Survey Results

Here are the full results of the email survey done before the Reunion, some results af which were shared Reunion night.

WHAT City are you Living In Now?

 US - 67

Alabama - 1

Tuscaloosa 

Arizona - 2

Chandler 
Phoenix

California - 4

Mill Valley 
Oakland
Rossmoor
San Diego

Colorado - 2

Colorado Springs 
Denver

Georgia - 2

Atlanta 
Roswell

 New York - 2

Bayside (2)

Florida - 5

Belleview
Naples
Sarasota (2) 

Illinois - 29

Bloomington
Chicago (8) 
DeKalb
Glenview (6)
Lake Bluff (2)
Lake Forest
Libertyville
Mundelein
Naperville
Northbrook
Schaumburg
South Elgin
Rockford
Wheaton
Wheeling
Wilmette

Kansas - 2

St. George
Topeka

Kentucky - 1

Nicholasville

Maine - 1

Portland

 Missouri - 1

Sunrise Beach 

Nebraska - 1 

Elkhorn

New Jersey - 1

Princeton Junction

Nevada - 1

Las Vegas

North Carolina - 3

Cary (2) 
Pinehurst

Pennsylvania - 1

Camp Hill

South Carolina - 1

Charleston 

Texas - 3

Dallas (2)
Houston

Washington - 2

Seattle
Shoreline

 Wisconsin - 3

Chippewa Falls
Fond du Lac
Iola

CANADA - 2

Burlington, Ontario
Canmore, Alberta

NEW ZEALAND - 1

Eastbourne

how many Marriages have you had?

 0               1

1               38

2               18 (including 2 but not when legal for lesbians to marry)

3               3

other     “more than I would have liked”

what is your Current Marital Status?

Married                                   43

Single                                        5

Divorced                                  7

Separated                               1

Significant Other                2

Widowed                                2

how many Children do you have?

 0               3

1               11

2               18

3               14

4               3

5               2

Stepchildren      7

how many Grandchildren do you have?

1               7

2               7

3               5

5               6

6               1

7               1

9               1

10            3

12            1

how many Great Grandchildren do you have?

2               1

What do you, or did you, do as your main profession?

 Client executive, Southern Calif. Conduent Transportation. 

Professor of English.

Corporate lawyer. 

Graphic designer/elementary teacher. 

Administrator, U. of Ill., retired. 

Director of design for architectural firms, then marketing and communications.

Self-employed. 

Sold plastic resins.

Sportswriter.

Registered nurse.

Hospitality industry – hotels & restaurants.

Marketing and recruiting.

Health Field Predominantly. Currently a Nanny. 

Nutritionist. 

Sales and marketing for food service distributors. 

Organization behavior and effectiveness for Shell Oil Company.

It became different names as my career progressed... Secretary/Admin Assistant/Word Processor.

Professional organizer. 

Wholesale nursery owner.

Middle school teacher.

Psychologist.

Sales.

Business development. 

Corporate Finance and Litigation Project Management. 

Communications Engineering.

Lawyer.

Radio broadcaster.

Writer and editor.

Retired Credit Union CEO.

TV director and cameraman.

Advertising.

Family physician, retired.

Consultant, now a professor.

Hospice chaplain.

Financial services.

Real Estate Agent/Broker for 25+ years. 

Business owner.

I was a nurse midwife/women’s' health nurse practitioner. 

Retired banker.

Naturopathic Family Physician, and Professor (33 years) with Bastyr University School of Naturopathic Medicine.

I've been in ministry for the 45 years, last 39 at Topeka Bible Church.

Biology professor.

Retired from Kellogg School of Management-James L. Allen Center.

Retired Financial Aid Counselor and Retired Museum Director.

Taught, Dental Assisting, RRT, Non-Profit.

Naturopathic Doctor.

CPA by training and practice for many years but now I provide interim CFO services for middle market companies.

Theatre manager/educator.

Power and gas supply for utilities including wind, solar, electric and gas 

Property Management – retired. 

Mediator.

I volunteered and raised lots of money for charities. 

Retired. Used to borrow money for finance companies.

I presently read capsule endoscopies.

Artist (current career); Fashion Designer (first career).

Retired secondary English and Drama teacher.

School superintendent.

Three 'careers' - P&G for 27 years, Church for 9 Years, Consultant for past 7 years.

MSW social work (team leader in a locked ward psych hospital, plus counselor at a Kentucky rural mental health center), air traffic controller at Midway Airport, assistant editor on an engineering journal at Northwestern University.

System analyst/programmer.

My main professions have been being a Mom, writing, teaching, tutoring, and child care --currently work only a few hours a month in a church nursery.

Electrician.

Semi retired Accountant - starting over as a No-Kill Shelter Director.

If you were in The Military, Which Branch?

Navy                   1

Naval Reserves   2

Air Force             2

Military wife       1

Child Rearing Branch
(similar to Army front line)       1

One class member missed being drafted by one lottery number; did not serve.

Describe Yourself In A Tweet

I have had a wonderful lucky life, a terrific job with the same company (7 acquisitions later) for over 35 years, a wonderful Cuban husband and two lovely self-assured and launched daughters that are making a difference in the world. Monica is (26) finishing nursing school in Denver and Emma (24) is a program manager for the Point Foundation. I love to swim, garden, train dogs and collect antiques. Traveling all over the world and living abroad for a short time gave me an appreciation of our country and a keen interest in world affairs and politics. I am a life-long Democrat; I love to discuss politics. And frankly I think I current president is creating chaos in our country. I’d use stronger words but want to keep this PC. I would love to know what my dear classmates think about him and the direction he is taking us.

Old professor who still works out daily and who strives to write good books and teach great classes.

City girl, avid reader, cook, traveler.

I am happily retired and am enjoying revisiting old interests in new ways. I love nature and take kids on hikes, hike myself, play golf, paint, read, do yoga, am a volunteer dog walker, cook, and enjoy time with friends and family.

Formerly academic, currently novelist, widow with cats! Lived in Paris one summer and in Italy several summers.

I am a good Mom, well-traveled, an avid DIY person, hard worker, dependable, fun and creative. I have had the pleasure to have held a number of jobs which challenged me and utilized all my talents from Interior Design to Graphic Design to Business Development and Marketing.

Went to University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, then lived in Arlington Heights, IL, after college. I met my husband there, and we were married in 1976 & started our business that year. Last year, 2018, we sold our business and are now retired. We spend 8 months in Naples, FL, and the other 4 in Medinah, IL. I am still active with golf, pickleball and traveling with friends.

GBS & U. of Akron grad. Happily married since 1975. 2 sons, 1 grandson & a 2nd due in October. Sports writing career took me to 12 Olympics, a World Series, Super Bowl & NCAA Championships. Involved with several service organizations & as track & field official. Living kidney donor.

I am a Christian, I am also a loving, caring wife, mother and grandmother and nurse. I make few friends, but am loyal to them. I give 110% in work and to causes I believe in. I'm a self-professed ‘history and science geek’ and have been since GBS days.

I go with flow though I worry too much about where the flow is going!

Fun-loving, energetic, compassionate, active, family oriented, curious 

I've had a great life. Have lived in New Orleans, Indianapolis, Houston, Chicago (in the early 90's), Santa Monica and back to Houston. I retired 4 years ago and we now travel extensively. I've been to all 50 states and 33 countries. I chose to be a career woman and loved every minute of it. Now I love playing bridge, enjoying summers in the Canadian Rockies, spending time with friends, hiking, gardening, reading, biking and working out. I am also a born again Christian and my faith is the core of who I am. I love to teach Bible Study and play a leadership role in our Houston Bible Study class. I was a Child Advocate immediately after retirement but have since retired from that after some negative experiences with the legal system. But I loved the kids and finding forever homes where they can thrive. Because of my professional skills in leadership and organizational improvement, I often get requests from others to help improve them their organizations or themselves.

Independent/ Frugal (so I can afford to continue living in San Diego :) /Outgoing-friendly/ Humorous/ Faithful Friend/ Can't Sing but I sure can Dance/ Photography as a hobby - take pix of everywhere I go/ Night Owl/ Late Sleeper.

Have never tweeted! . . . Blessed with an incredible wife and children, life in the teaching profession, all that The Village of Glenview and Glenview schools have meant to us - still learning every day.

A simple boy from the Midwest who went East and South. Husband, Dad, Grandpa. My heroes: Abe Lincoln, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, C.S. Lewis, Paul Robeson and Elvis.

Fantastic!

Renaissance Man.

Happily married, great career, great friends, happily retired and traveling - the bumps in the road are smaller when you look back.

