Almitra Curlee:
CLASS OF 1958
Stonewall Jackson SchoolClass of 1958
Danville, VA
George Washington High SchoolClass of 1964
Danville, VA
Whitmell High SchoolClass of 1962
Whitmell, VA
Woodrow Wilson Middle SchoolClass of 1960
Danville, VA
Hargrave Military AcademyClass of 1950
Chatham, VA
Almitra's Story
Life
I was known as "Mitra" Andrews but have used my middle name, Rene', since moving away. I married Forrest Lee Elliott Jr. and quit school in Oct. 61. We had FLE III in Oct. 62 and moved to Hawaii where the Navy sent Forrest. We split up there and I met and married John Curlee. We had Sheila Renee' in '64, June Ellen in '66 and John Jr. in '79.
We moved back to John's hometown of St. Clair Shores, MI. when he got out of the Navy in '65. I got my GED when I was 21, and have taken some college courses since. John & I divorced after 23 years and I have remained single since.
FLE III grew up "known as Keith Wm. Curlee, adoption pending" and changed his name legally when he turned 18. He's married to Carol and has a daughter, Erica, age 13(as of June-2002). Sheila is married to John Phillips and has Jennifer, 17, Jamie 16 and Matthew, 14. (2006- Sheila & John were both overseas serving in Operation Iraqi Freedom the past year. They returned and bought a small farm in McMinnville TN.) June Ellen is divorced from Doug Raines and has Douglas, 14 and Austin, 5. JJ is a mechanical design engineering senior at MI Tech. University and is going on to graduate school.
UPDATE-July, '04- June Ellen married Randy Alford this year. He has 3 boy...Expand for more
s. His son Ryan and June's Douglas decided to get them together and it worked. JJ got his Master's degree in mechanical engineering May 8, 2004 & bought his own condo in Canton, MI.
I haven't had any pets since JJ's last hamster died 10 years ago (1992?). I live in a condominium and am gone too much to have pets to leave alone.
2006- I retired this year after nearly 30 years as a letter carrier for for the USPS in St. Clair Shores. With Mama & Raymond both gone I had no reason to move back to Danville. I sold my condo in SCS and moved to a retirement apartment, Boller Meadows, in Brownstown MI, near June and JJ. I stay so busy I don't know when I ever found time to work!
2007- Jamie, born with spina-bifida 3/30/86,died 1/18/07.
Jennifer married Mark Boileau 7/13/07.
Military
I didn't "join" the Navy, my husband did, but that's not an option under that question in the profile and one must be selected. I still have fond memories of our life in Hawaii and wonder what happened to some of our friends. Long Beach, California wasn't as nice, but we didn't have to stay there long.
2010- I finally got my associates degree from Wayne County Community College District.
JJ married Amy in 2008. They had Lucas in 2010 and Ethan in 2012.
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