1969  Diane Dix Massa
Maiden Name:  Dix
Email:  ddm1224(at)aol.com
Address: 8543 Gwynedd Way
City:  Springfield
State:  VA  22153
Class: 1969

Wed July 19 15:00 1998 PDT

1969  Mary (Butler) Chapman
Maiden Name:  Butler
Email:  mbc1031(at)cox.net
Address: 6004 Chapman road
City:  Mason Neck
State:  VA  22079 
Telephone:  703-550-6004

Tue  May 23  20:50 2006 PDT

1969 -  Nancy (O'Mara) Kassab
Maiden Name: O'Mara
Email:  nancykassab(at)earthlink.net 
Address: 1159 Brantley Estates Drive
City: Altamonte Springs
State: Florida 32714
Telephone: (407) 788-2958

Comments or Bio:

Registered Nurse - currently employed as an Independent Nurse Contractor. Married in 1974 - divorced 1981 - remarried in 1989 to my best friend and absolute sole mate, Jerry. Four kids - 2 boys (musician and audio engineer) and 2 girls (journalist and graphic designer). Love to hear from you guys!

Tue Jun 17 18:15 2003 PDT

1969 Denise Johnson
Maiden Name: O'Donoghue
E-Mail: wilden(at)erols.com
Address: 7242 Academy Road
City: Warrenton
State: VA 20187
Telephone: (540)347-9218
Class: 1969

Tue Jun 17  18:15 2003 PDT

I have 3 children, 2 girls and a boy and one granddaughter. I'm divorced (since '85) and working and living in Fairfax.

Mon Sep 14 20:30 1998 PDT

1969   Patricia McGowan Bertwell
Maiden Name:   Patricia McGowan
E-Mail:  weltybertwell(at)aol.com
Address:   229 Liberty Avenue
City:   Clarksburg
State: WV  26301
Telephone:  (304) 622-2454

Mon Apr 16  11:05 2001 PDT

1969   Henry Carretta 
E-Mail:  hjcarret(at)hsc.vcu.edu
Address:   23 South Davis Avenue
City:   Richmond
State: VA  23220
Telephone: (804) 359-2218
Website:  http://www.had.vcu.edu/%7Ehjcarret/hjcarret.html

Mon Mar 3 10:15 2003 PDT

Married 1974 (Debra)  Son: Matthew 17
Physical Therapist (MCV 79)
Director of Rehabilitation Services, Shenandoah Memorial Hospital (Woodstock)
Special Interest:  Sports injury management

Wed Nov 18 18:20 1998 PDT

Hello to all my classmates.  Please sign up for LAFA, stay in touch, and come to reunions!  You never know who you will meet!

Mon  Jun 21  17:25 2004 PDT

1969   Thomas Bettis
E-Mail:  THOMAS.A.BETTIS(at)1GSFC.NASA.GOV Address:   25020 Muddy Creek Road
City:  Bloxom
State: VA  23308
Telephone: (757) 665-6535
Class: 1969
Comments or Bio:

Wed Jan 20 16:15 1999 PDT

1969   Kris Williams McKinzie
Maiden Name: Kris Williams
E-Mail:  rrcons(at)erols.com
Address:   135 Tull Place
City:  Alexandria
State: VA  22304
Telephone: (703) 566-1950
Class: 1969
Comments or Bio:

Mon Feb 22 16:15 1999 PDT

1969   Arthur Lon "Lon" Wilson
E-Mail:  awilson(at)email.usps.gov
Address:   3721 Falling Green Rd
City:  Olney
State: MD  20832-1018 
Telephone: 301-924-5525
Class: 1969
Comments or Bio:

Married Elizabeth in1982 and now have three boys (Brian 12, Stephen 10, Jason 4).   Been with the US Postal Service 27 years.

Wish we could find more of our "lost" classmates.

