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'.
Jane Rollins (Johnson)
Last updated 1 month ago
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| Marital status: | Married |
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| Children: | 1 |
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Comment:
I live two good lives. For eight months of the year, my husband (#2) Phillip and I reside in Mill Valley, a bucolic town 15 miles north of San Francisco. In the summer, we come back to Minnesota to the family cabin on Bay Lake. It’s a great mix. In 1967, I headed to San Francisco after teaching high school English for a couple of years. A fluke took me from education to medical association management, and I embraced a stimulating 30-year career. Now that I’m retired, I wonder how I ever fit work, however meaningful, into my life. My one daughter lives in the East Bay with her husband and two little girls. Being a Grannie is great fun – I bake LOTS of chocolate chip cookies! Being part of our 50th reunion has been great fun too. I’ve reconnected in person, by phone, or by email with perhaps 100 classmates. It has given me a taste of what’s to come – the best time in years! We are an interesting group of Fogies. See you there!
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| What are your favorite activities?: | Love to read, work at writing. I quilt some and hike less than I should. |
Mike Rose
Last updated 1 month ago
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| Marital status: | Married |
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| Children: | 3 |
| Occupation: | Semi Retired hearing aid specialist and inventer |
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| What are your favorite activities?: | golf, videography, audiobooks,traveling |
| What countries have you visited and/or would you like to visit?: | Mex., Canada, Europe, Thailand,Central America,// like to visit New Zealand, Australia, China |
| What kind of music do you like today?: | Classic Rock, Jazz, Country, |
| How would your friends describe you today?: funny, creative, loves friendly competition, loves family, generalist (know a little about a lot), independent | |
| What would you change if you could?: I would have like to take more risks around my job. I alway went for security rather than focus on what I really wanted to do. However, my kids tend to follow their dreams. | |
Bill Rosso
Last updated 1 month ago
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| Marital status: | Married |
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| Children: | 3 |
| Occupation: | retired |
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| What are your favorite activities?: | Getting together with the family. Otherwise golfing, fishing, hunting and traveling. Oh, and visiting friends. |
| What countries have you visited and/or would you like to visit?: | Been everywhere except China, Australia and New Zealand. Too far to fly and l'm not that good of sailor. |
| What kind of music do you like today?: | Like Bob Seger said |
| How would your friends describe you today?: He's fun, positive and generous. At least I think so. | |
| What would you change if you could?: I would not lose my hair, but would lose 20 lbs. Otherwise not a thing. | |
Sharon Rossow (Herrmann)
Last updated 1 month ago
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| Marital status: | Married |
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| Children: | 3 |
| Occupation: | retired |
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Comment:
I graduated from Mankato State with a teaching degree. I married Jerome (Jerry) Rossow in 1963. We have 3 sons and 7 grandchildren. We have lived in Illinois, Ohio, North Dakota, California and Nebraska. I taught second grade and fourth grade before our sons were born. I stayed home with them while they were young. Then I worked as a paraeducator until retirement. |
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| What are your favorite activities?: | gardening, travel with our RV and reading |
| What countries have you visited and/or would you like to visit?: | Mexico, Canada, Costa Rico, England, Germany, Switzerland, Italy, Greece, Israel, Turkey, Syria, Lebanon, Jamaica, Panama |
| What kind of music do you like today?: | semi-classical and show tunes |
| How would your friends describe you today?: Caring, helpful | |
| What would you change if you could?: I would bring peace to the world. | |
Sandra (Sandi) Rozman (Kalos)
Last updated 1 month ago
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| Marital status: | Divorced |
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| Children: | 3 |
| Occupation: | Retired |
| Comment: I moved to Arizona 5 years ago to be done with winter and snow. It certainly makes life easier to be in nice weather year round. I come back to Minneapolis during the summer for 3-4 months. | |
| What are your favorite activities?: | I play Canasta and Mah Jongg. I like to walk and ride my bike. I also like to swim and hang out by the pool. |
| What countries have you visited and/or would you like to visit?: | I'm not much of a traveler. I've been to several islands and mostly stay in the US. |
| What kind of music do you like today?: | oldies, soft rock, some country and new rock |
| How would your friends describe you today?: I'm friendly, easy going, and enjoy spending time with my kids and grandchild. I love to socialize with my friends. I really like to dance, but don't have a dance partner. | |
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What would you change if you could?:
I might have waited until I was older to get married and have children. I would have made better choices in choosing mates. But, the grass is always greener on the other side and I certainly have had a nice life so far!! |
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Bob Rudolphi
Last updated 1 month ago
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| Marital status: | Divorced |
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| Children: | 3 |
| Occupation: | Retired Developer/General Contractor |
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Comment:
I haven't been back to Minnesota since I moved to Tucson in 1982. The last time I was there the mosquitoes tried to eat me alive and I never went back.
