Jim & Jerry Lake

Name: Jim Lake

Current Address: 7335 Melinda Court

Current Occupation: Assist. Principal - Northmont High School

Family: Significant other - Jerry

Children / grandchildren / pets (names, ages, accomplishments?): Two sons – Jim Jr. (34) & wife Susan, They have 2 sons and a daughter and live in Willard , Ohio . Jeff (32) & wife Angie, They have twin daughters and live in Brookville , Ohio . Daughter Jessica (28) and husband Mike live in Centerville , Ohio .

Previous occupations: I have been in education all my life. I worked 28 yrs. in Dayton and moved to Northmont in 1994 where I retired in 1999. Worked one year at Sycamore High School in Cincinnati and then returned to Northmont in 2002. I will probably work 2 or 3 more years and then retire for good.

What have you been doing for the past 42 years:

College / other education: Graduated from Bowling Green along with several other CW grads. Masters degrees from Xavier and Wright State.

Interests / Hobbies: Over the years I have hunted, fished, golfed, bowled, and pitched horseshoes.

Memorable trips / job assignments / activities: Bowled a 300 game in 1984 and a 299 game in 2001. Went to Hawaii with the Kurtzes in 2001.

Parents and siblings - where are they now: Mother, deceased in 1993 and father is 82, and living in Celina , Ohio where my brother John (CW '67) lives and we have a cottage. Sister Virginia (CW “68”) lives in Dayton and works for Dayton schools. Brother Dave (CW “70”) lives in Toledo .

Accomplishments / achievements: Married a great girl that I met in College. Most important and best decision I ever made. Jerry and I raised 3 great kids and they are all doing well.

Regrets: None

Do you think that your job / life is where you thought it would be when you were in high school? Why? Yes. I never gave it much thought but just figured that I would marry, have a family and enjoy life.

If you could start over, would you make the same choices you did the first time around? Why? What would you do differently?

I think I would do everything the same except I would leave the evil weed alone. Got hooked my senior year and just quit for good last year. It bothers me to see kids today smoking as I know how hard it is to quit.

Favorite memories of Col. White:

Teacher(s) – Senorita Cole and Senior Moyler.

Classes – My favorite was always math and I hated English.

Activities – Going to sporting events and the dances.

Classmates / pals – Sam Kurtz, Dave Neff and Bill Hinshaw and I were tight and I still see all three.

Weekend events - Root Club and Open Houses

Future plans: Keep as active and healthy as I can and enjoy the grand kids.

Retirement plans: Probably by age 62. Stay in Dayton with winter excursions to warmer places.

Words of wisdom / comments / messages for classmates: Come to the class reunion. It is a good time and you will come away with lots of good memories.