Graduated | Full Name | Updated | Current Activities |
| 1980 | (Lents)Ahner, Dawn | 4/5/2002 at 4:06:56 PM | After leaving the first part of my senior year, I moved to Illinois and graduated early from a school there. I joined the Air Force in August of 1980 and met my husband at my first duty station in Rhein Main Germany (outside of Franfurt). We ended up in southern California for a few years before moving to Florida (where my parents had moved to). Lived in Florida until the end of 2001 when I had a job offered to me in Myrtle Beach South Carolina working for a television station as a Network Administrator and Engineer. After talking to the family, and several trips to South Carolina, we moved the day after Christmas! I have three children, Jacqueline (Jackie) who is 20 and is currently in the Air Force and station in Oklahoma City Oklahoma, Amber who is 17 and is already planning her college carrer, the youngest is Anthony who is 12 and ALL BOY! Own three horses, one I currently am showing competitive dressage, and another I am training to be my future dressage prospect (he is only a year old!), the last horse is the family horse to ride on.I would love to hear from anyone from the class (if anyone remembers me!) When I moved I lost touch with everyone there. |
| 1980 | Bailey, William ( Randy) | 2/20/2001 at 10:07:22 AM | I am currently living in Cadillac Michigan. I still work as an auto tech.I have a wife and four children. Wife is Debbi Bailey, children are R.j.,Brandy, Amelia, and Tyler. We spend most of our free time fishing in theGreat Lakes, in the spring thur fall. During the winter months we arewrestling. For five years we were involed with the Lapeer Raptors youthWrestling club, coaching kids 6 to 14 years of age. Can't wait for thenext class reunion. Thought the 20th was a great success. It was greatseeing everyone and how we have all changed. hope to hear from some of youbefore the reunion, just e-mail fishbay_lee@hotmail.com. |
| 1980 | Bracy, Carl | 3/9/1999 at 12:28:41 PM | My wife (Nadine) and I live in Cincinnati Ohio and have three children. Currently I am a Director of Marketing forProcter and Gamble, and have been working for PG since graduating from the University of Michigan in 1986. We just returned last year from a 3 yearassignment for my company in Caracas Venezuela. |
| 1980 | (Rutherford) Bright, Jeanene | Jan 29, 2007 at 10:32:05 | Hello everyone from 1980. I didn't know this site even existed or that we had a reunion. My husband Shawn and I live in Bristolville, OH with our two girls Shannon (17) and Janelle (15) I've been married for 20 years now and that's pretty something considering that I met and married him in 3 months time. We live down here in Ohio (absolutely hate it down here) and I work for a trucking company part time. I stayed at home to homeschool our two girls for 10 years before returning to work. It was nice finding this site, have always wondered what became of everyone. |
| 1980 | Brown, Mark | Mar 29, 2009 at 07:57:57 | As an update my wife and I purchased a farm in 2005 in central Alberta and now raise exotic animals and practice permaculture. Our farm in located between Pigeon and Battle Lakes in Alberta. Have a view of Battle Lake in the winter from our deck and in the summer its obscured by trees. We are still writing, painting, and I am still composing music. |
| 1980 | Brown, Mark Gordon | Dec 13, 2004 at 22:01:41 | Well it's been a rather long time since I've seen alot of you. My life has been stange as expected lol :). After high school I kicked around a bit in the Punk Rock scene made alot of friends and sadly lost alot of friends to their various vices :(. Went to Art School for a bit and then shucked that and hung out in LA and NYC for a bit. Came back home cos of my parents poor health and helped them out. However managed to have a stay in the Fiji Islands in the late 80's that resulted in my first marriage in 1989. We had one child Seth in 1990 and we divorced in 1994. My father had passed away in 1991 and due to my mother having Parkinson's Disease I had to stay with her to help her out for many years while also raising my son. During this time I stayed productive working on my Art and Music. Thank God for the internet as it enabled me to sell art and music to people all around the world well caring for my mother and