Carol Nelson Hess

We met when we lost our registration material at Weber State. I thought it was the worst day of my life but it turned out to be the best!

I really miss our cute little green gym uniforms; you know, the ones with the little green fabric belt with a metal fastener. I remember we had to take them home every Friday to wash them and they needed it! I miss the days when cigarettes were candy, nylons came in 2 pieces, we could leave the keys in the car, teachers wore ties &/or high heels everyday, John Lennon was still with us, and we could shop at the Bon Marche and eat at Hawkins Drive-In. I also greatly miss the smell of the pool across from CHS. My claim to fame is that I am from CLINTON, and that I was on the Viscount Assembly in 1965 (remember the scandal because we wore shorts as surfers!). Oh, the innocence........ I remember how much trouble the REBELS got in for wearing their shirt tails out; woooo. Our grandkids would really get a laugh out of that one!

We were so blessed to grow up when we did. We didn't have to have police at our school to protect us, nor drugs around every corner, nor bullying made public on the internet. Not perfect but I wouldn't trade it for today's world! Falcon's rule!

You ask what I have been up to since HS? Well, after leaving good ol’ Clearfield High and graduating from WSC where I was a student body officer, I worked as a social worker at an Adoption Agency. I met my husband, Alan Hess, when I lost my college registration materials and he found them. We have been married for 45 years and we reside in Bountiful, UT. It’s been quite a ride raising two sons and two daughters through all the adventures in life. Luckily, they all turned out like their Dad. We are really proud of them finishing their education, marrying, and giving us 17 darling grandchildren. We are the owners of Hess Travel, and so have been blessed to experience the joys (and travails) of travel.
I performed with a traveling English Handbell Ringing Choir for 15 years and enjoy reading, scrapbooking, calligraphy, and gardening. I enjoy writing and performing humorous (?) readings as humor is what has got me through the tight spots in life.
I have SO enjoyed working with the reunion committee & remembering old fun friends that I forgot I had. Life, really, has given me more than I deserve.

Write an autobiography like my sweet Mother did. She influenced so many people, especially her grandchildren and great by accomplishing that. I'll probably never get it done though!

Our reunions have been first rate; much better than my husbands (Ogden High)! Keep up the good work@

Keep in touch with your fellow Falcons of l965!