James "Jim" Norris
1 Jun 10
Lebanon, IL
I am retired from the Air Force with just about 22 years of active service. I flew on KC-135 air refueling planes and gave fuel to DoD and NATO aircraft in flight. I have over 4,000 flying hours. The position is called In-flight refueling specialist aka: Boom Operator. I loved it I got to see the world and have fun doing it. I now work for the DoD as the Allocation Director for the USAF air refueling fleet, I control 90 % of that fleet. I live in a very small town called Lebanon, IL. I work on Scott AFB, IL. It’s just outside of St Louis, MO. I am married; my wife’s name is Glenda. She is an Intelligence officer (Major). We have been married 16 years and have an 11 year old daughter named Alexandra (Alex). I have two sons from a previous marriage: one is an Ensign in the Navy (James Jr.) and the other (Chris) is a Technical Sergeant in the Air Force Reserve.

Ray Segovia
6-18-08
Austin, TEXAS
Joined Air Force, Last reunion attended was at Orlando 1990.Retired from AirForce in 1997 from Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho and headed to Lackland Air Force Base ,San Antonio, TEXAS. My wife was still active duty and accepted an assignment to VERONA, ITALY where she was part of NATO JOINT COMMAND SOUTH. Our children, ASHLEY and ALLEN attended VICIENZA HIGH SCHOOL. Low and behold ,guess who the principle was there??? Dr. Kathy Cummings, what a surprise. We left Verona in 2002,December and headed to Langley Air Force Base where my wife retired after 24 years in 2004.We stayed there until 2007 so she could go to school; I went to work at the exchange on Base and ran into Kathy Turner who is a teacher in Newport News, VA. We left Virginia in November of 2007 and moved to AUSTIN, TEXAS. Hope to hear from any alumni anytime. E-mail address is dslbug@hotmail.com.Aufwiedersehen und guten nacht.

Matt Richardson
2 JUNE 2008
Roswell, GA
Joined Air Force right out of school, took train up to Rhein Main from Wertheim to take oath and board flight to Lackland AFB in Sept '75. Five years in AF, three stationed at Hahn AFB in Germany - Mosel River valley was nice but not as much as Main River. Seven years working as machinist for Dept of Navy in Norfolk, VA then decided to put tools down and get one of those "business jobs". Went back to school for Bachelor's in Business at Christopher Newport University, Newport News, VA. Moved to Atlanta, GA in 1992 to earn MBA in Intl Busn. Worked for nonprofit for two years dealing with regional development in the Carpathian Euroregion of Central/Eastern Europe. Formed a consulting company to capitalize on CEE experience for business development from '95-'97. Married Donna Ring in 1995. In 1998 moved to small Atlanta manufacturing company in the electronics industry as Intl Sales Manager. Joined General Electric in their Energy business in 2! 002 where I am currently a Parts Engineer for steam turbines. For the past several years I've been striving to attain highest possible level of humility by trying to play golf in public venues while continuing to support the Baltimore Orioles in their quest to fall back into the winning ways of a professional baseball team. Seemingly a tough task but one that encourages appreciation of a good beer. Favorite memories from WAHS - setting up the auto shop with Mr. Reese, German class with Mr. Knott, history with Mr. Renner and watching the Wildflecken bus arrive and checking out the folks as they unloaded cos' they always looked so tough.

Nanci (Butrum) McGarvey
June 7, 2005
Durham, North Carolina
After graduation and summer job, I left Wurzburg for Lynchburg Va and two years of college. After the two years, I felt that college was not for me at that time. I came back to Fort Bragg NC where my father was stationed. I went back to my home church where I met my future husband. He was a GI stationed at Bragg but attended my church. My pastor told the congregation that they should minister to the young GI's who attended church by inviting them to their homes for a home-cooked meal. My parents not only had Gregg over but others as well. In fact, my parents had had Gregg over several Sundays before I had came home from college. Gregg had seen me at church several times (weekends,Spring Break.i.e) in the two years. He did not connect me with my parents. The Sunday after I had come home Gregg was again invited to my house for lunch. After lunch, he asked me if I was invited to the Butrum's. I said no I live here. That was the start of this 28 year romance. We have two children. Jason(23)is in the Army stationed at Camp Zama, Japan. Jason is a distance runner for the Army team. He recently qualified for, and ran the annual Army Ten-Miler at the Pentagon. He finished the race in 1hr 6min. He is following in his father's footsteps. He is a Chaplain's assistant. Our daughter Ginni(22) still lives at home. She works as a CNA for an elderly couple. My husband is a United Methodist minister. I worked for Coty Cosmetics for 14 yrs. and other odd jobs. I went back to school. I graduated from NC Wesleyan College in 1998. After getting back into the manufacturing field, just recently we moved to Durham so that I could find a more permanent job. I work for Quality Control for Revlon Cosmetics. I still play and sing in my church as well for a spiritual retreat weekend the Walk to Emmaus

