Class Bulletin Board

Arnie Moore Update

For those of you that are Hawkeye football fans, Colin Cole is a senior in high school in South Plantation, Florida and was recruited to play football for Iowa next year. This year he won the high school wrestling championship at heavyweight. Last year he placed third as a junior.

Arnie

Dan Bergrud Update

Thanks for the work you have done putting this web site together. I’m proud to see that our class continues to stay on the “cutting edge”.

I am a veterinarian practicing at Cass Veterinary Services in Virginia, Illinois. My family and I recently moved to Illinois to pursue this job opportunity working with larger swine confinement operations. I still enjoy working on most domesticated species, (cows, horses, sheep, dogs, cats, llamas, ferrets, etc.) but the pigs are a larger part of the practice. I guess I’m in animal family practice.

We do have a web site. You are welcome to take a visit.

Dan

Keith Gormèzano Update

I had a chance to talk to Bob Funk who has an account on America Off Line. He got married, still has some sculptures in his garage, worked as a LPN for a number of years before going back to school and getting licensed as a RN. He has been active as a union leader at his hospital.

Robin Shapiro still is a social worker here in Seattle.

I last saw Betsy Hale a few years ago. I had a chance to interview for an office manager/web page designer/technical writing position last summer for a landscape architecture firm and told her husband (a architect) about it in case one of his friends was in the market.

Keith

Randall Rogers Update

Please keep me informed of your reunion plans. I would be honored to attend. Your class was very special to me.

After this year I will be the last original West High teacher that hasn’t retired. I plan on teaching 5 more years after this, so I should still be here when you have your reunion. Make sure you notify Ed Barker, because he really enjoys attending all the reunions. I’ll be looking forward to hearing from you in the future.

Randall Rogers

(From Dave Gerlits: Special thanks to Keith Gormèzano for getting in touch with Randall!)

Pat Vaughan Update

MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR!!

I am planning a visit back to Coralville in the summer of 1999. Perhaps around the 4th of July. I am now the Creative Director for AXN – Action TV which is up-linked out of Singapore and received all over ASIA. It’s challenging and fun. But I miss the change of seasons and the familiarity of my environment. Right now, I am celebrating Christmas in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia with some friends of mine from New Zealand. After brunch we’ll sun bathe by the pool, and then later go for a drive through the rubber plantations.

Actually, Malaysia is mostly Muslim, and this is the month of Ramadan, so not many people are out. Most are at home or at the Mosque fasting and praying. See what I mean about not being in familiar surroundings.

In 1999, I’ve decided to start my first book. A non fiction with the working title “What I know up to now, and what I’ll never know.” A small venture – less than 100 pages. But a start on to what I hope becomes a prolific writing career. I’ll have it finished by July.

I will have a computer at home by the end of January, and I will be able to communicate with you more often.

I often reminisce about the fun and trials of life at West High. Most are fond memories and some a little sad when I think about how I’ve not stayed connected with many of you.

If you have a chance write.

Take care

Patrick

Sheila Potter Cole Update

Since I last wrote I was promoted to Financial Controller at my company and my husband Hugh started working there as a Computer Technical last July. My oldest son KJ even worked there over the summer as a telemarketer. They were beginning to wonder if the Cole family was going to take over the company!

Last weekend we had a touch of the midwest here in Phoenix, it snowed! Quite a sight in the desert. Put people in the holiday mood since the week before the temperatures were in the high 70’s.

Anyway, to all West High Alums – Happy Holidays and Feliz Navidad from the Southwest!

Sheila (Potter) Cole

Jim Murphy Update

I’ve been working at the University of Iowa for the last 11 years and in the Dept. of Orthopedic Surgery for the past 9 years. My main job consists of keeping track of medical records, x-rays, and other patient related duties including some processing and billing of insurance forms, insurance and attorney letters. I also do mail delivery and some upkeep on xerox machines, you might call me a jack of all trades. In my spare time I work in my wood shop, rebuild old pump organs, and take care of my acreage, which includes six cats, one dog and two goats. It sounds like a lot of stuff, but you know how some times after a while it all becomes routine.