Clinton High School - Tornado Yearbook (Clinton, OK)

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1951--BIOGRAPHICAL UPDATES--2001 I returned to the U.S. in 1972 and retired from the Air Force. After searching for another career, in 1973 opened a Restaurant and Club in Edmond OK ...... Old Dodge Cityv... located in the Trails End Shopping Center. For the next twelve years we found the long days and nights both rewarding and challenging. My wife and daughters often joined me in the business and contribute greatly to our success. In 1986 we chose to close the Restaurant, mostly due to the changed economy. After becoming a partner in several other endeavors, I was persuaded to join a Kansas agricultural firm that required much travel. In enjoyed the work and people contact, however found the long periods away from home lonely and stressful. I retired for good in 1995 and must admit we enjoy not having a structured routine. Our daughter Deborah married her Baker University beau, lives in Shawnee, Kansas and presented us with a grandson in 1993. Daughter Cynthia lives in Ft Collins, CO and enjoys her career as an Administrative Assistant. I play as much golf as possible and we travel often. Dorothy and I will celebrate our 450' Anniversary this summer and we are planning a trip back to Europe later this year. I look forward to seeing everyone at the Reunion! The first source of water for Clinton was from the nearby Washita River. 1... . 'C G' I A . F.. I Phyllis fKayserj Mac Tavish 6615 Dewville Houston, TX 77076 C7131 691-3835 2001 The first thing I did after graduating from high school was to run off, to Texas with the 'clove of my life and get married and live happily after. Not quite so. We were manied ahnost 11 years when we got divorced. We traveled a lot with his work and got to see a lot of Oklahoma and many of the northwestem states. We had two beautiful baby girls, Jacqueline in 1952 and Dena in 1961 My daughters and I moved to Wichita Falls, Texas where we lived for two years when I married again in 1963. We moved to Houston Texas at that time and one year later my tiny 4-pound son, Alan was born. He's definitely not tiny now though! We lived in Houston for two years then moved to Michigan where I nearly froze to death for two years, then moved back to Houston and moved back into the same little Barbie Housew. I still live in today. This old house and I have been together for about 35 years and plan on being together 'til the end. My second husband and I were divorced after 20 years of marriage The say that the third time the charm so I felt sure I had finally found my 'fsoul matew when I remarried again. We traveled a lot with his work and I saw a lot more of America-this time the westem states and always came back to my dear old house. We didnit have any children.

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1951-BIOGRAPHICAL UPDATES--2001 Lucille Isernhagen Deceased 1951 Southwestern State College at Weatherford is the college Lucille Isernhagen has selected to attend after her high .school graduation. An FFA member, Lucille attended Bessie grade school before coming to Clinton. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Herman Lsernhagen. Lucille chooses speech as her most liked subject. 1971 Lucille Isernhagen Rosenberg, 37, died May 29, 1971, in Colfax, Wisconsin, of a brain hemorrhage. Lucille remained in Clinton alter graduation until she married Laverne Rosenberg in the late 1950's. She followed her husband, who was in the Air Force, to his assigmnents around the country. After his discharge, they lived and worked in Tripoli, Libya until spring 1971. then moved to Colfax, Wisconsin in May, 1971 where l1is parents lived. Lucille and Laverne did not have any children. The lirst telephone was installed in the fall of 1903. By 1906 there were 88 phones in Clinton, in 1907, after Oklahoma became a state, the number grew to 134. At the end of World War II, there were over 2000 phones in service in the town of Clinton. 'VP'-1 Calvin Jones 5400 Bonnie Drive Edmond, OK 73034 1951 Calvin, the son of Mr. and Mrs. A.E. Jones, 109 South Thirteenth, intends to go to work in Oklahoma City afer his graduation and some day to go into business for himseM He has attended Clinton schools for the full twelve years of his school career, going to grade school at Nance. Calvin 's favorite subject in high school is Art and he is a member of the Trades and Industries Club. At school he has participated in track, basketball and football. 2001 In November 1951, I enlisted in the Air Force. Alter Basic Training and Tech School I was sent to Korea and Japan. Upon returning to the U.S., I decided to make the Air Force a career. Several assigmnents later, while stationed at Tinker AFB, I met my wife to be ....... Dorothy Butler of Oklahoma City. We were married in 1956. Our first daughter, Deborah, was bom in 1957, and our youngest daughter, Cynthia, arrived in 1958 while stationed in San Antonio, Texas. We enjoyed some great tours of duty, including two assigmnents in Germany. Our travels throughout Europe were some of the best times in our lives.

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1951-BIOGRAPHICAL UPDATES--2001 my three were already grown and away from home and He didn't have any. We were married iiiteen years and were divorced in 1999. It took a long time, but I finally came to the conclusion that there is no soul mate out there for me. I realized my life long dream of becoming a professional dancer after years of classes and training. I was a belly dancer and not only danced but designed and made many of the costumes for myself as well as for other dancers. I dearly loved dancing at charity ftmctions such as the Shriners , Lancer Frmd Raisers, the VFW, American Legion, birthdays, anniversaries and of course some of the night clubs. But now I can no longer dance or do much of anything. In 1979, I had a mastectomy and had silicone gel implants inserted as advised by my doctor. I was told the implants were perfectly safe, but not so. I had the implants removed in 1992, but too lateg they had already leaked silicone throughout my body and now I have silicone poisoning. I'm disabled and cannot get very far from home. I'm thankful for my menagerie of cats and dogs who keep me company and seem to understand everything I say to them. They keep me laughing with their lilnny antics and I love them very much. They're my babies. I have live grandchildren, one girl and four boys, plus one step granddaughter. They are most precious to me. I've had a good full life and have God to thank for that. He's with me every minute of the day and night. I'd dearly love to be at the reunion, but since I can't, my prayers and best wishes are with all of you. Jack Koch 5101 N.w. 200' oklahoma City, OK 73127 Alnita fKolbj Sawatzky Route 1, Clinton, OK 73601 C5805 323-3404 1951 Although she is undecided about what she do ajer graduation, Alnita Kolb wants to go to college. At CHS she was a member of the Whirlwind staff and one of her favorite subjects was journalism. 2001 In 1952 I married Alfred Sawatzky also a CHS alumni, class of 1948. We farmed northwest of Arapaho for two years. Then we moved six miles northeast of Clinton in '54 and are presently living there. Our farming operation consists of 1800 acres, wheat, pasture and cattle. Allied and I have three children, Linda Jones and husband Keny reside in Oklahoma City. Brenda Fast and husband Kirk live in Clinton. Lawrence Sawatzky and wife Paula are living six miles southwest of Clinton. We have four grandchildren. Stacie and Steven Sawatzky, and Sarah and Rachael Fast. Built in 1925, the Calmez Hotel, once the pride of Clinton, was torn down in 2000.