Jenn Herman (Rudman)
After graduating from LP, I attended UVic for my undergrad in Biology. After completing my degree there I moved to San Diego to pursue my education in Forensics Science. I now have graduated from National University with my Masters of Forensic Science and live in Costa Mesa in Orange County. I married 2 years ago (hence the name change). (jenn_herman@hotmail.com)
Dave Bone
May 27, 2008 - Lol, when we were in high school the Internet wasn't even invented yet! How things change. Speaking of change, I am now a Dad! I have a little girl, Kaylee with my wonderful wife Jill. We were married in 2004 and Kaylee arrived in Jan 2008. After grad in '90, I went through the Camosun Professional Cook Training program and did some cooking for a few years. Found out that it wasn't quite for me and went to work for a small manufacturing company out in Sidney called Sigma Technologies, largely manufacturing traffic control equipment. I worked there for over 9 years and eventually became the production manager before moving into more computer/software oriented fields. I started doing web design and then went to work for CardioComm Solutions Inc. where some of my old co-workers were working. I ended up doing a lot of traveling around the US with CardioComm and got to see a lot of America. I am now currently working for Daniels Electronics Ltd. as a radio systems technologist. My wife and I sold our place we had in Victoria and made the move out to Langford in 2005 and are enjoying all the changes and improvements happening in the Western Communities. I enjoy it when I run into fellow classmates around town from time to time. Looking forward to a 20yr grad reunion and catching up with fellow Grad '90 alums!! Cheers all. (dmbone@shaw.ca)
Rob Willie
Hi, I am from the Class of 1989. I am back at Lambrick helping coach the Cross-Country and Track & Field Teams. Recent grads will know me as 'Coach Rob' . (fotosbyrob@yahoo.ca)
Liberty (Ford) Pereira
After high school i did some time at Camosun, worked a lot, partied a lot and then married in 1997. I worked as a buyer for a retail chain for several years before deciding to change careers. I now work as a project manager for a lighting agency. My husband and I had our first child in 2002 and are now expecting a second, due September 2007. What did high school teach me? Well, aside from all the usual math, english and how to dissect a fetal pig, I learned never judge to myself as those around me have. Don't let the people you meet determine your worth - they don't know who you really are! Good Luck grads of Lambrick Park! Its a big world out there - make sure you are prepared for it! (ldrp@shaw.ca)
Mar-Lynn FitzGerald (Marnie)
Wow, I did not know this was here but I am on the phone with my buddy from high school, Kate Grafton, and we are online looking at the website for Lambi and reminiscing, (talking about our faves including Rocky!) lol Technology is a good thing! Mrs. Neufeld was onto something when she showed us that 'WWW' thing way back when! lol Lets see, after highschool,,,,well, I thought I had my life planned out but God had other plans! They say if you want to hear God laugh, just tell him your plans! lol. I am first and foremost a domestic engineer! I am a wife and a mom to 7 (4 I birthed and 3 more blessings in my life), 6 boys and 1 girl. Two are graduating college in the spring. We are so proud of our kids! Now, 18 years later! OMGosh!(Now, I don't know about you, but I never seriously thought about this age. All I knew was it was a 'parents' age and they were all 'old' lol) We just took our 13 year old son to 'transitions' night at Lambrick to prepare him for his years there! I did warn him that I would at some point during that night have a 'moment' and I sure did! What a trip walking back into Lambi as a parent! No more of the old fears but, a new fear: someone may recognize my poor son's mom & see her 80's hair in the pic down the hall! lol I have stayed in Victoria and am raising my kids here because it is unique, safe, and so beautiful. Moving back into Gordon Head has allowed my kids to be able to attend Lambrick. It is still a leading school in Victoria and I feel so honoured that my kids will experience a smaller atmosphere where their teachers will actually know their name! I am excited for them to go through highschool in this time because there are so many more paths they can choose than I had to choose from. So much growth from Highshcool, so many things I treasure, so many things I wish I could go back and redo with the wisdom, courage, knowledge, & acceptance I have now. It has been a journey for me and thank goodness I made it through my 20s!:) lol. I lost a parent this year and I guess if I could write just a few really great things, they are, truly enjoy life, really do not sweat the small stuff, never carry the let downs and hurts with you, do not hold grudges against people as they generaly