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Mike Alexander
Favorite
Memory
Oh
man!! This is a toughy. I was at Edwards from the 2nd grade
thru the 10th. I have sooo many memories....in the early years
it was chasing whirlwinds on my bicycle...then came JR. High,
and it was flag football and chasing GIRLS...then came High
School and basketball and track and WOW! what a difference
between Jr. High and Sr. High girls. Wonderful memories all
ingrained along with the desert sand in my heart.
Biography
On
leaving DHS, I did the 11th grd. in Alabama, while my dad
was transfered to England. The family caught up with him in
Alconbury England. I finished H.S. at Lakenheath American
H.S. Returned to Ala.(my home state) and did 2yrs. at a Jr.
college, with an Assoc. in EE. Quite going to school and "lo
and behold" I got my draft notice. Being smart,(ha ha)
I went ahead and joined the Army Scurity Agency...basic training
at Fort Jackson SC, schooling at Fort Devons MA,jungle traing
at Fort Ord CA. A year in Viet Nam with a Radio Reasearch
Co. in Pleiku. Got out in '73 took flight training, became
a commercial pilot then a flight instructor. Joined the Postal
Service, retiring next year (2002). Married to a beautiful
Italian (Jeanette) have two married sons..Michael Scot 30,
Christopher Todd 26 Anyone know what happened to my buddy
Mark Farmer?
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cora jo (cockrum)
brandon
Favorite Memory
traveling around with the Scorpionettes. Dancing at the Teen
Club, hanging out in the desert at night listening to Wolfman
Jack, being in a parade in Bakersfield with the
Scorpionettes.....
Biography
I live in the foothills east of Sacramento, near my parents
and brothers. My current vocation is selling advertising for
a radio station, writing commercials, and doing promotions.
My boyfriend is a construction jeanyus, and his thick neck
is getting skinnier as he turns into a computer nerd. I don't
have any kids, but I do have a big dog named CoCo. Would like
to hear from my old friends, and maybe someday we'll have
a '65 reunion.
Update to previous bio:
Married my boyfriend, Ron, the construction "jeanyus",custom
home builder, 5/99. Changed careers 4/99, became a realtor
in one of the fastest growing California counties, Placer.
I'm in email touch with Larry Ward, Tom Babits, Tom Norton,
Ellen Fields, Melody (Stouffer) MacGregor, & Blaine Halley.
Have spoken with Steve Cranney, and my brother Nelson ('69)
went to a reunion and is in touch with lots of others. Send
me an email, love to hear from YOU.
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John Lappetito
Favorite Memory:
Playing in the band; being on the cross country and track
teams.
Biography
After graduating, I made a false start at college at UCLA,
didn't work out so I ended up at AVJC for the rest of '66.
Moved to Florida when my dad was transferred; was a bad decision,
since I couldn't afford college there and couldn't get a job
-- so ended up getting drafted. Decided to keep dad happy
and enlisted. Spent three years in Army as a medic and hospital
lab tech. No I didn't go to Nam -- ended up in Korea instead
(43rd Surgical Hosp). Spent last year in army at Ft. Devens
MA as lab tech (44th Surg. Hosp). Moved to Michigan in 1970
to go to school. Still there. Got a BS in biology and an MS
in Biochemistry. Work as a computer programmer for Ford Motor
Co. (it's a long story). Married in 1976, have two sons ages
14 and 12. My free time is spent coaching and reff'ing soccer,
managing the video ministry at my church and working on my
house.
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Larry Ward
Favorite Memory:
The dummy pull between the seniors and faculty members Wrestling
championships at the regionals
Biography
I don't think I was a nerd then, but could have grown into
one...with very little assistance. Am now married and have
two children, Andy, age 20 studying law at University of Colorado
and Allyson, age 14, studying how to make me crazy and doing
very well. Wife, Carol is a third grade teacher at a small
rural school east of Colorado Springs. I work for US West,
the local serving phone company as the Service Manager for
Colorado and New Mexico. I travel a lot between the two states,
but gives me time for my passions, fly fishing and trapshooting.
