Clover Park High - Class of 1960

Bill Gretler

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Birthday:September 29, 1941 Occupation:Cable Installation Company Owner Marital Status:Married Are you retired?:I get paid to stay away. Do you live in the greater Tacoma area?:no

From Bill:

My wife of 28 years, Mary-Ellen, and I live in the Point Loma section of beautiful San Diego. She is a retired school teacher. I have been in Cable TV sales for many years and now am the owner of a Cable Marketing and Installation Company with locations in Texas and California The best part of the job occurs when they pay me to stay away.
My wife and I love to travel. We recently took a long trip all over Texas to go to my nephew's graduation from Texas A&M and a country wedding of our good friends' son.
We spend a lot of time in our pool swimming and jacuzzing, trying to get two old bodies to function. We enjoy having the beach close by.
When we come up to the reuion, we will visit my sister and brother-in-law's farm in Graham where they raise thoroughbred horses.
My body and mind seem to be going south to Tijuana,maybe going north to Washington will help.

WE'RE FIGHTING OLD AGE WITH EVERYTHING WE'VE GOT. SEE PHOTOGRAPH.

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Lowell Halverson

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Birthday:May 04, 1942 Occupation:lawyer, artist Website:halverson-law.com Marital Status:Married No. of Children:2 Are you retired?:Never How many grandchildren do you have?:6 Do you live in the greater Tacoma area?:80 miles NE

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Barbara Blandford Blandford (Helm)

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Birthday:July 26, 1942

From Barbara Blandford: I was student at Clover Park in my senior year of 1960.

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Stephen Hurlbut

Birthday:June 17, 1942 Occupation:Retired (truck driver) Marital Status:Single No. of Children:4 Are you retired?:Yes How many grandchildren do you have?:4 Do you live in the greater Tacoma area?:Yes

From Stephen:Keeping a low profile in the Midland area of Pierce County. Retired in 2005 from 40-yrs of driving fuel tankers in the Puget Sound area. I own an RV and a diesel truck and enjoy camping with my kids and grandkids.

Hello to all my former classmates. Live long and be well!

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Robert Kodis

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Birthday:October 12, 1941 Occupation:Retired Marital Status:Married Are you retired?:Yes Do you live in the greater Tacoma area?:No

From Robert :Ran accross this while surfing the net.
I am now retired, just over a year. Spent 30 years in the USAF and retired as a Chief Master Sargent. Then spent 20 years in Civil Service for the Air Force. Assigned to Germany, England, Italy, Greenland and several statside bases. Have two children ages 41 and 38. Married over 46 years this year. Avid bicyclist. Loving life.

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Judy Osborne (Longstreth)

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Occupation:College Instructor Marital Status:Married No. of Children:2

From Judy:

Classmates, I am so excited to see all of you again. Rich and I have spent the past five years in the Seattle area. Luckily our son and daughter live nearby us, and so we are enjoying our seven grandchildren as they grow, dance, swim, beat us at chess, and learn to waterski. What a joy! In other hours Rich and I are both working part-time. Once I retired from being a principal, I began teaching for a few Washington state universities. Right now I am supervising ten student teachers. They keep me in the schools, which I love, and it is rewarding to assist them as they prepare for their certification. Please be sure to attend the August Reunion parties. Last summer we attended Rich's Clover Park Class of 1959 Reunion and it was such a delight to see many of his classmates who had not attended other reunions over the years. Come join the fun, Warriors!

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Sherry Machen

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Birthday:February 08, 1942 Occupation:psychologist Marital Status:Married No. of Children:2 Are you retired?:Not all the way. How many grandchildren do you have?:6 step grandchildren Do you live in the greater Tacoma area?:I've lived near Minneapolis, MN since 1976.

From Sherry:Thanks for the website! So much nicer than Classmates.com. Amazing what changes we've experienced these past 50 years. I feel like I've lived several lifetimes. The first was as an Army brat, always moving. I return to Clover Park because it's the only place in the world where I can find people who (might) remember me. (Also I have a best friend who coincidentally lives in Steilacoom.) I lived my second life as a mom (two sons -- Brian, a pilot with Delta, and Tim, with Hed Cycling and one of the best amateur cyclists in MN) and housewife (marriage ended in 1985) and forever returning student. Only Ms. Palin has outdone me in the number of colleges attended. But I finally finished with a Ph.D. from the U. of MN the year I turned 50. This last and happiest lifetime has been spent mainly as a licensed psychologist in private practice, and most recently as partner and wife of Bob Ostergaard, a fellow therapist, hiker, biker (cyclist) and seeker in life. I'm looking forward to seeing classmates missed in 1985 and 2005, and I'm still grateful for some of the teachers I had at Clover Park, especially Chas. Croasdill, Lillian Gibson and Paul Wagley.

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Steve Malm

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Birthday:January 16, 1942 Occupation:Lawyer Marital Status:Married No. of Children:2 Are you retired?:No How many grandchildren do you have?:Two Do you live in the greater Tacoma area?:No

From Steve:Graduated from Whitman College and Willamette University College of Law following high school. Have practiced law in Portland, Oregon since then in varying capacities.

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Jim March

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Birthday:March 28, 1942 Occupation:IT Consulting Website:www.officetux.com Marital Status:Married No. of Children:2 Are you retired?:Semi How many grandchildren do you have?:4 Do you live in the greater Tacoma area?:No

From Jim:Greetings All!
I am still in the same home in Grass Valley after 12-1/2 years -- longest time in one place since CPHS!
I'm mostly retired, but still take consulting gigs as they come along. Majority of time is volunteer teaching at the local Computer Learning Center. There, we teach both seniors, and workplace re-entrants how to use their PCs, and some slightly more esoteric topics (Currently teaching how to build a home PC network).
Beginning to do some traveling - Just returned from a 20 day trip to New Zealand and Australia, 16 of those days on a cruise ship. Next major trip will be to Texas to visit son, Doug, and grandkids.
Looking forward to the August gathering.

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Renee Dennis (Paine)

Birthday:May 21, 1941 Occupation:teacher Marital Status:Married No. of Children:2 Are you retired?:yes, years ago How many grandchildren do you have?:4 Do you live in the greater Tacoma area?:yes, same house for last 42 years

From Renee:I am looking forward to seeing everyone and exploring who you are today. I spend my time gardening and boating. After graduating UPS I taught elementary school in Tacoma Public Schools. I've been a Pierce Co, Master Gardener for 27 years and head up the MG Demonstration Garden in Puyallup. I have been a boater since I met my husband Terry (Lincoln, 1960) in 1968. We own the 1920 schooner Red Jacket and spend most of every summer on her.

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