do not remember what they have done, and surround yourself with love. People are like ice burgs, we only see the tip of who people are, their behaviour. There is so much under the surface & if we are lucky, we get to know them fully and deeply & if we are truly blessed, we let them in too! If I could go back from this point in my life, I would make more of an effort to thank the people who brought me support and acceptance, and I would hope I would bring more support and acceptance to my friends and classmates back then, we all needed it! My hope as alumni, is that we all have grown and not just aged. As well, when we run into eachother around town we look upon each other with a familiar smile and new eyes! As my children grow and each attends Lambrick, I hope their experiences are as memorable as mine. It was a good school then and still is now. I hope they carry the lessons they learn at Lambi with them as I do. I am looking forward to now experiencing the parent side of the Lambrick Park Pride. Be well, Take care of yourselves, Say HI if you see me! Sincerely MarLynn. (msfitzlol@yahoo.com)
Patricia (Lee) Morrison
Well should have been grad class of 1984 but decided I could make a million quitting school and working at McDonalds-yes learned my lesson the hard way! At some prodding from my boyfriend Jamie at the time, I went back to school to do my grade 11 and 12 at Lambrick. Did both 11 and 12 in a year and a half, finished in January 1986, worked at Victoria's Secret Lingerie and waited for grad in June. Had an awesome grad. Life went on - working- finding myself or better yet, trying to, and getting married at the ripe old age of 22 to a former junior high sweetheart. Needless to say it did NOT work and after 9 years finally found out who I was, what a healthy relationship is really all about and started a new life. Worked at RBC Dominion Securities as assitant to a Senior broker, moved on to the Hotel industry at Dunsmuir Lodge in booking weddings, etc and then onto the Provincial Government. Met my next future hubby - the most wonderful dream anyone could hope for, we had a beautifuld baby boy we named Dakota -he is 6 now and a star! THEN we got married! Yes, did that backwards I know! Been on a honeymoon ever since! We lost a son we named Dallas in 2002 at birth. He was early. Gord works with VIHA and teaches courses up and down the Island, I own a high end consignment clothing store in Mill Bay and life is good. We currently live in Cobble Hill. Done some travelling and Lake Tahoe is a fav spot. May even make it to the reunion this year. Take care all... (gpdmorrison@telus.net)
Kim Reid
Graduated RRMC 1989 BSc Physics and Oceanography Flew CF-18s for Canadian Military until 1995 Graduated UVIC 1997 BSc Honours Biology Graduated UBC 2001 MSc Experimatal Disease Pathology Married Phillip Rennison 2000 2 daughters - Amelie and Isla Currently living in Elgin, Scotland working as a systematic reviewer of medical literature Trying to contact Susan Oldridge (maiden name) who graduated Lambrick Park 1984 (kjresearch@btinternet.com)
Ramona Wymenga
After Lambrick, I didn't do too much of anything. Worked in the service industry for a few years; got tired of the low-paying jobs and took some secretarial training. Started working for the BC government in 1989 and have been here ever since. Not married, child-free, spending my time with friends and family, golfing, running (although I still suck at that!), and enjoying life! (monievibc@yahoo.ca)
Brad Jensen
Although I only went to LPSS for 12th grade, it has both fond memories and some poignant regrets for me. After graduation, I went to Denmark for 18 months on a religious mission. Upon my return I went to the University Of Alberta and Grant MacEwan Community College and received a degree in Recording Arts and Sciences. By the time I graduated in 1989, I had three kids, and moved to the US for work in the entertainment industry. I found relative success here, and am a voting member of NARAS (the Grammy guys). I worked in recording music for movies, television, and album releases, but burned out on it after a while. I went from there to theatrical sound design, which was a great job path, but it required that I work every night from 2-10 PM... not so much fun, although I was very successful at it. I then started working as a technical writer for a musical/recording equipment company. From there, my career has taken a bit of a winding path, from writing to marketing and graphic design, to web design, to sales, to entrepreneurship, where I am now, I guess. I run a mortgage office and am also Vice-President of Planning for a local home builder here in Utah. I have four wonderful kids, and my (second) wife has four great kids too, so we have a full life. But as I said, I always remember where I came from, and Lambrick Park is a big part of that. To this day, many of my 'favorite teachers' are the ones from Lambrick Park.
