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Joan Parrish (Adams)
  Occupation: Teacher Website: abcmousehouse.com Marital Status: Married No. of Children: 2 Spouse or Partner's Name: Steve Please share what you have been doing for the last 5 to 10 years?: Steve and I have been married for 33 years and have 2 wonderful children. Melanie (28)is an accountant in Atlanta. Levi (24)has a degree in wildlife science and is living in Wyoming deciding on a graduate program (this translates to one full snowboarding season in Jackson Hole). I have been teaching for the last 14 years. I'll retire when it stops being fun or when I can get Steve to retire out west. From Joan: Looking forward to seeing everyone. Great thing about reunions .......we all get older together! In the fall I always have a contest with my first graders to see who can identify me in my Eugene Field 1st grade class picture.....they all seem to think I am Joyce Hill! |
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Rick Ambrose
  Occupation: Film & Music Producer Website: www.williegreenblues.com - OR - www.myspace.com/otterrick - y OR - www.eons.com/otterboy Marital Status: Single No. of Children: 3 Spouse or Partner's Name: Melissa From Rick: Living in Florida (near St. Augustine) the last 15 years after Manhattan, KC, and Lawrence. Have a home now in Tucson, Arizona, as well. My son Jason in Manhattan (single), daughter Emily in Wichita with husband and 2 babes,daughter Portia in Florida married last July. I work in feature film and documentary production, and produce bands like "WILLIE GREEN BLUES BAND" & "THE MICKEY CASH BAND". I still play the drums, as well. Hope to sit-in with the guys for the reunion band jam! |
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Sharon Bedell (Anderson)
 Occupation: Admin. Assistant for President for Letsos Co. A/C & Plumbing Marital Status: Married No. of Children: 1 Spouse or Partner's Name: Brian D. Bedell Please share what you have been doing for the last 5 to 10 years?: I was hoping to make it but it looks like I won't be able too. We have put my 93 year father-in-law in the hospital and he has a lot of rehabilitation to go through and my husband & I are the only ones here to take care of him. The rest of his brothers & sister live out of state or city. Right now it is more important to be here. My father in law did have a stroke. My husband now has to get power of attorney to take care of him and make decisions. My husband mother passed away last year. It is not easy losing parents. My mother who lives in Wamego is recovering from breast cancer. We live in Tomball, Texas and I have two wonderful grandsons, Triston 6 years old and Hunter 4 years old. My son and his family live right next door to us, so we get to see them quite often. I am taking Karate with my grandsons. Not doing so bad for my age, I am finding out I am not as young as I use to be. It has been a year since Hurricane Ike and that was pretty scary. We had our big Oak tree come right through our house. Most of the house has been fixed but we still have more to do. Again I am sorry I can make it really wanted too. I hope the reunion goes well. Time sure does fly by fast. From Sharon: |
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David Bailey
  Occupation: musician Website: www.myspace.com/daveelmob - ailey Marital Status: Divorced No. of Children: 2 Please share what you have been doing for the last 5 to 10 years?: I have been pursuing my musical career. Most everyone know's of my Brother's (Dan, Daryl, Dawayne) involvement in music. I also am involved. And have been for the last 20 yrs. Currently I belong to two(2) great bands. Steve Gerard&the National Debonaires & Los Carnales. I have two GREAT kids, Kathy & Joe. Kathy and her family live in Montana,where they have a construction company & a Quilting shop.Joe Bailey lives in the Bay area in California. He works in the post production side of the movie industry. I have a Beautiful Granddaughter, Sara Ann. That's about it. To all the gang that came to our Cox Bro.shows a couple years back. From David: What can you say,yesterday we were young fools,today we are old fool's..... |
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George Bascom
