Email: dwalsh@uiuc.edu

Classmates: The thing I love about Bement, Milmine and Ivesdale is that after childhood, I have deep roots. Roots that have formed the person I am proud to be today. A favorite memory about school is that at one point or another I had either extremely bad days or awesome days just like each of you. There isn't just one song or thing that stands out but many silly tunes or one liners like: Singing "Don Diddle, Dumb Diddle, Duck"... or " Yuck Mouth cuz I don't brush.." Liza Doolittles "wouldn't it be lovely" How about sixteen candles.. Do you have a boyfriend...three big ones... The Breakfast Club...would you talk to me on Monday...NO! & What's your pleasure...Vodka.

Having Jacki and Mark be my mom & dad in Meet me in St. Louis. Let see, just hanging out during lunch hour... Maybe getting my first car--you all remember, the one with "Bitch" faded into the paint job. This brings me to a memory of a few of us trying to get out of it while it caught on fire. We all had such nice rides then. Once actually walking beans barefoot and pregnant in a bean field years after walking beans in high school.

 Now, I have to stop remembering and get to work. You can expect more at a later time with pictures when I can juggle some more. See everyone soon!!!!

 What has changed since high school for me? Having grown to appreciate my classmates in a whole new way with thanks to this site--Seeing or hearing from some of you off and on has been just what I needed.

Since the last reunion, my family remains first. Actively living our faith is something we all do as a family by lectoring, alter serving, ushering and contributing our time, finances or resources to what comes our way through our parish family, community, work, or someone or sometimes something that just touches us in a way that compels us to reach out. This remains the same but like everything is always changing.

Having had plenty of time to reflect sitting in hospital waiting rooms or by the phone with good news and bad through the years that has given me a different outlook about how blessed I am to have had so many experiences and that I have an opportunity each new day to continue to have more.