Wed Oct 18 12:00 2000 PDT

1969   Diane M. Burrows
Maiden Name: Diane Ordakowski
E-Mail:  Diane.Burrows(at)pentagon.af.mil
Address:   4300 Wedgewood Drive 
City:  Annandale
State: VA  22003-2933
Telephone: (703) 941-2047
Class: 1969

Tue Feb 23 14:15 1999 PDT

1969   Nancy L. Rebar
Maiden Name: Nancy Trapani
Address:   3336 Happy Heart Lane
City:  Annandale
State: VA  22003
Telephone: (703) 573-2665
Class: 1969
Comments or Bio:

Married, no children. I will celebrate my 30 years of service with Bell Atlantic on June 10, 1999. I plan on retiring in 2 years to do some traveling and to enjoy life with my husband.

Wed Feb 24 17:45 1999 PDT

1969   Melvin E. "Buddy" Baker
Email: mbaker05(at)tampabay.rr.com
Address:   5610 56th Terrace North
City:  St. Petersburg
State: FL  33709-2020
Telephone: (727) 385-9623
Class: 1969

Comments or Bio:

After years of wandering in and out of the newspaper business, I finally realized that I was a journalist at heart. I am currently completing a masters degree in Journalism Studies at the University of South Florida St. Petersburg so that I can teach writing and journalism. Would love to hear from all those 1969 grads living in the Sunshine State. Would particularly like to hear from anyone who knows the whereabouts of Barry McVay, Mark Estes and Mark Kilby. 

Fri  Nov14 18:35 2003 PDT

1969   Bob Lyons
Email: rlyons(at)sentech.org
Address:   9772 Viewcrest Drive
City:  Fairfax Station
State: VA  22039
Telephone: (703) 643-1121
Class: 1969

Tue Mar 17 23:45 1999 PDT

1969   Patricia Corbin-Ohr
Maiden Name: Patricia Corbin
Email: patriciaanne1(at)juno.com
Address:   4921 Seminary Rd. #1007
City:  Alexandria
State: VA  22311
Telephone: (703) 845-8030
Class: 1969
Comments or Bio:

Single, one daughter, Leslie.  Four grandkids - Jason 11, Jeff 9, Ashley 8, and Jasmine 5.

Tue Apr 6 4:20 1999 PDT

1969   Jay Copan
Email:   jaycopan(at)hotmail.com
Address:   7305 South View Court
City:  Fairfax Station
State: VA  22039
Telephone: (703) 455-1140
Class: 1969

Tue Apr 6 4:20 1999 PDT

1969   Michael Stevens
Email:   hdscoot(at)earthlink.net
Address:   P.O. 472
City:  Bealton
State: VA  22712
Telephone: (540) 439-4334
Class: 1969

Tue Apr 6 4:20 1999 PDT

1969   Stephen Charles Ralph
Email:   ralph.steve(at)epamail.epa.gov
Address:   8047 Brooklyn Ave. N.E
City:  Seattle
State: WA  98115
Telephone: (206) 522-7928 H
Class: 1969

Fri Apr 23 11:35 1999 PDT

1969   Jim L. Lyles Jr
Email:   jlyles(at)va.metrocast.net
Address:   279 Cedar Lane
City:  Colonial Beach
State: VA  22443
Telephone: (804) 224-0774
Class: 1969

Comments or Bio:

Still employed by the Dept of the Navy but will be short lived, planned retirement Jan 03 06 after 35 years. Still married and daughter will be 15 and wants to drive very soon and go to college. Second career maybe working on a golf course on a Navy base. Also Vice President of GS with American Federal Government Employees (AFGE) and will remain active after retirement for a short period of time.

Sat  Oct 15  9:05 2005 PDT

1969   Martha L. Davis
Email:   martha.davis(at)usdoj.com
Address:   1507 Wake Forest Drive
City:  Alexandria
State: VA  22307
Telephone: (703) 765-6833
Class: 1969

Comments or Bio:

It's been great working on the '69 reunion committee with everyone!  Old friends seem more like family so I'm really looking forward to reunion.  I've worked at Justice for the last 15 years and serve as General Counsel for the U. S. Trustee Program.   We do bankruptcy work.  Have an energetic daughter age 11 and a spunky dog both of whom try to control whatever spare time I have.  So, life is good.

