Classmate Profiles
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Mike Darrow
Last updated 2 months ago
Now
| Marital status: | Married |
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| Children: | 5 |
| Occupation: | Deputy Director of Public Works |
| Comment: I'm doing well and look forward to traveling northward to see you all, take care mike | |
| What is your spouse/partner's name (if applicable) and their occupation?: | Mary Darrow Financial Systems Compro |
| What have you been up to since high school?: Working as a Utility Manager for water and wastewater services for the City. Always a new problem here :) Enjoying the outdoors, Traveling, and daily life in general. Married a wonderful lady who i share life with. I have 5 children who got my back which is a good thing. :) | |
| What are your current hobbies and interests?: Hockey, Golf, Fishing, Traveling, Plumbing, and Camping. | |
ann Chalupka (dehmlow)
Last updated 2 months ago
Then
| Marital status: | Married |
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| Occupation: | RN |
| What is your spouse/partner's name (if applicable) and their occupation?: | Retired Engineer |
| What have you been up to since high school?: Graduated nursing school soon after high school, took my time getting advanced degrees. Starting second decade at my job with plans to retire from it as soon as I can. | |
| What are your current hobbies and interests?: I love to read, do any kind of needlework, gossip with my best friend of 40+ years Laura Heaven-Ewell. | |
Dan DelaPeña
Last updated 2 months ago
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| Marital status: | Married |
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| Children: | 2 |
| Occupation: | Army Aviator & Aviation Line Service Tech |
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| What is your spouse/partner's name (if applicable) and their occupation?: | Judi - Administrative Assistant / Marketing |
| What have you been up to since high school?: I started working at Waukegan Airport as a refueler fueling jets. Joined the Army left for California came back to Waukegan. The Army sent me to Virginia for awhile came back to Waukegan. Left for Iraq for 18 months came back got married left for Kosovo for a year. I'm now back at Waukegan Airport full time as a supervisor and flying (UH-60 Blackhawks) with the Army part time. | |
| What are your current hobbies and interests?: My Wife and Kids , Aviation , Working out , Photography | |
Kathleen Gradoville (Evoy)
Last updated 2 months ago
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| Marital status: | Married |
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| Children: | 2 |
| Occupation: | pediatric nurse practitioner |
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Thanks to all of the organizers of the reunion. Unfortunately, I won't be able to make it this year. Have a great time! |
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| What is your spouse/partner's name (if applicable) and their occupation?: | Bernie Gradoville-dentist |
| If you have grandchildren, how old are they?: | none |
| What have you been up to since high school?: Attended University of Iowa after high school for both undergrad and graduate school. Received my Masters in Nursing and a nurse practitioner degree. Have been working part time at our children's hospital in the pediatric pulmonary/cystic fibrosis clinic. After college worked and lived in downtown Chicago and moved to Des Moines after getting married to my husband who I met at U of Iowa. We have been married for 20years and have 2 kids; my son is a Freshman in HS and my daughter is in 6th grade. I keep very busy with their sports and activities. | |
| What are your current hobbies and interests?: I enjoy golfing and swimming. I would still enjoy boating but there is no Lake Michigan here!! My family and I really enjoy traveling and getting together with family and friends. | |
Panayiotis Fardelos
Last updated 2 months ago
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| Marital status: | Married |
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| Children: | 1 |
| Occupation: | Aerospace Engineer & Manager |
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| What is your spouse/partner's name (if applicable) and their occupation?: | Theresa, Certfied Nurse Midwife/RN |
| If you have grandchildren, how old are they?: | n/a |
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What have you been up to since high school?:
Married for 24 years to my lovely wife Theresa and one beautiful daughter Alexandra (15, just finished freshman year). Worked at Johnson Space Center on the Space Shuttle program for 10 years doing Guidance, Navigation, Control and Flight Simulation Development after graduating from the University of Illinois with Aeronautical-Astronautical Engineering BS. I'm currently manager of Systems Integration and Test for the Iridium Satellite Communication System. I have worked on Iridium almost 15 years in various engineering and management positions for the Boeing Company. There are a few other programs here and there, but the Shuttle and Iridium represent the bulk of my aerospace career. |
