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MVC Friends! Please sign the MVC Alumni Guestbook (click above on “Add” or send
to dschone@cox.net You are invited
to join the fun by submitting your input for the MVC Alumni Web Site to my
e-mail address(es) below. Hope you were
able to attend the 40th Year of the “Company” Reunion in 2003, and
the 40th Year of the “Community”
Barbara Schone
bschone@cox.net or mvcalumni@cox.net
MVC 1971–1997
Mission Viejo , CA
Barb: What a wonderful effort and web site. I plan to attend the
Class of 58: What a wonderful job on the website, you
always did do great work. I will attend
the reunion for sure, God willing.
Please invite your husband.
Freddie Oglesby
Oceanside, CA - 8-1-02
U N B E L I E V A B L E !!! Great job Barb! Could it be that Scott helped just a little??? Hope to see everyone at the reunion.
Jim Huesman
Barb and Don: What a great job you did on the web site. Thanks so much for all your hours of work. Tom and I are really looking forward to a fun reunion with so many great friends.
Diane (Morales)
Blum
MVC 1976-1997
Barb: Great Website! Thanks for the memories! I'll be there with bells on! I have some early 1970's photos
somewhere. I'll dust off the cobwebs and
forward them via the old-fashioned way: US Mail!
Barb - You are an angel. Thanks as always for your detailed work!
Sandie Galli
Orange, CA – 8-1-02
Sounds like a great event. I wouldn’t miss it!
Donna J. (Salyards) Morrison
Barb, what an outstanding job you have
done!! Nostalgia is good for the soul.
Elaine Carter
Good work on the site. I joined the
MVC team in 1980 and worked with the Office Services group until 1985 when I
was invited to transfer to the Rec Centers where I was the Pool Supervisor. What a wonderful job. 22 years later, I still think that
Ken
(the pool man) Walker
Gulf Breeze, FL - 8-1-02
We
love your website and are looking forward to the reunion next April. We will be there with
bells on.
Dave & Joan Beckies
Barb, Great Job. It's the BEST. I
will send some pictures. It must have been a lot of work, But it is GREAT, I
may look at it daily, to remember the past.
I
would like to help with anything that I can do to make this reunion successful,
and the best reunion for Alumni and family to reunite. Thanks.
Kathie
(Robinson) Hortter
Barb, what a super job on the website. I was amazed!
Looking forward to seeing old friends at the reunion.
Jim Houston
I'm so impressed with the MVC Website.
Thanks so much, Barb, for putting it together! What fun it has been
looking through all the pages and pictures! Looking forward to THE EVENT
in April.
Pat Henry
CA – 8-3-02
BARB: What a beautiful website! I
browsed it with ease--even on my elementary computer equipment. Surely
you will have a big reunion turnout because of your oh-so-professional design
on this site. I just wish you would find time to do the same for the
Class of '59 (are you listening, Don?)
Sarah Kendrick
sxkendric@aol.com
Albuquerque , NM
Dear Barbara, Cindy sent me the website for MVC. I enjoyed reading it and what a great
job. Harry and I now live in
Lonna
Batterton
Barb - great job on the MVC website! It's terrific.
Nancy Stephenson
nancy.stephenson@sheahomes.com
Hi Barb and Don! I finally had the time to sit down and look
at this wonderful site you've worked up. It's wonderful! It must
have taken you hours and hours to put it together, I'm sure with a little help
from Scott. Yes, I plan on being there
next year.
Linda Sohl
Barb...absolutely amazed at the quality of the
web site that you have put together. I now have a shortcut for it on my
desktop. Much praise for your efforts...
my best to the greatest gang I ever worked with.
Jim Gilleran
Las Vegas, NV – 8-6-02
This is very cool! Especially for those
of us no longer in beautiful
Celeste Duff
University Place, WA
– 8-7-02
Hi Barb...what a wonderful labor of love and
fantastic result. Mike and I are really looking forward to April.