I am still enjoying work at my profession. My wife and I enjoy traveling and visiting out kids and grandkids. I still enjoy my outdoor activities of skiing, hiking, camping, and photography. Like to spend time up at our cabin in Northern Wisconsin.

I'm a husband, father, grandfather, soon to be former lawyer, life long woodworker, practicing Catholic, golfer. I'm politically a progressive who is actively working to promote social justice and gun safety.

I'm a work in progress, not finished yet.

Inward-focused. Intense.

Enjoy creative pursuits. Art, music. Play guitar in a band.

Much older, too responsible, relatively boring. Likes dogs, visiting with friends and comfortable shoes. Likes cars from the 50's and 60's. Realizing a job does not define you, but that how you live your life does.

I was a TV Director that kept working my way back down to Cameraman! I worked over 40 years for WGN TV and Tribune Entertainment as a TV Director, but for many of those years I worked as a freelance Cameraman in Sports, News and Music. It was great fun, especially to work on live TV events. I was extremely fortunate to also have the opportunity to travel to over 40 countries. My wife Marilyn and I still share the love of New Rock music and travel almost anywhere to go to concerts and festivals. We recently retired to Sarasota, Florida.

Semi-retired lover of life.

I am really enjoying retirement I love being Grampa.

After my family, I have been very dedicated to my profession of Industrial/Organizational Psychology. I have tried to leave my mark through publications (3 books, many articles, presentations) in the area of feedback, performance management and motivation as a consultant and now a professor (online). We all like to leave a legacy I guess, and children certainly is one way. I have done that and am still trying to do so with my chosen profession as well. I wish I could have done it with music but that was not to be.

I am a flawed human being and forgiven sinner who learned from my many mistakes which became life lessons. I like to listen to loud music while singing in my car, weight training, hiking through nature, watching college football, the Chicago Bears, encouraging others, telling and laughing at dumb jokes and talking to my boyhood pals from GBS on the telephone.

I’m a lucky lady – awesome family, terrific friends, enjoying a fun second career, learning all the time, work with two amazing charities, love to travel (finally got to Egypt!) and looking forward to more, Venice is my favorite city, and the Stones still put on the best concert ever. #lovetolaughandsingandreadandwrite

Air Force 1969-1975, NIU 1975-1977, MBA, Business owner till present Three healthy children.

In high school, I was: shy, insecure, emotionally abused, loved, resigned to having to be in high school, smarter than I knew, wanting to make the world better. In college I was: rebellious, mildly wild, against the war, not a great student, a European hitchhiker, unable to imagine my place in the world. As an adult, I was: a mental health worker, a wife, a mother, a singer, a gardener, an excellent student (2nd time around), a nurse, a midwife. Now I am a grandma, retired from a most satisfying career, struggling with depression, exploring my artistic side, married happily, progressive-minded, a volunteer in multiple ways, a Unitarian Universalist, angry at our country's leadership, grateful for the life I have and have had.

Yikes. 67 yo cis-male. introverted extrovert, emotion & feeling-centered thinker & lover of beauty. Curious, a learner. A little narcissistic. Confused? 40 years into a quest to be present, here, now. A giver, caretaker. Great father and teacher. Musician (voice, banjo and guitar). Ecstatic when singing, swimming in natural waters, hiking in wilderness. Still quite anxious, but courageous often. Gardener, lover of color. Finally learning (some, anyway) boundaries, real respect for people, for our condition. Intuitive, empathic, maybe a little psychic. A show-off, I love lecturing and performing, though it terrifies me. But what's not a little scary that's really worth doing? In love.

I am a believer in Jesus Christ as my Savior - He died on the cross for my and all sin. Husband, Father, Grandfather, and Pastor. Love God's creation - His earth, His Word and His people. Love staying active physically. Follower of all things related to Chicago pro sports.

Retired genetics professor occasionally mistaken for The Dude.

Good sense of humor, not easily offended, like my quiet time and bubble baths.

I am a retired Financial Aid Counselor working at NIU for over 31 years. I am a lifelong learner who took classes most of the time I worked at NIU and after I retired. I have my Masters in Adult and Higher Education and I have several Certifications, one in Museum Studies. This led to my volunteering and then becoming director of a small historical society museum in Rochelle. This was a complete change, being part time in a low stress, fun job I enjoyed a great deal until we moved to our "vacation" home on Lake of the Ozarks. We have several sets of friends and enjoy sitting on our front porch watching boats on the Lake or reading in the swing. We are very proud of our son who is an Eagle Scout and still lives in DeKalb, IL.

Still not sure what I want to be when I grow up ... it's not mandatory, you know. Guess I love going thru transitions. Getting pretty good at them. One of my favorite sayings … ‘don't ask why bad things happen to good people; instead, ask what do good people do when bad things happen.’ On a tandem with the BIG GUY, and my feet are off the pedals. Been that way for over 25 years. Fabulous!

Semi-retired in private practice as a naturopathic doctor (holistic health: herbs, nutrition, things like that). Healthy, single (x 7-8 yrs) lesbian with dogs and cat. Drug-free, alcohol-free, healthy eating, outdoors as much as possible. Non-consumer, minimalist lifestyle. Lefty politics. History of deep involvement in dog rescue.

Overall I am pretty happy with how life turned out. I had success in my profession. I enjoy what it has turned into and I have no interest in retiring yet. I have a great family. My wife and I will hit 37 years of marriage this month and we have four children we are immensely proud of.

I don’t tweet.

Enjoying life.

Retired, enjoys watching movies and reading. Especially enjoys playing with granddaughter.

I was so shy in high school but finally became very outgoing in my 30s. I love to keep stretching myself in all areas. My degrees after graduating high school were in Psychology. In the last 10 years I started teaching yoga, I became a trainer, a health coach and got into part-time modeling. I am very passionate about alternative healing and nutrition which I study at least an hour a day. The career that I hope to pursue next is that of a hypnoanalyst. I love living in a warmer climate. I admire those of my classmates that remained in Illinois. Brrr. My main goal is to stay as healthy and active as I am now since I plan on living to 120 - at least 

Happier than ever especially considering how I dwell over all mistakes I made and the regrets I have. Then I'm grateful for all I've been given, the love in my life now, my family and friends and wisdom that grows every day. Kindness is everything.

I’m not so very different than I was in high school, except I now have the confidence that age and wisdom bring. I’m still a risk taker, and a social justice activist. I’m still tough, and if caught in a catastrophe, I’m the one you want by your side to get us through.

Describe myself in a Tweet?!#😱 Hmmm...where do I begin??🤔Well...I am still 'Bev' Rautenberg (to my friends and family)..I am also known as 'Beverly' Rautenberg (Professionally, in The Art World)🎨Yes, I am an Artist....beverly_rautenberg_art (INSTAGRAM) and Beverly Rautenberg (FB)...living My Dream #2 now...lived My Dream #1 (Fashion Designer) before that...Still have a wacky sense of humor😜(but tend to be shy at first)....My Friends are very important to me....Passions are Art, Tennis, Music, Writing and Animals (Dogs!!!)

Aging old hippie who still believes that we can all make the world a better place.

Happily married. Proud father. Doting grandfather. Committed Christian. Thoroughly enjoying retirement. Taught about God’s unique calling for every person in Angola, Zambia, Honduras, Germany & Russia. Finishing final chapter of a book on that topic.

Tough to do. Not because I’m interesting. But, because I’m not sure I’m reflective enough to describe myself. I get satisfaction from work, like to play games, still ride my bike, and enjoy my family.

Still short, still blonde, still zaftig.

I have spent my entire adult life residing in Seattle, working as a programmer/analyst, business applications. Now retired, I use my query skills and spend far too much time digging for ancestors. I am quite the genealogy nut. Here’s where my daughter says, “Don’t get her started". I am the editor for the electronic newsletter of my local genealogical society. I have one daughter, one granddaughter, and one son-in-law; so I can truthfully say, “You are my favorite.”

In general, I would say that I have a young adventurous spirit some of the time. I love to write poetry, essays, and short stories and had my first book, The Unpublished Poet, On Not Giving Up on Your Dream, published by In Extenso Press in 2015. I will toot my horn a bit here to say that the book was endorsed by former Poet Laureate of Indiana, Norbert Krapf. I love to sing, swim and dance, and in my next life, I plan on being Ginger Rogers, so I hope some man in our class will reincarnate to Fred Astaire. And in this life, I hope I can dance with one or more people (fast dancing being my favorite) tonight on the dance floor. Be there or be square! I am addicted to dancing, singing, and writing, by hey...there are worse drugs out there to be had!

