RVRHS Alumni May 00 Newsletter

And now for the updates for May.

Crispin Mark Norman (Class of 70)
Married and living in Vancouver, BC.

Wanda Lilias Jones (Class of 70) trevor AT expertcanmore.net 
Wanda has been happily married for 23 years to a Banff Parks warden. They have 3 children (a couple of which are (hopefully) headed for the Olympics). They live in Canmore, Alberta... skiing all winter and hiking in the summer.... would love to hear from old friends!

Lynn Atkinson lynneatkinson AT home.com 
I have my own business in Toronto... live in an English Cottage with 2 cats and a Collie dog... find myself quite busy between walking King Arthur (the collie), skiing, gardening, juggling clients and enjoying the best cultural events Canada has to offer...Every once in awhile I have dinner parties with other old souls from RVRHS... if you'd like to be a mystery guest, we'd love to have you join us. I can be reached at 416-699-3773.

Gary Suddard (Class of 73) aretgas AT ibm.net 
I am living in Vancouver and working in sales management with a pharmaceutical company. I am divorced and have a 14 year old daughter.

Peggy O'Neill (Class of 74)
I was back to Beloeil for one reunion in 1984 probably but have not been there since. I moved to Calgary in '75 with my friends Maureen Burns (class of 73 I think) and Robert Oliver (my graduating year). I moved back to Montreal at Christmas time in 76 (homesick I guess). Lived in Montreal until 9 years ago when I moved to Halifax, Nova Scotia. I still live in Halifax. I work as a Human Resources Manager for a big space and defense company. The company (MacDonald Dettwiler) has head office in Richmond BC.
I'm not married, and no children. I'm happy living in the Maritimes, I really like the pace of life here and being close to the ocean. My e-mail addresses are peg AT mda.ca  (work) and karmicjourney AT hotmail.com  (Home).

Ed Stover (Class of 74) universityguy60 AT excite.com 
Lived from one end of Canada to the other - now living in NS Would LOVE to hear from ANYONE who remembers me...

Joey Bissegger (Class of 74) jb AT golfquebec.com 

Brian Welling (Class of 74/75) BRWELL AT aol.com 

Susan Lorden (nee Logan) slorden AT home.com 
In Ottawa since 1976, working as a contract technical writer for various high tech companies.

Charlotte Burns (Class of 75) cburns AT tii.gwire.com 
I currently live and work in beautiful Vancouver, BC.

Susanne Conte sue.conte AT sympatico.ca 
I left Quebec in '87 and have been in Toronto ever since. I am currently living in an area of Scarborough called Guildwood with my common-law hubby and our son who will be 5 at the end of May. I'm a stay-at-home Mom with a part-time job at our local Cdn Tire store. I also do some freelance work for a publishing company. If anyone out there remembers me, I'd love to hear from you. I can't believe it's been 25 years!

David Jones (Class of 75)
Moved to Toronto in 1977, joined the RCMP in 1980 and am currently serving at Langley Detachment in British Columbia. I got married to Michelle in 1980 and have two children. Feel free to contact me at 2dwjones AT home.com 

Jeff Beauchamp (Class of 75) jbeauchamp5 AT home.com 

Gary Suddard (Class of 75) ARETGAS AT ibm.net 
I am living in Vancouver, working as a sales manager for a pharmaceutical manufacturer I am divorced with a 14 year old daughter.

Doug Masters (Class of 76) lsdrm AT generation.net 


Paul Holden (Class of 76) holdenp AT home.com 
Paul and his wife Esther Lee live in Calgary. They live a full life with friends and family in Edmonton, Calgary, and Fernie, B.C. 

Lorelei Doutre (Class of 76) seraph AT sympatico.ca  I was on a train from the east last year and went past RVR...I was stunned that it was no longer just a high school! To bring you all up to date: I'm married, have 2 children, a girl (86) and boy (88) and live in a small town in Ontario near Collingwood. I drive a school bus (after many years working in an office) and love the volunteer work I do with Girl Guides. I'd love to hear from anyone who wants to drop me a line. 

Gerry Lafferty (Class of 77) gerry620 AT yahoo.com 
Gerry has been pursuing a missionary vocation since leaving university. He is a proud father and still lives in Otterburn Park.

Lynn Light (Class of 77) lynn_l2 AT hotmail.com 
I graduated in 1977. I have been married for 16 years. My husband is in the Military. He is currently peacekeeping overseas in Kosovo. I have 3 children. Sara 14, Adam 13 and Nicholas 11 We are stationed in Petawawa. I would love to hear from anyone!

