Went to college, graduated, worked, and am still working. Got married, had kids, got a divorce, and am still working. Still have kids and they have children - - makes me a grandpa. Am still working.
Ok. Let’s get serious about this. I worked for our family business after college for twenty years until it liquidated in 1990. By that time I had married and had two children. Julie and Jill. Both have continued their education and received a Master Degree in each of their chosen fields. Julie in sports medicine and Jill in social work. Julie left the mainland and moved to Hawaii and as her career progressed started her own swim school. Luckily for me she moved back stateside and again has successfully started another swim school. Jill originally started her social work career with The Salvation Army. Continued her education to receive her Master Degree. Now she has left the twin city area and works for Wright County in Buffalo Minn. Their mother and I separated and divorced in 1988.
My career got waylaid for 18 months during the 1990-1992 recession and finally I took a job selling appliances for Montgomery Ward. I was very successful (a pat on my back by myself) to the point I was offered a management position in Brainerd, Mn where I managed two departments; Electric Ave and Rooms N More. We were very successful for the two years I was there (another pat on my back by myself). It was there I met Tamara, my very significant other. I left Brainerd to return home to be with Julie and Jill as they were still in college and high school respectively. I worked for Southern Minnesota Communications for three years selling two-way radios (not as successful as I had hoped for). In the meantime Tam had moved from Brainerd to Northfield, went back to school to study CAD, and found a job at Poly-Tex in Castle Rock. In 1997 I was hired by Poly-Tex also and have been with them for 14 years now.
Tam and I have enjoyed several hobbies. In 2006 we built a Christmas Snow Village that covers almost all of our front room. You can see it on You Tube listed under Wanamingo Snow Village; pretty clever title huh? In 2009 we decided to get into car shows and after looking for several years we found what we were looking for. We bought a 1978 Chev Monza Spyder, quite rare. In 2010 we did our first full schedule car show circuit. I wrote a blog about it called Wasting Money by the Mile and Tam did all the photo work. This April Tam started her own business Gates Art Center and because she works seven days a week we haven’t gone to as many shows. It’s not as much fun without Tam.
After talking to most of our classmates in this area about why there wasn’t any class reunion, I decided we had to get it done. I am very grateful for all the help I have received and all the hard work they have put in to help make a reunion a success with the hope we will have someone else take the lead and organize them in the future.
Ok. Let’s get serious about this. I worked for our family business after college for twenty years until it liquidated in 1990. By that time I had married and had two children. Julie and Jill. Both have continued their education and received a Master Degree in each of their chosen fields. Julie in sports medicine and Jill in social work. Julie left the mainland and moved to Hawaii and as her career progressed started her own swim school. Luckily for me she moved back stateside and again has successfully started another swim school. Jill originally started her social work career with The Salvation Army. Continued her education to receive her Master Degree. Now she has left the twin city area and works for Wright County in Buffalo Minn. Their mother and I separated and divorced in 1988.
My career got waylaid for 18 months during the 1990-1992 recession and finally I took a job selling appliances for Montgomery Ward. I was very successful (a pat on my back by myself) to the point I was offered a management position in Brainerd, Mn where I managed two departments; Electric Ave and Rooms N More. We were very successful for the two years I was there (another pat on my back by myself). It was there I met Tamara, my very significant other. I left Brainerd to return home to be with Julie and Jill as they were still in college and high school respectively. I worked for Southern Minnesota Communications for three years selling two-way radios (not as successful as I had hoped for). In the meantime Tam had moved from Brainerd to Northfield, went back to school to study CAD, and found a job at Poly-Tex in Castle Rock. In 1997 I was hired by Poly-Tex also and have been with them for 14 years now.
Tam and I have enjoyed several hobbies. In 2006 we built a Christmas Snow Village that covers almost all of our front room. You can see it on You Tube listed under Wanamingo Snow Village; pretty clever title huh? In 2009 we decided to get into car shows and after looking for several years we found what we were looking for. We bought a 1978 Chev Monza Spyder, quite rare. In 2010 we did our first full schedule car show circuit. I wrote a blog about it called Wasting Money by the Mile and Tam did all the photo work. This April Tam started her own business Gates Art Center and because she works seven days a week we haven’t gone to as many shows. It’s not as much fun without Tam.
After talking to most of our classmates in this area about why there wasn’t any class reunion, I decided we had to get it done. I am very grateful for all the help I have received and all the hard work they have put in to help make a reunion a success with the hope we will have someone else take the lead and organize them in the future.
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