Have been in touch with a few DHS Alumni, most notably Tom
Babits ('65) , living in France and having a ball. I went
through a bout with stomach cancer this past year...not fun,
but I lived, (always preferrable to the long lasting DIRT
NAP). All is well now, and I am preparing to take off for
Elk and Deer hunting here in Colorful Colorado. Really enjoy
the Website and look forward to hearing from anyone who was
at Desert.
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jane blackwell
thomas harper
Favorite Memory
The year it snowed on the
Joshua
trees. Our great football team. living next door to the
Yeager
boys. Skate boards my Dad made. The best was white washing
the rocks on top of the hill.
Biography
Okay I do ot remember being
too nerdy but maybe so. We retired after my junior year. Ended
up in Alabama. I am a registered nurse, retired. married to
an engineer type person, that should be unbelieveable to everyone.
We have five children. The last daughter that will hopefully
attend Auburn in the fall. We live in the country on 26 acres
that back into the national forest. Have Labs and Goldensans
barn cats. Several grandchildren - all that live in Alabama.
I would love to hear from anyone
that remembers our great years together. I have often wondered
about those that went to Vietnam. I protested and now know
that was wrong, so much for being young.
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Ronald R, Smith
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Ginger Fulton
Terry
Favorite Memory
Marching down the street with
the band and Scorpionettes. Phil Hamilton's and Helen Lindsey's
classes.
Biography
Have been married 27 years
to Stan, whom I met at UCLA. He's a general mgr for EBSCO,
an information systems co. We have 2 boys, one at CU Boulder,
and the other a senior in h.s. We left Calif. 11 years ago
for Denver, which we really enjoy, especially the skiing.
I'm an English teacher, and have taught at the local community
college and high school for the past 10 years. I accompanied
my mother in law, who is French, to Paris and Capdenac, France
for a family wedding. We had a great time-- I love practicing
my French and eating that wonderful food. In fact, I think
AF life really nurtured my love for travel. Stan and I are
going to Egypt in April for the first time. We're looking
forward to being empty nesters. I get to Lancaster on a fairly
regular basis, since my parents still live there. Attended
Chuck Yeager's 50th anniversary of breaking the sound barrier
at Edwards a couple years ago, and ran into Dorothy Howerton
and Mike and Don Yeager. I thought we all looked pretty good!
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Jean de Bellefeuille
Favorite Memory
Today is Feb 29, 2000. A single
favorite memory isn't possible; perhaps the DHS Marching Band
- and the one day MR. Thompson got totally frustrated with
the band's attitude, flung his baton at his music stand, and
sprayed the band with little pieces of plastic. At the time
I thought this was hilariously funny. We did produce some
pretty good music and could march fairly well.
Biography
Well, yeah. Nerd - ok. Best
classes: Chemistry & Algebra. Worst: English & PE.
Learned trombone because Mr. Thompson asked me to. After all
I was dating his daughter, Chris. I had supposed that if I
wanted to continue, I'd have to do his bidding. Ended up enjoying
the horn and have played it on and off ever since in community
concert bands or some such.
Best friends: Jerry Thorpe,
Jim Walsh, John Bradley, Harry Parmley, Isaac Taylor, Larry
Self, Steve Dell, Jackie Demaris, Marty Woods, Mike Ahlfors,
Daniel Wiley, Shawn & Sharon Sweeney.
After graduating, Dad was stationed
in Japan. Went there, attended college at Sophia U, as did
Steve & Melanie Dell and a few others I can't recall at
the moment. Had a blast, learned to speak, read and write
Japanese, then returned to the states to blow college and
enlist in the good ole USAF. Learned computer and RADAR maintenance
and computer programming.
Four years later was married
with two children and out of the service and out of work.
Found some in the San Francisco area where I lived for nearly
20 years.
