class of 78

OSCEOLA HIGH SCHOOL : 

OSCEOLA HIGH SCHOOL Class of 78 30th Reunion Saturday, August 9, 2008 1

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For most of us, our journey started at Mary Bryan, Thacker, Highlands or Central Avenue Elementary. 2

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Janet Charlton and Mike Pate at Central Avenue Elementary 4

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Sheryl Nicholson & Alice McCollam 10 years old. Taking a ride around Boggy Creek. 5

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Andy Chitwood Andy Chitwood, ?, Lisa Bradford 6

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Central Avenue Elementary Boys 7

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Mrs. Farmer’s 3rd Grade Class at Central Avenue Elementary 9

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Mrs. Stewart’s 4th Grade Class at Central Avenue Elementary 10

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Thacker Avenue Elementary 11

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Thacker Avenue Elementary 12

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Thacker Avenue Elementary 13

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Thacker Avenue Elementary 14

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Thacker Avenue Elementary 15

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Our next adventure was at BEAUMONT MIDDLE SCHOOL. 20

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Ms. Andrea’s class at Beaumont Middle School 21

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Little Boy – Little Girl Dress-Up day at Beaumont Middle Cindy Johnson, Cindy Jamison, Sandy Huro, Cathy Murdock, & Alice McCollam 22

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We won’t grow up! 23

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Debbie Putnam Croft and her good friend Raggedy Ann! 24

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More little kids at Dress-Up Day 25

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Aren’t we cute? 26

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Debbie Putnam Croft and Donna Griffin Wolk at the 8th Grade Banquet. 27

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8th Grade Banquet at Beaumont Middle School CHECK OUT THE PLAID! 28

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More 8th Grade Banquet at Beaumont Middle School Kenny Majors is leading us all! 29

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More 8th Grade Banquet at Beaumont Middle School More plaid and big flowers! 30

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8th Grade Banquet at Beaumont Middle School 31

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Debbie Putnam Croft and Donna Griffin Wolk showing off the latest style. 32

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We finally made it to OSCEOLA HIGH SCHOOL to begin our last chapter of our time together. 33

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Dream what you dare to dream, Go where you dare to go, Be what you want to be, Live! 34

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Mike Abney George Abraham 35

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Hugh still lives in Intercession City. He has been married for 27 years. He is the supervisor of a pipe crew in the construction industry. 36

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Rhonda Allen Al Allman Corinne Ambrose 37

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Raymond Arends Tony Ashley Margie Amey 38

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Robin is married to Matthew Germain (OHS Class of 79). They have 2 children that are currently high school students. Robin is currently employed by the Live Oaks Library in Savannah, Georgia. Her husband, Matt is the Fire Chief at the Beaufort Marine Corps Air Station in South Carolina. 39

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Matt & Robin Back Germain 40

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Brett Bagley Naomi Baker Pat Ayotte 41

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Heather graduated from UCF in 1982. She worked for the Gazette and the Orlando Sentinel for 9 years. She married David Johnston in 1983. She has 2 awesome children. Jonathan is 21 and a Junior at UCF and Jenna is 18 and just graduated from high school. Jenna plans to study dance and education in college. Heather and David own Greenscape Mowing Inc. They reside in Kissimmee. 42

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David, Heather Baldwin Johnston, Jenna & Jonathan Johnston 43

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David & Heather Johnston, Jonathan & Jenna. 44

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Jenna & Jonathan Johnston, Heather’s children. 45

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Jenna & Jonathan Johnston at Jenna’s Graduation…Class of 2008. 46

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Mike went to Valencia and earned his AA Degree and he attended UCF for 2 years. After, he helped his family open a gift shop. He also worked for Wal-Mart as an Assistant Manager for 10 years. He married Lilly in 1987. He has 2 children. John who is a 2008 Graduate of OHS and is beginning his Freshman year at University of North Florida. His daughter Ana is 16 and is a Junior at Osceola. In 1997, his wife Lilly taught him the travel business and they started their own travel business specializing in student tours. His favorite things are: Snuggling with his wife, watching his children grow, seeing plans come together, traveling & holidays, golfing & Happy Hour! Mike Ballantine 47

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Mike & Lilly Ballantine with their kids…playing golf in Jamaica. 48

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Mike Ballantine at his favorite hang-out…Kissimmee Bay. 49

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Virginia ( Sunshine) lives in Orlando. She owns the Diamond Exchange. See her for a “Reunion Discount” now thru September. She married Jim Rodriguez on October 22, 2003 in Rome, Italy. 50

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Virginia & Jim Rodriguez on their wedding day! 51

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Jim & Virginia’s new daughter, Mialena Fe Rodriguez. She was born on April 18th, 2008. She is currently in an orphanage in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. They hope to have her home by the end of September. 52

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For the first 25 years out of high school, Karen was the wife part of a husband/wife over the road truck driving team. She then worked at the Court House as an Appeals clerk in Pinellas County. After her divorce, she became a Juvenile Detention Officer when the new facility opened in Kissimmee. The last 5 years have been her best! She now lives in a small town in Tennessee. She remarried in 2004 and not only became a wife, but a mother of 2 and a grandmother to 5. Three months after she was married, she was diagnosed with Hodgkins Lymphoma which she is now 3 years into remission. During Chemo, she developed blood clots in her lungs causing damage to her right lung and left her disabled. She enjoys staying home now and collecting Calico Kittens. Karen was a big help in locating & contacting fellow classmates and helping put this reunion together! 53

