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The RCHS Class of 1987
| JULY 2009
Dan Siemens (class of '87) and his wife Janet recently welcomed beautiful twin girls into the world on May 12, 2009, naming them Carolyn Joy and Elizabeth Grace. They arrived unexpectedly a full 8 weeks before their due date, and weighed about 4 pounds each at birth. Although they were basically healthy and had no serious problems, they did have some bradycardia episodes (heart rate issues very common in premature infants), so they spent their first month and a half in the intensive care nursery. They're both doing just fine now, and Dan and Janet feel doubly blessed.
Are they identical twins? We don't know for sure. They do look very similar, but we've begun to notice some subtle differences. Do twins run in the family? They do now.
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| | August 2007 Graham A. Peck was promoted to Associate Professor of History at Saint Xavier University in Chicago in 2007. He now has two children, five-year-old Nicola and two-year-old Sylvia. He wishes his fellow graduates in 1987 all the best on our 20th anniversary! |
| | May 2007 Jim Tyler graduated from Stanislaus State in 1993. He lives in rural Stanislaus County with his wife Cyndy and children Jonathan, Ian ,Mary, and Owen. He works as a police officer/ detective in the bay area. Contact him at
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| April 2004
Albert ('84) and Julie (Perry) Castaneda have a new baby named Abigail Ann, born February 1, 2004! She joins her brother Joel Stephen and sister Alicia Marie. Albert teaches at Redwood's JH/SH campus.
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January 2004 Dan Sharp has a new Web page address and e-mail. Visit the family by viewing the Web page at www.ddbpm.com, or e-mail them at
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. Dan, Dolly and their family are current members of Grace Missionary Baptist Church in Livermore, | | | CA, where he grew up. He also works for Bank of the West in Pacheco, CA, as a Senior Computer Engineer and Remote Systems Specialist. Benett is 9, Parker is 7, and Megan is 5. |
August 2003 Doug and Anne (Vander Zee) Heetderks are living in Miami, FL, where Doug is a kindergarten teacher at Westminster Christian School and Anne is singing, teaching art classes, and staying home with their children, Annika, 4, and Elise, 2. Anne taught sixth grade for 10 years at a Christian school in Anchorage, Alaska. |
January 2003 Sean and Shannon Ackley are the parents of Joshua Thomas, born on April 26, 2002. He weighed 7 pounds, 4 ounces, and was 19-1/2 inches long at birth. Sean is a network consultant and local Internet provider. They moved to Brentwood in March. You can view Sean's Photo Album online by clicking here! |
August 2002 Graham Peck has accepted a tenure-track position as Assistant Professor of History at St. Xavier University in Chicago. He will teach U.S. History up to 1900 and East Asia. He sends greetings to all his former classmates! |
August 2002 Jeremy Perry started a new engineering job at Ultra Clean Technologies of Menlo Park in June. He and his wife Amber live in Castro Valley with their two sons, Noah and Sam. Samuel Ray was born January 21, 2002, weighing 11 pounds. 3 ounces. He is eager to catch up with his 2-year-old brother! Jeremy is planning the class reunion. You can contact him at
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July 2002 Brent (Class of '87) and Maggie (Voelmle, '93) Seuis are proud to pass on an updated photo of their 8-month-old son, Tommy!
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September 2001 A portion of Jon and Jen Ball's last newsletter: " . . . Personally, as area directors for InterVarsity in Los Angeles, we have been struggling to find ways to live out the commands of Scripture to do justice. One application God's given us is that we can strive toward this particular aspect of restoring Shalom in our ministry. Specifically, we want to work hard to foster ministries where students of different ethnicities bless an benefit one another and see God's image stamped upon each other. "This requires our staff team to become increasingly diverse. It also means the Lord will have to teach us how to live out Shalom among ourselves (as staff) before we can hope to lead others into it. Let us share some of our struggles so you can pray and partner with us! "Of particular concern to us are black, Latin-American, Southeast Asian, and American Indian (native American) staff. We currently have no American Indian folks on staff, and I long for us to begin dealing more with the history of sin, injustice, and anti-Shalom of the United States towards these peoples. "One big struggle with hiring black and Latin-American is the practicalities of living resources. Though categorizations aren't true for everyone, many people we could or would like to hire from these backgrounds have difficult situations. If someone is the fist family member with a college education, they may lay a crucial role in supporting their family. To come on staff is impossible for some unless they receive a salary comparable to other jobs for which they are qualified. "Additionally, in reality many minority communities in the U.S. don't have the same opportunities and access to resources white Americans do. So the family, friends, and churches of these potential staff cannot give enough financially to fund their ministry with InterVarsity. . . . Please pray with us for wisdom and creativity, for the ability to sacrifice and invest our time and energy in the right places to be able to bring these folks on staff. And pray that this aspect of Shalom--mutual benefit and blessing across ethnic lines--would begin to be restored among college students through our meager attempts. . . . . Grace and Shalom to you in Jesus Christ our Lord, Jon and Jen |
July 2001 Graham Peck has been hired as a Writing Assistant Professor at Rhodes College in Memphis. He will begin living in Memphis on August 2. |
January 2001 Troy Chinen has been living in Fremont for 1-1/2 years now and works in the Silicon Valley with Fujifilm. He is working on the JPEG 2000 international standards group, which has been working for seven years now on developing the "next generation" digital image compression standard. A fringe benefit is that the meetings have been held in France, Vancouver, Seoul, Tokyo, Maui, Florida and New Orleans, to name just a few! |
October 2000 Todd and Lisa (Belcher) Scranton are proud to announce the birth of their son, Skylar David, born June 22, 2000, weighing 8 pounds, 5 ounces, and 21 inches long. The Scrantons live in Pleasanton. |
July 2000 Sean and Shannon Ackley were married on July 29, 2000, at Meadowood in St. Helena, California. A brunch reception followed the wedding. |
| December 1999 Shawn Ryan graduated from Chico State University. He and his wife Sheri were married on July 12, 1997. They are the proud parents of Dillan Michael, born on August 28, 1999, weighing 7 pounds, 7.5 ounces and 20 inches long. Shawn is in construction management, and Sheri is a second grade teacher. They live in Chino Hills. |
December 1999 Tara (Smith) Brown and her husband Carl welcomed Jayla Renae Brown into their family on November 24, 1999. Jayla weighed 5 pounds, 1 ounce, and was 18.5 inches long at birth. She joins her brothers Josiah (6) and Jahleel (4). Tara recently received her Master's in Educational Administration and was appointed Vice Principal of Park View Intermediate School in Lancaster, CA on August 4. Carl works for the L.A. County Probation Department and is a probation officer in charge of narcotics testing. |
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