Constantly busy.

Animal lover with 5 dogs.

what is your Favorite Memory of GBS?

James Lacivita, math teacher, was the faculty advisor to Student Council and an amazing influence in my life. And our sociology faculty member, I can’t remember his name. … I loved GBS, developed leadership skills I have used all my life. I was an athlete with the synchronized swimming club, Lorelei, before Title IX, and I regret not having the opportunity to excel in athletics. Those were the times. Favorite memories of singing! Student Council! Music productions with Dr. David Schnell. History classes, and so many friends in high school. GBS prepared me for college. It was a fantastic launch into college and the world.

Turnabout dance.

Leaving. 

Doing as I pleased in art classes.

Being on the newspaper staff.

Being on the debate team and winning our debates!

I moved into the area half way through the 9th grade and found it very challenging to meet new friends, along with GBS being way ahead of where I had been in my old school. The teachers were very good working with me to understand (geometry) and catch up! The friends I did meet were fun and we had lots of great times during high school.

Friday with everyone dressed in their GBS gear.

Faculty; those who befriended me when I transferred in; camaraderie with track and cross country teammates and coaches.

Science Club and Science Fair, Amateur Radio Club, working in the rooftop green house and ‘Elmo Johnson’s’ campaign for Class President!

Plural - being a part of the GBS Swim Team and The Oracle staff.

I moved to Glenview in the summer of 1968 from Virginia right before the start of senior year. I was amazed at how accepting everyone was to "the new kid" and felt very welcomed. Have remained friends with more GBS classmates than those from my high school where I went for 3 years. Didn't mind the teasing about my southern accent nor the fact that the boys would periodically pick up my VW Bug and hide it in different spots around the school! And of course "The Shack" the boys built in the woods off Lake Street and the parties there. I remember trying to explain to my parents why I smelled like wood smoke.

Skinny-dippin’ in school pool with my girlfriends before class!!! The various people who made me laugh. So many come to mind!

Maybe the Pit and the focal point it was during class breaks. It was where the action was.

I spent 2 yrs of HS in Peoria/ moved to Glenview to finish HS; not many memories except my few friends who I'm still in touch with. 

Football.

Basketball was a constant for me. I always enjoyed helping with the Homecoming float construction. I remember some teachers very fondly.

Beating Deerfield in football.

None.

Friends and cars.

Mr. Goodspeed’s class.

I really enjoyed all of the time I spent working on shows in the theater.

International Frisbee Association with all of my fellow conspirators.

As GBS's first Booster Club president, taking a busload of Boosters to Springfield to support our cheerleaders in state competition in the summer of 1968.

Having a mad crush on a girl.

The dances; sock-hops.

Classmate friendships, though I have been remiss in keeping up with them.

I can think of a many, many fun times in Glenview and at GBS. Making out in cars, having wonderful friends and playing drums are very near the top. However, performing in plays was intoxicating. It is where I got my love of teamwork and live performance.

Graduating.

A cappella choir.

Having the District Student Council meeting at GBS our Senior year was a big deal at the time. I was President and Kathie McKiernan was Convention Secretary, and Jeph Harrison was Parliamentarian for the meeting (which was a little chaotic). But the whole Student Council experience was great and this event was just symbolic with a lot of people contributing (including the Boys Choir singing "The Impossible Dream") 

1. Getting the opportunity to carry the ball one time in a varsity football game and scoring a touchdown against New Trier West. 2. Anchoring our GBS mile relay team in the Illinois High School State Track & Field Finals.

All the time I spent in the Music wing - GBS Chorus, Madrigal Singers, Girls Chorus. Football games, Homecoming, Prom - all so much fun! Mrs. Brittian in senior year English, who taught me life lessons in writing and critical reading. Mr. Lacivita doing anything, even teaching Algebra II. Dr. Schreiner and his enthusiasm for GBS. Driving my mom’s 1966 yellow Mustang, which turned out to be the first of five Mustangs I’ve owned.

Performing in Brigadoon, GBS's first musical.

June 6 to June 23, 1969; My wild and free youth.

So many. Some special teachers—Mr. Lacivita, Mr. Lyons, Mrs. Britton, Mr. Gander. My gang of friends--a big gang, but especially Holly Berry, Carol Suzanne Mitchell, Lucy Fuller, Sue Bogdanski, Sue Campbell, and many others. Singing in the chorus, which Mr. Heinz directed.

Fall of '68, our senior year, in the pre-dawn hours Friday of the big football game with GBN, Rusty Cobb (neighbor, class of '70) and I drove into the center court of GBN with a ladder, climbed to the first roof and taped a huge (30' X 3') banner to the building that said something derogatory about GBN in general and positive about GBS' chance of winning the game. Somehow we kept this a secret, and got away with it.

Oh, so many. At the top would have to be the friendships during those 4 years, and the years immediately after, with students and faculty.

The camaraderie among the students in physics and some of my other classes. I also fondly remember riding the bus up to GBN with Sharon Grodsky for AP European History.

The friends I made that I still have.

I loved going to the football and basketball games. I really enjoyed the North/South games when I could get together with friends I met freshman year. I am still friends with some of them.

Cheering not only for football and basketball, but for wrestling?!? I think after that, Mat Maids were launched! Car pooling and ending up at HoJo's for coffee in the AM more times than not! Not so favorite: waiting for 3 years to be a senior for freshman initiation day and, because of a family commitment, missed that day. So bummed! Basically just loved GBS and high school years … friends!

I loved the academics of school, but the non-school part that comes to me is being at some dance/sock hop where the live band played mostly Lovin' Spoonful. Who doesn't love the Lovin' Spoonful?

 Being in plays and Frisbee Club.

The extracurricular activities.

Participating in various sports and after school activities.

Mike Dilsaver and John Sinnott SWIPED my car, actually relocated it. I was driving a VW Bug in high school with a manual transmission, on a hot day (we went to summer school together), I left my windows down they reached in opened doors put the car in neutral and pushed it to a parking space a few aisles away. Then proceeded to hide in Mike's car laughing why I tried to figure out where my car was when I came out.

The best memories involve one's friends, of course. But I liked my classes also. The 60s were a great time in music and political upheaval. I feel lucky to have grown up then and been at Glenbrook South.

Lockers. I'm serious. They didn't have them at my previous school. And teachers took us so seriously. I never had that before.

Winning the swimming meet our senior year against GBN, by a score of 49-46, after trailing 23-2.

My favorite memory of GBS: I had some wonderful teachers. The problem was, I didn’t realize how wonderful they were until years after I left their classes. It’s amazing how a really good teacher can totally radicalize a student and still keep her job just by teaching how to question EVERYTHING.

The great friends I made, several I am still in contact with.

The rain, a horrible hairstyle, and a botched dinner reservation for Prom, and yet it still is a favorite memory.

Mr. Lacivita letting me drive his Thunderbird convertible to Tovi’s Harware to pick up supplies for our Junior year float.

Lots of them. But, the swim team was probably most formative. Hard work and good friends. And, Coach Stetson throwing his keys at us when he didn’t think we were working hard enough. And, he had a lot of keys on that key ring!

The people – interesting, smart, hungry to begin their own lives.

Remember those chocolate covered almonds we sold? Were they really as good as I remember?

I have two favorite memories of GBS: 1. The day that either the entire school (or our class only) ran out of the high school en masse, all of us ditching class simultaneously. The other memory is our female valedictorian, whose name escapes me, giving the graduation speech. I had no idea what I wanted to be when I grew up, and I became disheartened when she named professions such as doctor, lawyer, teacher, etc. BUT... when she said "novelist," my spirit lit up like a Christmas tree on a dark night! Since then, although I have not gotten a single novel published, I have written a few, one of them something like 1,200 handwritten pages long. So thank you, Valedictorian of the Class of 1969, whoever you may be. I never forgot the part of the speech untitled "What do I want to be when I grow up?”

Mr. Germanier, automotive teacher.

I really don’t have a favorite 

What Do You Miss About Life in 1969?

Frankly, it was a heck of a lot simpler than today! Being a teenager in a sheltered community, bursting forth into a crazy new world our first year in college and beyond. We are a very unique generation!

Family members who have since passed.

Excitement and sense that our generation would change the world. Boy, were we wrong!

Midwest summers. 

Nothing. 

Chicago was a great place to grow up if you were interested in music. I miss seeing all the famous rock bands that came through town. You could go to the Aragon Ballroom or the Electric Theater and pay $5 and see multiple icons on the same bill. 

