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Copyright © 2016 by Maureen B. Fitzmahan All rights reserved. This book or any portion of it may be reproduced or used by members of the 1966 graduating class of St Joseph’s Academy, Tucson Arizona.

Printed in the United States of America First Printing, 2016 Maureen B. Fitzmahan 676 Central Avenue Pittsburg, CA 94565 mbf@fitzmahan.net ACADEMY 50 celebrates 50 years of life’s adventures of the women of the 1966 graduating class of St. Joseph’s Academy, Tucson Arizona.

Reunion Organizers: Judy Hiner, Diana Boyd, and Velda Higuera.

Editor and Layout: Maureen Fitzmahan Photographers: Maureen Fitzmahan, Nic Hiner, and Judy Hiner

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(top) Maureen Fitts, Alice Walquist, Claudia Baker, Cathy Sulima, Diana Boyd, Mary Jo Rhoades, Judy Jackimczyk, Kay Modaff, Terry Keyes, Sylvia Goodwin (bottom) Paula Winn, Carla Wilson, Velda Higuera, Marilyn Bauer, Maria Rebeil

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CLASS OF 1966. St. Joseph’s Academy. Villa Carondelet. Tucson, Arizona.

Annitta Barnett Claudia Baker

Patricia Fuentevilla

Marilyn Bauer Liz Blackwell

Sylvia Goodwin

Diana Boyd Carol Brickler Anita Conway Marcie Cwynar Ida de Concini Patricia Droese Karen Fabris Sandy Fink Maureen Fitts

Mary Louise Harrington Velda Higuera Judy Jackimczyk Louise Jordan Terry Keyes Margaret Latham Carolina Martinez Kay Modaff Charlene Owens Cindy Pfeiffer Dianne Plicato Maria Rebeil

Mary Jo Rhoades Mary Jane Romanoski Diane Smyth Margaret Soltero Gretchen Steinle Cathy Sulima Alice Walquist Carla Wilson Paula Winn Karen Wood Directed by Sister Ann Marie, aka the “Ogre”

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STEPS May 1966. I should have been excited. I passed all my finals. I was graduating from St. Joseph’s Academy and I was going to college. I bought a copy of Glamour Magazine, “Going Off to College.” You know the one. The one that featured skinny girls in short wool skirts carrying books while walking in green grass surrounded by stone university buildings. I was going to look just like those preppy girls. And boys!

There were going to be boys! And no uniforms!

But, I wasn’t nearly as excited as I expected. If I were honest, I would have to confess that I was a little scared. I was leaving home. I was going to miss my friends at the Academy. Yes, I was afraid. But, my biggest fear was the steps! Yes, I had a deep dread of navigating those steps down into the Terrace in the back of the Villa.

You know the ones that I mean. The long, steep, slippery marble steps. I was pretty sure that I was going to trip. It was going to be the most embarrassing moment of my young life. I would wear high heels, not those ugly, yet safe, brown loafers I wore with my uniform. What a dumb idea that was! And also whose idea was it to wear a long white gown and that annoying white board balanced on the top of my head? Yes, I would surely trip!

When it was all over, I miraculously didn’t trip down those steps. And you and I parted with a hug and some tears. That was a half a century ago. It doesn’t seem that long ago. Wasn’t it a just few weeks ago that I passed you a note nestled down in that tall plant in Sister Mary Louise’s English class? * We passed the whole plant!

She didn’t even look up. We were reading Cyrano de Bergerac out loud. Did we take parts? Who got to play Cyrano?

And today, we are back again. We are here to celebrate our life adventures. We are exciting and successful women. A caring group of people who have nurtured our children and other people’s children. 80% of us graduated from college. We have two JDs, one MD, one PhD, and eight Masters. We have cared for our parents and cared for our friends. Many of us have loving partners. Some of us have grandchildren. We are prolific. We have 49 children and at least 44 grandchildren. And, I don’t know how many dogs.

We have had interesting jobs as homemakers, teachers and professors, lawyers and doctors, researchers and inn keepers, artists and photographers, models and actors, Naval and Air Force officers, secretaries and claims adjusters, writers and editors, social workers and IT specialists. Diane Smyth goes with her daughter to rock concerts, “Kiss is my favorite.” Kay is a hair stylist for Hollywood stars. Claudia and Marilyn went into the nunnery for a couple of years. Paula was the Director of Information and Governmental Affairs at the Tucson International Airport. Velda taught Cotillion newbies to dance and to bow. Cathy takes her grandsons spelunking.

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Diane Plicato admitted that what she learned at the Academy was to “respect authority (the nuns), how to cheat on my Algebra homework (Mary Jo), never stop hating Spanish conjugations (Sr. John Joseph), and learned to hate German which is only good for watching WWII movies.”

Maria has a PhD, lives in Mexico City, and wrote a textbook for university students on mass media. Mary Jo Rhodes learned that the “most rewarding job has been wife, mother, and homemaker.” Diana Boyd speaks Spanish, has two Masters degrees, was a medic in Desert Storm, and bought me a drink at the Reunion. Carla flew around the country on WWII-B-17s. Louise was part of the mass flu vaccination project that led to the yearly flu shots I get. Alice wishes she could have been a candidate for “American Idol.” Mary Jane owns 52 acres of beautiful land near Patagonia and runs an Inn. Maureen published an article titled “Vestiges of Soviet Control Mechanisms in the District Court of Ukraine,” and Cindy designed a “linguistics based neural netting artificial intelligence speech recognition system.”

Whew! Sylvia is an Administrative Law Judge and admitted that her father thought she “had a bad attitude and was not suited for marriage.” Judy, historian and heart of the Class, has spent hours, if not years, tracking down lost members of our class.

Many of us traveled, even lived abroad. Some of us have died from cancer, multiple sclerosis and lung disease. Some of us have survived divorces, disappointments, loss, and illness. And we all continue to navigate down and around our own steps in life. (Maureen Fitzmahan. May 2016) * mbf- The plant passing in English class is one of my favorite memories of the Academy. I thought of us impish girls often as I raised my own girls and later when I taught high school.

Judy and I are having a lively debate over when and where it happened. Please feel free to join in the debate. Judy writes, “I believe the plant-passing incident was in Sr. Jean Elizabeth's class. I remember her always sitting, very flushed face, and not looking up much. I also picture in my mind the classroom was on the east end of Medaille, which is where her room was. Sr. Mary Louis was probably our Freshman English teacher, and that room was on the west end of Medaille. I remember her as much livelier (and younger) so I can't imagine we would have escaped her notice had we attempted something like that on her watch! We probably would not have read Cyrano as freshmen, either.” mbf-I don’t remember Sr Jean Elizabeth that well. I’m sure it was in Sr. Mary Louis’ class. She was older. I can still remember her sweet face. (mbf)

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Sister Anne Marie Sheldon, aka “The Ogre” (deceased 7-11-2003) At St. Joseph’s Academy in Tucson, Sister Anne Marie was our nunny. She was our Senior Class Homeroom teacher. She taught Senior English, Journalism, and Yearbook. I can still hear the sound of her rosary beads jangling as she patrolled the school halls. With her sharp sense of humor, she kept us in line.

Sometimes she cajoled us into doing something we were afraid to try. She inspired many of us.

She unnerved most of us. Sister Anne Marie is forgotten by none of us. Maureen F. (2003) Sister Anne Marie Sheldon was one of UPAA’s (University Photographers Association of America) first members, after joining the organization in 1968. She passed away in July. She was awarded with a FUPAA (Fellowship Award) in 1982, Life Membership in 1994, and the UPAA Distinguished Service Award in 1989. (The Contact Sheet. Spring 2004. http://s15432242.onlinehomeserver.com/sites/default/files/contact-sheet/2004_05CS.pdf) PHOTOGRAPHER, WRITER, TEACHER

Sister Anne Marie Sheldon, CSJ ’43, one of the most private people in the CSJ community and a passionate photographer, writer, and teacher, passed away in July, 2003. Sister Anne Marie once told Zan Thompson ’40, a Los Angeles Times writer, that she preferred to be behind the news, not in front of the camera. “I think I should be anonymous,” she said. But for all of her self-designed anonymity, she spent much of her life excelling in two of the most public professions—education and public relations.

MASTERS in ENGLISH, UCLA

A graduate of the Mount with a Master’s in English from UCLA, she taught a variety of subjects including art and photography. “I thought I’d live and die teaching,” she said. “It was what I wanted to do.”

FOOTBALL COACH

For six years, Sister Anne Marie was principal at St. Joseph’s Academy in Prescott, Ariz., where she learned to score a track meet and coach six-man football by calling her brother-in-law every night to check plays.

1967-DIRECTOR OF PRESS RELATIONS

In 1967 Sister Anne Marie came to the Mount as director of press relations. As she told it, she came with a hand-me-down camera and one roll of film. For 24 years, she represented the Mount to the public through news releases, radio and television spots, publications design, and editing.

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ZANN MARR-NOM de PLUME

In 1991, she became a communications consultant, photographer, writer, and mentor at Santa Monica College. There, her new professional name, Zann Marr, began to appear as a by-line on her stories, interviews, and photos.

FAMILY

Sister Anne Marie visited often with her sister and brother-in-law, Patricia and Bob Ewing, in Costa Mesa, and spent time with her five nieces and nephews—plus eight grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.

PRACTICALLY PERFECT in EVERY WAY

Patricia Ewing remembers: “My sister was perfect, but perfect is not always popular. I can remember years back when we’d take the five kids for a visit, and we’d have to stop a few blocks away to put everybody together again— combing hair, tying bows, buttoning shirts—in order to make a perfect entrance,” she said. “Her birthday cards for family were works of art. She did the family Christmas card photograph for over 50 years,” she added.

LIGHT CHECKING for SPECIAL SHOOT of the ANGELS

“I am sure she will be checking out the lighting up there for a special shoot of the angels.” (The Mount: Mount St. Mary’s College Magazine, L.A. - Summer 2003https://www.msmu.edu/files/mount-magazine/summer-2003.pdf) (1976) “Hello – elbow-deep into the same kind of beginning-school-biz that must be gripping you also these days…Current location contacts with Bionic Woman, and Captain & Kings…”

(2003) Sheldon, Sr. Anne Marie C.S.J. Passed away on July 11, 2003. A Sister of St. Joseph of Carondelet since March 19, 1936. (http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/latimes/obituary.aspx?n=anne-mariesheldon&pid=1169630) (2016) I was in the military the last time she wrote to me in early 80's (I think it was this time frame). Yes, the one letter I did get from her, she was very involved in college life at Mt. St. Mary's. I remember she signed her letter, “The Ogre.”

Diana B. (2016) I know her full name was Sr. Anne Marie Sheldon. She did NOT like using her surname--she said she was the only Sr. Anne Marie in their order so any mail would get to her no matter what! I know my mom got a notification and information when she passed away. Off the top of my head, after she left the Villa she went to Mt. St. Mary's in LA. There she did publications for the college and also coordinated the use of the college for films. Because of its location, movie companies were always "renting" it, although she was a bit irritated that they mostly used it for horror

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movies! I know she met some "stars," but I can't remember which ones. Knowing her, she probably had the stars running errands five minutes after they arrived! Judy J. THE OGRE

(2016) She signed all correspondence to me as “the Ogre.” We exchanged Christmas cards for many, many years until she passed away. She's the reason I became an English teacher and I know exactly when that hit me--when she read Chaucer to us in Middle English. I was hooked. (Ironically, I never taught Chaucer, but I did do units on English language history.) While at Santa Rita High School, I was English Dept. Chair for 25 years, doing my best to emulate Sr. Anne Marie, Sr. Jean Elizabeth, and all the wonderful English teachers who inspired me.

Judy J. CALLED ME CATHY

(2016) I have always been thankful to Sr. Anne Marie for teaching me calligraphy and layout for the newspaper and yearbook. She was very formal and always called us by our given names in class. However, when we worked on layout she called me Cathy.

Cathy S. AS IF SHE HAD AN EQUAL

(2016) Sr. Anne Marie told me at the end of my junior year that I was going to be the 1966 Yearbook Editor. I didn't really have much of an interest in doing that kind of stuff. I was pretty devastated that I had just lost the election for student body president. I don’t remember having much of a choice in the matter. I was the Yearbook Editor. Sister Anne Marie spent many hours working with me. She sat me down and taught me to do layout, write script, take photos, and run a yearbook staff.

She treated me nearly as a equal. As if she had an equal! Of all the skills I have used in the last 50 years, the skills I have used most have been in writing, editing, and photography. Mr. Eisenwinter knew I would be an attorney someday. Sister Anne Marie saw me as an artist and a writer. At the wise old age of 18, I knew they were both wrong. Of course, they were both right. Maureen F.

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Claudia Penczar, née Baker 11152 Promesa Drive San Diego, CA 92124 ppenczar@san.rr.com 858-279-5237 CHANGES ON ALL LEVELS

Whether we call it the Academy or the Villa, I have so many wonderful memories of high school! Change represented the time we grew up in. Changes on all levels in the Church, the world, the country, and the years of adolescence.

We all have our memories, some wonderful, some not so wonderful, some just fun. But collectively, all are part of what made us who we are today. We have memories of our teachers that may have influenced us, or not.

THE CONVENT

Graduation was exciting, but sad. Leaving behind some people we might not see again, we looked forward to our adult lives! I remember thinking I knew what I wanted to be—a CSJ teacher (Sisters of Saint Joseph of Carondelet). It was frightening to go into the convent, but also I thought however difficult it might be, I knew what was my future. I made new friends, learned about reflection, and realized that the convent was not my future.