Doreen McCall
This web site is the greatest! My
sincere thanks to Barb and Don for all their efforts to put it together. It brings back so many fond memories of my
years at MVC and the lasting friendships made there. To say the least, I am looking forward to
seeing all of you at the reunion. MVC
was in a class all its own, and I’m so glad to have been a part of the team.
Carol (Lewis)
Crawford
MVC 1971–1992
Laguna Niguel , CA
Barb, I'm so amazed, impressed and especially
grateful to you for putting together this masterpiece! What a lovely
tribute it is to the spirit of MVC which still remains in us all. I
haven't been back to southern
Kathy Hughes
MVC Executive Office 1979-1988
Bellingham , WA
Great job putting the website together.
Look forward to seeing everyone.
Thanks.
Curt West
The Web Site looks great, and what a trip down memory lane. I could tell many hours were spent, and it is
something that will be such fun to receive updates. Plus, I am looking forward to the reunion
next Spring. Let me know how I can help!
Sharon Siebert
Please add Mike Pacak and Bev (Stremel) Pacak to the list of those who
would like to attend the reunion...we're looking forward to seeing all of our
old friends from MVC and MVC Financial.
Mike & Bev (Stremel) Pacak
Barb, you and your planning committee have done an outstanding job, which
I fully expected, the "
Sincerely,
Douglas Heckle
Barb and Don: What a great job you have
done to bring back all the memories and friendships formed at MVC. This
web site is amazing and you can see the labor of love that went into it.
Thank you both. I am looking forward to seeing everyone at the
reunion in April 2003!
Connie Short
connie.short@sheaproperties.com
Lots of hard work and dedication to old MVC
friends. Good job Barb. It would probably be better if Don was not
looking over your shoulder all the time.
From the insignificant half of the Short family.
Ray Short
BARB & Committee . . .What fun it was to
read all the links in
The MVC SPIRIT LIVES ON!
Art Cook
Mission
Viejo, CA – 8-24-02
Barb, we are very happy to be able to attend to this invitation in 2003
and looking forward to sharing years of family stories since my departure from
(Camelot) MVC. I'll get busy and start
looking for something to share with all of you, my friends and co-workers. My only regret from working at MVC is that my
children and grandchildren will never have the opportunity to work for a
company as OUR MVC...... although they have heard plenty of my experiences from
1967 to 1989, including the
Ricardo (Rick) & Natalia (Natalie) Godinez
Capistrano Beach , CA
As I said in my note to you, what a great job on the web site. Lots of good stuff. Just goes to prove what I knew all the
time...it wasn't those big time male executives that made things work...it was
the quiet efficiency of that group of ladies called "Executive
Assistant"!!! Thanks for the
site. We have the date entered into the
big book of records and we will plan to be there.
Phil & Valley Reilly
Kudos, Barb, on a fantastic website. I appreciate all you and your
dedicated committee are doing to preserve the memories of our "good ole
days" at MVC and to bring us together for a "family"
reunion. Let me know how I can help.
Sally Jo Clark
MVC: 1980 – 1997
Hi Barb, Thanks for the Web Site. Add Marty and Peg
Russo. We are looking forward to
attending. Thank you for all your hard work!!
Marty & Peg Russo
Barb & Committee -
Thank you for all your hard work in getting this website up and running. Although we weren't there as long as many of
you were, we've never forgotten our MVC "family". It truly was a wonderful place to work. We are putting the reunion date on our
calendar and look forward to seeing everyone.
Craig & Denise Hardy
Henderson , NV
Barb, you have given MVC alumni a thoughtful
gift. I really enjoyed visiting this web site that you created with love
and affection for your MVC friends. I had to smile when I read a few
signings that mention “hours” of work ... when it actually takes several months
to create a site as lovely and as large as this! Best wishes to all for a successful,
well-attended MVC reunion on April 5, 2003.
Dear Barb, Thanks for
your message. If possible it will be fun
to come to the reunion and see old friends.
I am still coaching swimming, now at The
Sincerely,
Mark Schubert
Barb, this is awesome.
