Dianne Bates:
CLASS OF 1968
Glen Cove High SchoolClass of 1968
Glen cove, NY
Grace Downs Airline & Secretarial SchoolClass of 1968
Glen cove, NY
Glen Cove Junior High SchoolClass of 1964
Glen cove, NY
East Elementary SchoolClass of 1961
Glen cove, NY
Dianne's Story
School
Who would have figured a girl from Glen Cove would be a Gracie Girl? Well I was, and I did things I never dared to do in HS. Me! A cheerleader! I also excelled in the business school. It broadened my path to life and in spite of the reputation of Gracies to the locals, it really brought me out of my shell.
Life
After spending my entire life in Glen Cove, and with Jim taking a turn for the worse in health, we decided the family needed to be together again, so we collected Tom from Montana and dragged him down to Charleston where Bill was and we ...Expand for more
are one big happy family again. Not being under the same roof keeps it happy. I still work for a car dealer (haven't been able to get away from that for 43 years). After 40 years of marriage, I lost Jim to his health issues in Oct 2012. It was sudden, complications after a fall in the front yard and breaking his hip.
Workplace
Although I have worked at several dealerships, I have been in the automotive/DMV field for 43 years, even after moving to South Carolina.. 12 years as a volunteer EMT and my work with the church have been my "change of pace."
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