Ferndale High school

30 year reunion

Class of

1975
 Life on the train

A while back, I read a very interesting book that

compared life to a train ride or a series of train rides.
Life is like a train ride, it read. We get on. We ride. We get off.
We get back on and ride some more. There are accidents and
there are delays. At certain stops there are surprises. Some
of these will translate into great moments of joy, some will
result in profound sorrow.
 When
Wennwe wirare
geboren
born and
werden
we first
undboard
in denthe
Zugtrain,
einsteigen,
we meet
people treffen
whom wewir think
Menschen,
will bevon
withdenen
us forwir
thegauben,
entire journey.
dass sie unsThose
während
people
unserer
are our
ganzen
parents!
Reise begleiten
werden: unsere Eltern.
 Sadly, this is far from
the truth.

Our parents are with us

for as long as we
absolutely need them.
They too have journeys
they must complete. We
live on with the
memories of their love,
affection, friendship,
guidance and their ever
presence.
There are others who board
the train and who eventually
become very important to
us, in turn.
 These people are our brothers, sisters, friends and
acquaintances, whom we will learn to love, and cherish.
Some people consider
their journey like a
jaunty tour. They will
just go merrily along .
 Others, will encounter
many upsets, tears,
losses on their journey.

Others still, will linger on

to offer a helping hand to
anyone in need.
 Some people on the
train will leave an
everlasting impression
when they get off….

Some will get on and get

off the train so quickly,
they will scarsely leave
a sign that they ever
travelled along with you
or ever crossed your
path…
We will sometimes be upset that some passengers
whom we love, will choose to sit in another
compartment and leave us to travel on our own.

Then again, there’s nothing that says we can’t seek

them out anyway.
 Nevertheless, once
sought out and found,
we may not even be
able to sit next to
them because that
seat will already be
taken.
That’s okay …everyone’s journey will be filled with hopes,
dreams, challenges, setbacks and goodbyes.

We must strive to make the best of it… no matter what...

 We must
constantly strive
to understand
our travel
companions and
look for the best
in everyone.
Remember that at any moment during our journey, any one of
our travel companions can have a weak moment and be in
need of our help.
 We too may vacilate or
hesitate, even trip… hopefully
we can count on someone
being there to be supportive
and understanding…
The bigger mystery of our
journey is that we don’t
know when our last stop
will come.

Neither do we know when

our travel companions will
make their last stop.

Not even those sitting in

the seat next to us.
 Personally, I know I’ll be sad to make my
final stop…. I’m sure of it!

My separation from all those friends and

acquaintances I made during the train ride
will be painful. Leaving all those I’m close to
will be a sad thing. But then again, I’m
certain that one day I’ll get to the main
station only to meet up with everone else.
They’ll all be carrying their baggage… most
of which they didn’t have when they first got
on this train.
I’ll be glad to see them again.
I’ll also be glad to have
contributed to their
baggage… and to have
enriched their lives, just as
much as they will have
contributed to my baggage
and enriched my life.
We’re all on this train ride
together. Above all, we
should all try to strive to
make the ride as pleasant
and memorable as we
can, right up until we
each make the final stop
and leave the train for the
last time.
 All aboard!
Safe journey!!
Graduates

pictures
Class of

1975
Richard abraham
Mark ainsworth
Barbara albrecht
Stuart alderman
Rosemary allan
Deborah anderson
Susan anderson
Brian andrus
Effie angelos
George aram
Arthur armstrong
Lina arseneault
Brian ashmore
Kenneth ashton
Amabile baldini
Steven barjaktarovich
Barbara barnett
David barry
Claire bartlebaugh
Douglas batchelder
Paul beaudet
Linda behrendt
Chris berry
David beveridge
Martha berst
John birchmeier
Robin bireley
Cindy bishop
Barbara bloch
Richard blumenschein
Pamela boho
Sandra boiko
Dirk bojarzin
Debbie now
bond

then
Deborah Dotson
Mary bosler
Gary boudreau
Kathleen boycott
Carol boyne
William breskin
Valerie Brinkley
Margaret brissette
Suzanne broder
Teddy Bucy
Carol burns
Michael burt
Anne Bussinger
Cynthia button
Leo cairo
Ralph campbell
Cheryl canvasser
Heidi capps
Patricia carlton
Cheryl carter
Debra carter
Denise cartier
Terri cassels
Michael caylor
Nora cerrito
Carol ann channell
Neil charbonneau
Jennifer claxon
Alicia claybrooks
Russell coble
Kim cockrell
Karen cole
Jack corn
Valerie covell
Bridget craig now

Then Larry & Bridget

delevan
Dolly crouse
Michael crowley
Christopher cryderman
Nancy cuccello
Thomas cupples
Scott curtis
Bruce dahlgren
Joseph d’anna
Richard davidson
Janelda davis
Kelly davis
Mark dimitry
Melva dingle
Linda dockstader
Laurie doelle
Colin donahue
Karen dotson
Debbie dregiewicz
Laurie dubiel
William dupke
Julie ebbing
Tyrone edmondson
Beverly eller
tIra engstrom
Karen epperson
Josephine esposito
Barry fagan
Doanld farquhar
Dianna flynn
Debra frank
Timothy frank
Robin friedman
Marjorie fuller
In memory of
Charlotte funk
Marta garcia
Karen gattes
Sandra gealer
In memory of
Karen geiger
Karen germaine
James gheldof
Craig giff
Sharon gilliam
Ronald gilmour
Joy gilson
Steven gittleman
Karen glazer
Robert goldfarb
Steven gonto
Belinda gooden
Dawnne goodman
Lawrence gora
Catherine graham
Ann granger
Charles gregory
Mary grossi
Steven gualdoni
Juan guerra
Rosalind gunter
Cindy gysin
Elizabeth hagan
Rebecca hall
Sheila hamrick
Constance hardesty
William harwood
Mark hawkins
Sean heath
Janet hedin
Douglas heiling
Sandra henderson
Marigrace hetler
Wendy hill
Patrica hinkle
Larry hodges
Patricia hoffman
Carolyn holland
Debra holland
Lloyd hoppel
Marilyn houston
Arthur howard
Joan howard
Michael hubbard
Mary hughes now