Your committee has down an outstanding job putting this all
together. Please add my email
addresses. Thanks so much.
Connie
Whetstone
cdwhetstone@msn.com or connie.whetstone@sheahomes.com
Colorado
Barbara, You have done a wonderful job on this.
Thank you for all of your hard work and I am planning on attending.
Linda Newhouse
Denver , CO
Please add me to the list
and thanks for putting this all together...it takes me back to my youth. I was (last title) Director of Operations for
Mission
Viejo Business Properties in
Colorado
Teresa England
tengland@kbhome.com
Colorado
I was an employee of
Mission Viejo
Peggy (Christenson) Kirchner
pkirchner@colonnadecommunities.com
Dear Barb, The reunion sounds like a great
affair. I'm sorry I will not be able to make it, but will be thinking of
all the great times we had while in
Ron & Mary Jane O'Brien
Hi Barb: Your website is just too wonderful for
words. It's been great reading comments
from so many people. I've been working
full time at Endevco Corp. in SJC since March of 1996 as an H.R. rep and also
part time at Robinsons-May in Petite Sportswear at the Shops at
Beverly DiLauro
Barb and committee members, what a great
idea. The website and reunion is one I
am proud to be a part of and looking forward to seeing again people that for
years were only voices. After 18 years
of saying “Mission Viejo Company,” it was hard to remember to say another
company’s name. Can’t wait to see
everybody in 2003.
Donna Bradley
Mission Viejo , CA
Barb, this is a GREAT web site! Sue Lynn
Neira sent it to me. The reunion is a wonderful idea. Especially
looking forward to seeing co-workers from MVC Financial.
ava623@cox.net
or alice@diamante.com
12-11-02
This is so much fun. You did a great job. I'm looking forward to the reunion. Thanks for the invite.
Patti (Watson) Neeb
MVC 1980-1985
Hi All: I just heard about this event (and website) today via Diane Kosulandich!! What a super idea. I will try to join in on the fun come
April. Anybody remember me?
Pat (Jancarik) Craig
Barbara, what a fantastic web
site. My dear friend Kathy Hughes told me about this site. I really
appreciated her kind thoughts. Since I just turned 75 and my husband is
78 and we live in
Libby McNear
Dear Barbara, I was an employee of the Mission Viejo Company from 1984, to
1988. I was full time from
1985-1988. I was the Recreation Aquatics
and Youth Activities Supervisor. I left
in 1988 to stay home with my daughter Susan in November 1988. I worked at the Recreation Centers for Jim Hudson
& Bill Fortmueller. Montanoso was
the last place that I worked. I worked
at
Gretchen (Herzog) Malcolm (Married in 1986)
gmalcolm@ci.laguna-niguel.ca.us
First time logging in to
George Bacopulos
resales4u@nctimes.net or resales4u@nctimes.net
Temecula , CA
Hello Barb. Looking forward to seeing everyone at the reunion.
So many memories to recall and so many more to make, thanks to you and
the
Shaaron Brock
Great site and great memories. See
you on the 5th. Mr. Godinez –
Where’s the rest of our once proud Landscape
Department of the 1980’s? Mel Driscoll, Kriss
Keogh, Ben Bustillos, Bill Thornton, Matt Encinas, Rich Garcia, Mike Townsend,
Joan Felty, Gerry Robbins, Marie Williamson, Tony Bonacorsi, Jess Anaya, etc.
Hi Barbara: I must commend you on the great job you guys
are doing with the website and reunion.
Can't wait to see everyone in April.
Thanks for all your hard work Barbara.
Bonnie Burgdorf
Lebec,
CA – 1-21-03
Hello, this is GARY E.W. PLAMBECK from the Personnel, Employee Relations
office. This is a great idea, especially
as it is being held on my birthday. I
don't think I will be able to make the gathering, but wish everyone a great
time. This brings back lots of fond memories.
Gary Plambeck
The web site is great; we look forward to seeing old friends and
associates. See you at the reunion.
