Goldi Lakes:  

Not sure anyone even remembers me because I left Blue Ash the year the new high school was built. Now I live in Northern Kentucky. I'm a secretary at the largest middle school in KY. LOVE IT!!! I have one brother - Robert Walker. He was more known than I was because he was a stinker. I was a pretty good kid. Sharon Witt was my best friend and we were always together. My brother, Bobby, was much more popular than I was. I always wanted to be a teacher when I grew up. My family and friends thought that was a silly idea. As it turns out, they were right. But I did get a job in a school with children. I am the secretary at the largest middle school in KY. When I am angry or upset, I usually go into my bedroom and chill. I was an introvert in high school - well even middle school. The craziest thing I think I ever did was probably go out with James Jamison (who went with just about every girl for at least a week). That didn't do much for my reputation, but again, my big brother stepped in and defended me. I also skipped school a few times. Nothing major. We moved to Irvine, KY in 1972. I attended Estill County High School. I got married to my first husband in 1976 and had my first child in 1979. Divorced my first husband and married my second husband and had two children with him, a boy born in 1984 and a girl born in 1986. Divorced my second husband and finally got it right and married my third husband who by far, is the most wonderful man in the world. The one person from my past who I'd most like to see again is Gary Walden, because we were very close. He always said we were meant to be together because we had the same exact initials. His full name was Gary Lane Walden and my full name was Goldi Lynn Walker. I was very upset when I found out Gary had been killed in a fire. I'm sure he is truely missed by many, including myself. I still think about him very often.. My youngest daughter lives with my husband and myself with her daughter. We have 2 dogs and a cat. Life is good. I think my biggest surprise in life is how amazing grandchildren can be. I never thought I could love so much in my life. My own children are grown now and having the opportunity to dote on my grandbabies is wonderful. One thing I've learned from my kids is there were reasons my parents were the way they were. Parents are NOT stupid like you think they are when you are young. I always said "When I have kids, my kids will get to do whatever they want"! NOT!!! Didn't turn out that way. You don't just stand there and let them ruin their life if you can prevent it from happening, even though you know they are going to say "When I have kids...." I have two teachers that come to mind from my high school days. First, Mr. Raschatore (not sure of the spelling). Gary Walden sat behind me in that class and I can remember me and Gary passing notes during his class and he never said anything. He was cool. Then, going back to junior high, there was Mr. Blackburn, the art teacher who swatted me twice because I refused one swat. He said I was talking, I said I wasn't. I had to take two for refusing one. If I won $100 million, I'd give most of it to my children, then spend the rest on a vacation for me and my whole family., bills and a new car. I hope my f...Expand for more