Paula Kratz
9320 Wagner Creek Rd.
Talent, OR 97540
541-535-7450
taylorkratz@yahoo.com
Paula is a licensed practical nurse. She has one child, Dee Dee McMurran Harrison, and two grandsons, Corey, 16, and Jesse, 11. Her partner's name is Donna Taylor. Her hobbies are farm animals, gardening, playing with grandsons, building things, baking pies, and landscaping.
9320 Wagner Creek Rd.
Talent, OR 97540
541-535-7450
taylorkratz@yahoo.com
Paula is a licensed practical nurse. She has one child, Dee Dee McMurran Harrison, and two grandsons, Corey, 16, and Jesse, 11. Her partner's name is Donna Taylor. Her hobbies are farm animals, gardening, playing with grandsons, building things, baking pies, and landscaping.
She writes:
I’m so excited to be invited to our high school reunion. After 40 years, I’m so glad someone remembered that I was supposed to have graduated with all of you, but I was kicked out of school five days before graduation. I wrote the article “Walk Proud” that was published in our school newspaper about how important graduation is and my disappointment. Believe it or not, I later received my high school diploma.
Since high school, I stopped being rebellious and stupid – most of the time, anyway. And I’ve been in the “Graduation Walk” twice: once for graduating from community college as a licensed practical nurse and again when I received my bachelor’s degree in Sociology and Anthropology with a minor in Women’s Studies from Southern Oregon University.
I stopped drinking and running from myself years ago and started accepting “Life on Life’s Terms,” most of the time. My partner, Donna, and I have been together for 34 years. She and I raised my daughter, Dee Dee, who was born before my senior year. Dee Dee is now 41 and lives nearby with her husband, Rick, and our two grandsons. Her dad, Ray (Leon) McMurran and I divorced long ago. Now Donna and I value our friendship with Ray and his wife, Phyllis, and Dee Dee is close to her half-sister, Jeanette, whom she met as an adult. I’ve worked in programs giving assistance to teen moms in three Oregon counties, as well as in California. It was satisfying to help young women who were facing challenges much like I’d faced as a teenager. Now I work with elderly residents in a convalescent center, where I am a charge nurse and supervise certified nurses aides.
We live in a two-story red house we designed and built with our own hands on five acres of trees snuggled at the base of the Siskiyou Mountains near Talent, Oregon. We enjoy our cat, two dogs, six chickens, a goat named Cloud Dancer, and our 24-year-old donkey, Molly Dee, as well as several deer, wild turkeys, and an occasional bear.
I’m truly blessed to have lived through my self-destructive years in high school and as a young adult. Now I’m going to our high school reunion, finally coming full circle. It will be so nice to see you all again.
Mike Lantz
323 SW Canyon Dr.
Redmond, OR 97756
541-420-2176 or 541-548-8787
I’m so excited to be invited to our high school reunion. After 40 years, I’m so glad someone remembered that I was supposed to have graduated with all of you, but I was kicked out of school five days before graduation. I wrote the article “Walk Proud” that was published in our school newspaper about how important graduation is and my disappointment. Believe it or not, I later received my high school diploma.
Since high school, I stopped being rebellious and stupid – most of the time, anyway. And I’ve been in the “Graduation Walk” twice: once for graduating from community college as a licensed practical nurse and again when I received my bachelor’s degree in Sociology and Anthropology with a minor in Women’s Studies from Southern Oregon University.
I stopped drinking and running from myself years ago and started accepting “Life on Life’s Terms,” most of the time. My partner, Donna, and I have been together for 34 years. She and I raised my daughter, Dee Dee, who was born before my senior year. Dee Dee is now 41 and lives nearby with her husband, Rick, and our two grandsons. Her dad, Ray (Leon) McMurran and I divorced long ago. Now Donna and I value our friendship with Ray and his wife, Phyllis, and Dee Dee is close to her half-sister, Jeanette, whom she met as an adult. I’ve worked in programs giving assistance to teen moms in three Oregon counties, as well as in California. It was satisfying to help young women who were facing challenges much like I’d faced as a teenager. Now I work with elderly residents in a convalescent center, where I am a charge nurse and supervise certified nurses aides.
We live in a two-story red house we designed and built with our own hands on five acres of trees snuggled at the base of the Siskiyou Mountains near Talent, Oregon. We enjoy our cat, two dogs, six chickens, a goat named Cloud Dancer, and our 24-year-old donkey, Molly Dee, as well as several deer, wild turkeys, and an occasional bear.
I’m truly blessed to have lived through my self-destructive years in high school and as a young adult. Now I’m going to our high school reunion, finally coming full circle. It will be so nice to see you all again.
Mike Lantz
323 SW Canyon Dr.
Redmond, OR 97756
541-420-2176 or 541-548-8787
Mike is a retired electrical contractor. He and his wife, Mary, have two daughters and two granddaughters. His hobbies are golf, hunting, remodeling houses, and enjoying our kids and grandkids.
