ROBERT RIPP

Bob Ripp and his wife Karen live in Madeira,OH. They have five children: Micah, 37 - Tara, 34 - Natasha, 31 - Tanya, 28 and Cassandra 26. They also have 7 grandchildren.


Bob retired from H.J. Heinz Corporation in May 2008 after 34 years. (jealous)

And what has he been doing with all his "spare time" ? "Founded KABR Consulting to assist Food and Packaging Companies interested in doing business with the US Military - develop business models to help them succeed in their efforts.

Currently serving as Chairman of the Board of The Research and Development Associates for Military Food and Packaging Systems Inc. an industry association focused on development of novel food preservation and packaging technologies in support of the U.S. Armed Forces. "

very cool......

Thanks Bob - and hopefully we will see you in July.

KATIE YDE

Katie Schmidt Yde and her husband Dick live in Madison. They have three children:
Sonja, 29........Josh, 27 and Ben , 25.

Working? ........"I work as an RN at an ambulatory surgery center and also sell stained glass...."

And what else has she been up to ?........ "I have been getting old. I also make Tiffany lamp reproductions up to28" in diameter and win medals in Triathlons (at our age, all one has to do to medal is finish the race!)"

How about some favorite memories?.........."Sunrise swims off Picnic Point in March as soon as the ice was out (who was that gorgeous young priest who joined us?). Also twice getting caught at EHS for doing some pretty naughty things."

Thanks Katie!! Happy to know we will see you this summer......and I'm going to want some details.

RANDY REUSCHLEIN

Randy and his wife Maryjo are living in Stoughton, WI. They have three children: Chad who is 24, Eric is 23 and Adam who is 21.

Randy is working as the "Chief Estimator at H & H Industries Mechanical Contractor"

How does he spend his days? "Work long hours, walk with our dogs, am an avid hockey fan.

Favorite EHS memory: "Earl Wilke pitching softball in outdoor gym class and Tom Feeney hits a line drive back to Earl’s jewels. Earl’s reaction after getting back on his feet, "FEENEY - you get an 'F'! "

OMG that made me laugh out loud....thanks for that, Randy.
Happy to know we will see you in July.

MICHAEL FAULKNER

Mike Faulkner is living in Madison and has two children - Jesse who is 28 an Brett who is 26.

Michael is working at AT & T - he has been with them for 38 years.

Looking forward to seeing you in July!

PETER BERGENSKE

Dr. Peter Bergenske and his wife Cheryl Bruce live in Alpharetta, GA. They have five children: Megan, 29 - Alex, 27 - Jacob, 25 - Melissa, 23 and Jacob who is 16. They have 6 grandchildren.

Peter is working for Ciba Vision.

And what has he been up to ? "For 40 years, in an email? Graduated UW then UC Berkeley. Practiced optometry in Madison area for 22 years. Joined faculty at Pacific University in Oregon (state of), then joined Ciba Vision Corp (in Atlanta area) as Director of clinical research and development. Currently working in professional services for Ciba Vision.
Gave up skateboarding but still cycling, still play guitar regularly."

Favorite EHS memory ...."Being done with high school "

PATRICK O'ROURKE

Patrick O'Rourke and his wife Patricia (boy, I bet that can get confusing) are living in Madison and have four children: Ryan O'Rourke, 28 - Phillip Wilcox, 21 - Leanna Wilcox, 17 - and Killian O'Rourke, 10.

Pat is semi retired and is spending these days enjoying life and family.

And his favorite memories of high school? "looking at the year book, 41 years later."

Thanks Pat - happy to know we will see you this summer !

CHRISTOPHER RODGERS

Chris Rodgers and his wife Theresa live in LaGrange Park, Ill. He is Vice President at Central Steel and Wire. He spends his time "Working and striving to avoid the Grim Reaper".

How about some favorite memories? "My favorite memory during the HS school years that I am willing to discuss openly was the UHaul escapade.

My favorite post HS memory involving classmates was the summer immediately after graduation when Peter Bergenske, Don Esser, Barb Hansen and I bummed around Europe with Bergenske and Rodgers ending up in Moscow. Peter and I played frisbee in Red Square and narrowly avoided arrest by fleeing Kremlin guards and getting lost in GUM Dept store among the shoppers. There was another incident on that trip which is probably in KGB files and I ain't talking. "

Hope you'll make it in July Chis......hey - it's a short drive and I want more details.

