Sunnyside High School -50th Class Reunion

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Rocky (Littlefield) Brack

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Day Telephone:(509) 966-6008 Address:2707 S 86th Avenue City:Yakima State/Prov.:WA Country:US Zip/Postal Code:98903

John Aldrich

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Comments:Deceased

Philip (Phil) Aldrich

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Marital Status:Divorced

Comments:DECEASED

Philip Aldrich 69, of Sunnyside, passed away on October 15, 2011. He was born in Weiser, Idaho on Novemeber 4, 1941. He worked for Safeway most of his life. He is survived by his four children: Douglas Aldrich, Glenys Erickson, Kandi Holdgren and Scott Aldrich-Hoeck: a brother Wayne Aldrich and eight grandchildren.

A no-host celebration of life was held at 11 a.m. Saturday October 29, 2011 at El Valle Mexican Restaurant in Sunnyside.

The following was written at the time of our last reunion:

2 years college/bought and ran "In-N-Out" Drive Inn 1 1/2 yrs/43 years with Safeway stores-last 8 years driving all over the state and into Oregon for Safeway Corporate Brands/ Hole in my aorta-no circulation in legs-10 to 15 percent chance of surviving the operation- I said NO!!! Probably will not attend.

John Amundson

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Comments:Deceased

James Kent Bagley

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Email:bagleyk@charter.net Day Telephone:(509) 547-1236 Evening Telephone:(509) 521-4550 Address:3725 Rd 96 City:Pasco State/Prov.:WA Country:US Zip/Postal Code:99301 Occupation:general dentistry Marital Status:Married No. of Children:8

Comments:I Attended BYU for 2 yrs; served a 2 yr mission in New York for the LDS Church; came home and married my High School Sweetheart Dec 1963, Shirley Kaye Crum; BYU for another year; attended U of Wash Dental School for 4 yrs; went into the Army Dental Corp in theFall of 68 and was a DDS at Fort Eustis, VA for 2 years. Moved to Pasco in 1970 and have been here ever since. We have 8 children, 1 daughter and 7 sons. Our last son was born on Shirley's 41st birthday. All of our sons are Eagle Scouts and went on 2 yr LDS missions. Our 22nd Grandchild was born Sept 2, 09. We have 14 grandsons and 8 granddaughters. I love dentistry and am still working 4 days a week. I have 2 sons that are DDS and 4 nephews that are. Because of my profession, Shirley has been able to be at home to function full time as a mother and wife. I was a Bishop in the Church, worked in Scouting for about 50 years. I have worked with the Cavalcade of Bands for 20 or so years(lost track of the # of yrs.) We have lived at the same 3 1/2 acres for almost 35 years watching housing going up all around us.
For the past 8 yrs I work every Friday morning(5-1) in the LDS Temple here in the Tri-Cities and really enjoy it. In my profession I am abt the only DDS that accepts adult medicaid coupons in the area and so I treat lots of them. I consider it a mini mission. Shirley has some joints(knees and Hips) that bother her and limits us going on a full time mission. What a wonderful Wife and Mother she has been and is.

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Joe Bair

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Comments:Deceased

Jeanie Gifford (Ball)

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Email:robertjeanie.ball@gmail.com Day Telephone:(509) 551-3621 Address:510 14th Street #J1 City:Benton City State/Prov.:WA Country:US Zip/Postal Code:99320 Occupation:Retierd Teacher Marital Status:Married No. of Children:4

Comments:
College - LDS Mission to Mexico - college - marriage - 2 children ( a boy and a girl) - moved around the United States with husband's work - college - 2 more children ( a boy and a girl - college - owned a store - LDS Mission to Puerto Rico - and retirement. Am having lots of fun with children and grandchildren.

So glad to see everyone!

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Medora Dodds (Barr)

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Comments:Deceased

Rayford Beach

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Address:402 Wyant Way City:Grandivew State/Prov.:WA Country:US Zip/Postal Code:98930

Comments:This is the last address we have for Rayford.

Charlotte Richards (Beaudin)

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Email:dbeaudin14@hotmail.com Day Telephone:(910) 803-2339 Evening Telephone:(910) 803-2339 Address:332 Folkstone Rd. City:Holly Ridge State/Prov.:NC Country:US Zip/Postal Code:28445 Occupation:retired Marital Status:Widowed No. of Children:3

Comments:
Moved from my farm in Kentuck 8 years ago to a farm in North Carolina to live with my middle daughter, Kim. Moved our whole llama operation. About 5 years ago my husband developed dementia and I had to stop farming. My daughter sold the farm and Dave & I moved to the coastal town of Holly Ridge. Dave passed away June 2018. I love it here, I am about 10 minutes from the beach. I have a little over an acre to support my dogs & cats & chickens.

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Karen McKay (Bennett)

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Email:leahbennett181@google.com Day Telephone:(509) 839-3908 Address: P.O.box 446 City:Sunnyside State/Prov.:WA Country:US Zip/Postal Code:98944

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Diane DECEASED Meeter (Betteridge)

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Day Telephone:(616) 874-5494 Address:5714 N. Goldfinch Drive City:Belmont State/Prov.:MN Country:US Zip/Postal Code:49306 Marital Status:Married

Comments:Thanks to Jim Kruger, we have found Diane! She lives in Minnesota and winters in Florida. We did not know that her maiden name was Meeter and she was married when she was in high school.

Donna Ellison (Bieber)

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Email:Dmbeaver 2003@yahoo.com Day Telephone:(509) 948-1931 Address:24 Fairgrounds City:Pomeroy State/Prov.:WA Country:US Zip/Postal Code:99347 Occupation:Retired Owner/Broker Real Estate Co. Marital Status:Married No. of Children:2

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Tom Bingham

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Day Telephone:(509) 982-2133 Address:301 East 1st. Avenue City:Odessa State/Prov.:WA Country:US Zip/Postal Code:99159 Occupation:Retired Upholster Marital Status:Married No. of Children:1

Comments:For the last fifty one years I have done nothing exciting, married, had one child, worked, traveled, worked some more, retired , and moved-that about sums it up.

