Graduated | Full Name | Updated | Current Activities |
| 1978 | Bailey, Marvin | Apr 14, 2008 at 06:07:26 | I joined the Navy in 1982 and left Michigan for Southern California and never looked back. I retired from the Navy in 2005 after 22 years as a Senior Chief Hospital Corpsman. I received my BBA from National University in 1989 and my MBA from California State San Marcos in 1996. I am currently a Medical Administrative Officer with the VA San Diego Health Care System. I have a beautiful wife Jesselyn and son Tyler who is 17 and a junior at Rancho Buena Vista High School. I have lived in Vista, California for the past 20 years. Hey Trapper, Chico and Schroeder. |
| 1978 | Brasseur, Scott | 8/8/2003 at 6:13:25 PM | I moved to Jackson Michigan soon after graduating and went to MSU. After getting a BS in Medical Technology, I went to Medical School that took me to the Montserrat in the Caribbean, College of Surgeons in Ireland, London and then back to Detroit to Wayne State where I finished Medical School. I stayed in Detroit for my Residency in Internal Medicine/Critical Care. I moved to Hastings, Mich (just south of Grand Rapids) in 1991 where I currently practice medicine. I have become somewhat politically involved also as the Vice-Chairman of the Board of the Hospital as well as having been Chief of Staff. I have been happily married to Rita (Shaughnessy) since 1988 and have two beautiful girls, Sarah, age 8 (going on 21) and Laura, age 5 (going on 18). I know all the parents out there know what I mean.I would love to hear from anyone that knew me in high school and relive old times. |
| 1978 | Brewer, Brian | 7/4/2003 at 5:30:58 AM | Upon leaving LWHS I went to Grand Valley State where I traveled the country on the varsity rowing team. I eventually earned a bachelors degreee in Public Health. I liked West Michigan so much that I stayed and worked for several differant employers and in 1994 I finally found the career that I Love and can honestly say that I enjoy going to work every day. I am now a full time professional firefighter for the city of Grand Rapids, MI. I've been married for 6 years. Deb and I have 2 children. Jenna is almost 3 and Luke is 2 months. Yes I got a late start on having a family but I wouldn't change a thing. I still stay in touch with Matt Lewis and Susan Jones and see Penny Wagner every summer at our family reunion. I often wonder what some of the old gang are up to. Larry Sak, Art Schnieder? Does anybody know where they are? I would be happy to receive e-mail from anyone and hope to see you all in August. Until then, take care! |
| 1978 | brinker, kathy | Sep 27, 2006 at 08:15:55 | I am currently a registered nurse working at the famous Mayo clinic in Rochester,MN.I working Neuro ICU but started off in ICU/Liver Transplant. I am the mother of 2 great boys. 16 and 17. They are the loves of my life. After high school I attended U of M then ended up at Central Michigan with a degree in Social Work. I then went to Mott Community College for my nursing degree. I am excited about seeing all of you at the reunion. xy |
| 1978 | Broecker, Mike | 1/29/2004 at 4:35:18 PM | After graduation, I went to work at Voplex Corp. in Lapeer. In the fall of 1988, I married Julie Armstrong (class of 81). In March of 91, I started a new career as a full time firefighter in Bay City Mich. We have 1 son named Kyle, who was born in Feb. 1992. |
| 1978 | (Ayotte)Cullis, Elaine | 3/9/2002 at 3:20:49 PM | Moved from Michigan in 1982 to the West Coast of Florida. Graduated from Eckerd College in St. Petersburg, Florida with a Bachelors in Management. Did not marry until October 13, 2001 to Bill Cullis. We live in Bradenton, Florida no children just a new lab puppy and 2 cats. Would like to hear from old classmates. Through a strange chain of events Steve Kowalski and I finally got back in touch with each other just last month. Would like to hear from Patty Peacock, Paul Allen, Karen Quigley, and Carol Wacker if anyone knows where they are. Will see everyone at the 25th reunion. |
