CLASS OF 1951 BIOGRAPHIES   Updated: 08/17/2001 7:24 PM

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MAX L. HART (As furnished by the Public Relations Dept)

Director of Fund Raising

Disabled American Veterans

 

 

          Tagged by NonProfit Times as “the dean of nonprofit direct mail,” Max Hart has headed the Direct Mail Fund Raising Program of the million-member Disabled American Veterans (DAV) since 1969, from DAV National Headquarters in Greater Cincinnati.

 

          During more than three decades with the DAV, Mr. Hart has been involved in raising more than $1.4 billion in charitable contributions through the mail in support of essential services to disabled veterans and their families. One of the largest mailers in the nation, the DAV generated more than 80% of its revenues through direct mail fund raising last year.

 

          The respect Mr. Hart enjoys in his profession was first demonstrated in his 1990 election to the Board of Directors of the industry's largest trade group, the Direct Marketing Association (DMA). He has also served on the Board’s Executive Committee. Over the years, additional DMA activities have included Board Liaison to the Committee on Ethical Business Practices, Annual Conference Program Advisory Committee, Privacy Task Force, chaired the DMA Non-Profit Special Interest Council, DMA Governmental Affairs Committee, and DMA’s Political Action Committee Board. He is also a past member of the Board of Directors of PostCom and the University of Cincinnati Direct Marketing Policy Center Advisory Board. He has participated in several Direct Marketing Industry Leaders Conferences, and is a founding officer of the Cincinnati Direct Marketing Club.

 

          Highlighting his professional career, Mr. Hart was inducted into the DMA Hall of Fame in 2000. The DMA Hall of Fame, whose recipients include notables such as Aaron Montgomery Ward, Eddie Bauer and Leon L. (L.L.) Bean, is the highest professional honor in direct marketing.

 

          Mr. Hart is extensively published in professional literature and fre­quently speaks at conferences, seminars and educational symposia offered by associations serving direct marketers and fundraisers. In 1989 he received two significant honors: first as DMA List Leader of the Year and then as Target Marketing Magazine’s Fund Raiser of the Year. In 1997, he was presented the DMA Professional Fundraising Achievement Award. He is also a contributing editor for Response, a monthly fund raising newsletter. Is it any wonder that NonProfit Times cited this fund raising pioneer as one of the “Power and Influence Top 50” in the field of nonprofit management in America.

 

          Following service in the U. S. Army, Mr. Hart completed a business degree at Ohio State University in 1958 and began his marketing career at Proctor and Gamble. Prior to joining the DAV’s executive team, he worked with R. L. Polk & Company for nine years, holding various administrative and management positions in Detroit, Phoenix, Seattle and Cincinnati.

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Bio for Theron "Ted" E. Donaugh

 

Graduated in 1951

 

 

1951  ---  1955   Attended College in Marion, Indiana

                           Indiana Wesleyan University

1955  ---  1957   Attended O.S.U.

 

1957  ---  1960   Attended United Theological Seminary

                           in Dayton, Ohio

       1960            Ordained Minister in the United Methodist Church

1956  ---   1996  Served These churches for 40 years

                           Yellowbud U.M.C. , Yellowbud, Ohio

                            Hepburn U.M.C., Hepburn, Ohio     (also Otterbein

and Hopewel U.M.C.)

                           St. Paul and Oakdale U.M.C., Deshler, Ohio

                           Grace U.M.C., St Marys, Ohio

                           Zion U.M.C., Luckey, Ohio

                           Faith U.M.C., Newark, Ohio

                           Hayes Memorial U.M.C., Fremont, Ohio

        1996           Retired

                           Barbara  (Clements --- 1952) were married in

Marion, Ohio

                                            in 1952  at the Greewood U.M.C.

                           We have 5 children:--

                               Debra  lives in Westerville, Ohio    works as

a consultant in computors.

                               Douglas lives in Westerville, Ohio    works in

insurance as an underwriter.

                               DeAnn lives out of Troy, Ohio    is  a U. M.C.

 minister.

                               Deneen  lives in Boca Raton, Florida   a

lawyer and  works for the Palm Beach County Schools.

                               Doede lives in Davie, Florida     is a student

in Medicine at Nova Southeastern University.

                           We have five grandchildren:--

                               Megan  and Chelsy daughters  of Douglas and

Lori,

                               David and Shelby  children of DeAnn and Mark. 

