Addie Rooney:
CLASS OF 1964
Granite Hills High SchoolClass of 1964
El cajon, CA
Addie's Story
After graduation, I went to nursing school, my calling. I retired after 50 years, Initially, I worked Med/Surg, Acute Care, and OB/Gyn. I was involved in the creation and opening of the ICU at Dr's Hospital in Point Loma. I then moved to Hemet, CA as a head nurse on a Med/Surg unit. Mgmnt was not for me and I transferred to the ER. For the next 30 years, I worked in ER, Trauma, and Flight nursing. I loved nursing, I should have been a doctor. During my years of nursing, we owned a 7-11 store. I volunteered at the local Fire Dept fighting fires and rendering first aid. We raced Off-Road for a few years. I tau...Expand for more
ght at the Junior College for a few years. When I retired from nursing I went to work for a medical software company for five years, as an Account Mgr, responsible for hospitals throughout the US. I traveled 75% of the year. Eventually, my company was sold to a Tracking (RFID) company and they dropped the documentation arm and I was laid off. That was at that point that I retired for good. I now live in Kansas, sounds funny when I say it. Myself and my daughter's family are here together. They were looking for a safe place to raise kids and here we are.
I have traveled to Dubai, Thailand, Singapore, and Baja.
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