JULIE FEDELE

It's the BIRTHDAY GIRL!! Happy Birthday to you !

Julie and her husband Steve live in Madison. She is now retired (jealous) and spends her time "Attending lots of country concerts, Nascar races,vacationing, spending time with my husband and my 2 cats."

Her favorite memories?........ " Favorite memories from high school, that's a tough one. There were so many. Hanging out with all my friends and partying with them. That was a blast from the past, and I sure do miss those days...If we could only turn back time!! "

Thanks Julie..have a great day and hopefully we will see you this summer.

KATHERINE KOLLINER

Katie Miller Kolliner is living in Hudson, Ohio. She has two children: Joseph is 23 and Daniel is 20.

Katie was retired, widowed , and now working again.

"After college and graduate school, I married Andrew Kolliner and spent my professional years in bank marketing before settling into being a full-time mom in 1987. In 1997, I became a full-time single mom. Now both "children" are in college (one an artist, the other a musician) and I have returned to the work force as a marketing entrepreneur. Recently, I became engaged and will eventually marry one Joseph England. There's no steaming rush at our age!"

Congratulations to you both !

Her favorite memory? "Alternative senior mass held in the old library."

Thanks Katie, hope we will see you in July.

JOSEPH COOPER

Joe Cooper and his wife Sue live in Madison. They have four children: Jennifer, 33 - Travis, 30 - Courtney, 28 - and Cary, 23. They also have four grandchildren.

Joe is working at the UW "32 years at UW-Residence Halls … Assistant Director of Physical Facilities "

How does he enjoy his days? "I am the Head Coach at West HS in Girls Volleyball & Assistant Coach at Edgewood HS in softball. I (along with Sue) love to garden, walk our dog and bug my grandchildren (all girls!!!)"

How about his favorite memories....."In high school it was my friends, our apartment our senior year (I Felt a Thigh) & sports – my favorite teacher or coach of all time was George Chrsyt (who I think of a lot when I am coaching) "

Thanks Joe - great to know we'll see you in July!

KATHY BLESSING

Kathy Blessing and her husband, Daryl Persick are living in Hubertus, WI. They have two children: Bryan is 31 and Beth is 28 .....they also have a grandchild.

Kathy is a teacher....and hopefully we will see her this summer.

ThanksKathy .

THOMAS SWANSON

Thomas Swanson lives in Portsmouth, VA with his wife Kari. They have three children: Kelsey is 33, Abby is 31 and Lindsay is 27. They also have three grandchildren.

Tom is retired........(JEALOUS). And how has he been spending all this free time? "Focusing on family and friends, I do some occasional consulting for business, run, spend time with the grand children."

Favorite memory? In this case I think it was "Biggest Memory"......"I skipped school one Friday, the next Monday in the morning announcements I was called to report to Sister Serafagus? office. I knew it was probably about Friday. I had to meet here at admissions, she was very small and frail so how bad could it be?? Well lets just say I was chipping ice and doing after school for two weeks. To this day her lecture and scolding is probably the worst I've ever had."

AH HAHAHA I love this!

And I love knowing that we will see you in July.

CONTACT INFORMATION

Sometimes bad things happen to good people. My apologies to any of you inconvenienced but the incredible hack job done to my sweet, innocent computer. My entire contact list was pirated so don't ever open anything from marysverandah again. Also - some may get this message several times as I have different lists I am contacting, so forgive the repetition. Since I have no records - I don't know who was affected.

Makes me sad - I have been operating from the verandah for years. sigh

mcrowe51@gmail.com

ONWARD

GONE FISHING

be back in a few days

BARBARA FLAHERTY

Barbara is living in Clintonville, Wisconsin. Barb has two children: Colleen who is 33 and Ben who is 30.

She is teaching middle school. The fact that she has been doing that all these years is astonishing to me........I admire all teachers - but middle school must be really trying.