Monica & Rich Watson
rwarich@cox.net
or rwatson@rwaplanning.com
Mission
Viejo , CA
Hi Barb
& Committee - I sent my check off
(finally!) after looking forward to this for so long. Guess this last minute person just had too
much time to plan! I can't wait to see
everyone and catch up. So many members
of my MVC family in those days will remember helping me in my endeavor to
adopt. It was quite a project, and it
worked. My son is now 21. So many great memories of special events and
special people. I'm looking forward to a
great day in April!
Vickie Bush
I finally had a chance to look at just some of the material that you and
your 'associates' have put into the reunion. Few people can really realize all
the time and effort that people go to to put such a thing together. Your Web Site is incredible! I want to thank you Barb, for all your work
and effort that has obviously gone into this coming reunion. You are a beautiful person and friend. There are so many
Mission people that have contributed to the success of the Company over the
years.
Jim
Toepfer
Highlands Ranch, CO – 1-29-03
Hi
Barbara. It looks like things are really shaping up for the Alumni
Party. I can't believe all the hard work that you guys have been putting
in to make it all happen. I'm continuing to look for old Alumni as I make
my rounds of
RK engineering group, inc.
Barbara, I was an employee some 14 years ago and have lost contact with virtually all
of my former friends whom I enjoyed working with at The Mission Viejo
Company. I see by the list of attendees that many of my former
co-workers will be attending the
event. Please add me to the waiting list, as I would love to catch up
with these people again. Thanks so much.
Best of success with the event.
Vince Hayes
Barbara, I
finally managed to get your great program up on the web. It was sure fun reading about so many
friends. Thanks to you and all the
others for your hard work.
(Note:
See Diane’s “Life Since MVC” story and linked photos on the Alumni News
Page of this Site.)
Diane (Brant) Connell
Laguna Beach , CA
I'm sorry to say Greg and I will miss
the reunion. We recently moved to the state of
Cindy (Duree) Rowe
I just received the website information.
It was really great to go thru and read about every one.
(Note: See
Beverly Corderman
Sedalia , CO
Barb - Thanks to all involved in making this event happen. I am sure no one will ever know the time and
energy it has taken....but I know everyone appreciates the efforts and will be
very grateful for having the opportunity to get to spend time with the many
people that made a difference in our lives.
Dan and I feel very fortunate to have had the opportunity of being a
part of such a great team of people involved in building a great master planned
community. Looking forward to seeing
everyone.
Jackie & Dan Hare
J.L. Hare Associates, Inc. (
Thank you for the
update. I always enjoy your messages. I really liked the get togather last
year, it was soo good to see so many of the friends that are in
Ken Walker (The Pool Guy)
Gulf
Breeze, FL – 4-5-04
Barb: I was just surfing and happened on this
site. What a great website, easy to get around. I sure enjoyed reading and
reminiscing. My wife Coke & I are
retired in the
Bud Kimble - Retired
Las Vegas , NV
Barbara:
Just learned of this site and all your efforts to build and maintain it
- what a wonderful job you're doing.
Please add my email address to the roster, and I'd love to be kept
informed of events. My wife Mary (whom I
married one month after starting at MVC in 1980) and I just celebrated our 25th
anniversary - boy, how time flies. We didn't move far -
MVC Home Decorating Center 1980-1987
Portola Hills, CA - 3-6-06
The
Danette Fenstermacher: Thank you for all the countless hours of time and effort in organizing
the 40th year reunion of MVC. It was
thoroughly enjoyed by all in attendance.
I sure hope all of you were able to enjoy and relax once the festivities
were well on the way. Thanks again.
Charlie Ware: Barb, thanks again to you and your committee for putting together the
great reunion. It was a fantastic time.
Art Cook: Barb, I want to tell you and your committee what a super job they
did. You are to be truly congratulated
for providing and planning such an opportunity for so many to have such a
wonderful time! People will be talking
about that night for a long time! Thanks
again for all the effort you and Don did to make it so successful.
