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Marriage and Family Highlights: Married to Jo An Singleton, native of St. Louis, MO. We have five children, living in five different states, and five grandchildren. Kim lives in San Diego, CA, works as a waitress, and is the mother of Paige (13). Bruce, married to Debi, lives in Lebanon, OR, where he works for a country club, and they are the parents of Linzy (7). Linda and Kevin live in Hackettstown, NJ where she works in the Consumer Services division of M & M Mars. They have three children - Kaitlyn (13), Kyle (12), and Tommy (10). Kathy and Bob, living in Islip, NY, are our sole remaining New Yorkers, although all five of our children were born there. Kathy runs her own marketing firm, MarCom Services.
Bonnie is an attorney in Tempe, AZ where she and a colleague have their own practice, Griffin and Givens.

Career Highlights: 34 Years with the Hauppauge Public Schools in Hauppauge, Long Island, New York
After six years as an English/journalism instructor and advisor to both the yearbook and newspaper, I spent the remainder of my career as an administrator including 13 years as principal of Hauppauge High School where I guided the building through a period of precipitous decline from 2800 to 1200 pupils. In 1993 I retired from the district, concluding my career as Superintendent of Schools.

Named Suffolk County High School Principal of the Year, 1990-91

Travel Highlights: Who doesn't like to travel? We are fortunate to have experienced our "dream trip" with three weeks in Australia and New Zealand. As much as we enjoyed the former, we fell in love with the latter. Trips to the British Isles were almost as wonderful. In addition we have been to Portugal and Spain, the Caribbean, and Bermuda. Travel within the US has traced much of the perimeter of the country, still leaving us portions of the middle to explore.

Hobbies: Crossword puzzles...both solving them and creating them.
Hockey. The year we moved to California, the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim were born, and we have shared season tickets ever since, still waiting for them to become "Mighty."
The Pacific. When you live one mile from the ocean and are on the beach every day, it's really more than a hobby...it's a lifestyle.
Christmas villages. Where do you cross the line between a hobby and an obsession? We have been collecting miniature Christmas villages for over a decade and annually display over 100 lit buildings in a winter scene that takes several weeks to create. That's bad enough, but it has extended to a second "career" in the collectible field with nearly 200 articles and puzzles printed, speaking engagements, and active participation in a village collectors' club.

Personal Observations: After forty-five years it would be wonderful to finally renew long-ago friendships. Regrettably, it's not possible to return at this time; hopefully, the next five years will pass quickly, and I'll be able to join the festivities at our fiftieth reunion. Best

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