Jeremy Durfee

Profile Updated: October 17, 2022
Class of 1963
Currently residing In San Rafael, CA USA
My Website & Facebook/Media www.facebook.com/Jeremy.Durfee
Spouse/Partner Kristine Swenson Durfee
Children, Grandchildren Peter, Jessica, Adam. Pete is father to Sakura, Ray, and Len ... residing in Tokyo. Adam is father More…to twins Luke, Anna, and now Kate.
Occupation Title retired teacher
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High School Leadership

Commissioner Boys

Occupation(s), Career Details

Worked as a school counselor and/or teacher in Cal, Ore, Japan, and Hungary. Mostly middle school. Also coached volleyball and track.

BA UCSB - 1967
MA Geo Washington U - 1969
MA(Ed) U of Oregon - 1971

Other South Pasadena schools I also attended

Lincoln Elementary
Marengo Elementary
South Pasadena Junior High

Different places I have lived

Calif, Wash D.C., Virginia, Maryland, Oregon, Tokyo, Budapest, and back to California.

Family history living in South Pasadena

Durfees moved to So Pas in 1946. Brother Steve graduated in 1958, brother Mike in 1960, myself in 1963. Father, Marion B Durfee, was a psychiatrist, head of the Pasadena Child Guidance Clinic. Mother, Nita, was town mom.

Family members who also went to SPHS

Avery kids and Durfee kids.

School Memories

Miss Black asking me, "Why can't you be more like your brothers?"
Coach Swift telling me I would never make a college team. Miss Lauer declaring that I was "The WORST Commissioner in the history of the school!" I wear the title proudly.

Milestones & Epiphanies

1966 NCAA College Division champion and All American in the Long Jump. Ran against the great Tommie Smith when he set the world record in the 220 yard and 200 meter race on a straightaway. I was not close. But I was there!! UCSB Athletic Hall Of Fame!

Pastimes & Hobbies

Roasting my own coffee.

Favorite Books, Magazines, Movies, TV, Websites, YouTubes, etc,

Catch 22 - the book, not the movie.
1984 by Orwell. So powerful and always up to the moment in relevance.

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Nov 08, 2020 at 10:08 AM

So many glorious times together.  So many adventures.  So many laughs.  Wish you were still here for more.  You remain in my brain and heart.

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Nov 08, 2020 at 10:05 AM

Miss Burr was in many ways the best teacher I ever had in any grade in SoPas.  She was the best one at getting my lazy brain to actually work and learn the subject.  For most classes I just coasted along, picking up the lessons if and when I was interested in them.  For Miss Burr I actually worked on all lessons ... even the endless verb sheets.  She demanded a lot from her students, and in return she helped so many of us learn, understand, and retain the Spanish.  I taught for 35 or 36 yearsmyself, and found that based quite a bit on her model, I pushed for higher levels of learning from all of my students.  I wish she was still around to thank for all that I learned from her.

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Bedtime for Grandpa!
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With the family.
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Another with the entire family.
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Ending the war in Vietnam ... Pentagon demonstration, October 1967.
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Celebrating Scottish ancestry.
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