RVRHS Alumni December 00 Newsletter
Late again, the same old refrain only much later than normal. I have been swamped with work lately and when you are self employed that is a good thing - but the hobbies suffer.
Merry Xmas, Happy Hanukah, Joyous Kwanza, Festive Festivus etcetera.
I would like to appeal to everyone who has contacts or siblings who attended RVR - let them know the site exists. There are quite a few new additions this month it looks like people are starting to circulate the site URL again. Anyone who wants to send in photos for the site via email you can send them to headgeek AT geekstreet.com . Please stick to JPG, TIF or BMP format.
If you wish to send me photographs or anything else via snail mail the address is:
Denis Bernicky
552 Prince Charles
Dorval, Qc H9P 1Z3
CLASS OF 81 REUNION : Brenda Wilson (Class of 81) sawyer_wilson AT qc.aira.com
is looking for people interested in participating in and helping to organize a Class of 81 - 20ieth Anniversary Reunion. If you are interested please contact Brenda at
sawyer_wilson AT qc.aira.com and let her know that you are interested.
Carolyn Stewart 1962 cgilmore45 AT hotmail.com
I live in Montreal, work at Dawson College and travel the world for adventure and fun.
Debbie Keeler (Class of 72) warnerdl AT telus.net
I dug out the ol' year books and tried to remember as many faces as I could. It's been so long and I often wondered what became of everyone.
I could probably write a book about what happened in my life since high school. To make a long story somewhat shorter I graduated and was married shortly after the following May to a guy about 4 or so years older than me by the name of Herb LeGrand. He was from St. Basile le Grand and not from RVRHS. I worked at Olsten Temporary Services in Montreal then moved onto The Bank of Montreal. I worked at the bank as a receptionist, clerk, admin. sect'y, executive sect'y, security dept., and finally human resources for about 6 or 7 years.
I had a son who is now 25 yrs. old living in Edmonton, Alberta and I divorced my first husband after 5 years of marriage. - Never looked back on that part of my life -!
I met my current husband (about 5 yrs. younger than me) Larry Warner back in my home town - The Eastern Townships near the Vermont border. We were married in July ''79 and he adopted my son. In '80 I had a daughter who is now 20 yrs. old living in Delta, British Columbia.
I moved back and forth across Canada managing dairy farms with my husband and children. Our job was to go in and get them out of the red and back on their feet again. We would move onto the next farm after that. This all ended one year when my husband go hurt through the neglect of a farm owner we worked for in British Columbia. My husband was out of work for 4 years recuperating after several surgeries and retrained in sales and service of outdoor power equipment.
In the meantime I worked at InterCity Papers as a telemarketer selling paper products for 1 yr. and decided what could I do for work at home that I liked and can make a decent living from, so I could be there for my kids when they got home from school etc. I started a licensed family daycare business called Little Duffers Family Daycare, Preschool Program. I doubled my income in the first year and tripled it in the 2nd year and quadrupled it in the 3rd. yr. I had a thriving daycare business of 9 years and loved every minute of it! My daughter got her degree in Early Childhood Education and took over my daycare business on the Coast.
My husband & I had bought a home in Vernon, BC (the interior, otherwise known as the Sunny Okanagan) about 2 years ago. I moved in last May and my husband & I have started a new business called Interior Turf Equipment Ltd. We have been very successful in our first year and expect to do even better in 2001. We sell and service industrial mowers etc. that maintain the greens at the golf courses and school districts, municipalities, landscapers and some home owners. Larry is on the road with customers and I'm in the office. Larry's brother from Quebec has sold everything there and is on his way to BC with his wife to join our corporation. There is just too much work now for the two of us. We cover all of BC and parts of Alberta.
This is a long story short believe it or not!
I would love to hear from the friends I went to school with. Please e-mail me or snail mail.
Raymond Masleck (Class of 73) rmasleck AT netidea.com
Living quietly in an obscure corner of British Columbia, known as the West Kootenay, since 1980. Reporter at the Trail Times, a small-town, M-F daily newspaper. Married to Linda, a primary school teacher. Community arts volunteer, Rotarian, union shop steward, former NDP voter. Healthy, and as happy as I ever expected to be.
