Our classmates have done some interesting stuff since they left HHS in 1960. Below are some biographical sketches. Someone out there is probably dying to know what you did with your life. If you would like to see your bio added to this website, please contact Jack Conaway (jack.conaway@gmail.com or 603.673.8083).
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Tina Marsh Edwatds married at age 20. She has one son, 43 and two grandsons , 5 and 8 who she loves dearly.The family moved to Michigan in the early '80's where she received Bachelor and Masters degrees in Clinical Psychology from Oakland University.
Tina worked as a psychotherapist for 20 years with adults in a private clinic. She is very pleased with the results of her work and still hears from many of her former patients. She belonged to several professional associations and was President of the Michigan Association of Professional Psychologists. In her spare time, she was a docent at the Cranbrook Art Museum in Bloomfield Hills, MI where she found a passion for exploring the art world. After 25 years of marriage, Tina divorced and developed a partnership with Eric, the museum Executuve Director. 15 years later he died suddenly.
Tina has a home in Florida and a loft in Michigan, spending 6 months of the year at each location. She is a world traveler and loves plants, playing bridge, and participating in the art world. After retirement, she took up fine art photography and has been very successful in this field. Her work has been shown in national and state juried shows and won many awards and graces the the permanent collections of museums and private collectors. Tina writes, "Life has been good!"
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After graduation, Barbara Geyer Howe worked in advertising at Wyeth Labs for a couple years until she had her first child. She has 2 children and 5 grandchildren. In 1982, Barb got married again to Ron. He has 3 children and 3 grandchildren. In 2011 they will celebrate their 29th anniversary. Barb's career was spent mainly in electronic and furniture sales and eventually back into advertising. In 1991, she went into a partnership and started up a successful advertising company. Barb writes, "In September 2004, I retired from that company and my husband and I moved down to the Eastern Shore to a little town called Berlin. It is just outside of Ocean City, Maryland."
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After HHS, Sandra Levey Gordon attended Pepper Lab at HUP and trained in Research Hematology, specializing in coagulation. She worked at Hahnemann Hospital for a few years and then started the Research Hematology Department at what was then Women's Medical College.
In 1976, Sandy and her husband, Mitch, moved to Pinecrest, FL next to Coral Gables. They lived there for 31 years.where they owned a manufacturing business which made rubber stamps for nearly all of the banks in FL, corporate and notary seals,trophies and awards, marketing and advertising products and provided corporate filings services with the State.
They sold the business in 2007 and moved to Charlotte, NC to be closer to Debbie, (their daughter, a special ed teacher) and her husband who now have 3 sons.Their older daughter, Stephanie, lives in Bethesda,MD with her husband (both lawyers) and 4 children. Stephie is back in school getting a PhD in Psychology.
Sandy writes, "I never imagined that we would be living here 50 years ago.The weather is wonderful and we even have seasons that are not too extreme.Mitch and I have been married for 47 years. We love traveling and have been fortunate to be able to do so."
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After HHS, George Reif, went to Drexel University where he received a Bachelor of Science degree in Commerce and Engineering . While there, he played on the lacrosse team where he found found much success and enjoyment. One month before graduation, the U.S. Army tried to draft him but George decided to apply for Naval Officer Candidate School instead and was accepted. He trained at Newport, RI where he received his Naval Officer Commission.
George was sent to Vietnam to serve onboard an oceanographic vessel, a converted 221 foot metal-hulled minesweeper. For two and a half years, he served as Supply Officer for three tours in Vietnam charting the shallow waters off the coast and making new charts for the fleet. Each summer he spent with the ship in its home port of Honolulu. As the Vietnam war was winding down, the ship was transferred to Vallejo, CA where he helped decommission her. George was transferred to Treasure Island in San Francisco to work for the ranking Admiral on the West Coast as Assistant Flag Secretary to perform an audit trace of their Top Secret publications. After this work was completed, he left the Navy as a full Naval Lieutenant. George writes, "the Navy had been good to me but I wanted to pick up the civilian life that I had put on hold for 4 years.
George went to work for Air Products & Chemicals in Allentown, PA as an Industrial Engineer. After 28 years in various managerial positions there, he retired in 1998.
In 1970, George married a young woman he had met in San Mateo, CA while in the Navy. They had 22 wonderful years together before she passed away in 1992. George writes, "I was fortunate enough to find another wonderful girl, Barbara, to share my life with and we were married in 1995. Our retirement time was instantly filled with helping our aging parents with their needs. We began to travel extensively on cruises to enjoy what we had missed during our working years. We have traveled all over the world on a total of over 50 cruises so far to several hundred foreign ports. Barbara and I continue to reside in Allentown, PA and enjoy seeing the world by cruising several times each year."
---------------------- Anne Goodman Karam moved from Havertown to New York to attend Julliard School and then on to Los Angeles and USC. She writes, "while working in the entertainment industry as a free lance musician (for 40 years) I bred and showed Hungarian Pulik, became a private pilot, acted in a few pictures and wrote a few screenplays. I went back to school to get my Masters in Psychology, but decided not to go into private practice, preferring instead to start a statewide program for extended education and after-school child care. I became a full fledged jewelry and accessories designer in 1988 and now run my own retail shop and website and also travel to teach. I have designed jewelry for Jennifer Lopez, Shirley MacLaine, Cher, and Cameron Diaz among others. My husband of 43 years and I had one son (deceased) and we live in Malibu, CA."
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Bruce Cole graduated from American University in 1964 with a B.A. in International Affairs. He later graduated from Tufts University with an M.A. in International Economics & Finance. Bruce was a Naval Lieutenant in the Supply Corps, U.S. Navy. He spent 16 years as a Financial Analyst and in consulting and 20 years in Accounting and retired as Senior Accountant in 2006. In addition, he spent the last 4 years as part-time Security Officer.
Bruce is divorced and has spent the last 18 and 1/2 years with his significant other, Linda Kates. He has 2 children and 2 grandsons.
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Joanne Lipson Beck graduated from Temple University in 1964, married Stephen Beck, and taught English in Philadelphia. She was a volunteer guide in the Philadelphia Museum of Art for 27 years and a Coordinator of Programs in the Accessibility Department. Joanne and Steve have three daughters, five grandchildren and two step grandchildren.
Joanne writes," hobbies and diversions I enjoy include reading, knitting, golf, bridge and cooking. A love of art and art history continues to be an interest that leads me to so many other hobbies. I enjoy working with people of all ages and presently coordinate an Adult Education Lifelong Learning Program in Elkins Park."
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After HHS, Bill Rathgeber attended Drexel University where he received a BS in Business Administration, an MBA, and a PhD in Organizational Development. After 28 years, he retired from the PQ Corporation as Corporate Vice President and Director, Human Resources.
Bill is married to Thelma and they have three children - Carrie, William IV and Jill and five grandchildren. He writes " I am thoroughly enjoying retirement, spending time at our summer home in North Beach, Long Beach Island, boating and fishing, following the Phillies, Eagles and Flyers, spending time with our children and grandchildren, and hangin' at the pool. "
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On HHS Graduation Day in 1960, Christina D'Orazio Nietopski was engaged to be married to her current husband, Gerry. They will be celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary in January, 2011. Chris and Gerry had one son, Mark James, who is now deceased. In 2010, Gerry is celebrating his 75th birthday and Chris' mom, her 96th. Chris plans to retire by 2012 and would like to move to a warmer clime.
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After HHS, Gordon Greenfield received a BS in Business Administration from Drexel University. He then earned his commission in the Navy from OCS and spent 3 years active duty on the staff of the Commander, Second Fleet sailing in the Caribbean and around Northern Europe. Gordon spent nearly 30 years at Eastman Kodak in Rochester, NY, mostly in equipment service and logistics. During his career, he ran two business subsidiaries, thus answering the question, " What do you do with a degree in business administration?" He also remained in the Naval Reserves, retiring in 1985 with the rank of Commander. He then had a second career as General Manager of Skaneatelas Country Club, retiring from there in 2002.
Gordon has a son and a daughter that both graduated from Slippery Rock University in PA and three stepdaughters from marriage to his wife, Carol. He now fills his time with volunteering, umpiring girls fast pitch softball, coaching field hockey, playing softball in a local senior league and taking courses at a community college. Along the way, he has also refereed high school and college football.
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After HHS, Gordon Greenfield received a BS in Business Administration from Drexel University. He then earned his commission in the Navy from OCS and spent 3 years active duty on the staff of the Commander, Second Fleet sailing in the Caribbean and around Northern Europe. Gordon spent nearly 30 years at Eastman Kodak in Rochester, NY, mostly in equipment service and logistics. During his career, he ran two business subsidiaries, thus answering the question, " What do you do with a degree in business administration?" He also remained in the Naval Reserves, retiring in 1985 with the rank of Commander. He then had a second career as General Manager of Skaneatelas Country Club, retiring from there in 2002.
