Diane Church

Howdy!

Well I have never left the "wonderful" Tri-Cities. I married my High School sweetheart Mike Brown (RHS Class of '77) in May of 1983 while bowling in Nationals in Las Vegas and have we been together ever since. We bought a house in November of 1983 and still live there.

I have worked on the Hanford Site for Rockwell, Boeing, Qwest, and Lockheed Martin, since 1977 at various jobs and I am currently a Financial Analyst/System Administrator. Mike has worked as a Glazier and Shop Foreman for The Glass Nook for over 30 years.

We spend our spare time backpacking, white-water rafting, fishing, and really enjoy traveling and camping throughout the United States. We like to explore new places in this beautiful country we live in and have been backpacking in Wyoming, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington, climbing Mt St. Helens, Mt Adams and Mt Hood, as well as walking with the Grizzly Bears and deep sea fishing in Alaska.

Mike is a very talented woodworker and spends as much time as he can creating Exotic Wood Intarsia (pictures with wood) and making furniture and I enjoy tole painting (on unusual surfaces) and we both sell our creations at craft shows and to friends and acquaintances.

We are animal lovers and currently have a Beagle name Brandee and a cat named Gizmo (we would love to have more!). We decided early on that we would not have children and it is probably a good thing if you met our animals. Brandee is very spoiled and she goes on as many of our adventures as allowed.

We enjoy living and working in the Tri-Cities and have made a comfortable life for ourselves. We are looking forward to the day we can retire so we can relax and continue to travel and create.

Unfortunately we will not be able to attend the reunion (off to Acapulco to swim with the olphins). I hope everyone enjoys the reunion! Have a great time.

Diane