(brad@jensenconsultants.com)
Ursula (Stossel) Backlund
In 1984 I married my high school sweetheart, Jim Backlund & we moved into a floating house at the head of Narrows Inlet on the Sunshine Coast of BC. In 1986 we had our daughter, Patti, who is currently in her second year of Engineering at SFU. In 1988 I gave birth to our first son, Jimmy, who is graduating this year. In 1992 I gave birth to our second son, Ricky, who is in grade 8 now. I was lucky enough to be able to be a stay at home Mom & help out with the kids at the school and with extra curricular activities while they were young. I spent 3 years as a Cub Scout leader & 1 as a Venturer advisor. In 1999 I started working at a fish hatchery which is just down the road from my home & I'm still working there. In 2004 I divorced Jim. I am currently engaged to George, who moved in last year & is adjusting well to living with teenagers. We enjoy travelling, gardening & pretty well anything that involves spending time together. Our lives are very full & happy. We have a wonderful family & many great friends. (ubacklund@dccnet.com)
Sonya (Spreen) Bates
After high school I went to UVic and got a Bachelor of Science degree, majoring in Linguistics. My aim was Speech Pathology, so I then moved across country and did my Master of Science degree at Dalhousie University in Halifax, majoring in Speech Pathology. I took a job in a sole-charge clinic in Fort St John, BC and got a taste of the really cold weather before moving to Salmon Arm. I worked at the Health Unit there for five years, met my now-husband, Russell in England while we were both on holidays. Russell is an Aussie, so we had a decision to make. We now live in Adelaide, South Australia and have two daughters, Claudia age 7 and Megan almost 9. I work part-time as a speech pathologist with the Department of Education and Children's Services, and also write children's fiction. My first book was published in 2004, and my next will be released in October 2006. (rsbates@optusnet.com.au)
Kevin Batycki
After grad, I took the 'long road' to a university degree. A couple of years at UVic taking everything from sciences to music theater... a two-year Camosun tech program... finishing up back at UVic as an electrical engineer in 1992. I've been working since then at a local engineering firm (http://www.pwrm.com). Starting as a hardware designer, I rather quickly made the jump to customer service and sales. So for the last ten years or so I've been flying around the world selling systems to companies like Intel, Weyerhaeuser, and Enron (well, that one didn't turn out so well...). Outside of work, I try to live a big shiny life. As many know, I have been jamming with Fred Hagen and others since 1987 (!) in the band that played Miss J's retirement party, Mizter Reziztor (http://www.mizterreziztor.com). I spend much time not finishing projects around my house, and vacation copiously on a sailboat in Mexico (it's good to have friends in hot places) or backpacking around Europe. (kevin@batycki.com)
Barbara (McAdam) Bell
I live in Kelowna (since ‘88) with my partner of 10 years Ken, daughters Brandi (20) and Heather (11). Our other two kids, Tiffany (22) and Justin (21) live in Victoria. For the last four years I have been the Registrar for the Canadian Association of Home & Property Inspectors (BC). I also work part time as an artist model and love writing. We’ve enjoyed some travel (eastern Canada, US and Mexico) but our best trip was chaperoning 35 Environmental Science students to Costa Rica in 2004 where we did whitewater rafting, zip lines, jungle treking, horse back riding & some diving. This summer Ken and I are cruising to Alaska, and then my Mom, two of my sisters, a niece and two of my daughters are heading to Ireland in search of distant relatives. Hopefully we’ll find them in places other than cemeteries. I spent the first 15 years out of school learning who I was, the last 10 enjoying who I am. It’s worked out well. (bell_barb@hotmail.com)
Wendy (Palmer) Bonnah
I am living in Edmonton. This is my third year working as a teachers assistant in an elementary school here. I have been Married to my husband Bill, for fourteen years. I have two sons and two step daughters. My oldest son Justin is 20 and my youngest Taylor is 12. Bill's daughters are Megan 21 and Lara 19. I try to get home to Victoria at least once a year to visit my parents and friends. (bilandwend@shaw.ca)
Randy Campbell