             

                               William, son of Deneen.

 

Bruce I can't figure out how to get the picture sent.  If I ever figure it

out I will send it but if not, it will have to go by snail mail.  Barb

 

 

NANCY (GILMORE) BOWERS 

 

We are new computer owners as of December 2000. I have enjoyed the Harding High School web site and especially the biographies to which I decided to add one more. After graduating from high school in 1951 I entered nursing school in Toledo, Ohio. At this same time I met Ken who was best man for my sister's wedding. In August of 1953 we married. I always say, "I got the best man."

 

Following my graduation from nursing school I worked as a surgical nurse.

From 1967 until 1972 I taught and trained surgical technicians. I then

resumed my education and became a CRNA (certified registered nurse

anesthetist) and continued on to earn a bachelor of science degree and a

master's degree in education. I took a position as director of the School of

Anesthesia at St. Vincent Hospital and Medical Center in Toledo. I served in

this position for ten years until the closure of the school (1974-1984).At

this time I returned to the "hands on" practice of anesthesia at The Toledo

Hospital until my retirement in 1995. Ken had previously retired from the

University of Toledo in 1992.

 

From 1953 until our retirement our home was in Swanton, a small town twenty

miles west of Toledo. In 1981 we bought a home on Lake Columbia near

Brooklyn,Michigan anticipating retirement.

 

Following Ken's retirement we sold our home in Swanton and made our home at

Lake Columbia our primary residence.

Upon my retirement we bought a house in Mesa, Arizona. We presently spend

our winters in Mesa and return to Lake Columbia in May. We feel very

fortunate to have the "best of two worlds"

 

We have two children.Both reside in Toledo We have one grandchild whom we

love dearly. Our son is a dentist and our daughter is a commercial

photographer. Since retirement we are busy with church activities, bridge,

boating, following Ohio State and University of Toledo sporting activities

and of course following all of our grandson's activities. We often wonder

how we had time to work! Hope to hear from many more classmates in the near

future. This renewing of old friendships will make our reunion so much more

fun. 

 

 

 

Harry Applegett

 

After graduation I worked at the local Moore's Store until Uncle Sam called.  Before being shipped to Yokohama, Japan, Margery Endicott, St. Mary's class of '48 and I were married. I finally received my most welcome separation notice, and Marg and I set up housekeeping in Marion.  Still with Moore's, I became manager of the Ashland store, and later the Tiffin store.  Then I ran a wholesale potato chip route in Tiffin for Dan Dee Potato Chips for seventeen years. 

Marg and I had six children, four boys and two girls.  Mark, who lives in Columbus and works for the Ohio department of taxation; Tracey D'Alessandro, who lives in Columbus and works for the federal government; David, who is an Optometrist living in Westerville; Rick, who now has eighteen years in the Air Force and lives in Fayetteville, N.C.; John, who is the pastry chef at the Metropolitan Club in D.C. and lives in Fairfax, Va.; and Erin Hassel, who is an apparent cancer survivor and lives in Olmsted Falls and teaches third grade in North Royalton. 

Margery died in January of 1976, and life became more of a challenge.  I had a second marriage and after awhile that didn't work too well, so life became more of a challenge.

Along the way I did a little archery, bowling, golf, and found another job.  I finally retired from American Standard in Tiffin Ohio after seventeen years.

I also met, fell in love and married Janice Zeigler Baker, Fostoria HS class of '51. Life has become much more enjoyable and practically no challenge.  We hope both classes have their fiftieth close together. 

Janice and I moved to  5601 Duncan Rd. #151, Punta Gorda, Florida two years ago and we do mark the calendar the days we stay home.  We live in a manufactured home park, and we have a full compliment of activities to keep us busy.

Our E-mail address is hjapple@peganet.com

 

 

Henry D. Ackerman

Graduated in 1951. Worked a number of jobs around Marion for $1.00 an hour before getting a permanent job as a pipe fitter helper at Columbus Gas for $1.37 an hour. In October 1952 I got a job as a Machinist Apprentice at Erie Railroad. Went in to the Army in April 1954 for 2 years. In December of 1954 I married Eula Messenger (Larue Class of 1953) and we moved to Washington DC where I was stationed. Discharged in April 1956 and bought a house just east of Marion (Dennis Ave.) where we lived until the Erie Railroad folded up in 1976.

