Where are they now?

Where are they now?

Jack Boswell, Ormand Beach, Fla.: He retired in 1992 after 30 years with a textbook publishing company, including the position of Southeast regional manager. The Murray State graduate was a coach and teacher in Kentucky before that.

Jim Hency, Rogers, Ark.: He retired after 32 years as a products manager for the manufacturer of an architectural aluminum product, now owned by Alcoa. After service in the Army, he joined that firm and worked in Michigan and Virginia before relocating to Arkansas. He still does some odd jobs to remain active.

Don Koch, Mount Vernon, Ill.: He retired after 25 years as the special education director for the Kaskaskia Special Education District, a three-county consortium. The Murray State graduate also coached basketball and baseball at two Illinois high schools prior to that. He now is involved in church work and enjoying his family.

Robert Hunt, Cape Girardeau: He is the president of the Cape Girardeau Surgical Clinic, which has seven surgeons working at the two local hospitals, and has been a surgeon in the community since 1970. He went to medical school at Washington University in St. Louis and spent a year as a surgeon in a MASH hospital in Vietnam.

Wood McComb, Springfield, Ill.: He and his wife, an attorney, operate a consulting firm in Springfield. Among his clients is the Illinois Chamber of Commerce, for whom McComb serves as chief information officer. He previously worked for Arthur Andersen and Pepsico.

Dean Meinz, Cape Girardeau: He retired after 30 years as a sales representative for the Keebler Company.

Louis Meisenheimer, deceased: He died in 1992 in Chicago at the age of 54. A football player at Southeast and Missouri-Rolla, he began working for Natural Gas Pipeline Co. of America in 1962 and eventually became director of security for the parent company, Med Con Corp.

Carr Lane O'Connell, Cape Girardeau: He retired last July from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers after more than 39 years as a captain. "It was like a lot of history classes," he said of his travels on the rivers. "I've got enough water in my hull to last a life time; now I'm ready for some barnacles."

Paul Stehr, Cape Girardeau: Semi-retired, he still works for Capital Insurance. "You've got to have something to do. You can't do nothing." Stehr has worked in insurance since 1973. He was mayor of Cape Girardeau from 1978-81.

Clarence "Dub" Suedekum, Cape Girardeau: Retired from working for the federal government, he now serves as a substitute teacher in Cape Girardeau. "I'm receiving another education," he said.