Bill Lathlean

Bill attended Valley College for a year, then to San Francisco State, graduating with an A.B. in 1957.  He entered the Navy's Officer Candidate School and was commissioned in Nov '57.   Bill left the active Navy in '63 and returned to college while staying in the active reserve.  After a tenure as a high school  science teacher while earning the equivalent of a math major.He then taught high school math until 1995, retiring after 31 years of teaching.  He is married to the former Ellen  Clarke of Santa Ana and has 4 daughters.  They are enjoying an active retirement, with  travel, nature, eight grandchildren, gourmet cooking and home projects.  Bill says  "social stimulations are important to keep ourselves outgoing and alert.  A home computer  and project challenges keep our minds from rusting and in order to do the same for our bodies, we attend a gym on alternate days".  They enjoy the climate and pace of N. Calif.

Pauline Lormier, now Lynde Lakes, has had a novel published. Lavon Lowen, now Lavon (Vonnie) Grey, a best friend of Lynde from SBHS, has done the cover. Lynde is now working on a second book.

See Lynde's Web Site.

Excerpt from  the novel COWBOY LIES 

Lavon Lowen, now Lavon (Vonnie) Grey won one of the biggest international online photo contest on the internet. She won the first place prize for the 2004 photograph of the year. Way to go Vonnie!!! Vonnie along with Lynn Helbing has contributed (and never received credit) for the SBHS 50 year reunion pictures and she has offered the beautiful flowers that have appeared here.

See Vonnie's Prize Winning Picture

See Vonnie's Web Pictures