Name: KYLE FERGUSON
Lives in: KS
Significant other:
ALTERNATE EMAIL ADDRESS: KFERGUSON # COLUMBIANBANK.COM
FORD
Name: JUSTIN FORD
Lives in: KS
Significant other: NA
I ATTENDED WASHBURN UNIVERSITY AFTER WE GRADUATED AND RECEIVED MY BBA WITH
A MAJOR IN MARKETING. I AM A BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT MANAGER FOR AN INSURANCE
BROKERAGE OWNED BY ALLIANZ LIFE INSURANCE. I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING
EVERYONE SOON!
GETSFRED
Name: ERIN MESANOVIC
Lives in: CA
Significant other:
I GRADUATED FROM KU WITH A B.S. IN MATHEMATICS IN 2000. I MET MY HUSBAND AT
KU, AND WE WERE MARRIED MAY 25, 2002. WE ARE NOW LIVING IN ROCKLIN,
CALIFORNIA, WHICH IS A SUBURB OF SACRAMENTO. I AM CURRENTLY WORKING AS AN
ACTUARY FOR ALLIED INSURANCE, AND MY HUSBAND IS A SOFTWARE ENGINEER FOR
INTEL CORP.
GROSS
Name: COURTNY TYLER
Lives in: AZ
Significant other: MATT
HI ALL! AFTER GRADUATING FROM KU, MATT AND I MOVED TO CHANDLER, AZ. WE GOT
MARRIED IN 2002, AND OUR DAUGHTER WAS BORN IN JUNE 2003. WE ARE EXPECTING A
LITTLE BOY IN NOVEMBER 2004. I'M WORKING FOR STATE FARM INSURANCE, GETTING
READING TO OPEN MY OWN AGENCY EARLY NEXT YEAR. CAN'T WAIT TO SEE EVERYONE
AT A REUNION!!
HALLOWS
Name: ANGIE DEWEY
Lives in: MN
Significant other:
HARTNESS
Name: VICTORIA HOLMES
Lives in: KS
Significant other: BRANDEN
WENT TO WASHBURN UNIVERSITY AND MAJORED IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND SOCIOLOGY.
GRADUATED IN 2001. MARRIED BRANDEN IN 2003. HAD OUR FIRST SON, ALEXANDER
IN 2004 AND ANOTHER, ELIJAH, IN 2005. CURRENTLY WORKING FROM HOME IN SALES
SO THAT I CAN BE WITH THE BOYS. WANTING TO GO BACK TO SCHOOL SOON AND GET
A DEGREE IN ELEMENTARY EDUCATION.
HAWK
Name: KOREN HAWK
Lives in: MN
Significant other:
HEBERT
Name: COLBY HEBERT
Lives in: MO
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HUSTED
Name: COURTNEY WALLIS
Lives in: MO
Significant other:
I MOVED TO ST. LOUIS 7 YEARS AGO. I AM GOING TO SCHOOL TO BECOME A DENTAL
HYGENIST CURRENTLY. I WORK AT WALDENBOOKS. I GOT MARRIED AT 20 AND HAD TWO
DAUGHTERS. THEY ARE 7 AND 4. I GOT A DIVORCE THIS YEAR. THAT IS PRETTY MUCH
WHAT HAS HAPPENED IN THE PAST 10 YEARS.
LOGAN
Name: ELIZABETH JOHNSON
Lives in: KS
Significant other: JOHNSON
I GRADUATED FROM KANSAS SATE, CURRENTLY THE MARKETING DIRECTOR FOR HORST,
TERRILL & KARST ARCHITECTS IN TOPEKA. MARRIED A WONDERFUL MAN, ANDREW
JOHSNON. WE HAVE JUST BUILT A NEW HOUSE IN TOPEKA. CURRENTLY NO CHILDREN,
BUT A DOG NAMED HARLEY THAT IS AS SPOILED AS SHE CAN GET!
MAH
Name: BRIAN MAH
Lives in: CA
Significant other:
MALLE
Name: CHERIE MALLE
Lives in: KS
Significant other: BRETT
I GRADUATED FROM PITT ST IN 2001 WITH A BACHELOR'S IN ELEMENTARY EDUCATION.
I MOVED BACK TO TOPEKA AND WAS A READING TEACHER AT AVONDALE EAST FOR 2
YEARS AND AM NOW STARTING MY 4TH YEAR AS A 1ST GRADE TEACHER AT MCCARTER
ELEMENTARY. I LOVE IT, BUT THOSE LITTLE ONES SURE WEAR ME OUT! I RECENTLY
BOUGHT A HOUSE WITH MY BOYFRIEND. OUR BACKYARD IN ON THE GOLF COURSE AT
BERKSHIRE, SO I'M SURE WE WILL HAVE A BUSY SUMMER! WE ARE GETTING ENGAGED
SOMETIME THIS SUMMER AND ARE PLANNING OUR WEDDING IN VEGAS FOR 07-07-07! I
CAN'T WAIT TO SEE EVERYONE AT THE REUNION!!! I LOOK THE SAME, BUT GOT SMART
AND QUIT BLEACHING MY HAIR MYSELF! =)
MARCUM
Name: LISA ROSS
Lives in: KS
Significant other: ROBERT
I WENT TO WASHBURN UNIVERSITY AFTER HIGH SCHOOL AND GRAUDATED WITH MY
BACHELOR'S DEGREE IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION IN MANAGEMENT. I MARRIED BOB
ROSS IN MARCH OF 2000. WE HAD ONE SON, CADEN, IN APRIL OF 2002 AND OUR
SECOND SON WAS BORN IN MARCH OF 2004. I AM CURRENTLY A STAY-AT-HOME MOM AND
LOVE GETTING TO SPEND THE TIME WITH MY SONS. MY HUSBAND WORKS FOR PAYLESS
SHOESOURCE AT THEIR CORPORATE OFFICE. I'D LOVE TO HEAR FROM EVERYONE!
MCCOLLUM
Name: DOUG MCCOLLUM
Lives in: KS
Significant other: JENNIFER
MEHRTENS
Name: ANGELE MEHRTENS
Lives in: TX
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UPON GRADUATING FROM WRHS, I WENT ON TO COFFEYVILLE COMMUNITY COLLEGE WHERE
I RECEIVED AN ASSOCIATE OF ARTS IN BUSINESS. FROM THERE I CONTINUED ON TO
THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS, PURSUING A DEGREE IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION IN
MANAGEMENT AND PRE-LAW. LIFE STRUCK WITH MAJOR DISASTERS AND I QUIT SCHOOL
AND MOVED TO TEXAS. ONCE MY RESIDENCY WAS ESTABLISHED IN TEXAS, I WENT BACK
TO SCHOOL, TO THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS-ARLINGTON WHERE I AM STILL PURSUING
MY DEGREE.
