BUHS Alumni Listings for the 1970's
Class of 1970
Brown, Tom - E-mail: doetom@aol.com
Currently living in Las Vegas. Visit the Bishop area at least twice a year for vacation in June and October. I stay at Baker Creek campground outside of Big Pine. Come by for a visit.!!!!!!
Charlton, Baer - E-mail: wood_baer@juno.com
My professional bio reads "internationally recognized, award winning Professional Picture Framer of over 35 years in the business." Hardly begins to describe the E-ticket ride that has taken me and my wife of 15 years to four continents and dozens of places that I never knew existed in 1970.
I pretty much split my time between retail picture framing, representing four companies in Oregon, Washington and the Internet, writing, lecturing, teaching, woodworking and then going home to cook dinner. I recently had one of my historical reproduction (15c) frames hanging in the Getty Museum in LA, and now talking with two other international museums.
My wife is the International Director of the "New Pet Parent Program" for Banfield, the Pet Hospital [largest vet hospital in the world, in 628 PetSmart stores]. Bailey, our canine daughter is the poster child for the Hospitals. She shares the house with three feline sibs, and a grandmother (my MIL), and us in Portland, OR.
Updated December 19, 2006
Frey, Lacey (Wood) - E-mail: Lace_Frey@yahoo.com
I'm a Library Technician at Lower Lake High School in Lake County (Northern California). Married 25 years with two children ages 22 and 21. Still travel to see my parents in Bishop about 3 times a year. Last reunion I attended was the 25th.
Landis, Terry - E-mail: twlandis@tmcc.edu
Hi everyone! This is so cool to finally find a BUHS alum page. Many thanks to Ken Deboy for this wonderful opportunity. After graduating in '70, I attended Pasadowner City College and received my A.A. in Telecommunications. I then continued at Sandy Ego State and received my Bachelor's in Telecommunications and Film. I began work on another Bachelors in Journalism when I received a job offer from the General Dynamics Corp, who were looking for a film maker.
Things worked out extremely well for me there and I was the director of photography for 15 years. During that time I was associated with such product lines as Ohio Class Ballistic Missile Submarines, L.A. Class fast attack subs, F-16, numerous air-to-air missiles, M1-A1 battle tanks, and my "home" programs, the Atlas launch vehicle and the Tomahawk Cruise Missile. I also had the incredible opportunity to fly with the Navy for 6 years in attack jets as a contract air crew. We apparently did a great job with those products because the Evil Soviet Empire folded it's tent------and about 93,000 of us were presented with "new career vistas" (i.e. laid off!) But that was OK. My wife, Kit, and I moved with our 2 boys, Max and Austin, to Reno, where Kit is the manager of the Operating Room at "Our Lady of I-80" (Saint Mary's) and I am the Media Specialist at Truckee Meadows Community College where I am responsible for more than they should have made me.....
Anyway--I would always welcome contact with any other Broncos and hope to hear from you! twlandis@tmcc.edu
Added December 20, 2004
Woodward, Susanne (Maclean) - E-mail: glammie.sue@gmail.com
I now live in a place called Bethel Island over looking the delta. I work for a major department store in my are as the Cosmetic/Accessories Manager.I have been divorced for 30 years, and have one son and one grandaughter. I belong to our local Yacht Club and get involved in alot of charity work. My sisters are in Reno and my brother still lives in Bishop. Live is good and I have nothing but fond memories of Bishop.
Added December 17, 2007
Sail, Larry - E-mail: saillarry@aol.com
Hi there
I was playing around on the computer and found this site. I think it's GREAT! I attended BUHS
in '67 and '68, then moved to Oxnard and graduated there. I have made it to three of the reunions
and look forward to many more.
I now live in Yuba City CA. and am working in sales for the Honda motorcycle and power equipment
dealer in Gridley. My current email address is saillarry@aol.com
and would love to hear from any other members of the class of '70.
Added December 10, 2003
Scandrett, Janice (Rader) - E-mail: jarranch@gateway.net
My husband and I now live in Smith Valley, Nevada. I work part time at a medical laboratory in Gardnerville and am presently a full time student at UNR and having a great time. Hope to see everyone at our 30th reunion (did we really graduate that long ago!)
Walker, Richard (Rick) - E-mail: rwalker@silverlink.net
I joined the Navy after graduation and served 4 years aboard the Uss Sacramento, homeported in Bremerton, Wa. I have been a heating and refrigeration technician since leaving the Navy. I am married and have a daughter (22), and a son (20). I have a grandson (4) and granddaughter (2) by my daughter Janeane. My son Jeffrey plans to be married in September.
I loved seeing all who came to the combined 69-70 reunion in 1995. And I look forward to 2,000 for our 30th. I have had so much fun at our reunions and would love to hear from anyone from those best years of my life.
3585 Shorthorn Dr. N.W.
Bremerton, WA 98312
Class of 1971
Allred, Bonnie (Mayhugh) - E-mail: bonnie@mayhugh.com
Living in Ridgecrest, CA with my husband, Roy Mayhugh (class of '69), 3 kids, 6 grandkids.
Hartwig, Tina Quatro - E-mail: Tinasign@aol.com
Routt, Bruce A. - E-mail: baroutt1@verizon.net
I am living in Bishop and have been married to Nancy (From Burbank, Ca.) for 17 years. We have two boys, Andy 15 and Adam 13. I work for Dept. of Water and Power and have been with them for 15 years. I have been on the Bishop Volunteer Fire Dept. for 27 years and a member of the Nazarene Church in Bishop. Nancy has been in Bishop for 22 years and is a teachers aide for 8 years in a Christian school in Bishop. I was involved with working on our 20 year reunion and we are now planning a 30th next year in 2001. Keep your eye on the Class Reunion page for updates in the future. Write me or E-mail me anytime, I would love to hear from you.
2335 Juniper St.
Bishop, CA 93514
Updated October 5, 2006
Snyder, Joanne Lobeski - E-mail: jsnyder@shastalink.k12.ca.us
I've been teaching math and art classes at Mt. Lakes High School north of Redding California for the last six years. Before I started teaching, I spent 10 years working as a computer technician building computers and providing customer support at a local computer corporation.
My husband Bob and I have been married for 16 years. Bob is a guitar player who has played on several records as well as provided the sound track for a movie.
My brother Louie Lobeski (class of 69) lives 3 miles from me and is a charge nurse in the emergency room of a local hospital. My sister, Dr. Stephanie Lobeski Eatmon and I correspond daily by e-mail as she lives in Anaheim with her husband and two children, and teaches at Long Beach State University.
I remember watching the movie about Jill Kinmont called "Other Side of the Mountain" with my sister years ago. We both cried when we saw the opening shot of Mt. Tom filmed from our bus stop in Round Valley. In my heart there is no place on earth as beautiful as the Bishop area. When I tell people where I'm from, they always say something like "Oh yes, Bishop. Isn't that down by Victorville someplace?" Thank you Bruce Routt for telling me about this website. Thank you Tom Getts for your efforts.
Williams, Ted - E-mail: twilliams@qnet.com
I am still living in Bishop. I raised twin daughters here who now live in Oregon. My work here in Bishop has mostly been in the media: 10 years at KIBS/KBOV and 11 years on Bishop’s cable television station as Weatherman and News Anchor. In 2003, I was honored by being elected Inyo County’s Third District Supervisor. I am one of the lucky ones to be able to make a living here in this beautiful land.
Ted Williams
Inyo County 3rd District Supervisor
(760) 872-0917
www.inyo3d.org
twilliams@qnet.com
Class of 1972
Baker, Mary (Hemler) - E-mail: marysharon54@hotmail.com
Hey, you guys! It's Mary Hemler Baker and I just wanted to have a contact for anyone who is interested! Other than some college in
Santa Cruz, I've continued to live in wonderful Bishop. Four years after having my beautiful daughter, Megan, I married a special man,
Chet Baker, from Monrovia, CA and had two more beautiful babies, Annaliesa( 1977) and Seth( 1980). I was a "professional mom" for 30
years by choice, doing lots of volunteer work, coaching sports, "4-H"ing, teaching reading, serving on the BUHS school board and just
loving my life. Now I'm a proud grandmother of two sweet little girls, Sloane, 3 and Harper, 1 and enjoy lots of leisure time with my
beloved husband. I'm looking forward to planning (once again!) our class reunion in 2007, although Rod Swanson, Bob Church and Fred
( Lloyd) Phillips are supposed to be in charge, instead of Dorothy Cleland Dessauer! If nothing else, it will be a LOT of fun!
