Former Classmate Information

Class of 1958
Class of 1959
Class of 1960

Class of 1961

• Atfield, Judy:   Judy Attfield O’Leary, Lexington, Massachusetts, USA, selling real estate.   Judy lost her husband a few years ago.   She is now retired and has returned to the Ottawa area.  Judy sends best regards to everyone.
  
  
• Ayotte, Jacques:  ? Jacques Ayotte, whereabouts unknown, need to do an internet telephone directory nation wide search.
  
  
• Bailey, Martin:  ? Martin Bailey, believed to be living in Hull, Québec.
  
  
• Brown, Karen:   Karen Brown Jessen, died of cancer in her fifties, survived by two beautiful daughters and a couple of grandchildren.
  
  
• Brown, Sandra:   Sandra Brown Perrior, died March, 2003 in Calgary, Alberta at the age of 58, survived by ten grandchildren.
  
  
• Bryant, Barry:   Mrs. Barry Bryant (Marla, Barry’s widow), Meech Lake, Chelsea, Quebec; Marla has retired from Dept of Justice and is enjoying life with her four children, and traveling.   Barry's youngest daughter Mariah has just graduated from Bishop's university as a high school teacher and is teaching partime at D'acry Mcgee Highschool which she graduated from.   Barrys' grandson Santiago Miranda Bryant is attending Hull High which is now Pierre Elliot Trudeau grade school in Grade 2. His passion is skiing at Camp Fortune and would love to meet Diane Lee who used to ski with his grandfather Barry. All of Barry's 4 children became ski instructors following in their father's footstep.
  
  
• Bullock, Elizabeth:   Liz Bullock Cox and Ivan Cox, Thousand Oaks, California, USA. Liz was a member of the famous Hull High School girls championship basketball team under Ruth Bates.
  
  
• Bénard, Marilyn:  ? Marilyn Bénard Sabourin, believed to be in Ottawa or Vanier.
  
  
• Carnahan, June:   June Carnahan Brace and Jeff Brace, Brighton, Ontario; June is a Chartered Accountant, a Certified Fraud Examiner, and a Certified Financial Planner, and Jeff is an avid salmon fisherman following a long military career as a pilot and as a general with the RCAF/Armed Services. (new home backing on golf course, in beautiful Prince Edward County).
  
  
• Charron, Vivian:   Vivian Charron Behnke and Elwyn Benhke, Pembroke, Ontario were in the logging business, Viv has four children and seven grandchildren and counting.
  
  
• Chen, Diane:   Dymoon Chen-Eastwood, now known by her original Chinese first name and her new married name (need husband’s first name). Diane came out to our 1991 Class Reunion. Dymoon has for many years operated a successful health care business related to stress management, which incorporates traditional Chinese health care philosophies and remedies.
  
  
• Cunneyworth, Diane:  ? Diane Cunneyworth, believed to be somewhere in Ottawa.
  
  
• Dawson, Marilyn:   Marilyn Dawson Ferguson and Allan Ferguson, farming near Osgoode, Ontario, raising beef cattle.  Three daughters and three grandaughters, one aged 9, the other two are identical twin girls aged 3.
  
  
• Delaney, Bob:   Robert and Audrey Delaney, Las Vegas, Nevada, Kingston and Montreal, Quebec; Bob is with Bombardier, the big Canadian aerospace and rail firm, working on big projects internationally, recently in New York City and Las Vegas.
  
  
• Derraugh, Bonnie:   Bonnie Derraugh Régimbald and Jean Régimbald, Cardinal Lake, near Poltimore, Québec, proud to be a grandmother five times now!
  
  
• Dériger, Mike:   Mike Dériger, Ottawa, Ontario. Mike has the second highest number of female admirers after Skip Lebrun. And many remember Mike’s nickname, Flubaddub.
  
  
• Fraser, Margaret:  Margaret Fraser Brown and Dr. Stuart Brown have worked at many posts internationally throughout a long and interesting career.  They are saying farewell to Canadian family and friends once again this June 2006, before they head off to another posting in Africa.   They hope to later retire to their home in Vernon, British Columbia.
  
  
• French, Barbara:   Barbara French Bowman and Ross Bowman, De Winton(Calgary suburb), Alberta. The Bowmans have just retired and are traveling a lot now; Barb was one of the top school teachers in the Province of Alberta when she retired, with a grand retirement party attended by literally hundreds of her appreciative former students.   Barbara has just lost her father in May.
  
  
• Genge, Storm:  ? Storm Genge, rumoured to be a French teacher in Calgary, Alberta.
  
