Roger Anderson lives in Tennessee and retired in January '02 as a manager in the Federal Aviation Administration after 34 years as an air traffic controller at the nation's busiest airports, including O'Hare in Chicago.  Now he's catching up with long-deferred projects, flying some in his 1946 Aeronca Chief, and motorcycling a lot.  He also taught for a semester in Middle Tennessee State University's aeronautical program as a favor to a friend who was ill.  He loves retirement and found the preparation for classes to be a chore, so he probably won't come out of retirement to do that again!  (rev. 4/18/05)

Sandy Anderson Sarver writes that her husband Mike is still busy in real estate and is building a condo project (a dream of his).  Sandy is busy with family--and Mike.  They have seven kids between them, plus 17 grandchildren and two great grandchildren.  Sandy is doing genealogy field trips.  (rev. 7/25/05)

Sharon Archuletta-Mansfield says her children have finished college (Angela with a B.A. in psychology, Jason with a B.S. in engineering).  Angela also completed a Masters in Divinity and is almost ready to become an ordained minister.  Jason is a civil engineer.  After 40 years in the legal field, Sharon operates businesses in the legal, surfing and weddings fields.  "Doing lunch continues to be my favorite part of work," she says, adding that she still wants to find time to write the great American novel.  She loves living in Cardiff by the Sea and helping her niece with triplets born 4/6/01. (rev. 4/15/05)

Althea Ballou Loeb still lives in her grandmother's house near downtown Manhattan Beach--she can see the pier, watch the clouds over the ocean and hear the surf!  She and her husband both work for the L.A. County Assessor.  The last of their kids ("his 2, my 2, our 2") is still at MCHS.  She has two more years as a "sports mom" and goes to the desert (they have "cabins" in Landers).  Retirement?  2005 or later, she says. 

Barbara Barry Smith retired from her position as superintendent of  San Rafael City Schools, but found that she was not ready to stay home.  She and her husband of 42 years, Tony, an Orange County attorney, are providing legal consultation and compliance/mediation assistance to the Capistrano Unified School District.  They recently moved back into their San Juan Capistrano home after spending 18 months completely remodeling it.  Last year they were overjoyed when their son and his wife, who are both Sacramento attorneys, presented them with their first grandchild. (rev. 4/25/05)

Bob Becker writes that he is now retired and still lives in Long Beach.  He has one grandson with another on the way.  He looks forward to seeing everyone and catching up. (rev. 8/10/05)

Murray Bishop and his wife Ann live in the Bay Area, where he is a Certified Financial Planner.  To learn more, check out his item on the new Sharing page of this website. (rev. 2/10/02)

Vicki Bliss lives in San Pedro, in "the tiniest house in Southern California," she says.  She works as an export agent for Emery Forwarding and "will probably work forever."  She has two dogs, three cats and lots of activitiies:  cardio kickboxing classes five days a week, bicycling 50 miles a weekend, etc.  She adds:  "I am recently discovering old mustangs, some of whom are lucky enough to be out to pasture but still going at a full gallop, and others still pulling plows like me."
She would love to hear from others in the Class of 1960. (rev. 4/17/02)

Judi Broberg Pasco and her husband of 37 years live in Hawaii.  She has contributed a new item to the Sharing page of this website. (rev. 5/30/05)

Becky Brock Maynard and her husband Richard live in Manhattan Beach.  They have four sons and two granddaughters.  She is now retired and free to travel with Richard on his trips to many interesting places.  There is a more detailed summary of Becky's activities on the Sharing page of this website.  (rev. 8/10/05)

Cathie Camp McMillan lives in Palm Springs and is director of government and special projects at the Coachella Valley Association of Governments.  She has four children and seven grandchildren.  She and her son Chris, a Beverly Hills hairdresser whose celebrity clients include Jennifer Anniston, were featured in a full-page photo in the New York Times Magazine on May 8, 2005. (rev. 5/9/05)

Bob Campbell lives in Seattle and "enjoys the Pacific Northwest in every way."  He travels all over the northwest plus western Canada, and loves to ski.  He considers Seattle to be his home now, "much to the chagrin of family and friends in San Diego."  He's now the Human Resources Manager in Seattle for Lafarge Corp., a French building materials company.  He also teaches graduate and undergraduate courses at two universities.  For more, see his item on the Sharing page of this website. (rev. 5/31/05)

Anne Carr Lewis lives in Norfolk, VA and would love to hear from former classmates.  She has room for guests, she says.  She has two children:  Laura, 34, who lives in Gloucester, MA; and Andrew, 29, who is the senior network engineer at Coastal Training Technologies (where Anne also works).  Laura married Michael Trainor of Boston in April, 2004.  Andrew married Lisa (now Meer-Lewis) in August, 2004.  Both weddings were in Massachusetts.  She adds:  "You want your children to be successful and on their own.  Both are and both are married to partners I love."  Anne also says, "I'm happier than I've been in years."  (rev. 4/18/05)

Allan Castle has been married to Marcedus for 38 years.  They have three sons and three grandchildren (two girls and a boy).  He is retired from the Air Force and the faculty of the University of Texas Health Center in San Antonio and owns Castle Dental Laboratory in Boerne, Texas.  He enjoys travel and golf.  (rev. 7/17/03)

Jon E. Clemons and his wife Shirley operate an orphanage on the Island of Negros in the Philippines.  Jon has been an ordained minister for 29 years and founded another orphanage in the Philippines in 1976.  He returned to the states in 1988 and pastored a church in Florida before returning to the Philippines in 1999 and founding the "Manna House" orphanage.  Jon and Shirley have seven children, including two adopted Filipino boys.  All are now adults; five are in the military.  Their daughter Heather is on the Manna House staff.

