Gidget (Sumrall) Moreno

Current last name: Moreno
City: Ephrata State: Washington Country: United States Colleges and Grad schools: -- Degree(s): County Appraisal & several Spanish Classes. (Sigo tratando de aprender Espanol.)
Military branch: -- Years of service (military): -- Occupation: Deputy Assessor
Married: Yes Children: 3 boy(s) / 1 girl(s) Grand children: 5 boy(s)(one is a great grandchild) / 1 girl(s)
Activities I participated in:
Very active in my position at work by being a committee member, representing Grant County Assessor's Office and all county employees in the areas of Safety, Health, Communications, Computer Usage and Employee Negotiations. I am an active Member of the Board of County Realtors. I am involved in my community, in my church, and local Fund Raising such as "Relay For Life" etc.
Favorite high school memory: I enjoyed AC Davis High school so very much. We had excellent Teachers, Counselors, Administrators and were offered excellent elective classes. I found so many great friends and it was an enchanted time in my life. It is so hard to choose one thing. I guess I would have to say how I loved the big old school with it big old rooms, stairs and levels. It really was an enchanted Castle for me.
What I've done since high school: Married, raised a family, numerous pets, parents, little brother and grandkids. (lol).
I have worked for the Grant County Assessor's Office for the last 23 years. Until recently I was the Manufactured Home Deputy Assessor. Before setting down at the county I held numerous jobs but mostly I was a meat wrapper for Safeway, and a Lead Lab Tech for a local potato processing plant. My life has not been dull by any means and I have much to be thankful for.

Hobbies & interests: Yard work/flowers/Ponds. Any thing that places me in the sun. I am a sun worshiper. I have not traveled much but it is in my future.

Wayman Chapman's Life

Between wailing guitar licks and a voice like melting butter, Wayman Chapman has been a fixture of the local music scene for years. And while Chapman's soulful blend of R&B, Jazz and funk has taken him around the world, playing and recording with such notables as Oleta Adams and the late Larry Knechtel (of Bread Fame). The Yakima Native never strays long from the Vallely where he first put down his musical roots. "We play all over the place, depending on the crowd," laughs Chapman of his varied playlist, which includes everything from the Blues to Sinatra covers. "I do what I like to call a "Grown-Folks Night." Where people can still come to dance and just have a good time."

Hear it: Wayman Chapman frequents locales throughout the Northwest, but when at home he hangs his hat at Yakima's Speakeasy and Santiagos.

Tiberion (Andy) Morales chimes in

After graduating I went to Washington State University where I studied commercial art and was introduced to the martial art of Tae Kwon Do. In the summer of 1972, I decided to move to Vancouver, WA where my brother and his family were living and started working in the restaurant business. Shortly thereafter I met my future wife, Deborah Widstrand. After a long courtship (3 months) we married in 1973.

We returned to Yakima for about 5 years where I worked for the Yakima School District and Debbie worked as a secretary. Our family grew to 2 boys and 1 girl while we were there. I continued my training in Tae Kwon Do.

I then moved my family back to Vancouver, WA where I earned my black belt in Tae Kwon Do. I started my own school, Vancouver Tae Kwon Do, and am now retired from teaching after 25 years. After a 10 year gap, we added one more child to our family, a girl, who is an absolute delight. She will be off to Oregon State University this fall to finish her studies in archaeology. We also have 4 grandchildren.

Debbie and I have settled down in our home in Vancouver. I am working for the Vancouver School District and Debbie is an artist. We are still together after 36 years and loving it.

Thank you

Andy Morales

We hear from Ken Jones

Ken has a career in Chiropractic and complimentary healing arts. Preparing to travel adn teach, mentor with our colleges and programs neaer and far. I still enjoy catchiing fish when time permits.

Rosie (Rodriguez) Rutz

Rosie has been married for 35 years is a first time grandma and workss as an Occupational Therapy Assistant (certified and licensed) in the Yakima School District.

Jolene Elliot Conner Pipes Up!

After High School I attended West Coast Christian College in Fresno, California, where I met my husband, Gary. We married in 1971 and lived in California in the Bay area where we pastored a small church for several years. Our son was 1974 and about a year later we moved to Ellensburg, Washington and pastored a church there. My husband did drywall work, as well, so I was able to stay at home with our son.

We eventually moved to Yakima where we started a drywall and paint business and also added a daughter and another son to our family. I became the bookkeeper and secretary for the business while raising our 3 children. I also worked a secretary for Riverside Counseling Center from 19990 to 1992.

