| Class
Notes 1930s |
| Howard
Lindenmeyer, '38 EE, Glendale, Calif., worked for
Douglas Aircraft during WWII and then Southern Cal Edison
Co. He passed the exam for Associate Electrical Engineers
for the California Public Utilities Commission and worked
in several sections, ending up as senior electrical engineer
after 25 years of service. He retired to go into the motion
picture business. He still gets royalties from four of
his titles. |
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| Class
Notes 1940s |
| Martin
Carlson, '43 EE, Bigfork, went immediately into the
Navy after graduation. After completing a diesel engineering
course he was asked to remain as an instructor. He finished
four years at the Brooklyn Navy Yard. He taught electrical
engineering at Denver University for four years. He then
went to the Bureau of Reclamation to be in charge of dams,
power lines and sub-stations in North Dakota and Colorado
until he retired in 1979. |
| Clarence
"Clancy" Rich, '43 EE, Jordan, is a retired naval
aviator and rancher. He lives in Cape Coral, Fla., in
the winter and in Montana in the summer. He and his wife,
Ann, are involved in many volunteer activities, including
flying with Sundowners, Inc., a search and rescue organization,
and with the Angel Flight organization. Although they
are in their 80's, he and Ann keep quite active. They
swim, play a little golf and still do some international
traveling. Clancy was selected to be the grand marshall
of the Cape Coral Veteran's Day Parade. |
| John
Facey, '48 CE, Santa Rosa, Calif., has been living
alone since April 1991 when his wife, Frances, died. He
is moving into Oakmont Gardens, a retirement establishment
in Oakmont, a community within the city limits of Santa
Rosa. |
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| Class
Notes 1950s |
| Wyman
Nyquist, '50 Agron, W. Lafayette, Ind., and his wife,
have donated real estate to the MSU Foundation for an
endowment in support of merit scholarships in the College
of Agriculture. |
| Earl
Rangitsch, '50 EE, Binghamton, N.Y., is enjoying retirement.
He and his wife, Ellen, have three grown children. He
is still gardening on a reduced scale, from a 100' by
100' garden down to a 10' by 10' garden. |
| Richard
Caruso, '52 Bus, Livingston, "had a great time at
the 50-year graduation and being able to carry the Olympic
Torch on campus." |
| Jean
(Thomas) Spurgeon, EX'53 EdHE, Geraldine, has four
children. Three are MSU grads. Two are teachers and the
third is an accountant. |
| Jeanine
(Martinell) Bailiff, '54 Nurs, lives in Vancouver,
Wash. She was director of nursing at Southwest Washington
Hospital, Fort Vancouver Convalescent Center, and did
intake and quality assurance at Kimberly Home Health before
she retired. She spent 40 years in the nursing field.
A member of Soroptimist International, she recently received
the Soroptimist of the Year award. Jeanine has been a
widow for five years. She has three children and two grandchildren.
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| William
Haney, Jr., '56 ME, Costa Mesa, Calif., retired from
McDonnell Douglas in 1992 after 35 fun years working space
programs such as Thor, Delta, Saturn, Skylab and Space
Station. He lost his beloved wife Cathleen to cancer in
May 1993. He met and married his lovely Thai wife, Pom,
in Feb. 1995. His family includes four children, nine
grandchildren and one great grandson. |
| Russell
Johnson, '58 AgEd, Sidney, sells mineral supplements
and Mix 30, a liquid cattle supplement in eastern Montana
and western North Dakota. Son Craig, '80 AgMe,
and wife, Kari (Martinell), '80 Pre-Vet, and son
Calvin, '82 AgMe are ranching and farming in Sidney
along with Craig and Kari's sons Cole and Ben. |
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are complied by Ruth Austin. If you would like to submit information,
please drop a line to the MSU Alumni Association, PO Box 172740,
Bozeman, MT 59717-2740. You can also submit them to her via
email at raustin@montana.edu |
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