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.

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 !

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!

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.