MARILYN BAUER-MAID OF HONOR and GODPARENT

Life has a way of changing us. I went to the U of A, worked and pursued my teaching degree. Then a friend of mine who had recently left the convent introduced me to Pete.

We married August 1, 1970. Of course, Marilyn was my maid of honor. Pete had three years of school left, so I worked. We had Marybeth in 1971 and Tim in 1974. Marilyn and Dave are Tim’s godparents.

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SAN DIEGO

In 1976 Pete was offered a job for Fedmart in San Diego. We have been here ever since and never regretted the move. We live in a nice neighborhood that has given us many friends. I was a dental assistant for a few years. We did the usual parent activities: coaching softball, three years with cub scouts and webelos--which assured me our son behaved like boys his age, involved in community and church activities.

The B.A. – EDUCATION, INNER CITY SCHOOL

At 32 I decided it was time to finish my degree and get a teaching credential. So, at 34, I started teaching high school. I loved it! I taught in an inner city school, the lowest socioeconomic neighborhood in the county. I retired after 30 years and still miss the kids. Because I finished my college degree a number of years after graduation from high school, I showed the students it’s always possible.

PARISH WORK

Our parish has also played an important part in my life. There’s always something to do. Pete and I taught youth group (high school) at the Church together for many years. It is one of our fond memories.

GRANDTWINS

Mary Louise & Claudia 1966

Our daughter Marybeth graduated from UC Santa Barbara and married her college love, Mike, a few years later. They have given us three grandchildren: Maia(16), Micah(16), and Makai((12). The twins have just one more year of high school.

They now live in Virginia, which means we don’t see them too often. Our son Tim graduated from UC Irvine. He and his wife Lora have two children: Christian(12) and Ellie(9).

Fortunately, they live in Manhattan Beach only two hours away. We’re close enough to go up there for some of their activities. We are fortunate.

RETIREMENT

Since retiring, three years ago, we have traveled, continued community service, and enjoyed the change of pace. We look forward to more travel and new experiences. We have been blessed!

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Marilyn Nielsen, nĂŠe Bauer 3947 W. Mandarin Circle Tucson, AZ 85741 MNielsen10@yahoo.com 520-744-2174 THE NUNNERY

After graduation, I attended the U of A for one year. Then I entered the novitiate of the Sisters of Saint Joseph of Carondelet in Los Angeles and attended Mount St. Mary’s College. I completed one year as a postulant and one year as a novice before leaving the convent in 1969.

B.A. and DAVID

I then completed two years at the University of Arizona and received a BA in Elementary Education.

One week after graduation, David Nielsen and I were married. He was in the Navy stationed in Key West, Florida, so we drove there and made that our first home.

THREE DAUGHTERS

I taught 4th grade for two years before we were transferred to Charleston, S.C. At that time I was pregnant and sicker than a dog! Dave was discharged from the Navy in January of 1974 and we settled back in Tucson. I attended Pima College and worked as a dental assistant for 15 years. We have three daughters: Jennifer, born April 26, 1974; Sara, born Dec. 11, 1976; and Rachel, born Oct. 11, 1978.

SPECIAL ED

I then decided to get back into education and worked for 22 years as a Special Education Teaching Assistant. I loved it!

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LIFE

I retired at age 62 after my body started falling apart! (I received a pacemaker, I had thyroid surgery, and underwent uterine cancer surgery and radiation.) I’m fixed up good as new now!

PROGENY

David and I have five grandchildren: Quinn and Amara in Chandler, AZ; and Samantha, Rebecca and Noah in Albuquerque, NM. They are aged 3 to 9 and are so much fun! We see them as often as we can. Our three-year-old grandson was in the hospital from May 29, 2015, to Dec. 29, 2015 with leukemia. He got the OK from his doctor to come to Tucson for Christmas and we had a great time. I drove back to Albuquerque with them on Jan. 2, 2016 because Noah was scheduled for Marilyn 1966 another bone marrow biopsy on Jan. 5th. I was able to help the girls get to and from school since their dad had just gone back to work Jan. 4th after six months of FMLA (The Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (FMLA) is a United States federal law requiring covered employers to provide employees job-protected and unpaid leave for qualified medical and family reasons.)

Noah is doing great now!

CRUISING into 45 YEARS

Marilyn 1966

David and I enjoy cruising. We’ve gone to the Eastern Caribbean, Alaska, Mexican Riviera, and twice through the Panama Canal. On May 20th we leave for a two week cruise-tour of Alaska—one week in Denali National Park and one week cruising the glaciers. We will get back one day before our 45th anniversary. We’re excited and have already booked our next cruise in 2017 to Denmark, Norway, Scotland, and Ireland before ending in New York!

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Diana Boyd 26041 Buttonwood Sun Lakes, AZ 85248 majdboyd@yahoo.com 480-215-7877 WITHOUT HELMETS

Bienvenidos to the Class of 1966! What a thrill it is that so many of us are together to celebrate and grateful to be anywhere at age 68 given the fact that we were born in the late 1940’s and survived what would now be considered a hazardous childhood!

We were given aspirin from non childproof bottles; ate fried food and canned veggies; rode bikes without helmets; slept in cribs with lead paint; and rode shot gun in our family station wagons w no seat belts or air bags while our fathers smoked on long rides. The only fear I remember is going out with a wet head! Those were the days.

AIR FORCE BRAT and MEXICO

I was an “Air force brat” that came to the Academy my freshman year in 1962. Four glorious years with memories that have brought me great joy my entire life. The education provided by the good Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet certainly made my undergraduate education an easy transition. During these years I spent four summers in Guadalajara, a time that also instigated my love affair with México. This love had its roots here at the academy in Sr. John Joseph’s Spanish class, and has endured forever as I find myself in México more often than any other place.

SOCIAL JUSTICE

Also during these years, my quest for social justice began, having been inspired

by Sr. Clare Dunn. Civil Rights, the Vietnam War that conscripted many of our peers, and Cesar Chavez certainly sparked my interest in social causes.

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TEACHING

I graduated from the University of Arizona in May 1970 and began teaching at Salpointe Catholic High School. I received my first graduate degree in Educational Psychology in 1973 and upon graduating, assumed the position of Dean of Students at Salpointe.

PUERTO RICO and THE ARMY

However, the thought of adventure caught my attention and in 1974 -1977, I took a counseling position with a Department of Defense school in San Juan, Puerto Rico. I enjoyed the proximity of many islands in the Caribbean and travelled and beached it for three years. It was here that my interest in joining the military took hold. I returned Diana 1966 to Arizona in August 1977 and took a counseling position in the Tempe Union HS District. A reduction in force put me back into the classroom and teaching remedial English to less than academic students drove me to enlisting in the US Army with the idea of a new challenge. Not receiving a commission, I converted to the Reserves after basic and advanced individual training as a combat medic. I had great duty stations at Ft. Sam Houston, Fort Leavenworth, Ft. Jackson, Ft. Ord, and Ft. Lewis. I stayed Army from1980-86.

SOCIAL WORK and DESERT STORM

In 1985, I returned to graduate school to pursue a Masters in Clinical Social Work at “that other university� in Tempe, Arizona State University. Yes, a Wildcat in Sun Devil territory. It was a quality education and now a new career field. I could not let the military out of my life and joined the USAF Reserves in a medical unit. This new move took me to Desert Storm in 1990 and a direct commission. I attended Officers Training School in Alabama and remained in the USAFR as a Psychiatric Social Work Officer until my retirement in March 2008. I retired with the rank of Major and cherish both my enlisted and officer days.

I started my PhD, but I did not finish. I got thru comps and orals but into my second chapter of the dissertation, I quit. It was in educational leadership but realized that I was truly a clinician at heart and very unhappy in this program. The dissertation was going to be on "School Uniforms and pros of implementation in public schools". I was in the PhD program before Desert Storm but after I came home from my reserve activation and deployment where I served as a psychiatric social worker in a huge military hospital, I knew my true passion. It was not in educational leadership. I was

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truly more aligned with allied health. So I quit and never looked back. Instead I took my national exam and became a licensed independent social worker which took many hours of supervision and lots of study prep.

Diana Boyd and Anita Conway 1966

ROSARY BEADS

I retired from the Tempe Union HS District in 2007 as a social worker and was most grateful for their support of my military deployments. Though I am retired, I maintain my license as an independent clinical social worker (LCSW) and work part-time on a grant for Tempe Social Services. I also volunteer as a clinical provider at St. Mary’s Basha, an elementary school in Chandler, Arizona.

Parochial education has not changed except now staffed mostly by lay teachers. I miss the swish of the rosary beads on our dear Sisters as they walked down the hall. However, the rules, the order, and the dedication still prevail in providing that same quality and faith based education we were so blessed with during our times here.

PLAID SKIRTS

I guess I can’t deny my age, as we are all here at our 50th high school reunion. But in my head, we are still those vibrant young women in plaid skirts and brown blazers filled with hope and dreams. At 68, my age confirms promises fulfilled. Although I never married nor had children, my life has been one happy journey. I thank the good Sisters of St. Joseph for giving me that moral compass to a life still filled with joy and hope.

Cathy and Diana 1966

Judy & Diana 2016

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Patricia Hinton, nĂŠe Droese 3700 Humphrey St. Louis, MO 63116 debpatbscd@sbcglobal.net 314-773-9061 FRESHMAN at THE ACADEMY

After my freshman year at SJA, we moved back to Milwaukee, where I graduated from St Mary's Academy. We moved again, and I went to Brevard Jr. College in Cocoa, FL. and graduated from the Univ. of Florida, Gainesville with a degree in sociology.

MARRIED at 20

I was married at 20 and have 3 children-1 girl and 2 boys. My son, Paul, who is an internist/pediatrician, has 4 children (3 boys and 1 girl, ages 14,11,9, and 5). My daughter, Monica, has 3 yr. old twins-a boy and a girl. My youngest son, Dave, is an attorney in San Diego, and is engaged (still hope for more grandchildren!)

SKIPS along the WAY

I went through a divorce when my children were 5,10 and 12 and ended up working for someone in our parish who owned a safety and environmental company. I have been there for 32 years in the accounting department. I plan to work until 70. I had breast cancer in 2008 but am, thank God, cancer free.

PARISH WORK

I am involved with my parish as part of the inquiry team for RCIA (The Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA), or Ordo Initiationis Christianae Adultorum (OICA) is a process developed by the Catholic Church for prospective converts to Catholicism who are above the age of infant baptism. Candidates are gradually introduced to aspects of Catholic beliefs and practices.)

MARYKNOLL AFFILIATES

I also am the Midwest Regional Coordinator for the Maryknoll Affiliates and was in N.Y. this month for a conference. I have been on several mission trips and plan on going to Guatemala next year.

GRANDCHILDREN and FAMILY

I enjoy spending time with my grandchildren and spending time in Eureka Springs, AR. where my friend, Debbie, and I have a vacation home. We have belonged to the Brothers and Sisters of Charity, a Catholic based community for over 25 years. We have 2 dogs and 3 cats that I spoil along with my grandchildren! I wish I could've been there to celebrate #50!

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Karen Tyron, nĂŠe Fabris 3101 W. Hearn Rd. Phoenix, AZ 85053 kfabris50@msn.com COSTA del SOL

I married briefly in 1968, spent about 6 months after that in Spain along the Costa del Sol, and then returned and settled in Phoenix.

PHOENIX POLICE radio dispatcher

I worked at the State Land Department for 2 years, then jointed the Phoenix Police Department as a Police Radio Dispatcher. I worked there for 28 years & during that time cross-trained as a 911 operator.

HUSBAND and 4th & 5th GRADERS

Karen 1966

I ultimately married a Police Motor/Traffic Officer who has 3 wonderful children (my stepchildren.) We share 6 even more wonderful grandchildren. After retiring from Phoenix Police Department, I became an elementary school teacher, teaching 4th and 5th grades.

RV and PUG DOGS

My 15 year teaching career ended with my retirement yesterday. Yay! My husband and I have a Fifth Wheel RV that we have used to visit the California coast every summer. We also like to visit the National Parks, Yellowstone, Yosemite, Kings Canyon, and the Grand Canyon. We also have enjoyed cruises to Alaska, Mexico, and Eastern Canada. Now that we are both retired, we hope to enjoy even more travel. When we are not traveling, we expect to be cooling off at our summer home in Overgaard, AZ with our 3 adorable pug dogs."

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Maureen B. Fitzmahan, née Fitts mbf@fitzmahan.net

676 Central Ave. Pittsburg, CA 94565 https://mbfitzmahan.wordpress.com/ https://theartjunket.wordpress.com/ https://www.flickr.com/photos/maureenfitzmahan/ I write about the woman married to the sailor who sank into the sea.

She gave love seasoned with pearls and afternoons of green tea.

Days…snow is falling.

Is the cold coming in under the door?

I search for breezes under the rug.

I find dust bunnies and kernels of popcorn.

Days… new rain.

I write about Irish rebels hiding in my mother’s basement.

I write stories of sea captains.

I write about my Daddy.

He told me I was a miracle, conceived in the ruins of war.

Days. Days pass…

I write of mothers left behind.

I tell of strong women and lost moments.

Days…grey days… winter approaching.

I write about the boy who makes me laugh.

He holds me up to climb trees.