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Karen Barber Baird 54

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Karen Barber Baird & Husband David 55

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David & Karen Barber Baird getting sprayed with “silly string “ at their wedding. 56

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Karen Barber Baird with her husband David, two children and five grandchildren at Walt Disney World this summer. 57

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David & Karen’s grandchildren. 58

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Laura Blacklock Troy Bennett 59

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Bonnie has 2 sons, Caleb 18 and Cameron 16. Caleb just graduated from Harmony High School and will be attending Florida State this year. Her younger son, Cameron will be a Junior at Harmony High School. Bonnie works in the Advertising Department at the Osceola News Gazette. She still resides in Osceola County. 60

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Caleb Dulgar, Bonnie Bass Dulgar & Cameron Dulgar 61

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Shawna married after high school and has 1 son Eric from that marriage. She later divorced. Her son Eric and his wife Amy are expecting their first child. Shawna is currently living in North Carolina with her partner Jan Wheeler. They would be here but the grandbaby is due very soon and they needed to stay close to home. She says hello to everyone. 62

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Shawna Bosworth & her partner Jan Wheeler 63

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Jan Wheeler, Amy & Eric Decker & Shawna Bosworth at son’s wedding 64

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Shawna Bosworth & son Eric Decker 65

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Cindy Bowers Becky Bradley 66

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Robin Breisinger Brenda Brown 67

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Frankie still lives in Osceola County. She is a cattle rancher and the IT Manager and the Osceola County Sheriff’s Department. She had her 1st son, Newt in 1980 and her 2nd son, Oren in 1985. She has 2 stepdaughters, Kelly & Dede. She is in a long-term relationship with Joe “Gump” Crawford. 68

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Frankie Brown now! 69

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Frankie Brown and Joe “Gump” Crawford 70

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Frankie’s mom Claudia, Frankie and her daughter, Kelly. 71

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Frankie’s son Newt, his wife and children Frankie’s son Oren, Frankie, daughter in law Brittany. 72

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Randy Brown Susan Brown 73

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Donna Buckner Josh Cameron 74

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Tom Bouch has been living in Texas for the past 15 years. He still plays music, at home in his small studio. He gave up playing in clubs many years ago. He took up Taekwondo several years ago and he really enjoys it. He is now a 2nd degree black belt. He has been divorced for 20 years but that is changing soon. He met Jean, a Filipina, on a Christian dating site and they have been corresponding for some time. She looks younger that she is…by the way! He has been to the Philippines to meet her and they are working on her Fiancée Visa. SO…Life is good! 75

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Tom and his fiancé, Jean. 76

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Tom in his studio at his house. 77

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Tom getting ready for taekwondo. 78

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Melanie Campbell David Carnahan Mike Carroll 79

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Barbara Cassidy Jody Chandler Ray Carroll 80

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Happily married to Dale Sprague since October 24th , 1999. She loves being a hairdresser and has been one since 1982. She enjoys the company of both their families. She loves to cook, read, workout, play sports, and listen to music. She has traveled to China, Paris, and to Rome. She has visited many Caribbean Islands and many parts of the United States. 81

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The Chan family at Wai Yee and Dale’s Wedding in October 1999. 82

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Wai Yee Chan-Sprague & Husband Dale 83

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Dale Sprague & Wai Yee Chan-Sprague 84

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Rhonda Chappell Janet Charlton Mike Charpentier 85

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Andy Chitwood Phil Christian Joanna Chen 86

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Terry Clemons Donna Colbert 87

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Joan Cullity Linda Cunningham 88

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Mona Cupp Alan Somers Alan asked Alan to a Sadie Hawkins dance at OHS and the rest is history. They will be married 28 years this October! They have 2 children, Rachel & Matt. Mona was a WDW cast member for 22 years and is currently the Office Manager at Hanson, Walter & Assoc., Inc. Alan has been in the cable TV industry for 30 years. He is currently a Technical Supervisor for BrightHouse networks in Kissimmee. They both thank God for all the goodness and blessings in their lives and wish the same for all their classmates of ‘78! 89

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Alan and Mona at the races. 90

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Mona & Alan hanging out! 91

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Rachel Somers, Daughter of Alan & Mona. She is an alumni of Osceola High She is currently a student at Florida State. 92

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Matt Somers, he is the son of Alan and Mona. He is a Sophomore at Osceola High School. 93

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Teresa Daise Debbie Daniels John Daniels 94

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Sonya Dashnaw James Davis Lisa Daniels 95

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Janet Davis Debbie Delauder Larry Doolan 96

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Sharon Drews Annette Duncan Dennis Dougherty 97

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Laura Dupler Cindy Dyer Brett Edwards 98

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Mark Epperson Donna Ewing Debra Elliott 99

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Nancy Farmer Ron Ferrara Tracy Fickling 100

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After graduation, Jim joined the Navy. Jim was in the Navy for 23 years. He is married to Sharon. He earned his BS in Liberal Studies at the University of the State of New York. After retirement and Graduation, Jim was hired by Winter Park High School to be the JROTC Instructor. He is currently teaching Integrated Science at WPHS. Jim and Sharon have 5 children. They reside in Deltona, Florida. 101

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Jim and Sharon Flood and their 3 girls. 102

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Jim’s son and his 3 daughters. 103