He writes:
Since 1967 life has been full. I went to COCC for two years, then to Oregon State for three years, graduating with a Bachelor of Science degree. I married Mary in 1971, and we have been married for 36 years now. I started working for my dad, Chet, going to apprentice school for four years to become an electrician. I bought my dad’s business and ran it for 28 years. Mary and I had two daughters, Michelle and Mindy. Both are married and we have two granddaughters, Casee, 10 years old, and Chloee, 4 years old. We are now retired – as of January 2007. I’m an avid hunter, enjoy golf, and plan on doing some traveling. My wife and I restore and renovate old houses. We restored the old Deschutes Farmers Coop building on Evergreen Ave. also. We attend the Powell Butte Church and have for 30 years. Other than an achey back, I have been very fortunate to have good health, good friends, and family.
Linda MacDonald Unrein
2929 NW 39th Street
Redmond, OR 97756
541-788-2291 (cell)
lulvscts@gmail.com (preferred contact)
Linda is retired, but in retirement has found another vocation as a commissioned artist of liturgical elements, including banners, stoles, etc. She and her husband, Richard, have three children -- Scott, Kari, and Kipp -- and five grandchildren -- Lauren, 16; Abbey, 14; Carmen, 9 mo.; Jolen Taylor, 12; and Mary Ellen, 10. Her hobbies are golf, cooking, bicycling, reading, travel, sewing, volunteering for church, golf events, Redmond community concert Assoc., and Cascade Festival of Music.
Since 1967 life has been full. I went to COCC for two years, then to Oregon State for three years, graduating with a Bachelor of Science degree. I married Mary in 1971, and we have been married for 36 years now. I started working for my dad, Chet, going to apprentice school for four years to become an electrician. I bought my dad’s business and ran it for 28 years. Mary and I had two daughters, Michelle and Mindy. Both are married and we have two granddaughters, Casee, 10 years old, and Chloee, 4 years old. We are now retired – as of January 2007. I’m an avid hunter, enjoy golf, and plan on doing some traveling. My wife and I restore and renovate old houses. We restored the old Deschutes Farmers Coop building on Evergreen Ave. also. We attend the Powell Butte Church and have for 30 years. Other than an achey back, I have been very fortunate to have good health, good friends, and family.
Linda MacDonald Unrein
2929 NW 39th Street
Redmond, OR 97756
541-788-2291 (cell)
lulvscts@gmail.com (preferred contact)
Linda is retired, but in retirement has found another vocation as a commissioned artist of liturgical elements, including banners, stoles, etc. She and her husband, Richard, have three children -- Scott, Kari, and Kipp -- and five grandchildren -- Lauren, 16; Abbey, 14; Carmen, 9 mo.; Jolen Taylor, 12; and Mary Ellen, 10. Her hobbies are golf, cooking, bicycling, reading, travel, sewing, volunteering for church, golf events, Redmond community concert Assoc., and Cascade Festival of Music.
She writes:
After graduation from business college in Salem, I began working at Oregon State University in Corvallis. I got married and moved to Salem so my husband could attend Willamette University College of Law. We divorced after five years. While in Salem, I enjoyed working for various agencies within State government, including the Health Division, General Services Department, Justice Department, and a final promotion as the assistant to the Oregon State Librarian. After leaving State government for work in the private sector, I worked at Salem Hospital for 10 years as a medical staff secretary. My last job before retirement was working at Willamette University for seven years as administrative assistant for the Music Department. However, I am not fully retired, as I do commissioned work as a designer/creator of liturgical elements for churches.
My husband, Dick, and I were married in 1975, and we have one son who is married and completing his doctorate in music composition at the University of Missouri, Kansas City. Dick has one son who is married with three children and lives in Bend as a house painter. He also has a daughter who lives in Boise. She is married with two children and is a regional representative for Arbonne International.
We built a home on five acres northwest of Redmond 1999 and have enjoyed the retired life of playing golf, involvement in the Community Presbyterian Church, and volunteering in various music organizations and golf tournaments in Central Oregon.
Note: Linda recently lost her husband to pancreatic cancer. See the notice below.
After graduation from business college in Salem, I began working at Oregon State University in Corvallis. I got married and moved to Salem so my husband could attend Willamette University College of Law. We divorced after five years. While in Salem, I enjoyed working for various agencies within State government, including the Health Division, General Services Department, Justice Department, and a final promotion as the assistant to the Oregon State Librarian. After leaving State government for work in the private sector, I worked at Salem Hospital for 10 years as a medical staff secretary. My last job before retirement was working at Willamette University for seven years as administrative assistant for the Music Department. However, I am not fully retired, as I do commissioned work as a designer/creator of liturgical elements for churches.
My husband, Dick, and I were married in 1975, and we have one son who is married and completing his doctorate in music composition at the University of Missouri, Kansas City. Dick has one son who is married with three children and lives in Bend as a house painter. He also has a daughter who lives in Boise. She is married with two children and is a regional representative for Arbonne International.
We built a home on five acres northwest of Redmond 1999 and have enjoyed the retired life of playing golf, involvement in the Community Presbyterian Church, and volunteering in various music organizations and golf tournaments in Central Oregon.
Note: Linda recently lost her husband to pancreatic cancer. See the notice below.
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