Frank Ricciuti:
CLASS OF 1984
Keystone Oaks High SchoolClass of 1984
Pittsburgh, PA
Indiana University of PennsylvaniaClass of 1989
Indiana, PA
Jay Neff Middle SchoolClass of 1980
Pittsburgh, PA
Kelton Elementary SchoolClass of 1978
Pittsburgh, PA
Frank's Story
Life as I know it now in 2008...
Having spent the better part of 4 years now in Raleigh (NC), it has become 'where I live'. My home will ALWAYS be Pittsburgh, but I belong in Raleigh. My wife is very happy teaching here and the kids (both of whom have birthdays in the Winter) are loving the weather and the neighborhood with friends and all that there is to offer here.
I still do not know what I am going to be when I grow up. Spent 12 years in mutual funds in Pgh, then three down here back in retail, now working in budgeting for the school system. The job is not difficult and may actually permit me to see if I am ever going to be the writer I have always imagined myself to be. I also have found a love of making furniture and don't totally suck at it.
My life changed forever in 2004 when I became ill with Ulcerative Colitis, and within six months of diagn...Expand for more
osis, was given only a 40% chance of surviving surgery that was necessary to save my life. Obviously, I beat the odds, but now must live with a permanent ileostomy.
I think I am just now, after several years, coming to terms with this and seeing that I have been given another chance at life. I hope to make it mean something, somehow. Not sure but I know that I need to be here for my boys, at least for a little while longer. Even if I make no other contributions, I KNOW that my sons will make a difference in the world. They are the best part of me and my wife.
As for my wife, she has grown and become everything I knew she could. She has her master's in education and is even thinking of working toward her PhD. It may just be my lot that I am here to help others succeed in their dreams. If that is so, then I will consider myself lucky and even blessed.
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