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Class Profile as of September 29, 2007
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The class of 1977 graduated as the
largest class ever to leave Fairview High School.
During high school we had a wide array of interests
and personality types. We came from the "city" and
from the country. Some left high school and went
directly to college, while others joined the armed
forces, while still a larger group went directly
into the workforce and did not continue with formal
education. But, after 30 years, where are we now?
Of the invitations mailed, roughly 1/3 of our 155
classmates live out of state. Illinois seems to be
the place to be. Of those that stayed in Ohio, many
live out of the immediate area, several being in
Bryan and Defiance.
As a group, we are mostly married (5 to 1), and one
half of those have been married for over 20 years to
the same person. Of the respondents (approx 40),
there are over 100 children with over 40
grandchildren (nearly 2 girls for every one boy).
Very few of our classmates smoke (that responded)
and nearly all have had under 5 jobs in the past 30
years. Only one admitted to serving their country.
Nearly all of us own our own homes and have a car in
the driveway. Second would be a truck and lastly an
SUV/minivan. We are mostly Catholic and Lutheran and
3 of us work for someone else for every 1 engaged in
self employment. Only a couple of our classmates are
retired (but that will change by the next reunion).
If you visit one of our homes, you will most likely
hear either classic rock or country music, and
chances are equally split that you will be in the
home of a NASCAR fan, although which driver they
will root for is not at all clear. If you visit
during prime time, it is hard to say what show you
will see on the TV, as every respondant had
different answers (only one was repeated and that
was Survivor). Most shows listed were either on HGTV,
TVLAND, or comedies.
What was most interesting was hindsight. Many times
I have heard "if hindsight were foresight...." What
would we have done differently had we known then
what we know now? Here are some of the wise words of
wisdom...
- The small stuff really doesn't matter
- That a lot of things just don't matter
- Time really flies
- I would have gone to college and paid more
attention to my education
- Boys will never really be anything other than
boys!
- I would have not been so shy, talked to more
people and had more self-confidence
- That I did not have to ever work for someone else
- That bad memories stay with you, but not making
them is the only answer to not having them.
- If I woulda known that the government was gonna
put us in the predicament they have, I would not
have raised a family.
- I should have paid more attention in typing.
Who'da known?
- That I should have gone to Four County for an
education and that lif is short and you shouldn't
take anything for granted.
- I wish I would have paid more attention to my mom,
her recipes, how to can, etc, BEFORE she died
- A vasectomy is cheaper than raising kids!
- That 48 is not all that old! That life is can be
terrific, happy and fulfilling. And had I known that
I would have lived this long, I would have taken
better care of myself.
- I wish I would have known GOD and the importance
of an education and following your dreams
- Don't get married when you are young!
- To enjoy life one day at a time.
- To watch the market and invest in something called
Microsoft and Starbucks
- To venture causes anxiety, but to not venture is
to lose onesself. And to venture in the highest
sense is precisely to be conscious of onesself. -
Kierkeguard
- To save every penny. And that a lot of men are
self-centered and controlling.
- That there is so much life in family and that
family is what makes life most important.
- Being elected class president puts you in charge
of class reunions for life
- I would have kept my older cars.
- I would have pursued my sports interests more.
- How fast time flies and how everything is so
political...
- That I went to school with an interesting bunch
and that I have deep memories which no one can ever
take away, or steal, or burn, or misplace, or kill.
And when pressure of life gets me down, I can slip
back into those memories of fun, peace, innocence
and family and suddenly life seems OK.
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