THOMAS HOLFORD

Thomas and his wife Carolyn are living in Corcoran, MN. They have one child, Eboni and three grandchildren.

Tom is currently "Employed as a Pr. Manufacturing Engineer at Honeywell Aerospace in Minneapolis, MN. since July 1987".

So what has he been up to all these years in our neighboring state? "I earned an A.S. in Automotive Technology from Madison Area Technical College in 1974. I started working for Oscar Mayer the same year as an Automotive and Truck Technician. I lived in Verona at the time. In 1985 it was time for a career change so I quit my job, married my girlfriend Carolyn, and moved to Menomonie, WI to attend U.W. Stout (the MIT of Wisconsin). At Stout I earned a B.S. in Manufacturing Engineering and an M.S. in Management Technology. In 1987 we moved to Minneapolis where I accepted a position with Honeywell Aerospace where I have worked in various engineering and leadership positions ever since. We design and manufacture navigation and control products for defense and aerospace customers. We are the world's largest producer of ring laser gyros and RLG based inertial management units.

I am an avid outdoorsman and travel throughout Wisconsin, Iowa, Minnesota, and the Dakotas each year in pursuit of fish and game with Carolyn and our trained Labrador Retriever Chip. We also enjoy fishing and and hiking in the mountains by our family's cabin in La Veta, Colorado. Our home is in Corcoran, MN west of Minneapolis."

How about some favorite memories? "I don't get back to Madison very often, but I have always thought of Madison as one of the most beautiful cities in the country, and I enjoyed growing up there.

In school my favorite classes were math and science (go figure). My trigonometry teacher had a positive influence on my future interest in engineering........can someone help me remember who it was ? Anyone in my class - help me out. I was also greatly influenced by Joel Maturi and he is now athletic director at University of Minnesota here in the Twin Cities.

I also fondly remember Mixed Chorus and smoking in the boys room !"

Hope you can make the trip !

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 !

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.

PEG LUCAS

Peggy Wrabetz Lucas is married to Mike Lucas and they reside in Madison. Peggy is a Human Resources Administrator at Credit Union National Association, Inc.

What has she been doing ? "Beside being an avid fan of Wisconsin sports (especially football & basketball), my passion for the last eight years has been bringing a Gilda's Club to Madison. Gilda's Club provides emotional and social support for anyone touched by cancer whether it be the person with cancer, their family, their friends. All services are provided at no cost and include lectures, workshops and social events. The Club opened in 2008 and is located next to Costco in Middleton."


Memories: " Probably those that involve our sports teams our senior year. Fun trips with basketball & baseball. All the graduation parties. Mixed Chorus."

Thanks Peggy!