Gloria Russell:  

I feel blessed at this time in life that I was so priviledged to grow up in Jennings, MO, and attending the same school from K-12....not such a common occurrence for youngsters today. I was moved with such gratitude for the 40th reunion held (5 years ago) and heard it echo thru the evening how most felt the same. I now live in the St. Peters, MO area, for the past 10 years. Prior to that, have lived in Fort Worth, TX, Waukegan, IL, Ferguson, MO, and Alton, IL. I have 3 grown daughters, Autumn, a work from home mom of 2, Amber, a 2nd grade teacher in the Ft Zumwalt School District, mom of 3, and Donna, still single and a BioChemical Labratory Specialist at Merk/Millipore in Weldon Springs. Most of my working life was in communications, with SWBT, then helping my husband with his Interconnect Business Systems, then in 1982 I studied, certified for RMA, and worked in Urgent Care and Physicians offices for about 10years, returning to the communication scene by working at AT&T, GTE, and retiring in February '10 from Verizon Communications. My Joys in life are my children, grandchildren, family and friends, and I am...Expand for more