Tanya McClain Morris
5/28/2005
Alexandria, Virginia
Glad to be alive and kicking!

Ronald Case
Jan 29, 2004
Walled Lake, MI
Though I entered Würzburg High in the latter part of the school year. I got to meet a lot of wonderful people and had a lot on experiences that I would never trade. Especially my high school sweetheart Heidi Smith and her family. After 1975 and leaving Würzburg High, I moved to California where I would up working for a factory and tried to go to school. After a couple of years, I joined the Air Force Reserves as an Aircraft Loadmaster. I liked it so much that I then went on active duty. In 1987 I got married to my wife Sheri and we both have two beautiful daughters, Jennifer who is 22 and Christina who is 17. I finally retired in 1998, but during the course of my career I was able to get 3- Associates Degrees and my Bachelors Degree. I then went to work for Home Depot in Michigan as an Assistant Manager for three years, but I realized that retail was not my forte. In my infinite wisdom I thought I would like working around airports and aircraft again so I hired on with America West Airlines. That did not work to well neither. Now I work for the U.S. Customs and Border Inspections and an Officer. Primary job is as an Immigration Officer. All is going well, so far and I am expecting a transfer here soon to either the southern border or to the Federal Law Enforcement Center in Georgia to teach. I have also finally got enough gumption to apply for Physicians Assistant School. Hope to Get it. Wish all Good Luck and God speed.

Patty (Brown) Woods
06-30-2004
El Paso, Texas
I didn't graduate from Wurzburg, but am vested. I returned to El Paso, Tx where I have lived ever since. Married 23 years to the most loving, honest, giving man I have ever known. I have 3 brilliant children, two wonderful sons 17 and 19 and one altruistic, beautiful daughter 23. I am on the board for a local organization that aids children with cancer and pretty dedicate my days to them, and am on the board for our local Therapeutic Horsemanship Non Profit. I know my sisters visit the site Bob, so they really should post! They would've graduated 73 and 76, Margie and Linda. And a brother Frank who attened as well. They are all doing well.

Scott D. Mims
Education: Undergraduate degree Mars Hill College.  Graduate degree The University at Albany, State University of New York
Song: "When Will I See You Again", by Love Unlimited
December 27, 2000
Left my position (Director of University Crisis Counseling Center) at the University at Albany in 1992, to accept position as Director of Adolescent Services for Cumberland Hospital, in Fayetteville, N.C.. In 1994 I became the President, and Co-Owner of Aurora Center Associates, Inc. through 1998. Took position in Chicago, Il. as Executive Director/CEO for the Better Boys Foundation until 2000. I have recently returned to North Carolina (As Project Coordinator for the State Disaster Crisis Counseling Program) to help deal with the devastation in the aftermath of Hurricane Floyd.
Best Memory:  Road trips for athletic events.

Harold Langdon
Phoenix, Arizona
Education: Business
December 17, 1999
Married to a wonderful women named Cassie. Have 4 daughters ranging from ages 15 to 8 months. Have been working in the Aerospace industry for the past 20 yrs. I'm presently a Program Engineering Manager at a company called Honeywell, who just recently merged with Allied Signal. Between work and family we find time to travel and play golf. But most of my time is spent being involved with the girls activities and raising them.
Best Memory:  2 that really stick out were the History trip we took to Italy in 73 with Mr. Renner, and weekends after football games Mike Jones, Mark Rhodes and myself would stay at Carl Holditch's place for the weekend and party. Also had a lot of great times at the Schweinfurt AYA, going to "John's."

