RVRHS Alumni December 2002 Newsletter

A big thank you to Andre Nault for his donation via PayPal to RVRHS.ORG - your generosity is greatly appreciated.

Another special thank you goes out to John Genereux for taking the time and
expending the effort to get into and photograph the interior of RVRHS and
then email me the pictures he has taken. The pictures will be up on the site
in the near future. John also informs me that while at the school one of the
administrators made a gift of the 1976 RVRHS Symphonic Band album, surely a
rarity. The jacket of the album lists all of the band members the songs
recorded and who plays on which song. If people are interested in having a
copy please let me know and I will pass the info along to John.
Word has come of late that Ed DeJean, former VP and all around nice guy,
passed away in October 2002. My condolences go out to the family.

Steve Dunn (Class of 77) Pupstoo AT aol.com is looking for a yearbook from 1977
if anyone out there has a spare or can make a copy for him.

Thank you to Alexandra Shand for her contribution to the Arts section of the
website. It would be nice if more people who still write, draw, compose or
anything else would submit their work for the site.

Peter Scharf (Class of 69) pgkit AT telusplanet.net
I have been having a pretty good ride, although it sometimes gets lonely up
in the Peace River Country of northern Alberta. On the advice of Billy
Sargeant, from down the street, I went to UNB, and graduated in '73. I did
a stint in Ottawa, then headed west on the train with Victor Gibbs. I
drifted from Edmonton, to Prince George to Banff, to Vancouver and then to
Calgary. I became a carpenter and eventually moved north to Grande Prairie.
I noticed an ad for a farm with a lake and a log barn. Oh boy! After a
summer in a tee pee, with goats, chickens etc, I noticed that living off the
land was not my calling. I went back to construction work. Armed with a
little more self knowledge, some practical experience, and a love for the
land, here I am.

Wendy, her husband, and two children live next door. I met Elaine, from
Saskatchewan, on the stage of a little theater production. We married in
1984. We have one son, Dylan, who is now thirteen, and likes to play games
on the computer. Norm, my Dad, lives in a cabin over by the lake. I am
finally beating him on the golf course, although that has more to do with
his poor vision and difficulties walking, than my own skills.

We like to luge, ski and travel in the winter, and golf, hike and camp
in the summer. In my spare time, I manage my kitchen cabinet business,
which now employs 30 people.

Had beers with Jimmy Logan, ten years ago, lunch with James Strike three
years ago, and Don McCrae dropped by the shop last winter.

Glen Harvey (Class of 71) g.harvey AT telus.net
It is amazing what you can find on the internet. Bit of a trip down memory
lane. In case any one is interested I married Anna Markusson in Montreal,
moved to Edmonton Ab. in 1975, then to Calgary in 1989. Divorced in 1994 . I
have one son, Eric 15 years old. Remarried to Jill who has two children
Steph 16 and Kenny 13. Work for the same company I started with 31 years ago
formally Ronalds Printing now Quebecor World in Sales. If you remember me,
please drop a line.

Nancy Girard (Class of 72)ngirardbegin AT rogers.com
I was at R.V.R. from 1969 - 1972. Of particular memory is Mrs. Elison
greeting me each day with "You vant to fly!! Out of my class - fly, fly" --
now tell me, how could I say "no". And gathering at Gaby's (the little
restaurant across the highway) for french fries & gravy during our spares.
Did you ever flatten pennies on the train tracks? How about the VW Beetle
some guys rolled into the lobby and left there (I think the car was one of
the teachers). Remember the Garage down the highway where we could buy
cigarettes for .50 cents! And, May West cream cakes from the cafeteria
vending machine : ) &the big fire at the CIL plant &.and our attempt at
staging a protest - on the Highway? Karen Robyn, Barb Firlotte, Christine &
Angie Dooley.... I married Paul Bégin (an RVR alumni from 1972) -- we did a
short stint up in northern Québec in 1975 -- then moved to Ottawa in 1976
(we were headed out West but never did make it). I love Ottawa but don't
really plan to stay here forever. It's been a great place for our family of
three children to grow up in (and numerous birds, cats, hamsters, snakes,
iguana, snails, crickets, caterpillars &..). Who am I today? (No - I'm not a
Vet). Well, I love the outdoors & camping (we have a 1971 VW camper), enjoy
just getting together with friends, read a lot, golf some, like to travel,
have a passion for photography, my work is related to web
development/communications. Life has had it's ups and downs, but I roll with
the punches no regrets, that's what's important. If there is anyone that
remembers me drop me a line and let me know what you're up to.

