Manhattan High School

Norman (Norm) Peck

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Occupation:Environmental Specialist 4 Marital Status:Single Please share what you have been doing for the last 5 years?:Pretty much the same as the ten before: managing or overseeing the cleanup of hazardous waste sites, with a few forays into policy and rule-writing, and IT strategy planning for the Washington State version of the EPA. I'm now working out of our Yakima office, and still living in Ellensburg. In my non-work life, I'm doing a little gunsmithing, playing guitar, and working with a group developing a retreat center that's morphing into an Eco-Village. Last Edited:2012-08-06 14:43:20

From Norman (Norm):I'm looking forward to the Reunion!

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Nicholas Penland

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Occupation:Substance Abuse Counselor/Social Worker Marital Status:Married No. of Children:4 Spouse or Partner's Name:Jackie Penland Please share what you have been doing for the last 5 years?:I have been in the Substance Abuse field since 1995. My journey started when I was released from doing community service in an enclosed environment 07/05/1994. Ended up here in the KCMO area, started going to college studying what I knew best alcohol and drug abuse. Got my MSW degree in 2003 from KU. Started out working with teenagers did that for 10 years and now work at a company that provides services to individuals that have gotten DWI's. I thought that I had some good drink stories, but I have heard some better ones. I haved been married for over 13 years, my wife is also a Social Worker, she has 4 grown kids, and we have 7 grandkids ranging in ages from 17-9. :Did not know I was going to live this long, or I would have taken better care of myself. It just seems like a few years ago it was 1969, but then I did inhale and swallow a lot booze and other stuff. I have been sober from alcohol and illeagal drugs for over 15 years. Last Edited:2012-08-06 15:12:25

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Terence Pittman

Occupation:Facilities Specialists For KSU Athletics Marital Status:Married No. of Children:4 Spouse or Partner's Name:Alesia Please share what you have been doing for the last 5 years?:I have been working for Kansas State University Athletics for 26 years. I do maintenance on all buildings at the Sports Complex. I retired Sept. 2013 from the State of Kansas and now work for Athletics doing same job. I got married again in November 2004 to Alesia (class of 1985) it's been almost 10 years now. My 4 children, 1 girl and 3 boys and 1 granddaughter, all of which still live in Manhattan. My granddaughter just graduated MHS class of 2014 and is attending Beauty School here in Manhattan. My wife works for Dillons which is where I met her in 1989 and she's there it will be 29 years this summer. Time flys when your having fun. We've traveled to Alaska twice on Cruises and are wanting to go again soon. Last Edited:2014-06-21 23:13:06

From Terence:Looking forward to the reunion as I have been a part of the committee since the 20th. This is a great website.

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Martha Powers (Plummer)

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Occupation:account specialist Marital Status:Married No. of Children:3 Spouse or Partner's Name:John Powers Please share what you have been doing for the last 5 years?:See spouse John Powers Last Edited:2013-06-27 15:25:38

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Jeanne Hale (Pomperien)

Occupation:retired Marital Status:Married Spouse or Partner's Name:Gail Please share what you have been doing for the last 5 years?:The company where I worked since graduating from KSU closed in 2001. So after working there for 28 years I decided it was time to retire. Since then we have traveled around and have taken up golf. Now we are looking to retire to a warmer climate. Hopefully to a site that is on or near a golf course. Last Edited:2012-08-06 15:12:24

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John Powers

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Marital Status:Married No. of Children:3 Spouse or Partner's Name:Martha Please share what you have been doing for the last 5 years?:Been hanging out with my high school sweetheart Martha Plummer Powers Recently first time Grandma and Grandpa Last Edited:2013-06-27 15:29:06

From John:

Martha and I will see you all at the big 40 reunion.
Should be fun.

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Fred Ratcliffe

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Occupation:Engineering Manager Marital Status:Married Spouse or Partner's Name:Beth Please share what you have been doing for the last 5 years?:Spent the past 25 years working for Schlumberger. Transferred a few times (Houston, Tokyo, Tulsa, San Jose) with current assignment near Princeton NJ managing a production line. Last Edited:2012-08-06 15:12:24

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Joe Reichle

Last Edited:2013-06-27 11:07:30

From Joe:

Now a brief Joe Reichle update:

I've been working as a Professor in Speech-Language-Hearing Sciences at the University of Minnesota for the past 32 years. I teach and am involved in grant collaborations involving the Center for Disease Control, National Institutes of Health,and Bureau of Child and Maternal Health. I'm also beginning a phased retirement over the next couple of years.Yea!

My wife and I have been married for 36 years and we have two grown children Chris who is a civil engineer in Columbus Ohio and Megan who lives in the Twin Cities and recently got married.

I'm looking forward to October 2014 if for no other reason just to spend a bit of time attempting to give George Bascom and Jon Faubion a hard time.

Please give my best to folks on the committee.

Joe Reichle
Rapidly Aging Former Class President
Class of 69

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Kevin Rochat

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Occupation:Fool Website:truth-out.org/ Marital Status:Committed Relationship Spouse or Partner's Name:Nancy Zwieback Last Edited:2014-08-29 13:22:02

From Kevin:After 40 years I feel irrationally compelled to account for my existence since high school. Throughout life I've been more focused on independence and freedom rather than family or career (not that they are mutually exclusive). Correspondingly, although in a long term relationship, I've never been married or had children. I hit the road after high school on numerous solo hitchhiking trips exploring North America. During those years I logged in over 20,000 miles by thumb and actually lived to tell the tale. After these adventures, there was a natural evolution into independent international travel. I've now taken extended tours of Europe, Southeast Asia, the South Pacific, India, and Nepal. During this time I was also an avid backpacker, often hiking more than 100 miles a summer pounding the trails of the American West, Appalachia, Alaska, Canada, and Nepal. These activities were supplemented by my interest in knowledge and the exploration of consciousness. I practiced Transcendental Meditation for 30 years...teaching "TM" several of those years. Eventually I graduated from K-State with a liberal arts degree which was essential in establishing an illustrious "career" as a security guard at the University of Washington art museum in Seattle. While my worldview often finds me lamenting the human condition, my personal lifestyle is more comfortable than I deserve given my modest financial achievements. We travel when we can (no more hitchhiking!), take long walks in the woods around our home on beautiful Puget Sound, and try to embrace the "good life"...whatever and wherever it may be.

So it goes...

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Sue Saip (Ryan)

Occupation:Registered Nurse/Retired 2017 Marital Status:Married No. of Children:3 Spouse or Partner's Name:Jim Please share what you have been doing for the last 5 years?:I retired from Stonecreek Family Physicians in 2017, after working as a registered nurse, for twenty five years. Jim and I still live in a home at Tuttle Creek lake. Our three children, spouses and seven grandchildren all live in Manhattan. Looking forward to helping plan a fantastic 50th class reunion and hope many classmates will be able to help us celebrate the past 50 years Last Edited:2018-09-15 09:41:40

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