Max & Diane Johnson: We had such a great time! Thanks
for all your hard work!
Marsha & Steve Selway: Barbara & Committee, Steve and I thank all of you for a fabulous
reunion. We sure enjoyed ourselves. Being reminded of how great it was to be part
of Mission Viejo Company is always welcomed –
a very special time of our lives.
Elaine Carter: Still recalling all the wonderful
moments. Thanks for making it possible!
Having the opportunity to see and talk with so
many MVC friends made it a most memorable evening.
Doug Heckle: Barb, you and the Golden Girls did a great job
in putting together the MVC
Georgia Ober: We had a blast at the party. How fun it was to see so many
coworkers there....brought back many memories.
Pat Henry: Hi Barb, Great party! Everyone seemed to have so much fun!
Bill Smith: Barb, It was an honor to share the “The
Curt West: A great event
and a great job. It was fun meeting up with old friends.
Brenda Cook: Hi Barbara: I just wanted to thank all of you that
put the reunion together. It was so much fun and so great to see so many
old friends. I hope the next one will be even bigger, reaching more
people. Thanks again for all the hard
work. I'm sure it was quite a job.
Pat Ruecker: Barb, I want to commend your committee for the fabulous job done on the
reunion. It was so good to see so many of my old MVC friends; thank you so
much. Even Lee, who had a performance that night got to stop by and say Hi to a
few people. It was a great success!
Marty & Peg Russo: We want to thank you for putting together the wonderful reunion.
Please add our thanks to all the committee for all the time and hard
work. We had a wonderful time.
Thank You!!!!!!
Kathie (Robinson) Hortter: Barb, the evening was such a big success. Thank you so much for
being such a big part in organizing this event. So much is
happening at this time, in the world and all of our lives, I really needed
at this time to hook up with my past that has so many good memories.
Thank you again.
Shirley Kenson: How do I begin to thank you lovely ladies for all your hard work and the
wonderful time we all had? I spoke to so
many people that I had a sore throat until Wednesday. I don't believe you
could find another group where there were so many genuine friendships formed
and so much affection. Thanks again, everyone I spoke to had the same
reaction. Love to you all.
Mary (Putman) Cordes: Dear Barb, I just wanted to tell you and your committee how fabulous the
MVC
Ben Axt: CONGRATULATIONS ON AN EXCELLENT PARTY.
I think the party came off very well, everything was just right. All the HARD
work of the committee paid off BIG TIME. Thanks.
Beverly DiLauro: Hi Barb, wanted to thank you and all the committee
members for a wonderful reunion.
Everyone looked younger or better than the last time I saw them! Working at the reception desk gave me the
opportunity to see everyone as they arrived and exchange greetings. Thanks again and I'll be looking forward to
the reunion photos.
Jeanette Brooks: The reunion was wonderful. Thank you so much for all your hard
work!
Bob Sciotto: Good job Barbara!!!!!!!!!!!! I had a good time. The party was wonderful. Thanks for your efforts.
Jeanne Bauer: Barb -- GREAT, GREAT PARTY ON THE 5TH!!!!! I want to say a very special THANK YOU for
all your hard work in pulling this all together. I know you've had lots
of help, but you are a very big part of why this event was so memorable.
Thank You!!!!!
Mike Turner: Barb, the reunion party was excellent.
You and your committee did a great job.
Congratulations.
Sue Herigstad: We had a great time. It's good that we all feel so close to each
other. MVC really was just one big family. It was hard to talk to everyone and find out
what was happening so we better get together again soon.
Vince Esposito: We had a great time.
Darrylle Stafford: It was a pleasure to see everyone. I'm very proud to have started my
career with such a fine group of people.
Barbara Anderson: It was certainly a wonderful party. I hope
that we can do it again at a facility that could hold perhaps 500 of us.
Thank you again for all your efforts!
Jim Huesman: Barb - I wanted to thank you and your committee for putting together that
great reunion. We truly were/are a compatible group that managed to
accomplish a lot. The reunion party was over too quickly to get to talk
with everyone, but it was great to see them all nonetheless. Please thank all of your fellow hard workers
for me. Y'all did a truly remarkable job.
