Welcome to RVRHS.ORG - Richelieu Valley Regional High School Alumni Page

If you have visited www.rvrhs.org recently you know that I have reopened the bookstore on the site. If you are planning to purchase a book from Amazon.com if you click through to them from the alumni site it will receive a small commission on the sale. Those wishing to be more direct in their support of the alumni site may do so by either joining PayPal (Click on the PayPal logo on the top right of the page) which will pay a small commission to the site for each new member who completes the joining process – and credit each new member with $5.00 in their personal PayPal account. If you are already a member of PayPal and wish to support the alumni site you can simply click on the donate button located on the site and make a direct contribution to the upkeep of the site.

Unfortunately since moving the site to it’s new domain at www.rvrhs.org the traffic on the site has fallen by almost 50%. Getting the word out about the domain change was made more difficult by the loss of the mailing list. If you have anyone on your mailing list who used to go to RVRHS please contact them and let them know the site is still open just relocated to a new address.

Once again I am making an appeal for more photographs of what you look like today. If you can provide a photo from yesteryear as well then all the better I will put both up on the site. You can email them in gif, jpg, png, tif or bmp format. Please do not send them embedded in an MS Word document as all such documents are deleted without being opened. If you wish to send photos by snail mail the address is:

Denis Bernicky
552 Prince Charles
Dorval, Qc H9P 1Z3

Do your siblings and family know about the RVRHS site yet? Drop them a line and let them know about us. The more the merrier.

I am looking for photographs of William McMaster High School before it became RVRHS. Anyone with something they can forward either by email or snail mail I would appreciate hearing from you.

That’s it for the shilling and the begging. Now onward to the updates.

Howard Pratt (Class of 73) is looking for pictures of the old railway station in St Bruno. If possible could anyone with pictures e-mail them to him at familypah AT shaw.ca

Mr C. Duboy – Faculty - Taught automotive from '69 to '83 when he retired. Remained in Otterburn until 1993, then moved to his hometown of Brantford, Ont. where he remains active at age 82 - golfing in summer, curling in winter.

Bill Sarjeant (Class of 64) William McMaster High bill_sarjeant AT telus.net
Hi Folks:
Wow! I haven't thought about High School in years! Hope all the old cronies are well and have prospered over the years. I am presently residing in West Vancouver and have been married to the same great lady, Arlene, for almost 30 years! Where did the time go! I have two beautiful daughters, Lindsay, 18 and Jennifer, 13. Boy, is it ever payback time! I catch myself sounding like my parents everyday.
For the past 24 years, I have worked for Telus and my career has been very varied from work offshore to my present specialization in voice and data convergence. Days are long but still challenging and very interesting--I'm not ready to hang up my laptop yet!
My latest passion involves a restored '82 Triumph Bonneville motorcycle, which I continuously tinker with and shine. My wife says I like my bike better than her...there are days!
For those who have listed here from the pre '70 graduating classes, my sister Margo, who went to WMHS but graduated from CCHS (St. Lambert) now resides in Oakville and is married to Bill Wilson from Otterburn. They have recently retired and are grandparents-twice!
I will scan the site from time to time to see if any of the Old Timers are having a get together.
Cheers!
Bill
PS: I still talk to Don MacRae, Bernie McCarthey and Peter Calderhead.

Lynda Smith (Class of 74) Lilly_Hitsm AT hotmail.com
Hi! Well I'm doing great! I've been living in Manitoba for about 11 years. I'm married to a great guy, Paul. We have 3 children James 22, Laura 20, Allison 17.We live in the country on 11acres and have sheep. Just a hobby farm. Love to hear from old friends and from the gang in St.Bruno. Email me at Lilly_Hitsm AT hotmail.com

Ken Brownridge (Class of 75) brownridge AT sympatico.ca
Would have graduated in 75 but moved to the country to become a farmer, (no money there). Now I live in Brossard with my lovely girlfriend Lu and work at PWC. Divorced with two great kids and love motorcycles.

Karen Darville (Class of 75) BlueStar124 AT hotmail.com
Married with 3 kids, aged 15, 14, and 5. Still in Bruno, working on establishing a jewelry making business.

