New Contacts and Updates - 11/7/05
Over the weekend I had a few people contact me which was great, but now I am relying on everyone to get people to email me. Right now we have about 60 people that have contacted me, but we have had twice that many Bolivar Grads that have come to the site and read it (many times), yet they have not contacted me.
If you are a Bolivar Grad, and have not contacted me, send me an email at JR@bolivargrads.com .
Our goal is to also register 100 people on the messageboards. So far in just 3 weeks, we have signed up 15. If you need instructions of how to register, email me. It takes 1 minute to register. You can go to our messageboards by clicking here. I added some new things in the Class Tracker Forum. There you can see who has contacted me and who is a Messageboard Member. If there is anyone missing from those lists, please email me and let me know.
Also, make sure to enter yourself on the cool Bolivar Map feature. Click here. There is a permanent button in the right column called "Where Are We".
Now for the Contacts and Updates.
Class of 1987
Tammy Brown (Jenkins) - I don't believe Tammy thinks I remember her by how she wrote her email. I do! When I was a freshman, I had shop class with her and Lisa Grey. Tammy emailed me from Bolivar where she lives with her husband and 3 children Brittany 19, Cody 17 and Corey 12. She also has 2 step children. The amazing thing that she told me is that she has a 10 month old grandson named Daylyn. WOW! Now that is amazing. Send some pictures Grandma!
Class of 1988
Daniel Hicks - Daniel emailed me over the weekend. He is a career soldier in the Air Force and is 4 years away from being able to retire with full pension. Over the years he has been stationed in Mississippi, Alaska, Florida, and Oklahoma. He was deployed in the 1991 Gulf War - Desert Storm and the recent War - Operation Iraqi Freedom spending time in Saudia Arabia, Baharain and Kuwait. Recently he has lived in Tuttle, OK with his wife, Lori Saunders of Humansville, and his girls Chelsi 14 and Shaylin 9. His wife and kids are still in Oklahoma but Daniel has recently been deployed to Iceland for a year. (Why is the U.S. in Iceland???) So Daniel is probably going to be a little bored in his downtime and hopes to read more highlights on BolivarGrads. He also brought up a fun Halloween memory we had our Junior year. I hope he posts it so I can add my memories of it as well! You can now find Daniel on the Bolivar Grads Map!
Class of 1989
Kahlie Brown (Krtek)- Kahlie emailed me from 2 miles north of Bolivar where she lives with her husband, Gary Krtek (Class of 1991). They have been married for 10 years and have two boys in Garrett 5 and Kaleb 2. Kahlie works at Citizens Memorial Hospital as Assistant Supervisor of Patient Accounts while Gary is self employed building custom cabinets and has a shop at their home. Kahlie still keeps in contact with Mark and Angela Legan (Payne), Carrie Kallenbach (Gordon) and Susie Hale (Heavin). She said she would get the word out about Bolivar Grads. Thanks Kahlie!
Class of 1990
John Vaughan - It was very cool to hear from John Vaughn. He and I had a blast going to the FBLA national contest in Cincinatti my Senior Year! John is a lawyer in a 2 man firm in Springfield, MO. {He said downtown Springfield, but after living in Chicago for 13 years, that doesn't classify as downtown :)} He went to SBU for his undergrad and then graduated from UMKC Law. He and his partner own www.missouritraffictickets.com under their umbrella site www.ustrafficktickets.com . This is very good knowledge for me to know. If I ever get a ticket in Missouri, I will be calling you John. John married Amy Stark, the daughter of our English teacher Mrs. Stark. Together they live in Ozark, MO where Amy is a Pediatric Occupational Therapist. They have two boys in Brady 4 and Zack 1 1/2. John is an elder in his church, Fellowship Bible Church of the Ozarks, and he also runs his own blog at www.wordhurdle.com. I just bookmarked it. With John's law degree he has been giving some thought about going into Politics. Remember the great time in Cincinatti John?! I will be expecting a cabinet appointment upon your election :). Johns sister Johnna Vaughan (Lynch) now lives in Nixa with her husband Otto Lynch of Bolivar. Here is a recent picture of the Vaughans.
