Bolivar Grads is 1 Month Old
So tomorrow will mark the 1 Month mark of when I decided to build this site. So far I have to say it is a success. Consider this... I only kept in contact with 4-5 people that I went to High School with and so far in 30 days I have been in contact with over 70 Bolivar Grads (more than 2 a day) and I would guess that another 100-150 other Bolivar Grads know of my site, but have not contacted me yet. Not bad.
Since Monday, I have heard from these folks.
Class of 1987
Karen Myers (Ice) - Karen emailed me from Olathe, Kansas after I left a voicemail on her answering machine. She has been married to Van Ice (Also Class of 1987) for 13 years and have two girls in Emily 5 and Sydney 2. Karen said she can't handle see the picture of me on the website because I am forever etched in her mind as a kid and not a man with a wife and kids. Van is a software developer for a company called Archer Technologies and Karen is now staying at home with her girls. She was working for a small Telecom company in downtown KC, but after the birth of Sydney she just had a hard time leaving her baby with someone else everyday. Karen and Van are big outdoor enthusiasts and became SCUBA certified 5 years ago. Karen said that she received an email from Steve Campbell about a month ago and she ran into Mick Simmons while taking her car (ok she admits, minivan) in to be serviced at Nissan. She also said that she knew Tricia Crippin (Vogt) lived in Columbia and Chris Summers was a Mortgage Broker in Springfield. Thanks for those leads! Karen also said that she would send some pictures soon.
Class of 1988
Laurie Nash (Fisher) - Laurie emailed me from Pleasant Hope, MO. She has been married to Paul Fisher (Class of 1985) for 12 years now and they have a 7 year old son named Landon. He is a cute boy and apparently likes to play basesball. Paul is an electrician and Laurie has worked for Dr. Stephen Young, D.D.S. for the past 15 years. Laurie said that the Bolivar Grads website is making quite a buzz. I will have to aske her more details about that. She is going to send some new pictures that they just had taken, but here is a great picture of her and Landon!
Class of 1989
Jill Jones (Jackson) - Jill emailed me from Fort Smith, Arkansas. She has two children in Jay 10 and Lizzie 8. She is a K-6 Literacy Coach for the Fort Smith Public School District. She is on track to get her Masters in December. Jill talks with Sharon Long (Muir) quite a bit and below is a picture of the two. If you want to email Jill and see pictures of her kids, check out her post on the Bolivar Messageboard by clicking here.
Brett Stottlemyre - Brett emailed me from Kansas City where he lives. He heard about the website from Ashley Carpenter (Wilson) who he keeps in touch with. Brett said he is single, having fun, and still stuck in the 80's listening to Depeche Mode and The Cure. (I still listen to them too!) He also still keeps in touch with Tim Steely. Have him email me Brett! Here is a recent picture of Brett at a Halloween party.
Class of 1990
Dawn Keeling (Petersen) - Dawn emailed me from the Bolivar area. She and her husband of 15 years, Tommy, live in the northeast part of Polk County just 25 minutes from Bolivar. They have 1 son in Cord who is 13 and already stands 6'2" and has a size 15 shoe. They also have 3 daughters in Layne 9, Jordan 6 and Grayce 1. She works with her mom and her sister Brandi (Class of 1994) at Keeling Accounting/H&R Block of Bolivar. Dawn is the manager there and she also owns Huckleberry Layne Candles & Gifts located in the same office building. In her spare time she makes wax candles and other wax creations. The Petersens live on a farm and own Texas Longhorn Cattle and other critters as well. (How do you find all the time for this Dawn? Wow). She is going to send the site to her sister-in-law, Lea Ann. That is Lea Ann Trenary(Class of 1989) who married her brother Rob Keeling (Class of 1987). Hopefully I will hear from them soon. Also Dawn said she would send some family pictures soon!
It is always awesome to hear from a new person that I have not talked to in 15-18 years. Please keep forwarding this site and asking people to send an email to me to let me know what they are up to.
I probably won't be active over the next two days since tomorrow is D-day for me. I mentioned that I am having surgery tomorrow to remove my Gall Bladder. Yuck! But I hope to catch up with emails on Saturday.
