Classmate PROFILES
Entering Your Profile
Soon after you enter your information, we'll add your picture from the Echowan. Besides tons of information about you, you can upload a current photo and a paragraph or two about your life. What has the last fifty (plus) years meant to you? Marriages? Children and grandchildren? Careers? Travel? The meaning of life?
For security, only you can enter information on your personal record. You will establish an ID and a password. Any information you enter will be displayed (with the exception of your Email address), so if you want to maintain privacy over certain items (phone number, for example) don't enter it in your record.
Please do include your Email address so that we can communicate with you from time to time. (We will NOT display your Email address.)
A reminder to those classmates. If you entered 'retired', it would be great if you would add what you did 'before you retired'.
For security, only you can enter information on your personal record. You will establish an ID and a password. Any information you enter will be displayed (with the exception of your Email address), so if you want to maintain privacy over certain items (phone number, for example) don't enter it in your record.
Please do include your Email address so that we can communicate with you from time to time. (We will NOT display your Email address.)
A reminder to those classmates. If you entered 'retired', it would be great if you would add what you did 'before you retired'.
Lorilee Olson (Sorenson)
Last updated 1 month ago
Then
| Marital status: | Divorced |
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| Children: | 2 |
| Occupation: | Sales, Retired |
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Comment:
50 years! Hard to believe, I remember my parents going to their 50 year class reunion, and I'm sure they were much older than we are. But then again my daughter, the baby, turns 40 this year, my son is 43 and I now have 4 grand children ranging in age from 4 to 14. I'm very fortunate that all of them still live near by giving me the opportunity to be with them often. They are very sports minded-- hockey in the winter, softball in the spring, La Crosse in the summer, running, biking, swimming, skiing. I am a great supporter and love to cheer them on. I have worked most of my adult life--Started as a speech therapist, but soon discovered that was not my thing. Have spent most of my career in sales within the hearing industry, working for manufacturers. I retired 6 weeks ago and am learning to live the life of a retiree. I think I'm getting the hang of it-playing golf, reading, spending time with the kids and grand kids. I'm incredibly lucky to have a few close friends, some going all the way back to high school, who are fun, active, supportive and caring. |
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| What are your favorite activities?: | Time with my kids and grandkids, canoeing, golf, yoga, reading, time with friends, |
| What countries have you visited and/or would you like to visit?: | Mexico, Caribbean, Bahamas. Want to see Europe, and travel the parts of the US I have not been to yet. |
| What kind of music do you like today?: | Depends on the mood I'm in. Rock, ballads, some country, occasionally classical |
| What would you change if you could?: I'm very lucky. I have a great family, and close friends. I have traveled to some wonderful places, had an interesting career. So I wouldn't change any of that. However, I would be okay with better knees, a good singing voice and a good ear so that I could harmonize when singing in a group, also a better memory. | |
Martin Olson
Last updated 1 month ago| Marital status: | Widowed |
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| Children: | 1 |
| Occupation: | retired |
| What are your favorite activities?: | keeping in touch with family and my son. |
| What kind of music do you like today?: | country, old time rock n' roll |
Joan Ottinger (Halvorsen)
Last updated 1 month ago
Then
| Marital status: | Married |
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| Children: | 2 |
| Occupation: | Business owner and Grandma |
| Comment: It's been a long time since I attended a reunion...The last reunion took place on the same weekend of my son's wedding...Needless to say, I chose the wedding... | |
| What are your favorite activities?: | Golfing, Traveling,Babysitting, working, biking, eating out.... |
| What countries have you visited and/or would you like to visit?: | Have traveled extensively, in fact to all the Continents (even Antarctica) Really enjoyed Asia including Thailand, Vietnam and China, loved New Zealand and Australia, but probably have mostly visited European countries |
| What kind of music do you like today?: | Well, my favorite is Latin music and of course, Jimmy Buffett |
| How would your friends describe you today?: Busy....and a little crazy...Since I am still working, babysitting my 3 grandchildren often and traveling a lot...I am constantly on the move... | |
| What would you change if you could?: I would change the calendar back so that I would have time to do all the things that I want to do... | |
JoAnn Owens (Eimer)
Last updated 1 month ago
Then
| Marital status: | Divorced |
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| Children: | 3 |
| Occupation: | Retired |
| Comment: I have been blessed with a wonderful and busy life. First I devoted several years to raising my three children. Next I spent 25 years working at Burnsville Schools. Now I am retired and enjoying time with my children, three grandsons and several friends. I travel whenever possible. Life is good! | |
| What are your favorite activities?: | Gardening, golf and travel. |
| What countries have you visited and/or would you like to visit?: | I have enjoyed travel to several countries in Europe. |
| What kind of music do you like today?: | Light rock |
Tom Owens
Last updated 1 month ago
Then
Now
| Marital status: | Married |
