RVRHS Alumni August 00 Newsletter
O.k., yes it the newsletter is late this month as were the site updates. The long and the short of it is that I have been very busy with building web sites for clients and haven't had the time to keep up with the RVRHS site. I took today off to update the site and reconfigure some of the rest of GeekStreet which had to lose some sections in order to accommodate the increasing size of the RVRHS site. The updates aren't that numerous this month, probably because people are outside instead of sitting in front of their computers : )
If you have any friends or relatives who either went to or taught at RVRHS and haven't told them about the site - please do so. If you want to pass along information about people that you went to school with I am more than willing to print it (provided it is no libelous). Anyone who has photos to send along please follow these guidelines.
1.Single photos only (no montage on background)
2.JPG, JPEG, TIF, TIFF and BMP format only I do all the site work for this site on a PC - I have a Mac but only use that for work.
3.Make sure the file size is not excessive. I will resample images to under 120K before putting them on the site but if they are impossible to make out at that size they will not be used.
This may seem like a stupid request but please when sending email turn of your "Caps Lock" key and use capitals at the beginning of sentences as well as for proper names. I don't care about spelling mistakes or bad grammar since those have always been hallmarks of my own writing style :D
Diane Grilli (nee Simpson) pgrilli AT telusplanet.net
I am trying to locate Anne Marie Simoneau, who is listed in your Class of 84 Alumni page. I went to Richelieu Valley with her in the early 1980's and would love to contact her. I notice that her sister Valerie has written a little about herself in the Class of 85 section. If you could provide an e-mail address or contact number for either of them, it
would be greatly appreciated.
Roy Dullege (Class of 73) mdullege AT home.com
Married Sue Cook (Class of 74). After graduation Sue and Roy moved to Toronto. Roy became a police officer and Sue went to school to become a nurse. No small task in light of the three children we have. After Sue finished nursing school she became a pediatric nurse and Roy went back to school and became a lawyer. Our three children Shanna 22, Michael 19 and Andrew 16 and one grandchild Jordan 18 months all live in the Newmarket Area.
Gordon Macdonald (Class of 73) gordon.mac_donald AT sympatico.ca
Living in Boucherville and working for Bell. I have 2 kids, a son who's 20 and an 18 year old daughter. It would be great to hear from old friends.
Suzanne Cook (Class of 74) mdullege AT home.com
Married Roy Dullege (Class of 73). After graduation Sue and Roy moved to Toronto. Roy became a police officer and Sue went to school to become a nurse. No small task in light of the three children we have. After Sue finished nursing school she became a pediatric nurse and Roy went back to school and became a lawyer. Our three children Shanna 22, Michael 19 and Andrew 16 and one grandchild Jordan 18 months all live in the Newmarket Area.
Paula Preston (Class of 73) ppreston AT playground.net
I went on to graduate from Queens, and have been working for the last 20 years in Ottawa for Nortel Networks. I am married with two girls (13 & 11).
I found out about the website from Ian Taylor (RVR 74) who has been a neighbour for the last 8 years, and just found out we had been in the school at the same time! Small world.
Lynda Antle (Now Whelen) (Class of 75) lyn.doug AT parkhill.isp.on.ca
Since graduating I moved to Ontario.... I completed the Legal Secretary course at Fanshawe College in London - obviously then I'm a legal secretary and enjoy it very much - never a dull moment!...I'm married to a great guy named Doug and have 3 wonderful girls Chris (14), Kate (12) and Kesia (5)...Chris is just entering North Middlesex District HighSchool in Parkhill, Ontario where I've been living now for 15 years (hard to believe) and as she starts high school it is equally hard to believe it has now been 25 years since graduation!
Judy Friend (Class of 75) jbergeson AT home
Judy Friend (now Bergeson) - I've been enjoying life here in Calgary since 1978.
Kevin Thomson (Class of 75) jak.services AT videotron.ca
Does anyone know the where abouts of Cathy Murdock. If so please email me.
Sally Keyton (nee Crout)(Would have graduated Class of 75) stevecrout AT telus.net
If we ever manage to have a reunion would love to hear from someone with a time and place. I am now in Prince George. I remember Stephen Gilbert, Gordie Fulcher, Sally Feast, Gail Johnson, Audrey Forester, Bev Derby, Susan Selby, there are probably more but those names stand out in my mind. I think it would be a blast to see everyone again. I am now 43 years of age and I haven't seen any of them for over 25 years. That is a long time.
Gerard Van Herk (Class of 76) s1377209 AT aix1.uottawa.ca
After lots of school and an unprofitable career as singer/guitarist for the band Deja Voodoo, I did lots more school. I'm now finishing up a PhD in Linguistics at Ottawa U and teach there part-time. I married Michelle in 1988. We live in Ottawa, with 2 kids, Willem (9) and Maxim (7).
Julian Falconer (Class of 76)
Julian lives in Toronto and is a lawyer.