  Occupation: Physician Marital Status: Married No. of Children: 3 Please share what you have been doing for the last 5 to 10 years?: Roxanne and I live in Kearney,Nebraska, where I practice medical oncology. Our oldest daughter, Donna (24) will (we hope)receive her Pharm.D next year at K.U. (She still won't be a real doctor though.) Donna is engaged to be married. Our younger daughter, Sally (22), will receive her R.N. degree next month at K.U.M.C. in Kansas City. With a great sense of comic timing, after we've paid 10 academic years of out of state tuition K.U. is instituting a program of discounts for children of out of state alumni. Our son, Sam (14) will graduate from middle school next month. (Parenthetically, we're sure glad they've replaced the beknighted junior high schools of our day with middle schools. Academic achievement seems to have skyrocketed as a result.) From George: (1) Who's the bald dork in glasses hitting on my wife? (2) John Bolton's a taxi driver now? Who's checking the green cards in Kansas City? |
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Dennis Bates
 Occupation: Corporate Flight Attendant, Retired Airline Flight Attendant Marital Status: Married Spouse or Partner's Name: Ruy From Dennis: Are we really this old? I would like to be there for the Reunion, but that will depend on my work schedule. Thanks to all of you who have spent long hours putting this together. For the past 32 years I have been living in the Boston area. After 32 years with the airlines I retired four and a half years ago. For 17 years, and on a part time basis, I ran tours as a Tour Director to over 65 countries around the world. I now am flying for a Corporate Aircraft Company and have been with them since Jan of 2005. |
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John Bolton
  No. of Children: 10 From John: See you soon |
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Bonnie Manuel (Brettell)
Birthday: September 12, 1951
Occupation: teacher/instructional facilitator Website: bonnie@manuelfamily.net Marital Status: Married No. of Children: 3 Spouse or Partner's Name: Kent Please share what you have been doing for the last 5 to 10 years?: I moved back to Manhattan in the summer of 2000 to take a teaching job at Manhattan High School-Spanish. I will begin my 10th year at good old MHS this fall. Two years ago I lessened my classroom load from 6 classes to 3 and have taken on an Instructional Facilitator position at MHS. I am enjoying the change very much, I get to observe all teaching content areas and teaching styles. Our oldest daughter,Melanie is a teacher, she and her husband live in Jacksonville, FL. Our middle daughter Janice is a nurse, she and her husband are hoping to relocate this year, also to Jacksonville, FL. They have a darling 2 year old son and are expecting another son in November. Our son Phillip is in his last year at KSU. He is majoring in Hotel and Restaurant Management. He will finish his coursework this fall and do an internship in the spring. He will graduate in May 2010. I enjoy traveling, gardening and most of all spending time with our family! Kent and I keep very busy here at our farm on Deep Creek Road! Give us a call or drop by and see us if you are in the area! From Bonnie: We had hoped to attend the Reunion since we live in Manhattan but a niece chose this weekend to be married in Florida so we will be unable to join everyone in the festivities! We'll be looking for all those fabulous pictures! We'll plan to attend the 45th! |
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Cindy Brown (Brettell)
Birthday: September 12, 1951
Occupation: Semi-Retired Teacher Website: cbrown912@aol.com Marital Status: Married No. of Children: 4 Spouse or Partner's Name: Bill Please share what you have been doing for the last 5 to 10 years?: I have been living in the St. Louis area since 1979, teaching, traveling a little, gardening, enjoying our 4 children and now twin grandchildren! Our youngest daughter just got married this May and we are busy with summer activities- we are sorry we won't be able to attend the 40th Reunion but we have an out-of town family wedding that weekend. We'll try next reunion! Enjoy the fun and we'll hope to hear about all the details! Thanks to the committee for all their hard work- it looks wonderful! From Cindy: We really wish we could come to the 40th reunion but.. our niece is getting married that weekend in Florida. We'll have to be satisfied with hearing about it from all of you! |
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Barb Childress
  Occupation: Executive Asst/Website Work Website: www.kingstontrio.com Marital Status: Married From Barb: Jeez, almost 58. I still feel like a kid. |
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