Jim Briard (Class of 73) James.Briard AT bcliquorstores.com
I live in Kaslo B.C. surrounded by lakes and mountains. I manage a gov't liquor store for last 23 years. I am still single no baggage. I have a wonderful sweetie and a great dog. Anybody wanting to get in touch I'm in the phone book.
Angela Katunar(now Majewski) (Class of 73) angie_bc AT hotmail.com
I live in Chilliwack, an hour east of Vancouver, with my teens and a house full of pets. I teach high school French and English, and enjoy all the outdoor treasures the area has to offer.
Elaine Topping (Class of 74) elaine-topping AT home.com
I'm living in Toronto with my husband Ed, two Kerry Blue Terriers (that I ADORE) and a cat. Been in TO since 1988. Happy to be here now but was homesick for Montreal for two or three years after the move. I'm a vice-principal, soon to be principal, of a secondary school (scary thought, eh?). Love to hear from any old friends.
Doris Kutzpiol (Class of 76) kutzi AT netcom.ca
David Stephenson (Class of 76) David.Stephenson AT Canada.Com
After 2 tortuous years of living in Toronto as part of the great Sun Life escape, I returned home to Quebec in 1981.
In 1986, I bought the family 'mansion' in Chambly and have been living there since with my wife Julie and our 3 wonderful kids; Sophie(9), Benoit(4) and Sara(2). I now work for CN as a systems analyst in the I.T. field. Looking at the web site has brought back many fantastic memories of my 4 years at RVR!
Holly O'Rourke (Class of 77) jorourke AT nb.sympatico.ca
Tim Rochemont (Class of 78) nailbasics AT connect.ab.ca
I left La Belle Province after the first referendum NON? I married in 1989 to Kathi Lindquist. We have an eight year old daughter together - Tess. We own a small distribution/education facility for Nail Technicians/Manicurists in Edmonton, Alberta where we currently reside. I am a GOLF fanatic. So if you are ever in Edmonton, look me up, I am the only Rochemont in the book. I'll book the tee time!
Carol Ann Stanworth (Class of 79) carolstanworth AT netscape.net
I have been living in St. Bruno for the past 8 years. Married Denham Mitchell (RVR Class of '76) in 1985. Worked in Advertising for 7 years until the birth of our first son Matthew in 1992. Now have three boys Matt, Brad (b. 1995) and Ryan (b. 1998)
Dagmar Daghofer (Class of 79) daghofer-hawes AT sympatico.ca
Now married with 5 year old identical twin daughters - Working part time as Customer Service Rep and looking to start working Full Time in the new year.
Tim Lafferty (Class of 79) tim_lafferty AT parmalat.ca
Sue Upton (Class of 79) sueupton AT hotmail.com
Well, I was only there for that year, so it's entirely possible nobody would have a clue who I am! I moved to Ottawa after graduating, went to art school, started off as a watercolor portrait artist, and somehow wound up as a make-up artist for TV & film. I've been based out of Toronto for the past several years...though it's hard to know where I live these days since half the year seems to be spent in Halifax working on This Hour Has 22 Minutes.
Kathy M. Roy (Class of 81) Kathy.M.Roy AT gulfins.com
After RVR, I attended Dawson then graduated from Vanier in 1984. I packed up my belongings and moved down to Connecticut in May of '84 and I have been here ever since. After 5 jobs in 4 years, I have ended up in the insurance industry working as a commercial property underwriter (fancy name for paper pusher). It seems like I never left school as I continued my education, first for professional designations and now for my BS. I'm single with no kids but I own condo and a dog. I continue to visit the Montreal area regularly to see family and friends.
Allison Gunston (now Walker) (Class of 81)
She moved to Toronto in 1981, where she attended college. Currently, she lives in Elmvale, Ontario, with her husband.