Well since i left school I attended Camosun for 2 years for my criminology degree. I did get accepted into the RCMP but was in a car accident that kept me out. I moved to Calgary in 1988 with my wife. I have been here enjoying life raising my 2 kids on my own for the last 12 years. I still travel a lot drag racing in the northwest. We also do a lot of dirt bike riding in the mountains and fishing. I work for a chemical mixing company that makes products for the oil and gas industry. (chev55sam@aol.com)
Melaine Chin
Hey!!! okay, so I wasn't there for grad because I moved to Kelowna for my grad year. gawd. What a horrendous year that was! If there are any 1981 grads out there 'poke me' as they say on facebook :o))) would love to hear from someone, anyone.... I now live in Toronto. I actually came back to Victoria and was a 1987 grad at UVIC. I went on to be a paramedic for the City of Toronto. Married, divorced, mother of 2 FABULOUS girls (13 and 11) who are my entire universe. They are 'A' students (thank God, because I have no patience) and excel in ice hockey as well. I now work at Canada's largest trauma hospital in research and I think I like it....haven't figured it out yet. Just got another dawg, having put our last pooch down about 2 years ago. His name is Buddy (I know it's original) and is a St. Bernard/German Sheppard mix. Greatest little guy we got from a rescue mission. Actually he's 57 lbs and 5 mos. so don't think little was ever in his genes... I just happened on this site, so hopefully someone else will also. talk later Melanie. (melanie.johnson@sunnybrook.ca)
Greg Clark
Greg is living in Edmonton with his wife Debbie, they have 5 children ranging in ages from 15-28. He owns a janitorial company is a partner in a chemical manufacturing company and a Resident Caretaker Devonian Botanic Garden. He enjoys outdoor activities, hunting, fishing, skiing. best_edmonton@hotmail.com)
Lori (Wilson) Depenau
Upon graduation, mucked about at a few jobs as well as briefly attending a couple of Universities, graduated Camosun College as a Dental Assistant and moved to Whitehorse, Yukon. I met my future husband, Paul Depenau, in Whitehorse and were married there in 1990, we have three children Adam, in 1992, Tegan, in 1995 and William, in 1998. We are currently living in Blackfalds, Alberta (8 minutes north of Red Deer, Alberta) with my husband, our 3 children, and our Black Labrador Retriever, Heidi. I am running a Day Home and my husband is the Western Canadian Account Manager for Pelican Products, Inc. (Canada) (salesguy@shaw.ca)
Mike Fowler
It's Mike Fowler here and I'm still living in Victoria. I am not married and I have a 17 year old son in grad 11. I work for a recycling company called International Paper collecting the
blue boxes around the city. (leafscanucks@hotmail.com)
Diane (Barne) Jones
After graduating from Lambrick I spent a few years doing office work before deciding to go into nursing, graduating in 1988. In 2002 I completed a bachelor of science in nursing. After 17 years of working as a nurse in acute care and home nursing care I decided to specialize in nephrology nursing. I now work at a community dialysis facility. I have been married to Phil Jones for almost 18 years and we have a wonderful 10 year old son. I enjoy my dance classes, travelling, camping, sailing and skiing. I have been fortunate to remain in good health. (thejones100@telus.net)
Ken Johns
Ken lives in Richmond with his wife Penny and has two children. He is an operations supervisor and has spent much of the last 18 years climbing the corporate ladder. He is a track and field coach and enjoys raising his two daughters. (penj@telus.net)
Rhea (Springer) Jorgensen's
After high school, I worked as a legal secretary until 1990 when I got my real estate license. I enjoyed being a realtor because I loved negotiating for my clients. I earned several office Awards, plus an MLS Award. My husband, Glenn & I moved to Calgary in 1996, I got a job selling ads in a Business Magazine and then moved on to GE Capital Mortgate Insurance. We have three children, 5 yr old girl; 3 ½ yr old boy/girl twins and currently I am a stay-at-home Mom. (bluejfarm@netscape.ca)
JoAnn (Merriman) Gillespie
The majority of my adult life I've been busy raising my kids. My husband Len (Cedar Hill/Mt. Doug grad) and I have been together since 1982, we've just celebrated our 20th wedding anniversary. We have 4 kids and they are my proudest accomplishment. Matt is 20, Melissa's 16, Brandon's 14, and Angelique is 8.
