Tom Wilson

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Spouse/Partner:	Carol Pech

Address:	Lino Lakes, MN USA

Children/Grandchildren:	Angela Wilson Hintz, born 1967 and Bradley Wilson, born 1968. Jeremy Hintz, born 1993, Matthew More…

Occupation:	High School Principal, Retired

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Who was your favorite HS teacher?

Hank Boyce

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Taught mathematics and served as assistant principal at Waterloo East from 1965-1969. during the race riots.

Served on the faculty at University of Northern Iowa in institutional research in the late 1960's.

Served as principal at New Ulm, MN High School in the 1970;s and at Rosemount, MN High School during the 1980's.

Led design and construction of Eagan, MN High School and served as principal until retirement in 2002.

Earned Ph.D. at U of MN in 1984 and have taught School Finance in the grad school there for past fourteen years. Did post-grad work at Oxford.

Served as part-time Deputy Sheriff in Dakota County MN (2002-2013).

Have enjoyed downhill skiing since 1985. Am attempting to upgrade from hacker to duffer in golf: minimal progress so far!

Married Carol Pech in 2007 and have traveled extensively in Europe, New Zealand and Australia since then.

Am a charter member of the Eagan, MN Rotary and co-developed an Ethics program for MN high school students. We have taught this Eagan Rotary Ethics curriculum to students from multiple high schools around Minnesota.

Served as Eagan Rotary President, 2014-15.

Started a technology company with another guy in 2001. Sold it to Taylor Corp in August, 2014.

Looking forward to re-connecting with lots of long-lost friends from MCHS '61 at the reunion in 2016!

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY MARTHA! Wishing you a wonderful day!

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Hey there old timer:HAPPY BIRTHDAY! Hope the world is treating you well!

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Apr 10, 2025 at 10:53 AM

Morning Wayne. Looks like a GREAT DAY to get out on the links to celebrate your HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

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Hey Dude-HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

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Happy Birthday Marsha! Wishing you a WONDERFUL DAY!

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Jan 05, 2025 at 10:57 AM

Good morning, Dale. We'll be traveling during the next week, so I'm wishing you a very special Happy Birthday in advance. Celebrate a long and fruitful life!

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Happy Birthday, Johanna. Wishing you THE VERY BEST!

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Mar 16, 2024 at 2:12 PM

This is your special day, Jean. Embrace and enjoy your day with your loved ones!

And, a special thanks to you and Roger for your donations to the MCHS Class of '61 Scholarship Fund. Thanks to you and dozens of other classmates, a graduating MCHS senior will receive a $1,000 scholarship this May. AND, other graduating MCHS seniors will receive a $1,000 Class of '61 scholarship each year in perpetuity. Your gifts will last forever!

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Mar 10, 2024 at 3:23 PM

Hey Georganne, a belaated Happy Birthday to ya. Hope you celebrated in style with your loved ones!

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Mar 10, 2024 at 3:21 PM

Wishing you a very special, Happy Birthday, Dudley. Hope you're planning for fun with your loved ones! AND, THANK YOU for your contribution to the MCHS '61 Scholarship. Thanks to you and dozens of others, MCHS will be giving a $1,000 scholarship to a 2024 MCHS graduate beginning this year and in perpetuity!

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Posted on: Mar 02, 2024 at 11:32 PM

Happy Birthday Marsha. A special thanks to you and JJ for contributing to the MCHS Class of ‘61 scholarship! We met and exceeded our $40,000 goal in January thanks to you two and dozens of other classmates!

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Posted on: Jan 18, 2024 at 5:13 PM

Mr. Ludeman: Last year, Carol and I were doing a National Geographic river tour of the northwestern USA. We visited a park near the Snake River and behold! We found your work for sale at the site store (Can't remember the name of the park).

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Good morning, Coop! Sending wishes for a wonderful, happy birthday for you today. Hope you're planning something fun!

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Posted on: Jan 02, 2024 at 10:27 AM

Happy Birthday Tom! I hope you and Carol have a wonderful celebration today with your family and friend's. God bless!

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Happy Birthday to ya, Gaylord--Hope you're doing well! Here's a Birthday smile for you...

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Hey there Mr. Way. Wishing a Happy Birthday to the one-day-older-than-me guy. I agree with Allen: Thank you for maintaining our Class of '61 web site. Here's a little Happy Birthday memory trip for you:

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Posted on: Dec 29, 2023 at 2:05 PM

Wishing you a very special Happy Birthday, Coop! AND, thank you for contributing to the MCHS Class of '61 Scholarship fund. I'm expecting to reach our $40,000 within the next month. Thank you for your role in that success!

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Tom Wilson and Carol Pech--married June, 2007.

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Who the hell talked me into this idea anyway?
Arizona, 2008. (The Bull won.)