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Wayne's Tips

 Wayne Sills

Welcome Class of 72, spouses and guests. It has been 30 years since we graduated from high school and we’ve now reached the age that are parents were when we graduated. Now, I’m not saying that we are old…. but we might be creeping up on it, so I decided, as a service to my classmates, I’d compile a list of key indicators you can use to tell if you’re getting old.
Found 'em! but do they understand why we looked?

  • If 6 AM is when you get up, not when you get home, you might be getting old.

  • If 10:00 PM is when you head to bed instead of to the bars, you might be getting old.

  • If an ‘all-nighter’ now means you didn’t wake up at 3:00 AM and go to the bathroom, you might be getting old.

  • If your wife has ever taped an advertisement for Viagra to the refrigerator, you might be getting old.

Wayne's Tips

  • If your husband has ever bought you a miracle bra, you might be getting old.

  • Ladies, if you have ever turned the thermostat down to 50, in the middle of February, you are probably getting old.

  • If you can’t remember the last time you had sex in a car, you might be getting old.

  • If you can’t remember the last time you had sex anywhere, you are definitely getting old.

 

Sally Helms with Wayne

Wayne Sills
After a bit of cajoling and  e-mails back and forth trying to ID all the photos from the reunion, Wayne finally relented and provided me with a bit of background information for friends and alumni from other classes who didn't get a chance to talk with him personally.
Q: What hasn't changed in Wayne Sills that would allow people to recognize you
once you began to talk to them?
Wayne:  My dazzling wit or my baffling bullshit (depending on your point of view). God you ask tough questions. What hasn't changed? My voice is probably the only thing that hasn't changed.
 I have 33% more body weight, 50% less hair and capped teeth.
Q: After reading about all your community involvement, where in the heck do you find the time to go on vacations 
Wayne: What are vacations?
Q: or time to work?
Wayne:  I don't sleep much .
High School Inspiration: Wayne still speaks in glowing terms of the "Up With People" special assembly at JHS and feels that given five more minutes the student body would have shown even more appreciation of the talented group whose musical efforts that afternoon were just shy of taking up the entire last period.  As it was we were only able to give them 3 standing ovations.
Background
Attended IUSB.
Occupation: Established Sills Associates/Executive Search Consultants  in 1984.
Location: Outside of Chicago IL
Spouse: Mary
Children: Doug (12) Danny (9)
Served on the Board of Directors of Goodwill Industries of Metropolitan Chicago 1994 to 1998.
Former Member of The Executives' Club Of Chicago1992-1998.
Current Member of the Association for Corporate Growth, Chicago Chapter 2000- present.
Serving on the Long Range Planning Committee for the local Elementary School District 2001 - present.
Member of the Business Partnership with the local High School District 1999 - present.
Coach youth sports (Baseball, Basketball, Soccer).
 
A look back on that senior year...what was going on right before Christmas break, say December '71 ....
Julie Hatton
Graphic Artist

 

Location: Antioch CA :
Occupation RDO Registered Dispensing Optician
Community Youth Outreach and  Development
Children: 2
Andrew -16
Wyatt - 14
Spouse: Steve Finn
Hobbies &Activities:  Water and snow skiing, dirt biking, painting (acrylic) gardening, and home decorating and ballroom dancing photography, computer graphics
 
If I Were A Freshman Today: I would focus more on developing my full potential. I would join the orchestra and keep playing my cello through high school.
 
What, if anything  would you do differently  than when you were at Jackson?  I would change my attitude! In retrospect, I think I was pretty casual about achievement. I had a feeling that I would have forever to reach my goals and really didn't focus on my future. Looking back, take advantage of opportunities that were offered to me,  I would have enjoyed meeting and getting to know more people, make more friends and  look forward to new opportunities, new situations and new people.
 
Joe Kocy
Reunion Committee
"Data-boy"
 
Occupation:
Urban Planner
 Location:
Churchville MD
Spouse:
Elizabeth Rushing
Children:
Buster (the dog)
Activities:  Bicyles, kayaking, hiking, books
If I were a freshman today: I would definitely be the oldest kid in the class!
 Reunion Committee: Was the "front man" for Champs (Hey Joe why didn't we just say it was actually Fat Wally's?) ....

 

 

Indiana Hall of Fame Inducts The 2nd Jackson Coach/Faculty Member

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Speaking of sports....now on line EVERY alumni class won/loss football record, conference standings and game schedules! http://jacksonhs.com/sports/index.html

 
Ame Simon Marie Cook and Debbie Decker

  • If you over hear your kids say "Mom and Dad have sex? Oh how gross", you are probably getting old.

  • If you have ever had erotic thoughts about someone over the age of 40, you might be getting old

  • If your houseplants are still alive and you can’t smoke any of them, you might be getting old.

  • If you have ever lied to your kids about the things you did when you were their age, you are probably getting old.

  • If your kids are old enough that you can admit the truth, you are definitely getting old.

  • If you say to your kids "Turn than damn thing down. You call that music?" you might be getting old.

  • If you have ever heard your favorite song on an elevator, you might be getting old.

  • If your favorite radio station doesn’t even play music, you are probably getting old.

  • And finally, if your kids have decided that you really did know what the hell you were talking about, you are definitely getting old

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Joe Kocy, Brenda Stackhouse Lloyd '75  Friday night at Champs

 

 

Janice Stickley White

Reunion Committee

Spouse: Hal White

Children: 2 daughters, 15 & 19
Activities: Screenwriting, Newspaper Writing, Teaching High School, Mountain Biking, helping kids fight their demons

If I were a freshman today:  I would believe in myself more, study my Math and Science -and become an environmental engineer.

One thing I would change about high school: I would make inter-mural, no-cuts sports a key element in the school curriculum and de-emphasize the politically selective, exclusionary sports programs that exist today

 
Taking on the responsibility of getting the reunion books printed was made a bit tougher when trying to get everyone included. It took a few late nights  for Jan who was also busy with getting the reunion t-shirts before catching a train for South Bend.

 



Sally Helms

Reunion Committee

Occupation: Accountant Children: Do cats count? Location: Carmel IN
 Activities:  Volunteering, Bike Riding, Reading, Exercising, Anything in or around the water
If I Were A Freshman Today: I would be a whole lot smarter!
One thing I would change about high school: Wish I had given more thought to what I wanted to be when I grew up before heading off to college
Favorite song/group: Cream, Buckingham's, Tom Rush, Three Dog Night
Funniest Memory: Marie Cook and I going to Portofinos in Michigan for lunch when we turned 18.  Thinking we were so grown up.  Ordering manhattans to drink...having no clue what was in them or how strong they were!
 

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