Gordon has a son and a daughter that both graduated from Slippery Rock University in PA and three stepdaughters from marriage to his wife, Carol. He now fills his time with volunteering, umpiring girls fast pitch softball, coaching field hockey, playing softball in a local senior league and taking courses at a community college. Along the way, he has also refereed high school and college football.
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David Howe retired in 2006 as a crane operator/trainer from California Steel Industries (CSI), formerly known as Kaiser Steel Corp.
He had 5 boys in two marriages. Two boys are twins and are 41 years old now. His oldest is 44 and the two youngest are 21 and 19.
Dave writes,"my hobby is bowling and antique cars. I buy them, repair them, drive them, enjoy them, and then sell them. I also have Oldsmobile parts that I sell. I purchased a car and the estate had a large collection of parts for that car, which is a 1946 Olds 98. Currently, I'm preparing this beauty for sale. I attend national car shows all around the U.S.....local shows as well. I also locate cars for other interested people.
He had 5 boys in two marriages. Two boys are twins and are 41 years old now. His oldest is 44 and the two youngest are 21 and 19.
Dave writes,"my hobby is bowling and antique cars. I buy them, repair them, drive them, enjoy them, and then sell them. I also have Oldsmobile parts that I sell. I purchased a car and the estate had a large collection of parts for that car, which is a 1946 Olds 98. Currently, I'm preparing this beauty for sale. I attend national car shows all around the U.S.....local shows as well. I also locate cars for other interested people.
It was a long journey , reaching 64 years old; but when you look back, time went pretty fast."
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Ann Hunter Tearle retired in 2009 after 16 years with Kaiser Permanente (an HMO) working in the lab as a phlebotomist/medical lab assistant. at their Burke, VA. facility. She has two sons, Scott, 32 and Todd, 34. Scott and his wife live close by but are busy with doctorates and master's programs. Todd and his partner, live in California; and they come to visit when work. permits.
Ann has divorced twice and is living with a companion, Chuck. They live with Danny Boy, Ann's golden/lab mix, and Chuck's pure white cat with a lion haircut named VC. Ann writes, "we live in a lovely rambler way out in the country about an hour and a half from DC and just love it here. We have about 3 acres, and I have a riding mower (my tractor) to cut it, which i love to do. There are many lovely plantings, trees and bushes - whichever window you look out of you see something beautiful. The former owners did an excellent job of landscaping the place. We are very lucky we found it."
Ann has had both kinees replaced and is very happy about it. She writes, "I also have severe obstructive sleep apnea. That explains why I always fell asleep in history class. No disrespect was intended to my revered teacher. My boyfriend gets to sleep with a lady who looks as if she is wearing a gas mask--is he lucky or what!!"
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Ann Hunter Tearle retired in 2009 after 16 years with Kaiser Permanente (an HMO) working in the lab as a phlebotomist/medical lab assistant. at their Burke, VA. facility. She has two sons, Scott, 32 and Todd, 34. Scott and his wife live close by but are busy with doctorates and master's programs. Todd and his partner, live in California; and they come to visit when work. permits.
Ann has divorced twice and is living with a companion, Chuck. They live with Danny Boy, Ann's golden/lab mix, and Chuck's pure white cat with a lion haircut named VC. Ann writes, "we live in a lovely rambler way out in the country about an hour and a half from DC and just love it here. We have about 3 acres, and I have a riding mower (my tractor) to cut it, which i love to do. There are many lovely plantings, trees and bushes - whichever window you look out of you see something beautiful. The former owners did an excellent job of landscaping the place. We are very lucky we found it."
Ann has had both kinees replaced and is very happy about it. She writes, "I also have severe obstructive sleep apnea. That explains why I always fell asleep in history class. No disrespect was intended to my revered teacher. My boyfriend gets to sleep with a lady who looks as if she is wearing a gas mask--is he lucky or what!!"
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Zoe Walter Klippert met her husband, Jim, her first week at Cornell and left graduate school in 1965 to marry him and move to France. Their first son was born in Cincinatti where she taught university classes in American literature. Zoe writes," by the time our second son arrived, in Boston, I knew that teaching was not for me and turned to freelance editing. We moved to CA in 1973 and have lived in Moraga ever since, just over the hills from Oakland and 20 miles from San Francisco. Rewoods thrive here and the ones we planted near our sometime creek are now 80 feet tall." Moraga made the national news in 2010 when St. Mary's College upset Villanova and moved on to the Sweet Sixteen.
Zoe's editing work has ranged from brochures and concert programs to large-scale technical reports for Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. "While at LBNL, I learned that the Oxford-Berkeley Program offered a course on the manuscripts in the collection of the Bodleian Library at Oxford. My time in Oxford was dedicated to a set of letters written in Oakland, CA by one of Jane Austen's many nieces. They were acquired by the library 20 years earlier , but needed an editor familiar with the San Francisco Bay area. After considerable research and six return trips to England, I was asked by the library's director of publishing to produce an edition of the letters. The book, entitled An English Woman in California: The Letters of Catharine Hubback, 1871-76, will be released in England in October 2010 and one month later in the US."
" Although Jim and I have no immediate plans to downsize or relocate, we would like to be closer to our granddaughters in Portland, OR."
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Larry Knorr was a self-described sleep-walker at HHS. Ater leaving, however, he appears to have woken up to a varied and productive life. Larry started out working at a Horn & Hardart automat, loading Abbotts Ice Cream trucks at night, and mending newly made carpets at Alden Rug Mills. He later received BS and MS degrees in Agricultural Economics, worked in product development for Ford Motor's Tractor Operations in MI and served on a local city council there.
In 1975, Larry relocated to CA, seeking an alternative to working for corporate America and started a business supplying water treatment and filtration equipment for large aquatic facilities. He managed Knorr Systems, Inc. into an equipment distributor serving 5 Western states. Larry now relies on a local team to manage the company while he pursues other life joys including living in New Zealand 4-5 months a year where his wife Mary Pat, a landscape architect, manages a large public botanical garden.
Larry writes, "other joys include the 6 children we have between us, 2 grandchildren that we visit often in the Bay Area and an old farmhouse we have in San Luis Obispo's Edna Valley where I grow all sorts of fruit trees. He also has enjoyed playing slow pitch softball with a men's club for the past 30 years, trips to Big Sur for workshops at Esalen Institute, attending 3-day summer music festivals, and watching the Phillies beat the Dodgers every year with other transplanted Philly fans.
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John Ericson writes"The three years I enjoyed at HHS and the first fifty since graduating have been truly wonderful. I was fortunate to attend Drexel with several of my good HHS friends. HHS and Drexel provided a great foundation. The Navy sent me to the west coast where I was a staff officer on the staff of a Rear Admiral embarked on aircraft carriers. That took me to the Tonkin Gulf and Western Pacific ports including Sydney where I met my wife to be. Following the Navy, I joined Hallmark Cards Corporate and was assigned to Southern California."
John and his wife are still in Southern CA. They had 3 children (two daughters and one son), raised horses (three at one period) and are involved in local politics and community service (town council and planning board). Visits to parents in Australia and Florida, and John's wife’s travel business (South Pacific Adventures) has kept them very busy. "The children have left the nest but we are still active and four Jack Russells provide ample noise and activity!"
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After HHS, Gini Loftus Wittorff attended Drexel University where she graduated with a BS.She had a 23 year career with Vie de France Yamazaki, Inc. where she worked her way up to District Sales Manager.
Gini married Bill Wittorff who she met at Drexel. She has 2 children and 4 grandchildren. Gini enjoys, travel, yoga, opera and the theater.
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Lynn Holmquist Johnson graduated from Millersville State College and moved to the Denver area to teach elementary school. She married Arthur Johnson and had 2 children, Kristie and Eric. They moved to Santa Barbara, CA, for 8 years, but returned to CO when they had the opportunity to buy 40 acres of Art's family farm. Lynn taught locally and retired after 27 years of teaching. Lynn writes, "Art and I are enjoying our children, 2 granddaughters and a very active retirement!"
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Joanne Hoft Loughran graduated from Centenary College for Women. Following that, she was married at 21 and had children Cynthia at 22 and Joey at 23. She writes," good thing that pace did not continue. I had the very good fortune to be a stay-at-home mom to raise my family. As the kids grew and matured, I found that I really enjoyed working as a volunteer with Paoli Hospital. Auxiliary membership led to positions on the Board - my favorite being treasurer with hundreds of thousands at my finger tips. As a result of divorce, I found myself out in the real world for the first time. Working for an internal medicine doctor as his office manager has given me much needed confidence and enjoyment. I have been blessed with good friends, wonderful children and their spouses, four handsome grandsons and a precious new granddaughter. Life is good!"
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After HHS, Michael Lakin studied math at Penn State and did graduate work in German literature, finishing his degree at University of Buffalo. He taught German, linguistics , literature and writring.for twenty years at Alfred University. Several Fulbright and other awards allowed him to live and travel with his family in Europe. From his first marriage , Mike has a daughter, Alex, and a son, Nathaniel, both with advanced degrees in art, and an infant granddaughter.