MICHAEL
Name: MORGAN PADGETT
Lives in: KS
Significant other: JASON
AFTER GRADUATING FROM WASHBURN RURAL IN 1996, I HEADED TO K-STATE WHERE I
GRADUATED WITH A BACHELOR'S DEGREE IN ACCOUNTING IN MAY 2000 AND A MASTER'S
OF ACCOUNTANCY IN MAY 2001. I ALSO MET MY FUTURE HUSBAND WHILE ATTENDING
K-STATE AND WE WERE MARRIED ON OCTOBER 13, 2001. I MOVED BACK TO TOPEKA
AFTER GRADUATING FROM K-STATE AND I WORK AT A CPA FIRM HERE IN TOWN.
MIGNACCA
Name: JILL MARIETTA RAMSEY
Lives in: KS
Significant other: MARC
MARRIED MARC RAMSEY IN 1998, HAVE REALTOR'S LICENSE AND WORK FOR A BROKER
ASSOCIATE AS A LICENSED ASSISTANT. CURRENTLY ATTENDING WASHBURN UNIVERSITY
AS A CRIMINAL JUSTICE MAJOR. HAVE BEEN VOLUNTEERING WITH YWCA BATTERED
WOMEN TASK FORCE SINCE 1999 AS CRISIS COUNSELOR AND SPEAKER. RAN FIRST
MARATHON IN 2003, STILL RUNNING FOR FUN AND PRACTICING YOGA.
MILLER
Name: KATIE MILLER
Lives in: KS
Significant other:
BA IN CHURCH MUSIC FROM CENTRAL BIBLE COLLEGE. LIVING IN TOPEKA.
MYERS
Name: STACY MYERS
Lives in: KS
Significant other:
GRADUATED FROM WASHBURN UNIVERSITY WITH A DEGREE IN THEATRE AND ENGLISH.
SPENT THE LAST YEAR AS THE ASSISTANT COMPANY MANAGER FOR THE NATIONAL TOUR
OF RENT, AND IS CURRENTLY THE ASSISTANT COMPANY MANAGER FOR THE 1ST
NATIONAL TOUR OF SWEET CHARITY
PARNELL
Name: BECKY PARNELL
Lives in: CO
Significant other:
SAATHOFF
Name: SCOTT SAATHOFF
Lives in: KS
Significant other: LACEY
GRADUATED FROM KANSAS STATE, 2001, IN KINESIOLOGY. NOW WORK IN OVERLAND
PARK FOR BROOKE INSURANCE AND FIN. SVCS, WE BUY AND SELL INDEPENDENT
INSURANCE AGENCIES. I WAS MARRIED IN 2002, AND WE HAVE A SON, STEEL, BORN
ON JUNE 7, 2004.
SCOGIN
Name: JENNIFER SCOGIN
Lives in: KS
Significant other:
SMITH
Name: LISA MARTIN
Lives in: KS
Significant other: TRAVIS
SWART
Name: GREG SWART
Lives in: KS
Significant other: MIKAYLA
GRADUATED FROM WASHBURN UNIVERSITY IN 2003 WITH A B.A. IN ENGLISH, WRITING
EMPHASIS. MARRIED MAY 29, 2005. EXPECTING OUR FIRST CHILD IN JUNE 2006.
WORKING AT THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS AS AN ACCOUNTANT I.
TOLIN
Name: ALYSSA MILLER
Lives in: KS
Significant other: KELLY
UHLRIG
Name: AMY STEPHENS
Lives in: IL
Significant other: PHIL
MY HUSBAND, PHIL, AND I CELEBRATED OUR 5 YEAR WEDDING ANNIVERSARY SHORTLY
AFTER MOVING FROM OLATHE, KS TO THE CHICAGO AREA. I WORK IN HUMAN SERVICES,
MANAGING RESIDENCES FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES AT A
NOT-FOR-PROFIT AGENCY. I AM VERY PASSIONATE ABOUT MY WORK. WE ARE THRILLED
TO BE EXPECTING OUR FIRST CHILD AT THE END OF JULY. WE ARE CONSIDERING
MOVING BACK TO KANSAS AFTER THE BABY IS BORN.
VAN DYKE
Name: NICOLE VAN DYKE
Lives in:
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WENGER
Name: NIKOLE WENGER
Lives in: MO
Significant other:
AFTER GRADUATION I WENT TO WASHBURN UNIVERSITY FOR A SEMESTER, THEN
RECEIVED A DANCE SCHOLARSHIP TO COFFEYVILLE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (GO RAVENS!).
I THEN DECIDED TO MOVE TO THE EAST COAST FOR A WHILE TO PHILADELPHIA, PA
AND WORKED AS A NANNY DURING WHICH TIME I HAD AMAZING EXPERIENCES AND WAS
ABLE TO TRAVEL A LOT. WHEN I MOVED BACK TO THE MIDWEST, KANSAS CITY, I
BEGAN STUDYING INTERIOR DESIGN AT PARK UNIVERSITY AND AM FINALLY GRADUATING
IN MAY 2007!!
