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Bonnie Bronson (Bryner)
January 29, 1944
Salt Lake City,
UT
Homemaker
Married
5
Life has been good to me! East High was the best school to graduate from, and you may have noticed, that many East High graduates marry each other. I married Wally Bryner (one year ahead of me at East), graduated from the U of U in Psycology, and then stayed home to raise 5 wonderful children. Wally was a Obstetrician Gynecologist at Bryner Clinic. He was a great doctor and my best friend. He is now retired and we get to tend grandchildren and bug our kids. We had the privilege of living in Mongolia for 2 years when Wally was a Mission President for the LDS Church. Loved it there! Some of the wonderful things that our kids are doing are: *daughter-- became a nurse, *husband-- owns his own furniture manufacturing business *daughter-- creative sewer *husband-- in Afganistan, fliesApache helicopters *daughter-- well known YA author and received a Newbery Honor for one of her books. *Husband-- Computer genius *Son-- Partner in computer business *wife--Fabulous artist I can tell that I'm getting older and I want to be able to enjoy all life holds for me. I hope we all will be strong and healthy for many years to come.  Send Bonnie a Message
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David Clegg
October 07, 1944
San Rafael
CA
Attorney/Real Estate Broker
Married
Hi To Everyone After leaving East High, I graduated from the U. of U. and then headed for San Francisco to work for Irving Lundborg & Co. - a stock brokerage - where I met my wife Diane. I then attended the University of San Diego School of Law, and practiced law in San Francisco. I am currently a real estate broker in Larkspur, Ca. Diane works for Thomson Reuters in San Francisco. In 1973 we married and have lived in the same house for 37 years. We are both active in our Episcopal parish in Corte Madera. Diane is head of the Altar Guild and I have been Senior Warden and the Treasurer. I have traveled extensively and been to all the continents except Antartica. Most days I manage to either play racquetball or hike in our beautiful Marin hills. Our avocation the past 20 has been working with service dogs for Canine Companions for Independence, a non-profit organization that provides highly trained assistant dogs to people with disabilities. For CCI we have fostered countless pups and dogs, raised 3 puppies, and whelped 10 litters of pups. We currently have Pearlie (our retired breeder), Adriana (our active breeder), and Enid Rose who we raised but she didn't graduate. These 3 precious dogs are absolutely the light of our lives. I remember my years at East High with fondness - we truly had a great class. I am looking forward to our Big 50th Reunion and reminiscing with my fellow classmates. My thanks to the members of the Reunion Committee for all their planning. Cheers, David Send David a Message
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Pat Wilson (Banta)
 
November 04, 1943
Salinas
CA
Retired
Widowed
2
Oh my goodness - can I say “fifty”?? I was thinking that was my age, still! Reading through some of these wonderful stories made me procrastinate adding anything to the page.
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Milt Thackeray
June 13, 1944
Holladay
UT
CPA
Married
7
Following graduation from East, I attended the University of Utah, graduating in 1968 with a B.S. in Accounting and in 1969 with a Masters of Business Administration. In between freshman year at the U and graduation, I served an LDS mission in the West German Mission. Upon returning from my mission, I married Sandy West (Olympus) who I had met in Freshman English at the U. She has been a great friend and companion to me and has played a large part in any success I have had. After graduating, I went to work for an international accounting firm and have had many challenging and interesting opportunities.
In the late 1970’s, we moved with our five children to Brussels, Belgium (Waterloo) where we spent three years. I had the opportunity of working throughout Europe as a European Liaison Partner for our firm and had some exciting adventures in countries like Iran, Greece, and Yugoslavia. We were able to travel extensively as a family and experience the beautiful sites and diverse culture that Europe has to offer. One of the most memorable and joyous experiences we had while living in Belgium was that of adding another child to our family. Although I wouldn’t say that government-run healthcare would make our highlight list, at least mother and child survived the experience and are doing fine. After returning to the U.S., we completed our family adding another son to the five boys and daughter that we brought back with us. During my 37 year career in public accounting, I have had many rewarding and challenging opportunities to serve in professional organizations. These provided opportunities to develop lasting relationships with people around the country and receive some professional recognition. Some of these include the following: · President, Utah Association of Certified Public Accountants · Chairman, Utah State Board of Accountancy · Chairman, State of Utah Legislative Compensation Committee · President, University of Utah School of Accounting Faculty Advisory Board · Member, American Institute of Certified Public Accountants Governing Council · Utah representative to the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy · Member, University of Utah School of Social Work Community Advisory Board · Treasurer, Eighth National Conference on Child Abuse and Neglect · Outstanding CPA, Utah Association of Certified Public Accountants · Alumnus of the Year, University of Utah Beta Alpha Psi As I have grown older, I have come to value family and friends and the relationships we have and recognize that being a friend, a mentor, and providing support is truly one of the most important things we can do. I still value the many friendships I made while at East High. I found that I like to be busy, and went back to work after a couple of years in retirement. I am currently the CFO at Central Utah Water Conservancy District. Sandy and I enjoy spending time with our 7 children and 19 grandchildren and divide our time between Salt Lake, St. George, and traveling. I look forward to seeing all of you at the reunion. Send Milt a Message
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Marilyn Murphy (Berwind)
July 15, 1944
Belmont
NC
Retired
Widowed
1
Life has certainly been an adventure since we all left East High back in 1962.I moved east to Rochester, NY in 1964, and in 1965 I married the nicest man in the world, Chuck Berwind. He worked at Eastman Kodak and I at Xerox until we had a little girl, Julie, in 1972. I was a stay-at-home mom for a few years, then went back to school and on to work (at Kodak) in 1985. Over the years we enjoyed raising Siberian Huskies. We had much fun showing them and also training them for dogsledding. We ran a team for years, enjoying the winter wonderland of upstate New York. My husband passed away 17 years ago. Our daughter was in graduate school in NC and decided to settle down there (here!), so when it was time to retire, I moved to the Charlotte, NC area. My working years were exciting, challenging, and fun. Xerox provided 7 years of busiess experience during its expansive growth years. My time at Kodak was in technical publications and marketing communications in the Printing & Publishing and Professional Photography Divisions. I got to travel, work at trade shows, support photographic workshops, and meet with some of the best photographers in the industry. What fun! I've been blessed to have opportunities to feed my creative side by studying and teaching adult education classes in art and to work as a professional wedding photographer. I came late to quilting, and enjoy that creative outlet as well. I'm so pleased to be living here in NC with mild winters (I still have one dog sled in my garage, but it never gets used any more!) and near my little family--my daughter, her husband who is from England, my 4-year old grandson, and a new baby expected to arrive in April. Send Marilyn a Message
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Annette Whitney (Wells)
 After we graduated from East High I attended the University of Utah, graduating with an Honors Bachelor of Music degree in vocal performance.
