Dorothy Benjamin-Duarte:
CLASS OF 1964
Gardena High SchoolClass of 1964
Gardena, CA
Dorothy's Story
Hi classmates,
Wow! The years have pasted fast.. I’m sure most of you don’t remember me..
so let’s get started and for those of you, that are interested, I’ll tell u about what has happened ..
I left school in -1964...
started cosmetology school .. became a beautician in 1965.. married in 1965 .. he was drafted, and we both ended up in Germany.. for the next 4yrs..
We had son in 1969..
I lived most of my life in Torrance, raising my son.. really, nothing exciting to tell.. I bought a beauty shop in Westminster and worked until I decided.... I really wanted to be a nurse .. We moved to Mission Viejo.. I started college “SaddlebackNursing College “ .. and now I’m a RN....I worked at Mission Hospital for 10 yrs ...I Was divorced in 1991 .. No drama ... he was a wonderful man .....Expand for more
after 27 yrs we moved on ..
I started a New Job as a RN...at the Orange County Jail.. I remarried, in 1991 and have had a wonderful life...my husband retired from the Police Department and we moved to Nevada...to bet the high taxes of Calif.. I continue to work as a hospice nurse... I lost my parents and both my sister from 2005 -2015 ..I retired in 2010.. my son still lives in calif .. he’s a Electrician and owns his own company.. he never had children.. so I missed being a grandma.. I hear it’s wonderful? ... I have a few nieces and nephew my sister’s children... We are doing well ... we are all now in our final years .. I hope your happy. healthy and enjoying life... one thing I have learned ... that family is the greatest gift.. I sure miss mine...God Bless.... class of 1964..
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