Classes of the 1940s and ’50s
John Windle (DDS ’49) is retired. He was a member of the Missouri Dental Board for 8 years and the Central Region Dental Testing Service for 20 years. He has a periodontic scholarship at UMKC and is a co-founder of the Dental Hygiene School at Missouri Southern State University.
Anton Pistotnik (DDS ’54) is retired.
Donald Reinhardt (DDS ’54) lost his wife Bonna in July 2004 after being married for 55 years. He married Helen Bentsen in 2005 and they recently celebrated their 13th anniversary. He is active in the First United Methodist Church of Mission, Texas. He has been involved in Scouting for more than 70 years and remains active. In 2016 he was selected “Mr. Mission” by the Mission Chamber of Commerce and the local newspaper. This year he was selected to be on the Wall of Fame of the Mission Historical Museum.
Classes of the 1960s
John Mike Allen (DDS ’64) retired from active dental practice this year.
Robert C. Beaver (DDS ’64) retired Aug. 30 at age 80 after 54 years of practice.
Richard Bennett (DDS ’64) lost his son Brenton Bennett (DDS ’88) in a motorcycle accident two years ago. They practiced together more than 25 years. Richard said Brenton was an icon of Emporia, Kansas. At the son’s visitation, more than 2,000 people lined up outside the church to pay their respects. His body was escorted to the burial by more than 100 motorcycle friends.
Michael D. Byers (DDS ’64) retired in 2004. He lives in Sun City West, Arizona, during the winters. His wife, Mary, passed away in July 2010. Michael remarried in 2012. He enjoys playing golf socially and creating stained glass.
Bill Hoffman (DDS ’64, Ortho ’68) says the beat goes on with his son, Kurt Hoffman (DDS ’94, Ortho ’96), and his grandson, Henry Hoffman, a dental student.
Richard McKinney (DDS ’64) says he and his wife, Carol, love to travel and play golf. He played golf in the Dominican Republic in March at the Punta Cana Coralis Course.
Ron Grout (DDS ’69) proudly reports he is 75 years old and still practicing full time. He loves the profession and is so happy he chose it – especially after getting to practice with his son, Jeff, for 22 years. Ron says, “Here’s to the veterans of the 1969 Class.”
Larry F. Madsen (DDS ’69) is happily 10 years retired. He is enjoying traveling, hiking, lifelong learning courses and spending time with close friends.
Philip Ray (DDS ’69) retired after 46 years of dental practice. He is now serving as an Episcopal parish priest.
Classes of the 1970s
Chris Deister (DDS ’74) retired in July.
Scott Roberson (DDS ’79) is serving on the Independence, Missouri, City Council. He has 4 grandchildren under 4 years old and still practices full time.
David L. Vreeland (DDS ’79) retired in May 2018 after practicing for 34 years as an endodontist. He and his wife are thankful for their three children and five grandchildren.
Rob Wilson (DDS ’79) has retired and moved to Texas after 27 years of private general practice and 11 years as a clinical instructor at UMKC School of Dentistry.
Classes of the 1980s
Kelly Burke Barnett (DDS ’84) and Mark C. Barnett (DDS ’84) maintained separate solo practices for 17 years and then practiced together for 14 years in Ozark, Missouri, before retiring in 2014. Now married for 34 years, they are enjoying traveling the world, spending time at the lake and making lots of fun memories with family and friends.
Steven Hechler’s (DDS ’84) son Paul (DDS ’17) will join his orthodontic practice in the summer of 2019 after completing his ortho residency at the University of Iowa. Paul’s wife, Liz (DDS ’17), will complete her pediatric training there at the same time.
Mark Helfand (DDS ’84) is a widower and disabled by Complex Regional Pain Syndrome. He is sad to have missed reunions and wants to say hello to his old friends.
Steven Irwin’s (DDS ’84) daughter, Peri, will graduate from UMKC Dental School in 2019.
Mary Susan (Barnes) Krotzinger (DDS ’84) moved to Ocala, Florida, in 2012 and is semi-retired, working two days a week at a large federally qualified health center. She volunteers at the University of Florida Natural History Museum in Gainesville, Florida, and is adjunct faculty at the University of Florida School of Dentistry.
Crystal A. Obee (DDS ’84) has been in Kinsley, Kansas, since graduation. She is active in her community, church and local dental societies and still married to Bob.
Todd Brower (DDS ’89) has a granddaughter, Kayce, who started kindergarten and a new grandson, Jude.
Kevin Hallgarth (DDS ’89) has been practicing orthodontics in Hudson, Ohio, for 25 years. He and his wife, Sheryl, have three children in college, and they adopted a little girl from China eight years ago who is now in the 5th grade.
Classes of the 1990s
Junée Gardy (DDS ’94) is happily married to Dean Gardy. They will celebrate their 25th anniversary this year. She is a Rotarian and on the executive board of the Collier County Dental Association. Their daughter, Jessica, is a junior at Florida Gulf Coast University. Junée still has her own full time practice and loves it.
Melanie Huckabee (DDS ’94) works in Kansas City with her husband, Sam Huckabee (DDS ’95). They have five children, with the oldest son playing college football and following a pre-dental path.
Bryan Bonnet (DDS ’99) built a new office in 2015 between Glenpool and Jenks, Oklahoma. He has been married to his beautiful wife, April, for 25 years. Their children both attend the University of Oklahoma, where Bryce is a 4th year student and Brenan is a 2nd year.
Classes of the 2000s
Amanda Wood Fitzpatrick (DDS ’09) has two daughters: Morgan was born in 2011 and Emma was born in 2014.
Tara Pool (DDS ’09) has been married for 16 years and has three daughters: Madeline, 10; Lucy, 7; and Ella, 3. She is a solo private practice owner in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
Barbara Schupp (DDS ’09) completed pediatric residency at Children’s Hospital Colorado in 2014. She is practicing at Lawrence (Kansas) Pediatric Dentistry.
Classes of the 2010s
Ashley Asano (DDS ’14) will be starting residency in endodontics at the University of Minnesota in June 2019.
Andrew Bruening (DDS ’14) and Carissa Bruening (DDS ’16) had a baby girl, Renyn Marie, on Sept. 6, 2018.
Nathan Schmidt (DDS ’14) recently bought his own solo practice in Goodland, Kansas, called Goodland Dental Arts. His wife, Sara, and he have two children. Kendrick is 15 and Bella is 16 months old.
Carly Knewston Havner (MSDH ’17) has a publication in the October issue of the Journal of Dental Hygiene regarding her graduate research on dental hygiene education. Marsha Voelker, associate professor of dental hygiene, was her research chair. Carly lives in Hawaii.