DECEMBER 1993 - #39

RANDOLPH HIGH SCHOOL
ALUMNI NEWSLETTER

DECEMBER - 1993 Edition #39

GLORIA CAMPBELL GALLAGHER
4676 BARRETT STREET
DELRAY BEACH, FL 33445
(407) 498-0157 (HM)
1-800-545-8454 (WK)

Dear Friends:

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to all of you!!

The Gallagher family has been busy this past six months. Danny's oldest son, David, graduated from high school and is now in the Army at Ft. Sill and eventually will be stationed at Ft. Knox. Our son, Kelly, had an eventful summer. First he flew to Kentucky to stay with my parents, then my Dad and Kelly drove down here and stayed two weeks, then they both drove back to Kentucky and Kelly stayed 2 weeks, then Kelly flew back home. Kelly is in his first year of Junior High School (6th grade). Danny calls him "Mr. Hormone". While Kelly was gone, Danny and I flew to New York City and drove to Eddyville, NY, near Woodstock where Dan's aunt lives. We visited Woodstock, the Vanderbilt and Roosevelt mansions and all the upper New York tourist stops. Then we spent a wonderful night in New York City. We went to see the play TOMMY and ate at Planet Hollywood and rode a horse-drawn carriage in Central Park back to our hotel. That was really an experience! We had a free room at the Stanhope Hotel (courtesy of my boss' brother). It was located right across from the Met. Museum next to Central Park so it was even more extravagant! ! I was told we could have taken the robes - but we didn't - They were so big and our suitcases were so small- I was embarrassed to just carry them through the lobby! So we left New York robeless. Then on September 15th, Danny surprised me with a 15th anniversary dinner with all the kids and a limo ride to a really upscale Yuppie place in Boca Raton! Danny bought a 22' Hydrasport boat a few months ago (well, we are in Florida). He and the boys enjoy fishing in the ocean every chance they get.

The really BIG THING we did just recently was that we SURPRISED my Mom and Dad with a visit in Kentucky on their 50th Wedding Anniversary! We all (me, Dan, Kelly, Allison, Travis, Stephen, Cole, Mark and Kyle) arrived on November 27th (18 hours in a RV from Florida to Kentucky). We totally surprised them as did lots of their friends by sending cards, letters and flowers. They were married December 1, 1943. Our trip was uneventful and the weather was great and we all got along terrific. I couldn't have paid my grandsons to act as good as they did. We had the 5th generation slide down granny's stairs!!! It was a really GREAT trip!!

My daughter, Allison, thought this newsletter idea was so great that she started contacting her graduating class a few months ago and just sent out her first Newsletter! Her 10th anniversary is approaching - My God, am I THAT OLD!! No, No, my daughter is old, I'm still 17! Anyway, Allison got a lot of responses and she is going to give it a try. Of course it is nice to have access to our office computers. I remember when I started typing the newsletter I had my old Royal portable I got as a graduation gift from high school - no I didn't have a typewriter, I hand wrote everything - no, no - I hand wrote every letter and sent it out by pony express. Anyway, I'm proud that she is carrying on the torch.

My older sons, Mark and Kyle, are really busy with their furniture refinishing business. They got their foot in the door with the insurance companies and the past year has been very good. They have offered to buy the townhouse they are renting from us. They work for themselves, however, they do jobs for their father, CHUCK PECHULS, too, who is in the same business.

NEWS FROM ALL OVER!

CONGRATULATIONS are in order to PAT MANGANELLO FALES - she sold 50 houses so far this year. Pat is a Realtor/Broker in Virginia (in the DC area).

CONGRATULATIONS to our Astronaut, Lt. Col. CARL MEADE - A street in Universal City (the entrance to Universal City Park) has been renamed in honor of Carl and named Carl Meade Parkway.

CONGRATULATIONS to KRIS STRAND MEYER - she became a grandmother on October 28th when she welcomed into her family via daughter, Lauren, a little granddaughter, ASHLEY DREW MEYER. Also, Kris finished college and now has a B.S. in Liberal Arts. She has applied to substitute teach, however, babysitting Ashley will take priority. older daughter, Melissa will finish Cal State this month and has plans to be married during the summer and Kris' son, Justin, is 9 and in 4th grade.

CONGRATULATIONS to my brother, FRED CAMPBELL, for becoming a broker and opening his new business with his wife, SHARON, called BUYER'S ADVOCATE. He is in the business of representing the buyer in real estate purchases. Fred and Sharon live in the Dallas area of De Soto.

CONGRATULATIONS to JOE SCROGGINS for selling his condo in Missouri. He is now waiting for a transfer back to the Dallas.

CONGRATULATIONS to GENE HOLT for feeling better and getting back into the swing of things. Gene is working in San Antonio for Titan Holdings running the surety department. He and his wife, Jan, live out at Canyon Lake.