Wed May 26 11:58 1999 PDT

1969   Karen James
Maiden Name:  Karen Johnson
Email: minikj(at)cfl.rr.com
Address:   1551 Dale Avenue
City:  Winter Park
State:   FL  32789
Telephone: (407) 647-2642
Class: 1969

Wed Aug 2 19:55 2000 PDT

1969   Robert Sowell
Email:    rabs(at)crosslink.net
Address:   6632 Magnolia Drive
City:  Gloucester
State:   VA  23061
Telephone: (804) 693-0161
Class: 1969

Comments or Bio:

I have been married since 74.  I am a state employee working with the Department of Juvenile Justice as a Senior Juvenile Probation Officer.  We have two children--a daughter in her junior year at GMU and a 12 year old son who will be in 7th grade in the fall of 1999.

If any of my classmates are in the area, please visit.

Fri Jul 2 5:00 1999 PDT

1969  Mark Estes
Email:   tradewnd(at)digital.net
Address:   1186 Ocenshore Blvd. #157
City:  Ormond Beach
State:  FL   32176
Telephone:   (904) 441-6705
Class: 1969

Comments or Bio:

There ought to be a LAW OF EQUALIZATION for Speed Limits.  It would work this way--you get stuck behind a 106-year-old lady doing 20 MPH under the speed limit for 10 miles (this happens a lot in Florida). Once you get beyond this blue-haired moving road block you should be able to do 20 MPH over the speed limit for 10 miles, or even 10 MPH over the limit for 20 miles, without fear of a speeding ticket. It only seems fair.

Fri Aug 6 14:25 1999 PDT

1969  Gail Harding
Email:   mionapub(at)yahoo.com
Address:   164 Wildwood Acres Circle
City:  Patrick Springs
State:  VA  24133
Telephone:   (540) 694-8933
Class: 1969
Favorite Website:  www.theenterprise.net

Comments or Bio:

Sorry I missed our 30th—hope to make it to 40th. Since our last reunion I’ve bought my second newspaper and a house, and formed a publishing company (and wonderful relationship) with a long lost love I reunited with the weekend of our 20-year reunion (not a Lancer). Happily childless.

Wed Aug 25 3:58 1999 PDT

1969  Hazanne Kompelien
Maiden Name: Hazanne Hetzler
Email:  HazeKomp(at)netscape.net
Address:   2904 Thumbelina Circle
City:  Las Vegas
State:  NV  89102

Comments or Bio:

Registered Nurse x 25 (!) years, first in Intensive Care, now in Labor & Delivery. Married 25 (!) years, to the same guy...an achievement these days! Two sons, age 23 and 14, whom I adore.

Typical middle-class-poor, working mother who loves her job AND her family. Thirty year member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints...very involved volunteering with the women's group.

Lived in Las Vegas x 17 years: love the 24-hr town, the lights, and the great weather.   ( We're five hours from Calif., one hour from mountains & snow and one hour from Lake Mead and water sports! )

I do miss Virginia's beauty a great deal...but too used to the "laid back lifestyle" of life "out west"!

Happiness!     Haze

Sat Sep 25 10:02 1999 PDT

1969  John B. Porter
Email:   jbporter(at)verizon.net
Address:   700 The Lake Road
City:  Clintwood
State:  VA  24228
Telephone:  276-926-8528

Comments or Bio:

Retired, divorced and fishing.  Three grandchildren. 

Sat  Jan 27  6:20  2007 PDT

1969  Henry Carretta
Email:   hjcarret(at)hsc.vcu.edu
Address:   511 N Ryland St. Apt. 3
City:  Richmond
State:  VA  23220
Class: 1969
Telelphone:  (804) 828-0172
Website:     HJCarrett

Comments or Bio:

I recently started a new job in the Health Administration Department of VCU.   Just began a doctoral program in Health Services Research.

Having fun living in the city.

