John Yuelkenbeck:
CLASS OF 1978
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Southwest High SchoolClass of 1978
Kansas city, MO
Bingham Junior High SchoolClass of 1974
Kansas city, MO
J.C. Nichols SchoolClass of 1972
Kansas city, MO
Frances Willard Elementary SchoolClass of 1972
Kansas city, MO
John's Story
"You may leave school but it never leaves you." -XTC
Although there are many wonderful memories, high school had its awkward moments: everyone was growing and maturing at different rates, and I seemed to be at the back of that line. (When your last name begins with "Y," you get used to being at the back of the line, I suppose.)
Keeping that in mind, I decided to attend our twentieth class reunion with the attitude that I wouldn't hold anyone's high school years against them if they would extend me the same courtesy, and it turned out to be a very enjoyable evening. Unfortunately, the postcard notifying me of the twenty-fifth reunion showed up the day after the event--I had just moved into my house in Westport, and the post office was tardy in forwarding my mail in time. I look forward, however, to mak...Expand for more
ing it to the thirtieth this summer.
College was one of the best experiences of my life. I majored in Literature, with minor studies in Drama and German, and spent the winter semester interims in New York, getting invaluable exposure to the arts and culture of that city.
After graduation, I got what I thought was a job, but what in actuality turned out to be a career. I'm now president of the graphic arts company, Coleridge Design, where I began as a typesetter twenty-three years ago.
Having a steady job all that time has enabled me to engage in several side pursuits: acting, writing, traveling, music, and for the last eleven years, a bartending gig a couple of nights a week. As I tell my friends, it seems like all I do is enjoy life and have a good time; I keep thinking there must be something more!
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