Robert Buys passed away on 17 March 2008. Our thoughts and prayers go out to his family. Please see the obituary on the Deseret News

Thank you Terrance Osborne for letting us know about this.

For those interested in collecting/trading pins at the Centennial event, they will be available at the Saturday event. Most pins will cost around $5.00 or $6.00 each.

The Centennial Collector Pins were created by the class representatives and others on the Centennial Committee, including the talented Debra Elison.

Check them out today! Note that some pins are still being added, so check back often and get ready for some trading at the Centennial!

Andy and Jean Bradford were blessed to deliver beautiful twin daughters; Vivian and Laurelyn.

They were delivered early and weighed in at under 4 pounds each; and thus will be spending time in the NICU for a few weeks. So far, so good.

Our prayers and best wishes are with the Bradfords and the new adventures ahead. Check out their photo albumn with pictures of the little ones.

I received an email from Tiffany Whicker today, who was on our missing classmates list.

I'm so glad she found our site and is now hooked up with Centennial information so she can be a part of the 100-year reunion this year.

She recently moved and has a MySpace page that you're all welcome to go visit. Head on over and catch up with Tiffany!

If you haven't received your Centennial Mailers by now, then we probably don't have your correct mailing information. Please update us by going to the Jordan Alumni Association website and update your contact information there.

The reason I'm having you do it there instead of our on-line contact list is that you can update both us and the Alumni Association records in one swoop on the JAA site. It won't be updatable like our contact list... but I plan to convert us over to the contact list I plan to build into JordanAlumni.com later anyway... So for now, please Update at the Jordan High Alumni Association site. Thanks.

We're down to less than 70 days left... Please continue to spread the word about the Centennial; even if you think everyone's been contacted. There are still plenty of "unknowns" about many of our classmates receiving their information. Please help us spread the word by telling not only our classmates; but any other Jordan Alumni (that includes teachers and faculty) that you're in contact with.

Attention Beetdiggers of the Class of 1991!!!
Tickets for the Jordan High School Centennial go on sale next Tuesday morning!

All ticket sales will be handled through the Conference Center and the same ticket will be used for both the Friday and Saturday events (or either/or if you can't make one of the days...)

Four options will be available for purchasing tickets through the Conference Center:

1. In Person
2. Mail
3. Online
4. Phone

Please see the Jordan Alumni Association Ticket Sales page for more information

If you're reading this and haven't received a mailing or email from the Taggarts; please Update Your Contact Info at the Jordan Alumni Association's site (we'll receive email notifications of your update.)

The Taggarts can still use more help with preparations for our class' booth at the South Towne Expo Center as well. Please volunteer your services to help out with that. There are less than 100 days left until the celebration; volunteer today!!!

For those that haven't received emails or instant messages from the committee, mailers will be getting sent out in the next week or two.

Please watch your mail for detailed information on the Centennial. We will be posting more information here as well, including links to purchase tickets to the Centennial which go on sale in the beginning of April. Purchase options will include on-line, by phone, via mail-in form and in-person.

Check back for more details and watch your mailbox for more info!

Erron, you put your information in our contact list and I was looking to take you off our missing classmates list; but I noticed that your contact information didn't save properly.

I will attempt to find a phone number and contact you, but if you see this first; please so I can get your correct information in and get you hooked up with information about the Centennial!

Thanks!

Jeremy Clawson sent me an update in an email that I asked if I could share with our class. He's doing some awesome things. Make sure you check it out on his "Where Are They Now?" page!

First off, I would like to apologize to all we weren't able to contact (or contacted too late) for the 15-year reunion. We did our best to provide every means possible of finding you or having you find us so we could get you involved with the reunion.

Luckily, this year we have a second chance. The Jordan High Alumni Association is throwing a Centennial Reunion that every class is invited to.

Not only is this cool because we have another chance for a reunion that we can have even MORE of our classmates attend; but it's also a time that we will get to mingle with other alumni from the years surrounding us... something we don't get the opportunity to do at our own class reunions.

We need your help. Please contact all of the classmates you're still in touch with (ESPECIALLY those in our "Missing Classmates" list on the right-hand side of this site) and tell them to get in touch with us!