Lori Hatter (Class of 77) lorimeakin AT home.com
Has it really been over 20 years since RVR? A brief synopsis of my life so far :-) was married and had a wonderful daughter named Melissa who is now 16 ! Moved to Toronto to broaden my horizons with a major bank, head office. Left the bank to pursue a job with a travel firm that is based in the UK and USA. Love to travel and being adventurous. Hope to hear from some pals in Quebec! Still miss the poutine & smoked meat!
Anthony Sangallo (Class of 78) tonysee AT aol.com
I cannot complain, life is great.
Married a girl with the biggest and most beautiful blue eyes you have ever seen, from the class of 85 , Beverly Anne Barlow . Currently working at the Bombardier Aerospace Completion Center , as a Supervisor on completing the interiors of the Global Express Aircraft Jets .We are living in Lachine with 3 cats. See you at the next dance.
Bobby Thomas (Class of 78) michelleandbob AT home.com
Although not officially graduating from RVR (moved to Oakville, Ont 3 month's prior to graduation), I still consider myself a graduate. Graduated from Sheridan College in 83 with Bus. Admin. diploma. After various sales and administrative positions, I am currently self-employed as a private contractor in the home improvement field. Married to Michelle (Peterborough, Ont) in 95, have a beautiful little girl, Carly, and reside in Brampton, Ont. Love to hear from anyone.
p.s. remember the trip to Quebec City???
Denise Goudy (nee Clement) (Class of 78) goudy AT nic.bc.ca
I would love to find some of my old friends who were actually in the 1977 class: Kim Hood, Chris Campbell, Sharon Glendenning. Please post the following: thanks. (I was in class of 78) My husband Grant and I live in the beautiful town of Comox on the east coast of Vancouver Island. I left the east in 1980 after going to Champlain and then Concordia University and ended up in Edmonton at Univ. of Alberta. From there I moved to Whistler and then Vancouver. We then relocated to Comox from Vancouver when we both spent more time commuting and a nanny was spending more time with our three children then we were. Now we live a very hectic but purely family life (7 minute commute to work on a bad day...) I am working at the local community college in the VPs office and my husband is the golf pro at a local golf club. We have three great kids (Devon 11, and twin girls who are 9 - Toria and Courtni) as well as two dogs. We spend most of our time playing or watching soccer (both Mom and kids play) or participating in one of the many other sports our kids are involved in. I haven't been back east since 1980 and haven't heard about reunions since I have been on the move. I would love to hear from my old (yet still young at heart) classmates and catch up on what everyone has been doing.
Pam Grimshaw (Class of 79) grimshawpam AT hotmail.com
I have been living in Ottawa for the past 7 years. Life is good. I have two kids, Danny (12) and Sarah (9). I am looking for Debbie Gibbs and Gail Marjoribanks. Anyone who knows where they are, please contact me.
Mark Dable (now Giffin) (Class of 80) mark AT alloy-welding.com
I should start with the name change. At R.V.R. I went by my stepfather's last name - Dable. After re-establishing contact with my father, I decided to return to using the name that appears on my birth certificate - Giffin.
So, since 1980 - After a couple of false start, I settled in Alberta within geographic proximity to Ed Tait and Ken Armstrong and joined the working world. A few years of functioning at a level below my capabilities motivated me to set a few goals. I returned to school to study business administration, graduating in 1989. The four years after graduation were a bit of blur - a new stressful career, a marriage, a divorce, and a propensity to attempt better living through chemistry.
1993 saw many changes in my life for a variety of reasons. One of those changes was moving from Alberta to Ontario. The seven years since moving have been good years. I am the Sales and Marketing Manager at a large custom steel fabrication shop in Guelph, Ontario. I have had the honour of representing Canada as an athlete on the international stage - I won a bronze medal at the 1997 World Powerlifting Championships and silver medals at the 1996 and 2000 Pan-American Powerlifting Championships. I am step-father to Bradley - age 10, Rachel - age 8, and partner in life to Glenda. My hobbies include staying awake and driving poorly.
Mailing Address:
255 Scott Road
Cambridge, Ontario
N3C-3W7
Telephone: (519) 658-6574
Michael Gazier (Class of 80) mgazier AT hotmail.com
Michaël lives in the Ottawa area since 15 years, after an engineering degree at McGill. Then an MEng (electronics) at Carleton in Ottawa in parallel with 14 years at Nortel in advanced technology and product groups, and he quit his job as senior manager and advisor in system and network architecture to go spin his luck with a hot startup as lead architect (and tale teller). He continues to enjoy traveling, camping/canoeing, mountain and road biking, playing guitar, the arts, and enjoying discussions with friends. He is most enamored with his beautiful brunette partner with whom he hopes to spawn (I'm almost ready... just a couple more years).
Paul Bleakley (Class of 82) paulall AT supernet.ca
I finished CEGEP and went on to culinary school, traveled and worked through Europe working my way up to chef and co owned a catering business. Fell in love in England then here. Plan on marrying soon let you know who!
www.skybusiness.com/excel3
www.skynary.com/paulall additional e-mail paulall AT skybiz.com
Val Gueguin (Class of 83) Val.Gueguin AT CAN.XEROX.com
I got married in 1988 with Genny Simard, whom I met at Champlain College for those of you who new us there. After some twists and turns, we now live in Saint John NB where I work at Xerox and she is at IBM.