In the 1980's, partly influenced by Jim McCloskey's decision to change life's direction, Mike left teaching for a career in psychology. He received a PhD in clinical psychology from the University of Michigan, set up a practice in northern NY and eventually settled in Ithaca, NY. In 1997, Mike set up a private practice there treating adults and children and conducting child custody evaluations for families and supreme courts.
Mike married Anne Kingensmith more than 20 years ago. Their daughter, Phoebe, is just entering high school. Anne is an acoustic analyst at Cornell's Ornithology Laboratory. Mike enjoys playing basketball, traveling with his family, following the Phillies and, most especially -- playing poker. Since his mother still lives in the house that he grew up in, he visits Havertown frequently.
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Ater HHS, Sandra Baron worked with computers for 16 years. After a long illness, she started college in 1976 and completed an undergraduate and Masters degree in Social Work. .Sandy also belonged to the Academy of Certified Social Workers. In 1979, she began working at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Comprehensive Rehabilitation Unit and Spinal Cord Injury Center as a social worker/case manager/discharge planner. While there, Sandy provided counseling to newly disabled patients and their families along with arranging plans for discharge to home. She worked there for 24 years prior to retiring in 2003 because of a disability.
Geoff has been married to his wife, Joyce, since 1965. They have two children, Geoffrey Jr and Suzanne. Their first grandchild was born in May, 2010. Geoff is an avid golfer and traveler.
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After HHS, Francis Hudak worked for McGarrity & Moser Dodge for a year before joining the USAF After graduating from the Air Force Academy, he worked as a military policeman. After his discharge, Frank worked for a short time at LIT Brothers and NCR before taking a job with DeVilbiss in Richmond, VA . When they were bought out he moved to Stewart -Warner. Frank writes, "They also sold out so I went to my first love....radio. I was on the air for nine years until that bubble burst so I went back to what I did in the Air Force, law enforcement."
Today, Frank is a deputy sheriff in Henrico County, VA. He is married to Carolyn and they have two sons, John and James.
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After HHS, Jim Loane attended King's College and Easter Baptist College. He received a BS in Finance from St. Joseph's College and an MBA from the University of Virginia. Jim spent the next 34 years at First Pennsylvania Bank which changed to Core States, First Union and then Wachovia. Sometime between Core States and First Union, Jim was "rightsized". He spent the next 12 years as Vice President, Commercial Loans at First National Bank of Chester County..
In 2004, with his wife of 34 years, Linda, Jim moved to Tuscon, AZ where he where he worked for the Southern Arizona Commercial Bank for 3 more years. When the commercial real estate market began to collapse he retired.
Linda and Jim have 3 daughters, Lauri, Michelle and Stacey, and a son, Jim, Jr. They have 5 grandchildren ( 4 girls and a boy ) and one granddaughter. Jim writes, " My hobbies and interests include cooking, reading, traveling, golf ( a joke), and foremost, my grandchildren living in Tuscon and Tampa, FL. I have been blessed with a wonderful wife, fantastic children and grandchildren, many friends, and a lifetime of fond memories."
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David Colflesh left Haverford and joined the Air Force for 4 years. He then joined the University of Pennsylvania Dental School and moved to the Medical School of Pennsylvania (formally the Womens Medical College). After many years David moved to the State University of New York at Stony Brook.and did research at their Medical School. He opened a bio-technology company while at Stony Brook and retired after being there for 30 years having published over 40 scientific papers.
David moved to The Groves Golf and Country Club in Land O Lakes Florida. His two children and their three children live in the same area. The Groves was built and is governed by The Groves Community Development District which, as a Florida Special District, has a local government. The District has 5 Supervisors elected in Florida’s General Elections. David has served four years as Asst Chairman and Chairman. During the 2010 election, he won another four year term as Supervisor.
David writes, "I was saddened to hear the loss of some 50 former classmates. Life has been very good to me and my family. I often think of and remember my classmates at Haverford High. I wish you all good health and trust the reunion will be a great success."
Zoe's editing work has ranged from brochures and concert programs to large-scale technical reports for Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. "While at LBNL, I learned that the Oxford-Berkeley Program offered a course on the manuscripts in the collection of the Bodleian Library at Oxford. My time in Oxford was dedicated to a set of letters written in Oakland, CA by one of Jane Austen's many nieces. They were acquired by the library 20 years earlier , but needed an editor familiar with the San Francisco Bay area. After considerable research and six return trips to England, I was asked by the library's director of publishing to produce an edition of the letters. The book, entitled An English Woman in California: The Letters of Catharine Hubback, 1871-76, will be released in England in October 2010 and one month later in the US."
" Although Jim and I have no immediate plans to downsize or relocate, we would like to be closer to our granddaughters in Portland, OR."
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Larry Knorr was a self-described sleep-walker at HHS. Ater leaving, however, he appears to have woken up to a varied and productive life. Larry started out working at a Horn & Hardart automat, loading Abbotts Ice Cream trucks at night, and mending newly made carpets at Alden Rug Mills. He later received BS and MS degrees in Agricultural Economics, worked in product development for Ford Motor's Tractor Operations in MI and served on a local city council there.
In 1975, Larry relocated to CA, seeking an alternative to working for corporate America and started a business supplying water treatment and filtration equipment for large aquatic facilities. He managed Knorr Systems, Inc. into an equipment distributor serving 5 Western states. Larry now relies on a local team to manage the company while he pursues other life joys including living in New Zealand 4-5 months a year where his wife Mary Pat, a landscape architect, manages a large public botanical garden.
Larry writes, "other joys include the 6 children we have between us, 2 grandchildren that we visit often in the Bay Area and an old farmhouse we have in San Luis Obispo's Edna Valley where I grow all sorts of fruit trees. He also has enjoyed playing slow pitch softball with a men's club for the past 30 years, trips to Big Sur for workshops at Esalen Institute, attending 3-day summer music festivals, and watching the Phillies beat the Dodgers every year with other transplanted Philly fans.
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John Ericson writes"The three years I enjoyed at HHS and the first fifty since graduating have been truly wonderful. I was fortunate to attend Drexel with several of my good HHS friends. HHS and Drexel provided a great foundation. The Navy sent me to the west coast where I was a staff officer on the staff of a Rear Admiral embarked on aircraft carriers. That took me to the Tonkin Gulf and Western Pacific ports including Sydney where I met my wife to be. Following the Navy, I joined Hallmark Cards Corporate and was assigned to Southern California."
John and his wife are still in Southern CA. They had 3 children (two daughters and one son), raised horses (three at one period) and are involved in local politics and community service (town council and planning board). Visits to parents in Australia and Florida, and John's wife’s travel business (South Pacific Adventures) has kept them very busy. "The children have left the nest but we are still active and four Jack Russells provide ample noise and activity!"
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After HHS, Gini Loftus Wittorff attended Drexel University where she graduated with a BS.She had a 23 year career with Vie de France Yamazaki, Inc. where she worked her way up to District Sales Manager.
Gini married Bill Wittorff who she met at Drexel. She has 2 children and 4 grandchildren. Gini enjoys, travel, yoga, opera and the theater.
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Lynn Holmquist Johnson graduated from Millersville State College and moved to the Denver area to teach elementary school. She married Arthur Johnson and had 2 children, Kristie and Eric. They moved to Santa Barbara, CA, for 8 years, but returned to CO when they had the opportunity to buy 40 acres of Art's family farm. Lynn taught locally and retired after 27 years of teaching. Lynn writes, "Art and I are enjoying our children, 2 granddaughters and a very active retirement!"
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Joanne Hoft Loughran graduated from Centenary College for Women. Following that, she was married at 21 and had children Cynthia at 22 and Joey at 23. She writes," good thing that pace did not continue. I had the very good fortune to be a stay-at-home mom to raise my family. As the kids grew and matured, I found that I really enjoyed working as a volunteer with Paoli Hospital. Auxiliary membership led to positions on the Board - my favorite being treasurer with hundreds of thousands at my finger tips. As a result of divorce, I found myself out in the real world for the first time. Working for an internal medicine doctor as his office manager has given me much needed confidence and enjoyment. I have been blessed with good friends, wonderful children and their spouses, four handsome grandsons and a precious new granddaughter. Life is good!"
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After HHS, Michael Lakin studied math at Penn State and did graduate work in German literature, finishing his degree at University of Buffalo. He taught German, linguistics , literature and writring.for twenty years at Alfred University. Several Fulbright and other awards allowed him to live and travel with his family in Europe. From his first marriage , Mike has a daughter, Alex, and a son, Nathaniel, both with advanced degrees in art, and an infant granddaughter.
In the 1980's, partly influenced by Jim McCloskey's decision to change life's direction, Mike left teaching for a career in psychology. He received a PhD in clinical psychology from the University of Michigan, set up a practice in northern NY and eventually settled in Ithaca, NY. In 1997, Mike set up a private practice there treating adults and children and conducting child custody evaluations for families and supreme courts.
