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Willard Abington
 Spouse: Margie                 Years married: 44
 Career: 24 years at Mercury Marine/Mercruiser
             14 years at Swans Rubber Company

About my family: I retired from Mercury Marine/Mercruiser in March 2006 after working there for 24 years. I served in the National Guard for 16 years and I also worked at Swans Rubber Company for 14 years.
     My wife and I have been married for 44 years. My mother-in-law, who is 108 years young, lives with us currently. We have two children and one grandson.
     I enjoy walking, watching TV, meeting and greeting with people, and spending time with my grandson, who loves going to the carnivals, movies and out to eat with his Paw Paw and Grandma.
     I plan to attend the reunion with my wife.

Bill Arnold
 Spouse: Linda Weir, SHS ‘63                 
 Years married: 44
 Careers: 32 years in education in the state
 of Kansas, all but 2 in Wichita

About my family: I married Linda Weir, Class of 1963, in 1967. I have a BS degree from University of Central Okalahoma. I also earned MS degrees from Pittsburg Sate and Wichita State universities. Linda has a BS from Wichita State and an MS from Kansas State. She taught at
the Wichita Area Technical College for 30 years.
     We have two wonderful kids. Our daughter, Teri, is assistant head of the Social Security office in Lake County Florida. She has two children, Zach who is 15 and Ashln who is 13. Our son, Jon, is a webmaster for the systems at the University of Colorado. His wife, Chrystal, works in the finance department for the university. They have a four year old, Maddie.
     My brother, Bob, lives in Stillwater. My sister and brother-in-law Forrest and Barbara Coltharp still live in Pittsburg KS. he taught us math at Stillwater High and retired from Pittsburg State.
     Linda and I enjoy traveling. We spend 5 weeks in the winter in Port Aransas, TX and 4 weeks in the summer in Vail, CO.
Classmates I’d like to see at the reunion: I would like to see all my classmates again.
Events Remembered: Bruce Gray and I lived together senior year and still graduated.

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 Karl Baumgartner

 

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 Conn Berkenbile

 Spouse Sharon Brandana SHS ’65          Years Married 41 years

 Career:  Pharmacist                                  Retired?  Yes

 

 Tell us a little about you and your family: I am married to Sharon Brandana (SHS class of 1965) for 41 years. We have three children: James 40, Andrea (Surber) 36, and Matthew 33. Andrea has two children:  Dalton 17 and Rachael 14, and Matthew has a new daughter, Maizie born last month. 
           I am retired after 40 years working as a Pharmacist.
Keep me informed on the 50th reunion. I attended Sharon's 45th and I might be persuaded to be there for mine. 

 

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 CaMary Berry Wynne

 

     See CaMary's Web page: http://gwyderstudios.com

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 Tom Berry

 

 

 

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 Darryl Bilyeu Leslie
 Maiden Name:    Bilyeu                             Spouse: Maxine           Years Married: 44

     I am currently semi-retired working at Dealers Auto Auction on S. Portland in Oklahoma City. I am married to Maxine, my soul mate, of 44 years. I have two daughters, one of whom had a stroke in Dec. 2008. I have two granddaughters, one 17 going on 25 (her mom had the stroke), the other is 12. Both are the apples of mine and Maxine’s life. We have two dogs, one a Rat Terrier and the other is an Aussie Sheppard. They seem to be our kids at this time.
 
     We are somewhat enjoying life at this time but it could be better if you know what I mean.

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 Nita Bissell Gilliland

 

 

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 Joe Bowles 

MBA Oklahoma State University 1966. Phillips Petroleum Company 1966-1969. Hardee's Food Systems Rocky Mount, NC 1969-1971. Self employed 1971 to present. I operate restaurants and a commercial warehousing business. I still live in Rocky Mount, NC. Married 30 years. Two children and four grand children and one on the way.