In the summer of 1987 my husband began pastoring a church in Zillah, Washington, where we now reside. It has been quite an adventure! We also still run the drywall and painting business where I still work as secretary and bookkeeper.

Two of our 3 children are married but as of this date we have only grand dogs (4) and no grandchildren. We also have 2 miniature dachsunds and one stray cat.

Leanne Smith Evans

40 years, OMG! How did it go by so fast. Life has been up and down, but I’ve learned to roll with what life has given me. After Davis, I went to YVC for two years and later on finished my accounting degree from CWU. Married Ed Evans in 1975, moved to the Tri Cities, one son, Richard-born in 1980. Ed was a newscaster and in 1982 we moved to Atlanta where he was one of the original anchors for CNN Headline News. We stayed there a couple of years and moved back to Yakima/Seattle. He passed away in 1993. I have been blessed with some great jobs. I am an accountant and have worked mainly in the telecom industry. I have a house in Yakima, but work in the Seattle area. I stay in Seattle most of the time and get over to Yakima every 3 weeks or so. Looking forward to seeing everyone and having lots of fun.

Dan Flowers-Sends his notes!

Boring, OR is probably a good place for me to live. It is a fair
summary of most of my trials and tribulations of life. I currently run the 'sales' and delivery end of a rock pit in the Tualatin/Sherwood area =
of Oregon. I have had various jobs since high school including
teaching, accounting/credit management, running warehouses and
distribution centers, working in corporate headquarters negotiating
contracts, powder coating, imports, and playing in 'go nowhere' rock
bands.

I graduated from Northwest Nazarene College in 1974 with a degree in
general studies (say what?) with minors in creative writing, art and
secondary education. My problem then, and possibly now, is trying to
figure out what I want to be when I grow up.

I am active in my church, like music, like my wonderful wife Rhonda, and enjoy my daughters, four of them, and all nine of the grandchildren. I can honestly say I am very content with where I am in life and am looking forward to each and every tommorow.

Nancy Leonard Quarels

I moved to Seattle, Wa with my family soon after graduation. I lived there for about three years before moving to Tacoma, Wa. where I got married to my wonderful husband of 34 years. He passed away in 2006. During that time we raised 2 sons and 2 daughters which are now grown. We have 7 grandchildren and 1 great grandson. We also have several extended grandchildren.

I have worked most of the time in health care places with the elderly, disabled, and mentally ill people. I truly found this work very rewarding. While I'm still working this field I also occasionally help out my daughter with her moving business.

When I'm not working I spent a lot of my time with my family! We enjoy camping trips, taking cruises adn many other traveling events.

I really have had a blessed and fulfilled life!

Shirley Gowan Mitchell

Went to YVC for a year or so, got bored. Worked at Pacific Fruits until 1979, where I met and married my husband, Larry. Became a stay at home mom after the birth of our first daughter. Second daughter came along 13 months later. After 15 years of staying home, I worked for the Eastmont School District as a para-professional. Then went into the Food Service Program at Eastmont, where I still work. Was widowed in 2007 (my husband died of pancreatic cancer). I have lived in East Wenatchee since 1989. One grandson, Connor, 6 years old.

Roxanne Heinson Lowry

Bee married to Jim for 35 years. Own the West Valley Bar adn Grill for 21 years.

Janell Karp Clark

Never left our home town! Married to Jeff since 1987 with a great blended family of son, Jason (31), Michael (30) and Breanna (28). All the kids are here, too! Jeff traveled the world installing packaging machinery and I have been in accounting for various manufacturing firms. I am currently operations/accounting manager for STandard Paint and Jeff is retired. Life is very good!

Donald (Eddie) Botsford

Eddie is retired, has been married for 35 years and has 3 kids and 4 grandkids.

Editor's note: I feel confident that I will have grand dogs long before grandkids!

203 E-mails

203 of you are on my classmate e-mail list. I've grateful for that let me tell you!

Patricia (Schirmacher) Stearns

Currently divorced, 4 grown children, 8 grandchildren. Married John Runner, had a son. Divorced 4 years later. Married again, to a man with 3 kids. Raised them as my own. Worked as a grill cook, cashier, food co-ordinator.

Updates

As of July 1, we had 147 people signed up and I've spoken to many more of you as you've called. We got many more registrations this week but I do not have that tally as of yet. Fear not, it's not too later. Please do, however, send your registrations in. We want to see you.