Neil Orness
San Marcos, TX
Education: AA and working of BS in Health Administration
December 31, 1999
I served 18 years as a Finance NCO in the Army, with assignments at Ft. Lewis, WA; Bremerhaven FRG (married 1st wife); Ft. Carson, CO; Ft. Richardson, AK; White House Communications Agency, Wash DC (divorced #1 & married #2), Indianapolis, IN, Camp Doha, Kuwait and early retirement and divorce #2. I then went back to school and moved to the Dallas, TX area and finally got my AA degree, then got a job offer to work in Sarajevo Bosnia, I worked for a company that was training the Bosnian Federation Army. I met my current wife Zora, and brought her back to San Marcos, TX in November 1998, Zora works at Southwest Texas State University and I am a full-time student working on my BS in Health Administration. Zora's son is still in Sarajevo and has come to visit us twice. While in Sarajevo I ran into John McGhee (79 or later I think) working for AAFES, it was actually the second time as we were together in Kuwait also. I would love to hear from those I remember from my ti! me in Wurzburg in 1975, so that would include classes of 75,76,77,78,79. I enjoyed the Orlando reunion and maybe will make the 2000 reunion. Contact me at (512) 396-3151 or at zoraneil@centurytel.net.
Best Memory:  I just remember the kick-butt football and baseball teams I played on, plus being fodder for Mike Jones in wrestling practice-damn he was good!!

Cathy (Robinson) Yax
Sarasota, FL
Song: "Old Days" by Chicago to the Class of 1975
December 12, 1999
Married almost 22 years to a great guy named John. I have three sons, Jeremy (20) who is in his third year of college at Belmont University in Nashville studying graphic design, Aaron (17) who is a senior at Sarasota High, and Jared (11) who is in the sixth grade. Most of my career was in banking but presently I stay at home and supervise our ongoing remodeling project which we call home. I hope to stay home once it is completed and enjoy it.
Best Memory:  Tiny McConnell asking me out for the first time....looking out over the city of Wurzburg from Marienburg Castle. Chinese fire drill while Verny was driving...staying at Verny's house...staying at the Williams sisters and painting our names on the basement walls...cheering Edna Lugo at gymnastics meets... dances at the AYA....Senior skip day at the Bishops summer palace....freezing in class because of the oil crisis.....and so much more........

Colleen Ryan
Bremerton, Washington
Education: AAS
Song: Our 1975 classic!..."Old Days" by Chicago to the Class of '75...we walked offstage from graduation to this. Still hits me in the heart. sniff
December 20, 1999
Bio:  Mom (daughter, 19, just married into Air Force), home decorator, gardener, crafter, receptionist, and more.
Best Memory:  Being the first Class to have the honor of graduating from the "Residenz grounds and not the Army theater on base! It was a beautiful day too!

Cindi Williams Hanayik
Richmond,  Virginia
Education: BS from Longwood College in 79
Song: Gotta be "Old Days" by Chicago  from graduation - still love it.
August 05, 2000
How do we pack 25 years into 3 inches? Married in 1980 to Rob - spent the next 20 years following him in the Army. Two WONDERFUL girls - Carrie (about to go to Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland) and Meg who will be a senior. Spent 1996 - 98 living in Naples, Italy - got to take the girls and Rob on my European Nostalgia tour- went back to W-burg it was grand - oh how the memories flowed. We are now retired Army and trying to decide what to be when we grow up and what to do with our rapidly emptying nest!! I am the "accounting department" for a small technical training company. I have seen Sandy Sanders once since I moved here - 100 apologies Sandy for not trying harder.
Best Memory:  All of Senior year - football and basketball champs!! The chanting in the Zweibrucken Gym!!

Dianna Cavitt Cole
Milan, TN
Education: Montevallo University, B.S. Special Ed./Deaf Ed.
Song: "Old Days" - to all my Kitzingen and Wurzburg buddies, those were some of the best days of my life to date.
September 19, 2000
After graduation in 75, sorry '76ers but I had to!!!, moved stateside to Alabama where I have lived since up to three months ago. I have three wonderful boys; Jeremy, one of my best friends, my rock, will be 21 in Dec., Jason is 19, a sophomore in college, 6'4"and still growing (I love hugging him!), and Garreth, whom some of you met at the recent reunion, is 14 and a great kid. We now live in Western Tennessee, near Jackson and I love it. I'm teaching high school again/Deaf Ed. and equally love my job.
Best Memory:  Oh goodness, so many.... My AYA trips, riding on the bus to and from school from Kitzingen, AYA dances were the BEST!! Bob, Marla and I as football managers, going skiing in Garmisch with my Mike and the others, the walks to Harvey Barracks, Ms. Verny's dance classes, our Senior "dinner cruise", walking through the gardens at graduation, Tiny's song, gummy bears, kissing in the stairwells, my first "crushes" Ricki and Danny, and so, so, much more.

