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Patrick Cleveland (1960)
Hi All you Shelby Coyotes
It was nice seeing many of you at the All Class Reunion last week. Several of those who couldn’t attend asked me to send photos and news of other classmates. I will try, but forgive me and correct me if get any facts wrong as I struggle with early onset CRS diseaseJ. Also feel free to update and expand on what you have done and are doing now. Also please excuse my ramblings as I am conflicted between my nostalgia for the old Shelby, my classmates, my memories and the new reality of the current Shelby struggling to balance the needs of today. The current Shelby budget issues, insolvency and HR Medical issues present many thorny problems for our community leaders today. I don’t know enough about them to weigh in on one side or the other but I do pray for wisdom for Shelby’s elected leaders to solve the problems.
First of all Shelby has undergone many changes. I tried to record those in my photos. Most changes were for the good with many new and very nice homes, government facilities and businesses being built. But it also sad to see the deterioration of some of the old buildings and homes that are cluttered with junk and old cars by residents who just don’t seem to care. Most of the people of Shelby still have that same positive, can do attitude that molded us as youths and started us on our way in the world. There is something about the experience of growing up in Shelby that enabled a disproportionate number of Shelby’s youths to be extraordinarily successful. As I said in my 2011 Promoter article, “What Makes Shelby So Special”? It is the people of Shelby and the opportunities afforded us being raised in a small town where a student can grow as a scholar, athlete, develop leadership skills and explore many extracurricular activities not possible in the competitive atmosphere of a large school. I can still remember Mr. Driscoll saying “you can do anything that you set your mind to accomplish, you just have to believe you can do it”. (see attached)
I want to thank Mayor Bonderud and the organizers of the All Class Reunion for their efforts to bring the community together and create a welcoming program and venue for the reunion activities. The only problem was that it was so successful that the alums crowded in and overflowed the Civic Center on Friday night and it was so noisy it was hard to hear what people were saying. Maybe that is because after all these years many of us are hearing challenged. J The Art Walk and Old Car show on Main Street the next day was a much better and more spacious venue.
What did we learn about where our classmates are and what they are doing now? You can find their e-mail addresses at the header of this e-mail. I just ask you please not to use this list to solicit anyone on the list for commercial, political or religious purposes.
List of Coyotes, where they live and what they are doing
Bill Aubrey is still one step ahead of the law. See this 2012 HUD suspension of Bill’s Company from getting any HUD money. http://portal.hud.gov/hudportal/documents/huddoc?id=william_h_aubrey82012.pdf
In the spring of 2013 Bill was convicted in Federal Court of Embezzlement see http://www.navajotimes.com/news/2013/0513/050213abu.php#.VZYTdPlVhBc
And http://www.daily-times.com/four_corners-news/ci_23236012/navajo-homes-track-demolition-reconstruction?source=most_viewed
In the fall 2013 he was sentenced to 51 months of prison time and 3 years supervised release. He was supposed to report to Federal Prison on January 3 2014. See
http://www.justice.gov/usao-nv/pr/builder-sentenced-prison-embezzling-federal-housing-program
Paul said he saw Bill in Mesquite NV earlier this year and he was still appealing the verdict and proclaiming his innocence. His attorneys were able to demonstrate that the Feds did over state their case against him. I can't find any reports of him actually going to jail, and his name is not on the Federal Prisoner roles. Apparently his appeals are keeping him out of jail. Maybe he has beat the legal system again.????
I wish he would have come to the reunion - he would have had some interesting stories to tell about jousting with the US Justice Department. He has a powerful argument in using Indian Nation Solvernity to trump Federal Authority.
Hattie Lunda Appley has a home with Bob in Shelby, MT. She and Bob are active in the social life of Shelby and Bob is still driving his customized handicap van.
Judy Lohr Bartolo has a home in Las Vegas, NV (Red Rock Country Club) and a condo in Del Mar, CA when it gets too hot in Las Vegas. She and Paul have been retired for many years now. She from teaching and the real estate business and Paul from teaching, coaching, the bar and gaming businesses. They keep busy with golf, travel and visiting the grandchildren.
Marvin Belcher has a home in Spokane, WA with his wife Carol Bingham (sister of Judy Bingham – 60). Marvin used to own a very large barber shop in Seattle and used to cut Paul Allen’s hair – what little is left of it J - (Paul Allen is the co-founder with Bill Gates of Microsoft). Marvin sold the barber shop and retired in Spokane. Marvin is active in keeping the 50ies Coyotes connected on the internet, and he sends out the best e-mail humor.
Clayton Carter has a home in Draper UT. He retired from the insurance business.
Richie Clark still has the farm west of Shelby and east of Ethridge. He no longer is actively involved in the farming but does keep track of the books. Richie is very knowledgeable about dinosaurs and has found several bones on his land.
