Our Classmates
Joan Marie Toney (TANNER)
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Catherine Towers (SEARS)
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Linda Faye Traut (CLENNEY)
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Judith Trickett (FETTERS)
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| Marital status: | Married |
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| Children: | 2 |
| Occupation: | R.N. |
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What have you been doing for the past 60 years?:
OK-I’ll do my ‘homework’ -- sorry we cannot join the fun -Gary will have a knee ‘revision’ (re-do, actually, as he had both knees replaced a year ago –one is badly crooked—but still plays golf frequently!)—he was a sports ‘nut’ in H.S. (way before I knew him). Wow—so long ago! I went to St. Andrews College in N.C., transferred to FSU to finish Nursing BSN ‘66. Then, a Navy Nurse in ’66 , ending up in Portsmouth, Virginia (great experience-thrown into ICU, CCU-whew). Loved Virginia--& that beach (really ALL beaches)—so stayed and worked in local Health Department as Public Health Nurse. So lucky to have then been sent to Hopkins for Masters in Public Health—came back as Nursing Director. But, that was short-lived, as met Gary while in Maryland, so back to Maryland & marriage. Still owed some time to Virginia, so drove all over Northern Virginia as Nurse Consultant for a year—good thing I love to drive (then)! Then felt extremely fortunate to spend a few years helping our wonderful Scott and Lauryn get a sprinting start in the world. Gary worked with Social Security in Baltimore, ending up in computer center (still hates PC’s!). My work began gradually, part time, as nurse in Health Departments—while shuffling kids around to all those activities-piano, scouts (remember all those!), horseback-riding, drum lessons, band activities, motor-cross racing (!), theater. Think it all helped towards good careers they now have. Both are married—1 lives in PA (not too far away) & the other in N.C. (with our darling little grand-daughter, whom we manage to somehow see about every month). Gary retired last year, but I still work (fewer hours) at Health Department with a National program for women’s services, which became my passion, to start up and manage in our local county for ‘under-served’ women. We’ve helped find many early breast cancers & other cancers. Perhaps one of the most unusual blessings is to have my amazing mother in Jacksonville & the ability to go home and stay in my same old bedroom—so I’ve done that every 3 months for years—now more often. We (rather I) LOVE to travel—perhaps coercing Gary to do so-on a cruise next week. Like pets and have had our share of dogs (large), fish, bird, and cats (have always had a cat). Fortunate to stay in touch with my pal, Mary Beth D., whom helped me survive HS (me, the reserved shy gal). Remember the good memories with Band—still plan to take up my ole flute again. Remember Ms Cox—whom helped fine tune my interest in history—esp in ‘Clipper Ships’-(with a lengthy term paper) & American Indian culture. Forced to exercise now due to a bad back/neck (hmmm, that horseback-riding, car accidents, oh yeh, maybe lifting patients, snow skiing-still love..easy slopes!,etc,) Love the snow—what happened this year!? Well……….wrote a lot more than I intended to—but that was fun---as is ‘LIFE’-thanks be to Our Creator. Good to appreciate each day. And really appreciate the Committee and all their work-- & this very nice website! Thanks. |
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Darrell Dee TURNER
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Marvin Anderson "Andy" TURNER
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Drew Henry TURNER, Jr.
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Roxanne Tweedy (DAVIS)
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| Marital status: | Married |
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| Children: | 4 |
| Occupation: | Registered Nurse |
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Graduated from Jackson Memorial Hospital School of Nursing, 1966. Married 1st LT Steve (Ernest S.) Tweedy, USAF, 10 DEC 1966. He swore me into the Air Force FEB 1967 & I was an active duty Nurse Corps Officer until SEP 1971. We traveled around, Steve got out of the Air Force JUN 1975 & settled in Jacksonville. He began working w/ the convenience store industry & over the next 30yrs we were in Augusta, GA; Columbia, SC; Tallahassee, FL & Rockville, MD. Our oldest son had joined the Navy then the youngest joined the Navy Reserve. The recruiter told me that the Navy Reserve needed nurses. I was commissioned Apr 1990 & landed in Saudi Arabia with a 500 bed Fleet Hospital during Desert Storm. I thoroughly enjoyed my time as a Navy Nurse & did several active duty tours at Naval Hospitals over the US; Medical Department Head on board the USS Boulder LST- 1190 x3 months in 1993; attached to the USNS Comfort & participated in Baltic Challenge 98 & Department Head Operating Room, Expeditionary Medical Facility (EMF) Dallas, Camp Arifjan, Kuwait x10 months in 2005. Retired JUN 2011 w/ 25yrs 8 months combined service. Worked in hospitals in FL, GA, SC, CA, MD & ND. Have been an OR nurse the last 25yrs & still work as needed in 2 Ocala hospital ORs. Built a home in Ocala, FL in 2009 & love the "Horse Capital of the World" area & people. Come by & visit a spell. We are 6 miles from I-75. |
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Charles Newman ULERY
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Rhonald Guy ULMER
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