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Helen Helen Burk (Einberger)
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Occupation: retired) Marital Status: Married No. of Children: 2 From Helen: Hi everybody! How long has it been? After WHS, I graduated from the University of Wisconsin in 1962 and married Jon the same week. Two years later he received his MBA from UW. Next a job for him at General Electric kept us near Milwaukee. We had two children, Pete and Cary. Our next move took us to DeKalb, IL. for ten years with GE. Then Jon was transfered to Holland, MI with GE. After a year he began a new position with Prince Corporation (a local company) and I began working for Hope College as Interlibrary Loan Associate. We are still here, in the same house, twenty-five years later. Our son, an engineeer with Mahle, has two lovely children (Joey & Jenny). Our daughter is married and lives in Lansing with her husband. She received her PhD in German and is currently teaching part time at MSU. We are both retired and taking it easy. Jon spends his time golfing while I read and shop for antiques. See you all soon!  Send This Person a Message
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Thomas Eldredge
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Occupation: Retired from US Navy) Marital Status: Married No. of Children: 2 From Thomas: I entered the Navy after graduation and retired twenty years later. After six years of college and two bachelor degrees, I became a tech advisor for the Navy Seahawk helicopter. I was forced to retire early after medical problems. I noe reside in a little town in Georgia and tend to my gardening and woodworking. Send This Person a Message
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Loretta Adams (Fitzsimmons)
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Occupation: Retail
Marital Status: Married No. of Children: 1 From Loretta: Married for 38 years to Robert Fitzsimmons. I have 1 daughter who is 34 years old and 2 grandchildren, 16 and 8. I have lived in LaCrosse, WI since 1964. Worked in retail most of my years. Owned a Wig Store in the late 60’s to early 70’s, then stayed home to raise my daughter. I enjoy friends, family, flowers, and dogs. My brother Dewey still lives in |
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Vic Flegel
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Occupation: Retired) Marital Status: Divorced No. of Children: 4 From Vic: After High School,I worked about a year,then joined the Army.When the Berlin Wall was erected,my company, was sent overseas.I spent some time in Germany and France.After my discharge,I went to WCTC for 2 years.Then took a job at Wisconsin Telephone ,as a PBX installer.After AT&T was divested,I transferred to AT&T,and retired in 1996. I was married for 14 years,and we had 4 children.After the divorce,I had custody of the 2 girls,and 2 boys. I now have 12 grandchildren,and 1 great-grandchild.I enjoy babysitting,and also spend time with my father,who is 98years old. I still play soccer on an old-timers team.I'm an active naturist,and model for life- drawing classes at Carroll college. Hope to see many of you at the reunipon. Send This Person a Message
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Sharon Christensen (Floryance)
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Marital Status: Widowed From Sharon: I’m still at Kohls Department Store 36 years. Have 7 grandchildren and 1 great grandchild. My husband passed away and I’m living in Brown Deer over 16 years in a condo. I’m really sad and sorry I can’t attend because of obligations at work. Was hoping to see fellow classmates and hear what they are doing. If you need any info before the event let me know. |
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Ron Ford
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Occupation: Land Manager for Muskego ) Lakes Conservancy Marital Status: Divorced No. of Children: 2 From Ron: I suppose that most people feel their life is defined by family and work, so I will begin with that. My daughter Ronnie graduated from UW-Whitewater with a master's degree and currently is an administrative assistant at a Milwaukee area hospital pharmacy. My son Jeff attended UW-Madison and currently is the owner/operator of a bakery called Cress Springs Bakery in Blue Mounds, Wisconsin. He specializes in a variety of sourdough breads made in a large wood-fired brick oven. You can buy his bread at the Saturday farmer's market on the Capital Square in Madison. You are in for a treat if you do! I have three terrific granddaughters. They love being on, in, or near the water. Tragically, we lost a grandson in childbirth. Since leaving high school and attending college in Indiana I have worked at a variety of jobs, but mostly as a carpenter. My most interesting job in that field was as a ship's carpenter at a boatyard on Jones Island in Milwaukee. I was also elected Alderman for four terms in the City of Muskego. Through the years my avocation has mostly involved environmental work. I was a founder of the Little Muskego Lake Association, a founding board member of Gathering Waters in Madison, and the founder and current land manager for the Muskego Lakes Conservancy. I also enjoy Indycar Racing, canoeing, hiking, metal detecting, the Packers, stained glass work, and collecting Indian art and artifacts. When I am not busy here in Muskego I enjoy spending time on our acreage in Bayfield County overlooking the Apostle Islands. So there you have it. Where the hell has the time gone?!! Send This Person a Message
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Jim Found
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Marital Status: Married) No. of Children: 2 From Jim: I received a Bachelor Of Music Education degree from Valparaiso University and taught school orchestra in Wisconsin until 1980. I was married in 1964 and we have 2 daughters and 9 grandchildren. After additional course work, I became a youth group leader with the title "Director of Chrsitian education" at Brookfield Lutheran church in Brookfield, Wisconsin, from 1980 to 1986. In that year we went to Taiwan, where we served at a Chinese Lutheran High School. After returning 11 years later, I taught missions and outreach courses at Concordia University, St. Paul MN from 1997 to 2006., when I retired. We then moved to Colorado. We do a mountain hike once a week, and I travel around the country giving workshops at churches. Send This Person a Message
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Ann E Zeiger (Friedman)