raising my son. During the late 90s I was running a website called Gothic Michigan for Gothic and Experimental Musicans that gained for me alot of access and exposure world wide with in the Gothic and Experimental music communities. I also formed my own record company called 5 Spiders Media, which is currently in a transtition phase due to my latest move (details below). If you would like to listen to what I have been working on, here is one of my sites with free mp3s you can download http://www.mp3.com.au/MarkGordonBrown (giving you my free site cos giving you my pay site would be rather tacky) My Mother passed away in March of 2003 and my son went to live with his mother shortly after. In July of 2004 I met my beautiful new wife Brenda from Medicine Hat Alberta Canada and I sold my house and moved to Medicine Hat and we were married May 2004. We own a pet supply store and nature gift shop. Since we are both artists we spend alot of time working on art and are very involved in the Art communty here. This summer we both won awards at a art exhibition and currently have a gallery show called Fins and Feathers exhibiting examples of both are artwork dealing with Birds and Fish. I am also still working on my music and will have 5 Spiders Media back up and running s as soon as I work out tax and legal stuff here in Canada. My latest endeavor and passion is making vivariums (little eco systems a terrarium aquarium mix) and breeding various types of frogs and lizards . Red Eyed Tree Frogs, Mantellas, and Dendrobates (or Poison Arrow Frogs),, anoles and day geckos. My wife is very understanding about this and the idea is growing on her more and more. Hey these things are so damn cute you gotta love them. We're both really into animals. We're also building an aviary at the moment. So mostly my days are still spent making strange art and music. My son may or may not move to Medicine Hat in the future. I am letting him make that decision. But he visits on holidays. I hope that despite all the ups and downs of life you all had alot more ups and learned to appreciate both the ups and the downs (they define us) and everyone that you hold dear. I haven't made a reunion yet (my son was about ready to be born, on the first one and I was out of town on the second one) but maybe the next one. Any wants to write me feel free at mark_0945@yahoo.com |
| 1980 | Caley, Johannah /Jody | 6/2/2000 at 9:18:22 AM | Viva Las Vegas, and always love to hear from people! Still in the Theatre. Currently working for the Library District (really) and the Imperial Palace ("Legends in Concert"). Many of the libraries here have Performing Arts Centers and I bounce around between them doing shows, recitals, lectures, concerts.... (I did Barbra Streisand, and must metion Bob Segar, the Stones, Phil Collins..... This was when I was at the MGM.) I've been here almost a decade and liking it more and more every year. It has been quite a change, but I bought a home here, so I guess I'm staying a while! I still haven't "settled down", technically, but i do have two lovely girls Alexis(14) and Puddin'(11), but they are felines(Looks like Hugh is probably going to be the one that provides the heirs for the family). If your ever in my neighborhood, and everybody comes here once, give me a call...I'm in the book...or drop me an E-mail and we'll do lunch! (Mom and Glenn are still on the Farm....honk when you drive by!) |
| 1980 | Campbell, Corky (Ray) | 11/30/2003 at 2:31:16 PM | Hello everyone, I have been living in Ft. Lauderdale for 3 years now. I am working for Florida power and light, building and maintaining power for the south eastern coast of Florida. I have 2 boys Kyle Ray , and Brody McCallister both are living in Attica ,Mich. with their mother. I get up there often to visit. Hope everyone is having a wonderful life and may your futures be bright. |
| 1980 | (Bunch)Caverly, Denise | 5/23/2000 at 6:44:01 AM | It is unbelievable that 20 years have gone by. After my parents uprooted me from Lapeer during our senior year, I spent many hours working in my dad's store before escaping with a local guy who joined the Air Force. We spent 3 years in Florida and 2 years in New York, had two great children: Erin, who is 13 and Jeremy, who is 12. I've been divorced for 10 years. Being a single mother hasn't always been a barrel of fun, but my kids are great! I work for a small law firm in Grayling as a legal secretary. I'm looking forward to seeing everyone this summer at the reunion. I'd love to hear from you: dcaverly@voyager.net |