Yong Kim: Hi Barbara, it was a wonderful reunion party you prepared. I felt like I
was in one of MVC's party - never left MVC. Yes, we will never find any
company like MVC anywhere. It was such a great company to work with all
those wonderful people like a big family. I am so fortunate that I was a
part of it. I was so happy to see them all last Saturday. It was a
great idea. You and the girls did a
wonderful/beautiful job. Hopefully we
can have this kind of reunion every year. Thank you so much.
Kathleen Hughes: Dear Barb, what a lovely picture of you and "the girls!"
You all look wonderful! Anxiously awaiting the reunion pictures and news!
Jim Toepfer: Good job, Barb! We are really sorry for our absence.
As you might know, having been a part of the Company from the beginning
it is really remarkable for a group of people still being so close in so many
respects. Regardless of the lack of more
Lew Clinton: Barb, had lunch with Denise and
Craig Hardy. They in turn sent the Web Site for Mission Viejo
Company. What a lot of memories. Had a long letter from Craig about the party
and the attendees. What a group of
people to get together.
Joy Ferlauto: Barbara, thank you for the incredible Web site and Photo albums of
Mission Viejo Company alumni. I enjoy reminiscing. Your
Barb Idstein: Hi, Barbara! That was such a great party - I enjoyed it
immensely!!! It was so wonderful to see
and talk to everybody! What fun! Thanks so much to you and Don and all of the
committee workers and everybody who worked so hard to put the event
together! I think it was such a smashing
success!!!
Jackie Hare: Barb - So typical of Mission Viejo Co.
people - quality people, quality job.
Thanks to all who made this event possible. It was wonderful to have the opportunity to
spend time with so many friends in such a short period of time. It was so encouraging to see that nobody
changed. Dan was sorry he could not
attend but was so glad to hear about all those that I got to spend time
with. It was good to hear about each
persons lives and families and good to laugh again together about memories of a
very special time in our lives. To all our friends, please stay in touch by
e-mail (jackie@jlhare.com). To Brenda and Jerry...we will
try to visit soon. To Marv and
Shirley...great to see you there. What
I will remember the most.... I was so impressed by the genuine love and
compassion that I repeatedly saw in peoples eyes and smiles. Priceless....timeless....friendships.
Love to All, God Bless you all,
Susie
Trimborn: Hi Barbara
- We had a great time at the party, it was so
much fun to see everyone, especially our old group. Almost every person
from our old CADA was there, and that was really fun. We had a wonderful time visiting with
everyone. I couldn't believe how great
all the gals looked. Keep in touch and
thanks again for all your hard work.
Beth
Bermudez: Hi Barbara, The reunion was great. Albert & I had a great time
seeing everyone. Let's do it again someday.
Chris Rodda: I’m so glad that the reunion went so well. I’m sorry that I couldn’t be there. Thank you so much for all of your hard work
reporting on the reunion and all of the people involved. It looks like it was a great evening!
Mark
Schubert: Dear Barbara: Thank
you for doing such an outstanding job staying in touch. I hope I can work out making the next one. It
looks like such great fun.
Sally
Jo Clark: Hi Barb. What fantastic pictures.
You and Don did a great job and created something that many of us will
cherish for a long time to come. It was great to see pictures of people
that I didn't even see that evening. Thank you again for your true labor
of love in making the evening such a success and then creating a
lasting memory with the photo album. You are so special!!!
Barbara Anderson: Barb - You and "the girls" did such a fabulous job of
organizing the reunion. It was a wonderful party, and the slide show
is great. Thanks so much for all
your work
Jerry Poston: Barbara - Thanks for the update. Looks like everyone had a great
time. Thanks again.
Jo Ann Hayden: Looks like you had a
great time. Thanks for keeping me up to
date.
Web Site By Barbara Schone (Now Don)
dschone@cox.net