| 1978 | DiMatteo, Donna | 4/7/2000 at 9:19:59 PM | I live in Charleston, South Carolina and love it here. I rarely get home to visit Lapeer, but my family is still there. I graduated with a B.S. degree from Northern Michigan University and it's finally paying off after all this time. I am the Manager of Community Relations for a large hospital system in the area. I have experienced marriage...a couple of times....just haven't had a lot of luck in that department. However, I do have three wonderful children. My oldest is graduating this year and will be going into pre-med at the University of Michigan. Their ages are 18, 15, and 4 (he keeps me young!). I have really lost touch with most all of my classmates since graduation and would like to catch up on things with some of you. |
| 1978 | (Kowalski)Dorner, Karen | 8/2/2003 at 4:45:18 AM | Well lets see, I have 3 sons 24,21,18 and 2 beautiful grandbabies. Blake who is 9 months and Madelyn who is just 5 weeks old. Stayed home with my family all those years til April 8th, 99 changed my life forever. My husband Matt Dorner(Lakeville) suffered a brain stem stroke which left him paralized and me unable to care for him. So left me with choices to take care of myself. We would of been married 25 years in July, but by that time it will be over. And a new life is beginning. I will be moving to MO sometime in Aug. And to make up for all the lost time of not working. Right now im working for Wal-Mart in the Pharmacy Dept. Which I love doing. Which I hope to go back to school and get a degree into the medical field. But who knows what lies for our future. See you all at the class reunion next year. i wont miss that. |
| 1978 | Fockler, Tom | 6/21/2003 at 8:57:30 AM | I live in Grand Blanc with my wife of 13 years, our daughter, and how ever many foster kids are with us at a given moment. After Lapeer West's excellent educational experience, I earned my BS in Bus. Admin. at Central Michigan and my MBA at Wayne State, and I'm currently enrolled in a Doctoral program in Health Administration. I work as an Administrator at Oakland County Health, after stints in the commercial real estate, securities, insurance, and mortgage industries. My wife also works in public health. I'm really looking forward to seeing everybody this Summer. Drop me an E-Mail and let me know what you've been up to for the last 25 years! |
| 1978 | HALE, Russell | Jul 3, 2008 at 13:01:06 | work - farm - kids |
| 1978 | (Henly)Henly, Grage | 2/1/2002 at 8:31:33 AM | Grage Lives in Flordia. And he works at a golf Course |
| 1978 | (LeClair) Hively, Robyn | Jul 14, 2008 at 11:15:15 | I am in awe of all the great accomplishments of my classmates CONGRATS to you all!! I however chose the family life instead being married the first time for 6 years producing a wonderful daughter who is 20 now and a truly beautiful remarkable young woman!! and expecting her own baby .. due on December 25th ..then in 92 I remarried and since then have been living in Hazel Park area and in 1998 had another child a son this time...yesssss 19 years apart the kids are...hes our little miracle booboo baby lol ..but all in all life is good... I have a loving husband and 2 terrific kids, no degrees or phd's and I wouldnt want it any other way! Smile and the whole world smiles back! Live life so when you wake and your feet hit the floor Satan says Oh S*it shes awake!! If you want you can contact me .. im on aol and my email address is gimmegraphics@aol.com.. |
| 1978 | Holleran, Tammie | 2/23/2003 at 2:51:14 PM | I live in Lapeer, married with three children. A junior and 8th grader at West and a 1st grader at Cramton. I attended Central Michigan after graduation, but got my degree from U of M Flint. Have worked as a travel agent for 21 years and although the industry has changed quite a bit with the internet and the current world situation I still enjoy it. Currently working on our 25th class reunion and hope that everyone will attend. |
