Occupation: Manager Marital Status: Married No. of Children: 2 From Ron: Yep, still in Lubbock. Married 25 years to the same gal, Angi (used to be Jensen, CHS class of '78). Two kids -twins, one of each - who are now 16, brilliant, and attending good ol' CHS like their mom and pop.
I've been at Texas Tech for 13+ years, and have moved into the ranks of middle management. Woo hoo. Life is good!
The reunion weekend was a great success, and I feel privileged to work with such a wonderful committee putting it together.
You know, back in the day everyone had their groups that they ran around with and didn’t know a lot of folks from the other groups, which is understandable with a class as large as ours. But working with this committee, and hanging out with the folks on Friday and Saturday, all of that disappeared. I “met” people that I really didn’t know back then, and yet we were like a big family Friday and Saturday, and created a whole new batch of memories.
I can't wait to see and keep in touch with everyone in the coming months and years
Lisa Hill (Newkirk)
Occupation: Executive Admin Marital Status: Married No. of Children: 2 From Lisa: Wow, 30 years....seems like it was just yesterday I was walking the halls of Cornado and today I have just woke up from having one of those long dreams... Let's see a couple of years after high school I jumped in my 4x4 truck and toured the US for a couple of months and landed in Reno, NV for a couple of years. Came back to Lubbock for a quick stay and headed to Dallas where I am today...well actually I live in St. Paul, on Lake Lavon. I married in 1987 and had my son in '88 and my daughter in '93. I work in downtown Dallas in the marketing department of a construction company, vlunteer at the Women's Museum and generally just stay busy. Looking forward to seeing those of you that make it to the reunion.
Cliff A Nichols (Nichols)
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Occupation: Self Employed Marital Status: Divorced From Cliff A:
2007 and Well, I'm still here in Lubbock. I was interested in race cars and continue the interest. I'm rebuilding my High School car, fast Vega with the white mags, remember.
1977 was a terrific year and miss cruising and hanging out with those close friends.
Catch Ya Later !!
Teresa Miller (Oppermann)
Occupation: Self Employed Marital Status: Married No. of Children: 3 From Teresa: Married Gary in 1978. Moved to Austin February 14, 1980. Moved to Cedar Creek in Bastrop County just SE of Austin in 1981 and have been here ever since. We have 3 amazing children ages 21, 18 and 10. We have 110 acres that we ranch. We love being in the country but having major shopping access within 30 minute drive is a plus. Gary has owned his own company since 1993. After 20 years in the banking and lending industriy, I began working with him full time in 2000 as the office manager. Trim Works Drywall and Interior Trim has 12 employees and 30 to 40 subcontractors. I push paper and lots of it. We work hard and play hard and life is good!
Debra Cook (Perry)
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Occupation: Domestic Engineer &
Employed at LISD Marital Status: Single No. of Children: 4 From Debra: Well nothing like living in Lubbock and raising kids! Life is Great! I'm sharing my photo of Mac Davis, my sister '70CHS and me - left.
Tara Barnes (Peterson)
Birthday: January 15, 1959 Occupation: Domestic Engineer Marital Status: Married No. of Children: 3 From Tara: "Under Construction"
Nick Pirkle
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Occupation: Various businesses Marital Status: Single Again No. of Children: 2 From Nick: It doesn't seem like it could have been 30 years... yet I recall a lot of fun adventure from those 3 decades.
I have lived in Lewisville, TX for the past 12 years. I am freshly divorced and have 2 wonderful kids... Brandon (15) and Summer (13).
Most of my focus is with my kids and with business. I get back to Lubbock several times a year to see mom and dad but it seems like the schedule is always too packed to go visiting friends. I am very much looking forward to this reunion and a chance to see lots of familiar folks and hear all kinds of good stories.
William Powell
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Marital Status: Married From William: Hello, I am looking forward to seeing some good friends this weekend. I now live in Cloudcroft, NM with my wife Jane. We have been together for 22 years. I am a retail operational manager in the sales and marketing business.
Terri Griffith (Preston)
Occupation: stay-at-home mom and
professional volunteer Marital Status: Married No. of Children: 3 From Terri: After graduating from Texas Tech in 1980, I married my high-school sweetheart, Lane Preston (CHS class of 1976). We've been married 26 years.
I taught in the College Station area while Lane attended vet school. After he graduated in 1984, we moved back to Lubbock.
He has practiced here since 1984 and owns Animal Medical Center. I taught secondary Science until we had triplets in 1993.
My kids were born 11 weeks early and weighed about 2 1/2 pounds each. I don't remember sleeping the first 3 years after they were born!
Dylan, Mallory and Stone are almost 14 years old and will be 8th graders in the magnet program at OL Slaton Middle School, where I used to teach!
They are all honor students, as well as being on varsity tennis, UIL Math & Science, and Robotics teams. They are in the "Shade of Red" Varsity Show Choir and Theater Arts.
I am a stay-at-home mom (an oxymoron...I'm always in the car) and professional volunteer for the kids' school, sports teams, and National Charity League.
We have 4 dogs, 4 cats, one hamster, a tarantula, and lots of carpet stains.
We just bought some land in Missoula, Montana... where they shot "A River Runs Through It." (Lane is a big fly-fisherman) We plan on retiring there in a few years.
Tom Prestridge
Occupation: Health & Beauty Care Marital Status: Married No. of Children: 2 From Tom: God has blessed me with a terrific wife (Lisa) of the past 25 years and two daughters. Whitney (22) will finish college this fall, and Morgan (20) is a Junior. We have lived in the Chicago suburbs for 8 years, after a few other moves. Look forward to seeing those of you attending the reunion.