Alfred Black

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Comments:We have no information for Alfred.

Marlene Burton (Blankenship)

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Day Telephone:(509) 962-1131 Address:751 Stand Road City:Ellensburg State/Prov.:WA Country:US

Peggy Boggs

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Day Telephone:(509) 453-9877 Address:2127 Butterfield Road City:Yakima State/Prov.:WA Country:US Zip/Postal Code:98908-3362

Comments:Deceased

Nancy Koch (Bonitto)

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Address:19 Greystone Drive City:South San Francisco State/Prov.:CA Country:US Zip/Postal Code:94080

Comments:This is the latest address we have for Nancy....

John Brayton

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Email:b1JohnJudy@q.com Day Telephone:(509) 966-5793 Evening Telephone:(509) 945-0672 Address:9901 West Yakima Ave. City:Yakima State/Prov.:WA Country:US Zip/Postal Code:98908 Occupation:Retired Marital Status:Married No. of Children:2

Comments:
Raised a family, worked hard!

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Janet Mason (Brown)

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Day Telephone:(509) 765-1765 Address:986 East Street NE City:Moses Lake State/Prov.:WA Country:US Zip/Postal Code:98837

Ralph Brown

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Comments:We have no information for Ralph! Do you?

Dan Burns

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Email:suzanneburns@bendcable.com Day Telephone:(541) 389-6038 Address:20402 Pine Vista Drive City:Bend State/Prov.:OR Country:US Zip/Postal Code:97701 Occupation:retired Navy, retired Quality Programs Manager Marital Status:Married No. of Children:3

Comments:Movita and I got married on October 30, 1959. I joined the Navy in November of 1959.

We lived in California for eight years, starting in Berkeley and moving down the coast. While in Oxnard, California, I got my high school diploma by going to night school.

While we were in Long Beach I spent a year on the USS Yorktown. That was quite an experience. We were the first ship on the scene when the USS Pueblo was taken. We went to Japan, the Phillipines, Hong Kong and watched the war off the fantail of the ship off the coast of Vietnam.

We were then transferred to Hawaii for 13 years. While there, I got my A.A, B.A, two Masters degrees and my P.h.D. (all by going to night school).

I also ran marathons and paddled canoe. I had to do something with 5 women in the house--Movita, 3 daughters and a mother-in-law.

I retired from the Navy in 1981 and we moved to Bend, Oregon. I got a job with Tektronix in Redmond. Retired from Tek in 1996 then went back to work at a company called Mini Mitter. I retired for the third time in 2006. Now I really don't know how I ever had time to work.

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Movita Bloomfield (Burns)

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Email:suzanneburns@bendcable.com Day Telephone:(541) 389-6038 Address:20402 Pine Vista Drive City:Bend State/Prov.:OR Country:US Zip/Postal Code:97702 Occupation:homemaker Marital Status:Married No. of Children:3

Comments:Dan and I got married in October of 1959. We had our first daughter, Danette, in Sunnyside while waiting for Dan to get orders for the Navy.

When Danette was 4 months old we were shipped to Berkeley, California. While in Berkeley we had our second daughter, Sheri.

I got a typewriter for a graduation present and never thought I'd put it to use but I almost wore it our typing all of Dan's college papers and his Ph.D. dissertation. Sure could have used a computer back then!

We were then stationed in Hawaii. Of course we loved our stay there. We lived across the street from the beach and could see Waikiki in the distance. Planes and ships always went by.

We had our third daughter, Suzanne, in Hawaii in 1973. We moved to Bend, Oregon in 1981. We love Oregon and love going to the coast. Our current pictures on here are from 2008 and 2009 trips.

Danette and her husband live in Mississippi. She is a GS-12 with the IRS.

Sheri has retired from the Army and lives with her son and daughter in Kansas.

Suzanne got married in 2006. The couple spent their second anniversary in Paris last year. Suzanne is a published author. Her books are listed under Suzanne Burns at www.amazon.com

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Lee Caldwell

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Comments:We have no information for Lee.

Kathy Woodall (Carlson)

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Day Telephone:(253) 946-5606 Evening Telephone:(253) 250-6146 Address:2504 So. 317 Street #301 City:Federal Way State/Prov.:WA Country:US Zip/Postal Code:98003 Occupation:Sales Marital Status:Married No. of Children:3

Comments:I am a sales associate at Macy's. I have eight grandchildren and one great grandson and another due in January 1010.

Betsy Jo Carter

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Address:N.4315 Nevada St., Suite 2 City:Spokane State/Prov.:WA Country:US Zip/Postal Code:99207

Viola Cunningham (Carter)

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Day Telephone:(509) 877-4269 Address:PO Box 1003 City:Wapato State/Prov.:WA Country:US Zip/Postal Code:98951

Mac Chambers

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Email:tana.chambers@gmail.com Day Telephone:(509) 839-5524 Evening Telephone:(509) 840-0328 Address:303 Ray Road City:Sunnyside State/Prov.:WA Country:US Zip/Postal Code:98944 Occupation:Educator/Administrator Marital Status:Married No. of Children:4

Comments:After graduation I spent the next 6 years attending college. I worked part-time and paid for my college. I worked for Yakima City Creamery in Sunnyside and did a variety of other jobs, as well. I graduated from Eastern Washington University in 1966 an begin my teaching career in the Richland School District, I taught 2 years of Elementary P.E., K-6 in 2 schools and I taught 6th grade for 5 years, before moving back to Sunnyside. I spent 10 years as an Elementary Principal and 10 years as Jr. High Administrator in Sunnyside. In 1993, I was hired as Superintendent. I retired from full-time work in 1999. Since then I have worked as a consultant for the University of Washington and Sunnyside School District. I am currently mentoring new teachers, new principals, and new para-educators for the Sunnyside School District. Tana and I have been happily married since 1988. We have 4 children. Rob and TuesD are educators. Cody is a pilot, and Greg is an electrician. Rob and Greg live in Sunnyside and TuesD and Cody live in Seattle, We have 2 grandchildren, Mackenzie and Jayden. We enjoy being with them as often as possible. We spend our summers at Rice, Washington, which overlooks Lake Roosevelt.