After high school I took a dog grooming course, and I still enjoy my grooming customers. In between my 1st and 2nd children I went to night school at Camosun to get my certification as a Social Service Worker. My favorite part-time job was teaching pre-natal classes for 6 years. The rest of my time is spent volunteering in school libraries & classrooms, minding my sister's store, reading in french (Angelique's homework) and driving football (Brandon) and rowing (Melissa) car pools. Life's busy.
(jogillespie_1@hotmail.com)
Bonny Hastings
I met my husband, Steve Fisher, 9 years ago and we married April 5, 2003 on the white sandy beaches of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic! I currently work as a technology integration specialist for the BC Ministry of Health. My active life remains centered around being wife and step mom to two young men, Ryan (20) and Mike (22). Steve and I have made our home in View Royal near Portage Inlet. I am fortunate to enjoy good health and my lifestyle includes daily walks with our dog, Shasta. In my spare time, I am a competitive swimming coach. I am a volunteer for BC Special Olympics, as the head coach for swimming and I have bragging rights that include having one athlete headed for the Canadian Nationals Championship this year in July. As well, I am an assistant coach for Island Swimming (Coho Team) junior swimmers. (hasfish@shaw.ca)
Jim Hernandez
After graduating from Lambrick Park High School, I continued my education at the University of Victoria where I graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in 1985. After earning my degree I began working in the automotive industry, initial career highlights included working as the Sales Manager of Honda City, and helping Toyota Credit Canada with the opening of their Western Region Office in Richmond. Today I am a partner in Strategic Business Communications, a management and consulting firm in San Diego. The majority of my focus with the company has become devoted to one of our largest clients, American Honda, and working with over 35 different businesses in San Diego and internationally. I married to Cheryl in 1990 and have two children, Miranda and Jimmy and are currently living in SanDiego. (jhernandez@sbcinc.info)
Carol Houlihan
I married a guy from Nfld. We met in Vancouver through a friend I was hairdressing with. Got married in 1987. Jack and I have 3 kids, Andrea 14, Leanne 12, and James 5. We are in St. Albert, Alberta, just outside of Edmonton. I worked in the office industry until we had kids. After that I wanted to stay home and raise them myself, instead of putting them in Daycare. Jack travels alot. He's a Executive in a company called Wallace & Carey, Wholesale Distributing Company, ( you’ve probably seen the trucks with "horses" on the side). Anyhow, I decided to open a "Dayhome" when Andrea came along and have been doing this ever since! We went from Van to Saskatoon, Regina then Edmonton. Yip, 3 kids, dog, cat, & a great guy......not bad for 25 yrs!!! (houljack@telus.net)
Brian Hughes
After Lambrick, it's been all hotels for me. I completed the Hotel Administration program at Camosun and left Victoria only to return to visit my family. I have worked in many different hotels across Canada (PEI, Toronto…) and in the states (NewYork, San Fransisco…). I am married with a son “Jake” and a daughter “Eva” and currently living and working general manager of a resort in Sunriver, Or. (bhughes@sunriver-resort.com)
Kelly (Dempers) Keith
I met my husband Simon Kieth (from Mt. Doug) at a Vista’s soccer game in 1988, and the rest is history. We have a great marriage and three awesome kids. Sarah 19, just completed her first year of college at Arizona State Univ. and ended with a 3.0 (thank god). Samantha is our middle baby at 13 and going into 8th grade. She is taller than me by more inches than I can remember, a source of comedy in our house. Sean is 10 and an exact replica of Simon. He plays soccer on a traveling squad and is preparing for the ODP (Olympic development soccer program for the US). I returned to work part time as a loan officer which is a huge industry here in Las Vegas. Simon owns and runs several companies and is a huge multi-tasker! (k2727keith@yahoo.com)
Kwai Lam