After nearly 35 years finally
graduated with a BSCS and work for a biotech lab in Maine.
Divorced and remarried. Between
my wife, Carol, and I we have 6 children aging from 24 to
37.
Ayup, be good to hear from
you from time to time.
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Kareen
Williams Stout
Favorite Memory
Whitewashing the
D, Scorpionettes, the teen club and cinnamon suckers. Best
friends Lee Schroyer, David Shaffer, Diane Wood and Connie
Saile, Cheryl Hendrix and Nancy Gugliotte.
Biography
Married an AF man
Jerry Stout in April of 1966. Lived in Utah, Oklahoma and
in 1972 moved to Portland, OR. I was a homemaker until 1987
when I went to work for Vision Service Plan, a vision benefit
provided by employers. Am still there but will retire the
end of this year. Selling our place and buying a motor home.
Becoming full timers of the baby boomers. Have three children
Amy 30, Shane 29, and Heather 26. 9 grandchildren, the light
of our lives, too bad they don't come first. At home now are
our two boxers Hannah and Harley. Jerry is in sales for LeTourneau,
Inc. they manufacture large logging, mining and oil equipment.
Last Mon. we celebrated our 34th anniversary. I found this
sight through Diane Wood who has found me after 35 years.
I am so excited to find it, I have never attended a reunion
(didn't know about them) but am hoping to in the future.
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Gerald
Thorpe
Favorite Memory
The best times were
all the band trips. Bakersfield Potato Bowl and the many Parades.
Hanging with Mike Ahlfors, Frenchy, Jim Walsh
Biography
After just over a
year at Bakersfield I moved to Ogden, Utah. Joined the Navy
in 67' and did time in San Diego, Calif/ Fallon, Nevada and
Guam. Left the Navy in 71' and moved back to Utah. Married
in 73' and moved to Denver, Colorado. Moved back to Utah in
85' and went to work for the government at Hill AFB. Still
work on base, working for Defense Automation and Production
Services (Print Shop). Divorced in 89' never re-married. Have
3 boys, 1 granddaughter. Looking for other 65' Grads. Shawn
Sweeney, James Walsh, or anyone else. Email at: gdt711@aol.com
or gthorpe@DAPS.DLA.mil
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Virginia
Rolston Parrott
Favorite Memory
Splitting an order of fries five ways at the coffee shop and
playing “Blue Moon” on the juke box ten times in
a row. Pooling our change and buying 47¢ worth of gas. Long
summer afternoons at the officers club pool. Going to every
game, caring so passionately about the team…and that
long bus ride back from Needles. The teen club, especially
when the music was live. And the algebra teacher (help, someone,
what was his name?): he couldn’t teach me algebra but
I’ll never forget Descartes and “I think, therefore
I am.” The spring break trip to Balboa and the trip to
Disneyland. And the cars—has there every been such a
wonderful collection of vintage cars with such outrageous
paint jobs?
Biography
When I left Desert
the middle of my junior year for San Rafael High in Marin
County, I left the only school I’d ever gone to for more
than a year. So it’s no wonder that Desert holds the
most important memories—especially since I then went
on to yet another different school for my senior year. After
graduating I went to Cal State Long Beach for a couple of
years; during the second year I worked nights at Douglas Aircraft
Then I went back up to San Francisco—was I the only member
of the counterculturee in our bunch?—from there to London
and then, in ’69, to New York, where I’ve been ever
since. My dad and brother are still in California (Walnut
Creek and San Diego), so I do get back out every couple of
years. I worked in the film business for a few years (mostly
on commercials, though I did work on one feature in Italy),
drove a cab nights for a year, then spent seven years at a
weekly newspaper where everyone was, like me, an artist working
at a day job. Married a brilliant but unreliable musician—we
split out time between New York and east Tennessee—after
two kids he opted out of fatherhood, but 20 years later we’re
still friends. After the paper closed I worked freelance as
a typesetter and photographer for a few years, then spent
four years at a small international law firm. For the last
ten years I’ve been at a nonprofit think tank, teaching
computer software to the ever-changing staff. My students
are mostly recent college grads, although I also get a few
generals, admirals & former ambassadors in class each
year. Right now both my kids are back home temporarily. My
daughter, Skye, is 22 and on her way to Paris next week, where
she’ll be studying at the Sorbonne. Hank will be 21 next
month. He’s a junior at the College of Wooster in Ohio
but came home for the semester with mono—the only cure
still seems to be lots of sleep. It was great to see the reunion
pictures. The last people I saw from Edwards were Rick Yellen
when he was still at Stanford and Pam van de Velde when we
were both in Santa Moncia. I’ve thought of many of you
often, so was glad to find this web site & look forward
to coming to the next reunion.
