Fort Vancouver Class of 56

Queenstown, MD 21658

1960 - University of Washington, BA Chemistry (minor in sailing)

1961 - University of Michigan, Naval Architecture & Marine Engineering (no degree quit to avoid the draft)

1972 - University of Rhode Island, MSc. Ocean Engineering

1960 - 1961 Chemist, DuPont of Canada, LTD, Maitland, Ontario (quit to go sailing)

1962 Draftsman, Marine Construction & Design, Inc. Seattle, WA

1962 - 1988 Ensign to Captain, U. S. Coast Guard (joined to avoid the draft)

1989 - 1992 Consultant in Oil and Hazardous Material contingency planning for OHM Corp, Findlay, OH

Consultant in Oil Spill Response Training for Florida Power & Light

Married to Mickey (Gibbons) Boersma from Seattle for 43 years. Two children: Stuart is head of the Department of Mathematics at Central Washington University in Ellensburg, WA, wife Valerie and one daughter, Amy age 10. Cindy is the director of administrative and legal affairs for the State of Maryland Public Defender's Office in Baltimore, MD and is married to Gary Borjesson, a tutor (professor) at St. Johns College in Annapolis, MD, no children.

Throughout my Coast Guard career I have been fortunate to be assigned two independent commands as well as engineering assignments in Washington, DC and Long Beach, CA. We have owned 14 homes and rented or been assigned quarters in 5 more for a total of 19 moves in 26 years. Although the work was not always enjoyable, life was good in Hyattsville, MD, Wheaton, MD, New London, CT, Huntington Beach, CA, Bethesda, MD, Annandale, VA, Alexandria, VA, Jamestown, RI, Kensington, MD, Arlington, VA, Hamilton AFB, CA, Annapolis, MD, (twice), Ketchikan, AK, and finally Queenstown, MD.

Since college, sailing has been an avocation. In 1961 I did the Transpac Race from Los Angeles, CA to Honolulu, HI as well as the return back to Newport Beach, CA. I owned a small sailboat that I used in San Francisco Bay then towed it east to the Chesapeake in 1979. In 1991 my good friend Yves Parent and I sailed from Noank, CT to La Trinite sur Mer, FR for a 2900 mile North Atlantic transit in 22 days. Then two more trips with Yves from St. Martin, FWI to Bermuda and Tortola, BWI to Bermuda cured me of open ocean sailing. We now enjoy by 42 year old 40' yawl (BRAMARE) in the Chesapeake Bay where we either anchor or find a marina every night and enjoy the wonderful scenery and the finest of food and beverage we can carry. In addition to Yves, a key member of my crew the past few years have been Gordon McPhaden.

Kathy Bonner/Lee/Tanaka.

In 1956 I attended Lewis and Clark College and 17 years and three sons later graduated fro University of Hawaii at Hilo. (That must be some kind of record for earning a Bachelor's) After 26 years of teaching High School sciences and being the Registrar I retired in 2000. My first husband died in 1975 and I remarried in 1980 so Ralph and I already have 25 years together. Ralph had a son (10) and a 5 year old daughter and as my 3 sons were off on their own by then we made a family of four. Now we have 10 grandchildren, 8 of which are college age themselves or just beyond and two are just starting their school years.

Small town Hawaii, Honoka'a, has been home for the 25 years and will be for the forseeable future. It is a hard place to beat. We enjoy our island and go snorkeling every Friday for tako (octopus). The family relies on us to keep them supplied and so do friends. We just enjoy the swim and the ocean.

We will not be at the Reunion but you all will be in my thoughts and I love checking out the bio's.

Sorry, I truly have NO picture that is not 7 or 8 years in the past. If I find one I will send it to you Don. Aloha and Mahalo,

Kathy Bonner/Lee/Tanaka
rktanaka@hawaii.rr.com

Warren Doane
Wardoane@aol.com

In 1960 I received a letter from a friend in the San Francisco Bay Area beckoning me to seek my fortune in California. So I packed my toilet and jumped on the train. I have been here ever since.

I am married to my last wife for almost 34 very good years. We have three fine children, two boys and a girl and 7 and 1/2 grandchildren. I retired about three years ago from a national title insurance company where I ran a small division in San Mateo County, California. I spent about two years consulting for other title companies because my wife told me she was tired of cleaning around me.

We moved to Palm Desert, in the Palm Springs area, a year ago May. We live in a nice home in a gated golf community where we can drive our golf cart to the course. We both play golf about four days a week. We will be traveling from August through October because of the heat. All of the family is of good health and we have a good life. What more could we ask?

Warren

Randall Ferguson

I received an accounting degree (U of WA -1962), practiced as a bean counter (CPA) for several years and then went back to law school (Lewis & Clark � 1973). I practiced law in the Vancouver area until I had a mid-life crisis in 1986 and moved to the small island of Pohnpei in Micronesia. I got over that and returned to the practice of law in Vancouver. I am happily married to a CPA (Celeste) and yes, we do count beans together. So far I have three sons and five grandsons. I still enjoy what I do, so I have no plans on retiring. My biggest hobby now is traveling with my wife. My current outlook on life can be summed up in a Woody Allen quote: �I don�t have anything against death; I just don�t want to be there when it happens.�

Randy

Randall E. Ferguson
Ferguson & Schoenfeld, PLLC
805 Broadway, Suite 735
Vancouver, WA 98660
Tele: 360-693-0949
Fax: 360-693-1109
randy@ferguson-law.com

Barbara (Field) Yarborough

MIKEYARBOR@aol.com

I am probably the last person to send in a bio for our class reunion....which my husband and I attended in August! I hope I am not too late!!! My family moved to the Oregon coast right after I finished my junior year in high school, so I didn't actually graduate from Vancouver, but I attended school there starting in the second grade, so I really feel as though Vancouver was my childhood home.

