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The most important part of this effort is to reconnect with friends in the great class of 1966. As Baby Boomers, think about what we’ve experienced, from learning cursive with cartridge pens to posting Instagram images with our smart phones; from learning about JFK’s assassination during the school day to watching the Twin Towers fall on 9/11; and for many of us, going from worrying about prom dates to welcoming grandchildren into our lives. It’s an amazing time to be living! Let’s celebrate and share.
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Please post your bio and comments. Confirm your name, add your memories, observations, and reflections. Upload a recent picture. With your permission, these will be included in the 50th reunion memory book. THINK BACK and share your thoughts about last 50 years: high school, friends, the '60s, family, growing up in Bethesda. Have fun with this! Also, take a look at the “High School Life” section. We’d love to use those in our class book as well. It’s easy to upload and caption them.
Use the "send a message" feature to contact friends, and your email will appear for them to respond. HAVE FUN RECONNECTING AFTER ALL THESE YEARS! |
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Brenda Abbot (Anderson)
 
2016-08-01 21:56:14
While at WJ I was busy creating an art portfolio and taking outside classes in painting. I was accepted to the U of Michigan’s Art Department and graduated in 1970 with a BFA in Studio Painting and a minor in Art Ed. I got my tenure teaching art in DC and was living in Georgetown (it was nicer then) where I met my first husband, a Wharton grad and the father of my two boys Alex and Chris. We moved to NYC to begin our life together and I taught art at the Chapin School. We were transferred, thru Citicorp, to Pacific Palisades (Los Angeles), CA. I remained on the West Coast after our divorce in 1989 and just recently remarried; a wonderful guy, art lover and lawyer, Tom Rohlf. My boys, who are now in their late 30s are living close by and both doing very well. We chat every day and one day soon I hope to be a grandma! My true passion though, has always been about art. I have always had a large studio and shown my work. I was a docent trainer at the Wight Gallery, a UCLA Art Council Board member and 3 years ago retired from a 20-year stint of teaching drawing, painting, and mixed media at the Harvard Westlake School. I am presently a member of many art organizations. I love being around creative people. It also is a terrific venue for showing my work. My summers are always spent at the family cottage, The Abbey, near Traverse City, MI. I am a cat lover and this year we struggled to take our 16 lb. cat Stevie with us!  Send Brenda a Message
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2015-12-05 16:23:38
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James Adair
  The 50th reunion was overwhelmingly Wonderful.. It just went too fast and I did not not have nearly enough time to connect with everyone that I would have liked. A BIG thanks to the committee! Happy trails to ALL until the next reunion.. 55 th maybe? A quick Bio for me: Graduated University of Maryland, and married in 1971. Moved to Howard County MD in 1973. Got into the Real Estate business doing sales, management, development, home building, investments and property management etc.. And I'm still here 46 years later. Currently I am in the process of "winding down" my businesses. My first marriage ended in 1988 having produced 2 great kids, Hunter and Lauren. Both college grads, happily married with children, gainfully employed and neither live with me ! I enjoyed the single life for 20 years and remarried in 2008 to Kathy who is a successful Realtor and has a wonderful adult daughter Bianca . My job is to basically carry the heavy packages and stay out of Kathy's way . The good news is she loves me in spite of my faults..so lucky me. I spend a lot of time with my hobbies. Gardening..Flowers and vegatables.. Ravens Football.. Hunting on the Eastern shore.. Lots of travel.. Naples or Scottsdale in February ..Rehoboth in the Fall..Europe in the summer and anything else that that I can think of that is fun.. Right now, I spend as much time as possible with the grandkids (3 boys and 2 girls) all under the age of 5. Yup..they call me PopPop and I love to spoil them. So life is good! Send James a Message
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2015-12-05 16:24:25
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Carl Anderson
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Retired
2015-12-05 16:25:14
After an average stint at WJ (except sports!), went on to Montgomery Jr. College where my grades were good at first then went South resulting in receiving a draft notice (fun). Decided I was too big a target with the Army so enlisted in the Navy. Did my service until ’73, then, on to the U of Florida where I graduated with a BA in fine arts (mainly photography and drawing) in ’76…actually made dean’s list a couple times. I soon discovered that was a bad choice as a major as there were not many opportunities and too many folks already in that field. Took the FAA exam and was selected as an air traffic controller (flight service) in ’79. Worked at Tri City, TN, N. Myrtle Beach, and, finally, Nashville. I ended up being Air Traffic Manager when I was forced to retire in Oct. ‘05. Thankfully I was eligible to retire after being outsourced by Lockheed Martin in ’05 until ’10 with the same position. (I LOVED my job). Tried to seek additional work with no luck (too much snow on the roof and over qualified). Decided to retire. Also, went back to the Navy as a reservist and retired in ’06 as a chief petty officer. Really glad I did that as there are many benefits. Plan to stay in BNA…I love the area and enjoy my time with my wife, Susanne, Annie and Allie…my 2 step daughters (+2 dogs, 2 cats). It is great to hear from y’all (Nashville speak) and not surprised to see all the successes of our classmates. We were all fortunate to grow up there. Best Regards, Carl (a Spartan…..no Wildcat here!)
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2015-12-05 16:26:09
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Robert Anderson
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2015-12-07 16:50:14
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2015-12-05 16:29:46
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Anthony Arnold
2015-12-05 16:28:34
Worked at Smithsonian in musical instrument restoration, then as a Naval officer, then PhD at Harvard (under S.J. Gould) and 29 years as a paleontology professor at Florida State U. I've played flamenco guitar since age 10 and am now looking for fellow flamencos to put together a cuadro in Tallahassee. I also teach flamenco guitar. Best contacted at arnold@gly.fsu.edu (Updated 10/15/2010) . from Anthony J. Arnold, Walter Johnson class of 66 After graduating from Walter Johnson (66) I went to Univ. of Maryland (BS, '70), then 3 years as a naval officer attached to NATO in Italy, after which I bummed around Spain, studying flamenco guitar. Then I decided to be more responsible and went to U. of Georgia, and Harvard Univ for MS, MA and PhD in geology (specialty in paleontology). I am presently a professor at Florida State University (Tallahassee) on the verge of retirement. My wife Jill and I own an oriental rug store as a sideline. No children. 3 dachshunds. I still play classical and flamenco guitar (have since age 10). Anthony Arnold class of 66 (Tony) 28852 Blue Star Memorial Hwy Havana FL 32333 anthonyarnold5170@att.net 850-539-8893
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Gene Arnold
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2015-12-06 22:27:00
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