Betty-Jean Roy (Class of 81) bettyboot AT sympatico.ca
Andy Johnston (Class of 82) andy AT centralontario.com
Hello everyone...since my last entry a lot has changed in my life. I'm back living in Toronto with my girlfriend (still not married...yet) and trying to adjust to city life all over again. I've been working as the Senior Sales Rep for an ISP (http://www.centralontario.com) and trying to develop a sales force in the GTA. I'm currently interviewing for a new position with a local Toronto radio station (can't say who just yet) as their new Vice President of Web Development so I'm keeping my fingers crossed. I would love to hear from anyone who is interested in sending me an email. I hope everyone is doing well.
Gregory Leck (Class of 83) leck AT generation.net
I currently live in Montreal and have been married for three years to my wonderful wife, Sarah. We have two beautiful children, Melissa & Jarrod. I would look forward to hearing from others from the class of 1983 and am hoping that a reunion is in the works!
Bernard "Casey" Jones (Class of 84) elevatorbernie AT yahoo.com
After I finally got out in 85...I worked as a draftsman for a while in Mtl. Then moved to Toronto in 86. I got a job there installing elevators. Moved back to Mtl. in 87, to install more elevators until 88 when I went to P.E.I. for some more. Moved back to Mtl. Again in 89 and installed more elevators until late 89. Then I got a more secure job repairing elevators.
That lasted until 92 when I got laid off again, was out of work most of 92 and all of 93. This time I had enough, so in 94 I put my tools, what else would fit in the truck and drove out west to B.C. I started working the next day in Vancouver. Installed more in 94. Then got a job maintaining and troubleshooting elevators. Been here doing it ever since. It's a good
trade that I' ve learned ; I just had to always follow the work.The only down fall was my homelife suffered with so much moving around. I never married or had kids, not yet anyway. I can't really complain though, my life since high school has been great and never boring. B.C. is great, the journey since school to get here was long and sometimes lonely, but worth it! I plan to stay here for awhile, maybe find Mrs. right and plant some roots here on the westcoast. Who knows? I think maybe the real journey is just beginning. For now though I,m happy working and playing hard; get to ski and mountainbike anytime I want. Skied 35 times last season. Life is good! I hope your lives are too.
Tracey Luttrell (Class of 85) TLUTTRELL AT mccarthy.ca
I'm now a corporate/securities lawyer with McCarthy Tétrault but will be relocating to San Francisco to work at a firm down there as of mid-January 2001. I have been married to Sean Higgins [who actually attended RVR for a year (grade 7) but then moved on to the West Island] for six years and have two children - a three year old daughter named Cheyenne and a 1 year old son named Miles.
Michele Mischler (Class of 88) bini AT dellnet.com
Left Montreal in 94', moved to NY, where I met my man who happens to be from Montreal, and gave birth to my beautiful daughter on September 13, 19999. I've been pursuing an acting career, done some indies(one went to Sundance and Cannes), commercials and theater, will be producing a screenplay I wrote, in April 2001. Been working as a freelance writer for fashion mags, traveling around the world, Asia, South Pacific. Loving being a mom and NYC. Still in contact with Will Taylor, and Kathy Theriault both 87' grads. Would love to hear from Cindy Courtemanche, Patti Rubio and whoever else feels so inclined.
Mike Timmons (Class of 88) miketjr AT home.com
Its nice to see a page dedicated to graduating students of RVR. A little about myself. I am now married and have a baby on the way which is due May 20-2001. I have been living in Barrie Ontario for the last 3 1/2 years, and I work for the second largest modem manufacturer in the world (GVC CANADA) so you can say I am a computer techie.
Richard Stephen Perkins (Class of 88) richardsperkins AT hotmail.com
Long time no talk with most of my fellow grads. I moved to B.C. in 1989 and have been here ever since. I have been married for six years ( Sept.'94 ) to fellow class of '88 grad Heather Mackereth and we live in a town outside of Vancouver called Port Moody. I have stayed in touch with Patrick Mulhall, Nicki Graham, the Bashaws, Gina Moquin and Jeff Ingram, not to mention the Whistler crowd which is often changing but consisting of enough people to have an RVR reunion up there. I would love to hear from anyone who cares to email me.
