40th Reunion - Trivia Results

I have published a guide related to handicap services in Toledo, and have been in THE Oval Office.  Sue Kettle Dienes

I ride a Harley and do decorative painting.  My bucket list includes riding 2.7 seconds on a bull named Fu-Man-Chu.  Nancy Noell Donaldson

I have been a professional dart thrower and have qualified for the world championship in 3D archery every year since 1995.  Tom Soeder

I have seen the sun rise from a hot air balloon over Lake Tahoe.  My bucket list includes seeing Burning Man and retiring to Montana.   Debbie Popp Haumesser

I hold a second-degree black belt in Tae Kwon Do.  With 6 kids and 8 grandkids, someone has to take charge!   Liz Dowman Barnhouse

I use to live on a worm farm, but now I’m at home with my 10 cats in the area of my ancestors from the 1700s.  Ellen Jane Clark Leonard

I had the opportunity to stand on a flight deck of an aircraft carrier and watch an F-14 break the sound barrier.  My bucket list includes performing in a Shakespeare play.   Randy Perry

I operated a B&B in a house I restored.  I love to renovate houses.  My bucket list includes storm chasing!   Debbie Bishop Barris

I have been a banker, a realtor, and a florist.  One of those jobs made me learn things I never thought I could do.  My bucket list includes more travel out west and to exotic beaches.   Janalee Brennan James

I use to do voiceovers for TV commercials and industrial films. Even with 4 boys keeping me busy, I have had about 50 publications.   Kirk Shepard

I’ve been a teacher and a realtor.  Even while living out of the area, I have attended every reunion – ask me why that’s unusual!   Sue Herbert Cook

I defected to the “enemy” when I moved to Westlake 4 years ago after living in Bay my whole life.  My 2 children are 4th generation Bayites!  I’ve been a PTA president.   Judy Brueggemann Jones

I could have spoken German when I was advisor to my daughter’s cheerleading squad!  Now I’m happy to be back in my high school home.   Karen Hansen Dade

I had the opportunity to fly in a helicopter and ride in a chase car with a peloton during a recent Tour de France.  I helped start a girls basketball program in our local community.   Kirk Gorman

My family loves to go to the Jersey Shore.  I recently took a magical trip with each of my two daughters.  My favorite movie is The Shawshank Redemption.  Ask me why!   Mike Foley

I have never left Ohio, but am looking forward to retiring in the Carolinas where I can golf, golf, golf!  I currently am an expert in the shipping businesses.   Sue Stewart Popadak

My house burned to the ground, but now I’m back living there.  I love dogs so much that I walk them for a living.   Donna Knight Little

Even though I learned as a surgical nurse to be active, I didn’t start to run marathons until I turned 50.  I have run in 5 marathons since!  I have 14 grandchildren with another on the way.   Pat Marquardt Mulder

I have been flying planes since graduating from college.  My bucket list includes starting a music-recording studio.   John Serb

I lived in Hawaii for 13 years!  I have been interviewed on Good Morning America, and spent a day with Ty Pennington! (And we were NOT talking about home makeovers!) I reconnected with my roots in the tiny village of Pelopponese.   Mike Manos

I was employed by the phone company for most of my life – doing all sorts of different jobs.  One job I did was to climb telephone poles and install residential lines. Ask me why I was one of the first to do this!   Diane Schabitzer Keefer

I’ve driven a locomotive, and went on a Bike Week in South Dakota.  Although I’ve lived in 9 different locations since college, my bucket list includes driving coast to coast on Rte 66.  (I haven’t seen it all yet!)   Sharon Brooks Tinsley

I use to yell, scream, and spit on people for a living!  I didn’t get married until I was 36 – and now I have 3 daughters.   Greg Ellis

I rode a bike in the hills of Tuscany during a trip to Italy.  I have been on Good Morning America, and have seen over a dozen shows on Broadway.  My bucket list includes going behind the scene at one of those shows!  Sandi Blankner Gorman

I am an electrician mostly here in Bay.  My bucket list includes a trip to Havanah.   Max Gruber

I have hosted numerous exchange students, have worked for a circus, and have jumped out of a perfectly good airplane.   I have also worked for the same company for 36 years!   Cathie Zimmer Ross

I have taken a hot air balloon ride over the Valley of the Kings in Egypt.  I have just recently started my own business.  My bucket list includes playing golf in as many places as possible and seeing a shuttle launch.   Mary Ava Davis Henneberry