Favorite memory? "My favorite memory is of my sophomore year when Mr. Meverden led the EHS band at the State competition, and we won first place."

Hope we see you in July.

DANIEL BAKER

Dan Baker and his wife Maureen (Fahey '69) are living in Carmel, Indiana and have two daughters: Amy is 30 and Angie is 29.

Dan is retired - LUCKY !

So how is he filling his days? "Golf, Rollerblading, Travel, Gardening"

Thanks, Dan - enjoy.

DEBORAH BRUNMEIER

Deborah Walsh Brunmeier and her husband Michael are living in Campbellsport, Wi and have four children : Melanie, 31 - Josh, 30 - Jared, 29 and James , 27. Michael has his own business and Deborah (she'll always be Debbie to me) works part-time as a secretary for him.

What else have they been doing? "Our children had the nerve to grow up and leave home. Not only did they leave home, but they left the country! Our daughter is living in the Virgin Islands, and 2 of our sons have been living in Perth, Australia for the past 3 1/2 years. Our oldest son was in the Marines and part of the Recon group who led the invasion of Iraq (we fortunately did not know that) He has just graduated from UW-M with a degree in Civil Engineering, and is job hunting.
My husband owns his own business and works long hours. When he can get away we chase the children around the world visiting them. We did make it to Australia last February - quite an experience: the boys arranged a wine tour, canoe trip, body surfing in the Indian Ocean, dune climbing etc. Mike doesn't mind if I travel without him, and so I do! Our oldest son and I went somewhere every May, right after finals - we adventured in Australia, Portugal and Istanbul. It was great. We plan our own trips, and rent apartments instead of hotel rooms, and spend a lot of time mixing with "the locals", getting lost, people watching, cafe sitting and other such fun activities. Being history lovers we try and visit as many museums as possible! We figure that most days we walk about 8 miles. "

How about some favorite memories "Camping trips with the girls - Denise cooking breakfast over the campfire
Sleepovers at Denise Marquis's cottage.... the boys would sneak down and "spy" on us, hide under cars, grab ankles etc etc
Sailing on Lake Mendota and all the mishaps that invariably occurred
Graduating!"

Thanks, Deborah - looking forward to seeing you in July.

JOHN RIEDER

John Rieder and his wife Nancy are living in LaCrosse, Wi and they have a daughter Eva who is 18. John is retired from the restaurant business....Eva is attending University of Colorado.

"We are empty nesters and have been traveling,skiing,golfing,biking,playing tennis and birding.
Retirement is highly under rated."

He has great Edgewood memories: "EHS memories are too many - but were wonderful. Great times had by all!"

Great to know we'll see you in July!

KATHY LIEBERMAN

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU !!

This birthday girl, Kathy Fries Lieberman is living in Eugene, OR with her husband Eric. They have three children: Alex, 29 - Andrea, 26 - and Aaron, 23.

Kathy has been an RN and is now retired. They lived for thirty years in Northern California and have been in Eugene for the past 1 1/2 years.

What she remembers most ....." nice people".

Thanks Kathy - and Happy Birthday.

FRAN GENTER

Fran Genter and his wife Marianne live in Madison. They have three children: Katie is 26 and Laura and Dan are 24.

Fran is working - "Dane County Dept of Human Services, Manager of Adult Community Services Div. "

How has he been spending his time all these past years - "Working hard, enjoy biking, swimming at the YMCA, reading, Badger sports and going to hear live music, went to visit my son Dan is Seoul, S Korea in 2009".

Fran says he has MANY great memories of his EHS years.

Thanks , Fran --See you in July!

ELIZABETH WEISSHAR

Elizabeth Goodno Weisshar is living in Middleton, WI with her husband Carl. They have two daughters: Adrienne is 30 and Christine is 27.

Elizabeth is retired and spends her time with " 2 granddogs and 2 grandcats" and enjoying retirement.

Hope we see you this summer.

JAMES DRESEN

Jim Dresen and his wife Mary Jo live in Madison and have three children: Maggie, 31 - Matt, 28 - and Emily, 26.......and one grandchild.