WILKS
Name: KENNY WILKS
Lives in: TX
Significant other: ANDREA
WOLF
Name: MICHELLE MACE
Lives in: AZ
Significant other: ERIC
AFTER DROPPING OUT MY SOPHOMORE YEAR I TOOK CORRESPONDENCE CLASSES AND
GRADUATED A YEAR EARLY (1995), (I ALWAYS HAVE HAD A PROBLEM WITH WASTED
CLASS TIME). AFTER I GRADUATED I SIGNED ON WITH A HUMANITARIAN AID
ORGANIZATION AND TRAVELED TO INDIA, RUSSIA, AND MEXICO TO WORK IN
ORPHANAGES, ETC. HELPING OUT WHERE WE COULD! THEN, BACK TO TOPEKA FOR A
COUPLE MONTHS AFTER WHICH I MOVED TO PHOENIX WHERE I WAS HIRED BY AT&T TO
DO DATA ENTRY. I WAS PROMOTED TO SYSTEMS/PROCESS MANAGER WHERE MY TEAM
IMPROVED PROCESSES BY 98%. A YEAR LATER I WAS SENT TO SAN FRANCISCO TO
REVAMP PROCESSES THERE. I LIVED IN SF FOR A YEAR AND THEN MOVED BACK TO
PHOENIX. DURING THAT TIME I BECAME VERY INVOLVED IN MOUNTAIN BIKING, SPEED
SKATING AND WEIGHT LIFTING. WHEN I RETURNED FROM SAN FRANCISCO I BEGAN
WORKING WITH A WELL KNOW TRAINER (A PREVIOUS NFL CHAMP) AND BEGAN STUDYING
NASM CERTIFICATION. 6 MONTHS LATER I QUIT AT&T AND BEGAN TRAINING. I
RECENTLY WENT BACK TO SCHOOL AND I AM WORKING TOWARDS A DEGREE IN EXERCISE
PSYCHOLOGY WHILE MANAGING AND TRAINING IN A GYM IN AHWATUKEE (A PHOENIX
SUBURB)! I GOT MARRIED 2YRS AGO. HE'S ALREADY GOT KIDS AND I'M NOT READY TO
SLOW DOWN AND HAVE ANY OF MY OWN YET. I LIKE STAYING ON THE MOVE AND BEING
FLEXIBLE! I DO HAVE A DOG, A LITTLE CHIHUAHUA MIX. MY HUSBAND WORKS FOR THE
AIRLINES SO WE DO A LOT OF TRAVELING. THIS FALL WE WILL VISIT NORTHERN
AFRICA AND NEXT MAY WE ARE GOING TO SOME ISLANDS (A SURPRISE FOR OUR 3RD
ANNIVERSARY)! I BELIEVE IN THINKING FOR YOURSELF; NEVER BELIEVE SOMETHING
JUST B/C SOMEONE SAYS IT'S SO - RESEARCH - KNOW WHO YOU ARE! DON'T CARE
WHAT SOCIETY SAYS, THEY AREN'T LIVING YOUR LIFE! IF YOU DON'T KNOW WHO YOU
ARE, TAKE SOME TIME AND FIGURE IT OUT! IF YOU CAN'T HELP YOURSELF YOU
CANNOT TRULY HELP OTHERS! THAT'S MY WISDOM FOR TODAY!
Class of 1997
ANDERSON
Name: BEN ANDERSON
Lives in: CO
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ATHA
Name: SCOTT ATHA
Lives in: TX
Significant other:
I'M CURRENTLY LIVING IN HOUSTON, TX WORKING AS A FINANCIAL CONSULTANT IN
THE OIL AND GAS INDUSTRY.
AYRES
Name: JOHN AYRES
Lives in: IL
Significant other: SARA
I WENT TO TRUMAN STATE FOR UNDERGRAD AND UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI FOR LAW
SCHOOL. I AM AN ATTORNEY IN CHICAGO WITH THE LAW FIRM OF LATHAM & WATKINS.
MY WIFE SARA, A '97 TOPEKA HIGH GRAD, AND I ARE EXPECTING OUR FIRST CHILD
IN LATE MAY 2007. TAKE CARE EVERYONE!
BARBER
Name: MICAHEL BARBER
Lives in: KS
Significant other: NATALIE
BEAM
Name: KRISTEN MONEY
Lives in: KS
Significant other: MICHAEL
MARRIED MICHAEL MONEY 22 MAY 2004.
BUTLER
Name: AMANDA LUTZ
Lives in: KS
Significant other: JEREMIAH
GROSS
Name: LINDSEY GROSS
Lives in: IL
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HARRIS
Name: KATHY HOLLOWAY
Lives in: KS
Significant other: DALLAS
I MARRIED DALLAS IN 1999. GRADUATED FROM PITTSBURG STATE UNIVERSITY IN 2002
WITH A BS IN NURSING. AM CURRENTLY THE ENT SURGERY COORDINATOR AT STORMONT
VAIL. HAVE A SON, COOPER, BORN IN SEPT. 2003 AND A DAUGHTER, NATATLIE, BORN
OCT. 2005. DALLAS IS A TEACHER AND COACH AT LOGAN JR. HIGH SCHOOL AND
SEAMAN HIGH SCHOOL.
HAWKINS
Name: SCOTT HAWKINS
Lives in:
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KANSAS STATE GRADUATE IN 2002 (MIS DEGREE) AND 2004 (MBA). CURRENTLY
WORKING FOR CERNER CORPORATION AND LIVING IN LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM ON A 2
YEAR WORK VISA. LOOKING FORWARD TO RETURNING TO KANSAS CITY IN SEPT 2007!
HOWELL
Name: ANGELA RANKIN
Lives in: CA
Significant other: DAVID
MET THE LOVE OF MY LIFE, DAVE, AT THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS. WE HAVE LIVED
TWO YEARS IN SAN FRANCISCO; TWO YEARS IN SAN DIEGO AND ARE NOT LEAVING
CALIFORNIA. WE GOT MARRIED ON JUNE 10, 2006. WE OUR HAVING FUN AND
CURRENTLY PREGNANT WITH OUR FIRST CHILD!
KETTERLING
Name: KINISHA BLEVINS
Lives in: CO
Significant other: STEPHEN
I GRADUATED FROM MIDAMERICA NAZARENE UNIVERSITY IN 2003 WITH A DEGREE IN
MUSIC. I MARRIED IN 2002 AND WE MOVED TO COLORADO THAT FALL. OUR FIRST
DAUGHTER WAS BORN IN 2004 AND OUR SECOND IN 2006. CURRENTLY I TEACH VOCAL
LESSONS AND SING ON OUR CHURCH WORSHIP TEAM. I OWN MY OWN BUSINESS OUT OF
OUR HOME AND LOOK FORWARD TO HELPING MY HUSBAND ACHIEVE HIS LIFELONG DREAM
WITH MY NEW INCOME.
LUX
Name: JENNIFER LIGHTCAP
Lives in: KS
Significant other: JEFF
I AM CURRENTLY A NURSE. I WORK AT MIDWEST TRANSPLANT NETWORK. I MARRIED MY
WONDERFUL HUSBAND JEFF ON MAY 17, 2003 IN HUTCHINSON, KS. WE HAVE ONE
CHILD, A BOY CARSON THAT WAS BORN SEPT 24, 2004. MY HUSBAND WORKS FOR STATE
STREET AS AN ACCOUNTANT IN KANSAS CITY. WE LIVE IN MERRIAM, KS WITH OUR SON
AND BLACK LABRADOR, MADDIE.