Sharon Long (Muir) - Sharon emailed me from Kansas City, MO. She and her husband of 7 years Rob Muir (Class of 1992) live in Northland which is near Liberty, MO. Sharon works for Sprint/Nextel in Overland Park, KS and Rob is a Firefighter for the City of Kansas City, MO. They have a 2 year old son named Ethan. Sharon said they still have lots of ties to Bolivar with Parents, Grandparents, Uncles, Aunts and Cousins still living there. Also Sharon's brother Paul Long lives in Bolivar with his wife and 3 kids. For the past 5 years Sharon has been a volunteer and speaker for the Kansas City Chapter of the Arthritis Foundation. Sharon got involved with the AF after she was diagnosed with Rheumatoid Arthritis. If you would like to learn more about this type of arthritis, you can log on to www.arthritis.org . She also keeps in regular contact with quite a few Bolivar Grads including Jill Jones (Jackson), Shawna Davolt (Rocco), Mary Helen Stephens (Jordan), Janet Hewlett (Atwood), Lynn McFarland (Ward), Chris Woods, Brad Isdell, Amy Wollard (McHolland), Barbara Gothard (Lee), Scott Emmert, and Kevin Cribbs. Send them my way Sharon!
Matt Roberts - I was happy to hear from Matt. (He was on the FBLA Nationals trip to Cincinatti that I mentioned in John Vaughans highlights. The other 3 people that went with us were Lori Pulley, Steven Golden and I believe Kahlie Brown). We were taken by Mrs. Morehouse and Ms. Miller.) Matt emailed me Columbus, OH where he is an Assistant Professor at THE Ohio State University. He is starting his 5th year in the Department of Agricultural, Environmental, and Development Economics. He has been married for 11 years and has two sons in Sam 6 and Ben 4. Matt says he makes it up to Chi-town at least 2 times a year so he would drop me a line the next time he is up. I will hold you to that Matt! Make sure to have your sister Mary Roberts (Preston) contact me as well.
Grady Davolt - Grady was forwarded this site by his brother Michael Davolt. He has been living in Columbia, MO for the past 15 years. He has been married for 8 years to his wife Vicki and they have a 2 year old son Colby. After 14 years of Non-Profit work, Grady has decided to go out on his own and build his Real Estate "Empire". He is the co-owner of a company called Ten Talents LLC and is an Agent there. In addition to his business, he has been consulting with a company on their operations and management structure. Grady wanted me to let everyone know that if you are in Columbia and need a place to stay, his house is always open. Send some pictures of you and your family Grady!
UPDATES:
Class of 1986
Betsy Fullerton (Eckols) - Betsy currently lives in San Antonio, TX (Home of the Saints). She has been married for 16 years to Stewart Eckols and they have three children in Alexandra 15, Blace 5, and Trey 15 months. Betsy's husband was active duty in the Military for 9 years and now works for the Department of Defense. Due to this, they have lived in 5 different states and 2 countries including 9 years in the U.K. She must miss the Fish n' Chips because she said that after Alexandra graduates High School, they want to move back. Betsy has been a homemaker most of the 16 years and she is the definition of a true Soccer Mom. Her family is still around Bolivar so she gets back a couple of times a year. She said that she would forward my link to her sister, Jenny Fullerton. Come on Jenny, drop me a line!
Class of 1987
Laurie Morehouse (Ball) - You can read Lauries Bio on an earlier post, but here is a great picture of her and her family. Thanks Laurie!
Class of 1988
If you are a Bolivar Grad, and have not contacted me, send me an email at JR@bolivargrads.com .
Our goal is to also register 100 people on the messageboards. So far in just 3 weeks, we have signed up 15. If you need instructions of how to register, email me. It takes 1 minute to register. You can go to our messageboards by clicking here. I added some new things in the Class Tracker Forum. There you can see who has contacted me and who is a Messageboard Member. If there is anyone missing from those lists, please email me and let me know.
Also, make sure to enter yourself on the cool Bolivar Map feature. Click here. There is a permanent button in the right column called "Where Are We".