We need to put a huge booth together for the Saturday event as well, and Jeremy and JaNae shouldn't do it alone! Please consider volunteering to assist the committee in making this a special event.

You'll need to contact Jeremy and JaNae to make your reservation and purchase tickets to the Centennial. Class Pins are available too (as collector's items - like the Olympic pins...) Some proceeds from the ticket sales and all proceeds form the pins will go to help offset our costs for the Centennial; and any extra money raised will go towards our 20-year reunion. The PayPal option will be available soon...

Contact Jeremy and JaNae today to find out how you can help and make your reservations for the Centennial!

The most important thing is that why find ALL of our classmates so everyone has the opportunity to attend this once-in-a-lifetime reunion!!! We can't do this without your help. Please help spread the word.

Read all about it at Troy's website!

Troy got engaged on 30 October 2006 to Jessie Popp; and was married on 25 November 2006.

Congratulations on your wonderful event, Troy. We wish you many years of happiness.

Due to potential legal implications from copying obituaries and posting them here, I will no longer be posting full obituaries unless they are submitted to me by the deceased alumnus' family.

I will continue to post links to obituaries and information about the funeral/viewing for the deceased alumnus' here until we get the official obituary from the deceased alumnus' family.

We apologize for the inconvenience. If you know of someone that is deceased, please continue to let us know about the obituaries; and where possible, have the family contact us to post the obituary on this site at no cost to them. Please make sure to have them email us a picture as well.

Thank you to all who help us get the word out when these tragedies occur.

We owe great thanks to Jeremy and JaNae Taggart who have offered to head-up the Centennial Committee. It's a huge undertaking and they'll need a LOT of help from fellow classmates.

• Contacting: We need to make sure the word gets out to all, especially those that missed our 15-year reunion this year!
• Booth: We need to create and decorate a 30' x 30' booth to be filled with memorabilia, clothes, etc from 1991. The Centennial Committee would like to get a car in each class' booth as well; so if you know of anyone that has a 1991 Model car (especially one unique to our year) - please let us know!
• Marketing: We need to sell Class Pins and Tickets to cover our costs and help earn extra money for our next reunion.
• Treasurer: We need someone to keep track of the money from the sales of Class Pins and Tickets.

If you can volunteer any of your talents/services to help the committee, please contact us ASAP! You can directly; or find Jeremy's and JaNae's email addresses on our class Contact List. If you don't remember your Login Name and/or Password, just create a new account (make sure you select the Jordan Class of 1991 group and click "Save Group Selections" so you can access the contact list once you've registered.)

We look forward to seeing you all at the Centennial. It's really going to be something special.

The Class Pins created for the Jordan High Centennial are finally here! We'll start selling them soon...

Actual Pin

Original Design

My apologies for my lack of Photo Editing capabilities... it was really hard to get a good picture of the pin! You'll have to trust me when I say that the pin looks more like the original design than it appears; but the lettering and borders are gold instead of olive; and the gray parts of the camoflauge are actually gray. They're quite nice looking.

Unfortunately, I don't have any picture yet; but I've posted a snippet about what exciting things Jeremy Clawson is up to... check it out now!

Recently, I've been in touch with Marc Staker. He emailed me some beautiful pictures from Antarctica where he's just finished up his contract working there.

Check them out on the Where Are They Now? - Marc Staker page!

Thanks to Katie Scheller (Warren) we have more reunion pictures to look at. If anyone else out there has any of people we didn't catch, please submit them to me so we can post them here.

Thanks to the suggestion of Russ May, I added some navigation links for moving between pictures so you don't have to worry so much about remembering where you were in the big scroll box of links. It should now remember for you as well. Hopefully between the two fixes, it will make viewing the reunion pictures easier and more enjoyable for you.

I was digging through my tapes the other day and found my cassette copy of "We Love Jordan High School" - the tape produced by some of our classmates during our Senior Year.

You'll remember that the song "Keep Us In Your Heart" was performed at our Senior Assembly by Terraza Judd (the song's author) backed up by those that performed in the Senior Assembly.