Isabelle Feller iihetman AT island.net 
I left Montreal in '90 for BC and have been living full time on the Queen Charlotte Islands since 95 with my husband Ian and our furry child Rustie.

Dan Boissonneault (Class of 80) danb AT nbnet.nb.ca
Presently I am a labourer/meatcutter at a meat packing plant in Moncton New Brunswick. I also have a Web Design Company and I presently have around 25 sites on the net. I am married and have 2 girls. I occupy any extra time playing hockey, (team is in the finals, hope we are done by May 20th!) soccer and keeping up with my kids! I did smarten up and received a degree (B.A. in Interdisciplinary Studies) but the only thing that I got out of that was a huge student loan! I hope to make it big in Web Design though so I shall bide my time at the meat plant till then! Dan's website can be found at http://www.integrity.edress.com

Alain Beauchamp, (Class of 80) 2beauchamp AT home.com 
Been living in London, Ont. for the past 15 years and own and operate a construction and renovation company, (TLC Construction & Renovations), named after my first 3 kids, Todd, Lindsay & Chloe. Also now have a new addition (the last one) Nathalie born March 03/2000 with my wife Kathrin.

Michael Poirier (Class of 80) aeromp AT aol.com 
After RVR, I went on to Dawson College to study Mechanical Engineering, co-founding the Mech Tech Association (and reviving the infamous pumpkin race), and rising through the ranks of the Society of Manufacturing Engineers, becoming Region Chairman-Elect in 1991 (making up for five years of extracurricular inactivity at RVR!). After six years as an aircraft designer, I have spent the last ten running my own company, consulting in the same industry. I have consulted for most of the local aircraft companies, and have worked in the U.S. for Dassault, and in France for Airbus. A passion for airplanes also led to a pilot's license, though I don't own one yet. My wife of 7 years, Brigitte, a former contract administrator, assists me with my day to day business, while my children Matthew (4) and Chloe (21 mths) are my paycheck when I come home at night. I hope to see many more of you than at the 10th reunion, and good health and prosperity to those I won't be able to tell in person. I live in Blainville, Qc and my email is: aeromp AT aol.com 

John Lai (Class of 80) jlai AT clinimetrics.com 
Upon leaving RVRHS I became part of the mass exodus to Ontario. I enrolled at Brock U in the Niagara escarpment autumn of 1980. Upon completing a B.Sc.Hons in Chemistry (1984), I went to Toronto where I completed a MSc. and Ph.D. I was recruited right out school to work for Eli Lilly Canada (Pharmaceutical Company located in Scarborough) as a research scientist. Three years later, I went into business with Ken, my brother in Richmond Hill. I sold my portion of the business recently and moved away from the Toronto area. I am currently working for a Clinical Research Organization based in the Bay area in California. On the family front: I met my wife thirteen years ago and we decided to get married two years later. We have a daughter, Nassym who will be four years old on June 16, 2000, and a little boy who is due to arrive anytime. JL (April 20,2000)

Andrew M. McIntosh (Class of 80) AMcintosh AT nationalpost.com 
Andrew is married and works as an investigative journalist. Andrew has been nominated for 5 National Newspaper Awards and won 3 of them. Andrew has also worked for The Ottawa Citizen, The Globe and Mail and the Montreal Gazette. Currently Andrew is working for the National Post as a senior writer in charge of investigative projects in the Parliamentary Bureau.

Dwight Ross 03/08/63 d&lross AT cybersurf.net 
Dwight lives in Calgary Alberta.

Kevin Ross (Class of 80) kevinr AT axess.com 
Attended Marianopolis College. Spent a few years at McGill in History. Took a 1 year intensive training in programming at John Abbott College. Was working as a contract programmer. He has a home page at http://www.axess.com/users/kevinr/ 

Wayne Ross (Class of 80) rwr3 AT ionsys.com 
Currently living in Toronto, married to beautiful Filomena (Fil) with a 4 year old son named Nicolas.