Youth!!

The great bands they had then.

Vibrant times on so many levels – social upheaval (mostly for the better), the music, the energy of youth, etc. 

How simple it was all back then compared to life now 

I enjoyed life in 1969 but do not miss it.

I miss the naivete of life. Everything was so exciting. Learning so many new things, exploring new concepts and beliefs, thinking there were no consequences and being surprised when there were.1969 was like a coming of age time for me. I can't say it was a simpler time because it was turbulent but going through it prepared me for what I would face throughout my life, and certainly now during this period of our country's history 

Innocence of family (i.e., My 3 Sons, Father Knows Best, Donna Reed, etc.), Higher Morality, God & Country!!

It was simpler with a slower pace.

I honestly can't think of anything except maybe life was pretty easy-going considering how maturing showed you that it wasn't.

No cell phones. 

There were huge societal issues -- Civil Rights, Vietnam -- but day to day for a 17-year-old provided a world of opportunities and freedoms, without the barrage of instant news, opinions, and issues to consider and react to. The future looked bright (We landed on the Moon!)

The music and countercultural idealism.

Nothing.

Laugh-In. 

The music. 

I miss the energy level that I had back then.

That people answered their telephone.

The music. 

Better music.

Not much, actually.

Anticipation of the future.

Having a zit pop up ruin your life. I actually got one the other day a and was thrilled.

Nothing.

Not much.

I miss the great music of 1969. We formed the Pieces of Eight to try to "hitch a ride" with that wave, and I hope some of them will make the reunion (though Barb Nelson has passed away sadly)

My pals / teammates I played sports with at GBS.

The relative lack of responsibility. A slower pace, more time to process and reflect. Still had college ahead of me and was so excited about going.

Simplicity and being forced to find things to do since we didn't have technology.

Order and freedom.

Being 17... I miss most the innocence, the courtesies we extended to each other; our trust in people and society. I don't miss the rebelliousness, though I loved it at the time. I certainly miss the quality of music.

Everything. Not much. I liked the optimism, the righteousness, but have to say I like wisdom and perspective better. Mass shootings had not begun, less gun insanity. The music. Motown, R'n'R. It was SO exciting to be part of the explosive changes happening in our culture, musically and otherwise. The mystery of hippies and LSD. In northern Minnesota you could still drink the ground water! The limited number of TV stations. Though we have since made much progress in social and communication technology, it may be that our having to speak more often face to face in 1969 made us more thoughtful, or at least accountable. The Naval Air Station was loud, but things were, in general, quieter. The manageable size of our town, the corner drugstore that still had a soda fountain!

The price of almost everything! Also, the freedom to "become", to figure out who I was, and what I believe. And that took several more years for me to discover.

The hopeful feeling and endless possibilities of life stretching out infinitely before me.

Wish I could go back and be a little rebellious, be involved in important events and causes of that time and have those memories to share. I did nothing bad... no drugs, no sex, only rock and roll!

Life was so much simpler and more uncomplicated. I wish today's kids could grow up without fearing for their safety and be able to ride their bikes everywhere and stay out til dark like we did. 

Tie-dyed bell bottoms, entering U of I.....still bleeding orange & blue.

 The music.

The hopeful sense that we could make the world a better place.

The bliss of naiveté.

Life more simple -- no home computers, no cell phones, people would actually spend (time) talking to one another.

I miss the excitement of waiting for my favorite band's new LPs to come out, driving around on weekend nights with friends, being at an age when everything was new and exciting. And not having to be a responsible grown up.

Smoking, being able to eat Whoppers and the fabulous music. 

The lack of identity politics and the desire to blame/shame other people, both of which seem to be driving everything today.

I miss the loud and proud anti-war protests and the anti-war sentiment that permeated American youth. We could use some of that now, especially since America is enmeshed in perpetual war.

The world was a much safer place.

It was a simpler time to grow up. Today’s kids have so much more to worry about. My main concern in ‘69 was where my favorite band was playing.

It was a simpler era and a great time & place to grow up, plus the Golden Age of Rock ‘n Roll (Beatles forever!) 

The simplicity and innocence of it all. So much you do not know at 17 and 18. And, it’s great figuring it out with your friends.

Being under 50 years of age.

The music and activism.

Woodstock, only having postal mail, some of the best music I have ever heard in my life. May sound like a cliché, but I miss life being at least a bit simpler than it currently is. I miss some of the innocence of being young.

Life was so much simpler.

Describe your Best Change(s) Since 1969

 When we were all in college, the women’s movement, now reawakened again, science and technology innovations. Equal rights movement were all center stage and many of us were a part of these changes. Caring for all human beings no matter what. And I can only hope that we continue to support our Democracy, accept different points of view and continue our dialogue through conversation and connection, not violence.

Various medical advancements that prolong youth and life.

More information available to more people. (Downside of misinformation, obviously.)

No more Midwest winters.

The opportunity to travel.

Technology.

Technology.

Married and children. Traveled the country and world. 

Medical advances. Organ transplants are almost routine now; polio has been nearly eradicated; advances in fighting cancer.

The many advances in science, space and medicine.

Until recently, I would have said that people had become more accepting of one another, less racist and judgmental. I fear though, we are going backward. Our concern for our environment is slipping; Communication methods that were meant to bring us together, seem to be the conduit for the great divide that is occurring among us. Perhaps we need another summer of love. Peace out!

Medical & technological advances.

Technology, getting out of the microcosm of Glenview and seeing the world.

Believing in myself and enjoying the simple pleasures in life... like my daily walks!

Cell phones.

For me personally, all that I have learned over the years. For all of us, I guess improvements in health care, technology used well, and the rich diversification of our nation.

Craft beer.

I am a successful happy person.

Not worried about employment.

Cell phones.

My life has really been a blessed path. I am thankful for that. Probably the best change was meeting my wife and the focus that brought to my life.

For me the best has been my marriage and family.

Cell phones.

People are more open-minded.

Technological changes. The good things, not the bad.

The Internet, cell phones, and better Chinese take out among too many to cover here.

Retirement is a lot of fun, so far.

Experience.

The wonderfully easy ability to communicate. I can see and talk to my grandchildren in Atlanta and Germany in real time. 

The Cubs finally won the World Series. Ask to see my tattoo!

I became a Christian at the age of 25 which changed everything.

The access to music - we can get all we want, what we want, when we want it. What's not to love? The internet as a source for learning - again access to so much knowledge is thrilling.

Technology! How's that for confusion :)?

Wisdom.

Facetime! Could we have imagined we could see each other and talk on the phone at the same time in 1969?? Electric vehicles--it gives a glimmer of hope for the planet.

The Pacific Crest Trail was conceived and completed! And a lot more official Wilderness Area has been created! I think, for all of the recent backlash, racism, violence, utter selfishness, etc., that we now have more large scale, humanitarian and eco-tarian, good-spirited unity in our world than when we inherited it.

For me personally, it would have to be coming to faith in Christ. Secondly, becoming a husband, dad, Papa, and pastor.

The internet. I love having easy access to all that information, and being in contact with distant relatives and friends.

No bell-bottom jeans.

Technology is a mixed blessing. I love being able to use my phone to look things up but we all spend too much time on social media and our phones and computers.

Education; many professions in different fields; starting a leadership program for teens and leading it for 25 years.

Growing up. Coming out, finding community, pursuing a career. 

Greater inclusion and respect for more people.

Meeting (wife) Tracy, and less stress.

Internet.

Getting married and having my daughter.

Computers and phones. I just wish that I could learn them.

Finding Jesus and meeting my (eventual) wife.

Women’s rights, civil rights, and LGBTQ rights have taken some strides forward. Let’s talk about women rights: we can have credit cards in our own names now, even if married. Wowza!

I was able to leave home, become an independent person and follow my dreams.

There’s a lot more to watch on TV!

Accepting Jesus Christ as my personal Savior & Lord in 1975. 

Technology! Hands down. The ways our lives have been improved through the access to information, facilitation of communication, and systemization of all the things we did manually in 1969 through technology is truly remarkable!

For me, it has been learning to accept the things I can’t change and appreciate what I already have.

Not the music or activism (lol), so let's say technology.

Lots of them to note to be sure, but one of them is the Me Too Movement, and another is the recognition that climate change does, indeed, exist, and that we need to continue to do something about it.

what was Your Most Unusual Job?

When I was in high school, during the summer I worked at Evanston Hospital in the premature baby nursery. … I was the Little City Hall Manager for the Allston-Brighton, Massachusetts neighborhood under Mayor Kevin White working for the City of Boston.

