Back to the Hunt
So I took a week off from the Bolivar hunt since I had a lot of things going on over the weekend, and then I was watching the Cardinals every night in the NLCS. Now that St. Louis is out of the playoffs, I am less concerned about baseball.
But during this past week, I still talked to a few folks that I have not talked to in a LONG time. First, I talked to Brad Roweton (Class of 88) last Friday. Brad is the Athletic Director at Buffalo High School now and also coaches Baseball there as well. He is married to Alisson Pursely (Class of 91) and they have two boys. When I talked to Brad, he was getting ready to go to the Bolivar High Football Game. At the time, Bolivar was undefeated and ranked pretty high in Missouri 3A. Bolivar is coached by Brad's younger brother Lance. Unfortunately for Bolivar, they were beaten by Carthage that night. You can follow Liberator Football here!
I also talked to Dr. Cameron Hodges. Doesn't it sound weird to say Dr.? He is a surgeon in Springfield, MO as we saw in my last post. I had left a voicemail with his service, and he called me on his way home in the car. Cameron started the conversation with "JR, I don't think I have talked to you in 15 years!" That is pretty accurate. We caught up for about 15 minutes and I found out that he comes to Chicago occasionaly for conferences. He was just up a few months ago with his wife and kids. We agreed that next time, we will try and do a dinner together.
Eric DeRossett returned my email that I sent him. He is living in Bolivar and teaching/coaching in Weaubleau, MO. He has been married for 14 years and has 10 year old son and 7 year old daughter. He coaches the Girls Varsity Basketball team there and is in the process of trying to turn their program around. Sounds fun! And it was great to here from him. Send me updates Eric!
I also got an email from Mary Beth Vance (Jones). She is working at SBU as an Administrative Assistant and is married to Ricky Vance (Class of 89). She did not mention if she has any kids, but I am looking forward to talking to her soon.
I had stated in my last post how fun it is to hear from someone out of the blue. Well last night I got an email from Raquel Alvarado (Vest). She had seen Jeremy MacLaughlin at work, and he told her of my site. (Thanks Jerm! You get extra points). She mentioned that she has thought about trying to contact Greg Redford and hopes this site helps her. Don't worry Raquel, Bolivargrads.com will link you back up. Raquel works at Citizens Memorial Hospital in Bolivar and has one son. She says she still sees Marlene Kirby (Long), Lisa Stringfellow, and Kim Brubeck around town. Tell them all to come visit me Raquel!
Trying to Reach Out To Others
I tried contacting John Kallenbach and the email address I had for him came back as not working. I sent an email to Paul Penticuff and never heard back from him. I sent an email to Stephanie Lawson (Farmer) and have not heard back from her either.
But during this past week, I still talked to a few folks that I have not talked to in a LONG time. First, I talked to Brad Roweton (Class of 88) last Friday. Brad is the Athletic Director at Buffalo High School now and also coaches Baseball there as well. He is married to Alisson Pursely (Class of 91) and they have two boys. When I talked to Brad, he was getting ready to go to the Bolivar High Football Game. At the time, Bolivar was undefeated and ranked pretty high in Missouri 3A. Bolivar is coached by Brad's younger brother Lance. Unfortunately for Bolivar, they were beaten by Carthage that night. You can follow Liberator Football here!
I also talked to Dr. Cameron Hodges. Doesn't it sound weird to say Dr.? He is a surgeon in Springfield, MO as we saw in my last post. I had left a voicemail with his service, and he called me on his way home in the car. Cameron started the conversation with "JR, I don't think I have talked to you in 15 years!" That is pretty accurate. We caught up for about 15 minutes and I found out that he comes to Chicago occasionaly for conferences. He was just up a few months ago with his wife and kids. We agreed that next time, we will try and do a dinner together.
Eric DeRossett returned my email that I sent him. He is living in Bolivar and teaching/coaching in Weaubleau, MO. He has been married for 14 years and has 10 year old son and 7 year old daughter. He coaches the Girls Varsity Basketball team there and is in the process of trying to turn their program around. Sounds fun! And it was great to here from him. Send me updates Eric!
I also got an email from Mary Beth Vance (Jones). She is working at SBU as an Administrative Assistant and is married to Ricky Vance (Class of 89). She did not mention if she has any kids, but I am looking forward to talking to her soon.
I had stated in my last post how fun it is to hear from someone out of the blue. Well last night I got an email from Raquel Alvarado (Vest). She had seen Jeremy MacLaughlin at work, and he told her of my site. (Thanks Jerm! You get extra points). She mentioned that she has thought about trying to contact Greg Redford and hopes this site helps her. Don't worry Raquel, Bolivargrads.com will link you back up. Raquel works at Citizens Memorial Hospital in Bolivar and has one son. She says she still sees Marlene Kirby (Long), Lisa Stringfellow, and Kim Brubeck around town. Tell them all to come visit me Raquel!
Trying to Reach Out To Others
I tried contacting John Kallenbach and the email address I had for him came back as not working. I sent an email to Paul Penticuff and never heard back from him. I sent an email to Stephanie Lawson (Farmer) and have not heard back from her either.
Ronda Riden (Fink) gave me some leads on a few Bolivar Grads including Brian Mitchell, Mark Ferguson, Stacy Garretson, Carol Cunningham (Cates), Brian & Robin Wallace (Edwards), Rob Parsons, Todd Lindsay, Tom and David Campbell, Vance Vahle, Terry Stewart, and LeWane Mashburn. The best thing is to tell them to come to this website if you see them or have their email address, but I will do my best sleuthing to track them down.
Chris (John) Smith has given me some email addresses for Daniel Hicks and Carrie Roberts. I will try to get in touch with them.
Remember to tell others you see to drop me an email or give me a call when you see them!
Talk to you soon.
JR Mariottini - Class of 1988
630-841-5129
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