Re-live the memories as you download the now immortalized songs we enjoyed during our graduating year. Head to the Downloads and snag the songs!

Sorry it took so long everyone, but I got the pictures I took at the park added to the site. I didn't get as many as I thought, so I'll need others that had cameras to send me your pictures as well so we can add more.

Two things to note:

• The box containing the image links no longer has the annoying scrollbar.
• I still only have the small images available. When I get time to make links for the bigger versions, I'll update the site, so you'll be able to zoom in on the ones where it's hard to see who is in it. (At that time I'll also try to add "Previous/Next" buttons

Thanks for being patient with my lack of time to make these things more user-friendly. Enjoy what is there so far.

Jeremy, you left your camera's lens cap and 1991 yearbook at the park during the reunion. I have them in my possession and am ready to mail them out to you.

and tell me where you'd like it sent to.

We were fortunate to have some classmates attend the reunion banquet; whom we found just 3 days before the reunion! Among them were Eric Hagen and Sherrie Bowser.

We're so glad you guys could make it and again apologize for those we were unable to contact. We ehausted all our means trying to make sure everyone got an invitation.

It will greatly assist our efforts to have your contact information in our contact list database. Even if you've signd up with Classmates.com it will make it easier for the reunion committee to find you if you sign up on the contact list related to our site.

That said, I'm going to leave names like Eric and Sherrie on the missing list until you've had a chance to enter your information into our database (you can hide whatever information you like from the public.)

Thank you all for your help and support with this, and hope everyone has enjoyed themselves at the reunion! More to come after the park festivities.

I unloaded my camera tonight so I could take more pictures of the festivities tomorrow... I posted the First Reunion Pics

... Stay tuned - I will posting more as I can ...

For those that weren't able to make it this year - we'll try to provide as much content as we can to help you feel like you were there.

Katie and Tim really worked hard to make this a special experience for all our classmates - and from the responses of the crowd, I'd say they were successful.

I'm hoping to add a feedback section soon so you can tell us what you liked about the reunion - and give ideas for future reunions.

We can't wait to see you all again at the park, and especially those we didn't get to see at the dinner.

For those of you that liked the Reunion DVD - Clint was able to successfully duplicate it. Tim and Katie will be gathering pics from the golf tournament and reunion and will be adding those to the DVD.

Watch for the DVD's to become available!

The party responsible for making our class pin has run into some issues making our pin available for the reunion.

Check back for updates on when it will be available. My apologies.

!!! IMPORTANT !!!

For those classmates who are just finding out about this - or for whatever reason weren't able to RSVP for the reunion dinner and still want to come, you still can!

You may pay at the door, but we must have CASH ONLY to cover the costs. Bring $30 per guest and come have a good time!

Remember we're also having a day at the park for the whole family on Saturday. $7 for the whole family if you're not attending the dinner. If you paid for the dinner - your park costs are covered.

We're very excited to see all of you!

!!! IMPORTANT !!!

The Jordan Alumni Association will be at our reunion with memorabilia available for purchase.

If you're interested in scoring some JHS swag, Make sure to bring some extra money with you to the reunion. All proceeds go towards scholarships that benefit current Beetdiggers at Jordan High.

To get a taste of what's available, see the Memorabilia section of the Alumni Association site.

Our class pins are supposed to be available as well for around $5-$6 each. The pin is a collector's item made in conjuction with the Jordan High Centennial happening in 2007. The Alumni Association is trying to have each graduating year design a pin - and ours will make its debut at the reunion. Be sure to be there and get yours - as well as more details about the upcoming Centennial!

There's still time to register for the reunion!

From Katie Scheller (Warren)

Hello all!!

For those of you who were not sure if you would be in town for the reunion due to work and family obligations, I have been able to work an extension on the head count deadline for the reunion. I MUST have an absolute head count by Saturday, June 24. Reunion Events are as follows:

• June 30th - dinner at River Oaks Clubhouse - 6:00 Cost- $30 per person.(park no charge with dinner)
• June 30th - 9 holes of golf during the day - exact time TBD - exact cost TBD - contact me if you are interested.
• July 1st - Family day at Crescent Park - noon to night - games, drinks, cold treats. Cost-$7 per family.

