Joe Drexler says life begins at 50

Trailboss Stan:
I am finally getting back to you with a little info from the last 40 years.
After graduation, I attended the local vocational school in Alexandria for two years. Following that, I spent the next four years in the good old United States Air Force. Traveled to many locations throughout the world, obviously some better than others. After that, I returned to Minnesota and attended the University of Minnesota for a couple of years.
It was then that I started in the insurance business and had been with the same company for the past 30 years. Sixteen of those years I spent in Iowa in a middle management position. The past 11 years have been back in Minnesota. I presently live in Hastings.

Two children
I have two children. Lori, 32, is married to John. They both graduated from the University of Iowa and live in Westminster, Col. with our three lovely granddaughters. We see them four to five times a year. John is a corporate tax attorney for a large accounting firm. Our son Eric, 30, and his wife, Kathy, live in Des Moines. Both graduated from Iowa State. We also see them quite frequently. Eric is a Senior Vice President for GE Commercial Finance. Kathy is a work comp attorney for a firm in Des Moines.
I remarried seven years ago to Beth. Currently her daughter, Erin - 17, lives with us. Beth's son, Nick - 19, just finished his first year in St. Cloud. Beth and I do a lot of traveling not only throughout the United States but to other parts of the world as well.

Lake Osakis lake home
We have had a year round lake home on Lake Osakis and spend at least half our weekends in the area. I also go on several big game hunting trips. The most recent last August was in the northern Yukon for Dall Sheep and, I might add, I successfully harvested a large Ram. I will be returning from a New Zealand hunting trip on August 5th the day before the class reunion but plan on being there. Life has been good, better than I ever expected. Other than the birthdays coming twice a year since I turned 50, I feel life begins at 50. Thanks to everyone that has put all the hard work into organizing the upcoming reunion.
Joe Drexler