JUNCTION CITY HIGH SCHOOL
CLASS OF 1966
DIRECTORY
www.jchs66.com
Arden-Kaye Abington Henderson
11275 W. 155th Terrace
Overland Park, KS 66221-2603
arden.henderson@irs.gov
913 851-3750
Married in June 1966, worked at Fort Riley, with a five year break to stay home with my children.
Received an Associate Degree from K-State, and a BS from U. of State of NY in June 1991.
Moved to Kansas City area in 1992, after Clair was transferred there with Sprint, and I began work
with the IRS in Olathe, Kansas as a Program Analyst with Mission Assurance and Security
Services in 1992. Clair retired in 2006.
Spouse: Clair Henderson
Children: Brett, b. 1969, works for Sprint in KC area, single parent of our oldest grandchild.
Audra, b. 1972, married to Thad McClelland, whose parents still live in JC. Audra and
her husband teach in Olathe, have two children. We will probably stay in the KC area,
since we are fortunate to have our children there.
Vicki Anderson Roberson
14579 Abacus Dr.
Foley, AL 36535
vickiroberson@gulftel.com
251 987-5819
The whole family relocated to the Gulf Coast, 15 miles from the Gulf of Mexico, and developed a
Mobile Home Park. Married to Roy Roberson, who died July 7, 2003. Sold the Mobile Home
Park after Roy passed away, and am currently a Realtor.
Spouse: Roy Roberson, deceased
Children: Scott Jeffrey, with two children.
Terry Lee, with Sophia Marguarete.
Roy Askren
315 West Vine
Junction City, Kansas 66441
royaskren@yahoo.com
402-314-6143
After two years at KU I got into the restaurant business, Howard Johnson's on the turnpike, The
Sheraton Corporation in Shreveport and Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Holiday Inn in Louisiana,
Mississippi and Kansas and finally with Concord Companies out of Lincoln, Nebraska (Village
Inn, Applebee's, and Famous Dave's) for 13 years. In 1988 I started my own company, A & A
Vinyl, Inc. in Lincoln, where we fabricated, retailed, and installed vinyl fences, decks, pergolas
and gazebos. I closed up shop and moved back to JC with dad and I am enjoyed being with him in
his golden years. As far as today, I am preparing for my second childhood, to be determined.
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Children: I have one daughter and two grandchildren, and one son and six grandchildren.
Sandra Kay Baker Barnes
3190 Reservation Dr
Manhattan, KS 66502
Judy Beavers Hopper Houston
1504 S. Garfield
Junction City, KS 66441
jhouston4@cox.net
James Alvin Betz
11201 Canyon Dr.
San Jose CA 95127
jamesbetz7@comcast.net
408 259-7372
Attended KSU 66-67 (majored in contract bridge and snooker); 1968, construction labor; 1969-71
US Army; 1974 BS UC-Berkeley; 1975-2000 engineer in San Francisco and Silicon Valley. In
recent years, my wife Alice and I (married 16 years) have been exploring the “Wild West,”
especially the Sierras, Cascades and the canyons of southern Utah. (added 09/09)
Carl Bierbaum
2744 Deer Track Way
Palm Harbor, FL 34685
ibierbaum@gmail.com
727 784-7772
Married classmate Ingrid Hagan in 1971, worked at Gibson’s, then at the Wal Mart home office in
Bentonville AR. Back to JC in 1978, and restored several building, then relocated to Kansas City,
MO. Now in Florida, international finance, development.
Spouse: Ingrid Hagan
Children: Carl William, married with two children; Diana, married with one son, Blake. Both our
children live in Florida.
Jeffrey Bivens
5220 SW 20th Terrace #303
Topeka, KS 66605-2436
bod79@msn.com
Came back to Kansas after four years in the Navy, have been in Topeka for about 40 years.
Retired from Goodyear Tire, where I worked as an area manager. Graduated from Washburn, and
attended Washburn Law for 2 years (long story). Am currently working as a wardrobe consultant
for Mens Wearhouse in Topeka dressing legislators, lobbyist and attorneys (how's that for
irony) amongst others. Nutshell!
I have one son which is why I stayed in Topeka all these years.
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Peggy Brethour King
4040 Escuela
Napa, CA 94558
dkingnapa@aol.com
707 252-4531
Living the last 31 years in Napa, California, have been a RN for the last 24 years. Currently work
in a small prison ward at the local hospital.
Spouse: Dan King
Children: Molly and Ben. Three grandchildren.
Joyce Briestensky Carlton
514 Holly Lane
Junction City, KS 66441
785 762-4110
Married for 38 years, currently retired, after working in a large obstetric/gyn office in surgical
coding and insurance department. Enjoy being a grandmother.
Spouse: Jr. Carlton
Children: Michelle Renee Martin, with children Jessica, and Jenna,
Angela Marie Gage, with children Hannah, and Evan, b. Dec 31, 2005.
Ronald Dean Broils
2247 E. 77th Terrace
Kansas City, MO 64132
Merle E. Brooks
5876 N. Claremont Dr.
Citrus Springs FL 34434
Joseph Daniel Buda, Jr.
4301 West 124th St.
Leawood, KS 66209
Craig Bunker
7692 E. Aster Dr.
Scottsdale, AZ 85260
cbunker@scottsdalegolfgroup.com
480 203-5427
I have been a golf professional for 35 years. PGA tour, 1978-79, Davenport Country Club, 19751984, John Jacobs’ Golf Schools, 1984-present.
Spouse: Louise
Children: Jay, 25; Michael, 23; and Mark, 22.
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Jan Bunker
1492 Stonewood Ct
San Pedro, CA 90732
janb924@aol.com
310 833 3782 H
310-920-5484
Spouse: Gordon Goldberg
Children: Step-Children, Marcel and Vincent; two g’children, Tommy and Nicholas.
Left Kansas with the Burgundy Street Singers (seven years with them), then commercials, Vegas
and similar venues as “Jan and Jill.” Jill and I both married our Michaels and I toured the West
playing country music for two years. Came back to LA, and after about a 2 minute interval
between marriages, married Gordon. Played piano and sang at hotels around LA and gave
concerts of my original music. My present incarnation is as a music teacher, both piano and voice,
with about 30 students a week. I will be President of the South Bay Branch of the Music
Teacher’s Association this year. I also perform in a duo with another teacher, who is a classical
violinist; we do classical and Broadway with two others women as the Prima Divas. I am very
busy, but thrive on a fast pace, and my fibromyalgia has miraculously abated, thank God.
Jill Jaxx (Bunker)
3716 Jackstadt St.
San Pedro, CA 90731
jilljaxx@earthlink.net
310 266-4945
1966 to 1976 were the Burgundy Street Singer years, performing with legends Frank Sinatra,
Tony Bennett, Bob Hope, Dionne Warwick and more. . . 20 Budweiser commercials (split my
pants riding a Clydesdale once!). Opening act for Anthony Newley at Caesar’s Palace, for Johnny
Mathis at the Schubert Theater; Carol Burnett’s summer TV season for CBS; performing on
“Happy Days,” when it was No. 1; KSU auditorium for a SRO great crowd. . . the next 10 years
were the Rock & Roll years, part-owner of Rockit recording studio, wrote, recorded and
performed original songs with many bands; married and moved to Germany, recorded for CBSGermany records. Then, original rock, solo . . . moved back to KS, became Jill Jaxx, played my
favorite rock gig at Elaine Edie’s pre-school! Back to LA in 1992, married, and with Frederick,
co-produced feature film, “My Next Funeral,” and “Squish,” a short film for festivals.
Now, teaching voice, doing comedy characters, performing as Marilyn, and writing.
Spouse: Frederick Friedel, a writer/director
Cat Children: the brilliant and amazing Alexander and Babette, and a new rescue pup, Daisy.
DeWayne Burnett
6502 E. 4th Ave.
Hutchinson KS 67507
pianogramma@
512 627-6086
Done a lot of things over the past 40 years . . . USMC, in business for myself in construction,
equipment hauling, trucking, and the wrecker business. Retired.
Spouse: Donna
Children: Ami Dorian, Amanda Burnett, and Jeremy Burnett, and five grandchildren, two boys
and three girls.
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Ephram (Butch) Butler
1721 S. K Street
Rogers, AR 72756
Susan Butler Goff
2181 Waterford Village Dr.
Clemmons, NC 27012
Fred Campton
16734 Shady Oak Dr
Ramona, CA 92065
ingeline66@gmail.com
cell: 760-239-1286
Wife, Inge
Geneva Carter Haney
111 Halstead
East Orange NJ 07018
Bernie E. Chandler
1514 E. First Ave.
Mount Dora, FL 32757
Bernie.chandler@yahoo.com
352 383-0033
407 616-0663 cell
Traveled worldwide as a career Navy man, visited great places and met great people on both
coasts of this country, in Southeast Asia, and in Europe. Lived in the Philippines, in Spain for
four years, and worked aboard a cruise ship in San Diego for two years. Got married for the first
time in September 1991, then a week later, retired as Chief Boatswain Mate. Later employed by
PSI, an engineering firm as a lab tech, traveling throughout Florida and the Caribbean. Things
are great in central Florida, where we enjoy camping, fishing, kayaking, and attending Florida folk
festivals.