Mike Clute is officially retired.  As proof, he says he bought a used RV--and promptly replaced all the "Good Sam" stickers with those of the Grateful Dead!!!  He and Susan, his wife of 40 years, have three grown daughters and four grandkids.  They have raised sheep, chickens, turkeys, goats, a milk cow, a steer, rabbits, cats, dogs, ticks and fleas(!) plus "assorted kids that have strayed into our compound." 

Jeri Connell Hopkins has now retired--twice.  After many years as a professor at Humboldt State University, she administered  a program in the California Governor's Office.  She also directed a teacher-training program at four California State University campuses.  She retired from state service and then offered to volunteer at an inner city school in Sacramento.  She was instantly pressed into service as a full-time teacher for three more years and retired again in 2004.  She and Jerry, her husband of 40 years, live in Antioch and have a second home in Sacramento. (rev. 10/04)

Tim Conway is very much alive and living in Tucson, Jim Mather reports.  Somehow Tim's name slipped onto the In memoriam page--and the Reunion Committee apologizes big-time for this snafu!

Nanci Corcoran Kelly lives in Aliso Viejo in South Orange County and works at the Times In Education department of the Los Angeles Times.  Her job:  working with educators to place newspapers in the schools.  Previously she held one job for 20 years--until the mid-1990s.  She says she really enjoys her new job and working with the schools.  She also reports that her mother passed away last year at age 89.  A recent highlight of her life:  a trip to Lebanon last year with a friend from Lebanon--a young woman who rented a room in her house and became a good enough friend that it was "like having a daughter without any of the baggage."  (rev. 5/6/02)

Bill Crabtree has lived in Olympia, Washington since 1975 and has been mostly self-employed in real estate, although he was a college professor for two years.  He chose Olympia because he fell in love with Scotland in the Air Force and wanted to live in a Scotland-like locale.  He and his wife have three adult sons, one of whom was killed in a tragic aircraft accident in 2005.  "We are beginning to feel joy again though Brett's death sill profoundly affects us," Bill writes.  They have seven grandchildren whom they visit often.  They are planning trips to the Caribbean and Italy.  (rev. 11/14/06)

Carmen Daugherty McAtee retired as a vice principal in the Porterville School District in 1998.  She married Michael McAtee in 2003.  They live in Half Moon Bay on their boat, a 37-foot trawler.  She loves retirement and often travels to Cave Creek, Arizona, where her daughter and son in law have opened a specialty food store and deli.  She spends two weeks a month helping them with the store.  Her oldest son is a year away from a degree in computer science and her middle son travels all over the U.S. working as an electro-mechanical testing technician.  She and Mike have five grandchildren between them. (rev. 8/10/05) 

Marianne Davis Moody lives in a townhouse overlooking the marina in Benicia, about 30 miles from San Francisco.  She is with Prudential California Realty.  She says she misses Southern California beaches but loves Benicia, "a great small Main Street town...great for a small town gal like me."  She has been single for 15 years and enjoys friends and family.  Her son Kevin is married and lives near Temecula.  She has two grandchildren. (rev. 9/2/05)

Nancie Dean Carlstrom and her husband Don now live in Western Pennsylvania.  They left Southern California in the early 1970s and then lived in Northern California until 1990.  They have one son, Ryan, who is 25 and a Penn State graduate.

Laurae Deffebach Dunn and her husband Steve moved to Orland, CA to be closer to their children after he retired.  They have a small orchard and "huge" vegetable garden.  She works in a small county school (150 kids).  Their oldest daughter, Denise, and her husband David live in Durham, 30 minutes away, and have three children, including one attending Chico State.  Daughter Alicia and her husband Kevin live in Chico, 20 minutes away, and have two children.  Their son Bill and his wife Jill live in Susanville and have twins.  (Rev. 9/6/05)

Diane Denholm Amendola has lived in Huntington Beach since 1972.  She writes, "I have two kids, three grandchildren and one son-in-law (I consider him my third kid).  I started a new job 12/1/04 and am counting down the months until retirement in February, 2009 (or sooner if I win the lottery) and trying to keep in touch with old friends.  And I'm finding it hard to find time for hobbies."  (rev. 4/15/05)

Diane Dye Connolly is a part-time paid staff member for the Los Angeles Chapter of the American Red Cross. She and her husband Jim will celebrate their 44th anniversary in September.  They have lived in Hollywood Riviera for 40 years and have four children plus nine grandchildren. (rev. 4/18/05)

Ken and Janet Nollan Elling, who married after the 30th reunion, talked with Ken Allen.  They are now living near Half Moon Bay.  They gave Ken a current address for Susie Cunningham Mills in Templeton, near San Luis Obispo. 

Renzo Ferraris, our foreign exchange student from Italy, is a mechanical engineer who owns a management consulting firm (mainly quality and environment managing systems).  He has also worked as a sourcing agent for The Franklin Mint in Pennsylvania and The House of Lloyd.  He lives in Genoa, Italy, with his wife, Marina, and has two sons:  Federico, a cardiologist, and Francesco, a dentistry student.  He found his name on this website by using a search engine and e-mailed Kathleen Kosche' to say:  "I was really moved reading of the long-ago names, though never really forgotten, and vivid in my memory with faces and smiles!  Touching to read of you all." 

Alicia (Fuller) McNary Forsey is a history professor in Berkeley, California.  She lives just a few blocks from the campus of the University of California, and serves on the Core Doctoral Faculty of the Graduate Theological Union, which is connected to UCB.  See http://www.gtu.edu.  Alicia's current research and writing is focused on the cross-cultural influences between the Ottoman Empire and Eastern Europe in the Sixteenth Century.   (rev. 5/7/05)

Boyd Garriott and his wife Pattie live in Salt Lake City, where he is Deputy Director of the Utah Legislative Financial Office and oversees budgeting for the state's universities, colleges and technical schools.  Check out his letter on the new Sharing page of this website. (rev. 2/13/02)

Lee Garrison lives in Morro Bay and works at Morro Bay and Montana de Oro State Parks.  An "eternal student," he is taking classes at Cuesta College in San Luis Obispo. 

