Lake Oswego 1969

Vickie Sutton (Domenigoni)

Birthday:February 06, 1951 City:Portland Marital Status:Married No. of Children:2 Grandchildren:3 terrific little boys

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Kathy Downey

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Birthday:August 25, 1951 City:Tigard State/Prov.:OR Occupation:Account Executive Marital Status:Single Again No. of Children:1

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Julie Ballin (Drinkward)

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Birthday:December 15, 1950 City:Portland State/Prov.:Oregon Marital Status:Married No. of Children:4

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Wayne Drinkward

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Birthday:November 21, 1951 City:Portland State/Prov.:Oregon Marital Status:Married No. of Children:4

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Van Dusenbery

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City:Saint Paul State/Prov.:Minnesota Occupation:college professor Marital Status:Married No. of Children:2

From Van:Thanks to Veva, Lauri, and the gang for putting this together. Looking forward to seeing folks in August. (Photo on right is from Bangladesh this January, watching Obama inauguration at midnight on Al Jazeera in a small hotel room crammed together with twenty American students and five Bangladeshis!)

Lindy Fellner (Edgett)

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City:Milwaukie State/Prov.:OR Occupation:H/R Facilities Assistant Marital Status:Married No. of Children:1 Grandchildren:1

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Randy Edwards

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Birthday:October 26, 1950 City:Oregon City State/Prov.:Or Occupation:retired, machinist Marital Status:Married No. of Children:3 Grandchildren:1

From Randy:

Well I stayed right here in the N.W. except for three years in the Army. From the coast to Seatle then back to Portland and the surrounding city's. I guess I've just got webbed feet. I've been married for 32 years to the same young lady. Raised the kids in Milwaukie, then after 21 years, moved to Oregon City.

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Kris Nielsen (Elliott)

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Birthday:October 11, 1951 City:Portland State/Prov.:Or Marital Status:Married No. of Children:2

From Kris:

I attended the University of Oregon where I met my husband Tom our freshman year. He told me he was from the “Greater Bay Area” – which I later found out was Coos Bay, Oregon not San Francisco! We have been married 35 years and have been fortunate to live in the Portland area the entire time despite several corporate offers to leave the area. I worked at Pacific NW Bell and an art gallery before our son was born and then have been a stay at home mom and community volunteer. I volunteered my time in various schools and throughout the community while our kids were growing. We are a family of Ducks. Aaron (28) is a graduate of the Architecture Program from U of O. Chelsi (20) is currently a sophomore there. We have been fortunate to have been able to travel extensively with Italy being one of our favorites where we continue to return. The last couple of years we have also enjoyed exploring our own beautiful country. Besides accumulating some air miles we have put many miles on the Suburban, motorcycle and bicycles exploring the back roads and National Parks. At 45 I decided I wanted to learn Spanish and I am still at it. I spend too much time in the gym or on the golf course, but I also like to snow ski, bicycle and hike. In May we are going to hike the Grand Canyon rim to rim. One more thing to cross off my “bucket list”. Jumping out of an airplane is not on that list! I feel fortunate in my life, with good health, a loving family and many great friends. Looking forward to seeing everyone this summer.

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Mark Ellis

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From Mark:

I only attended LOHS from December 1968 though our graduation in June, but it was long enough to provide me with some great memories.

I was pretty good with the language arts, but abysmal at math, so I ended up in Mr. Gilchrist’s basic math class with a bunch of sophomores. I needed Mr. Gilchrist’s nod to get my diploma, and I got it, in the form of a B in the class, but not before Gilchrist sent me home one day saying I needed to shave. I was both worried about getting sent home, and secretly pleased that someone thought I had enough facial hair to need shaving.

Speaking of hair, I remember writing a letter to Lake Views proposing that any student who “maintained a C average, kept his hair, mustache, beard, or sideburns neat and clean, and remained free of school infractions, would also remain free of restrictions regarding hair length and facial hair.” My proposal was not adopted, but Mr. Gene Anderson asked me to join the paper.

One boring lunch hour, Frank Dardano (guitar), Jon Viskov (drums), and Craig Dickson (bass) shredded the old cafeteria stage with an amazingly spot-on version of Cream’s “Crossroads.” After Napa High School, LOHS seemed a bit straight-laced and, well, a bit stuffy. Seeing these guys kick butt while we ate our sloppy Joes was like manna from heaven. I was sorry to see that Jon—a guy who befriended me when frankly I wasn’t exactly making social inroads--has passed.

Letting myself get talked into debating Becky Smith, and then getting trounced. I don’t remember the topic, but she got my goat right away by smiling as she undermined my position. If she’s a lawyer today, or a political operative, look out.

Dave Fish’s amazing energy on the basketball court in the gym.

Graduation night, throwing our mortarboards high in the air. I got very sick on red wine at a party somewhere. Once you got to know them, you realized that though these Lake Oswego kids might be more privileged than most, they certainly knew how to party!

That summer, Neil Armstrong walking on the moon, a month before I stuck my thumb out on I-5 south, headed back to California.

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Christina Erickson

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Birthday:March 21, 2009 Occupation:High School Art Teacher Website:https://christinaericksona.wixsite.com Marital Status:Divorced No. of Children:2 Grandchildren:1

From Christina:How come as you age you get shorter but your nose keeps getting bigger? What's with that?

Brief bio: Fifteen years in Greece produced a couple of half-Greeks and a love of feta, retsina, and big blue sky. Twentyeight years of teaching high school art taught me patience and to see the beauty in all people. Now retired and active in the Portland Fine Arts Guild and (most miraculously) play in a marimba band.
This photo was recently in the Philippines where we fit five people into the pedicab.

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