Marital Status:  Married
No. of Children:  3
High School Activities:
Just an old Ace in the hole. Class Will: “Ace” Athas leaves to take a job as a singing basketball player. Word had it that underclass girls are terribly “shook-up” about his departure. Football 1, 2, 3, 4; Basketball 1, 2, 3, 4; Mixed Choir 1, 2, 3; Homec
From Ron:
Ron and wife Mary have three children. Ron continued to demonstrate his athletic prowess well past high school. He was active in Land o Lakes baseball both as a player and coach. He was inducted into the Land-o-Lakes Baseball Hall of Fame in 1998.

 As far as a career, Ron retired in 2000 after a long run of employment at Waukesha Motors.

Ron writes, “In 2000 I fell off a roof and fractured my back. In 2004 I had four by-passes done on my heart. In 2005, I fell off a tree limb and broke six ribs and punctured a lung! I shouldn’t have retired! I’m OK now as long as I stay off ladders!

Marital Status:  Married
No. of Children:  3
High School Activities:
Give me music and let me sing Class Will: Roger leaves his deep voice to Miss Dorwin. Mixed Choir 1, 2, 3, President 4; Boy’s Octet 2; Boy’s Quartet 3; Student Council 3; Latin Club 1, 2; Football 1, 2; Track 1, 2, 3, 4.
From Roger:

Roger graduated from St. Olaf College in 1960 and Served in the US Army Intelligence for two years. 

Roger and Claudia have 3 children. 

 

Roger adds, “ I have retired and we are in the process of moving.  I can’t find anything!  I hope I don’t misplace my wife, I’d like her to come with me.”

Occupation:  Retired from Sales
High School Activities:
Living the Life I Love Class Prophecy: Joe has realized his ambition. He just took the bar exam, and at last will become a lawyer. Band 1; F.F.A. 1; Football 1, 2, 3, 4; Track 1, 2, 3, 4,; Intramurals 1.
From Joe:
From everything we can tell, Joe continued to “live the life he loved.”  He served in the US Army for two years and has three children. 

Prophecy Right?  In a sense the prophecy was correct.  He passed the bar exam with flying colors, but never practiced as a lawyer.  For most of his career, Joe was in sales.  

Occupation:  Retired Farmer
Marital Status:  Single
High School Activities:
If men of few words are best, Ray surely meets the test. Class Prophecy: Ray Becker has become famous overnight for his book, “I Wed Three Wives.” Student Council 4; F.F.A. 1, 2, 3, 4.; Intramurals 2, 3, 4.
From Ray:
Ray remained a “man of few words” as evidenced that he never married.  After all, to get married one has to string together three words, “will you marry me?” and that’s a lot for a man of few words.

Ray took over the family dairy farm after high school.  He also studied agriculture at UW.  He is now retired.

Occupation:  Retired
Marital Status:  Married
No. of Children:  3
Spouse Name:  Jim
High School Activities:
“As amiable and good natured as any could be.” Class Will: Carol leaves her poems to be published. Girls’ choir 2, 3, 4; Crier 4;; Camera Club 4; Service Club 4; Library Club 1, 2, 3, 4; Commercial Club 4; Latin Club 3, 4; Pep Club 2, 3, 4.
From Carol:
Carol and Jim were married in 1958 and until July 1 of this year have lived in Waukesha since Jim graduated from Milwaukee School of Engineering in 1963. Jim spent his career working as an electrical engineer for Louis Allis Company. Along with raising three children, Carol worked as a bank teller, elementary school secretary, accountant, tutor and teacher. Educationally, Carol studied accounting at Waukesha County Technical Institute and Carroll College and received her Associate Degree in Accounting in 1978. After spending fifteen years as an accountant, she left that field and took a year off to play (writing poetry, quilting and enjoy time with friends and family). Then, she returned to college to study English. Carol first attended the University of Wisconsin-Waukesha  and, then, studied at the University of Wisconsin-Parkside where she received her Bachelor of Arts Degree in English with Writing Concentration in 1997. While in college, she spent much time tutoring students who struggled with writing and loved every minute of it. She had found her passion: teaching. For the last eight years, Carol has worked as a substitute teacher for the Waukesha School System and has no desire to retire yet. Helping a struggling student to master a math concept, gain a better understanding of the English language, or feel loved and accepted is very rewarding.  And as a substitute teacher, Carol is free to travel with Jim, who retired in 1998, in their RV to the southwest during the cold winter months. However, there was no traveling this past winter because they needed to stay close to home and keep an eye on their new home being built in Oconomowoc. Carol is moving back to Cooney. 

