Occupation:  pole dancer
No. of Children:  3
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I must say, I wouldn't recognise alot of you if not for the before pics. Especially the guys. John and Imoved up to Chippewa Falls WI. 4 yrs. ago. He manages the machine that makes the bottles for the Chippewa spring water. I work p.t. at a general dentists office as assistant.(John dared me to say pole dancer) Anyway, Our 3 kids, Jessie 15, Valerie 10, and Jared 8 take center stage. With their love for sports they keep us running. Along with our Golden R. Dewey, Bulldog Bogart and kitty Skecher. We are really enjoying the beauty up here and all the outdoor activities. I found out through this page that Lisa Niehaus lives an hour away and am trying to talk her into driving down w/ me. My dad, even said he would escort us. LOL. By the way he wanted to say hi to who ever remembered him.
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I've lost touch with alot more than I thought. I'd love to see people from Herrick and Pierce Downer. I do miss all the ladies who were involved w/ the 30th b-day in San Fran. I am still in contact with Michelle Christensen, Pieras, Agrusti and Jen K. who needs to put a better pic of her boys on her page because they are so adorable!! Jim Bouquet is around too, I saw him after a sox game last year. Kristie Moran, and Tracy Monroe.I would love to see too. Anyway , I know there are so many more. So everybody has to get Lisa talked into driving down w/ me. See ya
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Occupation:  Union Sheet Metal Worker
Marital Status:  Married
No. of Children:  2
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Occupation:  Finance/Accounting
Marital Status:  Married
No. of Children:  3
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Occupation:  Banker
Marital Status:  Married
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Working and living in DG. Traveling as much as possible.
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You know who you are......
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Occupation:  Attorney-At Home Mom
Marital Status:  Married
No. of Children:  2
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I am happy to say that I did not hang out in high school, but I made up for it in college! I was Karazy in college, and I had a lot of fun as a Philsophy major at Emory in Atlanta, GA. I am skipping a lot now....I finally got married in 1998, Chicago is our hometown, and I have been committed and spiritually connected to Jesus Christ for a long while now. I was a nerd for school, studied hard but I hate reading. I am trying to do it more since I now have kids to raise and I have to keep my brain working to stay abreast of their homework! I love self-help books, nutrition, exercise tips and crime stories and politics, and I love music, especially good HOUSE, but I love the classic orginal artists of the 70's and 80's too. George Michael still rocks to me! (I am going to his concert stag on July 9) Oh yeah, i love my kids and family too, they are beautiful and keep me going. I love the friends I have made thru the years, they all had meaning to me and it was part of my life so it had to be worth the time! It is so funny to see others online...fast forward, I married a high school homecoming king, yet I was a nerdy nurse lookalike in that high school photo! lol!
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Everyone, but the ones who contact me, I am game, if i recognize your face, I will email you and track you down! Hey Theresa Kazienko (sp?), so funny to see you at that art gathering back in 1999, I am so not an art show person, but I love art!
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Occupation:  Library Media Specialist
Marital Status:  Married
No. of Children:  3
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Went to U of I in Champaign for a Bachelor's in Music Ed. I taught junior high band for four years on the Navajo reservation in AZ where I also met my husband, Bruce. We have been married for 13 years and have 3 rambunctious boys. Jack is 8, Luke is 5 and Sam is 3 1/2. We lived in AZ for 6 years during which I went back to school to be a school library media specialist. (That was a big career shift for me since I was such a band geek in HS and college.) After AZ we moved to Denver for 6 years where I taught at an inner-city school. After we began having kids we wanted to be closer to the grandparents and moved to WI. We have lived here, 35 mi west of Green Bay (Go Packers!)for the past 4 years. We really miss the Rocky Mountains and hope to retire in Colorado someday. I have enjoyed reading bio's on this site--it is really hard to believe it has been 20 years already.
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I have missed Michelle Boyd (thanks for emailing me about this) Wendy Woodring, Amy Gustafson, and have been curious to find out about classmates from Puffer.
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Occupation:  Daycare Provider
Marital Status:  Divorced
No. of Children:  2
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When did you all become ADULTS?? Hi everyone! After DGN, I graduated from Eastern Illinois and worked at a couple uneventful companies. I did marry Andy Ringo (also class of 88) and we have two of THE BEST daughters ever, Maddie, who just turned 10, and 7year old Abby. They are the light of my life! Sadly, we divorced, but we have been able to stay friends. I now live in Plainfield with my girls and my spousal equivalent, Benjamin. I was a stay at home mom for many years, so started an in home daycare business so I could continue to be home with my girls. It is never a dull moment, and the benefits are great! As much as I love Plainfield, we are in the process of moving to the northern suburbs (anyone need daycare up there?) I spend most of my free time with my girls or on the golf course.
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I have lost touch with just about everyone. I think about our little group of Melissa DelBene, Monica Muehlhaus, Andrea Boness, Sally Johnson and the rest of us who were in band but NOT GEEKS!! :) Outside of band there were so many others....Heather Young..where are you?

Occupation:  Financial Advisor
Marital Status:  Married
No. of Children:  2
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After DGN I went to DePaul and lived on campus for the 4 years. After graduating from DePaul with a Finance degree I came back to DG and took a job in the financial services industry in downtown Chicago. After about a year and a half in DG I moved back to the Chicago near north area. In 2000 I met my wife Caroline and was married in 2002. In 2003 we had our first child and moved out of the city and to Park Ridge where I currently reside. I continue to work in the financial services industry and this past February we had our 2nd child.
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I am looking forward confronting the kid who set me up to be shot in our assassin game...Bombay (Shank) Vice
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Occupation:  Enterprise Architect
Marital Status:  Married
No. of Children:  3
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After DGN, I went to WIU for 4 yrs, graduated with a BS in CS. I've been in the Tech industry since graduation - initially a lot of job hopping, but now that I have a family I've settled down a bit. I currently work at Sun Microsystems. (I'm active on LinkedIN, also on Facebook, but not as active.) I got married in '98 - didn't attend the 10yr, as we were on our honeymoon in Hawaii. My wife and I have lived in Naperville for 9yrs, we have 3 kids, ages 8, 6 and 3.
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This list of people I'm looking forward to catching up with is long and distinguished...
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Occupation:  Athletic Trainer
Marital Status:  Single
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Has it really been 20 years? Wow. Reading everyone's bio, it seems like just yesterday. Where have I been? Well, after graduation, I went to the University of Illinois and became a certified athletic trainer. I spent most of my free time at sporting events and having a blast. I went the the University of Pittsburgh for my Masters degree. I am an instructor and head athletic trainer at Truman State University in Missouri. I don't have a husband or children. I work with the football team, taking care of injuries, so it does feel like I have 100 college age boys. Just wait 'till yours get that age.
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I miss hearing stories from the band geeks and soccer nerds. Lee Weisenstein, Chris Marek, Jeff Vilimek, Noel Carleson. I'll be taping ankles and fixing boo-boo's instead of attending the reunion. Have a great time!