MORRIS
Name: JASON MORRIS
Lives in: KS
Significant other:
AFTER HIGH SCHOOL I WENT TO WORK BUILDING MOTORCYCLES, AT THE AGE OF 21 I
STARTED DRIVING LONG DISTANCE SEMI'S AND HAVE SINCE. I HAVE BEEN TO 39
STATES AND CANADA, SEEN SO MUCH OF THE BEAUTIFUL COUNTRY.
RALSTON
Name: SAM RALSTON
Lives in: KS
Significant other: JENNIFER
STILL ALIVE AND KICKIN!!!
STUMBAUGH
Name: STEPHANY KUHLMAN
Lives in:
Significant other: RICK
I JUST GOT MARRIED TO RICK ON MARCH 16, 2007 IN CLEARWATER BEACH, FLORIDA.
WE RECRUIT GOOD PEOPLE TO OPEN OFFICES IN THE U.S. AND INTERNATIONALLY.
RICK AND I LIVE IN TOPEKA AND NO KIDS OR PETS - JUST THE WAY I LIKE IT!!
SUTTON
Name: SHAY GOODEN
Lives in: KS
Significant other: AARON
LIVE IN KC AREA. MARRIED AARON IN 2002. NO KIDS, JUST A DOG THAT THINKS HE
IS OUR KID. GRADUATED WITH MY BACHELORS IN ACCOUNTING FROM ROCKHURST
UNIVERSITY IN 2006 AND AM CURRENTLY WORKING ON MY MBA AT ROCKHURST
UNIVERISTY.
TAYLOR
Name: ERIC TAYLOR
Lives in: ME
Significant other: JACQUELINE
TEAL
Name: ADAM TEAL
Lives in: KS
Significant other: KRISTI
MARRIED TO KRISTI FLYNN IN 2000. GRADUATED FROM K STATE IN 2005 WITH MY BS
IN CIVIL ENGINEERING. CURRENTLY WORK FOR KDOT AS A ROAD DESIGNER. WE HAVE
TWO KIDS. COLBY WAS BORN IN JANUARY OF 2004 AND KENZIE WAS BORN IN JULY OF
2005. MY WIFE, KRISTI, GRADUATED FROM KUMED WITH HER BS IN OCCUPATIONAL
THERAPY(2002) AND IS CURRENTLY WORKING FOR AUBURN-WASHBURN SCHOOL DISTRICT.
WE CURRENTLY LIVE A COUPLE OF MILES OUTSIDE OF AUBURN.
TUBBS
Name: KERRY TUBBS
Lives in: KS
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TUCKER
Name: TAMMY CESSNA
Lives in: KS
Significant other: BENSON
WILLIAMS
Name: MEGAN KETTERL
Lives in:
Significant other: JASON
Class of 1998
BECHTOLD
Name: TRAVIS BECHTOLD
Lives in: FL
Significant other: WREN
FREEDOM IS A STATE OF MIND MIND, IS A STATE OF BEING. STAY OUT OF MY MIND
AND BEING! SEE YA AT THE REUNION.
CHERMAK
Name: SHANNON CANNON
Lives in: KS
Significant other: RICK
I AM WORKING AS A BUSINESS ANALYST FOR THE STATE. I AM MARRIED AND HAVE 4
KIDS, 2 BOYS AND TWIN GIRLS. I WAS IN THE NATIONAL GUARD FOR 6 YEARS RIGHT
OUT OF HIGHSCHOOL, BUT I HAVE FINISHED MY OBLIGATION NOW.
CRIPPS
Name: PATRICK CRIPPS
Lives in: NE
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CROSBY
Name: ERINN BRADSTREET
Lives in: KS
Significant other: ROBBIE
ROBBIE AND I ARE BACK IN TOPEKA KEEPING BUSY WITH OUR TWO BOYS LANDON (3)
AND EASTON (1).
DICKINSON
Name: JAMIE DICKINSON
Lives in: KS
Significant other:
EWELL
Name: JORDAN EWELL
Lives in: KS
Significant other: WOODROW
I GOT MY BA IN MASS MEDIA WITH A PUBLIC RELATIONS EMPHASIS FROM WASHBURN
UNIVERSITY AND GRADUATED IN 2003. I WORK FOR MY PARENTS' CONSTRUCTION
COMPANY, DOING SOME GRAPHIC DESIGN, PAYROLL AND ACCOUNTS PAYABLE. I LIVE IN
TOPEKA. MY ROOMMATE IS STACY MYERS, 96 WRHS GRAD.
FALOR
Name: SAMANTHA DULL
Lives in: NE
Significant other: CHRIS
GASSEN
Name: MATTHEW
Lives in:
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AFTER GRADUATION I WENT TO KU AND GOT A DEGREE IN POLITICAL SCIENCE AND
CO-MAJORED IN INTERNATIONAL STUDIES. I GOT BORED WITH KU AND TRAVELED
AROUND EUROPE FOR A YEAR WHILE ATTENDING THE UNIVERSITE DE LAUSANNE, IN
LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND - STUDYING POLITICAL SCIENCE AND POLITICAL THEORY. I
THEN CAME BACK TO THE STATES AND WENT TO LAW SCHOOL IN ST. LOUIS. DURING
THAT TIME, I CLERKED FOR SEVERAL FIRMS AND THE MISSOURI ATTORNEY GENERALS
OFFICE. I ALSO DID SOME COURSEWORK TOWARD AN MBA. I AM NOW EMPLOYED AS
THE COO AND BOARD VICE-PRESIDENT FOR A CORPORATION AND AM HAPPILY ENJOYING
LIFE IN FLORIDA.
HAWK
Name: MEGAN HAWK
Lives in: VA
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HEINZ
Name: MAGGIE MALM
Lives in: MD
Significant other: JON
HINKLE
Name: GRANT HINKLE
Lives in: KS
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KETTER
Name: BRENT KETTER
Lives in: KS
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LAFAVER
Name: JEREMY LAFAVER
Lives in: NM
Significant other: ALLISON
I GRADUATED FROM KANSAS STATE AND MOVED TO NEW MEXICO TO WORK FOR THE STATE
LEGISLATURE AS A RESEARCHER AND CAPITAL OUTLAY BILL DRAFTER. AFTER THE
LEGISLATURE, I WENT OFF TO TURKMENISTAN TO WORK FOR THE PEACE CORPS.
