Irene Minge:  

Life One of the most important accomplishment was my marriage to John which lasted 44 years. (No one thought we'd last a year!) We had two lovely daughters who have each accomplished much on their own, with happy marriages and great kids; Kathy has 4 boys and Kim has 2 boys and 1 girl. We lived in Whittier until 1989, then moved to Rancho Cucamonga to a home at the foot of the San Gabriel Mountains. My husband passed away in 2005, so I'm adjusting to being single. While the grandkids were growing up, we spent most weekends at Soccer games since all of them played in "Club Soccer" teams. My oldest grandson graduated from Florida State University, with honors, received his MBA from Claremont Graduate School and now works for Edison. My only granddaughter attended UC Berkley and now has a great job with Applied Medical currently working in the Nederlands, with the others graduating from CalState San Bernardino & UC Santa Barbara. From a career perspective, I started working at Bank of America after high school graduaton and retired in June, 2005. I'm a 25 year Breast Cancer survivor which remains a major milestone in my life. Overall, I have much to be thankful for in life. Since the death of my husband and my retirement, I have been adjusting to my new life. I decided to remodel my home, which turned out to be a full-time job in of itself. I also decided to take up Bowling again, which my husband & I did when we lived in Whittier. Bowling has turned out to be a major activity resulting in many new friendships and a lot of fun. I travel to many cities participating in various Bowling Tournaments. Of course, my family continues to represent the most important part of my life with their ongoing support. School I really enjoyed my years at El Rancho. Loved the Drill Team and all of the friends I made as a result, plus we had Miss Hagler to guide u...Expand for more