Steve Davies (Class of 73) davies_steve AT yahoo.com
Married in 1976.......4 kids later, living in Mississauga.....

Malcom Livingstone (Class of 73) dlivings AT vt.edu
I left Canada after graduating and spent 7 years in England and Scotland. In
1981 I immigrated to Australia and have lived there with my whole family
ever since until last year when I got a job at Virginia Tech in the US. I
was married in 1985 and have two daughters (aged 7 and 5). I was late
getting to college but graduated from Griffith University (Brisbane,
Australia) in 1987 and got my PhD (biotechnology) from the University of
Queensland in 1999. I loved my high school years at RVR and they are the
best memories of my life (my daughters are not memories). I especially
remember Geoff and Steve Dixon, Keith Murphy and Roy Dullege. I had a
massive crush on Wendy Draycott all the way thru high school and never said
a word to her. There are plenty of other names I recognize but I can't
always put a face to the name. Feel free to contact me.

Margaret Macdonald (Class of 73) Margaret.Macdonald-Dugas AT pwc.ca
Happily married living in Ste-Madeleine Quebec, Four children. Living a
happy life, working at P&WC.

Sheryl O'Neill (nee Prosser) (Class of 74) tastefultouches AT nucleus.com
Have been looking for a Wayne Duffy who I went to high school with during
those formative years. Anyone know where he ended up? I believe he moved
to Ontario way back when....Would love to hear how he is doing.

Heather Abbott Brosseau (Class of 74) hbrosseau AT sprint.ca

Joy Whittaker (Class of 76) jaweir AT shaw.ca

Maureen Huddleson (Class of 78) mhuddleson AT jmsb.concordia.ca

Robert Page (Class of 78) page AT upei.ca
After graduation, our family moved back to my mother's home province of PEI.
I'm still here, and I've come to appreciate the slower pace of life, but at
17 it was a case of culture shock.I earned my Chemistry degree from UPEI
(Not quite McGill!), and started work that fall... as an AM radio announcer.
That was fun for a year, but I'd also discovered computers at UPEI, and
started doing some programming jobs. By 1987 I was back at UPEI, this time
as a database analyst. It's been 15 interesting years so far...

Susan Snell (Class of 80) ssnell AT intelerad.com
After being in Toronto for over 20 years, I've recently moved back to
Quebec. I work in Montreal for a Medical Imaging company as a PACS support
technician and live on the South Shore.

Shelley Oakes (Class of 83) tcooke AT look.ca
After graduation, I moved to Toronto where I went back to high school(Grade
12 & 13) and graduated again! Attended Ryerson Polytechnic University where
I met my husband, Andrew, at a pub night my first year. Got married in '92
and moved to Mississauga where we are presently living. Graduated with a
BScN in '93 and have been working as a Case Manager with Community Care
Access Centre(Home Care) in Toronto and then in Peel for the last 8 years.
We have 2 wonderful( & very active) boys Trevor('96) & Brendan('00). Would
love to hear from old classmates.

Nancy Lafontaine (Class of 83) lafontainenancy AT hotmail.com
I live in St-Hilaire and I have 3 kids. Can't wait to see everybody again.

Christiane Arsenault (Class of 83) cri_cri721 AT hotmail.com
I now live in Quebec City, with my 7 year old daughter Olivia. Moved here 2
years ago, and have been working from home since, doing Credit & Collection.
We love animals! We have a 10 year old chocolate Lab named Eclipse, and a
cat named George. Would love to hear from my old
friends..........(418)849-9667

Philippe Bergeron (Class of 84) philster AT cyberus.ca
Aquired an education. B.Sc. Physics and M.Ed. Now teaching grades 1,2,3.
Pretty cool. Kept me out of the military industrial complex. I do not yet
have nuclear capability at home but you never know. I've been married for a
while and have two boys who are full of mischief. They don't have nuclear
weapons, thank goodness. I'm living in Ottawa after a stint on Vancouver
Island and also in Washington State. I lived downriver from the Hanford
nuclear reservation - hope it hasn't affected me too much. Life is good,
having fun with the kids. Cheers!