During my junior year I attended a Young Life Ski retreat, and made the wonderful decision to accept Christ as my Savior, and I feel as though God's mercy rewrote my life.

I attended Oregon State College, majoring in Home Economics, minoring in Education and Art, however, upon graduation I joined the staff of Campus Crusade for Christ, where I worked in Austin, Texas at the University of Texas, then on to Houston, where I worked on the Rice and University of Houston campuses. While in Houston I met my future husband, Mike who was attending Rice on an R.O.T.C. scholarship. After he served a year in the Navy, we were married and moved to San Diego in 1964.

In 1965, we moved to the San Francisco bay area, where we lived until 1974. During this time we had four children, and my husband attended graduate school at Stanford, where he earned his masters and PhD degrees in Linear Optics.

Our daughter Jill was born in 1967, our son John in 1968, our son Jeffrey in 1970 and in 1974, our son James was born.

Our third child, Jeffrey was born 2 months prematurely while I was in Houston visiting Mikes parents. (Mike was at a conference in New York at the time.) The doctors gave Jeffre very little hope of survival, since he was 2 months premature, had a very severely enlarged heart, as well as having Downs Syndrome. We left our tiny baby in Houston as we returned to Santa Clara, not knowing whether or not he would live from day to day. However, Jeffrey turned 35 this April 1, and has survived 2 open heart surgeries and many other health related problems. We have learned so much about the love of God from having a child like Jeffrey, and even though it was a hard thing to accept at first, we have counted it a real joy to have him . About five years ago he developed type one diabetes, and became a very challenging project! He has to have insulin 4 times a day, and really couldn't be left alone after that happened. It was a very difficult period for us, and we decided maybe we should try to place him in a home, but that just didn't seem like the best thing to do. I am so grateful to my daughter, Jill, who has taken Jeffrey to live with her in Phoenix, with her busy family of four children. This has been a wonderful blessing to us...my husband and I can actually go out to eat alone, and when we want to, and we see him often.

After moving to 'Tucson in 1974 we had another son, Joseph, born in 1976, who will be getting married this month.

My life is rich and full, and I feel as though I have been very blessed. My husband and I have done a lot of traveling ....Israel a few times, Turkey. Greece, many countries in Europe, etc We have enjoyed several cruises as well as family vacations to Cannon Beach each summer with our entire family....which now includes 8 wonderful grandchildren.

I have been involved in the watercolor guild, as well as the Collage group here, and have had my water colors in various galleries. I am excited to be starting in a gallery in Aspen, Colorado soon, and I have also taken up the hobby of quilting.

God has been so good, and I have SO much for which to be thankful. I will be looking forward to our next reunion......2011!!!!!!!

Barbara,

After graduating from Fort I decided the best route for me was to work rather than go on to college. After 3 years of factory work, and a fair amount of nagging from my mother, I decided that maybe it wouldn't be such a bad idea to further my education. Approximately 7 years later and four different colleges I made my mother happy by receiving my bachelor degree in mathematics at the University of Washington. I think the last word I heard from her on the subject of college was "FINALLY". The summer after I received my degree I went to work for a small consulting firm that offered computer based engineering type services. I was with them for 6 years, opened my own consulting business and after 6 years took a crack at operational management in the beer and wine distribution business. Needless to say, this job provided the best side benefits of any I've had. My career in the beer and wine business lasted about 7 years. From there I went to work for a major freight company in their computer department, spending 3 years there before going to work for ADP Dealer Services a company offering computer services for automobile and truck dealerships. I ended an 18 year stint with them last February and am now gearing up for retirement. Looking back, my degree in mathematics stood me well - computers, beer, wine, moving freight and automobiles.

As far as my personal life - I've been married twice. The first lasted 3 years, no children. The second is going on 38 years with my partner for life Gayle and one son Erik. I feel so blessed to have these two in my life. Gayle and I are so looking forward to our retirement years. We've already earmarked exotic and exciting places to travel and Erik and I have a fishing trip to Alaska planned for next year. No grandchildren yet as Erik has not found his life partner but we are holding out hope.

Life's been good so far and I'm looking forward to the future. I'm planning on hanging in there for at least a 70 year class reunion. Having said that, I think we should do them in 5 year increments from here on - just in case.

The picture is me in my attire for my retirement party last February. I thought it appropriate as this is how I intend to spend my retirement years. PARTY, PARTY, PARTY!!

I am so looking forward to the reunion. See you there.

Richard and I have been married for 47 years. Dick retired from the food brokerage he owned and I am retired from the federal government. We have three daughters and 7 grandchildren. Two of our daughters and their families live in Spokane. One daughter and her family live in Florida. We lived in Oswego, Oregon; Bellevue, Washington and Phoenix, Arizona before returning to Spokane. We spend most of the year in Spokane and take a long winter break in Florida.

When I was attending VHS, the school turned 50 years old. At an assembly, a woman came to speak that had been in the first class. I can remember wondering how she could be so very old and still remember - and here we are today!

Mike and I celebrated our 50^th anniversary last October with a reception then a cruise to the Mexican Riviera. We had a wonderful time. Many family members and friends attended the reception that we hadn�t seen in a long time. It is fun to �catch up� with people and we are looking forward to the reunion.

For many years, I supported Mike in his career of dairy farming while raising our family. We moved from the Vancouver area to buy a dairy farm in Montesano, WA. We spent 10 years there, then 2 in Longview and 8 in LaCenter. In 1996 my mother, Marion Isaacson, was ill so we moved in with her to be her caregivers (while working full time!). When she passed away we stayed and now live in the home I lived in during High School.

We have 4 wonderful children that all live in the State of Washington, 10 grandchildren (even better). We have recently added 2 great grandchildren to the family, although we haven�t gotten to see them as much as I�d like.)

Mike works as yard master for the B.N. Railroad in Longview and I work a couple of mornings a week at a small post office � compared to dairy farming this feels like retirement so I don�t think we�ll be officially retiring soon.