| 1978 | (Stock)Johnson, Marypat | 10/28/2000 at 5:19:36 PM | After graduation I attended U of M Flint for two years and then transferred to Northern Michigan University. I graduated from there in May,1982 with a B.S degree in accounting. This led to a short term job as the assistant controller at a hotel on Mackinac Island. I returned to Flint and managed to pass the CPA exam, while working for a CPA firm in Flint. I married Craig Johnson in October, 1986, whom I had met on Mackinac Island, 3 years earlier. Since Craig was from the Chicagoland area, we decided it was best to live there. We have lived in a suburb of Chicago ever since and are now currently in Palatine. I was lucky and had found a firm in the Chicago area and began working there a month before getting married. I have now been there 14 years and am a partner in the firm of Detterbeck & Associates. I now have two beautiful daughters who, as of this writing in 2000, are 11 and 9. I am actively involved in a women's group in the area and serve as the treasurer for a local symphony organization and a local chapter of the American Cancer Society. We do return to Lapeer a few times during the year as my parents and brother, John, and his family still live in the area. |
| 1978 | (Henderson)Krogulski, Lynn | 3/16/2003 at 7:21:06 PM | After graduation I received a degree in management from Baker College Flint. In 1981 I enlisted in the Army. I was stationed in Berlin Germany from 1982 to 1984. In 1984 I joined the Army Reserves where I met my husband and we were married in 1985. I have two children David 11 and Shae 9. Ultimately I retired from the military with 20 and halfyears of service. I live in Standish, MI since 1991. I don't often come to Lapeer. My parents still live across the street from the high school. I would love to hear from Karen Quigley, Lori Hetcel, Julie Ingram, Kelly Hayden. |
| 1978 | (Clark)Martin, Karen | 10/28/1999 at 10:58:19 PM | Married to Mark Martin of Clio. We have two boys Tony 21 and Jeff 10. I have a grandchild Kasey 1. Work as a transportion specialist for Mt. Morris. Live in Clio, MI. |
| 1978 | (Willett)Medlin, Tonya | 6/29/2003 at 5:11:27 AM | I've been married for 21 years. My husband, Dawsey, is from Flint, and has his own computer consulting business.We have a 15 year old daughter named Kelly and 2 cats. We live in Pennsauken, NJ, just outside of Philadelphia. We really love living on the East Coast. I work part time as a secretary at Marlton Assembly of God, (www.marltonag.org). We are also very involved with music - I still play the piano and Dawsey & Kelly are terrific singers. Hope to catch up with lots of you at the reunion! God bless!!! |
| 1978 | Miller, Bret | 12/5/2000 at 8:18:35 PM | After high school, I attended and graduated from Oakland University with a B.S. in Marketing. At the same time, I worked for Pontiac Division in a skilled trades apprentice program and graduated as a Journeyman-Machine Repair. After a few years of that fun, I joined the Vehicle Sales, Service & Marketing group of General Motors and went on the "see America tour". I've been transfered from the Detroit Regional Office to Minneapolis, then on to Birmingham, and now enjoying a stay in Chicago. I have held both sales and service positions responsible for marketing/advertising, product compliance and dealer development activities. In June of 1999, I celebrated my 20th anniversary of service with GM. In July of 1998, I completed my Masters of Science Degree in Management and Business from National Louis University in Wheaton, IL. On a more personal note, I've been married for 16 years to my terrific wife, Karen, and have a 9 year old son, Erik. |
| 1978 | OTTEN, JAN | 3/22/2003 at 1:03:55 PM | My name is Jan Otten. I was an foreign exchange student at LWHS during 1977-1978.This was a super experience for me. I had great fun this year. I ran cross country for LWHS and became most valuable runner in track. After this high school year, I had to go back to my country, the Netherlands. I worked for a year and had to serve the dutch army for 14 months which was required at that time. I married my beautiful wife Klasien in 1984 and we have 3 children. Fockelien 13 - Robert 12 - Roselique 8. I own my own optical business. We produce and sell sunclips and optical frames. We are looking for customers in the USA/Canada. I have been back to the States 7 times since graduation. I already purchased my flight tickets to attend the 25th reunion. I will arrive on the 15th of August and leave on the 21st. I do need a place to stay for a few nights. Does somebody have a suggestion?I am very much looking forward meeting old friends and maybe new ones as well. I wish the organisation all the best, because it is a lot of work. Unfortunately it is hard for me to help because of the long distance.If there is any chance I would like to say a word of thank you during the reunion. You all have given me a wonderful year and would like to express this. I received the official invitation earlier this week and will return it soon. Please keep me posted the coming up months.If anyone is interested in communication with me. please do not hesitate.My e-mail address is: euroframe@planet.nlSee you all in August!!!!!!!!!! |
