Schoolmate Profiles
Kathleen Fitzgerald
Then
Now
| Marital status: | Single |
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| Occupation: | retired school principal |
| Comment: I just this month am moving from Oak Park from part time to full time Florida resident. I have recently retired from being a school principal in Lombard, IL and look forward to a better golf game and a much better winter. | |
Carol Fox
Now
| Marital status: | Committed Relationship |
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| Occupation: | Retired |
| Comment: I went to the University of Minnesota after graduation and got a teaching job in Owatonna, MN. I decided that I wanted to move to administration and went to the University of Wisconsin, Madison for my MA. I got my first job as an elementary principal in Michigan and after four years moved to Beloit, WI for a new job. I met Frank here, so I stayed put. I was able to retire from the school system in 2009. Until COVID hit, I worked part-time supervising student teachers and mentoring other principals. I also help in Frank's chiropractic office until he retired in 2019. We now spend time traveling - mostly locally now - reading, watching old movies, etc. Love the retired life! | |
Ginny Gallagher (O'Connor)
Then
Now
| Marital status: | Widowed |
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| Occupation: | Retired - I think |
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Comment:
Yikes - 40+ years to reflect. LOTS of jobs (mostly in management) in various industries...law enforcement (including Oak Park PD), polygraph & private investigations, manufacturing & distribution, big box retail, music/entertainment, printing, finance, billing, software development, telecommunications, and last but not least, teaching. I became more serious with my education (somewhat late in life) and earned a B.S. in Business Management and a MBA in International Business. The best part of my life though was being married to my wonderful husband, Jim, who for 29 years fulfilled all my dreams about marriage and provided the most loving and fun adventures to my life. Interesting note: when I worked for OPPD (70’s & 80’s), I was interviewed by the FBI regarding my knowledge of Carlos Torres. Carlos who? He was arrested in Evanston shortly afterwards…was sentenced to 78 years in prison, but only served 30 - he was released in 2010...did anyone see him at the reunion? |
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Amy Galusha (Blossom)
Now
| Marital status: | Married |
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| Children: | 4 |
| Occupation: | Librarian |
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Comment:
Hi all, I'm sorry to have missed the reunion. I was back in the midwest twice this year celebrating my mom's 90th birthday, so couldn't make it a 3rd time. I'm happy, living in beautiful Ashland, Oregon, running the local library, hiking in the hills and mountains nearby. I have 4 kids, (2 are stepchildren), who are 23, 24,25,and 26, made for interesting high school years. Graduated from Knox College in Asian Studies, got a masters in library science at U of Ill, worked in Chicago, Colorado and the last 25 years in southern Oregon. Married, divorced, remarried, life is good. The photo is from my step daughter's wedding this summer. Always an individual, she wore yellow. |
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Gay-Lynn George
| Marital status: | Divorced |
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| Children: | 1 |
| Occupation: | Theatrical Wardrobe |
Chris Gianakopoulos
Then
Now
| Marital status: | Married |
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| Children: | 3 |
| Occupation: | Engineer |
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Comment:
I worked most of my life as an embedded systems software developer with a mix of hardware and software at times. These days I'm in more of a systems engineering role at Motorola in Schaumburg, IL. I got a BSEE from Illinios Institute of Technology. I've been married for over 25 years, and I got three kids (2 boys and one girl). I'm looking forward to the 2010 OPRF renuion. |
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Susan Giorango (Wiedow)
Then
| Marital status: | Widowed |
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| Children: | 3 |
| Occupation: | Homemaker |
| Comment: Lots of names of people I can't wait to see! I'm sure Claudia Nelson Frey and I have the best situation, as our kids are married to one another and we share 2 beautiful grandchildren! We all still live in the area so I'll have 5th generation oprf graduates in the next 15-20 years. | |
Bob (Marc) Gray
Then
Now
| Marital status: | Married |
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| Children: | 5 |
| Occupation: | Owner, Right at Home |
| Comment: BA from Wheaton, then 30 years in Information Technology. Now own and operate an eldercare business with my wife in San Diego. Five grown children, eight grand children. | |
Dave Green
Then
Now
| Marital status: | Committed Relationship |
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| Occupation: | Etailer |
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Comment:
After resigning my rockstar status (to wit) I received my degree in finance from Loyola Univ. and entered the banking industry. Met my current partner Joe in 1982. We've lived in various suburbs of Chicago, Atlanta GA, Charlotte NC and now near Tampa Fl. Joe and I have a small etailing business that keeps us quite busy. I'm looking forward to this reunion. It will the first one I've attended. |
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Charlie Hambrook
Then
Now
| Marital status: | Married |
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| Children: | 4 |
| Occupation: | Dentist |
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Comment:
Holy Crap!!!! How can we be this old???? Well it's official. My vertical has been measured as a negative number. After OPRF went off to Xavier and played in the now infamous game depicted in the movie "We Are Marshall". After XU, came back to Dooperville to attend Loyola dental school to get my DDS degree, get my teeth fixed, and meet and marry my favorite hygienist. How about those teeth; they're real and they're spectacular. After Dental school, we moved to south Florida and have been there ever since. Chris and I became grandparents recently. When some tells you how great it is: it's a thousand times better. Life is good. |
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