RVRHS Alumni Newsletter March 00

Here we are March of 2000 with the shortest newsletter in recent memory. Oh well I guess it is appropriate since we have just come through the shortest month of the year. Thanks to whom ever it was who clicked through off the RVRHS page to Amazon.com and bought a book. The commission will be well spent on a new graphics tablet :)
It looks like I might finally get my hands on a class list for the Class of 71 and maybe even for 1992 which would be a good addition - I am keeping my fingers crossed.

Thanks to the grads who sent in photos they were much appreciated and have been added to the site. More photos, tons of photos, would be appreciated, if you do not have a scanner you can always send the photos to:

Denis Bernicky
552 Prince Charles
Dorval, Qc, H9P 1Z3

If you have any updates or changes you want to make to your entry let me know what they are. If you have any siblings that have yet to visit or send updates to the site please bug them until they send some stuff in.

OK, enough of the rants and on with the updates.

Gail Wigg (Greenough) (Class of 1969) tweety AT bcgroup.net  I graduated from WMHS in 1969. Moved to Prince George, BC in 1974 with my husband Terry and our three-year-old son. We ski and snowmobile, have a cabin at the lake and property at Powder King ski resort. I am a General Insurance Broker with a large international company and my husband works for the local pulp mill. My eldest daughter was married last year and the youngest just moved back home.

Janice Kim Proctor (Class of 70) jyeats AT hotmail.com  Janice married Robert Yeats (Class of 70) and lives in Innisfail, Alberta with four kids - girl 15, twin boys 18 and oldest son almost 21. Bob works for Government of Alberta and Janice works for Innisfail High School.

Robert John Yeats (Class of 70) jyeats AT hotmail.com  Robert married Janice Proctor (Class of 70) and lives in Innisfail, Alberta with four kids - girl 15, twin boys 18 and oldest son almost 21. Bob works for Government of Alberta and Janice works for Innisfail High School.

Rosemarie Becker (Class of 71), now Szalich, has been happily married to the same great guy for over 20 years. They live in SW Ont with their two sons, now 18 & 20 years old. After rambling all over Canada, collecting various degrees from an assortment of educational institutions, and several different careers, such as Wildlife Biologist, Trader, Comptroller, Independent Businessperson, and Exotic Bird Breeder, Rosemarie is currently a full-time Teacher and part-time Travel Agent ( as well as wife & mother, of course!). If you have any travel needs ,or would just like to say Hi! you can reach her at theramblingrose AT hotmail.com 

Susan Shaw (Class of 71) magicchow AT webtv.net  Class of 72: I am looking for specific updates on Michael O'Hanlon and Edgar Marquis for the 72 section if anyone can bring me up to speed let me know.

Wendy Ray (Class of 72) Lives in Oromocto, NB, has three children and is now working on her post-graduate degree.

Susan Hewer (Class of 72) Deceased.

Mike Pennell (Class of 73) mike.pennell AT ac.com  Living in Ottawa. I am an Associate Partner with Andersen Consulting. Married with 2 kids

Betty Macdonald (Class of 73) r.aboud AT NS.sympatico.ca  I now live in Nova Scotia. I am married for 25 years and have 3 children age 23,19,17. We own and operate our own towing business for the last 23 years and I am also employed with MTT for 25 years. I would really like to hear from the following classmates: Debbie JAckson, Debbie Rogers, Lesley Nunney, Angela KAtunar, Tara Petersen, Susan Dunant, Binny VAnBergen, Glenn Williamson, Ronnie Collins, BRuce Turriff, or any grads from 1973.

Susan Proctor (Class of 73) susan_proctor AT merck.com  Married and works at Merck Frosst Canada. She lives in Dollard-des-Ormeaux. No kids but a dog named Lacy.

Mike Hearn (Class of 73) Living in Canmore, Alberta with his wife Bev and two daughters, Kayla and Laura. Has been working at the Banff Springs Hotel for the last 24 years.

Kathy Tarbox (Class of 74) KTarbox AT WIC.CA  Looking for any classmates of 1974 and, in particular, Dave Harding.

Sandra Tickner (Class of 74) oda589 AT compuserve.com  BFA.,BMus-MT. I am a Music Therapist and a professional singer I graduated from Concordia University having studied Classical Voice Performance and then did a second Bachelors at UQAM in Music Therapy. I currently work in various hospitals, specializing in Psycho-Geriatrics and Palliative Care during the day and continue my singing career in a Montreal area Dinner Theatre.

Jill Ray (Class of 74) Lives in St. Lambert, has 3 children and is now working on her Environmental Studies degree (on the Dean's list).