Mike Sullivan (Class of 83) reebus AT home.com
Married Julie Davidson in 1989. Three children Cameron 10/30/92, Jane 06/13/98 and a new addition - Madeleine Sullivan D.O.B., 6/04/00. Lives in Calgary, Alberta. Occupation - Inspector, Pipeline Construction and Damage Prevention.
Peter Bailey (Class of 85) pbailey AT hbesoftware.com
I pursued a career in documentary film after graduating from Concordia, had some moderate success with a film called First Kiss and then started a second one called Bad 80's Music (which is still in production). After discovering that being a starving artist did not have much appeal I ended up at a company called Hard Boiled Egg Multimedia. I went there as a stagier and for some peculiar reason I am now the Director of Human Resources and one of the founders of the corporation HBE Software Inc. We were 3 people in 97 and we are now running at 47 in total. (so lots of long hours and a few grey hairs coming in) So life is extremely good. I hope you are all doing well. Feel free to drop me a line I would love to hear from you.
Beverly Barlow (Class of 85) tonysee AT aol.com
Bev married Tony Sangollo (Class of 78) and lives in Lachine, Qc.
Mike Hatter (Class of 1986) mhatter4 AT home.com
Left the South Shore for greener pastures in Ontario, have been living in Toronto ( GO LEAFS GO ) for the past 4 years and recently moved into a new house in Oakville and married a wonderful girl from St. Lambert. No kids but have one very large cat. Working in the graphic arts industry.
Gave up hockey when I was 20 but still play golf. Travel to Montreal a lot to see parents and friends. Hope everyone is having as much fun as I am. Mike :-)
Ravi Srinivasan (Class of '88) ravi AT alumni.princeton.edu
Started a new company with two classmates from Princeton University and have been living in Chennai, India setting up our Indian operation since February 2000.
http://www.geocities.com/Vienna/9428/
Virginia Fiddes (Calss of 88) vlfiddes AT hotmail.com
After graduation I moved to northern Ontario for a short while before moving to T.O. where I went to school on and off and worked on and off. Then I finally moved to Ottawa where I went to school and became a Horticulturalist. Shortly after that I moved to B.C. and met my now husband, Honour Chikara, in Seattle. I now live in Alberta where I moved to be closer to my parents during my pregnancy and birth of our daughter, Olivia, who arrived on Sept. 29th, 1999.(10lbs 14ozs!) Currently I am spending time with Olivia and preparing to go to Mtl. for Beth Henson's wedding in Aug. 2000. I'm also still in touch with Angela Lowson, Nicki Graham and Ingrid Anand.
Kathy Fleet (Class of 89) Otterburn AT erols.com
After graduating from Champlain, I worked as an Office manager for a company (which manufactured rubberstamps) for 4 years. At that time, I met my husband and got married in the fall of '97. I have 3 children (Karine 7, Victoria 2, Christopher 6 months). I have been living in GlenRock, NJ for 3 years. In the Fall I will be teaching French at a local elementary school.
I would love to attend a high school reunion if anyone is interested in organizing one, I would be more then happy to help. I look forward to hearing from any of my fellow graduates:)
Rachael Crux (Class of 91) roachie6 AT hotmail.com
Allo all. Working at CN, loving it. Still living at home with parents in the stix, loving it. Hang out with my best bud Karon Lapointe (class of '91), loving it! That's about it folks, I'd love to hear from anyone in my class, even though I still see a vast majority of them downtown now and then! (Everyone knows your name at CHEERS!) I'm not married, I'm single and LOVING IT! Take care all!! :)
Christine Genereux (Class of 91) mike.howell AT sympatico.ca
My Name is now "Christine Howell", I got married September 12th 1998, to a great guy named Mike. (Tanya Kilpatrick came to my wedding). We live in Wasaga Beach, Ontario, home of the "longest fresh water beach in the world" it is about 1hr30 min. north of Toronto. I'm a Professional Figure Skating Coach, which will not surprise anyone who knew me! It is a great job, teaching children from ages 3 to 16, all levels, from beginners to coaching skaters who compete in major Ontario skating competitions. Life is great, I'm sorry I haven't kept in touch more since I left Quebec (1993) hope to hear from you all soon!
Kathleen Darragh (Class of 93) kedarragh AT aol.com
I would have graduated in '93. I am now living in Wisconsin, working as a Mechanical Engineer for Kimberly-Clark. People can reach me at kedarragh AT aol.com.
Alexandra Fuoco (Class of 93) sanymou AT hotmail.com
I am currently living in Montreal. I work in a Pharmacy as head cashier/assistant manager. Still in school on a part time basis. I am not married yet. Looking forward to hearing from all you grads.
Gary Grignon (Class of 93) diggerdan20 AT hotmail.com
Hey everyone,
Life is good...got a job, got a car and got a lady! RVRs done me well. (Surprisingly) I've been in Toronto for about 4 years and at the rate that I'm going, I'll be running into most of you here sooner or later...hurry though I wont be here forever, as much as I love the smog and all.
Nancy Dubeau (Class of 97) dubeau AT sprint.ca