L-R: Ray Arco, Treasurer, and Steve Langley, Chair welcome classmates to the 58th Reunion.

The couple took a break to visit friends at a Rockford fishing and boating show. Jesse is active in the Loves Park community; he serves on the Civil Service Commission.

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Jasper is retired and resides in Rockford. He attended Rock Valley College. Recently his two daughters and son helped Jasper and wife, Mariann, celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary.

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“Roe” is shown at Reunion 2019. Also in the photo is classmate Joyce Cotone Hehir.

A graduate of the U. of IL with an M.A. from the U. of Chicago, Joseph was also an Air Force Captain and Vietnam Veteran. After the military, for 20 years he was a financial executive in NY, Rome, London, Singapore, and Hong Kong. Before retiring to Tarpon Springs, FL, he worked another 10 years as President and CEO of his own executive head-hunting firm. Married 53 years to June Brown. They're proud of sons David, the Urologist, and Michael, the Dentist, and loving the 2 "grands." Well done!

Jeanne reports she's lived and worked in Rockford since high school serving in various administrative positions with several companies. Grateful to be in good health and enjoying retirement, she wishes us well.

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Sheri & Thomas are retired and live in an historic home in Mobile, AL. They have a son, daughter and three grands.They travel, garden, entertain and are very involved in family, church, choir, Mardi Gras Societies, and the University of Southern Alabama football.

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Ed and Marjorie live in Greenville, TN. They bird-watch in a different country each year; between them they’ve been to 35 countries. Although Ed no longer rock climbs,hang glides,or kayaks, he still canoes, rafts, hikes, and writes about his adventures. He also mans a post for the Yukon Quest, a 1000-mile Alaskan dog sled race; his post is about 250 miles in the interior and 22 miles from the Arctic Circle and nearest village.Their summer cabin is in the Smokey Mountains.

James is an avid fisherman and hunter. Here's first buck he took down with his crossbow.

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Carolyn and Les retired from Invensys (Barber Coleman). Les works in the yard, and Carolyn sings with several choirs including the Mendelssohn and Rockford Symphony Chorales. Carolyn also volunteers as Sissy the Clown for cancer patients and works with the Cornucopia Food Pantry and Friends of Growth - in honor of their late son - serving the mentally and physically challenged. They also enjoy their grands and Ginger the small in stature, but big in "cute" dog.

Now living in Cincinnati, Marti lives a rich and varied life as a mental health therapist, counselor, weaver, mother, professional storyteller, and humorist.

Doug is CEO of Edwards Mechanical, a heating and air conditioning firm in Greenville, SC.

"Teri" and husband, Charles S. reside in Placerville, CA.

Karl and Elizabeth have been married nearly 40 years and live in Chapel Hill, NC where he is semi-retired after 47 years as a general contractor. Karl obtained a B.S. degree in Civil Engineering and his Masters and PhD degrees in City Planning. They have three children and two grands.

Professor at Arizona State Univerity's Sandra Day O'Conner School of Law in Phoenix, AZ.

Bruce and Jane, at the wedding of their youngest daughter on Sanibel Island, Florida.

Sue and Steve are enjoying partial retirement in Westminster, CO. They are thankful for the blessings of 50+ years of marriage, good health and family. Their three children are doing well, and several of the ten grandchildren are in college. Sue and Steve are active in their church where Sue is Musical Director. They spend their days caring for their latest grand-daughter.

John and Kathy live in Cherry Valley where, Rockford area folks, they will be happy to assist you with your gardening needs at the family business: the Cherry Valley Garden Center. Glad to see that John still has his sense of humor. Click on the link to see his sign about "wetting his plants." Wonka! Wonka! See Silent Warriors page.

Member of the 1960 IL State Champion Debate Team, Richard now lives in and loves San Francisco where he is a chauffeur specializing in Bay area attractions and tours of the Napa Valley. He's sure he and his wife have the best wine cellar of any chauffeur in America. Shown sampling Valley wares, he has been President of the San Francisco Chapter of Home winemakers. He came to the 40th reunion.