Bill Glod officially retired as an American Airlines pilot on January 27--and received the traditional farewell:  his Boeing 777 was sprayed down by two airport fire trucks as he taxied in after returning from Tokyo!  Then he turned in his cockpit keys, ID badge and other items that marked him as an employee, "a rather unglorious end to a 32-year career with American Airlines."  Now he's taking his "roommate" Corky, a 12-pound shih tzu, on a driving trip around the U.S.A.--to places he's only seen from 35,000 feet until now.  Later he'll build model airplanes and enjoy driving his "mid-life crisis" (a very red Mustang "Cobra" convertible). (rev. 2/25/02)

Patty Gray Robinson and her husband Austin, along with their daughter, Kathy, own Yucaipa Valley Real Estate, Inc.  She writes, "If you're ever in the Yucaipa area, please stop by.  (We'd) love to see you.  Also, you might be interested in checking out investment property in (the) area.  You will be surprised at the great deals in San Bernardino County!"  Patty and Austin are very active in their church; their "favorite pastime" is spending time with their four grandchildren, ages 14 to 17.  (rev. 4/18/05) 

Gretchen Guethlein Gunderson and her husband Karl live in Raymond, WA.  They raised two families:  their own children and a second family of children who joined them after the sudden death of their parents.  Gretchen ("the Rev. Gretchen Gunderson") trained to become an Episcopal priest at the urging of her many friends; she is now the parish priest for her church--and also continues as a languages/ESL teacher at Raymond High School.

Winnie Harkin Shepherd is retired from teaching and spends lots of time with her three grandchildren.  She and her husband Carl have been in eastern Washington five years and all of their family have moved there.  She travels, does scrapbooks, gardens, attends Bible studies and teaches porcelain doll-making to friends.  She and her husband went on a cruise in the eastern Carribean last year and are planning an Alaskan cruise.  They also enjoy trips to the Oregon coast, Montana, and back to California to see friends.  (rev. 2/8/02) 

Gary Hartzell is a Professor of Educational Administration at the University of Nebraska, Omaha.  Earlier in his career he was a teacher, vice principal and ultimately the principal of Mira Costa!  ("I've seen quite a bit of the place," he says.)  He and his wife Cheryl, who used to teach at Begg Middle School, have three grown children and two grandchildren. 

Judy Hawley Deatherage and her husband Richard, a retired clinical psychologist, live on 10 acres in the Sierra foothills near Placerville.  They have four sons--all Pepperdine University graduates (as are Judy and Richard).  One son is a Psy.D. and an Air Force pediatric psychologist.  Their second, third and fourth sons plus a daughter-in-law all work for Dell Computer.  Their #2 son lives in Nashville and the two youngest live and work in Austin, Texas.  The only problem in having raised their sons with lots of travel (including four years in Hawaii) is that those sons and their families are scattered across the country.  "Our four grandchildren live just too far away," she writes.  Judy and Richard celebrate their 38th wedding anniversary this year.  (rev. 4/15/05)

JoAnn Haworth Emmett and her husband Jim have retired and moved to Canyon Lake in Riverside County.  "We love it," JoAnn writes.  They have six grandchildren (two step) now that their son is married.  Their oldest granddaughter is in college and their oldest grandson plays football at Huntington Beach High School.  They also have a grandson attending Murrieta High School and a granddaughter in sixth grade.  Jim fishes almost every day and JoAnne is starting to play golf. (rev. 10/31/05)

Jan Hendrick Moody and her Australian husband, Ian, live on the Sausalito waterfront.  Retired from Kent Middle School after 31 years in teaching, she raised two daughters and two stepsons.  While she was at MCHS, her family hosted an exchange student.  Then Jan's adult family hosted students, leading to ongoing friendships with those students and their children.  Jan bought a house in Greece in 1984.  Now she and Ian are building in a coastal village south of Puerto Vallarta, where Ian will surf and fly their Cessna 206 while Jan enjoys music, gardening, volunteer teaching and visits from grandsons aged 3 and 6 (rev. 2/12/05). 

Bill Heueisen writes to say hello to his old classmates.  He left Mira Costa in 1959 to be with his father in Tehran, Iran, where he worked for Morrison Overseas Construction building military bases.   Bill later traveled widely in Europe, the Middle East and South America.  He's on his third marriage:  "a fantastic one this time!"  Bill has lived at Lake Isabella since 1987. 

Alberta Hitchcock Peters is now retired and spends time in Salt Lake City at the Mormon archives pursuing her genealogical hobby. She ran into Erik Gerhardt at the mall recently, just before a trip to Salt Lake and on to Colorado where she and her husband, John, were planning to participate in a bicycle ride called "Mountains and Micro Breweries."

Carol Hoffman Russo and her husband Paul have been married for 39 years.  They have seven children and nine grandchildren, with the tenth due in November.  Carol works in the office of a local parochial school and teaches a catechical course for high school students preparing for the Sacrament of Confirmation.  "I love being around the young people.  They are filled with so much energy and hope for the future," she writes.

