Judy Schoen (Grewe)

Happy belated Birthdays to all,  while I immensely enjoy following...sometimes I forget any comments! Which is unusual because I am rarely without words, it’s been a hectic end of winter but looks like spring is finally showing up !  Lucia , thanks for the link on Gary , talk about a life lived ! What a beautiful man and father , his children are so blessed .  I didn’t know Gary all that well but his sister Lynda and I were in geometry together ....(I couldn’t graduate without it)  I joined a ladies golf group so y’all watch out for August! I wish the league played best ball instead of traditional ....if you know what I mean , at least my handicap will make up for it ! 

Tom O'Brien

Another year and still havn't  heard from today's birthday boy. Maybe this year we'll hear from you.

Happy birthday Phil Anderson

Mike Young

Happy belated birthday, Phil, hope it was enjoyable, as well as the time between now and your next one.

Happy birthday, Rick, with the ready smile and quick wit.  I hope to see you at this year's golf outing.

Tom O'Brien

Hey everybody, it's Rick's birthday.

I hope you have a great day and best of all for the upcoming year. May the day be your best ever and what ever else you do today, be sure to eat lots of cake.

Take care and stay healthy.

Rick Fournier

Hope all my classmates are doing well.  Val and I are in Florida, the Villages, where my sister Lynn lives.  My other sister Sherry rents here every year so we are trying it this year.  Have two of the kids and there families visiting while we are here for this month.  Getting some golf in prepping for the reunion.  I am trying to forget my birthday since it doesn't matter much.  I just thank God for every day.

Janet Flick (Stickel)

Happy Birthday, Rick. 

Fred and I are just down the road from The Villages in Lakewood Ranch, near Sarasota.  I've heard lots about The Villages so I'm sure you are enjoying yourself!!!

Glad you will be joining us for golf on August 24.  We missed you last year.

Happy Birthday, Phil.

Rick Fournier

Janet, it is a small world.  We spent a week in Lakewood Ranch before coming here. Val's brother lives there on Spring Gate Trail.

Arlene Vachon (Forrester)

The following is why Janet Meininger is being recognized as one of our “Distinguished Alumni.”  It is well-deserved!

(I’m feeling very “undistinguished” right now!)

Janet C Meininger, PhD, RN, FAAN 

Lee and J.D. Jamail Distinguished Professor
Professor
Nursing Systems
713-500-2124
SON-712
Janet.C.Meininger@uth.tmc.edu

Dr. Meininger's research is on risk factors, early detection and prevention of cardiovascular diseases and diabetes, with current research targeted on obesity and blood pressure. Her work has a biobehavioral perspective, incorporating physiological, anthropometrical, and psychosocial factors. Several of her funded studies have focused on children and adolescents; in addition, she has been an investigator for interventions to lower blood pressure in adults.

Dr. Meininger received a BSN from St. Louis University, MSN from Case Western Reserve University, and a PhD from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Her master's specialization is in public health nursing. This expertise drives her research agenda in community settings including schools and workplaces. Her specialization at the PhD level is epidemiology. This underpins the population focus of her research and her expertise in quantitative observational research.

In addition to UT-Houston, Dr. Meininger has held faculty positions at Case Western Reserve University, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and the University of Pennsylvania. She teaches research design and methods courses in the master's and doctoral programs. She also teaches epidemiology in the MSN-MPH collaborative degree program with the faculty at the School of Public Health where she has a faculty appointment. She led the planning and initiation of the DSN program at UT-Houston from 1993-2001 and continues to teach and mentor doctoral stud

Janet Flick (Stickel)

Thanks, Arlene, for this information.  Janet very much deserves the "Distinguished Alumni" award with her impressive career.

Rick, If I only would have known you were in our town!  Hope you return next year. 

Lucia Lenhard (Johnson)

Dr, Janet’s accomplishments are impressive to be sure! Arlene, thanks  for doing the detective work on that award, but don’t sell yourself short, you are a very distinguished class member and I hereby, as Webmaster General, general proclaim it! 

Dave Unger, thanks for contribution to the cause.

And, what the hula, April 11 snow. Groan. 

David Unger

Lucia,

Just remember this is Michigan.  We can have spring two or three times each year, somewhere in between Winter and Summer.  

Arlene Vachon (Forrester)

Awww, shucks, Lucia, nice of you to say!  