For anyone interested, my email is marysharon54@hotmail.com and my
mailing address is:
Mary Baker
630 West Elm Street
Bishop, CA 93514
And I have to tell you, I remember EVERYONE and am truly interested in hearing about your lives!
Hope to see you at the next reunion! With much love and happiness!
Added March 29, 2006
Dodd, Wyman - E-mail: 4dodds@thegrid.net
After graduation I attended West Hills Jr. College in Coalinga, Ca., (I played 2 seasons with the Falcons)then was recruited to Fresno State to play football for the Bulldogs. Unfortuately I didn't play that much after I received a knee injury in practice and had two major knee surgerys. The best part of college life was meeting and playing with so many guys from so many places. I made many friends from all over the United States.
I met my future wife (Ellie) at Fresno State, she is from Kingsburg, Ca. approx. 25 miles south of Fresno. We married in 1976 and settled in Kingsburg. We celebrated our 26th wedding anniversary last October. We have two children; Hayley is 21, attending Fresno State as a liberal studies major and hopes to teach school one day. She is getting married in September 2003. Blake is 19 years old and is a freshmen at Reedley College. Major undecided but is very mechanical, loves to lower and raise trucks.
After Fresno State, I landed a job with a Caterpillar dealership (Quinn Company) in Selma, Ca., I have been there for 25 years, I am a master diesel mechanic, currently I am in the field working with diesel generators and engines.
My mother still resides in Bishop along with Aunt Emily and Uncle Fish. I still have many cousins and 2nd cousins living around and near Bishop. We get to Bishop about twice a year to see family and friends. It's always nice to make a trip from the Central San Joaquin Valley (Tule fog) in January to see the clear blue skies of the Owens Valley.
My mailing address is: 11600 E. Stroud Ave. Kingsburg, Ca. 93631 home ph: 559-897-5764 our email address is 4dodds@thegrid.net
Has anyone seen or heard from Jim Mires? If you see him tell him he missed at great 30th class reunion last August 2002. Hope to see him at the next one!
Best Wishes to all!
Added April 25, 2003
Koontz, Kerry - E-mail: KxKoontz@aol.com
Info: A few ups and downs along the way - but it all works out. Spent quite a few years at Cal Poly - SLO working on an Industrial Arts teaching credential and a Masters degree. Worked at construction and cabinetry for several years trying to stay alive while waiting for a teaching job back in the Owens Valley - one finally did.
Work at Big Pine Schools and I love it. It has the small town atmosphere that Bishop has outgrown in some ways. I teach a variety of voc/tech subjects but have grown into computer-related areas - repair, systems administration (just enough to be dangerous), etc.
I finally married in my late 30's to a great lady named Sharon and inherited a wonderful daughter (though then she was 13 and slightly less than wonderful!) named Jennie. She honored me by asking me to adopt her when she was 20. Needless to say we get along pretty good now. Jennie married a local guy, Dan Kloiber, who joined the Navy. They are based in Charleston, SC. for 3 more years
Sharon and I are about to start building our second house here in Big Pine. Finally move out of my bachelor box. Pretty easy going here but once in a while we crave the excitement of the "big" city and head to Bishop for dinner and a movie. Life is good!
Olsen, Janeen Bartholomew - E-mail: jbo@spdesign.com
Married, living in Draper, Utah, with 2-sometimes 3 - children! (one in college who can't decide if she's home or away!) Still get to Bishop on occasion...and miss our mountains, although Utah has some that come pretty close!
Phillips, Fred - E-mail: phillips@nmt.edu
Web Page: http://griffy.nmt.edu/Hydro/dept/phillips.html
I live in Socorro, New Mexico, and am a professor of hydrology at New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology (also known as New Mexico Tech). My wife Lois and I have two boys, Andrew and Geoffrey, now in their early teens. I still visit Bishop frequently, mostly to do geological research in the area. I have published quite a few scientific papers on the glacial geology and hydrology of the area, so contact me if you're interested.
312 McCutcheon
Socorro, NM 87801
Trevino, Elizabeth Pye - E-mail: orderavon3@msn.com
I have been married for 27 years (as of June 2001) to Mike Trevino, who I met in Lancaster. We ended up moving to VA in 1994. Since there was a job here. We like it but REALLY miss those mountains of Bishop.
Our youngest moved here while still in diapers so all of CA is new to her. We were able to visit CA & Bishop Oct. 2001. They sure have moved some of the old stores around! So at least now our youngest got to see where mom spent her high school years.
If there is a reunion sometime let me know so we can plan to come.
Updated March 2, 2003
Smith, Richard F. "Fritz" - E-mail: fritz@budget.net
After graduation from BUHS, I spent time at the University of Illinois, followed by a brief stay with Uncle Sam in the Marine Corps. I then lived in Longview, Washington, from '76 to '80. In '80 I went to work in Grants Pass, Oregon, for Litton, Guidance and Control Systems Div, and currently am with their Applied Technology Division (also in Grants Pass) as a Senior Electronic Tech.
I was married in '80 to a girl I met in Washington, and we had three beautiful daughters, Jennifer (16), Jessica (15), and Joanna (13). In '90 I married again, to a wonderful Oregon girl, Jackie. We have a terrific son, Richard William (7), and a beautiful daughter, Jaime (4). For info, My sister Joyce (Smith) Proctor ('69) is living in Roseburg, Oregon, and my sister Barbara "Bobbie" (Smith) Olsen ('73) is living in Idaho Falls, Idaho.
Class of 1973
Delmar, Shan - E-mail: SFDELMAR@prodigy.net
Although I left Bishop after our freshman year, I still call it my home. Actually, my brother, Delson, and I graduated from Santa Ynez Valley UHS near Santa Barbara. I elected to attend the Naval Academy (as did Jack Knox) while Delson attended Multnomah School of the Bible in Portland, OR. I am now retired and recently completed my RN certification in Pennsylvania where my wife and I currently reside.
I am working at the Melmark Home, a home for medically fragile mentally retarded individuals. FANTASTIC JOB and so rewarding. Delson and his family are living in Mt Shasta. I have four kids (ages g15,g13,b11, b9) and a large milk bill. We are planning on traveling to Bishop (first time since 1976) this August. Boy am I looking forward to it. It sure would be nice to see some of the people I grew up with. Great page...
Hagerty, Michael - E-mail: mhagerty@arizonasown.com
I've been married since 1988 to Barbara, very nearly a Phoenix native. We have two children, Amy, born in 1991, and Andrew, born in 1993.
Like Wayne Clement ('63), Tom Getts ('67), Roy Mayhugh ('69), Von Tatum ('70), Mike Morris ('71), Robert Coffee, Ted Williams (both '72), and Beth Averitt ('74), I worked my way through BUHS at KIBS (now KBOV) radio (1971-1974).
Since March of 2002, I’ve been the producer and host of the Autoshow with Michael Hagerty, a weekly half hour program featuring reviews of new cars, classics and automotive news on AZ-TV, an independent television station in Phoenix. I’m also the promotional voice and on-camera talent for AZ-TV. And, in the fall of 2003, I was promoted to Director of Programming and Promotion. Our website is at www.kaz.tv
Two years of seven-day weeks forced me to give up my weekend and fill-in talk show host slot on Newsradio 620, KTAR, (which I’d held for four years)…but I keep my love for radio alive as a charter contributor to the Reel Top 40 Radio Repository...an archive of classic top 40 radio (remember cruising Main with KFRC, KHJ, KKDJ , 10Q or Wolfman Jack on XERB playing on the car radio?) in RealAudio at www.arizonasown.com
In between BUHS and AZ-TV, I've been in San Luis Obispo(at KSLY radio), come home to Bishop for two years to help Roy Mayhugh start KIOQ-FM (now KIBS) in his garage, then left Bishop for good(at least so far) in 1976 for Ukiah(KUKI radio), Reno (KOLO radio and KTVN-TV), Las Vegas(KTNV-TV) and Phoenix (arriving at KTVK-TV in 1986).
