Current Pictures
To lessen in-person awkwardness, we thought it would be fun to share current pictures of our classmates. Please submit your picture with a few sentences telling us what you're up to Classof83Grizzlies@gmail.com.
Rob Carney: After AHS, I graduated from OSU and moved to Seattle to work at Boeing. Boeing was too big and slow for me at the time, so after a year I moved to a smaller company where I met my wife Nancy soon after. We have been happily married for 30 years (this July) and live in Sammamish, WA. We have 3 kids: McKenzie 27, Elliot 25, and Garrett 21. I left Microsoft in 2004 to start a software company, bLoyal. While the growth of the company has taken longer than expected, I enjoy the work and committed to its success. I’m looking forward to seeing everyone.
Then: Jacqui Greene and John Williams. At graduation in 1983.
Now: Jacqui and John Williams Blem.
Glenn Franklin
Kathy (Mackay) Olson: I am still in Ashland! I left for awhile, but moved back for the good schools. I’m working at the middle school. They rebuilt it last year and it’s beautiful, but it doesn’t look much like it did when we were there. My husband and I were married 36 years. He passed away last December. We have 2 grown kids and a daughter in high school, and 3 grandkids in Ashland schools. I’m a card carrying member of the sandwich generation as I have 5 family members in their 80s who also live here. Life is busy! Life is good! Looking forward to seeing you all.
Tanya Dahlin: I have been living in Big Bear Lake, Ca but looking to move back to Ashland this year! I have had many careers in my lifetime...as a Professional Middle Eastern dancer traveling all over the world teaching and performing, An actress/storyteller with one woman shows throughout the world and now working with my mother's alternative healing work. She was one of the first healers back in Ashland and a pioneer of her work, Energy Medicine. I work with kids and their families in Energy Medicine, helping them with learning disabilities and emotional regulation among many other things. I created a form of movement called Energy Medicine Dance. I am an Intuitive Spiritual Counselor, which is extremely fascinating! Wanting to have a family with many children, I had a challenging 17 year journey through fertility experiences and 2 near death experiences. Whew! This sent me down the path of adoption and I received my beautiful son on the day he was born. I feel so blessed to be alive and at the age of 57, I now have a 5 year old! It's been a beautiful life.
Lisa Johnston: After graduating from SOU in 1991, I moved to Portland to attend law school at Lewis & Clark. Afterwards, I stayed in Portland and raised my three amazing sons, 14+ years of which were as a single mom. I opened up a law practice in 2004, serving Plaintiffs in primarily personal injury, workers comp, and Social Security disability. In 2011, I purchased a retiring attorney's practice in Social Security Disability law, and have been practicing exclusively SSDI and Veteran's Disability law ever since as Johnston Porter Law Office, PC in Lake Oswego, Oregon. In 2019, I met the love of my life, Robin Lang, a physical therapist in Chico CA. I moved down to Chico at the beginning of the Pandemic, and we were married in March 2021. Currently, I spend 1/2 of my time in Chico and 1/2 in Portland, still operating my business in Lake Oswego. Now, my family has grown by 2 great step-daughters, 2 amazing daughter in-laws and 3 beautiful grandchildren (7, 3, and 5 months). My youngest son, Isaia, played football at UofO in 2020 until he suffered a concussion that took him out for nearly two years. He has fully recovered now and has decided to finish his education in Kinesiology/Exercise Science at SOU. He will be playing football for SOU this Fall, and we would love to see you at any of the home games. In the meantime, can't wait to see you all at the Reunion.
Susan (Brown) Mathey: I’ve been living in the Seattle, WA area since 1987. My husband Doug works for the Seattle Times and I work for Washington State Department of Corrections. We have two adult daughters and 5 grandchildren who all live near us.
Laurinda (Badtram) Sievers: My husband Matt and I have been married for 32 years. We lived in Gresham for a long time before moving to Battle Ground, WA 15 years ago. We have 2 kids, Brian 28 and Brianna 26, and a beautiful daughter-in-law, Marla.
Mary (Vait) Miller: From Oregon, our family moved to the Coachella Valley in 2001. It has become my second home. The kids are all grown and even gave us some grandkids! I can’t wait to see everyone.
Kevin Stanger: We currently live in Carlton Oregon out in the Yamhill Vineyards. Jamie and I have been married for 28 years. We raised two children, Jeremiah 36 and Jensyn 24. I spent 23 years in the Army and am a retired Sergeant Major. I’ve taken the World Tour. We enjoy many outdoor activities- Hiking, Kayaking, Disc Golf, Camping and interested in Bird Watching. Looking forward to Grandchildren eventually. See you all soon!
Shawn Pasche: Karin and I have been married for 37 years and live in Talent, Oregon. We have 2 grown sons who are 31 and 29 and our current favorite yellow lab, Sam is 6. Looking forward to seeing all of you soon!
Ted Leybold: I've been living in Portland since graduating from AHS. My wife Skye and I are raising Logan, 20, and Devon, 18. Looking forward to seeing you all!