Spouse: Irene
Children: Three children and three grandchildren.
Gary L. Chaput
1706 Grand View Dr.
Sunrise Beach MO 65079
chaputg@sbcglobal.net
573-207-0153
cell 620 717 5844
Retired from United States Air force 1987 ( Vietnam, 1968, 1972-73). Retired from Boeing
Aircraft Company, May 2003, after working on Air Force One for 16 years in Manufacturing and
electrical Engineering as a planner. Currently active in my community, working with the Marion
Senior Center, a fourth degree Knight of Columbus, in American Legion Post 22 as Adjutant,
Rider and Post Chaplain, and on the board. Also active in Veterans of Foreign Wars, and both my
wife and I as lay ministers in our Catholic church. Like to travel, ride motorcycles, enjoy car
races, woodworking, fishing, and babysitting our grandchildren. While in the military, travelled
all over the world, “and decided the best place to live was right here in the United States.”
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Spouse: Karen, married August 2003. First wife, Doris, deceased.
Children: Lori and Brian, by my late wife. Three came with my second marriage: Stephanie,
Aaron, and Angela. Total of eight grandchildren, two boys, six girls.
Fred Coade
116 North Adams
Junction City, KS 66441
fred1138@cox.net
785 238-4961
KSU for three semesters, then at GCH for six years, retired after 25 years at Fort Riley for medical
reasons. Now working at Geary County Hospital again. Moved to White City, Kansas in 1981,
and served as mayor of White City 1985 to 1993. In 2004, returned to JC.
Spouse: Linda
Children: Brandi, 29 and Chris, 27.
Mary Ann Coffey
1657 Old Brook Road
Charlottesville, VA 22901
ksgrl66@aol.com
434 964-1814
Left Kansas in 1975, with a degree from K-State. Moved to New Orleans, graduated from Tulane
Law School, and practiced law there until 1988. Then to a small town near the coast of North
Carolina, where I ran a national organization of women lawyers from home, had a weekly
newspaper column on history, led tours around the town, and kept busy volunteering. Now live
near the Blue Ridge Mountains, enjoying all the benefits of a college town, and work at the
Ronald McDonald House as volunteer coordinator.
Spouse: Murphy Moss
Children: grown step-children and two more generations.
Peter Michael Cohen
824 Pembrooke
Libertyville, IL 60048
David S. Colbert
#2 Townsend, I 714
San Francisco, CA 94107
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Alison Coles Strauss
5290 Chapman St.
Salem OR 97306
alleysline@hotmail.com
I am a RN, working for the VA Hospital in Salem as a home health care nurse. We enjoy travel,
camping and picnics.
Spouse: Dave, who is retired.
Children: Three grown children and five grandchildren.
Linda Kay Connell Kramer
4719 Edgewater Dr.
Junction City, KS 66441
785 238-1142
Have been teaching elementary school physical education (30 years, now retired), and traveling
around the world. Now live at Milford Lake
Spouse: Leroy Kramer
Children, Martin and Tim, and five grandchildren.
William Bradford Connell
2130 Southeast 37th St.
Topeka, KS 66605
Thomas Copeland
4205 267th St., East
Spanaway, WA 98387
copie32@cs.com
Worked at the Defense Reutilization and Marketing Office at Fort Lewis, Washington, and retired
with 35 years on July 2, 2004. Enjoying retirement, hunting and golfing.
Spouse: Monica
Children: Two boys, Brian, 33 years old, and Jeremy, 31. Four grandchildren: Kamryn, 7 years;
Jackson, 8 months; Mayci, 2 years, and Autumn, 1 year old.
Virginia M. Crocker
2383 So. Olive St.
Denver, CO 80224
ginnycrocker@comcast.net
303 758-7085
Work in insurance industry, spend time traveling, playing tennis.
Phyllis Culham
213 Glen Ave.
Annapolis, MD 21401
jcbluejay@live.com
410 268-9639
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Got two B.A.s, an M.A., and a PhD., with distinction. Taught at four major universities, retired
from the history department of the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis. Nominated for various
teaching awards, won two lucrative ones, including American Philological Association Teaching
Award, and a Fulbright Fellowship. Published a book and dozens of articles, including a chapter
on “The Roman Imperial Army” in volume II of the Oxford Handbook of Ancient Military
History. Converted to Buddhism and my husband and I manage a local Zen group, Mindfulness
Practice Group of Annapolis, now in its second decade. Received her transmission of the lay
precepts in the Order of Interbeing Zen. And another from a lay Vajrayana Priest of the Shakya
clan.
Spouse: Robert A. Ertman, an attorney for the USDA.
Children: Daughter Harriet Culham Ertman, who has a BFA in Digital Design, is married and
living in Columbia Maryland.
Holly Cummins Oetinger
801 Gillespie Dr.
Manhattan, KS 66502
hollyo@gandarealestate.com
785 539-6035
Married for 39 years. Have had four careers, to include the present as a Realtor. Love being a
grandmother, and as always, a mother and a wife.
Spouse: Richard
Children: One son, two daughters, and six grandchildren, two boys, four girls, ages two to 11.
Inge Curnette Campton
16734 Shady Oak Dr.
Ramona, CA 92065
ingeline66@gmail.com
Spouse: Fred Campton.
Kay Lynette Cynova Moore
409 East Cloud
Salina, KS 67401
Gerald Davis, Jr.
5520 Fiesta Lane, #D
Colorado Springs, CO 80918
patti@phillong.com
719-265-5534
Living and working in Colorado Springs, enjoying my four grandchildren.
Spouse: Patti Davis
Children: Jason and Holly, and four grandchildren, Marquitis, Martasia, Kylie, and Aliyah.
Penelope Day Gullett
2205 Harrison
Great Bend, KS 67530
macpen66@hotmail.com
620 793-9164
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Spent 25 years as a veterinary assistant, five years as a pharmacy tech, and now I’m an optician,
shop manager.
Spouse: Fred (Mac)
Children: One son, Jonathan, married with two children, Logan, 11, and Sierra, 6 years.
Judy Ann Deckard Kalous
1419 Holly Lane
Junction City, KS 66441
jkalous@eb-us.com
785 762-7659
Enjoying family, friends and work.
Children: Darin Kalous
Barbara Decker Georgiadis
501 Pen Hale Avenue
Campbell, OH 44405
Michael Frank Dios
30736 River Road
Orange Beach, AL 36561
Harry A. Drabkin, MD
3886 S. Magnolia Way
Charleston, South Carolina
drabkin@musc.edu
843 792-4879
Left University of Colorado in July 2007 after 27 years, for the Medical University of South
Carolina, “took my passport and enrolled in local language and custom classes, as South Carolina
is something of a different country!” Currently Professor of Medicine, Gilbreth Chair in Clinical
Oncology; and Director, Division of Hematology/Oncology, Medical University of South
Carolina, P. O. Box 250623 Charleston SC.
Spouse: Jane
Children: Anne and Robert
Pamela Sue “Susie” Drenon Schultz
75-6009 Alii Drive T-23
Kailua-Kona, HI 96740
susie1050@aol.com
970 484-7126
Wife, mother, temp office worker, bookstore owner, library assistant, grandmother . . . retired.
Have a home in Eagle Rock, Colorado, but primarily will be living in a condo in Hawaii.
Spouse:
Dennis M. Schultz, deceased 2008
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Children: Rhonda Sue Schultz Boettinger (who has three children: Corey Michael, Jessica Renae
and Cody James), and Dennis Matthew Schultz.
Mary Driski Paulin
207 Blue Willow
Houston, TX 77042
jawjut@aol.com
281 546-1420
Working in Home Health nursing full time; working in a hospital part time, to assist my daughter
to get through medical school, and son through computer classes after college.
Spouse: James Paulin
Children: Ryan and Heather
Dennis Ealy
108 South Willo Esque St.
Wichita, KS 67209
Nina Jean Eastwood Roller
3907 East English
Wichita, KS 67218
Nancy Edgar Weary
7618 S. Blue Creek Rd.
Evergreen, CO 80439
rweary@aol.com
303 670-3883
We purchased the Belleville Cable TV company in 1970, added six more companies before selling
it all in 2001. Always active with my children: school, scouting, up through the After Prom party
for the high school. Volunteer work with the library, the picture-lady program to introduce art
work, Free University, Chamber of Commerce, especially with Christmas lights and programs.
From that volunteer work, I built a catering business in Belleville, Manhattan, JC and Concordia,
and then became a wedding consultant. Started Kansas Baskets to promote Kansas products
approved by the Department of Agriculture, first for Bloomingdales, then to most of the US and
several foreign countries. . . could have become a very good business, but kept me too busy.
I am a breast cancer survivor, and have done the Avon Breast Cancer Three Day Walk and raised
money for the Susan Korman Breast Cancer Foundation. In Colorado, we volunteer at Harmony
Horseworks, a shelter for horses that are abused, neglected or no longer wanted, and made
available for adoption. I enjoy my grandkids, reading and travel . . . one day I’d like to see Egypt.