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Jim & Sharon Flood and the girls at Disney. 104

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Jim and his oldest son who is also in the Navy. 105

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Jim Flood and John McNabb 106

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After graduation, Dorothy worked as an RN at Florida Hospital in Orlando for several years. She is married to Jim Nicholas. They live in Merritt Island with her 2 daughters. Bethany & Hannah. They attend First Baptist Church of Merritt Island . Dorothy loves to play the piano and sing for her family and friends. She enjoys snow skiing, hiking, swimming laps, collecting antiques, and entertaining. She loves spending time with her precious family. 107

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Dorothy and her husband Jim and daughters, Bethany and Hannah on their Wedding Day. 108

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Dorothy and her husband Jim on their wedding day. 109

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Dorothy and her daughters. Bethany is 19 and in College at Brevard Community College and Hannah is 14 and home schooled. 110

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Tricia Frost Monique Fullgrabe Bobby Fultz 111

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Tami Gastaldo Nancy Gersch Daniel Garaguso 112

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Lori was married right after high school and had one daughter, Jessica. She divorced her husband after 13 years and raised Jessica on her own. She lived in Georgia and returned to Kissimmee 4 years ago to be near her family. She works in Technology Sales in Celebration. She has a 7 year old grandson named Mason. 113

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Christy Giddens Fawn Gill 114

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Terrie Givens Debbie Godby 115

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John Glover 116

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John Glover when he was young. 117

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John Glover and his wife Ann have 5 children. The 3 oldest are also alumni of Osceola High School. He has 2 younger children still in Osceola schools. They are bound to be Kowboys too! They live on the lakefront in Kissimmee. ROLL TIDE!! 118

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John & Ann Glover’s children playing football in the yard. 119

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John with his 2 oldest sons. John’s five children 120

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Eileen married her high school sweetheart, David Beaumont in March of 1979. They moved to Charlotte, NC after Dave got a job with IBM. Before moving, they discovered they were expecting their first son. In 9 short years, they added 3 more sons. Life was busy! Her #1 job was being the best mom. They have been foster parents to many children over the years. They added a daughter to their family by way of Russia 8 years ago, she was 11. They are back in Florida now and both are employed at Harris Corporation in Melbourne. 121

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David Beaumont & Eileen Glynn Beaumont & Family 122

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David Beaumont & Eileen Glynn Beaumont & Family 123

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April Goforth Kim Graham Bryan Gromer 124

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Teresa Grathwol Tom Grimes Keith Grant 125

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Randy has lived in Kissimmee since 1974. He was on the road working for Phar-Mor when he met his wife, Kathy. They have a 19 year old son, Lucas and a 17 year old daughter, Kailey. He runs a warehouse that distributes runway lighting. Their son is a 2007 graduate of OHS and is in the Marines. Their daughter will graduate from OHS in 2009. 126

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Randy Green being held by his grandmother when he was young. 127

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Randy Green today! 128

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Randy, Lucas & Kathy Green at Lucas’ graduation from United States Marine Corps basic training. 129

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Kailey & Lucas Green Children of Randy & Kathy Green 130

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Marie left Kissimmee after High School and moved to Tulsa, Oklahoma and got married. She had her 1st son Donny. After that, she moved back to Kissimmee and had son #2, Joe. Over the last 30 years, Marie has lived in several different states and worked in several different fields. She became a grandmother in 2004. She currently lives in Colorado and is employed by AMG National Trust Bank. She works in the Trust Dept. and Knowledge Management. She is single and still looking for her “PRINCE CHARMING”. 131

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Marie’s son Joe and granddaughter. Marie’s daughter-in-law and granddaughter. 132

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Marie’s son Donny. Marie’s granddaughter Genesis 133

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Since High School, Donna has gone to College and earned 2 degrees. For the last 20 years her career has been in advertising. She worked for the Orlando Sentinel for 17 years and currently works for an international company called Valassis. She has 2 amazing boys. Nicholas is 15 and Mitchell is 13. She spends most her free time enjoying her family and friends. She is very fortunate that all her family still lives close to Central Florida. She has found over time that life now is very different than we she first became an adult. It isn’t about things, money or power. It is about who you are as a person, living a Christian life and making time for those you love. Those memories are more valuable than anything else. 134

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Donna Griffin Wolk and her sons, Nicholas & Mitchell 135

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Donna Griffin Wolk’s nephew Wesley, and sons Mitchell & Nicholas. 136

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Brian Haen Connie Hartley 137

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In the early 80’s, Gary went to the Fire Academy and EMT school. He enjoyed helping those in need but due to a back injury, he changed fields. He went to work in the utilities field and is still doing that. He is married to Janel. Janel has 2 sons, Mark & Jake. Jake is 16 and a student OHS. Jake plays baseball at Osceola and Gary helps out with the coaching. 138

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Gary Harsey and his wife Janel at a race. 139

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GARY HARSEY These are a few of the cars that he has worked with. 140

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Gary and his family enjoying their free time! 141

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Gary’s stepsons, Mark & Jake, playing putt-putt. 142

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Gary’s stepson, Jake playing KOWBOY BASEBALL in a game against St. Cloud! 143

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Gary & Janel Harsey with Mark and Jake. 144

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Todd has lived in Central Florida all his life. After High School he attended Valencia Community College and University of Florida. After numerous occupations, Todd owned a high rise window cleaning business in Central Florida. He is currently employed in commercial construction. He has never been married but….he has played about a million rounds of golf! 145