UNFORTUNATELY, I WAS MEDICALLY SEPERATED FROM PEACE CORPS AFTER A SHORT 6
MONTHS AND FORCED TO RETURN HOME. THE GOOD NEWS IS THAT I MET ALLISON
THERE AND SHE HAS SINCE DECIDED TO MOVE TO ALBUQUERQUE, NM TO LIVE WITH ME.
CURRENTLY, I WORK FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO IN THE OFFICE OF THE
PRESIDENT. NOT MARRIED, NO KIDS, NO DOGS.
LEACH
Name: NICK LEACH
Lives in: KS
Significant other:
LOWE
Name: CARRIE PARR
Lives in: KS
Significant other: PATRICK
WAS MARRIED ON JUNE 6TH 2000. FIRST SON WAS BORN ON JUNE 23RD 2006.
ATTENDING WASHBURN UNIVERSITY (PSYCHOLOGY MAJOR).
MCIVER
Name: BRICE MCIVER
Lives in: MO
Significant other: SUZANNE
RICE
Name: JANET HAYNES
Lives in: KS
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SANDERS
Name: CYDNEY SANDERS
Lives in: KS
Significant other: JR
I HAVE JUST MOVED BACK TO TOPEKA AFTER LIVING THE CITY LIFE IN SAINT LOUIS!
IT WAS NICE TO ENJOY THE BIG CITY BUT EVEN NICER TO COME HOME! I HAVE A
"SIGNIFICANT OTHER" AND HAVE FOR THE LAST 7 YEARS, WE ARE EXCITED ABOUT THE
NEXT CHAPTER IN OUR LIVES! I WORK IN THE BUYING DEPARTMENT FOR PAYLESS
SHOESOURCE, MENS AND KIDS ATHLETICS!!!
VETTER
Name: ABBEY COBURN
Lives in: KS
Significant other: MICHAEL
WUNDER
Name: SARA WUNDER
Lives in: FL
Significant other: MAT
AFTER HIGH SCHOOL, I WENT TO KU & EARNED A BS IN ORGANISMAL BIOLOGY. I THEN
GOT A JOB AT THE KC ZOO WORKING WITH THE ORANGUTANS & OTHER ANIMALS. I HAVE
RECENTLY MOVED TO TAMPA, FL WORKING FOR BUSCH GARDENS AS AN ANIMAL CARE
SPECIALIST.
Class of 1999
BARNEY
Name: CHRISTINA SHELBY
Lives in: AZ
Significant other: AARON
I GRADUATED FROM WASHBURN UNIVERSITY IN MAY OF 2000 WITH MY ASSOCIATE OF
ARTS, AND WENT ON TO EARN A BACHELOR OF SCIENCE FROM ARIZONA STATE
UNIVERSITY IN JUNE OF 2003. I WAS MARRIED ON DECEMBER 7TH, 2002 TO MY
CHILDHOOD SWEETHEART, AARON SHELBY, WHOM I MET AT SUPER SUMMER IN ROCK
SPRINGS RANCH, KS IN 1993. WE LIVE ALONE, EXCEPT FOR OUR LEMON BEAGLE
"TROUBLE". MY HUSBAND AND I WORK FOR THE SAME COMPANY "CUSTOM SPECIALTIES
COMPANY". HE IS THE WEBMASTER AND I AM THE GRAPHICS ANALYST. WE ARE VERY
HAPPY IN SCOTTSDALE, ARIZONA, BUT I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO VISITING KANSAS
OFTEN AND CAN'T WAIT UNTIL THE FIRST REUNION.
BRENNAN
Name: MARCY DALRYMPLE
Lives in: KS
Significant other: DARIN
EVANS
Name: EARLE EVANS
Lives in: KS
Significant other: BETH
I MET MY WIFE BETH AT THE 2003 SWEET 16 GAMES IN ST. LOUIS, WE HAVE A SON,
AIDEN, WHO WAS BORN IN MAY 2007. I ATTENDED A FEW DIFFERENT COLLEGES, SHE
GRADUATED FROM KU. I AM WORKING FOR PLATTFORM ADVERTISING IN OLATHE AS A
MEDIA ANALYST. BETH STAYS AT HOME AND RAISES AIDEN.
HAYES
Name: JOSHUA HAYES
Lives in: KS
Significant other: BROOK
MAXWELL
Name: KRISTIN GAYDEN
Lives in: KS
Significant other: PATTERSON
I LIVE IN WELLINGTON KANSAS WITH MY HUSBAND AND TWO CHILDREN. MY SON WAS
BORN IN MAY OF 2003 AND MY DAUGHTER WAS BORN IN MARCH OF 2005. I AM A
CERTIFIED TEACHER BUT CURRENTLY A STAY AT HOME MOM.
MOORE
Name: SARAH ROSE
Lives in: KS
Significant other: TRAVIS
HAVE AN AMAZING DAUGHTER. GREAT HUSBAND AND AWESOME JOB.
MOSIMANN
Name: LAUREN BUSCH
Lives in: KS
Significant other: TAYLOR
NOYES
Name: MANDY BENSON
Lives in: KS
Significant other: BENSON
PROVOST
Name: MARGARET
Lives in: KS
Significant other: SUMAYA
I GRADUATED FROM KSU IN DECEMBER OF 2004 WITH A BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN
SOCIOLOGY WITH AN EMPHASIS IN CRIMINOLOGY. CURRENTLY I AM LIVING IN TOPEKA
WITH MY BOYFRIEND OF 3 1/2 YEARS, ANTONIO, AND WE ARE THINKING ABOUT A 2010
WEDDING. WE MET ON HALLOWEEN IN OCTOBER OF 2004 IN TOPEKA AT A COSTUME
PARTY. WE'VE BEEN TOGETHER EVER SINCE! I WORK FOR THE STATE OF KANSAS AT
THE SECRETARY OF STATE'S OFFICE, AND HAVE BEEN THERE SINCE FEBRUARY OF
2005.
ROBBINS
Name: DANICA GIBSON
Lives in: KS
Significant other: SHANE
I HOLD A BACHELOR OF MUSIC EDUCATION AND A MASTER OF MUSIC FROM PITTSBURG
STATE UNIVERSITY. CURRENTLY, I AM THE VOCAL AND INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC DIRECTOR
AT SOUTHEAST HIGH SCHOOL IN CHEROKEE, KS. MY HUSBAND, SHANE, AND I WERE
MARRIED ON JUNE 30, 2007.