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Ruben Chavez

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Address:Route 1, Box 100 City:Westwood, CA 96137

Comments:This is the latest address we have for Ruben. Is it correct?

Tom Christie

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Email:n/a Day Telephone:(509) 280-8162 Address:P.O. Box 873 City:Airway Heights State/Prov.:WA Country:US Zip/Postal Code:99001 Occupation:Retired as of 2006 Marital Status:Married No. of Children:5

Comments:Since graduation I have served 20 years in the U.S. Air Force, retiring in October 1981 with the rank of an E-6 Tech. Sgt. My title was a "Diet Therapy Specialist", which was a dining hall supervisor. Ater I retired from the Air Force I worked as a head cook in a 150 bed nursing home here in Spokane for six years. After a short break I worked for a food service contractor at Fairchild Air Force Base for about ten years. When the contract ended we were all let go. I then got a job with a recycling company working in their plastics division for almost ten years. In June of 2006 after having back surgery I decided to retire completely.

I have been married twice. The first time for just over twenty years and the second time will be for twenty three years in June of this year. I have three children total. Two from the first marriage and the third one is from my wife's second marriage. I adopted him when he was eight year old. He is thirty now. Right now altogether we have five children total, nine grandchildren and 2 great grandchildren, all of which are doing fine and in good health.

My hobbies are camping, fishing, boating, golfing, playing pool and making things in my small wood shop at home.

I have been a member of the American Legion, Post #9 for the past three years. Within all of the Veterans organizations here in Spokane we have an internal unit known as the "Spokane Area Veterans Honor Guard". This unit attends any veteran's funerals and performs all military honors due them. This includes a ritual, flag folding, rifle salute and pall bearers, if requested. We all feel that this service is well deserved by our fallen veterans retired or active duty.

I hope this is not too long, but after fifty years of little or no contact with other classmates for one reason or another I hope you understand.

I also hope to see you and the entire class of 1959 S.H.S. in September.

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Bill Clark

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Email:bclarke59@hotmail.com Day Telephone:(509) 837-2927 Address:1010 Marjorie Way City:Sunnyside State/Prov.:WA Country:US Zip/Postal Code:98944 Occupation:Retired Marital Status:Married No. of Children:2

Comments:

It sure dosen't seen like 50 years out of high school. I have lived here in Sunnyside all my life. Married Evelyn Stelling, a local gal, 49 years ago. We had two children a boy ana girl. Today we enjoy our family with 6 grand kids and 1 great grand son.

I owned and operatered a machine shop for 30 years in Grandview. Have sold the bussiness and am now retired.

We are now traveling and sight seeing our great country in our motorhome. We do a lot of fishing, hunting and camping.

I am proud to have been a part of class of "59" and seen how our classmates have been successful in life. It 's a good life.

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Pauline Harker (Clark)

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Email:paulineclark@clearwire.net Day Telephone:(509) 547-4906 Address:9602 Vincenzo Drive City:Pasco State/Prov.:WA Country:US Zip/Postal Code:99361 Marital Status:Married

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Shirley Swymeler (Clements)

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Email:niffum@bentonrea.com Day Telephone:(509) 698-3220 Address:1013 E. Huntzinger RD. City:Selah State/Prov.:WA Country:US Zip/Postal Code:98942 Occupation:Retired Marital Status:Married No. of Children:2

Comments:
Fifty years ago we guaduated and I got married to the most wonderful man in the world.

We had two daughters. Our oldest one died of Cystic Fibroses.

We lived in Port Angeles, WA for a year. We lived in Glenwood, WA for six years. We adopted a son while in Glenwood.

Moved back to Sunnyside. I went to work for the Schol District and retired after twenty six years.

Moved to Selah, WA where we now reside.

We have two wonderful grandchildren. They keep us young and educated on all this new technology.

We enjoy camping and traveling.

We have two horses, two cats and a wonderful Golden Retirever.

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Jim Clifford

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Comments:We have no information about Jim. Please help us if you can.

Deanna Duncan (Clifford-Schroedl)

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Day Telephone:(206) 999-6566 Address:PO Box 15 City:Carlton State/Prov.:WA Country:US Zip/Postal Code:98814

Mary Lee Colby

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Email:Don't want to share this info Day Telephone: Evening Telephone: Address:Don't want to share this info City:Seattle State/Prov.:WA Country:US Zip/Postal Code:98177 Occupation:NONE! No. of Children:1

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Larry Cole

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Email:lkusk@yahoo.com Day Telephone:(509) 209-0166 Evening Telephone:(509) 671-0096 Address:PO Box 732 City:Newport State/Prov.:WA Country:US Zip/Postal Code:99155 Occupation:retired Marital Status:Married No. of Children:2

Comments:I joined the US Coast Guard immediately after high school along with Mike Herndon. I remained in the Coast Guard for 4 years, getting out in 1963. In November of '63 I married my first wife Kay, and we celebrated our 45th anniversary in November of 2008.

From 1963 to 1985 I was in the tire business in Sunnyside. In 1985 I moved to the Bellevue area and built apartment communities until 1990. From 1990 until 2003 was Regional Service Manager for a R.E.I.T., Archstone-Smith.

I retired in 2003 and moved to a frontier area called Usk, WA., along with Kay. We are blessed to live in a beautiful area on 20 acres along with wildlife right on the Pend Oreille River. We enjoy watching deer, elk, moose, eagles, waterfowl and fishing on the river.

