Ferndale High school

30 year reunion

Class of

1976
 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

1976
Michael ager
Edward ahlquist
Brenda allan
Kevin allen
Grant andrews
Barbara andrus
Ned arnold
Bryan atkinson
Joanne aubuchon
Nasreen bachuwa
Laura bailey
Aileen baker
Colombo baldini
Judith ballard
Robert barr
Beverly baumler
Joseph beaupied
Mark behrendt
Steven berkowitz
Mike bernard
In memory of
George berndt
Anne berry
Margaret berry
Darrell bolam
David bolam
Jeff bolen
Steve bolton
Linda bookmiller
Tammi bowers
Bernard brainin
Peggy bratt
Michael bridwell
Ruth broyles
Tammie burch
Jeff burg
Dale byars
James callahan
Sheryl carlton
Rebecca carroll
Maureen carter
Susan caruso
Janet chambers
Darleen channell
Jim charbeneau
Maureen charbonneau
Linda chopp
Deborah clark
Tina cody
Susan colley
Terese collins
Thomas collins now

Then
Tom collins
snowboarding
Debra cook
Karen corkum
Brian costakes
Nanci cox
Lori craig
Lisa cross
James cucchi
Bruce cunningham
Victoria cunningham
Timothy curtis
Elaine cushman
Peter dazer
Steven de gracia
Mark dell
Sharon deming
Debbie dew
Toby de witt
Deborah diggan
 In memory of
Linda dingle Turner
Joel dix
Kurt doctor
Cathy dougherty
Fred dueball
Harold edsall
Peter elliott
Jeffrey elvy
Lawrence ensman
Elizabeth estes
Sherri fay
 In memory of
Karen ferguson
Reid ferguson
Keith fife
Jane Flarity
June flarity
Jozette franco
Cynthia frank
Carl frantz
James frazier
Brian frost
Antonet fundaro
Thelma gassdorf
Vicki gealer
Rose geiger
Claudia goedde
Carmen gonda
Elizabeth goodwin
Jonathan gorosh
Michael gramza
Carol grant
Tom grant
Briggit grayer
In memory of
Linda green
Vernon greene
Kimberly greenfield
Arnita gregory
Thomas griffin
Ana guerra
Curtis gull
David gunns
Kathy gurwitz
Timothy haller
Debra halsted
Deborah hanfland
Dave hanna
Steven hanson
Scott harris
Karen hedin
Frances helm
Rick helson
Heather heness now

Heather Heness
Then
halsman
In memory of
Ramona heron
Maxine hoff
Abby hoffman
Allen holland
Tamara holland
Linda hollie
Michael holser
Kenneth hosbach
Darlene hubbard
David huebner
Randi hueston
Steve hunt
Aaron hunter
Corin hyman
Gregory jacks
Eugene jackson
Marjori jacobson
Debbie januseh
Kathleen jerue
Allen jett
Deborah johnson
Karen johnson
Gordon jones
Kurt jones
 David
kakenmaster now

then
Anthony kantz
David keener
Sandra kelly
Dawn king
Shawn king
Joel klein now

The klein family

then
Karen koivu
Igor koroleff
Linda korzym
Mary koss
Anthony kowalski
In memory of
Gerald koykka
David krieger
Denise kulesia
Robert kunz
Marianne lada
Bernard la frambois
Robert land
Madelyn lange
Kipp lanman
Nichols laudazio
Helene laughlin
Margaret lavery
Elaina lazar
Dawn lemorie
Judith lenane
Nelson leong
Carolyn leslie
Robin lester
Elsie lewis
Janice liddicoat
Michael little
Michael litzenburg
Robert livingston
Lisa locke
Cynthia loehr
Frederica lolos
Nancy lopez now

Then Dennis & Nancy

Mitchell
Barry ludwig
Kathy lux
Nancy mackiewicz
Neal mac lean
Robert main
William mancuso
Lanedra manly
Jim martin
Maria martinez
John mason
Kevin mather
Yvonne matson
David mazur
Diane mc intee
Kim mc kamey
Dawn mc kinney
James mc leod
Richard mc neely
Lisa mc phee
Douglas melton
Pamela meridith
 In memory of
Frances micheau
David michael
Jean mielke
Martha miller
Paula moeser
James monahan
Michael moore
Ramon moore
Kathy morgan
Cheryl morris
Jan morton
Gerard mouser
Faith mullen
Cheryl munson
Tim murphy
Marcy nadeau Now

Then Ken & Marcy

Newsome
Pamela nash
Sue neil
Gary neusius
Jenny nichols
Monica o’connor
Rebecca o’hannes
James o’leary
Lisa olive
Kenneth olson
Maryann ostrowski
Kenny owens
Jerome paladino
Linda parmerlee
Karen partalis
Margaret pepper
Diane perkins
Richard peterson
Debbie peters
Sandra peters
Carol petts
Colleen phalen
 In memory of
Barbara phillips
Brad pierce
Cheryl pisarski
Debra pollard
Alan potashnik
Robert potruski
Cindy pottle
Laurie poulin
Daniel provo
Robert rayis
Anthony reeves
In memory of
Michael reiter
e. reynolds
Mary reynolds
 In memory of
Marjorie rhodes
Al richards
William richardson
George rivard
Marc rivers
Pamela ridout
Wendy robertson
Alan roggin
Michael rooney
Denise rosiek
Denise roslonski
Serena ross
Donna rosson
Martha rostafinski
Rebecca rotsted
Tammy rowe
Theresa ruhlman
Molly runcie
Jennifer ruttledge
Kathy sadowski
Edward samulski
In memory of
Richard sapp
Kim saunders
Peter saville
Linda saxton
Laura schafer
Heidi schott
Kathy schumacher
Mark schurig
Lynn scott
William scott
William scott
Barbara scrimger
Tim seeley
Alex sexton
Terry shoemaker
Dennis siadak
Sherry simmons
Julie simpson
William simpson
Sheryl sloan
Gregory smith
Mary lou smith
Faye snider
Marvin somero
Charles sorah
Diane sposato
Lawrence spring
Grace stanley
Linda steinhart
Chris stesney
Daniel stewart
Steven suarez
Patricia sucharski
Erika summers
Susan sutter
Steven sibula
Jody swenor now

Jody Swenor
then Dale
 now

Francine (Tamm) Miesel

Robert tebbe
Jim tellson
Elizabeth thatcher
Anne thomas
Brad thomas
Cynthia thomas
Sharon thomas
Brenda thompson
Judy thompson
Robert thompson
Eric tillman
Mark toman
James tottis
Timothy trimble
Charles turner
Chris turner
Cindy turner
Thomas turner
Charles underwood
Matthew vetoich
Linda wallace
Lori walton
 now
Marie wark

then The Gearing

Family
Mary watson
Diane watt
James watts
David webb
Lynn weir
Douglas weiss
Edith wells
Basil welsh
Mary wicks
Helen wigman
Karen williams
 now
Fred wilson

Then Fred & Mary

Wilson
Rebecca wilson
Jeff wixson
Jackie wood
Martin woycik
Roberta wurdock
David yarina
Terry young
Michael yurick
Richard zielinski
Paul zimmerman
Lisa zoppa
 Also – in memory of:

Robert Cade Ward Comerford

James Eddy Dean frenette
Lou kaufman Ola randall
Richard marvel Jerry Rumann
Dale watt pat welch

Graduates of 1976