| 1980 | Chapdelaine, Steve | 3/17/2003 at 6:06:43 PM | Hello, everybody. It's great to read about what you all are doing. After high school, I went to U-M and lived in Ann Arbor for too many years, and received a bachelor's in Music, and a Master's in Russian Linguistics. The moved to Iowa and taught Russian at a liberal arts college, where I met my wife, Dori. Then decided that teaching was not my gig, so got my MBA at Indiana University, and worked in Washington DC for Bell Atlantic. Recently moved back to Michigan (for the weather) after our daughter Alexandra was born, and now work as an international market researcher for Alticor Corporation -- formerly Amway -- in Grand Rapids. |
| 1980 | (Wright)Clement, Ann | 7/6/2002 at 8:08:29 AM | I graduated with my bachelor of Science of Nursing from Oakland University in 1990. I've been working at St. Joe's in Pontiac in 1989. I married a Lapeer County police officer in 1992. We don't have any kids but our geriatric diabetic schnauzer and a cat is plenty! We have a cottage in the U.P. that we love. My beautiful 16 year-old niece is currently attending Lapeer East High School. |
| 1980 | (Hock)Cooley, Susan | 4/23/2000 at 6:49:26 AM | Hey all. I'm living in White Lake, Michigan with my 9 year old daughter. Divorced after 10 years of marriage. Since '84, I have learned great diplomacy skills and how to type fast working for lawyers. I love playin with my puter, involved in Girl Scouts with my kid, reading, knitting. See ya this summer, huh? |
| 1980 | (Clark)Corbett, Deborah (Debbie) | 3/15/2000 at 9:30:14 AM | After school I moved to Atlanta, GA and started a new life. I got into bodybuilding for a year to slim down. I love to Scuba. I am currently married to a gentlemen I met in Atlanta but is originally from Youngstown, OH (Steve). I have become a Professional Bowler which I enjoy immensely. I am still living in Atlanta, GA and my sister (Barbara) is living here with her 3 children, 14, 12 and 5. I have no children at this time. However, I do have three little girls (Shelties) named Minx, Sadie and Zoyie. (My favorite one (Sable) died 1 1/2 ago). Before professional bowling I had been working at the Holiday Inn Headquarters here in Atlanta as query reporting off the mainframe. I am looking to here when we are having a reunion because I missed all/any that have been in the past. |
| 1980 | (Dennis)Craig, Terri | 11/13/1999 at 5:42:32 PM | Currently living in Denver Colorado and flying for United Airlines. After graduation, went to Ferris State for a year and then moved to Houston Texas. Started to fly for Continental Airlines as a flight Attendant in 1981. Was based in Houston, Denver and Honolulu International. Retired from Continental in 1994. While in Denver I met my husband, Mike and got married on May 15, 1999. He is employed at Lockheed Martin Aerospace, as a engineer for the Atlas V Rocket. We enjoy Colorado endless sunshine and outdoor activities. We dont have any children as of date, time is running out for this old lady(Mike is younger than me by 5 years). We have been traveling and fixing up our house that we purchased last year. Cant wait until the Class reunion. I think we should have a East-West reunion. |
| 1980 | Dellar, Daniel | 1/29/2003 at 10:52:41 AM | Graduated from Ferris in 1984 (Criminal Justice), then worked as a police officer/detective/commander in Farmington from 1984-2001. In 2001 I finally finished an M.S. degree from Eastern and fled the Big City, taking my wife Jane (Livonia native, m. 1990) and three children (Deborah, b. 1992; Matthew, b. 1994; and Nicholas, b. 1997). Now running the Criminal Justice program at West Shore Community College near Ludington. This is the promised land! A couple of nights ago I finally cleaned out the last box of things that left home with me in 1980. What a treasure of memories: Velvet and Celeste in the Miss Lapeer pageant, our basketball team undefeated, our band the best in the state . . . I'm so glad I came across this site and had a chance to see what so many are (or were)up to. |