I currently live in Missouri City, TX. After 35 years, I retired as Project Procurement largest engineering/construction firms, building facilities from airports to nuclear and Liquid Natural Gas power plants in Russia, China, Europe, Saudi Arabia, Dubai, and the Philippines, among others. Now, golf is one of my current interests, and I’m trying to play some of the world’s major courses.

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I entered college after 10th grade; my academic journey took me from Shimer College to the University of Chicago to graduate school at Northwestern. Ultimately I got my MBA from Yale. I am a senior partner of Promising Outcomes, a UK-based firm with large global clients. I also work with my wife Carole’s two real estate firms here in scenic,historic Gloucester, MA, America’s oldest commercial seaport.

Jim and Gloria (first row right, in yellow and turquoise) live in Green Valley, AZ. They and other members of their GreenValley Elks Lodge help color Easter eggs for kids.

Beverly lives in Brookfield, WI.

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Shown with son, Pete, on Mothers Day.

Bobbie says she hasn’t been to Rockford in many years. Although she graduated in 1961 from Princeton HS, she has lots of good memories about her time in Rockford and her days in school with us. She inquired about many former classmates and attended the 55th Reunion. She played softball on the 4-H Club team, and for a long time wanted to be a member of the Rockford Peaches, the storied women’s baseball team. Her dad took her to a lot of their games.

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Married to Larry for 50+ years, they have two daughters, a son, and five grandsons. There's lots of excitement when they get together. For 20+ years Barb has overseen the area's TOPS (Taking Off Pounds Sensibly) - managing over 100 chapters and coordinating conventions for up to 800.

Over 40 years ago, Michael Scott GIBSON and Linda Suter became Mike and Linda Suter-Gibson. Upon receiving a graduate degree in International Management, Mike moved to Denver and entered the field of law enforcement as a criminal investigator for the State of Colorado; it was a career he continued and loved until he retired in 2001. One of his past-times is still photography, an interest that began before West High School.

Bari and Bill live in Rockford. Bari served as longtime Reunion Co- Chair and Treasurer.

Lowell reports he’s been retired 16 years; however, he stays busy with 4 grandchildren, golf, and yardwork. He and wife, Leticia, live in Lake Elmo, MN.

Shortly before the 50th, Roger lost his wife. We need updated contact information for Roger. Please email grannygeek@comcast.net.

Judy (front) who lives in The Villages, FL, is pictured with fellow birders in front of the mitad del mundo in Ecuador.

Diane lives in Florida. She majored in Business at Rockford’s Rock Valley College.

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Judy and Bill married in 1961. They have two daughters, three grandsons, and one great-grandson. Both are retired and live in Rockford. Like others, Judy says, “Life is good.”

Here I am with six of my seven grandchildren. I am a retired educator and real estate investor. I still live in Rockford but head to Orlando each winter to get away from the cold. I have two sons in the Rockford area and a daughter in metropolitan Denver.

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Mary Ann enjoys golfing, working with junior golfers, being grandma to the smartest cutest grands on the planet, and being a pal to Gracie, her cat.

Ginger lives in Racine, WI.

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Shown at his son's wedding, Wally was a football standout at West HS, Wally went on to letter all four years at St. Augustine College and to play in the National Football League. Wally lives in Rockford.

After 30 blissful and beautiful years in AK, Frank and I are living the good life in southwest FL. Like most of you, we enjoy our travels and visiting kids and grands.

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Doug earned a BS at Brigham Young University, an MBA at the University of Utah, and a JD at the University of Houston. He also studied at Houston’s Glassell School of Art. After careers in higher education administration, law, and business, he opened a full-time art studio in Houston. His art works are included in private and corporate collections across the US. He and Nancy, wife of 53 years, now live near family in Springville, UT, where he is very involved in community service and cycling.