Sarasota High School 50th Reunion

Patrick McNabb

Now

Birthday:October 04, 1952 Occupation:CPA/Controller Marital Status:Married No. of Children:1 No. of Grandchildren:.0 Last Edited:2012-07-12 10:23:55

From Patrick:

Greetings,
I live in Marietta GA with my wife Alisa. I am a CPA and currently working for Xerox as a Controller. My wife is a teacher with the Cobb County school system. We like to spend our weekends at lake Hartwell SC where we have a place in Chickasaw Point. We like to travel and just got back from a week in San Francisco. Last June we went to Bonarooo and camped/hung out for four days with 80K of our closest friends. My family is still in Sarasota and I really like to visit. Looking forward to the visit in May.

Send Patrick a Message

Karen Davidson (McKinney)

Then

Now

Birthday:February 07, 1952 Occupation:Director of Marketing / Chef Marital Status:Married No. of Children:1 No. of Grandchildren:1 Last Edited:2012-07-12 10:05:55

From Karen:Can't believe that 40 years have slipped by when we were all busy doing something else. I am sorry to miss the reunion this time - I'll be in Maryland teaching beginning the week before Easter.
Moved to Tampa in 1974 & each time I travel, it is still a nice place to call home.
My days are spent as director of marketing & business development for an architecture & interior design firm. Four to six times a month I teach cooking at two local schools.
In 2002, I was accepted at Le Cordon Bleu in Paris - the classes were conducted in French and with about 15 trips to France the last 19 years & three semesters of French in 1992, I passed with no blood shed. A few tears the first week as I was paired with "pyscho chef" & it was a challenge to pay close attention so I could learn everything. (This was a personal goal, no ambitions at all to work in a restaurant kitchen.) I was the only student out of 24 in my courses that didn't have commercial kitchen experience, except interviewing chefs in their kitchens - the chefs resented I hadn't spent time in a hot kitchen every day. I'd been a food & wine writer for seven years, which is what convinced me to apply. Happy to report superior ratings & Chef gave me a big hug at graduation!
Bill & I will celebrate 19 years of marriage in August. He's happily retired & busy.

Send Karen a Message

Rick Borgus

Then

Now

Birthday:October 24, 1951 Occupation:Safety Director Marital Status:Married No. of Children:2 No. of Grandchildren:One Last Edited:2012-07-12 10:03:52

From Rick:Terri and I celebrated our 25th aniversary last August, 2 children (one from each of us) and a beautiful granddaughter. After a stint in the Air Force I worked for the Louisiana State Police for 6 years in Baton Rouge LA. I've been in the Fort Worth TX area since 1982 working in the oil and gas industry. Retired from a large company 2 years ago and now work for a small independant oil and gas well service company. Really looking forward to the reunion and seeing everybody again - 40 years, can't believe how the time has flown by!

Send Rick a Message

Steve Newman

Then

Now

Birthday:February 02, 1952 Occupation:Meteorologist-Journalist Website:www.earthweek.com Marital Status:Committed Relationship Last Edited:2012-07-12 09:39:58

From Steve: Howdy! After starting a career in TV weather in Sarasota at Channel 40 (now 7) in the early 70s, I moved up and down the dial in Chicago, Syracuse, Sacramento and Dallas. Finally wound up in San Francisco for 20 years, where I also ran a private weather consulting company. A silly little idea for a syndicated newspaper column 24 years ago finally allowed me to semi-retire and move back to a small horse ranch near Dallas in 2004. I’ve shared my life with another cowboy here for the past 6 years. You might have seen Earthweek - A Diary of the Planet in the Herald Tribune until they dropped it during cutbacks a couple of years ago. I’ve been hit pretty badly by the AIDS epidemic. I’ve lost three of my last four partners and countless friends to it, but am blessed to have escaped it myself. Those losses taught me how important it is to follow your passions and bliss. So, in addition to being a TV weather wrangler for 30 years, I became a rodeo cowboy, private pilot and even a long-haul trucker for a couple of years. A SF media critic once wrote that “Steve is going through the Village People costumes faster than anyone I’ve ever seen.” This will be my first reunion, so I am really looking forward to seeing everybody.

