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  • John Buschagen ’66

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    Gustavus Alumni

    IN MEMORIAM John Buschagen ’66, Sequim, WA on July 31, 2014. A Vietnam War veteran, he retired from his own business as a manufacturer’s representative for commercial lighting lines and lighting consultant. He also drove paratransit vehicles for the Seniors Resource Center, in Wheat Ridge, CO, prior to moving in late 2013 with his wife,…

  • Theta sisters from the Class of 1966

    Theta sisters from the Class of 1966

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    Gustavus Alumni

    Cheryl Downey ’66 hosted Theta sisters from the Class of 1966, Kirstie Lewis ’66, Nancy Eddy ’66 and Donna Gabbert Beck ’66 at her home in Santa Monica, CA in April. The roommates spent four action-packed days visiting amazing sites in the Los Angeles area, remembering good times at Gustavus, solving world problems, and eating…

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    Megan Myhre

    Gustavus Emeritus Professor of English Larry Owen and Cheryl Downey ’66 were married on November 14, 2012.  Forty-three Gusties were in attendance including 11 former students of Professor Owen, and flowers were designed by Liesl Batz ’90. Pictured with Owen and Downey is Downey’s daughter Ariel and son Christopher ’09.

  • Pictures from the Class of ’66 Reunion

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    Erin Wilken

    Pictures submitted by Bill Laumann, taken from the Class-Of-66 Reunion. We had a wonderful time, and it was great to see everyone! Picture 1. Julie Hagen Accola ’66, Bill Laumann ’66, Sue Tillman ’66                 Picture 2. Bruce Haugland ’67, Bill Laumann ’66, Gary Engen ’66, Al Molde…

  • A Hamlet Reunion This May

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    Megan Myhre

    The Department of Theatre and Dance at Gustavus presented the timeless classic Hamlet in Anderson Theatre this May 5-14, 2011. The matinee on May 8th was a particularly special performance because a few alumni and members of the cast from the 1966 performance of Hamlet attended that performance. Linda Gulder Huett ’66 played the role…

  • Kathryn Glaeser Johnson and Donley Johnson ’66

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    Erin Wilken

    Donley and I will be returning to Gustavus for our 45th class reunion week-end and also our 45th wedding anniversary. We have 2 children, Christopher & Erin, both Gusties, that are partners in their law firm in Forest Lake. We have 5 grandchildren whom we spend a lot of time with in our retirement. We…

  • Ron Ackerman ’68, Gary Rettke ’65, Al Muehlhausen ’69, and Dave Johnson ’66

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    Erin Wilken

    At the recent NCAA Division I Wrestling Tournament in March in Philadelphia, 4 former Gustie Wrestlers from the MIAC Championship Wrestling Team of 1965 re-united. From left to right: Ron Ackerman ’68, Gary Rettke ’65, Al Muehlhausen ’69, and Dave Johnson ’66

  • John Blair ’66

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    Erin Wilken

    John D. Blair ’66, married Grace Allison on March 5, 2011r in Lubbock, TX, where he is the Gracie G. and William B. Snyder Professor in Management in the Rawls College of Business at Texas Tech University. Grace moved from Dallas and is the host of her internet radio show “Be Your Own Superhero.” John’s…

  • Richard B Brown ’52

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    Erin Wilken

    Richard B Brown, Class of 1952, from Chanhassen, MN, passed away 7/31/10.