Gene Beaudoin:  

This was written for the last reunion. See additions below We have been living in Farmington River Valley in CT since 1990. Kids, cats, dog, and a variety of local animals including too many bears. For work I develop shopping centers from the ground up which is a slow and slower process. Its much more difficult today than 6 months ago. Danielle is at UVM and Ben the 17 year old is at Loomis. In free time I follow Ben's sports. He is a ranked ski racer so winter is very busy. He is on the slopes a part of every day from mid-December through early March. Just think about dry gear and clean ski socks every day....(I skied with him or at races about 40 times this winter.)Otherwise, house work, yard work, and work work make up most of the waking hours. My avocation is politics. We fundraise for our congressman and one of the CT senators. Its always fun to chat with the politicos, the majority of whom are very average folks. The work week puts me on the road to our developments every week to Maine, NH, VT, or RI projects. A house in Wells Beach helps answer the overnights. Visits back to Latham are fun but usually parent related. We walk at SHS sometimes and its always a memory lane event. Working lots harder and longer than I thought I would be. I miss the old gang from Shaker although I do see Bob Collins often and try to stay in touch with several buds. Looking forward to the reunion. NEW: Looking forward...Expand for more