Diane

Jackie (Jacobson) Ainey

1111 Archwood Drive

Olympia, WA 98204

After graduation, worked as a secretary at Alcoa (wasn't that one of the jobs available to women at the time!)

1. Married in 1959 to Larry Otos

2. 3 children - Larry Mark, twins Laura and Ed

Moved to Olympia in 1972 - Divorced and worked for Utilities and Transportation Commission (State); married James Ainey in 1984 and moved to Lacey, Washington.

Husband died in 2002, I sold the house and moved back to Olympia. I now live alone with a cat and about 10 minutes away from Ed and his family. My 4 year old granddaughter keeps me busy and I seem to be the dog-sitter when my kids are on vacation.

Wish I could see you all but at this time am unable to make it to the reunion. (Would like to buy a reunion book if published).

Please keep me in mind for future get-togethers!

	Bud Ackley backley@webtv.net I did not graduate with the class, I left school and joined the Air Force, thinking that I had made the world's smartest move. It took less than a week to realize, it wasn't too smart after all !! Ended up in Japan and then in Korea at the tail end of the Korean War, actually the Air Force was good to me, finished my education while in the service. I retired from the Mobil Oil / B.P. Companies at 55, moved to Whidbey Island, Wa. On five acres, We love the very rural life, enjoy traveling in our motor home, fishing, boating, spending time with our grandchildren and family. I have a nine bay shop (including a '50's Bar) and restore classic cars, currently I've restored a '49 Plymouth Business coupe (street rod) with matching travel trailer, a '65 Mustang convertible, working on a '66 Ford Ranchero. We would love to hear from old friends, doors always open. We are still trying to shift our schedule to make the Reunion. .Bud
	John Baker 13915 Country Creek Rd Poway, CA 92064 I went to Clark College for two years. My third year was spent at Washington State College in Pullman. I married my high school sweetheart, June Haukaas in 1959. It took me four years to finish college at Portland State College in 1964. Next I went to work for Western Airlines at the Portland International Airport. This lead into management at Western Airlines home offices in Los Angles helping to set up a computer reservation system. In 1972, I was transferred to Passenger Service as an Assistant Manager. I worked in Passenger Service, Ramp and Airfreight in Los Angeles for the next 14 years until my retirement in 2002. June and I raised a family in Los Angeles. We had two girls, Theresa (1963) and Lisa (1967). We bought a home in Los Angeles in 1968 and remained there until my retirement in 2002. We have three grandchildren -- all boys. We enjoy them very much. We have retired to Poway, CA, 30 miles north of San Diego. John
	Al Boersma sailing F. Albert Boersma Pelican Pointe 141 Wye River Drive Queenstown, MD 21658 bramare@verizon.net Education: 1960 - University of Washington, BA Chemistry (minor in sailing) 1961 - University of Michigan, Naval Architecture & Marine Engineering (no degree quit to avoid the draft) 1972 - University of Rhode Island, MSc. Ocean Engineering Professional: 1960 - 1961 Chemist, DuPont of Canada, LTD, Maitland, Ontario (quit to go sailing) 1962 Draftsman, Marine Construction & Design, Inc. Seattle, WA 1962 - 1988 Ensign to Captain, U. S. Coast Guard (joined to avoid the draft) 1989 - 1992 Consultant in Oil and Hazardous Material contingency planning for OHM Corp, Findlay, OH Consultant in Oil Spill Response Training for Florida Power & Light Personal: Married to Mickey (Gibbons) Boersma from Seattle for 43 years. Two children: Stuart is head of the Department of Mathematics at Central Washington University in Ellensburg, WA, wife Valerie and one daughter, Amy age 10. Cindy is the director of administrative and legal affairs for the State of Maryland Public Defender's Office in Baltimore, MD and is married to Gary Borjesson, a tutor (professor) at St. Johns College in Annapolis, MD, no children. Throughout my Coast Guard career I have been fortunate to be assigned two independent commands as well as engineering assignments in Washington, DC and Long Beach, CA. We have owned 14 homes and rented or been assigned quarters in 5 more for a total of 19 moves in 26 years. Although the work was not always enjoyable, life was good in Hyattsville, MD, Wheaton, MD, New London, CT, Huntington Beach, CA, Bethesda, MD, Annandale, VA, Alexandria, VA, Jamestown, RI, Kensington, MD, Arlington, VA, Hamilton AFB, CA, Annapolis, MD, (twice), Ketchikan, AK, and finally Queenstown, MD. Since college, sailing has been an avocation. In 1961 I did the Transpac Race from Los Angeles, CA to Honolulu, HI as well as the return back to Newport Beach, CA. I owned a small sailboat that I used in San Francisco Bay then towed it east to the Chesapeake in 1979. In 1991 my good friend Yves Parent and I sailed from Noank, CT to La Trinite sur Mer, FR for a 2900 mile North Atlantic transit in 22 days. Then two more trips with Yves from St. Martin, FWI to Bermuda and Tortola, BWI to Bermuda cured me of open ocean sailing. We now enjoy by 42 year old 40' yawl (BRAMARE) in the Chesapeake Bay where we either anchor or find a marina every night and enjoy the wonderful scenery and the finest of food and beverage we can carry. In addition to Yves, a key member of my crew the past few years have been Gordon McPhaden.
	Kathy Bonner/Lee/Tanaka. In 1956 I attended Lewis and Clark College and 17 years and three sons later graduated fro University of Hawaii at Hilo. (That must be some kind of record for earning a Bachelor's) After 26 years of teaching High School sciences and being the Registrar I retired in 2000. My first husband died in 1975 and I remarried in 1980 so Ralph and I already have 25 years together. Ralph had a son (10) and a 5 year old daughter and as my 3 sons were off on their own by then we made a family of four. Now we have 10 grandchildren, 8 of which are college age themselves or just beyond and two are just starting their school years. Small town Hawaii, Honoka'a, has been home for the 25 years and will be for the forseeable future. It is a hard place to beat. We enjoy our island and go snorkeling every Friday for tako (octopus). The family relies on us to keep them supplied and so do friends. We just enjoy the swim and the ocean. We will not be at the Reunion but you all will be in my thoughts and I love checking out the bio's. Sorry, I truly have NO picture that is not 7 or 8 years in the past. If I find one I will send it to you Don. Aloha and Mahalo, Kathy Bonner/Lee/Tanaka rktanaka@hawaii.rr.com