Dennis Mills
Ft Walton Beach, FL
I joined the Air Force in March 1976 and stayed on active duty until December 1985. I went to school at the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs and earned a Masters degree in History in 1992. I worked a couple of odd jobs and in 1995 finally landed a job as an Air Force Reserve historian in Colorado Springs. From there I applied to the civil service history program, was accepted, and found my way to Eglin, AFB FL. I miss the Rockies terribly and hope to move out West again—love those mountains. I met my wife in Montgomery (of all places), Alabama, in August 2000 and we got married in April 2001 (we only had to wait 43 years to meet each other). Jan is a sweetheart and my life is wonderful with her. I like my job and am enrolled at Florida State University in the PhD History program—it’s a grind, but I’m hoping I can complete it. Best wishes and apologies to anyone I ever offended. I was often a jerk, and regret that.

Elliott  Isidro  Alvarado
Atlanta, Georgia
Education: BA, MA
October 06, 2000
I was accepted to the Coast Guard Academy in New London, Connecticut and reported in July 1975. That was toughest summer of my life - and then the academics started. I did okay until I hit the math and engineering studies - and then I discovered that I was not an engineer. I aced English, history, and somehow struggled through nautical navigation. But after a year, I realized that the academy could never turn me into an engineer and I didn't want to become one, so I resigned.
Since I had nothing against the military, and still wanted to complete my degree, I enlisted in the Air Force and trained as a medical laboratory technician - partly because they offered college credit, it was based on subject matter I had done well in academically but most importantly, the work was all indoors. I was able to "fast forward" through basic because of my academy time and only spent about four weeks at Lackland AFB (most it in "administrative holding").
At around the same time, I married the girl I had dated in my senior year of high school. We moved into a rented apartment in Wichita Falls, Texas and within a couple of years we had our first daughter, Christina, born in 1978. Our second child, Lisa, was born in 1980 and by that time we were living on base (Sheppard AFB). Around the same time, I completed by bachelor's degree (business administration) and wanted to apply that to something.
The first thing I did was to apply for a direct commission into medical administration services - but unfortunately so did a few hundred other better qualified other people and I didn't get considered. Without missing a beat, I next applied for a commission via officer training school and was accepted. So I went back to San Antonio and almost made it through - when I got stopped dead in my tracks by exercise induced asthma that kept me from completing the physical portion of the training. After that, I got reassigned to Altus AFB, Oklahoma.
Altus was a little out of the way, a bit desolate, but they had a brand new hospital and nice housing. After a few months, I got back into the swing of things and started taking graduate classes. Unfortunately, by this time my wife was working on her third affair and I wasn't able to deal with her infidelity any more. I demanded a divorce, kicked her out, sent the kids home to my parents and ending up crying a lot.
The next couple of years were difficult. I focused on finishing my graduate degree in public administration, preparing to get out of the service, and learning to live the life of a bachelor - which I never really got a hang of. About a year after the divorce, my ex-wife (who had now married her lover) wanted to take care of the children who had been living with my parents and after much consideration, I thought it also wise that the kids be in a home environment with one of their parents. That was, unfortunately, a mistake that I can never make up because a few years later that man was found guilty in military court of sexual abuse of my daughters. Though I was not able to be there for my daughters (they were in Europe), they somehow managed to survive this tragic period in their lives and move on to become fine young ladies that I am very proud of.
After I completed my degree and got out of the service, I packed everything I wanted to keep into my car and left an entire house of full furniture and memories in Oklahoma behind me. I moved in with my sister, Nivea, who was in her second year of residency at Fort Sam Houston (in, again, San Antonio). While in San Antonio, I attended a national public administration conference with the hope of getting some job leads. What I got instead was an introduction to Peggy, my wife. The story is an interesting one, although long, and involves an armadillo - ask me sometime about it.
Peggy was in her first year of residency in pediatrics and had just completed medical school in Iowa (which the Army had paid for). Her father, an Army nurse manager (Colonel) and her step mom (Lt. Col, also an Army nurse manager), lived in San Antonio and were stationed at Fort Sam.