Mike married Anne Kingensmith more than 20 years ago. Their daughter, Phoebe, is just entering high school. Anne is an acoustic analyst at Cornell's Ornithology Laboratory. Mike enjoys playing basketball, traveling with his family, following the Phillies and, most especially -- playing poker. Since his mother still lives in the house that he grew up in, he visits Havertown frequently.
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Ater HHS, Sandra Baron worked with computers for 16 years. After a long illness, she started college in 1976 and completed an undergraduate and Masters degree in Social Work. .Sandy also belonged to the Academy of Certified Social Workers. In 1979, she began working at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Comprehensive Rehabilitation Unit and Spinal Cord Injury Center as a social worker/case manager/discharge planner. While there, Sandy provided counseling to newly disabled patients and their families along with arranging plans for discharge to home. She worked there for 24 years prior to retiring in 2003 because of a disability.
Since then, she has obtained two pets which have been trained as therapy dogs and they visit hospitals/nursing homes and schools.
Sandy writes," we visit a variety of places which pleases the patients/residents to no end. The dogs enjoy it as much as I do. In 2009, I finally left Havertown and now live in a retirement community in Glen Mills, PA and am constantly busy with a huge variety of activities which keeps me on the move all the time.
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After HHS, Gail Brinton Allebach attended Ursinus College where she met her husband, Dick, the first day of registration. While at Ursinus, she played field hockey, basketball and lacrosse, and continued her love of sports by playing and umpiring the two field sports for 20 years after college. Gail was honored to umpire two lacrosse World Cups (one at Swarthmore College and the other in Australia). She was also named to the United States Lacrosse Team for two years, and to the second team for four years and elected to the Ursinus College, and the Pennsylvania Lacrosse, Halls of Fame.
Gail was employed by Verizon for 15 years and retired in 2006. She writes,"Dick and I have two daughters and seven grandchildren who are blessings in our lives. We are very lucky to have a second home in Duck, NC and currently spend several months a year there. We are officers in our home owners association in NC, and unfortunately we have our annual meeting on the day of the 50th reunion. I sing with the Valley Forge Chorus of Sweet Adelines International, where I am an assistant director and section leader. I also regularly play tennis."
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Geoff Cudd worked for 36 years at the telephone company in Information Systems. That time span was Interrupted for 2 years (67-69) by service in the US Army. He retired from Verizon Communications in 2000 and is Currently working part time for personal enjoyment at a Mercedes and a Porsche dealer. After HHS, Gail Brinton Allebach attended Ursinus College where she met her husband, Dick, the first day of registration. While at Ursinus, she played field hockey, basketball and lacrosse, and continued her love of sports by playing and umpiring the two field sports for 20 years after college. Gail was honored to umpire two lacrosse World Cups (one at Swarthmore College and the other in Australia). She was also named to the United States Lacrosse Team for two years, and to the second team for four years and elected to the Ursinus College, and the Pennsylvania Lacrosse, Halls of Fame.
Gail was employed by Verizon for 15 years and retired in 2006. She writes,"Dick and I have two daughters and seven grandchildren who are blessings in our lives. We are very lucky to have a second home in Duck, NC and currently spend several months a year there. We are officers in our home owners association in NC, and unfortunately we have our annual meeting on the day of the 50th reunion. I sing with the Valley Forge Chorus of Sweet Adelines International, where I am an assistant director and section leader. I also regularly play tennis."
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Geoff has been married to his wife, Joyce, since 1965. They have two children, Geoffrey Jr and Suzanne. Their first grandchild was born in May, 2010. Geoff is an avid golfer and traveler.
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After HHS, Francis Hudak worked for McGarrity & Moser Dodge for a year before joining the USAF After graduating from the Air Force Academy, he worked as a military policeman. After his discharge, Frank worked for a short time at LIT Brothers and NCR before taking a job with DeVilbiss in Richmond, VA . When they were bought out he moved to Stewart -Warner. Frank writes, "They also sold out so I went to my first love....radio. I was on the air for nine years until that bubble burst so I went back to what I did in the Air Force, law enforcement."
Today, Frank is a deputy sheriff in Henrico County, VA. He is married to Carolyn and they have two sons, John and James.
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After HHS, Jim Loane attended King's College and Easter Baptist College. He received a BS in Finance from St. Joseph's College and an MBA from the University of Virginia. Jim spent the next 34 years at First Pennsylvania Bank which changed to Core States, First Union and then Wachovia. Sometime between Core States and First Union, Jim was "rightsized". He spent the next 12 years as Vice President, Commercial Loans at First National Bank of Chester County..
In 2004, with his wife of 34 years, Linda, Jim moved to Tuscon, AZ where he where he worked for the Southern Arizona Commercial Bank for 3 more years. When the commercial real estate market began to collapse he retired.
Linda and Jim have 3 daughters, Lauri, Michelle and Stacey, and a son, Jim, Jr. They have 5 grandchildren ( 4 girls and a boy ) and one granddaughter. Jim writes, " My hobbies and interests include cooking, reading, traveling, golf ( a joke), and foremost, my grandchildren living in Tuscon and Tampa, FL. I have been blessed with a wonderful wife, fantastic children and grandchildren, many friends, and a lifetime of fond memories."
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David Colflesh left Haverford and joined the Air Force for 4 years. He then joined the University of Pennsylvania Dental School and moved to the Medical School of Pennsylvania (formally the Womens Medical College). After many years David moved to the State University of New York at Stony Brook.and did research at their Medical School. He opened a bio-technology company while at Stony Brook and retired after being there for 30 years having published over 40 scientific papers.
David moved to The Groves Golf and Country Club in Land O Lakes Florida. His two children and their three children live in the same area. The Groves was built and is governed by The Groves Community Development District which, as a Florida Special District, has a local government. The District has 5 Supervisors elected in Florida’s General Elections. David has served four years as Asst Chairman and Chairman. During the 2010 election, he won another four year term as Supervisor.
David writes, "I was saddened to hear the loss of some 50 former classmates. Life has been very good to me and my family. I often think of and remember my classmates at Haverford High. I wish you all good health and trust the reunion will be a great success."
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After HHS, Mitchell Berman attended Temple and pursued a certificate in industrial design at the Museum College of Art. Then he did a term in the Marine Corps and went to work with his uncle in the office furniture business. Mitchell partnered with his uncle until 1983 when he purchased the business from him. Mitchell married Marjorie Liss from Lower Merion in 1966. They have been together for 45 years and have three kids; Jeff, a veterinarian in Fort Washington, Randi who lives with her family near Charlotte, NC and Leigh,a professional equestrian who owns and operates a large horse boarding and training facility near Pottstown.
He is still in the office furniture business headquartered in Manayunk. Mitchell writes, "My interests are family, horses and dogs, travel and art, in that order. I have been a board member of a number of charitable organizations but am slowing that down a bit. My plans are to continue to work until I drop, as I still enjoy the challenge of business, and may travel more frequently."
Mitchell's business website is at www.transamfurn.com
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Bill Bowen graduated with a degree in engineering from Carnegie Mellon and flew to California the next day to begin a career in the petroleum/construction industry. He began as a design engineer with Chevron in San Francisco, but spent most of his career as a project manager with the Bechtel Corporation, designing and building major process plants all over the world.
Bill enjoyed 15 years as a bachelor in San Francisco before meeting his wife of 30 years, June Travis, a former cheerleader from Landon High in Jacksonville, Florida. They didn't have kids, but dote on their four nieces and nephews. After 24 years in the city, Bill and June moved to the suburbs and tried to spend more time at home.
Bill writes, "I decided to retire early in 1995 and enjoy a life free from the daily grind. As most of you know, new activities quickly fill up the day. I had a rather detailed "bucket list" to complete, in addition to extensive travel, a new commitment to exercise, seeing old friends and home improvement. It's been a good life, I'm in great health, and I hope to be around for a long time!"
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Don Titus received a BS in Industrial Management from Drexel and an MBA at Lehigh. He joined Bethlehem Steel as a management trainee, working his way up to Director HR Planning at the corporate office.After Bethlehem, he worked at a small manufacturing productivity consulting firm as VP Sales, an executive outplacement firm, at Graphic Packaging, a Coors Subsidiary as VP of HR, and as VP of HR for a pharmaceutical packaging company. Don is now doing retained executive search with Hobbs & Towne, Inc. in Valley Forge He writes, "I have been able to gradually reduce my work load and spend a lot more time on our sailboat "Forever Autumn" where I continue to hone my sailing skills. I love the outdoors and am very active - fly fishing (salmon, trout steel head in PA, Alaska and British Columbia) and hunting (mostly deer in PA)."
Don married the first time in 1961 at age19. He and his first wife had a son who is a consultant and a daughter who works in QC at Crayola. In 1985, Don and his first wife divorced and he married his current wife, Paula.Through Paula, Don inherited another son and daughter and together they have a 15 year old grandson and a 3 year old granddaughter.
Don plans to work until he's 70 or six feet under, whichever occurs first.