Make sure to Register for the Messageboards here and please add yourself on the Bolivar Grads Map here (This literally takes 5 seconds to do).
Talk to you soon!
JR Mariottini
Class of 1988
email me at: JR@bolivargrads.com
Since Monday, I have heard from these folks.
Class of 1987
Karen Myers (Ice) - Karen emailed me from Olathe, Kansas after I left a voicemail on her answering machine. She has been married to Van Ice (Also Class of 1987) for 13 years and have two girls in Emily 5 and Sydney 2. Karen said she can't handle see the picture of me on the website because I am forever etched in her mind as a kid and not a man with a wife and kids. Van is a software developer for a company called Archer Technologies and Karen is now staying at home with her girls. She was working for a small Telecom company in downtown KC, but after the birth of Sydney she just had a hard time leaving her baby with someone else everyday. Karen and Van are big outdoor enthusiasts and became SCUBA certified 5 years ago. Karen said that she received an email from Steve Campbell about a month ago and she ran into Mick Simmons while taking her car (ok she admits, minivan) in to be serviced at Nissan. She also said that she knew Tricia Crippin (Vogt) lived in Columbia and Chris Summers was a Mortgage Broker in Springfield. Thanks for those leads! Karen also said that she would send some pictures soon.
Class of 1988
Laurie Nash (Fisher) - Laurie emailed me from Pleasant Hope, MO. She has been married to Paul Fisher (Class of 1985) for 12 years now and they have a 7 year old son named Landon. He is a cute boy and apparently likes to play basesball. Paul is an electrician and Laurie has worked for Dr. Stephen Young, D.D.S. for the past 15 years. Laurie said that the Bolivar Grads website is making quite a buzz. I will have to aske her more details about that. She is going to send some new pictures that they just had taken, but here is a great picture of her and Landon!
Class of 1989
Jill Jones (Jackson) - Jill emailed me from Fort Smith, Arkansas. She has two children in Jay 10 and Lizzie 8. She is a K-6 Literacy Coach for the Fort Smith Public School District. She is on track to get her Masters in December. Jill talks with Sharon Long (Muir) quite a bit and below is a picture of the two. If you want to email Jill and see pictures of her kids, check out her post on the Bolivar Messageboard by clicking here.
Brett Stottlemyre - Brett emailed me from Kansas City where he lives. He heard about the website from Ashley Carpenter (Wilson) who he keeps in touch with. Brett said he is single, having fun, and still stuck in the 80's listening to Depeche Mode and The Cure. (I still listen to them too!) He also still keeps in touch with Tim Steely. Have him email me Brett! Here is a recent picture of Brett at a Halloween party.
Class of 1990
Dawn Keeling (Petersen) - Dawn emailed me from the Bolivar area. She and her husband of 15 years, Tommy, live in the northeast part of Polk County just 25 minutes from Bolivar. They have 1 son in Cord who is 13 and already stands 6'2" and has a size 15 shoe. They also have 3 daughters in Layne 9, Jordan 6 and Grayce 1. She works with her mom and her sister Brandi (Class of 1994) at Keeling Accounting/H&R Block of Bolivar. Dawn is the manager there and she also owns Huckleberry Layne Candles & Gifts located in the same office building. In her spare time she makes wax candles and other wax creations. The Petersens live on a farm and own Texas Longhorn Cattle and other critters as well. (How do you find all the time for this Dawn? Wow). She is going to send the site to her sister-in-law, Lea Ann. That is Lea Ann Trenary(Class of 1989) who married her brother Rob Keeling (Class of 1987). Hopefully I will hear from them soon. Also Dawn said she would send some family pictures soon!
It is always awesome to hear from a new person that I have not talked to in 15-18 years. Please keep forwarding this site and asking people to send an email to me to let me know what they are up to.
I probably won't be active over the next two days since tomorrow is D-day for me. I mentioned that I am having surgery tomorrow to remove my Gall Bladder. Yuck! But I hope to catch up with emails on Saturday.
Make sure to Register for the Messageboards here and please add yourself on the Bolivar Grads Map here (This literally takes 5 seconds to do).
Talk to you soon!
JR Mariottini
Class of 1988
email me at: JR@bolivargrads.com
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