Ithaca High School Class Of 1961

William Stephenson

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Birthday:November 12, 1943 City:Santee State/Prov.:CA Occupation:Re-tired No. of Children:3 What elementary school(s) did you attend?:Central School National City, CA What Junior high school did you attend?:Boynton Did you attend ninth grade at Boynton or IHS?:Boynton What have you been doing for the past 50 years?:After High School, did one four year hitch in The Marine Corps.
After that, worked for NCR, Morse Chain and Cornell before landing a Management Job with Mc Donalds Corp. That lasted about 6 years. Had My own Lane Maintenance (Bowling Alleys) business which included resurfacing and refinishing until 1985. Moved out West to San Diego, CA where I met the absolute Love of my Life Jeanne and finally settled down.
Went to work for Kaiser Foundation Hospitals in 1986 and retired from there in 2008. This past February 22nd, I lost Jeanne.
On a brighter note however.....looking forward to our re-union. Wow!!! 50 years!!
**** Sorry I missed the Re-union. Lost my Dad right before and between Him & Jeanne had a lot of Legal stuff to attend to.

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Carol... aka Ketki...for the past 30 yrs. Stiles

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Birthday:March 15, 1943 City:Anchorage State/Prov.:AK Occupation:life coach/writer Marital Status:Single What elementary school(s) did you attend?:Cayuga Heights What Junior high school did you attend?:Boynton Did you attend ninth grade at Boynton or IHS?:IHS What have you been doing for the past 50 years?:Following graduation from IHS, I returned to the place of my birth {Colorado} and attended The Colorado College. Upon completion...having focussed on Comparative Religion and Philosophy and English...my life became an odyssey of travel and soul-searching for the passion that would hold me through the years. I found that passion as a counselor/life coach...eventually returning to school and becoming certified in Complementary Health Care and body work. I moved to Alaska in 1982, and founded GateKey School of Mind/body Integration Studies in 1984. My partner and I ran the school for 25 years...retiring it in 2009. It was a great run! During those years I studied and worked in Shanghai, China {1984}, was a 'citizen diplomate' in the Soviet Union {1986},trekked a spiritual trail in Peru {1992} and have generally fallen more in love with life. My first book is with my editor at the moment {April 2011}...titled "The Courage to Change/The Will to Forgive." I continue 'coaching'. What fun it all is!!!

From Carol... aka Ketki...for the past 30 yrs.:Thank all of you, who have so thoughtfully brought this reunion together!!!! Wow...what a grand effort of love!

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James/Jim Stone

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Birthday:May 12, 1943 City:Swan's Island State/Prov.:ME Occupation:Registered Nurse - Emergency Dept. Website:www.swansisland.me Marital Status:Married What elementary school(s) did you attend?:Fall Creek What Junior high school did you attend?:Boynton Did you attend ninth grade at Boynton or IHS?:Boynton What have you been doing for the past 50 years?:After graduating in 1961, I attended Ithaca College and the Ag School at Cornell before graduating from Bemidji State College in Bemidji, MN in 1966 (math and chemistry). I spent two years in graduate school at the U of MN in MPLS before getting sidetracked by an interest in computers ... went to work for Sperry Univac in St. Paul, MN as a programmer/analyst then worked for several startups in the IT world/mostly marketing, sales, and/or project management roles ... then laid off in 1990 in my 50's, had four years of adventures/odd jobs ... deckhand on a tramp freighter, worked on deck on some ocean going tug boats, taught sailing, ran a couple of sail lofts, delivered boats, before going back to school to re-invent myself as a registered nurse ... have been an RN working in Emergency Departments for 12 years now. Along the way I married Sharon, also a nurse. Sharon and I spend part of the year in Maine, based on Swan's Island, and part of the year at our Florida home in Ruskin, FL. Finally retired ...from nursing at age 71. Still splitting my time - summers on Swan' s Island, ME, winters in RUSKIN, FL.