Two Yorkies, Harley and Farrah.
Spouse: Robert K. Weary, Jr. (Bob), married in 1968.
Children: Two sons: Brian K. Weary, who has two children, Bryan, and Samantha, in Salina.
Eric, with his wife Nicole, has two children, Nicholas and Alexandra, and live in Evergreen CO
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Elaine Edie Dill
911 Sunrise Hill Dr.
Junction City, KS 66441
edill1@cox.net
785 762-4565
Owned and operated Kansas Kids Daycare in JC for 10 years, taught elementary school 21 years,
and still teaching. . . .
Spouse: Hugh Dill
Children: Ryan, 29, at Adams Toyota in Lees Summit, MO; Kevin, actuary in Lenexa; Eric,
construction engineer in Lima OH. Two grandchildren, with two on the way 
Joyce Engle - deceased, April 2015
523 West Pine
Junction City, KS 66441
Many years as secretary at First Presbyterian Church in Junction City
Ellen Ann Ervin Frederick
922 Cedar Springs Road
Athens, TN 37303
ahot71Z@aol.com
423-453-5275
cell 423-240-4002
Married in 1969, and during my husband’s Army years, we traveled to Kentucky, Louisiana,
Germany, Korea, with postings back in Kansas in between, then to Alabama and retirement after
21 years in the service. Decided to move to Tennessee six years ago because that our only
daughter and her family are there. This year, our daughter is fighting cancer. My work experience
has been mostly in the clerical and administrative areas, until I retired last year. Our hobby is cars,
namely Camaros; we have a 1971 Camaro that we have restored and take to car shows all over the
place . . . and a garage full of trophies from national and local shows.
Spouse: Greg, 42 wonderful years together!
Children: Carol, who has two children, Megan and Aspen.
Deanna Rae Fiddler
3338 1/2 Depew
Wheat Ridge, CO 80212-7046
imtn2@msn.com
303 235-8667
Enjoying life!
Darrell Fiest
105 W. Eastmoor Dr.
Salina, KS 67401
dfiest@cox.net
785 827-7591
Been in real estate and the car business
Children: Jessie, 18 and Jeremy, 24; two grandchildren.
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Linda Filby-Fisher
6401 W. 67th St.
Overland Park, KS 66202
lffkc@yahoo.com
913-722-1589
913-722-2608 studio phone
With a B.S. in Nursing and a MSSW in Clinical Social Work, I worked as a psychotherapist from
1970-1999, some of those years as a mental health counselor in Kentucky, Texas and New
Mexico, then in private practice in New Mexico, California and Kansas. Have been a professional
quilt artist since 1987, creating exhibit pieces, commission work for individuals and corporate
clients, and restoring quilts. See my work at www.saqa.com and www.kansasartquilters.org. My
website, www.lindafilby-fisher.com is still 'under construction' but most of the sections are
open. Come, visit, and please forgive our mess.
Spouse: Mike Fisher
Children: Laben and Jess, and two grandchildren, Kylie and Kaden.
Rhoda Fish Gersch
2022 River Bend Road
Smithville, TX 78957
rmgersch@yahoo.com
979 242-3213
I am the executive director of a 10-county private non-profit that works with senior citizens and
low-income families; held the position for more than 23 years. My (second) husband and I work a
lot in our yard, and we have 31 head of cattle which we enjoy messing with. We spend almost
every winter weekend at our deer lease, using our camera more than a gun! I am still an avid
reader, and those winter week-ends are when I catch up with novels I have put aside. Travel a lot
on my job, so not much spare time. We have also started “cruising” and hope to do a more of that.
Spouse: Sherwood Gersch, married 20 years. He owns a construction company.
Children: Jodi Anne, a nurse specializing in wound care. She and her husband have recently
moved to Odessa Texas; they have a son Bradley, 14, in the 8th grade, who has just discovered
girls. My son, Lucas, is co-owner of Gersch Construction, living in Winchester, Texas with his
wife; they will probably relocate to the western part of the US., where Lucas hopes to continue his
education in Sports Medicine.
Bill Francis
P. O. Box 255
Fairview, IL 61432
campnfish@winco.net
Honing engineer at Caterpillar, Inc., competitive shooting sports, lots of traveling.
Spouse: Judy
Children: Son, Tony and daughter Lisa. Four grandchildren: Lexis, Arrianna, Noah and Jayden.
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Brenda Frazier Walden
825 N. Long St
Shelbyville, IL 62565
waldenb625@yahoo.com,
217 460-0124
Two sons, grandchildren, two great grand-children. Retired from Avon and from operating a plant
nursery. Split my time between Illinois and Colorado, with a child and grandchildren in each.
Spouse: Gary, deceased
Jack French
jack.french@conagrafoods.com
402 659-6311
Jack was in our class when we were freshmen and sophomores, then moved to Greece.
Virginia Fultz Baum
3013 Colonial Ridge Dr.
Brandon, FL 33511
vbaum8@yahoo.com
813 657-2773
I am still working for the Federal Government as a Financial Analyst for the Special Operations
Command at MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, but making plans to retire next year. I finished
my term in the Nativity Women’s Guild, a membership of 150 women who do community service
projects and support Nativity Catholic Church. Now, my husband and I are teaching Financial
Courses for the Church.
Spouse: Howard Wesley Baum III
Children: Daughter Leslie and her husband live in Brandon. Our son, Brandon, has a job as a
nuclear medicine technologist and lives in Tampa. Three grandchildren, Brittany, Timberlyn and
Preston. My granddaughter, Brittany, is completing her AA Degree and now has a baby boy
Kyler. Our son, James, is deceased.
Richard W. Gfeller
11201 N. el Mirage Rd., #393
El Mirage, AZ 85335
rgfeller@hotmail.com
Leon Gibson
505 S. Juliette
Manhattan, KS 66502
Chris Eugene Gill
1793 Norwood
Independence, MO 64051
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Deanna Goad Fox
1701 S. Ash St.
Ottawa, KS 66067
ddfox@weblink2000.net
785 242-6874
Have worked full time at Westminster Presbyterian Church for over 22 years - about ready to
enjoy retirement. Raised three children, enjoy two granddaughters (40 minutes away from our
hometown), have recently enjoyed cruises to Alaska and Hawaii--working on visiting all 50
states. Hobbies include stained glass and scrapbooking.
Spouse: Dale Fox
Children: Amy Finkeldei, with two children; Julie Vago, and Preston Fox.
Richard A. Groyon
1611 S. W. Jewell
Topeka, KS 66604
rmgroyon@cox.net
Graduated from Emporia State University with a degree in Secondary Education. I married my
wife, Mary in 1972 and settled in Topeka, Kansas where we have lived ever since. I began
teaching Automotive Technology at Topeka High School in 1974 and a few years later began
coaching Cross Country and Track, retiring in 2009 after spending my entire career at Topeka
High. We participated in the same league as JC and one of the highlights of my coaching career
was defeating good ol' JC for the League Boys Cross Country title two years in a row.
Mary and I both enjoy bicycling and have ridden our bikes on many adventures. When Jenni lived
at home we bought a bicycle built for three that we rode all over Kansas and to cycling
conventions in many states. Since Mary and I are both retired now we spend our days cycling,
working on our house and visiting friends and family in Colorado, California, Florida,
Washington, and Arizona when we get the wanderlust.
Spouse: Mary, who majored in Elementary Education with a masters in Media Sciences and was
an elementary school teacher and librarian for many years in the Topeka Public Schools. She
retired in 2005. We had our only child, Jenni, in 1976 and she graduated from Topeka High
School where she took all the music classes available. She attended Oberlin Conservatory in
Ohio, got her masters from Rice University in Houston and is now a professional bassoonist,
playing with the Naples Philharmonic in Naples, Florida most of the year and also playing with
the Grant Park Symphony in Chicago as her summer gig.
Ingrid Hagen Bierbaum
2744 Deer Track Way
Palm Harbor, FL 34685
ibierbaum@gmail.com
727 784-7772
Left Kansas in 1968 to travel to my birthplace in Germany, and lived and traveled throughout
Europe until the fall of 1970, when I came back to JC and got a job at Gibson’s, in the automotive
department . . . where I worked for Carl Bierbaum. Carl and I were married in 1971. After six
years in Bentonville AR, we returned to Junction City, where we restored houses, office and
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apartment buildings. We also helped set up the Geary County Historical Society, and I was the
first curator of the Society museum. I have traveled all over the world, had interesting jobs, and I
feel very lucky to have been a home maker most of my life! Now we are happy to spend as much
time as possible with our kids and grandkids.
Spouse: Carl Bierbaum
Children: Carl William, born in 1972, now married with two children, born in 2003 and 2004.
Diana Michelle, born in 1977, married with one child, Blake, born in July 2006. We are fortunate
to have both our children living in Florida.
