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Margaret Haskell Margaret Haskell graduated from The Emma Willard School in June 2009.
She is a 2006 graduate of Dhahran School.
Her parents are Sally and Terry Haskell and currently reside in Dhahran. Terry is an Accounting Systems Specialist in Finance
Maggie will attend the University of Massachusettes/Amherst in the Fall.
Cindi Young Baguskas and Charles YoungCindi Young Baguskas would like to give friends an update on her life.
Cindi was an Aramco Brat in Abqaiq from 1957 to 1964. She returned to Saudi Arabia a second time in 1975, this time living in Dhahran. She left in 1990. Her daughter, Sarah Moytl-szary Baguskas, was born in Saudi Arabia.
Cindi is proud to have two grandchildren, Miles Baguskas (10 years old) and Mia Baguskas (4 years old). Her daughter Sarah and her husband Adam are expecting a child in December 2009. Cindi and “the kids” all currently live in Massachusetts.
Cindi says, “I was very lucky to have been able to return to Saudi Arabia, as that was where some of my happiest childhood memories took place. My mother was killed the MEA air crash in 1964, and in going back I was able to put some closure to her death. I consider myself a very lucky person to have been a part of the Aramco community; it is something that changes you forever.”
Take a look at a few photos of Cindi and her family in an Aramco ExPats Gallery: The Baguskas Family.
Catherine ManasaCatherine E. Manasa, daughter of Hal and Norma Manasa, graduated from Charlotte Catholic High School in Charlotte, North Carolina this year.
Catherine lived in Dhahran from 2000-2004. Her father, Hal, is currently the Talent Coordinator in Exploration and Producing in Dhahran. Her brother Alex (Dhahran Class of 2004) is currently a rising junior at North Carolina State and her sister Stephanie is a rising junior at Charlotte Catholic High School.
During high school, Catherine played varsity softball. Her school team won the Charlotte Queen City Championship and placed in the North Carolina State finals.
She and her family continue to enjoy their annual vacations. This year, they toured Rome and Pompeii, then took a one-week cruise of the Eastern Mediterranean including Sicily, Athens, Crete and Ephesus.
Jordan Robert Caldwell graduated from the University of Texas at Austin on May 18, 2009 in Austin, Texas with a degree in communications emphasis in advertising.
Jordan lived in Dhahran in 1995 to 1997 and attended Dhahran School for 3rd to 5th grade. His family lived on Apple Street in Main Camp.
His father was tax attorney for Saudi Aramco and his brother James also attended Dhahran School.
Christa McKegney with Saoirse (infant) and Ceilidh.Susan Gregory wanted to share the following photos and information about her three granddaughters. All three girls have been born over the past three years.
Christa McKegney is the daughter of Ross Gregory of Abqaiq and Susan Gregory of Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Saoirse and Ceilidh are their granddaughters. Christa lived in Abqaiq and Udhailiyah. Saoirse was born on March 7, 2009 and Ceilidh was born on March 29, 2006.
Melissa Gregory is also the daughter of Susan and Ross Gregory, and she also lived in Abqaiq and Udhailiyah. She and Blair Edwards of Yorkton, Saskatchewan, Canada are the parents of Rowan Edwards, born July 1, 2006.
Rowan Edwards and grandmother Susan Gregory.