He reads to me.

Days…an aroma of spring.

I write about three little girls dressed in cotton candy who came to the door.

I give them cookies and milk, crayons and books.

But…Life comes with more.

Life comes with ingredients from the kitchen cupboard.

Shelves filled with days – days of white pain, warm walks and marmalade.

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ALL MY BAGS

I was excited and scared all rolled into my two bags and a red “portable” record player. I headed to Seattle to study at a small Jesuit university, Seattle University. “All my bags are packed, I'm ready to go, I'm standing here outside your door, I hate to wake you up to say good-bye.”

The little Jesuit university was hemmed in by dark city streets, recently scathed by civil rights riots. It wasn’t a beautiful campus. Not what I had imagined.

No Victorian Gothic buildings or sprawling green lawns. But, I treasured my new home on the 4th floor of the women’s freshman dorm. I read translations of sources of Greek history and deciphered the philosophies of Aristotle.

Maureen 1966 I was born to be in university! I studied with scholars who escorted me to unknown places with mysterious ideas. One professor was fluent in ancient Chinese and taught about Ming China. Professor George noticed that I was holding a book on Kant. “What do you think of that guy?” he asked with a smile. I had so much to say. “If you really want to know…I have a hard time figuring out what he is saying. But, I like what he says about knowing. It is impossible to know what is truth. We are limited by our feeble little ways of getting at knowledge.”

Professor George, tilted his head like a hawk studying his prey, and hummed, “Hmmm…well, if you like Kant, you would like studying Asian philosophy.” That’s all it took. It was an invitation to search for more. After two years at my comfortable little university in the rain, I left. I wanted to study in Asia.

GREEN TEA TALKS I was taken in by a Japanese family in Tokyo. They didn’t speak much English. A bit of hello and, … no, that’s it! Hello. My Japanese consisted of hajimemashite dōzo yoroshiku, I’m happy to meet you. I know!

Impressive, right? But that level of fluency doesn’t get you to unlost when you take the wrong subway. It also doesn’t help you find a bathroom.

“We didn’t know that we were at war. With the United States. What a terrible thing that was!” My Okāsan, mother, and I sat at a white Formica table and drank abundant amounts of green tea and conversed, thumbing through a tattered, leather-bound dictionary. Okāsan told me about her life as a young girl in wartime Japan. “We were so young. I was 17. He had a round face, dark brown eyes, and a very nice smile. He had the nicest little dimples.” Okāsan’s eyes glistened. She dug deep into a wood drawer, pulling out an old velvet box. In the box something shiny peeked out. A pearl ring. She held it out to me. “He gave me this 21

pearl ring. We were married. My parents thought we were too young. But, it was a scary time. Things were changing so quickly. It was normal to want to marry. I took the train with him. To Kobe. All the time he held my hand. It was such a big ship!

We didn’t know where he was going. He had never left our village before. I tried not to cry. It was goodbye. In my dreams I saw his monster ship sinking below burning waves. The ship sank before it reached Hawaii.” Okasan asked me to keep the ring.

My father died from wounds received in that Pacific war – in the same war and in the same ocean that had killed her first love. We cried together.

I walked away from the green tea talks with an understanding of Japanese and a friendship that would last a lifetime. At university, I studied Japanese history and I fell deeply and profoundly in love with Japan and the Japanese. I loved the aesthetics and the ancient truths that I found about myself. I loved the smell of moss and the aging wood in Buddhist temples, the sound of massive bronze bells rung at the end of the day, and the clean taste of fresh vegetables, tofu, fish and rice.

THE LAND The late ‘60s, a time of cultural turmoil in the United States, sparked the beginning of the environmental movement, civil rights fights, and women’s rights. In 1970, with my B.A. in hand, I bought a round-the-world ticket and journeyed my way back to the United States so I could be a part of those enormous movements. Coming from a family of attorneys, I went to law school at the University of Oregon and then found a job as an Assistant Attorney General for Washington working in environmental law. I drafted regulations forcing logging companies to log in ways that protected the soil, the fisheries, wildlife, water quality and the scenic beauty. I went to court to protect state parks and coastal areas. My grandfather, Frank Barry, homesteaded 160 acres in Nogales, Arizona in 1910. My mother loved Arizona, the Santa Cruz River, the Sonoran Desert, the cottonwood trees, and the stars. The Barrys raised me to love the land. We were environmentalists before there was a movement to label the movement.

SHOGUN and samurai In 1975, I met Don, my husband, on a blind date. “Before we have kids, dogs and buy a house, I’d like to take you back to Japan,” I said. Don hadn’t traveled much. “I’ve been to Canada,” he laughed. “Does that count?”

That was good enough for me. With a copy of Shogun in hand, Don left his new job.

I left mine. We worked in a small town near Mt. Fuji. We studied tea ceremony with a bōsan, a Buddhist priest, at a temple burrowed away in a dark gnarled wood that still remembered the hunting parties of the Shogun and his samurai.

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LAWYER in a small town While in Japan, Don and I read a book, A Baby Maybe. We left Japan and went back to the States to have babies. Don got the paying job and I cared for our babies.

Three daughters, who grew to be independent, well-educated and compassionate women.

Don did well developing school drug education programs.

In 1985, I ran for the state legislator as a Democrat. The local papers thought I was “Exceptional.” I lost anyway. The conservative Republican you may remember debating in our class with Sister Thomas Clare had converted from being a Goldwater Girl in 1964 to a liberal activist supporting the anti-war campaign of Eugene McCarthy and the social reform programs of Jimmy Carter.

Don sold his business in 1991 and I opened up a law practice in our home on Vashon Island. Practicing law like my grandfather and uncle did before me, I was a lawyer in a small town. I took care of people - their wills, The Fitzmahans 2015 their property disputes and contracts.

A SUMMONS When Don sold his business, he took my hands, looked into my eyes and said, “Well, Maureen, I guess it’s your turn. What do you want to do now?”

I’m sure Don hoped I would be happy to continue my career in the law. He could be my assistant, work in the garden, make dinners and drive the girls to school.

We did this for six years. But, for me, Don’s innocent question, “what do you want to do?” was an invitation, no a summons, to look for what I love to do.

I wrote letters. There was no email in those days. I took out my address book and searched for every friend or half-friend I knew who lived in Europe or Asia. “Do you know anyone who might have a job for us?” I wrote. The answers were not surprising, but they were disappointing.

“I’m sorry. We don’t know of any jobs for you.”

THE LETTER Maureen & Don 2015 A day in May, nineteen years ago, on a day shrouded in rain and fog, I received a letter postmarked “Ukraine.” It came from a man Don and I had met in 1989. Volodomyr Khomyk.

Volodya came to Seattle from the Soviet Union, charged by Secretary Gorbachev to look for a school program to fight alcoholism. Volodya was sent to Seattle to learn about Don’s program, “Here’s Looking at You.” He left with gifts of games and videos, and information on self concept and peer helping groups. We did not hear from Volodya after that visit.

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Not until 1997, on that grey day in May. Eight years after Volodya came to the United States, Gorbachev was gone, the Soviet anti-alcoholism programs failed, and the Soviet Union collapsed.

I remember opening a brown, ageing envelope. It smelled of musk, of an era long gone. The memory of reading that carefully worded missive still excites me. It gives me shivers - in a wonderful, breath-taking way. “I was surprised and excited by your letter. If you are still interested in coming to Ukraine, the Law Department needs a specialist like you to teach Comparative Law. We can’t pay you, but we can find you a place to live. Let us know as soon as possible.”

I looked around… My heart beat faster. I heard a door slam. It was Shauna! A high-school sophomore, my middle daughter wandered into the kitchen in search of food.

I thrust the musty old letter into her hands. She took it, looked up at me and read quickly. Laughing excitedly, she said, “We’ve got to tell Daddy!” Pausing, as if thinking very carefully, “But, Mom,” she whispered. “We need to be gentle. We don’t want to scare poor Daddy.”

At the sound of the door, Shauna ran to the front and greeted her dad with a whoop and a scream, and yelled, “Daddy, Daddy! Look what just came in the mail!” So much for not scaring Daddy.

Looking at his dark haired daughter and then at me, Don took the paper. He read the note very, very slowly. He cautiously looked up at me. Deliberately taking his time, a small smile crept across his face, “I guess this means we are moving to Ukraine.”

No more assistant, no more little garden, no more quiet life. That modest little note from a town in a forgotten part of the world took us across oceans for the next 17 years.

We sold our house, our cars, and I closed my practice. We bid goodbye to the beautiful home that we had built on the bucolic little island. Our friends thought we had gone to work for the C.I.A. Don’s mom thought we were going off to our death.

“Ach! There are no brooms in Ukraine. You must be careful. What will they feed you?”

In 1997 I had my first teaching gig in little Ukrainian town, where I was a major sensation. Fame on a chunk off the detritus of a fallen empire, is still fame, nonetheless.

I was the first American to teach at the university in Lutsk, a town in northwestern Ukraine. The town had been the site of a Soviet nuclear missile base – missiles that 24

were aimed directly at Seattle. A man who once worked at the base gave me a piece of that very missile. “It is a symbol of our friendship and the end of war between our people.”

PROFESSOR and Soviet dissidents I taught law at universities in Ukraine, Wales and Estonia. I interviewed judges and lawyers and wrote the first article in English on post-Soviet Ukrainian law. Then, I spent 10 years interviewing Soviet dissidents in Estonia, Ukraine and Georgia, compiling research on the history of non-Russian dissidents.

The girls grew up as TCKs (third culture kids), finished school and returned to the States for university. In Estonia, Don took on the job of Principal and later Director of an international school.

In 2003, after a formidable six-month posting alone as a consultant in Sierra Leone for the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, I returned to Don and Katie in Estonia and moved from teaching at university to teaching the high school International Baccalaureate program in history.

JAPAN & babies For our last position abroad, Don and I left Europe and returned to Japan in 2012. We were happy to be returning.

Don took a job as a Principal of a high school at Nagoya International School. I returned to Japan to be reborn. Even for a short time.

By now, all of our girls lived in the United States. Our two oldest daughters were married and had Masters in Education.

Our youngest, Katie, was finishing her Masters in Community Development.

“Are you ever coming home, Mom and Dad?” Erin asked. “When we have babies, I would really like it if you lived nearby.” In 2014 Don and I moved our adventures back to the United States. Erin gave birth to twins - two baby boys. Life comes full circle. We left Japan again, this time to live in northern California to be with our babies and now their babies.

RENAISSANCE WOMEN The nuns at the Academy raised us women to be anything we wanted. We were given seeds that we would need to grow into knowledgeable and capable women. Just like the sisters themselves. We were also given a handful of seeds that helped us be compassionate women who made a difference through love and our talents.

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Sylvia Goodwin 7065 Stardust Circle Tucson, AZ 85718 feasor1@q.com 520-297-1659

B.A. CORRECTIONAL ADMIN 1966-Spring of 1972: I attended the University of Arizona, graduating in 1970 with a BA in Correctional Administration. (Prison Administration, Probation and Parole)

SCHOOL of SOCIAL WORK: never live where wind chill index reported

In the fall of 1972, I entered the School of Social Work at the University of Missouri at Columbia. It was a two-year program. Without a doubt, those were the two coldest years I have ever spent. When I completed the program in May of 1972, I packed my car and left the state. I didn’t even stay for commencement. I wanted to put as many miles between me and Missouri as I could. I have been back once only because I had to change planes in Kansas City. I promised myself that I would never again live where wind chill index was routinely reported and where it could get too cold to snow.

TEACHING-SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY in BATON ROUGE Fall of 1972-Spring of 1976: My first job out of graduate school was at Southern University in Baton Rouge, La. Loved it there and had the time of my life. I taught in an undergraduate Social Work Program. It was a hoot. The second year we had grant problems. I told my Department Head, I would stay for one pay cycle and if we didn’t get paid, I was gone. Two weeks after I left, the grant was refunded. Oh well, by then I knew teaching was not my forte.

CPS WORKER – police escort, pissed off parents, damaged children In October of 1973, I returned to Tucson. My plan was to mooch off my parents while I looked for a job in California. Within days of my return to Tucson, and much to my mother’s delight, I was hired by the Welfare Department as a CPS (child protective services) worker.

That lasted until the summer of 1973, when I moved to Oakland, CA to work for the California Children’s Home Society. CPS had become too much. I didn’t like having to do my job with a police escort, court appearances, pissed off parents and damaged children.

Spring of 1976- Summer of 1985: Children’s Home was a nice respite for a while but then became boring. The bulk of my job was adoptions and some family counseling and working with adult adoptees. After a year, the job was too much quiet and frankly I was getting bored.

I almost,but not quite, missed the excitement of CPS. Plus, as much as I liked Oakland, I liked San Jose better.

INFANT CASEWORKER to ADVOCATE

In the summer of 1978, I was hired by the Loma Prieta Regional Center in San Jose. The name was later changed to San Andreas Regional Center after the fault line. Initially, I was hired as an Infant Caseworker, working with Developmentally Delayed children from birth to six. After a couple of years as a caseworker, I moved into the Client Advocate position. I was one of two lay advocates within the Regional Center system. Most of the advocates were licensed attorneys.

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SMARTER than an attorney, so became one After working with attorneys for a number of years as an advocate, I came to the realization that I was smart enough to become an attorney. Or maybe it was that attorneys weren’t as smart as I thought. With my new found smarts in hand, in 1983, I decided to go back to school and study law. My initial plan was to go either to Thurgood Marshall School of Law at Texas Southern or North Carolina Central School of Law. School in CA was not an option because of the cost. My plans were put on hold when my mother died in 1984.

