Tom Blair:
CLASS OF 1974
Rochester High SchoolClass of 1974
Rochester, MI
Rankin Elementary SchoolClass of 1968
Akron, OH
Central Elementary SchoolClass of 1968
Grand haven, MI
Meadow Brook Elementary SchoolClass of 1968
Rochester, MI
McGregor Elementary SchoolClass of 1968
Rochester, MI
Tom's Story
As of 3/6/10...
Why not contact me directly at jthomasa at bellsouth dot net? I'd love to hear from you!
Has life been a challenge for you as much as it's been for me? My guess is: yes! My, how naive we were and how easy life was back then.................
The following is not meant to sound negative, it just sums up my life in terms of events. I've had quite a bit of fun along the way................
I've been married and divorced three times, with no children. I truly wish I had had the experience of a child at least once in my life. Is it too late? Do any of you know of any 30-year-old females that like bald, 54 year old men with goatees? Thank goodness for viagra!................
Concerning my attendance at Western Michigan University from Jan. 1975 to Dec. 1981, I'm reminded of the classic John Belushi line in "Animal House" when he laments, upon learning Delta House has been kicked off campus, "Seven years of college down the drain!"................
I've worked three career jobs since college: in tourism at the Kalamazoo Michigan Convention and Visitors Bureau; in tourism again at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in Florida; and in teaching history at a middle school in Florida. In between these jobs I've had periods of not being ...Expand for more
employed, sort of going with the flow in life. Some by choice, some not.................
Besides growing up in Ohio and Michigan (I root for U of M vs. Ohio State), I've lived in Florida and North Carolina at different times (I'm currently in Palm Bay,FL). The mountains of western North Carolina are probably the best place to live of the four because of the moderate winters and summers compared to Ohio, Michigan and Florida.................
Sibling Update: Oldest brother Marty, RHS Class of 1969, married with three daughters, Clarkston,MI. Brother Steve, RHS Class of 1971, single with no kids, Orinda,CA. Sister Bonnie, RHS Class of 1972, married with three daughters and a son, Mason,OH. Brother Gary, RHS Class of 1976, married with two sons and a daughter, lives in Blair House on Old Perch Rd. in Rochester Hills. We'll have owned the house for 50 years in 2013. Make you feel old (it does me)?????
RHS Class of '74 friends I'm still in touch with include Mike Geddes (lives 30 miles from me here in Florida), Dave Snyder, Bryan Cantara, Diane (Strubler) Cantara, Rick Hall, Gale Dunsmore, Craig Chandler, and Nancy Irish. People I'd really like to hear about include Paul Fletcher, John Anderson, Kelly Manning, and Russ Truesdale................
Tom
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