Then
Robert hunt
 In memory of
Keith isherwood
Mary jackson
Virginia jackson
Terese janisse
Thomas jarulaitis
Kathleen johnson
Myra johnson
Susan johnston
Gary joines
Patrick jones
Roseanne jones
Sandra jones
Randolph jordan
Richard kahl
Jack kairy
Elaine kampmueller
Jean kargula
Kenneth Keener
Kimberly kelly
Nancy kemper
Marcia king
Patrice king
Robert king
Ellen kissick
Mark kohler
Diane korzym
Kenneth kotchoun
John kozich
Richard kretch
James kroon
Joel kroon
Michael krusiewicz
Patricia kulesa
Evelyn kurkowski
Rich labelle
Kimberly lacey
John lagman
Lynn landry
Pamela latshaw
Elizabeth lee
Melinda lee
Sherry lees
Gayanne legge
Jeffrey lehmann
Mark lelli
Sheryl lennon
Edward lester
Michelle linton
Cynthia livingstone
Patrick longe
Amy ludwig
Kathryn luxton
Paul magy
Martha mac kenzie
Donna majewski
Steven marcinko
Linda mandel
Roger marine
Jenice markey
Dick martin now

then The Martin Family

Gina marx
Dorothy maylone
Carol mc auley
Sherrie mc caffrey
now

Then
James mc chesney
Michael mc cullough
Patricia mc intee
Janet mc killop
Kathleen mc leod
Michael mc mahon
Kathryn
mc murray now

Then Kathryn
& Bailey
Kathryn mc murray
Julie mc nichol
Gil mc ripley
Ernest melton
Gerald melton
Joseph merritt
Timothy michael
Susan miller
Michael moharter
Michael moore
 In memory of
Timothy moore
Philip moran
Michael morrish
Brian morrow
Karin moschik
Susan mueller
Bruce muma
Joseph murray
Therese murray
now

Terry & Eric

then MacDermaid
Jenna Murray
Stephen muzzell
Paul nash
Patricia natschke
Joseph neighbors
Leslie neumann
Robert neusius
Bruce nicolai
Donna nieme
Al ockstadt
David osborne
Keith parent
Ernest park
Albert parmann
Lori patton
Lora pawloski
Dale peters
Lyle peters
Melanie peterson
Robert pettit
Deborah phelps
Carol phillips
Jon pickell
Michael pickert
In memory of
Susan pins
Tina pitrucelli
Ronald pouncey
Maren preuthun
Clifford pritchard
Catherine pruitt
Karen rabine
Marcia randt
Michael ratliffe
Ronna redd
Maryann reed
William reeser
Dennis reid
Muriel reid
Richard reno
Laurie rentz
Robin Richardson
Diana rimmer
Susan rinkinen
Thomas roach
Julie roberson
Nancy rock
Karen roeder
Michele rosiek
William rotsted
Diane ruhl
Kerry runcie
Patty ruttledge
Karen ruwoldt
Julie sandling
Michael saville
Dawn schimansky
Wanda scott
Sharon scrimger
Daniel shannon
Martin shaw
Debra shepherd
Tina shoemaker
John sibula
Laura sitter
Janet slish
Karen slusher
David smith
Sherry smith
Richard snell
Nancy sounart
Paula spring
Richard stafford
Thalia stambaugh
Trina stanton
Gary starkloff
Victoria stasiak
Edward stepien
Debra stevenson
Jim stinar
 now
Jill stone

then Jill stone kluge

Bruce sutela
Glenn sutherland
Denise szyszlo
Terrance tamm
Clyde tauriainen
John taylor
Randall taylor
Andrea tebbe
Bonita terrell
Chance tess
Jon thatcher
William theobald
Sue thieda
 In memory of
Denise thomas
John thomas
Mark thompson
Nancy thrushman
Karin tomberg
Alejandro torre
Terry troutt
James turner
Kirk underwood
Amy uren
Ruth vance
Wendy vance
Steven vanderhoff
 Michele
Van Hentenryck now

Then Rick & Michele

Michael vetoich
Stuart vinsky
Debra vinson
Nancy vojinov
Joan wagner
Robert wagner
Jeannie wallace
Johnny wallace
William wark now

The Wark Family

then
Dana wartell
In memory of
Gary wass
Laura watson
Kathleen watts
Michael welch
Cheryl welk
Lawrence white
Daniel wilson
James wilson
In memory of
Mark wilson
Nancy wilson
Thomas wright
Sahyo yamauchi
Cora zang
Milan zaric
Doreen zielinski
Lynn zimmerman
Debra zorn
Also – in memory of:

Robert brasfield
Gary hunt
Richard nephew
Rodney oldham
Canova watkins

Graduates of 1975