Wendall Hollis is with BEE International, a mission that trains pastors and lay leaders in Eastern Europe, the former Soviet Union, Africa, Greece and wherever else the mission's help is requested.  After working with the mission in Vienna, Austria, since 1985, he returned to the States in 1994, began doctoral studies in 1996 at Trinity International University (north of Chicago), and graduated with a Ph.D. in New Testament studies in December 2001.  He is continuing his work through the mission headquarters in Colorado Springs as the director of curriculum. (rev. 6/3/05)

Mary Holmes taught elementary school for 36 years and retired three years ago.  She is now a member of the Palm Springs Kiwanis Club and is Kiwanis advisor to the Palm Springs High School Key Club.  She also assists teaching a water exercise class for the Arthritis Foundation three days a week, and has more time to read, do scrapbooking, and artsy crafty activities. (rev. 7/25/05)

Robert Hughes and his wife Kay have finished a five-year remodeling project that included adding a second story to their home in Fullerton.  Rob has now retired after 32 years with the Orange County Probation Department.  He is an avid soccer fan and is active in auto rallies.  Kay is a gourmet cook and an avid gardener, and his daughter, Kirstie, is now a supervisor with the Orange County Probation Department. When our classmate Frank Peterson passed away in September, 2001, Frank's family asked Rob to deliver the eulogy.  To read it, go to Frank Peterson's memorial website and scroll down to the link to Rob's eulogy.  Rob adds, "after 40+ years of urging (harassment?) by Wayne Overbeck," he now has an amateur radio license and has participated successfully with Wayne in several nationwide mobile radio contests. (rev. 4/15/05)

Barbara Humphrey Boughton is an Executive Administrative Assistant Sr. at Northrup Grumman (formerly TRW).  She's been there 22 years.  She has a daughter 44 and a son 43, both out of state.  For fun, she paints portraits and landscapes in oil, watercolor, pastels.  Barbara and her husband live in Torrance; May 20, 2005 is their 38th anniversary.  (rev. 4/18/05) 

Linda Hutchison lives in San Diego and has recently written two books for Lucent Books, a local publisher of juvenile non-fiction books.  Linda's were part of Lucent's Modern Nations series and were about Lebanon and Finland.  She is now working on a new title on the right to die for Lucent's Great Trials series.  She and her two sons (Raul, 38, and Erik, 35), who also live in San Diego, have recently gone on several trips, including one to Scotland, England and Paris, and another to Hawaii.  (rev. 9/8/03) 

Donald T. Jackson and his wife Diann retired from the Montgomery County Maryland school system in 1999 (he was a teacher; she was a librarian) and moved near the Great Smoky Mountains.  He enjoys hiking and water skiing and records tapes for the blind.  Their son Dustin, 25, works for a computer firm. 

Shirley Jenkins Stubbs has been married 45 years and has six children, Teri (43), Shelly (41), Melissa (37), Derek (36), Heather (31) and Ryan (24).  The children live in six different states.  Her husband retired from UPS three years ago and they now live in Burleson, Texas.  They are active in Heritage of Faith Christian Center.  (rev. 9/9/05) 

Carolyn Jones McDonald owns EDP Environments, a specialty construction firm that builds, designs and maintains data centers, communications facilities, clean rooms, etc.  The firm has been in business since 1978 and is now headquartered in Rancho Cordova near Sacramento.  She and her husband have three children, Tim, Ron and Kristi, and four grandchildren (all Ron's). (rev. 4/18/05)

Charlene Kendrick Dela Cruz has two adult daughters, Nadine and Cheryl.  She and her second husband, Louie, who was from Hawaii, had a "great, fun-filled marriage."  He died of cancer in 2001.  "I don't think I've recovered, but try and stay busy with my two grandaughters, Lauren (11) and Brittany (9)," she says.  She also has a "house full of animals" and her mother has moved from Arkansas to live with her.  Charlene loves golf but hasn't played in a while.  (rev. 2/8/02)

John David King and his wife, Carol DeHart-King, own the Vista Del Rey Vineyards in Paso Robles near San Luis Obispo.  After college, Dave had a diversified career, including 22 years as a Navy officer and post-Navy employment as a systems engineer.  He and Carol acquired the vineyards in 1994.  He is also a feature/technical writer for various periodicals and trade publications and has served on the board of directors of the Central Coast Wine Growers Association, the Morro Bay Harbor Festival and the SLO County Chapter of the American Red Cross.  (rev. 8/20/03)

Kathleen Kosche', LCSW, returned to Southern California in 1999 after many years as a therapist in private practice in Brookings, Oregon.  She continues to work full time for the Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health as a clinician, field work instructor for MSW interns, and program supervisor for a mobile older adult treatment program in Long Beach and San Pedro.  She also works part time as a quality control and case consultation specialist for Memorial Mental Health Associates and recently started a weekend private practice in Belmont Shore.  She "still hopes to be discovered by Robert Redford for work and play, but has revised her expectations for types of roles." (rev. 4/18/05) 

Barbara Larson Young is still in Palm Desert and works in the tennis department at Ironwood Country Club.  When she's off in the summer, she visits her daughter, son-in-law and three grandsons (Spencer, 6, Colin, 4, and Owen, 2) in Walnut Creek.  (rev. 4/15/05)

Ted Laun has lived in Bullhead City, Arizona with his two "Canine Americans" (English Springer Spaniels - Lulu & Casey) for the past six years.  He enjoys life on Lake Mohave and the Colorado River. Ted's still active selling land, commercial and residential real estate in northwestern Arizona. His daughter Leslie has her own business in Bakersfield.  Ted enjoys communicating with MiCoHi classmates and can be e-mailed at: tlaun@npgcable.com or his phone # is (928) 754-4666. (rev. 6/7/05)

Bob Leinau is back at Hawaii's Waimea Valley, where he ran a visitor attraction for 30 years.  After a year away, he returned to the park, now leased to the National Audubon Society as a nature preserve.  "I'm even back to using words with more than four letters," he writes.  His wife, Gladness, is a vice principal.  His youngest daughter, Lindsey, was married right out of high school, and his oldest daughter, Malia, is still at the University of Hawaii and "doesn't really want to graduate... she is having way too much fun."  He has two dogs and four "outside" cats, among other pets--plus mountain pigs that visit every night at 4:30 a.m.  "Life on the fringe in the middle of the ocean is good," Bob says. (rev. 4/15/05)