-----------------------------------------------------------------After 25 years of living in the Orlando, FL area, Roberta Leopold Henry, moved in 2010 to Carlsbad, CA (San Diego area). She was following her Chicago kids/grandkids who also moved there. Bobbie retired around 2005. She is now living the good life in an "over 55" community with enough activities to keep her high energy level appeased.
Bobbie is now training to be a literacy tutor to adult learners and expects this to be useful and rewarding. She writes, "I indulge my love of travel frequently. Upcoming trips include a Mexican Riviera Cruise and a trip to Israel and Jordan. I'm also looking forward to many short trips around the state of CA and other western destinations to become familiar with my new locale. If any former classmates are heading out this way, I'd be delighted to get together with them and enjoy reminiscing about the old days."
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Jack Denton graduated from Temple University. After a tour with the US Army in Vietnam, he enrolled in graduate school. He spent his career in commercial real estate, starting with Jackson Cross Company in commercial sales and leasing. Jack then moved to Latimer and Buck Inc. in commercial mortgage financing. He left there to join North American Associates, developing real estate in downtown Philadelphia. In 1983, Jack joined Franklin Town Corporation and took charge of leasing for the Smith Kline building and developing the balance of Franklin Town in Philadelphia. In 1986, he was invited to rejoin Latimer and Buck to open a branch office in Lancaster, PA. Jack spent the remainder of his career with them, rising to the positions of Senior Vice President and Senior Director.
Jack is married to Sharon and they have one son, Jackson III, who entered Temple University in the fall of 2010, exactly fifty years after his father. Now retired, Jack spends his time collecting and restoring antique and modern motorcycles, antique cars and hot rods. He still drag races after all these years! Jack has toured extensively on motorcycles, often with his son, visiting many parts of the United States and Canada.
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After HHS, Helen Marcellus Swendson, known as Cookiwe at Haverford, got married in 1972 and moved to Delaware with her husband and his daughter where she lived for 35 years.. Unfortunately, she lost her husband at age 40. Her stepdaughter, Patricia, lives in York , PA.
Helen worked for a heating/air conditioning./oil company for 27 years, She worked her way up to Secretary/Treasurer of the 35 employee company and made many good friends along the way. Helen retired at age 64 when she sold her house in DE and moved to Fort Myers Fl. She lives there from October through May and on the Jersey Shore most of the summer.
Helen writes, " I come north in the summer to visit family in the Phila. suburbs and spend time at our little cottage at the inlet in Sea Isle City. I enjoy traveling around the States , visiting friends and an occasional cruise."
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After HHS, Jack Kaiser attended West Chester State for a year before working at the Lee Tire and Rubber Company in Conshohocken. After a few years he moved to the operations department at State Farm Insurance in Springfield, PA. During this period, Jack married and had a son. He then became a management trainee with the WT Grant Company, which allowed him to move almost every year to a new location around Philly and North and South Jersey. In time he became a small store manager and later the merchandise manager in a $3,000,000 store at 11th and Market Streets in Philadelphia.
In 1972, Jack became an artist. He took a job with a small cigarette,candy and paper wholesaler in West Chester, worked during the day and produced his art from 9PM till 2AM Still working, he displayed his art at outdoor shows and festivals and every couple years at a one man show. Jack and his wife then bought a vacant one room schoolhouse in Chester County where they raised their son for 20 years.
In 1983, Jack joined Keystone Helicopter Company in the purchasing and parts departments where he became parts manager. In 1990, he quit the American corporate system for good. This decision strained the marriage and he moved out on his own.
Jack writes, "It took a few years but I did find a woman who is very much my other.We lived in Philadelphia together,where she was a teacher." They got married and took a 3 day honeymoon in Paris. Later, on a vacation to Costa Rica, they were overwhelmed by the place and decided to move there. Jack writes, "So we are in the mountains in our $200 a month, three bedroom house,surrounded with beautiful vegetation,with 70 to 76 degree weather ,all the fresh fruit you could want and cheap, world class health care to boot."
Jack writes, "It took a few years but I did find a woman who is very much my other.We lived in Philadelphia together,where she was a teacher." They got married and took a 3 day honeymoon in Paris. Later, on a vacation to Costa Rica, they were overwhelmed by the place and decided to move there. Jack writes, "So we are in the mountains in our $200 a month, three bedroom house,surrounded with beautiful vegetation,with 70 to 76 degree weather ,all the fresh fruit you could want and cheap, world class health care to boot."
You can see Jack's art at www.jackrkaiser.artspan.com
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After HHS, Gene Bove attended Villanova University where he graduated with a BS degree. Several years later, he attended Widener University's management night school program, graduating with an MBA. Gene was raising his 2 sons when he met Monica. They married in 1974 and he immediately gained her 3 children.
Gene applied his cost engineering and project management skills to construction of Petrochemical, Nuclear, and Pharmaceutical processing plants while working for United Engineers, Exelon, Foster Wheeler, and Jacobs Engineering. Deciding to slow down the business travel, he joined Tishman NJ and was part of the project team that built The Borgata, Water Club, Caesar's Pier and Revel casinos. He finally admits that he is ready to retire and recently turned down a position to rejoin his "A" Team in the United Arab Emirates.
Gene and Monica now live in Egg Harbor Township, NJ. They both enjoy traveling and golf and have 6 wonderful grandchildren.
-------------------------------------------------- Gene applied his cost engineering and project management skills to construction of Petrochemical, Nuclear, and Pharmaceutical processing plants while working for United Engineers, Exelon, Foster Wheeler, and Jacobs Engineering. Deciding to slow down the business travel, he joined Tishman NJ and was part of the project team that built The Borgata, Water Club, Caesar's Pier and Revel casinos. He finally admits that he is ready to retire and recently turned down a position to rejoin his "A" Team in the United Arab Emirates.
Gene and Monica now live in Egg Harbor Township, NJ. They both enjoy traveling and golf and have 6 wonderful grandchildren.
After HHS, Art Mattsson, graduated from Drexel with a BS in Mechanical Engineering and went to work as an Application Engineer at SKF (Svenska Kulager Fabriken) in King of Prussia. Working with SKF customers on the selection of ball and roller bearings for their applications meant a lot of travel and meeting many people around the world. Art also spent a few years in Detroit working with the automotive industry and setting up an SKF engineering staff there. He then came back to King of Prussia and became Director of Quality assurance for SKF USA. After several organization changes , Art moved to Altoona, PA as Quality Manager and retired in 2004 after 39 years with SKF.
Art has been married to his wife, Charlotte, for 42 years. They have 3 children; Erik, a software QC engineer living in Coatesville, PA; Jeremy, a teacher and soccer/lacrosse coach in Charlotte, NC; and Christie, a nurse/homemaker living in Lebanon, PA. Art and Charlotte have 3 grandchildren, a girl and 2 boys who keep them on the road visiting frequently.
After retirement, Art and Charlotte relocated to The Villages, FL where they enjoy an active life playing golf, swimming, traveling and generally enjoying life.
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After HHS, Barbara Drake attended Syracuse University to prepare for a career in nursing. She then joined the Navy Nurse Corps and spent two years at Balboa Naval Hospital in San Diego. Barbara writes "it was a great experience that helped me to grow in my nursing skills and self confidence, and I loved the weather. I took care of men who returned from Viet Nam with medical conditions such as bleeding ulcers and tapeworm." After two years in the Navy, Barbara returned to Havertown and lived with her parents while working as a nurse at Methodist Hospital in Philadelphia. After 40 years at Methodist, working in many nursing specialties, she retired but continues to work part-time teaching diabetes classes for the community and as the parish nurse for her church.
"My parents and I enjoyed traveling and collecting things that interested us. For me it was music boxes. Now I am writing a book about my family, our travels, and our collections. I've been blessed with good health and the opportunity to visit 42 countries in Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Middle East. Since the death of my parents, I continue to live in the house I grew up in, just a few short blocks from Haverford High. My life is centered around church activities and visits to my brother, nieces, and their children, all in New England."
-----------------------------------------------------After HHS, Jerry Gage worked as a draftsman at Wayne Iron Works in Wayne, PA and West Company in Phoenixville, and as Chief Draftsman at Oxy Catalyst in West Chester. He married during those years, had two children and was blessed with 5 grandchildren.
In 1975, Jerry joined Allen-Sherman-Hoff in Wynnewood, and later Malvern, and spent 12 years managing a structural design team. In 1988, Jerry and his friend Anna moved west, settling in Nevada. There, he had a successful career working for commercial construction companies as an estimator, project manager, and general manager. Jerry retired in 2008.
Jerry writes, "I am an avid fisherman and photographer. I like to cook and , most of all, travel.
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Ted Larson graduated from Gettysburg College with a BA in Economics and Business Administration. He served for 6 years in the U.S. Army with overseas tours in the Dominican Republic and Vietnam. Ted's last assignment was as a ROTC instructor at the University of Scranton in 1969 where he met Denise, a Scranton native and special education teacher. They have been married for 41 years.
After the Army, Ted was employed in quality control and production by a Philadelphia company that was later acquired by Phibro Animal Health. This led to a career in animal health and nutrition sales and marketing.
