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Albert Roggio 364 East Hanley Road Mansfield, Ohio 44903 419-756-5257 Cell: 419-566-0295 [email protected] Born: Aug. 21, 1946, Philadelphia, Pa. Married: Becky, Aug. 21, 1971 Children: Matthew, Bethany, Jonathan Gary Renner Atlee Rinehart Military Service: 4 years, Navy, machine repairman 2nd class, worked on repairs to nuclear submarines Employment History: Supervisor of main- tenance, PPG Industries, glass division, 38 years Activities: 2nd Presbyterian Church, Carl- isle; certified Stephen Minister Hobbies: Woodworking, attending grand- children’s sports activities Proudest Accomplishments: My wife and I raised three wonderful children. I lead a good productive life and am proud to be a Williamson graduate. Fondest Williamson Memories: Playing in the Tradesmen band, hanging with West- brook, playing football even if I was too small. Advice for Today’s Students: Live your life to the fullest. Know you are a part of something special at Williamson. Make the school and yourself proud, but humble in the Lord. -- Class of 6W7 -- Gary W. Renner 601 14th St. Duncansville, PA 16635 814-695-2706 Born: Aug. 12, 1946, Altoona, Pa. Married: Barbara, Oct. 21, 1967 Children: Joseph, Kathleen, Tracy Grandchildren: Ethan, Michaela, Ashlyn, Dylan, Derek, Jenna, Jon Albert Roggio home Advice for Today’s Students: Take full ad- vantage of every opportunity that is pre- sented to you. -- Class of 6W7 -- W. Atlee Rinehart 323 Old Schuylkill Road, P.O. Box 1 Parker Ford, PA 19457 610-323-7226 Cell: 484-948-5675 Born: Jan. 14, 1947, Pottstown, Pa. Married: Carolyn I. Rinehart, June 10, 1967 (day after graduation) Children: Victoria, Geneva, Ruth, Susan, Katherine Grandchildren: Jay, Brandon, Tyler, Madi- son, Thomas, Robin, Christopher, Ryan, Cole, Elizabeth, Brad Williamson Trade: Carpentry Williamson Activities: Cross Country, Bas- ketball Manager Employment History: General Contrac- tor, 1972- present; part-time bus driver for Owen J. Roberts School District, 2010-pres- ent Activities: Building Industries Exchange member, 30 years, board member, 6 years, president, 1 year; BIE Craftsmanship Gold- en Hammer Award Winner, 1996 and 2001; township supervisor, in third 6-year term, chairman of the board, 2 years, vice chair, 2 years; Council of Government Pottstown Regional Area, vice chair, 2 years Williamson Trade: Power Plant Technology Travel: Train rides in Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Tennessee; Niagara Falls Further Education: 6 years, Altoona Bible Institute, various woodcarving classes Hobbies: Spending time in the garden and with my grandchildren Grandchildren: Luke, Lydia, William, Lily, Abigail, Brenna, Audrey, Todd Williamson Trade: Mechanical Technician Williamson Activities: Glee Club, Cross Country, Radio Club, Tradesmen, Boat Club, Youth Fellowship Further Education: B.S. in Education, Gos- hen College, Goshen, In.; Masters in School Administration, Ashland University, Ash- land, Ohio Military Service: Army, Korea Employment History: Mansfield Christian School, 1976 to Ju ne 30, 2008, taught 2nd grade, 4th grade, Junior High, and High School, and then became school treasurer. Also taught as a part-time adjunct college professor. Activities: Church treasurer and board member, Grace Fellowship; YMCA; Man- sfield Christian School Foundation; direct local Parkinson Support Group Travel: Most of the Caribbean Islands, Nova Scotia, England, Italy, Spain, Panama Canal, Costa Rica, Columbia, Belize, most of the USA, including Hawaii and Alaska; taught school for 14 weeks in Belize, Central Amer- ica Hobbies: Gardening, water garden, blueber- ries and apple orchard, taking care of our 54-acre farm, spending time with grandkids, remodeling our house, and helping our kids with remodeling projects Proudest Accomplishments: Getting my Master’s in Education Degree, having a school classroom named in my honor, and building an addition for our farmhouse. Fondest Williamson Memories: Attending Bible study at Alice and Spencer Goldsbor- ough’s home. Advice to Today’s Students: Appreciate your Williamson education and all the practical and employment skills you