Carl E. Hammond
5485 W. Prentice Ct.
Littleton, CO 80123
pmhceh@eathlink.net
303-797-1354
cell 303-570-2657
Work : Residential / Commercial Mortgage Broker. Activities: Music, Listening to Jazz,
Singing, Playing the piano, Walking, Biking, Swimming, Photography, Horticulture,
Gardening, Watching Sports, Working out, Going to Independent films, Bird watching.
Spouse: Married, 2 Children, a daughter and a son.
Marilyn Kaye Hamner Cox
7010 Liberty Hill Rd.
Junction City, KS 66441
Roger Hanneman
11616 Pine Hollow Lane
Spotsylvania, VA 22551-8925
rhanssk1n@gmail.com
540-972-7834
I retired from the USAF in 1988, and the Defense Logistics Agency Headquarters in the
Washington, DC Metro area in 2012. We sold our house in Springfield, VA at the end of April
2014, and built a new house at Fawn Lake which is located in Spotsylvania, VA, adjacent to the
Wilderness battlefields. We moved into our new house in September 2014, and enjoy the 18 hole
golf course, Olympic size pool, sports fields, playgrounds and trails. My major hobby is alpine
skiing, particularly powder snow skilling via snowcat and NASTAR amateur ski racing. I have
three week long ski trips with the PSC next ski season for Vail, CO in January, Banff and Lake
Louise, Canada in February, and Red Mountain, Whitewater, and Kicking Horse in March. Then,
my wife and I will be on a tour of Belgium, France, and Holland with fellow PSC members in
May.
Spouse: Mary, married 45 years.
Children: Our 35 year old son is a technical manager for a team of military, civil service, and
contractor computer specialists located on the Quantico Marine Corps Base in Virginia. Our 29
year old daughter is a English Teacher at Annandale, VA in the DC Metro area. We have one 8
year old grandson.
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Charles W. Harper II
3112 Amherst
Manhattan, KS
66503
chuckharper@msn.com
785 776-6787
School, rock and roll, R&B band; law school, practicing law, retirement, then solo practice of law
in Manhattan.
Spouse: Joyce
Children: Heather and Scott, two grandchildren, Ryan and Reece.
Mary Hartung Shane
3825 Clarks Creek Road
Junction City, KS 66441
785 238-8574
Worked at Pawnee Mental Health Services for past 21 years, currently Central Regional Office
manager. Raised one son, did a lot of traveling by motorcycle.
Spouse: deceased
Children: Brant Shane
Linda L. Hayter McGaw
123 Flint St., Grandview Plaza
Junction City, KS 66441
Bob Helm
1903 Lincoln Dr.
Hays, KS 67601
bhelm@mwenergy.com
785 625-2974
I am Manager of Corporate Communications for Midwest Energy, Inc., an electric and natural gas
utility based in Hays. I play golf and we enjoy attending ballgames, traveling a lot between
Kansas City and Denver to visit our kids and grandkids. Plan to retire within the next year, so we
can see kids and grandkids more often and I can play a little more golf!
Spouse: Marilyn Pratt Helms
Children: Eric, a network engineer and co-owner of Yellow Dog Networks in Kansas City. He
has a five year old son, Will. Our middle son, Chris, manages the Lone Tree Recreation Center
for south suburban Parks and Recreation in Denver. He and his wife, Michelle, have two little
ones: Kinnan, three, and Kendal (our only granddaughter), seven months. Our daughter, Kelli,
works for Sola Salons in Kansas City, managing four salons in the area. Her husband works for
Crawford Supply, and they have a 10-year old son, Kadan, who plays basketball and baseball.
Creamer.
Linda Susan Higgins Carrigan
P. O. Box 324
Chapman, KS 67431
carrigan@ikansas.net
785 922-6909
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Being a mother and a wife, traveling with military husband, who is now retired. Went to college - finally! At age 55, graduated with a BA in English. Worked in the library at Chapman H.S. for
seven years, JCMS, one year.
Spouse: Thomas, “still loves me after 38 years together, amazing!”
Children: Katherine, married and expecting a baby; Thomas, a doctor, single; Christina, an RN,
with a daughter, and single, and Rebecca, married, with a son.
Glen Leroy Horine
200 W. 42d St.
Wichita, KS 67204
Steven L. Hornbaker
235 Redbud Dr.
Junction City, KS 66441
shornbaker@8thjd.com
shornbaker@cox.net
785-762-4003
Washburn Law School, 1973, then 30 years in the practice of law in Junction City. Became a
judge on the State of Kansas, Eighth Judicial District Court, in 2000.
Spouse: Sue
Children: one son, Andrew.
Leo R. Horst, Jr.
5934 N. Omaha Ave.
Portland, OR 97217
Pat Hoyle Sharpe
2519 Brighton Circle
Biloxi, MS 39531
PSharpe@beaurivage.com
228-860-1567 cell
I left K-State to marry my USAF pilot, and traveled extensively. A host of vacations later, I ended
up in Biloxi and now work for an MGM Resorts International property. Along the way I finished
a degree in Psychology, worked as a gaming software analyst, a compensation analyst, managed a
trail/canoe/ski shop and wrote a trail guide, Alabama Trails, for the State of Alabama.
Spouse: Mike
Children: “Two perfect children and now two young grandchildren (How did I get this old?)”
Oliver (OJ) Hurt
1233 Oakridge
Las Cruces, NM 88005
505 527-5698
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Best thing I’ve done in life is marry my college sweetheart. Besides that, I’ve had a career in law
enforcement; helicopter pilot for the City of Wichita, and now a federal investigator. I am also an
Army Reserve Intelligence Officer and Senior Counterintelligence Instructor technician, Ft.
Huachuca, AZ, and OIC of the Counterintelligence, MOS 97B and HUMINT Collection, MOS
97E, sections. Enjoy flying, reading, traveling. Since returning from Iraq, where I was OIC of
TAC HUMINT teams, I enjoy simply being able to get up every morning . . . alive.
Spouse: Laura
Children: Janette Edge, San Antonio, and one granddaughter.
Mary Irwin Jahnke
5820 Clarks Creek Rd.
Junction City KS 66441-8214
marjah25@yahoo.com
785 238-8057
Spouse: Sam Jahnke, deceased 2010.
Children: Three sons and two grandchildren: Heston and Kassidy, born in 2007, in such a hurry
that her parents never got out the door; she was delivered at home by her father, Eric! Enjoys
antiquing, junk shops, collecting. . . then selling the same in a booth in an antique mall.
Sherry Jackson Newland
Fort Walton Beach, FL 32569
Helen Jessup Rosson
7345 Burnett Field Dr.
Mechanicsville, VA 23111
804 781-0532
Working until two years ago, now retired and helping out with grandchildren.
Spouse: Virginius (Sonny) H. Rosson
Children: Michelle and William, grandchildren, Meredith and Cabell.
Curtis W. Johnson
2110 Rucker Road
Junction City, KS 66441
fordman1956@earthlink.net
785 238-8368
Spent four years in the Air Force, got married, do seeding, backhoe and tractor work. I love to
tinker and play with old cars. . . [NOTE: He drove a beautifully restored 1956 Ford to the 2006
reunion].
Spouse: Linda
Children: Ronald and Bryan, and two grandchildren: Olivia, 5 years, and Ian, 16 months.
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David Johnson
10900 Reeder
Overland Park, KS 66210
johnsond1@asme.org
djohnson22@kc.rr.com
913 469-9112
Have worked as a consulting engineer for thirty plus years, mostly for the electric utility industry.
After moving around the country, I am currently employed by Bibb and Associates, Inc., in
Lenexa, Kansas.
Spouse: Kathy Warner Johnson, married 36 years ago.
Children: One boy, two girls, one granddaughter.
Jackie Lee Johnson
1003 #5 Valley View Dr
Junction City, KS 66441
jackieandglinda@embarqmail.com
I retired from K-State University in March 2009 as an Electrician/Electrical Shop Supervisor @
Dykstra Hall after 24 years of service. I attend Second Missionary Baptist Church, where I serve
on the Diacinate Board, Trustee Board, the Board of Christian Education and Project Manager of
"School of Faith" Construction Project 2011. I am a Masonic Lodge member: FAYUM Temple
#209 Manhattan, KAW BLUE #107 Manhattan, and Nathan W. Thatcher Consistory #107
Manhattan, KS. Offices held: Past Master Jackie Johnson, Past Commander in Chief, Past
Potentate, Imperial Advisor of the Desert of Kansas
Spouse: Glinda; three daughters, 11 grand kids (1 deseased) and 1 great grandchild.
Julie Johnson Moddelmog
30323 Cibolo Run
Fair Oaks Ranch TX 78015
jamrgm@gmail.com
405 380-6166
Retired after teaching math leading math workshops. Relocated to Austin area to be near
grandchildren in 2014. Hobbies include reading, knitting and running.
Spouse: Ron
Children: Kim and her husband; Brian and family. Four grandchildren.
