City: Hampton State/Prov.: VA Marital Status: Married No. of Children: 2 Graduation Year: 1975 What is your best memory from Kecoughtan?: Meeting my wife Kathleen (Matthews) What have you been doing the last few decades?: Army SF, Ranger, Airborne Infantry Entered as a private, went to SSG then OCS, Retired as a Major. Building training products and services as a manager for a defense contractor firm since 95.
Living the best of the best lifetimes. Great supportive wife and family......wish everyone had it as good as I have had it.
David Barder
City: San Diego State/Prov.: CA Marital Status: Married No. of Children: 3 Graduation Year: 1976 Number of grandchildren: 5 What is your best memory from Kecoughtan?: High School Band - Raffling off that brown 1974 Ford Mavrick to help us with our band trip to New York. Hanging out at the beach with friends, playing pinball at Cookies hamburger stand at the beach. What have you been doing the last few decades?: Spent 4 years in Marine Corps right after graduation. Got out in 1980 and married a California girl! Have 3 kids with 5 grandkids. Worked in the aerospace industry for almost 20 years - now work for an enviromental construction company in San Diego. Been back Hampton several times - last time a little over a year ago as both my Mom and Dad passed the same year. Oldest son lives in Williamsburg so we still come back. Take Care All!
Stephen Owens
City: Springerville State/Prov.: AZ Marital Status: Married No. of Children: 2 Graduation Year: 1975 Number of grandchildren: 2 What is your best memory from Kecoughtan?: Can't remember much. Life was a party. What have you been doing the last few decades?: Joined the marines after graduation (helicopter mechanic). Moved to Austin, Tx and got a degree in electronics, then worked in the oil fields in Texas, Alaska, and Canada for six years. For the last 20+ years have worked at a power plant in Arizona. I don't live in the middle of nowhere, but you can see it from here.
LeAnn Mansfield (Howell)
City: wichita State/Prov.: KS Marital Status: Married No. of Children: 2 Graduation Year: 1976 What is your best memory from Kecoughtan?: My best memory was being a flagtwirler. What have you been doing the last few decades?: I have raised two daughters and fought breast cancer 7years ago and survived. I have lived in Kansas, Texas and Washington state and back to Kansas since high school. been in touch with a few warrior friends throughout the years. From LeAnn:
Barbara Forrest (Bradley)
City: Williamsburg State/Prov.: VA Marital Status: Married No. of Children: 2 Graduation Year: 1969 Number of grandchildren: 5CD58
Dale Payne
City: Hampton State/Prov.: VA Marital Status: Divorced No. of Children: 2 Graduation Year: 1979
Rob Schwartzman
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City: Leavenworth State/Prov.: KS Marital Status: Married No. of Children: 5 Graduation Year: 1974 Number of grandchildren: 2 What is your best memory from Kecoughtan?: Signing Missy Montgomery's yearbook. It was the one and only time in the 3 years we shared at Kecoughtan that I had a conversation with the beautiful girl who was to become my future wife. If I knew then what I know now. Boy, am I happy now! ;-) What have you been doing the last few decades?: I spent 22 1/2 years in the Army and retired from active duty at Ft Leavenworth. I spent the next 8 years as a defense contractor working leader development and force management. I am now a DA civilian working in the Center for Army Leadership as the Deputy of the Army Leader Development Division. When we are not restoring a 140 year old Victorian home, we camp and hike in the Rockies. Life is good.
Gail Ellifritz
City: Great Falls State/Prov.: VA Marital Status: Single Graduation Year: 1970 From Gail:
Patty Sullivan (Throckmorton)
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City: Deltaville State/Prov.: VA Marital Status: Married No. of Children: 2 Graduation Year: 1974 What is your best memory from Kecoughtan?: Skipping school to hang out at Buckroe Beach, only having to pay the price later! I think we all had our own general spots on the seawall where we could be found. lol
I remember Coach Rich and his paddle full of holes, our rivalry with the Hampton High Crabbers, but most of all, it was the friendships that were made! What have you been doing the last few decades?: Have been married twice. Lived in Williamsburg, Surry, and now in Deltaville. Worked all that time in the medical world. Starting in the field of Physical Therapy and now working on the cardiac unit of a local hospital as a tech.
Jim Hale
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City: Albemarle Co. State/Prov.: Virginia Marital Status: Married No. of Children: 1 Graduation Year: 1975 Number of grandchildren: 0 What is your best memory from Kecoughtan?: Athletics, camaraderie with teammates and coaches.
Friends from then that are still great friends today.
What have you been doing the last few decades?: Lived throughout the mid-Atlantic and California. Now, happily married and settled down with a healthy daughter aged 11 who I do my best trying to keep up with and a wonderful wife of 22 years.
Can't think of anything I need and wouldn't change anything if I could.
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