Emily Stafford:
CLASS OF 1970
Carbondale Community High SchoolClass of 1970
Carbondale, IL
Emily's Story
Hi, All,
Well . . .I'm here in the sunny/windy southwest (Albuquerque, NM) and have been for the past 17 years. How time flies.
Still working in the community/public mental health field, and am presently the clinical director for a Health Care for the Homeless organization (there are a number of them around the country).
My parents moved here a few years after I did, and my Dad (85 now) is still living. Wild thing that he is, he's remarried to a 90 yo woman. See, there's still hope for some of the rest of us.
I love to travel, and do as much of that as I can, both in this country and out (when I can make the time and have the corresponding cash.)
Life is pretty good, in general, here in Albuquerque. Although I'm still a single person, I've been blessed with some really good friends and enjoy living here. (And Southwest Airlines flies lots of places, including in and out of Albuquerque, so it's easy to get around ...Expand for more
from here). The state, although very unlike the Midwest, is quite diverse and beautiful, in a high desert kind of way. It's also a culturally rich and diverse place. Lots of amazing Native American pueblos/communities and mountain ranges and remote, lovely places.
I get back to IL usually once a year for my "green fix" (it's pretty brown here . . lots of dirt and not as much vegetation) and to visit friends/relatives.
And last but not least, I couldn't be more thrilled with the results of our last Presidential election. It's about XXOO!!O##^^%!%!%*** time, in my humble opinion.
So . . that's a snapshot of my life and times, without too much detail. :~} Hope this finds you all well and enjoying life.
Hope to see you at our 40th reunion sometime in 2010. I hear that Bruce Johnson (now in CO) is considering taking a leadership/organizational role in this effort . ..help me pass that rumor along, ok?
Be well . . . .
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