Brenda McVeigh (Class of 76) brenda AT detail.com
Hi! Well I am living down in Northern Virginia for now with my daughter Kayla and working as a Graphic's Artist for a crazy, insane and completely fun marketing company. Still don't know what I want to be when I grow up but maybe one day soon I will be hit with divine inspiration. In the meantime, I try to enjoy life as it is. Since my son is still living in Otterburn (finishing his tour of RVR) I guess I will be home soon.

Denise Forand (Class of 77) denisef AT win.eastlink.ca
Living in NS. Have owned a Travel Agency since 1986. Traveled, lived and partied well over the years. Have a 10-year-old daughter and am Divorced. I sail in the summer and try to leave in the winter.

Wendy Trudel (Class of 78) wendytrudel AT excite.com
Wendy Trudel has been living in Kamloops, B.C. and is the mother of 3 children - 18, 12 , 7. Her youngest was child was 4 in Oct 2000 but unfortunately passed away in November of that year. Would love to hear from anyone.

Elaine Doyle (Class of 80) elainesdoyle AT hotmail.com

Brenda Wilson (Class of 81) Brenda_Wilson AT sympatico.ca
Hi all. Just wanted to update my info - in case anyone is interested! I have returned to the work force - full time, and love every minute of it. My kids are now 6 and almost 8. Sold the house in Mascouche, and will be moving in June, to Laval. Not that far, but closer to work!

Anyone wanting to get in touch with me can do so at this e-mail address. In the meantime, take care everyone!

Terry Komlosi (Class of 82) turkmurohy AT netscape.net
I am living in Laval. Graduated as a certified mechanic but for health reasons needed to make career change. I have a nine-year-old daughter and I have a dog. Been married, been divorced. Won't go there again. Would love to hear from the past and reminisce.

Charles Kohnen (Class of 83) charlie AT seamagine.com
Greetings to all! After RVR and CEGEP got an engineering degree at McGill University. Worked overseas for 6 years in more countries than I can remember in Europe, Africa, and Asia doing oil exploration. I met my wife in Scotland and we got married in 96, which is when I started my own company designing and building small submarines! Cool stuff (www.seamagine.com). My company is based in Los Angeles California but my wife is based in Paris and London - We've been commuting between countries for the past 7 years! All the best to everyone!

James Dunlop (Class of 84) jamesadunlop AT sympatico.ca

Chris Walker (Class of 84) cwalker1 AT cogeco.ca

Nathalie Matte (Class of 85) drnathaliematte AT hotmail.com
Graduated from Chiropractic College in 1996. Moved to Southeast Pennsylvania just outside of Philly. I am Keeping busy being a mother of two boys (4 and 1) and running my two chiropractic practices. Met my husband in chiropractic school and got married in 1999. Would like to say hello to all my friends at RVR since I've been terrible at keeping in touch with anyone....even Cathy Denis...imagine that????

Olga Matos (Class of 87) olgamatos1 AT hotmail.com
Update: My oldest daughter is now 3 and I have another daughter who is 3 months. I am now a SAHM full time but will eventually venture out into the work force one day!

Kathleen Jette (Class of 87) jette AT pcigeomatics.com
I'm a technical writer for a software company in the geomatics industry in Gatineau, Quebec. Last year my husband and I left Montreal and bought a house in Ottawa. We have a twelve-year-old daughter, Ashley, and a two-year-old son, Devin. As you can imagine, I have my hands full with the melodrama of my pre-teen's life and the vivacious energy of my rambunctious son.

Mike Lapointe (Class of 88) foxmarin AT lycos.com
Well a lot has changed since high school, went to school and got a nursing degree, got married and had 2 children (a boy named Marin who's 6 and a girl named Alexandria whose 5). Unfortunately married life didn't work out for me too well, and I got divorced in 2000. After high school I moved around a lot and finally ended up in Ottawa where I work as a rigger for the major cellular companies. I also went to school and got a degree in nursing (which I don't use). I would love to hear from anyone from high school, so drop me a line.

Christopher Cockburn (Class of 89) - Deceased
This from Philip Cockburn: I would like the following info added to the profile of Christopher Cockburn.