Meredith Ewart (Class of 89) meredith_ewart AT hotmail.com
or meredith_ewart AT ars.aon.com.
Quit my job and moved to New York in 1997. Worked briefly at the United Nations before landing a permanent job at Aon. Moved to the suburbs of New Jersey in 1999. Got married in March 2000, honeymooned in Spain. Bought a home in Hoboken, New Jersey (birthplace of baseball and Frank Sinatra) in April 2000.
Lynette Golden (Class of 89)
I attended Champlain College after RVR. Graduated from the 3 year Finance course and went straight to work at the Riverside school Board after my stage, where I am currently in the accounting department. I met my husband Leo in my first year at Champlain and we have been married coming on 6 years. We had our first child, Caleb, in April 99. Love to hear from the old gang.
Goldengirl30 AT hotmail.com or Leolynn AT sympatico.ca
Gary Chatterton (Class of 91) gary.chatterton AT sympatico.ca
Living in Downtown Mtl. Since Cegep, I have been working for myself. I am an illustrator, I have been working in advertising as well as doing some book covers for romance novels.
Rene Van Den Bosch (Class of 91) rvandenbosch AT northsafety.ca
Hey Guy's and Gal's, things have changed since high school. In 1997 October my girl friend Kateri Belanger gave birth to my son Kiefer who is now 3 years old. Kateri and I were married on September 4th 1999. I currently live in Longueuil Quebec. After leaving RVRHS and a lot of searching and being kick out of Champlain College, I got a Computer programming degree at CDI College. I currently work for a multi-national company in manufacturing of personnel Safety Equipment North Safety Products Inc. in Anjou, Quebec. I'm the I.S. Coordinator for Canada and spend 3 months a year travelling from coast to coast and sometimes to the U.S. and soon Europe. I would like to here from the Class I graduated with, you can contact me at
brujah AT cam.org or at the office rvandenbosch AT northsafety.ca
Ulka Mohanty (Class of 91) sim AT openface.ca
I obtained my B.Sc. in Computer Science from McGill University 3 years ago and I'm now working at a software company in Montreal called Invera Inc. Doing software and web application programming. I'm still learning, teaching and performing in Indian Classical Dance (yes, still!), I have a level 2 belt in Shaolin White Crane Kung Fu, and I'm thinking of marrying my very wonderful boyfriend sometime in the next year and a half. It's so nice to hear what everyone's up to and I hope we all make it to the reunion!
Sandy Rose Bessette (Class of 92) pmbrown AT odyssey.on.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...I'm looking at reconnecting with people so drop me a note
Brigitte Raymond (Class of 92) brigitte_raymond AT hotmail.com
After RVR, I went to the CEGEP of St-Hyacinthe and after I did a bachelor's degree in special education at the University du Québec in Trois-Rivières. I now teach in an elementary school. I'm not married and I don't have any kids yet, but I'm in love! I would be very happy to receive a e-mail from you!
Daniel Goedike (Class of 93) DGoedike AT astromed.com
Hi everyone, "The mad thrasher" lives again!!! Life has been treating me great!!!!...I married my best friend Marie Gagne on July 8th 2000. We bought a house in Chambly and are planning a family in the near future. My wife works for Kombo sports and I work for AstroMed.com. When were not working were either backpacking through out the mountains or hanging out at home LOVING each others company...Hope to hear from some of you...I can not believe that it has already been 8 years since we graduated??!!...I can be reached at DGoedike AT astromed.com
Catherine Raymond (Class of 93) catheriner AT fusive.com
I am living and working in Florida. I graduated from Florida Atlantic University with a Bachelors in Marketing. I still go visit Montreal every 3 months. Write me!
Ajay P. Patel (Class of 93) canadianbast AT yahoo.com
Hey guys... I am living and working in Boston now.