RORK
Name: TRACI RORK
Lives in: FL
Significant other:
I WORK AT THE SOUTHERNMOST NEWSPAPER IN THE U.S. AFTER GRADUATING FROM
COLLEGE IN DALLAS, TEXAS. KEY WEST IS A 4 X 2 MILE ISLAND THAT YOU NAVIGATE
AROUND ON YOUR BICYCLE. I HAVE NO COMPLAINTS - EXCEPT FOR HURRICANES!
WILSON
Name: JOSHUA WILSON
Lives in: KS
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Class of 2000
AYERS
Name: BRIAN AYERS
Lives in: KS
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I PLAY BASEBALL AT FRIENDS UNIVERSITY WHERE I HAVE BEEN SELECTED AS AN
ALL-CONFERENCE TEAM MEMBER IN BOTH MY OF 2 SEASONS THERE. I HAVE ALSO BEEN
NAMED AS AN ALL-AMERICAN. I CURRENTLY LIVE IN WICHITA, KS.
AYRES
Name: JACKSON AYRES
Lives in:
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GRADUATED UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS IN 2004 WITH BA: DOUBLE-MAJOR IN FILM
STUDIES AND WESTERN CIVILIZATION & HUMANITIES; MINOR IN ENGLISH. GRADUATED
KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY IN 2007 WITH MA IN ENGLISH LITERATURE. AM MOVING TO
FAYETTEVILLE, AR, TO BEGIN WORKING ON MY PHD IN ENGLISH LITERATURE IN FALL
2007, IN ORDER TO BECOME A PROFESSOR OF ENGLISH.
CHASE
Name: HEATHER DUFFIELD
Lives in: OH
Significant other: BRENT
DIETZ
Name: BRETT DIETZ
Lives in: KS
Significant other: ROSIE
DORSEY
Name: JESSICA DORSEY
Lives in: KS
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EAKEN
Name: AUTUMN EAKEN
Lives in: KS
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FOWLER
Name: NIKI FOWLER
Lives in: WA
Significant other: ANDREW
GRADUATE OF ALLEN COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE AND ESU WITH A BS IN
ENVIRONMENTAL BIOLOGY. BASKETBALL FOR TWO YEARS AT ACCC. AFTER GRADUATION
MOVED TO ALASKA AND BECAME A CERTIFIED FIREFIGHTER AND EMT. WHILE IN AK I
MEET MY FIANCE AND FROM THERE WE MOVED DOWN TO WASHINGTON STATE. WE ARE
BOTH TAKING THE PARAMEDIC PROGRAM AND WORK AT A LOCAL HOSPITAL.
MURRAY
Name: SEAN MURRAY
Lives in: NY
Significant other: ANNE
GRADUATED FROM KU IN 2004 WITH A BS, GENETICS MAJOR. ENTERED A PHD PROGRAM
FOR BIOCHEMISTRY/GENETICS AT DARTMOUTH COLLEGE WHERE I MET MY WIFE. DECIDED
I WANTED TO PURSUE A CAREER IN EDUCATION WHEN WE MOVED TO BROOKLYN AFTER
OUR WEDDING IN 2008. I TAUGHT HIGH SCHOOL SCIENCE FOR THREE YEARS AND THEN
BEGAN WORKING IN THE NYC DOE CENTRAL OFFICE. I NOW EVALUATE ALL NYC PUBLIC
SCHOOLS AND GRADE THEM ON HOW MUCH PROGRESS THEIR STUDENTS MAKE.
MYERS
Name: KATIE TENBRINK
Lives in: KS
Significant other: TYLER
AFTER GRADUATION, I ATTENDED KSU AND GRADUATED IN DECEMBER OF 2004 WITH AN
ELEMENTARY EDUCATION DEGREE. I THEN MOVED BACK TO TOPEKA AND TAUGHT 1ST
GRADE AT LINN ELEMENTARY FOR USD 501. IN JUNE 2005 I WAS MARRIED TO TYLER
TENBRINK WHO I MET MY SOPHMORE YEAR OF HIGH SCHOOL AT MY AFTER SCHOOL JOB.
I AM CURRENTLY TEACHING 5TH GRADE AT QUINCY ELEMENTARY WHILE MY HUSBAND
PURSUES HIS MASTER'S DEGREE IN ECONOMICS.
PIPER
Name: ANDREW PIPER
Lives in: KS
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REEVES
Name: MICHAEL REEVES
Lives in: KS
Significant other: CRYSTAL
ROBINSON
Name: JUSTIN ROBINSON
Lives in: KS
Significant other: ANGELA
I ATTENDED PITTSBURG STATE UNIVERSITY FOR 5 YEARS AFTER HIGH SCHOOL. I
GRADUATED IN MAY OF 2003 WITH A BACHELORS IN MUSIC EDUCATION. ANGELA AND I
GOT MARRIED ON JULY 19TH OF 2003 IN THE CAMPUS CHAPEL. IN AUGUST I STARTED
MY NEW TEACHING POSITION AT SOUTHERN COFFEY COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL WHERE I AM
THE ELEMENTARY MUSIC TEACHER (GRADES 1-4) AND THE HIGH SCHOOL MUSIC
TEACHER. I LOOK FORWARD TO THE MANY YEARS OF TEACHING I'VE GOT BEFORE ME
AND HOPE TO BE SUCCESSFUL AS THE PROGRAM THAT I'VE COME FROM.
SEXSON
Name: MATTHEW SEXSON
Lives in: KS
Significant other: ERIN
BS IN WILDLIFE BIOLOGY, 2 YEARS OF FOOTBALL, AND 1 YEAR OF BASEBALL AT
BAKER UNIVERSITY, KS. MARRIED 31 JULY 2004. MS IN BIOLOGY AT FORT HAYS
STATE UNIVERSITY, KANSAS.
STEVENSON
Name: MARK STEVENSON
Lives in: KS
Significant other:
Class of 2001
HANSEN
Name: KARA HANSEN
Lives in: KS
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HAWKS
Name: BRANDY HARTPENCE
Lives in: KS
Significant other: JEREMY
I AM MARRIED WITH A 10 MONTH OLD LITTLE GIRL NAMED MAKENZIE HARTPENCE.
