OUR CRUISE BUDDIES

 

BOB and JOYCE MILES

Maggie Valley, NC

 

Born in Indiana, met at Purdue; married 49 years; lived in Florida 41 years and 8 years in North Carolina.  Bob and Doug were born on the same day and went through 16 years of school together, including Purdue University and Civil Engineering.  Bob is a retired small business owner.  His hobbies are golfing, reading, traveling, genealogy, Kiwanis and Big Brothers, Big Sisters.  Joyce is a retired Family and Consumer Sciences administrator.  Her hobbies are creating wearable art, traveling, reading, Internet research, and gardening. 

LYDIA and JERRY BEEHLER

Cheboygan, MI

Born in Indiana, met at Purdue; married 48 years.  Lived in Indiana most of their lives and now Cheboygan, MI. Three adult sons, 2 in Chicago and one in Australia.  4+ grandchildren—2 in Chicago, 2 in Australia and one on the way in October. Jerry is a retired college administrator and math professor. Hobbies are following horse racing, boating, and genealogy.  Lydia is a retired home economics teacher and guidance counselor.  Hobbies are reading, sewing and grandchildren.

 

 

 

TONI and CHARLIE CARROLL

Waynesville, NC

 

Married 31 years; have been together 34 yrs, and known each other 46 yrs; Charlie graduated from Miss State and Toni attended the Univ of MS (Ole Miss). Big football rivals. One adult daughter with 2 grandaughters.  Charlie is retired insurance broker and real estate broker; hobby is golf.  Toni is retired Interior Designer. Hobbies are designing and fashioning wearable art, and designer jewelry beading, cake decorating, and gardening.

 

      

                                      

                                                     DOUG and SALLY HOY

                                                              Bellevue, WA

 

Doug grew up in Indiana and moved to Washington State after graduating from Purdue to work at the Boeing Co as a stress engineer for 35 years.  He met Sally while she was attending Seattle Pacific College. She grew up in the Yakima Valley of Washington State, where her family is in the orchard business.  Married 43 years; one daughter, Heather, and 3 grandchildren in WA.  Doug & Sally are retired & loving it!  Doug's hobbies are family, bridge, reading, investing, traveling & golf. Sally's hobbies are family, photography & photo booking, reading, traveling & genealogy.