My father was having difficulty adjusting to being a widower. After discussions with my sisters, we decided since I was planning on moving that it made the most sense for me to move Arizona and go to school.

LAW SCHOOL, why so many attorneys are evil tempered

Fall 1985-Spring 1988: I thought Missouri was bad but it did not rise to the level of law school. I was so happy when that was over. I understand why so many of my colleagues are so evil tempered and unhappy. I would not recommend law school unless you are glutton for punishment.

ATTORNEY GENERAL

When I finished school, I started working for the State Attorney Sylvia 1966 General’s Office. Initially, I worked as a law clerk in the Child Services Unit. I eventually obtained a position in the Criminal Unit, Organized Crime and Racketeering. Although my undergraduate degree dealt with the correctional system, I had no interest in Criminal Law. As a matter of fact, I didn’t even take the Criminal law course offered. I started as the forfeiture clerk and later became the Forfeiture Attorney.

Loved job as it was exciting and never boring. I enjoyed going out on raids and taking the bad guy’s property. I was with the AG for 21 years.

ADMINISTRATIVE LAW JUDGE

Summer of 2009 through present: I now work as an Administrative Law Judge handling Unemployment Hearings. I have done this for the last six years. Retirement is now looming with the plan being I will retire by next April if not sooner.

WHY DOG is GOD spelled backwards I have never married but have been engaged three times. According to my father, I had a bad attitude and was not suited for marriage. This attitude coupled with my indifference to children was major deal breaker. I do love dogs and over the years have had wonderful dogs.

There is a reason that dog is God spelled backward. I am a sometimes a doting aunt and great aunt. My sister Judy has two children and a grandchild.

NEVER LEAVING ARIZONA again

I am now reconciled to never leaving Arizona except for brief trips. I never thought I would be ending my days in the desert. However, I grown accustomed to the peace and quiet. The noise in large cities is just too much.

So ends the tale of my last fifty years.

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Mary Fernandez, née Harrold fernandezmary005@gmail.com We have not heard from Mary Harold for many years. Mary was at the Academy until her senior year. She joined our group on Facebook.

According to her Facebook entry, Mary studied English literature at the U of A. She worked at Steefel Levitt & Weiss.

She now lives in Seattle, Washington.

She has at least two grandsons; one is Gavin, who was 4 in September, 2015.

(5-30-16) “Hi Maureen- thank you so much for the link (to the ACADEMY 50). I can't tell you how much I enjoyed looking at the photos and reading about my old classmates.

I will send you my graduation photo but really the whole time period was so traumatic for me that I would rather not dwell on it. I spent my senior year at Catalina. I had no friends, was

Mary 1966 @ Catalina High School, Tucson

overwhelmed by the number of students and appalled by the quality of the education. St. Joseph's education was vastly superior and I was thankful for that.

Thank you for much for all your hard work.

By the way, I was wondering about Nancy Nordstrom. I did not see anything about her. Do you know anything?”

Mary and grandson 2011 Mary's grandson 2014

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Mary Louise Harrington 33231 Lake Lanier Place Fremont, CA 94536 mlread61@yahoo.com 510-489-9004 MISSED THE 50th I want you to know how sad I was to miss our 50th reunion. Thank you so much for the well wishes in the card. As most of you know, I came down with shingles soon after I arrived in Tucson in March with my daughter, Megan. I would have been fine if it was just the shingles but it triggered Bell's Palsy. I was so sick I had to have David, my partner, to fly to Tucson to help me drive home. I still have Bell's but it should be going away in the next two weeks. It usually takes two months. It has kept me home and resting!!

When people say they can't believe 50 years has Mary Louise 1966 passed, you don't get what they are saying until you have experienced it yourself. Fifty years is a whole lifetime to some. We are lucky to have more time to do much more with the rest of our lives.

U of A and TEACHING 2nd GRADERS Mary Louise & David 2005 After graduating from the Academy, I went to the U of A and graduated with a BA in Elementary Education. I was hired to teach in the San Francisco Bay area in Fremont which is the city I have lived for the past 38 years. I taught 2nd grade for 39 years at two schools. I live in the neighborhood of the schools so my two oldest children went to school with me. Education was a perfect fit for me. I loved teaching, the students and the parents.

3 and 1 I have three beautiful children and one beautiful granddaughter. My oldest Kelly, lives in Sacramento and works for an environmental lobbyist. My son, Paul, is married with a daughter, Amelia. He owns his own business calibrating scales through out the Bay Area. My daughter, Megan, has special needs and goes to a day program.

She lives in a group home very close to us. My children are my most precious gifts.

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HOSPICE WORK I retired in 2009 and have enjoyed my retirement. I did substituting for a few years but most of my friends retired and the school environment changed so it was time for me to stop. I now volunteer with Kaiser Hospice. I relieve caretakers or visit with patients who are in hospice care.

READING WAS HARD I love to read, which is kind of funny, because I was a terrible reader in school. I think that is why I was good at teaching reading and writing because I remember how hard it was for me as a kid. I also am a terrible speller so it takes me a long time to write a bio!!!! At Back-to-SchoolPaula & Mary Louise 2005 Night, I told my parents I couldn't spell and that I knew one of their children would be a super speller and help me out.

There was always one!

WRITING A CHILDREN’S BOOK I think I would like to write a book some day. Maybe a children's book. I'll keep you up to date.

THE ACADEMY instead of Salpointe When I think about the Academy, I think how lucky I was to go there. My two older brothers went to Salpointe so I assumed I would go there also. I went to Saints Peter and Paul so many of my classmates went to Salpointe. Nancy Nordstrum’s mother talked my mother into sending me to the Academy. If you remember, Nancy did not graduate with us because her mother took her out of the Academy and sent her to Salpointe. I am so glad that I was able to be at the Academy for a great education, small classes, and beautiful, caring, life long friends.

I am hoping we will continue to have reunions, if Judy can stand it! I would love to sit down with each of you and find out how your life has been. I am sure we have all had our up and downs, but I am hoping your ups out weigh your downs.

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Velda Higuera 2936 E. 2nd St. Tucson, AZ 85716 TUCSON

I still live in the same house with my mother.

She’ll be 95 the day after the reunion is over!

She’s doing okay and we do get along so well.

MEXICO and EXPORTS

I worked for my dad in his Mexico exporting business.

I volunteered with the Tucson Symphony Women’s Association and Boys’ and Girls’ Clubs, working in the thrift shop, instructing dancing and “bowing ” for the Cotillion. I was on both boards.

Velda 1966 MI MADRE

At this point, I’ve definitely slowed down and mainly look after my mother.

Velda 1966

Cathy & Velda 2016

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Judy Hiner, née Jackimczyk 11281 E. Calle Linda Vista Tucson, AZ 85748 azcatnic1@earthlink.net 520-885-8763 UNIVERSITY of ARIZONA

After graduation, I went to the U of A and majored in Secondary Education (English). There I met my soul mate, Nic Hiner, who was a Music Education major.

CINDY PFEIFFER was Cupid

We met in a summer school class.

Cindy Pfeiffer was in the same class and played Cupid by urging us to go on our first date the last day of class.

We were married in the spring of our junior year. One of Nic’s claims to fame is that he played in the Super Bowl with the U of A Band. I used to tell my students every year that my husband played in the first Super Bowl, and tried to make them guess which position he played. No one ever came up with “clarinet.”

Immediately after graduation, Nic, who had been in ROTC, was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant and we moved to Montgomery, Alabama, for 2 ½ years. The Vietnam War ended, so we came back to Tucson, Nic went back to school to get his pharmacy degree, I earned my Masters’, and in 1972 I began teaching at Santa Rita High School, where I remained until I retired 33 years later.

STREAMING Sister Anne Marie

While at SRHS I was the English Department Chair for 25 years, doing my best to emulate Sr. Anne Marie, Sr. Jean Elizabeth, and the other wonderful English teachers who inspired me and taught us so well. I could never Claudia and Judy 2016 teach Romeo and Juliet or To Kill a Mockingbird without thinking of when I first read them at SJA. Several years ago I found the paper I wrote on Pride and Prejudice for Sr. Jean Elizabeth—it wasn’t bad! All of those works are still among my favorite books, and part of that feeling comes from my high school memories. Due to our wonderful training in grammar, you will have to pry the Oxford comma from my cold, dead hands.

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At first teaching terrified me, but once I overcame that fear, I came to love it, and I especially loved the students, many of whom I keep in touch with today.

I LOVE the oddballs the best

I emulated Sr. Anne Marie’s style of keeping students slightly off-kilter, such as wearing a shirt which looked like I taught at Hogwarts (and kept the students guessing which subject I taught Harry Potter). I dressed up as literary figures such as Miss Marple, Medusa, Banquo’s Ghost, Ayla from Clan of the Cave Bear, Hester Prynne, and more—all in costumes I made myself. I would say my favorite accomplishment was developing a Mythology and Folklore English class which was quite popular, even though it involved reading The Iliad in its entirety. The course ended with applying Jung’s archetypes to characters in Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings, and Star Wars. This was not an honors course, but as you might expect, it attracted some wonderful students (and a fair share of oddballs). I loved the Judy 1966 oddballs the most!

Ironically, once during a senior class meeting at Santa Rita, I was sitting next to Wanda Bentley, a Special Ed teacher I’d known for years. Looking at the hundreds of seniors in the cafeteria, I said to her, “My senior class would only fill up two tables.”

She said, “Mine, too.” You guessed it—she graduated from the Villa in 1969, its last year. She only attended her senior year, so I didn’t know her while I was there, but since then we have become quite close, especially since when she retired she also became a Master Gardener. Tucson is a small world!

THE OGRE’S LEGACY

I know it comes as a surprise to many of you—as it did to me! that the shy girl who never spoke up in class, unless called upon, became someone who has no problem standing in front of an audience and who had no compunction about acting like an idiot if it helped students learn. Many of my students went on to become English teachers, so I feel The Ogre’s legacy lives on. And I truly felt I had come full circle on May 22, 2006, when the students chose me as their faculty speaker for graduation—40 years to the day after my own high school graduation, and the day that marked my retirement from teaching.

I THOUGHT this might help you type faster, Judith

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and/or running a newsletter. I can still picture Sr. Anne Marie trotting into the closetsized office where I had to type all of the columns for the newspaper on a special typewriter in a special way (it involved counting and math) that made the columns come out straight. It was hot, I was tired, and she had the sleeves of her habit rolled up (gasp!). She handed me a Dr. Pepper and said, “I thought this might help you type faster, Juditha.”

Nic and I have three children and four grandchildren. All three of our kids graduated from Salpointe and the U of A. Jennifer is Science Department Chair at Palo Verde High School and is married to an Australian (Darren); her children are Cody, 19, and Braden, 15. Tracy teaches 8th grade science at Gridley Middle School; she and her husband John just moved back to Tucson in November after having lived in Gilbert for 12 years. Their children, Thayer and Jillian, are 11 and 10, respectively.

Jeff taught English in Japan for three years. We visited him there, which was a bit traumatic as I am allergic to shellfish and couldn’t identify much of what I was eating, although Jeff’s fluency in Japanese helped. Jeff came back to the U of A to get his Masters’, and then moved to Albuquerque, where he is a computer/electrical engineer at Sandia National Laboratory. We don’t know what he does since it’s top secret, but he assured me he’s making the world a better place. (Where did all these scientists come from?)

MRS. J.

When I first retired, I spent time helping my dad, who had just been diagnosed with lung cancer, and then caring for my mom after my dad passed away in 2007.

Mom (our Mrs. J.) died in November of 2014.

MASTER GARDENER

Since 2008 I have been a certified Master Gardener, and I coordinate the class for new Master Gardeners, as well as teach one of the subjects. I maintain the Master Gardener’s Facebook page, and spend lots of time at the Pima County Extension Demonstration Gardens instructing people about how to garden in the desert. I also give talks at local libraries. I love this so much that I earned enough hours to enter the Hall of Fame last year. If you go into the Extension Office, you will see my name on a plaque. However, I do a much better job of helping others with their gardens than taking care of my own.

A BLUE RIBBON

Reading is a continual love, and I have also become a quilter—an obsession. I entered three quilts in the Pima County Fair a couple of years ago, and won a blue ribbon for each. That was a surprise!

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NO COUCH POTATO

Nic is still working as Pharmacy Director for HealthNet, but we love to travel. We just got back from the Final Four in Houston. We go hiking, especially in the Western national parks. I may look like a couch potato but we have taken an 8-day raft trip down the Grand Canyon, kayaked on the Colorado River, Lake Powell, and the Wailua River on Kauai, and I’ve hiked the Grand Canyon. I love Zion National Park so much Nic thinks I’m a reincarnated Mormon pioneer woman! When Nic finally retires in a couple of years, we will get the garden in shape and embark on my goal of visiting all 50 states. I only have seven to go!

We celebrated our 47th anniversary the day after the 50th Reunion.

No one can say that moss grows under Judy’s feet. Immediately after the Reunion, she and Nic went to Hawaii for water and hiking. Then a few weeks later they went to Zion to climb the Angel’s Landing Trail. Not for the faint of heart!

