Shawnee Mission North 1968 - Fifty Year Reunion

Marilyn Lerner (Cohen)

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Occupation:Teacher Marital Status:Married No. of Children:2

From Marilyn:I am so excited to see the crew again and am really looking forward to June. For the last 30 years I have been a 7th Grade Science Teacher, raised two children, married a wonderful man -- and not all in that order. I am now retired from full time teaching in the Shawnee Mission School District and now substitute 2 to 3 days a week. I also volunteer in the inner city and have started an eyeglass clinic. We all enjoyed seeing KU win it's National Title this week as both kids and their parents are KU alums. Matthew lives in Chicago and Kelli lives in Kansas City with her husband and everyone is doing fine. No grandchildren yet.

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Jim Coleman

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Occupation:jcprd retired Marital Status:Married No. of Children:2

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Dan Collier

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Occupation:Wyndam Resort Developement Corp. Marital Status:Married No. of Children:1

From Dan:

See several names I recognize and it does bring back some memories of times gone by. Went to KU, then Washburn Law School, then back to KU in business grad school. I've lived on the Lake of the Ozarks for the last twenty years mainly working as a Community Association Manager, and now work for Wyndham Resort Developement. On my third marriage, but this one took, we've been married thirty years. I have one daughter from my first marriage and she lives in Versailles (Missouri, not France). She's blessed me with two grandsons, ages 10 & 11.

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GREGORY COLOMBE

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Occupation:retired teacher Marital Status:Committed Relationship No. of Children:3

From GREGORY:Hey there class of '68 classmates! As some of you may recall, I was a transfer student from Chicago for my senior year at SMN. I attended UMKC for two years and then completed my undergrad studies in Art Education at SMSU in Springfield, MO, now known as Missouri State University. I had a fantastic 34-YEAR teaching career, mostly on the high school level. Upon retiring in 2007, I had a pottery studio in Oak Park, a famous Chicago suburb. I participated in numerous art fairs and sales over the years and only recently shut down my studio to move on to other endeavors. I enjoy studying jazz piano; singing with a local community chorus and occasionally with church choirs; I've also been doing some tutoring, some painting (canvasses, not walls!) and I enjoy daily at my local Y. Travel, attending live theatre, opera, and concerts, and spending a good deal of time socializing with friends comprise just a partial list of the many activities that keep me busy and happy. I attended the 20th reunion in 1988 and I hope to attend the upcoming 50th in June of 2018. As I used to say to my high school students at the end of class each day....."time flies when you're havin' fun!"

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Richard Conway

Occupation:Retired Marital Status:Married No. of Children:1

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Joe Coon

Occupation:Owner: Consumer Techniques Marital Status:Married No. of Children:4

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Jess Cornelius

Occupation:retired special education teacher basketball coach Marital Status:Married

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Jim Cossette

Occupation:owner Armour Amusement

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Sheryl Gee (Costanza)

Occupation:Commercial Loan Processor Marital Status:Married No. of Children:2

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Dick Cowden

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Occupation:Retired Marital Status:Married

From Dick:I retired as a managing editor at Bloomberg BNA in 2015 and since then have been fixing up an old farmhouse in the Hudson Valley while my wife Ellen finishes up her work as a professor at the University of Maryland. Looking forward to seeing everyone in June!

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Linda Harding (Creager)

Occupation:Realtor/Property Manager Website:RentalHomesTampaBay.com Marital Status:Married No. of Children:3

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Tim Cronin

Occupation:Retired Police Officer Marital Status:Married No. of Children:3

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Victoria Parrish (Cronin)

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Occupation:Retired Marital Status:Married No. of Children:1

From Victoria:I have been married almost 40 years. I have a daughter who is a master psychologist. I worked in a credit card call center management position for 34 years. I still see my best friend from high school, Cheryl Kramer Korb! I am coming to the reunion and am excited to see everyone.

Chuck Curry

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Occupation:Retired Marital Status:Married No. of Children:2

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David Davenport

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Occupation:Higher education Marital Status:Married No. of Children:3

From David:After college at Stanford and law school at KU, married Sally Nelson (SMN '74) and moved to California where we've been ever since, living in San Diego, Malibu (25 years at Pepperdine University) and now back at Stanford where I work at the Hoover Institution. 3 kids, one in Colorado and two in California. See my writing at www.daviddavenport.com.

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Barbara Davis (Davis Garey)

Occupation:Retired Marital Status:Widowed No. of Children:2

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David DeCoster

Occupation:Business System Analyst Marital Status:Married No. of Children:2

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William ( Mike ) DeNoon

Occupation:Retired HS Science teacher 40 years Marital Status:Married No. of Children:2

From William ( Mike ):It's hard to believe that it has been 50 years! Wow. Where did the time go? It will be nice to see old friends again.

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Satpurkha John DeRigne

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Occupation:Chiropractor Marital Status:Divorced No. of Children:1

From Satpurkha John:So soon it seems for as long as its been
Look forward to meeting and making the scene.

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Roberta FRANCESCONI (Dierks)

Occupation:Leisure Travel Consultant Marital Status:Widowed No. of Children:1

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