Marlene Jung Mastin
19834 January Drive
Humble, TX 77346
281 852-8292
Spouse: James
Children: Dena Johnson and Jeffrey Mastin
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Michael Shane Kelso
891 N. 1663 Road
Lawrence, KS 66049
kukelso@gmail.com
Mike.Kelso@jocogov.org
785-865-4231
cell 816-589-4949
Alum of both K-State and KU, working 38 years as a psychotherapist at Johnson County Mental
Health Center in Mission, Kansas. I may retire in a year or two from full-time work to part-time at
the center. My wife, a mortgage banker, and I love collecting all kinds of antiques and we live in
a large, two story new Victorian home on five acres at the west edge of Lawrence, near Clinton
Lake. “We love our home, family, and one another very much. I think about the old days at
Junction City and all the many, many great times over the several years my family lived there. . .
so many memories of people and events and day to day activities. I miss it.”
Spouse: Debby, 38 years married, my life partner and best friend!
Children: Two great children and four grandchildren: Allison (36), her husband and two children
live in Lawrence, and Seth (33), who with his wife and two children, lives in Manhattan, where he
is in charge of construction for the NBAF project for Homeland Security next to the K-State
stadium.
Kristin Kessinger Benjamin
5933 Rod Avenue
Woodland Hills, CA 91367
epaulement@aol.com
818 692-5979 Cell
Teaching ballet and choreography at private studios and at Pepperdine University. Also do private
coaching and choreography, volunteer work.
Children: J.K., a musician; Graham, in college.
Connie Kind Ames
2415 North Sage
Colorado Springs, CO 80905
791 635-0274
Doug W. Ladendorf
406 Borris Park
Spring, TX 77043
dlad66@yahoo.com
Chuck Lamer
P. O. Box 98
McCracken, KS 67556 (April to October)
c.lamer@cox.net
785 394-2490
15252 North 100th St., 1152
Scottsdale AZ 85260 (Oct – April)
480-614-0217
Farming . . .
Spouse: Cheryl Lamer
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Children: Melissa and Amanda
Joel L. Langvardt
1729 Hillside Dr.
Fort Worth, TX 76114
[No news from Joel, but Google revealed that he retired in 2006 from Southwest High School in
Fort Worth, where he taught Latin and history. A student- posted article stated he had a degree
from KU in Medieval Studies, did graduate work at Harvard and the University of Nuremburg;
was in “military intelligence with the Army during the Cold War,” and that he had been teaching
since 1978. She called Joel “an incredible man and excellent gardener.” ]
Helen Lesher Moore Urquhart
3631 E. Pikes Peak Ave.
Colorado Springs, CO 80909
U2incolosp@aol.com
719 574-5902
Joined my husband Joe Moore (JCHS class of 1964) in Germany in 1966. We moved to Colorado
Springs, and Joe died in a car accident in August of 1972; our son was four. In December 1974, I
married Alec Urquhart, a fantastic man with a wonderful sense of humor and self-confidence, who
loves me more than life itself. After his Army service, we moved to his Montana farm, then back
to Colorado Springs. I am a retired medical office manager, having worked for a family
practitioner, an orthopaedic surgeon and a neurologist. We have traveled by RV and on a cruise
ship, and often go to the NRA range in Raton, NM. I enjoy all kinds of needlework and reading.
Spouse: Alec Urquhart
Children: Lonnie Moore, my precious 38 year old son.
Marilyn Leonard Moss Short
9114 Branch Hollow Dr.
Dallas, TX 75243
marilynmoss@sbcglobal.net
214 343-9787
After lots of years in radiology, now have a veterinary MRI practice. As of 2006, new marriage,
new step-children.
Spouse: Richard Short
Children: Eric, Ryan, Tyler and Jodi Short
Sue Lesser Meisner
109 Indian Hills Road
Sunrise Beach, MO 65079
Judy Lich Smith
500 S. Jackson
Osceala, IA 50213
cchcas@iowatelecom.net
judy-k.smith@hotmail.com
641 445-5539
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[Left Junction City the day after graduation, as her father’s work at Milford Dam was complete
and he was on to the next job. . . . . brought her children and grandchildren back to see the dam
and lake.]
JoAnn Livingston Snell
Deceased: August 2015.
Had moved to Louisiana to be with her daughter after losing Jimmy.
Spouse: Jimmy Snell – deceased, April 2015
Children: Matt and Amy, grandchildren Mallori and Emily Snell.
Vonda Jeanette Llewelyn Sharp
P. O. Box 111
Wakefield, KS 67487
vjsharp@twinvalley.net
785 461-5794
Married a Wakefield house builder, helped in his construction company, raised a family and
worked for Upland Mutual Insurance, Inc., for the last 21 years.
Spouse: Maurice Sharp
Children: Gwyn, Heath, and Joann. Grandchildren, Ashley, Luke, Ethan, Tyler and Karsyn
Lourdes Victoria Macasil Pobre
Moq No. 3, Mactam Air Base
Lapu Lapu City, Cebu
Philippines 6427
Jim Manns
1023 W. 9th St
Junction City, KS 66441
Arthur Gene Mar
3425 23d St., Apt 20
San Francisco, CA 94110
Linda Jean Martin Ehm
1006 West Ash
Junction City, KS 66441
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Janet Rae Miles Johnston
736 Westhaven Blvd.
Lansing, MI 48917
jjkookie@aol.com
517 327-5086
Worked for the State of Kansas in the Real Estate Commission until five years now. Now live in
Michigan and am working at home.
Spouse: Lawrence W. Johnston, class of ’60.
Children: Amy, Kevin and Tamara; grandchildren Kenny, John, Alyssa, Katie and Rebecca.
Bonnie Miller Myer
325 Hanley Circle
Brandon MS 39047
William Moellering
Now known as William J. Taylor
7115 Old Highway 40
Junction City, KS 66441
Charles Edward Murphy
1016 Warren Ave.
Wakeeney, KS 67672
Michael R. Murray
4140 SW Marlboro Road
Topeka, KS 66610
mikemurray@capitoladvantage.biz
785 554-0826
President, Capitol Advantage, LLC. After 12 years with former Congresswoman Jan Meyers of
Kansas, and after 13 years with Sprint, Embarq and CenturyLink, founded a contract lobbying
firm Capitol Advantage LLC in 2010. Represent CenturyLink, Ash Grove Cement Company,
NextEra Energy Resources LLC, Kansas Food Dealers’ Association, and Husch Blackwell LLP.
Spouse: Julie, Assistant Regional Counsel, US Environmental Protection Agency, Kansas City
Children: Michael, age 18, a sophomore at Kansas State, and Matthew, age 15, a sophomore at
Washburn Rural High School.
Linda Olds Muzzall
1010 W. 8th St., Apt. 110
Junction City, KS 66441
ljmuzzy55@yahoo.com
762-4112
I have Dysarthria and Peripheral Neuropathy, for which I use a walker, and had to give up driving.
Plan to be in my apartment 37 years or more!
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Charles Ray Olmstead
305 Susan Lane
Junction City, KS 66441
Postal carrier.
Dennis D. Page
P. O. Box 6246
Vail, CO 81658
drpage@vailvision.com
970 471-1853
Practicing optometry in Colorado, with clinics in West Vail and Edwards.
Spouse: Lorraine
Otto Joseph Paris
3322 Spring Drive
Manhattan, KS 66503
Working for the U.S. Postal Service in Junction City, planning for retirement.
Mose Perkins, now Mose White
410 West Court St., #13
Clay Center, KS 67432
785-313-4110
Cheryl Perry Rich
6047 Cavalleri Road
Malibu, CA 90265
cherannrich@yahoo.com
310-589-8602 (home)
310-433-7309 (cell)
Married, one daughter and one granddaughter, have lived in Malibu, CA last 10 years. Originally
moved to CA in 1969, but lived for a time in Phoenix, Detroit, Connecticut and Manhattan,
NY. Retired mortgage broker, now an artist (oil painting). Also design/construct costumes for
Malibu Community Children’s Theater, and Malibu High School. (Can see art work and costumes
at cherylsart.jalbum.net ) Also enjoy traveling. Am “chauffeur” for active granddaughter who is
involved in the arts and singing. At 10 she was in a band, “EcoHeroKids”, who recorded a CD of
songs that teach children about the environment, they appeared at events and schools. She is now
in a band with classmates and performs solos at school and local events, (can see video of her
singing Katy Perry’s “Black and Gold” on my Facebook).
Spouse: Marv, EVP in health care, but now retired.
Children: Daughter, Crystal, and granddaughter, Caitlyn, who also live in Malibu.
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Lynnette Perry Jett
5629 Riffle Road
Junction City, KS 66441
mlxj@srskansas.org
785 761-9865
Graduated from K-State, work for the State of Kansas: 13 years as a social worker, now in Staff
Development, Program Improvement (teaching the young ones what I know, ha ha). Pastored a
local church in JC for 13 years with my former husband. Have lived in the country for 11 years
with lots of pets, including talking parrots; can’t foresee city living again. Love to travel, to Italy,
the Bahamas, where I swam with the dolphins last spring. Play golf (humorous and
embarrassing), Texas Hold-em and enjoy the outdoors. Divorced, but in a relationship and having
fun!
