So Where is Everybody?

Current Locations..

As expected, South Dakota is home to almost half the class (57), followed by Minnesota with 22 and then California with 16. The remaining (36) are spread across 24 states as shown.

Excluding classmates now living in Eastern SD, the rest of the class is evenly distributed on each side of the Missouri River; with 40 west & 41 east.

( based on 130 addresses on file in Jan. 04 )

Where Have We Been?

We're a well traveled class!
According to the updates we have lived or visited every Continent except Antarctica. Locations listed in our travel notes include...

Africa, Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Belgium, Canada, Central America, China, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, England, Ecuador, Egypt, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Korea, Luxembourg, Mexico, Morocco, New Zealand, Okinawa, Panama, Philippines, Russia, Scandinavia, Scotland, South America, Spain, Thailand, Turkey, & the United Kingdom.

Thumbnails of Travels Travel Album
Where Did We Work ?

Our lives were as diverse as our travels; with classmate bio's showing careers in the fields of...

Education, Manufacturing, Distribution, Health Care, Research, Banking & Finance, Insurance, Medicine, Agriculture, Advertising & Print Media, Theology, Accounting, Music & Art, Public Safety, Government (Fed. State, Local & Military), and in small Businesses. ..and.. What Did We Do ?

While most of us are retired now; we've previously been:

Teachers, Professors, Nurses, Engineers, Farmers, Home Makers, Sales Persons, Clerks, Reporters, Ministers, Pastors, Pilots, Policemen, Fireman, Paramedics, Programmers, Secretaries, Managers, Executives, Technicians, Artists, and a Pharmacist...to name a few...

...and we served our military (Army, Navy, Air Force, & Marines) in a variety of ways...(from grunts to clerks, technicians to NCO's; along with a few Officers)
Class Activities
(from Class updates & histories) Besides Work & Travel the most mentioned activities were: Golfing, Fishing, Hunting, Camping, Gardening, Boating, Sailing, Sking, Sewing, Tennis, Running, Arts & Crafts, Antique Collecting, Cooking, Woodworking, Photography & Bowling...
Some Class Numbers...

From a graduating class of 155...

We have contact with 130
About 100 of you have e-mail
Status & address of two remain unknown
23 are reported as deceased Reading the Class Updates we find:

Most children - Ed "Smiley" Bucholz with 9
Most grandchildren - Hank Wagner with 18
Followed closely by:
Dick Boettecher (16), Ed Bucholz (14) & Larry Shriver (13).

Total descendants of class = (were still counting)
...as of December-04

Remember: You can take the kid out of South Dakota, but you can’t take South Dakota out of the kid.

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Current Locations.. As expected, South Dakota is home to almost half the class (57), followed by Minnesota with 22 and then California with 16. The remaining (36) are spread across 24 states as shown. Excluding classmates now living in Eastern SD, the rest of the class is evenly distributed on each side of the Missouri River; with 40 west & 41 east.	( based on 130 addresses on file in Jan. 04 )

Where Have We Been? We're a well traveled class! According to the updates we have lived or visited every Continent except Antarctica. Locations listed in our travel notes include... Africa, Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Belgium, Canada, Central America, China, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, England, Ecuador, Egypt, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Korea, Luxembourg, Mexico, Morocco, New Zealand, Okinawa, Panama, Philippines, Russia, Scandinavia, Scotland, South America, Spain, Thailand, Turkey, & the United Kingdom.
Thumbnails of Travels	Travel Album
Where Did We Work ? Our lives were as diverse as our travels; with classmate bio's showing careers in the fields of... Education, Manufacturing, Distribution, Health Care, Research, Banking & Finance, Insurance, Medicine, Agriculture, Advertising & Print Media, Theology, Accounting, Music & Art, Public Safety, Government (Fed. State, Local & Military), and in small Businesses.	..and.. What Did We Do ? While most of us are retired now; we've previously been: Teachers, Professors, Nurses, Engineers, Farmers, Home Makers, Sales Persons, Clerks, Reporters, Ministers, Pastors, Pilots, Policemen, Fireman, Paramedics, Programmers, Secretaries, Managers, Executives, Technicians, Artists, and a Pharmacist...to name a few... ...and we served our military (Army, Navy, Air Force, & Marines) in a variety of ways...(from grunts to clerks, technicians to NCO's; along with a few Officers)
Class Activities (from Class updates & histories)	Besides Work & Travel the most mentioned activities were: Golfing, Fishing, Hunting, Camping, Gardening, Boating, Sailing, Sking, Sewing, Tennis, Running, Arts & Crafts, Antique Collecting, Cooking, Woodworking, Photography & Bowling...
Some Class Numbers... From a graduating class of 155... We have contact with 130 About 100 of you have e-mail Status & address of two remain unknown 23 are reported as deceased	Reading the Class Updates we find: Most children - Ed "Smiley" Bucholz with 9 Most grandchildren - Hank Wagner with 18 Followed closely by: Dick Boettecher (16), Ed Bucholz (14) & Larry Shriver (13). Total descendants of class = (were still counting) ...as of December-04