Kathleen McLatchie

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Davenport, Iowa

I am not sure--the time went really fast!

Packed up the night of graduation and left Crystal lake. Went to Western Illinois University after high school(attended with Ann Jollie and Billie Jean Baldwin)

Dropped out of college

Had a craft business for 8 years--it is way too much work to own a retail business!

Went back to college

Went to work temporarily for the VA as a Medical Technologist--I am still there!

I started as a bench tech, moved to research in flow cytometry, then started working for the VA National Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Enforcement Program.

The day Dave Barker brought his boa constrictor, Babe in to show us in Mr. Scheel’s biology class. I was a little leery of snakes in general, but Dave convinced me to pet Babe and let Babe sit on my shoulders. I remember thinking she really was pretty cool. Shortly after that she bit Dave on the nose and got loose in class. I remember Babe as being VERY large. But in pictures, she does not look nearly as big as I remember.

Colorado Springs
Davenport, Iowa

No.

Packed up the night of graduation and left Crystal Lake. Returned once for Ann Jollie's wedding and a second time to attend the 10 year reunion.

No

I keep in touch with Ann Blake (Jollie).

Talk to BJ Baldwin frequently

Lots of things. I love to travel, have adventures and try new things.

I have a lot of little memories.

I remember the school newspaper, and the time when the paper was delivered on time there was a little hole cut out in each paper to remove a line about Miss McKay’s engagement. The fact that the line was cut out caused much more scrutiny than there ever would have been if the line had been left in.

I remember Mr Scheel’s lab assistant always dressing up the human skeleton in the classroom, once as the Easter Bunny, once dressed in Mr. Scheel’s lab coat with a turban on the skull and a cigarette in the teeth.

Mr. Harris telling jokes in Physics class while we were trying to take the physics exam!

I remember the school shows in which two members of the Sam Smith Trio played guitars, sang and told jokes. If you recall, Sam Smith never played with trio---- there was always a different reason why he could not make—he played the jug and was out emptying a new one, etc.

I remember after game dances in the gym. Some the bands that were booked were so bad, some of the students attending the dance commandeered the microphones.

Remember Captain's Basketball—what was that all about. If you recall the forwards were stationed in circles on the floor and could not move out of their circle.

I remember going on a field trip to Chicago with the home economics class to pick out furniture for the Home Ec. Department from the Furniture Mart, ditching the teachers and spending the day free in the city.

I remember losing my loafers during the homecoming snake dance and not being able to retrieve them because I was swept up in the crowd.

There were a lot of good times!

Spent a summer touring Europe. It was pretty intimidating to go through checkpoint Charlie into East Berlin.

Writing National policy for VA Laboratories and designing a Strategic plan for the Department of Veteran Affairs National Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Enforcement Program for presentation to the Undersecretary. The program was adopted as a model for other patient care programs within the VA.
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Sharing an abundance of amazing times and adventures with my family and friends. Sometimes the simplest things are the best.

I do not have much spare time! Playing with my dogs, travel, quilting.

Yes, just got back from the UK. Plan to hit all the National Parks in the next 5 years. I retired 5 months ago and I have already logged 8,000 driving miles and 15,00 air miles.

I try to go to Hawaii as often as I can. I love the volcanoes and getting off the beaten track.

Alaska, the Caribbean, Europe, and any of our National Parks are cool to visit.

Love Harry Potter, so have visited the Universal Harry Potter Studio Tour in London (I recommend the VIP tour) and the theme park in Orlando.

Everywhere

Sailing in the Caribbean on a schooner during a squall with a one legged Captain who looked a lot like the Morton Fisherman.

Hiking through the Bamboo Forests in the Southern part of Haleakala Park on the Pipiwai Trail in Maui.

Whitewater Rafting in Alaska.

Visiting the graves of my ancestors (circa 1700) in Old Cummnok, Scotland.

Going on annual adventure vacations with my sisters.

Yes

yes--but sunsets are my preference

Yes

Live in Iowa

Yes

white hair at my temples

I have dyslexia and did not learn to read until 6th grade. It was pretty amazing to me when I learned how to extract words from books! I still absolutely cannot spell.

There are so many.

Merlot

basketball

That old fasion Rock and Roll

Yes

Spend time with friends, travel

Retired, sitting on the beach