Teaching at Bard College.

Basically only had one job – not unusual, but interesting and stimulating.

Designing ATM slips before there were ATMs.

Factory worker.

Business developer for architectural firms. I got paid to travel to cities all over the U.S. and meet the nicest people.

First three months out of college, I was a plainclothes security guard at department stores in the Akron-Cleveland area, assigned to catch shoplifters.

I'm not sure you would call it ‘unusual,’ but I was a historical docent at Fort Riley.

I worked one summer after graduation for the GBS maintenance department. One of my assignments was to clean/scrub the entire GBS pool.

Working in the pro shop at the golf course on the Naval Air Station.

Plucking chickens at Minnie Pearl!!!

Colleen Malany and I had jobs at Chicky Chick Chicken (corner of Waukegan Road and Lake Avenue) frying chicken and donuts. We didn't last very long because we went home smelling like grease every night.

During summer break in high school, my GF and I volunteered at a Retarded Children's Center. I think that made me very grateful for my life and my family's. 

Part-time Uber driver.

Selling trees.

 I volunteered for middle school cafeteria duty for 39 years straight.

Night janitor and steelworker.

Managed a Hazardous Waste Incinerator in 1980.

Project Manager for Document Discover for the Enron Litigation for Bank of America.

 I was tasked with designing the electrical distribution for a milking cow grazing operation.

Adviser to the government of Indonesia on futures law.

Working as an extra in a movie called T.R. Baskin with Candice Bergen, wearing winter clothes in August at O'Hare Airport.

I made gyros for a little food stand on Telegraph Avenue in Berkeley.

Bill collector.

Camera(man) at The White House.

The job was ordinary as a dishwasher at the Glenview HoJo. The unusual part of the job was watching Neil Armstrong take Mankind’s first step on the moon.

Worked in a steel factory.

I was a runner at the Chicago Board Option Exchange (CBOE).

Worked at a fried chicken take out place. 

Working with my GBS friend Sue Gordon in the cafeteria at Maryhaven, the "old people's home", and having to remember their diet needs while serving them their meals. They would line up in their wheelchairs long before the doors opened, and some had some interesting stories. One lady lost her voice in a fire, and only wanted to drink really hot water! We had to be there at 6:00 am, and that was the worst!

T.A., NIU.

Probably my favorite one--being a midwife.

The guy who invented Pickleball was a neighbor in Seattle in the 70s. My brother and I spent a summer constructing his first prototypes for marketing demo. But I have to say that, as a naive Nurse Assistant (long story, dropped out of college), the first time I shaved a scrotum etc., pre-op was a trip.

Pretty unusual to stay at a Church for 40 years, so I'll start there. In my younger days I chrome plated metal parts in a plant for a summer.

Trimming Christmas trees.

Owned a flower shop. Not very unusual; David Travis Florist.

I was a proofreader for Allservice Phototypesetting the summer of 69. We had a law cross-reference book that was so boring

All were pretty usual! My first job at 16 was at Chicky Chick Chicken...ugh.

I drove a garbage truck for a summer. 

Two college summers working in the basement order-filling department at an Oscar Mayer plant. Worked nights at a constant 38 degrees.

During college, being a janitor in a Freshman dorm. Mondays after a weekend were particularly bad.

Driver Ed instructor – 2 days.

Posing as the model for a character in a comic book about superheroes. I was the Aunt.

Being a taste-tester.

Borrowing money; over my life, I've borrowed $75-100 billion for the companies -- not for me.

Neurofeedback/biofeedback practitioner.

Passing out perfume samples at Marshall Fields.

Delivering phonebooks. Ugh.

Checking Christmas cards for defects at Process Color Plate Company.

Reinventing the shopping experience with P&G.

Video producer of local heavy metal bands in the 90s.

Computer operator and tab equipment operator back on the early 70's when computers, IBM 360 & 370, took up a whole room with its bank of tape drives and disk drives.

I am tempted to say all of them as I have had one too many to be sure! But far and away, the most unusual job I had was the time I made $750 for three hours of work. And please, do get your head out of the gutter as it was NOT prostitution.  But to this day, that paycheck mystifies me!

 Commercial diver.

what is your Favorite Or the Most Interesting Place You’ve Lived?

 Arizona.

Cave Creek, Arizona.

Newport Beach, California, for only one year.

Stanford, California -- not because of the people but because of the weather.

Colorado.

Evergreen, Colorado.

Half an hour drive from nearest town in Colorado Rockies. 

That has to be skiing up in the Colorado Mountains.

Naples, Florida.

Siesta Key, Florida - one block from the Gulf of Mexico.

Favorite: Pensacola, FL, Most Interesting: Washington, DC area.

Glenview.

Glenview - only place I have lived.

Glenview Illinois - Yes, you can go home again, but it's different.

Favorite – Naperville.

Chicago.

More than one. They include Chicago, Denver, and upstate NY. 

Lincoln Park, Chicago. 

Lincoln Park in Chicago - loved living downtown. 

Right here in Wilmette.

Evanston, Illinois.

Favorite - Northfield, IL Most interesting - Pinehurst, North Carolina. 

Favorite, and only place since school - Topeka, KS. Just east of the Flint Hills of Kansas - Don't laugh.

Lexington, Kentucky.

New Orleans and Boston; Israel for a summer.

A tie between New Orleans and the Canadian Rockies (Canmore, Alberta -- 15 minutes from Banff).

Where I am now – Portland, Maine.

Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Grand Rapids, Michigan.

New York City.

Bay Village, Ohio - It is a GREAT community, and Cleveland was a great town! 

I grew up in Cincinnati, Ohio and still love to go back there. Living on Lake of the Ozarks now is my current favorite.

Eugene, Oregon. 

Growing up in Abington Pennsylvania, a suburb of Philadelphia.

Favorite: Pittsburgh. Most interesting: New York City.

Texas.

Dallas. 

I love Dallas! Glenview was fun, but...my parents lived there. 

I like Seattle for its weather. I'm serious. The weather is temperate and the scenery is spectacular.

Nothing smashing here. I do like the Pacific Northwest a lot -- mountains abound, green, high deserts, Pacific ocean and Puget Sound, ferry boats.

Madison, Wisconsin.

Madison in the 1970s.

5 different communities in Wisconsin.

Canada.

London, for six months. 

Sheffield, England, for part of my MA. 

West Germany for 7 years. 

Most interesting: Israel.

Italy.

Firenze, Italia.

Sardinia, Italy.

Japan.

That's a tie.... Dad was a Marine & we lived in Japan and Taiwan consecutively; have great memories and great appreciation for being an American! 

New Zealand, where I live now.

Gdansk, Poland.

I have lived in the same house for 42 years.

Still looking.....maybe....Under the Sea in an Octopus’s Garden?

what has been Your Biggest Challenge Since Graduation?

Staying positive in the ever-deepening gloom of the contemporary world – while trying to do things that make that gloom less deep, less pervasive. … My mother died, Helen Muenster, when I was only 27. Very sad.

Not wasting time.

Making choices and not procrastinating when they are difficult.

Living alone ama. 

Finding that first job that really interested me and utilized my skill set.

Being a good husband, father and grandfather, with patience being a key ingredient.

Successfully getting to my career while raising 5 children and working-oh, and learning new technology.

Being a working mom, juggling a career that required travel and long hours and having a spouse who also travelled. It was hard on the family and forced my children to grow up too fast.

Finding the perfect person, for me, to share my life with.

Understanding what it takes to have good marriage. I was naive when I first married Ken Lass and didn't put much effort into making the marriage work. Thus it failed. With my second marriage to Milton (Magness), I vowed to be the best wife possible and make my marriage a priority, which it is. We have an amazing marriage and work together in support of other marriages that may be hitting a rough patch. My husband's work as a Psychotherapist is very fulfilling for both of us.

I think my biggest challenge(s) was restarting my life after my 2 divorces. I'm betting many people would say that. I believe I "blossomed" after those years and became the person I am today by believing in myself and not listening to those who did not have my best interests at heart. (Geez, this sounds like a diary notation or therapy session... :)

My weight.

Nothing insurmountable -- just the ongoing decisions required of adulthood and parenthood. Although it has been a joy, an annual "challenge" is organizing and lead chaperoning the 8th grade trip to Washington DC. About 300 students on six buses. 2020 will be my 45th trip -- basically a "school year's" number of days with kids in DC.

Completing Ph.D.

Building a beautiful fulfilling life 

Growing old.

Keeping the right balance between work, travel, and family.

Raising children.

Making time for creative interests.

Fulfilling my talents.