We are planning to have a lot of fun.

Therefore, if you are still interested, please contact me ASAP, by Saturday, June 24, and we can work out payment options. I am here in Sandy now thru the reunion - if you need to contact me by phone, 801-566-8548. Hope to see you at the reunion!!

Katie (Scheller) Warren

P.S. (from Jeff)

Don't forget you can also register via PayPal.

The reunion starts one week from this Friday ... so don't hesitate! Make your reservation today!

Thanks to my long-time personal friend, Chris Bunderson, we now have our final Centennial Pin Design. Chris is an extremely talented Graphics Artist and Web Developer for Pictureline in downtown Salt Lake City.

I polled several classmates on a few options and this was the favorite. Thanks again, Chris for a job well done. You more than made up for my lack of artistic ability. :)

For those that don't remember, "United We Stand" was the school's theme during our Senior Year of high school, because of Desert Storm. I tried to design the pin around that, so I hope everyone likes it. Since no other ideas were submitted, you'll have to settle for mine.

The pin should make it's debut at the Reunion, and will sell for $5-$6 each. After that, they will be available through the Jordan High Alumni Association

All proceeds from pin sales will go towards paying our class' share of the Centennial costs, and any excess above and beyond that will be able to go toward future reunions.

I don't know about you all, but I think this could look cool on a T-Shirt as well. If the interest is there, we can look into having some made.

With Warm Regards,
      Jeff Litster

I've added a page with instructions and screenshots on how to make your reservation for the reunion using PayPal.

View the official obituary.
(Includes guestbook, etc. - Please pay a visit.)

Tanya Michelle Martinez Aiono "Always and Forever"

Tanya Michelle Martinez Aiono, age 32, passed away March 19, 2006 in West Valley City, Utah.

She was born October 8, 1973 in Sandy, Utah to David M. (Vera) Martinez and Terttu Petrell. She graduated from Jordan High School.

She postponed her career to raise her babies. In 2000, she returned to work where she touched the lives of so many. Tanya was well known for her beautiful smile, and her piercing green eyes. She was the anchor we all fastened ourselves to.

Tanya married her soulmate, Matthew Voi Aiono on September 12, 2003 in Las Vegas. She was deeply dedicated to her faith. She was a loving wife, mother, and Tia. A Loving Mom who loved her two daughters and husband deeply.

She loved animals and gardening. She was always helping others, and was a great friend. She lived life to the fullest. She enjoyed shopping and traveling, but most of all she enjoyed being with her family. We will all miss you! We will always love you and keep you close in our hearts!

Tanya is survived by her loving husband, Matthew Voi Aiono; daughters, Mischa Clone Neilson and Terttu Angie Aiono; parents, David Martinez and Terttu Petrell Martinez; siblings, Marita, John, Richard, Zeke, David Jr., Taano, David Edward, Raymond, Davina, Angie, Debbie, Davilynn and Tina.
Preceded in death by her grandparents, Marta and Tyko Petrell and Connie and John Martinez.

Funeral Services will be held:
Saturday, March 25, 2006
12:00 noon
Valley View Funeral Home Chapel
4335 West 4100 South

The family will receive friends at a visitation Saturday morning prior to the service from
10:00am until 11:30am.

Interment: Valley View Memorial Park.

Mommy, we will miss you and love you with all our heart!

Published in the Deseret News on 3/23/2006.

Please look at the Missing Person List to the right. Login to our Contact List and see if there is anyone missing from both lists that needs to be added to our Missing Persons.

Your reunion committee is working their best to ensure that everyone gets contacted for our reunion. We can't do it without your help. Thank you again to those that are assisting us in finding all our classmates.

Names on the missing list will remain until a solid contact has been made by the committee. The best way you can help us contact them is to get us an email address and refer them to our Contact List!

Thanks again!

We've started to send invitations out via Email to those we have Email addresses for.

Mailer invites will be sent soon, but we need your help locating the missing classmates listed on the right side of this page.

Some of these classmates already appear in our contact list, but their information is either out-of-date, or we haven't had successful contact with the information we have. If you know the whereabouts of these people... please immediately with their contact information and/or direct them to this site and tell them to update their information in our contact list!

