Sunday, April 30, 2006

List of people to update...

I'm not sure where to begin, but I would like to compile a list of people who passed through here in the 70's, and try to update them. Your contributions will be most welcome. Here is Margot's list from the newsletter:

Margot (Thompson) & Stuart Haney--Auburn GA
Craig & Lynn Isenbarger--Urbana IL->WL
Pat & Lisa Connolly--Lafayette IN
George Martinez--Chicago IL
John & Kristen Carson--Bethlehem PA
Denise (Hulpa) Rogers--Roswell GA

Jim Branham--Texas
Karen Croy--Lafayette IN
Joe & Joanne Earl--
John Glenn--
Jeff Robe--
Bill & Chris Nichols--South Bend IN (1981)
Nancy Herman--park ranger in Cumberland Gap 25 years ago
Nancy Hupp--
Steve ???
Gary ???
Phil & Vicki Boling--Richmond IN area
Paul Martin--
Win Aker--San Diego CA years ago
JoL Bergeson--ranch in ID
Mayda Low--WL
David & Emma Glover--WL (Chicago Temple Presidency)
Les & Laurel Hafen--WL
Martin & Jeanine Pond--WL
Doyle & Pat Thompson--UT
Larry & Deb Curtis--WY
Duane & Denise Sawyer--Lawrence KS area. Denise was in newspapers recently for canning, food storage
Sandy Pearson--
Burdenna Pearson--
Dan & Pat Bachman--Logan UT
Paul Hyde--retired from CES
Dave Treanor--???

That's a pretty good start. I hope to add a few more when we move over there. Here are a few more families that are still there:

Dave & Roberta Tree
Arwin & Judy Provonsha
Don & ? Huber
Phil & ?Jeannie Low
Norm & Shirley Hayman
Carlos & Collette Asay
Gary & Carol Allen
Les & Peggy Bryan

And a few that have moved away...

Shawna ???
Tammy Thompson--east coast
Carol Kounanis--
Susan Hahn--WA
Barb Walker--UT
Jim & Cherille Arsenault--SLC UT
Dick & Joan Scroggin--northern IN

There were lots more; I just have to have my memory jogged. Plus a few of those names were in the '71-'73 group before my mission. Can anybody add to the list, or know about these people?

Wednesday, April 12, 2006

Margot's Reunion Newsletter

I was pleased to receive a newsletter yesterday from Margot Thompson Haney. It was titled "75-76 Reunion Newsletter," and reminisced about people and events at the LDS Institute at Purdue when we were single undergrads. It was great to see old pictures, read old memories, and see updates on people from 30 years ago. Good job, Margot!

It occurred to me, why not offer a blog to see if we can rekindle those friendships and memories? Especially since I am headed back that way as Institute Director, and will be in a position to sponsor updates and involvement of people who return from time to time. So that is what I am doing. When I get a moment, I will try and post some of the pictures and updates from the newsletter, or ask Margot to help me with that. In the meantime, I will issue invitations to the people whose email addresses were included, to solicit their participation. We'll see if this project has a life of its own.

By the way, if anybody asks, Margot started it...