MAKENZIE WAS BORN IN 2002. I MARRIED THE MAN I STARTED DATING MY SOPHMORE
YEAR AT WRHS, JEREMY HARTPENCE. HE IS 4 YEARS OLDER THEN ME AND GRADUATED
FROM TOPEKA WEST IN '98. I AM STILL IN CONTACT WITH MY BEST FRIEND ALL
THROUGH SCHOOL KRISTI VOTAW, NOTHING HAS CHANGED THERE. I AM WORK FOR THE
STATE OF KANSAS AND MY HUSBAND WORKS FOR FINISHING TOUCH AUTO. I ALSO HAVE
A STEP SON GAGE WHOM I HAVE BEEN A MOHTER TO SINCE I WAS 16 YEARS OLD. I
WOULD HAVE TO SAY I GREW UP FAST! I GOT MARRIED RIGHT AFTER HIGH SCHOOL ON
JUNE 16TH 2001 AT THE ROSE GARDEN AT GAGE PARK. THEN A YEAR AND THREE
MONTHS LATER I GAVE BIRTH TO MY FIRST BORN . I AM VERY HAPPY WITH MY FAMILY
AND MY LIFE . JEREMY AND I ARE BOTH GLAD TO HAVE MEET . I HOPE TO SEE ALL
MY FRIENDS THAT I LOST TOUCH WITH AFTER HIGHSCHOOL AT OUR REUION WHICH IS A
LONG WAISE AWAY FROM NOW BUT I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE THE CLASS OF 2001 AGAIN.
TAKE CARE EVERYONE AND HAVE FUN.
TARVIN
Name: JESSICA TARVIN
Lives in: KS
Significant other:
Class of 2002
ATKIN
Name: CRYSTAL ATKIN
Lives in: UT
Significant other:
AFTER GRADUATING I IMMEDIATELY MOVED TO WEST VIRGINIA, THEN FLORIDA, THEN
BACK TO KANSAS, AND NOW I'M IN UTAH, THOUGH I'VE MOVED 4 TIMES HERE. I'M A
LICENSED MASSAGE THERAPIST, BUT AT THE MOMENT I'M WORKING AS A CHIROPRACTIC
ASSISTANT. THAT'S ABOUT IT SIGNIFICANT WISE, EVERYTHING ELSE IS JUST...WELL
LIFE.
JORDAN
Name: JENNY SPAGNUOLO
Lives in: KS
Significant other: SPAGNUOLO
I STILL LIVE IN TOPEKA. I AM SURE I WILL PROBABLY BE HERE THE REST OF MY
LIFE. I GAVE BIRTH TO MY DAUGHTER, LACEY IN 2003. I MET MY HUSBAND, BOBBY,
IN 2004, AND GOT MARRIED A YEAR LATER. WITH HIM, I GAINED A STEP-SON,
MICHAEL (BORN IN 2002). MY HUSBAND AND I WORK AS HOUSE PAINTERS. YOU CAN
FIND ME HUNTING ALMOST EVERY WEEKEND, WHEN POSSIBLE.
MICHAEL
Name: CHRISTIEN SCHULZ
Lives in: WA
Significant other: BRIAN
I GOT MARRIED AUGUST 2002, MOVED TO NORFOLK, VA IN NOVEMBER 2002, MOVED
AGIAN IN NOVEMBER 2004 TO ALLYN, WA WERE WE BOUGHT OUR 1ST HOUSE!! STILL IN
WASHINGTON IN 2007, BRIAN MADE 1ST CLASS SO WE MIGHT BE MOVING SOON!!
Class of 2003
ALLEN
Name: AMY ALLEN
Lives in:
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DAVIS
Name: NATHAN DAVIS
Lives in:
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DOYLE
Name: LAURA DOYLE
Lives in: KS
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HUNGERFORD
Name: EMILY HUNGERFORD
Lives in: CO
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ATTENDING THE UNIVERSITY OF DENVER, SHOULD GRADUATE SPRING 2007
KENDALL
Name: KATY KENDALL
Lives in: KS
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LANTZ
Name: LELIA LANTZ
Lives in: KS
Significant other:
SO FAR I'M STILL IN COLLEGE, FINISHING MY PARALEGAL AND THEN OFF TO BECOME
A SOCIAL WORKER AND EVENTUALLY AN ATTORNEY. IF ANYONE WHO IS IN CHARGE OF
OUR REUNIONS NEEDS HELP, I WOULD LOVE TO BE CONTACTED TO HELP IN AND WITH
THE EVENTS OF PLANNING AND SO FORTH OF THOSE IMPORTANT GATHERINGS OF OUR
2003 CLASS MATES. THANKS!
NELSON
Name: SHAWNA NELSON
Lives in: KS
Significant other: CHRIS
I DROPPED OUT OF HIGH SCHOOL IN 2001 WENT BACK IN 2002 AND NOW GRADUTED
FROM A HIGH SCHOOL IN WICHITA. I AM CURRENTLY MARRIED AND THE MOTHER OF
ONE. I AM A SALES MANAGER AT A MAJOR TELEMARKETING CORP.
PATTON
Name: JANA PATTON
Lives in: KS
Significant other:
WATTS
Name: LEAH LANE
Lives in: MO
Significant other: JASON
WILKES
Name: EMILY WILKES
Lives in: ID
Significant other:
Class of 2004
WELLS
Name: LINDSAY DINKEL
Lives in: KS
Significant other: TRAVIS
Class of 2005
CANDIDO
Name: KATHYLEEN ELLSWORTH
Lives in: KS
Significant other: DANIEL
ELLIOTT
Name: JONATHAN ELLIOTT
Lives in: KS
Significant other: JESSICA
I HAVE JUST GRADUATED FROM WICHITA STATE UNIVERSITY IN MAY 2013. I ATTENDED
WSU FOR 3 YEARS AND EMPORIA STATE UNIVERSITY FOR 3 YEARS BEFORE THAT. I AM
MARRIED AND HAVE 2 CHILDERN. I NOW WORK AS THE SPANISH AND ART TEACHER AT
SOUTHWESTERN HEIGHTS HIGH SCHOOL IN KISMET, KS. I SEARVED A 2 YEAR MISSION
IN HONDURAS FROM 2006-2008.