Steven Myles (Class of 86) smyles AT tomaweb.com
Hey everyone... After RVR I went to Dawson for a short while, worked for a
year then went back to school to become a micro-computer technician but
ended up working as a programmer. I worked for and owned a few software
companies in Montreal but then followed the almighty dollar to the suburbs
of Toronto in 1995. I now own a web/software company called TomaWeb. I was
married for 10 yrs but now I am a proud single father of 2 boys and 1 girl.
I have recently moved to Brantford, On.. I'd love to hear from any of the
old gang so drop me a note.

Victoria Walker (Class of 87) wickedtoria AT hotmail.com
I have been travelling for over 6 years. After finishing my University
Degree and working at Sun Life of Canada for over 2 years, I thought I
needed a change. Packed my backpack and saw most of Europe, Scandinavia &
Russia - Superb! Lived and worked in London, England for about 1 1/2. I
now live in a beautiful small beach town in New Zealand! I am starting to
lay some roots here - may need some grounding for my old age - Not. Seeing
all the names on this site has brought back so many amazing memories. I
never thought I would hear from anyone I knew growing up or from High School
ever again. From small town Chambly to small town New Zealand - Half way
around the world. May all of your dreams come true and I hope you are all
happy & healthy.

Matthew Cusson (Class of 87) Omeurta AT aol.com
Love to hear from ya'll, holla back! M.

Bill McKee (Class of 87) kilroy_7 AT hotmail.com
Well, lets see... Moved out of Quebec after graduation to Ontario.
Currently working in Toronto as Corporate Network Security Administrator for an international firm. I spend not a whole lot of time in Canada anymore, as they keep shipping me to the remotes for
various nonsense. Not married, not divorced, and haven't wandered down that
road, yet, but still hopeful. I have also become a Priest. Go figure.
<smile> All the Best to You and Yours!



Gitanjali Mohit (Class of 88) gitanjali AT glmitchell.myip.org
Hi everyone! Would love to hear from you all! Blissfully married since 1992
with 4 kids and loving it! We have moved to Calgary, AB. We love it here! My
husband is a student at DeVry doing a Bachelor of science in Computer
Engineering Technology, I am a student at Athabasca University doing a
Bachelor of Arts with a french major and working at Telus. Our 4 kids are
growing like weeds!! Will write back to anyone who feels like dropping me a
line!

Suzanne Beaudry (Class of 90) beaudrysuzanne AT yahoo.com

Paul Archambault (Class of 92) paulmtl_99 AT hotmail.com

Michelle Lessard (Class of 92) mlessard AT qc.aibn.com
Hi everybody! What's new since '92? Well in 1995 I got married, 2 years
later we had beautiful blonde little boy that we named Nathanael James and
in 2001 I had a sweet little girl who we name Alexandra Maxine. We had a
house built in Vaudreuil a couple of years ago. For the past few years I've
been working for a rich family and do there personal accounting. I love it.
I hope to have news from all of you.

Sandy Brown (Class of 92) psnbrown AT sympatico.ca
I moved to London Ontario in 1997 with my then fiancée Phil Brown a
graduate of RVR class of 1991..we were married in 1998 and had our first
born, a baby boy in march 2000, this past year we purchased a house and in
september 2002 I gave birth to our second child, a little girl ...I'm
looking at reconnecting with old friends so feel free to drop me a note

Jessika Matthieu (Class of 93) jessyorsini AT hotmail.com
Hey everyone! I'm in TO, married May '01. I'm working for Air Canada, bumped
into a few from RVR who are with the airline as well... feel free to send a
msg, would love to hear from all of you!

