 | ERIC RANGER-Class 4Eric Ranger
A retired pharmacist, Eric & his wife, Verna, share a blended family of 5 children & 6 grandchildren. Eric worked latterly in Information Services for Woodwards Stores Ltd. He claims to be happiest �right now,� and his greatest extravagance was buying a computer (just trying to keep pace can cause headaches and an empty wallet). His favourite journey was a 6 week driving tour visiting relatives in Great Britain. Eric plans to continue enjoying life and if he has any regret it would be in �being too work conscious and thus neglecting family & friends.� Eric would like to be remembered as �a caring person� and his is motto is �Enjoy life one day at a time.� (For those who�d like to enjoy it several days at a time what would you recommend Eric - maybe some of those drugs?)
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 | JEAN REITSMA-Class 6Jean Reitsma (Davidson)
A super golfer, Jean spends as many hours out on the course as time, money & weather permit. She and husband, Gary have lived in Richmond for over 40 years and they have 3 children & 7 grandchildren. She is a "fully retired" bookkeeper (who can work when there's golf to be played?) and feels she was happiest "when the kids were grown and the parents still healthy and involved in our lives, a great job and the mortgage paid." For the rest of her life she plans to "play lots of golf, garden, stay healthy & do just enough housework to make my home livable. Maybe get into computers & learn to play the organ (as well as try to learn better bridge)." Jean's memories of J.O. include sports, Miss Adams & Miss Wilson, great friends, especially Betty & Doug, & the grad party night. If she has any regrets they would be not attending university and not taking up golf sooner. Her motto is, "Live and let live," and she would like to be remembered as loving, caring, giving, optimistic, thoughtful & capable (that pretty much sounds like you Jean). We were unaware that Jean had a poetic side, but here's proof:
First a job, then came marriage & adding to the human race
Domestic engineer & kid supervisor stuck at home base.
Then back to business, fun and games
Weddings and grandchildren needing names.
Inevitable retirement but life at a faster pace
And knowing I'm older because of my wrinkled face.
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 | RONNIE RICH-Class 4
Ronnie Rich (Gelz)
Ronnie continues to live in Burns Lake with hubby, John, where she has become something of a town fixture. Her volunteer jobs include Cancer Unit (33 yrs), Festival of the Performing Arts (37 yrs), Museum Society (27 yrs) and an active member of K-40 and St. Paul�s United Church. She retired as a sitting Justice of the Peace 4 years ago to make more time for travel. Her great extravagance is in being able to take her grandkids, one at a time on a holiday of their choice once they have completed education for whatever vocation they have chosen. So far this has meant 2 cruises and a planned holiday in Bali this fall. With 4 children and 9 grandchildren it looks as though she has a lot of travel ahead of her. Ronnie feels that she was (and is) happiest �at our cabin on Francois Lake, swimming, surfing, or observing the miracles of nature, still untouched so far, or partying with my family or good friends at the lake.� Her favourite journey was with her daughter to New Zealand for a family reunion; it was to New Zealand that her maternal ancestors set sail from Scotland in 1840. Her family is her greatest achievement, she has no regrets, and would just like to just be remembered. Her motto is: �Don�t sweat the small stuff." Ronnie sums up her last 50 years this way: �Being thankful to the Good Lord for health, love of family and friends.; being able to pursue some of my dreams and ambitions. Trying to be in the right place to help a fellow being with a kind word or deed. And always being able to say, I�ve been RICH!" (In more ways than one Ronnie.)
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 | MARILYN ROBERTSON-Class 6Marilyn, beautiful as ever, had her picture snapped at the 40th reunion.Marilyn Robertson (Tulodziecki)
Marilyn's brief summary of her life reads thus: "I graduated from Royal Jubilee Hospital's School of Nursing in 1954, promptly moved to Winnipeg and got married. We eventually moved to Edmonton in 1962 and to St. Albert in 1963, where I still live. My first husband died in 1977 and I remarried in 1981. I worked off and on through the years and retired from nursing in 1992. My two children live close by so I see lots of them and my 6 grandchildren (who are a great joy to me). We were able to take a few nice trips and a couple of cruises before Ted's health failed. And though I loved Hawaii, I think my favourite trip was to the Panama Canal. The future is uncertain due to my husband's poor health, but we try to make each day as fulfilling as possible, and we are blessed with good friends and a loving family. Regrets? � a few, but even though I made mistakes, I tried when I'd achieved some maturity to make conscious decisions. So, going back to another time and place and without the benefit of a crystal ball, I'd likely make those same mistakes again. I guess my motto would be the Golden
Rule�not that I always succeed by any means! I'm proud of my kids They're both strong people with good values and I'll take some credit for that. I also truly loved nursing although that wasn't the direction I had planned to take when I was still in school. However it was a very rewarding career." Marilyn regrets not being able to attend the reunion, but will content herself with attending the ceremonies for her eldest grandson who graduates from grade 12 exactly 50 years after Marilyn did.
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 | WALTER ROHATINSKY-Class 6Walter Rohatinsky (Rogers)
After 35 years working for Canada Customs, Wally retired in �91. He and Nora live in Coquitlam; they have 4 children and 2 grandchildren. Walter tells us that he plays tennis 3 times a week as well as the occasional game of golf. An avid reader and gardener, he says there just isn�t enough time in the day for all the things he wants to do. Each summer he and Nora visit Victoria to enjoy the buskers and the sights and head for the Okanagan each Sept. for fresh produce. Wally says he has no regrets and remembers high school as a golden period in his life. �It seems like yesterday when we were putting on dances�the Mixer Committee�what a beautiful gang, I remember every one of them.�
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 | RUTH ROLEDER-Class 31Ruth lives in Chilliwack with the Member of Parliament for Fraser Vally East, husband, Ross Belsher. Ruth and Ross have 2 sons and her proudest achievment was seeing them graduate from university. Ruth enjoys entertaining and reading and remembers the walk from the commercial buildings on Fraser Street to the main buildings with a certain degree of nostalgia. |
 | FRED ROOTS-Class 6Fred Roots
A retired teacher, Fred and his wife, Joyce, live in Long Bay, Gambier Island in a home they constructed on their summer property. They have 2 children and X (possibly 8) grandchildren (was the whiteout because you are expecting more?). He was happiest both when he got married and when he retired. His favourite journey was to Australia and diving on the Barrier Reef and for the rest of his life he plans to �travel a lot.� (Way to go Fred!) His fondest memory of Jayo was when our grade 12 track team won the District championship. Among his many post-high school interests & achievements are: graduating from U.B.C., 30 years coaching track & field, as Director of R.V.Y.C. sailing program, power squadron instructor, and naval reserve office for 18 years. Fred would like to be remembered as a friend and loving father.
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 | ELSIE RUEGG-Class 2
Elsie Ruegg (Schroeder)
A very busy lady, Elsie helps her husband, Harvey, who pastors a large church (congregation between 500 and 600) in Surrey. She says she is so busy she never has time for leisure activities except for a weekly trip to Park Royal with a girl friend. It seems that the North Shore is Elsie�s old stamping grounds and still a favourite spot. Harvey plans to retire next spring and in preparation for that day they now have their house on the market. Elsie says that this is the first time they have made such a move without having any idea of where they are going next. (Refreshing to see that some of us can still take a chance Elsie.) Elsie and Harvey have 3 children and 8 grandchildren all of whom live in the Lower Mainland as does her mother, who at age 90, is now in a care facility. Elsie stays in touch with Mildred Zindler.
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