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Todd Griffin at his favorite hang-out…Kissimmee Bay! 146

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Jami Harvell Celestine Hazley 147

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Patricia Hendricks Sandy Henry Chuck Heller 148

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Wanda Hines Rhonda Holcombe 149

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Kathy Hood Christie Howell 150

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Lori married Frankie Williams in 1979 and they had 1 daughter. She named her Karen Sue after her best friend…Karen Barber. She has 1 grandson named Shane and a granddaughter named Cherish. She is expecting another granddaughter in November. They are all a real joy for her to have around. Her grandson was diagnosed 6 months ago as a Brittle Diabetic…the same thing Lori was diagnosed with at 4. She was widowed in 2007 and she now lives with her daughter and they help each other out. Lori enjoys spending quite a bit of time with her mom too. She has worked at the same Burger King for the last 17 years and she will retire this month. Her plans are to spend as much time as she can with her daughter, grandbabies and mom. 151

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Lori Hopkins with her mother and her daughter. 152

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Lori Hopkin’s grandchildren Lori Hopkins daughter Karen & grandchildren 153

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Mata Howell Beverly Hudson Toney Hudson 154

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Ronnie Hunt Tommy Hutchinson Florence Hunley 155

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After obtaining a degree at Valencia Community College, Sandy went to continue her education at Chapman's School of Seamanship. This is where she met her husband, Frank. They have worked together in the maritime field in the Bahamas, Florida and Europe. When they came back to the states, Sandy took a federal job with the US Postal Service where she has been for the last 21 years. She and Frank have enjoyed traveling but her favorite part is raising 2 boys who are now 12 and 16. They currently reside in Austin, Texas. 156

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Tommy Hutchinson Julie Irving 157

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Sue was married to Al Allman shortly after high school. They had 1 son who is now 21. They divorced and she later married Jimmy Easterling . She now has a daughter that is 16 and a younger son. She is retired from Sprint. They recently moved to Alabama. 158

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Sue with her daughter Courtney. Courtney was JV Cheerleader for the KOWBOYS before they moved. 159

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Sue and her youngest son at a party. 160

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Jimmy & Sue Hyson Easterling on a motorcycle ride in the Carolina’s. 161

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From 1978 to 1980 Jane worked at Disney and attended VCC. She was bored so her and her boyfriend Wesley hit the road. They lived like vagabonds for several months then returned to K-town. She started modeling, ditched Wesley, met Gary Bondurant. They married in 1981 and divorced in 1986. She continued to model in retail/fashion/fitness. In 1985 she ran into Nancy Farmer and they have been best buddies ever since. In 1985 she was “discovered” by Ron Rice, owner of Hawaiian Tropic and did promo modeling. She also managed the Kissimmee Fitness Center and worked at Moonbeams teaching fitness. She met Rick Chew and married him in 1988. They have 1 daughter, Kris who is 16. Kris is an artist and a straight “A” student at OHS. They were divorced in 1993. She was a teaching assistant in Osceola schools from 1989 until 1993. In 1993 she got her real estate license and worked for Century 21 in Kissimmee. She met Wayne Harper in 1995 through a mutual friend. Wayne became Jane’s 3rd husband on New Year’s Eve 1996-97. Currently Wayne is in an acoustic rock duo with John Rickards(OHS Class of 82) called JohnDashWayne. Currently she works as a promotional model and she does PR work for the band. She also does private tutoring for the state funded “No Child Left Behind” program. Most important, she takes care of her family’s every need. 162

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Jane Jablonski Harper 163

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Jane modeling beside her car. 164

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Jane with her daughter(in red) and her stepchildren. 165

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Wayne & Jane Jablonski Harper 166

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Nancy Farmer, Wayne & Jane Jablonski Harper 167

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Cynthia Jackson Valerie Jackson-Moore 168

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Melissa Jarvis Barbara Jenkins 169

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After graduation, Mike went to Mid-Florida Tech and studied Electronic Design & Drafting. After, he went to work in Orlando at Repco Inc. and was there about 10 years. He later went to work for P.T.I. Inc. He married in 1990 and has a 19 year old stepdaughter Yolie and a 17 year old daughter, Anna. He was divorced in 2000. He worked for Floyd Perkins and his brothers for a while and other misc. jobs. He is currently working in Poinciana. He enjoys reading in his spare time. He likes guns and women. He wishes he had not been so introverted in high school. The only thing he wanted in high school was to get out of high school. 170

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Mike Jasmin & his sister at Gatorland in the mid 1960’s 171

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Mike Jasmin being “COOL” The most incredible thing Mike has learned: LOVE = SACRIFICE 172

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Mike Jasmin and his daughter, Anna. One regret Mike has…he wished he had been a better dad. 173

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Jolie Jasmin, Mike’s daughter. She is a recent graduate of Poinciana High School. 174

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Bernadetta Jenkins Carol Jenkins Richard Jennings 175

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Bobbie Jean Jones Karen Jones Pam Jones 176

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Kevin Keeler Brian Ketron Richard Joynes 177

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Danny Kersey 178

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Danny Kersey & wife Abby 179

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Danny & Abby Kersey & boys 180

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Troy Killgore Bobby King 181

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Darla Kline Jimmy Krotts 182

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Terry has 2 grown children and 1 new granddaughter. She is currently living in Tennessee. 183