Children: Daughter, Jaime, married with three boys in Lindsborg, and son, single, going to
school in AZ.
Larry Edward Peterson
3430 SE Shorewood Dr.
Topeka KS 66605
Moved from Chapman, after his house was destroyed in the tornado that ripped through the
community, then just recently moved to Topeka.
Spouse: Debby
Pam Platt Whittmore
4500 French Lake Dr.
Fort Worth, TX 76133
pwhittmore@att.net
817 346-3281
Learning! My life has had lots of twos: went to college for two years, moved to Texas for two
years, then to Turkey for two years. Came back to Topeka, had twins. Divorced and remarried
(two husbands), added another son, and now back to Texas. Have taught for 16 years.
Spouse: Gregory A. Whittmore
Children: Brent David Bowen, Trent Douglas Bowen, Sean Gregory Whittmore. Three
grandchildren, Astyria Kale (Brent’s child) and Kara Elizabeth, Trent’s child.
Tim Pomeroy
1610 Foothill Place
Fairfield, CA 94534
mpomeroy@baggetttransport.com
707 429-4937
Been in retail management, and a truck driver.
Spouse: Marianne
Children: Tracy, 38; Michelle, 37; and Benjamin, 24. Four grandchildren: Sierra, age nine;
Alyssa and Micheala, both seven, and Mason, six years old.
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Marilynn Pratt Helm
1402 Oak
Hays, KS 67601
bhelm@mwenergy.com
785 625-2974
Married Bobby Helm, raised our family in Hays America, with lots of sports and ballgames and
things with the kids. Work as a pharmacy technician with Dillons. Now time for travel,
especially to visit the children, who are in Colorado and the Kansas City area, and grandbabies.
Spouse: Bobby Helm
Children: Eric, a network engineer and co-owner of Yellow Dog Networks in Kansas City. He
has a son, Will. Our middle son, Chris, manages the Lone Tree Recreation Center for south
suburban Parks and Recreation in Denver. He and his wife, Michelle, have two little ones:
Kinnan, and Kendal (our only granddaughter). Our daughter, Kelli, works for Sola Salons in
Kansas City, managing four salons in the area. Her husband works for Crawford Supply, and they
have a son, Kadan, who plays basketball and baseball. Creamer.
Karl W. Pruett
4428 SE Pennsylvania
Topeka, KS 66609-1743
James R. Ridenour
6101 Brazos Court
Colleyville TX 76034
tx1flyer@aol.com
817 442-1122
cell 817 676-4986
After graduating from Emporia State in 1970, moved to Dallas/Fort Worth in 1973, and was selfemployed in the convenience store industry. For the last 18 years owned a buying co-op for
independent convenience stores, with 2,400 stores as members of the co-op. Retired in January
2011. Divide our time between our home in DFW area, our mountain home in Winter Park, CO.
(altitude 8,700 ft.), and our beach front condo on Boca Grande Island FL (altitude 5 ft.). Our
favorite pastime is interacting with the grandchildren and family. “Throw in boating,
snowmobiling, four wheeling, snow skiing, good health – and life is good.”
Spouse: Sandi, 41 years.
Children: Daughter Erin, and son, Ryan, and five grandchildren, Macie, Cameron, Cole, Brady
and Dane all of whom are in DFW.
Carmen Judith Rivera Bratter
cjbratter@bellsouth.net
305 599-9133
I am an executive with a large privately owned resort wear manufacturing company, and have
lived in Miami for 25+ years. I have been married for eight years, to a man who treats me like a
princess! My husband and I both enjoy the theatre, skiing (he’s a chiropractor, so that’s a
blessing), tennis (when it is not smoldering hot in Miami) and travel. . . . One of my passions is
traveling to Europe and Israel. Now we are exploring the good ‘ol USA, including my favorite
spot, New York City, especially its museums. My husband was a pilot in the Air Force and we
have recently purchased a small airplane for him to indulge his flying passion. I am still getting
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up the nerve to take flying lessons, but old age makes us do stupid things, so I may gear myself up
to do it soon! After my father’s death in 1992, I brought my mother down to live here in 1994,
and am now dealing with her stage one Alzheimer’s. Junction City was a wonderful town which
holds great memories for me; it was a great place to grow up in, at that time we were growing up.
I hope I will be able to make it to the next reunion . . . it would be nice to see some of the people
who made life in school impossible for some and those whose lives at school were made
impossible by others.
Daniel Rivera-Lugo
1631 Galiano St.
Deltona FL 32725-6046
lamoscalives@yahoo.com
386 860-9897
After a year at K-State, I was ‘invited’ (read drafted) into the Army, and recognizing it as a one
way ticket to Viet Nam, I enlisted in the Air Force, which sent me to . . . Da Nang Viet Nam.
After two tours, I got to Homestead AFB, FL and joined an elite Air Force flying unit as an
Airborne Communications Specialist qualified as a linguist (Spanish, Hebrew and Russian). I
remained in the service of our great nation for 20 years, with duty at the Bearing Sea, SE Asia,
Japan, Central and South America and around the US, experiences that were and still will continue
to be extremely challenging. Thank the good Lord for our service personnel and the contributions
that they and their families make on a daily basis. Upon retirement, I returned to Deltona FL,
worked in the college arena, security with the Walt Disney dynasty, then to Coca Cola Company
in Orlando. Personal and medical problems required me to retire, and now I feed the fish and
ducks in my yard, play around with my automotive hobbies and take on other projects.
Spouse: Ada Ligia Rivera
Children: Two stepchildren, Innocenzo Shiavo, Jr., whose children are Aaron, Alina and Jimmy;
and Nanjie Schiavo, whose children are Samantha, Domynique, Alan, Alexzandria, and Zachary.
My daughter Carmen Judith Rivera has three children: Logan, Ethan and Rose.
Emmanuel Roberts, Jr.
1301 W. 15th St.
Junction City, KS 66441
Joyce Rogers Buchanan
10813 West US Hwy 27
Mayo FL 32066
386-294-1552
Working as Deputy Property Appraiser for Lafayette County Florida for 34 years.
Spouse: Alton Wayne Buchanan
Children: Derby Elaine, born 1977, single; and Derek William, born 1981, who married in 2005.
James Royce
Fort Meyers FL
jroyce@jamesroyce.net
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Graphics creator with James Royce Web Designers, after a career as a professional photographer.
As an Army “brat,” left Kansas early, joined the Navy. Later contracted with Norwegian Cruise
Lines to be a bandleader on their ship, the S/S Norway. I consider myself a well-rounded person
who had the good fortune to encounter such a wide variety of rich life experiences. 09/09
Ford Royer
5942 Xerxes Ave., N.
Minneapolis, MN 55430-2312
froyer@bitstream.net
763-560-8179
cell 612-839-1046
Minnesota Medical, Inc., MT (ASCP). Went to Junction City Schools until the family moved to
Nebraska in 1962, when Ford was in 8th grade.
Randee Sanders Werts
4908 W. 66th Terrace
Prairie Village KS 66208
rswerts@sbcglobal.net
913 831-2879
Cultivating my spirit of adventure, most importantly a 47-year journey with my best friend, Steve;
education (BA from KU and MS in design from Arizona), career in interior design, and lots of
travel, both in the U.S. and abroad. Golden Retriever, Carmel, a rescue.
Spouse: Stephen Werts
Barbara Schermerhorn Schwartz
3348 SW McClure Ct
Topeka KS 66614-4000
barb1403@cox.net
785-806-7738 (cell & home)
785-267-4440x203 (work)
Attended KSU and graduated from Emporia State with a bachelors in Education and a Masters in
Library Science. Spent 10 years as a school teacher and school librarian. Converted to Judaism,
married for 33 years and living in Topeka all of those years. Other careers have included,
cataloging Kansas newspapers, restaurant management, retail shop owner, and finally now a
public servant having been in state government work for the past 20 years. My husband is retired
and we spend as much time cruising and attending Blues Festivals as we can.
Children: Saul, married (no grandchildren) and David, living the life of a hippie (his father is so
jealous!)
Tom Schoenbeck
2930 W. Crestview Dr.
Prescott, AZ 86305
tom.az@msn.com
928-777-8755
Worked in Chicago for 13 years after college, then fell in love with Arizona on a business trip and
moved here in late 1983. Worked for 11 years in Arizona and have been retired for 12 years. We
continue to live primarily in the mountains in Prescott, AZ and visit our place in Scottsdale, AZ as
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much as possible in the winter and occasionally in the summer. The coming school year is
probably going to be my wife's last year teaching, after which we hope to travel a lot and enjoy
being almost fully retired.
Spouse: Mary, teaches elementary school.
Children: One daughter and two grandchildren, who live in Peoria AZ, a Phoenix area suburb.
