Horace Greeley High School 1961

Peter Holden

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Birthday:December 11, 1942 Email:peterwholden@gmail.com Occupation:Retired Marital Status:Married No. of Children:2 Last Edited:2012-07-10 14:46:22

From Peter:After college I married Donna Karrel, who went to college with Pat Wood. They also shared an apartment in NYC . ( Thanks Pat! ). We moved to Boston where I started my career with General Foods. I left them to set off on my own and had 22 wonderful years building small companies and selling them. In 1991 I headed for Wall Street retiring from Merrill Lynch a few years ago.

Donna and I live in a small ocean front town 40 miles toward Cape Cod from Boston. We have two daughters. Lauren, our oldest, graduated Bates College and then moved to NYC to start her career. She currently lives in Portland, Oregon with her husband Tom and two boys Holden and Aidan. Our second daughter graduated Syracuse and now lives on Sanibel Island, FL. with her husband Doug and their two children May and Rhys. Both girls crossed paths with Martha Holmes in NYC. ( Martha you were wonderful to them! )

My retired time is spent volunteering and serving on the board of a South Shore non-profit that cares for, houses, and provides a work environment for 600 mentally challenged adults. The remainder of my time is spent boating, golfing,fishing, skiing, gardening, traveling and doing tons of reading.
Donna is a professeor at a Boston area college and does not appear to be slowing down. She loves it.

For those of you that remember my brothers and sister they are well. Hank lives on Cape Cod in Chatham. Will lives in Mystic, Ct. with his wife ( Georgia Scott from Chappaqua). Martha is an artist and lives in Brewster on Cape Cod with her husband John, also an artist.

I hope to see you all at the reunion. We truly had a special class. If you can not attend please fill out the bio on the web site. You are truly cared for and people want to know about your life. My best to all, Peter

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Martha Holmes (Holmes Currie)

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Birthday:August 22, 1943 Email:TripleVis@aol.com Occupation:writer/film director Marital Status:Married Last Edited:2012-07-10 14:41:38

From Martha:

I've had great fun in a creative career: I was a copywriter for big ad agencies in NYC and quit when I won the Lion at Cannes and the honor of being named TV Copywriter of the Year in Adweek East. I wasn't going to do any better than I had already done and I wasn't in it for money and size of office and power over others' careers: I was just a creative person looking for new challenges. So I then started a film production company through which I wrote and directed films for National Geographic, Nickelodeon, the UN, Children's TV Workshop, along with advertising campaigns for Puerto Rico Tourism, Pizza Hut and others. I also enjoyed writing and producing a film for President and Mrs. Reagan that ran from the Republican National Convention in 1984 (though I did not vote for him). I've been a newspaper columnist for four years, an essayist on NPR a published songwriter, and have had seven works published in literary magazines in the last year. My husband Chuck and I have been hilariously married for 41 years and are enjoying living in the countryside of the Hudson Valley with our two horses, four cats and one Katrina dog, after 30 years of living in Manhattan. For those of you familiar with my report cards, aren't you glad I didn't turn out to be your accountant?!

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Bob Hooker

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Birthday:March 24, 1943 Email:hooker1663@aol.com Occupation:Retired Marital Status:Married No. of Children:2 Last Edited:2012-07-10 15:01:21

From Bob:

Birthday: March 24, 1943
Email: Hooker1663@aol.com
Occupation: Business Executive & Commercial Pilot
Marital Status: Married

Family:
Wife Elizabeth, married 44 years.
Daughter Mary and her husband Jeff.
Son Scott and his wife Kathy.
Four grandkids, ages 13, 10, 8, 7.
    We are "Soccer Poppy" and "Soccer Nana"

Bob's Education:
   Denison University, 1961-1965, B.A. Economics major.
  Wharton Graduate School of Business, M.B.A., Marketing major.