Anyhow, it turned out that the jobs I was looking for were not to be had in San Antonio but they were available in Austin. So I interviewed there and got a position with the American Lung Association and that's how I started my now defunct fifteen-year nonprofit career. I moved to Austin, got a little apartment and continued to date Peggy. Things got very serious and we decided to change our living arrangements - I opted to move to San Antonio to move in with her and drive every day to Austin for the sake of love and job. Within a year (1985), we were married.
And, yes, I did drive to Austin right through the 100-year snowstorm. I got to work late on the first day of the storm, but then I was the only one of three people in the office that day - they had closed because the 3-4 inches they got in Austin that day, compared to the 2-3 feet we received in San Antonio. I learned some very valuable lessons that day - such as, Volvos make lousy snow cars but Saabs do remarkably well.
We left San Antonio in 1987 for Fort Leavenworth, this was Peggy's first assignment and this is where we bought our second house. I got a job working in Kansas City in the American Red Cross's tissue bank as the regional director. Luckily, the long commute was quite reasonable and safe because of the light traffic and the roads were very, very good, even with winter snowfall. It was at this time, that we adopted our first child, Nathaniel, in 1989. We expect him to grow tall so I've decided to tease him by calling him "Shorty" - at 11 years old; he's already 5 feet tall.
After three years in Kansas (1990), Peggy got her approval from the Army to attend fellowship training in Atlanta to subspecialize in pediatric cardiology. The training lasted three years and she retained her rank, pay and benefits during that time. We moved into a townhouse and I got a position as the chief fund raiser for the state chapter of the Arthritis Foundation. I enjoyed the job and enjoyed working in Georgia and in Atlanta.
After three years in Atlanta (1993), Peggy got her first assignment as an Army pediatric cardiologist (of which there are only six possible slots in the Army on active duty at any one time) to Tripler in Hawaii. Which was a good choice for us - I was afraid that I would not be able to find a job in our other alternative, Europe. Peggy's tour was for three years but she had four years to serve out her commitment to the Army and she choose to serve all it out on Hawaii.
At first I worked for the American Heart Association but grew frustrated when I realized that working hard or working brilliantly had nothing to do with where you were going to end up. Fortunately, the executive director position at the organ bank was open at that time and I applied. And again, fortunately, I got the job. And it was the BEST job I have EVER had in my ENTIRE life.
Funny thing about Hawaii was that I was never fond about the island life (beaches, summer year round, tropical plants, etc) but my wife was. After six months, even Peggy got "rock fever" and took every opportunity to get away - she even volunteered for a two-week military mercy mission to the Indian Ocean that resulted in a round-the-world-taxpayer-paid trip.
The best part about Hawaii for me was the JOB, my family and my friends. And in Hawaii, we adopted our second child, Rachel in 1994 from mainland China, she's now 6½ and in 1st grade.
I enjoyed my job so much that it almost broke up my marriage. I wanted to stay in Hawaii longer and I thought it would be an easy sales job to convince Peggy to remain a few years longer. Well, we had some very BIG fights because she wanted to leave and return to the mainland as soon as her commitment was up. I couldn't convince her to stay in Hawaii (that sounds like it should have been easy sales pitch, doesn't it?). Anyhow, we compromised so that I would remain on the job in Hawaii until mid-November about six months after she and the children had left for the mainland.
Peggy had secured a position with a small pediatric cardiology group in Austin, Texas and was excited about going into civilian practice. She rented a house and got the kids in school while I worked in Hawaii. Rotating members of both of our families stayed with Peggy to help with the kids and the household while I was gone.
Eventually, I came home in November and the family was whole again and I started looking for work in Austin. I was just starting to get interviews when Peggy got a call from Atlanta. They wanted her to consider joining the group she had trained with, which is what she wanted to do all along but at the time she got out of the Army they didn't have a position available. Makes me wonder if we were meant to stay in Hawaii another year.
Anyhow, she took the position (more money, more intensive care, more invasive procedures - just the stuff she loves to do) and we moved from Austin to Atlanta in August 1998. We found the perfect little house in the perfect little subdivision with the perfect little nearby schools. It's relatively quiet, clean, and upscale.