Fri Jan 28 9:15  2000 PDT

1969  Edward Wandelt
Email:   ewandelt(at)comdt.uscg.mil
Address:   11710 Amkin Drive
City:  Clifton
State:  VA  20124-2121
Class: 1969
Telelphone:  (703) 250-9576

Comments or Bio:

Held a "mini" reunion with Craig & Linda Musick, Bob & Robin Sowell, Bob & Tish Lyons, Bill & Brenda Aird, and our special guests of honor direct from San Antonio, Texas Larry & Debbie Verner at the Old Ebbitt's Bar & Grill on Jan 15.  It was like the old times except that we were of legal drinking age this time! 

Please call if you're in town or happen to have any dealings with the Coast Guard (202/267-2369 (at) HQ/D.C.)

Mon Jan 31 6:00  2000 PDT

1969    Lynn Kervitsky Benner
Maiden Name:   Lynn Kervitsky
Email:   benner(at)lcc.net
Address:   1310 Shady Lane
City:  Lufkin
State:  Texas  75904-4224
Telephone: 936-639-1193

Comments or Bio:

Married Don Benner '72 (Va Tech '73 BS Forestry & Wildlife)

Graduated from Va Tech '73 BS Elementary Education
Teaching Kindergarten

3 Children: Shannon Jo (25), Todd (22), Bonnie (19)
Hobbies: Church Handbell Choir, Tae Kwon Do (Red Belt), Tennis, Aerobics, Water Color Painting

Joys: Red Miata Convertible, Boating, Dog, and Husband

Sat Apr 28 5:02 2001 PDT

1969    Yvonne Merril
Email:   ymerrill(at)netzero.net
City:  La Mesa
State:  California

Comments or Bio:

Left Springfield, came to California. Worked as Deputy Sheriff, retired and went back to school and got degree in Nursing. Now going back again to UCSD for Legal nurse consultant program. No kids but living with 20 pets of the feathered and furred variety. Weave and spin my own yarn out of my cat, dog, rabbit or any other animal that gets close enough. I have 2 dogs, 1 cat, 2 rabbits and twelve parrots. It is very noisey in La Mesa, CA. At least that is what the neighbors tell me.

Mon Aug 13 22:15 2001 PDT

1969    Dave Burford
Email:   daveburf(at)yahoo.com
Address:   1301 S. Arlington Ridge Rd #811
City:  Arlington
State:  VA 22202
Telephone: 703-979-2984

Comments or Bio:

'69 - '74 VPI--Architecture
'72 - '73 VISTA volunteer, Philadelphia
'73 Married, Jan Hopkins, Peekskill, NY--Radford
'74 Architect w/Navy in Philadelphia;
'78 Daughter (Jamie, UNV '00, grad school (at)
       UWY--audiology);
'80 Son (David, undergrad (at) FAU--communications);
'82 Son (Drew, undergrad (at) Creighton U--business);
'84 Architect & PM w/Army Corps of Engineersrs in
        Germany;
'91 After peace broke out in Europe & job vanished, took a job (Arch & PM) w/Army Corps of Engineers in Anchorage, Alaska, absolutely "the Last Frontier";

'94 Motorhome trip AK to FL and back, 13,500 mi in 7 weeks;

'01 -'02 One-year detail with DOE in D.C.
Hobbies: Sea kayaking, biking & masters swimming
Quest: Deciding what I want to be when I grow up!

Tue Aug 14 19:30 2001 PDT  

1969    Jan Lautzenheiser
Email:   janlautzenheiser(at)comcast.net
Website: www.fireflywebworks.com

Thu   Jun 26   5:48 2008 PDT

1969    John Mercer
Email:   jmercer1(at)carolina.rr.com
Address:   350 Abbotsford Court
City:  Charlotte
State:  NC  28270-0961

Comments or Bio:

Emory & Henry College- 1973
Married 1974
Two daughters: 1979 and 1982
Divorced 1988
Remarried 1992
Lived in Roanoke, Springfield, Fairfax, Midland TX, Dallas TX, Seattle, San Francisco and now Charlotte.

