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Cindy Aldrich (Yost)
Janice Bergin
Don Blake
Janice Freed
Tom Gallagher
Larry Gault
Carla Elizabeth Knapp
Rocky Marcario
Bob Mason
Barbara Meadows (Olchak)
John Miossec
Jean Morris (Wilson)
Patti Oringel (Shank)
Elise Schmelz (Adomanis)
Ted Weiner
Susan Wyatt (Helsley)

Cindy Aldrich Yost rlycay@aol.com

Married to Richard Yost since 1974.  Three children--Richard Lee, Jr., Katherine Jo, and James Michael.

Janice Bergin penbergin@aol.com

Don Blake dblake@southwind.net

See http://www2.southwind.net/~donblake.

Janice Freed bjf74@aol.com

See http://hometown.aol.com/bjf74/page/index.htm

Tom Gallagher toyetohega@aol.com

I'm still in the area, just up the road in Mitchellville in an old farmhouse.  Been here since 1990.  I've been married since 1980 and have two kids.  Our son's a Senior and our daughter's a Freshman in High School.  My mother is still in Bowie and my kids have friends there, so I get out there a lot.  I Graduated from UM with a degree in Management and a minor in Computer Science.  Currently work for one of the local beltway bandit firms in Arlington doing whatever lands on my desk (Support services, Software Engineering, Training.... a little of everything.)  I spent four years in the Navy in the late 70s, mostly in the western Pacific and the Caribbean.  I still like to camp and fish, but the opportunities seem to get less and less.  I'd like to hear from anyone and everyone.

Larry Gault gault@futureone.com

Elizabeth (Carla) Knapp yipeee@vt.edu

Call me Elizabeth now! I've been through many lifetimes since graduation. All good! Too creative, restless, & curious to stay still for too long. Writing feature articles on a freelance basis for the Roanoke Times newspaper now -- among other things! Have been curious about whatever happened to Eddie Belinski. Anyone know where he is? Eddie, because of you I treated myself on my 40th to my cheerful, fun '75 VW Bug, had it restored & named it Scooter. Her license plate reads "yipeee". Married to Dan Thorp (class of '72) since 1976! No children. Dan is a tenured associate professor of American history (surprise!) at Virginia Tech where he has been teaching since 1986. Life is good! Like to be updated on reunions. Haven't managed to make one yet!

Robert "Rocky" Marcario Catfish454@AOL.com

Married a Tennessee gal (Holly) back in 1982. We have three wonderful kids: Michael (11); Katie (10); and Joseph (7). We're living in Vienna, Virginia. I've been working at The National Rifle Association as Executive Director of Membership for almost 10 years. My parents and one of my brothers still live in Bowie. I still enjoy hunting, fishing, biking, woodworking and just about anything to do with the Civil War, particulary working as a volunteer with the National Park Service doing living history events. I've pretty much lost touch with the Class of 1972, and have not been able to make any of the reunions, but I'm determined to be at the next one!

Bob Mason rmason@erols.com

Starting my 5th year as a dispatcher for Prince Georges County, the last 3 with the Fire Department.   This is after spending 20 years in the U.S. Army as a member of the Army Field Band.  I am looking forward to hearing from others in our class on the Internet.

Barbara Meadows Olchak bolchak@hotmail.com

Married to Larry Olchak (Class of '73).

John Miossec dragon54@xtn.net

Jean Morris Wilson

(actually graduated in Aug. 1972) I have a Master's degree from Hood College. My research, "Why Do We Adopt," is on 2 web sites: Summary--http://hometown.aol.com/LTSJmom/index.html Complete Report-- http://www.geocities.com/NapaValley/Vineyard/3874/Adoption.html (This address is case sensitive) Our Adoption Story,"Joey's Story," is on http://comeunity.com.  Click on "Adoption" then "Real Moms" then "Joey's" Story."

Elise Schmelz Adomanis tadom@juno.com

Elise Schmelz Adomanis married Ted Adomanis (BHS-'71) in 1977 and currently resides in Waldorf, MD. After a short career as a flight attendant for American Airlines, Elise cashed in her flight benefits to become a full-time wife and mom to sons Seth and Kyle. Seth now attends a community college while serving as a reservist in the U.S. Marine Corps. He is working towards an ROTC scholarship and hopes to enter flight school after graduation. Kyle is a senior at the Grace Brethren Christian School dividing his senior year studies at Word of Life Bible Institute Language School in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He will return in March for graduation in May 2000. After a part-time job at home with Blue Cross/Blue Shield as a claims examiner, Elise later formed and operated her own temp business for ten years. She now focuses all her energies on her faith, her family and the administration of Total Mobilization Support Ministries, a short-term international missions organization now in it's 5th year. To learn more, check out their website at http://berean.org/tmsm. Elise and Ted have also been approved as missionaries by Grace Brethren North American Missions and hope to relocate to Canada following Ted's early retirement next year.

Elise then

Elise & family now

Patti Oringel Shank 18698 E. Berry Drive, Aurora, CO 80015-5136303.699.9407 email: patti@insighted.com

Married to Greg, 2 kids, Jessica, aged 20 (ouch!) and Andy, 12. Moved to Denver area in 1997. Job: run my own instructional design/educational technology/training consulting biz, freelance writer on health and educational technology, contributing editor for Technology for Learning Newsletter. Fun: Irish stepdancing, cross-country skiing, healthy cooking, bein' a computer nerd :-) Come visit me here in the Wild West (an awesome place to live!)! http://www.insighted.com

Ted Weiner tedguy@somethingorother.com	Graduated from UMCP in '76, then got married in '79 and moved to Germantown MD.   Three kids: college soph, HS junior, and 5th grader.  I've been with a government contractor since '85, writing and putting together proposals.  Hobbies:  lotsa kids stuff, plus baseball, bowling, homebrewing, and net surfing.
Ted then	(still looking for a "good" recent picture)

Susan Wyatt Helsley shelsley@su.edu

Shenandoah Conservatory of Music in 1976 with bachelor of music education, masters of music education in 1985. Married Richard in 1982, twin daughters, age 11, and a son, age 8. Director for 13 years of Performing and Visual Arts, Northwest.