Guess who's car.....

Just liked the vanity plates of one of our alumni......

Amazing what you can find by Google.....

http://www.pencilwedgees.com

Bruce Monahan's website. I emailed him.....

Missing Alumni List

Please email me (lxpaz@yahoo.com) any information you have on our missing Alumni.
I found we will bold and italicize the name in red.

Carol Renee' Abbott - Thanks Angela Fink
Robbie H. Arms
May E. Arney
Gary W. Arnold
Karen Sue Arnold
Ann Christine Baker
Cindy L. Baker
Robin L. Barnes
Joseph A. Barren
Diane Lynn Barton -deceased
James Everett Belcher
David Wayne Bell
Sandra Lee Bellar
Rose Michelle Boelling
James L. Borth
Sharon K. Box
Timothy Brodeur
Tony F. Broyles
Paula Kay Bryant
William A. Bullock
Tracey M. Burcham
Diana Burns
Phyllis Anne Burns
Elita L. Cionko
Lawrence Lee Clay
Tracy Lynn Clutts
Tammy F. Coleman
Curt Joseph Collins
Vicky B. Colp
Ronald D. Converse
Sheryl L. Cook
James A. Cottrell
Terri A. Curtis
Gerald M. Davis
Martin L. Davis
Bill R. Dixon
Sandra Kay Doss
Grant W. Douglas
James R. Down
James A. Ellis
David Leo Elmore
Richard Donald Elmore, Jr.
Kimberly L. Flaugher
Barry Eugene Forshee
Gena Fox
Steven Ray Frederick
Alfred Edward Fuller III
Jamie L. Garrison
Jeffrey Gass
Dwight Jeffery Gassett
Mickey Lee Gerstner
David B. Gorsich
Joseph G. Gorsich
Steven Dale Grady
Robert Christopher Graf
Cindy Marie Granger - deceased
James C. Griffin
Patricia C. Griffith
Rebecca G. Grimes
Sharon Sue Guenther
Joyce Ellen Gushleff
Ruth Ellen Hagen
Jerry A. Hall
Kathy Lynn Hall
Walter L. Hall
Evelyn Loretta Hardester
Stephen Scott Harmon
Kennet Dean Harper
Randall Wade Harris
Thomas Hugh Harrison
Sandra Colleen Hash
Eugene A. Hatfield, Jr.
Christopher Jay Hillmer
Robert Douglas Hinds
Joyce Marie Hogue
Charles D.Hozian
Keith R. Hudgins
Mark F. Huelsmann
Terry Eugene Hunter
Douglas James Hutchings
Dennis Jeffrey Ishum
Deborah S. Jacobs
Phillip J. Jaime
Tony Lee James
Robert Kevin Jarman
Kimberly A. Johnson
Gregory S. Jones
Lydia Helena Kachigian
Dana Lynne Keeling thanks Brenda
John Kelly
Donald E. King, Jr.
Richard Alan King
Richard John Koishor
John A. Kwiatkowski
John Paul Lance
Helena Marie Langley
Erik A. Larsen
William Fredrick Laswell II
Tammy Ann Lazar
Floyd Y. Lee
Alan W. Legate
Robert E. LeMaster
David Aaron Lilley
Lawrence L. Lockhart III
Kenneth R. Mains
Sherrie Lynn Mank - Thanks Shawne
Robert James Mann
Steven Allen Marlett
Danielle Antoinette Mathenia
Christina Linda Mathis
Jeffery A. Matzen
Melinda Sue McCallister
Glenda Joan McClanahand
Kimberly Ann McKinney
Vicki Lynn Meador
Ten Lynn Meagher
Barbara L. Miller
Jill F. Miller
Kevin R. Millsap
Anita Marie Milton
Scott Alan Mitchell
Linda Modlin
Bruce Alan Monahan
David A. Moore
Judith Lyn Moore
Robert D. Mosby
Muriel E. Moseley
Michele Marie Mudd
Angela C. Nance - thanks Susan Montgomery
Debra Lynn Nation
Jack Nelson
Janet A. Nelson
Nancy Sue Nieciecki
Gary L. Nodine
Dallas E. Nunn
Sherry Lynn Olsen
Randy Dwayne Owens
Charles H. Pabst, Jr.
Thomas Alan Parrill
Karen Jean Paschedag
Rhonda Marie Patton
Charles K.Payne
Tammy Elaine Payne
Brian Keith Pemble
Paul M. Perdue
Jed M. Perkins
Floyd Duane Peterson, Jr.
Michael Anthony Pickett
Laura K.Pinnon
Martha A. Portell
Tammy S. Pounds
Regina K.Proffitt
Dennis Pryor
Patricia Jean Pulley
Michael Randall
Dawn Renee' Ray
Rebecca Lynn Rea
Rebecca Elaine Rice
Jeffrey Alan Rill
Leslie Joan Roberts
Leah Ellen Rogers
Mary E. Romine
Wayne P. Royer
John Rodger Ruhl
Cheryle A. Rushing
Tammy Lynn Russell
Dale W. Sanders
John A. Schafer
Anita Gail Schmidt
Judy Ann Schrieber
Connie Lee Scott
Michael Joseph Sertich
Annette Setzer
Starlene Anita Shemwell
Conrad Allan Shepard
Debra F. Shepard
Kenneth P. Shepard
Gwendolyn S. Simpson
Donna L. Smallie - found Ron Downs
Jacqueline Smith
Lisa Marie Smith
October Eve Smith
Vernon D. Smith
Joseph Spain
Louis J. Spohr
Donna Lynn Starbuck
Linda Kay Starnes
Robert A. Stephens
Karen Charleen Steward
Peggy Sue Stuart
Twynette Sweet
William W. Talley
David Alan Taylor
Lori Ann Taylor
Michael Dean Thomas
Gary Wayne Thomason
Kathryn June Tongay
Kathryn Anita Towery
Rose Ann Trester
Lisa Ann Tripp
Kerry Dean Trobaugh
Elizabeth G. Unfried
Theresa Susan Van Horn
Sandra Marie Vasiloff
Mark A. Vizer
Deborah A. Ward
Ronald D. Ward
Bryan K. Warren
Roy A. Weathers
Sandra Ellen Weathers
Merna Kay Webb
Rebecca Wells
Mary E. White
Jeffrey Eugene Whitten
Dale L. Whittenburg
Dawn Alicia Wood
Dale R. Worley
Susan Wrischnik
Aaron L. Wuehler
George Gregory Wyatt

