Happy New Year , TAS friend!
Hope your 2010 is off to a great start!
In this update:
1. Recent finds and reconnections.
2. How many on the Tehran American School
Assn. lists?
3. Amos Lee Carter (TAS Parent), Lt. Col William Manning, USAF-ret (TAS Parent 72-74) Lt. Col George Waters, USAF-ret.
4. TAS Son involved in Haiti relief project.
5. 2010 reunion news.
6. Some misconceptions about the Tehran American School Assn (TASA).
7. 2010 TASA newsletter.
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1. Recent finds and reconnections
Lin Maines (65-67)'69
Luther Guise (71-72)'73
Sally Marler Guise'73
Jaina Smith Kennedy (62-66)'73
Susan Ragus Gordon'74
Abby Swindle Crager (68-69)'74
Della Williamson (71-72)'74
Camille Coffey Mayorga (68-70 & 75-77)'77
Cindy Gum Gadd (74-76)'77
Nadara 'Sam' Mann (75-76)'77
Jack Mayer'77
Phuong Weiskirch Musgrave(75-77)'78
Mark Wills'78
Connie LeMaster Wuebben'78.5
Maureen Borg (76-78)'79
Peggy Peyton St. Peters (76-78)'79
Tim Tezer'79
Arline Avery Raps (78)'80
Michele Galvez Dan (77-78)'81
Cyrus 'Kooroshi' Baghai (74-78)'83
Patty Edwards Hutchison (73-78)'83
Kathleen NcNubb Forshee (73-75)'83
Benny Kirkham (73-74)'85
Becky Weekes (75-77)'85
Dave (DeMarco) McCormick (71-75)
Frank Hoang Weiskrich (75-76)
Walter Razavi
2. How many on the Tehran American School Assn. lists?
Email list = 1,155
Regular mailing list = 1, 144.
3. Amos Lee Carter (TAS Parent), Lt. Col William Manning, USAF-ret (TAS Parent 72-74) Lt. Col George Waters, USAF-ret.
Leigh Ann Carter Ware'71 emailed me in January that her dad, Amos Lee Carter, died on November 13, 2009 of a sudden aneurysm at the age 82. He worked up to a few hours before he died He was President of Southeastern Drilling Company, Persian Division. Mr. Carter is survived by his wife of 60 years, Maxine, and their daughters Leigh Ann'71, Lawana Carter Schroyer'73, and Lana.
Eric Manning shared that his dad, William Manning, died on January 18, 2010. He was 84. Col. Manning is survived by his wife, Mary Kay, and children Keith, Eric, Bill, and Patricia.
Gary Waters'71 advised that his dad, George Waters died on December 7, 2008. Col. Waters enjoyed hearing about TASers.
Our belated condolences to the Carter, Manning, and Waters families and friends.
4. TAS Son involved in Haiti relief project.
Ann Kliewer Herbig's (Class of 1977) son, Alex, is a Senior in high school this year. For his high school senior project, he has been planning an event called Simply Haiti which includes a fundraising dinner on Feb. 6. The purpose of the project was to raise awareness and money to feed the poor in Haiti. Now with this earthquake, it is needed more than ever. Ann would like to share this project information with you as an opportunity to help and get involved. More details can be found on the website www.simplyhaiti.org. Ann and Alex hope that you will consider joining them in the Eating Simply Week Feb. 1-5, donating, and/or praying for the people of Haiti. Online donations can be made through the website. Alex and Ann have a trip planned with a team to Haiti at the end of February. They are still hopeful that they will be able to proceed with their trip and help the Haitians. Alex was interviewed by the evening news in Seattle. The link is: http://www.king5.com/video/featureed-videos/High-School-Senior-Helps-Haitians-81600632.html . (Thanks to Paula Austin for sharing this!)
5. 2010 reunion news.
*The DISCOUNT registration deadline is February 15, 2010. Registration fees increase after that date. To register, go to: www.overseasbrats.com/Homecoming.asp . You need to complete both the biographical AND the credit card information.
Registration fees DO NOT INCLUDE the cost for a hotel room.
*TASA is presently in SECOND PLACE in terms of registrations.
*Your reunion is being held in conjunction with the OVERSEAS BRATS all-schools reunion event called Homecoming 2010. Following this email update, there will be one on Homecoming 2010.
*Who's registered and interested since the last update?