| 1980 | Devaney, Darryl | 4/23/2000 at 6:48:52 AM | I am currently residing in Wichita, Kansas (actually, I think I've taken root; been here for almost 15 years). I am currently employed as a Field Service Engineer for Audio International, a manufacturer of entertainment systems for business aircraft. I do a lot of traveling but never get to see much since I never seem to get very far from the airport. I attended college in Arkansas and graduated in 1984, then moved to Dallas, Texas for a year and a half (too many people!!). Moved to Wichita in 1985 to get into the aircraft industry as an avionics engineer, and have been stuck ever since. I got married to Lori, whom I met in college, in 1984, and we have 2 children: Nicole (13) and Nathan (11).I try to get back to Lapeer at least once every couple of years to see my folks. I am hoping to make it to the 20th reunion, if there is one. |
| 1980 | Devaney, Darryl | Jan 6, 2008 at 15:26:04 | I hadn't realized it had been so long since I'd been on the site. Dan Dellar tracked me down recently, and it was a reminder that I needed to check you all out again. A lot has changed in my life, so here's my update (December 2007). I missed the 20th reunion due to a job emergency that sent me to Europe the same week as the reunion (I was bummed). Maybe I'll make one someday. Anyway, in January 2001 my Mom passed away. I saw several old friends at her funeral, but since then I haven't been back to MI much (actually, only once). My Dad is still in Lapeer and remarried, but we make him do the traveling since our lives are so hectic!! My wife (Lori) and I still live in Wichita, KS. Been married since 1984 and have 2 adult kids (Nicole born in 1987 and a junior in college, Nathan born in 1988 and working for American Airlines for the time being). I spent 20 years working in various engineering capacities in the business aircraft industry (avionics, electrical systems, interiors, entertainment and cabin control systems). I am currently employed as Director of Technical Ministries at Westlink Christian Church here in Wichita. Basically, I am a staff engineer for all things related to audio, video, and lighting (thank you Mr. Hines for introducing me to this stuff!!). I guess that about wraps up the package. I'd love to hear from anyone still out there. |
| 1980 | Garrison, Ray | Nov 29, 2007 at 00:22:45 | who would have thought I would wind up in HELL? well that is where I now live, Hell, Michigan. How did this happen?? After I took the seven year route to a degree from MSU that I never actually used, I wound up working in the hospitality industry for several years, and that included a WONDERFUL two summers living on Mackinac Island. But these low paying jobs drove me to seek something more lucrative, so in 1997 I bought a fledgling chess store in Ann Arbor and turned it into "Chess Express". I turned the store into a profitable retail store and also started a profitable website, www.chessexpress.com. I sold the entire business in 2000 to one of my employees. To this day you can go and visit www.chessexpress.com and see the website I created. Since 2000, I have focused on teaching chess to children in Ann Arbor. I currently teach about 200 children and my students have been very successful at domininating Michigan and National tournaments. I have been self employed from chess since 1997. In 2004, I bought a beat down old summer cabin in Hell, Michigan. It is a diamond in the rough, as the view is spectacular and I border state lands. I love my little slice of Heaven right here in Hell. It is about a 30 minute commute for me to Ann Arbor. I am unmarried with no children, but I have a wonderful girlfriend who is a published writer and teaches Latin American History at Albion College. |
| 1980 | (Hildebrandt)Hicks, Kathy | 8/24/1999 at 7:05:38 AM | Graduated from Ferris State with an Associates Degree as a Medical Lab Technician, but don't work in the field anymore. Married John Hicks (East '79) in 1984 and have three children. Paul is almost 14 and a freshman at Lapeer West - he's a talented musician on the bass clarinet (like his dad played!) and is finishing his Eagle Scout. Kari is 11 and starting 6th grade at Schickler. She plays flute, reads constantly and is the brainiac of the group. Bobby is 5, starting kindergarten at Irwin, and trying to keep up with the big kids! I spend my time driving kids to music lessons, etc. and have a home business doing transcriptions for two insurance investigators. John is the systems administrator at Health Plus and starting a computer consulting business on the side. We moved to Lapeer almost 4 years ago after living in Attica for 12 years. Love this database and looking forward to a 20 year reunion! |