From James/Jim:

Summer Address: Swan' s Island, ME 04685
Winter Address: 105 Janie St, Ruskin, FL 33570 ...

Phone 813-217-1377

If/when in the vicinity of Swan's Island, ME or Ruskin, FL give me a call.

Peter Storandt

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Birthday:January 18, 1943 City:El Dorado State/Prov.:KS Occupation:retired Marital Status:Married No. of Children:3 What elementary school(s) did you attend?:Belle Sherman (1-5) and Cayuga Heights (6) What Junior high school did you attend?:Boynton Did you attend ninth grade at Boynton or IHS?:Boynton What have you been doing for the past 50 years?:After Cornell, went to graduate school at UMass and then on to a career in admissions and student services at several graduate professional schools. Since 2004, have lived in Washington, DC, and currently work for an education association managing two centralized application services. Daughter Liz lives in Santa Fe, NM, and is a professional equestrian; daughter Katy lives in Seattle, WA, and works for Microsoft; son Lyall lives in Houston and works for ExxonMobil. My wife Judie is a disability rights attorney who works for an advocacy and training organization on Capitol Hill.

From Peter:Enjoying life in the slow lane since July 2011, with three granddaughters just a mile away and everything else an easy walk from our wonderful prairie-style home (a l Frank Lloyd Wright) purchased for next to nothing.

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Linda Stump (Rashidi)

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Birthday:February 15, 1943 City:Mansfield State/Prov.:PA Occupation:professor of linguistics Marital Status:Committed Relationship No. of Children:1 What elementary school(s) did you attend?:Inlet Valley (1-5) St. John's (6) What Junior high school did you attend?:Boynton Did you attend ninth grade at Boynton or IHS?:Boynton What have you been doing for the past 50 years?:After graduating from Wooster, I was in the Peace Corps, first in India and then in Afghanistan (before anyone had heard of this beautiful and remote country). Married an Afghan, spent a year in Japan, then returned to the USA. Gave birth, taught in a variety of places and a variety of subjects, following husband around. PhD in linguistics from Michigan State University. Taught in China for a year and then moved to Morocco where I taught at Al Akhawayn University for three years and conducted field research on the oral performance narrative of Berber women. Divorced. Moved back to USA in 1999 for a (finally) tenured position at Mansfield University of Pennsylvania. Spent a year as a Senior Fulbright Lecturer at Sofia University, Bulgaria. Gained a Brazilian daughter-in-law and then a grandson. Life in the remote wilds of northern PA is great--and just a short distance from Ithaca, where I go every few weeks to shop at Greenstar, do research at Olin, and get my gimme! coffee fix.

From Linda:Kudos to Loulie and the whole reunion committee for such a great site.

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Susan Stutz (Brewster)

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Birthday:September 21, 1943 City:Alta Loma State/Prov.:CA Marital Status:Married No. of Children:2

From Susan:Both my husband and myself retired from General Electric a couple of years ago and now keep busy with camping and our rescue dogs.

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Don Sutherland

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Birthday:October 05, 1943 City:Endicott State/Prov.:NY Occupation:Retired Marital Status:Married No. of Children:3 What have you been doing for the past 50 years?:Went into the Navy right after high school. When I finished my tour I came back to Ithaca and worked at NCR printing facility. I Married Bea Krause of Spencer NY in 1966. Left NCR to go to work for IBM in Endicott in 1967. Held several positions there before taking a management job for IBM in Topeka KS in 1978. Worked in Topeka and in Kansas City Mo. until 1984 when I took a management position back in Endicott. In 1988 I moved into software development for IBM's Virtual Machine (VM) operating system. I worked there until I retired in June 2007. In retirement I have been busy with a fairly large honey-do list and hiking. In 2008 I completed hiking the Catskill 3500 peaks and I'm in the process of getting them all in the winter now.. This October I completed hiking the Finger Lakes Trail end to end with two of my hiking friends.. Our three children are scattered across the US. Our daughter Juli is a RN in Columbus OH, son Dan a Pharmacist in Topeka KS and son Jeff a Golf Superintendent in Santa Rosa Ca. We have a total of 10 grandchildren that we don't get to spoil often enough..