Ted and Denise have lived in their home in Valley Forge for 39 years. They enjoy working on the house, gardening, cruises, and especially visiting their 1 year old granddaughter, Emma, in Rochester , NY.
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Win Heron married Renee Plank (HHS class of 61) in1965. They had 2 children, Ken a professional disc jockey and Julie, a neuro-radiologist. Win and Renee have two grandchildren, Madeline, now 7, and Luke, 1 year old. During this period, Win worked on 5 jobs and projects; NYC Model Cities Program, Saturn V Program at Cape Canaveral, FL, Columbia, MD New Town, and The Woodlands, TX New Town as Executive Development Director.
Win's second wife, Sheridan Pack, was the secretary to the VP of Development at The Woodlands.Win writes" We had no children but a lot of fun but she couldn't put up with my "act" as a pianist entertaining a bunch of horny housewives at The Woodlands." They were married until 1976. During this period, Win worked on a six-month contract in Saudi Arabia.
In 1981, Win married his third wife, Jane Ann Thompson. Their daughter Charlotte is now 22, graduating from UT/Austin next May and promising to pursue a doctorate. Since 1981, Win has been consulting to most major oil companies as Winston Project Services, a sole proprietorship. His most recent contract was for 3 years with BP Alaska as a forensic auditor.
Win's hobbies include golf, pianist at a number of venues, jogging, drilling (presently a water well in the back yard), ranching and hunting on 190 acres of prime Texas country---which is presently for sale as he approaches his "golden years".
Win writes "I've been blessed with good health, good luck and three wonderful wives and I was very sorry to see that some of my old friends and acquaintances have passed. I often wonder why I've been blessed with so much overtime!"
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Tom Boyd graduated from Bucknell University in 1964 with a BS in Business Administration. In 1965 he was married and then joined Bethlehem Steel Corp. where he began a 40 year career in sales and middle management in the steel industry. Tom lived in Des Moines, Iowa, Chicago Illinois, and finally Cleveland, Ohio. He has 3 daughters (all of whom are married), and 5 grandchildren. Tom retired in 2004 and thus far his health has been good.
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After graduating from HHS, Phil Jones spent 18 months working in WV on a survey crew, then back to PA for some time with Penn Mutual Life Insurance Co. Realizing that he could end up "hanging on a subway strap forever", Phil quit and joined the Air Force as a radar technician where he was assigned to bases in Mississippi, OH, and TX.
Phil spent the next 35 years working for IBM where "the pay and travel were both much better." Travel included OH, 3 assignments in NC, FL, and 4 years in the Netherlands. He took multiple trips to Japan and a final trip to Brazil before retiring. Phil writes "my travels have covered six continents and getting to Antarctica is still on my bucket list."
Phil was married the first time for forty four years. That produced 2 kids and 4 grandkids all residing in North Carolina. "Dianne and I married in February of 2009. She is from British Columbia and I hope you get a chance to meet her at the reunion this October."
"I have spent a considerable amount of time volunteering for Red Cross Disaster relief operations in the past few years with the Granite Chapter in Concord, NH. Dianne and I spent three weeks in May of this year helping out with the Nashville floods."
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Louise Smith Cluff graduated from the University of Pittsburgh with a BA in economics and english writing. She worked in public relations before becoming a computer programmer in an age when folks asked, “What’s a computer?” Then Louise married Thomas Cluff, a ship pilot on the Delaware River.
The Cluffs have 4 children; a son who is an Air Force JAG; a band manager daughter; a second daughter who is a lieutenant in the Maryland Air National Guard and PhD student; and daughter #3 who has a degree in economics, is a captain in the Maryland Air National Guardand works for the DoD. They are also blessed with 10 grandchildren (4 boys and 6 girls).
They now live in Marathon in the Florida Keys where husband Tom likes to fish, scuba dive, and spear fish. Louise writes, "I prefer watching the sunrise over the ocean from the front balcony with coffee in one hand and a book in the other. I enjoy swimming, studying, and giving tours at Crane Point Hammock, a museum and nature center in Marathon and love to travel. I also have fun as the family genealogist and have traveled to see many of the places where my ancestors lived. It's been very interesting."
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At HHS, classmates will remember Jack Freas as a budding artist. After spending 25 years teaching college (Temple and the University of the Arts) and making a living as an artist, Jack switched careers in 1990 to being a full-time antiquarian book, manuscript and print dealer. He started Tamerlane Books in 1970 as a part-time business. Betty Jane joined in 1976, ramping Tamerlane up to a store and gallery in Bryn Mawr. Years of endless faculty meetings and stay-up-all-night, work-all-week-end deadlines took their toll - so Jack switched to rare books and has never looked back.
Jack finds the book business to be engaging and interesting enough that he has no plans to retire. It provides him opportunities to travel throughout the U.S. exhibiting at book fairs and antique shows as well as some limited opportunities abroad.
Jack writes," For 42 years, Betty Jane (Class of 1962) and I have been living in Brookline, a few blocks from HHS, with our daughters Carin (Class of 1985) and Leslie (Class of 1988). The girls went on to college and graduate school, married, each with a daughter and son - I must have been absent the day they talked about how wonderful grandchildren are - and they are wonderful!"
"I look forward to seeing you all at the Reunion!"
Check out Jack's books at Tamerlane Books
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After HHS, Dennis Henderson attended Villanova where he received a Bachelors in Chemical Engineering and Temple University where he received his MBA. Dennis has been married to his wife Maureen for 45 years. They have 3 children (David, Denise and Diane) and 7 grandchildren.
Dennis is currently a semi-retired professional engineer licensed in Virginia. His hobbies are travel, home improvement projects and golf. He has lived in China and visited many countries in Eastern and Western Europe and Provinces of Canada. Dennis is a past president of a board of directors of a medical home plus a non-profit which helps families having children with special needs.
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While Joan Davies Glahn was still attending Haverford, she began a job at the Philadelphia Suburban Water Company where she met her husband, Konrad Glahn, also an HHS graduate (Class of '53). Sadly, Konrad passed away in 1990 after 25 years of marriage.
Joan was Supervisor of the Graphic Arts Dept. and retired 11 years ago after 39 years with PSW. Over the last 50 years, she has traveled extensively and has a summer home in Marmora, NJ.
Joan writes, "After 40 years in the same home in Havertown I moved to Harleysville, PA to a beautiful retirement community where I am busier than ever and enjoying life to its fullest."
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Joy writes " I have two sons (one a doctor) and 5 grandchildren. I'm still working full time, but also enjoy gardening, photography, scrapbooking and visiting my son and grandchildren in Las Vegas."
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Bruce Chambers graduated from Drexel University in 1965 with a degree in Electrical Engineering. From 1965 to 1968, he worked for
Ford Motor Company in Dearborn, MI as an engineer. Returning to the Philly area in 1968, Bruce first worked for American Meter Co. as a Product Engineer and then for Eaton Corp. as an Engineering Supervisor.
In 1976, Bruce co-founded Load Rite Trailers, Inc and became the company's CEO. Load Rite manufactures boat trailers and employed 135 workers before he and his partner sold the business in 1998.
Bruce married his second wife, Dawn, in 1988. They moved to Longport, NJ and then to Naples, FL in 1999. They became very active boaters and moved full time to South Florida in 2001 where they built some houses. For 4 years, Bruce helped Dawn manage a dry cleaning business with a plant and 5 stores that they owned.
Bruce has 3 girls; Tara 41, Deirdre 39, and Janelle 34 and 2 grandchildren Jenna 8 and Carter 6.
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After HHS, Bruce Taggart went to William and Mary and on to Temple for a PhD in Physics. He was a professor at Virginia Commonwealth University for 12 years before joining BDM in McLean, VA for a job in defense contracting. After 6 years at BDM, Bruce joined the National Science Foundation and worked there for 18 years as program manager for Condensed Matter and Materials Theory. His program supported cutting edge research at universities throughout our country.-----------------------------------------------------
Bruce writes," I retired in 2006 and moved back to PA in 2008. I have been married and divorced twice and have no children. My dog and I are comfortably into retirement at Hershey's Mill. I am slowly working my way through a house full of books, exploring and rediscovering my new home, and puttering in my small garden.
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Two years after graduation from HHS, Carolyn Todd O'Donnell married and then raised two daughters. Her family moved to Orange County, CA, where her daughters and their families still live. Carolyn's first career in California was as a Nordstrom Cosmetics Department Manager. She then worked as a secretary for a Johnson and Johnson division making porcine heart valves. Carolyn's boss there was Tom Haley, our classmate Lin Haley's older brother (how small a world is that?)!
After divorcing, Carolyn met and married a small business owner/consultant in the electronic security industry. They moved to the Seattle area 17 years ago. Carolyn writes, "I actually love the weather here! I keep busy helping in Jim's business (even though we are now divorced), attending charity functions, reading, and most important of all - enjoying my two little dogs! Life is good."