John Six

As you all know I was born a poor black child. I went to a school that was so bad (McKinley) that they wanted to tear it down first, but instead the hospital bought it. That will tell you a little about our hospital. Hanging around with friends like Todd York, Mignon Morlien, Steve Burns, Randy Owens, Cheri Hahne, Bob Stevens, Terry Hunter, and the list goes on..... the future looked pretty grimm. But somehow most of us turned out alright, even though we were raised sucking fumes from the mill, even on our playground. Between the mill and partying with Lefty Linhart through the years, I now only have 3 brain cells left. (BUT THEY ARE THE GOOD ONES!) Now I am very happily married to my wife Jean. with 2 crazy boys named John and Joe. I own my on small business called Creative Concrete Design and it is finally good to be king (at least at work).

Unable to attend

Unable to attend:

1. Jeff Parker - kids in school
2. Robin Pilch Kasten - son in baseball tournament
3. 
   

Attending

Attending:

1. Alex Paz and wife Diane
   
2. Shanon Glasgow and Christiane
   
3. Ron Eaton and wife
   
4. Lee Champion Conrad
5. Rocky Lupardus
6. Johns Six
7. John Prazma and wife Diane
   
8. Karen Doty Beasly and Husband
9. Joyce Mangan Heiman
10. Mignon Morlien Fetterhoff
11. Shawne Duenning Justice and husband Darrell
12. Danny Mendoza
13. Lori Jones Weber
14. Lisa Waltenberger Maurer and husband Gene
15. Ed Knowles and Fiance'
16. Sherry Diller
17. Sheri Walker Austin and Husband Mike
18. Susan Prokopich Montgomery
    
19. Keith Malench
20. David Oliver and wife Lisa
21. Cherie Hahne
22. Kim Dittrich Deist
23. Mark Whitehead
24. Mary Earney Whitehead
25. Becky Foot Havener
26. Tammie Newton Brewer and husband Randy
    
27. Angie Griffey Bingham and husband Dave
    
28. Carla Francis Synak and husband Mark
29. Joe Petty and wife Laurie
    
30. Jodi Alexander Bennett and husband Robert
    
31. Kathy Hadley Rozycki and husband Tim
32. Margaret Lovins Brandt and Juan Jose Ortiz
33. David Throne and wife Rose
34. Eldon Hubble and wife Maggie
35. Richard Becker and wife Kristi
36. Cindy Mueller Milton and husband Alan
37. Glenda James
38. Vicky Barnstable Tognarelli and husband Joe
39. Lynn Blum Wilson and husband Mark
40. Pamela Roberts Roberts and husband Bobby
41. 
    

Meeting at the Elks Club June 28th, 2009 (We need your help!)