Zion-Angel’s Landing Trail

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Terry Keyes mailto:tmkeyes2001@yahoo.com PO Box 370997 Montara, CA 94037 (2006) My parents and siblings moved to Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, in 1971. I lost my sister Rosie in ’82, my mother in ’92, and my father in ’95.

MEDICINE

The day after graduation, I started working at St. Joseph’s Hospital as a lab assistant, drawing blood, mixing media for the Bacteriology lab, and doing clerical work. I started at the U of A in the fall, and got a BA in Anthropology/Human Genetics, finishing in ’72. I worked at the new medical school in the chromosome lab for a year, and then I came to San Francisco. I worked in the clinical chromosome lab at University of California, San Francisco, at the University of Wisconsin Madison, and then at Kaiser Medical Center in Oakland. In 1983 I started medical school at Wayne State University in Detroit, and graduated in 1987, when my daughter Christina was born.

PEDIATRICS and DISABILITIES

I did two years of residency in pediatrics at Kaiser Medical Center in San Francisco, and one year at UCSF. Then I was hired half-time at Golden Gate Regional Center, a non-profit state-contracted agency that serves people of all ages with developmental disabilities—intellectual disability, cerebral palsy, autism, and epilepsy. I worked part time in the “pool” at various Kaiser clinics before being hired half-time at St. Anthony Foundation—best known for their soup kitchen, but also with social services, job training programs, and a free clinic. In 1992 both GGRC and St. Anthony’s offered me full-time employment, so I stayed with GGRC and recently celebrated my 25th anniversary there.

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THE VULNERABLE

My days are spent assessing infants and toddlers for the Federally-mandated Early Start Program, special education for children birth to age 3. My afternoons are usually spent assessing “big people,” people over 3, for Regional Center eligibility, and consulting and advocating for medical care for our vulnerable population. (We took a 10% across-the-board cut in our funding in 2009 because of the recession, which meant layoffs, pay cuts, and cuts to our retirement fund, but worst of all, cuts to the providers who care for our people in Board and Care homes, day programs, and direct medical care. The legislature will be deciding whether to restore some of our funding but it’s too late for some of Terry 1966 our services, which have had to go “belly up.”) In between time I do my “real job,” which is to write reports and do other paper work.

JOHN, ANYA and LABRADORS

Although this is my dream job, I enjoy spending time at home with my husband, John Hunt, who is now retired and enjoying “puttering” around our house in Montara, just south of San Francisco, on a bluff over Highway 1 above the Pacific, and about a mile from Mavericks, of surfing fame. We have 3 Labradors— chocolate Kahuna, yellow Leilani, and black Pele, 3 cats—all rescue—and various birds and fish. John dropped out of his “second baccalaureate” program in nuclear physics—a big change from his previous career as a Federal auditor and program manager for the Federal Transit Agency! —to be stay-at-home Papa for Anya, Christina’s daughter, who was born in 2008. Christina is completing her coursework in Early Childhood Education (learning on her daughter as I learned on her). We’ve taken Anya with us every year to Alberta to visit my brothers and sisters and her cousins. She also accompanies us hiking and doing photography, and to various venues such as the Monterey Bay Aquarium and the Marine Mammal Center. Her first word was “fish,” and she has told us for the past 6 years that when she grows up she wants to be a marine biologist.

TWILIGHT ZONE – once a Trekkie, always a Trekkie

We all enjoy reading and watching old episodes of Rawhide, Richard Greene’s Robin Hood, and Twilight Zone that John has amassed for us. (I love that Terry and John enjoy watching the old Twilight Zone, since Terry's father was a DEAD RINGER for Rod Serling. Everyone commented on it! Judy J.)

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I’m hoping to retire at 70 and maybe volunteer at the Marine Mammal Center, continue traveling and bird watching (including whooping cranes in Northwest Territories and the Texas Gulf), and do lots of gardening, cooking, and reading.

John and I also have been Eucharistic Ministers at our church, St. Gabriel’s, for the last 15 years or so.

Previously we had spent many years there in the choir, where we met. I also am a lector there. That’s where John, Christina, and now Anya have gone to school. I can see us doing more volunteer work at the school and parish when we are both unemployed.

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Terry & Judy 2016

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Margaret Leary, née Latham mailto:mleary@cox.net Margaret Latham Leary 3551 Hartzel Dr. Spring Valley, CA 91977

Meg 1966

(2006) I got married in 1968 and have five children, all grown and scattered all over the U.S. We have three daughters: Alice is an English professor at Villanova University in Philadelphia; Vangie, whom we adopted in the Philippines when she was 8, runs a hotel in northern California; and Joyce is an internal medicine resident at UC Davis. Our two sons are Kent, who lives here in San Diego and designs computer networks, and Paul, a musician who is currently a PhD candidate at Duke University in Durham, N.C. We don’t see enough of them! My husband, Steve, was in the Air Force Nurse Corps until 1998, so we moved around a lot, including Georgia, the Philippines, Texas, central California, and Washington, D.C. I’ve had a lot of different jobs. I worked for the Air Force Office of Special Investigations, had a business of my own doing editing, worked as a legal secretary, and I am now teaching U.S. history and philosophy in a high school. Steve is a nurse at a local hospital.

I’ve had some serious health problems in the last few years, but I seem to be holding up OK now.

(2016) Margaret wrote on May 14, 2016. “I’m very ill right now and am unable to contribute.”

Maureen F,

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Kay Modaff Sarazin mailto:kay@sarazin.us 4650 Morro Drive Woodland Hills, CA 91364 818-704-3932 http://www.sarazin.us/aboutus.php JACQUES and LULU

I am very happily living in my home of 35 years with Jacques, my Shih Tzu, and LuLu, my Maltese. Most gratefully I am in the beautiful SARAZIN, my small atelier salon of 28 years, living my Dharma. I retired from Sebastian International some years ago and with that ended the seven days a week of practicing my craft. Today I spend 5 days a week in SARAZIN, and sometimes on location for a day or two, tending to the tresses of the most delightful hand-picked clientele. There are outside projects, most currently “The Ranch” for Netflix.

MINISTER

A most wonderful blessing, I am a Eucharistic Minister, and if you are ever in town, at day’s end on Saturday we have Communion Service and the Rosary; it’s a “Steel Magnolia” kind of lovely happening.

BLESSED

I am blessed to be in excellent health and adore my life.

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Cindy Pfeiffer cecpfeiffer@gmail.com 520-825-8698 BUSINESS, EDUCATION and COUNSELING After leaving the Villa and attending the University of Arizona for a two year degree in Business, a B.A. in Education and a Masters in Education, I started my career as a counselor at Tucson Jr. High and High School as well as doing work on the Indian reservation in Sells, Arizona. (Sells is the capital of the Tohono O’odham Nation.)

At the end of seven years I knew that it wasn't what I wanted, but I had no clue what I really wanted! I just knew for me it had to include travel to new parts of the world, and something that would tax me intellectually!

5 to SACRAMENTO Five of us friends from the same high school left our jobs and went looking for new adventures and careers in Sacramento! I had absolutely no clue what the heck I was going to do but I had done modeling through high school and college to help support myself.

So, I went to modeling agencies in San Francisco, hoping someone would take me. Thank God someone did! I started a new career modeling full-time. I enjoyed the different lifestyle but I started to feel pretty darn dumb! I also was turning 30 and they thought I was 25, so I knew that I had to start looking for something else.

COMPUTER INDUSTRY I answered an ad in the newspaper for a technical writer and trainer at a computer software firm. If someone had asked me what my qualifications were, the only thing I could say is that I had significant writing experience as a career counselor.

So armed with a resume that made no sense for the job I headed to an interview. I got the job by telling them that I would take half the pay they offered for six months! I stayed with that company for several years. Considering that it was software to computerize clinical laboratory information systems and blood banks (and I didn't even weigh enough to give blood!) I had a lot of studying to do at night. But, this experience led me to my future in the computer industry.

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EDUCATIONAL SOFTWARD The company was sold to a company in France, so once again I had to go on the hunt. I left Sacramento and moved to what I had considered my home Seal Beach California. It is a little beach community in Southern California and really reminds you of Andy Griffith Mayberry. I ended up taking a job as an educational software sales rep and even went back to Tucson as part of my territory and computerized Flowing Wells and several other school districts. But, I decided I wanted something else away from the educational area.

STARTED our own company Several of us decided to start our own Company and try to sell what is now known as automated interactive voice response system. The dreaded Press One, Cindy 1966 Press Two, etc. machines! We were way ahead of the market and we failed......But, we learned a whole lot about running a company into the ground!

SPEECH RECOGNITION The job-hunt began for something exciting to do. I entered a new field and started working in speech recognition for the medical industry primarily radiology.

This is exciting as we were actually the first company that designed a linguistics based neural netting artificial intelligence speech recognition system. We were way ahead of our time! I had a team of nurses that I trained to work with radiologists on the speech recognition system. After several years we lost our funding....

TELECOMMUNICATIONS I ended up in telecommunications with a multibillion-dollar corporation for 19 years. I started out in speech recognition product management, switched to marketing then to business development and ultimately ended up in the job I loved for over 10 years, International Account Manager.

My accounts were telephone companies in Mexico, the Caribbean, South America, Guam and the southern part of America. I loved traveling to these areas learning the cultures, talking with the people and solving telecommunication issues.

While working for the telecommunications company I was able to see so many different parts of the world. I also was the international speaker for all the conventions as I really enjoyed public speaking. That led me to other parts of Europe.

URUGUAY My last two years with this company allowed me to work out of Montevideo Uruguay. What a fantastic country! I was laid off from this company seven years ago.

And, boy did my life go through a change!

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FAMILY and CHANGE Many of you knew my mom and even when I was in high school she had breast cancer which ultimately ended her life 17 years ago. While I was in high school she had gone on a blind date with a man named Keith Staley, fell in love and married him when I was graduating. They had a fantastic marriage of almost 40 years. When she was dying, I committed to her that I would take care of Keith as he was 17 years older than my mom. I truly believe that you can never promise something that you're not going to fulfill but little did I know what this promise would bring.

When I realized I was out of a job I think the universe decided to kick me in the butt !! My lease was up on my beach bungalow, the rent was going to go up to over $1800 a month, I received no severance pay, and my renter in my house in Sun City had to move back to Michigan! So, looking at all of these factors I said the only two words that I could! “Road trip”! I packed up everything I owned in a U-Haul and I moved back to Tucson. My house that was a rental investment property became my haven and allowed me to take care of my stepdad, Keith, as he lived eight houses up. Since I was too young to retire, I also became a consultant by reinventing myself once again.

CARETAKER and CONSULTANT So I became a caretaker and a consultant working for a prepaid wireless company redesigning IVR (interactive voice response) system. Now think about it- So many years back--was an automated interactive voice response system that nobody wanted!

LIFE and BASEBALL I took care of Keith until he passed away at a 101 (almost)in 2013. I learned so much about patience and not always having to have the last word. I leaned about a generation that is probably the most amazing generation in the history of America.

After Keith died I took care of his best friend George who also taught me so much about life and baseball!

So, I finally retired and spent 2 1/2 years going through my mom and Keith lives .... so much stuff you cannot imagine! I am now a minimalist.

LOVE LIFE OK so we're pretty well caught up on what I've been doing in my life except there's a few of you out there that are going ?.....OK what about your love life????

How many of you remember Joe? High school boyfriend – who went on to get married I think at least four times to other people. THANK GOD I was smart enough to cancel that wedding!

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When I moved to Sacramento I was with somebody for seven years, and when I moved to Southern California I was with someone for over 13 years. Thanks to Ray I was able to live a phenomenal life as he was head of design for his company that designed for BMW worldwide. It was so amazing and the people were fantastic. I'm sure that's also part of the reason that I loved my job traveling so much. But, I never really wanted to marry Ray. Something stopped me and most of my friends once again said, “Oh yeah, Cecelia is commitment phobic!”

COUP DE FOUDRE I dated several other people, but really didn't seem to find a match. Remember when I told you I took the job with the multibillion dollar company? and I traveled to give speeches all over the world? In 1999 I gave a speech in Rotterdam, Netherlands and there was a man named Cees in the audience. He says he was hit by lightning bolt of love (in French it's called coup de foudre). He'd been divorced for many years and had two children, Mark and Claudia. He took me out to a flea market, showed me the sites, and introduced me to his two children. Little did I know how they would end up back in my life! Full-grown!

Cees and I tried to make it work, but distance and my territory being on the opposite end of the world, just kept it from working. But he never gave up. We stayed in communication and almost 5 years ago he wrote that he and the kids would be making a road trip through Arizona. I invited them to come here. When the doorbell rang, I opened the door and had a moment of “Wow what was wrong with me!”

Needless to say, he sure waited a long time for me to come to my senses. But, timing is everything and obviously the time was right.

In a WEE VILLAGE in HOLLAND So, now I spend time in the Netherlands in a wee village down by the beaches between The Hague and Delft, called Hoek of Holland where I'm the only American. My Dutch is awful as you have to learn to sound like a cat spitting up hairballs when you speak the language. Knowing some German helps but not enough! I love the village and I love the fact that I'm riding a bicycle or walking into the village for weekly excursions. and SUN CITY We still have the house in Sun City and I enjoy being there as well. Cees loves the desert. He cannot believe how large and open Arizona is.

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Africa in October. Now you know how Cees and I met? Well, Claudia takes after her papa as she went on a vacation to Thailand and met a man vacationing from Cape Town South Africa. She wrote to us that she had met the man of her dreams. They corresponded via Skype for three months then she quit her job and moved to South Africa. Now Mike and Claudia live back in the Netherlands.