	Sam Bradley 1021 Kiwi CT NW Olympia, WA 98502 360-754-8467 dr_bradley2000@yahoo.com Staff aide to US Senator H.M. Jackson, while completing BA in English Lit, and MA in Speech Communication at the University of Maryland. Got PhD from University of Washington in Interpersonal Communication with minor in Clinical Psychology. Senior Fellow, Post-Doctoral Intern, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington School of Medicine. Adjunct Assistant Professor of Communications and Psychology, Central Washington University. Private practice in clinical psychology in Olympia, WA for 30 years specializing in the diagnosis and treatment of depression and couples therapy. Taught over 25 workshops called "Brief (No-Bullshit) Marital Therapy." Held political office (Olympiad Port Commissioner), wrote a newspaper column ("Messages About Marriage"), had a radio talk show ("Couch of the Airwaves"). In 2003, won the 50 meter and 100 meter dashes, and first in long jump and discus throw for (65-70) in the Washington State Senior Track games. Married to Eileen Connon, from Yorkshire, England, for 24 years. One child, Kathy Connor, a senior in college. Eileen and I combine our time between Olympia and our house in Sayulita, Mexico. Highlight of my life: In 1996, my wife, daughter and I traveled around the world for 90 days visiting 12 countries.
	Connie Brasmer Lemberg I married in 1957 to Cliff Ellenwood Jr. and we had two boys and two girls. In 1963 my Mother was murdered in their home in Fruit Valley, I had just been laid off from Jantzen Knitting Mills a week before. My Mother had been watching our three children so I was home with them at mom�s death. Four months after moms death my dad died of a broken heart. I have always been thankful to Ken Andrews for his compassion he showed us as we made arrangements for the funerals. Five years later my marriage ended in divorce and I was on my own to raise four children by myself. I don�t believe I have cried as much as I did those very lonely years, and I thought for sure that my Savior, Jesus Christ had forsaken me or really wasn�t real. I was slowly losing my faith. I met Jack Lemberg through his sister who I worked with at Jantzen. We married in 1968 and because we both were so independent we had a tough time of it. For two years it was hell on earth until I realized that I had left God out of my life and had went my own way. At that point I gave my life back to God to do what ever He wanted to do with it. He changed me and slowly He changed Jack and gave me back a life that is full of joy. Jack & I had a daughter in 1971 and in 1973 Jack adopted my four children making us a family of five. At this moment in our life we now have sixteen grandsons and one granddaughter, our granddaughter was named Lyla after my mother. Our son Mike retired from the Air Force after 20 years and went right to work for Maximus, which is a company that manages government health programs. He is now Vice President. They have two boys and live in Folsom, CA. Our son David has taught chemistry at Prairie High School for the last 16 years and this year he just moved over to Heritage High School in the Evergreen District. They have two boys. Our daughter Cindy is a stay at home mom and she has been home schooling their two sons and one daughter. Our daughter Stephanie is raising their seven boys and managing a photo shop in Wal-Mart. Our daughter Jennie is raising their three boys and is an Arbonne consultant. We have fun as a family and go camping together each summer. We all make it a priority and look forward to that week of hiking and talking about the good old days. I promise to make it to the 55^th class reunion if I am still here. Connie Brasmer Lemberg 8200 NE 94^th St. Vancouver, WA 98662 connielemberg@comcast.net
	Carol (Bryan) Biles My husband, David, and I moved to Marysville, WA in 2002 . We both are retired�I from working as a Marriage and Family Therapist for the past l5 years and Dave from active ministry in the United Methodist Church for 40 years. We are enjoying retirement and, as most of you know from your own experience, are as busy as ever! Dave and I were married in August, l960. We have had two children. Our son, Greg, was born in l964 and died from Muscular Dystrophy in l988. Our daughter, Cindy, was born in l967 and currently lives in Houston, TX. She is single and employed in retail management. We have no grandchildren. I enjoy music and have played and taught piano most of my life. I have been a choral director in both church and community and have sung in various choirs and choral groups over the years. Aside from music, I�ve been active in church and in community work. I enjoyed my work as a therapist in several different settings including private practice. Now it�s time to slow down a bit, enjoy my gardening, quilting, and playing piano out in the community when I can. My husband and I are active in the Kairos prison ministry and have met many wonderful folks in that work. Much to my disappointment, I shall not be able to attend the reunion. I shall be walking in the Susan B. Koman Breast Cancer 3-Day 60-mile event in Seattle. As a four-year breast Cancer survivor, I am thrilled to be able to participate and have been training since February. Over 60 people have contributed nearly $3,700.00 to support my effort! I send my greetings to you all and would enjoy hearing from my dear friends from those years at Vancouver High! Carol Biles l726 2^nd Street Marysville, WA,98270. Phone: 360-651-1269. E-mail: 2biles@msn.com Ed Cole (360) 573-6258 frampacole@yahoo.com After attending Clark College, I enlisted in the Army in March of 1959 and served until April,1962. While stationed in Ft Sill I met the girl who would become my wife. Upon discharge from the Army I lived in Highland Park Ill. where I was born. I worked for SCM Kleinschmidt in Deerfield , Ill until the summer of 1964, when we moved to Vancouver. I worked for Western Electric until I joined IBM as a Field Engineer in Dec of 1965. I worked for IBM full time for over 30 years until I retired in 1996. I then resumed wotking for them as a contractor and supplemental employee until 2002 at which time I retired fully. Donna and I were married in Lawton, Ok on Mar 15, 1963. We have 2 boys. Charles, is married and has 3 sons. He is Broadcast and Operations Manager for the Dayton, Ohio PBS stations. Michael is unmarried and lives in Vancouver and works for UPS. Donna worked for US Bank for 30 years and is also retired. Ed
