Attached is a high school picture.  During my junior year, I made the
varsity cheerleading team.  When I became a senior, I lettered in
Volleyball, Basketball and Track.  Who knew I was such an athlete.

The Hawaii picture is when I was 26 and still single.  I went on a cruise
with a friend around the islands.  I was beginning to think no one wanted
me.  I had dated several guys but no marriage proposals.  It was a time
in my life when I started to wonder what was wrong with me.  I found out
later from my "now husband" that I was scaring the guys away because
of my confidence.  

The last picture was taken 2 months after I got married in 1987.  The boy
is my nephew.  I was living in St. Louis at the time.

When I left all of you guys in Altus in 1974, we moved to Izmir Turkey.  I
hated moving there.  I remember marching in to my parents room at the
Kordon Blue Hotel and asking if I could move back to Altus and live with
Mona Featherston for two years and graduate with you guys in Altus.  
That didn't go over well.  So I stuck it out and made the best of it.

After graduation, the family moved  stateside and we were living in
Harrisonville Missouri.  I started college at UMKC - University of Missouri
Kansas City.  Harrisonville is a town just south of Kansas City Missouri.  I
spent two years there and then dad got transfered to Scott AFB in Illinois.  
I moved  with them so I could live at home and pay for my college.  So,
once again there was a move to Edwardsville Illinois.  I graduated
college from Southern IIllinois University at Edwardsville. I majored in
Business Administration  with a Marketing Degree.

Upon graduation, I was promoted to regional trainer for a cosmetic
company I was working for at the time.  I moved to Chicago to become
regional Traininer for I Natural Cosmetics.  After that, when the company
was sold, I moved back to St. Louis and worked in retail.  When I met
Dennis, my career path changed so he could date me - retail took too
much of my time (15 hour sales etc.).  I had a great job with a motivation
company.  Once my kids were born in 1988 and 1991, I decided to stay at
home and be a full time mom.  We moved to Tulsa OK in 1991 after the
second kid.  I met Jay Greenwalt there at one of the Tulsa Driller games.  
We lived there 4 years and not once did I know  some Altus people were
living in Tulsa until meeting Jay.  I did not have the chance to look Dwight
up because shortly thereafter, we moved to Dallas .

We lived in Dallas for 6 years.  Once my kids were in school full time, I
got my real estate license and sold real estate for 4 years.That is when I
heard about the reunions in Altus every 5 years and decided to show up
for the 20th.  You guys were so gracious to let me bust in and be a part of
your celebration.  It was so good seeing everyone. The only person I
ended staying in touch with over the years was Mona Featherston.  As
you know, I was also at the 25th reunion as well.

I hope there is a big turn out for the 30th.  I am looking forward to seeing
everyone again.

Okay, so not quite a novel.  I gave you short version of my life.
The Thompson Family