Making my hobbies into money-making enterprises.

Being my current wife's primary caregiver. Vicki has muscular dystrophy, confirmed in 1985 by the Mayo Clinic. That's why no children. It has changed our life immeasurably.

Building a TV Network, Channel Earth.

College, then a career.

Starting my Family Medical Practice from scratch.

I moved my family around way too many times chasing a career. Stops have included Rochester (NY), Orlando, Atlanta (multiple times), Minneapolis, New York City, and Lincoln NE.

Trusting God in all circumstances, learning to forgive myself and others, learning to be kind to people who I may not understand, like or disagree with.

Being a woman in financial services my entire career, I found myself on the leading edge of women being hired into sales and management roIes. I worked for Continental Bank and Goldman Sachs in Institutional Bonds and Wells Fargo, Schwab and Union Bank in Investment Management. It's surprising how much more the industry still has to go.

Trying to be all things to everyone, and still live my life.

Retaining my odd sense of humor.

One big challenge was growing through/out of the poor self esteem I had. I think I'm almost there. My other biggest challenge was figuring out what I wanted to be when I grew up. I didn't figure it out till my mid 30s, when I met my first midwife. I learned midwives help women be strong and confident, help them control their reproductive lives, help babies be healthy, help control world population (a little bit, anyway), share meditative breaths with many, respect and support women and families. These things ticked so many of my boxes, I decided to do it, and got a 2nd bachelors degree, this time in nursing. Then work, midwifery school, and then to my favorite career.

Honesty time? After my second divorce, I needed to look at what I was doing that wasn't working for other people. I wound up in a therapy group for men with anger, self-esteem, need-to-control-others work to do. The two-year effort was the most valuable of my social adulthood, life-changing.

 Looking around at the challenges that so many of my contemporaries have been through, I have had it embarrassingly easy IMO. Maybe it has been because everything that has happened to me in my adult years has been put through a spiritual filter that has given me strength when needed.

Realizing that I wasn’t nearly as smart or motivated as I thought I was. It turns out that I have been more interested in a balanced life than in single-minded devotion to scientific research.

Still trying to figure out what I want to do when I grow up.

Helping my parents deal with their health issues from 75 miles away. I spent a great deal of time helping them and it was so hard to watch their decline over many years of health problems.

No doubt...losing a son and only child. However, I have over 3K young adults that call me Mama B or Mama C. Love that!

Doing a lot of therapy in my 30s around growing up in an alcoholic household.

Making a living in the Arts.

Having both a professional career and a family at once. 

Divorce and going through 4 mergers with constant reorganizations and downsizing. Reorganizations are like musical chairs with your jobs on the line.

Adulting.

One of them has been trying to keep my hair blond. And trying to live life honestly. 

The real world -- we had it sooo good at South -- we were growing up but didn't have the responsibilities.

My biggest challenge was putting myself through nursing school as a single parent. My ex-husband never paid child support, and the American government told me I could get some form of aid to dependent children if I quit school so I could take a job that I couldn’t take since my kid was under age 5. It was touch-and-go financially and emotionally, but I graduated at the top of my class and able to support myself with just one job. Good times, eh?

Both of my careers tend to be very competitive. Although I am a very competitive person, I am also a very sensitive person. So, I have had to learn to develop a 'toughness,' in order to survive!

Taking care of my dying father while trying to manage a difficult pregnancy and teach.

Grieving the deaths of my 1st wife, mom, mother-in-law, father-in-law, business partner & close friend all within 3 years (2003-2006).

Acquiring the discipline and organization needed for work. I was not the most disciplined and organized student in High School (or college). :-) So, it took a while to find my rhythm in the ‘work world’.

My biggest challenge has always been to get things off the top shelf. I also have a problem with tolerating boredom; hence my scattergun approach to a profession.

Juggling a full time job, part time school, and single-parenting at the same time.

Looking for paid work and dealing with the grief of a person close to me dying, and last but not least, looking at my daughter's messy bedroom!

Fighting off old age.

Single parenting. 

what was the Best (or Worst) Choice You Made in Life?

Best choice – go away to college, Ohio Wesleyan; and traveling abroad as much as I can. … (Another) best choice-Realizing my first marriage was making me terribly unhappy and leaving my husband.

Marrying my wife, Kathleen.

Best: Having children. Worst: Becoming a corporate lawyer.

The choice that had the most repercussions was the choice I made to be an exchange student and leave GBS for Australia. I liked Australia, and California seemed similar, so I moved to L.A. for college and have been in California ever since.

Getting married.

Best choice: following my own instincts. Worst choice: ask me in person.

Best choice is marrying my husband and starting our business. We had much success working together for 42 years and enjoyed it most of the time! Also, our 2 wonderful daughters are a joy to our life.

Getting married, having kids and donating a kidney to a friend.

Best Choice-marrying my husband!

I married well (Debbie Demouth GBS '70) and working in the Hospitality Industry.

Worst decision: Marrying too young. I thought I could have it all, career, family. It was a rude awakening when I realized how difficult it was to be superwoman. Best decision: Marrying too young. It forced me to learn to multi-task, deal with reality, keep moving forward, accept responsibility, reach goals beyond what I thought I could possibly do.

One of my blessings was choosing to be a Nanny for a WONDERFUL family.

To accept Jesus Christ as my Lord and Savior.

Probably my best choice was moving to San Diego in 1979, after years of moving constantly, being a military brat & both husbands being in the service, I had lived from coast to coast and overseas.... I have landed in Paradise & will never leave!

 My wife and family 

My wife, Barbara, was the best choice I ever made. Deciding at an early age to have a life in teaching and coaching was also something that has brought me great joy and fulfillment.

Best: Marrying and having children. Changing my lifestyle and renewing faith.

Missed Med School.

Best – my husband.

The best choice was getting together with my wife and the joint life path we created.

Marrying my wife.

Best choice was moving to Seattle in 2001.

Best: getting married and having kids. Worst: career.

Best: Married my wife.

Worst choice: my first marriage, got married too young for the wrong reasons. Best choice, enlisting in the Naval Air Reserve instead of being drafted into the Army (my draft lottery number was 53).

I walked into WGN-TV and lied about my background to get the job.

Drop weight.

Best, marrying the right woman.

Persevering and getting the PhD was the best decision. Once you get it, they can't take it away.

Becoming a Christian and marrying my wife Cheri this past April on my 68th birthday.

I "ambushed" a manager from Continental Bank who was interviewing business students at the University of Illinois. I convinced him he should talk to me, even if I was a Liberal Arts major. He ended up hiring me to work for him, and my career path radically veered from teaching high school English to selling municipal bonds to banks and insurance companies.

Best choice was to be self-employed so we could be there for our kids more often. Worse choice would be to remain self employed so we could be there for our kids more often. LOL.

Worst: not going to the U of I.

These are hard questions! Best choice--become a mom. It was by far my favorite time of life, having young kids. It still makes me smile to think of those days. Also best choice, leaving the field of mental health.

Choosing a career in naturopathic medicine was the best choice I ever made. After pre-med in college, I diverted from a conventional medicine track into this wholistic, alternative medicine, and it's been meaningful and satisfying ten thousand times. I'll guess most of my classmates don't know much about it? Our core premises include a most primary import of the healing power of nature, certainty that the only real healing is done by the body and the person in the body, that a physician can only advise changes in conditions that will make healing more likely, and perhaps improve quality of life along the way. In Washington state we're full scope Primary Care Providers, reimbursable by all 3rd party payers except Medicare. Our tools include homeopathy, hydrotherapy, physical therapy, diet and lifestyle counseling, botanical medicine, pharmaceutical medicine, minor surgery, and more.

My wife, and my career. Both BEST. Worst - Bought Physio Technology Inc. stock because I knew it was going to skyrocket. Was worth nothing in 18 mo.

This isn’t something that would be socially acceptable these days, but the best decision I ever made was to put my hand on the rear end of an attractive woman I barely knew at a party. The excellent consequence was that we are very happily married to each other.

Best...having my son and buying our Harley. Worst ...leaving college after a short time and selling our Harley.

The best choice I ever made was to go back and finish college, I had changed majors after over 90 hours and had quit to earn money to go back. When I started working at NIU I returned to college and took 2 classes each semester even after I retired, I love learning about new things and hearing other people's viewpoints. I almost completed my PhD but had to quit going to school while helping to care for my mother.

To start a 501(c)(3) and leadership program in honor of Kyle. His legacy is infinite.