From Don:I'm looking forward to our 50th reunion.

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judi tagliavento (richards)

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Birthday:June 12, 1943 City:Fort Meyers State/Prov.:FL Occupation:registered Nurse Marital Status:Divorced No. of Children:2 What elementary school(s) did you attend?:St. John, West Hill What Junior high school did you attend?:Boynton Did you attend ninth grade at Boynton or IHS?:Boynton What have you been doing for the past 50 years?:My life has been an exciting and rewarding adventure filled with a variety of many career opportunities, and also many roads traveled. My greatest accomplishment, of course, is my children, one of each. I now have six grandchildren, and I am a snowbird, moving between Fort Myers, Florida and the Buffalo area in New York. I consider myself as semi-retired, as I continue with my nursing career on a freelance basis, working 2-3 days a week, working both in Florida and New York. I enjoy seeking out new adventures, and look forward to what life has in store for myself in "My Golden Years." I am looking forward to "reconnecting" with everyone at our 50th reunion !!

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Mary Teeter (Seifert)

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Birthday:June 13, 1943 City:Naples State/Prov.:FL Occupation:Retired Marital Status:Widowed No. of Children:2 What elementary school(s) did you attend?:West Hill What Junior high school did you attend?:Boynton Did you attend ninth grade at Boynton or IHS?:Boynton What have you been doing for the past 50 years?: After graduating from IHS, I first lived in New York City (Manhattan), then moved to New Jersey (Bergen County). In 1990 my husband and I moved to Naples, Florida with my two adult daughters. Cindi is a well-respected professional classical singer and full-time office manager for a surgeon. Tracee is a stay at home Mom with two children and a part-time marketing consultant.
For many years I was a self-employed bookkeeper. My passion for gourmet, international and traditional cooking provided me with the opportunity to cater for many professional organizations. I have always enjoyed interior decorating and before full retirement I was employed part-time in the field. I am fortunate to be a Grandmother who is able to watch the growth of Trent and Jenna since birth. I also have a first born grand puppy named Poochini.

From Mary:Looking forward to our 50th.

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Carol Thompson (Dickerson)

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Birthday:January 01, 1944 City:Pawleys Island State/Prov.:SC

From Carol:Bachelors in Management from Empire State College; Masters of Divinity from McCormick Theological Seminary (Presbyterian Church USA)
I've enjoyed the contrast of living along the dirt roads of Perry City (NY) and amid the high rises of Chicago. My favorite: my current spot just a bike ride away from the ocean. I quilt, do other artsy stuff, walk/run my Parson Russell terror, play in the water, and work part-time for a local family that owns a lot of real estate.
A few years ago in choosing place over position, I found I could not continue in my role as pastor. Bible belt churches are most distrustful of older northern women. Moved anyway...now share a condo with friend Lucia with whom I generally have a great time. I've spent my career advocating for the rights of others - females, blacks, GLBT, the poor, the earth. Ha! Maybe more reasons churches here were skeptical (most would prefer to maintain the status quo). For now, with good health - though minus the wealth - I relish each day just for me and those close to me.
I have a book outlined, which may or may not get written, perhaps to be titled Unsermons, to be in reader-friendly format, to put reason to cherished religious traditions. Some would say I've slid down the hot slope to hell. I'd say I've risen above to greater truth and freedom. Ha again! The church may some day even want my credentials back.
Enjoyed 24 years of marriage but decided against 25. Alas, ex Don Dickinson '60 died of cancer in '97. Daughter Chris lives in Lansing surrounded by a handful of step grandkids. Son Brian lives close by in Myrtle Beach with girlfriend and her family.

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