| 1980 | Jeakle, Jeff | 1/10/2001 at 12:01:08 PM | Jeff passed away on December 15, 2000 due to complications with Diabetes. He had been a stay at home dad since 1997. Jeff is survived by many family members, including his sons, Nick and Justin Jeakle, and step-daughter Jordan (Shorty) Angle. Jeff was remarried on February 14, 2000 to Traci Angle. He was active in Jr. Dragsters with all three children. Anyone wishing to send condolences can send to: little_big_aide@yahoo.com |
| 1980 | Klauka, Dan | 11/7/1999 at 8:42:00 AM | Vice President of Trusts and Investments with National City Bank in Lansing. Graduated from Michigan State University in 1985. Met a local girl from Holt and still live there. We've been married 13 years with two daughters Meghan(6) and Paige(2). |
| 1980 | (Bandur)Lange, Monica | 2/20/2001 at 11:46:30 AM | Got married in 82 to Keith Lange who graduated in 78 and have been moving all around the United States living the military life which has been very good to us, and Keith is ready to retire this coming summer. We have two wonderful kids, Zachery, 15 who was born in Wyoming & Melissa, 13 who was born in southern California. We have a fantastic yellow lab named Jasmine 6 years old, she is actually our third dependent, we swear she is part human. We have finally settled & bought a house in southern Illinois to stay put & let the kids finish out there school years in one place. I work at a large construction company as the office manager and really love the fast paced environment. Great to be out of the big city life style and have a slow paced life again. |
| 1980 | Myus, Walter | 8/23/2002 at 5:10:16 PM | |
| 1980 | (Smith)Paschke, Kathy | 10/4/2002 at 6:58:47 AM | Married to Randy Paschke (LEHS class of 78)Homeschooling 2 wonderful sons: Zach age 17 is a senior this year and Myrl age 11 is in 5th grade.After leaving the military and moving home to Lapeer we started a heating company here in town. Recently we sold the company and Randy is now working as a CFI at Dupont Lapeer Airport trainning in an Enstrom helicopter. |
| 1980 | St.Pierre, Jeff | 6/28/2000 at 7:59:07 PM | Hey All! Been floating around Lapeer most of the time since graduation working the jobs that need no higher education! That was after spending 2 fullfilling *aack* years in college. Now presently living way out in Chesaning with my soon to be wife if everything works out! No kids from this guy.Just trying to live each day without spending the next one in trouble! Let me know about the renioun! Ciao! |
| 1980 | (Polzin)Stark, Pamela | 5/18/2000 at 12:41:00 PM | I don't feel a day over 18. Where has 20 years gone? I have been married for 10 years and am the proud mother of 3 beautiful girls. Ashley 9, Allison 5 1/2 and Anna 5 months. I am enjoying staying home and taking care of my family. My husband, Dave paints and repairs vehicles and we just purchased a 1999 Chevy Venture Van that had been in a "slight" accident and he is doing all the bumping and painting and than we'll finally have a van for our growing family. I am looking forward to the reunion. See you there. |
| 1980 | (Petrie)Sullivan, Amy | 3/22/2000 at 6:58:50 PM | For the past 5 years, I have been living in Cleveland, Ohio with my husband of 15 years, Bill Sullivan. Prior to that, we lived in Los Angeles, California for about 8 years. I work for TRW Inc. (and have for the past 14 years)as an Environmental Engineer. I travel extensively for my job and enjoy this aspect, as it allows me to see many parts of the world. I'm looking forward to our reunion this year and hope there's a good turn out. |