 

We had 4 Sons

Dan      43- Bowling Green- GTE Employee-2 Kids

Dave    42- Mt Gilead- Columbus Zoo- (Manatees)

Doug    36- Bowling Green- Chemical Engineer- BHP Steel- 2 Kids

Warren 31- Worthington-Glimcher REIT-1 Child & 1 due on May 1, 2000

 

In 1976 I accepted a job as diesel Mechanic with Conrail Railroad and worked at Walbridge until I retired January 3, 1995. We bought a house about 3 miles north of Bowling Green and I commuted the 18 miles every day with a friend from Marion who also moved up here.

 

Have been enjoying retirement ever since. Am in good health but had a little trouble around until last year when I had both hips replaced and I am fine now.

 

I enjoy our Grand Children and Gardening in the summer.

 

To keep busy I collect quite a few things-

 

Military Patches

Railroad Engine Photos and Railroad memorabilia

Following the Stock Market

Coins and Stamps

Tie clasps & Lapel Pins that are different

Pocket Knives

*Hot wheel and Matchbox Cars

Those I have Marked with an * are the most desired

 

I also like old black and white photos that have bridges, farm equipment, old cars, old Marion Trains etc.

 

Suzanne (Terzo) Ailing

Good Morning Everyone, It is a beautiful day in Huron, Ohio, my granddaughter is 4

months old today and I feel grrrrrreat You want a bio, I’m stuck doing laundry, so here goes. After graduating from good old Harding High, I attended Miami University for two years, got sick, came home, worked at The Marion Star, met Karl at the Ritz Bar and Grill and married him in 1955. We have four children, Holly an RN, Marianne, a singer and a stay at home mom who has presented us with three grandchildren, David 10, Jonah 3, and Molly who happens to be the most beautiful baby alive!, Steve who is a choir and band director at Elyria High School, and last, but not least, Scott who has a great tenor voice, lives in NYC, and would like to sing opera someday. He is not rich, however he makes a decent living singing now.

While we were busy being parents we did find some time to join Harlequins Community Theater where I was fortunate to be cast in several plays. Among them Opal in "Everybody Loves Opal", Lola in Come Back Little Sheba , Karl directed that one an Claree in Steel Magnolias. Also did many children’s plays, and every backstage job. It was fun for lots of years, but then six weeks for rehearsals and three or more weekends of performances got to be a bit much.

I had cancer four years ago, I’m fine now, but you never know when or where that nasty little tumor may show up again.

I almost forgot----Karl and I bought Sandusky Hearing Aid Center, I worked for Headstsrt, went back to college at BG and got a degree in Elementary Education.

Now I’m busy with our family, love to knit and do needlepoint. If any of you gals knit and have a pattern for an argyle sweater, let me know. Can" t seem to find one around here.

Hope to hear from all of you in the near future. This is such a great idea. We should try to get together sometime. I’d love to see all of you.

Suzanne

 

Jack Schrader

My life from June 1951 through March 1999

** 6/51 to 1/52 Worked for GTE and married Joyce Jury on 11/17/51.

** 1/52 to 5/52 Drafted into the Army took basic training in Camp Breckinridge Kentucky.

** 5/52 to 12/52 Served in Fort Hood Texas in the Signal Corps 1/53 to 1/54 served in Stuttgart Germany in the Signal Corps !/54 to 5/71 Worked for GTE, Daughter Pamela Sue born 11/10/54, Son Jeffrey Brent born 11/12/58.

** 5/71 to 4/92 Worked for United Telephone Company ( now Sprint) Grand Daughter Mandy born 3/82, Grand Daughter Beth born 9/84 and retired 4/92.

4/92 to 10/98 Worked for Joyce delivering balloon and gift deliveries until her death on October 13, 1998 one month and 4 days before our 47Th Wedding Anniversary and very much enjoyed the time we spent together. At Present my Son and his family live in Marion, he and his wife Lynda work for GTE and my grand daughters attend school at River Valley High School and they are doing very well.

My Daughter who is an R. N. and her husband Edward who works for GTE moved from Edinboro, PA to Morrow County where they have 5 horses 1 dog and ? cats and are also doing very well.

I have (2) Personal computers (1) a Pentium 233Mhz and (1) a Pentium 11 300Mhz connected together with a 32 bit Ethernet Network just for something to do and I plan to purchase a Notebook PC later in 1999 and connect it to my network.

I would be remiss if I did not mention my Pomeranian Dog Bandit, Picture attached!