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What are your current hobbies and interests?:
I like to golf (don't get to do it as much as I'd like) and do a little traveling, especially to the Grand Canyon and Disneyland (strange combination). I like going to sporting events, especially baseball. I'm involved with my church as a church camp counselor for the high school boys, parish president and co-chaired the building committee for the now 2 year old church building. Theresa and I have also gotten involved with the high school choir boosters as Allie is big in to choir and music. |
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Andrea Farr Capizzi
Last updated 2 months ago
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| Marital status: | Married |
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| Children: | 3 |
| Occupation: | CPA |
| Comment: Like everyone, I can't believe it has been 29 years. My daughger is currently a junior in high school and I feel as though I am reliving high school, only better; no homework and I get to make the rules. I hope those of you debating on whether to attend the reunion decide to go because I would really love to see you again. | |
| What is your spouse/partner's name (if applicable) and their occupation?: | Steve, CPA |
| What have you been up to since high school?: I live a simple life; having fun with my family and working. | |
| What are your current hobbies and interests?: Photography, cooking, and trying to keep the house just clean enough to keep Clean Sweep or some other reality TV show from barging in my door with their cameras. | |
Deb Nelson (Ferry)
Last updated 2 months ago
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| Marital status: | Married |
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| Children: | 4 |
| Occupation: | High School Principal |
| Comment: I have two children: Brian (20) and Jennifer (18) and two step-children: Brianna (22) and Parker (20) | |
| What is your spouse/partner's name (if applicable) and their occupation?: | Mike Nelson, School Social Worker |
| If you have grandchildren, how old are they?: | none |
| What have you been up to since high school?: I graduated from E.I.U. with a degree in special education and went on to teach special ed for 10 years in Central Illinois, I served as the Vocational Coordinator/Asst. Director at Pontiac High School for 3 years, Assistant Principal/Director of Special Education at LaSalle Peru High School for 5 years and have been L-P High School's Principal for the past 9 years. | |
| What are your current hobbies and interests?: When I'm not supervising or attending high school events, I'm spending much of my time at my son and daughter's events. Brian runs cross country and track for the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh and Jennifer will be a freshman at I.S.U. this fall. Jen spends much of her time singing and has sung at area talent competitions, churches, local theatres, the United Center and even auditioned for American Idol and America's Got Talent! My kids take up much of my time and I absolutely love it!! | |
Sophia Thomas (Fields)
Last updated 2 months ago| Marital status: | Married |
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| Children: | 1 |
| Occupation: | Learning and Development Manager |
| Comment: God is good and has blessed me with the best family and classmates one could ever have! | |
| What is your spouse/partner's name (if applicable) and their occupation?: | Nick - Entrepraneur |
| What have you been up to since high school?: Moved to Georgia, Got married, had a daughter at the blessed age of 45, praising the Lord, traveling and loving life! | |
| What are your current hobbies and interests?: Traveling, Singing and my husband/daughter :) | |
timothy flynn
Last updated 2 months ago
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| Marital status: | Divorced |
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| Occupation: | artist |
| What have you been up to since high school?: Went to WIU art degree, moved to Denver in 1988, artist and teacher, travelled to the south of France several times to teach and create art. Commissioned to create artwork for Le Cirque restaurant in NYC, Mumbai and Bangalore India, moved back to good ol’ Waukegan in 2015 to help my aging parents, enjoying crawl eating artwork in my house I was raised in, reconnecting with old friend and making new ones! | |
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What are your current hobbies and interests?:
Artist (not a hobby) Play guitar and ukulele Twiddling my thumbs |
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Kim Roe (Fuesting)
Last updated 2 months ago
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| Children: | 3 |
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| Occupation: | Senior Account Tech |
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| What are your current hobbies and interests?: softball & bowling | |