Career:
Business:
I.B.M. - New York City and Columbus Ohio.
  Rubbermaid - Wooster, Ohio.
The Wooster Brush Company - Wooster, Ohio.
  AngelFire

Community:
First Presbyterian Church
   Sunday school teacher
   Interpretation and Stewardship Committee
  Board of Directors
Wooster Country Club
    Board of Directors
Wooster YMCA
   Board of Directors

Aviation:
  Commercial Pilot
  Instrument Rating
  Multi-engine Rating
  Commercial Flight Instructor - Airplane
  Commercial Flight Instructor - Instrument
  Commercial Flight Instructor - Multi-engine

Flight Experience:
   Beechcraft, Cessna, Piper, Mooney, and other manufacturers.
   Cubs (60 mph) to Concorde (1,350 mph - How do you think I lost my hair?)


Other "Stuff":
   Lap swimming, 05:00 am
   Basketball 12:00 noon
   Slalom water skiing 05:00 am - Saturday and Sunday.

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Stephen Hopkins

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Birthday:February 22, 1944 Email:seh6@cornell.edu Occupation:Retired Marital Status:Married Last Edited:2012-07-10 14:47:17

From Stephen:

Hi Classmates! I have met many of you over the years and have enjoyed a few moments of passing conservation. Today I want to give you a little of my life now and jump over the boring stuff. I have been retired since June, 2007. My sister died that September, which was a real big loss for our whole family. Since then, I have been trying to keep healthy and happy. Adrienne and I were married in May, 2001. We have been friends since right after high school and finally had the guts to get together.

In the summer I swim and bike while in the fall and spring I walk and bike some. In the winter, I hibernate.

Before retiring, I worked for the Equine Drug Testing Program at Cornell for 32 years. Before that, I worked at Norse Lab in Santa Barbara, California. I left graduate school in 1972 to join them. I started graduate school in 1967 but was interrupted by Uncle Sam. He wanted me to go to Viet Nam. When I returned to graduate school, I was a basket case and really did not understand what was happening to me. PTSD was unheard of at that time. I am finally getting help after all these years and feel much better.

I would love to hear from any of you, e-mail, phone or letter

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Linda Hughes (Jones)

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Birthday:June 29, 1943 Email:linda.rjones@gmail.com Occupation:Retired Marital Status:Divorced No. of Children:3 Last Edited:2012-07-10 15:01:22

From Linda:

Wow. This is a great website (boy does that music bring back memories!) and it’s wonderful to catch up on the lifetime experiences of all who have written in. I will not be able to attend the reunion, but know it will be wonderful. The planning committee has done a great job. Steve, kudos to you for that incredible Excel file of names and contact information and to everyone who helped track us all down.

I graduated from Tufts University with a BS in Biology in 1965 and remained in Boston to work at Harvard Medical School for a few years. In 1967, tiring of dreary Boston winters and drawn to the beauty of Denver and its surrounding mountains, I moved to Denver and worked at the University of Colorado Medical School as a research specialist. There I met and married my husband and we moved to Atlanta for his job where I remain to this day.

Here in Atlanta, I worked in research at Emory University School of Medicine until I retired in August 2010. I played competitive tennis most of my adult life and that left me with a badly frayed meniscus in my left knee so, for exercise, I’m now enjoying yoga, tai chi, Pilates and cycling, all of which are more gentle on the knee than tennis. I really do miss tennis though….

I divorced in 1983 and raised my 3 children from the ages of 8 (twin girls – Amy and Nancy) and 9 (my son Brian) as a single parent. Brian now lives in Florida with his wife and 3 children ages 10, 8 and 6. Nancy lives nearby with her husband and his 2 children by a previous marriage. Amy lives in Phoenix with her husband and just gave birth 2 months prematurely to a beautiful baby girl who is now thriving. Gardening, traveling, volunteering, reading and visiting grandkids round out my days as I begin reinventing myself for the next part of my life journey. Since my mom lived to be over 100, I figure I have some time left for new experiences!

