Schoolmate Profiles

Pam Senn (Catalano)

Then Then
Now Now
Marital status: Widowed
Children: 3
Occupation: Accounting
Comment: After graduating, headed down to Macomb, Illinois to attend Western Illinois University.  Was married for 36 years before I was suddently widowed in July 2010.  Have three beautiful daughters, two son-in-laws, and a precious one year old granddaughter.  Still working at a job I love in accounting.  Last year, finally sold my Elmhurst house after living there for 39 years.  Downsized into a condo and am loving it.

John Sfondilias

Then Then
Now Now
Marital status: Married
Children: 1
Occupation: Retired/Computer Based Education/Photography
Comment: 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.

Thomas Sheehan

Now Now
Marital status: Married
Children: 3
Occupation: Retired

Ron Sherman

Then Then
Now Now
Marital status: Married
Occupation: Emergency Management Consultant
Comment: 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.

Victor Sowers

Now Now
Marital status: Married
Children: 3
Occupation: Retired
Comment: 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..

Dean Sterling

Then Then
Now Now
Marital status: Married
Children: 1
Occupation: Sales

Gerry Sullivan

Then Then
Now Now
Marital status: Married
Children: 3
Occupation: Retired
Comment: Along with my husband Gerry Sullivan,  hello and enjoy the reunion! Gerry wishes he could join everybody but health issues preclude him from attending. 


Gerry Sullivan & Liz Nicholson Sullivan 

Eric Swanson

Then Then
Now Now
Marital status: Married
Children: 5
Occupation: Retired
Comment: I stayed in Oak Park after graduation and attended UIC completing at Bachelors degree in Biology in 1975. While in school I started working at M&M Mars in 1972. It was a great place to work and I grew with the business until my retirement in 2007. In the meantime I married my high school sweetheart Peggy Edwalds (OPRF '69) in 1974 and we had 5 kids who are all graduates of OPRF. We are now grandparents of 6 beautiful children and are lucky to spend quality time with all of them. We also love to travel and volunteer our time to local organizations.

William Till

Now Now
Marital status: Married
Occupation: Retired
Comment: After graduation I served a 5 year apprenticeship in moldmaking and machining, and went on to work 42 years in the die cast mold and aerospace machining trades. I got married to Melanie in 1983, and we will be married 40 years this coming December. We never had children, and after living 38 years in Illinois, we both got fed up with the lousy weather and high taxes in Illinois, and moved to Arizona in 1991.





We spent 6 years living in Lake Havasu City, then moved to the Phoenix (Glendale) area in 1997. I retired in December 2014, and have not woke up to an alarm clock since. In July of 2019 we purchased a home, and moved back to Lake Havasu, where we both continue to enjoy retirement. It was really nice getting away from big city living for good. Especially today with the way the large cities are getting so crazy. We both really love the desert Southwest. We spend a lot of time on the range shooting most anything that goes bang. Hard to believe I'm 71 years old. Time really flies.





 

Jim Tondelli

Then Then
Now Now
Marital status: Married
Children: 1
Occupation: Retired traveler/winemaker
Comment: I moved to CA in 1986, started a mortgage company my son now runs. We sold our winery in 2018 and live in a condo in downtown San Diego and spend 6 months a year in our Italian home in Cortona, Italy with the love of my life. We have a beautiful 7 year old granddaughter in San Diego.