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Jack Cain
Jack joined the Navy after
graduation; he also attended Wabash College for fun, and
then worked at Jerry Alderman Ford for 36 years retiring in
February 2000 and Statesman Insurance for 3 years. He mowed
grass 3 years with Bobby Applegate after retirement.
He is married to Kay and they
have moved to Florida after living in Carmel for several
years.
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Carolyn
(Derexy) Hanley
Carolyn
was married to Wallace Crispin, who is deceased, and lives
in Mass. She remaried in 2007. She graduated from Earlham College with a BA degree
and attended Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, masters -
divinity. She has taught in private schools 11 yrs, lived
on a farm 21 yrs, wrote articles for magazines and
newspapers, and in the ministry 12 yrs.
At present
she is director of music at Austin Square Baptist Church.
She has 2
children William Wallace 39 and Bonnie Elizabeth Lossell 37,
and 4 grandchildren. Carolyn is still working.
She accomplished two bicycle
tours in VT, one 12 miles and one 8 miles.
Her new email address is:
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Richard
Dawson
I am married to Joan Dawson. We live at 103 E.
South Street, Westfield, IN 46074-9419. My phone number is
317-896-2409.
We have 2 children, David,
45 years old and Deborah Presley. We have six
grandchildren.
I worked at Indiana Farm
Bureau for 15 years, drove a school bus for 27 years,
Panhandle Eastern Pipeline 13 years and owned appliance
repair business 30+ years.
I am still working at REI,
Real Estate Services in maintenance.
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Jerri Freeman Day
I was married but now
divorced. We had two children, Sherri and Rick. Sherri has
two children, Nick, 25 and Kacie, 20. Nick has my only
great grand child, Braydon. Rick has two children, Cheany,
12 and Emma,8 and 2 step sons, Patrick, 21 and Jason, 18.
I worked 12 years at RCA, 9
years at Graves Real Estate and 8 years at Marsh where I am
still working.
I have been single 29 years.
Some of them by choice and some not. I have finally bought
my retirement home. So maybe the kids wont put me in a
nursing home. I do not think of myself being 68 years old
only when I work in my yard or dance too much then, I can
believe it. Right now Im sitting here writing this and I
have the pink eye have never had it before but this year
Ive had it 3 times that is because I work in Fieldings Play
House at Marsh watching kids from 3 to 7 years old. My poor
dog gets it every time I do.
I lost my senior cords a long
time ago and all I have left of my cheer leading sweater is
the big gold and blue C. My daughter lost my class ring.
I figure in 50 years I have made a lot of little mistakes
and a few big ones.
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Jim
Duncan Died June 9, 2009
Catherine Nancy Lester and I have been married 43 years.
We have three children who
live and work in the greater Austin, Texas area. They are
Nancy Kim Sadler, Mary Catherine De La Garza, and Bradley
Paul Duncan.
These families have given us
5 grand-sons. James C. Sadler is 11, Brandon J. Duncan 4,
Austin P. Duncan 3, Gabriel C. De La Garza 3, and Dylan
Bowden Duncan was born April 28, 2005.
I received my B.A., M.S., and
Ed. D from Indiana University in 1959, 1961, and 1965 in
Higher Education Administration.
I taught at IU, 1962-1970, and
have held various positions at the Univ. of Texas at
Austin. From 1983-1997 I was the Univ. of Texas System
Executive Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs.
I started a three year half
time appointment in 2004. I do consultant work in Higher
Education Administration/Presidential Selection-Evaluation
on a part time basis.
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Waneta Randall Dunkerly
I went to work at
Farm Bureau Insurance after graduation and was there for 9
months, then was a secretary at L. S. Ayres until 1959.
Don and I built
the Carmel Dairy Queen and ran it for 16 ½ yrs. During the
same time we built an 18-hole miniature golf course. Later
we opened Dunkerly Real Estate in March 1987. In 1987 we
developed a subdivision on 146th St. around our
home, called Copperwood, and opened Point Cleaners on Range
Line Rd. We have moved the office to home now and are trying
to slow down and do more traveling. We make a lot of trips
to Iowa to see our grandchildren. We also like to take
cruises and spend some time in Florida in the winter.
Don & I were married 50 years and
have a daughter, Cindy 46 and a son, Glenn, 42. Our
granddaughter Diane, is 21 and is the mother of our great
granddaughter born January 26 this year. Her triplet
brothers Robert, Ross, and Reed are 15 and now have their
drivers permits.
