More Classmate Catch Ups with Troy, Craig, and Nick

Troy Anderson
Occupation: Real Estate
Spouse: Natalie
Spouse Occupation: Homemaker
Children: boy (1 year old), girl (3 years old)
Favorite Hobbies: Skiing, wine tasting, dining out, artsy fartsy stuff and travel.
What would you like to accomplish/do in the next ten years? Go on vacation for a month or more in Italy.
Who most inspired you as a teen or young adult? Budweiser or Schmidt? I cannot remember???
What piece of advice would you give to high school students today? Serve the Lord and take more risks, everything else is a waste . . .


Craig Marker
Occupation: Project Manager
Spouse: Thomas Tomasevic
Spouse Occupation: Lead Program Manager
Favorite Hobbies: Wine tasting, hiking, camping, mountain biking, roadtrips and travel, podcasting, news junkie, canoeing and kayaking, playing with my cats, soon-to-be motorcyclist, cruises.
What would you like to accomplish/do in the next ten years? I'd like to become accomplished in fixing up homes and flipping them for profit.
Who most inspired you as a teen or young adult? I would say my mother inspired me the most growing up on a more personal level. She taught me that if you want it to last, take care of it.
What piece of advice would you give to high school students today? Stay in school and study hard. Run after your dreams in a focused manner with drive and determination.


Nick Kester
Occupation: Charter Fishing Guide
Favorite Hobbies: Still like to fish for fun. I also surf as much as I can, ride my bike, snowboard all winter; still live in Snohomish and run a Fishing Charter out of Everett and Seattle that puts me in the water about 200 days a year.
What would you like to accomplish/do in the next ten years? I can say that I have done almost everything that I have wanted to accomplish so far, maybe slow down and do nothing again. Sit in Mexico or some other third world country and chill, drink lots of beer and eat shrimp.
Who most inspired you as a teen or young adult? I would have to say my Grandparents for the most part. In all the silly things I have done, they were always there no matter what.
What piece of advice would you give to high school students today? Pick a dream, go after it with a mindset that who cares what everyone thinks about it or you. It's your life so have a good time with it and don't ever look back and say, "What if I did this?"