| 1980 | (Wares) Swihart, Nora | Mar 21, 2008 at 11:50:41 | Hi all, just took at look and realized it had been three years since I logged on. My husband and I have been married and living in the area for 27 1/2 years. Our children three, our son Zach, daughter Lindsey, and daughter Whitney are grown; thriving, and living on their own. Lindsey and her significant other bought a house a year ago January and on June 9, 2007, Dennis and I became grandparents to a beautiful little baby named Josie. She is the highlight of our lives. On October 20, 2007 our youngest daughter who by the way is 22, had a beautiful wedding in Frankenmuth. She looked beautiful and her and our new son in law are living in Columbiaville. They own their own home too. And we just recently found out that they will be giving us another grandchild in the fall. Life couldn't get much better. I am not working at the time, just enjoying my grandchild. We have a travel trailer and enjoy traveling and camping all summer. During the winter we try to get to Florida and Phoenix for couple of weeks. I have a myspace account and you can see pictures of my family and myself. My e-mail address is noraswihart@yahoo.com feel free to e-mail me any time. |
| 1980 | (LaCroix)Tate, Cathy | 4/19/2001 at 7:55:29 AM | Currently living in Greenbrier Tennessee with my husband of 14 years Kevin and daughters Sara 13 and Becca 3. I work as a medical consultant for an insurance brokerage firm in Nashville. We stay busy remodeling our house and keeping up with our girls. |
| 1980 | (Potter)Tokioka, Beth | 7/18/2003 at 12:26:51 AM | I am a 1984 grad of Michigan State University and currently live on Kauai, Hawaii with my two kids. After graduating from MSU I lived in San Francisco for seven years working in radio/tv and then hotel sales before moving to Kauai in 1992. Worked eight years for the Mayor of Kauai, spent nine months with the Transportation Security Administration at Lihue Airport, and am now back with the County working for the new Mayor as the Director of Economic Development. Have a son, Justin Kapono (Pono), born April 1, 1995 and a daughter, Emma Marie Pi`ilani, born November 6, 1999. |
| 1980 | (Barry)VanHoose, Velvet | 9/15/1999 at 12:47:47 PM | Hello Lapeer and it seems every where else in the world! I have just moved to Des Moines Iowa accepting a position with John Deere. I am currently the Director of Strategic Planning and Process Management and having a GREAT time! I graduated from Eastern Michigan University in 1984 with a BS in Biology and obtained a secondary ed. teaching certificate in 1989. Met my husband, Bill at EMU and married in 1986. Resided in Chelsea, MI through 1994 where we had our two children, Hayden Nicholas (7yrs) and Ariel Alexandria (Alex) (5yrs). We all packed up and moved to Cleveland, OH in 1994 as I accepted a Vice President position in Quality Management at the KeyCorp (financial services) headquarters. Moved to Iowa in November 1998 and absolutely love it! Mom & Dad are still at the farm in Lapeer and I try to get back when I can. Angela is in Brighton, MI and married with twin girls. Tony is in Lapeer, MI and married with three children. Chris is in New Mexico and married with no children. I expect he will tap into the 1982 alumni page and give you an update as well.Great to read about all of you! Wish you well!! |
| 1980 | Vetter, Scott | Apr 22, 2009 at 15:20:50 | Hello everyone from my past! Been twenty nine years now since I left Lapeer, visited back there just once. I have resided most of the time since graduating in Houston, Tx. I graduated from the University of Houston in '87 with a degree in Architecture, got my Architects license in '92 and currently work as a Supervising Architect for the #1 ranked Cancer Hospital in the World, MD Anderson Cancer Center Currently divorced but I am living with my fiancee, Stephanie, my 11 y.o. son, Wil, and her 12 y.o. daughter, Rachel. Still looking for Jon Gross anyone know what happened to him? |
| 1980 | (Carter) Yens, Lisa | Aug 26, 2006 at 19:20:34 | I currently live in Colorado Springs with my husband Darrell (LEHS 1982) and our daughter Katie (13). We've been here 8 years and love it! I also have two grown children who live back in Michigan. Sarah (24) lives in Clio and works in Lapeer for Dr. Harris and Mike (23) lives in Lansing and works for the government. I am a loan officer for a locally owned bank and really enjoy my work. My husband is an avid outdoorsman, so living in Colorado is perfect for him. Our daughter Katie is heavily involved in girls lacrosse and plays almost year round on several teams. As a family we love skiing, golfing, and just about any other outdoor activity. I would love to hear from former classmates and catch up. |
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