Caryl Taylor:  

Life Hi, How does one pack 50 years of life into a biogrqphy?!!! Here goes! After graduating rom St. Catherine's, I followed my dream of moving to California. I hitched (yes, I did in 1956) a ride with a couple I met through working at a fancy clothes shop in Milwaukee. It was great. Before I left, I had been dating a local fellow. He didn't want me to go and offered me a beautiful diamond ring. Wrong!! Didn't fall for that. I left!! After five months, he followed me out to California. I thought he must be the one (because he traveled so far to fetch me) I decided to marry him. Hmmmm-mmm not a good solution in the long run!! It must be that good old Catholic upbringing in the 1950s. When I was there I even made contact with Wayne Christensen (one of our classmates) who was a Marine at Camp Pendelton (sp?) which was in the area. I have lost track of him since, but I believe he may still be in California. I came back to the Milwaukee area in 1957, married Jim McDermot who had followed me out to California, had one girl and four boys and after 18 very controling years, received a divorce from Jim because he couldn't stand the children (not a slam, he says the same thing)and went on to raise them myself, so I thought. BUT, I had been raising them by myself all this time and it really was a breeze after he left. Jim and I were married 18 years. I worked at Northern Essex Community College in Haverhill, Massachusetts for 30 years and retired at the age of 66 in December of 2003. I was a Graphic Artist in the Marketing Department and loved it. I decided that it wasn't worth looking for another relationship and put all my efforts on the kids. When I wasn't looking, my next husband found me. He was 12 years younger than me and I really thought it ...Expand for more