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Alexander,
Susan
Allender,
Joan
Aranda,
Martha
Arnold,
Donna
Astorga,
Bob
Baracz, Les
Barnard, John
Benson, Robert
Better, Barbara
Bissell, Sue
Block,
Rick
Bodendofer,
Lelani
Bowman, Linda
Brown, Barbara
Braa, David
Bryant, Dick
Burnett, Linda
Coalson, Richard
Collins, Larry
Comaty, Mike
Cornish, Steve
Cowger, Janet
Cowger, Linda
Cox, Connie
Cox, Jim
Crawford, Leanne
Cunningham, Barbara
Daugherty, Bob
Davis, Kathryn
Davis, Judy
Dayton, Marie
Deem, Sherrie
Dirschl, Darlene
Douglas, Darlene
Drinkard, Mike
Drotar, Gary
Duke, Bennie
Duran, Irma
Ebert, Susan
Eddy, Chris
Ellsworth, Bonnie
Eloe, Dean
Emmons, Carolyn
Endres, David
Evans, Jerry
Evans, Lucy
Evartz, Richard
Evertz, Karen
Eyster, Bonita Lee
Ferris, Betty
Fields, Paul
Fisher, Ronnie
Frederick, Judith Ann
Gherardini, Ray
Glass, Lorna
Gneiser, Mildred
Gregory, Russell Duane
Gueck, Barbara
Gwynne, Duana L.
Haken, Hanna
Harding, Emmett
Harmon, Don
Harmon, Linda
Hartsuiker, Roberta
Henry, Dorothy
Hauschild, Connie
Hileman, John
Hills, Max
Hines, Tish
Hooper, Brenda
Huffstutler, Sheralyn
Hurd, Ann
James, Stanley
Jarboe, Dianne
Jarboe, Joe
Jarman, Jacquelyn
Johnson, Leonard
Kahler, Ceclia
Kaiser, Stanley
Keating, Jackie
Keeling, Pat
Kerstiens, Fred
Kling, Shirley
Krems, Gale
Lay, Bill
Lay, Tom
Levine, Bruce
Lewallen, Roy
Lingle, Ross
Lucas, Luke
Mares, Josie
Mavromatis, Jean
McGrew, David
McIntosh, Steve
Medina, Evelyn
Michalow, Richard
Miller, Frances Lee
Millie, Marsue
Morrison, Henry
Neitzel, Darlene Gay
Nelson, Clint
Nelson, Steve
Niemeyer, Richard Lee
Niquette, Karen
Novosad, Bill
Orcutt, Steve
Parker, Karen
Parsons, Linda
Phetteplace, Gilbert D.
Polivka, William D.
Portice, Tom
Railton, Judy
Randall, John
Reames, Claudia
Rhodes, Dave
Leroy Richardson
Rigli, Douglas
Rowe, Rick L.
Saich, Beverly
Sandstedt, Dale
Schilling, Don F.
Schneider, Mike
Schoske, Patricia
Scholz, Bob
Schuster, Jerry
Sebern, Harry
Lola Seger
Shaw, Connie
Sherva, Kathy
Shiramizu, Gary
Showell, Glen
Sides, Donna
Simon, Deanna
Small, Jeanette
Smith, Bob
Simmons, John
Smith, Don
Spencer, Sandra
Spring, Patricia Jean
Stabler, Don
Stansbery, Carole
Steinshouser, Linda
Stiers, Philip Don
Strausheim, Retta
Sweeney, Eva
Thayer, Keith
Thiel, Mike
Tudek, John
Van der Werff, Leland
Vaughn, Judith
Warner, Ellen Dae
West, Marvin
Wetzel, Susan
White, Bob
Willis, Larry
Wilson, Dianne
Winchip, Gerald
Winckel, Gary
With, Sandy
Witherell, Jim
Wilson, Emily
Wood, Paul
Woodruff, Vandy
Wright, Diane
Wulff, Olene
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Josie Mares
1963 Yearbook Photo |
 Photographed at the reunion dinner |
First Name: Josephine
Middle Name: Roberta
Maiden Name: Mares
Last Name: Dean (but divorced)
Nick Name: Josie
Current Address: 2605 Lark Drive
Colorado Springs, Colorado 80909
Home Phone: (719) 477-9273
E-mail Address: josefamar@aol.com
What have you been up to for the last 40 years?
Forty years have gone by like sand in a sieve. Looking back, those sands are packed with solid experiences and memories. To start, graduation from Alameda flung me into an alien world - the University of Colorado, Boulder. Gone were the cows in the pasture behind Alameda; the long-held friendships; the familiar streets and by-ways. Instead loomed huge campus buildings ; masses of students; unfriendly professors; the Beatles; strange new ideas, and the SINK (local bar). Then President Kennedy was shot, breaking my heart forever. My uninitiated psyche collided with the burning bras, the pill and Vietnam War protests. I did not complete my B.A. until years later.
I earned a B.S. in Behavioral Sciences at University of Southern Colorado in Pueblo, and was nominated to Who’s Who in American Colleges and Universities. I had married an attorney with Colorado Rural Legal Services, experiencing living in and appreciating the beauties of southern Colorado. We had a daughter, named Evelyn (Evie) who recently graduated from an ivy league school, University of Pennsylvania. She is a musician (viola) and earned a double major in Spanish and Anthropology. A world traveler at her young age, she is greatly outstripping her mom, to my joy.
I have worked as a caseworker in child protective services and as a legal secretary and paralegal. Unfortunately, I was divorced when my daughter was 4 years old. For eight years, in order to stay home with her, I ran a child care business in my home. I always said I was doing child care because I didn’t believe in it!
Then I started telling stories. First with my day care kids, then for parties, and soon people were hiring me - in schools, libraries, community concerts, and local storytelling festivals. My emphasis has been Hispanic folklore; recently I branched into my Mom’s heritage – Jewish folklore. Through the years I have also acted in community theatre.
In 1995 I earned a M.A. in Communication at Univ. of Colo., Colorado Springs. I taught public speaking at the university, my favorite occupation. At present, I am self-employed. I have an editing business, and do odd jobs such as occasional child care. This leaves me free to dabble in theatre once in awhile.
What do you want to do with the rest of your life (the next 50 years!)
In the future, I look forward to travel and painting, and to enjoying every aspect of life. I consider it a privilege ( and a miracle) to be joining my treasured high school classmates in what will be a joyous and fun reunion..