On the other hand, Mark was reunited with a girl that he went to kindergarten with and all through academics and is now planning their wedding.

So, stay tuned for more information about what we are going to do about our own wedding!

Now I'm sure a few of you just fainted. I’ve attached a picture of the four of us and you will note that for the first time in my life, I'm short! Claudia is 6 foot three, Mark is 6 foot four and my man is 6 feet two. The Netherlands is not only the tiniest country, it is also the tallest. Oh, where oh where are my stilettos today!

TRAVEL The summer is going to hold travel, travel, travel. I leave May 29 to go over to the Netherlands and I'll stay with Cees for a month. I come back to Tucson for July, even though I think it's the worst worst god awful month weather-wise.

I leave on July 30 to go to Barcelona, Spain where I will get on the world ship.

I have a friend here in Tucson who is privileged to know someone who actually owns one of the residences on this yacht. I hadn’t heard of it so if you're like me go to the website of http://aboardtheworld.com/ and it explains what it is. We will cruise from Barcelona down the Spanish coast to the French Riviera and then to the Italian coast.

After 17 days we'll get off in Rome. From there we'll fly over to the Netherlands so my friend, Cheryl, can see the Hoek and take in a few Dutch sights. I'll fly home at the end of August just for a few weeks before I repack my suitcase to go back to the Netherlands at end of September. I will enjoy the Netherlands for a few weeks then will head to South Africa. They will go back to the Netherlands and stay there till Thanksgiving. I will spend Thanksgiving through February here in Tucson. I know nothing past that date, so more travel? Maybe different countries? I have no idea but I just know that I love it and my man is pretty darn wonderful too!

WRITING CHILDREN’S BOOKS and a NOVEL You might want to know what I do when I'm not traveling or even when I am traveling. The main thing that I do is write. Ever since I can remember I've written children's books on endangered species. I have no illustrations and would really love to get them published, but haven't a clue how to begin with that! Any of you volunteering to help out? I've also written a novel and I'm in the process of writing a book about 45

caregiving based on my experiences.

EXERCISE As to exercise, I had to learn how to ride an old-fashioned bike in the Netherlands and I walk everywhere. I've taken a Pilates course here in Tucson and I'm absolutely in love with it, so I spend a lot of time in the studio.

LAST THIRD of LIFE I guess that kind of catches you guys up. I'm sure there are all kinds of questions you have after reading this so shoot me an email and I'll try to respond.

I think the thing that is most amazing to me is that as we live our lives, and we enjoy each day there. Many people come into our lives for a short time, or permanently. I've always said that the last third of your life should be the most interesting and fun. I feel like I've lived up to my own expectations of that. I don't take any day for granted. I give thanks to the fact that I am able to live such a great life.

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Dianne Zinche, née Plicato mailto:dzincke48@gmail.com cell: 505-903-6998 home: 830-358-7614 (2011) Dianne recently retired from her position as Manager of Facilities Services for the Health Science Library at the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque and moved to Texas to be near daughter Erika and her family. She has had numerous health problems and is turning into the bionic woman due to all the parts that have been replaced! She has two grandsons, Will and Lucas.

(2016) When Dianne was here for her mother's funeral, we met for lunch. (I had a broken kneecap and couldn't drive, so I couldn't attend the funeral. She picked me up for lunch.) I am glad that she is not hiding her light under a bushel anymore. She was always so selfdeprecating and joked around so much that people Dianne 1965 tended to overlook all of her wonderful accomplishments, made even more outstanding by having to deal with wacky family members, a horrendous marriage situation, and continual poor health. When she had to leave midyear as a senior, we offered to have her stay at our house for the few months until graduation. Her parents said no. She means it when she says she has never forgiven them for that. She wasn't in our yearbook, and she arrived at her new high school too late to be in theirs. It was SO sad and unnecessary. Judy J. Dianne Plicato Zincke Divorced Veteran, U.S. Navy; Viet Nam Conflict Daughter: Erika Zincke Caton; Married Grandsons: William 22, Lucas 16 Grandpets: 3 Cats and One Dog Current Pet: Sabot (Say-Bow) – Veteran of Afghanistan War; trained by the Army Rangers; Name Means Wooden Shoe or Wanderer in French; Breed = Anatolian Shepherd – an Ancient Breed Originating in Central Turkey; Fierce Protector and Loyal Companion

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MISSED SENIOR GRADUATION

I never stopped missing the Villa and my old classmates. It is a pain I have carried for many years. My mother died with the agony of my having to leave the Villa during my senior year on her conscience. It nearly killed me to be excluded from the senior class pictures depicting your graduating class. But due to my father’s failing health, it was a decision that had to be made, and I made it. Judy sent me a copy of the final class of ’66 yearbook.

TEXAS & NEW MEXICO

I now reside in New Braunfels, Texas, but miss Arizona and New Mexico. I resided in Albuquerque for about 22 years. For those of you who knew my parents, my mother passed away 5 years ago, and my father left us nearly 20 years ago. My father and Mary Jo Rhodes’ mother died on the same day, and were buried on the same day by the same priest. I left the Catholic Church not long after college graduation.

NEW YORK to EDUCATION to NAVY

After matriculating from a horrible high school in New York, I attended the Buffalo General Hospital School of Nursing, the University of New York at Buffalo, and graduated from Rosary Hill College (a now defunct Franciscan institution). My degree was in Secondary English Education. From there, I enlisted in the United States Navy.

DAUGHTER

I was on active duty for a little over a year, when my former husband was injured during training. Caring for him was a major chore, and I found myself pregnant during that time. I had to leave the Service, in order to care for my husband and myself. I had 2 failed pregnancies; one before my daughter’s birth, and one after she was born.

My daughter is an amazing woman who is a respiratory therapist, a wife, mother, and holds down 2 jobs. She lives within walking distance of my present home. I still maintain a residence in Albuquerque, but that house has been rented out. I have held the following positions, and never imagined myself doing any of them.

SPACE SHUTTLES

Switchboard Operator, Line Officer, U.S. Navy, Data Entry Operator and Supervisor, Assistant to the Management Information Systems Dept. (Hamilton Test Systems and Univ. of N.M.). Hamilton Test Systems was manufacturing automobile emissions testing equipment in Tucson. They also made the rocket boosters on the space shuttles.

UNIVERSITY of NEW MEXICO LIBRARY

I retired from 20 years with the University of New Mexico, in Albuquerque 5 years ago. By the time I was finished with my employment, I was the Facility Manager at the UNM Library and Informatics Center, and was in charge of 290,000 sq. ft. of classrooms, labs, server rooms, computer equipment, security, and wore more hats than I could count. I was the Safety Officer, ADA Officer, Chemical Officer and

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OSHA representative for the Department. I ended up supervising remodels, retrofits and new building construction.

The FBI

During my tenure with UNM, I worked with Campus Police, local Police, the FBI and the Secret Service. I operated a security camera system and assisted Campus Police with criminal investigations. I worked thousands of hours and was on call 24/7 many times during my working career. I was insufficiently paid, and had no time or money for hobbies or recreational activities.

A FIGHTER

Retirement was a real jolt. But I had to do it. I had worked too hard for too long, and it impacted my health. I am now partially disabled with osteoarthritis and asthma. I have spent time in a wheelchair, and wear a brace on my right leg. I have been through a variety of joint replacements, and spent my last 5 working years using an electric scooter to get around Campus. What I never knew, until recently, was that I had 2 bleeding ulcers during my time at the Villa, and in the years following. I staved off kidney problems and am now trying to avoid congestive heart failure. But I am never down for long, and I have been proven stubborn and a fighter.

WOMAN holding a man’s job

My sister still resides in Tucson, and has lived in the same general neighborhood for over 46 years. Believe it or not, she is not far from where we lived when we attended St. Joe’s. I have lived all over the map; Buffalo, NY, Newport, RI, Florida, Washington, D.C., Hawaii, Tucson, Sierra Vista, AZ, Albuquerque, Universal City, TX, and New Braunfels, TX. I was married for only 6 years, and have been a single mother the rest of the time. I never remarried. Most of my working years, I was a woman holding down a man’s job. It shook people up, and impacted my dating life.

Men were intimidated by me, even though they depended on me to bail them out in ticklish situations.

WHAT I LEARNED from the Villa

The Villa taught me many useful things that affected my entire adult life; how to be a lady and demonstrate good manners (my mother and Sister Carmela’s “couth” class); how to stick to my guns when I knew I was right; how to research a subject; how to debate (Mr. Eisenwinter) and argue both sides of a topic. I was never an official team debater, but that did not stop me from learning how to do it. I learned to speak in front of an audience, and make myself heard (Mr. Eisenwinter). I learned how to respect authority (the nuns) and how to cheat on my Algebra homework (Mary Jo). I never could understand algebra or geometry. But I loved English Lit. (Sr. Column and Sr. Anne Marie). I never stopped singing in choirs (Sr. Lillian), and never stopped hating Spanish conjugation (Sr. John Joseph). I later learned German, and hated that too. It is only good for watching WWII movies.

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NICKNAMES

During my lifetime, I have borne the following nicknames; killer, boss, DZ, mother, doll, the tag hag (inventory), and chief. All of these were honorary or self-assigned. I possessed leadership skills I didn’t know I had, and writing skills that served me well in college and beyond.

CRISIS TEAMS

What I never knew, until I retired, was that my bosses were taking pieces I had written, and claiming them as their own. My stuff started appearing in Departmental Annual Reports, Department Safety/Evacuation Manuals, and Campus job descriptions. I was never given credit for any of them. But the information and statistics I provided still stand on official documents. After 9/11, I was included in the Campus Crisis team, albeit at the bottom of the heap, and lauded for being the only Library employee who responded appropriately when one of our buildings caught fire (6 engines responded).

MOON RIVER

Despite everything I have endured over the years, I am still here, carrying the Villa standard in my heart. I still shock people with my outrageous statements, and have the medical staffs at local hospitals pulling for me whenever I am admitted. Whenever I hear “Moon River” played, I am instantly transported to Sophomore year, and Sr. Francis Louise’ classroom.

(2016) Thanks for the kind words, guys. I forgot one of my honorary titles, bestowed upon me by our Former Library Director. She was German, and her parents had helped Jews escape from Hitler. She was a character, and is in her 90's now. She started calling me Field Marshall. That is because the projects they gave me got bigger and bigger. I owned 3 hardhats. One was yellow, one was red and the other one was green.

Yes, I was self-deprecating in high school, and into my adulthood (fake humility). But it made people laugh.

Judy is the best friend ever. Sometimes our lives were busy and we had little in common, or were working too frantically to keep up. I have been divorced almost as long as Judy and Mary Jo have been married. I forgot that Judy's parents invited me to stay with them until high school graduation. I think we were all terrified that my father would die, so we were sticking together. I have memory lapses sometimes. Too much anesthesia. You may put whatever you think is tasteful, in the bio collection. (Sister Carmela again.)

“Go SJA!”

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María Antonieta Rebeil Cda. de Eucaliptos 18 Colonia San Geronimo Lidice Mexico DR 10200 Mexico antonietareveil@hotmail.com 5-6-68-18-06 JESUIT MISSION - Tarahumaran

Indians After graduating from the best High School in the world in 1966, I entered the Jesuit University in Guadalajara, Mexico for a BA in Communications.

During that time, I also paid several visits to the Jesuit Mission established deep in the mountainous region inhabited by the Tarahumaran Indians. My main responsibility there was to carry on formal and non-formal education projects via radio transmissions through the Tarahumaran Radio Schools. At that time (1970´s and on), mass media were being used for educational and development purposes around the world where formal education systems could not operate in far out-of-reach small villes and ranches where young children craved for educational opportunities.

Definitely, that has, to this day, been a most relevant work experience. There, I met Alberto Montoya, my husband to whom I have been married for 40 years now.

ALBERTO and MEXICO CITY We were married in 1975 at my parents´ ranch (San Pascual, Sonora) and from there we traveled to California to do our Master´s Degree at Stanford University where we stayed for two years.

By the end of our Master´s Degree, we both accepted job opportunities in Mexico City. So we started life in this huge city and in four years of professional work (me doing educational research for the Ed Department and Alberto as a teacher and researcher the Graduate School). We were also in charge of the evaluation of the national educational television system (Telesecundaria).

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STANFORD and BABIES From 1982 through 1985 we were back in Stanford for Alberto´s PhD. That was my time for having and caring for our two wonderful children: daughter Ana Lucía and Alberto, son, who were born in Stanford. Three of the most enchanting years of our lives.

In 1985, back in Mexico City, I became a stay at home mommy until 1995 when I went back to work for Universidad Iberoamericana as the Chair for Graduate Studies in the School of Communication. However, during my time without a full time job, I managed to write articles here and there and in 1987, I published my first book on radio as a mass media (Perfiles del Cuadrante), a reader widely used in Communication Schools as a text book.

PhD and WRITING In 1998 I began my PhD studies in Social Sciences and got my Degree in 2003.

That same year I was offered a job at Anáhuac University where I have been working since then. In 2004, I founded the Center for Applied Communication Research of which I am currently its Director. In 2010, I started the PhD Program in Communication for Anáhuac University, which I Coordinate. In 2015 we received a mayor accreditation form CONACYT (the main scientific organization in Mexico). Our students can now enjoy scholarships from the Mexican Government.