Jim is working and has been spending the years "enjoying life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness in the Mad City!"

favorite memories? "Memories are gradually fading, however one stands out. Proving Sr. Alphonsine wrong when she wagged her finger and said "you're not college material". Avoided the draft and graduated without honors from UW Madison '73"

Well Jim - you finished faster than I did ! Happy to know we'll see you in July - woo hoo !

IRONY

I realized today, after doing some fact gathering, that for the Class of '69....we are missing survey responses from ......( drum roll) .........69 people.! We are just trying to do a bit of spotlighting for each of you and so if you have a friend who has not answered our survey - let them know that it's no big deal....we just want to know the person you have become.

GAIL KREKEL

Gail Derus Krekel and her husband Tom live in Albuquerque, NM. They have a daughter Christy who is 32.......and two grandchildren.

Gail is enjoying life at home, brushing up on her French.

VICTORIA VETTER

Victoria is living in Madison and has two daughters: Melissa, 26 and Sarah, 23.

She is presently an Art Teacher with MMSD . and has been working and producing art for all these past years.

She remembers fondly her close friends at Edgewood and is excited to see everyone this summer.

Thanks Vicki!

SUSAN SKELTON

Sue Skelton is living in Madison and has one child, Kwame , age 30. She has been working and - well - working!....... and relaxing on the Mississippi River.

Always loving the water - her favorite memories are floating all afternoon on air beds - on Lake Wingra.

Hope to see you in July !

JAMES WADDELL

James Waddell and his wife Deneen live in New Berlin, WI and have six children : Nathan, 18 - Stephen, 16 - Nicholas, 12 - Michael, 9 - Patrick, 5 - and Rose, 3 .

James is working in Software Sales at IBM.

What has he been doing ? Well, what do you think ??? "Raising my children, some traveling"

Memories? "playing cards with classmates"

Hope to see you this summer.

PATRICIA BALL

Patty Schmitz Ball is married to Bill Redding and they are living in Madison. Patty has two children : J.D. Ball age 36 and Karen Ball age 35....and has two grandchildren.

Great to know we'll see you this summer !

RESPONSES

I am loving some of the comments that have been made to Anna during this process of gathering information...


Golf Outing:

“Do we have to keep score?”

Questionnaire:

Are you married ?

"I have a ring on my left hand and my wife says yes"

Do you have grandchildren?

"What are grandchildren, you think I am that old or what!! You trying to hustle geezers!!!!!"

Alumni office:

"They already know where to find me."


" Don't tell Denny McKinley about the baton and bunny ears or what page of the senior yearbook to find it. I really do not need a detention!!"

"Hey, if the jury commissioners can find me (five times in two states and two federal courts!!!), I suppose you can put the info in the class directory."

And finally:

"I lost the date and my cell phone calendar will not tell me!!!!!! Is Alzheimer's on the way or what?????


Thanks to all of you for getting on the band wagon and having some fun with this...life is too short to be miserable. There are a few of you who haven't figured that out yet - here's hoping that you find some joy somewhere before the lights go out. Remember, someone else has their finger on the circuit breaker....I'm just sayin' ..........

JEAN LEPRO

Jean Padrutt Lepro and her husband Brian live in Verona, WI and have three children: Calvin, 24 - Noah,22 - and Susie 20. Jean is presently working part-time as an office manager at a church.

So how has she been filling her days these past years? "I work mornings during the week and spend afternoons running errands, walking my black lab, Libby, and spending time with my husband, Brian. We cook healthy meals together and enjoy trying new recipes. We've spent a lot of evenings this winter catching up on movies we've missed. I just finished painting my daughter's bedroom and we have some remodeling plans in the works for this spring. All three of my children are in college so we see a lot of them on breaks from school. One of them goes to UW-Madison so we see him every few weekends as well. I have been visiting a sister who lives northwest of Phoenix almost every winter. She and her husband grow native desert plants for revegetation and landscaping. I like hauling hose around their property, watering cool desert plants and getting cacti and succulents ready for show. I also enjoy reading, gardening, playing with my cats and knitting. "

Favorite EHS memories? "Hanging out with Denise L'Heureux, choir and art."


Hope we see you in July !

PATRICIA GOGGIN

Patty Goggin and her husband Steve Kehm live in Wautoma, WI (well, sort of) and have two children: Molly, 28 and Maxwell, 27.