  
• Heatherington, Ray:   Ray Heatherington Peterson and Richard Peterson; Ray was a fish biologist, then became mayor of St. Andrews, NB, and then went back to university to become a lawyer, and now does legal research on key issues for law firms, and runs a home based business. St. Andrews New Brunswick is a beautiful little town, with a great hotel, The Algonquin, and a terrific golf course (expensive greens fees!), and lots of interesting B&Bs.
  
  
• Hughes, Bob:   Bob and Wendy Hughes, Chelsea, Québec (still dancing up a storm, and invite all to join them).
  
  
• Isles, Beverley:   Beverley Isles Bagley, Ottawa, Ontario; has a grown up son and daughter.
  
  
• Jones, Ken:   Ken and Jill Jones, Wakefield, Quebec. Ken “Too Tall Jones” is located next to the police station in Wakefield, where all the action takes place, across from the road to the covered bridge. Ken admits to being 6’3” tall in grade 9, tall enough to play basketball, but he denies the size 14 running shoes. “They were only size 12!” says Ken!
  
  
• Kaminska, Micki:   Micki Kaminska and Larry Fraser (retired), Glebe, Ottawa; two sons, one 18, the other 28; (still working in the government, "why retire when they pay you for what you love to do, that is playing with computers") still downhill skiing as long as the knees hold out.
  
  
• Kehl, Kathy:   Kathy Kehl, living in Switzerland, recently retired from a career as a translator, and is now relaxing and traveling, and looking forward to seeing Dianne Lee Hayley shortly; she does not yet have e-mail.
  
  
• Kohler, Rick:   Richard and Edwina Kohler, Ottawa, Ontario; Rick has had a very interesting career as a diplomat internationally, serving in Thailand, Russia, France, Brazil, currently serving as Chief of Protocol (met the Pope, Jimmy Carter, Fidel Castro, et al), and will shortly head to Sydney, Australia (great wines down under).
  
  
• Lacharity, David:  ? David Lacharity, whereabouts unknown.
  
  
• Larche, Dennis:  ? Dennis Larche, whereabouts unknown, last seen by Ralph Saint-Pierre in 1960 ,driving a 1958 Green Pontiac.
  
  
• LeBrun, Skip:   Clifford Skip Lebrun (wife Elizabeth), retired Phys Ed teacher and basketball coach, working at a dream job as a golf course marshal at Loch March golf course in Kanata, and has just moved into a new home near the golf course. Skip still answers to Skip
  
  
• Lee, Dianne:   Dianne Lee Hayley and Don Hayley, Peachland,(near Kelowna) B.C. Dianne is a biologist and author, while Don is a geophysicist and engineer, and a son is also a geophysicist, and a daughter teaches geophysics at the University of Calgary. Diane and Don enjoy life in bicycling, skiing, and wine making country; they have a classic Chestnut Prospector cedar strip and canvas canoe and love to put it in the water. They are off to Switzerland shortly and hope to meet up with Kathryn Kehl in Zurich.
  
  
• Madaire, Joyce:  ? Joyce Madaire, whereabouts unknown.
  
  
• McClelland, Hubert:   Hubert and Eleanor McClelland, Gatineau, Quebec, a fully bilingual Québec agronome, proof that Ralph St-Pierre really works in the long term! (Need Hubert's wife's name).
  
  
• McConnell, Reid:   Reid McConnell, living in Gatineau, Quebec; Reid used to own a discothèque on St-Joseph Blvd., possibly the former Montcalm theatre, near the famous Dagenais Pool Hall on Montcalm Street. Reid was a hockey player, also an accomplished pool player, and has taken up golf for relaxation.
  
  
• Nitschke, Ron:   Ron Nitschke, Gatineau, Québec (Need Ron's wife's name).
  
  
• Noorthoek, Erich:   Erich Noorthoek and his companion Margo, Ottawa, Ontario, young lovers planning to get married in the very near future.
  
  
• Pharand, Roger:  ? Roger Pharand, whereabouts unknown. Saved me from premature graduation from HHS when I offered to take Mrs. Christie home after school on my bicycle.
  
  
• Radmore, Gary:  Deceased, Rockland, Ontario.
  
  
• Radmore, George:   Deceased, May 29, 2009 Rockland, Ontario, a serious golfer  
  
  
• Rathwell, Butch:  ? Wesley Samuel "Butch" Rathwell, came out to our 1991 Class Reunion but has since gone off the radar; Wes is remembered by Ken Jones for throwing “cow pies” at a regular Friday evening football game on Hammond’s farm. Those were great football games in an active cow pasture. Ken has a couple of cow pies ready to deliver to Wes next time he sees him! Wes was formerly with DFAIT.
  
  
• Reid, Beverley:   Beverley Reid Murray and Jack Murray, Prescott, Ontario; Bev has retired and has taken up painting and spends lots of time with her several grandchildren;
  
  
• Ross, Lynn:   Lynn Ross, identified by her childhood diminutive, Ning, of Nepean, now Ottawa, Ontario. Lynn works as a records manager in a health care facility.
  