This website has helped put me back in touch with a lot of people from BUHS over the years. I'm happy that Ken Deboy has agreed to keep it running... and we all owe Tom Getts a big "thank you" for this site... which he conceived and launched years before Classmates.com, Gradfinder or any of the commercial alumni sites, and which I think is clearly better than any of those.
Michael Hagerty
KAZT Television
4343 E. Camelback Rd. Suite 130
Phoenix, AZ 85018
Phone: (602)224-2271
Updated August 16, 2007
Olsen, Bobbie (Barbara Smith) - E-mail: bolsen@empnet.com
Moved to Bend in August of 1999 -
2529 NE Lynda Lane
Bend, Oregon 97701
541-330-5632 - hm
541-382-3011 - wk
Class of 1974
Allred, Sharon (Fitzpatrick) - E-mail: allred@desertlinc.com
Chaparro, Jose - E-mail: jchaparro@cvip.net
I graduated from BUHS in 1974 (Rah!). I went on to California State University, Fresno, where I graduated in 1980 with a Master's degree in rehabilitation counseling. I am currently self employed in beautiful downtown Clovis and do rehabilitation counseling, vocational expert testimony and am embarking on a new service in mediation and conflict management. I recently completed a 15-unit certificate program at Fresno Pacific Graduate School in Workplace Conflict Management and Peacemaking.
I have been married since July, 1984 and have a (step)son and a granddaughter who turned 6 in December, 2002. My wife recently completed a Master of Social Work degree and is a counselor in a domestic abuse program in Fresno.
I still play guitar and am active in the worship music ministry of Calvary Chapel of Clovis. Up to a year or so ago, I had not played consistently for some 20 years, but my fingertips have really toughened up by now!
I look forward to the next reunion and seeing many of you that I have not seen in such a long time. It's sometimes hard to believe it has almost been 30 years since we graduated! And we thought we would never grow old! Hah!
7845 N. Fancher
Clovis, CA 93611
559-297-7663 (h) 559-324-6590 (w)
Updated March 2, 2003
Dodson, Bill - E-mail: dodson@scaled.com
After High School I got my Aircraft Mechanic's license in '75 at Northrop Tech and an AA in '76. Graduated from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo in '81 with a BS in Aeronautical Engineering. Have been designing airplanes and soaring (hang gliders/sailplanes) most of the time since. Designed a solar powered and a man powered aircraft that set records, several missiles and such, and now work for Burt Rutan (Scaled Composites, Inc.) in Mojave as a Composite Structures and Flutter Analyst, and live in Tehachapi. I visit the Owens Valley when I can, often for a few hours from above in my glider. Divorced, no children, currently engaged to Sandra Gordon, another Brazilian-American.
Sister Robin (Dodson) Tabancora lives in Bakersfield, has 3 greatkids, and is a teacher. Sister Denise (Dodson) Syfrett is living in Portland, has 4 lovely kids, and home schools them.
Do you know if the class of '74 is having/will have a 25th reunion this year?
Gallardo, Pauline (Allred) - E-mail: PSGallardo@Verizon.net
Moved away after freshman year. However, my 5 years in Bishop were the longest I spent anywhere, so I consider it home. Now living in Washington state. Married 27 years, 2 sons - 26 & 24. Both still single and no grandchildren. Accounting Manager for Architect and Construction Management company. Would love to hear from anyone who remembers me.
Updated November 14, 2006
Mayhugh, Gary - E-mail: glmayhugh@aol.com
I am living in Ft. Collins, CO. I am working in financial services specializing in wealth accumulation and retirement planning. I have been married to an Apple Valley, CA girl named Laura for 12 years. We have two children Jessica, 11 and Joshua, 9.
When Nenette Robinson and I were married we had a son, Dana. He is now 22, Married and in the Navy in Japan. It sounds like he's had enough of that though. He graduated BUHS in 1993, I Think! It's great to see some of the old friends here and what there doing. Ronnie Rushing Class of '76 and Lynn Cooper, Class of '75 live here also.
McLaughlin, Brian - E-mail: BMcSubDude@aol.com
I have been married since '81 and have 1 ea Girl and Boy.
I left town before turning 19 and have been back only to visit. I am Vice President of one of Orange County's (CA) leading Precision Sheet Metal Manufacturers. We build computer components for the industry. Things like chassis, panels, brackets. Many used for power supplies and for switching systems like Lucent (ATT) or network equipment. Have been in the field and at the same company 20yrs now.
I love computers and wrote the tracking system for the shop I run.
I had a good time at the 20 year reunion, and haven't heard a word about the 25th. It was good to see all of you, and for those of you who still live in Bishop, you could not be giving your kids a better place to be from.
I still claim to be from Bishop, even though I started there in sixth grade. You were a tough crowd to get close to, but the last few years were a blast! I vacation there annually because my wife and kids like to get away and "slow down." That's Bishop!
I still play Drums, Piano, Guitar, and still sing terrible.
Would like to hear from some of my ol' friends! Email me!
Mires, Jill (Butler) - E-mail: TaborJill@aol.com
Now living in Morrison, Colorado. I am looking for any information concerning a possible 30 year reunion.
4730 S Tabor St.
Morrison, Colorado 80465
Added March 2, 2003
Motsinger, Joy (Connell) - E-mail: EnjoyNeon@aol.com
After getting my BS degree from Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo in 1987. I vacationed in Alaska and never left. I am living in a small resort town of Girdwood that is outside of Anchorage, Alaska. I have a wonderful husband and 2 girls, the oldest is enjoying her high school years. Her stories bring back so many wonderful memories of Bishop and friends I long to hear from. I hope to hear from you.
Pearce, Robert - E-mail: drrob95@excite.com
I work for the Natural Resources Concservation Service (NRCS) in Bishop, and live in Chalfant Valley. It is good to be home among friends and family.
I can be reached at 760-872-7856, drrob95@excite.com.
My bio: I graduated from Cal Poly at San Luis Obispo with a Bachelor Degree in 1979. I then worked on cattle ranches in Nevada, Montana, and the family ranch in Bishop. In 1985, I went to work for some well known cutting horse trainers in both Texas and California. After a variety of jobs I returned to graduate school. I went to Texas A&M in 1989, graduating in 1991 with a Masters in Range Science. I then moved onto Colorado State University in 1991, graduating in 1995 with a Ph.D. in Rangeland Ecosystem Science. I have worked for Inyo County, and several consulting firms since graduating from CSU. I am not married, I have no kids, but I do have a dog, 5 horses, and a mule. I would especially like to hear from/about Charles Taylor.
Updated November 13, 2006
Perry, Mark - E-mail: Perryclan@prodigy.net
Hi Bishop!!! This is Mark Perry from the class of 1974. I'm still married to Pam (Schubert) class of 1977, going on 25 years now. We have 4 kids and live in Post Falls, Idaho. We are doing great and think about our friends from Bishop often.
Yamashita, Leslie (Timmons) - E-mail: lesliey@earthlink.net
Class of 1975
Jones, Mike - E-mail: jones4fam1@juno.com
1326 S. Peach Street
Medford, OR 97501
Kornbrust, Kathy (Rotzinger) - E-mail: krotzing@sdcoe.k12.ca.us
Kathy Rotzinger passed away at her home in San Diego on July 11, 2007 of complications related to epilepsy. She is survived by her mother, Maryanna Kornbrust; her husband, Kurt Rotzinger, and a 21-year-old son and 16-year-old daughter.
Updated October 18, 2007
Matchen, Cheryl (Elliott) - E-mail: lynn5791@aol.com
Added November 3, 2003
Williams, Patti (Hodge) - E-mail: PHodge7041@aol.com
Looking for old friends and 4 special ones. Looking for Mary Cromer, Terri Brennen, Cheri K_______ski and Lavinia. If anyone knows where they are please let me know.