Linda Leon Zeiler retired from teaching in June, 2000, but still is a substitute teacher.  She enjoys her days off by taking "fun" classes and volunteering.  Her husband of 33 years, Joe, is the principal of Shery High School in Torrance.  They have two adult children:  Jeff and Amy.  Linda says she's doing a lot of walking to get into shape for Amy's wedding in August, 2002. (rev. 2/8/02)

Barbara Lewis Borak and her husband Harry had their 25th anniversary in 2004 and live in West Covina.  They have five children and 14 grandchildren.  Barbara has retired from the insurance business and Harry will do the same in 2007.  They spend summer weekends at Lake Arrowhead.  Barbara's brother, Dennis Lewis, still lives in Alaska.  Her dad, Elmer, passed away in 2004.  They serve on the boards of the Mt. San Antonio College Foundation, Citrus Valley Health Partners Foundation, Covina Community Foundation and PERF Pulmonary Education and Research Foundation. (rev. 4/18/05)

Marjory Lewis Walter has been an elementary school teacher for 35 years in Torrance, Oxnard and Santa Barbara, where she and Gert,  her husband of 25+ years, have lived since 1981.  She is retiring in 2002, although she will still do part-time tutoring.  She looks forward to taking some watercolor classes and traveling. (rev. 2/12/02)

Ray Linton still lives at the Woodhaven Country Club in Palm Desert.  Single since 1997, Ray is day shift supervisor in the Privacy/Security Department at the Big Horn Golf Club in Palm Desert.  Evenings, "although short," are spent watching cable news, the Discovery Channel, and sports of any kind.  In 2004, Ray received a triple bypass and has fully recovered.  He enjoys fishing, lying by the pool daily, and may be seen frequently at one of the many casinos in the desert.  Ray's son Jeff (39) lives in El Dorado Hills with wife Lea and two daughters. Ray's daughter Jill (37) lives with husband Matt and two kids, Nicky C. and Claire, in San Rafael.  (rev. 5/31/05)

Terry Long retired in 1987 and sailed away.  He and his wife have now visited 57 countries on their sailboat, logging over 100,000 miles. (rev. 8/18/05) 

Judy Longley Milner and her husband Chuck own a business called "Shark Attack" at the Redondo Fisherman's Wharf.  Their signature attraction is "Georgette," a 16 1/2-foot Great White Shark.  Judy has a daughter, Terri, who is a journalist and ice skating teacher in Wisconsin, plus a stepson in Santa Barbara. 

Jim McCaverty, who retired several years ago after 36 years at TRW, recently sold his longtime home on 18th street in Manhattan Beach and replaced it with a new, three-story, ocean-view townhouse on 15th near the Library.  His new home is on the lot where Carolyn Strong's house once stood.  His old house was immediately torn down and replaced by a 5,000 square foot home for three people!  He is as amazed as anyone by the changes under way in Manhatttan Beach. (rev. 1/9/05)

Tim McClure retired from Pacific Bell in October 1995 after 31 years with the company.  He and his wife have been married for 40 years as of March 2005.  They have one daughter, Shannon.  She is a UC Irvine graduate and a Loyola Marymount MBA.  She is married and currently employed with Gateway at their headquarters in Irvine.  His wife, Dianna, is a North High (Class of '60) graduate and currently works for the LA Unified School District and will likely retire at the end
of the 2006 school year. (rev. 4/25/05)

Jim McEntyre and his wife Pam retired from their "normal" world and in 2001 began the pursuit of Jim's life-long dream--cruising the seven seas.  They are now doing that aboard Aurora, their 38-foot sailboat and home, which is shown in a number of photos on this website.  They spent most of 2001 on the Sea of Cortez, but while in Mexico Jim was recruited to do special effects work for the film, "Master and Commander, the Far Side of the World."  After a year of filmmaking in Mexico, followed by a long visit back home for the birth of their first granddaughter to their son Gregory, Jim and Pam sailed away again in 2003.  After sailing down the Pacific Coast of Mexico in 2003 and 2004, they stopped at anchorages in Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua and Costa Rica.  They returned home and were present in the delivery room when their second grandchild was born to their daughter, Erin.  They are now cruising in Panama.  In 2006 they plan to visit Ecuador and the Galapagos, then continue on into the South Pacific for an undetermined period of time.  They can be reached by e-mail via Karen Rambeau. (rev. 4/18/05)

Mary Magnuson Ramirez is Instructional Supervisor for the Special Education program at Palo Alto High School, across the street from Stanford.  "Nothing like being in Special Ed. while everyone else is heading to Princeton, Yale or across the street," she says.   She and Al, her husband of 31 years, raised his two children and their two.  They have grandkids on the East Coast and "keep more busy than we'd like to."  Al just retired;  Mary will retire in two years. 

Steve Main lives in Walnut Creek and has seven grandchildren.  He plans to retire "next Feb. 29th--unfortunately that occurs in 2008, so it will still be a while."  To learn more, read his letter on the new Sharing page of this website. (rev. 4/18/05) 

Brian Maki is Senior Vice President and Regional Director of The Private Bank, Beverly Hills, a unit of Union Bank of California.  He has two daughters, Kristen and Trisha, and a son, Erik.  Kristen is married to a screenplay writer and living in Gstaad, Switzerland with their three children; they plan to move to Australia in August, 2005.  Trisha is married to an IBM consultant and living in Rancho La Quinta with their daughter.  Erik is still living at home and has had neck surgery and rib surgery after several back surgeries.  Hopefully the surgeries are over now.  The family sold its condo in Mammoth Lakes after 10 years, having bought a second home in Henderson, Nevada in 2002.  Brian expects to retire April 30, 2008.  (rev. 5/6/05)

Rocki Markert Hughes and her husband Kip ('59) have lived in Bonsall, halfway between Oceanside and Fallbrook, since July, 2000.  They built a hilltop home on 22 acres and have about 100 avocado trees.  They are both retired--and love it.  Rocki owned a pet-grooming business in Fountain Valley for 10 years while Kip worked for IBM. 