After graduating from RVR, Chris moved to Shawinigan to play Quebec Junior Major Hockey for the Cataracts. As things did not go as planned, he moved back to Beloeil to attend Champlain College and studied Business Admin. During his graduating year at Champlain, Chris died in a tragic car accident on October 11, 1991. Family members can be contacted at lornaeic AT yahoo.ca

Cindy Nicholson (Class of 90) cindy_nicholson AT cpr.ca
I am currently living in Calgary and working for CP Railway. I am married and have a little boy, Ryan who will be 2. I'm also 8 months pregnant with my second child. Very excited to find out what it is. I would love to here from you.

Jennifer Gatien (Class of 90) jen_gatien AT hotmail.com

Trisha Sante (Class of 91) teambelley AT hotmail.com
I missed graduating with you guys because we moved, but I've often wondered what you've all been up to. After Cegep I married my husband Gaetan. I am now a full time mom to our three beautiful boys ages 5, 4, and 2. I'd love to hear from some of you!

Olivier Zemen (Class of 91) ozemen AT hotmail.com

Kathy Frantzios (Class of 92) catherine1 AT sympatico.ca
Hi everyone. I received my BA in Psych. from McGill and then got my BSW (social work) from McGill as well where I met my current husband. We married in Oct. 2001 and I am now expecting our first child (a boy) in Aug. 2002. I'm still in Montreal and currently work at a CLSC.

Jennifer Forrester (Class of 93) enigmaaus AT hotmail.com

Jennifer Heffernan (Class of 93) jennifer.heffernan AT clarica.com
Hello, hello all! I can't believe how fast this year is going. I've run into a few ex-RVR's lately, so here's the skinny. On St-Patrick's Day (from what I remember, hee, hee!) I bumped into Natasha Filteau who seemed to be doing very well and has a beautiful 5-year-old daughter, she was with Anne Lapointe and Andrew Powell (Class of 94). And just the other week-end, while I was chillin' in Ottawa having some drinks at some nasty college bar, who do I find? Ryan Payne (who's finishing his education degree at University of Ottawa) and Paul Charrette, who was in town visiting Ryan. They both looked happy and healthy. As for myself, still living downtown with my chum, still working at Clarica for now, Sun Life just bought Clarica, so I'll probably be changing my e-mail address again sometime soon. Be happy to hear from anyone and everyone! Cheers!

Julie Côté (Class of 94) mapetitejulie AT hotmail.com
I'm living in a nice town house in mid-Montreal, with my boy friend and son, 3-1/2 years old Maxim. Working as a Secretary in a high-tech company. I still like to draw, but now it’s a hobby. Taking pictures for fun, you might see my face here and there on the net :)... Waiting for the RVRHS reunion some day. I've heard that the school closed a couple of years ago... sad! People don’t be shy, give news!!!

Sebastien Letourneau (Class of 95) magicbird AT hotmail.com
Juste un gros Salut a tout le petit monde avec qui je m'entendais bien, et bonne chance a tous.

Sophie Huet (Class of 95) sohuet AT hotmail.com
It's 3 years that I've been for Groupe Lacasse. Vincent and I are still together (since July 2000) and life is almost perfect. In love, happy and healthy. Life doesn't get better than this! I now live in Rosemont and we're planning on moving together next year. Not planning on returning to the south shore any time soon! Nah-huh! So who's planning on organizing our 10 yr reunion?!? Let me know! Take it easy everyone!

Mark Irons (Class of 95) markirons AT sympatico.ca
Hey there! I am going back to school to get my trade in tile setting. I am still living in Beloeil but will be moving to Brossard later in the year with my wonderful fiancée Priscilla. Hope to hear from some of you.

Adrienne Lalande (Class of 96) adrienne.l AT videotron.ca
Graduated from Champlain with a DEC in Creative Arts. I'm now a professional pet groomer, and studying (1st year) Animal Health Technology at Vanier. I'm still in St-Bruno (or Longueuil *&^%&^%*#&!!
forced mergers!) Planning to move down to B.C with my family in a few
years! anyone who wants to contact me, do so at adrienne.l AT videotron.ca

Julie Taylor (Class of 97) julietaylor2 AT hotmail.com
Well, well, time certainly flies!!
Living in Halifax, thinking about moving back towards Montreal or Ottawa shortly. Graduating from University in PR/Marketing/Poli Sci in May of this year!
Still in touch with some of you, others I'd really like to hear from!! Drop me a line anytime!!