Pat Cleveland and Vicky Stene Cleveland live in Rancho Santa Fe, CA. Pat was a professor at UC San Diego in the Ophthalmology Department doing research to develop rapid methods to diagnosis infectious diseases, including Ebola virus and cancer. Pat invented and patented one of the methods for doing this as well as a method widely used to study DNA during the time when research on DNA was just beginning. We started a company with Vicky’s inheritance (V&P Scientific, Inc. (Vicky & Pat Scientific, Inc. – Money dictates who gets first mention J). We made the devices in our garage and started selling them worldwide on the internet. Pat took early retirement from UC San Diego in 1993 and launched into the invention business full time. We have 13 USA, European Union and Republic of China patents and numerous Trade Secrets to protect the over 2,500 products we invented and sell directly to Academia, Pharmaceutical, BioTech, Diagnostic, Genetic, Forensic, Laboratory Robotic, and Molecular Biology companies. One of the patented inventions was an “Enabling Technology” used in the race to sequence the first human DNA genome. We sold the invention to Celera Genomics which went on to win the sequencing race by beating the National Institutes of Health labs and all the other collaborating genomic companies in the USA and the world by publishing the complete DNA sequences from 6 different individuals before the NIH and all the other collaborators could finish the sequence of even 1 person. The six individuals sequenced represented all races and sexes and many different genetic diseases and paved the way for a huge leap forward in being able to use genetic information to diagnosis and treat genetic related diseases. We continue to make new machines that are used in “Next Generation Sequencing” procedures.
We haven’t totally retired yet but we have cut back our time to 3 days a week and only work 5 to 6 hours a day, focusing on inventing and solving problems that arise in cutting edge technologies. Vicky spends her time as CFO counting the money and shopping. When it is fun to do, it is really not work. Next year we plan on cutting back to 2 days a week, so more foreign (Ancestry) travel, working on the Bucket List and spending more time with the grandchildren.
Jerry Criner and new wife Judy Klepper have a home near the Snow Slip Inn. Jerry is retired from the Montana High Patrol.
Sue Sisk Fritz has a home in Chester, MT. She has been retired for several years from the banking and insurance business. Sue is divorced and available J. She is a dedicated grandmother who spends as much time as possible with her grandchildren.
Clark Gardener has a home in Chadron NE. Clark recently lost his wife Leslie and since the reunion he also lost his cute little dog Brandi. Clark was a professor of Rural Education and Online Learning at Chadron State College and has recently retired. Clark is involved with his children and grandchildren.
David Gardener has a home with wife Helen in Cary NC. Dave was a mechanical engineer with IBM for many years and recently retired. Dave has been an active Boy Scout Leader for many years. Recently he was attempting to walk the Appalachian Trail. Yes all 2160 miles of it. You’re the MAN Dave!
Jeanette Matteson Jochim has a home in ____ and has recently retired.
Jim Koke has a home in Helena, MT and is retired with his wife Penny after teaching and being the Superintendent of Schools in Superior. MT.
Dee Anna Brady Leader has a home in East Glacier, MT as well as several rental properties there. Her husband Bob has passed away. She is a retired elementary school teacher and principal from Plains MT. She keeps busy with her rental properties and grandchildren.
Stan McCarter is still on his farm south of Shelby, and still actively farming. He has lost 2 wives to medical problems and is happily married to his third wife.
Bill Meech is still in Shelby on Benton St. and has retired from the Highway Department.
Jim Nelson has a home in Shelby on Benton St. and lost his wife Georgia Sisk. Jim used to own and run the Alibi Club on Main St. He sold the Alibi Club and has been retired for several years.
Janet Koke Plant has a home in Glasgow, MT and has been retired from the medical transcription business for several years. Charlie has been retired from teaching and coaching for several years. Charlie hunts birds and fishes. Janet and Charlie have formed a comedy team and demonstrated many of their best routines at the reunion as evidenced by many of the photos where everyone was cracking up. They were the life of the party as usual. They also keep busy visiting and entertaining the grandchildren.
Myrna Stalnaker______
Kaye Sonju Tomlison has a home in Kalispell, MT and has recently retired from helping her daughter in her business. Kaye is divorced and is available J. She keeps busy visiting the grandchildren when she is not being auctioned off by her brothers J - (you had to be there to hear the story).
Gerald Underdal has a home in Palo Alto, CA with his wife. Gerald is retired from teaching and spends a lot of time helping his daughter raise her 2 adopted children. One thing we learned was that when Gerald’s parents passed away the family elected to make the house available to families of sick people who were hospitalized at the Marias Medical Center for long periods of time. So the families can be close to their sick family member. This is similar to the concept of the Ronald McDonald charity that operates nationally constructing living areas in hospital parking structures. The Marias Medical Center coordinates the upkeep and scheduling for the house.
Paul Underdal has a home in Yakima, WA with his wife Arden. They are both retired and are busy traveling the world.
Those we have lost
Class of 1960
Doug Bussel – Lung Cancer
Tom Criner – Suicide by gun
Dennis Davidson –
Ed Fox -
Barbara Knigge –
Don McLeod –
Oliver Sonju -
Sharon Groven Cleveland Spitler– Murdered by second Husband (Sonny Spitler)
Cal Stores –
Bill Stower –
Patti Ellen Taylor –
Hank Zell – Cancer
Class of 1961
Verna Steyee Criner – Multiple Sclerosis
Charlene Dyrdahl -
Marie Stores England – Complications after surgery.
Jo Anne Hawkins –
Mary Ann Johannsen –
Cal Klepper – Heart Attack
Dennis Knickerbocker - Cancer
Allan Larson –
Lee Larson -
Don McCormick – Alzheimer’s disease
Marlene Wastweet – Car accident
A more complete list of other years of those deceased (but only up to 2010) is on the Shelby Education Foundation and Alumni Association web site at http://www.coyotepride.com/class_inmemory.cfm If you know of others please let me know.
We hope that this e-mail find you all well.
Sunny regards
Pat & Vicky Cleveland
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