Patty is a teacher- a reading specialist - and is presently working in Arequipa, Peru.

So what has she been up to and how did she end up in Peru ? "After EHS….there was UW, the Peace Corps, marriage, two kids , teaching in WI, CA and other places around the world. Lots of traveling. I also worked for Habitat for Humanity and as an EMT for our local emergency services. We always have kept our home in Central WI where our children were born so that we could all have roots. As a result, both our kids graduated from the UW and are big Badger fans. Right now, Steve and I work in Arequipa, Peru (high in the Andes!) teaching during the week and on the weekends, hiking, exploring , and helping with a variety of educational projects that serve the poor in rural Arequipa."

Favorite memories? "Memories of EHS… friends, walking home from school and stopping to drink a cherry coke at the drug store, the music, dances, the changing social, political, and religious times, Spanish class, camping trips, sunrise on picnic point. Senior year…skipping classes to go watch the demonstrations at the UW and realizing that there was another world awaiting us….."

Happy to know we'll see you in July !

MICHAEL AIDE

Michael Aide and his wife Christine are living in Girardeau, MO. They have three children: Adam, 27 - Eric,26 - Martin,21 and 1 grandchild.

Michael is working as Professor and Chairperson, Department of Agriculture, Southeast MO State University.

What has he been working on ? "Chair of Academic Dept, Soil Fertility Research involving Rice"

and his favorite memory? "Friday Football Games "

See you in July!

COLLEEN BUNBURY

Colleen Bunbury and her husband John Conrad are living in Louisville, CO. They have two children: Barry is 21 and Timmy is 20.

Colleen is working as an Early Childhood Special Education Teacher in Boulder, Co.

How have they been filling their time? "I have lived in Louisville, Co for 20 years and have taught preschool children in Boulder for 15 years. My oldest, Barry attends the University of Oklahoma and is studying to be an optometrist. Timmy attends the University of Colorado in Boulder and is in the school of business. My husband, John is an Air Traffic Controller and is looking forward to retiring in a couple of years. Now that the boys are gone we have lots of time for biking, hiking and skiing."

So happy to know we'll see you this summer!

THOMAS SHIPLEY

Tom Shipley and his wife Beth (Brady '71) are living in Madison and have three children: Sara Shipley McLenighan, 38 - Joseph, 27 and Matthew, 25. They have two grandchildren.

Tom is working - "Senior Ex. VP Greenwoods State Bank in Lake Mills and Rio, WI. Bought this bank with 150 friends in 2007....some classmates are in too!"

"Beth is the Pre-need Specialist for Ryan and Joyce Ryan Funeral Homes in Madison ("thinking about death?....call Beth) "

"Sara McLenighan resides in Edina MN. with husband Matt (2 children: Megan 7, Morgan 5) She is a national territory manager for Medtronics and he is Sr. VP for ActiVision"

And some favorite memories? "My EHS experience was very good. I was fortunate to have a great group of male friends who I still see.... and a fair amount of female friends who tolerated me. Clearing out the Memorial Union Library during semester final exams with 4 classmates dressed up in Maple Bluff fireman uniforms still is a memory that lingers.

I look forward to returning to a reunion as just a classmate and not the president of the school.

See you all this summer! "


WOO HOO

JANE KIRCHGESSNER

Jane Thomas Kirchgessner and her husband David are living in Milwaukee. They have three children: Kari, 34 - Kristi, 31 and Katie, 28......and they have three grandchildren

Jane is working as a physical therapist for Aurora - visiting nurse association.

Hope to see you this summer.

AUNT SABINA'S COOKIES

After several of our classmates have included "Aunt Sabina's cookies" among their favorite memories....I started asking questions. How did I miss these? Was there some secret cult with these served as refreshments? Who was Aunt Sabina?....was this a code word? Finally we have an answer from Dan Lynaugh:

"Subject: Aunt Sabina

Sabina Mary Lynaugh was my dad's sister who lived with us her entire life. She was an accomplished baker and routinely made cookies, pies, cakes, buns, and bread. I ate a lot of them and got fat. My friends ate a lot of them, too. Especially the cookies. It was nice to see Fahey and P. mention that as a memory. "

Thanks, Dan

DANIEL LYNAUGH

Dan Lynaugh is retired from the Post Office after a 35 year career.

