Betsy Luther:  

Life I live in Mobile, AL after living in Baldwin County for about 13 yrs. I attended school in Robertsdale from 61-71 and then moved to Mobile in 1971. I graduated from John Shaw in 1973. I recenty completed working a 2 year contract job in February 2008 at Degussa Corp (name changed to Evonik Degussa) in the Procurement/Purchasing Department. Unfortunately, with the reorganization and downsizing of the company, there is a hiring freeze for permanent positions. I am now working for the new steel company, ThyssenKrupp Stainless USA as a Document Control Specialist and Buyer. We are located in Calvert, AL which is north of Mt. Vernon on Hwy 43. It is about a 45-60 minute drive one way. So I spend about 40 hours a month on the road. I moved back to Mobile in March 1972 after my father passed away. I had attended Robertsdale School for 10-1/2 yrs. Unfortunately, my mother suffered an emotional breakdown and so we were required to live with my Aunt Jane in Mobile. There were 5 children in my family and I guess my mother was over whelmed with the responsibility. Whatever, the move to the big city of Mobile was a major transition. I went from a senior class of about 200 to a senior class of over 1000 at Shaw High School. I was 15 and lost. Fortunately, I made friend 's with Gwen Stokes who lived a few blocks away from 5321 North Colonial Oaks Circle. We would skip school together sometimes and go to the beach. She was a majorette, Azalea Trail Maid and got me interested in attending Technique School of Cosmetology when I was 16. She got her license and I almost completed mine but I delivered my immaculate conception baby Kim in Oct. 1973. When I graduated from high school I was 5-1/2 months pregnant and not showing. So by the time I gave birth I was back in shape immediately and most people never knew I had ever been pregnant. I refused to marry the biological father because I 'had to'. Besides he didn't love me and I never wanted to hear him say he married me because he 'had to.' Probably not the best decision to make at 18 yo since it changed my life. I had planned to go to college and be a teacher. Instead I started working at Eckerd's Drug Store and Gayfers Wig Department downtown by Bienville Square. My best friend Gwen was married and had a baby girl and her husband, Randy Malpas, was the manager of Eckerds and got me a job selling makeup. I never pursued the biological father for child support and so in hindsight my daughter did without a lot of financial perks. I would do it different today. I married in 1977 to Clovis "Peewee" Hudson who was a star athlete from Vigor High School. We met through a mutual acquaintance from my karate class in 1974. We dated off and on but I had commitment issues. Then my mother fell ill again and tried to take my daughter away and so Peewee and I moved in together. We got married a few months later because of peer pressure from his elderly extended family at church. H...Expand for more