Betty Fowlkes:  

Married Tom Trout,1947 after he came home from the service.He graduated from Pitt in 1955,went to work for G.E.,went thru their Advanced Engineering Program for 3 years and then was located at Knolls Atomic Power Laboratory.Tom was a nuclear physicist. We lived in Schenectady, NY for 20 years. We have 5 children. Tom died in July,1973. I started working at Ellis Hospital in 1962 as Director of the Day Hospital in the psychiatric clinic. Worked there until 1974. Met Jack(Dusty)Fowlkes and married in 1978.Dusty had a company called Value Analysis with subsidiaries in many countries. We moved to Hilton Head Island,SC in 1978.Dusty had 5 children also who, like mine, were mostly grown up,married or in college. Dusty retired in '89 and because we both loved jazz,we traveled and cruised alot to hear our favorite players.Dusty died in Oct.2007.So, at this point,I have 10 children,15 grandchildren and 14 great grand.kids. I'm blessed with 3 of my kids living here on the Island.And,that's the story of my life! The one person from my past who I'd most like to see again is Bob Nelson, because he became my hero when I was 11. If I won $100 million, I'd give most of it to Rotary, then spend the rest on having fun with my family, we'd travel and see the world.. My current age is 88. When I was 12, I thought that people my age now would be handicapped in some way. I was so completely wrong. Wanted to be the best Mom I could be always. Also the most compentent at my job as Director. My best friend would tell you I'm a good friend, but people who don't know me very well would probably describe me as friendly. Pretty much.Prefer talored clothing as a rule but like fancy dress clothes. I live alone in my condo at TidePointe, a VI community. It's like a 5...Expand for more