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| Children: | 3 |
| Occupation: | Retired, Consulting Management |
| Comment: It's been a great ride since high school...some great choices and not so great....lived in Australia for a year..... spend time at my summer lake home,flying my airplane, ride my Harley, travel to warm places in the winter...... | |
| What are your favorite activities?: | flying, riding my Harley, at my lake cabin,Guthrie |
| What countries have you visited and/or would you like to visit?: | to many to list, spent a good part of my career traveling around the world consulting. |
| What kind of music do you like today?: | R & B, Jazz, Light Rock, classical |
| How would your friends describe you today?: Fun to be with, spontaneous, sense of humor...makes time for friends... | |
| What would you change if you could?: I try to only look forward... | |
Claudia Parliament (Kutzler)
Last updated 1 month ago
Then
Now
| Marital status: | Committed Relationship |
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| Occupation: | university professor |
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Comment:
I am still teaching at the University of Minnesota in the department of applied economics and promoting economic education at the K-12 level. I started as a high school math teacher in Peace Corps, then started a retail store selling handcrafts, and eventually returned to grad school at Berkeley after traveling around the world without flying. I look forward to reconnecting with SLP classmates. I have been fortunate to have good health, good friends, adventures, and an interesting life. |
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| What are your favorite activities?: | Synchronized swimming (coaching, judging,competing). I still go to the SLP high school pool twice a week to workout with masters synchro team. I continue to enjoy attending ballet and modern dance programs and the theatre. |
| What countries have you visited and/or would you like to visit?: | Probably more than 80. I caught the travel bug during my tour in Peace Corps Nigeria in the mid 60's. |
| What kind of music do you like today?: | classical and jazz |
David Perlman
Last updated 1 month ago
Then
Now
| Children: | 2 |
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| Occupation: | retired, sorta ( I teach math part time ) |
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Comment:
So much to do, so little time.
I'm sponsoring an event again. Come to Oak Hill Park on Saturday afternoon, August 24, 2013 at 1:11 pm. It's going to be totally impromptu; nothing is planned. We'll just talk to each other and see what shakes out. |
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| What countries have you visited and/or would you like to visit?: | Israel, Parts of Europe; I'd like to see the rest of the Universe |
| What kind of music do you like today?: | Classical; 50's and 60's rock, of course |
| How would your friends describe you today?: Favorably, I hope. I guess you'd have to ask them. | |
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What would you change if you could?:
I would have formed closer ties to a lot of people. Never too late, though. I'm doing it now. |
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Patricia Pierson (Aksteter)
Last updated 1 month ago
Then
Now
| Marital status: | Married |
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| Children: | 2 |
| Occupation: | Retired - Eden Prairie Schools |
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Susan Pugh (Dunsworth)
Last updated 1 month ago
Then
| Marital status: | Married |
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| Children: | 3 |
| Occupation: | retired university administrator |
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| What are your favorite activities?: | sailing, reading,gardening,cooking, travel,bridge |
| What countries have you visited and/or would you like to visit?: | been to Europe, South America and South Pacific, have scandanavia Australai and New Zealand on our list |
| What kind of music do you like today?: | classical, folk, soft rock |
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How would your friends describe you today?:
family centered, loyal friend, overcommitted and under-resourced, still able to laugh at the absurd |
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Nancy Quaresma (McDaniel)
Last updated 1 month ago
Then
Now
| Marital status: | Single again |
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| Children: | 3 |
| Occupation: | Retired |
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Comment:
It's amazing to see the pictures of before and after. We all look remarkably wonderful in spite of our years. I have 3 lovely children. My oldest son is in Portland, OR. He has three children. My other son is in Santa Ana, CA. He has two children. My daughter lives in Farmington, MN. She has three children and is expecting her fourth. Life has been good and I am back in school on-line finishing my degree in Psychology. |
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| What are your favorite activities?: | walking, swimming, dancing, laughing a lot |
| What countries have you visited and/or would you like to visit?: | Hong Kong, China, Thailand, England, Japan,Germany, India, Canada, and around the world on my 40th birthday. |
| What kind of music do you like today?: | rock and roll, blues, jazz, country |
| How would your friends describe you today?: I am who I always was except I don't fight it. I am a peaceful person who loves nature and life. My condo walks out on a park on Prior Lake. My Shih T'zu and I walk around the paths and enjoy the seasons. However, we're not so active in the winter. | |
| What would you change if you could?: I would bring back the respect for each other that is sorely lacking in today's world. It just seems to me that we have so many disposable people. What a shame. They could have the answers to today's problems. | |