Classmate Info

Use this section to...
(1) enter your Profile, (2) find out about your classmates, and (3) communicate with them. This is a secure area, so usernames and passwords are involved. Want help? Contact Diana Buckingham at mamabuck@twcny.rr.com.

(1) Enter your Profile for the first time:
a) If you are new to this area, click the "Add Your Profile" button.
b) Create a Username and Password and enter them. Then write them down.
c) Fill in the rest of the form and enter the security code at the bottom. If you don't fill in the security code correctly, you will have at least one more chance to enter it.
d) Diana will add your Yearbook photo to your Profile. If you want to add a current photo, send a .jpg/.gif or other photo media to Diana by attaching it to an e-mail.

(2) How To update your Profile:
a) If you already have a Profile, then retrieve it using the search function, and click the "Edit Your Profile" button.
b) The system will ask you for your Username and Password. If you forgot them, click on the "I forgot my username and password" button. You will receive an e-mail within a couple of minutes containing the two items. Write them down again.
c) Update your Profile and save it.

(3) Helpful things to know:
a) If you don't want to mess with Usernames and Passwords, send your information to Diana Buckingham (mamabuck@twcny.rr.com) with a note saying: "I don't want to mess with this, but I want to share some information." Diana will then enter your info for you.
b) If you want to see where classmates now live, click on the "Where are they now" button.
c) Use the "Send This Person A Message" button to send an e-mail to a specific person. You can only use it to contact one person at a time.

Daisy Wallace (Boda)

Then Then
Now Now
Marital status: Married
Children: 3
Occupation: Retired
Grandchildren: 9 - Kayla, Sarah, Ben, John, Rachel, Nicholas, Anna, Andrew and RJ
Cell phone number: 607-279-7118
Is it OK to tell other class members your e-mail and phone number?: yes
What have you been doing for the past 50 years?: I have been happpily married for 42 years to Bob and we've raised 3 children; Rob (40), Heidi (37) and Shawn (33). Now we have been blessed with 9 grandchildren. We both retired from Cornell after over 35 years of service. I was in various departments as an Administrative Assistant. We do volunteer work in community and church. We're enjoying retirement and being able to travel to see our children and grandchildren who are scattered from from the east to west....Idaho, Ohio and NY. We enjoy putting on Wallace Cousin Camp here at our home in Ithaca every summer for the grandchildren (no parents allowed). Their ages last summer were 12,11,10,9,8,7,6 and 4! The youngest (age 1) was too young to join camp yet. Such fun and Ithaca is a great place for this with lots of interesting places for field trips and fun. Great way to keep the "cousins" acquainted. We've done this 6 summers now, but with 2 of our children in ministry, we never know how long we'll be able to do this. They don't stay in one place real long and one is contemplating going overseas soon.
Comments: Thanks to the IHS Class of 1962 reunion committee for all your hard work. Have never attended a reunion, but hoping this year to change that.

John Ward

Then Then
Marital status: Married
Occupation: Retired
Is it OK to tell other class members your e-mail and phone number?: yes

Charles V. Warren

Then Then
Marital status: Married
Children: 2
Occupation: Broker/Owner Prudential Warren Real Estate
Comments: Will not be able to attend this July! My best to all and thanks for all your efforts making this a success.

Sharon Washburn (Carpenter)

Then Then
Marital status: Widowed
Children: 2
Occupation: Ithaca College - 30+ yrs.
Grandchildren: 4 grandsons
Is it OK to tell other class members your e-mail and phone number?: e-mail only
What have you been doing for the past 50 years?: Interests - Family; Old Cars; Motorcycles; Flea Markets. Raising a family with Ken Washburn [died 1994 after a long illness] and working at IC [ 30+ yrs]

Elizabeth Watkins (Egan)

Then Then
Marital status: Widowed

Sally Wells (DeGraff)

Then Then
Now Now
Marital status: Married
Children: 1
Occupation: Computer Programmer/Analyst
Grandchildren: 1
Cell phone number: 336-414-8409
Is it OK to tell other class members your e-mail and phone number?: yes
What have you been doing for the past 50 years?: In a nutshell: Went to Northwestern; lived in Indianapolis; went to grad school in Botany at Cornell; spent 7 months in a Cree Indian village in Northern Ontario; lived in Chapel Hill, NC for 20 years; spent 3 months living in the Andes; Moved to Winston-Salem, NC in 1998. I've been singing with various groups the whole time.

