Sue and Karl Tegland send regrets from the coast

We will not be able to attend the reunion but send our greetings to everyone. We had planned for months to attend, but a number of recent personal and family matters have conspired to keep us home. We have a son leaving for college in the next few weeks, and another son who is in the midst of a series of medical and legal troubles (O.K., he's in court-ordered drug treatment).

Also, Karl is caring for an elderly cousin here in Seattle, who has some serious medical problems and at the moment is in the hospital. And we're in the midst of selling our house, to downsize a bit.

Other than all of the above commotion, things are going fine. The two of us were separated for a while (O.K., five years), but have reunited and live in Karl's townhouse on a lake in Everett, Washington.

Karl has been a free-lance author for West Publishing Company (St. Paul) for 26 years and specializes in reference books for lawyers and judges. For the last ten years, he also played guitar in a successful band in Seattle, playing mostly food festivals and fairs in the summer, and casinos in the winter. He retired from the music business at the end of 2004. His standard line is that of a politician ("I want to spend more time with my family"), but he was really tired of hauling out heavy equipment at 2:00 a.m. in the rain.

Sue is a licensed drug and alcohol counselor, and is currently pursuing a Masters Degree in mental health counseling. She is taking the summer off to attend to all of the above-described commotion, and particularly to get her house ready to sell.

So -- hello to all our friends at the reunion. Wish we could be there!!

Susan Gorham Tegland and Karl (K.B.) Tegland