Don Dunkerly
Died
October 18, 2007
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Judith Verplank Eddelman
I married Alfred D. Eddelman
We have two children, Lucinda,
45 years and Kimberly, 43. We have 5 grandchildren. They
are Ashley, 22 years, Patrick, 11, Danathy, 9, Anna ,8 and
Korigan 8.
I went to Indiana Business
College for a 2 year degree.
I worked many years and
many places as an accountant-bookkeeper.
I retired in 1990.
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Steve
Foster
I am married to Marina Zaydes from
St. Petersburg, Russia.
After high school, I attended
Franklin College and took specialized courses at other
colleges. In the 1970s, I started my own Oriental Rug
business in Indianapolis and later Louisville. At that time
I operated the largest Oriental Carpet store in Kentucky.
In 1983, I moved to Danville, IL
and founded Foster Aviation Corp. With this business, I
provided fueling, flight training, aircraft maintenance and
sales. I held a commercial, multi-engine, & instrument
instructor FAA license I have served in many offices in the
aviation field. I retired from aviation and sold the
business in the fall of 1994.
In 1996, I was founder of BEAMSCO
(Business E-commerce Applications & Marketing Services
COmpany). An internet commerce website-developer The company
has expanded and by 2004, we have created more than
one-hundred commercial and personal websites throughout the
Midwest.
I have served on numerous Danville
area boards, and am now serving a 5th term on the Danville
Illinois City Council. My interest in esoteric knowledge led to the study
of many different beliefs from the Christian churches to
Trantric Buddhism, plus others schools of thought. In 1981,
my wife and I went to the Middle East visiting ancient
sites, ancient schools and monastic orders. In 1982, I
visited with the exiled family of the Dali Lama (his brother
is a Buddhist Lama and then Professor of Eastern Philosophy
at IU). It is these type of teachings, and schools of
individual human development that I have studied and applied
its concepts personally for the past several years, both
privately, in small groups and at various invitational
seminars. I also assisted in editing a number of articles
for an International Review in Los Altos, California, where
I am an Associate.
I continue to study and work
to understand as much as I can for greater personal
development.
For a complete bio, visit
my personal site at
http://sfoster.info
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Ervin
Gulley
I am married to Betty. Betty
and I have 4 children, Anna, Theresa, Matthew and Kathleen.
They have presented us with 14 grandchildren.
I went to the Army, April 1957
and was recalled in Sept-ember 1960.
I worked for American Breeders
3 years, Herff Jones 8 years, Allison Gas Turbine 26
yrs., National Bank of Detroit 4 years, and Sourwine Real
Estate Service for 8 years where I am still working. I
retired from GM.
Betty died
March 27, 2007
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Gordon Hill Died 5-31-06
Gordon Hill died
Wednesday, May 31, 2006 at Riverview Hospital. He was a
retired printing press operator. He was born November
11, 1937 in Indianapolis. The son of Winston and Lucille Hill.
He was a member of
Noblesville Moose Lodge. He is survived by two daughters and
sons-in-law, Kathy and Scott Dillman of Richmond and Shelly
and Steve Dugger of Noblesville. four grandchildren and
two sisters, Judy and Karen, and a brother Jerry.
His services were
Friday June 9, 2006 at Crownland Cemetery.
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Don Horton
After
graduation I worked at Reeder & Kline in Carmel and Herff
Jones Ring Co. in Indianapolis. Shortly after that I went
in business for myself and had C & H Building Specialties
with an office in Indianapolis and one in Chicago. I
commuted back & forth. I sold the business and became a
supervisor for Imperial Oil Co. in Indianapolis supervising
74 gas stations. In 1964 I left there and went to Miami,
Florida and worked for National Air Lines as assistant
superintendent of ground support equipment. Then I came
back to Carmel and went to work for Carmel Clay Schools for
7 years before returning to Florida where I worked for Lee
County Schools in Ft. Myers as Supervisor of Maintenance of
64 schools and 1700 employees. I retired in 1995.
My first
son, Rick was born in 1959, Lynda was born in 1961, and Lisa
was born in 1962. In 1970 I married Beverly Layton, a
teacher at Carmel Elementary. We had three children: Gwen,
who we lost in 1975, Ted born in 1976, and Tony born in
1978. My children either live in the Carmel-Indianapolis
area or here in Florida near us. We have six grandchildren
but no great grandchildren yet.
