Broadmoor High School Class of 1979

Michael Toups

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City:Boxborough State/Prov.:MA Marital Status:Married No. of Children:3

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Elissa Gomez (Turnham)

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City:HOUSTON State/Prov.:TX Country:USA Marital Status:Married No. of Children:2

From Elissa:Hello to everyone. I am so sad to miss the big 3-0 reunion. Have fun.

Rob and I will be in BR for the Auburn game so maybe we will bump into a few of you TIGERS running around the stadium.

Our kids are Adrian 22 (graduated from Princeton) and Kat 19 (sophomore at U. Texas). They are our joy!

Love and best wishes for a great reunion.

Elissa

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Galen Vicknair

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City:Baton Rouge State/Prov.:LA Country:USA Marital Status:Married No. of Children:3

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Dwayne Vidrine

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City:Prairieville State/Prov.:LA Country:USA Marital Status:Married No. of Children:4

From Dwayne:

The past ten years has gone by quickly. I haven’t changed one bit. Well, I’m not as skinny as I used to be and my hair is turning white. That’s OK, I can live with that. It’s not the years, it’s the mileage. I acquired professional registration on both industrial and mechanical engineering. I’m an engineer all the time but I know how to some fun with it. During this time I have traveled all over the country and half way around the world ten times. I spent three years in Iraq with the US State Department providing engineering support for Operation Iraqi Freedom. I have a lot of stories to tell and 2000 digital pictures. A slow day in Baghdad can be more exciting than a fast night in Baton Rouge. Trust me. The Arabs were able to tell which of us were from Texas and Louisiana. We carried the biggest knives. One thing I learned from international travel is how great America is. America is far above whatever country is second best.

When I returned from Iraq I finished renovating my home. Then I sold it and got married, again. I married the lovely Karen Leblanc. She is also a LSU engineer. She understands me. Together we have four fine sons. Two are in collage, one is in the Navy and the youngest is a senior in high school. We have put together a new home in Prairieville. Life has been good for us.

I am looking forward to meeting all of you again.

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Dana Vutera

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City:Baton Rouge State/Prov.:LA Country:US Marital Status:Married No. of Children:3

From Dana: Ahoy, mateys, and many thanks to Mark Harrell, Meredith Eicher, my brother David, and several other Buccaneers for their not-so-gentle reminders to register for our 30th reunion. We're all looking forward to being together this Fall!

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David Vutera

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City:Ossining State/Prov.:NY Country:USA Marital Status:Married No. of Children:2

From David:

Thanks to all who've taken the initiative to get our reunion and this website off the ground.

At LSU I met a girl from New York and eventually moved north with her. Pia and I have been married almost 30 years and have two sons who are engineering majors at Penn State. I attended law school in NY and work as an attorney. We live in a suburb of NYC, but still fly the LSU flag for every game. We visit Dana and the rest of our family in BR at least twice a year. Gotta get our fix of home cooking!

I walked the Broadmoor campus last trip and it really brought back fond memories. Can't wait for the reunion!

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Helene Kaiser (Wall)

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City:Baton Rouge State/Prov.:LA Marital Status:Married No. of Children:1

From Helene:Hi Bucs! Like everybody else said, "Has it really been 30 years?" It's a blast catching up on everyone's life adventures...we sure weren't a boring group! Most of you probably remember Forest Jones (BHS '78). We were married for 13 years and have a wonderful 12 year old daughter Anna Marie. He lives nearby and things have worked out well. I've been remarried for 3 years to a wonderful guy, Gary Wall---Glenoaks graduate but I think I'll keep him. He's wonderful and is great with Annie. Funny part is that his sister is Linda Lott...remember girls' coach Lott from BHS? Before he asked me out he checked all of Linda's old yearbooks for "info and pictures"...and yet, he still married me... Hey where are Pam Ellender and Sharon Ellis and the rest of our motley crew? See everyone soon!

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Louis Wang

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City:Duluth State/Prov.:GA Country:US Marital Status:Married No. of Children:4

From Louis:Hi Everyone. The whole family relocated from Green Bay, WI to Duluth GA, 30 minutes from Atlanta. I was with Koch Industries for 24 years, which is the parent company of Georgia Pacific and Invista (largest privately owned corporation in USA). Now I have been with IKO Industries for the past 3 years.

I have one daughter married to a great son-in-law who I helped to get a job at the same company I work for, IKO Industries. I have a fantastic team of talented Reliability Engineers who are based in Toronto, Canada.

Now I have 3 more beautiful daughters in our nest along with my beautiful wife, Ana, of 30 blessed years of marriage.

I can't wait until our next reunion. God is Great all the time!

Be Blessed.

Louis

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Beth Wardlaw

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City:Fleming Island State/Prov.:FL Marital Status:Committed Relationship

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Ted Warfield

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City:Newbury Park State/Prov.:CA Country:USA Marital Status:Married No. of Children:3

From Ted:

Thanks to the organizing committee for letting a non-grad join the party.

After moving to the San Francisco Bay Area my junior year, I finished high school at Monte Vista High School in Danville, CA. It was okay but certainly no school spirit like Broadmoor.

Got my BA in Theater Arts from UCLA and planned to become a rich and famous film actor until I discovered I hated camera acting as much as I loved stage acting. Ooops!

Tried law and business before finding my true calling, teaching. Bet that's a big surprise to a lot of you. ; ) Don't make quite as much money but I have a lot more fun.

Picked up a Masters in Economics and Entrepreneurship along the way at University of Delaware (feel free to ask, "Why Delaware? " at the reunion).

I now teach Web Page Design, Digital Video Production, Computer Programming and Entrepreneurship at a suburban high school just north of Los Angeles. I get to help kids and feel like I'm making the world a little better place.

I'm married to a better woman that I deserve and have three great kids who love me despite my corny jokes.

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