	Dorothy (Collins) Chittester email: dottijc@comcast.net web site: Centry21/Shamrock Realty, Inc. (Abingdon, VA) Three children, two sons, one daughter; one son-in-law and one daughter-in-law; three grandchildren (two boys, one girl). Have been in real estate for thirty-seven years. Visit the Northwest as often as Mary Ellen Sandburg will allow me to stay with her - HA! And, will plan to attend a 50th reunion this year. Hobbies: Travel; bridge; movies and theater; my grandchildren.
	Warren Doane Wardoane@aol.com In 1960 I received a letter from a friend in the San Francisco Bay Area beckoning me to seek my fortune in California. So I packed my toilet and jumped on the train. I have been here ever since. I am married to my last wife for almost 34 very good years. We have three fine children, two boys and a girl and 7 and 1/2 grandchildren. I retired about three years ago from a national title insurance company where I ran a small division in San Mateo County, California. I spent about two years consulting for other title companies because my wife told me she was tired of cleaning around me. We moved to Palm Desert, in the Palm Springs area, a year ago May. We live in a nice home in a gated golf community where we can drive our golf cart to the course. We both play golf about four days a week. We will be traveling from August through October because of the heat. All of the family is of good health and we have a good life. What more could we ask? Sincerely, Warren Randall Ferguson I received an accounting degree (U of WA -1962), practiced as a bean counter (CPA) for several years and then went back to law school (Lewis & Clark � 1973). I practiced law in the Vancouver area until I had a mid-life crisis in 1986 and moved to the small island of Pohnpei in Micronesia. I got over that and returned to the practice of law in Vancouver. I am happily married to a CPA (Celeste) and yes, we do count beans together. So far I have three sons and five grandsons. I still enjoy what I do, so I have no plans on retiring. My biggest hobby now is traveling with my wife. My current outlook on life can be summed up in a Woody Allen quote: �I don�t have anything against death; I just don�t want to be there when it happens.� Randy Randall E. Ferguson Ferguson & Schoenfeld, PLLC 805 Broadway, Suite 735 Vancouver, WA 98660 Tele: 360-693-0949 Fax: 360-693-1109 randy@ferguson-law.com Barbara (Field) Yarborough MIKEYARBOR@aol.com I am probably the last person to send in a bio for our class reunion....which my husband and I attended in August! I hope I am not too late!!! My family moved to the Oregon coast right after I finished my junior year in high school, so I didn't actually graduate from Vancouver, but I attended school there starting in the second grade, so I really feel as though Vancouver was my childhood home. During my junior year I attended a Young Life Ski retreat, and made the wonderful decision to accept Christ as my Savior, and I feel as though God's mercy rewrote my life. I attended Oregon State College, majoring in Home Economics, minoring in Education and Art, however, upon graduation I joined the staff of Campus Crusade for Christ, where I worked in Austin, Texas at the University of Texas, then on to Houston, where I worked on the Rice and University of Houston campuses. While in Houston I met my future husband, Mike who was attending Rice on an R.O.T.C. scholarship. After he served a year in the Navy, we were married and moved to San Diego in 1964. In 1965, we moved to the San Francisco bay area, where we lived until 1974. During this time we had four children, and my husband attended graduate school at Stanford, where he earned his masters and PhD degrees in Linear Optics. Our daughter Jill was born in 1967, our son John in 1968, our son Jeffrey in 1970 and in 1974, our son James was born. Our third child, Jeffrey was born 2 months prematurely while I was in Houston visiting Mikes parents. (Mike was at a conference in New York at the time.) The doctors gave Jeffre very little hope of survival, since he was 2 months premature, had a very severely enlarged heart, as well as having Downs Syndrome. We left our tiny baby in Houston as we returned to Santa Clara, not knowing whether or not he would live from day to day. However, Jeffrey turned 35 this April 1, and has survived 2 open heart surgeries and many other health related problems. We have learned so much about the love of God from having a child like Jeffrey, and even though it was a hard thing to accept at first, we have counted it a real joy to have him . About five years ago he developed type one diabetes, and became a very challenging project! He has to have insulin 4 times a day, and really couldn't be left alone after that happened. It was a very difficult period for us, and we decided maybe we should try to place him in a home, but that just didn't seem like the best thing to do. I am so grateful to my daughter, Jill, who has taken Jeffrey to live with her in Phoenix, with her busy family of four children. This has been a wonderful blessing to us...my husband and I can actually go out to eat alone, and when we want to, and we see him often. After moving to 'Tucson in 1974 we had another son, Joseph, born in 1976, who will be getting married this month. My life is rich and full, and I feel as though I have been very blessed. My husband and I have done a lot of traveling ....Israel a few times, Turkey. Greece, many countries in Europe, etc We have enjoyed several cruises as well as family vacations to Cannon Beach each summer with our entire family....which now includes 8 wonderful grandchildren. I have been involved in the watercolor guild, as well as the Collage group here, and have had my water colors in various galleries. I am excited to be starting in a gallery in Aspen, Colorado soon, and I have also taken up the hobby of quilting. God has been so good, and I have SO much for which to be thankful. I will be looking forward to our next reunion......2011!!!!!!! Barbara,
	Fred Fleming 253-798-7568 Eduation University of Tulsa School of Law , JD 1967 Gonzaga University School of Law 1963-1964 University of Washington, B.A. 1960 Career Law Clerk to Washington State Supreme Court Justice Walter T. McGovern 1967-1969 Deputy Prosecutor for Pierce County 1969-1973 Private practice attorney 1973-1993 Elected Pierce County Superior Court 1993 - Present Presiding Judge Superior Court 2002 Special Inquiry Judge Pierce County - Present Professional Affiliations Superior Court Judges' Association Pierce County Superior Court Judges' Executive Committee 1999-2002 Graduate National Judicial College; American Judicature Society; Washington State Bar Association - Pierce County Bar Association; State Prosecutor Training Board past. Civic Involvement Former Board Member Boys and Girls Club Coached youth sports Former Board member Chemical Dependency Youth and Adult Agencies Past President Tacoma Art Museum Activities Council Founding Wrangler Board member Puyallup Fair Rodeo Family Caralene and I have been married 47 years in August. We have 3 children, Nicole, Erik, and Lesley. One grandchild, Hanna age 12. Annually we travel usually to Calif. for more sunshine and to Montana for fishing and riding on a family ranch.
