Katie Riessen

Last Updated: 08/14/2014

All information contained here is from data collected during the 2004 reunion
1. Do you plan to attend the reunion? Will you be bringing someone with you? yes, at this time. I will bring my husband, Derek and my son Josh. 2. If you are planning to attend, how far will you be traveling to get there? I live in Clinton. 3. What have you been doing during the past ten years? Nothing too exciting, unfortunately. I was married in May 2001 to Derek Riessen and we now have a little boy, Josh. I have worked for a couple different credit unions primarily and now I work in Clinton at Clinco Community Credit Union. 4. What do you do (how employed, student, stay-at-home parent, etc)? I work part-time in Clinton at Clinco Community Credit Union as the Marketing Representative/Credit Union Trainer. I have worked there for 2 years. 5. Are you single, married, divorced, or widowed? If married or widowed, spouse's name and length of marriage. I am married and have been for 2 years to Derek Riessen. We got married on May 4, 2001 in Negril, Jamaica. 6. Do you have children? If so, names and ages. Joshua Riessen – 2 years and hoping to have more soon!! 7. Any pets? If so, what and how many? 1 dog - Casey 8. Where do you live? 1148 N. 10th St. Clinton 9. What did you do right after high school? Got married and divorced then remarried. I attended CCC for 1 year. Worked on the Mississippi Belle II for about 4 years. Left there and went to work for Deere & Company Credit Union in Moline, IL for 3 years. 10. What do you think has changed most about you since high school? (Besides my weight?!?!?!?!) My priorities. I am very family oriented and love to spend my time with my husband and son. I only work part time so I can have time to enjoy the happier things in life. We own our home now and recently bought land to build a home on in about 3 years or so. 11. When is your birthday? May 6, 1976 12. Did you further your education? If so, how? (2 or 4 yr degree, vocational, certifications, masters or doctorate, any special training,etc.) I completed 1 year at CCC and didn’t continue beyond that. I am currently taking marketing courses through my credit union. 13. Have you been in the military? If so, how long? Nope. 14. Did you work while in high school? If so, where? Yes. The good ‘ol Dairy Queen. 15. What other countries have you traveled to and why? Jamaica. For my wedding/honeymoon. 16. What are your hobbies and interests now? I don’t really have one particular hobby that I do all of the time. I spend all or most of my time with my husband and son. We like to just hang out or visit our family that live in town. 17. What was your favorite high school moment(s), class(es), teacher(s),sport(s), club(s), etc? There are too many favorite h.s. moments to pick just one. I actually loved h.s. in general and hated to graduate at the time. I had fun in Ms. Boyd’s classes and Mr. Misie…..however you spell his last name. Volleyball for the first two years was great but all I have to say for after that is that Mark Massey can kiss my a--. Track was great…I have a lot of cool memories from that!!! 18. What do you think you'll be doing (or what do you hope you'll be doing)when our 15-year reunion rolls around? Hopefully working where I do now and have at least 2 or 3 babies, living in my new home completely happy! 19. Any messages you would like to send to your fellow classmates? Hopefully I will see all that I want to see next year and I will talk to them then. 20. Who are you are most interested in seeing at the 10-year reunion? Why? Lots of people!!!!

All information contained here is from data collected during the 2024 reunion
Katie has been married to Drek Riessen for 23 years. They have three children: Josh (22), Caleb (20), and Emma (18). They also have two grandchildren. Katie lives in Clinton and works at Ascentra Credit Union, where she is definitely not planning a heist of any kind.