We have 2 sons. Kurt is a Lt. on the Spokane Fire Dept. and has a daughter (19) and son (16) who live in Elk, WA., which is close to us. Craig is a Lt. Col. in the Air Force and at present is stationed at McGuire AFB in New Jersey. He and Teresa have 2 sons. 4 and 7.

I find retirement is the best job I have ever had.

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Barbara Lang (Cook)

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Email:bcook0728@sbcglobal.net Day Telephone:(209) 847-3185 Address:PO Box 1440 City:Oakdale State/Prov.:CA Country:US Zip/Postal Code:95361

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Ben Copenhaver

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Email:kesh1978@yahoo.com Day Telephone:(623) 546-8144 Address:17241 West Monarch Way City:Surprise State/Prov.:AZ Country:US Zip/Postal Code:85387

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Beverly Culver (Copenhaver)

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Day Telephone:(509) 894-5334 Address:1771 Johnson Lane City:Mabton State/Prov.:WA Country:US Zip/Postal Code:98935

Ken Cornellus

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Comments:Deceased

Shirley Watson (Crone)

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Address:11622 Silver Lake Road -Trailer #48 City:Everett State/Prov.:WA Country:US Zip/Postal Code:98208-2569

Jerry Cross

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Comments:Deceased

Pat Crowe

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Address:31600 126th Ave. S.E. #29 City:Auburn State/Prov.:WA Country:US Zip/Postal Code:98092

Lloyd Cummins

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Comments:Deceased

Robert Cummins

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Comments:Deceased

James Danforth

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Comments:Deceased

Linda Tatro (Deem)

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Email:lmdil41@cablespeed.com Day Telephone:(360) 262-9616 Address:P.O. box 585 City:Napavine State/Prov.:WA Country:US Zip/Postal Code:98565 Occupation:Retired domesticated homemaker Marital Status:Married No. of Children:3

Comments:I would like to say that I am married to the best husband on earth but it seems that everyone else is married to "the best" so I will just say he is the second best,but he is the best for me!
I got married after hi school and had 3 girls, my ex- husband was in the Air Force so we did some traveling. Got divorced and and remarried to a retired Air Force member and have been married 35 years.
We moved up here about 25 years ago. Richard works as YOUR HELPFUL HARDWARE MAN at our local Ace.
About 10 years ago I decided to do something different so took up tap dancing, which I had not done since the 5th grade. Soon joined a group in Olympia called WOW, which stands for Wrinkles of Washington. You have to be at least 55 years of age, and we do 2 BIG shows a year plus "gigs" all over the area
Lots of fun and great for staying in shape!! One of our dancers(we have 18 in all) is another Sunnyside gal, Mary Tate. I am sure some of you remember her even though she was 2 years ahead of us in school.
Our 3 girls have given us 5 (all boys except one girl) grand children and they in ture have given us 5 great grand children. All boys except one girl and you can guess who get spoiled ! The range in age 1 month to 10 years. My Granddaughter and her family have been station at Fort Lewis for the past year and that is 40 miles from us so I get to see them quite a bit and enjoy them like the devil.. Her husband just got set back to Iraq for the 3 time today, so it has been a gloomy day for us
We don't travel much as I guess we got enough of that being in the service. We just putter around the house and yard during the nice months and listen and watch the rain the rest of the time
About 15 years ago started losing my hearing and it got so bad that I qualifed for a cochlear implant, and it has turned out to be wonderful. I know have a bionic ear. Being a mechanical instrument it of course has its down side, but I love it.
I am sorry that we will only be attending the Friday, but we have family 50th anniversary party on Sunday in southern Ca. and family has to come first.

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Dennis Del Curto

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Comments:Deceased

Dick DECEASED Denson

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Day Telephone:(509) 837-8026 Address:106 Patrick Ct. City:Sunnyside State/Prov.:WA Country:US Zip/Postal Code:98944

Comments:DECEASED

Gary Desmarais

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Day Telephone:(509) 521-0538 Address:PO Box 102 City:Connell State/Prov.:WA Country:US Zip/Postal Code:99326

Anita DECEASED Berk (Doncaster)

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Email:donestr@yvn.com Day Telephone:(509) 966-6075 Evening Telephone:(509) 961-0530 Address:213 S. 67th Ave. City:Yakima State/Prov.:WA Country:US Zip/Postal Code:98908 Occupation:Retired teacher Marital Status:Married No. of Children:1

Comments:I attended college and graduated with a BA in Education. My career took me to numerous cities in Washington, including Sunnyside (it was so fun to teach in my home town). In 2000, I retired and have enjoyed traveling and spending more time with our familes, etc. etc.

I have been married to Bill for 43 years and counting! We have one grand daughter who is one year old - we love being "Grandparents".

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Anita Doncaster

Comments:Deceased

Robert Drake

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Address:7901 W. Clearwater Ave. Unit 190 City:Kennewick State/Prov.:WA Country:US Zip/Postal Code:99336

Comments:Our latest information on Robert is that he may reside at this address in Kennewick, WA.

Joanne Fine (Drebaum)

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Day Telephone:(425) 348-0613 Address:11702 Admiralty Drive City:Everett State/Prov.:WA Country:US Zip/Postal Code:98204

Art Driscoll

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Day Telephone:(425) 486-3625 Address:21409 129th Ave. SE City:Snohomish, State/Prov.:WA Country:US Zip/Postal Code:98296

Jane Stender (Dunlap)

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Email:janedunlap@me.com Day Telephone:(907) 229-7190 Address:5216 E. 42nd Avenue City:Anchorage State/Prov.:AK Country:US Zip/Postal Code:99508 Occupation:Retired Marital Status:Married No. of Children:3

Comments:God is good!! Jim & I got married in 1962 and raised 3 boys. We have lived in Oklahoma, Texas and Alaska. Jim's job took us to Alaska in 1974 and we have been here ever since. Our 3 boys have 3 kids each--we have 3 boys and 6 girls. Two of the girls are in college in Washington state, one of the boys will graduate in 2010, four of the girls are Juniors, one boy is a Sophmore and the last boy is a Freshman. We attend a lot of ball games and concerts. Also, we camp in the summertime. In the winter we travel to various locations around the country (especially Hawaii). Hope we have a great turnout. Looking forward to seeing everyone.