Clive Fulcher (Class of 74) Karen_2Run4 AT Hotmail.com  Moved to Alberta in 79...best thing I ever did Married 95 to Karen..2nd best thing cause I never would have met her. She's a personal fitness trainer...yum. Worked in the beer business for 18 years, self employed draught beer service co. aka Clive the beer guy. Blossomed upon leaving Quebec... I'm 6 ft 2 in, still have my hair and weigh a trim 210 lbs. I play hockey winter and summer...defense, mountain bike in Jasper regularly, ski and drink lots of beer. Want more info? ...E mail me all the best Hawaii Clive 0

Ken Barker (Class of 75) kbbarker AT on.aibn.com  I was lucky enough to meet and marry a terrific girl from R.V.R.. Linda Sharp (class of 77). Linda and I have two wonderful boys...Brad-13 and Ian-11. I have worked for Goodyear Canada for twenty three years in a variety of positions and now live in beautiful London, Ontario.

Kenneth Sullivan (Class of 76) kensullivan AT sympatico.ca  Ken lives in Toronto and is the head instructor of the Karate program at the downtown YMCA. Ken is also a teacher, facilitator and psychotherapist.

Claudia Schneider (Class of 76) mcpmarketing AT videotron.ca  Hello to all former fellow graduates! I've been happily married since '82 to Mario whom I met at Champlain CEGEP. We have been living in Dollard des Ormeaux since 1985 and have two kids; daughter Andrea '86, and son Dominic '96. I've been an on again, off again stay-at-home Mom; and am presently working at my original post-CEGEP job: the Montreal Neurological Hospital as an EEG technologist.

Carol Ray (Class of 76) glen_davis AT bc.sympatico.ca  Lives in Victoria, B.C. have 4 sons and now that my youngest is 4 years old, I am pursuing a teaching assistant diploma.

Pam Keeler (Class of 76) Pam.Palestini AT bmo.com 

Linda Sharp (Class of 77) kbbarker AT on.aibn.com  I was lucky enough to meet and marry a terrific fellow from R.V.R.. Ken Barker (class of 75) Ken and I have two wonderful boys...Brad-13 and Ian-11. I worked in the credit and finance field in Toronto up until the time Ken accepted a transfer to London, Ontario. Now I'm a busy Mum in beautiful London.

Susan Rider (Class of 77) srider AT gto.net 

Chris Griffin photogriff AT sympatico.ca  Living in Ottawa for the last two years via the way of Oakville (11 > years). After RVRHS Champlain McGill University. Ended up in sales for Metropolitan Life!!!!. Eventually found my calling in the graphics industry. Like many of my classmates I ended up a "computer geek" I work for a large graphics but also have my own small business dedicated to computer graphics/design, digital imaging and photography.

Myles Standish (Class of 78) Deceased

Lynn Gurr (Class of 78) lynn.gurr AT cgi.ca 

Peter Brickell (Class of 78) Married and living in Ontario.

Pat Craig (Class of 79) I've been living in New Glasgow, Nova Scotia for the past 9 years with my husband, David Prince, and 3 kids, Mark (11), Lisa (10), and Jill (8). I'm working as a family doctor, job-sharing with another female doctor in town. In my off-work hours, I'm serving on the recreation committee for the town, and I'm president of the elementary school band. I'm also active with our local community center, where I'm currently heading up the flooding team for the outdoor rink. Life is very busy, my kids are great, and I couldn't be happier. I can be reached pat.craig AT ns.sympatico.ca 

Susan Norman (Class of 79) s.e.norman AT telus.ca  I moved to BC after finishing grade 9 at RVR in '77. I am now living in near Whiterock in South Surrey with my boyfriend John, working as a freelance graphic designer and staying home with my 31/2 year old daughter, Caitlyn, dog Misha and cats, Tyson and Bailey. Great to see so many familiar names. Would love to hear from anybody who cares to. Anyone know anything about Pamela Bryan or Diana Gunstone?

Ricole Elce (Class of 80) French immersion at RVR finally paid off, since I am now married to a French man (from France) & raising a bilingual family! We are living on a large dairy farm on the Ottawa River, half way between Montreal & Ottawa. (We have a great view of the Laurentians out the back window.) ...After having the experience of working in the shrinking healthcare industry in Montreal & Ottawa, I set my mind to studying Services de réadaptation and became a Developmental Social Worker. I am now studying Social Work at Carleton University. This summer I should be traveling to Ireland where my mom now lives. Life is good. You just have to take the time to appreciate it! I check into my email occasionally & can be reached at relce AT chat.carleton.ca 

Comtois, Steve (Class of 81) scomtois AT ocv.com  Living in St. Bruno, 3 kids aged 6,8,& 11. Still writing & playing music. Regional Manager for a Services provider, for the Hotel industry, covering Ottawa to NFLD.

Lori Brisson (Class of 81) succumbed to leukemia shortly after graduation.

Hadzipantelis, Lackis (Class of 81) wolfprod AT belco.bc.ca 

Lynne Paterson (Class of 81) ldemmery AT entrenet.com  or ldemmery AT promaxis.com  Works for an engineering firm in Ottawa as a Desktop Publisher/Sr. Word Processor. Got married in 1997 to William Demmery who works as an administrative assistant at NewGate 180 (a recovery home).