Craig Dumont: Me and my forever person, Steph Jordan. We live in Phoenix, Oregon. We are near empty nesters with our kids being 18, 23, 25, 30 and 37. Only 1 grandbaby so far.
Johanna (van Dijk) Scholer: My husband Scott and I live in Klamath Falls, OR. We have two grown daughters and three grandchildren. Scott grows strawberry nursery plants and I am retired other than making PickleBall a part-time job (lol)! We love to travel and usually take a couple big trips a year (this picture from Costa Rica).
Kathy (Swinney) Hunt: I met my wonderful husband Barry in college and we have been married for 32 years. We live in Portland, Oregon where we have raised two amazing daughters, Heather 23 and Amanda 20.
Tracie Otis Armitage I own Emas salon. I’ve worked there for 31 years.. hope to retire at 62.. and just run it.. my mom, brother and boyfriend live with me in a 1906 home here in Medford off Jackson near the theater so walking distance to everything.
Jeff Baker: I’m amazed that my three short years in Ashland have had such a profound impact on my life. Looking forward to catching up with many of you! Gigi and I have been married for 34yrs, after meeting at the University of Oregon. We raised our twin sons in Seattle, where we lived for 20+ years. We have been in Lexington, KY for 6yrs now and absolutely love it. Kentucky is home to Bluegrass music, Bourbon, and thoroughbred racing, and we’ve grown to enjoy each of them. Gigi and I share a love of cycling, and exploring out of the way places. These days I run my own business strategy consulting firm, and try not to work as hard as I used to. I’m still insatiably curious; the more I learn, the more I appreciate how little I know. Be sure to ask me about the “Kentucky Hug”!
Alex Jansen: My wife Gina and I live in Oregon City, Oregon. Married for 26 years, we have three wonderful children together. We co-own and manage a commercial construction company.
Kevin Densmore: I met my wife, Mary Love Mattox, in Los Angeles where I lived for 12 years. We moved to the Seattle area in 1999 where we raised our two kids who are now 27 and 24. We now spend about a quarter of the year in Mary Love's native No. Carolina.
Rhonda (Oviatt) Barry: Hello everyone! I am living in Medford with my amazing husband Jeff. We have 5 grown children (combined), and 5 grandkids, ranging from 18 to 8 months. Having grandkids has been the greatest joy in my life. I never thought anything could make me so fulfilled. Can’t wait to see you all again in July.
Kim Lopez: This is a family photo of Theron and I from 2022. We are with our daughters Hali and Mikyla. Theron and I have lived in Mount Shasta, California since 1998.
Gary Irvin: Deana and I have been married for 30 years and have 3 grown sons, 26, 24, and 20. We also recently added one daughter-in-law. We met and lived in Hawaii. After moving to Indiana and Texas, we settled here in Tucson, AZ in 1999. We also lived in Scotland for one year with our kids and travelled Europe.
Ken Pinnock: Kelli and and I have been married 33 years and are currently living in Denver. We have two kids, Sam, 27, living in Stuttgart, Germany finishing his PhD in Physics and Jordyn, 24, our daughter currently is in Liberia Costa Rica doing research on Capuchin monkeys with UCLA. We never know what country we’ll ultimately end up in with these two. (UNFORTUNATELY, KEN WILL NOT BE ABLE TO ATTEND BUT WE'LL MISS HIM.)
Danyel Logevall (Meyer): After we first met at an AHS Jazz Band concert, my Swedish/Canadian high school sweetheart, Fred, and I married in 1986. We reside in Cambridge, MA and have two kids, Emma (29) and Joseph (26), and a fabulous granddog, Henry! (UNFORTUNATELY, DANYEL WILL NOT BE ABLE TO ATTEND BUT WE'LL MISS HER.)
Lesa Quale Ferguson: I currently reside in Buffalo, NY. I ended up here in 2000 after returning my grandmother from her visit with me in Seattle (where I lived for 16 years). I landed here and started knitting and then never got back on the plane for the return flight. Shortly thereafter my brother Scott joined me at my grandmother's house and bought a tavern where I worked and ultimately met my husband Dave which was 21 years ago. We now have two sons, Sam (17) and Cal (11). Yes, I was a bit late to the family-making party - a GenX slacker to the last. I spend most of my days as a stay-at-home mom, but I also enjoy dallying in novel writing, photography, digital media, and advocacy work (all of which usually happens while I'm procrastinating cleaning the kitchen). (UNFORTUNATELY, LESA WILL NOT BE ABLE TO ATTEND BUT WE'LL MISS HER.)
Linda Chase: I am retired from a career in Hospitality and Tourism Management. I am a proud mother of 2 daughters ages 32 and 30 and I have 8 grandchildren. I'm enjoying these days travelling, playing percussion with some incredibly talented musicians, and artwork in several mediums. I currently live in Utah. (UNFORTUNATELY, LINDA WILL NOT BE ABLE TO ATTEND BUT WE'LL MISS HER.)