Now for the Contacts and Updates.
Class of 1987
Tammy Brown (Jenkins) - I don't believe Tammy thinks I remember her by how she wrote her email. I do! When I was a freshman, I had shop class with her and Lisa Grey. Tammy emailed me from Bolivar where she lives with her husband and 3 children Brittany 19, Cody 17 and Corey 12. She also has 2 step children. The amazing thing that she told me is that she has a 10 month old grandson named Daylyn. WOW! Now that is amazing. Send some pictures Grandma!
Class of 1988
Daniel Hicks - Daniel emailed me over the weekend. He is a career soldier in the Air Force and is 4 years away from being able to retire with full pension. Over the years he has been stationed in Mississippi, Alaska, Florida, and Oklahoma. He was deployed in the 1991 Gulf War - Desert Storm and the recent War - Operation Iraqi Freedom spending time in Saudia Arabia, Baharain and Kuwait. Recently he has lived in Tuttle, OK with his wife, Lori Saunders of Humansville, and his girls Chelsi 14 and Shaylin 9. His wife and kids are still in Oklahoma but Daniel has recently been deployed to Iceland for a year. (Why is the U.S. in Iceland???) So Daniel is probably going to be a little bored in his downtime and hopes to read more highlights on BolivarGrads. He also brought up a fun Halloween memory we had our Junior year. I hope he posts it so I can add my memories of it as well! You can now find Daniel on the Bolivar Grads Map!
Class of 1989
Kahlie Brown (Krtek)- Kahlie emailed me from 2 miles north of Bolivar where she lives with her husband, Gary Krtek (Class of 1991). They have been married for 10 years and have two boys in Garrett 5 and Kaleb 2. Kahlie works at Citizens Memorial Hospital as Assistant Supervisor of Patient Accounts while Gary is self employed building custom cabinets and has a shop at their home. Kahlie still keeps in contact with Mark and Angela Legan (Payne), Carrie Kallenbach (Gordon) and Susie Hale (Heavin). She said she would get the word out about Bolivar Grads. Thanks Kahlie!
Class of 1990
John Vaughan - It was very cool to hear from John Vaughn. He and I had a blast going to the FBLA national contest in Cincinatti my Senior Year! John is a lawyer in a 2 man firm in Springfield, MO. {He said downtown Springfield, but after living in Chicago for 13 years, that doesn't classify as downtown :)} He went to SBU for his undergrad and then graduated from UMKC Law. He and his partner own www.missouritraffictickets.com under their umbrella site www.ustrafficktickets.com . This is very good knowledge for me to know. If I ever get a ticket in Missouri, I will be calling you John. John married Amy Stark, the daughter of our English teacher Mrs. Stark. Together they live in Ozark, MO where Amy is a Pediatric Occupational Therapist. They have two boys in Brady 4 and Zack 1 1/2. John is an elder in his church, Fellowship Bible Church of the Ozarks, and he also runs his own blog at www.wordhurdle.com. I just bookmarked it. With John's law degree he has been giving some thought about going into Politics. Remember the great time in Cincinatti John?! I will be expecting a cabinet appointment upon your election :). Johns sister Johnna Vaughan (Lynch) now lives in Nixa with her husband Otto Lynch of Bolivar. Here is a recent picture of the Vaughans.
Sharon Long (Muir) - Sharon emailed me from Kansas City, MO. She and her husband of 7 years Rob Muir (Class of 1992) live in Northland which is near Liberty, MO. Sharon works for Sprint/Nextel in Overland Park, KS and Rob is a Firefighter for the City of Kansas City, MO. They have a 2 year old son named Ethan. Sharon said they still have lots of ties to Bolivar with Parents, Grandparents, Uncles, Aunts and Cousins still living there. Also Sharon's brother Paul Long lives in Bolivar with his wife and 3 kids. For the past 5 years Sharon has been a volunteer and speaker for the Kansas City Chapter of the Arthritis Foundation. Sharon got involved with the AF after she was diagnosed with Rheumatoid Arthritis. If you would like to learn more about this type of arthritis, you can log on to www.arthritis.org . She also keeps in regular contact with quite a few Bolivar Grads including Jill Jones (Jackson), Shawna Davolt (Rocco), Mary Helen Stephens (Jordan), Janet Hewlett (Atwood), Lynn McFarland (Ward), Chris Woods, Brad Isdell, Amy Wollard (McHolland), Barbara Gothard (Lee), Scott Emmert, and Kevin Cribbs. Send them my way Sharon!