  
• Roy, Philippe:   Philippe and Mary Roy, Ottawa, Ontario (now retired). just retired from a career in management consulting in Canada and abroad, and Mary in public health nursing. Both are mentoring / teaching students at a local university, international management consulting / nursing respectively. Hobbies are tennis, golf, skiing, biking, gardening.
  
  
• Shouldice, Glenn   Glenn and Monica Shouldice, Ottawa, Ontario; were active golfers in support of the International Plowing Match Competition held in Carleton Place.   Glen Shouldice is now deceased.   His wife, Monica (MacDonald) Shouldice ("1964") retired a few years ago from the Ottawa Carleton School Board.
  
  
• Smith, Kitty:   Kathleen Smith Kourinous, involved with Greek Community, plays bouzouki, eats souvlaki; has grown up daughter and a son who has the interesting hobby of storm chasing; Hull, Québec.
  
  
• Smith, Lorraine:   Lorraine Smith Peer and John Peer, Ottawa, Ontario; the Peers have a successful business related to the film and entertainment industry
  
  
• Spallin, Lyle:   Lyle lives in Ottawa, he sat at the back of the class in grade 9, and has many memories of former classmates and teachers. Lyle came to Hull High from Wakefield and knows the valley very well.
  
  
• Steele, John:   John Steele, believed to be living near Buckingham, Québec.
  
  
• Strojich, Gwen:   Gwen Strojich, Calgary, Alberta, has retired and relaxes at her re-cycled logging company cabin, situated on a cattle ranch in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains, where Gwen really digs nature (bears, cougars, moose, deer, wolves, coyotes, and lots of wild birds), helps out with branding at round-up, bucks her own firewood, rides an ATV, celebrates with her Celtic band compadres, and enjoys an occasional pint of Guinness in the moonlight;
  
  
• Trowsse, Eleanor:   Eleanor (Trowsse) Whittstock and her husband, Charles Whitsttock, Smith's Fall's, Ontario.
  
  
• Van Zant, Eddy:   Ed and Judy Van Zant, Peterborough, Ontario; Ed went back to university in his 40s to complete his Science (Chemistry) degree. Ed has retired after many years with Canadian and America telcos, and has a “big birthday” coming up in mid-June.
  
  
• Van der Greft, Frans:  Frans and Bev Van der Greft, Pickering, Ontario. Frans has retired after a long career with IBM, and both are now busy grandparents.
  
  
• Wiggitt, Eilleen:   Eilleen Wiggitt Westhaver and Marvin Westhaver, Cardiff, Ontario. We remember that Eilleen arranged a tour of the E.B. Eddy Mill for our grade 9 class, where her father worked, and that she was a crackerjack baseball player. Batter up!
  
  
• Woolacott, Gail:   Gail Woolacott Rice Harrington, Ottawa, Ontario.
  
  
• Young, Isobel:  ? Isobel Young Lester, believed to be in Kimberley, BC.

Class of 1962

• Brunet, Jimmy:   Jimmy Brunet, loves his work as an electrician, has a gorgeous son(I think),living in Val des Monts near Perkins. Jimmy was famous for his moose and bear meat sandwiches in the fall, and his huge stride in basketball and size 14 shoes. He was full of good cheer and was off to his moose camp just before the reunion.

Class of 1963

• Christie, Diane (Stanton)  does painting as a hobby and sometimes sells her work from her restaurant.


• Lawrence, Sandie  proud grandmother of two, lives in Niagara-on-the-Lake, near Niagara Falls, and is semi-retired (doing conservation/restoration of paintings part-time).   Moved from Ottawa to Toronto in 1981, after various stints in Charlottetown, Ottawa, Kingston and Montreal.   Took early retirement from the Art Gallery of Ontario in June 1999 in order to spend time with husband Chuck who had already retired.


• Roy, David:   passed away suddenly at his home, on May 13, 2011, at the age of 64. He leaves behind his beloved wife, the love of his life, Sonia Roy (Bérubé), his beautiful son Nicholas, his brother Philippe and sister-in-law Mary Roy (McNamara), his stepchildren Alex and Melanie Mastronardi, and numerous cousins and relatives in both Canada and England. David touched many lives in his community of Chelsea, Quebec, and during the 30 some years he spent at Statistics Canada.

Class of 1964

• Ross, David:   Lynn Ross's brother

?   Marks former classmates still lost

Note: There are lots of people we have missed.   To correct, change or add information please use the 'contact' section to send e-mails with changes and additions.

Thanks to Sharon McGarry and others for their work in locating former classmates and especially Frans Van der Greft
for his work in compiling the original list of students