Send Steve a Message

Rita Herrmann (Hitt) (Barendse)

Then

Now

Birthday:September 11, 1952 Occupation:Accounts Receiveable Coordinator Marital Status:Married No. of Children:6 No. of Grandchildren:3 Last Edited:2012-07-12 02:53:54

From Rita:Other than when my first Husband was in the Navy and we lived in the Phillipines and California, I have lived here in Sarasota ever since graduation - I have 2 Sons, Matt and Jason Hitt from my first marriage, and have 4 Stepchildren, Ben, Seth, Amy and Devon Barendse. We have 3 WONDERFUL Grandchildren, Madison Barendse 5 yrs old - Jack Hitt 5 years Old - Natalie Barendse 1 1/2 yrs old, and what Beautiful/Good Looking/smart grandchildren they are !!! My husband Randy and I enjoy camping, riding motorcycles, and being around all of our kids and grandkids.

Send Rita a Message

Peggy Riley (Kalakauskis (Riley))

Birthday:November 23, 1952 Occupation:Controller Website:suntire.com Marital Status:Married Last Edited:2012-07-12 02:29:03

From Peggy:

Hi everybody...I live in Jacksonville with my my husband Ed. I am the controller for a local retail tire company and my husband just retired after 40 years in the Army/Florida Guard. We have each other and our health! I guess you could say we are truly lucky!

Send Peggy a Message

Sheryl Burnell (Hornok)

Now

Birthday:August 28, 1952 Occupation:Realtor, Associate Broker Marital Status:Married No. of Children:2 No. of Grandchildren:none Last Edited:2012-07-12 02:24:36

From Sheryl:Hello everyone! All the updates on what you all have been doing is really encouraging!. I have been living in Utah for the past 24 years with my husband Dan. (married 34 years) We have 2 children, son Aaron (30) who has recently moved to Sarasota, and a daughter, Andrea (28) who is married to Andy. No grandchildren and none on the way as far as I know. (They are temporarily living with us as they search for a church to Pastor.)
I am currently working as an Associate Broker, Realtor, in the Salt Lake City area and have been for the past 20 years. Prior to that I was an RN for 18 years. Dan and I moved to Salt Lake to start a church from scratch 24 years ago. We are still here and the church is healthy and growing about 400 people. It has been challenging but fulfilling.
We recently bought an old cabin in the mountains and remodled it. That has been exciting! Still trying to figure out how to be at least a snowbird to Sarasota. I miss the beach. Someday....

Send Sheryl a Message

Debbie Griffin (Foss)

Birthday:March 10, 1952 Occupation:Retired Marital Status:Divorced No. of Children:1 Last Edited:2012-07-12 01:49:51

From Debbie:I retired from civil service as a Contracting Officer after 25 years and I'm currently enjoying all the amenities that Sun City Hilton Head has to offer. I am happily divorced and have one son, Greg who is a professional chef. I currently volunteer with the Red Cross, serve on the board of our neighborhood association and I hope soon to be a volunteer with an animal rescue group or animal shelter. I hope to see you all next year but if not have enjoyed catching up through the Buzz E-book.

Send Debbie a Message

Edna Galik

Now

Birthday:April 04, 1952 Occupation:Certified Pharmacy Tech Marital Status:Single Last Edited:2012-07-12 01:29:34

From Edna :

I spent 30 years as a Phamach Tech, at Kinnard's Pharmacy in Sarasota. In April 2004 I moved to Lafayette, AL. This is where all my family is. On May 5th 2004 I was diagnosed with Ovarian Cancer. In October of this year it will be 5 years. I am doing very well and so far there is no sign of the cancer coming back. I work at a little gift shop in Auburn, AL. I really enjoy it. I have become an Auburn University Fan "WAR EAGLE"!!!!! This is the Readers Digest condensed version. I am not sure if I can come for the Reunion, but I would like to hear more about it. "GO SAILORS'. Edna Galik

Send Edna a Message

Reba (Jeanie) Smith (McQuinn)

Then

Now

Birthday:September 17, 1952 Occupation:Musician Website:www.cmdsmemphis.org Marital Status:Married No. of Children:2 No. of Grandchildren:one Last Edited:2012-07-12 01:26:42

From Reba (Jeanie):I am a songwriter & musician in the Memphis area. My husband & I met in Nashville in 1986. We've been in Memphis 19 years & have a recording studio, production & publishing company. Skip is the 'man of my dreams" & we have been blessed to make our living making music that we love. I have a son, daughter, 2 step-daughters, & 1 grandson. I've been feeling drawn back to Sarasota more & more; expecially since my mom passed last year. I would love to hear from any of my classmates & please let me know if you want to visit Memphis. It's a very unique town; there's music in the air, the water & the dirt!

Send Reba (Jeanie) a Message