Matt Roberts - I was happy to hear from Matt. (He was on the FBLA Nationals trip to Cincinatti that I mentioned in John Vaughans highlights. The other 3 people that went with us were Lori Pulley, Steven Golden and I believe Kahlie Brown). We were taken by Mrs. Morehouse and Ms. Miller.) Matt emailed me Columbus, OH where he is an Assistant Professor at THE Ohio State University. He is starting his 5th year in the Department of Agricultural, Environmental, and Development Economics. He has been married for 11 years and has two sons in Sam 6 and Ben 4. Matt says he makes it up to Chi-town at least 2 times a year so he would drop me a line the next time he is up. I will hold you to that Matt! Make sure to have your sister Mary Roberts (Preston) contact me as well.
Grady Davolt - Grady was forwarded this site by his brother Michael Davolt. He has been living in Columbia, MO for the past 15 years. He has been married for 8 years to his wife Vicki and they have a 2 year old son Colby. After 14 years of Non-Profit work, Grady has decided to go out on his own and build his Real Estate "Empire". He is the co-owner of a company called Ten Talents LLC and is an Agent there. In addition to his business, he has been consulting with a company on their operations and management structure. Grady wanted me to let everyone know that if you are in Columbia and need a place to stay, his house is always open. Send some pictures of you and your family Grady!
UPDATES:
Class of 1986
Betsy Fullerton (Eckols) - Betsy currently lives in San Antonio, TX (Home of the Saints). She has been married for 16 years to Stewart Eckols and they have three children in Alexandra 15, Blace 5, and Trey 15 months. Betsy's husband was active duty in the Military for 9 years and now works for the Department of Defense. Due to this, they have lived in 5 different states and 2 countries including 9 years in the U.K. She must miss the Fish n' Chips because she said that after Alexandra graduates High School, they want to move back. Betsy has been a homemaker most of the 16 years and she is the definition of a true Soccer Mom. Her family is still around Bolivar so she gets back a couple of times a year. She said that she would forward my link to her sister, Jenny Fullerton. Come on Jenny, drop me a line!
Class of 1987
Laurie Morehouse (Ball) - You can read Lauries Bio on an earlier post, but here is a great picture of her and her family. Thanks Laurie!
Class of 1988
Bobby Miller - Bobby sent in this picture of him and his family who are now living in Tennessee.
Class of 1991
Shelly McMasters (Wyatt) - Shelly lives in Battlefield, MO with her husband Chris Wyatt who is a Nixa graduate. They are expecting their first child in March (a girl). Congratulations!!! Exciting times. She has worked for Jack Henry & Associates since 2001. JHA is a technology provider for the Financial Industry. She started with the company as a Corporate Manager but was promoted last year to a Project Manager for 4sight which is an application for imaging/processing for the banking industry. Shelly is also finishing up her BS in Business Management. Shelly was also telling me of how she found some old pictures of her and Terrah Hale (Kelso) at a High School music competition. Scan them and send them to me Shelly! I will post them on the Bolivar Grads Messageboards under High School Pictures!!!
Renee Morehouse (Jones) - I posted about Renee in my last post, but here are two pictures of her with her kids Ash and Grey (cuties)!
Thanks to everybody that dropped me an email over the past 4-5 days. Please forward this site to other people you keep in contact and have them send me an email or give me a call. I don't know if I will post again this week since I am having surgery on Thursday to remove my Gallbladder. This is my first time in surgery so I don't know what to expect. Hopefully I can post again this weekend.
Until next post!
JR Mariottini
Class of 1988
JR@bolivargrads.com
Cell Phone 630-841-5129
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