Connie Zolner:  

IT WAS GRADUATION NIGHT,JUNE "61".I WAS THE GIRL WHO COULD NOT STOP CRYING. TEARS, TEARS AND MORE TEARS. TO ME K.H.S. WAS MY COCOON. I THOUGHT MY WORLD WAS COMING TO AN END. "JUST WHEN THE CATERPILLAR THOUGHT THE WORLD WAS OVER, IT BECAME A BUTTERFLY.-(PROVERB)IT TOOK AWHILE BUT THERE IS LIFE AFTER HIGH SCHOOL. I ATTENDED WYOMING SEMINARY BUSINESS SCHOOL. ONE SEMESTER LATER I KNEW THAT WAS NOT THE CAREER FOR ME. I FOUND A JOB WORKING FOR A PHOTOGRAPHER,(KINGSTON). THERE I USED MY PEOPLE SKILLS. SMILE, SMILE AND SMILE.THAT WAS A GREAT JOB AND I ENJOYED LEARNING ABOUT PHOTOGRAPHY. ONE AFTERNOON WORKING AT THE PHOTO STORE. MY PRINCE CHARMING WALKED INTO MY LIFE ONCE AGAIN AND ASKED ME TO MARRY HIM. 46 YRS. LATER HE IS STILL MY PRINCE CHARMING. I COULD NEVER HAVE ASKED FOR A BETTER KNIGHT TO PROTECT ME OR OUR FAMILY. WE WHERE MARRIED JUNE "63" AND DROVE DROWN TO MOBILE,ALA.BROOKLEY AIR FORCE BASE WAS OUR NEW HOME.I WORKED ON BASE AT THE DAY CARE CENTER.NOT FOR LONG. ASK ME HOW I LOST MY JOB? IT IS A WONDER HUMAN RIGHTS STORY. AT LEAST I THINK SO. JOE GOT OUT OF THE SERVICE IN "64". WE LIVED IN THE FOLLOWING STATES.PA.,AL.,NJ,DEL,FL,AND HAWAII. IT WAS IN THE STATE OF NJ WHERE WE MADE OUR ROOTS. RAISING OUR THREE CHILREN IN METUCHEN,NJ. WHILE IN METUCHEN ,"74" MY HUSBAND JOE STARTED A YOUTH WRESTLING PROGRAM CALLED THE "GRAPPLERS" IT HAS ITS OWN WEB SITE. I AM SO PROUD OF JOE.IT IS STILL GOING STRONG TODAY. I WAS FORTUNATE TO BE A STAY AT HOME MOM WHILE OUR CHILDREN WHERE YOUNG. I GOT TO DO THE FUN THINGS LIKE CLASS MOM,DEN MOM,BROWNIE MOM,PRESIDENT WOMENS LITTLE LEAGUE,SUNDAY SCHOOL TEACHER,YOUTH LEADER, VOLUNTEERED A LOT. WOMEN HELPING WOMEN ECT....IN BETWEEN CHILDREN WITH BROKEN ARMS, LEGS, STITCHES AND WHATEVER. I WORKED AS A BOOKKEEPER IN OUR PARTY GOODS STORE.I WAS A BRIDAL CONSULTANT AND DESIGNED BALLOON ARRANGEMENTS. (ARCHES,CENTER PIECES AND TENTS)WE ONCE DID A ...Expand for more