I am sure I will think of more information to impart to you in the future but for now that’s all I can think of.

All of you take care of yourselves and live for the moment!

Jack Schrader

 

Sue (Kochensperger) Gay

Bruce has me hooked for interest in our classmates of 1951. In order not to bore all of you to tears, I will make this short and sweet-after high school I was a college drop out before the word became so popular so that takes care of 1952-1953. I n 1953 I moved with relatives to Arlington Hts, Ill. and went to work for Northern Illnois Gas Co. for the next two years, living in Des Plaines, and Skokie always moving closer to my job which was in Evanston. Living the single life and enjoying Chicago very much. Then-blame it on Jane Leffler Winters who was getting married June 26, 1956--I came home to be a bridesmaid in her wedding and met Sandy Gay uptown one day and as we all say the rest is history. Anyway he asked me out and I shoulda known first he had to play softball before we went out, on the only night we could get together. Married Sandy in 1956, kid in 1956--we got married in Jan. and she was born in Dec., moved to St Joseph, Michigan in late 1959 with Whirlpool, transferred back in 1978, lived in Claridon ever since. Second child born August 1960 in St Joe. 5 grandkids. Sandy had open heart surgery in 1989, downhill ever since. He retired 1990 when they were about to transfer us to Dayton and we said to heck with it. Sandy died in Dec1998 on our older childs 42nd birthday. So I am trying to pick up the pieces-if it weren’t for the dogs I’d go stark raving crazy - or crazier than I already am.. The first real enthusiam I’ve felt in a long long spell is coming to the Beast’s house and playing on the computer. Sandy wanted me to get a computer for years so I could write a book but I am pretty stubborn. Anyway write to me at Beast’s address. Sue Kochensperger Gay-In the early years when he’d get mad at me he’d say I only married him to shorten my name-like the rest of you we had years of heaven and hell and I wish we could have some more..Please write. Sue

 

Bruce Eastman

1951 Graduation, June 19 Enlisted in U,S, Navy Boot Camp Great Lakes Camp Moffett 12 wks. (8 wks Drum & Bugle Core) This allowed me several visits to see the other Marion guys that enlisted about a wk. later than me in Camp Porter Lee Henninger Gene Zaun Nick Nagel Portsmouth, Va U. S. S. Palau C.V. E 122 Dan this is a small Flat top ( ship was in dry dock at time of boarding) Primary purpose anti submarine warfare and reserve pilot training. (Types of Aircraft ) Hellcats F6s Bearcats F8s TBM Martin AF’s (Norma started Nurses training at Cleveland City Hosp.) (Peggy McWilliams also attended at City)

1952 Guntanamo Bay Cuba 6 wk shake down cruise. Port of Prince, Haiti Week end liberty Med. Cruise 6 mo. Liberty Ports Gialbrater; Marisells France, Gulf Juan, France Naples, Italy Sicily Azores (I worked on gas crew and later on in the inert gas pumping I was aboard 1 day short of a yr. Jacksonville, Fla. 8 wks. Avation Fundamental Scool Ran into Marion Guys again that were stationed there.

1953 Memphis Tenn. 27 wks Avation Electronics School (That was a BITCH) Norma and I were married. Corpus Christi, Texas All Weather Flight (Instrument Flight Training for new pilots) Aircraft 100 SNB’s New Rating Avation Electronics Tech 3rd Class (John Ruhl was in the next hanger-another sqadron)

1954--1955 Corpus Christi ATU 700 Flying Boat Outfit PBM’s I was after the 50 skins a mo. Flight Pay) Our first son was born June 9,1955 and I was discharged on June 18 If you Guys Respond with your Mini Views I'll continue.

Bruce

 

Added by Bruce

Discharged in June 1955 and returned to Marion. Worked construction for

the summer and hired on at Whirlpool in Oct. We had a house trailer and

were in the same park as Peggy and Lee.

1956 Our second son was born. Worked in Maint mostly on 2nd or 3rd shift.

1957 Started building a house across from Wikersham Riding Stable if you

fellows have ever been there.

1958 Moved in to our new home and we are still here. I built the house

myself. Started with a modest 1200 sq. ft. with basement on 1 1/2 acres.