Marlene Werner (Vicedomini)

Then Then
Now Now
Marital status: Married
Children: 2
Occupation: Weight Watcher
Grandchildren: 7
Cell phone number: 321-266-2655
Is it OK to tell other class members your e-mail and phone number?: Yes
What have you been doing for the past 50 years?: Began working for Ithaca School District in the H.S. guidance dept., married Jerry Rychlyk and moved to Arizona. Worked at the Phoenix Zoo, in a real estate office, part-time in the neighborhood school, and finally ended up working for State Farm in their Regional office. Eventually, Jerry and I divorced and I moved back to Ithaca where I married David. Went to work for Weight Watchers. When he retired, we moved to
Melbourne, Fl. Once here, I went back to work for Weight Watchers here. Jerry and I have two daughters, TracyAnne and Shelli Marie. Both live in other states. They each have a boy and a girl. I have a stepson and stepdaughter, Amy and Alan. Alan has one son while Amy has 2 girls. Again, both live in another state. Wish they were closer.

Paula Wescott (Zagata)

Then Then
Marital status: Married
Occupation: Self-employed - 27 yrs.

Richard Wheaton

Then Then
Marital status: Married
Children: 1
Occupation: Retired
Grandchildren: 3
What have you been doing for the past 50 years?: I went to Ithaca College and after that moved to NYC and worked for a CPA firm and Borden. Not being married, however, I was happy to join the US military. Air Force, 8th Air Force, SAC 19th Bomb Wing at Homestead AFB Florida. Fond memories after that I said I would never move to Florida, but times change things and thiking. Learned to downhill ski while auditing a client. Went to work for Borden to coordinate the installation of a self-editing computer system, but when they announced a move to Ohio instead of Connecticut, which I was hoping for, I took out a map and plotted ski areas in Vermont and moved there.

Worked for the Department of Mental Health as business manager of the State Hospital and later for the Department of Mental Health, Mental Health Division. My wife, Polly also worked as an accountant for the Mental Health Dept. Central Office which is how we met. Had a heart attack at 38 and the ski slopes got more crowded and colder. Switched to cross country skiing and sailing on Lake Champlain for a few years. Decided that warm weather was better so moved to Florida in 1986. Worked for the City of Sunrise as Assistant Finance Director, job opened in New Port Richey in a couple years so we moved to this area which seemed like it was out in the country then, but since changed considerably. After four years there, I was offered the job as CFO of the Tampa Port Authority which since I was still sailing at the time, I enjoyed very much.

Retired at 60, gave up sailing due to aching bones and after a triple by-pass, I decided to take up golf. It's been less than a year and to say I play golf would have to depend on your definition of "playing".

We have one daughter and three grandchildren, Morgan 13, Kyle 10, Mathew 6, who all live in Vermont. The two older ones work at higher levels in school and the youngest, well we're not sure yet, but he seems to have a position in the principal's office, well that's where he spends most of his time. But, he even seems to be improving some now. They're all beautiful of course.
Morgan, our grand daughter was diagnosed with Leukemia a year ago last January. She is being treated at Dartmouth Medical Center in NH. She went into remission very fast. Seems to be doing very well and the treatment will take two to three years. Both my parents are deceased and my older brother has been retired for some time now and lives in NC. Polly's mother is deceased and her father, 89, still lives in Vermont. We like to travel, cruise, mostly been in the Caribbean and Hawaii, but looking to expand.

Linda Wheeler (Post)

Then Then
Marital status: Married
Children: 1
Occupation: Retired
Cell phone number: 913-558-9106
Is it OK to tell other class members your e-mail and phone number?: yes
What have you been doing for the past 50 years?: Retired from Vatterott College in 2005 where I was College Director-prior to that many years with Citibank and Allstate Insurance doing Operations and Systems Consulting.

Transitioned into retirement moved to Tucson, AZ in 2009 ...lots of golf, music, travel and volunteer work ..it's been a busy life!