Doing a lot of traveling in my 20s and 30s. Another: It's not a choice, but: coming out as lesbian. Another: going to naturopathic medical school. Another: moving to Colorado for my health, and consequently getting to hike in the Rocky Mountains several days a week.

Best choice – having a child.

The choice that made the biggest, and unexpected, change in my life was taking a 1-year temporary job at the University of Alabama in 1984. This August I retired from UA after 35 years as a faculty member and 10 as a department chair.

No regrets. 

The best choice that I made was to live near my parents. They are both gone now but I have no regrets. I spent lots and lots of time with them and that is worth everything.

Living on my own - The best. Also resisting not getting a dog.

Best choice is following Christ and marrying Carol.

I have made many radical, spectacular and also dumb decisions in my life that have taken me to so many wonderful places and allowed amazing discoveries about myself. Big decisions are such a mixed bag, I can't say if they were mostly good decisions or bad decisions, but they all were interesting. If I had to pick one worst decision, though, definitely it was deciding to cut back on the lies I was telling my parents.

The best choice I have made is to follow my passion in my career and utilize my gift of creativity.

Completing my education.

To marry my 2nd wife Connie in 2012 after 9 years as a widower.

The best choice was asking Patty to marry me. She has helped me grow so much as a person over these past 44 years.

Best – marrying my current husband. Worst – marrying my first husband.

Buying Microsoft stock in 1990.

A 3-way tie for first place, the best choices were marrying my husband Jim, having a daughter, and sticking with being a writer.

Best choice, getting married.

What Is On Your Bucket List?

We have a tremendous homeless problem nationwide and especially here in Los Angeles. I would like to set up a foundation to collect slightly used shoes for homeless people. … Live in Italy; visit all the National Parks. 

I start small: today I need to do a long workout. I will then take a shower. After that, I need to work on my SF novel, revising and rewriting it for an hour or two. I’m reading a book by Jennifer Egan, and I’d like to spend some time reading that. I plan to write a diary entry also. That will round out the day.

Become fluent in Spanish and Italian.

Make a ‘to-do’ bucket list.

Getting my novel published.

Spend more time in the U.K., as I have a lot of family there.

 Continue to travel and enjoy the world. My biggest bucket list was Tahiti – we went and it was beautiful.

 Travel the world more.

 More world travels, and to complete two books.

 I have a partial list: Complete a Master Gardener course. Taking a yoga class. Joining a book club and traveling.

 Go to golf school here in Pinehurst (NC) and travel.

 Going to Scotland. Seeing my grandson win Chick Evans and golf scholarships. Having more time to help charitable causes related to homelessness of people and animals.

 Flying to Tuscany.....”The Theatre of Silence”.....to hear Andrea Bocelli sing in his hometown. Only concert held there and it’s once a year.

Maybe a few more driving trips in the US. We love to fly to a location, rent a car and then spend a couple weeks visiting small towns and unique settings. Plus we get to visit friends all over the country.

Don't have one unless it's to lose weight.... 

Nothing left.

I'd like to live a long healthy life, continue to travel, continue my obsession with reading biographies of U.S. presidents, reach 50 years of teaching, continue to enjoy time with our children and grandchildren.

Complete professional training in renewed career. Travel to England, Sweden and other parts of Europe. Travel in U.S., see grandchildren more often.

I always do what I want.

Venice, Italy.

More traveling; more relaxing.

We have so many places to visit on our bucket list. Hoping our health holds out so we can get to most.

Lots of travel and also building certain furniture items.

Retire to a cabin in the woods.

See Italy, do something to explain us and our time to succeeding generations.

I'm living bucket list every day. I have no desire to travel to anyplace in particular.

Move to Oro Valley, AZ.

See a great band at Red Rocks in Colorado. Go to Alaska, it's the only state I have not been to.

Tour Alaska.

Hiking into and back out of the Grand Canyon.

Ford and I still have a pipe dream about getting a song published someday.

I would like to build a log cabin and continue to explore and hike in northern Idaho, Glacier Park Montana, Colorado, Wyoming, Arizona and New Mexico. I would also like to author a book of personal experiences (short stories) which would encourage others to love and trust God.

Travel and more travel! Machu Picchu, lots more time in Italy, back to Egypt because it was a life changing experience, the rest of England and the British Isles, Portugal and Africa. The Grand Canyon, Santa Fe, and getting around the US to see friends.

Not to kick the bucket.

Restore my ’65 Mustang.

These are modest hopes. Practice painting till I'm better. Stay healthy as long as possible. See my grandkids often. See a fantastic aurora borealis. 

Hmm. As much as I love to travel and learn about other people and cultures, I grow more uncomfortable being 35000 ft in the air, and more conflicted about the carbon footprint; so we'll see about that. I want to perform live at a large music festival. Hike the entire Pacific Crest Trail, maybe over 2-3 summers. Backpack with my grandkids without their parents, teach them comfort and survival in the wilderness. Be happily married for 20-30 years. Drive 20000 miles on America's backroads stopping at every roadside attraction, walking Main Street in every small town along the way. Or walk or bicycle across our country. Publish a poem in the New Yorker. Get hearing aids covered by Medicare. Write a book for physicians about what works in medicine. Get to know my older brother again. Become a really good ballroom dancer. Get Wilderness EMT training.

No bucket list; just loving life.

There will always be way too many things to see and do than I could possibly ever get to. Maybe for this reason I have never had a bucket list. As far as things to do, helping raise my grandchildren is the most important thing for me now.

Spend time with my real grandson (not step-grandson) coming this Jan., 2020 then when not needed anymore ..... Drive up the east coast during the fall, go back to Sierraville, CA, travel the upper west coast, foster a springer spaniel, have a mini retro camper and join Sisters on the Fly camping group, go to Paris, Prague, Netherlands, Austria, Banff, .... but before doing all the traveling get a part-time job so I can actually go.

There are many National Parks I want to visit, and to take an Alaskan cruise.

Traveling to Medjugorje.

Retire.

Attend all four tennis major tournaments. Sky dive.

More travel.

River Cruise in Europe.

See Ireland.

I want to jump out of an airplane but not until I'm 90 - in case the parachutes don't open. I want to backpack through Europe, finish writing my book, finish editing children's stories that I wrote and then self-publish them, go to Alaska, go on a river cruise anywhere, take singing lessons, etc. Too many things left to see and do!

Besides seeing the Northern Lights, writing a story or screen play about Glenview in 1930.

Visit the last 3 states (LA, Miss, OK) and the national parks in southwest US.

I traveled with a small group to the Frank Church River of No Return Wilderness Area. It was our mission to assess the make-up and health of the local wolf pack and its new pups. I wouldn’t claim the title ’tracker’, but I can follow a trail and tell you enough things about the animal I’m following that you might think I was one. Anyway, I LOVED being out there, and want to once again spend extended time in a raw wilderness area. I’d also like to go into outer space. And go into the Mariana Trench. That about covers it.

 Travel to Japan, Paris, Berlin and Italy.

Still lots of places to see, three books to finish, convincing at least one of my kids to produce a grandchild.

To attend a Ringo concert (saw Paul at Wrigley Field); take the Beatles tour in Liverpool; attend Oktoberfest in Munich; and revisit 3 schools in Angola built to honor my 1st wife.

With 2 ankles and 2 knees that all need replacement, there are a lot of things on my original bucket list that are no longer doable. :-( But, there are still a few things I’d like to see - Mt. Rushmore, a few of our national parks, and the 9/11 Memorial in NYC.

Re-activating my pilot’s license and taking up flying again, plus finish my book on the early history of golf in Wheaton, IL/Chicago Golf Club.

Visit all 50 states. I have 7 left. Also to visit the lagoons of Baja during the grey whale migration and calving.

 More travel to European countries, more not taking things too seriously, more opportunities to give and receive love, more energy to give to as many charities as possible, more dancing, singing, and writing. I also need to take a class titled "How to not be such an ambitious person 101!" I would love to be more of a published writer, but I sense at times that this is even harder than climbing Mt. Everest!! I want to keep striving to make the world a less violent and more loving place to live in. So....what is the drug for me to take to make all of the latter happen? Well, I think I have the best possible answer? SLEEP !!

Not much left. …

 Getting Adoptable Friends NFP up and running.

Open Response…

I am very happy, lived all over the U.S., married to a great guy, traveled all over the world, and have God’s gift of two amazing daughters who have a sense of purpose: we all work hard, work towards goal achievement and giving back to humanity. I have experimented, challenged and drove myself to be the best I could be. We all should be thankful for our strong Midwestern roots.

