Occupation:  Senior Financial Analyst
Marital Status:  Committed Relationship
Spouse/Partner name::  Ray
Number of miles you live from Hville?:  5
What have you been doing for 25 years?:
Let’s see…I have worked at Honeywell 23 years…I volunteer at my church and have done their payroll for several years…I also started a catering business about 4 years ago. Actually, I have catered the last two Harrisonville High School proms at Arrowhead (That has been a blast!!) I have been seeing a wonderful guy (Ray) for a really LONG time (and yes, we plan to marry, but what's the rush). I started being ‘stepmom’ to Ray's son Tyler when he was 11 and he just turned 21 and is now a junior at Missouri Southern. We used to do all the baseball and football activities with Tyler, but now we're on our own so we go to Chiefs games and we do quite a bit of traveling. Not to be a downer, but the day after my 40th birthday (as if that wasn’t traumatic enough) I was diagnosed with kidney cancer. So now I'm a big supporter of Cass County Relay for Life and the American Cancer Society! About a year after that, I sold my house in town and did something I said I would never do - I moved out to the country. And surprisingly, I absolutely love it! I really consider myself extremely blessed in this life – I currently have my health, a good job, the greatest friends, and I’m just loving life right now!

Occupation:  Information Technology
Marital Status:  Married
No. of Children:  3
Spouse/Partner name::  Stacey
Number of miles you live from Hville?:  7
"One-liners" that no one would have thought possible about you 25 years ago!:
I am NOT a music teacher...I have a 2-year-old granddaughter...I am a huge Chiefs fan--17 years as a season-ticket holder...I have evolved into a computer geek...I do NOT own any clothing with alligators or horses embroidered on them.
What have you been doing for 25 years?:
Here's the Cliff's Notes version of the Cliff's Notes version: After earning Bachelor's and Master's degrees in music, I started teaching 7-12 vocal and music theory in Harlan, Iowa. After three years, I realized that the career in education I had spent 6 years of my life preparing for was not what I dreamed of. The next closest marketable skill I had was an aptitude for computers, and started working in Information Technology. Not having a formal education in computers was a bit of a hindrance, but I discovered that the analysis, problem-solving, and communication skills I had learned in college (and at HHS) came in very handy. After spending some time with some small consulting companies, I spent five years at Sprint, and six years with Ascend Media as a programmer/project manager. I currently am the technology lead for a property management company in North Kansas City. I have been married to Stacey for 11 years, and have three step-children, ages 18, 20, and 22. The youngest two are in college, and the oldest is married with a newborn and a two-year-old. That makes me...a GRANDFATHER! To feed my passion for music, I am Minister of Music at First Christian Church of Independence, conducting the adult choir and coordinating special music events.

Occupation:  multi tasker
Marital Status:  Married
No. of Children:  3
Spouse/Partner name::  John Bockelman
Number of miles you live from Hville?:  13
"One-liners" that no one would have thought possible about you 25 years ago!:
I'm going to be a missionary in Brazil.
What have you been doing for 25 years?:
John and I have been happily married for almost 24 years. We have 3 kids Jessica 22 (married and going to school at UMKC, majoring in History)Rachel age 20 (soon to be engaged to a young man in the youth ministry) Joel 18 (a senior in high school)We started building houses in 1983 and rentals in 1996. We are starting to wind down that chapter in our lives as we take on a new challenge of serving God in the Amazon Region of Brazil. We are very active in our local church.(Freeman, Baptist) We like to travel, camp in the mountains of Colorado, water and snow ski,and play games as a family.
From Dorcas:

The best thing that ever happened to me was when I was 21 years old.  I was sitting in church and our pastor was telling a story of how this farmer's enemy planted weeds in with the farmer's wheat.  The farmer couldn't tell the difference until it was time to harvest.  He stopped and said...some of you may be sitting in this church looking like a Christian, trying to act like a Christian but deep down you have never given your life to Christ.  I thought he was speaking directly to me as I started to squirm in my seat.  He said, "If anyone doesn't know where they would go if they died today I would like to help you make sure. Are any of you out there like I was? Are you just going through the actions?  If so I would love to share with you how God changed my life.  I don't push Christianity on anyone..we all have to make that choice where we want to spend eternity, and it is ALL up to YOU!

Occupation:  Teacher
Marital Status:  Married
No. of Children:  1
Spouse/Partner name::  Harvey
Number of miles you live from Hville?:  1200
What have you been doing for 25 years?:
Oh my... My husband Harvey and I have been married almost 20 years. We have a wonderful daughter Emily "Spencer" 15. I worked with the 2nd largest Bank in the US for several years. But, I gave that up to be a stay at home Mom. We love to travel as a family. But, with my husband health we aren't able to do as much as we have in the past. After Spencer started to school I decided to go back to school and well I became a Social Studies teacher. I have taught in Florida, NC and this past year in a private school here is SC. Spencer keeps me very busy between school, volleyball and FFA there is something always going on.