Kwai lives in Victoria with his wife Jude (18ys), he has two children. He works as an assistant GM at the View Royal Casino and enjoys travel and golf. One of the most exciting things he has done was jumping out of a plane (freefall - in tandem with a seasoned parachutist). (kato55@shaw.ca)
Doug MacPherson
I kicked around Victoria working in the service industry for a year after grad. The summer of 1982 I got a job that changed my life. I took a job fighting forest fires with the Rapattack program (rappelling from Helicopters). Kicked all my bad habits of highschool. I Attend Camosun College from 1983-1986 (high school upgade) and University Sciences courses. In 1986 I went to BCIT and took Medical Radiograph, gaduating in 1989. After graduating from BCIT I worked as X-Ray Tech at Vancouver General Hospital (VGH) from 1989 to 1993. While working at VGH I attended UBC and graduated with a degree in Forestry in 1993. After graduating from UBC I moved to Campbell River where I met and married my wife in 1995 we have a son who is now 12. In 1998 we moved to a small town in the Kootenays named Naksup where we still live. I work as a full time Professional Forester and a part time X-Ray Tech while my wife works as a Social worker. (Hard to rap up 27 years in a few lines). Hope everyone is well. (tmac@burtoncity.ca)
Laura Ockenden
After graduation or at least after finishing Grade 12, I went to Victor's Hairdressing School. My Grandpa offered to pay for some kind of education, so I picked the one with the least amount of "Rules". I now own a salon in Royal Oak, with 2 stylist working for me, which allows me some flexibility to work and train. I have become quite busy training for marathons, volunteering and being very involved in the running community in Victoria. I am on the Royal Victoria Marathon Committee as the Speaker Coordinator and I also belong to the Runners' of Compassion, a non-profit organization that raises awareness and provides funding for social and charitable causes. I have an amazing partner, Tony(who went to school with Miss J.!)and great yellow lab named Hank, who I take to work, he is officially the LOCKS' Greeter. ( ockenden@telus.net )
Anne Reed
I've been living on the Lower Mainland for the past 16 years. I married quite some time ago and divorced quite some time ago. I have two great kids, Courtney and Caitlin. Courtney is 17 and graduating this year and Caitlin is almost 16. For the past 5 years they've been doing the home school thing, but have just gone back to public last September. I have sung in bands, got my scuba diving ticket, motorcycle license. I own and operate two businesses. They are both completely different from each other. I'm an instructor - I travel all over B.C. and go into various types of companies and train and certify their forklift operators. I also instruct on Aerial Work Platforms and I'm just getting into WHMIS and Working in Confined Spaces. I'm also a certified Iridologist. Besides all of that, I have just started writing a novel. (annereed@shaw.ca)
Rainer Rink
After graduating, I spent one year at UVic and then moved to Vancouver to go to BCIT. After completing my engineering diploma, I moved to Europe for a year and worked in the family business. Once I returned home, I worked with various engineering companies until 1996 when I started working for my current employer, Translink, as a technical supervisor. I married my wife, Melissa, in 2002 and we now have a beautiful two year old daughter, Maya and a dog named Bubba. Just like my high school days, I still love to ski and head up to Whistler every chance I get. I also play ice hockey (learned to play at 38!) and enjoy mountain biking. On my 40th birthday, I completed Ironman Canada with lots of support from my family and friends. (rainer_rink@telus.net)
Kay (Tyler) Rinker
I live in Pendleton, Oregon with my husband, Tony, and our 3 kids. My oldest daughter, Kimberly, is in her first year of college at the University of Oregon. She will be 19 on Jan 2nd. Our son, Tyler, is 13 and in the 7th grade and our youngest daughter, Ashley, is 11 and in the 6th grade. I work at a large print shop called Master Printers as the Office Manager and Tony works at Union Pacific Railroad as the "yardmaster". We have been married for 14 years. (kayrinker@msn.com)
Daljit (Dhaliwal) Sandhu