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Robin Koenke Antaya at her home in Tennessee. 184

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Robin Koenke Antaya relaxing at the beach. 185

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Gary Kuhns Carl Labriola Terry Koenke 186

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Adrian Lacle Janet Lanier 187

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Martha has 2 children BJ and Lee. Her oldest son is serving in the US Army and will be graduating Boot Camp this week-end. She wishes she could be here with us. She lives in Pensacola, Florida. 188

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Martha is the 1st District Commander of the American Legion in Pensacola, Florida. 189

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Martha’s 2 children…BJ and Lee. 190

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Martha and Lee after his swearing in to the US Army. 191

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Robert Leibe Reggie Lewis Debbie Layton 192

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Betty is currently living in Texas. She is now a doctor. She has her own Chiropractic Practice. 193

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Betty Liebold Jones 194

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Betty and her daughter at her High School graduation in Texas. 195

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Betty’s daughter and her boyfriend. 196

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Betty Liebold Jones 197

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Tina Long Mark Longbrake Benny Lunsford 198

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After high school, Kenny went to Troy State. He earned a B.S. in Marketing and a B.S. in Psychology. He married Caron Laxon in 1982. He said not only is she smart and beautiful but she is a Saint for putting up with him for all these years. He became a Christian in 1985. Kenny and Caron have 2 sons, Kyle and Camren. In 1990 he started a small travel company and sold it in 1998. In 2000, he started another travel company and sold it in 2005. In 2005 Kenny started a Business Technology company and is still running that company. 199

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Kenny strumming the guitar! 200

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Kenny on a ski-trip. 201

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Raymond Mack Cindy Makinson 202

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Ellen Maloney Nancy Maringelli 203

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After high school, Maverick worked at Disney in the Tickets Department for a while. Then he worked for Stanley Steemer Carpet Cleaners for a couple of years. In 1982 he took a job in the Quality Department with Martin Marietta. He married his wife, JuLee in 1986. They moved to Killeen, Texas for a year with Martin Marietta as a field rep on the Apache Helicopter. They moved back to Kissimmee where their daughter, JoDee was born. In 1990 they moved to Mesa, AZ to open a facility with Martin Marietta. In 1994 they experienced a life-change when they attended a class held by Crown Financial Ministries. In 2005, they became debt-free by applying the principles they learned in the study. They moved to Wisconsin and he took the role of Area Director for Crown in northern Wisconsin. Their future is secure and bright with many opportunities on the horizon! 204

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Maverick Martin, daughter JoDee, and wife JuLee 205

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Jerry Mason Tim Maynard 206

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After high school, Pauline moved to Orlando and Winter Park to work for their Police & Fire depts. She later went to work at Orlando International Airport where she has been for the last 20 years. In her 4th year at OIA she met and married her husband, Ben. Her husband already had 2 sets of twins and now they are the grandparents of 12! She is planning on retiring in 5 years and moving to western NY. 207

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Pauline Mason going for her diploma!! 208

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Donna moved to New York City after graduation. She earned her Master’s Degree from New York University. She worked for Amnesty International and went on their Human Rights Now World Tour in 1988 with Sting, Bruce Springsteen, Peter Gabriel and others. She is currently the Director of Operations at an interactive design studio. In her spare time she enjoys traveling around the world. 209

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Donna and her friend Brice. 210

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Donna and her friend Brice on one of their travels. 211

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Donna on one of her many trips. 212

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Alice moved to St. Cloud in 1988 and back to Kissimmee in 1998 when she divorced. She has 2 teenage children. Her son Keenan is a 2008 graduate of Osceola and her daughter Katie will be a Junior this year. She is employed by Osceola District Schools. She is the Title One Lab Manager at Kissimmee Elementary where she does remedial Math with 3rd, 4th and 5th graders. 213

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Katie, Keenan and Alice McCollam Fitzpatrick 214

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Alice’s son Keenan. He was on the 2007-2008 Kowboy team that made it to the State Championship game. Alice’s daughter Katie. She is a Varsity & Competitive Cheerleader at OHS. 215

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Tim McDaniel John McNabb 216

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After high school, Jeff joined the Army as a helicopter crew chief. He later went to flight school and flew Cobra Gun-Ships and later Apache Gun-ships as a Test Pilot. After Desert Storm he got out of the Army and started working as a Test Pilot for an Army Contracting company and took a management position in the Middle East flying and working on Apaches. Jeff’s biggest hobby is photography. He has been married twice and has 2 beautiful daughters from his 1st marriage, Jackie and Jessie. Jim and his wife Carol are living in the Middle East. 217

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Jeff McDonald in uniform. One of the helicopters he works on and tests. 218

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Jeff McDonald, his wife Carol, daughters Jackie & Jessie 219

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Robin was married in July 1978. She divorced 22 years later. She has 3 children, 2 daughters and 1 son. She also has 2 grandsons. She graduated from college Magna Cum Laude. She began college as a Music Major and learned to play 3 instruments. She changed her major to Math due to budget cuts in the schools. She has been teaching for 12 years. She has traveled all over the US and Europe. She lives in Orlando and will retire and stay forever. She loves Orlando! 220

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Robin McManemon in Elementary School 221

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Robin at Senior Prom Robin and her youngest daughter. 222

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Robin’s Daughter-in-law Robin’s son. He is currently serving in Iraq. Robin’s Son-in-law with her 2 grandsons. 223

