Profiles and Bios

 
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Sharon Krohn (Trambly)

Then Then
Now Now
Marital status: Married
Children: 3
Occupation: artist/housewife
Comment:

Fifty years…hardly seems possible!  After high school I attended CU in Boulder intending to get a degree in Fine Arts.  After my first year there my father became terminally ill and my pursuit of a degree was put on hold.  That year I married my high school sweetheart and fellow WRHS graduate, Dewey Krohn, class of ’60.  We have three children and eight grandchildren that all live in the Denver area.  They keep us young and busy!  We have lived in the Denver area all our married life and recently moved to Brighton just a couple of blocks from our son and his family.  I was fortunate to be able to stay at home raising our family and pursuing varied interests and activities.  I am still an avid skier, skiing over 20 days a season.  In the summers I enjoy golfing and working in the yard.  Even though I never got my degree in Fine Arts, I was able to continue my art education and have been a watercolor teacher locally and in Mexico for over 20 years.  I am a member of the Main Street Gallery and also teach there.  Dewey and I have been fortunate to be able to enjoy our family, travels and various activities over the years and will be celebrating our 50th anniversary next year.  We are looking forward to reconnecting with our high school friends at the reunion!
What's a favorite high school memory: being a majorette for the different sports events
Which faculty members do you best remember: Mrs. Blume, Mrs. Knudson
What was fun to do in Wheat Ridge during your high school years: Being a majorette and the extra curricular actitivies

Judy Kulp ( )

Then Then
Now Now
Marital status: Married
Children: 1
Occupation: Librarian
Comment: Still working as a librarian, with three part-time positions with the 12-state Mountain Plains Library Association and also doing a small crafts business - "Surely We Jest."  Two grandsons are the most fun - and they've just moved with their parents to the Wheat Ridge family home (that was regularly T-P'd when I was in higih school).  Our 14-year old grandson is now a freshman Wheat Ridge Farmer and the 12-year old will soon be! 

Jeannene LaGuardia

Then Then
Comment: No bio. Unable to locate.

Linda Landenberg (Ottercrans)

Then Then
Now Now
Marital status: Single
Children: 2
Occupation: Retired (Corporate Recruiter)
Comment:

Since Wheat Ridge High, I've been married twice, lived in New Orleans, Louisiana, Houston, Texas, and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.  I retired from recruiting for pharmaceutical / biotherapies companies.  I am still a Docent at Winterthur Museum in Delaware which is a 175 room mansion which has the largest collection of pre-civil war American made furniture.  Keeps me sharp learning new tours and interacting with visitors to the museum.  I also work part time at an Olive Oil/Balsamic Vinegar shop here in West Chester, PA where I own a 150 year-old row house.  Still enjoy book club, international travel, traipsing around Philadelphia, NYC, DC and the beaches of New Jersey.  I am fortunate to have many great friends.  And my family is doing wonderfully well.  My grandchildren are now 16, 14, 9 and 7 with my oldest granddaughters being terrific athletes (field hockey) and straight A students.  My two daughters (Rhory and Rhiain) have great careers, husbands, and gorgeous places to live.  So all is well with me and mine.
What's a favorite high school memory: Pom Pom girl
Which faculty members do you best remember: Not really....
What was fun to do in Wheat Ridge during your high school years: Painting posters for the games

Caren Lane

Then Then
Comment: No bio.

Ray Larsen

Then Then
Comment: No bio.

Gene Ann Latenser (Deceased) (Linkins)

Then Then
Now Now
Marital status: Married
Occupation: homemaker
Comment:

(Gene Ann passed away July 18, 2014 due to lung cancer.)



In July￿ 2010 Frank and I went to Arizona and we were "hooked" even at 115 degrees!￿ We bought a home in Sun City West, returned to Golden and after only three months we were packed and moved.￿ Having lived in Golden for 51 years and after 13 years of marriage, that was our biggest challenge!￿



We deeply miss Colorado and our many friends, so we are greatly looking forward to the 50th Reunion!

Richard Lawrance

Then Then
Now Now
Marital status: Married
Children: 2
Occupation: Retired - Engineer
Comment:
Degree in 1966 from CU in Chemistry. Retired as Director of Engineering, worked 40 years in Fuel Cell development for space, air, land and sea systems. Lived in CT, MA, NJ, FL, and OR. Now live on Cape Cod, MA. Doing some work as a finish carpenter. Married for 42 years. Two sons: first is executive chef and charter boat captain in Vero Beach, FL, second is an architect in Whitefish, MT. Traveled so much during career, do not want to ever get in another flying aluminum tube. Like sailing, fly fishing, woodworking, and photography and most important Sunny days on the beach.

 

I am proud to have contributed to the development of non-polluting energy systems. Designed and built a liquid fueled fuel cell for Toro golf course maintenance vehicle. Project manager for liquid fueled fuel cell powered non-polluting transit busses (3). Performed design and integration of an energy storage system for the solar powered airplane. Director of engineering for US nuclear powered submarine equipment manufacturer. Engineer for fuel cell for Apollo spacecraft. Developed manufacturing facility for a 25-kW fuel cell engine for an automobile. Designed electrolyzer systems for hydrogen and oxygen generation. Fuel Cell Association, President. Five Patents.

Donna Layton (Bromm)

Then Then
Now Now
Marital status: Married
Children: 4
Occupation: Missionary (retiring 2011)
Comment: Graduated from CSU, worked as Peace Corps Volunteer in Philippines, where I met my husband who was a Seattle native.  We have lived in NY, PA, WA, OR, and now CA, where we are relocating after 32 years of missionary service in the Philippines.  We have traveled extensively throughout Asia and are looking forward to lots more travel in our retirement.  Our 4 children have blessed us with 10 grandchildren so far.

Don Leebrick (Deceased) ( )

Then Then
Marital status: Married
Children: 4
Occupation: Retired Teacher/Coach
Comment: (Don passed away September 4, 2019 from Cancer).



I taught for 34 years in the Tacoma School District in high school and junior high. Also coached  tennis, football, baseball, basketball. I have 2 gradchildren who live in Seattle and am remarried to Iris. I am active in AA with 22 years sobriety. All four of my kids and step kids live in this area. If you remember Eddie and Laura, they are doing well, now 43 and 45 years old. I stay busy doing service, going to the gym and tutoring at an elementary school. In the spring, I drive to the Paribas Tennis Tournament and on to Spring training and visit with my brother Dick and wife Sandy in Tucson.