Registered:
Gary McMillian'70 (& Granddaughter, Kielyn Taylor)
Tim Murray'78
Christina Boyhan (75-78)'79
Interested includes:
Ruth Kaiser (Faculty 74-78)
Sue Ragus Gordon'74
Leo Soucek'77
Lyn Vaus'78
Mark Wills'78
Suzi Beck Latham'79
Ron Hamlet (71-75)
We now have 15 registered and 186 interested. Are you on this list?
That list is below.
6. Some misconceptions about the Tehran American School Assn (TASA).
*TASA is an official school organization.
Wrong! We're an alumni group or social organization and have no official connection with the school that once existed.
*This is just for those who graduated from TAS.
Wrong! At least 70% of those who are involved with TASA did not graduate from TAS but attended elementary, junior high or a year or two of high school OR are former faculty or parents of TASers. We are an all-encompassing alumni group.
*The reunions are just for the students and specifically those that were in the high school.
Wrong! Former students from the elementary , junior high, and high school, faculty members, parents and other family members attend our reunions as well.
*All there is to TAS alumni activity is a web site and what's on Facebook.
Wrong! Since 1982 the Tehran American School Assn. has been a bonafide alumni association which has published an annual newsletter, a printed directory every other year, and hosted and sponsored reunions in 1984, 1988, 1992, 1998, 2001, 2004, and 2007.
7. 2010 TASA newsletter.
This 8 page publication will be coming to all who are current members of TASA in February.
For those who are not members of TASA, go to: www.tasassociation.com and click on Join TASA. A membership fee (there are three categories) is involved. For those who join who have not previously received the TASA newsletters, some TASA newsletters will be sent you WHILE SUPPLIES LAST.
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Your next TASA update will come to you in March.
Have a terrific day!
Joe
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Our 2010 Reunion
Registered: 15
Gary McMillian'70 (& Granddaughter, Kielyn Taylor)
Linda Williams Chumley'72
Joe Condrill'73
Debra Cook Flood (72-73)'74
Nina Williams Chumley'74
Kevin Faris'75
Sheldon Fleming'75
Tim Murray'78
Christina Boyhan (75-78)'79
Diana Charles Abels'81 (& Spouse, Gary)
Julie Secord Williams'81 (& Spouse, Spike)
Interested: 186
Kathryn Hall Allahyar (FAC 71-74 & 78)
Laura Craig Stone (ADMIN 75-78)
Denny Hilgar (FAC 76-78)
Ruth Kaiser (FAC 74-78)
Ivona Kaz-Jepsen (FAC 76-78)
Jan Spiro Kiikka (Faculty 77-78)
Ilse & George Backus (TAS Parents 72-78)
Lucretia & Michael Roman (TAS Parents in the '70's)
Bob & Betsy Romano (FAC & Parents 73-77)
Mike Grabowski'65
Julie Armeli Mercer'67
Audra Myatt'67
Ann Starker Spencer'67
Joe Ginorio'68
Ray Harding'68
Michele Bennett Gershman'69 (& Spouse, Jim)
Sharon Clement Magyar'69 (& Spouse, Joe)
Cindy Johnson Harding'69
Laurel Steele'69
Julie Allen Patino'70
Bob David (68)'70
Bob Hays'70
Kay Howard Gray'70
Chuck Rey'70
Don Bockman'71
Wendy Montanari Kilpatrick'71
Eileen Powell'71
Lothar Betz'72
Susu Mansoor Davis'72
Linda Williams'72
Ray Huber'72
Pam Kress'72
Caroline Hubbell Walradt'73
Donn Maynard'73
Mary Grace McGraw'73
Katha Bealer Engblum'74
Paula Brown Kelley'74