Judy Ann Martin Pattee owns "Spirit Feathers," a New Age healing center and boutique in Portland, Oregon (see http://www.spiritfeathers.net).  She also teaches and fills her meeting room with many kinds of classes.  Judy has a son, a daughter and four grandchildren ("they still take my breath away when I see them," she says of her grandchildren).  Earlier in her life, Judy spent several years on boats and ultimately sailed across the Atlantic, among other adventures. (rev. 10/18/04)

Cheryl Masters Conner and her husband retired and moved to Port Townsend, Washington, and in 2001 moved on to Spring Hill, Florida.  Then in 2003 they moved on to a "new" home, built in 1925, in Beaver, PA! They have four children and ten (10) grandchildren!  (rev. 10/5/03)

Jim Mather still lives in Tucson, AZ.  He and his wife Karin also have a summer home in Cardiff by the Sea, CA.  After the '99 tax season, Jim went fishing in Idaho, bicycling all over Europe, and horseback riding with his Rotary Club in Southern Arizona--plus commuting weekly to Cardiff.  Jim is an attorney and CPA. 

Sam LaMarr Maus has been married 43 years.  Both of his children are Mira Costa alumni (Sam Jr., Class of '81, and Mindie, Class of '94).  He has two granddaughters (Shauna, 15, and Marley, 5).  (Rev. 8/18/05) 

Joe Moeller is the advance scout for the Florida Marlins, traveling ahead of the team to scout the next opponent.  He's on the road about seven months a year, going to a different city every few days.  He gets home about four days a month, but loves his job "getting paid to watch baseball games for seven months and playing golf the other seven months."  His wife joins him on the road about every seven days.  When they are home, he and his wife attend Orange County's Saddleback Community Church and live in San Clemente.  He's on the Board of Directors of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes for greater L.A..  "Life is good and God has really blessed me," he writes.  (rev. 4/18/05)

Nina Nebe Mentges is "still happily married to Peter," who is semi-retired from the produce export business.  She has four granddaughters, Anni, Kira, Natasha and Katarina, the first two by their son Boris and his wife, Jacki.  The latter two belong to her son Dimitri and his wife, Denise.  They all live in Reno, near Nina and Peter's second home at Lake Tahoe.  (They also have three grandchildren by Peter's older sons, Mike and Mathias.)  Nina loves tennis, golf, bike-riding, sailing and skiing.  She and Peter live in Palos Verdes and love to travel, especially in Europe.  In June they're planning a "bare boat" sail along the Croatian coast. (rev. 4/18/05)

Marianne Neff-Daniels lives in Olympia, Washington and works as a state Mental Health Program Administrator.  She has two accomplishments that are "dear to her heart:"  her son Matthew, who has a web design business in Seattle, and her daughter Marina, who loves Brazil but has returned from Sao Paolo to resume her education in Southern California.  They both inherited the "Mediterranean sun gene," Marianne says.

Carolyn Newman Brisson and her husband James (MCHS '59) have one son and two grandchildren.  They operate a seafood restaurant called Kawaihae Harbor Grill on the big island of Hawaii.

Jim O'Bosky is in his 25th year with the National Park Service at Kings Canyon National Park.  He and his wife Sandra live in a community of 350 just outside the park.  They have four children and seven grandchildren.  Their youngest is 16 and still in school.  Jim enjoys fishing in local lakes as well as deep sea fishing. (rev. 9/9/05)

Wayne Overbeck has retired as a college professor after 37 years and 14,000 students.  Most of those years he was a Professor of Communications at Cal State Fullerton.  He also taught at USC for 11 years.  He still publishes a new edition of his textbook, Major Principles of Media Law (Wadsworth), each year.  To read more than you ever wanted to know about this field and his activities, check out his CSUF website. (rev. 4/18/05)

Joe Owen and his wife of 37 years divide their time between Cancun, Mexico, and Manhattan Beach, where Joe works 4-6 months a year as a General Contractor.  They have two sons, 35 and 33, plus one grandson.  Joe's wife teaches in Lennox one semester a year and they both work as dive instructors when they are in Mexico. 

Jan Owens-Martinez lives in Los Gatos and does consulting with high-tech companies by telecommuting ("the only way to work") after a long career with Control Data Corp.  Her husband is CEO of a data communications company based in France and expects to retire soon.  She has one stepson, 25.  She loves to travel and has spent a lot of time in Mexico (her parents moved to Guadalajara).  She did graduate work at the University of Guadalajara after UCLA. 

Barbara Pennington Harris has returned to California again and says, "life is sweet and (I) feel very blessed."  She says her daughter, Kris, is "going for her degree" and son-in-law Randy is a U.S. Forest Service firefighter.  Her son, Colin, and his wife are in Colorado "working hard and investing in property and doing good."  She has a granddaughter, Morgan, in Texas.  Barbara had knee surgery in July.  While getting ready to have a website built for her to show her products online, she is displaying some of them in a consignment shop. (rev. 7/25/05)

Sharon Peterson retired in December, 2002 after a long and successful career as an Olympic-caliber volleyball player and volleyball coach at the University of Hawaii (Hilo campus).  A five-time All-American herself, she coached Hilo to seven national championships.  She was recently profiled in Honolulu's leading newspaper--in an article that mentioned Mira Costa twice!   (rev. 4/18/05)

