John and Carol Seim at empty nest on Lake Ida

John and Carol Seim. The note didn't say where this photo was taken. The Trailboss is guessing it's either New York or Austria. Read John's note to see how he figured that out.

Hey Stan,
Thought I better drop you a note before the August get-together.
I am still in Alexandria and doing great. As you may remember, after a year at Concordia and a year at the U of M, I got drafted into the Army. I spent just shy of two years with Uncle Sam, attending flight school in Texas and then a fun-filled vacation in SE Asia.
Design engineer
I got out of the Army in July of 1969 and that September Carol Martinson ('66) and I were married. I attended Dunwoody Institute and the U of M and ended up as a design engineer at Dana Corp in Minneapolis.
In 1974, Carol and I had our first daughter, Kara Louise, who presented us with our only grandchild last summer. In 1977 I received a job offer from Alex Tech and we moved back to Alexandria that summer.
Russian linguist
Our second daughter, Amanda Jo was born that November. Both of our girls live in New York which is way too far from Alex. Kara is a Russian linguist and teaches at several colleges in New York. Amanda is a writer and works at Starbucks so she can eat.
Carol is the employee health secretary for Douglas County Hospital and I have been the director of the Center for Automation and Motion Control at ATC for the last 7 years. Carol and I are living in an empty nest on the east side of Lake Ida with our Golden Retriever, Colter.
Hunting, fishing, etc.
I enjoy hunting, fishing, canoeing, skiing, mountain climbing, and shooting sports. We try to travel West each year most of the time to Wyoming. I'm active in firearms training and the Alexandria Gun Club. I do quite a bit of industry training in the summer and also work with our exchange program at Vienna University of Science and Technology. Carol enjoys fishing, skiing, canoeing, reading, cooking, and shopping for our grand daughter, Siri.
Well, that's about it. Hope you are doing well and look forward to seeing everyone on Aug 6th.
John E. Seim