Kerry Triboulet

Born and raised in Yakima. Went into Auto Painting at Perry Trade after high school. Eventually becoming Auto Body Shop owner in 2005. My wife Barb adn I have a mixed family of 8 kids, 12 grandchildren. My hobbies are antiques, guitar, Rotary Clug, classic Cars.

Eddie Rose

I retired after 30 years, sanitation engineer. Enjoyed old cars and babysitting grandchildren, taking them fishing and traveling to different places. I'm married and have 3 grown children: Terah, Justin, Lindsay and one step son, Bill Lowe III. We have 5 grandchildren and live in the West Valley area of Yakima.

Mieko Pulver Poy

Married for 37 years. Two daughters, three grandchildren, one grand pug, one pug. Work for DB Scheuler for 28 years: Int'l Manager. Husband is retired. Favorite Hobby: Knitting. Enjoy reading and travel.

Nancy (Mugaas) Kono

Mother of Jason (28) and Lizbeth (25) Kono, my best teachers adn greatest joy. Favorite job: Parent educator, child and family advocate. Our family lived and worked in Saudi Arabia and Japan. Travel included Norway, Thailand, Cyprus, East Germany, adn Korea. Ovarian Cancer survivor for 4 years. Wanna be: Photographer, writer.

Gary McCauley

In the last 40 years I've been able to accomplish being married to a wonderful woman named Karen (Snider)for 39 years. She, by the way, is a cadet, so the rivalry has lived on! LOL. I have worked at the same job in Yakima for 39 years, going from new hire to owner, it's been good. Karen is employed at Ike as an attendance specialist. We have 2 wonderful children, 7 adorable grandchildren and 1 precious great grand daughter. After high school, I played ASA Fastpitch softball, which gave our family the opportunity to travel and enjoy together. It also gave me the pride of playing in the Norwest League, 3 ASA National Tournaments and 2 NAFTA World Tournaments. IN the later years, I enjoyed racing stock cars with my brother, golf, camping, travels, family vacations, hot tubbing, wine, our home and my 57 Chevy. Looking forward to seeing all of you. Time flies!

Gerald (Jerry) Layne

Retired from retail after 35 years and am now driving a school bus. Married 36 years to lovely lady (Mary) and have 2 children, Kelly 34 and James 31.

Candy (Hunziker) Baker

I've been married for 39 years to my high school sweetheart. (He was a YVC football stud:). We have 5 children, all of them boys except 4(my husband always says that!). We have 6 beautiful grand kids ranging from 3 0 15 years. My husband is a chiropractor and I now work in our practice as well. We'll both be retiring to management soon but still love what we do and will be a part of it forever! Blessings to the class of 1970. Looking forward to reconnecting with everyone!!!

Information from Connie Frenzel McGahan

Attended Beauty School after high school. Fell in love with Jesus Christ in 1971 and have found him to be true and faithful ever since. Married John McGahan in 1973. We have a wonderful son (35) and 2 beautiful daughters (32 and 30). We also are blessed with 2 handsome (12 & 8) grandsons and expect another in January. I was mostly a stay at home mom with various jobs throughout and we had a small farm west of Yakima in Tampico for 167 years growing about everything from fruit trees, berries vegetables, goats, chickens etc. in very large quantities. My husband retired in 1998 from the Bureau of Reclamation, so we are able to spend a lot of time with family and friends and hobbies. We love to travel, fish and garden. I also keep busy with rental houses that we have collected through the years.

Dan Flowers

Happily Married and have two beautiful daughters, two beautiful step-daughters and nine wonderful grandchildren. Still friends with Les and Shirley. Life is good!

Janet Burdeau Butterfly

AFter graduation I attended Yakima Valley Business College for 1 year then I moved back to Montana. In 1981 I married my husband Roger adn we had two sons. Eric is 27 years old and John is 26 years old. I also have 3 step sons, Roger adn Randy 36 years old and Aarie (deceased) age 29. We have 8 grandchildren and one on the way. I worked for the Federal Government (Indian Health Service) for over 30 years and retired in January 2008. Now I enjoy traveling to Yakima and Toppenish at least twice a year to visit my parents. Life is good and so is God!

Valerie Winsor Wilson

I've been married 40 years, have 3 children and 8 grand kids and one on the way (She'll probably be here by reunion time). I've had my own business for 17 years. I make window treatments and draperies for designers in the tri-city area. I enjoy camping, gardening, sewing and my grand kids!

