Henry Sibley High School Alumni
Mendota Heights, Minnesota (MN)
Warren Olson
Henry Sibley High School
Class of 1961
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WARREN'S PROFILE
First Name | Warren |
Last Name | Olson |
Graduation Year | Class of 1961 |
Gender | Male |
City | N/A |
State/Province | CO |
Country | United States |
Occupation | Retired Defense Scientist |
Favorite School Memory | Choir rehearsals, performances, competitions, and bus tours. Hi-Y activities -- snowshoe trips to Ely, venison meals, outings with Y-Teens, and broom ball. Skating parties, sock hops on Mr. Matson's floor, and get-togethers at friends' homes. The Tradewinds with Ruben Ristrom and Jim Maher -- we cut a record (it didn't sell). And, the Senior Skip Day canoe trip with Bruce Hanson, Dieter Eckert, and John Wilkus. Then, there were the class-time memories involving Chickie Tack... Miss Seng... Mr. Ahlquist ("No one has a monopoly on the Truth!")... Mr. Knowlton ("First thing you do when you get out of school is take out a loan, then pay it back quickly -- establish credit!")... Miss McCarthy's zany German Labs... and the wonderful and gifted Gar Lockrem. We owe a lot to Gar. ...(read more) |
About Me | Married high school sweetheart. Fathered two delightful daughters -- Christine is an MD; Cindy's an Architect. Earned degrees in Physics, Math, Statistics (MS; UD, 19 74), and Science & Technology (PhD; GMU, 2000). Dissertation dealt with Information Warfare and Counter-terrorism. Served as a Defense Scientist at Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD. Rose through the ranks to Branch Chief and Division Chief in the Armored Systems Div, WSMR, and to Director of Research, TRADOC Systems Analysis Agency at White Sands Missile Range. Then, spent six years in the defense industry (Honeywell Precision Weapons, MPLS) as a Senior Engineer before being called to Washington D.C. to serve in the Institute for Defense Analyses (IDA: SECDEF's personal think tank -- a "half-way" house, replete with Generals, Admirals, and former and future executive civil servants). Projects took me often to W. Germany and the UK, to Canada, Australia, Korea, and the Middle East. Hosted a defense meeting at Nixon's Western White House during Watergate. Chaired NATO and other international defense working groups and served on the Defense Science Board. Served, worked along side, and played dice at Happy Hours with incredible soldiers and airmen, some of whom fought under Patton or in the Battle of the Bulge, and on Porkchop Hill. One was interviewed by Michner for a book. Another was an RAF fighter pilot in WW II. As he took me to high tea at our ancestral home on England's South Coast, this relative revealed that he was home on leave from Africa, sitting on a hillside overlooking Plymouth Harbor the morning D-Day kicked off and had not a clue... thought it was all a drill. That's Security!! Have lived in 10 states and overseas, and met fascinating people along the way, including Viscount Allenby, Count de la Valdene, the Huxleys, an astronaut, and the man who REALLY fired MacCarthur. Was fortunate to work for a brilliant National Treasure who also became a great mentor. Retired in 2002 to the Colorado Springs area. S...(read more) |
Class of 1961 Alumni
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Class of 1951
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Class of 1973
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Class of 1999
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Class of 1973
Patricia Fitzgerald
Class of 1960
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Class of 1988
Ronald Erlandsen
Class of 1960
Molly Mcgibbon
Class of 1992
Trish Aden
Class of 1973
Thomas Campbell
Class of 2002
Brian Hillstead
Class of 1991
Kimberly Gitzen
Class of 1991
David Hastings
Class of 2008
Kathleen Schmit
Class of 1981
Gerard Bohlig
Class of 1962
Ryan Sigsworth
Class of 2004
Catherine (kay) Penfield
Class of 1973
Beth Russell
Class of 1996
Cathy Brown
Class of 1970
Donna Mueller
Class of 1982
Don Glewwe
Class of 1977
Mark Smutka
Class of 1971
Lily Strong
Class of 1965
Natalie Hassenfratz
Class of 2006
Recent Class of 1961 Reunions
Plan a Class of 1961 Reunion for Free
Class of 1961 Sibley High School 50th Reunion
Invited Classes: 1961
Date: Sep 17, 2011
Description: Socializing 4-5:30 Welcome 5:30 Buffet dinner 6:00-7:30 Program & surpise guest 8:00 More socializing 9:00