I am a member of the Masonic
Lodge, Scottish Rite, and the Shrine. I have a 1948 Willys
Overland Jeepster and a 1921 Model T firetruck which I hope
to restore and drive in parades.
Last September we went to Lone
Tree Mexico Mission in Juarez, Mexico, with 10 others from
our church for a week of construction, playing with children
in two orphanages, and visiting with the elderly in a
nursing home. After Christmas my family including children
and grandchildren are taking a Carribbean cruise for 7 or 8
days. There are 35 family and friends going.
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Thalous
Key
My wife and I lived in Wisconsin
for 17 years. We both took early retirement and sold
everything and moved on our sailboat and headed south for
warmer weather.
We crossed Lake Michigan,
went into Canada for three weeks, went down thru Detroit to
Lake Erie. Crossed Erie to New York then took the Erie
Barge Canal to the Hudson River. We took the Hudson south
to New Jersey, went via the ocean around New Jersey, then
cut back to the inter costal waterway. Again still going
south to the Chesapeake Bay then south thru North Carolina,
South Carolina and Georgia. When we to got to Daytona
Beach, FL, we stopped for a few months which turned into
four years. We made several stops on the way staying a few
months up to a year. After living on boats for 10 years, we
bought a house, restocked with furniture, dishes, etc. and
moved back to a house.
We have no desire to move
back so we can shovel snow. Very nice in Florida. I hope
all of you have a great reunion.
We go back to Wisconsin once
a year to visit our son and his family. But our visit time
with our son will not coincide with the reunion dates.
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Don
King
After graduation, I worked at
Conner Prairie Farm in the swine department. For five
years, I worked with farmers all over the state that were
raising breeding stock for Conner Prairie. I left Conner
Prairie and bought my first truck and hauled feed for
Moorman Feed Company. After several years, I became a
supervisor for Time Life, Inc. at a warehouse in
Indianapolis and also started farming with my dad.
I retired in 1980 after 15
years with Time Life. I farmed full time for 12 years and
at the same was starting my own trucking company part time.
I quit farming in 1992 and spent full time with trucking,
hauling steel strapping from Chicago to Indy and seed for
Callahan and grain for local farmers.
In 1999, I semi-retired and
now haul mostly grain from local farmers. I am working thru
Waitt Elevator at Westfield. I feel if Im 100 miles from
home, that I am 50 miles too far.
I hope in the near future to
completely retire and play golf, fish and bug Marilyn.
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Marilyn Miller King
I worked at Conner Prairie as
a secretary during high school and until 1957. In 1966, I
became the director of a nursery school in Noblesville for
a number of years and then worked at Servisoft Water
Conditioning for 15 years as a secretary. In 1978, my next
job was with Purdue University in the Hamilton County
Extension office as a secretary. When a position came open
in the District Cooperative Extension Office for Purdue, I
became the administrative assistant. I retired in 1999
after 20 years in this position.
I now work around home, and
see about my 90 year old mother who is in a nursing home.
In the summer, I enjoy taking care of the flower beds and
mowing.
I also like the times when one
of our children call and ask if Im avail-able to stay with
one of our grand-children or attend one of their activities.
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Marilyn Miller
King and Don King
We will celebrate our 50th anniversary on January 7,
2006. Like our graduation from high school fifty years ago,
it is hard to believe we have been married for 50 years and
lived in the same house (with several modifications) for the
same number of years. We live at 5308 E. 146th Street,
Noblesville 46062. Our phone number is 317-846-0803. Our
email address is
mdking146@sbcglobal.net.
We have three children, Doug
47, Nannette McDonald 46 and Greg 44 and their spouses.
We also have four grandchildren, Kelsey 16 and her brother
Kyle 14, Catie 15 and Alicia 14.
We have started to travel
some, but hope to do much more. In the last two years we
have been to Alaska and Jackson Hole, WY. We also spent
time in Florida this winter. There is a lot more of the
country we hope to see
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Tom Long
I was born at the corner of
Second and Second Northeast June 25, 1937. I live at 6270
E. 161st St., Noblesville 46062. My phone is 317-776-0693.
My email is TOMLIN53@aol.com.
With 8 of you, I went to
Carmel 12 years and studies were very difficult for me. I
got some help in 1967 and improved my reading skills and it
opened a new world --- books.