| 1978 | Potter, Shawn | 9/18/2002 at 4:14:09 PM | Vocational Rehabilitation Sounselor for the State of Michigan. Working with peopple w/ disabilities to hhep them get training and employment opportunities. |
| 1978 | (Rivers) Rodriguez, Dawn | Apr 16, 2007 at 08:08:25 | I am happily married to my best friend, Frank, for the last 22 years. I have a daughter, 26, from my first marriage. She is a teacher and is recently married and working on her master's degree while I patiently wait for grandchildren!! My son is 21 and going to Baker college. I am a manager for the Department of Human Services and my husband works for the City of Corunna, which is where we live. |
| 1978 | Snoddy, Tammy | Aug 22, 2005 at 17:52:45 | I am currently living in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida and am a Administrative Coordinator for Broward Community College/Institute of Public Safety. Which is better known as the Police Academy. (The academy was featured in the Police Academy Movie, Miami Beach). After graduation I worked at the Sheriff's office and then moved to Las Vegas to attend college. In 1983 I graduated from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas with a BA in Criminal Justice. After graduation I worked in Retail Security and then moved to Florida in 1984. When I frist arrived in Ft. Lauderdale I worked for several large department stores in their security department. After one year I started working in the management office for an apartment complex. In 1992 I attended Nova University and received a Para-legal certificate. I left the property management field and worked at my church as their business manager until I was hired by the State of Florida as an executive secretary for a Judge. Finally using my degree. Thanks to Gov. Jeb Bush and his excellent managerial skills I moved to Broward Community College in 2003. In 2002 I became engaged to Kevin Roy a Sgt. for the Florida Highway Patrol. A few months later we learned he had cancer and passed away in November 2004. I would love to hear from any other graduates from 1978. |
| 1978 | Themm, Kevin | 5/14/2000 at 8:19:38 PM | Hello, Well, I am back in Lapeer now after having spent time in Hawaii, Colorado and Missouri.I was married for 12 years and should have gotten divorced 13 years earlier then I did. The one good thing from that botched adventure was a son who is now 16 and lives in Missouri with his mother. I remarried to the most wonderful woman ( where the hell was she all those years ago ) 5 years ago. She brought 3 wonderful children ( well, as wonderful as children can be ) into this marriage with her, 2 sons 18 and 16 and finally the daughter I've always wanted ( or so i thought ) who is 14 yet thinks and acts 19 or 20. I was in the marines right out of school and have gone on to become of all things in Michigan a shop rat ( go figure ). Hope to change that soon when I get my CDL here in a couple of weeks. Enough rambling for now. Anyone interested in catching up please feel free to contact me. Hope to hear from you all soon, Kevin |
| 1978 | Travis, Douglas | 4/24/2002 at 1:21:26 PM | Hello everybody,Hope things are going good for all.I am currently working for TI-AUTOMOTIVE as plant supervisor.We are a Tier1 supplier to all Automtive firms in the US and CANADA.I am married with three nice boy's 15,10 and 7.I currently live in Clinton Twp. MI.near Metro Beach.I enjoy playing golf,bowling and softball.As a family we go toour cottage in Grand Bend Canada on the weekends.Hope to hear from someone from the class soon. |
