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Ken Brandon
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Last Updated: |
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April 10, 2009 |
| If you plan on attending the reunion, what will be your mode of transportation from where you live? |
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My car
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Residing In: |
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McHenry, IL USA |
| How did you FIRST learn about this reunion website? |
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Email received from Class Creator.net inviting me to join
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| What prompt you to move to your current location and how long have you lived there? |
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to stay close to where most of my work is
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| Where else have you lived? How many times have you moved in last 40 years? |
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Vancouver, British Columbia 1975
Crystal Lake, Il.1976 - 2005
Greenwood, Ind. 2006 -Pres
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Spouse/Partner: |
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Kelly Rosing - girlfriend |
| Married? To who? When? How Long? And most importantly, how did you two meet? |
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Married Mary Lou White March 23, 1974 together for 30 years til she left to be with our Lord. Met her at a church group meeting
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Occupation: |
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Painting Contractor |
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Children: |
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Jenny Christine, born 1974
Shannon Marie, born 1976
Kevin Leland, born 1983 |
| Any grandkids? |
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Jenny has 2: Bryce 7 and Brooke 2
Shannon has 5: Kendra 13, Jimmy 8, Jaden 6, Ashlynn 3, Addison 1
Kevin has 2: Micah 2, Eli 6 mo.
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| Did any or all of your kid(s) attend or graduate from CGCHS? |
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no
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| Do you still have family around in McHenry County? And who? |
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no
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| Do you still see/talk to/hang out with any classmates? Who? |
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no
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| So what did you do right after high school? |
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Went to N.I.U. for 3 semesters til my parents
moved to Vancouver then got a job downtown with the railroad til I got married, had our first daughter and moved to Vancouver
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| What did you want to do or think you were going to do when you finish high school |
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I did exactly what I set out to do
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| Ever gone on a blind date? |
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No
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| Ever get to swim in the ocean and which one(s)? |
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Pacific and Atlantic
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| Ever pay for a meal with coins only? |
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No
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| Have you ever done something you told yourself you'd never do? |
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Yes
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| Danced your heart out? |
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Yes
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| When it comes to sports; are you more of a spectator or are you part of the game? What is/are your favorite sports? |
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Rather be part of the game. Played hockey for many years, at N.I.U. in Canada and her in Mid America Hockey League. Didn't care to wath it though. Now I bowl, play some golf, help coach a womens softball team and love watching my grandkids play baseball. Baseball is my favorite game.
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| What is your favorite type of music? Who would you consider to be your favorite performer(s) past and present? |
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Rock, very much into current and classic rock.
Past: AC/DC, Ozzy, Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, Eagles, Motley Crue, and Van Morrison.
Pressent: Hinder, 3 Doors Down, The Fray, Rascal Flatts, and Adam Lambert on American Idol.
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| Any gray hair? When did that first crop up? |
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Yes, and long enough ago that I don't remember.
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| Are you currently "Empty Nesters" or is/are any of the offspring still in the nest with you? |
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Empty Nesters, but my home in Greenwood is right between my 2 daughters 2 blocks each way
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| What is one of the most difficult challenges did you have to face during your lifetime? |
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Being with my wife thru 5 years of fighting cancer only to lose her
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| Have you ever watched someone die? |
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Yes
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| How has the current economy climate affected you and/or your family? |
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Like everyone else, investments down and work slow
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Chuck Schultz with Ken @ 40 yr class reunion -08/15/09
Kelly
Kelly & Ken @ class reunion
Kelly & Ken @ class reunion
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