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Occupation: Retired) Marital Status: Married No. of Children: 3 From Ann E: After graduating from Waukesha High School, I went to the University of Wisconsin-Madison for two years and then moved to Milwaukee and graduated from Mount Sinai Hospital School of Nursing. I met my husband, Dr. Burton Friedman, while in school and we married after my graduation and his intership completion in 1963. He went on to train in cardiology in Philadelphia where we lived for two years. I worked as a head hurse in an intensive care unit at Riddle Hospital in Media, PA. We then moved back to Milwaukee where we have resided for the past 43 years. We had 3 daughters in five years and I went back to school once they were in school. I obtained a BA degree in psychology from Cardinal Stritch College and a MS degree in Vocational Rehabilitation from UW-Milwaukee in 1984. I worked as a nurse case manager for Intracorp (Cigna) for 21 years. I have since retired and we are lucky to spend at least six months a year in AZ. All three of our daughters graduated from college, married and we have five grand-children. We feel truly blessed and are grateful for this time in our life. My husband and I plan to attend the reunion and are looking forward to seeing everyone. Waukesha High School was a great time for me and I have many happy memories. Anne (Ziggy) Send This Person a Message
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Dave (D.R.) Fuller
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Occupation: retired electrical ) engineer Marital Status: Divorced No. of Children: 2 From Dave (D.R.): When I was a kid, life at home was not all that wonderful. Instead of pot or alcohol my drug of choice was books; I was the best customer that the Waukesha public Library had. So it wasn't a big surprise that I decided to join the army right after high school. I was not quite 17 1/2 years old. I hated the army but it did teach me electronics which led to my ultimate career as an electrical engineer. I went to electronics school in New Jersey, then to guided missile school in Alabama. After that was a bunch of short assignments, leading up to two very boring years at Fort George G. Meade in Maryland. After getting out of the army, I started at UW-Milwaukee and did my first two years of engineering, then I transferred to the wonderful campus at Madison and finished. One of the Professors suggested that Bell Laboratories had a wonderful graduate program, so I interviewed there and accepted an offer. Part of the deal was a year at UC-Berkeley in California in 1966 and 1967. It was the ”Summer of love" across the Bay in San Francisco, and I had a great time getting a master's degree. I went to work at Bell Labs in Illinois and acquired a wife and adopted her two children. That marriage lasted for about 11 years before I got divorced, quit my job, and took a position in Saudi Arabia doing systems engineering for the Aramco corporate communications system. This was during the oil boom right after the revolution in Iran. When the oil boom trailed off and the price of oil went down, I was laid off. I came back to the United States, bought a large touring motorcycle (a KZ1100, which is how I got my login name), and I toured the western United States for several months. I came back to Illinois and accepted a position with my old employer, Bell Labs. I remarried in 1989 which lasted for another 11 years. Hmmm … do you suppose there is a pattern here? I loved my job, but didn't enjoy working so much in a new environment -- the old Bell Labs was almost a collegiate environment, whereas the new one was much more industrial. Welcome to the real world, Dave. In 2001 was encouraged to retire by a bonus in my pension. I was skeptical about retirement, but after seven years of it I think it is a good gig to sit on your butt, do what you want, and collect checks to do it. I have been investing a lot of time in the 50th reunion of Waukesha South High School; after the reunion on what have to find someplace to fill my time. Maybe I'll write a book. All in all, I’m a happy person; much happier than I was as a teenager. I have a huge Harley-Davidson which I use to ride all over the USA in the summertime, and I spend a lot of time doing digital photography and messing around with my computer. Life is good. Send This Person a Message
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Richard Gagan
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Marital Status: Married No. of Children: 3 From Richard: I think that Bio's probably are expected to contain notable and praiseworthy events. First I want to note that the most important event in my high school life was the passing of my father. He was a good man and many things followed from his .influence. Some things I recall include frequent participation in church. That includes organizing a Christmas Pageant in 1957 - with songs and stories. On a snowy night, it filled the Congregational Church. I also participated in a summer program at the Rosebud Indian Reservation in 1956, reconstructing the infrastructure of the village at Ponca Creek. [I just noted a feature in the St Pete Times noting that harnessing wind is a current source of income for these Sioux villages . (No, we didn't do the leg work., but it is one important survival source for the poor rural population in the US.)] Family. In our senior year, many students created labels for us. such as I'll Per Sue you for life. Suzanne Goltz and I established a family soon after school. Michael, Kathleen, and Robert are now in their 40s and doing great. We continue to be friends even though the marriage did not last so many years. I was very fortunate to have work throughout my life - work that I enjoyed. For most of the past 40 years, I was a professor at the University of South Florida. While my PhD at Cornell was in Sociology with an emphasis on Statistics, I continued to enjoy writing poetry. I participated in a Workshop with Dr Maya Angelo. Her comment on my poetry was "Richard this is perfect, I can not improve it. WOW - Praise from her is a thrill I still cherish. In the late 1960s, Suzanne and I became friends with Manuel Chavez. Manuel's half brother was Ceaser Chavez , declared Man of he Year by Time Magazine We spent some years organizing the Farm Workers Union with some permanent effects favoring wages and health. One of the first things I learned in grade school was spelling . I was even good enough to challenge my friend Huns Hebrand. As you can see in this bio, my spelling has gone gone away. I think my computer has a Spell Check program. Some day I'll learn how to use it. I think there were about 400 graduating in our Waukesha graduating class. How very lucky we were to be there. Love and Smiles to all. Richard Send This Person a Message
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