Austin High School Class of 1962

Stephen F. Austin High School, Austin, Texas
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What have you been up to for the last fifty years? This was a question asked our classmates in preparation for our
fiftieth reunion in April 2012. The responses were fantastic.

Do you know which classmates have been a state fire marshal in Alaska, recognized as citizen of the year in two
different cities, a Peace Corps volunteer, a life model, or a high school principal? Who thinks the best place to live
is Paris, France; Taipei, Taiwan; or assisted living in New York City? And whose most epic travels have included a
trip from Rotterdam to Paris in a delivery truck or to Antarctica in a Russian ice breaker?
rev 5/20/2012
These and other interesting  events, hobbies, and
interests appeared in our fiftieth reunion directory, based
on experiences of our classmates.

In addition, Julie Valentine and Kathy Young McGhee
compiled a statistical snapshot of our class. For each
question, they received from 158 to 168 responses. Here
are the questions and  what we look like as a class, fifty
years after graduation.
How long have you lived at your current address?
  • Average: 19 years at current address.
  • 32% have been at their current address over 25 years.
  • 15% have been at their current address 5 years or less.

How often have you moved since 1962?
  • Average: 8 moves.
  • One classmate moved only twice; some just replied "lots" or "too many to count."

How may marriages, if any?
  • 3% never married.
  • 61% married once.
  • 26% married twice.
  • 11% married three or more times.

How long in current marriage?
  • 31 (19%) are not currently married, of whom at least thirteen are widows or widowers.
  • Of the 136 (81%) classmates who are currently married, average time in current marriage is 34 years, and
    57% have been married 40 years or longer.

How many children?
  • We have 323 children, or an average of two per response.
  • Our number of children range from none (for 34 classmates) to five (for 3 classmates).

How many grandchildren?
  • We have 438 grandchildren, or an  average of 2 to 3 grandchildren per response. (Actually, it's 2.6
    grandchildren per response, but I don't know what a .6 grandchild looks like!)
  • Our number of grandchildren range from none (for 60 classmates) to twelve (for one classmate).

How many great-grandchildren?
  • We have 38 great-grandchildren.
  • One classmate has 7 great-grandchildren.

Did you attend college?
  • Classmates responding attending many different colleges and universities for undergraduate and graduate
    degrees, often attending multiple colleges for multiple degrees.
  • 94 classmates reported attending The University of Texas at Austin.
  • 74 classmates reported attending a wide array of other Texas colleges and universities.
  • 36 classmates reported attending colleges and universities in other states. These included the Universities
    of California at Los Angeles and Berkeley (2 classmates), Chicago, Colorado, Denver, Kansas, Missouri,
    New Mexico, and Virginia; Arizona State, California State, Louisiana State (2 classmates), and Troy State
    University; Duke, Georgetown, Johns Hopkins, Mary Baldwin, Northwestern, Oberlin, Stephens, and Smith
    (2 classmates).

Degrees achieved, if any?
  • Bachelor's degrees: 129
  • Master's degrees: 46
  • PhDs: 7
  • JDs: 6
  • MDs: 3
  • DDS: 1

Did you serve in the military?
  • 46 male classmates reported serving in the military, five of whom served 20 years or more.
  • Our classmates served in every military branch: Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, and Coast Guard.

Are you currently employed?
  • 58% are retired/no longer working.
  • 16% are working part-time.
  • 25% are still working full-time.

And, that's the numbers for the Class of '62!