![]() ![]() Many many thanks to the organizers of the DC Class of '61 for giving us all the opportunity to reflect back and the chance to meet each other again. And I now have two lab-mix dogs that take me out to the woods every day and are trying to help me finish growing up. There have been friends in college, where I met a bunch of people in the arts, and friends at various jobs and in the communities where I've lived that really have made all the difference in my life. In thinking about this all, it's clear there have been people - friends - that made it possible to get through high school. My favorite conference was a Green Party National Convention in Milwaukee (lots of radical librarians). My all time favorite politician has been Rudy Perpich, and my favorite civil servant is still John Radosevich. Skinner and Don Shirley at UMD and lots and lots of musicians and lots and lots of politicians. Eisenhower from atop my dad's shoulders in Duluth where someone yelled "Good luck to you! I come Esko!" I've heard Eleanor Roosevelt in a small conference room and Buckminster Fuller in a big lecture hall B.F. Still, in the span of my life, I have heard candidate Dwight D. Croix, and Braham in MN and to Dorchester and Waukon in Iowa. My and Marlene's work has taken us to Bayfield, WI Duluth, Pine City, Blue Earth, Marine on St. We added an additional unit, Ian, now age 23 and an Army Airborner, who's currently stationed in North Carolina. Some time after that I became a values programmer and systems response coordinator for two recently on-line genetic material continuance units - Jacob, now age 27 and a gaming supervisor at Best Buy in the Twin Cities, and Torm, age 25 and working in pharmacy research in Madison, WI. There I met and (at age 40) married Marlene Nelson from Paynesville, MN. He is now in respiratory health management and lives in Elk River, MN with his wife Carrie (from Cambridge, MN) and sons Riley (age 1 and 3/4 - leap year day birthday) and Elliot (as in the dragon - age 4).įrom Ramsey County I worked for the state of Minnesota for several years, then became a county director in Grand Marais, MN. I started my county human services career in St. She graduated from Holy Angels Academy High School and Marquette University, both in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. She was born and raised in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Marilyn (Moen) Fitzgerald of Platteville, Wisconsin died Septemafter a prolonged fight with cancer. I worked for non-profits and got married to Janice Gaarde from the suburbs of Chicago when I was 25. Waukon Democrat, Waukon, Iowa, October 6, 1988. Amazingly, because of presidential politics, we were never activated. This year’s committee members were Barb (Winke) Grahlman, JoAnn (Seibert) Gelo, Wayne Rissman and Gary Williams. In 1966 I joined an Army Helicopter National Guard unit in St. Waukon High School’s Class of 1969 gathered for its 40-year class reunion Saturday, August 22 at the Old Rossville Store in Rossville beginning with a social hour at 6 p.m. ![]() Share your fond memories, antics from the good ole days, and everything in between including engagement, marriage and baby announcements, new jobs, promotions and recognitions- we want to celebrate you.After high school there was 2 years at UMD then 3 plus years at the U of Minn. Come home to Saint Patrick Catholic School and help to shape the next generation of students. We welcome your mentorship, expertise, and gracious contributions. Your gifts of time, talent, and treasure are vital to our community. We want to stay connected, share your story, and help you network with the thousands of fellow Shamrocks that have been transformed by their Saint Patrick Catholic School education. Whether you recently walked the halls as an eighth-grade student or were a founding graduate of our accredited school, your time at Saint Patrick Catholic School helped to shape the person you’re becoming and the lives you’ve inspired. You are always a part of the Saint Patrick Catholic School community.
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