4612 Sims Road
Knoxville, TN 37920
Class of 1976
Barnett, Georgia (Barlow) - E-mail: TLCF87A@prodigy.com
I left BUHS March of my sophomore year and graduated from Tulare Union High School. I have come back to all of my class reunions and have really enjoyed them and I'm looking forward to 25 years. I live in Waukena, CA and work for the small rural elementary school. I drive a school bus and also a classroom aide. I have been married to my husband Roger for 21 years. I have two children, Allison 20, 3rd year Fresno State, and Benjamin 18, still finding himself.
I miss the people from Bishop and love my memories of the good old days. Still come to visit now and then to see my brother and other relatives and close friends. Thats why I love the reunions so much. I can catch up with people I wouldn't necessarily see when I come to town. So PLEASE come to the reunions!
Georgia (Barlow) Barnett
19205 Balaam Drive
Tulare, CA 93274
Brennan, Eileen - E-mail: embrennan@oregontrail.net
Ditty, Tom - E-mail: paula@volcano.net
Hello Class of 1976; Tom Ditty here. I am currently living in Pioneer, Ca.. We have truly been blessed. I am a Document Systems Specialist for large and small accounts alike, and own my own Xerox Agency. My loving wife Paula and I have been together now 20 years, and married for 16 years. We have 4 wonderful children (Elyshia-11; Sarah-9; Zach-7 & Jake-6); they keep us busy. I'm involved in the local community here; Chamber of Commerce; Native Sons of the Golden West, which contributes to the Cleft Palate Fund (Excelsior Parlour #31); and also Coach for 2 different Little League Baseball Teams (My son's, of course !). I attend as many field trips with my daughters as I can. For you former BUHS Band members out there, my oldest Daughter is playing the Clarinet at Pioneer Elementary (Tracy, Kathy etc...)! I visit Bishop at least once or twice a year. My parents, Jim & Jean Ditty still live in the same house on Rocking W Dr. (Married for 39 Years now !) My Brother Chris Ditty & his family, and my Sister Karan & her family also still live there. I can honestly say that Bishop is always on my mind. Whenever I feel too stressed, I picture myself on the Owens river, hooking a Native Brown, or at Crowley lake on opening day reeling in a Camaloupe or Rainbow, or running laps with Ed Patriquin in Football practice - NOT !. There are no better mountains in the world to me. There were always plenty of you supporters out there, that would come and jam with Armada. It truly is a great place to be raised, and to go to school with so many good people. See you at the next reunion ! God bless you all !
Tom & Paula Ditty
paula@volcano.net
23815 Woodfern Dr
Pioneer, Ca. 95666
Work:
Mother Lode Document Solutions
thomasd@cdepot.net
557 S. Hwy 49, Ste #4
Jackson, Ca. 95642
Downey, Kim (Barden) - E-mail: Kimba4JC@aol.com
After high school, I worked at Bank of America for a time before heading with my ex, Lloyd Williams (Class of '77) to Southern California where I continued my banking career. After my divorce, I moved to Fresno, CA in 1984 and began a career in mortgage banking that continued until 2001. I have also lived in Ridgecrest and Visalia, CA. I have an adult son named Brad and an autistic middle-schooler named Aaron, who is a math genius. He wants to attend Princeton University. (My past math teachers will not recover from this revelation!) In 1998, I met my husband online and moved to the beautiful Willamette Valley in Oregon where I started a new career in office management along with challenges in becoming the matriarch of a blended family. In 1989 I met the love of my eternity, Jesus, and began attending Calvary Chapel where my heart is finally at peace.
Feel free to write! I've heard from many that have used this website and I have enjoyed each and every chat! Blessings to all ~
Updated June 9, 2003
Ellis, Bill - E-mail: pastorellis@comcast.net
Currently living in Antelope, California (north Sacramento), Pastor of Zion Lutheran Church. E-mail pastorellis@comcast.net. Very interested in next reunion??? Also interested in correspondence with classmates. Since leaving Bishop, I have lived in Portland, Oregon - St. Louis, Missouri - Chicago, Illinois - Evanston, Wyoming - Texarkana, Texas - Seattle, Washington - Antelope, California. Hope to be settled in Sacramento area for a long time. Love to fish, backpack, camp, and anything outdoor related. Beautiful wife Charlene of almost 25 years. Four children. The oldest is married and gave me my first grandchild in 2003. The baby of the family, my only daughter, will turn 17 in 2005. Life is very, very good!
Added August 3, 2004
Ewing, Morrison - E-mail: mizpah@attbi.com
I left Bishop in 1976 and received my Asociates Degree in Criminal Justice in 1978. I was employed by the Nye County Sheriff's Dept from 1980 until 1985. I left Tonopah and ended up in Pleasanton Ca, No. Ca about 25 Miles from Oakland, and work for the Pleasanton Police Departiment (The usual patrol!). I have a beautiful wife and two children. Ironically, I keep in touch with my old childhood friend, Ed Patriquin. Ed also lives in Pleasanton. Please keep in touch and miss you all! Morrie.
Hutton, Robert L. (formerly Timmons - adopted by step-dad) - E-mail: pahutton@hughes.net
3471 Douglas Ave.
Mojave, CA 93501
Paterson, Julie
Spencer, Julie
We had a great reunion this summer. It was nice to revisit the Mill Pond, fireworks at the airport and Whiskey Creek. It's been 20 years since graduation and most people don't seem to have changed at all. I enjoyed touching base with people I haven't seen for those 20 years.
Julie Spencer (Paterson)
421 4th Avenue South
Tumwater, WA 98512
Mullen, Bill - E-mail: Wkmullen@yahoo.com
Bill Mullen has relocated from the Los Angeles area, where he has lived since 1978, to Washington DC.
McCarthy, Kent - E-mail: sticks1@rmci.net
I am living in Boise, Idaho and working as an Electrical Engineer for Idaho Power Company. Until last summer, I was employed as an engineer at the Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory for 8 years. I have been married for 17 years to a wonderful woman named Barbie.
We have a son named Matthew (age 16) and a daughter named Katie (age 13). I'm sure sorry I didn't make our 20 year reunion last summer. I had planned for ages to go but my job change came at the same time. Maybe 25?
1521 E. Griffon St.
Meridian, ID 83642
Patriquin, Ed - E-mail: ed@patriquin.com
FDecember 2005 - For those of you who I missed at the 20-year, HI!!! After BUHS, I spent a few years in the Navy on Submarines (DIVE! DIVE! DIVE!). After the Navy I got into computers. I spent over twenty years in the heart of computer-land, the Silicon Valley. We now live in Sacramento where I am a Product Architect for Intel and my wife is a Pediatric Registered Nurse. I have been married for twenty years to Linda (Encina High - Sacramento, class of 1973). We have two boys, Tommy who is fifteen(born in 1990) and Rich who is twelve(born in 1993). We had the surpiose addition of Jennifer in 2003. Look forward to hearing from you!!
Ed and Linda Patriquin
3745 Las Pasas Way
Sacramento, CA 95864
(916) 669-8588
Updated December 21, 2005
Patten, Helen (Bertalan) - E-mail: hpatten3@sprynet.com
Wow!! Reading the alumni directory sure has brought back a lot of memories. It has been a looooong time since I've been back to Bishop.
I am currently living in Sonoma, CA and teaching first grade in Santa Rosa, CA. (One of my colleagues, another first-grade teacher grew up in Lone Pine - small world!) My husband Roy and I have been together for 20 years. We have moved 15 times in those years. We have lived in Colorado (three different places), Montana, New Mexico, Arizona, Utah, Washington, Minnesota, Wyoming, and four different places in California. It's been a lot of fun. We have lived in Sonoma for five years and plan to stay until our girls graduate. We have two daughters - Melissa (13) and Kelley (11). In addition to teaching school, I spend the majority of my time shuttling my girls between soccer, softball, and volleyball games.
Robinson, Sara (Sally Reeder) - E-mail: srobinson@cosmiccowgrrl.com
Sally Reeder (now known as Sara Robinson) is a writer living in Canada.
