Jim van Lauwe is well & living in St. Charles

Jim van Lauwe and his wife Joan moved in 1989 to St. Charles, MO, which is in the county directly north of St. Louis. Two of his children live also in St. Charles and one lives in Wheeling, WV. All of his children are married and have blessed Jim and Joan with 6 grandchildren.

Little known fact: Jim and Mike Van de Kerckhove went to the same grade school (Sacred Heart in Moline), high school (Alleman), college (St. Ambrose) and graduate school (University of Illinois). In fact, they were in the same graduate department at Illinois (Institute of Labor & Industrial Relations). Who was following whom??

Kudos from Michael Maloof

Michael Maloof sent his kudos for the Blog, saying, "Like the idea of a class directory and update; thank you for taking the initiative." You may remember him as Jim Maloof, but it is now J. Michael Maloof.

After graduation from St. Ambrose University in Davenport, Iowa, Michael joined Caterpillar. He spent most of the next nine years in Asia, working as a Product Support Consultant, and covered all Far East Asia Countries including being assigned to the war areas of Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos.

Returning to Peoria to join his family’s emerging real estate business, he and his father grew the company to #1 in the in the Peoria market. He then moved to Florida in 1982 and was hired by Merrill Lynch Realty Division, and stayed in Florida until 1996, when he moved back to Peoria to rejoin the family real estate company, which has grown dramatically since he returned. Also, during this time, Michael received his MBA from Bradley University, and he currently serves on the Bradley University Council Advisory Board of the Institute for Principle Leadership.