CONGRATULATIONS to JEANNE ROBERTS STINSON. Her family is now back in the states and living in Universal City. Her husband is stationed at Kelly AFB and commutes. Jeanne's oldest son, Kyle is in the Air Force; son, Kelly is in college at S.F. Austin at Nacogdoches, majoring in Forestry and her youngest, Michael, is in third grade.

CONGRATULATIONS to TERRY SMILJANICH who went on a vacation in Arizona for some much needed rest and sent me a postcard like he promised. Thank you..

I recently spoke with TERESA DEARZA CUSHING. Her father passed away almost a year ago. Mario will be missed by Teresa and her sons, Kevin and Jason and her mother, Sylvia. However, the good news is that Teresa's son, Kevin and his wife are expecting Teresa Is second grandchild!! Teresa is so excited. Additionally, the whole family is looking forward to a Caribbean cruise in the immediate future! Teresa is living in the Washington DC area and still works for the EPA and in January will move to the Office of the Inspector General to serve as their Supervisory Management Analyst in their Management Office.

PAM PRATT VILES writes to tell us that her husband, Bob, is heathy again! He is out of the operating room now and working as the medical director of a multi-specialty, primary care clinic. Daughter, Pippa, is a freshman at SMU in Dallas and daughter, Chelsea, is a sophomore in high school. Pam keeps busy doing foster home studies for the DePelchin Children's Center and she sits on the Board of the Memorial Hospital Foundation, and she works on several fund-raising activities for local charitable organizations.

I also spoke with PAM McCALL SMITH, who just finished working on a grant and is looking forward to her next assignment. She is still in the Dallas area.

BILL FITZPATRICK has been ordered to Saudi Arabia leaving mid-December. He should be there only three months. They are still rotating personnel in that area. Bill's son, Jim plays football just like dad.

And Bill's brother, MIKE FITZPATRICK is the warden at the Federal Penn. in South Miami. Now, that's some job.

In September PATTIE TYLER took a trip driving up the South California coast to see friends and family and then spent a week in the Sierra Nevadas, camping, hiking, etc. She expects to be in my area this month and hopefully spend a few nights with us. Pattie works for IBM in Austin.

MIKE WYSONG is alive and well and still in San Antonio. He now works for Sears, however he still travels extensively. His son, Michael, is now in 9th grade.

JACK WILLIAMS ('69) writes from Irving, Texas where he works for Ford Motor. His children, T.J. is a senior and daughter, Stefani is a Junior.

MIKE BROWN writes that he is fine with news of his three daughters: One works for Boys Town U.S.A. as a psychologist; 02 is in the Air Force at Offett and #3 graduated from high school and is in Jr. College at the present time.

Brother, DEWEY BROWN, is at Ft. Riley, Kansas now and also has a new son.

CHUCK PECHULS is still living in Ft. Lauderdale. He sings in clubs in and around the area with his Karaoke machine. He does DJ and Karaoke shows for different events. He also sang for the Mrs. Florida Pageant held recently. He still has his furniture refinishing business.

Have you heard PHIL MOSELEY'S name being dropped a few times on CNN?

JANET WATKINS JENDRON is still involved in La Leche League and speaks wherever she can on the art of breast-feeding. Husband, Bob has just been promoted to Chief of Criminal Division at the US Attorney's office. Daughter, Kathleen, was elected Sportsarama Queen for her high school and won the City Title and is a senior this year. Brother, Jimmy, has been in Saudi Arabia also and should be stateside for Christmas.

MORE CONGRATULATIONS to BRUCE ZIMMERMAN. He is getting married soon in Costa Rica where he lives part time. He has recently been back to San Miguel, Mexico and has just finished his fourth Quinn Parker book. His last novel, FULL-BODIED RED, was released in June. He is going to try an "erotic thriller" next.

Bruce enclosed a clipping about the local San Miguel library where The Mickler Computer Center is located at the Biblioteca Publica. Computers were donated by the Mickler children in memory of their parents. The Mickler's spent a majority of their vacation time in that area.

This year finds BILL BEIGHTOL retired from the Air Force after 20 years. (You know, 20 years used to sound like a LONG time - but it is starting to be such a short time now!!). Bill has decided to begin his new career in Austin in real estate. Bill's wife, Delores and their girls have stayed in Moreno Valley, California so their oldest daughter, Julie, can finish out her senior year in high school. out of 490 students, she is ranked #1. That is quite an honor! Their youngest daughter, Amy, is a freshman and is following in her sister's footsteps. They are looking forward to moving out of "quaking" California as soon as possible.

THANK YOU FOR THE DONATIONS FROM June, 1993 - Kris Strand Meyer, Pattie Tyler, Sgt. and Mrs. Fitzpatrick, Gene Holt, Mike Brown, Teresa DeArza Cushing and Pam Pratt Viles.

LOVE,
GLORIA