Howdy to my fellow Class of ’73 Classmates!
After graduation from West High:
- Bachelor of Music in trombone performance from the University of Iowa.
- Met my wife Sue McLaughlin (Regina Class of 1977; her dad owned the Annex Bar on 1st Avenue) in 1975 where we were co-workers at McDonalds on Riverside Drive. We were married in 1978 and celebrated our 45th anniversary in May.
- Our daughter Noelle was born in 1979. She is a licensedarchitect and lives in Basalt, Colorado. Most of her clients are in the Aspen area. She is an avid skier and kayaker.
- Since I couldn’t make enough money to support my family playing the trombone, I stayed at the University of Iowa for another three years to get my MBA and CPA.
- My career in finance and accounting has taken us to the following cities over the past 42 years:
- Oldenburg, Indiana
- Rockford, Illinois
- Batesville, Indiana
- Indianapolis, Indiana
- Quincy, Illinois
- Anchorage, Alaska
- Baltimore, Maryland
- Milwaukee, Wisconsin
- Albuquerque, New Mexico
- Las Vegas, Nevada
- While we love the weather, geography and culture of New Mexico, and being close to our daughter and my sister Connie (class of 1975) who lives near Cimmaron, NM, we recently decided to move back to Iowa City. We both have brothers and sisters (including my brother Jeff, class of 1982) living in the area, and it has always felt like home. We recently sold our house in Albuquerque where we have lived for the past 9 years. I plan to arrive in Iowa City on June 23. We are currently shopping for a house.
- I’ve tried to keep up with the trombone with various community orchestras and semi-professional gigs.
- Still running every day, but not as far and not as fast. Just happy to still be perpendicular to the road.
Looking forward to seeing everyone in June!!
Cheers,
Chris