Diana McElhinney:  

Hi Guys, So, I'm really sorry that I was unable to make it to the class reunion. I would have enjoyed seeing everyone. I can't believe that it's been 32 years since I moved to Oregon leaving all my friends behind. I attended Thurston High School (yes, the famous one that Kip Kinkle shot students after killing his mom and dad the night before) for my Junior and Senior year. It was not the easiest transistion as at that grade level kids have had the same friends forever and Thurston just happened to be a bit of a snobbish school. Oh well, I graduated with great grades and immediately went into banking while attending community college at night. May of 1979 I met the man that was to become my best friend and soul mate. We married exactly 3 months later on August 4, 1979 and are still going strong as we just celebrated our 29th wedding anniversary. We now have a one year old granddaughter that was born last August 4th on our 28th anniversary. I was meant to be a grandmother, it is the biggest joy of my life. My husband and I have two children; Sean was born September of 1981 and is now 27 years old. Tara arrived 3 yrs later on July 23, 1984 and it is Tara that has given us this first Grandchild. Sean just celebrated his first wedding anniversary this past August 25th. We had quite a August month last year! Crazy to say the least. I was a stay at home mom for many years before going back to the workforce in 1997. I now work for the Eugene School District as the Workers' Compensation Coordinator and Medical Leave Administrator. It is a challenging and rewarding job. I still love animals as much as I did back then, even the baby skunks that Vanessa, Christie and I brought home to my house. LOL... We have had 3 labador retrievers and our current one has cancer and his days are counted. We are just enjoying him d...Expand for more