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Joe Edwards

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Comments:Deceased

Jerry Eggebeen

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Day Telephone:(509) 453-3764 Address:312 North 4th Street City:Yakima State/Prov.:WA Country:US Zip/Postal Code:98901 Occupation:Retired

Comments:In May 1959 I graduated from Sunnyside High School. In July 1959 I went to work in Idaho, where I became a camp counselor at Camp Easter Seal, now known as Camp Larson, under the direction of Roger E. Larson, now deceased.

From then I drifted around and got a job with Goodwill Industries which didn't work out.

In l962, I was back in Sunnyside where I sold bedding plants. In l963, I opened an eight by sixteen foot shop where I sold fruits and flowers until l965, after which I sold only candy and soda pop. In l975 I closed the shop pending a land purchase offer which didn't pan out. My job overlapped because I sold Watkins products door to door from l967 to l978. Afterwards I semi-retired.

Now I'm completely retired as of 2009.

Dan Elder

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Comments:Deceased

Sally Manjarrez (Ellis)

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Comments:We do not have any information for Sally. Do you?

Lois Davis (Emmons)

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Email:troylois.emmons@yahoo.com Day Telephone:(509) 966-8534 Evening Telephone:(509) 966-8534 Address:15540 Tieton Drive City:Yakima State/Prov.:WA Country:US Zip/Postal Code:98908 Occupation:Retired Accountant Marital Status:Widowed No. of Children:2

Comments:After high school, I attended Yakima Valley College and earned an AA majoring in math. I met my husband in the YVC TUB and married in 1961. We moved to Seattle for a short time then returned to Yakima and attend a quarter of business classes. Finals were Dec 16th and son Troy Jr was born Dec 27th.
In April,1962, we moved to Houston, TX. I worked for Uncle Ben's Rice Company in the Accounting Dept. At that time, pregnant employees were fired after 6 months of pregnancy, so after my daugher Denise was born, I was hired by Carnation Company and was there for 5 years. We then moved back to Yakima for my husband to complete his BA degree in Physics at Central Washington Univ.
I was employeed by Tree Top in Selah in the accounting dept for 5 years.
After Troy got his degree in 1971, we moved to Kennewick for 9 months. Since there were more unemployed physicist than employed, he managed an electronics warehouse.
We returned to Yakima for a job opportunity, and I returned to college and commuted to Central Wa College in Ellensburg. Since I knew everything about accounting after working as a bookkeeper for 9 years, I changed my major to accounting. Of course I soon learned that I knew next to nothing about accounting. My first two quarters of accounting surpassed all that I knew from my on-the-job experience.
During my junior year, I worked part-time for Tree Top doing special projects.
At the beginning of my senior year, my husband became allergic to his job as a hop chemist, and returned to college for an accounting degree. I began working fulltime for Tree Top and attended college part time.
After I received my BS in Accounting, I worked 5 years for the Washing State Auditor's Office auditing municipal corporations, which included cities, counties, special purpose districts, etc.
in Yakima, Kititas, and Klickitat counties.
Sunnyside School District was one of my audits.
I then worked 9 months for the City of Yakima as Budget Analyst, 12 years with Yakima Health District as Business Manager, and 12 years as Grant Accountant for Yakima County Human Services.
I retired in October 2007 and began RVing full-time. 3 weeks later my husband was diagonosed with cancer, completed chemotherapy, and three weeks later unexpectidly passed away June 2008.
Since we had traveled in all of the states west of the Missippi river on my husband's Harley mortorcycle, we were going to go east in our motorhome. Plans have changed. I am now trying to decide what to do with the next chapter of my life.
I have continued Rving, spending August 2008 through May 2009 in various RV resorts and campgrounds from Washington through California.
See you in Sunnyside where my home will be at the Prosser RV Park.

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Kay Smith (Fearing)

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Email:bardkferaing@msn.com Day Telephone:(206) 363-4400 Address:14815 - 9th Ave. N. E. City:Shoreline State/Prov.:WA Country:US Zip/Postal Code:98155 Occupation:Housewife Marital Status:Married No. of Children:2

Comments:I had a life changing experience in "l972" - I became a born again (saved) Christian. Have spent my life growing closer to my Lord and Savior. Have been very active in our church and I would say without a doubt this is the most important part of my existence. I have an eternal perspective on everything - that we'll all pass away one day soon and only our relationship with Jesus will save us, that where He is, is where I will spend eternity.

I was married in "l959" - have remained married to the same wonderful man going on "50" years in August, worked for several years in Medical Records and as Admission director in two Convalescent Centers in Seattle WA. My husband worked at Group Health Hospital in Seattle until retirement, over 40 years. He was a physician assistant (probably the first one in the country!) We have lived a quiet life style.

Note: If there is anyone wishing to talk to me about Jesus Christ, feel free to contact me, because I love to tell of His love and goodness and what He means to me and how He came into my life.

Thanks for the opportunity to share my life with all of you!

Sorry not able to attend.

