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MSHS '75 Updates

SUSAN GROSECLOSE-AUSTIN: Married-25 years...3 kids/3 grandkids...Works for Mt. Rogers CSB as Crisis Counselor...

MARIE SEWARD-AZZARA: "We are the same, just older-2 kids out of college (one going on to graduate school), one to go..."

ALAN G. BLEVINS: Work-Part Time: Marion Mold & Tool...Hobbies: (Adventure) Dirt & Street Motorcycle on Trans-American Trail...

KATHY JONES-COOK: Job: self employed, owns equestrian facility. Teaches horse back riding lessons & trains horses, specializing in show horses...Husband: Brent Cook...no children..."We have started a new business, "Blasters", a mobile soda blasting service, servicing Virginia & North Carolina...This is a new eco-friendly technology to safely strip paint & clean most any surface..We like to go boating, fishing, aerobics. ATV trail riding, horse back riding & swimming"...

JUDY STURGILL-COX: Married to Buford Cox...Mother to 3 sons (Jonathan, Jeremy, Jordan)...Like to play the piano, read, cook, spend time with family & friends...Teach 6th. Grade Reading at Graceville High School...

PAM KENDLE-CROWLEY: Remarried: 2006...Still teaching Chemistry...Member of the Clinical Faculty at William & Mary...October, 2009-Became a grandmother...

BRENDA MULLINS-DANCY: Still at Food City...Two grandchildren: Erma (2 yrs. old) & Dylan (5 yrs. old)

JAMES D. DAVIS: TRW-19 years...Wife, Nancy...1 son, Michael...1 daughter, Crystal...2 grandsons, 1 granddaughter...

RONNIE ECHOLS: Electrician-Smyth County School Board...Married: Sharon Widener (MSHS '74) Hobbies: Riding motorcycles, camping, gardening, target shooting...

MARGARET PITSENBARGER-FERRELL: Enjoy hiking, handbell choir...Married 3 years...3 dogs (One rescued after Hurricane Katrina, one rescued that was dumped at WalMart)...Performed comedy routine at The Lincoln...

PAM GEIB: Employed by Pfizer Consumer Health Care (29 years) Spouse: Barry Pugh (deceased-1991) Children: Beverly Pugh (21) and Lara Pugh (18)..."Live in Richmond, Virginia, where I am a member of Grace Baptist Church. Still love to read, but do most of it online these days"

BETH BAUMAN-GRAHAM: Beth: teaching-Marion Intermediate & Chilhowie Elementary...Tom: Stockbroker...Daughter: Maggie-Junior @ UVa, Mary Briggs-Freshman in college...

KENNY HANKLA: Married: Donna Sturgill (MSHS '77) Son: Chris...Kenny is Senior Financial Analyst at Moog Components Group in Blacksburg...Donna is a Chaplain and Exercise Physiologist, completing R.N. in Fall, 2010...

DENISE BARTON-HARRIS: Employed by NC State Employee's Credit Union, E-Learning Administrator...Active in Church as a pre-school class teacher and on the mission's team. Went on mission trip in December, 2009 to Serbia for Operation Christmas Child...Working on my degree through Wake Technical Community College...One daughter, lives near Raleigh. One son, attending Austin Peay & one granddaughter, the apple of my eye...

AMY SCOTT-HASSENPFLUG: "I am still teaching part time, both on campus & online for Liberty University. Leon continues with Areva. Rachel, our older daughter, is beginning her third year of medical school. Maddy, our younger daughter, has just graduated high school & will attend Liberty University in the Fall..."

LINDA HULL: "Spending a lot of time with my family, camping and traveling...Enjoying gardening & being active at my church..."

LARRY G. HUTTON: " My 'big' news has been my weight loss since the last reunion...On the music front: I am still doing private lessons & freelancing at events that need a musician...Besides music, my interests are swimming & kayaking..."

GREG LAWRENCE: Greg: Engineering Manager for Schneider Electric...Leesa: Pediatrician. Two Children: Nigel, who is a Junior at Georgia Tech, majoring in Computer Science and Lori, who is a Freshman at University Of South Carolina, majoring in Journalism/Marketing...

WARREN MCCLELLAN: "Celeste & I live in Duluth, Ga., which is suburban Atlanta...I am a partner in a CPA firm and owner of a financial service company. We have one son, Craig, who lives in Nashville and is a musician in the Christian Music Industry...Our passion is Meet The Need Ministry,(www.MeetTheNeedAtlanta.org) serving men who have been incarcerated, homeless and/or have addiction problems."

SCOTT MORRELL: Portfolio Manager-Flippin, Bruce & Porter, Lynchburg, Virginia...Married: Wife, Gwenda..."Empty Nesters"...Still playing drums, enjoy studying history...

CONNIE HANCOCK-ROSS: Married to Gary Ross (MSHS '74)...Employed by Bank Of Marion...Member Of The Reunion Committee...

CINDY BURCHETT-SALYER: "Working at Mountain States Health Alliance as VP of Cardiovascular & Pulmonary Service...I have been married 31 years to Tom & have 3 boys & 1 grandson. Love spending time with family"...

DANNY SLEMP: Older daughter, Shelly, currently working for Samaritan's Purse in Sudan, Africa...Daughter, Amanda, recently graduated from Wake Forest & married Sam Smart...Son, Nate, has 1st. year at Virginia Tech under his belt, leaning toward a business major..."Kim and I are adjusting fine to empty nest! We have a new business venture...bottling & selling our own milk-Duchess Dairy Products"...

CINDY HUDSON-STRINGER: "Ed & I are still living in Marion. He is employed with The Bank Of Marion & I am a "happy homemaker". Our son, Seth, is a junior at ETSU in the digital media program. Ed's son, Charlie & family (two grandkids) are now living in Roanoke. His daughter, Christie and her husband live in Bentonville, Arkansas. I'm learning to enjoy my free time now that we are "empty nesters"...We have three dogs that are great fun. We really enjoy traveling & visiting with extended family when Ed has time off"...

TERRY TRIPP: Lives in Canton, Georgia....Wife: Marsha...Children: Davis & Lauren...Flying Captain-NetJets Aviation, Inc.

TOM WILSON: "I have worked with the Virginia Tech Upward Bound & Talent Search programs since 1982, currently serving as Director of both programs. I also serve as Choir Director at Luther Memorial Lutheran Church."