Recently, in a Texas Roadhouse. . .
Left to right, Bob Lange, Nancy Kiger, Burke Kiger, Terry Teeson, Jerry Teeson, Eunice Lange.
Well, actually the picture was taken at the Texas Roadhouse restaurant in Coon Rapids a year ago. Kiger and his wife, Nancy, were returning to Alexandria after visiting her parents in Rochester. The Teesons said the Texas Roadhouse in Coon Rapids had just opened and would be fun. (just down the road from their home). Langes drove up from Bloomington to join the party. Burke, who sent this photo, reports: "As you can see, it was fun. We try and get together at least three or four times a year."
Burke is at the Alexandria post office edging toward retirement, after 30 plus years. Nancy is a PHD psychologist with Douglas County Mental Health unit (13 years). The couple are empty nesters as their three children are done with regular college. Jack, 27, is working on a masters in architecture at NDSU; Tom, 25, a St. Olaf grad, is at the U working on a Ph.D. in Industrial Psychology. Katy, 22, is a Bethel grad and employed at North Central University, Mpls., as assistant registrar.
Nancy and Burke have been married 33 years. They met at U of M Morris, she is from Northfield. After high school Burke attended U of New Mexico for 2 years, spent 2 years in Army security and went to Vietnam 1969. He graduated U of M Morris, BA (73), later on got his MBA (95) She started at Morris and finished at Concordia (74) than got her PHD at Indiana State University(95).