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Robin McManemon’s children when they were very young. 224

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Robin McManemon getting ready for a Christmas Party. Robin….out for the evening. 225

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Minnie McRae Alice McWhorter 226

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Leigh Mendel Linda Mendel 227

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Leigh Mendel Ferguson & husband Linda Mendel Crawford 228

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Maurie Mendelson Elizabeth Merryweather Marilyn Mercer 229

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Bob works full-time as a Screen Actors Guild, Actor & Model. He also models on the side during slow season along with always working on some project if it’s not writing or producing, it is raising awareness for the elderly. He has graciously become the caregiver for his in-laws for the past 13 plus years. He is married to Lisa. Bob and Lisa recently adopted a set of twins. A little boy and a little girl. They are enjoying the time with their babies. They are blessed to work together and enjoy their twins 24/7. They live in Central Florida. 230

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Bob Midden and his wife Lisa 231

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Bob and Lisa Midden with their newly adopted twins, Liam and Charlie. 232

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Liam Henry and Charlize Lucia Midden…Bob and Lisa’s twins. 233

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The Midden twins…aren’t they adorable? Liam and Charlize 234

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Michelle Miller Beverly Milwee 235

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Donna has been married to Tim Hensley for 20 years. They live in Southwest Virginia. They have been blessed with 10 children – 7 boys and 3 girls! Yes…they are all theirs. They are not Amish, Catholic, or Mormon…just passionate Protestants. They homeschool the 8 children that are still at home. She works as a doula/labor assistant at home births. Donnas' hobbies include dishes, meals and laundry! 236

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Tim Hensley and Donna Milwee Hensley and their family. 237

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Donna’s children 238

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Donna’s boys Donna and her girls. 239

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Rene Mount Kevin Moynihan 240

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Cathy has been married to Steve Reynolds for 29 years. They have 2 sons, Keith and James Ory. They have a cattle and hay business. They live in Davenport, Florida. They enjoy going to the mountains as much as possible. 241

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Steve and Cathy Murdock Reynolds at Dollywood. 242

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Cathy & Steve and their boys Keith and James Ory. 243

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Cathy and her 2 sons, James Ory & Keith 244

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Cathy & Steve’s youngest son, James Ory and his girlfriend Lindsey getting ready for the Prom. 245

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Mark was recently married and he lives in Clermont, Florida. 246

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Mark Myers 2007 247

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Pat Murphy Tina Neeland Susanna Nelson 248

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Debbie was enrolled in the nursing program at Valencia Community College when she graduated in78. She was working at Publix when she met Allen Terry and they married in December of 79. They had 3 children. Stephanie Marie in 1981, Christopher Allen in 1983 and Kevin Travis in 1987. They divorced in 1990 and she moved with the children to Pensacola. She met Steven Kelso and five years later, they were married in June of 1996. Steve also became a nurse while they were dating and they both continue to work as nurses at Maxwell Air Force Base in Montgomery, Alabama. They are involved in their Church and with their children. They enjoy camping, hiking, and working in their garden. They are raising chickens and remodeling their home. 249

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Steven and Debbie Newton Kelso on New Year’s Eve. 250

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Debbie’s son Kevin and daughter Stephanie. 251

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Debbie’s children, Stephanie, Kevin & Christopher. 252

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Sheryl Nicholson Joan O’Connell 253

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Desha went to Berea College in Kentucky. She went to England for 2 years doing children’s theatre, married/divorced. She moved to Ocala to be with family and worked for Sun Bank for 5 years. She moved to Nashville in 1988. She married Derek in 1991 and had a son, Liam, in 2002. She has been working in the optical business since 1993 and is currently a stay at home mom. 254

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Desha Offutt Wiseman & husband Derek 255

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Desha, Liam & Derek Wiseman 256

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Derek & Desha Offutt Wiseman 257

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Christi Ophoff in grey…with her mother and sister Jennifer. She has been married to Jeff Jirinec for 30 years. They live in Grandville, Michigan. They have 1 son Nathan who is 25 years old. She works at her Church where she is the Administrative Assistant to the Pastor. 258

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Robert O’Shields Clay Overstreet 259

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After high school, Terry married Jimmy Sparkman (OHS Class of 76). Terry worked for the City of Kissimmee for 18 years in the Building Dept. She has worked for the City of St. Cloud for the last 4-1/2 years. Her husband Jimmy has worked for the City of Kissimmee for several years. They have 2 daughters. Brandy is 28 and Tiffany is 25. Their daughters both graduated from St. Cloud High School. She said it was always interesting during football season! They now have 2 grandsons too! Tyler is 10 and Wade is 3-1/2. They live in St. Cloud. In their spare time they do some traveling and enjoy riding their motorcycles. 260

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Terry Owen Sparkman, her husband, Jimmy, their 2 daughters and 2 grandsons at a youth football game in St. Cloud. 261

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Lee Owens Steve Parks Rhonda Parks 262

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Bonnie Parrish Jodie Pendley 263

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In the 30 years since high school, Mike has graduated from the University of Florida(GO GATORS!!). He has worked in the banking industry ever since. He is currently employed by the Bank of America and he sees many of us in his St. Cloud Branch. He married Tonya in 1984 and they have 3 children. Jonathan is currently attending USF, Jarrod is attending FAU & Valencia and their daughter Taryn, is a Junior at Liberty High School. Their 2 dogs and cat act like they are part of the family too. He still resides in Kissimmee along with the rest of the Pate family. They enjoy traveling in the US and abroad. They also enjoy going to the beach. And of course, he can never turn down a game of golf or a fishing trip! 264

