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Graduated from the University of Washington in 1955 and 1963 with a
Master's Degree in Engineering.
Served 20 years with the U.S. Air Force in both
the flying and space engineering career fields. Retired in 1977 after
living in California for 14 years.
Joined the local office of Foster &
Marshall brokerage firm as an investment consultant. When the firm was
sold, we established the current office of Piper, Jaffrey & Hopwood.
Lourayne
Scogin Chase
Elmer
and I were married in 1951 and then he spent three years in the Coast
Guard.
We have three children, two boys and a girl.
They were born in 1954, 1957 and 1960. The next twenty years we spent
raising our family with all the fun of parenting. The enjoyment of all
the ball games, music lessons, Boy Scouts, Campfire Girls, birthday
parties, slumber parties, dating, driving lessons, graduations, etc.,
those were good times.
We chaperoned our oldest son's high school
marching band on a trip to Washington, D.C. and Florida in 1973. Taking
a trip across the country with 100-plus high school students is an
experience. It was a great trip.
We went to Hawaii to celebrate our 25th wedding
anniversary.
We have enjoyed having an empty nest for the
past ten years. We have celebrated the weddings of our two oldest
children and the great joy of grandchildren, three boys and two girls
ranging in age from six years to the youngest of five months.
We look forward to Elmer's retirement in a year
or two. We would like to take a long driving trip around the United
States. There are so many historical places we would like to visit.
Nan
Shimmin Smith
I have concentrated on some aspect of nursing and gradually became more
involved in volunteer work. I work part-time at a nursing home when I am
not doing Hospice and Bereavement Volunteering through Sacred Heart
Hospital. I also volunteer with Project Care - trained lay people from
diverse church congregations for intervention and help with stress.
For hobbies, I've have taken classes in
clogging, automotive maintenance and creative writing.
I have 2 granddaughters, 12 and 6.
My son, Arne, was 5th in his weight class
nationally in American Endurance Racing Assoc. Younger son, Sandy, did
bungee jumping. I've had a variety of experiences in 40 years and
wouldn't give away one moment - that's how I've grown.
Patsy
Silva Thein
ODE
TO THE 40-YEAR REUNION
Five
more years has passed,
I think time is going much too fast.
I've got another wrinkle or two,
Wonder if I could hold them up with
super glue?
And I've retired from 'ol SeaFirst,
And I'm enjoying life before it's time for the
hearse.
Husband Joe is still with ITT,
And countin' the days before he's free
Most of our grandkids are now in school,
And I race from Little League
To the `Nat' swimming pool.
And to see them compete and win Where I have failed,
Keeps my days from getting stale.
We take trips when we can get away
And summers find us at Hoods Canal,
Where we swim, crab and play.
In general life is more precious,
Friends dearer, too.
And I'm just thankful God gave me this chance
For another reunion with you.
Glenn
G. "Jerry" Smith
In addition to our 2 children, we have 2 grandchildren, 2 boys and a
girl.
My career in the computer industry started in
May of 1960 at Boeing in Seattle. Since that time I've worked for SCM
Corp, Control Data Corp., and self employed through my own firms.
The last 15 years I've spent working in the
Soviet Union. My present company is a public company traded over the
counter and specializes in Soviet trade. The computer business has moved
our family from Seattle to St. Louis to Seattle to San Jose to Vienna,
Austria and finally to rest in San Jose. Our company has ownership in 3
Soviet enterprises at present in the USSR with expansion in our plans.
These enterprises employ approximately 200 Soviet workers.
I am now retired and have sold my business.
More time for golf in the future, I hope.
Lois
Solheim Parker
Married to Bernie for 11 years. Four children by previous marriage. Five
grandkids, one on the way!!
Have worked in city government a total of 20
years and plan to retire in about 5 years.
Hobbies/interests: Gardening, sewing,
eating/drinking; not necessarily in that order.
Philip
E. Symons
Sorry I cannot attend the reunion, my health does not permit travel at
this time.
Since graduation, I spent a year at WSU, got drafted, spent two years in
the Army, 18 months on Okinawa.
After the service, I went back to my job at
Rhor Industries in Chula Vista, California, where I spent the next 27
years and retired in 1979 on disability.
During that time I was married and divorced,
don't have any children that I know of.
I have a small piece of income property here in
the San Diego area. Taking care of that is a full time job. I don't have
a lot of hobbies but do have an extensive collection of movies on video
tape.
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Carolyn Shaffer Finney
Married for second time in 1988. Live on the Skykomish river, Stevens
Pass Highway. Wonderful except when it floods.
My husband and I worked together in title
insurance, we retired together in January of 1991. Retirement is great!
Four children, 2 stepchildren, 2 grandsons, 3
step grandchildren.
We look forward to traveling, love to camp,
sew, knit, garden and crafts.
