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Jeff O'Neil

Marital status: Married
Occupation: Transportation
Comment: It's been a long time coming and a long time gone
What would your friends be the most surprised to know about you now?: Been living down south since 88. My best friend Jamie Phillips was already living down here, so at least I knew 1 person. I'm married to a great Southern gal, and we live on 7 acres surrounded by woods and grow a garden.
Share a favorite memory -- something that made you laugh or cry or feel pride in your school...share: Having the cop Bernie? chase us down the hill in his car,getting caught. When we gave him our info in Beckers office he mixed my info and name up with another Jeff. Things like that happened when you were stoned - which was pert near all the time!
Who was your favorite teacher?: Coach Wallace in English - Senior year and Mr.Eggenschawler - 10th grade Chemistry for dummies! He went to Woodstock and was cool and would give us advice on chemicals not found in the books.

Jeff O’Neil

Now Now
Marital status: Married

robin okun

Now Now
Marital status: Committed Relationship
Children: 2
Occupation: therapist
Comment:  

Jane P. MacMillan

Occupation: Donor Recruitment Representative

Sandy Parks (Damrauer)

Now Now
Marital status: Married
Children: 2
Occupation: non-profit
Comment:

Greetings from NC! Have been happily married for 24 years & have 2 great kids.  Our son just graduated from Wake Forest U and is going to live in Spain for the next year.  Our daughter is a junior at UNC-Chapel Hill.  Still have some family in Sylvania area, so have made many trips back over the years.. 


Thanks to the Reunion Committee for all their hard work!
What would your friends be the most surprised to know about you now?: Since I did so poorly in Science in HS, I made up for it by marrying a Scientist!
Who was your favorite teacher?: Mme Vardinakis-loved French!

Deb Patton (Rife)

Marital status: Committed Relationship
Children: 2
Occupation: Manager
Comment:

I have been divorced for 6 years now and still friends with the ex.  I have 2 wonderful daughters Treva, 29 who is awaiting her license to be a hairdresser and who works with me as an asst manager for Lock It Up Self Storage.  Sheena, 27 who is an eeg tech at St V's and Toledo Hospitals.  She has given me 3 beautiful grandkids.  Gabby 8, Gavin 6 and Gaje 4.  I also have 4 step grandchilden from my upcoming marriage by the end of this year.  My life is great.





I am a fortunate one to have 2 sisters, Jackie my youngest is 10 years younger and she had a double lung transplant in cleveland almost 3 years ago now which saved her life by a few days.  Both parents are still alive and doing well.  I have been blessed with both great family and friends.





Looking forward to seeing my IOE girls on Friday night at the Village Inn. And everyone else too.
What would your friends be the most surprised to know about you now?: I am not quiet like I used to be. Its amazing that Kitty Gstalder and I were best friends in H.S. and she ended up being a wonderful teacher to my 7 year old grandaughter last school year.
Who was your favorite teacher?: Mrs Snyder and Mrs Gilchrest

Arden Pletzer (Smith)

Then Then
Now Now
Marital status: Married
Children: 3
Occupation: self-employed
Comment:      Left Sylvania to discover that my SHS classmates were as intelligent and much nicer than most Duke students.  I am sorry to have taken you guys for granted.  Go Wildcats!





     I met my husband of 29 years over a cadaver in anatomy lab at Ohio State, and following our respective residencies in Columbus, Dave and I drove west on I-70 to Indianapolis.  We settled in a little burg of 5000 people with one traffic light.  Twenty-five years later, Fishers has 75,000 people.  I am so used to fast growth that it is always a shock to see NW Ohio pretty much the same.





     Dave and I are blessed to be sandwiched between four parents in Ohio, two grown kids in graduate school, and one first-grader. Sometimes, it feels more like a triple-decker sandwich!  My parents are still in the same house from which I rode Bus #3 to Stranahan Elementary for kindergarten.





     My tennis days are behind me, following an unfortunate mushing accident, but I am enjoying swimming, biking and running.  One of these days I hope to put them together in that order.





    Thank you Vicki and reunion committee.  I am looking forward to reconnecting, remembering, and laughing often and much!


    






What would your friends be the most surprised to know about you now?: I have every issue of "The Student Prints," and am bringing the unofficial TSP staff photo. Have your excuse prepared in advance.
Share a favorite memory -- something that made you laugh or cry or feel pride in your school...share: Attending SHS during its begrudging compliance with Title IX allowed me to represent our school in three varsity sports.
Who was your favorite teacher?: Mrs. Long, Ms. Graber, and Mr. Marlo
Share an embarrassing moment or a prank that was played on someone else or on you...: Hearing the AD announce at the winter sports banquet that our nascent Wildcat girls basketball team was so dedicated that "(we) played without uniforms the first couple of games." The boys' teams roared, and Mr. Glase flushed three shades of red.

Denise Poggemeyer (Wagner)

Marital status: Married
Children: 2
Occupation: Sales Analyst

Mike Ramey

Then Then
Now Now
Marital status: Married
Children: 1
Occupation: Banking
Comment: After graduating from Miami U spent my 20's in Toledo.  Married Kim MacLean (Ottawa Hills) in '85 and moved to Cleveland in '87 (Go Tribe).  Son Jimmy born in Cleveland in '91.  Moved to Jacksonville, FL in '95 and been here ever since (Go Jags).  Jimmy is going to Samford U this fall (Go Bulldogs).  I'm still working to pay the bills (Hurry Retirement).  We are very happy and certainly blessed.  Looking forward to seeing all you oldsters.
Share a favorite memory -- something that made you laugh or cry or feel pride in your school...share: My and Tommy Homish's grad party. Best memory is after party when Chief Bohme and Manera had a contest to see who could break into a car first (keys locked inside). Chief won, he had better tools and more to drink.
Who was your favorite teacher?: TS Abel
Share an embarrassing moment or a prank that was played on someone else or on you...: Schaff copying most of my answers for a Chemistry test and then getting a better grade. Also Algebra class with Mrs. Hudson (if she only knew what we did before and during class). Never forget Manera signing his name on tests and then read the sports page.

Ann Ravitch (Moskala)

Now Now
Marital status: Married
Children: 2
Occupation: Mother, Grant Writer & part-time school librarian
Comment: Can't believe what I remember or what I've forgotten!


Sorry I can't be there, just not in the cards to fly out.  Keep in touch with the annual gathering, I could be around next summer.
What would your friends be the most surprised to know about you now?: Don't drink, don't smoke, what do I do?
Share a favorite memory -- something that made you laugh or cry or feel pride in your school...share: favorite? no, but deeply ingrained the ice-crusted bell-bottoms from 'traveling' between schools. football games, basketball games and dancing half-time. J&G's pizza. Peggy, Julie, DECA, the gift-wrapping booth at Franklin Park mall. camping trip, rain
Who was your favorite teacher?: Mr. Minsel
Share an embarrassing moment or a prank that was played on someone else or on you...: Graduation, returning to our seats after receiving our diploma. Everybody had shifted enough that I didn't have a chair. I was left standing. My mother was wondering why I was the only one standing....so was I.