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Donna Flippen

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Warren (Butch) Fordyce

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Email:pilotbutch@msn.com Day Telephone:(509) 966-4022 Evening Telephone:(509) 961-5665 Address:9003 Garden Ave City:Yakima State/Prov.:WA Country:US Zip/Postal Code:98908 Occupation:Retired pilot Marital Status:Married No. of Children:2

Comments:I attended CWC for one year. In Jan of 1961 after a night of too much to drink, John Long, Gordy Turner, Ken Sterns and I decided to join the Army. I spent three years with the 101st Airborne Division (paratroop) getting discharged as a sargent. During my time in the service I married Madelyn (Penny) Sterrett and our first daughter (Lori) was born at Ft. Campbell, KY. After Returning in 1964 worked at several jobs and started training to become a pilot. Second daughter (Susan) was born in Sunnyside in 1964. 1968 led to first full time flying job in Yakima as a flight instructor & charter pilot. In 1974 I started career as a corporate jet pilot. From 1974 until 2006 I worked as Chief Pilot/Aviation Department manager for several different companies in and around Yakima flying jets (Lear & Citations) Turbo-prop (King Air & Aero Commander). During this time I spent 9 years as an FAA Designated Flight Examiner. The flying career offfered the opportunity to visit area's from Alaska to the St Thomas & Buffalo to Cabo . I retired from full time flying in Feb of this year. Penny & I will be celebrating our 48th anniversary this coming October. The complete family, Penny & I plus cats, oldest daughter Lori Straus husband Jamie both are Material Science engineers for Boeing & their son Jacob(13) working on becoming an eagle scout. Second daughter Susan Smith is a second grade teacher and her husband Mark is a pharmacist, their daughter Molly (16) will be a junior at Camas HS and Son Brad (13) who is the family hardcore fisherman

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Pat Hewitt (Forrester)

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Day Telephone:(509) 328-7841 Address:2632 Crown City:Spokane State/Prov.:WA Country:US Zip/Postal Code:99205

Sharon Sorenson (Fournier)

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Address:1522 N Alva Circle City:Simi Valley State/Prov.:CA Country:US Zip/Postal Code:93065

Gerrit Fox

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Address:585 E. Rainier Street City:Othello State/Prov.:WA Country:US Zip/Postal Code:99344-1163

Comments:Our latest information suggests that Gerrit lives at this address.

James Freeman

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Comments:Deceased

Harry Gallagher DECEASED?

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Email:no email Evening Telephone:(509) 607-3092 Address:7221 Kittitas Highway City:Ellensburg State/Prov.:WA Country:US Zip/Postal Code:98926 Occupation:Truck Driver Marital Status:Married No. of Children:2

Comments:We have two childen and four grandchildren.

See you at the reunion!

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Bill Gant

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Email:bill59gant@gmail.com Day Telephone:(509) 654-4894 Evening Telephone:(509) 654-4894 Address:3094 Bluffs Drive City:Richland State/Prov.:WA Country:USA Zip/Postal Code:99354 Occupation:retired Marital Status:Married No. of Children:4

Comments:

Life after leaving SHS began for me in 1964 when, with diploma in hand from Western Washington University, I was hired by Lee Colby and returned to Sunnyside to begin my teaching career. A stop that my wife (Juanita Hoff) and I pictured as lasting a couple of years eventually turned into thirty years with the district and another fifteen with the state activities association as the director of student activity programs here in Central Washington. I try to stay active as a member of several Boards and Commissions around the state and am currently finishing my last year as a member of the city council here in Sunnyside ( I am still searching for the guy who talked me into that one) but that which I most enjoy in my waning years is watching my nine grandchildren grow up and prepare to "get after it" in the real world. Look forward to seeing everyone at the 50th.

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Juanita Hoff (Gant)

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Email:jayegant59@gmail.com Day Telephone:(509) 790-7100 Evening Telephone:(509) 790-7100 Address:3094 Bluffs Drive City:Richland State/Prov.:WA Country:USA Zip/Postal Code:99354 Occupation:Retired Teacher Marital Status:Married No. of Children:4

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It is amazing how the time has flown! Thanksgiving of this year I will be celebrating forty eight years of marriage (yes to the same guy), will be attending my fiftieth high school class reunion and can count four children and nine grandchildren in the mix. I began my “professional life” as the first para educator with the Sunnyside School District in 1966, a position I held for twelve years. During those years I wore many hats, school employee, mother and college student, all culminating in 1979 when I received my elementary teaching certificate and was hired by the Sunnyside School District where I taught for twenty five years, retiring in 2004. Since then my life has become extremely less complicated, I enjoy my yard and flowers, am committed to yoga, walking with a friend and have begun to play golf, and still find time to relax on occasion with a good book. I love being home! I guess my biggest stress issue now is keeping track of which grandchild has which activity on which night. I am very content and thankful for the life I now lead and am excited about visiting with old friends in September.

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Tineke Kole (Geringer)

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Email:tineke@centurytel.net Day Telephone:(253) 851-8895 Evening Telephone:(253) 380-3409 Address:5014 63rd Ave.NW City:Gig Harbor State/Prov.:WA Country:US Zip/Postal Code:98335 Occupation:stay at home mom and grandma Marital Status:Married No. of Children:2

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John na (glover)

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Email:johnwglover@hotmail.com Day Telephone:(520) 459-7203 Address:452 Savanna Drive City:Sierra Vista State/Prov.:AZ Country:US Zip/Postal Code:85635 Occupation:RETIRED (Army Logistician) Marital Status:Married No. of Children:1

Comments:Attended YVJC 59/60, Olympic JC Bremerton 60-62. Learned major appliance repair while going to Jr College. CWSC 62-65 History Major, Sociology Minor and Psychology Major. Drated 65 so enlisted for 3 yrs. Ft Ord, CA Basic and Supply
School. Vint Hill Farms Station, VA (near Manassas) 1966-1968. Viet Nam as Supply Sgt for 192 man Sig. Intel. Co in support of 9th Inf Div from Apr to Nov 68. Civilian Job 1970 124th ARCOM Ft. Lawton, Seattle. 104th Div Ft Lawton, Married 1971 divorced 1974. Corps of Engineers Riyadh Saudi Arabia 77-79, Al Jubail Saudi ;79-81. Military construction (Property adminstration) I evaluated contractgors work, we built an operational Saudi Naval Base. Korea Facility Engineers 81-85, Married Korean Min Ok Pak (Catharina Min Glover), Redstone Arsenal, AL 86-87. Kwajalein Marshall Islands (logistics evaluator) 87-89 and2000-2002. Ft Huachuca, AZ

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Arthur Goatley

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Email:bmgoatley@gmail.com Day Telephone:(541) 701-5606 Address:778 w alder ave City:Hermiston State/Prov.:OR Country:US Zip/Postal Code:97838 Occupation:Retired Marital Status:Divorced No. of Children:2

Comments:

This is the last information we have for Art. Is this ocrrect?