And from Ronnie Myers

Over the years, I worked various manual jobs until I was injured on duty and retired in 2007. I met the love of my life in early 2009 and was married shortly thereafter. Through her, I inherited a beautiful daughter and two handsome sons.

We Hear from Kathy (Beaudry) Qunell

I have been married for 38 years to my high school sweetheart. We have 2 children and 5 grandchildren. I have been a Home Child Care Provider for 26 years. We like to spend time with our family, travel and go camping. My personal hobby is scrapbooking!

And David Lowe...

Married Karen Kean in 1969, have two sons-Joe and Casey, and one granddaugher-Alyssa, and 2 step-grandsons-Michael & Tyler.

I'm a retired roofer.

Karen (Minion) Crabb

Widowed, I was married 18 years, I have two girls Melissa and Megan. Melissa is the Mother of the most wonderful grandchild alive. Meghan served 6 years in the Air Force and lives in Oregon.

Ellen (Settlemyer) Bartelli

I graduated from the University of Washington in Drama and English with teaching credentials. As the teaching field was very tight, I worked in office equipment sales for 12 years and returned to teaching. I am starting my 20th year at Davis.

I married Lou Bartelli, a local radio personality, in 1981. He is known as the Professor for his knowledge of music and yes, the Beatles are alive and well and performing in my house nightly. We have one son, Zach, who is in college. We love books, music and movies and are active in our church.

Pam (Cariveau) Smith

My career as an elementary school Teacher often reminds me of my favorite Teacher at Davis, Mrs. Barrett. She really knew how to teach math, so we could understand it. But more than that, she took the time to challenge our thinking about life after high school.

We were blessed with 2 children. Both have earned their college degrees and we love that they all live in the Yakima area. our creative daughter and husband have two wonderful sons. Our son just graduated with a Doctorate in Pediatric Dentistry. his lovely wife is also, Dr. Smith.

Life seems to be going so fast, I really think it is time to focus on having FUN!

Terry Smith-Lessons from Davis

One of the most useful lessons I learned at Davis was that we could get a 3 day suspension if we skipped school to go hunting. Great...3 more days of hunting. Consequently, throughout my career as a HS Teacher, Principal, Assistant Superintendent-I never suspend a student for skipping school.

Terry Renteria

In 1971 I worked for KGW TV News in Portland, shooting stories in Korea, Vietnam, Honduras, Bosnia, Germany, Hong Kong, and Alaska. Met many stars like Mel Gibson, Jodie Foster when they were shooting Maverick in the Gorge. Sam Elliot and Jay Leno to name a few. The last 5 years I was living in Bowie, Maryland working freelance for Fox 5 in D.C. Now, I'm retired and having fun. And I'm single at this time.

Edwin Poy-graces us with his bio:)

Edwin retired form CIA in 2002 after 27 years of questionable service. Although he still works for the Agency as a part-time consultant, he spends his free time overseeing a swim and racquet club (two Olympian gold medalists), and volunteers at Habitat for Humanity and Fair Oaks Hospital Gift Shop-quickly earning the title as the meanest cashier. Edwin's wife, Lily, is a Certified Financial Planner and as Edwin likes to believe, it's her time to take care of him. Edwin and Lily's two daughters are finally out of the house-their beds anyway- and are gainfully employed. Thank God. Edwin's favorite TV show is"Dancing With the Stars." That's funny, he still doesn't know how to dance. Edwin would share his favorite memories from his days at A.C. Davis, but he can't remember that far back. Finally, if you are wondering why Edwin does not respond to Classmate.com pings, he is not being a snob, he is just too cheap to join.

Michelle (Lee) Pfau

I have a daughter, Cassie, who is 38. I have 4 grandchildren. I married my soulmate 15 years ago and have traveled to Maui yearly with him. I began a new career in early childhood Education several years ago and love it!

Kathy (Beaty) McFarlin

Currently live with my daughter Shannon (from my first marriage to David Payne) my two grandchildren and my son-in-law. I've lived in over 10 different states and countless cities due to the two separate marriages to men who were in the Navy. Been divorced for 30 years and have lived primarily in Rhode Island during that time. Retired hairdresser. Favorite places to live were Hawaii and Florida. Used to be a Scuba Ass't Instructor and had a diving and salvage business with second husband. Enjoyed motorcycling, diving and flying. Currently single becuase of recent death of boyfriend of last 10 years.