Tom Selvig
Culpeper, VA
realsimpleman@webtv.net
Michael W. Sherraden
8106 Teasdale
St. Louis, MO 63130
sherrad@wustl.edu
314 863-5525
I have been at Washington University 27 years, now the Benjamin E. Youngdahl Professor of
Social Development, and Director, Center for Social Development. Married Margaret Sherrard in
1978, she’s on the faculty at University of Missouri, St. Louis. Everyone is doing fine; we have
been fortunate. [The University website notes Mike, founder of the School of Social Work's
Center for Social Development (CSD), “is known for his pioneering work on asset building for
low-income people. . . . awarded the Arthur Holly Compton Faculty Achievement Award.”
Spouse: Margaret Sherrard
Children: Catherine and Sam, one grandchild with a second on the way (as of 12/15)
Sandra S. Shockley Phillips
8182 E. Alhambra Dr.
Sierra Vista, AZ 85650
520 378-2812
After 28 years as a school secretary, I retired.
Spouse: Calvin G. Phillips
Children: Robert and David. Grandchildren: Taylor, 14; Danielle, 18; Colton, 8; Kyle, 6; and
Kaylee, 3. Two great-grandchildren, Ariel, two and a half, and Audrey, six months old.
Don Sloan
445 Eisenhower Drive #B2
Lawrence KS 66049
doctordon76@yahoo.com
785-551-7213 (home)
608-797-0674 (cell)
After graduating from KU in 1970, and Yale Law School in 1976, I practiced last with a large
corporate law firm in California for 20 years. In 1997, I returned to KU to begin a second career
and received my Ph.D. in art history in 2004. After teaching at the University of Wisconsin - La
Crosse, I retired and moved to Lawrence KS in 2015.
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John David “Snuffy” Smith
1101 North T. St.
Pensacola FL 32505
Planning a “walk-about, as they say in Australia,” out of the country for an extended time. “If our
financial house of cards collapses, I hope to be out of the country. ”
Michael Ray Smith
Box 32, Falun, KS 67442
Ty Smith
4417 W. Jackson St.
Broken Arrow, OK 74012
ty.smith@cox.net
918 249-0595
cell 918 629-2652
Being a son, brother, husband, father, and grandfather.
Spouse: Jane
Children: Christopher, married to Erica Baker, and Charlotte, married to Khristopher Smith. Nine
grandchildren.
Jim Snell
Died April 2015.
Spouse: JoAnn Livingston, died August 2015.
Children: Matt and Amy, grandchildren Mallori and Emily Snell.
Myriam Catalina Soto Grant
2751 Traditions Loop
Paso Robles, CA. 93446
mcgrant23@charter.net
720-289-8124
Moved back to California, upon John’s retirement from the practice of law, after years of living
south of Denver. John and I have long enjoyed traveling to the California wine country and am
glad to be in the middle of it; the warm weather will make our retirement more enjoyable. Lots to
do here and great wine!
Spouse: John
Children: daughter Kryss and son Jason. Both live in the Denver area, and are a very active part
of our lives.
Susan Steele Atkinson
Died April 28, 2015, Branson Missouri.
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Had been a Paramedical Examiner at Atkinson Paramedical in Branson, where she lived since
1994. Married to Dale Atkinson. Five children, eight grandchildren, five great-grandchildren, one
great-granddaughter angel.
Barb Stephens Marn
2200 Elco Circle
Manhattan, KS 66502
barb.marn@gmail.com
785 537-1632
Living life . . . in Manhattan for the past 30 years, working for the government for 33 years, now
with the Department of Agriculture. We like to bike and garden, I lift weights every morning to
keep those bones strong, and I love to go for power walks. My husband is still teaching and
coaching at the High School, and both of us are looking forward to retiring, we just don’t know
what we want to do when we grow up! We want to leave Manhattan, maybe have a place in KC
and one in Arizona or the Carolinas. Life’s been good to us.
Spouse: Greg
Children: Two children, both in the Kansas City area. Our son, Josh, is married and two children,
Our daughter has one child. Great kids who have turned into wonderful adults!
Diana Stewart
303 Dogwood
Wakefield, KS 67487
revrn@twinvalley.net
785 461-5315
Got married the summer after high school, raised my family and then went to college at Kansas
Wesleyan University. Worked as a nurse (RN) for 20 years, then back to school and received a M.
Divinity degree, and I am a United Methodist clergy; no one was more surprised than I was at this
new career. Currently serving three churches: Wakefield United Methodist, Countryside United
Methodist and Ebenezer Methodist Church. The latter two are rural congregations in Clay
County.
Children: Rebecca and Dennis; Grandchildren, Carlie, 14; Avery, 3; Emery, 2 months.
Terry Stilson
437 S. E. Gray St.
Topeka, KS 66607
After 26 years I retired from Washburn University in 2010. Graduate of Emporia State.
Spouse: Connie, married 36 years.
Children: three children and four grandchildren.
Diana Dale Stithem
1961 Chicago
Kingman, AZ 86401
stithemdd@aol.com
928-753-1948
Left Kansas for anonymity. Found myself in academia. Haunted by latent urban mythology,
retreated to Wyoming for 28 years of retribution, reductionism and redundancy. To my surprise,
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no one cared. BS, MA, JD, ABD-Ph.D. later, find myself in western Arizona by way of Santa Fe,
having traded in the old 60’s freak flag for Save Tibet bumper sticker. Still in academia, the
people’s version. Wiser now: no surprise that no one cares [about the bumper sticker]. The bigger
surprise is that I care. [See Diana at www.baringwitness.org, Santa Fe].
Spouse: John Montgomery, deceased September 2014
Children: Matthew, married. Two grandchildren.
Yvonne Taylor Jordan
648 Majestic Oaks Dr.
Charleston, SC 29412
yvonne29412@yahoo.com
843 225-2706
Married 34 years, stayed home and raised children. Went to work in the late ‘80s as a Navy
contractor, until retiring in 2001 when we moved to Charleston. I run a home business and am
very involved in our local church, and serve as president of the local garden club. We own a boat
and spend weekends cruising with the Charleston Cruising Club.
Spouse: Davis Wills Jordan III
Children: Michael Davis Jordan, 31 and Matthew William Jordan, 29. Grandchild: Camden
Elliott Jordan, age six months.
James Wayne Thiel
540 South Eliot
Denver, CO 80219
David M. Tibbitts
724 W. Chestnut
Junction City, KS 66441
ktibbets52@yahoo.com
John Tucker
1645 Railway Lane
Lenexa, VA 23089
Teryal Turner
655 Windemere Curve
Plymouth, MN 55441-5758
teryal.turner@turnerandcompany.net,
(763)591-0604
202 489-6171
To DC from Minnesota in June 1995, as an independent government contractor. After a couple of
years, I joined Deloitte & Touche in their Audit and IT Consulting service lines, yet was never
satisfied working in a corporate/structured environment. Resurrected my old consulting firm, now
providing IT Security Program Support services to several Federal agencies with a staff that
ranges between 15-25 (independent contractors), depending on the workload. Although I am a
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CPA, I find that I have lost my appetite for crunching numbers. Last year I thought about retiring,
but in the meantime, I really like what I do and I continue to show up every day.
Spouse: Janet
Children: Erika Ann; Megan Elizabeth; Noah Thomas, and Zachary Allen. Three grandchildren,
two girls and a boy that give me tremendous joy.
Alan VanFleet
Box 325
Leroy Kansas
fleet_4x4@yahoo.com
620 490-1093
We moved from Junction City after graduation; in the ‘70’s helped build the plant at Wolfcreek.
Now work for the county, and on week-ends, I’m either cooking on doing laundry! Since 1995 I
have raised my son on my own – and he’s not old enough to cook.
Children: Dakotah, 13 (as of 3/07)
Angel Marcos Velez, Jr.
% Angel M. Velez
840 S. Jackson
Junction City, KS 66441
Aria Louise Wachtel Knee
2250 N. Janssen
Chicago, IL 60614
aria501@aol.com
312 303-0179cell
773 296-2402
I’m an artist and live in the city of Chicago.
Children: Ebony Snow Hurr, Cecily Lake Knee and Dylan Christian Knee, and two
grandchildren.
Doris Walker Nash
137 Vineyard Drive
Mooresville, NC 28117
doris@ivesterjackson.com
www.dorisnash.com
704 201-3786 cell
704 660-6613 home
1 888-934-1122
I have been in real estate for 27 years, currently with Ivester Jackson Distinctive Properties, selling
luxury new homes around Lake Norman in North Carolina. My husband is a CPA with his own
firm. We have two Cavalier King Charles Spaniels that are our ‘babies.’
Spouse: Mike
Children: Jamie Anderson, 32, and Jessica Simpson, age 30. Grandchild: Kirsten Anderson, 12.
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Kathleen Warner Johnson
10900 Reeder
Overland Park, KS 66210
kjohnson@jccc.edu
913 469-9112
Married 41 years ago, raised children and moved around the country with David. Re-entered the
workforce as assistant to the Dean of the Business Programs Department of Johnson County
Community College. [Note: Dave credits her with “keeping her department organized and
spoiling her children and grandchild.”]
Spouse: David Johnson
Children: One son and two daughters, one granddaughter.
Mike Watson
2035 Rockhill
Manhattan, KS 66502
mwatson@rileycountypolice.org
785 776-2322
Kansas State University, then Military Intelligence with the U.S. Army. Wichita Kansas Police
Department, now Riley County Police Department.
