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'.
Calvin Kendall
Last updated 1 month ago
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| Marital status: | Married |
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| Children: | 2 |
| Occupation: | retired - engineer |
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Comment:
After high school and college, Nancy Nisser and I were married and spent 5 years in St. Louis. When I was laid-off at McDonnell-Douglas in 1971, we travelled to Australia for 3 years coming back to the states and graduate school in 1974. From there we moved to Seattle where I worked at Weyerhaeuser for 25 years as a process automation engineer. There Nancy and I raised 2 children. After a long battle with breast cancer, Nancy died in'96. Jackie and I married in '97, she added 2 children and, subsequently 4 grandchildren to the fold. I am now expecting a fifth grandchild, the first from my daughter (who lives in Australia). Jackie and I both retired early, deciding that there was too much we wanted to do to be tied down to jobs. I have taken up bread baking as a hobby, am active with the Kiwanis club in our community schools among many other pursuits that help keep us busy and active. Life is good! |
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| What are your favorite activities?: | cooking and eating;learning guitar; outdoor activities, e.g.,kayaking, camping; travelling; |
| What countries have you visited and/or would you like to visit?: | I have had the good fortune to travel a number of countries, Australia repeatedly/We want to go to many more while we can. |
| What kind of music do you like today?: | classical, jazz, in particular guitar |
| How would your friends describe you today?: active, honest and caring and still quiet | |
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What would you change if you could?:
Rather than changing the past, I think I am better off accepting what has happened and making the most of the present. |
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Dianne Kinser (Schall)
Last updated 1 month ago
Then
| Marital status: | Widowed |
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| Children: | 1 |
| Occupation: | retired |
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Sharon Kivens (Winthrop)
Last updated 1 month ago
Then
| Marital status: | Married |
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| Children: | 2 |
| Occupation: | Retired Special Education Teacher |
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Kathy Klopp (Corbett)
Last updated 1 month ago
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Now
| Marital status: | Married |
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| Children: | 3 |
| Occupation: | Realtor |
| Comment: Looking forward to a fun filled weekend with all my old classmates. | |
| What are your favorite activities?: | Golf, reading, bike riding, walking |
| What countries have you visited and/or would you like to visit?: | Canada, Mexico, England, Ireland |
| What kind of music do you like today?: | Oldies, jazz, standard classics, some country |
| How would your friends describe you today?: Loyal, fun, and still a good friend. | |
Ron Korsh
Last updated 1 month ago
Then
Now
| Marital status: | Married |
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| Children: | 2 |
| Occupation: | Residential Designer |
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Comment:
I got it kinda mixed-up in that I basically retired for the first 40 years, started a little store called the Electric Fetus and got caught up in drugs, sex and rock & roll. I tried retiring but that was boring, so now I'm working the 2nd 40 years. It's satisfying and fun because I get to design affordable homes, like the first Bungalow Court built in Mpls since the 1930's. |
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| What are your favorite activities?: | Walking around great Architecture like Gaudi and Wright. |
| What countries have you visited and/or would you like to visit?: | Europe, Japan, Iowa |
| What kind of music do you like today?: | Psychedelic Rock - still the Beatles, but my kids have turned me on to Lady Gaga |
| How would your friends describe you today?: Go ask Alice, I think she'll know. | |
| What would you change if you could?: I would have kept that '65 T Bird hardtop convertible. | |
James Krake
Last updated 1 month ago
Then
| Marital status: | Widowed |
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| Children: | 2 |
| Occupation: | retired |
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| What are your favorite activities?: | golf grandkids |
Richard Kravetz
Last updated 1 month ago
Then
| Marital status: | Married |
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| Children: | 2 |
| Occupation: | CEO/Psychologist |
| What are your favorite activities?: | Family, Travel |
| What countries have you visited and/or would you like to visit?: | Japan, England, China, France, Italy, Switzerland, Canda, Mexico |
Janet Kusano (Kusano)
Last updated 1 month ago
Then
Now
| Marital status: | Widowed |
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| Children: | 3 |
| Occupation: | Retired |
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Comment:
Finished nursing school at Swedish Hospital, Diploma in Nursing, obtained Masters in Health Administration and Masters of Science Occupational Safety & Engineering in my fifties. In 1964, just out of nursing school, bought a car drove to Ca. with a fellow nurse, Stayed there two years, back to MN, Married, lived on Kwajalein, Marshall Islands for 2 years, then to NJ for 2 yrs, Had 2 boys, back to Kwajalein for 2 yrs,had one daughter, then to Chicago for 2 yrs, then to NH for 17 yrs, kids off to college, to Atlanta to get out of the cold 5 yrs and finally here to Austin, TX. Kids all married, 8 grandchihldren. My husband born and raised in HI so we trek back there each year for a visit. Looking forward to catching up with everyone again. My family still iives mostly in SLP so have gotten back through the years for visits. |
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| What are your favorite activities?: | Golf,needlework,travel |
| What countries have you visited and/or would you like to visit?: | HI, Australia |
| What kind of music do you like today?: | country of course |
Jeffrey Lava
Last updated 1 month ago
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Now
| Marital status: | Married |
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| Children: | 2 |
| Occupation: | Physician/Diagnostic Radiologist |
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Comment:
I will not be able to attend the reunion as I am going to southern Africa. I hope everyone has a great time. I have lived in Austin for 35 years with my wife of 45 years. Two children and one grandchild. |
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| What are your favorite activities?: | Photography, fishing, travel, and trying to stay in shape |
| What countries have you visited and/or would you like to visit?: | I have been very fortunate ahnd have traveled to all the continents except for Australia |
| What kind of music do you like today?: | Oldies especially rock and roll, Jazz Austin country |
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How would your friends describe you today?:
Probably mellowed. But agreement still lies in disagreement |
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| What would you change if you could?: Other than staying healthy, nothing | |
Alan Laven
Last updated 1 month ago
Then
| Marital status: | Married |
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| Children: | 2 |
| Occupation: | Senior Executive Pencil Sharpener |
| Comment: The commitee has done a great job. Keep up the good work. | |
| What are your favorite activities?: | Tennis, Golf, Dance, Travel, Eating, |
| What countries have you visited and/or would you like to visit?: | Have visited five continents |
| What kind of music do you like today?: | Oldies 50's, 60's 70's |
| How would your friends describe you today?: Happy | |
| What would you change if you could?: I enjoy my life and would not change much | |