Biography:

I retired from teaching in 2010--continue to stay active volunteering in the schools and my church, enjoying grandchildren, traveling, and singing in a women's choir. Chuck doesn't talk about retiring yet, but hopefully sometime soon. Much traveling involves my women's choir and grandchildren .

The choir, Voca Lyrica, involves about 50 women. We have toured Australia, Europe, England, Scotland, Ireland, Wales and are headed on a cruise down the Danube River in the summer of 2017, singing at cathedrals along the way. Should be an awesome experience!

Also travel to see grandkids. Ellie and Maya along with their parents, Steve and Nicole live in Hendersonville, NC where Nicole is a Clinical Coordinator for PA interns at Wingate University and Steve is an instructor at Blue Ridge Community College as well as a jack of all trades and a house hubby.

Our grandson, Theo, lives with his parents Kathryn and Ryan in Mobile, AL where dad is a Bridge Engineer with HDM and mom is a Music Professor at the University of Mobile. Mobile is a great place to be when it is winter in Mi!

Our only child in Michigan is our oldest son, Doug, who is a Radiation Oncology Physicist at Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak. He is not married and has no children but does take me to some great concerts in the Detroit area!

So looking forward to seeing everyone at our 50th reunion in Sept!

My 68th birthday is today (8/30) -- where did all those years go?

Recently the Petoskey High School Marching Band was performing in Big Rapids. So great to hear those school songs and still know all the words!!