-----------------------------------------------------After HHS, Morris "Morrie" Swope went to Wesley College for a business degree. Morrie's plan was to take over the family graphic arts supply business but after 6 months, it had to be sold. “I was shocked”, said Morrie, “that meant I actually had to find a real job!” With a wife and new baby on the way, he quickly re-invented himself and through close friends and family contacts spent the next 20 years working for 4 major printing paper companies as regional salesman, sales manager, and eventually, vice president of employee development.
Because of mergers and acquisitions in the early 80’s, Morrie left corporate life and opened MCS Executive Search Inc, a sales and marketing executive search firm in the New York City area. He then acquired the Abbey Institute, a job- and career-based testing organization, and finally as an independent Career Coach, was one of three consultants handling outplacement services for the Marriott Corporation world wide. Morrie writes, “from the beginning, my focus has been to help others by teaching them to sell themselves as it pertains to their job and career. I consider this my life’s passion and purpose. I hope to continue on the same path for years to come.”
Morrie lives in St. Petersburg FL, is divorced with two children and 5 grandchildren. He is involved in local drug enforcement, and is active with local community members to help recovering individuals find employment. Morrie's website is located at
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Dottie and Mike enjoy traveling, especially to visit former high school and college classmates.
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After HHS, Jay Harvey (Jim at Haverford) obtained degrees from the University of Louisville and the University of Kentucky. He taught at a vo-tech school for three years before spending nearly half his adult life in academia, ending up as a mathematician. The other half of his time has been spent working on National Defense problems. Jay's expertise is in algebraics, but US Department of Defense (DoD) has had him working on problems in modeling and simulation. He is now retired but still does part time consulting for Lockheed Martin.
Jay writes, "I've lived in Merchantville. NJ since 1998 and I guess I always will. The climate is terrible, but my house is so full of stuff that I am loath to move."
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Since graduation from HHS, Glenn McCaw spent 37 years at Wyeth Laboratories as a Production Supervisor before retiring in 1997. He and his wife Dolores have been married for 46 years. They have a son John and a daughter Kathleen and 2 grandchildren Michael and Chris.
Glenn writes, "since retirement we spend our summers at our home in Ocean City, MD, and our winters in Newtown Square, PA. I still enjoy fooling around with old cars and bowling."
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Joan Harvey married Richard Matthews who was a 1958 graduate of Haverford High and they moved to Ohio. The Matthews' have three daughters and six grandchildren.
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Susan Gersitz Rockwell studied nursing at Lankenau Hospital, sang her way through nursing school, and then left nursing to become a voice major at Temple University. She sang in the Philly area with the Pennsylvania Ballet and the Philadelphia Orchestra, in Baltimore, and at Lincoln Center in New York. As a student at Tanglewood, she sang with the Boston Symphony and soon was performing and teaching music as a career. Susan studied with three outstanding opera singers, spent another summer at Tanglewood and cultivated backstage friendships with musicians. For twenty years, she sang solo oratorio repertoire and taught voice in the Washington, D.C. area where her husband was a musician.
After her divorce, Susan still maintained a voice studio and did some singing around D.C., but increasingly became involved in grief and loss counseling in pediatrics at Georgetown University. As a nurse case manager, she was responsible for finding solutions for homelessness, drug and alcohol addiction, mental instability, domestic abuse and outcomes of high risk pregnancy. Sensing the need for more substantive answers, two years ago she joined a seminary and is pursuing ordained ministry in the Anglican Church.
Susan has three children: Johannah, a singer-songwriter in the D.C. area; Owen, a married teacher of percussion and PhD candidate at Jackson University in Mississippi; and Emily who has a degree in fine arts and lives in D.C. with her husband. Susan writes that she has no grandchildren or retirement plans yet, and concludes that she'll be working for years to come supporting those of us who are collecting Social Security in virtuous retirement.
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Nancy Kane received her BS in Elementary Education from Bloomsburg University and Masters in Education from Kutztown University. She began her teaching career in the Upper Merion School District, married C. Edward Crim and moved to Reading , PA. Nancy retired in 2003 with 25 years teaching experience at schools in Bernville and Reading, PA. In addition, she also worked in a dental office, as a real estate agent and was a substitute teacher.
The Crims have two children, Ryan, a family practice doctor in Carlisle, PA, and Alisa, a pediatric gastroenterologist in Miami FL where she works at the Miami Children's Hospital. Nancy Jean's husband was a Secondary Mathematics teacher who taught a total of 33 years.
Nancy writes "we have had many wonderful opportunities to travel with our children---extensively throughout the US ---and in Canada, England, Ireland, Greece, Italy, Mexico, Spain, Costa Rica and New Zealand." The Crims spend a lot of time with their 6 grandchildren who are their main interest and Nancy also finds time to play golf and the piano.
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After HHS, Steve Coppola received a BS in Biology from Villanova and a Masters from the University of Pittsburgh. He then spent 7 years in Washington D. C. working for the U.S. Public Health Service. While in D.C., Steve received a law degree from American University and met and married his wife, Nancy.
They moved back to PA in 1972 where Steve spent 18 years working on labor and environmental law for Bethlehem Steel. In 1990, he took a position with E. I. Dupont in Wilmington, DE as senior Environmental Counsel but moved his family back to Lehigh Valley, PA 4 years later upon accepting an offer as Associate General Counsel at BASF. Steve headed the Environmental Legal Group at BASF until he retired in 2004. At this point, Steve writes " I immediately resigned from the PA Bar and limited my intellectual challenges to solving NY Times Sunday crossword puzzles."
Nancy and Steve currently reside in Allentown, PA spending winters at their golf community in Tucson, AZ. Their children include a married daughter Tracey (41, engineer and nurse), son Steven (age 39, doctor), and son Craig (age 29, teacher). Steve writes, " My wife has become a gourmet cook and I have become an incurable golf addict. I also enjoy EATING, dabbling in the stock market, amateur hiking, tennis... I confess to being terribly nostalgic and hence have spent too much time working on our 50th reunion. My current objective is to remain on the right side of the grass for as long as possible."
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Dianemarie Klinger Billops was known simply as Dee Klinger at Haverford High. Dee graduated from the University of New Mexico with a master's degree in nursing. She is now a Clinical Nurse specialist and faculty member at Northern New Mexico College. Dee has 7 children (3 biological and 4 adopted) and 11 grandchildren. She is also a lay pastor and parish nurse for 4 small churches.
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After high school, Jim Parker attended Clemson University graduating in 1965. He entered the Marine Corps in 1966 and was discharged in 1974. Jim had a 23 year career with Mobil Corp as a corporate pilot and also flew for various corporations and individuals worldwide.Jim writes " I retired in 2006 and live with my wife Karen just north of Houston, Texas. I have two sons living in Greenville, SC, a son in Kent, WA, and a daughter in Spokane, WA. There are 4 grandsons and one granddaughter."
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After high school, Jim Parker attended Clemson University graduating in 1965. He entered the Marine Corps in 1966 and was discharged in 1974. Jim had a 23 year career with Mobil Corp as a corporate pilot and also flew for various corporations and individuals worldwide.Jim writes " I retired in 2006 and live with my wife Karen just north of Houston, Texas. I have two sons living in Greenville, SC, a son in Kent, WA, and a daughter in Spokane, WA. There are 4 grandsons and one granddaughter."
"Karen’s son, his wife, a grandson and granddaughter live in our community here in Texas. We are blessed! I play a lot of golf, follow the stock market and do mediations for our county once a week."
After HHS, Elinor Winn went to the University of Delaware as a biochemistry major, then married and moved to Washington, DC where her husband was a grad student at Georgetown University. Upon his graduation, a job with the State of Delaware took them to Rehoboth Beach. They had two children, a girl - Dorothy, and a boy - Robert, and life revolved around the family. For the next 15 years, Elinor taught pre-school/kindergarten and loved every minute.
"In 1985, an amazing opportunity came my way and I joined the staff of U.S. Senator Wm. V. Roth, Jr. For the next 15 years I handled constituent casework for the Senator and was afforded the pleasure of meeting Presidents Ronald Reagan, George Bush and George Bush, Jr. My greatest joy was being able to take my mother to meet her favorite person, Barbara Bush. Senator Roth lost his re-election bid in 2000 and the staff lost their jobs. However, I was lucky enough to be selected to be the assistant to the House Majority Whip with the Delaware Legislature. I continued in this position until my retirement at the end of 2008."
"Although both of my children married and live within five miles, I have no grandchildren to spoil or brag about. However, I do have a Corgi puppy whose exploits I bore folks with. He has been in four dog shows and has won Best of Breed in three--watch out Westminster, here we come!"
-----------------------------------------------------Anne Harbison (Lucas) has enjoyed three different careers: remedial reading teacher, international OEM trade show producer and certified geriatric care manager. The latter has brought her the most satisfaction. The real thrill of her life has been her grandchildren - 4 lively youngsters. Vowing to die with her boots on, Anne has yet to decide how she will re-invent herself when she is older than most of her clients.