We also have my second eldest daughter, Lisa (she'll turn 20 this November), living with us while she attends college. Everything's perfect except that I have not been able to secure a job for the last three years since leaving Hawaii. That has been very disappointing and frustrating for me since I've invested so much education, experience and time in being employable.
So, I've become a House Spouse by default, not by choice.
Peggy loves her work but she doesn't like to work as many hours as she does already. So she is looking forward to cutting down on her work hours. Eventually, Peggy plans to whittle her work hours down to four days a week, which she can reasonably do in a few years.
Currently, the kids attend an elementary school a little over a mile away. Eventually, the children will attend the local middle school just two blocks away from the house and then when they move on to high school, they'll get bussed. After high school, they already expect to go to college (but somewhere other than Hawaii).
Lisa will finish her studies in three years (she just started her second year) so she will be moving on to do something else though she is still unsure what that will be.
We'll probably sell the house in about 15-20 years when we no longer have kids under foot and can move into something that'll be easier for us to take care of, like a condo apartment closer to the city - or maybe even move to another part of the country with four "real" seasons.|
At some point, Peggy wants to retire and let the years slip away in travel and other pursuits. Interestingly, when our financial planners asked how I wanted to spend my retirement years, my reply stopped them cold - I told them that I was already retired. I had to point out that the emphasis of our financial planning had to focus on making Peggy happy in retirement. If the planners lost sight of that goal, then I had to shop for new planners.
As for my family, Mom and Dad (Ada and Isidro) retired and moved back to Puerto Rico. Mom will retire as an English teacher this school year and Dad's been the house spouse for the last 10-15 years but he actually seems to enjoy it. I guess it gives him time to tinker around in the garden. They've talked about moving to the mainland but unless someone lights fire under Dad it's not going to happen anytime this century. My sister, Nivea, has built her house with the express purpose of having Mom and Dad stay with them but I think my parents may be too proud for that just now.
Nivea, my sister and one year younger than me, is a pediatrician married to a neurologist. They are in practice in Killeen, Texas and seem to enjoy the life of desolation (though they did just get a Sonic Drive In Restaurant, complete with roller skating waitresses). She has two daughters, both similar in age to our children so they play well together. And their house, as I mentioned, has been dubbed the "Mansion" because of its over expansive size - even for Killeen.
Otto, my brother and two years younger than me, is metallurgic engineer (yes, he really did have the grades!) works at a mini-mill (not a steel foundry, as he will correct you) and has enjoyed his job for almost twenty years. He's married to a lovely woman who's working part-time as a retail manager and they have two adopted children as well. Again, both are similar in age to our own children but we have not been able to spend as much time with them because they live in Michigan.
And finally, my little sister Belinda (who is four years younger than me), was a biomedical researcher at NIH for many years and just within the last year has turned her back on pure research to sell medical equipment - for more a lot more money. She's married to a fellow whose biggest asset is that he's very friendly and sings well. Belinda lives in Frederick, Maryland - a pretty part of the state with lots of trees and rolling hills. They have two children as well, a girl and a baby boy (he was born October, 1999) - they are my youngest nephew and niece and he's the only "natural" grandson that my parents have.
My eldest daughter, Christina (she's 22), currently lives with Belinda and will graduate from college this December and become a kindergarten teacher. I presume that she'll move out on her own at some time but that's between her and her aunt. Funny thing about Christina is that she knew what she wanted to do early in high school and I encouraged her to do it - Lord knows I couldn't put up with a dozen screaming kids at one time.
I think that takes care of all the family. Everyone is getting older of course. And I feel that some parts of me getting older faster than other parts, ugh.
Right now, I keep myself busy and out of trouble by volunteering my time and what little talent I have left with the local chapters of the National Kidney Foundation and the Arthritis Foundation. I'm also on the board for the Homeowner's Association and get to do all the minutes, the newsletter, the directory and the website (yippee).
I'm trying to get more involved with nonprofits that I think I could be helpful to (self-governing, voluntary health-oriented organizations) but I think I suffer from a credibility gap, as in, "Now, who are you?"