COME TO OUR 40TH REUNION JULY 11, SEE ANN TIETJEN’S
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Hello All!
Time for an update, I'll try to do a shorter one to
accommodate our shrinking attention spans. Life is
great, actually as long as I continue to wake up in
the morning I feel pretty good about things. Happily
married to Cathy (Vandagriff, Awalt '70); been 36
years now, I'm sure the result of me slipping a
little valium into her morning coffee daily. Two
excellent kids, both graduates of Cal Poly, SLO. Son
Jameson is a Fire Fighter for the City of Santa
Clara. He recently crashed his Harley but after 36
days in hospital is doing well and back to his normal
active life which also includes flying his ultra
light plane. Daughter Joanne graduated with a BA
Theatre Arts, and is a professional (Equity) actress
in NYC. She recently married a nice Italian boy from
Jersey; they hope to move to California within the
next 6 months or so.
Me? Foothill, than BA Theatre Arts and Teaching
Credential SJSU, taught for a few years in Palo Alto,
and still do some local theatre when the bug hits. I
work for myself; been a headhunter since 1979.
Business sucks currently as most companies are laying
off versus hiring, but hopefully the tide will turn
soon.
My wife Cathy was Director of IT for a local high end
home builder but got sick of the grind a few years
back and retired for a while, overseeing a complete
remodel of our house. She is now working part time in
Palo Alto for another developer and is a happy
camper...which makes me a happy camper.
We enjoy the outdoors, have a cabin at South Shore
Tahoe, and try to travel somewhere fun at least a few
times a year.
She grows great flowers, and I grow great
vegetables, so no wonder this is a good match.
Cheers!
Jim