Updated August 3, 2004
Spector Joe- E-mail: js9986@yahoo.com
I'm a soccer dad living in Dripping Springs, Texas, raising my two girls and working in a relatively young chip design company. (Written in August, 1999)
Screen, Doug - E-mail: doug.screen@lmco.com
Tanksley, Wade - E-mail: wade_tanksley@dot.ca.gov
Hello All. This is a treat to walk down memory lane, reading about the current lives of people that were so much different when we were the BUHS Class of 1976. I have often wondered what happened to many of you and look forward to our next reunion. I still get to Bishop quite often both for business and pleasure, business with the State of California and pleasure fishing for those colorful brown trout int the Owens River. The mountains are still as beautiful as they were, the river is still fun to float a tube down, even bagpipes is still the same...... Would like to hear from anyone that will send an e-mail.
Wade Tanksley
Chief, Office Information Technology
District 6
559-444-2520
wade_tanksley@dot.ca.gov
Added December 20, 2004
Thomas, Tracy (Butler) - E-mail: tracyth3@mchsi.com
Update 5-23-02:
I continue to grow older, the gray hairs have begun to smother the brown, the joints fail to work as well as they used to, and my brain cells have to work twice as hard to remember the little but important things in life. Yet when I look in the mirror I still see reflections of the child that used to run freely through the fields of Bishop and stare up in awe at the mountains that framed the place we all called home.
Many years have passed since I have visited Bishop, yet the image, smells and sounds are still burned deep within my soul. The place and the people will be with me forever, no matter where I go in this world.
After a long stint in the fitness industry, I worked for several computer software and Internet companies, survived the rise and demise of the dot-com world, received my Master's degree from USF and continued to raise my son (who is now 15), I am currently working on my Ph.D. in Education (an emphasis in Instructional Design for Online Learning) and live in a small Northern California town on a lake in an environment that reminds me a lot of Bishop. I serve on the board of directors of the FG Syndrome Family Alliance and am the chairperson for their electronic resources committee as well as web designer and Webmaster of the soon to be launched non-profit web site. My son was diagnosed with this syndrome when he was 8 years old. You can visit the new site (to be launched in the beginning of June) at: http://www.fg-syndrome.org.
In my "spare time", I work for a law firm in Santa Rosa, currently redesigning their web site, helping to support their computer network and run their billing systems. I am also building a wooden canoe, making natural bath products and writing business and marketing plans for acquaintances who have small businesses.
Yocum, Cindy (Brown) - E-mail: cyocum@presys.com
HI, I JUST WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW HOW MUCH I ENJOYED THIS WEB PAGE. IT WAS GREAT TO SEE WHERE SOME OF MY CLASSMATES WENT. UNFORTUNETLY I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO MAKE IT TO ANY OF THE REUNIONS. I HOPE TO MAKE IT TO THE NEXT ONE. I SHOULD BE LIVING BACK IN BISHOP AFTER 24 YEARS. I HAD MARRIED RIGHT OUT OF HIGH SCHOOL AND MOVED TO LAKEVIEW, OREGON. I HAVE THREE CHILDREN JENNIFER 22 , BRANDI 20 AND NOLAN 17. WE HAVE LIVED ON A 160 ACRE RANCH. I HAVE WORKED AT THE HOSPITAL IN LAKEVIEW FOR THE LAST 12 YEARS AS A INSURANCE BILLING CLERK. UNFORTUNATELY I AM GETTING A DIVORCE. I HAVE MISSED BISHOP AND MY FAMILY FOR TO LONG. IT IS TIME TO COME HOME. HOPE TO SEE MANY OF YOU WHEN I RETURN THE FIRST WEEK IN NOVEMBER. I WOULD ENJOY HEARING FROM ANYONE IN THE CLASS OF '76. BYE FOR NOW!!! CINDY (BROWN) YOCUM
21 NO H ST.
LAKEVIEW, OR 97630.
Class of 1977
Adams, Lauri (Vaulet) - E-mail: Aluri2@aol.com
Chavez, Tony - E-mail: tnt@as.net
Hey, I hear you guys still haven't put out a football team as good as the class of 1977! This is Tony Chavez I'm living in the Antelope Valley - doing just fine. Wanting to know if anyone has heard from any other classmates from 1977?
P.S. Nice hearing from you, Pat Russell. Talk to your dad every now and then because my brother-in-law is Sam Adams!
Funk, Frank - E-mail: fefunk@pacbell.net
Things have been good with me lately , Ive found a new woman who likes to camp and four wheel like I do, Weve just bought 23 acres neer Plymouth, CA, about 45 miles south east of Sacramento. We are going to be working on fences and building in the neer future. we'll I'll stop for now and talk later.
Harris, Lee J. - E-mail: Lee.J.Harris@Boeing.com
I am living in the Seattle area and work in engineering for the Boeing Company. I have been living Washington state since 79. Looking for contact with anyone I knew from my Bishop days.
Norris, Judy (Rockwell) - E-mail: jnorris@cmc.net
Since Bishop, I have lived in Bakersfield, CA; Moscow, ID; Salt Lake City, Utah; Portland, OR; and Ontario, OR. I have called Ontario my home for the past 11 years after schooling and jobs allowed that settled down thing. Ontario is very similar in climate to Bishop however we do get more snow and the "mountains" are hills. Dan, my husband, and I have been married 21 years and have a daughter Jennifer (16 almost 17) and a son Daryl (13). We have been very busy with sports since the kids were 5. I had been practicing as a registered nurse for 12 years when I decided to go back to school in 1993. I received my Master's from Oregon Health Sciences University in 1995 and am now practicing as a Family Nurse Practitioner in a rural health clinic. Dan has been the Assistant District Attorney here for the last 11 years and now is running unopposed for the District Attorney's position. My parents still live out in Wilkerson Ranch in the house I grew up in. We try to get back to Bishop once a year. My brother, Brad (class of 1982), just recently moved to Las Vegas. We enjoy lots of recreational activities close to home including whitewater rafting, downhill skiing, hunting, and fishing, Last May, we rafted the Colorado River through the Grand Canyon. What a ride! Looking forward to hearing from classmates.
Pate, Donald - E-mail: donald.pate@flinders.edu.au
Hi everyone from BUHS. I am still living in Australia and teaching at a university. My brother Dudley lives in Bishop, but my mother Audrey and sister Mary have moved to Bakersfield. I have built up some leave at work and will be visiting California from June 2007 - February 2008. Will definitely get up to Bishop for a visit. Hope that we are having a 30th Reunion.
I am planning to start working part-time in Australia in 2009, and this will allow me to live in California for 8 months of the year. Looking forward to getting back to California. Been living in Oz for 18 years now!! Time to get back home.
Hope to hear from some of you. All the best,
Don
Updated November 13, 2006
Russell, Patrick - E-mail: patnsue4u@cox.net
Talked to Maurice Sonnek recently and he updated me on the happenings concerning a possible 30th reunion. He said he really wants to have one if there are others that are interested, too, but hasn’t noticed any stirrings in that direction. Anyone hear of plans yet?
I'm still sharing my life with my beautiful wife Sue in Virginia. I’m retired from the navy (25 yrs) and now work at Northrop Grumman Corporation, Newport News Shipbuilding. (I did get a real job…)
721 Kensington Dr.
Newport News, VA, 23602
(757) 224-6466
Updated December 19, 2006
Smith, Patricia Graham - E-mail: dialatricia@hotmail.com
Patty Smith-Screen, living in the Central Coast area of California. Life is Good!
Updated December 10, 2007
Sonnek, Maurice - E-mail: MSonnek@comcast.net
I now live in Aurora, Colorado which is just outside of Denver. I am married with three kids. I am an Auto Transporter with Hadley Auto Transport, as for my wife she is an Executive Secretary for Scott's Liquid Gold. Our kids are leaving the nest so my wife and I are going to do more traveling soon, so I would like to hear from people.
Updated July 2, 2003
Zollars, Don - E-mail: dynodonz@earthlink.net
Don Zollars here, after living in Bishop since 1972 with the exception of 4 years in service of our country and 2 years of college I flew the coop. I now live in south central Minnesota. Yes it is cold here, we had 3 weeks this winter where the temps were never above freezing and with wind chills that put it into the sub zeros.
