Kenny Draper

A long long time ago in a galaxy far far away..........Man does it seem like a long time ago since we were in school together! As the song goes, --Those were the best days of my life.

Since leaving the wonders of the Texas Panhandle for the bright lights of the big city to study computers I have worked with computers ever since. I graduated from the University of Texas at Dallas with a degree in Computer Science. I have lived in Coppell, Texas for 27 years. I married Lori in 1991 on a beach in Kauai and we go back whenever we have the chance. Our 3 kids keep us busy and feeling young.

Dana, 22, just graduated from Texas A&M and is starting graduate school at the University of North Texas to get an MBA in hospital management. Allison, 13, is a sweetheart who has more friends than anyone I have every known and is a volleyball nut and plays for her school and on a club team. She is all girl wanting to shop, AIM, and talk on her cell phone. Travis, 10, is a sports junky. His room is painted burnt orange with lots of Longhorn paraphernalia, much to the dismay of his oldest sister who is an Aggie, and he plays select baseball and football. He even has a picture of Vince Young on his cell phone. Like any young boy he spends time on his computer and Xbox playing games when we are not at practice for some sport.

Lori graduated from Southwest Texas State with a degree in marketing and works for Targetbase, a marketing research firm. She has spent the last 5 years or so commuting to Los Angeles from Dallas. At least this year the travel has stopped and she gets to be a regular working mom, at least staying in the same state as her family.

Like many others we love to travel and the kids love to ski or snowboard. At least Fritch was closer to the mountains than Coppell!!! In the summer we hang out in the backyard and become the social center of our little neighborhood. Kids swim and adults enjoy mango margaritas! (We picked up a recipe on a trip to Cancun years ago and have been making them ever since.)

I'm glad to see from the posted pictures that I'm not the only one whose hair has changed to a lighter shade!!! At least I still have hair unlike some people...Summers!I really do miss my high school friends and hope to make it back to the big city of Fritch in the near future. I was sad not being able to attend the reunion this year, but I do plan on making the next big reunion!
Please give us a call if any of you make it to the Dallas area!
Kenny & Lori Draper
the.drapers@verizon.net