	========================================================================================== Paul Freeman PaulJ_Freeman@msn.com After graduating from Fort I decided the best route for me was to work rather than go on to college. After 3 years of factory work, and a fair amount of nagging from my mother, I decided that maybe it wouldn't be such a bad idea to further my education. Approximately 7 years later and four different colleges I made my mother happy by receiving my bachelor degree in mathematics at the University of Washington. I think the last word I heard from her on the subject of college was "FINALLY". The summer after I received my degree I went to work for a small consulting firm that offered computer based engineering type services. I was with them for 6 years, opened my own consulting business and after 6 years took a crack at operational management in the beer and wine distribution business. Needless to say, this job provided the best side benefits of any I've had. My career in the beer and wine business lasted about 7 years. From there I went to work for a major freight company in their computer department, spending 3 years there before going to work for ADP Dealer Services a company offering computer services for automobile and truck dealerships. I ended an 18 year stint with them last February and am now gearing up for retirement. Looking back, my degree in mathematics stood me well - computers, beer, wine, moving freight and automobiles. As far as my personal life - I've been married twice. The first lasted 3 years, no children. The second is going on 38 years with my partner for life Gayle and one son Erik. I feel so blessed to have these two in my life. Gayle and I are so looking forward to our retirement years. We've already earmarked exotic and exciting places to travel and Erik and I have a fishing trip to Alaska planned for next year. No grandchildren yet as Erik has not found his life partner but we are holding out hope. Life's been good so far and I'm looking forward to the future. I'm planning on hanging in there for at least a 70 year class reunion. Having said that, I think we should do them in 5 year increments from here on - just in case. The picture is me in my attire for my retirement party last February. I thought it appropriate as this is how I intend to spend my retirement years. PARTY, PARTY, PARTY!! I am so looking forward to the reunion. See you there. Paul
	Kent Frewing After FVHS, went to Caltech for college, then Stanford and Santa Clara University for graduate degrees. Worked for Hewlett-Packard for four years and have been supporting exploration of the solar system and universe for 38 years at NASA's and Caltech's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in La Canada Flintridge, CA. Married Judy Pickering of San Marino, CA and Occidental College in 1960, and we have two kids with spouses, and two grandchildren, all in Menlo Park, CA. Taught engineering to local industry and government personnel for USC, and now for Caltech. Volunteer for local government, hospital, Caltech alumni programs, and AFS Intercultural Programs. Kent Frewing Jet Propulsion Laboratory M/C 180-904 4800 Oak Grove Drive Pasadena, CA 91109-8099 Phone: 818-354-3402 Fax: 818-393-4218 Email: h.k.frewing@jpl.nasa.gov
	Karla (Frick) Dietz WOW, these bio's are fun to read and impressive. I guess my 68 years have mostly been spent enjoying each day and all the people along the way. I now live in the Palm Springs area -- the land of sunshine and golf. My daughter and two grandsons just joined me for their Spring break. Now, I get to see my friend Delores (Royle) Anderson and all of you at the reunion. Karla, 9 Princeton Dr. Rancho Mirage, CA 92270 karladietz@Yahoo.com
	Susan (Gaul) Smith happylowe@adelphia.net Following is a brief biography: I am a widow. My much loved husband, Roland Smith (class of 1954) died of cancer. He was an educator, teacher and school principal. Both of our sons graduated from R.A. Long High School in Longview, WA. Tim was in the class of 1976 and Brian in the class of 1986. Both classes have reunions here in Longview this summer. Fun eh? My life is family with 2 sons, 4 grandchildren (ages 5 to 20 - kindergarten through 2 years of college). Mom is 89. Family and friends, travel and tennis are my loves. I still play competitive tennis (in an age related categories, of coarse, as is the case in all other activities). I'm looking forward to seeing my old Friends. I can be reached at 1(360)423-7433. No computer. Susan Gaul Smith
	Ginger (Virginia Gaston) Baiar Columbia Falls, Montana I can't believe it's been 50 years! My life has been rather busy since graduation - attended Clark College, worked in the library, next worked for telephone company, married at 18, had 3 children, raised horses, sheep and various other critters. Moved from Vancouver to Olympia - worked at the Thurston County Fairgrounds, divorced at 48, met and married Jim two years later, moved to his home in northwest Montana. He manufactures barrels for high-end sporting rifles, I operate the shipping & billing departments, and have been known to do a little work with the lathe, drilling and reaming machines. We raise a few chickens, have 3 cats and a hunting dog. Recently bought the adjoining 9 acres and now our 'spread' consists of 10 acres with a year-around creek, 3 houses (2 are rentals) and a shop. We raise vegetables to sell at local Farmers Markets, go fishing & huntilng when time permits. I love the definite change of seasons, don't miss the rain, never get enough snow (most years it is around 4 feet deep before Christmas). We are active in the local Friends of NRA, attend the Catholic Church in Whitefish. Each summer friends and I try to go on a tent-camping trip to a National Park; Glacier is only 15 minutes from my home. In my spare time I like to sew, knit, crochet, do various other crafts. Guess I should mention that I have 8 grandchildren - living in Florida, Washington and here in Montana; we don't