| 1978 | (Karlek)Wagner, Melissa | 7/2/2000 at 1:48:10 PM | Well, let's see . . . I married Dan Wagner in 1983, and we have a 9-year-old son and a 5-year-old daughter. We live in Davison. I held a few meaningless jobs, then ran a resume-writing business from home for seven years. Sold that in '94 and haven't worked since (not for pay, anyway). Now I'm a homeschool mom, with no plans to EVER put my kids in school. It's much more fun this way. Besides, both my kids have autism, and special ed didn't sound particularly appealing. My son has gone from one end of the autistic spectrum to the other. He's about as "normal" as you can get these days, and we caught my daughter's much quicker, so she's fine too. Of course, I've been doing the 24/7 routine for the past nine years, but it's definitely paid off. Now I'm just beginning a new venture--tutoring kids with ADD/ADHD, autism, you name it. I'm also going to work with other autistic kids to see if I can somehow help them "recover" too. Always seeking a challenge, I guess. Now that my own kids are under control, guess it's time to move on to someone else's!! My hubby works for GM and is going to retire in two years, so I guess I better hurry up and get this new business going. Maybe he can be Mr. Mom, since he'll still be young, and I can start a new career. Nah. I just want to help other kids, and make a little cash in the meantime. I'm completely happy being a homeschool mom. Now, if I could just find the energy to lose about 25 pounds . . . Oh, well. Priorities. First autism, then weight loss!!! |
| 1978 | (Montgomery)Weingartz, Cindi | 4/7/2000 at 9:19:39 PM | I live in Lapeer and have been married to Allen Weingartz (Imlay City graduate) for 20 years. We have an 18-year-old daughter, Tasha who graduated from West in 1999. She was captain of the Varsity Pom Pon Team and led that team to national competition. She is now a student at St. Clair College in Port Huron and also works for a local plumber. Our son, Kyle, is 14 and in 8th grade at West. He plays football, baseball & runs track but is most serious about football, being captain this year. I was a journalist for several years writing for the County Press and the Flint Journal. I owned Cindi's Family Hairstyling for 15 years until a car accident left me unable to continue. For 4 years I was team director for Lapeer Steelers Football and from '97 until '99 I was Head Coach for the West Varsity Pom Pon Team. My husband works for GM and is also a licensed contractor. Until my accident I worked with him pouring concrete, roofing, building decks and various other construction jobs. For the past 2 years he has been assistant coach of Zemmer/West's 8th grade football team. I was unable to attend our class reunion due to short notice and I hope to hear from a number of you so I can get caught up on what I missed. |
| 1978 | (Hamilton) West, Terri | Apr 24, 2006 at 12:38:00 | After high school, I worked at The County Press and Blue Water Printing where I learned about the printing process. In 1982, I married Kirt West of Clarkston. He brought two beautiful daughters, Heather and Karrie, to the marriage. They have given "him" (I'm too young) grandkids. Just kidding about the "him", I love them dearly. Together we have two children, Erin b.84 and Shane b.87. We currently live in Caro. Kirt works at Merollis Cadillac-GMC, Lapeer. (Tell him I sent ya!) My experience in printing led me to my current position at the Lapeer Education & Technology Center (Vo-Tech). I am the paraprofessional in the Computer Networking / Internet program (formerly Graphics). I am pursuing my Associates Degree in Business at Baker College, Cass City. I am a lifetime Girl Scout after 11 years serving as a troop co-leader in Imlay City. I keep in touch with Karen Strader, Sally Strader, and Mary Granger. |
| 1978 | (Schultz) Whitehead, Cheryl | Feb 16, 2006 at 07:06:56 | Married, Mother of 3 Sons, Work as Realtor @ Realty Executive Main St. Lapeer 810-664-2255 |
| 1978 | (Erickson)Wickman, Erin | 5/22/2000 at 7:54:22 PM | I am currently living in Wisconsin with my husband of 12 years. We have 2 daughters, ages 8 and 5. I went to CMU and got my degree as an Athletic Trainer, then went to the University of Virginia and got my Masters. I am working for in a Physical Therapy/Sports Medicine Clinic. |