I came to Mn. to follow my heart, while I was in St Paul two years ago I met someone and May 2006 I moved here. The cost of living here is just a fraction of what it is in Ca. and the people are so nice it is like I have been living here all my life.
I would like to here from all of my old schoolmates (it keeps me from getting home sick) Looking forward to seeing all of you @ the class reunion this summer.
Class of 1978
Bouch, Terry - E-mail: terry.bouch@verizon.net
Am living in Bishop, have a 16 year old daughter in B.U.H.S. Have been pounding nails for the last 20 plus years and I also am involved with the Tribes Economic Dev Corp
Butler, Mike - E-mailstaff@westerndesignstudio.com
After graduating I spent four years in the Air Force, two in Hawaii and two in Montana. After hanging out in Montana and running a trap line for a year I moved to Bakersfield Ca. to work as a lease foreman for an oil company and then went to work as an operations supervisor for a local refining company. I worked for this company for 13 years until March of 2000 when I hung it up to devote full time to a business I had started eight months previously.
I now operate a business called "Western Design Studio" (www.westerndesignstudio.com). I design and build rustic log furniture for the Western and Lodge markets using a unique type of wood that I bring in from Texas called Cherry Stone Juniper. We have a 4500 sq ft. showroom/workshop in Bakersfield Ca and are currently working to finish our web site. We carry not only our own products but also those of other craftsmen and women throughout the U.S. We are located at 3 950 Buck Owens Blvd. which is just the right place for us.
I have been married for thirteen years to a Bakersfield girl, Kasie (KC) and we have a beautiful daughter, Baylie, age 3. My wife along with helping in the building of our products also does all of our decorating for our showroom and acts as our in house interior decorator for our customers. Business has been ever increasing since we opened the doors and we hope to eventually move outside of the Bakersfield area to other communities with small satelite stores, maybe even Bishop eventually?
I have been coaching high school football for about five years now and it just so happens that my star linebacker and running back this year was none other than the son of Laura (Spoor) Horrisberger, Andrew. Her and her Husband Scott have done a great job with that kid. I run into Jeff Chudy on occasion when he is out scouting the local talent for Bakersfield College where he is the defensive backs coach. Janie (Webster) Brown, I think it's Brown, happened to stroll into the shop one day and I see Jerry Swift on occasion, (Auto Parts in Lake Isabella.)
Well enough already. I can be reched at staff@westerndesignstudio.com or if you are ever in the area I can usually be found at the shop, (661)322-5835. Come and see us.
Cleland, Lynn (Paco) - E-mail: lynncleland@hotmail.com
Cox, Lee - E-mail: lccox@QNET.COM
Hi to all. I have lived back in Bishop now for almost 9 years. I have been married to my wife, Cindy for almost 17 years. We have 3 great kids. Morgan, 14 years old who starts High School in the fall (Yikes), Amanda, 11 years old who start Home St. in the fall and Ryan, 3 years old who thankfully will just be in pre-school. I am currently the Bishop Indian Utility Director. I keep busy with all the sports my son plays as well as coaching Little League baseball, Youth Football and occasionally Basketball. I am on the City of Bishop Parks and Rec. Board. We love being back in Bishop and raising our kids here. Would love to hear from all my classmates.
Flaherty, Janice (Calaway) - E-mail: Flaherty7@aol.com
Goodwin, Linda (Campbell) - E-mail: Spdskr8183@aol.com
Heaton, Kelly (Schriefer) - E-mail: Heaton5@roadrunner.com
Updated July 24, 2008
Hernandez, Sue (Timmons) - E-mail: davensue@earthlink.net
I have been living in Lancaster, Ca. for 10 years now, with husband Dave and children Jessica (11) and Brian (9). I absolutely ADORE being a Mom. We also have two sons from Dave's previous marriage. Both are married and have children....which makes us GRANDPARENTS. Three times over!! Hard to believe isn't it??
Dave is a truck driver in the LA area, and commutes (yuk), and I have recently changed jobs. I sell slot machines over the internet ;-). It is close and allows me to work around the family's schedule.
I go to Bishop a couple of times a year to visit my folks - Wayne & Jean Hutton. I love visiting them on the ranch.
My brother Bob is living close, in Mojave.
Rhonda (Parker) Clary just moved to Las Vegas.
I really enjoyed both the 10 and 20 year reunions. Didn't get to talk to everyone and get caught up, but got to relive some memories even as far back as elementary school! Wow!!!
Hope to see more of some of you on future visits!
Hughes, Marlene (Bartholomew) - E-mail: hughes@kvalley.com
Hi, everyone! My husband earned his doctorate in Bilingual and Multicultural Education from the University of Colorado in May of 2000. We recently moved our family to Ellensburg, Washington, where my husband accepted a position at Central Washington University. We're located about 2 hours southeast of Seattle--Ellensburg is smaller and much drier! The area reminds me of Bishop in many ways.
Our girls, Lauren (10), Christina (8), and Melissa (10 months) keep us busy. I'm enjoying a reprieve from teaching full-time, and will be teaching piano part-time for the next couple of years! We heard rumors of a 25 year reunion being planned--involving other classes in the late 70's. Hope you're happy and healthy in your pursuits!
Jones, Evan J. - E-mail: homeschooldad@mindspring.com
Martinez, Scott - E-mail: bmusbob@home.com
Updated August 16, 2007
Mullen, John - E-mail: jmullen@digitalpath.net
Updated April 28, 2005
Smith, Scott - E-mail: sdsmith@best1.net
Hi everyone! I'm the shorter Scott Smith. After Graduation '78, hung around a few years (whew-- some stories there ), went to Santa Barbara City College and became an X-ray technologist. For the past 14 years,been living in the Santa Maria area. Now living in Nipomo (just North of S.M.) about 15 mins from Pismo Beach and 20 minutes from San Luis Obispo. I live with my fiance, Mary Chapman, her niece, her mom, and two orange tabbie cats and one grizzled Aust. shepherd dog.
It's great to get online and see how all is coming along over in that incredible place. I meet more people who say we were SO lucky to grow up there and, of course,they are right. I think of the times had in BUHS (the last Senior Seminar class ),coming back after two years in Australia, Ski trips (skiing for a dollar !!!!!), Hot ditch, Senior ditch day, Cross country meets, etc.etc.etc..It really was pretty amazing.
My thoughts often turn to those who don't still drink the best water on earth (that is,the ones who are no longer on this plane of existence ), I know they'll have some things to say when we meet again.I sometimes wish they were still around; but, life can be really strange.... If you ever thought you were somehow "devalued" by your time in Bishop, as removed as it is from a lot of "modern society"; you are sorely mistaken--it has enriched you beyond belief. I don't get up there nearly often enough the last few years.
Hey,I never could be very concise!!
People I know about:
My sister Jennifer (class of '73) is still doing Bible translation work in the little West African nation of TOGO, raising two boys (Brian 7 and Mark 5) and enjoying the friends her and her husband David Rowe of Orono, Maine make over there and while on home furlough. They've been married ten years.
My sister Pam (class of '74) is living in the Claremont area and working at Claremont College as a History Professor. She is married to another History Professor (!) and they spend they're super busy time reading, researching, writing, travelling to complete the aforementioned while raising his son from a previous and their son (15 and 2 1/2 respectively).
Keith Spencer is an engineer with CalTrans in this Dist., living just S.E. of San Luis Obispo in the Edna Valley with his wife Jamie. I think they went to the recent 20 year reunion. We missed it---kinda bummed me out but it doesn't always work out.
Wayne Ferrell lives in Carpenteria (S.of Santa Barbara) I think.
Brett Anacker is still in the San Diego area, last I heard.
Brent Gray is living in Chico still, and doing a good business welding; he recently got his degree in engineering-I think.
Jerry Gonzales was living in Tehachapi and working at the Prison there.
Kenny Lloyd's little brother David(?) was working as an aircraft mechanic at the Santa Maria airport about ten years ago.
That's about it for now---whoever put this thing together THANK YOU and keep up the good work!!!