I have had a huge variety of jobs including: owning a restaurant, doing interior design, being a chemical dependency counselor, selling real estate, and being a holistic health practitioner.  My bucket list includes a train trip across Canada.  Cathie James Drumm

I flew with the Blue Angels, was a celebrity chef along with the first man in space, and did an interview with the last man to walk on the moon.  Can you guess that space travel is on my bucket list?  Ray Schilens

I spent 9 months traveling overland from Austria to India, including riding on the top of a train in India and trekking in the Himalayas.  I lived in Austria for a while and speak fluent German.   Sherry Gruber Wagner

I lived in the Philippines when my spouse was in the Navy.  Needless to say – being a military family – we’ve also lived in a number of other locations – including CA, WA, TX, NY, and SC (but sadly, not Ohio!).   Talle Gilmore Hiltabidle

I have stayed in the Cleveland area since graduating from college – mainly Westlake but recently Olmsted Township.  I am an import/export manager.   Pat Groya Moorman

I have had a lot of experience with nuclear power plants, heavy equipment operations, and EMTs.  I never played soccer while at BayHS, but fell in love with the game in my 20s and coached/played for many years.  My bucket list includes getting published.   Chris Piper

I love to conduct polls  - have done polls for Ross Perot and People for the American Way.  I have also authored 6 computer flight simulators and 2 of those got Game of the Year!   Bo Schnurr

I am the person you love to talk with when you come to the library with a question.  On one trip I had to admit to my weight before getting on a small plane to make sure it would make it over the mountains.  How scary was that!   Nancy Lawther Allen

I was the resident director for a girls dormitory for 4 ½ years, have worked in commercial radio as a DJ, have been a factory laborer, a metallograher, and a campus minister. My bucket list includes a bike trip across the US.   John McElwain

I have worked on cruise ships all over the world. My bucket list includes playing in the World Series of Poker!  Dave Sullivan

I lived in Mexico for a while before returning to the states; I love to travel with my favorite stops Capri and Istanbul.  My son-in-law is about to be deployed back to Iraq – prayers, please!   Pat Prescott Little

I sat in the President’s Box at a performance of the Bolshoi Ballet at the Kennedy Center.  Imagine how disappointed others were when they saw my spouse and me instead of George W and Laura!  I have been at meetings with Fed Chairman Paul Volcker who I learned is hard to understand because he talks with a cigar in his mouth!!   Ross Wilson

I am busy holding down two jobs with totally different needs – I’m a 1st grade teaching assistant and I run a gift shop!  I use to teach aerobic dancing, too.  I love to travel anywhere there is water!   Barb Bennett Morison

I was president of a career management company that provided transition services to people during the Panama Canal transfer.  I have been to Bora Bora!   Karen Saum Poza

I have worked for the same company for 33 years – but you wouldn’t know it because they’ve changed names 5 times!  I have sung in many places, including Russia, Romania, and Hungary!  I have cut a record, too!   Marcia Danielson Lowe

I love to travel wherever they speak Spanish, including Cuba!  I attended the original Woodstock, and was the first person to pump gas at the Bay Marathon in hot pants!  I’ve been both a tax partner at a Cleveland law firm and someone who introduces people to “subtle energies”.    Fran Mitchell Schaul

I tried living in various suburbs around Bay after high school – River, N. Olmsted, Fairview, Lakewood, …. but came back to Bay because it’s the best!  Go Rockets!  During those 30+ years of moving I kept working for the same company!   My bucket list includes learning to play the piano, and to attend a destination reunion!  Nancy Burbach Flowers

I worked with animals for many years after graduating from college, and have some good stories to tell!  My bucket list includes travel to far away locations such as Australia, New Zealand, Africa, or Antarctica.   Chuck Jamison

I left Bay to head to Florida and then Texas, but my child is heading back to Ohio State in the fall.  Go Buckeyes!  I love to travel to National Parks and big cities.  I was a special education teacher then a real estate lawyer.  Phyllis Mulder

I have published numerous professional journal articles.  I have run a local youth ice hockey league.  My bucket list includes lots of golf – especially at St. Andrews (Scotland) and Pebble Beach (California).   Jim Dennis

I (MYSELF!) have done all sorts of remodeling in my home – even put on a new roof.  My favorite place to travel is Hawaii – even though it’s a long way from my home in Westlake.   Diane Mattern Williams