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 Nora Bowman Esparza 

 

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Wayne Bullock

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Patrick Jon Casey

Spouse    Robi                              Years Married: 20
Career:   Transactional Attorney   Retired: No

 Tell us a little about you and your family: We have two daughters, one in Pennsylvania and one in California. We are blessed with five grandchildren, who we enjoy. Pat has slowed down from 6 to 4 days a week, with flexible vacation time to travel. We are scuba divers looking forward to the next dive, mostly in the Caribbean. We actually visited an island and did not dive (Ireland). We have been blessed with good health and enjoy life.

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  Dana Cowan Naas

 Maiden Name: Cowan

 Husband: George Naas

 Married: 42 years

 Career: Self-employed Sales Golden Printing and promotional products. Previously, Business Ed. Teacher

 Retired? No

     My husband George and I have owned and operated Golden Printing & Promotional Products since shortly after we were married in 1968. We stay busy with the operation of the company. Since I am in the sales/marketing end, I really enjoy my various networking activities with the Chamber of Commerce and other groups. There are lots of young business people in these groups, and it is fun to meet new people and make new friends... almost every day of the week! We are also avid square dancers, belong to several dance clubs and dance an average of 3-4 nights a week.

     Our daughter, Rachel, is a microbiology professor at Morningside College (small Methodist college) in Sioux City, Iowa. Our son Alan (after 6 years in the business world) has returned to college to get a second degree in "Human Body and Exercise Science" and wants to be a certified personal trainer.

     We enjoy traveling and took a "Holy Land Cruise" to Turkey, Greece, Israel and Egypt in 2009, where I got to ride a camel! March of 2011 we will be going on a Denver Chamber of Commerce sponsored trip to China.

Who are some of the classmates you would like to see again at the 50th Reunion? Pam Phillips, Pam Miller, Mary Ann Dryden, Frieda Bradsher

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 Gary Crenshaw

 

   

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 Jerry Edmonds   

 Spouse    Doris                                    Years Married      44

 Career:  CenterPoint Energy          Retired?   Yes 

 Tell us a little about you and your family:

            Doris and I have been married 44 years and have lived in the Houston area since graduating from OSU in 1966. We have two sons who are married and also live in the Houston area. We have four grandkids. We really enjoy trying to keep up with their activities.
            We’ve been blessed with good health and finances and continue to be able to do some fun things and travel, since retirement from CenterPoint Energy in 2001.
            I work part-time doing the accounting at church and usually have a backlog of projects around our house to keep me busy.

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 Kae Evans Fisher                Maiden Name   Evans

 Spouse    Larry                                            Years Married   47
 Career:   full time volunteer                          Retired?   yes


Tell us a little about you and your family:       
        We built a house our oldest son designed on Lake Lewisville so we could sit and watch the water, birds and fish. Well, that rarely happens for we like “doing” as well as “being”. Breakfast and dinner on screened porch (you’ve heard of TX mosquitoes?) lets us enjoy sunrise and sunset. We wish to do more kayaking.
        We got a late start on grandkids as ours are 3 and 5. We had a month together this summer in MA, TX and GA. Are kids really brighter this generation or… am I getting …duller… no answer please!
           Larry and I have 47 years of marriage working calendars around schedules. He’s on town council, etc. and I fit in neighborhood games/book club/etc. with church support. We are blessed with positive attitudes/health/ friends.
*Who are some of the classmates you would like to see again at the 50th Reunion?  
Everyone…particularly those who have chosen to not attend before

 

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 Pat Foster

 

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 Gary Franklin

Spouse: Nancy           Married: 41 years

Career: Retired Certified Public Accountant

 My wife, Nancy, is from San Saba, Texas. We got married on March 14, 1970. We have two children: daughter, Lisa R. Morgan, born Dec. 23, 71 (now 29 years old) and daughter Lori D. Franklin, born Jan. 19, 1974 (now 37 years old). Lisa is a speech pathologist for a school district in a western suburb of Chicago, IL. She has one daughter, Nancy Joyce (joy) Morgan born 7-1-2005 (now 5 years old). Lori is an adjunct professor at OUI-Tulsa teaching graduate social work courses. She has two sons, Neal born 7-16-2003 (now 7 years old) and Reece, born 6-20-2006 (now 4 years old).