Added 432 sq. 2 bedrooms and bath. A 28 by 36 attached garage and

workshop. 500 sq. ft. family room. 640sq.ft deck, 16 by 20 barn.

and bought 3 1/2 ajoining acres (a life time of pounding nails and mowing grass)

1960 Our third son was born.

1962 Finally got a girl our daughter was born.

1964 Oil Boom in the area (I',ll talk about this some other time)

1965 Promoted to Welding Engineering. (Day Job)

Good place to close.

 

Nick Nagel

June 23 rd. 1951 joined the navy with Jim Creager /Gene Zahn / Lee Henninger.Departed Marion and arrived at Great Lakes where we met up with You, We were all in co. 571 at camp Porter.( 571 side # U.S.S. Nautilus first atomic sub launched in 1951 ) Jim and I was in the Blue Jackets Choir ( I couldn’t sing a damn note - Jim ‘s Idea ) left boot camp and departed for Jacksonville Fla. Me to Airman prep school - Lee, Jim & Gene Zahn to VP - 3 . I departed Florida for Memphis around the first of Dec. 1951 where I was enrolled in Aviation Structural school AM -A school - completed " A " school in April 1952 and then departed for San Francisco where I caught a ship for Japan" USMS Daniel Sultan" - 11 days to Yokohama - spent from May 1952 till May 1954 in Japan Highlight of my tour met Joe Dimaggio and Marylyn Monroe while they were on their Honeymoon in Fukoya city where I was stationed in 1954- had a reunion with Dick Bracy in Youska while he was in the hospital for the second time ,on the 4th of July 1952 .Departed Japan in May 1954 for " B School " @ Memphis ,Tenn.completed " B" school and reported to the USS Pine Island ( AV - 12 ) - Dan the Pine Island was a Sea Plane tender- in San Diego,Calif. this was in the Nov - Dec 1954 time frame. Good Place to stop.

 

Bob Radabaugh

51’ - 53’ Attended Ohio State

Nov. 53’ Entered the Army and went to Ft. Knox, Ky. for basic training.

Feb. 54’ Went to Ft. Belvoir, Va. for Engineering School.

May 54’ Went to Ft. Dix, N.J. on orders to ship out for France.

June 3, 54’ Arrived Bremerhaven, Germany.

June 8, 54’ Arrived at Toul Engineering Depot - Toul, France.

Assigned the responsibility for the Depot Vital Records. Believe it or not, this was my first "hands on" experience with a Computer. We had an IBM 305 RAMAC that we used to record all the Depot records on for storage and retrieval. This thing took up most of a 12’ X 12’ room and stored the data on 24" diameter disks that weighed about 6 pounds each. Storage capacity of those disks? About 25% of our little "floppies". Computers have indeed, "come a long way"!

Progressed through the ranks with final promotion to Sgt. in Sept. 55’.

Spent Leaves traveling around England, Ireland, Denmark, Germany, Italy and France.

Nov. 1, 55’ Departed France for the States.

Nov.15, 55’ Arrived Ft. Sheriden, IL for processing.

Nov. 17, 55’ The U. S. Army severed our relationship and I headed for Marion.

Nov. 30, 55’ Started work at Whirlpool in Engineering as a Records Clerk.

June 30, 56’ Married Dee Harris from Marion.

As has been said before, ENOUGH FOR NOW!

Bob

 

Marlene (Peterson) Huber

I guess I must do as you ask - to shut you up! The last 48 yrs,

huh? Well, Gerald and I were married in Nov. of 51 . In Jan of 52, I joined him in Newfoundland (he was in the Air Force) Our son, Michael was born there in 53, W e were transferred to South Carolina for a year, then returned to Marion. Our daughter, Debbie was born there in 55. Gerald went to work for Ohio Edison. I worked at Eaton Mfg., Power Shovel, J.H. Maish and spent 7 yrs. in Marion County Probate and Juvenile Court as a Deputy, and Court Reporter. I then got my real estate license, and dabbled in that for a while. In l974, Gerald was transferred to Youngstown, Ohio. We were transferred to Mansfield in l978, and have lived here ever since.

Both of our kids still live in Marion. We have five grandchildren, four boys and one girl. We own timeshares (four weeks) and own a 27 ft. Motorhome, so we do travel a lot. Gerald has retired, and I do some dog grooming in my spare time, I guess that catches you all up on my life. It "s been great, and we"re all getting old! Where does Susie Terzo (Ailing) live now? I have forgotten.