Ilya Vreeken (Class of 80)
Our family left for America - Detroit, Michigan due to a company transfer prior to graduation. The family settled in a suburb of Detroit called Grosse Pointe (just can't get away from the French )! After several years my father was given the old handshake and job well done envelope with two sons in college (Wayne State University and Oakland University) and one son in high school . Percy, my older brother of two years, my father and myself decided to start our own company in 1981. It has since grown into a 350 person global plastics molding operation that supplies many industries - for details please visit our web site at - www.transnav.com  . Personally, I have a lovely wife of 8 years - Kelley Anne, two daughters - Kaitlyn Eileen (4.5) and Pasha Beate (3) and another child on the way - Life is good!
I have been very fortunate to have traveled the world in my work, my sailboat racing exploits and always having an itch to go places. I have been remiss in staying in contact with my friends in Canada. Denis B. contacting me has rekindled my interest in doing so, I would also like my family to see where I grew up. The future - well - the kids already have the travel bug, love to go boating, beat Daddy up in soccer have me cook them all the bad stuff Mom wont. My work has taken on a more executive form versus operational and I am still feeling out if that is really me. Travel is always on the agenda, as is a good beer and good conversation. I find myself seeking out new adventures and challenges and am in the process of putting together a team to compete in the Hi-tech adventure racing series. Life is short but memories are forever. If anybody remembers me or would like can contact me at - chilltaz AT aol.com  or transnav AT ameritech.net . 

Caroline Wrong (Class of 81) carolyn.wrong AT pwc.ca 
Finished at RVR and went to Champlain College in St. Lambert. Between cards, coffee & the Band Ring, got my DEC in 1983. Continued on to McGill University & completed my Bachelor of Commerce (partied a little bit too!). I worked at Canadian National Railways for 3 years where I met my future husband, Rick. We sold the house in Beloeil in 1987 and I moved into a great apartment in St. Lambert. In 1989 moved on from CN to Pratt & Whitney Canada (joined the family business along with Dad & brother, Alan). I started in Information Systems giving PC support to employees. In 1991, Rick & I bought a house in St. Hubert & then got married in 1995. Today, I am still at P&WC and am currently in Procurement doing Supplier Development - working with suppliers to improve their manufacturing & business processes. I have a beautiful granddaughter who lives in Calgary! Still love to ski & am now an instructor with the P&WC Ski & Snowboard Club. Took up snowboarding last year & it's a blast! As for RVR friends, I still keep in touch with a few - Karen Rutherford, Kelley Corcoran and a few others. Looking forward to seeing some of the old gang at the reunion next year! Drop me a line

Bob Matthey (Class of 81) bmatth AT po-box.mcgill.ca 
Bob lived and taught in Saskatchewan for a while then moved back to the Montreal area. Presently lives in Longeuil, Qc, and is a school principle/teacher in St.Bruno, Qc. He is currently working on completing his masters degree.

Holly Light (Class of 81)
For the past 12 years I have worked as a Correctional Officer in an Ontario Prison, following 4 years of schooling in Recreation and Leisure Studies through the University of Waterloo, and Mohawk College in Hamilton, Ontario. I presently live in a small Hamlet in Cedar Valley, Ontario, with my partner of 17 years, and my three "kids", a golden retriever and two energetic border collies. My time is filled with flyball, hockey, long walks with my "kids", and overtime. All the Lights (my parents, Lynn, Heather, and Blair) all reside somewhere in Ontario.

Kevin Marler (Class of 82) kevinm AT objectime.com  kmarler AT cyberus.ca 
I have my own company at http://www.lemarler.com  and I am also the Senior Technical Recruiter for RatiOnal. I am Married with one daughter and one on the way. After RVRHS I went to Champlain College (Lennoxville) and then on to University of Waterloo. Through the sport of Olympic Canoeing I ended up here in the Ottawa area. I work as a Technical Recruiter and have created this business which as been quite a ride.

John Rosevear (Class of 82)
John is living just outside of Toronto with his wife and 3 sons. He is a senior systems analyst with Blaiklock Int.

Chris Feller (Class of 82)
Chris is living in Coquitlam BC with his wife Hayley & their 2 daughters Shanel and Jewel

Rowena Elce (Class of 83) ro_darragh AT yahoo.ca 
I live in Ottawa, Ontario. In June 1999 I married another ex-RVR's (R.Graeme Darragh grad. year 88) No children as of yet, but will be trying for the future. I have been a corporate travel consultant for the past 10years, working in various cities in Ontario. I have also been a practicing certified reflexologist since 1996.

Heather Crawford (Class of 83)
Heather is currently living in Beijing, China and just recently married in November 1999.