After high school, I received my diploma in Business Administration-Accounting. I worked as an accounting clerk at a paint shop in Victoria. At the age of 23, I got married and have been married for 20 years. We have 3 children. Presently, I work as a Circulation clerk at Greater Victoria Public library. I've been working there for over 15 years and have met some of you as library patrons. (daljit7@hotmail.com)
Barbara (Fumerton) Sheldan
After high school I went to UVic and received a bachelor of arts degree (economics). Shortly thereafter I got a job with the provincial government, where I have been ever since. I currently work for the Ministry of Aboriginal Relations and Reconciliation in a department that looks to programs and services for Aboriginal people, primarily not living on reserves. I am married to Tim Sheldan, and have 4 kids: Michael (14); Elizabeth (12); Sarah (4) and Matthew (2). Life at home is hectic to say the least - but lots of fun and never a dull moment. (bgsheldan@shaw.ca)
Tammy (Thomas) Silva
I left not only B.C. in 1986 but also Canada and ventured to California. It was there in Southern California that I met my husband Mark and we married in 1988. We have our own business working together training and owning racehorses. We traveled coast to coast here in the U.S. spending half the year in California and the other parts of the year in Pennsylvania, Chicago, New Jersey and New York. After a decade or so of traveling we decided to settle here in New Jersey. We race at the Meadowlands Racetrack and we live about 9 miles west of New York City. I am blessed with a beautiful view of the New York City skyline everyday and night from our barn where we stable our horses. We don't have any children but we do have about 20 racehorses which demand our care and attention 7 days a week. The only vacations we have ever taken have been to Maui, Hawaii a couple times and I have decided if I could retire anywhere it would be there. Thanks to a great team of people that currently work for us, I will be able to get away and attend this reunion. This will be my first time returning home and I am extremely excited about it. (SilvaStable@aol.com)
Jerry Stanger
After high school I stayed in Victoria working and going to school. In 1987, I went to Mexico and worked at an orphanage for about six months. This was a lot of fun and it would be great to do it again. From 1987 to 1990 I worked in construction and later had a roofing business. I returned to school in 1990 and worked part-time. In 1995, I graduated from U-Vic with a degree in social work and started working in child protection. I disliked that work so moved to the Ministry of Health a couple of years later. In 1997, I went to visit Fernando Juanicotena in Panama. He was working there in a family business. I met my wife about that time and we were married in January 2004. I had started a masters in health administration degree in 2001 and finished that in 2005. On my birthday in November 2004, we had boy (Joel). (jwstanger@shaw.ca)
Carol (Simpson) Stathers
After high school I worked for the provincial government for 6 years and then went back to school to train as an RN. I got married a week after my I graduated to Dave (a high school teacher). We spent some time in Invermere and Penticton before settling in Summerland. We now have three children, two boys (aged 7 and 9) and a daughter aged 13. I am currently working as a diabetes nurse and a chronic disease prevention educator for Interior Health. I teach health-related courses at Okanagan University College and write for various health magazines. (stathers@shaw.ca)
Christine (Branyik) Thornton
I went on to school, first UVIC for a BFA in Theatre Design and Performance followed by work at the Banff Centre in the Scenic Art, went on to become the head of Scenic Art at Vancouver Opera and The Vancouver Playhouse while working in film and theatre on the side. After meeting my future husband, I moved to the prairies. In 1991 I went back to school and got my B.Ed in Arts Education at the UofR and started teaching high school. In my spare time I teach and review Arts curriculum for the SK Ministry of Education, write for theatre magazines and manage a web resource that links drama teachers from across the world. I am proud to have won Kennedy Centre and PBS Arts awards for work in arts advocacy; I never get tired of creating great theatre with teenagers.