Tell Sue she did a good job, a dead rabbit, huh? Too much. Marlene Peterson Huber

 

Added by Gerald Huber

I was in communications in the Airforce, training at the Army Signal School at Ft Monmouth, New Jersey, from there to Hill Field in Utah and the spent time at the Radar sites on the northern border of U. S & Canada. Two years in Newfoundland in charge of the Telephone Central Office. Last year of the four were in South Carolina, ground to air communications. I was Supt. of Customer Services for Ohio Edison in the Mansfield Division, Ashland,Crestline and Loudonville.

I’m in the Lion’s club and have been in charge of granting and providing eye examinations and eyeglasses for the needy that qualify.

Gave up golf because of back problems and Marlene then decided to take up the game. Like to travel etc. Have a friend that was flying the C-130 for the UN in Iraq, he’s home now?

Well, I have given out too much personal information now, so I quit. Didn’t

find a picture unless it was the scanner photo problem. See you later. Gerald

 

Dan Andrews

1951 -1954 Miami University

June 13, 1953 Married Loretta Pemberton

1954-1956 U. S. Army, went to Ft. Knox for basic, and Clerk Typist School. Then to Fort Benj. Harrison (Indianapolis) for Stenography School. Sent to Goppingen, Germany where I became the personal stenographer to the Commanding Genral. Rotated back to the States in March 1956 and was separated from Uncle Sam.

Sept 1954 Daughter Brenda was born, 18 months old when I came home.

1956-59 Worked in Engineering Dept at Whirlpool.

Jun 1957 Son Robert was born.

Jul 1958 Son Steven was born

1959-63 Worked as Technical Illustrator at Jay H. Maish Advertising

1963-64 Designer at Marion Metal Products, Cheney Ave, Marion

1961-1965 Design truck brakes at Eaton (was Yale & towne)

1965-1978 Started my own business as Engineering Design Job Shop and Line art Studio. Started the business in my Dad’s old garage on East center Street. You guys probably remember it.

1978 Moved to Arizona (never regretted it.

1978-Present Worked various and sundry jobs, from selling newspaper

 advertising, advertising manager for a steel clamp manufacturer,

 technical illustrator of Unidynamics-Phoenix, then Goodyear

Aerospace. Finished my productive time at Luke Air Force Base where they taught me the computer. From that time on I have been getting under Loretta’s feet. Not really,I have taken over most  of the cooking and do my share of housework. I have also started a new business I am making architectural drawing for contractors and individuals so they can get a building permit from the county. This is a new type of "board work" that I am not used to. However, AutoCADD makes it easier.

            Dan     

 

Donald Welch

After graduation in May of '51, I went to work full time at Marion Power Shovel Co.

In Sept. '52, I enlisted in the Air Force, and after basic training, was stationed at Randolph Air Force Base in San Antonio, Texas, then at Gary Air Force Base in San Marcos, Texas. While I was at Gary, I was in helicopter maintenance and air rescue, and was TDY to Korea, French Indo-China, and other overseas locations. I met my wife in 1955 in San Marcos, and we were married in January 1956. When I was discharged in October 1956, we moved back to Marion where I went back to work at the Marion Power Shovel. Our oldest daughter, Donna, was born in Marion on the coldest day of the year (it was 20 below that January morning!) We left Marion in June of 1957, and returned to Jean's home state -- Texas -- where I worked with her father on the farm/ranch. Three more daughters were born after we moved to Texas. Kathy, Laura, and Elizabeth. All but Elizabeth live in the Austin area.

Elizabeth lives in Dover, DE. We have eight grandchildren, and one great-grandchild on the way. In 1958, I started college on the GI bill, and received my BS degree in Industrial Arts in 1961. I taught high school for 33 years and retired. I attended graduate school at University of Texas and Texas A&M. When I retired from teaching, I went to work full time as a Crime Prevention Officer with a local police department. I had been doing this work as a volunteer for about 15 years before I retired. During my law enforcement years, I worked security for several movies being filmed here in the Austin

area, providing personal protection for several of the stars. I still

volunteer part-time in crime prevention since retiring for the second time from full-time police work.

Jean worked 30 years for the IRS at the Austin Service Center, and retired in 1996. Now that we are both retired, we devote most of our time to our antique business. We concentrate on antique glassware.

We will be in Ohio in June for the Heisey Glass convention and auction. We plan to spend a few days in Marion after the convention, looking for more bargains in glass. Hope we can get some of the gang together while we're there.