I know this is the age of “strong” women, but I don’t think Mother Nature needs to keep proving her point!  Our ground is covered once again in that white, wet stuff.  Phooey! 🤨😜😠

Tom O'Brien

Arlene, thank you for the information on Janet, Really a great person to do the work she has done. She deserves all the  acolades she has received.

Arlene, I think we all would agree with Lucia, and I hope you don't get to much gum on your shoes.

Great job and thanks from all.

I hope you all get some spring weather soon. My youngest daughter has been In Minniapolis this week for work. For the first time in her 46 years she has seen snow and her flight was able to leave 46 minutes to get back to Orange County, California.

Judy Schoen (Grewe)

Ok all the snow moaners...where do you think all that stuff is going to end up? From Minnesota it slides into the mighty Mississippi and right into STL ! again that plus the Missouri and the great confluence spells more floods! Yikes , Michigan will just slide into one if those lakes that surrounds you !

Mike Young

Snow??  Let's see, I think that I remember snow.  Oh yes, we has a quarter of an inch this year, but we persevered.

Meanwhile, happy birthday, Cheryll, I still bring to mind what an enjoyable round of golf you and Bob and I had at our 51st reunion.  You were both good company and awfully good with the putter, too. I hope you can make it back this year, but have a terrific year either way.

Happy birthday, Jean Stariha, and I wish a wonderful year for you (with or without any cake).  You always seemed so quiet, but there were those who told me that you actually did raise your voice from time to time.

Doctor Janet, I must say that I am most impressed by your awesome accomplishments, but I am not surprised.  I had to look up a few of the words that Arlene included in her research, why did you choose that particular field?  Mankind certainly can benefit from your work and to me, that makes you more than distiguished.  Bless you.

Tom O'Brien

Happy Birthday to Jean, I'm not sure if this is the same Jean that mike young refered to as so quite, I must have missed that one.

I remember Jean as a sweet, loving young lady, but quite? Just kidding.

Have a great day and many more to come. Enjoy

Tom O'Brien

Happy Birthday Cheryll, Hope all the water coming from the north somehow misses you and if Michigan gets it it will be light. Enjoy your day and wishes for many, many more.

Enjoy

Tom Scott

Tom O'Brien

Congrats Tom. Those girls are really making the Scott family proud, I hope they enjoy it all and are making great memories.

Yes, a Happy Easter to all. May the year be another great one for all.

Arlene Vachon (Forrester)

Tom Scott - Congrats to your granddaughter and her Grandpa!  Nothing like enjoying the rewards as they make their way in our world.  We are toying with the idea of having our oldest grandson move in with us so he can establish Michigan residency in order to go to MSU.   He has a special place in my heart and I hope he gives it serious consideration.

Happy Easter, everyone!  

Lorrie Olesak (Bookbinder)

Happy Easter everyone ... hoping everybody is celebrating the “reason for the season” ... the crucifiction, the death, and the rising ... much love to all ... keep chocolate to a minimum, and if you received an abundance of said chocolate, send me your leftovers ... I can ALWAYS accommodate chocolate ... 

Mike Young

Wishing everyone a Blessed Easter, the foundation of the Christian faiths.  I hope we all have satisfying visits from the Easter Bunny.  If I recall correctly, the bunny's ears go first.  Lorrie, that is so magnanamous of you to volunteer to  make such a supreme sacrifice by taking anyone's extra chocolate (an oxymoron if ever I've heard one!).  

Scotty, congratulations to your girls, excellent students and athletes.  Your buttons must be pooping off.

Far from least, Happy Birthday Jim McGauley, former President, but forever a friend.  You set an example for all of us when it came to kindness and compassion universally distributed - a rare trait in a teenager.  An exceptional student, doctor and person.

Arlene Vachon (Forrester)

Happiest of birthdays to David Unger and Jim McGauley.  Wishing you a wonderful year ahead!

Mike Young

Happy birthday, Dave, I hope you're spending the day with those grandkids that you're so proud of.  Looking forward to seeing you at the golf reunion.

Happy Earth Day one and all.  I'm not sure that this is an official "Day" as Hallmark doesn't have a card with which to celebrate it.  I'll try to not hit any trees with golf balls this day.  And for the balance of the year as far as that goes.

Janet Flick (Stickel)

Best wishes for a Happy Birthday, Dave.  It's alway fun playing with you at our golf outings.  Look forward to seeing you this August 24.

Happy Birthday to Jim McGauley and all our clasmates who had April birthdays.  Prolific birthday month.

Nicley said, Mike Young, about Easter.

Happy Spring!!!