Peter Philp lives in Newport, Rhode Island, works for IBM and still travels a lot.  He moved there in 1996 after 20+ years in the Caribbean.  He also lived in Greece--and points out that he's always lived near the ocean.  Pete is single and has a 32-year-old daughter plus a grandson, born in November, 2001, and a granddaughter almost three years old. (rev. 4/29/02)

Carol Rawle retired as a California State Park Ranger in 1994 and moved to a "perfect spot" in the southern Rockies of Colorado.  She has "36 acres, a small cabin and trees as far as the eye can see."  Although she has electricity and now phone service (so she can be online), her mail box is a 20-minute drive and she hauls her water from a town 15 miles away.  Carol also cuts all of her own firewood for heat!  She adds:  "I live alone and after giving marriage a fair try, have discovered the bliss of solitude."  She has three kids, all now in their late 30s, and four grandkids. Along the way, she got her college degree at UC Santa Cruz at age 40!

Lona Raymond has lived in Florida for the past four years.  She is a legal assistant in downtown Tampa and "enjoys it very much," but says she didn't enjoy the recent hurricanes!  Her daughter and granddaughter live with her.  (Rev. 11/4/04) 

Linda Reardon Neal writes, "I spend a lot of time in our garden, both working and sitting by the fountain watching the birds.  I think that's what happens to old people--they watch birds.  I love my work as a therapist, especially leading groups.  And writing is a love-hate, passionate lifetime affair.  My dad still lives in Manhattan Beach and jokes that he 'can't remember what he can't remember,' now that he is turning 90.  My mom was just diagnosed with Alzheimers, so my brother and I still struggle with her, but in a different way now."  (rev. 7/25/05)

Richard Redfield is with the Information Technology Division of FedEx in Colorado Springs.  He re-married four years ago; he and his wife Sue, a newly retired teacher, have five sons between them but no grandchildren yet.  They have taken up golf this year.  They also hike and bike, but haven't done competitive running since 2000. (rev. 9/9/05)

Richard Scott Rehart is a commercial real estate developer in Portland, Maine and "for fun" owns El Mirador Mexican Delicatessen at the Portland Public Market (check out his menu at www.portlandmarket.com).  He's been out of touch ever since the 10th reunion, which he attended, but his son found the Class of '60 website and e-mailed him the link.  (rev. 6/12/02)

Karen Richards Rambeau retired from Boeing (formerly North American Aviation) on April 1, 1999 (no fooling) after 35+ years in Human Resources.  She married Roger (Mike) Rambeau ('59) in 1964; they still live in Manhattan Beach and love it!  Karen is active in a charitable sorority, raising funds for children with disabilities.  She loves golf, gardening, visiting family and "going to lunch as often as possible."  She wants to hear from MCHS '60 classmates. (rev. 2/8/02)

Lynn Richardson is an artist living in Santa Barbara.  She specializes in netsuke carving, as did her late husband, Armin Muiller.  To learn more, visit a website featuring her work and her biography: http://www.sculpture-intense.com.  (rev. 10/10/02)

Norma Rockman says "one of the greatest disappointments of my life" is that she and her mom moved away from Manhattan Beach after eighth grade at Center, so she didn't get to attend Mira Costa "with all of my buddies."  She reconnected with Linda Reardon Neal in '84 while getting her master's in Psychology at Antioch and has seen many other MCHS '60 friends since then. 

Grace Roehl Van Dusen is a homemaker.  She and her husband, Gary, lived all over the world during his Air Force career before returning to live in Torrance.  They have four children (Geoff, Gail, Gloria and Gretchen).  Gretchen and Gail both live in Torrance--so four of their five grandchildren are local.  A violinist ever since school days, Grace is in the Beach Cities Symphony Orchestra.  She and Gary celebrated their 40th  wedding anniversary in June, 2002. (rev. 5/8/05)

Joseph Rohan now lives in Seattle.  He is semi-retired and has two daughters 27 and 16.  He enjoys camping, reading and computer networking--and still owns a 1959 VW with a full-roof sunroof! 

Don Roland is Chairman and CEO of Vertis, Inc. an integrated $2 billion advertising services company with over 9,000 employees and facilities throughout the United States and United Kingdom.  (To see Don's message, go to www.vertisinc.com and click on "About Vertis" and then "ask the chairman.")  In 2003, Don and only three others were selected from hundreds of nominees to be inducted into the Printing Industry Hall of Fame.  In 2005, Vertis under Don's leadership was named one of Fortune Magazine's "most admired companies" and was ranked #1 in the social responsibility category.  Don and Kathy, his wife of 42 years, moved  to Annapolis, MD from Southern California more than 10 years ago.  They have three children and two grandchildren (who love to catch crabs from Don's dock).  Don loves boating and fishing and is enjoying life on the Chesapeake Bay. (rev. 3/26/05)

Karen (Kay) Ruppert Darras has been married to Bob Darras, a family physician, since 1988.  Between them, they have five children (Kelly and Michael are Karen's) and eight grandchildren.  They live on Bermuda Dunes Country Club near Palm Desert.  Karen has started a new business; she and Bob love golf and travel. (rev. 2/10/02)

Pamela Sanborn Crause has lived in Placerville, CA since 1972.  She has two daughters and five grandchildren.  She's a 9-1-1 supervisor and has been in law enforcement since 1961.  She was also a rancher for many years, raising sheep--until "coyotes and mountain lions found us/them."  What spare time she has is used for spinning, weaving and gardening and searching for ways to keep deer out of the garden.  She has discovered that retirement is "worth every minute of those years necessary to get there." (rev. 4/18/05)

Rich (Dick) Saum and Tally, his wife of 43 years, live in Paradise, Calif. and have three adult children plus three grandchildren.  Rich retired from the Postal Service and is now pursuing several dreams.  Among them:  he is writing a book about his great grandfather and in 2004 he took part in an archeological "dig" near Qumram, where the Dead Sea Scrolls were found.  Earlier he was a "bivocational" pastor of several churches.  For a longer description of his family and activities, go to the Sharing page on this website. (Rev. 4/18/05)

Dennis Scholl has closed down his trade show business after years of traveling all over the country to set up shows for clients.  He now has an import business, bringing in pieces from Nepal, Bali and other exotic places.  His big news:  his friend Vicki McDermott, with whom he's lived for four years, "has convinced him to get married!"  She teaches at Western High School in Anaheim; they live in Cowan Heights near Tustin.