That's about it, folks!

Don & Jean Welch

 

 

 Miriam (Kinney) Root

 

Here's what's been happening to me.  Went to Ohio State to become an

Occupational Therapist (O.T.) Millie Williams and I went for a year to

Cleveland where I worked at the Rehab Center; hated it and went back to

Columbus to work at Children's Hospital and loved it.  Also did homebound OT for the Multiple Sclerosis Society; then started an O.T. department at Mt. Carmel Hospital in Columbus.  Had married in 1958 to Steve Root who got a job in Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) beginning of 1962.  Our first daughter, Lisa was born the end of 1962, son Michael, in 1964 and daughter, Amy in 1966.  When they were grown and I wanted to return to work, O.T. had changed so much that it was like a whole new field, so I became a computer drafter at LLNL and later did AutoCADD at home.  Steve left in 1993 and remarried.  I enjoy grandchildren, (grandson lived with me for a year and a half), co-lead a Bible study, do a lot of line dancing, love sightseeing and traveling (just returned from a whirlwind trip of western Europe - we

would be there when the bombing started!)  Also like crafts of all kinds - tried ceramics, needle crafts, candle making, and you name it.  I guess that brings me up to date.

 

 

Julie Parsell Baechle

 

I graduated from Harding with secretarial skills. I took a secretarial

position at Tecumseh and worked there until I had saved enough for college. At Ohio State I met John Robert (Bob) Baechle, a young electrical engineer from Lancaster OH, who had just entered graduate school. At the end of my freshman year at OSU, Bob and I were married and later I left school to start our family. In 1964 Bob graduated with his Ph D and took a job with Bell Telephone Laboratories. We moved to New Jersey with our five little children and have lived here ever since. (Exit 116 on the Garden State Parkway) When all the children were launched in school, I resumed my education, earning a

degree in Computer Technology and, finally, an accounting degree from

Rutgers. I took a position as a tax auditor with the State of NJ, where I worked until I turned 62 and retired. Our five children all married New Jersey people and we have eight grandchildren. Our son moved back to Ohio and lives near Lancaster in the community where his father grew up. We are very proud of them all. Bob's current hobby is sail boating and he belongs to US Power Squadrons. This year I have become interested in genealogy. I am fascinated with the wealth of historical and genealogical information that is appearing on the Internet.

Marion County is particularly rich in this regard. Both Bob and I spend a lot of time on our computers, engaging in a variety of activities. We both read a lot and we travel when we can.

 

 

Edward Weary

 

- 1951-1956 attended Ohio State University graduating with a Bachelors

in Chemical Engineering.  September 11,1955

  (while still in school) married Marilyn Green (Harding Class 0f 1952,

RN, WhiteCross Hospital 1955).

- June 1956 went to Charleston, WV to work for E.I. duPont de Nemours.

Dec 4, 1956 became parent of twin sons.

- March 1957 ordered to active duty, US Army as 2d Lt Chemical Corps.

Another son born in November, 1958.

- March 1959 returned to DuPont, recalled to active duty as 1st Lt

Regular Army in October 1959.  After two years on

  combat arms tour Army sent me to Ohio State for Masters Degree in

Nuclear Physics.  Promoted to Captain while at

  school, graduated June 1963.

- 1963-1966 Instructor in Radiology Branch, Chemical Corps School.

Daughter born August, 1963.

- 1966-1969 Nuclear Surety Officer, USARPAC stationed in Hawaii.

Promoted to Major.

- 1969-1971 Defense Atomic Support Agency, Wash DC.  Mar 1971 sent to

Viet Nam as Herbicide Control Officer, HQ

   USMACV.

- 1972 attended Armed Forces Staff College, Norfolk, VA. Promoted to

LTC.

- 1973-1975 CBR/ Nuclear Officer, Army Staff, Pentagon.

- 1975-1977 Nuclear Warhead Development Officer, DOE, Germantown, MD.

Retired from Army Nov. 1977

 

- 1977-1981 employed as consultant on nuclear effects as well as

development of liquified coal as an alternate fuel.

- 1981-1992 Director of Technology for the Flexible Packaging

Association, Wash DC.

- 1992-1995 President, SEW Management Inc.  Managed Association of

Industrial Metallizers, Coaters and Laminators.

- 1995- present.  Mostly retired, play a little golf, do a little

consulting work, travel some, love my wife and enjoy my

   grandchildren.