FISH
Name: HANNAH FISH
Lives in: FL
Significant other:
Class of 2006
WHERRELL
Name: KAYLA CANSINO
Lives in: KS
Significant other: PETE
Class of 2008
DAMME
Name: DEANNA DAMME
Lives in: PA
Significant other: CHRISTINE
PATTON
Name: LORI PATTON
Lives in: KS
Significant other:
TAYLOR
Name: AMBER TYSON
Lives in: KS
Significant other: NICHOLAS
Class of 80
COE
Name: KIM BAKER
Lives in: KS
Significant other: RICK
Teachers
CAMBLIN
Name: AL CAMBLIN
Lives in: KS
Significant other: BARBARA
I BEGAN MY TEACHING CAREER AT RURAL. I WAS WR'S FIRST ART TEACHER. IN
ADDITION, I TAUGHT HUMANITIES WITH GOACHER, BRAUN,AND JONES. WHAT A
POWERFUL TEAM. I BECAME PRINCIPAL OF RURAL IN 1971,THROUGH 1975. FROM 1975
TO 1980 I WAS PRINCIPAL AT AUBURN, THEN GOING TO PAULINE SOUTH THROUGH
1990. I THEN BECAME THE FIRST PRINCIPAL OF THE NEW JAY SHIDELER ELEMENTARY
SCHOOLTHROUGH 1998, RETIRING AFTER BEING NAMED "KANSAS PRINCIPAL OF THE
YEAR". OUR OLDEST SON CLAY LIVES IN CORAL GABLES FLORIDA, AND IS A REGIONAL
SECURITY DIRECTOR FOR A LARGE WHOLSALE DISTRIBUTOR. OUR OTHER SON BRAD, IS
A PILOT FOR AMERICA WEST AIRLINES. RETIREMENT IS GOING VERY WELL SO FAR.
CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR YEAR 2000 REUNION...
DEETER
Name: GARY DEETER
Lives in: KS
Significant other: FLORENCE
TAUGHT AT WRHS FOR 12 YEARS (1962-1974), WORKED AS FAMILY COUNSELOR FOR
SHAWNEE COUNTY COURT SERVICES (1975) AND WAS PASTOR OF THE NORTH TOPEKA
BAPTIST CHURCH FOR 20 YEARS. MARRIED MY HIGH SCHOOL SWEETHEART IN 1956. WE
HAVE THREE CHILDREN (ERIC, EILEEN AND ELAN), TWO GRANDCHILDREN (MICHAEL AND
DANA) AND 2 GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN (JACOB AND CHRISTOPHER). ERIC, BRENDA AND
DANA OWN MORNINGSTAR HOME SPECIALTIES IN TOPEKA. EILEEN RESIDES AT KNI.
ELAN IS A PROJECT MANAGER FOR INFORMIX SOFTWARE. FOR THE PAST FIVE YEARS
FLORENCE AND I HAVE WORKED FOR THE KANSAS LEGISLATURE DURING SESSION AND
BEEN SELF-EMPLOYED DURING THE INTERIM (CATERING, AUTOMOTIVE WORK, OTHER).
RETIRE? NEVER. I HAVE WORKED FOR THE KANSAS LEGISLATURE FOR 8 YEARS.
DINKEL
Name: JIM DINKEL
Lives in: NV
Significant other: CINDY
HAZLETT
Name: BETTY HAZLETT
Lives in: KS
Significant other:
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR SENDING ME THE BLUE-GRAY STREAK. I READ AND SAVORED
EVERY WORD. YOU AND LYLA ARE DOING A WONDERFUL JOB, AND I HOPE ALL THE
CLASSES APPRECIATE YOU. THE DECADE OF THE 60'S WAS A WONDERFUL TIME AT
WRHS, SO I WOULD THINK YOU WOULD GET ENTHUSIASTIC RESPONSES AS YOU CONTACT
PEOPLE. I STARTED TEACHING AT RURAL IN THE FALL OF 1958 AND LEFT AFTER
GRADUATION IN 1969. I SUPPOSE IT WOULD BE AN EXAGGERATION TO SAY THAT I
LOVED EVERY MINUTE I WAS THERE, BUT IT WOULDN'T BE BY TOO MUCH. THE FACULTY
WAS SPECIAL AS WERE THE STUDENTS, AND WE DID SEEM TO HAVE A CLOSER
RELATIONSHIP THAN WAS PRESENT AT OTHER SCHOOLS. I ATTRIBUTE THAT TO MR.
MCELROY'S LEADERSHIP AS WELL AS THE ATTITUDE OF STUDENTS AND THEIR PARENTS,
WHO WERE MOST SUPPORTIVE. THE FIRST YEAR I WAS AT WRHS I HAD ALL OF THE
FRESHMEN AND HALF OF THE SOPHOMORES IN ENGLISH CLASSES. THE NEXT YEAR I HAD
ONLY SOPHOMORES, SO THAT MEANT I HAD A NUMBER OF STUDENTS FOR TWO YEARS IN
A ROW. WE GOT TO KNOW EACH OTHER PRETTY WELL IN THAT LENGTH OF TIME. I
LOVED READING THE NAMES OF THOSE TWO CLASSES ESPECIALLY AND COULD PUT FACES
WITH MOST OF THEM. LATER WHEN I TAUGHT JOUNALISM AND ENGLISH, I DIDN'T HAVE
AS MANY STUDENTS SO COULDN'T RECOGNIZE AS MANY NAMES. I HOPE YOU WILL
CONTINUE TO SEND ME YOUR PUBLICATIONS, AND I WISH YOU THE BEST OF LUCK IN
YOUR CONTINUING SEARCH FOR CLASSMATES. I WOULD HAVE BEEN AT THE REUNION
EXCEPT FOR THE FACT THAT WE LIVE IN ESTES PARK, CO IN THE SUMMER. IF YOU
EVER HAVE A FALL REUNION, COUNT ME IN. SINCERELY, BETTY HAZLETT
JONES
Name: CAROLYN JONES
Lives in: -
Significant other: -
DECEASED
JONES
Name: JEAN JONES
Lives in: KS
Significant other: -
THANKS SO MUCH FOR INVITING ME! MY DAYS AT WRHS WERE GREAT! AT 82 YEARS, I
FIND IT HARDER TO GET AROUND! JONESY
Class Unknown
BERRY
Name: JIMMY BERRY
Lives in: KS
Significant other: AMY
DUMONT
Name: THIERRY DUMONT
Lives in: NA
Significant other:
KENNEDY
Name: MOLLY MOORE
Lives in: TX
Significant other: COLIN
WAETZIG
Name: LISA KURINEC
Lives in:
Significant other: CHRIS
MARRIED A SOLDIER IN 1986, HAD MY DAUGHTER IN 1988, MY SON IN 1991. LIVED
IN GERMANY, TENNESSEE, GEORGIA, NORTH CAROLINA, AND NOW TEXAS. ENJOYING
LIVING THE RETIRED LIFE ON OUR RANCH.
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.