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George Gochnour

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Day Telephone:(509) 837-6064 Evening Telephone:(509) 840-1897 Address:P.O. Box 44 ( 830 Terry St.) City:Sunnyside State/Prov.:WA Country:US Zip/Postal Code:98944 Occupation:Public Accountant Marital Status:Divorced No. of Children:2

Comments:Personal-two sons-Shawn & Derek,one daughter-in-law-Michelle, and one ex-wife and still best friend-Karen
After high school never really left town except for college and a one month job in Pullman, WA. Began career in public accounting in 1965. Was self-employed from 1974 to 2002 in partnership with Denny Grant. Since 2002,when Denny passed away, have been in business by myself. Still practicing but am gearing down. My philosophy now is "less is better".

Carol Williams (Goodell)

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City:Kent State/Prov.:WA Country:US

Comments:Carol passed away on April 20, 2011 at Swedish hospital in Seattle due to cancer.

A celebration of her life will be held on May 7, 2011 from 1-3 p.m. at Meridian Valley C C.

Martha Till (Gooselaw)

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Email:vgoose@comcast.net Day Telephone:(303) 343-2102 Address:973 Uvalda St. City:Aurora State/Prov.:CO Country:US Zip/Postal Code:80011 Occupation:Retired Marital Status:Married No. of Children:3

Comments:Life has been good to us. Virgil hired on with United Airlines in February of 1963 and retired in 1995. His last assignment before retiring was oversight of the building of the maintanance hanger here at the new airport. I told him that he had control over lots of money but I had a hard time getting spending money! :)
We have lived in Seattle, San Francisco and Denver, have led a simple life with the same address and phone number since we moved to the Denver area in 1964.
One might say that I have been a" jack of all trades and a master of none". I was involved in many things prior to 1990, when I became a full time Nanny, for a Presbyterian minister and her family. Three years later, I started with another family and worked for them until July of 2008, when their last son went away to college.
Since Virgil was employed with an airline, we were privileged to do a lot of traveling, both in the USA and abroad.
For the past six years, we have been involved in putting together a Newsletter for the retired group from United. A newsletter goes out every month to about 6000+ members.
Our grandchildren, 10 of them ranging in age from 4-24, keep us entertained and busy. There is always something happening from concerts to ball games of some kind.

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Elaine Olsen (Guderian)

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Email:jguderian@wbhsi.net Day Telephone:(480) 802-4011 Address:9014 E Diamond Drive City:Sun Lakes State/Prov.:AZ Country:US Zip/Postal Code:85248 Marital Status:Married No. of Children:3

Comments:I graduated from Washington State University with an Elementary Education degree (career consisted mainly of volunteering in the schools and church over the years, finally working for the school district as secretarial support after the boys were grown). I married John Guderian who worked for US Customs in several areas over his career. We lived in Seattle, Calexico CA, Los Angeles CA, Virginia outside Washington DC and finally 23 years in Bellevue where we raised our family of 3 boys. In 1997 we moved to Arizona and the senior retirement community of Sun Lakes which we love!

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Lupe Urrutia (Gutierrez)

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Day Telephone:(509) 882-4461 Address:200 E. Bonnieview Road City:Grandview State/Prov.:WA Country:US Zip/Postal Code:98930

Dee Von Hall

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Day Telephone:(770) 727-9081 Address:55 Tudor Way City:Senoia State/Prov.:GA Country:US Zip/Postal Code:30276

Philip Hall (DECEASED)

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City:Spokane State/Prov.:WA Country:US Zip/Postal Code:99207

Herb Hanson

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Comments:We do not have any information about Herb. We need your help!

Florence (Lisa) Woodward (Harvey)

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Day Telephone:(530) 898-8184 Evening Telephone:(530) 570-3905 Address:1074 East Avenue #3 City:Chico State/Prov.:CA Country:US Zip/Postal Code:95926

Elmer Hatch

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Email:elmer@hatch.net Day Telephone:(425) 228-4735 Evening Telephone:(425) 223-0466 Address:2117 Edmonds Ave. NE City:Renton State/Prov.:WA Country:US Zip/Postal Code:98056-2706 Occupation:Land Developer Marital Status:Married No. of Children:8

Comments:Attended Sunnyside schools 1949-1958;graduated 1959 Sunnyslope HS, Phoenix, Ariz; Southwestern Bible College, Scottsdale, Ariz. (education). Married 1962 Divorced 1979. Married Elizabeth 1990. We have four boys and four girls-and twentysix grandchildren.I worked for Boeing Flight Test and Boeing Aerospace thirtyfive years before retireing in 2001. We are involved in home Bible Studies, counseling, and church leadership.
We are developing two properties in Okanogan Co. and I enjoy "playing in the dirt" with my 1954 Cat D-4. We enjoy travel, woodworking, and my ham radio inspired by Larry Tucker! I write some poeetry but have been too busy for that recently.
I was a hurricane Katrina volunteer and as a believer in Jesus Christ (a "born again" Christian) I enjoyed helping with basic needs and praying with the hurting. You might remember me as the kid who allways had his Bible on his desk.
I want to thank Bill, Bob and Jake and their wives for this great opportunity for a great 50th anniversity!

