Ruth Christensen

Spouse: Larry Allred (U of I 1969)

Kids: Daughter Christy, husband James, Monica age 6, Jacob age 4 (on left in picture) and one due in July and all living in Henderson, NV close to grandma and grandpa Son Ryan and wife Penny, Seattle (on right in picture)

We live in Henderson, NV too close to "the strip" but it's great being in the suburbs.  We've been here for 14 years.  After selling the Owl Drug Store in Moscow in 1983, my parents moved here and they live close by.

After I graduated from MHS, I received my degree in dental hygiene from Idaho State and practiced for a few years.  My husband was an FBI Agent for 25 years until retirement in 1996 in Las Vegas.  Through those years, we lived in Washington, D.C., Los Angeles, El Paso, Seattle, Ft. Worth, and finally Las Vegas.  It was a great experience but we miss the Palouse and the northwest.  Larry now works for the Nevada Attorney General's Office as an investigator in insurance fraud.  I haven't decided when he will be able to retire.  The greatest thing in life for me is being a full time grandmother.

Our future plans appear to be to get a summer retreat somewhere in the northwest, possibly Boise or Hailey area so we can get out of the "dry heat".  Like Johnny Carson said..."it's a dry heat...so's an oven".  We do miss the mountains and pine trees and hopefully will be able to spend some time back up in Idaho.

Life is grand and the memories of MHS are more and more meaningful to me as the years go by.  It has been great to read about our classmates and see the pictures.

Thanks for your outstanding effort in this project Bill!