I have lived in many states including GA, NC, VA, OH, PS, NY, and FL – some of them more than once!  I have traveled to Cuba.  I’ve been in the Coast Guard Reserve for 30+ years.  Are you surprised that my bucket list includes building a boat?  Tobey Morison

I do dog-mushing with our team of Alaskan Malamutes since 1980 – both in the sand and snow!  I love to travel – have been to many locations – but only if my dogs can come with me!  I’ve owned a garden design business for almost 30 years.  Bev Hanan Meyers

I trained for the 76 Olympics.  I was a teacher and coach for 28 years – one of those years the cross-country team won the states! During college I was the Big Ten Champion and record holder for the pole vault.  Jim Green

I have traveled to many locations including China, Croatia, and Turkey. I was a radio talk show host and have written a textbook that was published in Istanbul!  My bucket list includes writing and producing a movie!  Pat Carlson Love

I have been in the medical business in some way since college – as a nurse, a Medicare contractor, and a care coordinator.  I have moved 8 times but only lived in 3 states.  My bucket list includes learning how to ride a motorcycle.   Kathie Leeds Ingram

I was a lifeguard at a hotel in my “younger days”, then I’ve had varied jobs as a teacher, ad agency administrative assistant, bookkeeper for a pool construction company (see how that lifeguard work paid off!), and a financial secretary for a church.     Jan Lask Fritzsche

I have been the mayor of my town for a number of years!  I also am a self-employed computer consultant/programmer.  I love to fish – especially in Minnesota.   Jean Barker Jamison

I like to move fast in the air and on the ground – I’m both a pilot and a marathon runner (finished 6 so far!).  Bruce Bunevich

I was a bailiff when younger, have served on the school board for 3 terms, and play tennis 3-4 times a week.  My bucket list includes space travel.   Gary Wilson

Even though I was raised in Cleveland, I’m a Red Sox fan now.  I’m pretty good with computers and graphic art.   Carolyn Walsh Zellers

Find 2 people who have never lived outside of Ohio (not including college):

Debbie Bishop Barris, Tom Soeder, Jim Dennis, Diane Mattern, Williams, Nancy Burbach Flowers, Bruce Bunevich, Nancy Lawther Allen, Jan Lask Fritzsche, Pat Groya Moorman, Cathie Zimmer Ross, Max Gruber, Diane Schabitzer Keefer, Gary Wilson, Pat Marquardt Mulder, Janalee Brennan James, Sue Stewart Popadak, Judy Brueggemann Jones

Find 2 people who have lived out of the USA at some point since college:

Karen Hansen Dade, Jane Sheldon Baile, Sherry Gruber Wagner, Talle Gilmore Hiltabidle, Pat Carlson Love, Nancy Allen Furlong, Marian Andersen Hansen, Ernie Toth, Ed Sloat

Find 2 people who have at least one grandchild:

Karen Hansen Dade, Judy Brueggeman Jones, Pat Marquart Mulder, Diane Schabitzer Keefer, Liz Dowman Barnhouse, Debbie Popp Haumesser, Tom Soeder, Sandi Blankner Gorman, Kirk Gorman, Nancy Noell Donaldson, Talle Gilmore Hiltable, Tobey Morison, Mary Ava Davis Henneberry, Barb Bennett Morison, Pat Carlson Love, Kathie Leeds Ingram, Nancy Burbach Flowers, Bruce Bunevich, Nancy Lawther Allen, Bo Schnurr, Jan Lask Fritzsche, Cathie James Drumm, Ray Schilens, Tom Henneberry

Find 2 people who have run for public office:

Gary Wilson, Sandi Blankner Gorman, Jean Barker Jamison

Find 2 people who live in the same house they grew up in:

Karen Hansen Dade, Debbie Bishop Barris

Other trivia questions:

Who came the farthest?   Jane Sheldon Baile (France)

Who has the most grandchildren?  Pat Marquardt Mulder (14, 15th on the way), Bruce Bunevich (14)

Who has lived in the most locations since college?  Sharon Brooks Tinsley (Jacksonville FL, Kings Park NY, Huntington Station NY, Rocky River OH, Lakewood OH, Oak Park IL, Chicago IL, Dekalb IL, Palatine IL)

Who has had the biggest variety in jobs since college?  Cathie James Drumm (owned/operated restaurant, did interior design for commercial builder, adolescent chemical dependancy counselor, real estate agent, holistic health practitioner)

Who has lived in the most states since college? Barb Bennett Morison (SC, GA, NC, VA, OH, PA, NY)