EMP-38

Hey there, EMP-38!

I heard from just a few of you this go-round — some of you had very happy news.

Dawn and Jerry Lincoln and daughter Brooke announced the arrival of Maya Nicole. Maya was born at 11:17 a.m. on Oct. 13, weighing 7 pounds, 14 ounces, and measuring 20 1/2 inches. Dawn and Maya are both doing well. Brooke is probably going through a period of older sister “adjustment.”

Kitti and Ernest Lucineo welcomed their first child on Sept. 27, a baby girl named Payton Bree. Payton arrived a bit earlier than expected and had to spend just more than two weeks in the neonatal intensive care unit since her birth weight was low (3 pounds). Ernest reports getting even less sleep now than when he was in the EMP Program, though he's discovering all of the great “Nick at Night” shows between 2 a.m. and 4 a.m. while feeding Payton!

I suppose we're too old and too corporate to do a “shout out,” but it seems appropriate since I got a quick email from Darryl Branch. He didn't have anything to report; just wanted to say “hello.”

Finally, a word from Andy Martin , which should make those of us in the Midwest envious. When I heard from Andy he was trying to avoid a sunburn, as the temperature was 82 degrees and sunny on Jan 7 in his locale! Andy keeps in touch with Ian Heller mostly, who he says seems to be doing well out in Colorado. He also touched base with Ray Leon in November during a trip to Illinois and says “that too was neat as it had been too may years since he and I last saw one another.”

On the business front, Andy reports his company is doing very well and is now entering its third year! Andy reports, “Last year we posted monthly gains nearly each month and are having our best month ever this January. Toward the latter half of 2004 we expanded our technical services by offering a few supply-chain management solutions and are finding a real need within large manufacturing-oriented companies. Onward and upwards!”

As all of you know, as each year passes it gets increasingly difficult to keep in touch — people move, email addresses change. If you have addresses for any classmates or you are not receiving messages, please let me know.

Trish