George Burgess'74
Roshan Mansoor Larsen'74
Sue Ragus Gordon'74
Nina Williams'74
Diana Darden'74
Nick Gasdik (65-72)'74
Linda Grunwald (67-71)'74
Bob Harward'74
Helen Howard Floyd'74
Bobbi Karibian (71-73)'74
John Martin'74
Leanne Soucek'74
Kim Stracener Gunter (67-73)'74
Steve Wilson (63-70)'74
Ed Collins, Jr.'75
Lynn Donegan Arnold'75
Tammy Fellows'75
Quentin Fleming'75
Madeleine Gasdik (65-72)'75
Carole Jauregui'75
Christine Jones Anderson'75
Paulina Niosi'75
Janet Roberts Stephenson'75
Tim Spillman'75
Gary Allmond (69)'76
Danny Arnold'76
Joanne Dexter Boykin'76
Barry Fehrs'76
Cindy Harger Schneider'76
Karen Jones Equils (72-75)'76
Jan Martin Walsh (73-75)'76
Kelly Mays-Fehrs'76
Linda Neal Chaboudy'76
Gary Quesenberry'76
Elisabeth Simonson Snyder'76
Toni Webb O'Neal (74-75)'76
Michael Brenegan'76.5
John Arana'77
Julie Backus Wilhelm'77
Dave Ball'77
Gary Cross'77
Karen Dutcher Babounakis'77
Gail Firman Porter'77
Donna Fisk'77
Charm Gilmore (69-74)'77
Jackie Lambert Baxley'77
Steve Leech'77
Laurie Manning Decker'77
Amy Mouser'77
Bev Pace Westrup'77
Anne Seidel Overington'77
Eydie Shoptaugh Mellin'77
Martin Simoni'77
Leo Soucek'77
Bill Wilhelm'77
Patrick Murray'77.5
Linda Bailey Lichty (68-71)'78
Susan Beer Morris'78
Kathy Burns'78
Dawn DiMaggio Simoni'78
Mike Edwards'78
Laurie Habbart Vandergrift'78
Dianne Hicklen Tucker'78
Maya Laurinaitis Drake'78
Laura Flanagan'78
Andy Gonzales (75-77)'78
Jackie Lutz Ram'78
Janet Marchette Melac'78
Pamela Ramsey Mello (74-76)'78(& Daughter, Amy)
Fawn Sarkisian (76-77)'78
Fawn Smith (67-77)'78
Margie Stauffer Hunter (75-76)'78
Mindy Townsend Ray'78
Kelly Vange'78
Lyn Vaus'78
Mark Wills'78
Ariane Levine Promisel'78.5
Larry Lanker'78.5
Suzi Beck Latham'79
Russell Erb (75-78)'79
Mike Faris (74-76)'79
Laurie Feder'79
Bill Flanagan'79
Lori Geiger (73-75)'79
Christi Kaufmann-Gottschalk'79
Jon Kirkendall'79
Kevin Kress (67-72, 76-78)'79
Janet Gustke (75-78)'79
Johnny Humphrey'79
Dan Krzeczowski (73-75)'79
Ann Marie LeTourneau Bevan (68-70, 72-74)'79
Pat Linder'79
Dina Mansoor Reigle (67-76)'79
Ron Marvin'79
Mark McQuay'79
Betsy Muddiman Denton'79
Lisa Rasmussen Smith (71-75)'79
Chuck Roe (68-72, 73-76)'79
Carolyn Roman Debuque'79
Leo Zanchettin (78)'79
Nicole Backus'80
Lisa Boss East'80
Kathy Bruin'80
Martha Burns Terkelsen (76-78)'80
Scott Hansen (77-78)'80
Matthew Rollosson (78)'80
Jacob Cherian (75-78)'81
Joan Flanagan (77-78)'81
Mary Flanagan (77-78)'81
Jen Gagne Cox (76-78)'81
Scott Hunt (75-78)'81
Mark Kaufmann'81
Barb Larson McQuay'81
David Martin (73-75)'81
Tim Murray'81
Sean Schultz (78)'81
Jeff Wills (73-75)'81
Douglas Zargham (69-75)'81
Mary-Beth Cooper (75-78)'82
Heather Parnell Capell (74-76)'82
Jennifer Veley Shanahan (75-78)'82
Rick Crow (78)'83
Khash Montazami (76-78)'83
Penny Muth Kakoliris (74-76)'83
Roxanne Adibi Smart (76-78)'83
Richard Bartels (72-75, 78)'84
Steve Serur (77-78)'84
Mike Hopkins (74-78)'85
Cheryl Kowalski Ayres (76-78)'85
Bret Cantwell (72-75)'86
Bryan Hopkins (74-78)'86
Maggie Mansourkia Mobley (75-78)'87
Jill Singer Morrison (77-78)'87
Michelle Greer (75-76)
Janet Gustke
Ron Hamlet (71-75)
Elaine Krazer (76-79)
Tami Von Marbod Henry (75-77)
Tammi Wark Marcoullier
Dawn Woolley (76-78)
Community School Friend
Phil Martin