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Mike drinking wine during a trip to Italy. 265

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Tonya, Mike & Taryn Pate on vacation. 266

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Taryn, Tonya, Mike & Jarrod Pate at the beach. 267

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Mike & Tonya, Jonathan, Taryn & Jarrod Pat 268

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Floyd married Becky Weeks (OHS Class of 79). They have 3 sons. They still reside in Osceola County. 269

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Floyd Perkins & wife, Becky 270

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Melissa is married to Perry Long. She is employed at Cardio Vascular Associates here in Kissimmee. She has 2 children and 2 granddaughters. She enjoys traveling and doing volunteer work at the nursing home. She works part time at Red Lobster. 271

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Melissa receiving a scholarship to attend nursing school! 272

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Melissa earned her nursing degree at Florida Technical College in Orlando. 273

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Melissa and her best friend, her mom, Peggy! 274

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Melissa married Perry Long. They have been happily married for 15 years! 275

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Melissa, her daughter Shanara, her granddaughter Shania, and her son Clifton. They are at her daughters graduation from OHS. Class of 2000 276

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Melissa’s son Clifton and her granddaughter, Adhara. 277

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Melissa’s daughter, Shanara and her granddaughter, Shania. 278

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Melissa’s granddaughter, Shania. She is a future OHS Cheerleader! 279

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Melissa loves to hang out at the beach! 280

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Karen attended Florida State University and graduated with her B.S., M.S., and EDS degrees. She married Bobby Wells in 1983. They have 2 sons. Chase is 22 and Cole is 21. They moved to Wakulla County in 1996 where she was a school Principal. She is now the Executive Director of Human Resources with Wakulla County Schools. She and Bobby will celebrate their 25th Wedding Anniversary this year. 281

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Bobby and Karen Phelps Wells 282

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Karen & Bobby’s sons flexing their muscles. 283

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Karen when she received Administrator of the Year for Wakulla County Schools. Karen goofing off at an event. 284

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Karen, her sons, and her husband Bobby. 285

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Debbie married Rick Croft(Firehead) in 1996. Together they built, owned & operated CrossRoads Steakhouse in Hiawassee, Ga. They moved back to Florida in 2005. They now own and operate Bonnie Lee’s Fried Chicken restaurant in St. Cloud. They have no children but they have a “weenie” dog named Ashley that is as spoiled as any child could be! 286

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Rick & Debbie Putnam Croft 287

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Rick & Debbie Putnam Croft 288

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Wayne Phelps Vivian Porter 289

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Anthony Raburn Mike Richardson Brenda Riesinger 290

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Lisa Rigsby has been married to Michael Whitman for 29 years. They have 2 sons: Aaron is 27 and Adam is 23. Lisa graduated from Florida South College with a Bachelors in Elementary Education. She earned her Masters in Ed. Leadership at St. Leo College. She has worked for the Sumter County School Board for the past 16 years and she is currently the Sr. Director of Human Resources. They live in Webster, Florida. 291

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Lisa Rigsby Whitman and her family. GO NOLES! 292

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Lisa and her entire family. 293

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Ron Roberts Laura Rubin 294

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Kelly has 3 children. She is the Project Manager at a construction company. She still lives in Kissimmee 295

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Kelly Rooney Watford's children. 296

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Mitch Watford & Kelly Rooney Watford and their family. 297

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Andrea Schaller Exchange Student Cathy Schneider Harold Schlabach 298

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After High School, Kenny went to Florida State University. He worked for Hyatt Hotels for 13 years in 10 different cities. He changed his career to Culinary Arts in 1993. He was living in Minnesota in 1996 when his daughter Esther was born. He moved to Detroit in 1998. He started his own consulting business in 2004. 299

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Kenny and his daughter, Esther. Having fun while Christmas tree shopping! 300

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Kenny and his daughter, Esther. 301

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Mark Scott Dennis Seay Russell Shelton 302

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Steve Shetters Cheryl Sisco 303

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John Smith Randy Stauffer 304

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Stuart is living in St. Cloud, Florida. He is married to Bonnie. 305

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Stuart Sterling 306

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Stuart Sterling & wife Bonnie 307

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Stuart Sterling & son 308

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Faye Stoeffler Bryant & husband 309

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Kim Stonebraker Diana Sylvestre Bobby Taylor 310

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Bobby Thomas Mark Thomas Scott Thompson 311

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Jennifer Trent David Turner Dwayne Tuxbury 312

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Jerry Ushiro Debbie Vershum Jami Waddell 313

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Paula Waldbeiser Bill Weaver 314

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Davis is married to Beth. They have 2 sons. Their oldest will is a sophomore at St. Cloud High School and their youngest is entering the 4th Grade. They live in St. Cloud. 315

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Preston attended South Florida Jr. College for 2 years on a baseball scholarship. Then to Florida Southern where he earned his Bachelor’s Degree. He began teaching Agriculture at St. Cloud High School in 1982 and was there until 2004. He transferred to Harmony in 2004 and has been the Dean of Students since. He has been assistant Varsity baseball coach and in 16 years they have won 4 district titles, advancing to 2 state tournaments and finishing runner-up in 1984. He was head JV football coach for years and was the FFA advisor for 22 years. He is currently married to Tina. He has 2 children from a previous marriage, Lindsay and Geoffrey. His stepson, Kyle recently graduated from Harmony High School and will be leaving for Coast Guard boot camp this fall. Thanks to the blessed Lord, life has been good. 316