see them nearly often enough! Life is busy and full - each day is a gift. I would love to hear from old classmates, and I do answer email, but am slow in responding to letters. gingerbaiar@hotmail.com Mary (Grasser) Libby Retired from Moses Lake School District. Living in Birch Bay WA. Divorced.. Two children, son David, Captain National Guard & Whatcom County Sherrif's Dept. wife Stacy, nurse St. Joseph Hospital, Bellingham 3 sons all living in Ferndale. Daughter Julie married to Steve Snow moving to Forest Falls CA from Germantown MD as I write. One daughter Sofia. I hike, read, cruise, bike, just about anything that comes my way. Going to Orcas Island to a contra dance camp next week end. Looking forward to seeing everyone the end of August!. no picture Mary Ralph Grindland 24404 Amberleaf Court Leesburg FL 34748 rgrindland@earthlink.net After graduation I worked for Western Electric Co., installing telephone equipment in various offices in Washington and Oregon. I also worked at Lucky Lager brewery and Continental Can Co. I joined the Coast Guard in 1961, spending my entire four years of service at the mouth of the Columbia River. Three years on a 40� motor lifeboat and one year on the Columbia Lightship. I began a long career of Federal service in 1965, working for The Postal Service, Department of Interior, Department of Energy and Department of the Treasury. I was �loaned� to The Saudi Arabian Ministry of Finance in 1980 and worked in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia until 1987. Because of this posting, my family and I enjoyed lots of travel and were exposed to many cultures. We made seven, round-the-world trips and filled up two passports with immigration stamps. My wife Eileen (Borin) was a �65� graduate from Hudson�s Bay. We have 4 children, three sons and one daughter. We now have 8 grandchildren. Two of our sons have their own businesses, one in Vancouver and one in Navarre Beach Florida. Son number three works for Department of Defense as a Fire Department Chief. Our daughter just moved back to Houston and will continue work in the medical field We now live in a golfing community in central Florida, about 40 minutes from Disney World. We have Disney Passports and go there about 20 times per year with grandchildren and to attend special events. I golf regularly and if I can stay at my present ability and health level for the next 15 years; I may shoot my age. We met Jesus in 1977 and will walk with him until he calls. Ralph
	Richard Hartley kristinehartley@hotmail.com Since graduating from Fort Vancouver, I spent two years at Clark College where I played baseball. I transferred to San Jose State University, continued playing baseball and earned my degree in Business Administration. I subsequently went to work for All State Insurance in Salem, Oregon. After a year, I joined an independent insurance firm in Longview, Washington. I sold my insurance practice in 1994 and renewed my interest in the investment business by joining Continental Investors in 1995 as a registered representative. I continue to be very involved in Rotary and work on my golf game regularly. Sue and I celebrate 39 years of marriage this year. She is a University of Puget Sound graduate and works for the Longview School District. Our son Matt (30), a graduate of Washington State University and a former Coug golfer, recently joined Biggs Insurance Services in Vancouver. Our daughter Kris (26), a recreation golfer, graduated from Arizona State University and now teaches 3^rd grade within Los Angeles Unified School District. We continue to enjoy our winter and summer trips to Sunriver, and holidays find us all gathered here in Longview. Off-season finds us heading to California to spend time with Kris. Dick June (Haukaas) Baker 13915 Country Creek Rd Poway, CA 92064 After graduating from high school, I went to work at the Jade Palace in Vancouver as a waitress. I soon decided that was not what I wanted to do with my life. Besides 95 cents an hour didn't appeal to me. I made a lot more just picking berries in previous summers. I entered the Providence Hospital School oif Nursing program in Portland, Oregon that Fall. A month after graduating from Nursing School in 1959, I married my high school sweetheart, John Baker. We settled in Portland where John continued his college education while working full time at Western Airlines. I went to work for the Veteran's Administration Hospital as a registered nurse. I remained in their employ for about four years then left to raise a family. Our first, Theresa (1963) and our second, Lisa (1967). They are both married and Theresa has given us three grandsons that are very precious and into several sports in which they do very well. We are proud of them for many reasons. We moved to Los Angeles in the fall of 1966 so that John could take advantage of a promotion that Western Airlines offered to him in management. We took root and lived there for thirty-seven years. I became involved in Girl Scouting, which lasted a total of twelve years and I also became involved in the local elementary school PTA through which I organized and ran a volunteer group of parents from the community to assist teachers in the classroom. The program is still in existence at that school. I received recognition and awards from the L.A. school district and the State of California for my work there. After leaving my volunteer positions, I went back to work as a registered nurse at St. John's Hospital in Santa Monica for about five years and then retired. I do keep my license current just in case I might want to do something that would require it. We retired to Poway, CA a "City in the Country," as the town folks call this area. Horses and riders stroll by our home frequently and we have plenty of wild life around also. I do miss my writers group in L.A. though. I had been part of it for eight years and we have published four books of short stories. During those years I have been working on a book of my own. Hope I will eventually get it done and published. I am looking forward to seeing everyone at the class reunion. June Beth (Heskett) Mercer No bio sent.
	Lila Hubbard Crisp Richard and I have been married for 47 years. Dick retired from the food brokerage he owned and I am retired from the federal government. We have three daughters and 7 grandchildren. Two of our daughters and their families live in Spokane. One daughter and her family live in Florida. We lived in Oswego, Oregon; Bellevue, Washington and Phoenix, Arizona before returning to Spokane. We spend most of the year in Spokane and take a long winter break in Florida. Lila RGCrisp@aol.com