Swenson, Kim - E-mail: kimielog@hotmail.com
After leaving Bishop, I lived on the east coast at naval bases for a few years until 1985, then I came back to California. I have 2 kids. My son is out of High School and my daughter is a freshman at Beaumont High (playing on the varsity basketball team and JV volleyball team). I am living in Redlands, Ca. Please email I'd love to hear from you.
kimielog@hotmail.com
My brother Dave Swenson class of 1974 (maybe Lone Pine) has been living in Karlsruhe Germany since 1976. He is married and loves it there. If you want to email him: d.swenson@arcor.de
Added February 7, 2006
VanderSchuit, Kent - E-mail: ca2nvlaw@yahoo.com
Updated August 3, 2004
Vallier, Ilene (Ilene Stubbs) - E-mail: Stubbs.family@verizon.net
Updated March 10, 2004
Zack, Karl - E-mail: karl.zack@sbcglobal.net
Class of 1979
Achtenberg, Margie (Snow) - E-mail: jmachtenberg@sbcglobal.net
Hi Everyone! Sure do miss everyone from the "Good Ole Day's". Wow it's hard to believe it has really been this long. Anyway's, my Husband is still Trucking and we relocated to Springfield, Missouri about 35 minutes from Branson. We are enjoying Traveling around the Country and seeing all the beautiful sites. When I am not on the Truck with him, I keep busy puttering around the house and staying busy in the community. Our youngest Daughter got married last September. The oldest is still busy dating.
My Dad passed away in September of 2000. It has been really hard on my Mom being alone. She is still living there in Bishop and we get to drop in and see her every so often. I would love to hear for any and all. Drop me a line if your ever in my neck of the woods and need a tour guide for Branson.
Margie (Snow) Achtenberg
1608 East 8th Street North
Springfield, MO 65802
Phone: (417) 864-8307
Updated January 13, 2005
Bartholomew, Bruce - E-mail: bartmail@yahoo.com
Looking forward to our 30-yr reunion in a few years!
We live in the Bay Area, and at 7 years, it is our longest residence address yet. I manage the North America Sales Division for Bio-Rad Laboratories--a medical diagnostics business. My parents are still in Bishop and we get back once or twice a year. Give me a ring if you're ever in town or would like to catch up.
Home: 707-748-7746
Work: 510-741-5729
Bruce Bartholomew
308 Larkin Dr.
Benicia, CA 94510-1414
Updated December 19, 2006
Brennan, Sean - E-mail: sean@skylinemortgage.biz
I moved my family to Bend, Oregon in the summer of 2005. Family includes my wife Lisa and 3 daughters ages 5, 7 and 9. The move has been great, getting back to a climate more like Bishop and less like Portland (where we lived for the previous 12 years). The girls all started skiing last winter at Mt Bachelor (20 miles away) and we’re looking forward to our second winter here.
I recently opened my own mortgage business near the downtown area of Bend. It’s nice being self-employed in a great area like Bend.
Anyone else living in Central Oregon? Planning a trip to Sun River (just down the road)? Shoot me a message.
Sean Brennan
(541)388-4212
Or work (866)343-6751
Updated October 20, 2006
Carter, BunE (Winterbourne) - E-mail: bune@ultraprise.com
I won't make the 20 year reunion, but I'd love to see some photographs. My family (husband David, and two-year old son, Johnny) has settled about 70 miles from DC, in a lovely little community in the eastern panhandle of WV. David is a software developer, and I'm the Director of Human Resources for the same software company: http://www.ultraprise.com. It's a great life here,with just the right mix of chaos (work) and calm (community). I feel like I know more people here than I ever did in Bishop, probably because I recruited half of the town.
I've always wondered what happened to Juanita Smith. If anyone knows, please drop me a note.
Fearn, Amy (Zack) - E-mail: amyfearn@earthlink.net
I live in Burlingame (SF Bay Area) with my husband Jon and our three children, Alex (7), Jake (4), and Meghan (2). Advertising Account Executive for years and am now home with the children.
I am looking for: Jackie Clancey (1979) and Shelley Thompson (1979). They didn't show up at the 10 year reunion. Does anyone know their whereabouts?
My address is:
114 Los Montes Drive
Burlingame, CA 94010
Fillmore, Tim - E-mail: amyfearn@earthlink.net
Having long given up the pink Caddie for a more sensible set of wheels the path has been interesting and cool to say the least. After graduation I thought that working hard and making a living in Bishop was the thing to do. I did. And that worked for a long time. Most of you know that I am married to Allison (Boult - 1973) since 1982. We are now reliving our youth and paying for it dearly with two teens (jrs in high school)...The path from business also moved me out of Bishop after 30 years to pursue my college education. go figure...Anyway, the result of that is a Bachelor of Science in Biblical Studies and now currently the Senior Pastor of a new church in Elk Grove, Ca (south of Sacramento). I have not forgotten my roots in rock and roll and feature a great solid band and music every week in our church. It's worth coming...really! We are blessed! Would love to hook up with just about anyone from BUHS.
Tim Fillmore
5757 Laguna Quail Way
Elk Grove, CA 95758
Gerberick, Russell - E-mail: Ruskibrew@aol.com
Just an update from my last entry. It's fun to see the growth on our little site. My family is doing well, and our life is quite full. Tenager and preschooler are quite a mix. Would be great to hear from you. Russ...AKA Slobber-Mole
I and my wife Danine still live in Visalia, California with our two children. Barbara our 12 year old daughter is dad's joy and worry all in the same package. Riley our 2-1/2 yr. old son is a general menace to society, but more fun than ever. I work for one of the largest air conditioning service contractors in the state as an area foreman. My territory covers the southern 1/3 of the San Joaquin valley, with Merced on the northern edge and the Grapevine on the south. I get together with Gary and Steve Bardonnex (who also live in Visalia) every Superbowl for a real good time, but don't seem to see too much of other Bishopites very often. I would love to get in touch with former BUHS Alumni. Feel free to drop a line.
2543 W. Laurel Ln.
Visalia, CA. 93277
(559)627-2598
Horn, Kristy (Bell) - E-mail: viffi@aol.com
I am married and have one child. My husband is James Bell and is rapidly approaching the 20 year mark in the Air Force. My son, David, is almost 11, entering the fifth grade, loves Beanie Babies and Poke'mon cards, reading, NASCAR, and animals. I have been homeschooling him since the first grade because the public schools where we live (in New Jersey, of all places!) simply could not keep up with his thirst for knowledge. When he entered the first grade he was reading at the fourth grade level. The school system actually told him to stop reading so the slower kids could catch up.
Other than homeschooling, we also enjoy Revolutionary War reenacting. Yep, we are some of those strange folk who dress up and live as they did in the 18th century to amuse and educate the public.
If anyone is interested in contacting me, my e-mail is viffi@aol.com, or you can visit our family homepage: BellHomeworks
Jones, Jenni - E-mail: JJonesRN11@charter.net
Jenni Jones
551 Classic Ct.
Carson City, Nv. 89701
775-882-5887
Updated February 28, 2005
Kingston, Bob - E-mail: bkingstn@teleport.com
Don't ask me why, but for some weird reason I decided to see if I could find anything about the 20th reunion for the BUHS Class of '79. I never imagined that I'd come across an alumni page. This is too cool! I got a real kick out of seeing names of folks who were part of my world twenty years ago (like Ed Patriquin and Evan Jones).
Even though I moved away right after my junior year, I've always identified with BUHS and the friends I made there. I hope that this posting encourages some of them to get in touch with me--we have a lot of catching up to do!
The last couple of decades have been full of twists and turns, some exciting, some frustrating, but all worth the price of admission. After hanging out in LA for a time, I moved to Tucson, Arizona to pursue a degree in music. A friend's tales of the Pacific Northwest brought me to Tacoma, Washington, and in 1987 I graduated from the University of Puget Sound with a B.A in music. Three and a half years later, I earned my M.A. in musicology from the University of Washington. In 1992, my wife Ann and I moved to the beautiful city of Portland, Oregon. (I'm glad to see lots of other BUHS alums in the Willamette Valley area.) Most recently, I completed my Master's degree in Library Science (I seem to be collecting these things), and I'm currently working as a reference librarian/cataloger at the Oregon Historical Society. In my spare time, I appear onstage with the Portland Opera Chorus.
