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Class Updates from the 1950s


1951 Jon Rodine

Play golf here in Sun City Roseville, California. My dear wife passed away in 2001 but have a wonderful lady friend who also lives here. Four of my five children and their kids live near me.


1952 Bill Cook

Worked for Honeywell. Now self employed as quality system consultant. My third wife and I live in Largo, FL. Her two children and my two children live nearby and we have two grandchildren as well.

1953 Paul Porter

Married to Sharon 50 years with 4 children and 9 grandchildren. Live in Bloomington and travel the US in our RV whenever we can.

1955 Carolyn Peterson Boodman

Now live in Foster City, California, spending time with my sister and walking around this beautiful city. I have nine grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.


1955 Richard Hyde

First grandchild born in Atlanta this July. Traveled to Australia last spring and recently biked and visited in Holland, Belgium and Norway. Anyone from our class interested in a boat trip next summer, with all five of the AFS students from our class, up Norway’s west coast, visiting fjords and cities along the way?

1955 Karen Carlsen Rogers

In Scottsdale, AZ. with husband Sam Rogers. Scrapbook, knit, garden, have two grandsons, travel, volunteer: Ronald McDonald House, Arizona Cancer Center and Junior League of Phoenix.


1955 Roscoe White

Princeton University http://w3.pppl.gov/~rwhite

1956 Janet Fausch

Retired from teaching at St. Paul College to six acres of woods. I read, write, do relief wood carving and try out new recipes. We have 5 kids and 5 grandchildren and enjoy this time of peace and reflection. 1956 Tucker Kern

Retired end of 2000 and celebrated 18 year anniversary with wife, Rosalind (Roz) this June. Combined family of 6 children and 11 grandchildren. Spend summer six months in our Denver home and winter in our Palm Springs, California, home. Stay with family in Marin County and Eureka, Ca, and take an annual cruise. Due to Roz having back surgery in early January, we are renting our home to a Canadian couple this winter. Sure hope Colorado has a mild winter.


1956 John Mulliken, M.D.

Princeton Univ., Columbia Univ., College of Physicians and Surgeons; postgrad: Massachusetts General and Johns Hopkins Hospitals; MASH Hospital U.S.Army surgeon, Korea; Pediatric plastic surgeon; Director: Craniofacial Centre, Children’s Hospital Boston;Professor of Surgery: Harvard Medical School.

1957 Ron Berglund

Working as a commercial real estate broker in Tampa, Florida. Live in Palm Harbor, Florida, across Tampa Bay toward the Gulf of Mexico, since 1990.

1957 Irene Rabe Woodhead Heiam

Widow for the past six years, currently live in Naples, Florida. Summer in Mpls. Retired as an RN; golf with a vengeance; sing with choral group at Assisted Living facilities & nursing homes.

1958 Paul Gardner

Commitments are family, community and church. Christian Science practitioner and president of local tennis club. Vigorous week of hiking-tennis this spring in Sedona, Arizona; travel with Elderhostel programs. 1959 Dick “Ozzie” Anderson

Retired after 40 years at YMCA. Live in Cape Coral, Florida. Wife Chelsea. Sons, David -Bettendorf, Iowa and Rick -Clinton, Iowa. Several grandchildren. Truly enjoying retirement.

1959 John Greenagel

Director of communications for Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) in San Jose, CA. Traveled to Beijing, China, this summer on trade-related issues. Travel to Washington, D.C., to improve math and science education for K-12 and support increased university research in the physical sciences at U.S. universities.

1959 Merrily (Harris) Snider

Live in San Diego; legal assistant. Single 20 years; lost second husband to heart attack at 42. Son David Gibson, jazz musician, jazzbone. org, and daughter Becki, administrative asst, live in New York City. Son marched in Rose Bowl Parade 30 years to the day I marched with Edina Morningside High School Band in 1957.

1959 Joanne Johnson Ulvog

Live in Vienna, Virginia, have 2nd home in Oriental, North Carolina. Love to hear from you. Travel and spend time with grandchildren who live in NJ, Denver, Alaska and Okinawa. Reunion anyone?

1959 Tom Watson

Regional sales manager for years and now I am retired, living in Dallas, Texas.







































































































































































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