Writing was and is my passion. I have edited over 10 books and articles here and there. I also love doing my family´s genealogy research. But mostly, I appreciate God´s blessings in my husband and children.

Maria, Paula, Velda, Mary Jo

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Mary Jo Einecker, née Rhoades mailto:Weinecker@aol.com

50 YEARS

In the past 50 years I met the love of my life, had two children, moved around a bit and now enjoy retirement.

BANKING

After three years of university, I took a teller job at Southern Arizona Bank and Trust. I met Bill Einecker, (a Chicago boy working on his MBA at the U of A) February 13, 1971, and we were married September 2, 1972, at St. Pius Church.

U of A PROGENY

Leah Marie was born in September of 1974 and William Joseph was born in October, 1976. Both Leah and Billy are Uof A graduates. She is single and in Tucson and he is married and living in Dallas.

Bill’s career with Allstate Insurance started in Chicago, on to Kansas City, back to Chicago, Milwaukee, Houston, and one more turn in Chicago.

When the kids were older I enjoyed working part time near home behind a teller line. My most rewarding job has been wife-mother-homemaker.

SADDLEBROOKE

Mary Jo 1966

We retired to SaddleBrooke in December of 2001. Our lives are full…active in the community, playing golf, enjoying some travel and just plain staying busy.

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Mary Jane Pottebaum, nĂŠe Romanoski mailto:mpotte@aol.com Spirit Tree Inn 3 Harshaw Creek Road HC2 Box 100 Patagonia, AZ 85624 520.394.0121 or 866.394.0121 mpotte@aol.com http://www.spirittreeinn.com/index.htm Where shall I start? After graduating from the Academy, I attended the U of A where I graduated with a degree in Secondary Education. My major was in Biology with Chemistry as my minor.

I rode in the Quadrille Team at the University of Arizona for 3 years. Horses are still a big part of my life. I never did teach as I met my husband, Lorence, and started a family. Clay was born in 1970, the year I graduated from the U of A, and Jennifer was born in 1978.

We lived in Casa Grande for a short period before returning to Tucson in 1971. Lorence worked for Tucson Gas & Electric, for 23 years. He passed away from coronary heart disease in 1993.

I was a stay at home mom, but dabbled in selling Avon and Tupperware. Then I went to work for St Frances Cabrini Parish, part time, when Jennifer was in elementary school, in 1987. When Lorence died, they were very supportive and increased my hours to full time with benefits. I worked there until October of 2014 when I retired.

Then I started the Spirit Tree Inn Bed & Breakfast. I purchased this 52 acre property in 2005 in Patagonia Arizona, Mary Jane 1966

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I’d go down there on weekends for nine years before retiring. My partner, Tom Bartholomeaux, kept it going during the week. It does keep us tied down and unable to travel to see grandkids and family, unless we close it down and get someone to take care of the animals and plants and property. We don’t do it often.

My son, Clay is divorced and has dual custody of his sons, 13 year old Hunter and 10 year old Gavin. They live in the Phoenix area. Jennifer went to Medical School and is finally into her last year of residency in pediatrics in Orlando Florida. She is married to Jason and has two girls, Grace aged 6 and Charli aged 4.

I will continue working with the Spirit Tree Inn as long as I can. I really enjoy meeting people from around the world and getting to know them and showing them this great area. Every once in a while I get to talking with a guest only to find out that we know some of the same people and places.

I still have horses and a donkey, two cats and a dog. I don’t ride anymore and won’t until I find a replacement for my mare, Star, who died five years ago. Well, this is my life in a nutshell.

The Spirit Tree Inn was featured in the Arizona Daily Star in 2009, when an Amish barn was disassembled and then rebuilt on the property. The Amish Barn was built in 1830 in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania of hand hewn oak and white pine using mortise and tennon joints. The barn now serves as an event venue.

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Diane Friday, nĂŠe Smyth mailto:dfriday@summitrx.com 3417 E. 3rd St. Tucson, AZ 85716 520-326-5113 THEATER

After graduation I moved to Albuquerque, NM where I attended the University of Albuquerque. There I studied drama and had the opportunity to choreograph numerous plays at the Albuquerque Little Theater.

JAIME

I married my husband in 1969 and we moved to Minneapolis, Minnesota for a year while he was in the service. We then moved back to New Mexico. We have one daughter, Jaime, who is now 39 years old.

HEALTH CARE

While in Albuquerque we moved to the country and had a menagerie of animals through the years. I went to work in the Health Care field for an insurance claims office in Albuquerque. I started out in the file room and worked my way up to management. I worked there for 19 years managing both the Customer Service and Production departments.

TUCSON

After 25 years in New Mexico, I decided to move back to Tucson. My daughter stayed with her father until her sophomore year in high school.

She then came to live with me in Arizona. While in Tucson I worked for University Physicians as a Billing Manager and Thomas-Davis Medical Center as a Regional Operations Manager. When Thomas-Davis was sold, I moved to Phoenix and went to work for the Arizona Heart Institute as Director of Business Operations. I have stayed in the medical billing industry ever since. I have worked for most of the major multi-specialty health care facilities In Tucson and Phoenix the last several years. I am a Certified Medical Coder and a member of MGMA (Medical Group Management Association).

Diane 1966

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CANCER FREE

I had the misfortune of contracting breast cancer in 2014. I had a double mastectomy and to date have been cancer-free. After that I decided I should start taking it a little easier with work. I gave up management and now work for a mail order pharmacy doing collections. I work for a great company that affords me the luxury of an easy job and flexible hours to come and go whenever I need to.

My daughter still lives with me and has become my very best friend. Instead of grandchildren I have grand-dogs. We live in the Phoenix area and have six adorable dogs, five Yorkies and one Shi Tzu, as well as two birds. We still have our house back in Albuquerque, where my husband, who is retired, lives with the rest of the animals.

We have three beautiful quarter horses paints and three more dogs there. (Yes, I know we’re crazy.)

“KISS” and DANCING

I am thankful that for the most part that we are still going strong and that I am still able to work. I don’t think I am suited to retirement. My daughter and I work together and she has gotten me back into working out three times a week. Of course, I am the oldest one there. It does keep me going. I enjoy the animals, of course, and spent a lot of time in the show ring with the horses. I also enjoy painting. I’m not a Diane & Alice 2016 professional but have done some very nice pieces, if I say so myself. I still enjoy dancing, although I don’t get a chance to do it much anymore. My daughter and I go to the theater when we can and have gotten into rock concerts. Kiss is my favorite—go figure. We are currently looking for property in the Phoenix area so we can move everyone to the same location.

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Margie Brown, née Soltero 3417 E. 3rd St. Tucson, AZ 85716 ELEMENTARY ED

After graduating from high school, I attended the University of Arizona and graduated in 1970 with a degree in Elementary Education.

FAMILY and HOMESCHOOLING

In 1971 I married Mason and we have been married almost 45 years. We have been blessed with three children, Mark, Sarah, and Daniel.

I’ve been a homemaker since in my 30’s and homeschooled two of my children through their high school years. and SOME GARDENING

My husband and I now attend a wonderful Assembly of God church. Our retirement is spent on home improvements, reading, baking, and some gardening.

GRANBABIES Margaret 1966

We are proud grandparents to Aidan, 12, and Ophelia, 14.

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Cathy Olsen, née Sulima mailto:ccolson2@msn.com 47 YEARS

I met my husband in October 1968. He was stationed at DavisMonthan Air Force Base. We got married on May 10 of 1969, 47 years ago. Time sure flies! He was discharged in August 1970.

WISCONSIN and 4 SEASONS

We moved to Wisconsin in September of that year and began looking for jobs and a place to live.

Craig’s family lived in Hudson, Wisconsin, so we stayed with them until one of us had a job and could find an apartment to rent. The initial move was difficult for me, but I have grown to love this area of the country with all four seasons. Winter being my least favorite, although it’s great at Christmas. I love a white Christmas.

MINNESOTA and BABIES

In 1973, when our son was 18 months old, we moved to Minnesota. We both worked in the twin cities of Minneapolis/St. Paul, so it only made sense. Our daughter was born in MN in 1974. We have two wonderful grown children Brian and Karen. We lived in Ham Lake, MN where they grew up and went to school. Brian married Jean in 2005 and we now have two wonderful grandsons.

Adam, 9 and Danny, 6. Our daughter Karen has a pup named Bosco. They all now live in Woodbury, MN. RETIREMENT

Craig retired in 2002 from the Postal Service and I retired in 2005 from Wells Fargo. While I have had a two health issues, we focus on the positive and strive to enjoy every minute of our retirement. In 2008 we moved back to Hudson, WI into a townhome. (No exterior maintenance and great for snowbirds.)

FLORIDA and DISNEY WORLD

We have vacationed in Florida since 1985 and now spend the winter months there, enjoying the many activities of central Florida. My favorite is Disney World.

The parks are great places to people watch and also have some fun on the attractions.

We have a second home in Clermont, FL and have been fortunate to meet many new friends from Canada and the U.S. SPELUNKING and GIGGLE FACTORY

When we are in Wisconsin which includes the holidays we spend time with our family. We have one day a week when we take our grandsons and do something fun like fishing, cave exploring, panning for gems, the zoo, or visiting the cheese, cookie or

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giggle factory. There isn’t much more to say other than we are enjoying our retirement to the fullest.

50th REUNION

We both enjoyed the time we spent with all of you at the reunion. It was fun to see everyone and remember old times. Again, I want to thank Judy, Diana, and Velda for the great job of organizing the reunion. For me, this trip was extra special since it gave me the opportunity to spend time with my sister, Carol.

SISTER ANNE MARIE

Cathy 1966

I have always been thankful to Sr. Anne Marie for teaching me calligraphy and layout for the newspaper and yearbook. She was very formal and always called us by our given names in class. However, when we worked on layout she called me Cathy.

Mary Jo & Cathy

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Alice Walquist mailto:awonder62@cox.net 50 YEARS

Wow, 50 years!

My classmates have gotten older, not me, of course! Unbelievable isn’t it, that we graduated on May 22, 1966? Looking back on all we have accomplished since then and how much the world has changed, it is truly amazing.

It doesn’t surprise me that our class produced intelligent and successful women.

As I said in my comments in 1991, “The quality of my education, the etiquette and respect for others that I acquired at the Academy are attributes which are very priceless.”

AMERICAN IDOL

Thank you to everyone who contributed to our growth and enhanced our lives forever. As for the Academy years my favorite memory is Glee Club, which was the only class I excelled in (you all may remember I wasn’t the brightest bulb in the room).

The Aquacades, the Christmas Pageants, the Follies and all those wonderful singing occasions were my best days at the Academy.

Where were “American Idol,” “The Voice” and all those type shows when I was a kid?

BULL and more

As for my life over the past 50 years, it was an ordinary life with nothing earth shattering to report.

I worked 42 years, 5 months and 17 days for the same company (GE, Honeywell, Honeywell Bull and finally just plain Bull - they kept merging with other companies) as a secretary/administrative assistant and I loved almost every minute of it. I had the most wonderful and supportive co-workers and looked forward to going to work.

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Since I never married or had children my coworkers were an important part of my life, both providing friendship and also an extended family, so to speak. I’m blessed to have had a co-worker/friend whom I was able to travel with over the years.

We’ve been on many cruises visiting numerous areas and made many other trips within the USA. A FEW HOCKEY PUCKS

1993 wasn’t the best year. That February I was hit in the eye by a hockey puck (going 70 mph) at a professional hockey game. My vision was never normal again and in 2010 I had cataract surgery in that eye, which the Dr. attributed to the hockey Alice in 1966 puck, calling it a ‘trauma cataract’ since I was a bit young to develop a cataract requiring surgery, I guess. Then in July of 1993 I discovered a lump in my breast and underwent a lumpectomy followed by radiation treatments and chemotherapy. All continues to be well in that area and no cancer has reoccurred.

LOVE and HOME

Larry and I are still “significant others” of 34 years. We’re like an old married couple, but remain living in our own homes. I haven’t had a roommate since 1976, so I’m very set in my ways and can’t even imagine living with anyone.

In 2007 I purchased a home in the retirement community, Sun City West, AZ and am enjoying retirement and the area. I’m keeping up my secretarial skills as the secretary for my Homeowner’s Association. It’s just 64 units but keeps me busy from time to time, which I enjoy.

THANKFUL

I’m thankful for everyone in my life – I have “the best” friends who help and support me all the time. I’m thankful for all my 1966 classmates and especially glad that Velda, Judy, Diana and all the others who have helped over the years continue to organize our Reunion’s that keep us together. Great job ladies!

“As help from Joan descends, with Caesar for our friend, Golden Monarchs are we.”

(from our class song)

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Carla Twigg, née Wilson mailto:carlask9s@cox.net CASE WORKER

I graduated from the U of A with a degree in Public Administration and was eventually hired by the Department of Economic Security as a case worker for families on welfare.

LOVE

It was during this time that I met the love of my life on a blind date, and married him 2 ½ years later, in 1976. On April 5th we celebrated our 40th anniversary. We never had any children.

DISPATCHING

After I left DES I went to work for Dept. of Public Safety (Highway Patrol) as a dispatcher. I then dispatched for U of A Police before joining the Pima County Sheriff’s Dept. as a deputy. I hired on with State Farm as a claim adjuster in 1986 and retired from there, after 26 years, in 2011.