Occupation:  Program Analyst
Marital Status:  Divorced
Number of miles you live from Hville?:  30
What have you been doing for 25 years?:
I work for the General Services Administration for 22 years. I did not have any children :( but very involved with my 5 nieces and nephews. I love all sports (not good at anyone of them of course) but love to play golf. I bought my house in 2003 and there is always lots to do. I look forward to seeing everyone at the reunion.

Occupation:  Musician
Website:  myspace.com/jazzsaxx
Marital Status:  Single
Number of miles you live from Hville?:  Branson MO
From Gary:
See me here... myspace.com/jazzsaxx

Occupation:  Marketing Director, 
Anheuser-Busch, Inc.
Marital Status:  Married
No. of Children:  3
Spouse/Partner name::  Gena
Number of miles you live from Hville?:  40
What have you been doing for 25 years?:
lived in Texas for about 10 years, moved back to Olathe Kansas 3 years ago.
From Darryl:
looking forward to catching up with everyone.

Birthday:  January 03, 1964
Occupation:  Business Analyst
Marital Status:  Married
No. of Children:  2
Spouse/Partner name::  Don
Number of miles you live from Hville?:  20
"One-liners" that no one would have thought possible about you 25 years ago!:
I no longer party.
What have you been doing for 25 years?:
Working for Uncle Sam. I started with Sunflower Army Ammunition Plant in Desoto, went to Corps of Engineers Downtown KC, to the Marine Corps as a civilian. Managed to advance into the Information Technology as a Computer Specialist. I am now a Business Analysis for the Marine Corps.
From Kathy:
 

Occupation:  STUDENT
Marital Status:  Divorced
No. of Children:  2
Spouse/Partner name::  NONE
Number of miles you live from Hville?:  30
What have you been doing for 25 years?:
After high school, I went to beauty college with a friend and dropped out, yes I am a beauty school drop out, I worked in loans at united mo bank in peculiar for five years, a finance co in martin city for another five years and then baptist medical center in accounting for fifteen years until I was laid off. I am currently going back to school for nuclear medicine and at the moment unemployed. Basically, I am starting over, while most of you are in your easy years. I am a girl scout leader, have been for 12 years, my oldest daughter will receive her gold award this year, I also coach softball and volleyball, I volunteer at our lady of lourdes in raytown and am on the raytown girl scout council along with my daughter. I have two girls, kathleen (katie), who is 17 and will graduate this year and is going to college for bio-med engineering, she is very much into softball, she also umpires. My youngest is christina (nina), she is 11 and attends our lady of presentation school, she is very much into dance and swim team. These two are my life and the only thing that matters, so in reality I have way more than I ever imagined!

Occupation:  Producing Artistic 
Director, Heart of 
America Shakespeare 
Festival
Marital Status:  Single
Number of miles you live from Hville?:  40
"One-liners" that no one would have thought possible about you 25 years ago!:
I have to use math every day.
What have you been doing for 25 years?:
Sidonie Garrett is the Producing Artistic Director of the Heart of America Shakespeare Festival. Prior to joining the Festival, Sidonie worked as a freelance director. Her experience working with new plays expanded her horizons to New York City, where she directed off-Broadway. Sidonie also assistant directed the off-Broadway premiere of the interactive Aunt Chooch's Birthday Party . Locally, she directed at the Unicorn Theatre, the Coterie, the American Heartland Theatre and co-directed Tony & Tina's Wedding (Kansas City and St. Louis) for Fourth Wall Productions. For the Kansas City Symphony Sidonie has been staging director for their holiday program, The Magic of Christmas. Also, she was staging director for The Marriage of Figaro and Falstaff for the Civic Opera Theatre. She also directed for UMKC's Rotating Repertory and for Avila University, Rockhurst University and Kansas City Kansas Community College. Above, is my professional bio, kind of boring if you don't attend a lot of theatre. I lived in NYC, D.C. and contemplated L.A., but am happy to be living in KC and lucky to have my dream job. I love traveling, and have been lucky to do a lot of it. I've had so many great life experiences and have wonderful people in my life because of it.
From Sidonie:

I just found out about the reunion and unfortunately I'll be out of town and unable to attend.  I'm sorry I won't be able to see everyone and share the fun!  Hope lots of people are able to be there and have a GREAT TIME!