Cathy (Crabtree) Lambert

After high school, I went to the YVCC. Got married to Ed Lambert, we have 4 children (25 - 31) and 2 grandchildren. I am a substitute para-professional at Dayton School District. My husband and I have 50 fruit trees and 4 large gardens and participate in several Farmer's Markets in the area. We also love to camp and fish.

Steven L. Jones

Married 40 years and have 2 boysplus 3 Grand Children.

Nona (Reynolds) Hopper

I went to work at Bayly's making jeans. Worked 14 years. They went out of business then for $'s that some of the Bayly's people got together and started. Worked in warehouses, then moved to Tacoma and worked there and California for awhile. Traveled to Iowa and all states between North and South Routes and Canada. Saw my husband in 1981. We did some traveling and got married in 2003. Lived on a farm in Zillah from 2000 - 2009 and moved to a retirement park and are very happy. I have 3 step-sons, 1 step daughter and 9 grandchildren and 1 great grandchild.

Cathy Gregson Gieseke

After graduating I started working at Pacific Fruit Warehouse as an apple packer. Met my husband dragging the Avenue in 1972, he is a 1966 graduate from Eisenhower High School. We married in 1975. In 1977 I retired to raise my 2 children, Ryan who is now 32 and Kimber 29. I returned to work in 1989 for Holtzinger Fruit Warehouse where I am still employed. In 1990 I was diagnosed with breast cancer, then again in 2004. My husband is General Manager for Carey Motor, where he has worked for 20 years.

We hear from Frank Frisch

I quit Davis just short of graduation, to joint the Navy, as they had promised (in writing) to send me to an advanced school of photography...didn't work out! (B.C.D. 1971).

Shortly after boot camp I was married at 17!? Didn't work out!

Spinning my wheels for about 7 years, I decided to attempt to obtain some funds and open a small cafe. I got caught! They gave me 7 years! Really didn't work out! With a fair amount of time to kill, I obtained my G.E.D. in 1977 plus studied P.M.A., E.S.T. and spent my time in intense internal struggle until life started getting better.

Upon release, I met my soul mate while in a half-way house in Spokane. We teamed up and after a meteoric rise thru cooking jobs we landed in Medford, Oregon, I as a sous chef at the Red Lion. On a day off (Aug 18, 1979) Lara and I took our Harley to Yreka, Ca. Witnesses said a small import with 4 guys in it passed us and we simply drove off the road into an embankment. No brake light. 247'. Later, Lara was in serious condition...I was dead! Hate that!! Revived several times, I made it to Rogue Valley Hospital where I spent 7.5 weeks. Lara fared much better (10 days). Massive injuries do have a way of slowing a person down a bit, so after 10 years of part-time jobs it happened...I became a stay at home Daddy. in 1989 Jeniffer was born! 5 years later, a son...Benjamin.

We tried restaurant ownership-1 out of 3 worked. We tried hard to make it work with young kids under the counter, but...didn't work out! We sold out and decided to try my first love...rocks! We home schooled the kids and took off on a prospecting adventure that listed 8 years. We traveled mostly in the Western states, digging, cutting and making jewelry and wound up in Astoria Oregon. The kids graduated in Astoria and are on their own now.

We opened the "Crystal Habit" rock shop and now I team lapidary and take clients out digging for many precious & semi-precious gems & minerals, mostly in the U.S. So much is still out there to be found!

We also help stray and unwanted cats. We care for 16 now as it seems no one else cares.

Now it's all about trying to keep our heads above water, helping each other, and looking forward to the time, to learn to love again.

It's starting to work out!

Carl Cook Speaks Up

Tried College for one quarter after graduation-it didn't take! Spent seven years in the U.S. Coast Guard (absolute best moment was scuba diving in the Antarctica off of an Icebreaker that was stuck in the ice). Married Janet in '74 and still loving it! Back to college (CWSU in Ellensburg) in 78-82'. Four wonderful children (beware! I love talking about my kids, kids are just the best part of our lives!!). Lived in four small towns over 20 years (CA, OR, WA, CA) then ended up back in Southern California in 1995 and we are all still down here loving it. Looking forward to seeing all of my old friends again!!

Julie Olivas Cecil's Bio

Been married 40 years. Worked in Education in 27 years as a para-professional. We have a son, Gene, a daughter, Angela and 10 Grand Kids ages 2 - 16!