Patricia Smith (Class of 82) elendt AT interlog.com  After graduation, I went on to Concordia University. Worked at Jasper Park Lodge in the summers while going to school. I then moved to Toronto in 1987 to work at a major downtown hotel. I worked my way up the ranks to Assistant Controller when I left in 1996 to have my first child. His name is Maxwell and he has a younger brother named Erich. I've been married for almost 9 years and enjoy staying at home with the kids.

Karl Underwood (Class of 82) kacrti AT magma.ca  After RVR, Champlain CEGEP Met "The Babe" (MacDonald Cartier grad...nobody's perfect) Went Concordia U. Got a real job Moved to Ottawa Married "The Babe" Worked hard Went out a lot Traveled a lot Decided to have a kid Have a great kid So now... Don't go out much Don't travel much Still work hard Wouldn't change a thing...well maybe the work. Anyone got any hot stock tips so I can join the "Freedom 35" club?

Doug Grafton (Class of 83) gsxrkas AT home.com  I live in Calgary, AB (for the last 8 years) where I work as a Service Manager for the Coleman dealership, RV Lifestyles Inc. I live common-law with my wife Leah and 2 children, Mackenzie and Keaton who are 5 and 4.

James Anderson (Class of 83) janderson AT safetyexpress.com  After graduation I moved to New Brunswick to complete grades 12 & 13. After graduation (Again) I moved to Ontario and currently live in St. Catharines with my wife Kathy of 4 Years, I have an 8yr old step-daughter Katelynn and two sons Andrew 2.5yrs and Jorden 1yr. I would love to hear from anyone from RVR my phone # is 905-688-4503

Angie Proctor (Class of 83) dangie AT gte.net  Is the Executive Director of The Aquatic Exercise Association headquartered in Nokomis, Florida. She is one of the most requested fitness/wellness experts in the world and travels very extensively. She is now single and the proud mother of a beagle, a greyhound and three cats. She would love to hear from any old friends.

Doug Kelly (Class of 84) dkelly AT ctcoftulsa.com  I'm living in Tulsa, Oklahoma with my wife Carrie and two young daughters. I am a radiation oncologist and specialize in prostate cancer radiation implants. Tulsa is in fact nothing at all like Otterburn, starting with the Oral Roberts prayer tower/spaceship located across the street from where I work.

Doug Martin (Class of 85) zracing2 AT hgo.net 

Michel Hebert (Class of 86) 14 years goes by so fast! I live in St-Lambert with my girlfriend of ten years and our two cats ( no kids yet ).I'm an office furniture design/consultant. I haven't kept contact with others in my class but would welcome news from anyone. You can e-mail me at conceptium AT hotmail.com 

Kelly Cardwell (Class of 87) kellycard AT hotmail.com 

Patrick Leroux (Class of 87) rx7 AT aei.ca  I studied commercial photography for 5 years after graduating but that wasn't real steady so I took a course in Industrial Security and have since done work like surveillance, bodyguard, and even worked as a doorman for about a year (who would have imagined). I just changed agencies now and am doing more easy going stuff now. I was married in September 1998 to Kathleen Warten (class of '91) and bought a house, still in Otterburn Park!! No kids yet but I guess that will come soon enough.

Derek Grignon (Class of 88) dgrignon AT yahoo.com  A little update of the last 12 years (oh my god, 12 years!). I graduated from McGill with a BA in Sociology in 1994. Since then I've done many things including: worked on diamond drilling rigs in northern Manitoba, oil rigs in Alberta, construction in Brandon, Manitoba; traveled through England, France, Belgium, Holland, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Italy, Spain, Turkey, Syria, Jordan, Lebanon, Egypt and Israel. I am now an army officer in the Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry in Winnipeg and am preparing to deploy to Bosnia in September 2000. Love to here from any old classmates!

Kathleen Warten (Class of 91) rx7 AT aei.ca  Married Patrick Leroux (Class of 87) and lives in Otterburn Park.

Cristina Kakebeeke (Class of 91) ckakebeeke AT hotmail.com  I'm living in the Eastern Townships (Georgeville) on my parents' farm (we have 4 horses, 3 dogs, 4 cats and 2 birds), saving money to build my own house somewhere on the 75 acres that we own. I'm working in the Liaison Office at Bishop's University, where I spend most of my time on the road visiting various schools recruiting students. I studied at Bishop's myself and obtained a B.A. Honours Economics in 1997 and a B.A. Major Fine Arts in 1998.

Caroline Love (Class of 97) Caroline_Love AT hotmail.com  Hey everyone, well, I'm currently in my third and final year at Dawson College, in the wonderful course of Interior Design. *it's stressful, but it's fun*. After I graduate this semester, I will be searching for work in the field of set design for television and film.