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Trish Kellogg (Lynch)

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Birthday:March 27, 1943 Email:trilyn3@yahoo.com Occupation:Registered Nurse Marital Status:Divorced No. of Children:3 Last Edited:2012-07-10 14:41:53

From Trish:Comments next to my pic in the yearbook referred to Nurse Jane. Well, here I am at the age of 67 still nursing - after 31 years in the profession. It took me a while to get here. I went to nursing school in 1978 and graduated from Columbia here in New York. I do still love what I do. These past 3 years I have been working at a hospital providing palliative care to persons with cancer. BUT, the very best part of these past years has been my three grandchildren - Pablo age 5, Cocoa age 14 and Boat age 16. They are the stars and sunshine in my life. I keep busy with them and I am lucky to have them all in New York. I am happy and healthy and look forward to re-connects !!!!!

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Peter Kilburn

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Birthday:July 29, 1942 Email:pk9s@virginia.edu Marital Status:Married No. of Children:2 Last Edited:2012-07-10 14:52:23

From Peter: My journey post 1961 has been rewarding in every way. I have been married 45 years to Natalie Walsh, HGHS '63. We have two bright and accomplished adult children (son in Tucson and daughter in Raleigh) and three grandsons, twins 10 and "William the elder" 12. Our business lives have taken us to NYC, NJ, NC, NJ, IL, FL, PA, IL (again), NH, CA, and finally to Charlottesville 12 years ago. I am working at UVa for the Athletics Dept. Steve Walsh was a dear friend for 60 years prior to his death 3 years ago. We see Swede Murphy and his wife Jayne 3 or 4 times annually. Natalie and I don't ski or play tennis any longer but we continue to play golf in a dismal fashion. We are free of health issues beyond what seems to be the norm for people our age. We hope to be at the Reunion next fall.

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Mary Ellen Kinney (Baruch)

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Birthday:February 06, 1943 Email:mebaruch@comcast.net Occupation:Retired Marital Status:Married No. of Children:3 Last Edited:2012-07-10 14:52:13

From Mary Ellen:

Between raising children and caring for aging parents I had a 14 year career as a programmer/analyst/consultant. Very enjoyable!

Retirement has brought many new endeavors: helping our nurse daughter-in-law launch and maintain a program for critically ill children (now used in more than 70 children’s hospitals here and abroad), assisting my husband as he transitioned from non-fiction to writing his first novel, and discovering in myself an interest in designing and making contemporary quilts.

Six grandchildren (five here in Tucson) are our joy.

“Grow old along with me! The best is yet to be, the last of life, for which the first was made. Our times are in his hand who saith, 'A whole I planned, youth shows but half; Trust God: See all, nor be afraid!'”

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Thomas na (Leonhardt)

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Birthday:June 25, 1943 Email:tleonhardt@mindspring.com Occupation:Retired Marital Status:Single Last Edited:2012-07-10 14:43:00

From Thomas:

I've retired to Portland Maine after living in Washington DC for 44 years. I enjoyed my career first as a teacher and then as an organizational consultant working both domestically and overseas. Although I still have a couple of clients, most of my time is spent donating expertise to the non-profit sector and working as a docent at the Portland Museum of Art

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Bob Lewis

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Birthday:January 29, 1944 Email:rblewis100@hotmail.com Occupation:Retired Marital Status:Married Last Edited:2012-07-10 15:01:21

From Bob:Hi---Just a short summary of 50 yrs.. Unfortunately we cannot make it East at this time.
Graduated from Colby College, Waterville Me. in 1965---US Army Artillery OCS-1LT. Battery Commander in Asia and Fort Carson, Co..
3yrs. Executive Management Trainee on Wall Street.
MBA 1973 Columbia School of Business, NYC
Married 1972 to Genevieve (from Switzerland)
Moved west to Washington State (Olympia and Seattle) 1974 to 1989. Transit Executive and started small software company.
Moved to Los Angeles/Long Beach California 1989 to 1998. Transit Executive
Moved to Denver 1998. Transit Executive/ Chief Information Officer. Retired 2009. Live there today.

Hobbies over the years-- Golf, Fly Fishing, Mountain Climbing, Motorcycling, Sking, rafting Alaska to catch large King Salmon, travel primarily Switzerland(for family) and Ireland/Scotland (for golf).

Have a great weekend!!

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