Wed Jan 2 14:55 2002 PDT

1969    Carl W. Vandebogart
Email:   cvandebogart(at)provide.net
Address:   5385 Willis Road
City:  Ypsilanti
State:  MI
Telephone: 734 485 4778

Comments or Bio:

After graduating I went into the AIR Force on JUNE 15 1969.I did not attend our graduation ceremony and I regretted not doing so! I went fishing in North Carolina with my Uncle instead. I'm going to love getting together with everyone again! SEE YA!

Sun May 19 12:45 2002 PDT

1969    Debbie Street
Address:   5904 Bayshire Road  B
City:  Springfield
State:  VA  22152
Telephone: 703-451-0371

Wed Jul 10 12:15 2002 PDT

1969    Cathy Wilson
Maiden Name:  Cathy Beauregard
E-Mail:  CFBWilsonUSA(at)Yahoo.com
Address:   2634 North Potomac Street
City:  Arlington
State:  VA  22207
Telephone: 703-241-3741

Comments or Bio: 

English Teacher, Fairfax County Public Schools Walt Whitman Middle School

Fri  Oct 14  15:30 2005 PDT

1969    Michael F. Pezzulli
Email: michaelp(at)courtroom.com
Address:   880 Country Club Road
City:  Fairview
State:  Texas  75069-1552
Telephone: 972.713.1300
Website:  www.courtroom.com

1969    James R. Holaday
Email:    doc.holaday(at)sbcglobal.net
Address:   7719 Canham Ranch
City:  San Antonio
State:  TX  78266
Telephone:  210-651-3347

Comments or Bio:

Retired from the Air Force after 31 years of service.

1969    Donna Jones Howard
Maiden Name:  Donna Jones
Email:    tundra500(at)aol.com
Address:   1202 Town Side Drive
City:  Apex
State:  NC  27502
Telephone:  919-372-1769

1969    Bill Douglas
Email:    bdouglas1951(at)comcast.net
Address:   8751 West Cornell Avenue Unit 4
City:  Lakewood
State:  Colorado  80227
Telephone:  303-379-9375

Comments or Bio:

After graduating from U. VA., I went to work for the Feds, as many of us did.  My first ten years were in the field of environmental impact analysis, mostly pertaining to the energy and minerals industry.  My next ten years focused on oil and gas drilling and production operations compliance.  My most recent 10 years kept me busy with oil and gas valuation and royalty compliance for Federal and Indian properties.  Can't decide what I'll do when I grow up.  But I'm building a log lodge in the Colorado mountains to retire to while I decide.

For at least the next six months (as of August 2004) I can also be reached at bdouglas1951(at)aol.com (freeby with new computer). Peace and happiness Lancers!

I have a Myspace address under email address type in R.white89@comcast.net and check out Myspace.com 

I have 2 more grandchildren almost to many to count now

Graduated from VPI in ’74 with a BArch and became a registered Architect in 1976.

Went to work for the Department of Navy in Norfolk – lots of great overseas travel – and even spent a year on assignment in GTMO (actually a nice place). In 1978 I had a unique opportunity and took a job just outside Hiroshima, Japan, two years later (1980) I was presented with another opportunity in Madrid, Spain, where I lived for the next several years.

Returned to the DC area in 1985, planning to stay only a year or two before leaving once again, but other things seem to develop here, instead. Ended up working for several different agencies - Navy, DOE, FAA, State Department, and then back to DOE/NNSA.

Spent a year in Newport, RI, where I received a Masters Degree from the Naval War College in 1998, followed by four years on the Hill as a Senate staffer. Intense, long hours, but a wonderful experience!

Started SCUBA diving years ago while in GTMO; became a Master Instructor with the Professional Association of Diving Instructors (PADI) in 1999. Love exotic locals. Do a lot of UW video and photography; some of my video has been featured on the Learning Channel.

Retired in January 2007 and formed my own company consulting on Program and Project Management best practices – keeps me pretty busy; sometimes I wonder if I really did retire.

Never married, no children, currently living with girlfriend, and planning my next dive trip. Life is good.