And so how is he spending his time? "I am married. My wife is also a retired Postmaster. I have three wonderful children, all married and doing well. I have 5 grandchildren, with more likely in the future. I spend about 7 months a year at our home in Eagle River, the rest in the Madison area for now. I hope to winter in Florida or Arizona in the future. "


His favorite memories? " My favorite memory of EHS was the first floor flat we kept senior year at 314 N. Broom St. near campus. I recall having a lot of fun there. We should have thought of that prior to senior year."

Dan, hope we see you in July....... and if we'd had that apartment too much earlier - we 'd have had to take a bus.

MAUREEN MARTIN

Maureen Martin is living in Wauwatosa,WI . She is Director, Homeless Residential Services for The Salvation Army. For all these past years she has been working and traveling.

Hope to see you in July !

RICHARD JOACHIM

Rich Joachim and his wife Beverly live in Blue Ridge, VA. They have three children: Drew, 24 - Brad, 22 and Chris, 19.

Rich is a self-employed dentist. We ask what he has been doing and he says "nothing much: fixing teeth and playing tennis - watching basketball games


We hope to see you this summer!

VINCE SWEENEY

Vince Sweeney is married to Sharon Elliot Sweeney and they are living in Madison . They have two daughters : Kelsey, 22 and Keara, 18. Vince is employed at the University of Wisconsin - ( oh - like that's a news-flash).

What's he been up to ? " Worked in newspapers for 13 years and have been at UW-Madison, first in the Athletic Department for 18 years and then in the chancellor's office, where I am currently working. Lived in LA for one year while working at the Los Angeles Times, as well as Milwaukee (Journal and Sentinel), but have been in Madison for the greater part of the past 41 years!"

Favorite memory? "Too many good ones to single out. We had a great class. We were lucky."

WooHoo - Gus - see you in July !!

CAROL PEARCE

Carol Sullivan Pearce is married to Larry Pearce and they are living in Cary, NC . They have three children: Ryan, 30 - Kaela, 23 - and Brady, 21. Carol is the Lead Teacher - Instruction Resource - Wake County Schools.

So, other than THAT, what has she been doing? "Graduated from UW-LaCrosse. Lived in Madison,...taught 6-8 grade. Moved to Milwaukee, Married Larry (who had a son Ryan ) Had Kaela and Brady. Moved to North Carolina in 1996... taught 4th grade for 4 years.... became the Lead Teacher of a 900 student elementary school. I return to the Midwest several times a year to see family & friends. "

And her favorite memory ? "Skipping school to lay out in the sun on Sue Waddell's roof"

Hope we can see you in July.

ROBERT WICKHEM

Robert Wickhem lives in Monona. He has two children : Brian, 34 and Carly,25. Bob is "living the dream as principal and owner of Bob Wickhem Solutions, LLC.

And just what has he been doing ? "Most of my career, I've been involved in the audio, video and business theater production business. I try, sometimes unsuccessfully, to balance that with my passions for travel, road cycling and wine appreciation (I appreciate a lot!) I enjoy the constant challenge of keeping up with new technologies and am a student of how they change our lives."

Favorite memories? "To this day I am amazed at the quality of education I got at EHS with many fewer resources available and much higher demand on the nuns time. The nuns at EHS were amazing."

Looking forward to seeing you in July !

MARY WALLACE

Mary Wallace and her husband Paul Saeman ('68) are living in Madison and have three children : Melody, 28 - Gabe, 26 and Sandhya, 25. Mary is employed ...and says her activities of the last years are a looooong story. She'll fill us in soon.

I love her favorite memory:

"It’s toss up between the sunrise picnics and Edgewood’s theater productions, particularly Dan L. playing Cyrano De Bergerac. While he was fighting a duel that his character is supposed to lose, his opponent’s sword suddenly flew out of his hand and into the audience. Dan made up rhyming couplets on the spot to explain his actions as he jumped down into the audience, tossed the sword to his opponent, and they continued the duel."

See you this summer!