These are truly the best years of our lives.
Elsie
Sherman Hensley
Dear
Class of 1951,
Sorry we can't be there for the reunion. Sounds
like fun. We will be on vacation to Missouri.
Paul is a Lumber Boss at Simpson in Shelton, he
has been there for 20 years. He will be retiring in 3 years.
I work as a Ward Secretary Coordinator on the
surgical floor at Grays Harbor Community Hospital, have worked there
since 1953.
We have a daughter, Gladys and husband Charles
Whitney who is a great singer and LPN. They have a son 16, and daughter
19. They live in Montesano.
We have a son, Ernie and wife Kristie, Ernie
has a masters degree from PLU. He is vice-president of the Grays Harbor
Development Corp. He and his wife have 3 boys.
We have a son, Dale, who is with the Grays
Harbor Sheriff's Dept. Dale and his wife have 1 girl and 2 boys.
We have a daughter, Ruth, she and her husband
work for the Seattle School District as computer operators.
We have a daughter, Mary Lynn, who attends
Grays Harbor College. She is 19.
All our love to the whole class, maybe we can
make the next reunion.
Harold
L. Shook
Worked at the carpenter business for about 15 years and then changed to
the millwright trade. Been a volunteer fireman for 23 years and still
spend a lot of time training for that.
Was very involved with the kid's activities as
they grew up.
I scuba dived for many years and spear fished
and did a lot of underwater photography. Then I took up sailing, an
interest shared by my son, son-in-law and our teenage grandsons. We keep
the boat at Hood Canal and spend a lot of time there. Over the years,
I've built several boats, a dory, 2 kayaks, and an English rowing wherry.
I'm now building a Norwegian rowing boat.
We do quite a bit of trailer camping and watch
a lot of football, basketball, baseball and soccer games - four of our
five teenage grandsons are involved in sports. Lucky they live in the
area.
Matt
C. Sloan
The condensed version of my past 40 years starts after graduation with a
four-year duty in the Navy. Discharged in California and stayed there
until 1985. Married in 1956 and completed college in 1960 with a degree
in accounting from San Jose State University.
Moved around in California until 1969 and then
settled in San Diego during which time a daughter, Ursula, was born.
Following the "Life Style" of
Californians, I was divorced in 1977, remarried and divorced again in
1986!
I had a strong urge to return to the Northwest
and in particular Oregon. Fortunately I secured a job on the Oregon
Coast in Coos Bay with the hospital as its Administrative Finance
Officer.
I spend a lot of time outdoors and enjoy
biking, hiking, camping and beach life. My health is good and I feel
life has been good to me. I live in Florence on the river, where I enjoy
my weekends. I look forward to class reunions and the opportunity to
visit with everyone.
Robert
D. Smith
After high school I entered the U.S. Navy and served 2 years. When I got
out of the Navy I started working in the timber industry and married a
girl from Portland, Oregon.
We have two boys of our own and also a niece
and nephew that we took after their parents were killed in a car
accident. We have 4 grandchildren and we enjoy them very much.
Louis
M. Snyder
Retired May 1, 1990 after 37 years of service to Washington State.
Retired as Assistant Administrator Driver Examining Division Department
of Licensing.
During those 37 years, we (I) spent 3 years in
Aberdeen, 5 years in Mount Vernon, 4 years in Wenatchee, 1 year in
Everett and the remaining years in the Olympia area.
We have a daughter and three sons. One
granddaughter. We were just informed that we will be grandparents again
later this year.
My main hobby is woodworking. Rose does the
painting.
While the kids were growing up, I coached
baseball and football, now sit in the stands and watch.
Rose and I spent last summer camping around the
State. We are looking forward to doing the same this year. The winter
was spent on a part-time job and spending a lot of time on our
woodworking projects.
Warren
E. Spangler
Married to Genelle for 29 years. Two sons, Matthew and Jason. Matt and
his wife Kimberley had their first child this past June, son Jason just
married this May.
Genelle and I live in the Dallas-Ft. Worth area
community of Bedford, Texas near the DFW Airport.
After high school I attended the University of
Washington, graduating in 1955. Early in 1956 I began active duty with
the U.S. Airforce, became a fighter pilot and traveled a good bit around
the world, mostly in Japan, Okinawa, South East Asia during the 10 years
I was on active duty.
In 1966 I decided to pursue a civilian aviation
career and left the Air Force to fly for American Airlines. That
decision has led to a very interesting, rewarding and satisfactory
career.
I am presently a Captain, check airmen and
flight instructors on the Boeing 767/757 aircraft and fly to many
different destinations in the U.S. and Europe, as well as instruct at
the American Airlines Flight Academy.
My hobbies include some golf, photography,
computer work, gardening and general "honey-do's" maintaining
our Bedford home.
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