learned. -- Class of 6W7 -- Bruce J. Schower 11 Omega Court Middletown, NJ 07748 Cell: 908-461-4377 [email protected] Employment History: Erie City Iron Works, draftsman, 1967-70; F.L. Smithe Machine Co., draftsman, 1970-78; Smith Hardware, 1978-86; Holliday Picture Frames, 1986-02, framer; self-employed woodworker; assis- tant FFA instructor, Tyrone High School Proudest Accomplishments: Built a green- house/woodshop for a customer in the same style as the main house that was built 30 years earlier, brick, grapevine striking, roof line-shingle, all to give appearance that it was built the same time as the main house. Activities: NRA, Varmint Hunters Asso- ciation, church deacon and Sunday school teacher Fondest Williamson Memories: Boss Zepp’s Honda bike; Mr. Andersen’s state roof proj- ects; basketball road trips; our freshman year’s spring blood drive, my first pint and I am working on my eight gallon mark. Grandchildren: Kora, Brady, Jonathon, Da- vid, Noah Advice for Today’s Students: All projects that you’re involved in, whether employ- ment, community, church, family, and all the small things, it is the details that will set you apart. Make the project fun for you and you will be a happier person. Further Education: B.S., Mechanical-Elec- trical Technology Travel: 47 of 50 states, all but Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama Hobbies: Long-range rifle shooting, 4-wheeling, fishing, woodcarving Fondest Williamson Memories: Wednesday night pinochle games at the “Hospital” with Nursie, Gary Boyd, Terry Walls; Tuesday nights at Spenc and Alice Goldsborough’s -- Class of 6W7 -- Born: Dec. 17, 1946, Reading, Pa. Married: Vivian, June 21, 1975 Children: Sandra, James, Michael Williamson Trade: Brick Masonry Williamson Activities: Cross Country Military Service: U.S. Naval Air, ASW op- erator/instructor, SP-2H Patrol Airplane Employment History: Manufacturing engineering-manager, Estee Lauder, 1975- 1980; package engineer-manager, Avon, 1980-1985; tech director package engineer, L’Oreal USA, 1985-2010 Activities: Church buildings and grounds manager projects, support thrift shop and food pantry Travel: International, France, Spain, Ger- many Norway Hobbies: Fitness center, golf, biking Proudest Accomplishments: Building a home summer junior year at Williamson, serving country in the U.S. Navy with flight duties ASW Fondest Williamson Memories: Playing cards at Mrs. Peck’s home, always enjoyed camaraderie with classmates and their sup- port of each other Advice for Today’s Students: Never fear new challenges, learn as much as possible and share your knowledge and experience with others. Serving God by serving others, in particular those less fortunate. -- Class of 6W7 -- Andrew “Drew” Schronick 216 Lower Barbours Road Barbours, PA 17701 570-478-2439 Born: Aug. 18, 1946, Ashland, Pa. Married: Glenda, Nov. 11, 1967 Children: Tamera Angelia, James Andrew, Colton Andrew Williamson Trade: Brick Shop Williamson Activities: Football, 1964 Further Education: Just what I received in the Seabees for their schools. Military Service: Enlisted in the Navy Sea- bees, Sept. 1967 to Jan. 1970 Employment History: In 1971, started my masonry business, Berks Masonry Inc. Activities: Calvary Bible Fellowship Church, 40 years Travel: I always took my family to the shore, went to Disney three times when the kids were young, we had a getaway home in the mountains. Hobbies: Hunting and fishing since I was young. Took my two sons fishing on the Susquehanna and every day we fished there we always caught 50-60 bass. Proudest Accomplishments: Bought a farm house and gutted everything and rebuilt everything inside. It had a pond with three acres land. I lived there for 40 years. 30 years ago bought a getaway in the mountains. Fondest Williamson Memories: I have a lot of good memories, but one is I went to the school dance and Vince Pitonyak said let’s go pick up some girls and that is where I met my wife. But in the dorm after lights out we went out to get steak sandwiches and sat in the hall eating our sandwiches. Back then a steak only cost 50 cents. Advice for Today’s Students: Don’t ever quit. Always have a positive attitude, always do 13