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Jim Keil has a B.S. in secondary education, played college and minor league professional football, and is a former commissioned naval officer who served honorably during the Vietnam era. He is a published author and lecturer.
After years of corporate life, he spent time in State government and today serves as an arbitrator and mediator. He has worked on several billion dollar projects, including a number of major projects at Ground Zero after 9/11 and has been a guest lecturer at MIT, Pace U Law School, and other schools.
Jim has a son, twin daughters, and four grandchildren. Two years ago he completed a 180 mile bike trek in Maine from the mountains to the sea, rides regularly in shorter races, and is an avid golfer.
Jim's website is Adaptive Consulting
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Jim's website is Adaptive Consulting
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With over thirty years’ management and consulting experience in customer and staff loyalty research, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), loyalty program and product/service development, customer win-back, service and channel quality, customer experience, customer-driven corporate culture, Human Resource Development (HRD), and strategic marketing and planning. Michael is an active international conference keynoter and speaker, workshop facilitator, and trainer and is a regularly featured contributor to two customer loyalty newsletters. He also provides expert customer loyalty resource commentary to several professional CRM, marketing, customer service and HRD sites on the internet.
Michael is the author or co-author of five widely-regarded customer loyalty books, including Customer Retention: Keeping Your Best Customers (1995), The Customer Loyalty Pyramid (1997), and Customer WinBack: How to Recapture At-Risk and Lost Customers – and Keep Them Loyal (2001), which was a Soundview Executive Book Summaries Best Book of 2002. He has written over 125 customer-related journal articles and columns; and his most recent book, on customer data gathering, storage, management and application for creating targeted customer value, One Customer, Divisible, was published in September, 2005, by Texere/SouthWestern, in affiliation with the American Marketing Association.
Michael is a customer life cycle workshop developer/facilitator for the Direct Marketing Association and has been a customer loyalty instructor for Pennsylvania State University, American Marketing Association, American Society for Quality, Bank Administration Institute, Institute for International Research, eCustomer Service World, National Automobile Dealers Association, Society of Consumer Affairs Professionals, and the American Management Association.
His PhD is from ESC Lille, Euralille/Paris, France; and his CMC professional business consulting designation is awarded by the Institute of Management Consultants.
Michael and his wife Susan have 7 grandchildren (4 boys/3 girls) with age ranges from 3 to 11. They enjoy U.S. travel, particularly to the Charleston-Savannah-Beaufort area and international travel and spend a lot of time on renovations to their Victorian era home. Michael holds a third degree black belt in Tang Soo Do, a Korean martial art.
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Bill Martindale graduated from Gettysburg College in1964. He spent the next 5 years in the USAF, flying for the Military Aircraft Command. After leaving the service, Bill joined Dean Witter Reynolds in 1969 as an account exec. and worked his way up to manager and VP.
In 1989, Bill started Martindale, Andres and Co., sold it to Keystone Financial in 1995, and then bought it back from another bank in 2001. At that time, he co-founded Conestoga Capital Advisors (CCA). CCA is a Small Cap Advisor with $350M under management.
Bill married his wife, Sue Ann, in 1982 and they have a daughter, Meredith, who is now 22. He play a little golf in his spare time and travels a bit (Scotland) when he is not working.
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David Steinberg has a BS in Chemistry and MBA in Management. He moved to the Princeton area in 1969 and has lived in that area ever since. David is an expert in cosmetics and topical drug regulations. He founded Steinberg & Associates, is a member of several scientific and industry societies, is an author of two books on Cosmetic Preservatives and European Cosmetic Regulations, writes a regular column for Cosmetics and Toiletries Magazine and has traveled around the world as a lecturer. He recently was elected to fellow status by the Regulatory Affairs Professional Society for the medical device, pharmaceutical and biotech industry sectors.
In the late 70's, David became a Life Master in Bridge but hasn't played in tournaments for years.His family are still big Philly sports fans. His 37 year old son took him to the Eagles Super bowl game and he is taking his son to Phillies Spring Training.
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Tony Drury graduated from Villanova and spent his career in finance. He started with Arthur Andersen & Company and earned a CPA certificate while in public accounting. He moved to industrial finance in 1968 and resided 9 years in Mountaintop, Pa. while working for a furniture company in Wilkes-Barre. Tony then moved to Blue Bell, Pa. in 1977 and worked in several industries as a controller and eventually as a V.P., Finance. Most of his career was in the electronics industry.
In 1993, Tony helped take his company public. He also spent a lot of time in the U.K. in management of 2 subsidiary companies and helping to buy and sell divisions. Company travel took Tony to many countries around the world. While in South Korea, he visited the DMZ and climbed down one of the tunnels dug by the South Koreans to intercept one of the North Korean tunnels dug as an invasion route to the south.
Tony retired in 2006 and moved to southern Delaware, close to the beach, fishing, golf, etc. and much milder winters. He joined the local AmVets and American Legion, having served in the Marine Corps many years ago. Currently he is the finance officer for the southern Delaware AmVets post #2.
Tony is married to Mary Anne with 4 children and 12 grandchildren. He vacationed in Maine as a kid and always loved the place. He acquired his first Maine lake house in 1994, and since then has acquired 2 more. He spends a lot of time with Mary Anne in Maine opening, enjoying and then closing the camps. They especially like camps in northern Maine's Piscataquis County. This county is 3 times the size of the state of Delaware, but with only 16,000 full time residents.
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After HHS, Jack Conaway spent one last summer in Ocean City, NJ before Drexel where he studied mechanical engineering, joined the Varsity Singers and an acappella quintet that toured Europe, and the Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity.Steinberg and Associates Home Page
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Tony Drury graduated from Villanova and spent his career in finance. He started with Arthur Andersen & Company and earned a CPA certificate while in public accounting. He moved to industrial finance in 1968 and resided 9 years in Mountaintop, Pa. while working for a furniture company in Wilkes-Barre. Tony then moved to Blue Bell, Pa. in 1977 and worked in several industries as a controller and eventually as a V.P., Finance. Most of his career was in the electronics industry.
In 1993, Tony helped take his company public. He also spent a lot of time in the U.K. in management of 2 subsidiary companies and helping to buy and sell divisions. Company travel took Tony to many countries around the world. While in South Korea, he visited the DMZ and climbed down one of the tunnels dug by the South Koreans to intercept one of the North Korean tunnels dug as an invasion route to the south.
Tony retired in 2006 and moved to southern Delaware, close to the beach, fishing, golf, etc. and much milder winters. He joined the local AmVets and American Legion, having served in the Marine Corps many years ago. Currently he is the finance officer for the southern Delaware AmVets post #2.
Tony is married to Mary Anne with 4 children and 12 grandchildren. He vacationed in Maine as a kid and always loved the place. He acquired his first Maine lake house in 1994, and since then has acquired 2 more. He spends a lot of time with Mary Anne in Maine opening, enjoying and then closing the camps. They especially like camps in northern Maine's Piscataquis County. This county is 3 times the size of the state of Delaware, but with only 16,000 full time residents.
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He worked for 9 years in the helicopter industry in PA and CT introducing computer design methods and tools for the Chinook, Seahawk and Blackhawk helicopters. Jack married MaryAnne Denzler from Drexel Hill and they moved to NH where they raised two boys. Dave married his college sweetheart and is a quality manager at a MA biotech company. They had a first grandchild, Ethan, in 2010. Steve is a researcher and PhD candidate in Plant Pathology at Penn State and will marry his college sweetheart in Hawaii late in 2010.
Jack's 28 years in the computer industry in MA morphed from engineering into marketing, management, and management consulting. His work included a lot of travel around the US, Europe, and East Asia to confer with large manufacturing industry customers and consulting projects with the US military.
He retired in 2007 and enjoys traveling and gardening with MaryAnne, canoeing and fishing, chopping wood for the stove, and selling out-of-print and rare books on the internet. A treat is harvesting fruits and vegetables in the summer and fall including raspberries, grapes, Japanese pears and Mongolian kiwis. Jack participated in archaeological digs in Peru, Chile, Easter Island, Belize, Honduras and Grenada and has toured Maya and Inca ruins in Central and South America. In the Spring of 2009, he made an 800 mile trek on the Appalachian Trail in the States of GA, TN, NC and VA.
Jack's 28 years in the computer industry in MA morphed from engineering into marketing, management, and management consulting. His work included a lot of travel around the US, Europe, and East Asia to confer with large manufacturing industry customers and consulting projects with the US military.
He retired in 2007 and enjoys traveling and gardening with MaryAnne, canoeing and fishing, chopping wood for the stove, and selling out-of-print and rare books on the internet. A treat is harvesting fruits and vegetables in the summer and fall including raspberries, grapes, Japanese pears and Mongolian kiwis. Jack participated in archaeological digs in Peru, Chile, Easter Island, Belize, Honduras and Grenada and has toured Maya and Inca ruins in Central and South America. In the Spring of 2009, he made an 800 mile trek on the Appalachian Trail in the States of GA, TN, NC and VA.