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What is a Howdy and why would I do it
We’ve all come such a long way in 50 years and we wanted to give the class a chance to let folks know how your life has gone in the last 50 year, how you are doing, and any reflections you might have on life since West High.
You can email us a text Howdy mail, leave us a voicemail Howdy at 319-975-1476, or record a video Howdy and let us know it’s ready.
Here are our Howdies:
- Alice Barker Miller’s HowdyIf you don’t remember seeing me much during our senior year, it is because I spent half-days that year taking college classes. I finished my BA at the University of Iowa (Education) following it up with an MA (English). In January 1977 I headed to the University of North Carolina (Chapel Hill) to study 18th Century English Literature. Those ...
- Patti Ampofo Sloley’s HowdyHi Everyone A big hello from me to you all. Here’s a bit about what I’m up to… I am married to an English guy l met in my home country Ghana, and we have lived in England since 1985 and have two grown up sons. I have also written two cook books in the last ten years, ...
- Deb Nortmann Tyer’s HowdyHowdy from the rolling hills of beautiful northeast Iowa! Doesn’t seem that long ago that we were fresh faced teenagers ready to go out and make our mark on the world. Steve and I started dating in high school and married in December of 1973. He had enlisted in the Air Force and being young ...
- Howdy from Richard Newell to the West High Class of ’73!Sorry, I won’t make to our 50th anniversary reunion due to some international travel plans. However, here is the story of what I have been up to during these 50 years. After graduation I enrolled in the Univ. of Iowa Electrical Engineering program with my best friend Rich Altmaier. We took almost all the same classes. ...
- Paul Maxwell’s HowdyAfter receiving my degree from the University of Iowa, I did what any new MBA degree-holder would do: join the Peace Corps? Assigned to the Philippines, the experience was so enjoyable that it began a career in international development. Looking back 50 years, my most fun job accomplishment was the 1988 introduction of computerization to a ...
- Rich Altmaier HowdyI think in the 10th grade our English teacher asked the class what do you want to do when you grow up? Most people didn’t have an answer. I answered “I want to build computers”. Well, my career has been really blessed with my being a part of 10 industrial computer system designs from the ...
- Alan and Janelle (Gibson) Huey HowdyAs many of you know, Janelle Gibson and I married the year after graduation, and have been on an adventure ever since. Janelle supported me through college and I joined the Air Force as an officer upon graduation. We endured a posting in North Dakota and it’s winters, but then enjoyed two three year tours ...
- Brenda (Schrock) Bradley HowdyHowdy Classmates, In 1977 I married a guy (Jim Bradley) from the “wrong” side of town (City High) and we’ve been married for 46 years. During our first 10 years of marriage we lived in Houston, Minneapolis, the Davenport area and landed back in Iowa City in 1986. We have two grown kids, Jessica (42) and Adam ...
- Arnie and Julie O’Neill Moore’s HowdyHowdy Class of ’73 I have posted off and on in the past but I just thought I would put out there a quick synopsis of my past 50 years. It is hard to believe that nearly 50 years has passed since many of us have crossed paths. This may well be the last chance that some of us ...
- Gene Hartsock’s HowdyHI EVERYONE my years since 1973 I followed my shoe repair career 20 years, then bought my own shop in 1988. With my photography, I was able to host my own website and was amazed at how much it helped a small business like mine. Shoes came in from all US and MORE! Birkenstock sandals and hi ...
- Betsy Hale’s HowdyHi West High Classmates! Sorry to miss you all. How to summarize 50 years…??!! I have lived in Seattle since 1977, have a Masters in Social Work and worked for many years in Community Colleges in the Career Development field. Now my work is centered in international development. I swim in Lake ...
- Nat Soper’s HowdyNat told us that an important family event came up that conflicts with the reunion date. Here is his Howdy Undergrad school at U. of Victoria (B.C.), medical school at Iowa, surgical residency at the University of Utah, research fellowship at Mayo Clinic. Married Cindy Lee (Class of ‘74) in 1978 (45 years this May!), and we ...
- Mark Zanger’s HowdyDear All! With my warmest regards, here is my “Howdy”! After graduation from West High I enrolled in the University of Iowa. I soon got into psychedelics and was thoroughly charmed by their effects. I believed that the psychedelic experience ought to be the normal experience of life and consequently sought to understand it and somehow make it a ...
- Dave Gerlits’ HowdiesDave wanted to share three versions of his Howdy to show classmates three different ways to say “Howdy” to the other members of the class. You can email your written Howdy to your webmaster, leave a voicemail for your classmates at 319-975-1476, or send your webmaster a video to share. Dave’s Video Howdy https://youtu.be/1qdEwZtGN2c Dave’s Voicemail Howdy Dave Gerlits’ ...