Frances Castruita-reyes:  

Life Hard to believe it's been 30 years since high school, isn't it? A little while after graduation, I started court reporting school and began working as a court reporter in the early 80's, eventually settling into the Pomona Superior Court. During my 18 years there, I worked in various department - divorce, criminal, and civil - and I worked with a lot of wonderful people. (I also saw some of my classmates on various occasions, and not all of you were in the jury box :0;) In 1985, I married Ricky Reyes and we lived in San Dimas for almost ten years. We did a lot of traveling and have some wonderful memories - motorcycling cross country and parasailing in Mexico stand out as some of my favorites - but then we started a family and spent a lot of time camping in a motorhome instead. We now have three teenage girls, the eldest of whom is graduating this year. In 1996, I moved to Upland, where I currently live. However, in 2001, my life changed; during what was supposed to be a routine operation, something went wrong and I was without oxygen for about five minutes. I was in a coma and on life support, and as a result, I lost my vision and some of my motor skills, but I have come a long way since then. After six years of various ...Expand for more