Kagel Smith sent this news:  "Retired three years ago from Northwest Airlines.  Was a pilot there for 34 years.  Great career.  Have three kids.  Brant, mortgage broker in Phoenix.  Austin is a co-pilot for Scenic Airlines in Las Vegas.  Nikki is a captain for Sky West Airlines in Salt Lake.  Pat, my wife, is still teaching third grade for two more years then off for more travels."  (Rev. 8/23/05)

Darla Sowers Calhoun is founder and director of the Agape Children's Ministry.  Founded in 1993, this non-profit organization rescues abandoned kids, mostly boys, from the streets in Kenya, East Africa.  The ministry has grown to serve more than 160 students in a home, a school and a vocational training center.  A recent highlight:  the group's Boy Scout troop took first place in a national camping competition.  To learn more about this organization, visit www.agapechildren.org.  Darla says her husband, Dr. Paul Calhoun, has just retired as CEO of Medical Ambassadors International.  Together they have five grown sons and five grandchildren. (rev. 7/25/05)

Robanne (Bunny) Steyn Cowell continues to work full time and loves it.  Her husband is retired--and loves it.  They live in Manhattan Beach and have four grandchildren (two boys and two girls). (rev. 7/1/05)

Bob Stichter is moving to Ensenada, Mexico, in September, after 22 years in the Marine Corps and 15 years as a high school history teacher and counselor.  He has now been remarried over six years.  He and his wife have rented a house in Punta Banda, about 17 miles south of Ensenada, as a temporary home while they are locating a home to buy close to town.  "This is the only way we can return to the beach," he writes. (rev. 4/18/05) 

Jerry Stidham and Cheryl, his wife of 40 years, have moved from South Laguna to San Clemente.  Both of their daughters, now 37 and 33, are happily married as well.  One lives in Monterey County (where the Stidham family lived during the 1980s) and has two daughters.  The other lives in El Dorado Hills east of Sacramento.  (rev. 2/24/04)

Margaret (Peggy) Stone Bodmer lives in Redondo Beach with her dog, Muffy.  She has six children and 12 grandchildren and runs a small accounting/bookkeeping business in Torrance.  She enjoys seeing friends and really enjoyed the 40th reunion.  (rev. 4/15/05)

Darryl Stucker is a longtime high school principal who is now Director of Adult Education in the San Lorenzo Unified School District in the East Bay area.  Read his description of his family and activities on the Sharing page. (rev. 2/15/02)

Steve Thompson joined Boise Cascade in office products distribution 35 years ago, "after Dartmouth, Stanford (MBA), the Navy (destroyers) and five months wandering around Europe."  He just retired as a Senior Vice President from OfficeMax (Boise Cascade). He and Melinda, his wife of 33 years, live in Menlo Park. Their son Greg, his wife Kristina and grandsons Jake (5 1/2)
and Logan (3) live near Portland, OR.  (rev. 4/18/05).

Nancy Vening Cypert has returned to Palos Verdes Estates.  Ed Cypert, her husband of 40 years, passed away in 2003--soon after retiring as chief operating officer of TRW's Systems & Information Technology Group in Reston, VA.  Nancy has two children:  Jill (39), who lives in Kauai, and Chris (36), who lives in the South Bay. (rev. 11/21/04)

Steffie White Lowder lives in Lexington, MA.  She and her husband of 40 years have three married daughters and eight grandchildren. She has a degree in library and information science and "a great part-time job" at the local public library, she writes.  She loves golf, tennis, knitting and seeing friends and family.  She still loves the beach, but now it's Cape Cod. (rev. 4/18/05) 

Vickie White Costello and her husband John live in Portland, OR.  To see a detailed description of her life since high school, check out the Sharing page on this website. (Rev. 2/8/02)

Gary Wingate lives in Greenvile, a small town in the High Sierras, and owns a business called Summit Fence.  He's been a licensed contractor for about 20 years.  He raised four children and owns a home on two acres.  He has traveled all over the country and spent a lot of time in Mexico. (rev. 2/8/02)

John Winter has moved into his "sixth and last" historic home in downtown Phoenix.  But the majority of his time since being forced into early retirement due to heart disease is spent in San Diego working on a 1912 Craftsman-style home.  He writes, "old houses are fun, but oh so much work.  It helps to have a 1950s tri-plex on the property to divert one's attention.  If anyone is ever in San Diego, please feel free to call (619 291-9056) and come by, but be warned, you may be handed a hammer or paint brush."  (rev. 4/15/05)

Stan Yetter retired from TRW (now Northrup Grumman) after 19 years and is consulting there one day a week.  He and Wanda, his wife of 37 years, have three adult children and two grandchildren and are both active in church work.  They live in Manhattan Beach--barely two blocks from Mira Costa!  Both of their daughters are dietitians (one is a manager at UCLA Harbor hospital, the other works at a kidney dialysis clinic associated with USC).  Their son is an assistant pastor at an inner city church. (rev. 4/18/05)

Ricky Young has been married 30 years this September and says, "my wife is an angel."  He is still surfing.  He had a retail surf shop for eight years ("and spent all my daughter's college money on that venture"). (rev. 7/1/05)
 

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