Andrew Trumper (Class of 95) andrew AT rocketmail.com
Written my own p2p (Napster like) program called Myster. Can be downloaded
from http://www.mysternetworks.com/.

Suzanne Josefson (Class of 95) smjosefson AT hotmail.com
Hello out there! I just stumbled across the RVR site and I would enjoy
hearing from those who knew me! I moved to Sk for a few years after HS, and
to BC for one year, but am now back in Qc, in the Eastern Townships. I am
finishing up my B.Ed at Bishop's University, and hope to start teaching
elementary school in the Fall of 2003. All the best to all of you!

Agnès De Leeuw (Class of 95)
Happily married and has 2 lovely children. She is expecting her third for
the summer of 2003. She and her husband are working in a church in Mattane.

Anne-Marie Leclerc (Class of 95) Leclercanma AT hotmail.com
Fini mon Bacc en musique...pas d'avenir...mai la vie est belle et le Mexique
m'attend!!!

Julie Grondin (Class of 95) juliegrrondin AT hotmail.com
Hé ben je suis mariée depuis 1999 et j'ai trois enfants, et je mène ma
carrière de vice-présidente du conseil d'administration de la firme
d'avocats Grondin et fille avec succès..........ben non, j'habite à St-Henri
en appart. avec mon homme Charles-André. J'ai fait des études en sociologie
à McGill et quelques voyages, quelques-uns avec la célèbre Anne-Marie
Leclerc! Je travaille présentement dans un cabinet d'experts-conseil où je
fais du travail de bureau avec....Geneviève Blouin! La vie est relax,
j'vois encore Maryse, Gen Gallerand et Cynthia, mais malheureusement pu de
nouvelles de Desgroseilliers.....

Francis Athot (Class of 97) francis.athot AT sympatico.ca

Maxime Dumont (Class of 97) maxwakeboard AT hotmail.com
Je suis encore au cégep, j'ai trainé de la patte! J'habite en appartement
avec ma copine depuis 1ans. Je déménage à mtl l'été prochain. Je planifie
aller faire du surf en australie ou bien du snowboard dans l'ouest canadien
bientot. J'aimerais bien avoir des nouvelles de quelques personnes. Une
réunion bientot serait super.(17 décembre 2002) Joyeux noel à tout le
monde!!

Sarah Walsh (Class of 97)jujuwalsh AT hotmail.com
To all those I used to laugh at, and to all those who used to laugh at
me...it's been a long time. Just to touch base, I'm currently in my Junior year at VCU (Virginia Commonwealth University) majoring in Sociology and minoring in child psych, playing soccer (who
knew?) and having a blast. Aside from all the crap that goes on in the
ghetto I live in, I'm surviving. Hope all is well with everyone, and looking forward to a future reunion.

Richard Cote (Class of 98) austin316_13 AT hotmail.com
Who's doin what?

Jennifer Grasis (Class of 98) jgrasis AT hotmail.com
HI everyone!!!
Wow we have almost been out of high school as long as we were in high
school!!! As for me I was studying Early Childhood education(though I didn't
quite finish!) I'm currently working at a daycare in NDG and am looking to
finish my DEC. Oh yeah I'm getting married!! June 21st 2003 is the big day!
I would love to hear from anyone!!!

Katia Lebeau (Class of 99) cember AT email.com
I moved to Phoenix, Arizona in 1999 and have been living here with my now
husband since. We have a 2 year old daughter, and I am a full time travel
agent. We are busy travelling around the world!

Valerie Charbonneau (Class of 99) tryn_7 AT yahoo.ca
Currently studying part time at Concordia University and working full time.

Shaun McLaughlin (Class of 00) ibgamblin AT hotmail.com
Alive and living very well. Heading off to study at UNB in January 2003 to
get my BBA degree, then probably going to McGill to get my MBA. but I still
haven't won the lottery, but i'm working on that!!!

Anika Dupuis (Class of 00) Guilmain1 AT aol.com
Well I work for myself cuz I'm the boss!. I have a baby boy of 4 months old
his name is 'Malik'. I'm livin' with my boyfriend. Well I'd like to have
news of my ladies night and all the others from school.