	Diane (Isaacson) Baylous 307 West 23^rd Street Vancouver, WA 98660 Diane111838@netzero.net When I was attending VHS, the school turned 50 years old. At an assembly, a woman came to speak that had been in the first class. I can remember wondering how she could be so very old and still remember - and here we are today! Mike and I celebrated our 50^th anniversary last October with a reception then a cruise to the Mexican Riviera. We had a wonderful time. Many family members and friends attended the reception that we hadn�t seen in a long time. It is fun to �catch up� with people and we are looking forward to the reunion. For many years, I supported Mike in his career of dairy farming while raising our family. We moved from the Vancouver area to buy a dairy farm in Montesano, WA. We spent 10 years there, then 2 in Longview and 8 in LaCenter. In 1996 my mother, Marion Isaacson, was ill so we moved in with her to be her caregivers (while working full time!). When she passed away we stayed and now live in the home I lived in during High School. We have 4 wonderful children that all live in the State of Washington, 10 grandchildren (even better). We have recently added 2 great grandchildren to the family, although we haven�t gotten to see them as much as I�d like.) Mike works as yard master for the B.N. Railroad in Longview and I work a couple of mornings a week at a small post office � compared to dairy farming this feels like retirement so I don�t think we�ll be officially retiring soon. Diane
	Jackie (Jacobson) Ainey 1111 Archwood Drive No. 204 Olympia, WA 98204 After graduation, worked as a secretary at Alcoa (wasn't that one of the jobs available to women at the time!) 1. Married in 1959 to Larry Otos 2. 3 children - Larry Mark, twins Laura and Ed Moved to Olympia in 1972 - Divorced and worked for Utilities and Transportation Commission (State); married James Ainey in 1984 and moved to Lacey, Washington. Husband died in 2002, I sold the house and moved back to Olympia. I now live alone with a cat and about 10 minutes away from Ed and his family. My 4 year old granddaughter keeps me busy and I seem to be the dog-sitter when my kids are on vacation. Wish I could see you all but at this time am unable to make it to the reunion. (Would like to buy a reunion book if published). Please keep me in mind for future get-togethers! jacquelineainey@comcast.net
	Charlene (Janssen) Wasson Charwasson@aol.com The first 25 years after I graduated I was married and raised a family. A son named Jim and a daughter named Kathy. The second 25 years I was single and enjoyed a career in telecommunications. After retiring in 1992 I continued working for the company on special projects. In 1994 I began working for Vancouver School District as a para-educator and continue to do so on a part time basis when I'm not busy with my three grandsons going golfing, skiing or just having fun. I am very fortunate to still enjoy having my mother and sharing many great times with her. I also enjoy traveling and going on golfing trips with my companion of 15 years, Elvis Wright. As the card my daughter-in-law gave me stated, "Be Happy For This Moment, This Moment Is Your Life". How true. It has been a great journey so far. Charlene David Jaster davidj1800@yahoo.com I went to Valparaiso University after High School. Civil Engineering of all things. Then into the Air Force as a Russian linguist on flying status. Then into the restaurant business. Worked for the Howard Johnson�s Restaurant Company and owned and operated my own restaurants. Retired now and living in Southern Spain. I�m attaching several pictures that my be of interest. One of me in my present condition and one of the VHS Orchestra, probably our sophomore year, and the last our 6^th grade class at Lincoln School. (Editor: I placed these shots under photo's 56) David Jaster
	Carol Ann (Johnson) Jensen 8602 NE Mason Dr #23 Vancouver, WA 98662 Divorced. Retired from many year of secretarial and administrative work -- the last 15 years in church offices. My wonderful children are Brenda (high school teacher); Carla (lawyer), Marianne (shipping franchise owner) and Steven (industrial engineer). They have given me eight precious grandchildren. I have lived in Nebraska, Massachusetts, Iowa and have happily returned to Vancouver after retiring. Here I enjoy the beauties of the Northwest, hiking, and care for three of my grandchildren part time. I look forward to becoming reacquainted with my classmates this summer. Special note: My mother Audrey is celebrating her 75th graduation from VHS.
	Truman X. Jones 1513 Third Street Santa Fe, NM 87505 xandzsantafe@comcast.net Education: Two years Clark College, one semester San Jose State, put on probation for poor grades and spending way too much time the beach in Santa Cruz. Graduated from San Francisco State in 1965 with a BA in Fine Arts, hey sometimes it takes opening a few doors before you find the right one. The Art Department and I got along just fine. Job History: Worked on and off for 17 years in the optical field fitting contact lenses. Took off my white coat and tie in 1978 and moved to the Sierra Foothills to focus on my creative endeavors, dabbling in various agricultural pursuits and spending as much time as possible swimming in the Rubicon and North Fork of the American Rivers. And then, back to some form of productive work, renovating several commercial properties in San Francisco, moving on to Healdsburg, Ca., on 25 acres overlooking Dry Creek Valley. More dabbling, a divorce, on to Portland, OR and renovating a great 4 unit plus loft building on NW Iriving St just off 23rd ave. Timing. Love it. And on to Santa Fe, NM with my "Z" Babe known in a previous life as Judy Copeland. More renovations, no dabbling, guess I'm finally growing up - - but then again? Prospects - Pastimes: "Z" and I spend 2 months a year in Mexico in Vallarta and in a small fishing village Sayulita, 45 miles North of Vallarta. We stay with our great, tried and true friends Sam Bradley and his wife Eileen in their wonderful casa on the hill over looking the plaza and the ocean. When we're not traveling I spend 6-7 hours a day on my jewelry designs and illuminated shrines. Music, jazz and blues keep me centered especially when I'm working in photo shop and getting brain deep in digital photography. I pretty much love it all. Favorite Bumper Stickers: "If you're not pretty close to the edge you're taking up too much room." ---and--- "Unfuck yourself." seems to sum it up, at least for me. \| Peace, Brothers and Sisters.