The Class of 1969 is scattered all over the world, just as we might have imagined. Many are yet to be found and we are actively looking for them. How many will be found in 1999 has yet to be determined. Who have we found? Where are they now?

Pedro Arbona is in Springfield, Virginia. After a successful 21 year career in the military, he now does defense related work in Washington, D.C. Pedro can be contacted at arbona@worldnet.att.net.

Ricardo (Ritchie) Daugherty is married with two children. After four years in the military, he graduated from Georgetown University and now is a Senior Vice President at a Miami bank. His wife, Celina, is from Argentina. His daughter is 16 and his son is 13. Ricardo can be contacted at laysy@aol.com.

Carol Farron is the Community Development Director at Lodi Memorial Hospital in Lodi, California. She attended ASM from February 1965 to June 1967. Had she stayed, she would have graduated with the Class of 1969. Carol can be reached at lmh@lodihealth.org (Attn: C. Farron).

Michelle (Fearey LaGue) Mock is married with two children (a boy 15 and a girl 13). A former computer programmer, she is now a teacher (computer and Spanish for Pre-K through 8^th grade) and a part-time Vision Therapist. Her husband, Jerry, is a computer programmer who currently designs irrigation controllers used in golf courses, city parks and other large scale applications. The "West Coast" Mocks live in Corona, California. Michelle can be found at MFeareyASM@aol.com.

Connie (Guzman) Coleman lives in Munich, Germany with her husband, Clay, and two children (a girl 16 and a boy 13). Connie can be reached at Mcc25mg@aol.com.

Joanne (Hattrick) McGrath lives in Panama with her husband and five children (two girls ages 18 and 9 and three boys ages 15, 13 and 11). Joanne can be contacted at JmcGrath@sinfo.net.

Jamie Kevlin lives in Pottsville, Pennsylvania with his wife, Mary Joan, and 5 year old son. Jim is the Editor of the Republican and Herald newspapers in Pottsville and puts out an electronic newsletter called "Letters from Home". Jamie can be contacted at kevlin@pottsville.infi.net.

Bill Mock is Regional Translations Manager at Lucent Technologies in Miami, Florida. He is married with four children. His wife, Carmina, teaches yoga. Their two oldest daughters are in college. They also have a son (14) and a daughter (11). The "East Coast" Mocks live in Miami, Florida. Bill can be reached at wmock@lucent.com.

Inge Möller-Rizo works as an interpreter at the United Nations. She lives in New York and can be reached at moller-rizo@un.org.

Carmen (Pickett) Catalá just completed her MBA. She works as Assistant Vice President Treasury Marketing and Sales at Barclay Bank in Miami, Florida. She lives in Miami Lakes, with her husband, Rick, two daughters (19 and 16) and a son (10). Carmen can be contacted at carmen_catala@hotmail.com.

Henry Sanz is Vice President-Sales of a construction company. He lives in Miami with his wife and two children. His daughter (12) is a level 9 gymnast and son (8) has a black belt in Karate. Henry can be reached at hsanz@adelphia.net .

Al Schlundt is Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences and head of the Biology program at Faulkner University in Montgomery, Alabama. He lives in Montgomery with his wife and two sons. Al can be contacted at alschlun@faulkner.edu.

Xamara Villar also lives in Miami. She is First Vice President at a Swiss bank. Carmen, Ricardo and Xamara work within a stone's throw of each other. Xamara can be reached at CBGrep@aol.com.

Who will we find in 1999? Will we have a 30^th Reunion? Will we meet with other ASMers at mini-reunions?

I hope you all have the opportunity to attend an ASM mini-reunion. If one is not scheduled near you, organize it yourself. All you have to do is make a reservation and e-mail any ASMers who live or work near you. In California, people will drive long distances through rush hour traffic to meet with perfect strangers. We all feel it is worth it! It doesn't matter when a person attended ASM, the stories are similar, the hangouts are the same, the connection is so warm and energizing, you have to experience it to understand!

If you want to find out which other ASMers are in your area, let me know and I'll try to help you create an e-mail list. It is really a great feeling to meet with other ASMers!

Remembering 1969: In the summer of 1969, astronauts from the planet Earth first set foot on the moon: "One small step for [a] man, one giant leap for mankind." In the fall of 1999, NASA's Mars Polar Lander is scheduled to land on the planet Mars. When it launches from Kennedy Space Center this month, a part of ASM history and a part of each of you goes with it. Mars Polar Lander is taking the names of all the American School of Madrid 1969 graduates on its journey. Launch is scheduled for January 3^rd , but current weather predictions indicate that it may be delayed. For more information on Mars Polar Lander, visit http://mars.jpl.nasa.gov/msp98 .

Quote of the Month: "The greatest adventure, is what lies ahead. Today and tomorrow, have yet to be said. The chances, the changes, are all yours to make. The mold of your life is in your hands to break." Jules Bass, from the Rankin/Bass Production of "The Hobbit".

Happy New Year everybody! May 1999 be the best possible year for all of you!