We want everyone to have an opportunity to make it to our reunion, so your help in this matter is much appreciated.

The information form included in the invitation will be available for you to fill out here hopefully tonight. Thanks for your patience.

Paula Bodell of the Class of 1993, and Stuart's younger sister, e-mailed me recently to inform me that Stuart passed away in 2002.

We will miss him; and thank you, Paula, for letting us know.

The Reunion Committee has been contacting up a storm via phone, email, website, in-person, etc. to try to make sure you all are fully aware of what's going on with this year's reunion.

Stay tuned to the listing at the top of this page for complete details about the reunion as they become available.

Mailer invites including an information form will start to be sent out at the end of February/beginning of March, so watch for yours.

For those that have solid emails, we'll be emailing you and will try to provide the information form on this site so you can send us the information without spending money on a stamp.

If you haven't done so already, please register with our online contact list. It's making it much easier for us to keep track of everyone. If you already see your name in the list, but haven't registered for an account... please register and update your information with the new account. I'll delete the old one after you've registered.

Thanks for your cooperation with this! We all look forward to seeing everyone at the reunion! Beetdiggers rule.

Thank you to those that have emailed me concerning next year's reunion. Katie and Tim Warren have graciously volunteered to head-up the committee for this reunion; and I will be contacting them within the next couple of weeks to see about getting the ball rolling.

If you have things you would/would not like to see for the 2006 reunion, please send feedback via . If I have time, I'll post a form for feedback; until then, please send email.

The Jordan High Centennial Committee has asked that each graduating class design a pin that can be sold to raise money to help offset some of our costs. We can pay for the pins up-front ourselves, or have the Alumni Association take care of the bill. If we have the Alumni Association take care of the bill, we surrender 30 of the pins to the Association. I believe 300 will be made and they will sell for $5 each. (If any of this information is inaccurate, I will correct it when I find out otherwise.)

I am no artist, nor will I ever claim to be one. Nevertheless, at the last Centennial meeting, I came up with a rough idea for a pin. 1991 was the year of the Gulf War (Desert Storm) and our theme during our Senior Year was "United We Stand." Following that theme, I came up with the following idea: (Did I mention, rough idea?!)

What we need now is one of two things:

1. Someone to come up with a cooler idea.
2. Someone that IS an artist to take this idea and make it look the way it should.

Either way, this needs to be completed and submitted by the end-of-the-year so the Alumni Association can get it into production. If all goes well, we can purchase them at our reunion in 2006.

This is a neat opportunity, especially for those that like to collect pins. There will be 100 years of pins, if all goes well, as well as a pin designed for the Centennial. I haveve seen some of the designs for other years and they are going to rock!

Please if you can help get this pin going. If I don't hear from a classmate by the end of November, I will submit this idea to the Committee. They will take it to their person for improvements. I want to make sure we have a pin, but I'd really like it to come from us, not someone else. I'm not saying we have to use my idea; if you have an idea of your own, please email it or call me so we can make arrangements for getting it submitted. (If you need to call, my number is in our Contact List.)

If we get multiple ideas, I'll post them here for a vote. Again, we're shooting to have this submitted by the end of the year. If I have ideas submitted by the end of November, I'll stall turning our final idea in until the end of December. Check back frequently over the next few weeks to keep current on the Pin's status!

• A person to be responsible over a five-year block of alumni. (1988-1992)
• A person to be directly responsible for our year, the class of 1991.

The person responsible for the five years will work with an individual over each year in that five-year block. They will work under the direction of and report to the person responsible over all 100 years.

If you would be interested in taking on either of these roles, please immediately. They need commitments as soon as possible so we have enough time to contact everyone.

With 2006 only eight months away, we need to get commitments on who wants to be a part of the reunion committee. The existing list from last reunion shows at the right. If you would like to be a part of it please .

We'll need everyone to contact the classmates you're currently in touch with and ask them to update their info in our contact list.

If you have any ideas for what you'd like to see at the reunion, feel free to drop me an email. I will try to post a feedback form in the near future for reunion idea submissions.