My son turned 44 this year and thinks he's getting old, what I wouldn't give to be old like him again. I also have two daughters, Angie aged 41 and Missy aged 38. My eldest Grandchild Ashley is married and has a two year old daughter and my youngest Grandchild Katie is getting her college degree this spring. I'm thoroughly enjoying retirement and have been going on road trips all over the Western US. It has been a lot of fun looking through this website and at all the classmate bios. It also was fun seeing some of my classmates from Brookside grade school and seems impossible that it has been over 50 years since we all graduated. |
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| What are your favorite activities?: | Travel, Dancing & Sports Cars. |
| What countries have you visited and/or would you like to visit?: | Italy |
| What kind of music do you like today?: | Country, Pop & R&B. |
| How would your friends describe you today?: Fun and always busy. | |
| What would you change if you could?: Nothing | |
Gary Sanford
Last updated 1 month ago
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| Marital status: | Married |
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| Children: | 5 |
| Occupation: | US Army and VA chaplain, pastor |
| Comment: Married to Linda, 1968, 5 children. 30 US Army chaplain, 6 years Germany, year in Viet Nam, Desert Shield, Saudi Arabia, 3 years Korea, presently chaplain at the VA Eisenhower Medical Center, Leavenworth ,Kansas and Pastor of the Rock of Ages Evangelical Free Church, Leavenworth Kansas. Wife Linda of 42 years has been on 8 mission trips to the Ukraine! | |
| What are your favorite activities?: | Sports, gardening, family events, working with troops, vets , family members, being and encourager and day maker! |
| What countries have you visited and/or would you like to visit?: | Germany, Russian, most countries in Europe, Saudi Arabia, Israel, Greece, Korea |
| What kind of music do you like today?: | Gospel, country, soul, blue grass,light rock |
| How would your friends describe you today?: Out going, enthusiastic, sense of humor, family man, man of faith | |
| What would you change if you could?: See all political and religious groups around the world come to their senses and start working on true peacemaking, SHALOM! | |
Chuck Schiemo
Last updated 1 month ago
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| Marital status: | Married |
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| Children: | 3 |
| Occupation: | Retired (Firefighter-City of Coon Rapids) |
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Comment:
Married to a wonderfull wife for 43 years, uff-da. Have four grandsons, they all like to ski (down hill) Oldest is captain of ski team for Coon Rapids, where I have lived for the past 40 years. Moved up to the lake place in 2008, built a new home which is keeping us busy, but happy. |
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| What are your favorite activities?: | Skiing (35 Years Natioal Ski Patrol) golf, biking,Working on my ranch. |
| What countries have you visited and/or would you like to visit?: | Mexico, Canada, Bermuda (USAF) |
| What kind of music do you like today?: | Most anything |
| How would your friends describe you today?: Likes to ski fast, has a green thumb for the garden.Good times on the golf course. | |
John Schultz
Last updated 1 month ago
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| Marital status: | Married |
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| Children: | 1 |
| Occupation: | Retired 6/3/2011 from a life long career in Information Systems.. |
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Comment:
It is hard to believe that 50 years have passed since we vacated the halls of Park High to face the challenges and mysteries that awaited us. |
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| What are your favorite activities?: | Golf, Hiking and biking, especially in the Colorado Rockies. |
| What countries have you visited and/or would you like to visit?: | Italy and Mexico. My wife and I would love to go back to Italy. I would someday also like to visit Australia and New Zealand. However, there is a lot of the U.S. that I haven't experienced yet either, and I would like to do that also. |
| What kind of music do you like today?: | Mostly soft rock - Eagles, that type. Some Country music, the older type like Merle Haggard, Waylon, Willie. When I am in the mood, I like Aerosmith. I still enjoy Elvis. I listen to the Elvis channel on XM radio whenever I can |
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How would your friends describe you today?:
Older, but young for my age. I'd like to think they would describe me as a good friend with a good sense of humor. |
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What would you change if you could?:
I've thought about this a lot in recent years. If I had it to do over, I would like to take more chances in life. I settled in at an early age with having a family, a job to support them, and that's pretty much what it has been. No complaints, but I think I could have made more of my life than I did. I spent most of my life trying to figure out what I wanted to be when I grew up... I think I wanted to be retired. |
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Danny Seagren
Last updated 1 month ago| Marital status: | Single |
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| Occupation: | Puppeteer/puppet maker |
| Comment: I lived in NYC for 40 years. I went there to dance but along the way i fell in with The Muppets. I worked on Sesame Street, The Electric Co. (Spider-Man) amd Capt. Kangaroo. I did puppets on about 100 TV commercials. In recent years i've been doing comedy at corporate sales meetings. | |
| What are your favorite activities?: | Golf |