Spouse: Kate
Children: Shannon, Emily and Anastasia.
J. Scott Weber
7809 N. Chestnut Ave
Kansas City, MO
scottweber31@yahoo.com
Myron Lee Welton
8126 S. 93d St.
LaVista NE 68128
Myron.Welton@pinnaclefoodscorp.com
402-339-7469
Senior Director, Procurement and Purchasing, Pinnacle Foods Group, Omaha, NE.
Spouse: Judy
Stephen Murray Werts
4908 W. 66th Terrace
Prairie Village, KS 66208
rswerts@sbcglobal.net
913 831-2879
Enjoying the adventures of 47 years with a redhead, driving my Tesla, promoting electric cars,
playing tennis and enjoying retirement, after flying around the world with US Airways/America
West, Braniff, Air Midwest, Capitol, U.S. Air Force.
Spouse: Randee Sanders Werts
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Susan E. White Williams
576 CR 1475
Mount Pleasant TX 75455
s_williams1948@yahoo.com
903-380-2704
785 762-5566 (cell work)
Worked for Robert K. Weary, his widow, and the family from 1971 until retiring in 2011. Sold
our house in Junction City and lived with and took care of my father, Norman White, now 105.
Three years ago, we purchased a log home eight miles outside of Mount Pleasant Texas, and
moved there in mid-2011. Continue to own a small summer home in Ontario, and hope to spend
summers there. Continue to handle day to day work for Jellison Benevolent Society, much of
which is done over the internet.
Spouse: Jon L. Williams
Children: Shelly Ihnken and Jon L. Williams II; grandchildren: Aaron, 24; Kyle, 20; Tabatha, 17,
who live in Abilene. Jon II lives in Kansas City with his wife. He has a son by a former marriage,
Benjamin, 16.
Henry Roswell Williams, Jr.
1916 Pennsylvania
Topeka, KS 66607
Jon Leonard Williams
576 CR 1475
Mount Pleasant TX 75455
suejon2000@yahoo.com
903-380-2704
Sold J. L. Williams Heating and A/C, the heating and air conditioning business he began in
Junction City in 1981, Jon plans to find some form of work after they return from Ontario and get
completely settled in Texas. The remodeled log home is located on 6.5 acres of land and fronts on
a small lake.
Spouse: Susan White
Children: Shelly Ihnken and Jon L. Williams II; grandchildren: Aaron, 24; Kyle, 20; Tabatha, 17,
who live in Abilene. Jon II lives in Kansas City with his wife. He has a son by a former marriage,
Benjamin, 16.
Tom Willome
255 County Road 263
Mico, TX 78056
twillome@indian-creek.net
or twillome@accd.edu
830 612-2282
Teaching, since 1974 Professor of Art at San Antonio College . . . taught a summer school session
at the college that conflicted with the reunion. Painting, building my Hill Country home, raising
my sons and enjoying life with Sherry.
Spouse: Sherry
Children: Jason, age 28, and Andrew, 24 years old.
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Edward D. Wilson
1086 Willow Green Dr.
Newport News, VA 23602
stars4us1@cox.net
757 591-2460
U.S. Army 20 years, government contractor, retail, college. Divorced.
Kelly Ray Wolf
1502 Columbine
Junction City, KS 66441
wolfsk@nqks.com
785 238-8666
Spouse: Sylvia Tighe
Karen Wolnik Pratt-Crichlow
957 S. Manhattan Ave.
Manhattan, KS 66502
karen.pratt-crichlow@amedd.army.mil
785 564-2747
Retired from US Army Department of Behavioral Health at Fort Riley as licensed social
worker/substance abuse counselor. Adjunct faculty for university at Fort Riley, teaching all upper
level sociology and psychology courses. BA in Social Work and Master’s in Adult Ed and
Continuing Ed, both from K-State; Master’s in Social Work from Washburn. Own Albiona
Kennel, breed and exhibit AKC registered champion pointers, and also own registered
Arabian/National Show horses.
Children: Cindi Pratt Stanesic, who is living with her husband and two children in Atlanta, and
Courtney Crichlow.
Mary Rose Yapit LaVarnway
1620 Catalina Dr.
Wasilla, Alaska 99654-6021
teachem@pobox.mtaonline.net
907 376-7390
[Mary Rose was in a serious car accident in January 2008.]
Graduated from K-State in 1970 with a BS in Elementary Ed, and taught in JC for four years, then
moved to Alaska. I retired from teaching after 25 years, but have been substitute teaching for the
local schools and the AK Job Corps Center. My husband is a retired civil engineer and we enjoy
RV traveling in AK, and the “lower 48.” Our longest tour was three months to the East Coast and
back -- 16,400 miles! We prefer living in the Last Frontier with its natural beauty and varied
recreation. We enjoy volunteer work in our church and community and pursue our personal
interests.
Spouse: John LaVarnway
Children, Joe, Amy, and Alyson
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Sharon Yenser Strand
1213 Pine Ct.
St. Cloud, MN 56303
wsstrand@charter.net
320 253-7716 H
320 223-0224 Cell
From 1968-1986, lived in Silver Bay in Northern MN on the shores of beautiful Lake Superior.
Since 1986, living in St. Cloud, retired from the Financial Aid office at St. Cloud State College.
Spouse: Will, retired as service manager for a door/window company.
Children: Jana, a second grade teacher in St. Cloud; stepson Jeff, in the insurance business in
Scottsdale AZ, and stepdaughter, Julie, who works in the elementary school in Avon, MN. Five
handsome grandsons: Zachary and Zane, in Arizona; Cody, in Avon MN; and Nathan and
Andrew in Sauk Rapids, MN (“real close to Grandma.”).
Jeff York
103 S. Washington
Junction city KS 66441
238-7947
Real estate interests and shaved ice business in the summer!
Spouse: Kathy
Jennifer York Haslett
105 Tremont St
Grandview Plaza, KS 66441
238-6239
Spouse: Bill, of Haslett Tree Service.
OUR TEACHERS
Ben Bennett
228 Golf Dr
Junction City, KS 66441
benandpeg@cox.net
(785) 762-2262
Irene Sullivan
10228 Almond Lane
Grey Eagle MN 56336
320-256-3838
genes@meltel.net
irenes@meltel.net
Ken Willey- deceased
P O Box 237
Milford KS
kenpatwi@twinvalley.net
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In Memoriam
Members of the Class of 1966
Roger William Audie
Herman Boone
Annette JoAnn DeLaney
Joyce Engle - 2015
Mike Henney
Jan Hinkle
Marcia Hubbard
Harold Johnson
Robin Koonce
Patsy Lathrop
Ed Lansbury
JoAnn Livingston Snell 2015
Bill Matthews
Roy Roberson
Dennis Schultz
Pamela Shane
Michael Smith
Jimmy Snell 2015
Susie Steele Atkinson 2015
Frank Tims
Pam Warford Roach
Sandra Winslow
Robert Zwierzychowski
Great and Glorious God, we come before you . . . praising your Holy Name and giving thanks for
your love and care for even us. We are grateful for this time together to renew old friendships and
once again be a part of the circle of each other’s lives. We lift before you our friends and
classmates who have gone before us to enter their heavenly home and abide with you always. We
lift up to you Herman Boone, Roger Audie, Jan Hinkle, Patsy Lathrop, Ed Lansbury, Frank Tims,
Sandra Winslow, Robert Zwierzychowski, Robin Koonce, Annette DeLaney, Roy Roberson and
Bill Matthews. We thank you for their walk in this life and that we were privileged to be a part of
that walk, even if only for a short time . . . Lord God, we give you thanks and praise and glory. We
pray in the name of our Savior, Jesus the Christ, and by the power of your Holy Spirit. Amen.
-- The Reverend Diana Stewart
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“You haven’t changed.”
But I am not the same woman.
I am not the same man.
It is not the same world, but yet it is.
The years have taken their toll,
On our faces and in our hearts.
Grateful to reunite with those we have missed for years.
Regret that so many were absent.
Naming and remembering those who did not come
Those who can never come again.
Remembering each other’s families, who watched after us all.
Reaching out -- on the dance floor, at first glance, as we visit,
To cross the time and space that has separated us.
Sharing friendships with husbands and wives and children
Who never knew the young that we were -Sharing sadness -- sharing joys
Sympathy as we learn of the losses over the years.
Wishing we could remember some things better
Wishing the pain of remembering some things was less,
Remembering a bit differently after the span of time.
Despite all, for a moment
We yearn for that time when we were young together.
But only for a moment.
Thankful to those who made special efforts -Extended generous hospitality, worked hard to bring us together.
Promising to meet again.
Planning for the future.
Lord, grant us a safe journey through the next years . . .
Until we meet once more.
-- Unknown.
Please keep in touch. Send your changes -- in address, in life -- to Steve
Hornbaker, Susan Willliams, or Mary Ann Coffey at the e-mail or
home addresses included in this directory, or on Facebook.
September 2011
Revised 2015
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