I took a position at Madison High School in Rexburg, Idaho teaching choral music for one year and then moved to New York City, where I studied voice with Florence Barbour, a vocal coach at the Metropolitan opera. During my second year in New York I met Gordon Wells and we were married in July of 1969. We lived in Salt Lake City where Gordon practiced law for about a year. We moved to Santa Barbara where he practiced for almost 8 years. He wrote his famous home gardening book, “Successful Home Gardening” in 1977. Gordon and I moved our family to Vacaville California to attend UC-Davis and he completed a Master’s Degree in Plant Science in 1980. By that time we had 6 children. We started practicing law again and Gordon's firm, Wells, Call, Clark, Bennett and Clawson, is still one of best civil practice firms in Solano County. In 2009 my husband wrote “Successful Home Gardening, Second Edition” and created a set of 6 DVD’s of his lectures which can be found atwww.gordonwells.net (cheaper) or at Amazon and Barnes & Noble. During our married life together we have raised eight children and now have 27 grandchildren. My life has revolved around the family but I have remained involved in music, especially choral music throughout the past 42 years. While living in Vacaville I was involved in establishing a yearly community Christmas performance of Handel's Messiah which still continues. We moved to San Diego County for three years thinking of retiring there. We then moved to Salem, Utah (near Provo) where we have lived for 8 years to be near our three youngest daughters and their families. For the past year we have been serving a proselyting mission for the LDS Church in Glendale, California. We have really enjoyed this opportunity to serve others. After our mission we plan to build a home in Vacaville, where we lived for 25 years and raised our family, and stay near our oldest daughter for the rest of our lives. Gordon served for 9 years as a Stake President there and it feels the most like home to us. Send Annette a Message
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Thomas Mitko
January 10, 1944
Murray
retired geologist
Married
2
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kent anderson
January 04, 1944
sandy
UT
retired
Married
3
GRADUATED FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF UTAH. WORKED 38 YEARS FOR 1ST FEDERAL & WASHINGTON FEDERAL SAVINGS . MARRIED FOR 42 YEARS WITH 3 CHILDREN & 6 GRANDCHILDREN. WE ENJOY U OF U FOOTBALL & BASKETBALL, GOLF, TRAVELING & VISITING OUR GRANDCHILDREN IN COLORADO & WISCONSIN. Send kent a Message
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Kathy Nichols (Draper)
November 07, 1944
Salt Lake City
UT
Teacher
Married
5
I have been an elementary school teacher for the past 30 years. I have enjoyed playing tennis, doing some traveling, and running fifteen marathons. My husband and I have managed to stay married even though he went to West High. We have learned to eat dessert first-life is short. Send Kathy a Message
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Grant McAllister
 
May 08, 1944
SLC
UT
Retired Banker
Married
2
Hi everyone...After Graduation from East High, I and my buddy and classmate Richard Berrett took off on a wild adventure in my Austin Healy for the beach bum life and "surfing safari" craze of Southern California. What a great way to start my life after high school--beach, parties, and a new dance called the watusee! The "chief" Berrett claimed most of the local dance awards with his wild gyrations (I'm sure you all remember those). After returning home, I attended the University of Utah. After that, I spent a long six months active duty in Fort Polk, Louisiana, in the US Army Reserve. I ended up in the same platoon as classmate Ken Macey (small world, huh). After my stint as a soldier, I returned home to celebrate life once again, and I replaced the beach with snow and became a ski bum. I joined the National Ski Patrol at Brighton where I patroled and partied with two other East classmates Bob Gaddie and Brent Herridige. I couldn't seem to leave East High behind. Then, life. I met my wife, Judy Hunt, a South High cutie, while having pizza at Luigi's with another East classmate Paul Grindle. Like my other East classmates, he had interesting proclivities: wolfing down half a pizza in one bite along with other strange antics, which will remain unnamed for now. (You can thank me later, Paul.) After getting married and having two great kids, I setttled into a 30-year career in banking. (Notice how that can be summarized in one sentence.) I was fortunate enough to retire early and for the last ten years have semi-returned to my old "ski bum" lifestyle as a ski instructor at Park City Mountain Resort, where I regularly attend the "Church of Blue Skies and Deep Powder." As an interesting sidenote, I recently returned to East High where I spent several years taking night classes in auto body repair, so I could restore my grandfather's 1954 Buick Roadmaster (which I have now completed). I just can't seem to leave East High behind. I'm looking forward to seeing all you East High classmates at the reunion this summer!
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