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Larry Heist

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Comments:Deceased

Roy Hendrickson

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Comments:Deceased

John Herd

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Comments:Deceased

Mary Benson (Herndon)

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Email:hrndn1959@aol.com Day Telephone:(907) 841-9660 Evening Telephone:(907) 841-1468 Address:1651 West Kanabec Dr City:Wasilla State/Prov.:AK Country:USA Zip/Postal Code:99654 Occupation:Retired Marital Status:Married No. of Children:3

Comments:

Worked as an Insurance Agent for 30 years. Retired in
Alaska in 2002. Enjoying retirement and especiallly traveling with my first love, best friend and soul mate, Mike. We have ten beautiful grandchildren and seven great grandchildren. Have been blessed beyond my dreams.

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Mike Herndon

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Email:hrndn1959@aol.com Day Telephone:(907) 841-9660 Evening Telephone:(907) 841-1468 Address:1651 West Kanabec Dr City:Wasilla State/Prov.:AK Country:USA Zip/Postal Code:99301 Occupation:Retired Marital Status:Married No. of Children:3

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Spent 6 years in the US Coast Guard, then farmed for 5 years. Went back to college for two years and then began work for Xerox as a Senior Technician. Retired from Xerox after 29 years. After I retired we purchased a 5th wheel trailer and traveled through the US of A for two years before settling in Pasco to be near family.

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Marie Hinze

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Address:38027 Stenhammer City:Fremont State/Prov.:CA Country:US Zip/Postal Code:94536

Comments:This is the latest information we have for Marie. Is this correct?

Freeman Homer

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Email:hfreeman66h@hotmail.com Day Telephone:(509) 765-1407 Evening Telephone:(509) 765-1407 Address:p.o. box 1336 City:Moses Lake State/Prov.:WA Country:US Zip/Postal Code:98837 Occupation:retired Marital Status:Married No. of Children:4

Comments:I will be attending the class reunion.

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Nancy Abitz (Howard)

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Day Telephone:(503) 666-1326 Address:333 NE Village Squire Ave. Unit 8 City:Gresham State/Prov.:OR Country:US Zip/Postal Code:97030

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Larry Huetson

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Email:hat-tie@98.com Day Telephone:(509) 830-4316 Evening Telephone:(509) 830-4316 Address:760 Emerald Road City:Sunnyside State/Prov.:WA Country:US Zip/Postal Code:98944 Occupation:Retired Marital Status:Married No. of Children:2

Comments:
Farmed until 2001 then sold the farm but still live on the same farm. Retired, the last seven years R V to Arizona in the winter for five months. I still play with antique Ford cars.

My wife Hattie will not be there on Saturday night because she has her class reunion the same night in Grandview.

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Claudia Hart (Hull)

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Email:Hartck@icloud.com Day Telephone:(509) 966-1111 Evening Telephone:(509) 910-1480 Address:5419 Englewood Ave. City:Yakima State/Prov.:WA Zip/Postal Code:98908 Occupation:retired RN Marital Status:Divorced No. of Children:5

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Myrna Iverson

Day Telephone:(509) 515-0911 City:Sunnyside Country:US Zip/Postal Code:98944

Belinda Jackson

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Daryl Jackson

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Email:airmaster14@hotmail.com Day Telephone:(509) 766-3979 Evening Telephone:(509) 431-2550 Address:1501 S. Husky Dr. City:Moses Lake State/Prov.:WA Country:US Zip/Postal Code:98837 Occupation:Chief Pilot/ FAA examiner Marital Status:Married No. of Children:2

Comments:Retired USAF/Air Guard with 27yrs. Married a Portland girl (Lana) while stationed with a Fighter Squadron in Portland in 1963. Now have two sons Darrin and Marc. Both live in Moses Lake with Darrin a flight instructor and Marc an 18 wheel driver for Ziggys. One grandaughter Stephanie. Elected Mayor of Moses Lake in 1996 and appointed by the Governor to the State Transportation Board in1997. Still flying today as an FAA Pilot Examiner with almost 28,000 hours

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Jack Jackson

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Email:jjackson@bentall.com Day Telephone:(425) 844-2516 Address:15902 Manion Way N.E. City:Duvall State/Prov.:WA Country:US Zip/Postal Code:98019 Occupation:VP of Development Marital Status:Married No. of Children:3

Comments:Graduated from WSU in spring of 1965 with a Bachelor of Architectural Engineering degree. Worked in various architectural offices in Spokane, San Francisco and Seattle for 15 years. Last office was NBBJ Architects in Seattle where managed the teams that designed several large projects which included the Kingdome and Rainier Square. In 1997 I went to work for a real estate developer and have been involved in the development of large commercial projects ever since, including low and high rise office buildings, condominiums and shopping centers. Currently have two office buildings under construction in Bellevue, WA.

Thinking about retirement but can't decide what to do with the rest of my life.

I met my wonderful wife in 1962. We were married in 1964 and this August we will celebrate our 45th anniversary. We have lived in Spokane, Seattle, San Francisco, Remond, WA., and now in Duvall since 2000. We have two great kids, and three wonderful grandkids. We love to travel, eat good food, and spend time in the summer at Priest Lake in northern Idaho.

All in all, it has been a good life and 50 years has gone by way too fast.

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Hugh James

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Email:hugeaims@comcast.net Day Telephone:(206) 546-9581 Evening Telephone:(206) 383-4844 Address:1525 N. W. 195th Street No. 2 Richmond Beach West City:Seattle,WA State/Prov.:WA Country:US Zip/Postal Code:98177 Occupation:Retired Marital Status:Married No. of Children:2

Comments:
Since 1959 I have done as little as possible and I am, at last, becoming good at this.

Looking forward to being with the SHS class of '59 Friday, September 11. Sorry that I won't be able to attend other events.

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