TIMOTHY SHARPE

Tim and his wife Lynda live in Madison and have a daughter Jennifer who is 25. Tim is working but this will be his last year - by the time we see him he will be retired....

"I have been teaching biology and coaching tennis at Monona Grove High School for 23 years. I plan to retire in June and seek new horizons. I look forward to making more time for tennis, singing, playing guitar, and sailing whenever I can. My wife Lynda and I have raised a daughter who is 25, now training to be a high school biology teacher."

Special memories? "I'm going to go with singing in four part harmony with The Three Flats- Steve Riederer, John Staley and Kevin Farley. If only there had been American Idol in 1969!

A close second- in LaCrosse for the basketball tournament, doing physics problems in a motel room at 4 a.m. with some of my favorite nerds. I bet nobody knew just how much fun we could have when we really got going!"

Looking forward to seeing you in July.....and I never thought of you as a nerd !

MARCIA WAGNER

Marcia Wagner is living in Madison and has two sons - Nathan, 29 and Adam, 27......and one grandson.

Marcia is working and says that's all she 's been doing all these years.

Her favorite memories - WAY too many to mention.

See you in July

MARY GRACE ALBEDYLL

Mary Grace Brabender Albedyll is living in De Forest, Wisconsin where she raised her two daughters Tanya, 31 and Tara, 28. She also has one grandchild. She has been employed for 35+ years for the State of Wisconsin. (21 yrs. at DOT - State Patrol; 8 1/2 yrs at Dept. of Administration - State Prosecutors Office; and 6 yrs. at DOC - Human Resources.)

And how did she fill her free time? "Enjoyed myself while raising two wonderful daughters. (Mrs. Goldsworthy was a good role model at Edgewood for women who loved sports.) I ended up coaching my daughter's soccer team for 2 yrs.; coaching swim team; coaching my daughter's softball team for 3 yrs; was official scorekeeper for the travelling basketball teams for 4 yrs.;

Girl Scout Leader; and a Swim Meet Official - Stroke & Turn Judge for 10 yrs.

Besides coaching, I also enjoyed playing co-ed & women's softball for 28 years, golfing, tennis, volleyball, Badger football & basketball games, travelling, & gardening.
During the past few years, I've been teaching my grandson to play soccer, basketball, baseball, and golf, Fun - fun!

I've also been caring for my 99 yr. old father for the past 5 years, since my mother passed away. In High School, my Dad had to drive us around, since we didn't have our license yet. Now I get to chauffeur Dad everywhere and he tells people that I'm the boss now! (Talk about complete role-reversal)"

Some of her favorite memories include "Horseback riding Freshman year along with Barb Milke; Mixed Chorus all through High School; Senior year barn dance; Following the Crucibles Band; Cruising downtown Madison to Club 18 in Margie McGettigan's car; Senior year class vs. faculty baseball game that I was able to play in; Hanging out at Gino's on State Street & Lombardino's; Graduation party at Picnic Point. "

WOW - you're making me feel like a slug - I may have to go edit my profile.

Happy to know we'll see you in July.

MARCIA PHILLIPS

Marcia Lins Phillips lives in Loves Park, Illinois with her husband Ron West and has two children: Brett Phillips, 30 and Jennifer Phillips, 28. Marcia is self-employed.

How does she fill her days? "I left my engineering job in 1997 to help people heal. I published a self-help book and workbook on the chakras (energy systems of the body) called "Seven Portals To Your Soul: An Accessible Guide for Mending Your Life". I teach classes, coach other teachers and healers, facilitate support groups, and do one-on-one sessions by phone and in person to help facilitate deep inner healing for others; help them make life transitions with greater ease; and live life from the essence of their soul. I am a massage therapist, energy worker, and intuitive healer. I founded Bridges of Unity, a collaboration of teachers and healers, who work together to support one another and our clients on many levels. We are creating a School for Spiritual Mastery. www.bridgesofunity.com"

Marcia has some wonderful memories..."Three favorite shared moments come to mind: accompanying the mixed chorus for "Annie Get Your Gun", playing the organ for the whole school pre-graduation assembly, who sang "Let There Be Peace on Earth", and dancing a modern dance entitled "Color" with Gale (Derus) Krekel, Steve Riederer, and Steve Roth for our senior English class project."