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Jim Rockett
Favorite
Memory
Riding
motorcycles in the desert and on desert roads, AVHS Football
Games, A&W Root Beer Drive-IN, AV Inn for late night coffee
Biography
Harley
Riding, USN & USMC Vietnam Veteran...my website www.NavyCorpsmen.com.
Have a free couple of minutes....please visit my website...lots
of photos. God bless... Doc Rockett doc@navycorpsmen.com
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Bob Gaston
Favorite
Memory
Really
hard to pick just a few good memories so I would say the entire
junior year. AFTER 40YRS I FINALLY FOUND OUT WHO PARKED MY
DAD'S CAR IN FRONT OF GEN. BRANCH'S HOUSE...THANKS RICK!!!
Biography
I
grad. from Miss. State University. in 1969 spent four yrs in the
military (USAF)...moved to Ms. in 1974 worked as a Vocational
Rehab. Counselor until 1981...moved to Helena, AR in 1981
where I currently live...married with three children...I'm
Public Works Director for the city of Clarksdale,Ms...on my
third term as a councilman...play as much golf as possible.
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Penelope Hollis
Favorite
Memory
I
have many memories of Desert High both sweet and bittersweet.
Now that I look back on some 30 something years of living
in the Los Angeles area is probably the quietness and serenity
of Desert High when a student really got a quality education.
Biography
I was very shy during my years at Desert High, I really did not
participate in many school activities although me and my sister
Frances Hollis class of 1966 were very active in the Desert High
School choir. After the family left Edwards we re-located to the
Los Angeles area, where the family still resides today. I have been
married and divorced once I have one daughter Desiree, and she and
her husband have blessed me with three grandchildren, Anthony, Essence,
and Juwan, they are truly a blessing. I currently work as an Administrative
Assistant at a local community college, if any 60's kid reads this
message please call me at 310-900-1624. My sister Fran is doing
quite well, she is married to an attorney in the Los Angeles area,
and will be shortly getting her Ph.D from USC. She was always the
brainy one. She has 2 children, Ramon graduated from Yale University,
and her daughter Iman is currently enrolled at Columbia University
in New York. My other sister Cynthia class of 68 or 69 passed away
in December 1999 of complications from asthma. She left behind her
husband Reggie and three children, Laura, Troy, and Sirius. She
will be sorely missed from us for the rest of our lives. She was
a Registered Nurse for many years, and was valedictorian of her
nursing class. The rest of our siblings went to school in the LA
area. My father Senior Master Sargeant James Hollis Jr. passed away
in 1989. Compared to the hustle and bustle of the city the Antelope
Valley is still a small piece of tranquility. At least once a year
I go out to Lancaster and Palmdale to see friends. Who knows maybe
one day I will get out to see Edwards again and show my family where
I went to high school, what an experience. Would love to here from
any one in the class of 64,65,or 66 in particularly. Shawn and Sharon
Sweeney where are you? Lorita Watson where are you, and Isaiah Taylor,
Billy Wynne, Pogo, Cynthia Harrell, just a few of the names I can
remember. Oh well by for now.
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