Oak Park River Forest High School

Doug Sanderson

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Birthday:April 21, 1953 State/Prov.:VA Occupation:Attorney Website:mccandlaw.com/content.asp?contentid=677 Marital Status:Married No. of Children:2

From Doug:Lots of familiar names on the lists you've all assembled! I've been lawyering since 77, in northern VA. The website I mentioned has my professional profile if anyone wants to know more (or refer work, of course!). I didn't think I'd go to this reunion, but seeing all those names, I've changed my mind!

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Robert Schleimer

Birthday:January 16, 1953 City:Bartlett State/Prov.:IL Occupation:sales Marital Status:Married No. of Children:4

Stephen Schwartz

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Birthday:May 19, 1952 City:Deerfield State/Prov.:IL Occupation:CEO First Hospitality Group, Inc Website:fhginc.com Marital Status:Married No. of Children:3

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Anthony (Tony) Scott

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Birthday:July 05, 1952 City:Washington State/Prov.:DC Occupation:Federal CIO - United States Government Marital Status:Married No. of Children:2

From Anthony (Tony):
Went to college at UofI in Champaign-Urbana for two years then fled the midwest for Silicon Valley. Graduated from University of San Francisco, and then Law School at Santa Clara University. Passed the bar in California (still an active member), but never practiced (except to fight my own traffic tickets!), and have worked at Marriott Corporation, Sun Microsystems, two startups, Bristol Myers Squibb, General Motors, and was CIO at The Walt Disney Company for three years before going to Microsoft as CIO. After 5 years at Microsoft, left to go back to Silicon Valley for two years working at VMware, and then in February 2015 joined the Obama White House as Federal Chief Information Officer. Have lived in California, New Jersey, Michigan, and currently have houses in Northern California, Florida and Washington D.C. Two sons, Ryan (32), and Devin (30), both doing well, and not married yet. Current passions include Sailing, Motorcycling, Scuba diving, and flying my airplane (A Cirrus SR22). Looking forward to reconnecting!

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John Sfondilias

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Birthday:May 27, 1952 City:Champaign State/Prov.:IL Occupation:Retired/Computer Based Education/Photography Website:sfondilias.com Marital Status:Married No. of Children:1

From John:Oh, heck...let's have some fun with this. I just couldn't bring myself to scan in that old yearbook photo. So, the THEN shot is what I became shortly after OPRFHS. NOW there is much less hair. I've spent most of my adult life in Champaign-Urbana. Did a brief stint back in Chicago in '92-'96 at Oakton Community College. Got way too many college degrees (Ph.D. + 2nd Master's) probably because I was living in a college town for so long. My wife, Sheila, and I lived in Durango, CO (Four Corners area) for 7 years where I did some photography (web site, above) skied and hiked. We've returned home and are now living in Champaign once again.

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Thomas Sheehan

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City:Sarasota State/Prov.:FL Occupation:Retired Marital Status:Married No. of Children:3

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Ron Sherman

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Birthday:April 09, 1952 City:River Forest State/Prov.:IL Occupation:Emergency Management Consultant Website:ronsherm@aol.com Marital Status:Married

From Ron:After our graduation, I followed several paths before landing with the Federal Emergency Management Agency. I stayed with FEMA for 29 years, retiring in June of '07. At 56 y/o, I completed my masters degree at DePaul and am now an Emergency Management Consultant. And, a volunteer interpretive guide at Brookfield Zoo. The bucket list is not even half done! Life is good.

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Victor Sowers

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Birthday:December 01, 1951 City:Cedarburg State/Prov.:WI Occupation:Retired Marital Status:Married No. of Children:3

From Victor:Geeting to all! Well, went back to night school for High school Diploma. 10Yrs at Auto maintenance. Back to Night School at Devry. 10yrs field servicing IBM computers. Had 3 kids too. Worked building automation equipment until retirement 2 years ago. Still like range and farm shooting, boating, camping. Keep on Trunk'N !! NOT DEAD YET Ha Ha..

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Ellen Starkey (Ribe)

Birthday:June 20, 1952 City:West Chicago State/Prov.:IL Occupation:Chaplain Marital Status:Married No. of Children:3

From Ellen:It's been a wild ride. Armed with a BA from Kenyon College, went to teach math at Episcopal High School in Florida. Married a guy from Alabama, moved into the exciting world of IT and back to River Forest and Oak Park, then out to the hinterlands. Had 3 kids along the way. Got my MDiv from Northern Seminary and ordained in the UCC in 2007, did a chaplain residency at Loyola University Medical Center...and am now working as the chaplain at the DuPage Convalescent Center...7 minutes from home. Kids are far afield: Christopher (32) in Florida (IT, wouldn't you know), Elizabeth (28) in Germany working on her PhD in Computer Science, and James (20) majoring in Computer Science at St Olaf in Minnesota - and singing in the choir. Oh! and 3.4 grandchildren.

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Dean Sterling

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Birthday:April 13, 1952 City:Walnut State/Prov.:CA Occupation:Sales Website:www.velocityvehiclegroup.com Marital Status:Married No. of Children:1

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