In my other spare time…I’ve been married for nearly 10 years to a great guy named Jeff. We have 2 kids, Maya – who is 11 and Carter – who is 7. We live on 3600 acres of prairie grassland and Jeff farms both grain and cattle. (cbranyik@sasktel.net)
Janet (Smith) White
I completed my diploma of nursing at Vancouver General Hospital and then worked in neurology. After 3 years I decided to take a year off and go traveling through Europe, North and South East Asia and Australia. That was a tremendous highlight. On return I worked at the BC Cancer Agency on the Bone Marrow Transplant Unit. Looking for more independent work in health care I then decided to become a Registered Massage Therapist. That became my primary job for the next 5 years while I still worked part time in nursing as well. At the age of 30 I got married and moved a year later to Powell River with my wonderful husband, Nick and our puppy Airedale. Within 2 years we had our first girl, followed by a second girl 20 months later. Olivia is now 7 and Emily 6 (and Kate the Airedale is 11). We're very settled in Powell River and love the outdoors including hiking, sailing and kayaking. (janetwhite@shaw.ca)
Wayne Williams
After grad in '81 I wandered for a few years. If you recall I was in the army reserve and I gained employment and experiences all over Canada, the Middle East and Europe. Eventually I got serious joined the regular army, bought back my pension and moved to Calgary for several years, then Edmonton for several more and now I’m happily back in Victoria where I plan to retire in the next few. I find myself in transition single again and moving into private life after 27+ years with the military. I did three tours in Bosnia (1 1/2 years of my life) and I hope to do one last tour overseas in Afghanistan before pulling the plug, in November '08. I hope to spend much more time with my main passion in life these days, which are my motorcycles. I was an avid scuba diver for ten+ years but I have given that up, for the open road. Life is a journey, Take the scenic route - Wayne (wmw@telus.net)
Rob Woodburn
I have been married for 17 years my wife’s name is Linda, we have 2 kids a son Spencer age 14 and a daughter Brittany age 11. I still work at Thrifty Foods currently managing the Quadra and McKenzie store. We have been living in Brentwood bay for the past 17 years. (rnlwoodburn@shaw.ca)
Alex vanNetten
After High school I went to Uvic and received my BSc, MSc, and Phd in the physics of shock waves from explosives. I went to Europe and studied at the Von Karman Institute for Fluid Mechanics and received and Aeronautical engineering Diploma there. I came back and had a consulting business relating to shock and blast until I took a position at the University of Victoria as the laboratory Supervisor where I teach physics. I just started my family and have two kids, a boy of 4 and a girl of 2. (vannette@uvic.ca)
Deb (Foreman) Wellburn
After High School got my private pilots licence. I moved to Edmonton and got on with the airlines. (Not as a pilot but as Passenger Service agent/flight attendant) Eventually I got a transfer back to Victoria . Married a pilot and we have 2 children. I was with the Airlines for 19 years. It was a very fulfilling career which involved sitting on many committees. I resigned last year to spend more time with my family, and my horse. I am a director with the Lower Island Equestrian Club and volunteer my time with the Victoria City Rowing Club. (dwellburn@shaw.ca)
Wendy (Stratton) Yzenbrand
After graduating from Lambrick, I spent several months coming back to school in order to complete my wall mural. I attended Brigham Young University for half a year; or basically until my money/scholarships ran out. I trained as a photo lab technician and worked at that for several years. I met my future husband, Dirk Yzenbrandt in 1982 and we were married in 1984. We moved to North Vancouver for several years. In 1986 our daughter Sylvia was born and I left my job to be a full-time mom. Our son Dion was born in 1991 followed by our son Kai in 1995, we currently live in Victoria in the Broadmead area.
For the last three years I have been a volunteer early morning seminary teacher for my church. I teach 18 teenagers at 6:30 every school morning. I love teaching and I love the teens. Most of my volunteer work is for my church which is the Church of Jesus Christ of latter-day Saints. There’s lots more but it’s all stuff that every parent does; community, sports, school, church. (dyzenbrandt@shaw.ca).
Rupert Shore
I had the pleasure of being part of Lambrick Park's first graduating class. I still have a picture of myself receiving my certificate from Mr. Voth - the school's first principal. I wonder to this day, however, what happened to the 'blue suede shoes' I wore that night. After leaving Lambrick I went to UVIC and received a B.A. in Geography. After working for the Provincial Government (a trend, from what I have read in other biographies) and selling cameras I attended Law School at UVIC. After working for a year as an assistant to the Judges of the Vancouver County Court I articled with a large Vancouver law firm. I stayed there for a number of years, ultimately becoming a partner in the firm. I HATED it...I liked the work and the clients, but did not particularly like working with other lawyers. I now practice law from a home office in North Vancouver, and have the latitude to help people who need assistance, regardless of whether they can afford to hire me. I am married for a second time to the lovely Nancy (with whom I eloped to Las Vegas in February, 2006 - we were not married by an Elvis impersonator). I have two children, Katie, 14, and Ryan, 11, who constantly amaze me, and, daily give me new reasons to be proud of them. Best regards to all Lambrick graduates.
(shorelaw@telus.net)