I wish we had stayed in Glenview and I had graduated from GBS. I was a ‘South freshman’ at GBN and suffered through that, and I was so happy to be at GBS as a junior and senior. Oh well. 

I was only at GBS for one year, so I was an outlier and never really developed a complete sense of the culture there. However, it was the first time I encountered anti-Semitism, and truly in the 50 years since, I have never encountered the same level of virulent anti-Semitism as I did in my one year at GBS.

I am appreciative of the classmates who put this reunion together and looking forward to talking to everyone.

I’ve had a great life. Full of fun and challenges. Looking back, there is very little I would change about any of it. An education at GBS prepared us well for life.

Life has been good. Great bunch of people from GBS 1969.

I transferred in my sophomore year from a good school (New Trier East), but GBS was best for me. What a great class!

I was teaching nursing 10 years ago at Manhattan Technical College and am newly retired from that position.

I am looking forward to the Reunion.

My faith and belief in myself have gotten me through some very difficult times. After losing my husband at age 51 my life took a much different path. I am grateful for the gifts I have been given to survive and flourish on my own. My parents taught me good values and to believe I could achieve whatever I set as goals and to have a positive outlook. There is a sense of accomplishment and knowledge that I am capable and resilient and am not dependent on another person to find fulfillment in life. I love life and people. I can't imagine not working as I am inspired each day and feel I am still growing in knowledge and beliefs.

Over the last 50 years we’ve all had experiences. Some of the highlights for me were traveling to France, Italy & Ireland....taking care of my dying mother...spending time with my family (grandchildren) & friends...representing the USA in Women’s Curling Championship in Switzerland...love of cooking...exercise.

I look forward to seeing everyone in October. It will be so much fun.

I've probably said enough.......... 

Since I have been five years old I have basically gone off to school each day. That has been my thing. As I read about the lives of classmates on Rick's website, I am impressed with the lives our class has led, our successes, and the contributions we have made. We have certainly lived in very interesting times, and we are not done yet!

I was almost killed by one of the Kennedys. I have been gradually mellowing since high school. I am secretly a book-reading nerd.

I am a great person!

Was in the Funky Soul Band.

I have had a very busy and challenging career. I have had the opportunity to teach and following my engineering projects all over this country. To New Zealand, UK, Canada, Mexico, Nicaragua and the Caribbean Islands. Both my engineering projects and the people I have met along the way have shaped my experiences. And to the surprise of many, I am still working.

When I moved to Florida the first time in 1986, I decided to be called by my middle name, Suzanne. I lived 34 years as Carol and now 33 years as Suzanne. I answer to both names although Suzanne seems more natural to me after 33 years.

I’m still alive!

I’m grateful to be healthy enough to attend our 50th reunion.

We were living/working in New York City on 9/11, so that was formative.

I was expelled from Simpson College 47 years ago for being wild, impulsive and immature. I learned they don't give medals for a good start but how you finish the race (of life) that matters most. I was a medical products salesman for 24 years before changing careers 13 years ago when I became a hospice chaplain. I am responsible for the spiritual encouragement of terminally ill people and I really enjoy helping others to not be afraid and to trust Jesus Christ as their savior.

The best is yet to come!

After graduating from Drake University in 1973, my roommate and I moved to Dallas, TX where I met my husband, Bill, at a photofinishing company where I worked in advertising and he in marketing. We married in 1976, and Peggy Welker, Karen Hedeen and Barb Safranic all made sure at my bachelorette celebration that I had enough tequila shots to wobble down the aisle the next day (well, or SEE the aisle). Six months after we married we were awarded custody of Bill's two young daughters in a jury trial, and later had 2 sons of our own. Bill and I have worked together nearly always, including owning an Advertising Agency, Software company for Retail Stores, and eventually as Realtors with Re/Max. We are now each a Broker with our own company, Hendrix & Associates. We have a 26' sailboat on Lake Lewisville, and bareboat chartered 44' boats (with sailing friends) numerous times in the BVI's and in Honduras. We also took the Boy Scouts there several times as a high adventure trip, as Bill was an Assistant Scoutmaster. Those trips stopped though, because there isn't an age limit for alcohol on the islands, which made sailing with high school aged boys a very HIGH adventure. I have sung in Sweet Adelines for 44 years, and my chorus, the Rich-Tones, has won International Competition 5 times. In fact we will be appearing next year in America's Got Talent! We have 10 grandchildren, love to travel, play bridge, cook out, and hang out with our friends and family. (feel free to edit if TMI).

Great life. We are lucky to have lived in good Times.

 I was at the Frank Zappa concert in Montreaux, Switzerland when the Casino burnt down in the middle of the concert. Deep Purple was there, and wrote the song "Smoke on the Water" about the event.

Life is great.

As I read the emails from Jim, and our entries on our reunion web pages, and hear from a few of you, I recall more clearly what a good bunch we are. It's got me thinking about what's important, remembering a lot I'd forgotten. Thank you much for your friendship and support in HS and now.

Thank you for being my friend, and for all the life experiences - Including this weekend - that I have been able to be a part of. Truly blessed by you.

I was going to put this under unusual occupation, but it is a bit long. In my career as a geneticist, I have had to extract a lot of DNA from various organisms. On a new project, I had to extract DNA from pig semen. Fortunately, someone else got the job of “collecting” the semen. One Friday afternoon I was handed a tube of it: it was bright yellow! I spent the whole weekend telling everyone this amazing fact. Then on Monday I learned that they added egg yolk to the semen to preserve its viability. What a letdown.

Still no drugs or crazy sex...... but still rock and roll (still love the Stones) with the addition of country (Bella Cain) and blues (Samantha Fish and Anna Popovich).

I have enjoyed a variety of careers and love to help people. As a lifelong learner I have a wide variety of interests and am enjoying pursuing them in retirement. I enjoy keeping in touch with old friends and look forward to seeing people at the reunion.

Lived in IL, FL, GA, SC, CO, & now NV. What happens in Las Vegas … stays in Las Vegas. All of the classmates I knew, whether well or peripherally, have given me many great memories. I love catching up with so many by seeing posts on Facebook!

Life’s been good to me so far. …

Life is good; love America.

It's been a crazy life with lots of happy times and lots of sad times. As is the experience of the majority of human beings. But the ones who are still here are so lucky. Many of my former classmates are not. Lots to be grateful for.

I've always been able to wiggle my ears - even one at a time. It used to be embarrassing because sometimes it happened and I didn't realize it.

I've heard that you enjoy either high school or college; I definitely enjoyed GBS more than college where people were more full of themselves and friendships were harder to cement because people were going in a lot of different directions.

GBS certainly taught me to not only read, but to analyze what I read, and GBS taught me enough critical thinking skills to smooth my path as I bumbled along, growing and learning all the way. I’ve married the love of my life and had fantastic adventures, volunteered around the world, helped people regain their health and move beyond perceived limitations. I’ve had the joy of raising children and now my first grandchild is here. I have close friends I met in kindergarten, and close friends I met a year ago. I’d say I’ve had a really great life.

After GBS, I headed to college and earned a BS in Textiles and Clothing. Upon graduation, I was awarded a Fellowship to a Fashion School in New York City, where I lived for 1 year. I returned to Chicago and worked as a Fashion Designer until 1989, which was my First Dream Job. After leaving the Fashion Industry, I became interested in Art and attended The School of The Art Institute of Chicago, where I earned a BFA in Studio Art. I am now living my Second Dream Job, as a Visual Artist. I exhibit my Work in Galleries and Museums Nationally and Internationally. Currently I am working on creating Artwork for a Solo Exhibition in Florence, Italy, to be held in March 2020. I am SO looking forward to seeing everyone at The Reunion and hearing about what everyone has been doing for the last 50 Years!!!!

I loved being a teacher, but retirement is even better than I imagined!

I have enjoyed a rich, satisfying & fruitful life with its share of highs & lows. I wouldn’t change a thing.

 During my Junior year at GBS, I got involved in Young Life, and eventually made a decision to accept Christ’s grace and live for His glory. He’s provided quite a journey. And, while there are lots of things I’d want do differently over these past 50 years, and ways and places in which I wish I’d acted more Christ like, His presence and grace have been a wonderful source of satisfaction.

I wish I could be at the reunion, but I’ll be spending the week on a birthday visit in the Missouri Ozarks with my brother, Bob, who lives in a log cabin and is a hydroponic farmer & restores prairies. Best wishes to all!

No, since I have already said it all, but I am truly ALL EARS when I say that I want to listen and find out about YOUR lives.

Experienced skydiver, scuba diver, scuba instructor, private pilot, National Rifle Association certified pistol instructor.