I was stationed at Fort
Rucker, Alabama when I was in the Army. After my stint in
the army, I bought a 40 foot cabin cruiser and lived on it
for 3 years. I still dream about having another boat and
hope to do so soon.
In 1958, I married Sue Jessup
and we had two daughters. We divorced in 1973.
I was married and divorced a couple
more times. All of this nonsense must have drawn Gods
attention, because at His insistence we became quite close.
My daughters saw the change and followed to become
Christians as well as my grandchildren.
In 1985 you met Linda in
Louisville shortly after we were married. This past year
has been a rough one for us. Her mother passed away March 1
and my mother passed away March 17. At this point, Linda is
taking care of her 81 year old father in Kentucky.
I wouldnt begin to guess as to how the next chapter in my
life will be written , nothing has been as I would have
predicted, but it hasnt been dull.
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John Meyer
I am married to Carolyn
Zerbe Meyer who graduated from Carmel in 1954.
We have two children John
Jr., 46 and Janice Meyer Trulock, 42 years of
age. We have two enjoyable grandchildren, Michael and
Megan Meyer, 91/2 and 6 years of age.
I attended Purdue and
Butler Universities.
I retired from Marion
Laboratories in 1986. I have had my own business selling
computers and programs for businesses.
I taught a Beginning
Computers class at South Suburban College.
At the present time, I am
working for a company as Computer Technician.
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Sara Pike
I live in San Diego, CA.
I graduated
from Indiana University in 1959 with a BS degree in Social
Work/Sociology. I was married once and divorced once
and had no children. I am still happy about all of
that.
I retired February 1996 after 35 years with the San Diego
County Probation Department. I worked all four
departments of the agency, juvenile casework, juvenile
institutions, adult casework and adult institutions.
Since retiring, Ive been moving as fast as I can, trying to
out run old age but it seems to be winning. Actually I
enjoy good health and am still very active. I
volunteer 2 days a week for the American Cancer Society
doing mostly bookkeeping and paperwork in one of their
resale stores. I go to the gym 3 days a week, walk/jog
3 days and do all that so I can still backpack, ski, dance
and travel. To keep my brain going, Im still trying
to master the computer and have taken up bridge. The
rest of my time is spent trying to maintain my house and
yard. Im losing that battle too.
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Jim Ogle
Jim joined the Navy after graduation
and was in for 3 years. He worked at Eli Lilly for 32
years and took some classes at IUPUI which were job related.
He married Ann and they will celebrate their 50th
anniversary this summer.
They have 2 daughters, Cindy 48, and
Jayne 46, 2 sons, Brad 44 and Brian 39. They also have
10 grandchildren and 7 great-grandchildren. Jim
retired 12-13-93
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George (Died
12-22-07)
and Georgann Owens
12-22-07
George and Georgann have 3
children, Dee Ann, Denise, and Duane, 5 grandchildren, and 1
great grandchild.
George went to BSU for a degree
and fun. Was in the United States Coast Guard during World
War II, and taught at Carmel High School for 35 years,
retiring in 1986.
He was our sponsor all four
years of high school.
They spend the winter in
Florida and the summer in Carmel.
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Skip Peters
Skip joined the Navy after graduation.
He worked for IBM 18 yrs, Memorex 9 yrs., Peters
Distributing 8 yrs., Harrahs Casino 9 yrs.
He retired in 1999 and bought a motor
home and has been traveling ever since, and working
part-time.
He is married to Sandy. He has
two children, Joann 45 and Amy 40, and 4 grandchildren.
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Larry Place
Shelia and I were married
in 1958.
We have three children
Lorry Ann, 46, Sheryl Lynn 44 and Richard 39. We
have five grandchildren and one grand dog. Edwin, Isabella,
Richard and Robert (twins) and Zachary. Our grand dog is a
Greyhound Clint.
I graduated from General
Motors Institute in Flint, MI with a BS in 1960. I went
to Graduate School at Butler University, in Indianapolis.
I
started working with General Motors Corp. in Indianapolis
the fall of 1956. In Livonia, MI, I was manager of Quality
Engineering. After 35 years, I retired in 1991.
I have been a Red Cross
Disaster volunteer for 13 years. I have seen most states,
Puerto Rico and Guam at their lowest points
I spent seven weeks in NYC
and 30 days at Ground Zero after 9/11.
One of my best memories is
rafting for 10 days through the Grand Canyon.
I
continue to do historical re-enacting on a national and
occasionally an international level.