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Preston and his wife Tina 317

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Preston and his kids when they were younger. 318

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Preston & Tina Wells and his 2 children. 319

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Preston’s daughter Lindsay receiving her Masters Degree from University of Florida. 320

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Preston’s son Geoffrey. He is serving in the U. S. Coast Guard 321

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Lisa West Billy Whatley Marybeth Wicker 322

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Irene Wilcock Sandy Wildin Kevin Wilkins 323

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Rhonda has been in the nursing profession for the past 25 years. She is a registered nurse at a Surgery Center and Emergency Room. She has 1 daughter, Danielle 27, and 1 son Justin 24. She has one granddaughter, Nevaeh 3. She lives in St. Cloud with her boyfriend Jimmy and his daughter, Lola. 324

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Rhonda Wilson Whitt’s stepdaughter Lola, daughter Danielle and granddaughter Nevaeh. 325

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Rhonda Wilson Whitt’s son Justin and granddaughter Nevaeh. 326

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Lena Williams Debbie Wilson Rex Williams 327

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After High School, Mervin went to Bethune Cookman College for 2 years and Florida A & M for 5. He is currently employed as a Manager of the Publix Pharmacy. He is married to Robin and they have 6 children….Kory Gray, Sadjr Williams, Sadarhri William, Sanon Williams, twins Samir & Samaan Williams. He spends most of his time educating and coaching his children in Soccer. His oldest daughter plays for Kennesaw State University and is a freshman there. He is also the grandfather of 2. 328

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After high school, Wyman was sworn into the US Naval Academy and graduated in May of 1982. He graduated flight school in December of 83 and was assigned as a helicopter pilot with VC-5 in NAS Cubi Pt. Philippines. Two years later he was reassigned as a flight instructor in HSL-40 in Jacksonville. While he was stationed in Jacksonville, he completed his MBA at Jacksonville University. In August of 1989 , Wyman resigned active duty and joined IBM as a Sales Specialist. He celebrated 19 years with IBM in August and now leads America’s General Sales for one of its software divisions. Wyman is still in the Naval Reserves and currently holds the rank of Captain. 329

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Wyman met his wife Rosemary while attending Jacksonville University. They were married in February of 1989. They are both active members of their Church where he is a Lay Minister. Wyman and Rosemary own Kairos International, a consulting firm that focuses on enabling people to reach their divine potential. See information on called2excellence.com 330

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Wyman and Rosemary have 3 children. Wyman III(Trey), Taylor and Lindsey. 331

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Karen Wimberly Mike Womick 332

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Mark Woods Jimmy Wright 333

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After graduation, Jim worked at Disney for 5 years in Operations and Training & Development. After leaving Disney, he ran the family TV Business from 1983-1986. In 1986 he moved to Tampa and finished a double Major in Geology and Geography and a Masters in Physical Geography at USF. He has been a professor at Hillsborough Community College in Tampa since 1988. His work has taken him all over the world doing research and teaching field courses. He is married to Donna. He has 2 sons, Will is 17 and Austin is 6. He lives on the Alafia River in Riverview, Florida. He still enjoys flying private planes and taking his family out on their boat. 334

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The Pilot is the same…… Destinations are different. 335

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Jim Wysong during his Disney days. 336

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Jim & Donna Wysong 337

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Jim and his sons, Will and Austin on their boat. 338

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Jim & Donna Wysong and their boys. 339

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Paul Ziegler Debbie Zipay 340

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AFRO - KINGS CLASS OF 1978 341

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Cathy Murdock as Betsy Ross on Sophomore Homecoming Float, downtown Kissimmee. 342

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Sophomore year Prom Servers UNDER THE BIG TENT! 343

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Keyette Initiation 344

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AIN’T NO MOUNTAIN HIGH ENOUGH!!! Heather Baldwin, Desha Offutt, Debbie Putnam & Bonnie Bass 367

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Heather wooing the crowd as Charo at a pep rally! 369

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Graduation – Tupperware 1978 370

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Terry Koenke & Jimmy Krotts at Graduation. 371

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Alice McCollam, Cathy Murdock & Debbie Zipay at Graduation. 372

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Preston Wells at Graduation 373

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On the airplane to NYC…June 1978 374

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New York City…..June 1978 375

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New York City…June 1978 376

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New York City..June 1978 377

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NYC…the morning after pin curlers! 378

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10 YEAR REUNION Has it been 20 years? 380

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ALMA MATER O.H.S. we’ll er be loyal Thine ideas uphold Ever true and faithful followers Of the blue and gold Dearest ever known Hail, oh hail, we’ll never fail Thee, O.H.S. our own. Alma Mater, Alma Mater 382

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This was a Memorial Table in honor of all the classmates we have lost. 388

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MAY THEY NEVER BE FORGOTTEN! 389 Catherine Alexander Steve Bennett Jeff Bryant Mark Conley Kimball Ehrenreich Vernette Everette Lisa Higley Joan Hinkle Rene Mount Steve Norred Harold O’Neal Billy Rousch Brian Stadler Darrell Stephenson Rosemary Stewart