Edra Elam Riley:  

While attending Adamson I got married, yes at 16 years old. I continued with my academic's and I did graduate from Adamson in 1977, I then went to East Field College for almost 2 years where I did receive my A+ Techinal Certification and some programming on Computers, out of a Class of 22 students and 5 being women, I scored the highest and was the only women to graduate from that Certificatin Class. I then started working full time, took care of a home and a husband. I then had enoough of his wayward ways and I finally got my self back and walked out without even looking back. Then in 1982, I met my husband of 27 years now. We are extremely blessed from the Lord for giving us 4 beautiful and healthly children: 1 girl and 3 boys. We are extremely blessed with 3 Grand-daughters, and 5 grandson's. Our first Grandchild is our beautiful girl, her nick is Haybyrd. We love all of our children and grandchildren. Our last child our son is Graduating from Ralph H Poteet High School on May 31, 2009. We did it. All 4 graduated and I must say so myself, I could not have asked the Lord for any better children than the one's we have. I expressed to my husband, baby do you realize after 27 years, this will be and is "THE FIRST AND ONLY TIME WE HAVE BEEN ALONE, WITH NO CHILD OR FRIEND OR FAMILY MEMBER LIVING WITH US" Oh Yeah -- I then played a joke on him..I said Baby, he replied back to me - ...Expand for more