Thank you Marcia, I look forward to hearing more about your work this summer.

PATRICK BAXTER

Pat Baxter and his wife Lee live in Madison. They have four children: Sean, 32 - Ryan , 29 - Brendan, 26 - and Bridget 19. Pat "owns Kayser Automotive Group selling Ford Mercury Nissan Mitsubishi Dodge Chrysler Jeep at eight locations in Wi."

How do they spend their days? "My three sons work for me so I have been able to semi retire. We have a home in Fountain Hills,AZ and we spend two or three weeks per month there during the winter. I also spend a fair amount of time at my ranch in Lancaster, Wi where I raise Red Angus cattle, about 300 head."

See you this summer - you bring the beef !

MARY KAY JOHNSON

Mary Kay Wackwitz Johnson and her husband Dennis live in Madison and they have two children: Meghan is 28 and Michael is 27. Mary Kay is an Instructional Resource Teacher within the Madison Metropolitan School District.

And what has she been up to? "I have been thinking about this question for awhile and was wondering what I should write. I have never left the westside of Madison, have worked in the Madison Schools for 37 years, and am as predictable as I was in high school. So what else can I say?
I have been married for 30 years and have two great children. Both Meghan and Michael graduated from Edgewood High School. So I enjoyed my second and third time going through EHS. It was fun to see many of our classmates there as parents. We had the privilege to chair Edgefest for two years--one being the last year of the event!! I also taught the football teams parents the school fight song--and the hymn. This itself was interesting since I was always told that mouthing the words would be better than actually vocalizing!! (for all the BS grads--remember how we were numbered 1-3--I was a three).

Meghan has followed me into education and Mike has become a business owner like his dad. I hope to retire within this year."

Favorite memories ? "I fondly remember all the football games and the basketball games (in the old gym!!!)--going to state basketball tournaments our freshman year, and study halls in the cafeteria!!"

Mary Kay - I thank you for being the experienced and guiding light behind this reunion
See you in July - well - and many times before that!

LINDA CANDLIN

Linda Candlin,( who refused to have her photo taken in High school) is married to Duncan McNelly and they are living in Madison. She is semi-retired - which means I'm semi-jealous.

She fills her days " learning to relax" and trying to remember her favorite memory.
Hope to see you in July.

MARC SANNA

Marc Sanna lives in Fallbrook, California where is working in sales.

His favorite memories involve his travels - an the birth of his son Alec who is 19.

Hopefully we'll see you in July !

STEPHEN SMITH

Stephen and his wife Trudy live in Madison and have raised 4 children: Heather, 32 - Matthew, 31 - Mackenzie, 28 and Brandon,26. They also have 3 grandchildren.

Steve has been doing general financial planning "I've had a financial planning practice for 34 years, doing planning for individuals, business owners, professionals, etc. I still work 50 hours a week in the winter, less in the warm months to allow time for play."

Favorite memory? "the Nuns, and everything that went along with them. Maybe Chryst too;(interesting name for a Catholic coach)"

See you in July !

KEVIN CONLIN

pKevin and his wife Diane are living in Madison and raising their two children...Ruth who is 6 and Kenny, 3.

Presently Kevin has two radio jobs, owns a barber shop and is kept busy with two little ones. What has he been up to ? "PLAYING WITH MY CHILDREN, AND ALL THE SCHOOL ACTIVITIES"

His favorite memories? "THE PARTIES AND FOOTBALL GAMES"

See you in July !

LEE PICKETT

Lee Pickett lives in Southern California...in Huntington Beach - where "I am an estimator for the Painting Contractor I sold my business to. We do primarily Commercial Painting." .

How has he been filling his days ? "I am currently living with a women that I met in Church about 4 1/2 years ago. She has 2 children and 2 grandchildren that we enjoy spending time with.

I am President of the Southern California Chapter of The Painting and Decorating Contractor Association this year, so I know that will keep me pretty occupied. I am also active in the Orange County Chapter of The Building Owners and Management Association."

and his favorite memories? "Father Domac's Parties"

See you in July !