Who can forget Roy Rogers, Tom Mix, The Thin Man, Lum and Abner, tire swings, rolling hoops down the street, playing
outdoors after school until dinner was ready. The dinner selection - meat and 3 veg. Hand-me-downs from brothers, sisters,
cousins, etc! Saturday morning movies, the smell of a spring rain, the perfume of fresh cut hay. Great memories, fantastic!
outdoors after school until dinner was ready. The dinner selection - meat and 3 veg. Hand-me-downs from brothers, sisters,
cousins, etc! Saturday morning movies, the smell of a spring rain, the perfume of fresh cut hay. Great memories, fantastic!
| Memories are a part of God's retirement plan! We invite you to share with your classmates some of those special memories and happenings since graduation that truly make life wonderful. |
| Marilou Kettell Reed sends some memorable events in her life to share with us. |
When Tom Bingaman asked me to write this, I
didn't realize how hard it would be to
summarize seventy years in a few short
paragraphs, but here goes.
I got married a week after I graduated from
SMS. At the time, my husband John was
career military so we moved often.
The three years we spent in the Philippine
Islands, I believe were the most interesting.
The first year was in Baguio City, the capital
of Luzon and is located very high up in the
mountains.
I taught at Brent, a private school that had
been taken over by the Japanese and used as a
concentration camp during the war. Our
headmaster was imprisoned there. Later we
were transferred to Clark Field in the lowlands
and it was very hot. It was like a small
American city as there were about 25,00
people stationed there. An experience I won't
forget was teaching kindergarten in a quonset
hut during the monsoon! We did have a week
in Hong kong while in the Far East.
didn't realize how hard it would be to
summarize seventy years in a few short
paragraphs, but here goes.
I got married a week after I graduated from
SMS. At the time, my husband John was
career military so we moved often.
The three years we spent in the Philippine
Islands, I believe were the most interesting.
The first year was in Baguio City, the capital
of Luzon and is located very high up in the
mountains.
I taught at Brent, a private school that had
been taken over by the Japanese and used as a
concentration camp during the war. Our
headmaster was imprisoned there. Later we
were transferred to Clark Field in the lowlands
and it was very hot. It was like a small
American city as there were about 25,00
people stationed there. An experience I won't
forget was teaching kindergarten in a quonset
hut during the monsoon! We did have a week
in Hong kong while in the Far East.
We have identical twin sons, a daughter
and eight grandchildren. They all live
away, so we're still traveling.
I'm enjoying retirement as I have many
hobbies. I'm active in my church, and I love
to garden, both flowers and vegetables. I
make baby quilts for Birth Right, and
when I have extra time I like to read. I'm a
real beginner on the computer but I love to
receive e-mail.
You can reach me at marilou@mchsi.com.
Marilou Reed (Kettell)
and eight grandchildren. They all live
away, so we're still traveling.
I'm enjoying retirement as I have many
hobbies. I'm active in my church, and I love
to garden, both flowers and vegetables. I
make baby quilts for Birth Right, and
when I have extra time I like to read. I'm a
real beginner on the computer but I love to
receive e-mail.
You can reach me at marilou@mchsi.com.
Marilou Reed (Kettell)
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