Jim
& Carol have been quite busy after spending the summer in
Charleston SC working on the great migration study. Jim has
now started the grant that he received in June. Currently he
will be recruiting thirty 5th & 8th grade teachers for
some intense content and methods. He has enjoyed the work so far
and hopes that the professional development the study provides
makes a difference for the kids. Jim had dinner recently with the
Arnolts (remember Pete Arnolt) and says it was so good to
see them after such a long time. The Arnolts saw
several people when we had the Class of 62 Birthday party. Jim
& Carol spent last week at the Cape - took five days vacation
- to get the contractor started on the renovation on their
Cape Cod house which should be finished in four
months. They are hoping to return for a few days in January to
check out the progress. Jim felt a Little strange telling the
contractor what you want, selecting all the colors, surfaces and
giving a final Ok to floor plans and then leaving town.
Doug
is working as Supplier Program Manager for Orbital Sciences in
Chandler Arizona. Wife Sherri works for Coldstone Creamery
at their headquarters in Scottsdale Arizona. Two adult
children Amy and Erik live in Minnesota.
Martha
(Todd) McKown
UPDATED
OCTOBER 2008
Jon & Martie McKown
10113 Glen Eagle Lane
Twinsburg OH 44087 martieone@aol.com
216-401-5297
Martie's husband
Jon recently retired from a very satisfying career in medical
equipment sales, but does miss the international connections.
They have moved back to the golf course condominium complex they
left a couple of years ago. Martie still practices real
estate she says "until she gets it right!" As we
know it is a very challenging market but she is doing great.
HOPEFULLY, this will be the year they join her dearest friend Barb
Lauderback (Seaman) at their golf-complex in Florida. Barb already has been there 2 years and is waiting
patiently for Martie to arrive.
Martie would love to hear from old (young) school
chums.
Tom is
working as he does not feel ready for retirement! He has two grandchildren Taylor & Brianna.
Dick
Townley
UPDATED
4/07
Richard & Mary Townley
12844 Manderson Plz Omaha NE 68164 richard.townley@cox.net 402-731-2218
Dick
has been in Nebraska
for over twenty five years now. He is retired from hotel
management but now is working for Ford Motor Credit Division.
Dick & Mary have three children and two wonderful
grandchildren. He likes to garden in his spare time.
Tim has been in his own business for several years with his son
Jeff. Then he was blessed with his first grandchild Seth
Timothy who puts smiles on Tim's face everyday.His son has recently moved to Tallahassee FL, and has presented Tim with 2 more
grandsons, Noah and
Micah.Now Tim
travels to
Northern Florida
to visit the grandchildren and conducts business on the run.
Trish and
Bob have been very active in a service club called Optimist International
that focuses on helping kids. This keeps them involved with young
folks. They have three kids and two grandchildren. Bob has taken
the plunge and retired for the second time. He retired from IBM
in 1997 and then this spring from a company run by ex-IBMers. Right
now he is really enjoying the freedom and has taken up woodworking.
Kay
is looking forward to retirement in the next two years, although
she has really enjoyed teaching Anatomy/Physiology and advanced
Biology classes while being the Science Club Advisor and a Science
Department Chairperson. Rich, a retired chemistry
teacher, has kept busy with redoing and managing our rental
properties. They have two children. Rush and his wife
Meryl live in Farmington, Pa. They have given them
three grandchildren: Rush Jr. 14, Noelle 10, and Autumn 6.
Terri and her husband Ben who now live in Hawaii (military) have just
gave them their fifth grandchild this summer. Emily is
21 months and Levi is now 4 weeks. Rich and Kay
plan to increase our traveling and camping time as soon as
she retires.
Jim
Wells
UPDATED
3/07
Jim Wells
Maine
Jim
prefers to remain unlisted
Gail
(Wilch) Fricker
UPDATED
12/07
Tom & Gail Fricker
106 Royal Oaks Drive
Double Oak TX 75077 gwfricker@tx.rr.com
214-244-0205
Gail
sends us a quick note that she decided to retire from the
corporate world. She got tired of working and commuting
long hours for nothing. Started collecting the Social Security
last month – decided to take advantage of this while there are
still funds available. Being home bound did get
boring, She missed being around people, so decided to go back to
work at a job, not a career, in retail. The up side: hours
are less than forty a week, the store is less than a mile from the
house, and she doesn’t have to take any work home. The down
side; it’s retail and this time of year it’s getting a little
nuts. Gail feels it's not much different than the
airline/travel business when you think about it.