DOGGING

My hobbies included many dogs, who were trained to compete in Obedience, Agility, and Schutzhund. I put many miles on my vehicles going to different trials around the Southwest. When the last of my competition dogs died in 2014 I swore off dogs—too painful—until my heart got snagged by a little mutt on the Internet last October. No competing! But she’s learning a lot of fun tricks.

COMMEMORATIVE AIR FORCE

When State Farm moved us to the Tempe office in 2004 I joined the Commemorative Air Force, a national volunteer organization that maintains and flies World War II aircraft so that the public can ride in them. I was a Loadmaster on the B-17, which went out on tour during the summer to different parts of the country. I have been to a lot of places in the Midwest and Northwest that I never would have seen otherwise.

100 YEAR OLD PIANO

When I retired I decided it was time for me to stay home with hubby, since he had been so faithful in taking care of the “homefront” while I was either “dogging” or with the airplane. I decided to take up the piano (sitting around reading got old pretty quickly) and I bought an old—100 years—piano and started taking lessons. When I decided I wanted a better piano, Dave bought me a baby grand. I found a new teacher and have now had read lessons for two years. I’ve only had two recitals and tend to mess up in public, but I’m having a great time.

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TRAD CATHOLIC

I returned to the Catholic faith in 2008 and have turned into a “Trad” Catholic. I go to Mass daily, I wear a veil, and on Sunday I go to a church 30 miles from my house because they are so faithful to the Liturgy. Dave is non-denominational so he does not go with me. He plays guitar occasionally for his church (no, we don’t play together). Dave, however, loved me enough to agree to have our marriage Convalidated in the Catholic Church on April 4, 2009.

Carla 1966

Carla 2016

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Paula Perino, née Winn Perinos' Studio pperino1@gmail.com 520-306-4673 / 520-955-0823 http://www.perinosstudio.com/ (2011) Paula attended the U of A and graduated with a degree in journalism.

After graduation she worked for two public relations and advertising firms and the Solot Company, a major real estate firm in the 1970’s. She retired in April, 2011, after 29 years as the director of information and governmental affairs with the Tucson Airport Authority.

Looking back on her years at the airport, Paula says she remembers the varied opportunities the position afforded her that included managing the airport’s art program, setting up the public relations department, the interaction with the local media, and doing special events.

In 2008 Paula met David Perino when he was hired for an artwork installation in connection with the airport authority’s 60th anniversary. David, who is an artist, has worked in wood and at one time had a company that manufactured furniture out of mesquite, were married in spring of 2009.

NEW BEGINNINGS

Recapping 50 years would be both boring to do and to read. More interesting, perhaps, current highlights. After 30 years at Tucson Airport Authority I left in 2011 with my new husband, David Perino (Salpointe 1967) and moved to southern Arizona, wanting to escape the heat and "big" city lifestyle.

ARIVACA

We started searching for a place to set up an art studio a couple years prior and after five contracts, beginning with property in Show Low and continuing progressively southward, ended up in Arivaca, appx. 70 miles southwest of Tucson. It's a fun and quirky place with rolling grasslands and mesquite and is about 10 degrees cooler than where we came from.

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ARTISTS

David says we call ourselves artists since no one has any expectations of an artist. We have a large studio and work with mixed materials. We've had some success, although still would like to sell enough to pay for the cost of the art addiction!

You can see our work at perinosstudio.com. Or in person. Come for a visit any time.

Paula 1966

Paula and David 2016

ARIVACA-Paula, David, and Don Fitzmahan

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MISSING CLASSMATES Annitta Greening, née Barnett (deceased 4-26-1995)

Annitta 1966

Elizabeth Estes, née Blackwell

Liz 1966

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Carol Ann Krajewski, née Brickler 2308 Avenida de las Campanas Santa Fe, NM 87507-5306

(1976) Carol told us that she received a B.A. from the University of Arizona in 1970. At the U of A she belonged to Gamma Phi Beta, Alpha Lamba Delta, Spurs and Mortarboard. After graduating from the UA, Carol spent three years in New York working in off-Broadway theater.

(2011) We were pleased to get a card from Carol confirming her address, but no additional information. As you all were forewarned, if you didn’t submit any data, we would “make something up.” Instead, the Internet was used shamelessly to garner the following: Carol is a teacher at Turquoise Trail Charter School, an Carol Ann 1966 elementary school in Santa Fe. In 2004 she served as a panelist in a roundtable discussion of Best Practices in Art Education. In addition, she was a pronouncer for the county spelling bee in January of 2011. And here is a quotation from the Santa Fe New Mexican in an article about gymnastics dated 3/26/11: “Carol Brickler loves to take her granddaughter, 7-year-old Jordan Howe, to practice. It takes her back to the days when she would take two of her children, Maria Krajewski, now 30, and James Krajewski, 27, to the Zia gym. Jordan’s mother is Brickler’s only child who wasn’t involved in gymnastics, but Jordan is carrying on the tradition at Brickler’s urging.”

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Anita Hudson, nĂŠe Conway (deceased 3-14-2001) (2016) Anita graduated from the U of A and taught Home Economics at Sahuaro High School and Townsend Jr. High. Anita's husband worked for the City of Tucson. I think they had 3 children--two by birth and one by adoption. I think they adopted a girl from Asia. Anita had breast cancer and passed away in 2001. Several of our classmates went to the funeral. It was incredibly sad. Velda was closest with her, but I don't think she saw Anita very much toward the end. I know Anita was at the U of A and in a sorority there. Judy J

Anita 1966

Marcie Tully, nĂŠe Cwynar 502 Canterbury Lane Phoenix, AX 85022 602-863-9528 Anita 1966 Marcie 1966

(2011) Velda tells us Marcy is remarried and lives in Phoenix. She has two adult children.

(2016) I don't think Marcie has had recent contact with anyone. She attended the U of A while modeling and working at Sneeky Pete's, her family's restaurant. She married Richard Garcia in the fall of her sophomore year at the U of A. In 1968 Richard went to law school at Stanford, so Marcie quit school, had her first child, Leija Marie, and worked to help with the bills. Marcie went to night school and worked as a statistical assistant. Her plans in 1994 were to go back to school to obtain a business degree and maybe a law degree. Marcie later divorced Richard Garcia. She remarried. Judy J.

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Ida Knaebel, née de Concini PO Box 58358 Fairbanks, AK 99711-0358 907-488-3842 Ida 1966

(2006) www.potteryalaska.com “Raised in Arizona, Ida came to Alaska in 1970 to cook for a Geological Exploration crew. She began taking art at UAF in 1971 and by 1974 she had her own studio. She enjoys pottery because she can be involved with the entire process which is not one of waste. Her work is utilitarian, something a person can use and enjoy because of the shape, color and feel of clay. Motivated by her love for pottery and a degree in education she has opened her home studio to students of all ages. As well as teaching classes and producing pottery in her home studio, Ida contributes her talents to the local tourist industry and the elementary schools. She not only teaches the mechanics of the art but also the history and story-telling that pottery has communicated throughout the ages.”

(2011) Ida moved to Alaska in 1970. After taking art classes at the University of Fairbanks, she opened her own pottery studio.

Sandy Freiermuth, née Fink (deceased 8-18-2010) Sandy 1966

(1997) Sandy’s husband called Velda to tell her that Sandy has been quite ill. She has multiple sclerosis.

Our last information was that she was housebound.

Judy J. (2010) Date of Birth: 06/03/1948. Date of Death: 08/18/2010.

Sandy Fink Freiermuth, of Williamtown, KY, was born June 3, 1948 in Nevada, Iowa. She died at her home on Wednesday, August 18, 2010 at the age of 62.

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She was a cataloger for Rockwell International, Florence, KY, she was the daughter of the late Arlo Frank and Bonnie Krebs Fink, and on June 10, 1967 was united in marriage to her husband Mike Freiermuth. Survivors include her husband of 43 years, Michael Ray Freiermuth of Williamstown, KY; two sons, Jason M. and Brenda Freiermuth of Berry, KY, and Damien P. and Donna Freiermuth of Falmouth, KY; two sisters, Diane Kesler and Lisa Wakefield of Tucson, AZ; one brother, Larry Fink of Baytown, TX; and two grandchildren Terry D. and Tamra I. Freiermuth.

(2016) Sandy Fink had MS and was ill much of her life. She was married, and lived in Kentucky. I found this obituary online: http://stanleyfuneralhomes.com/pages/obituaries.php?obitid=368 .

Judy J.

Patricia Fuentevilla de Saracho Jose Maria Imbaneu S-N Colonia Loma Linda Mazatlan, Sinaloa, Mexico (1976) After graduation from the Villa I went to Mexico City. Three years later I graduated as an interpret and translator (Spanish-English-French). I was married on November 9, 1968 to Jose Carlos de Saracho (“Pepe”) with whom I was going with during the time I was a border at the Villa. We used to write each other almost every day. We married in Mazatlan, Sinaloa and then went to Mexico City where we lived until April 1970. Our first son, Jose Carlos, Jr. was born in August 1969.

We lived in Nogales, Arizona from Patricia 1966 April 1970 to May 1972. My husband entered the tomato import business-he comes from a Patricia at prom 1966 family of tomato growers. Then we moved to Culiacán.

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Louise Jordan (deceased) (1976) Louise was being considered for a job in Saudi Arabia at the King Faisal Hospital and Research Center. Louise is now working for the University of Washington School of Public Health and Community Medicine. She has a Masters degree in Public Health (UCLA) and another one in Communications Art (University of Washington). Judy J. (1976) “One of the things that I am involved in is the mass flu vaccination program– in the state of Washington. I am madly writing my thesis. I am madly writing the final portions of the research project (the diffusion of medical information from the local H.D.’s to state H.D.’s to the Center for Disease Control in Atlanta. It is a precedent setter, in that we’ve never tried to inoculate everyone in the U.S. against a single disease en masse. The data will be exceedingly Louise 1966 valuable in that this is not going to be the last time we have to do something like this. And, there are not many medical communications specialists around, so the things that I can discover will be unique and useful in a certain special way. (Nice to be in the forefront.)”

(2016) I think Louise died of heart failure. She died of heart failure. Louise and her sister Lorraine, as well as their mom, came to our 25th reunion. Judy J. (2016) Louise did call me a number of years ago and asked to meet for lunch, which we did. She looked very much the same and impressed me as being very smart, savvy, well read, and interesting. Not unlike how I remember her from school! She was living in Tucson, having moved back, and was dealing with some health issue (lung perhaps) related to some work she had done in a lab in Washington earlier in her Louise & Maureen 1966 career. Paula W.

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Carolina Schaeffer, née Martinez Carolina Martinez Schaeffer 2701 Paseo Media Sierra Vista, AZ 85635 cmsshc@hotmail.com 520-458-0378

(2011) Carolina has been married for 42 years and has three children and four grandchildren. She lived in New Jersey for 16 years, where her husband was a PE teacher. They moved to Sonoita 20 years ago and currently live in Sierra Vista where Carolina is the office manager of an audiology practice and Ed is a cabinet maker and minister.

Carolina 1966

Charlene Biddlecome, née Owens (deceased) (1976) “I graduated from the University of Arizona in 1970 with a B.A. in Secondary Education. The 1973-74 was one of the most rewarding experiences of my live. I worked as a teacher’s aide in a school for the trainably mentally handicapped.”

Husband: Ric Biddlecome. Daughter: Elizabeth Colleen (2016) Charlene Owens Biddlecome died of ovarian cancer at a very young age--I'm thinking in her 30's. I know she had a couple of kids and I think she had a teaching degree, but I'm not sure. She came to our 10th reunion. Her husband's name was Ric and on the 10th reunion newsletter she is pictured with her daughter Beth. Judy J.

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Gretchen Prater, née Steinle (1976) “I’m almost through working on my masters in Early Childhood Development. I’ve been teaching at a Montessori Nursery School this year.”

(2011) We think Gretchen and her husband Sandy now live in Palm City, Florida (according to all Internet sources), but the letter sent was returned.

Gretchen 1966

Karen Wood

Karen 1966

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PARTNERS

ACADEMY 66 Partners (2016) Top: Bill Einecker (Mary Jo Rhoades), Dave Perino (Paula Winn), Craig Olsen (Cathy Sulima), David Nielsen (Marilyn Bauer) Bottom: Don Fitzmahan (Maureen Fitts), Nic Hiner (Judy Jackimczyk), John Hunt (Terry Keyes), Pete Penczar (Claudia Baker).

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Mary Jane & Cathy

Diana, Maria, Diane S., Alice

Sylvia

Judy, Diana, Diane, Maria, Maureen, Alice

Marilyn and Velda

Terry & Judy

Mary Jo

Lunch at the Chapel

Maria, Paula, Velda, Mary Jo

Pete and Clauda

Judy & Diana

Carla

CASA MOLINA

John, Terry, Velda, Judy

Kay, Sylvia, Marilyn, David, Pete

Cathy & Velda

LA PALOMA

Paula, Maria & Maureen

Mary Jane & Carla

CHAPEL – Judy, Terry, Alice, Diane, Carla, Mary Jane, Velda, Maria, Maureen

Kay & Sylvia

Diana

Sylvia, Diane, Mary Jane

50th Reunion 2016

Maureen Fitzmahan, Alice Walquist, Diana Boyd, MarĂ­a Rebeil, Diane Friday, Velda Higuera, Carla Twigg, Judy Hiner, Terry Keyes, Marilyn Nielsen, Claudia Penczar, Mary Jane Pottebaum