Scott Standish (Class of 83) sstandish AT nsctoronto.com
I graduated in '83 and now moved back to Laprairie from Ottawa. I went to MAC in 86 and then joined the Navy for eight years and then retired. I worked at Computing Devices Canada in Ottawa and now I am a Service Technician for Hitachi Scientific Instruments (Microscopes). I hope to here from people that I have haven't spoken to in years. I can be reached at this e-mail address or 514 262-2492

Tom Wright (Class of 83) tiwright AT sprint.ca 
I am now living in Toronto with my wife Nora (married January 5th 1991). We have two daughters, Ashley 6 and Nicole 3. I work at Trimark Investments as a customer service agent. Would love to hear from anyone. Phone 416-699-6510 or e-mail tiwright AT sprint.ca . 

James Dunlop (Class of 84) jamesadunlop AT earthlink.net 
After graduating I went to University of Western Ontario and received a B.A. I lived in Toronto for two years and hated every second of it. I moved to Vancouver in 1992 and lived there until 1997 loving every second of it. After that I moved to Montreal for a year then down to Ottawa where I am working now for Bank One International. I am twice divorced and now looking to settle down.

Stacey Anderson (now Dobson) (Class of 85) jdobson8 AT home.com 
After leaving RVR I moved to Hamilton Ontario, did some more schooling and the work thing. After developing a few health problems I am now on permanent disability which means I get to stay at home with my 2 beautiful kids: Shauna 7 and Justin 4 (from a previous marriage)....In May of 98 I met the man of my dreams on the computer (yes you read that right). He took me to The Cayman Islands in Nov of 98 and in March of 99 I proposed to him (he could never say no to me). In Nov of 99 we wed in a wonderful full Scottish Wedding complete with Bagpipes and Big Men in Kilts. My husband Jim is from here in Ontario and owns his own computer business. We are currently expecting our first child together in Oct of 2000 and quite frankly I am a little worried about the baby's size considering I am only 5 feet tall but Jim is a 6'7"! Would love to hear from ANYONE who remembers me. You can e-mail me at E-mail me or call me at 905-549-1950.

Marie-Claude Leblanc (Class of 86) mcleblanc AT softimage.com 
Hi! I still live in the region. I have a house with my husband and my two kids, Roxanne 11 and Mathieu 9. I have been working in Montreal for the last seven years at Softimage as Corporate Services Coordinator. I still have contact with some old students from RVR (Chritine Tewfik, Nathalie Brisebois, Sophie Matthey). Drop me an email or stop by my office one day. It would be great to see or to hear from old class mates.

Laurence Corman (Class of 87)
I'm married to Christopher D'Alesio (Class of '83) and am currently working as a producer for a communications company in Montreal. I'm also doing some live TV reports for a travel specialty channel. People can reach me at l.corman AT stonehaven.ca 

Graeme Darragh (Class of 88) robertdarragh AT sympatico.ca 
Currently living in Ottawa.

Shelly Key (Class of 90) shelleykey AT hotmail.com 
After RVR I went on to Vanier in the Special Care Counseling Program. I then moved to B.C. and after many years away from school I decided to go back. I am now a paralegal and working in Whistler. I am not yet married but I do have a very beautiful 3 year old boy who is the light of my life!

Bianca Ardizzone (Class of 90) hercubee AT yahoo.com 


Charlene Levesque (Class of 90) charkay54 AT hotmail.com 
I've been married to a great guy, Brian, for the past 5 years and we have a beautiful 4 year old daughter named Kayla. In the past 10 years I've traveled and lived for a short time in Vancouver. I'm now living in New Brunswick and love it. I'm working for a provincial organization as a consultant for the intellectually challenged. We have recently bought a home in the country after 5 long years of living in the city. I'm hoping to hear from all of you especially Megan Bryan so please write.

Daniel Maurice (Class of 91)
Working as Warden of Camp Tamaracouta in the Laurentains, and active in the Scouts Canada organization.

Oliver Love (Class of 91)
Working with the Raptor Center at MacDonald College in Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue.

Chantal Michelle Gaudreau (Class of 92) Wandc4life AT aol.com 


Susie Theberge (Class of 92) Susietheberge AT hotmail.com 
After finishing a B.A. in Psychology, I went to teach English in South Korea for a year, traveled South-East Asia, Mexico and Central America. I'm back in Canada now for a approx. 1 year after which I will go to Portugal to get married and settle down with my boyfriend Telmo. Hope to hear from some of you soon!

Caroline Love (Class of 97) caroline_love AT hotmail.com 
I'm trying to find 6 lost friends...we were really tight...and then something happened. Christian DaSilva, Karine Belanger- in Ste.Julie?, Marielle Lassard - moved to Columbia?, Nadia Lawrence - still in St Hyacinthe...sorry... Neil Lambert, Chris Farrent - South Shore?