Well, that's enough for now. I'd love to hear from any or all of my old band buddies (Mark Jackson, Julie Barton, Daryl Niewald, Peter Patriquin--where are you guys??!), or from anyone else who feels like chatting. Drop me a line any time!
7826 SE Harrison
Portland, OR 97215
(503)777-6304
Kinney, Richard - E-mail: richardandjankinney@comcast.net
Hello everybody. I left Bishop to attend Fresno State University...I earned a degree in microbiology(yeech) and then a teaching credential. I joined the Navy Reserve for 6 years to fill a patriotic need. I have been teaching 8th grade science since '87. 8th graders..talk about a fun, crazy, goofy, silly,terrible, and wonderful group of mutants....heck, I fit right in with them(they remind me of the opening paragraph of Steinbeck's "Cannery Row".
Somewhere in 1983 I took an Industrial Microbiogy class...we made cheese, sour kraut, wine, & beer.....I also met my wife in that course so good thing I was a micro major.
My wife Jan is a Fresno native and that's why I'm still living on this side of the Sierra. Jan is a medical technologist and works in the chemistry lab at Fresno Community Hospital. We have 2 sons (Nicholas and Anthony), age 5 and almost 6 (at the time of the 20 year reunion). Jan and I earned our pilots license in 1990 and are building a plane in our garage...that project slowed down with the arrival of the boys..but one day we'll be flying over Bishop. I am currently active in the local CENTRAL VALLEY ASTRONOMERS and Indian Guides.
Please send a me a note, I'd love to hear from you.
2376 Hampton Way
Clovis, CA 93611
(559) 322 7110
Updated December 19, 2006
Krejci, Julie (Wilson) - E-mail: juliebwilson@yahoo.com
Hello everyone!!! I have been living in Jackson Hole Wyoming Since 1980. I live here with my husband and son, I'm a member of the Jackson Hole Community Band playing my flute after 20 years of collecting dust, our family is actively involved in Boy Scouts, and I work at our local hospital. For those of you who don't remember me I moved to Bishop in the spring of 1978, I may have been there for a short time but I have many nice memories of my time at BUHS. I would love to hear from old friends.
Email me (juliebwilson@yahoo.com or tetontrekker@bresnan.net) or paper mail me at:
Julie Wilson
PO Box 9397
Jackson, WY 83002
Updated November 14, 2006
Lindsey, Carol (Colletti) - E-mail: calindsey@proaxis.com
Hello to all of my old friends. I enjoyed seeing everyone who made it to the 20 year reunion. The reunion committee did an outstanding job! We had a great turnout and I have to say, the people in this class have aged really well! For those of you who wanted to exchange addresses, please e-mail me. We had to leave early and I didn't get a chance to get your address before we left. I would love to hear from any of my old class-mates. I know there are few around here in the northwest.
My husband and I have a farm in Oregon. Most of the lawn seed that you buy probably came from around here. We live in the grass seed capital of the world. Besides growing fescue and rye grass, we raise beef cattle and both have full time jobs. My husband Tony is an industrial electrician (also a licensed electrical inspector) and I am a licensed contractor with my own window coverings business. We stay very busy!
I wish all of you the very best in life and I hope to hear from some of you.
Carol (Colletti) Lindsey
32779 Sandridge Rd.
Lebanon, OR 97355
Osburn, Michael - e-mail: stagemo@yahoo.com
Hello Class of '79!
Here it is almost 2007, and I have moved to Las Vegas, only to be moving again to Orlando, FL in January. I am now working full-time in the entertainment industry. I will be the Company Manager for the newest production of "Tony n' Tina's Wedding" in the Orlando area. I am in Las Vegas only through the end of 2006, but if anyone is in the area in the next few weeks, look me up! My email address is still the same, and you can see some pictures of me on my website at www.stagemo.com
My cell number is (714) 612-9698
Updated November 14, 2006
Rice, Perry - E-mail: perry@vestra.com
Saling, Patrick - E-mail: salingpr@hotmail.com
Hello all. Retired from the navy in 01, moved to Mountain Home Arkansas, now I'm a mail man. Married to Tammy Saling, and we have custody of her nephew Dustin, which keeps us very busy...email is salingpr@hotmail, or salingpr@centurytel.net
Updated January 23, 2007
Scott, James - E-mail: jamesbscott@peoplepc.com
I currently work for the Air Force as an Environmental Health Technician at March Air Reserve Base, CA. My loving wife, Shari, and I have three sons; Clayton (11), Douglas (10), and the latest Andrew (28-weeks). We spend most of our time keeping the boys busy with sports and other activities. I still visit Bishop every year to spend time with my mom, who lives in Chalfant Valley.
911 Holly Ct.
Banning, CA 92220-1411
Sherart, Debbi - E-mail: uplifted_feathers@yahoo.com
Hello everyone....
I finally have gotten around to getting this update done and sent off...
My email address has changed....it is now uplifted_feathers@yahoo.com. My website has also changed and the link is below.
Yahoo pager ID: uplifted_feathers
Please visit my website at arilinn.homestead.com
I am living in Wichita KS now.....
My youngest daughter has recently gotten married and has blessed the family with a grandchild.... He is the apple of Gramma's eye! *S* My middle son is in the Army...A military cop. My oldest son is attending a Christian college somewhere in Oregon.
I am the billing clerk/office manager for a company that hauls fuel to the local gas stations here in Wichita...It has been quite an experience learning about this industry.
I have discovered that I really like fast moving vehicles on a race track. A friend of mine and his son both are Flat Track racers here in Kansas and we have been enjoying the traveling on the circuit to watch and enjoy the racing. Flat Track Racing (for those who are clueless as I was) is on dirt tracks on motorcycles.... My heart races with the guys during every practice and every heat race and every main event.
I am also slowing starting to get involved with the Renaissance Fair out here. I went last year and had a wonderful time! All those knights and shining armor ya know!
I am still re-creating wonderful new dolls out of Barbie size dolls and have branched off into sewing for other dolls as well.If you are an ebayer, you can find my stuff (when available) by searching for my username, which is "leronis".
I am keeping my eyes opened watching for the next reunion....Hopefully I will be able to make it to the next one.
Updated 26 August, 2003
Sigler, Ed - E-mail: biged535@cox.net
Phone: 619-425-0105
Updated October 5, 2006
Vinson, Regina (Gina Vallier ) - E-mail: Ginav2@prodigy.net
Hi, It took me months but I finally found the Alumni page! Yeah! I had a great time at the 20 year reunion. It turned out to be a very emotional experience. I know, any of you who remember me will find that shocking! But I am so thankful to everyone who worked so hard putting the reunion together and that I had a chance to reconnect with my past.
I live in St. Charles, Missouri ( a suburb of St. Louis) with my husband, of 15 years, David. We met while I was getting my Bachelor of Arts in Social Welfare at Christ College Irvine (now known as Concordia University). He was in the Navy. We met, Fell in love, and here we are 17 years later! We moved to Mo. to be closer to his family who are wonderful. We have 2 children Elizabeth (9) and Michael (6). (Elizabeth or at least being pregnant with her is the reason I missed the 10 year reunion)
I obtained my Master of Social Work degree in 1988 ( I know I'm still amazed by this fact!) and have worked as a Renal Social Worker since then. I love it. I get to talk and make a living, and my teachers thought my mouth would only be a hinderance in my life.
I have been very blessed to keep in contact with Ronda (Bird) Tanberg, Margie (Silberberger) Duerr('80), and David Sonke ('78), Well, actually, God just continues to bless my life. I have the opportunity to teach Sunday School for 3 year olds. I have a wonderful husband, healthy happy children, some really GREAT friends, and the list just goes on and on.
My sister Ann still lives in Bishop, but we don't get there often enough. Ilene lives in Everett, Washington with her 4 kids.
Well if you ever make it to the Mid west, look me up, I'm a pretty bad cook, but I can make you laugh!!!
63 Waterlilly Ct.
St. Charles, MO 63304
(636) 928-7581
Updated December 8, 2005