Robert Kruss:
CLASS OF 1979

Riverside High SchoolClass of 1979
Dearborn heights, MI
University of MichiganClass of 1983
Ann arbor, MI
Saint Sabina SchoolClass of 1975
Dearborn heights, MI
Wallaceville Elementary SchoolClass of 1967
Dearborn heights, MI
Robert's Story
Life
What to say in a bio block? Well I'm sure we all miss having RHS as a high school, but I know we all saw the writing on the wall while we were there. Since my last update here I've changed jobs and now work for a major software publisher desigining accounting software. In addition, I've bought a house in the "old neighborhood" around the corner from my Mom who passed away in July 1996. So I guess you can't go home again, but you can get close!
School
Despite the harrasment I got for being a "big guy", the bulk of my high school experience was positive. I had a few bad teachers, who are generally obvious, and a few excellent teachers: Patricia Arrick, Aileen Ryan, and Betty Jacobs-Duncan. I had a terrific time being an active member of Drama Club and president of the Languages club. Despite being active in such "public" groups, I wish I was a little less conservative and more outgoing on a personal front. That changed a lot in college, however!
College
U of M was a great experience for a lot of reasons. Most of all it was a chance for me to break out of my shell and do a lot of things I never imagined. Even in college, I was a bit too driven- pursuing concurrent bachelor degrees in computer science and organizational communication at the same time (ta...Expand for more
king 22 - 26 credits per semester was NUTS in hindsight!). With my super-active social life, my grades were so-so compared to high school.
In my sophomore year I pledged Theta Xi fraternity. This was a really unique place at the time, being the only co-ed fraternity on campus. It made a really interesting and ecclectic environment to live and make great friends. But times change and the national fraternity began the process of revoking our "experimental" co-ed status while I lived there which caused a lot of contention.
Big things I remember about living at Theta Xi was my goofy roommate who had to drop-out to pay the $1000/month long distance phone bill he ran up talking to his out-of-state girlfriend 24/7; as VP/Social Director of the fraternity organizing one of the biggest campus parties held during my college years (way beyond raging kegger... it was amazing!); and making an ill-fated business play publishing "The Men of Michigan" calendar at the time when such things were all the rage (ours was the first one published in color and won several awards for design). My big regret from that experience was the money my friend/business partner's parents lost fronting us for the venture. It pretty much ruined our relationship, but it was a most interesting experience.
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