     I am a full time house husband and church volunteer and am really enjoying retirement. Nancy is now retired and we travel as often as we can.

Who are some of the classmates you would like to see again at the 50th Reunion? All of them

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 Ruth Fry Nelson

 

 

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 Dale Going

 

Spouse MYLA    Years Married 45

Career: Graphics & Communications Specialist Gulfstream Aerospace       Retired? Yes. Since 2002

 

Tell us a little about you and your family:

      My wife Myla and I have 2 children, Brent age 45, and Stacia Scott age 41. Brent is a security and materials manager at Integris Canadian Valley Hospital in Yukon and married to Rhonda. Stacia is married to Dr. Jeff Scott and they live in Stillwater. We have 3 grandchildren, Sydney age 12 and twins Carson and Colby age 10 of Stillwater.

       My pastimes include playing golf once a week and bowling once or twice a week and attending the grandkids’ numerous sporting events.

 

*Who are some of the classmates you would like to see again at the 50th Reunion?

Jim Stone (Jim and I met up in Tunica last year and played a round of golf.) I hope everyone can attend the reunion. It would be great to see everyone again.

 

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 Sharon Gooch Combs

 

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 Bill & Linda Joyce Gray

      

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 Lana Grooms Chadwick

 

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 Linda Gudgel Imle

 

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 Gordon Ham

 

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 Karen Himes Matheson

 

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 Frank Jay

 

 

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 Tom & Priscilla Washinka Kinnick
 Years Married: 50 years
 Career: Priscilla-Social Case Work, SHS Psych & Soc. Teacher                      Retired? yes
                Tom-U.S. Navy, SHS Athletic Director

     We celebrated our 50th wedding anniversary in July. I'm betting many people thought it would never last. Though the two of us never doubted, from the perspective of 50 years, the odds were surely against us.
    In our retirement Tom stays busy managing Kinnick Properties, LLC (the old Kinnick Farm) where they have several warehouses leased. I have become a fused glass artist and no one is more surprised than I am.
     Our daughter, Jacque, lives in Ft. Collins with her husband, Kyle, and children Charlie (17) and Olivia aka O (12). Jacque teaches world history at a middle school Kyle works for a software company training buyers how to use the product. Charlis is interested in music journalism (music criticism) as a college major. O has diverse interests including soccer and basketball. Both are good students.
    TJ, our son, died of AIDS in 1992 not long before the medicine was discovered that keeps Magic Johnson going.

 

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 Gary Long 
 Spouse: Sandra                         Years Married: 46 years
 Career: Schlumberger oil field services                       Retired? yes

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 Bob Matheson

 

 Tailgate party at OU/OSU Football game. In this photo: Becky Best, Nathan Best, Lisa Matheson,

 Thomas Matheson, Jarod Matheson, Ryan Matheson, Robert Matheson, Stephanie Castle, Chris Castle

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Bob McCaffree

Spouse: Mary Anne
Career: Physician educator
Now Regents Professor of Medicine at
OU College of Medicine
Retired? Yes and no. I retired from the VA after 18 years as Chief of Staff. I continue as Professor of Medicine at the OU College of Medicine and plan on continuing teaching, writing, researching and taking care of patients for the foreseeable future

Tell us a little about you and your family:


       My wife, Mary Anne, and I have been married over 42 years. We have two children, Sara and Matthew. Sara was the Executive Assistant to the CEOs of YouTube but they have left YouTube and formed a new company, taking Sara with them on an exciting new venture. She lives in San Francisco. She is not married. Our son, Matthew, married his wife, Lilia, two years ago and they are the parents of our first and only grandchild, Jayna, our pride and joy! (I know – most of you are way ahead of us.) Matthew is the Director of Government Affairs for OPower, a company focusing on energy conservation. They live in Washington, DC.
       Mary Anne is Professor of Pediatrics at OU and is a neonatologist. She was the first woman president of the Oklahoma State Medical Association and is currently on the Board of Trustees of the American Medical Association, the only Oklahoma physician to be elected to that Board. She continues to be busy clinically as well.
       I am Regents’ Professor of Medicine in the Department of Internal Medicine in the Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Section. I am also the Co-Director of the Oklahoma Tobacco Research Center, part of the OU Cancer Institute. I was one of the original members of the Oklahoma Tobacco Endowment Trust Fund Board, appointed by the Attorney-General, and am very proud of how we have invested those funds in helping to improve our state’s health status. I retired from the VA last summer after 18 years as Chief of Staff, a position I thoroughly enjoyed (most of the time). I am extremely proud of that service and the improvements in patient care that occurred while I was there – not because of me but because of the dedicated people with whom I worked.
       Mary Anne and I enjoy traveling, usually associated with business. We’re not traveling as much as when our son lived in Geneva (giving us a chance to touch base with Mac Messenger as well). Of course, now we travel to DC as well as San Francisco as often as possible. We also enjoy bicycling, ballet, going to the Thunder games and a wide variety of activities. We recently moved from the home we had lived in for 36 years, finally downsizing after talking about it for 15 years (we are very deliberate about important decisions!)

Who are some of the classmates you would like to see again at the 50th Reunion? Everyone. I always have a great time seeing everyone and am looking forward to this great event!

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 Don McCroskey

        

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 Pat McDaniel

     After high school I joined the National Guard and then went into the Army for two years. Then I worked in California for four years before coming back to Stillwater. I worked for the State Department of Career Tech at their printing plant. I spent the next 31 years working there.

     I retired in 2003 and since then I have been working around the small acreage I have southeast of Stillwater. I never married and am living with my older sister and my nephew. I have two cats and a dog. 

 

 

 

 

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 Sarah Annetta Mick Hensley

Classmates I'd like to see again at the 50th Reunion:

Janice Liles

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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 Marti Moore White   

Career: Artist       

Retired? Just getting started!

Tell us a little about you and your family: Joe retired from 3M Company in 1998 and we moved to Tucson from Stillwater, MN, two weeks later. We have been here 12 years now and love the desert. We return to Minnesota every year for a family get together with our two daughters, their husbands and children.  We have four grandchildren ranging in age from 4-13 years old. 

     After moving to Arizona, I began to work seriously with my art. I am active in several art organizations and have been in administrative positions in all of them. Right now I am on NO boards of directors and enjoying just having the responsibility of a monthly e-mail newsletter for the Contemporary Artists of Southern Arizona. This past spring I set a goal to enter four national juried exhibitions. I was accepted in three and won prizes in two. I feel that my work is coming along nicely.  I work in mixed media, love doing collage and assemblage as well as abstract work in acrylic and mixed media and fiber work in art quilting. You can see my work at my web site www.artbymartiwhite.com. 

      This past spring we bought our second motor home after being without one for several years. This one is bigger, more comfortable to drive and live in. We enjoyed five weeks in cooler climates this summer and look forward to taking it out closer to home more in the coming year. My older sister, Betty Valder, who was 19 years older than me, died this spring. Over Memorial Day weekend we had a celebration of her life in Buhl, Idaho. There were over 50 members of the Moore family there as well as many friends. It was a very special time. All of our children and grandchildren as well as my sister, Patty Martin’s, SHS class of 1963, children and grandchildren made the trip to Idaho.

    Joe, SHS class of 1958, is active in Habitat for Humanity and does volunteer work at our church as well. He enjoys working with his computer – is presently scanning years of old slides and digitizing them. He is an avid reader, can be found a various local coffee shops daily with his iPod feeding an audio book into his ears. I love audio books as well, but usually only listen in the car. I spend a lot of hours in the car.

       Who are some of the classmates you would like to see again at the 50th Reunion?

I have not been to a reunion for many years. It will be fun to see whoever comes. I hope to make it to this one! The timing is much better for our schedules.

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