We will have an envelope stuffing pary at the Elk's Club in Granite City on Sunday the 28th, 2009 at 6:00pm. Click on the link below to view a copy of the flyer we will be sending out.
Reunion Flyer
Feel free to stop by to help out or just to say hello....
Also if anyone needs a recent photo for facebook I will have my camera with me.
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Cindy (Kofahl) Lamkin

My blog is probably going to seem a bit boring to some. I have not travelled to exotic places or had exciting jobs. The furthest we have traveled is Disney World. I married my high school sweetheart, Steve. This August we will be married 26 years. I worked in the banking field for 13 years. When we had our daughter, I wanted to stay home with her. A few years later we had a son. Sunny is 16 and Steven is 13. When Sunny started kindergarten, so did I. For the past 11 years, I've been a kindergarten aide at Mitchell School. Most days I love it, some days not so much. The hours are great from 9:30-12:30. I'm off on all the holidays that the kids are. Steve has worked at GC Steel for over 31 years. This April he was laid off. We are hoping he'll go back within a year. He keeps busy hunting, fishing, golfing, and bowling. I have kept busy taking care of the kids, the animals (we have 2 dogs and 4 cats), the house, and Steve. My mom is 81 so I spend a lot of time with her, doing errands and such. I enjoy reading, listening to music, and yard work. I volunteer at a soup kitchen 2 nights a week. I really enjoy it, though it's not for everyone. This year with my mom's help we have been cooking there once a month. We serve anywhere from 40 to 60 people a night. I'm happy to say that 2 of my best friends in high school are still my best friends today. They are Stephanie (Hetherington) Davison and Lynn (Blum) Wilson. I'm sure we will be attending the reunion together. I've enjoyed reading the blogs. I wish there were more.

Greg Altenberger

Nyaaa!, who’s da guy wit da hang-glider lapels up there? OK, I guess now that Alex has posted, we all need to turn in our assigned essays.

How I Spent My Last 30 Summer Vacations

By Greggers

What have I done since graduation?! Hold on, I didn’t study for this quiz, let me look it up. After graduation, I seriously considered entering the military, but joined the Air Force instead (!). I got to see Texas, some more of Texas, Scott AFB, and finally Germany! I pretty much fell in love with Europe, so when I got out of the Air Force, I got a job for a civilian company supporting the military, and by the summer of ’84 I was in Scotland! I stayed there 4 years (!), met some great people, but by 1988 I was ready for a change. My next stop was Vicenza Italy, which is about 30 miles from Venice. Northern Italy was great! Nice people, nice weather, and great food!! Oh, guess I didn’t mention what my job was. I worked on telecommunications terminal systems, but by the time I got to Italy, we were also working on PCs, and I finally started to sorta kinda enjoy my job, but I still had to work on those old terminals too, and be on call 24/7, which sucked! In 1991, the Reagan-years-military-overspending-boom started cutting back, so my company started laying off. I came back to the Granite City and started looking for a job again.

I got hired at A.G. Edwards in June of 1992, and have been there since, although we’ve gone through 2 mergers in the last 2 years, and we’re now Wells Fargo. I started out as a terminal/printer/PC technician again and spent quite a few years on the team specializing in installations and moves, which I enjoyed. Worked up to team lead and spent most of my time in that position, but when I tried my hand at leadership (YUK!), as assistant supervisor, I got out of that right away! Something about having to answer for why other people do things, just rubs me the wrong way (“I don’t know! Ask them!”), so I moved to a team that administered network accounts, Access Control, and stayed there for a couple of years, and really enjoyed the work, but what I enjoyed more was maintaining the documentation and making sure our procedures and processes were up to date. That led to my current job, supporting the Help Desk with documentation and helping maintain our knowledgebase, and occasionally help out with training.

I met Cyndie not long after starting at A.G. Edwards, and we got married in February 1996. No kids, she’s ten years older and already “been there done that”. Her son Jay and our grandkids are out in the Bay area, California, so we don’t get to see them as much as we’d like, but the internet helps! We started out living in Granite, but we bought property in Farmington MO, back in 1998, so when Cyndie took early retirement and we found ourselves down to one income, we decided to move to Farmington! I make the 80 mile commute every day, but I’m used to it (no, really! ..and, thank god for music CDs!) We have 23 acres out in the country, and I love it! It’s worth the commute to be able to live here.

In November of 2007, Cyndie went in for a routine colonoscopy, and they perforated her colon. We got her up to St John’s after a couple of days down here in Farmington, but complications from that led to her being up there in ICU for 5 months!! She went through rehab, and finally came home in July of 2008, and she’s still recovering and trying to get her weight back. (If you want to read more, her Caringbridge site has the whole story: http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/cyndiealtenberger ) It’s been an emotional roller-coaster ride, but thankfully we’re past all that, and Cyndie’s glad to be home and getting a little more self-sufficient every day! I’m trying to convince her to go to the reunion with me, but she’s not sure she’ll be up to it. I’ll be there, though. I’ve been really enjoying reconnecting on Facebook with classmates from high school and especially from grade school (Frohardt)! Some folks I hadn’t heard about for … well, for 30 years! It’s great to read all of these posts, too! Looking forward to seeing everybody at the reunion!