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Gene
Stuckey
I am married to Rosalyn
Shoemaker Stuckey who graduated from Carmel in 1954.
We live at 4497 W. 206th Street,
Sheridan, IN 46069. Our phone number is 317-769-4636. Our
email address is
gstuckey@Cfaith.com.
We have 2 boys Steve-43, and
Kent-37. Our grandchildren number 6 3 boys and 3 girls.
I am still working. We own
and operate Stuckey Farms. We have an orchard and then
market our products thru the store. We have had the
business about 35 years.
We have been on several Third
World short-term mission trips. I still like to fly when I
get the opportunity --- weather, time and wife permitting.
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Janice Yeager Ramsey
Richard Ramsey and I were
married May 4, 1958. We live at 909 Oswego Road, Carmel
46032. Our phone number is 317-846-5404. Our email address
is
Janbus24@aol.com.
We have two children, Greg
and his wife, Michelle have 2 children, Nicholas, 11 and
Lauren, 9. They live in Columbus, Ohio.
Dana married Todd Litten and
has two daughters, Allison, 9 and Audrey, 7. They are
building a new home on the family farm in Elletsville, IN.
I started driving a school bus
for Carmel in 1977 and have had the same route for 29
years. I have the Deaf and Blind and Im like their
Grandmother. Ha!
Dick was a barber at the
Carmel Barber Shop and has owned it since 1984. He retired
in 1993 after having a stroke.
I enjoy gardening, sewing
and spending time with my grandchildren in my spare time.
Dick died May
27th 2009
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Eleanor (Brown) Sloat
Eleanor
attended Indiana University and IU Med Center BS in
Nursing. Bowie State University MA counseling
psychology. She started at Riley Hospital in Indianapolis.
She has
done visiting nursing, school nursing, teaching parents, and
for the past 12 years has done psychotherapy for adults and
children. She loves her work but is ready to retire.
Eleanor
and Frank have traveled and camped a lot for many years, now
go to workshops and to see grandkids. They want to retire
in some quiet inexpensive small town know any??
Her
favorite things are family, God, music, reading, and picture
taking.
They have
4 children, Bill 41, Jim 38, Debbi 36, and Dave 29,
who is in the Air Force navigator, and is happy to be home
from the war zone. They have 5 grandchildren, 2 boys, 3
girls, 5, 3, 1 ½, 1, & 1.
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Donald K
Smith
Don joined
the Army after graduation, and went to college for 1 ½
years. He started D. K. Smith Financial 40 years ago. He
and Deb have owned the Soaring Eagle Nursery in Bokeelia,
Florida for 10 years.
He has 2
children, Cary and Stacia and 3 grandchildren.
Don is
still working
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John Smith
I married Vicki Verplank who also graduated from Carmel
in 1960
We have
three children, they are Scott 43, Mariann 41 and Jason
33. Our children have given us five grandchildren.
I went
to college at GMI in Flint, Michigan and earned a degree in
Mechanical Engineering, Material Sciences.
From
1957 to 1961, I spent my time in the Air Force.
I spent
15 years doing business consulting, 11 years working with
medical devices, 10 years in research and development with 7
different companies, and started two businesses.
I am
still working for a new consulting company IPA-IPA in
Chicago, IL.
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Natalia Applegate
Wilkins
Fred Wilkins and I have
three children - Jacinta, 45, Derinda, 42 and Devon, 41.
Derinda has 2 children and then I also have 4 step
grandchildren.
After Fred and I divorced,
I went to LPN School for 18 months. I worked in the Cardiac
Progressive Unit for 20 years at St. Vincent Hospital at 86th
Street. I retired in 1999.
Now I am just working to have
fun. My grandchildren are my hobby.
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Verne
Williamson
Verne attended Butler University 4
years earning a Liberal Arts Degree. He worked for
Haas Publishing Co. as a distribution manager for their
apartment guide general manager for their Indianapolis
distribution division and was Distribution Manager of the
year in 1985.
He retired in 2000, but is working
part time doing delivery work.
Verne and Ellen have a daughter
Katherine Drake, 39 and 3 grandchildren.
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Charles Wise (Died
September 24th 2008)
Charles (Chuck) joined the
National Guard after graduation, and then went to work at
Motive Parts Co.
He married Jackie and they have
2 children, Tammy 44 and Terrie 39, and 3 grandchildren.
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for the Carmel High School Class of 1955 on the occasion of their 50th
anniversary 2005