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William E. Jones is now in Onalaska, Wis., where he lives with his wife Donna. They have five children and nine grandchildren. His last position was that of program manager for solid rocket motor redesign in the Thiokol Corporation. He now stays busy with Score and lung cancer advocacy and travels to several places, including England and Italy.

Edward Wichmann of Mount Prospect, Ill. was a bond manager for Aon Corp. He and his wife Marion have three children and seven grandchildren. Their favorite travel destination over the years has been Minnesota.

Jack Jones writes from Los Angeles, Calif. He is now a widower with four children and five grandchildren. In the early 1960s, he helped form Mattel, Inc. Then, he owned one of the world's premier women's professional tennis tournaments. He enjoys tennis, reading and traveling to various places, including England, Russia and Australia.

[The following notes were intended for publication in the winter 2005 issue of Kellogg World. We regret any inconvenience caused by the delay.]

James Phillip Sr. of Westmont, Ill., founded Phillip's Flower Shops, Inc. which now has 12 locations and is managed with his brother and their five sons. It has been chosen by the Illinois Retail Association as the Illinois Retailer of 2005 out of 23,000 candidates. One of James's sons is James Phillip Jr. '76.

James Sr.'s wife is Mary Louise Baxter Phillip '50, and his sister is Lee Phillip Bell, '50, who has produced and managed two CBS soap operas.

Kenneth Roman of Northbrook, Ill., retired from his position as national accounts manager of Prentice Hall in Chicago. He and his wife Mary have two children and four grandchildren. Though they no longer make long trips, they still enjoy their vacation home in Jo Davies County in northwestern Illinois.

Walter Roth of Lake Forest, Ill., and his wife enjoy a family of two children and six grandchildren. Some of them still manage his company, Weco Trading Inc., in Lake Bluff, Ill.

Karl W. Abt, class representative, who resides in Rolling Meadows, Ill., is the author of a book published in February 2005. Its title is A Few Who Made a Difference, published by Vantage Press. Its subtitle, The World War II Teams of the Military Intelligence Service, explains more, as the book describes the author's service on three teams that operated respectively in France, Luxembourg, Belgium and Germany in 1945 and 1946.

Natalie Saltiel of Chicago, Ill., has been married to Sidney Levin since 1963. Both are CPAs, and Natalie has been the recipient of the Illinois ACLU's Annetta Dieckmann Award for volunteer service.