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Occupation:  Owner, BO-JOY Marketing 
Group
Marital Status:  Married
No. of Children:  3
No. of Grandchildren:  7
Spouse Name:  Joyce
High School Activities:
“In our experience with F.F.A. we find that Bonner is OK.” Class Will: Dale leaves the coon tails in his car to Teresa Loehr, Band 1, 2, 3, 4; Orchestra 2, 3, 4; F.F.A. 2, 3; Football 1, 2, 3, 4; Baseball 1, 2; Track 4; Intramurals 1, 2, 3, 4.
From Dale:
Dale made good use of has F.F.A experience and built on his “coon tail” marketing prowess be becoming a Public Relations Manager first with the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture and then as President of his own Wisconsin cheese marketing company, Bo Joy Marketing Group.

Dale achieved many things in the last fifty years.  In addition to running his own marketing company Dale and Joyce managed to raise three kids, operate a farm, sponsor a Sprint car, and work with old and mentally handicapped men.   Dale has been active in Kiwanis and Madison Press Clubs.

Update:  Dale along with wife Joyce have owned and operated BO-JOY Marketing group, a national marketer of cheese products for many years.  Dale recently accepted the appointment of Volunteer Coordinator for the Madison Schools Community Recreation pontoon program.  He indicates that his next love to selling and promoting Wisconsin Cheese is being on or near water and working with boats. 

Dale has been involved with many volunteer projects in recent years including: tram driver and guide at the World Dairy Expo; Member of the Mt. Horeb summer frolic board;  Conducting Lions’ Diabetes Awareness programs and workshops throughout the state;  WALSAAA Fire-Up;  Helping with  “Fishing Has No Boundaries” as a pontoon driver for handicapped people;  and as a member of the Board of Directors of the Agape Christian pre-school
 
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Occupation:  Sales
Marital Status:  Married
No. of Children:  2
From Jim:
Jim is retired now.  After high school Jim went into Sales, but was called to active duty for a year with the 32nd Div during the Berlin Crisis.  His sales career with a Tobacco company resumed when he returned.  Jim spent the remainder of his career in sales. 

Jim and Ann have been married since 1964.  At last report, Jim was still shy and retiring.

Marital Status:  Married
From Bill:
Deceased January 2007
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Marital Status:  Married
No. of Children:  2
No. of Grandchildren:  1
Spouse Name:  Jan
High School Activities:
(There is no Class Will or Prophecy for Pete. He was in our class, but transferred to Wayland Academy prior to graduation.)
From Pete:
Pete and Jan have two boys.  Pete was with Ryerson Steel as a Sales Manager for a variety of Ryerson’s product lines for many years.  Jan has worked as a talent scout (we wonder what Pete’s talent was/is?) for the last 10 years.  Prior to that fascinating job, she was an Account Exec with Exclusively Yours magazine and Events Director for Bischoffs in Milwaukee.

Pete writes, “ I retired in 2000 after 37 years at Ryerson Steel.  Jan continues as a Talent Agent – (still no work for me!)  Both sons are married and I have one grandchild, Megan, the apple of my eye.  Unfortunately she lives in Maryland.”


(Editors Note:  Upon retirement in 2000, Pete treated himself to a new Corvette to celebrate.  Go Pete!)

High School Activities:
“If all the boys were across the sea, Oh, what a swimmer Bev would be. Class Prophecy: Bev is kept busy writing layouts for Life Magazine. Home Economics Club 3, 4; Girls’ Choir 1, 3; Girls’ Triple Trio 2.
From Beverly:
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