Jan Rudd:  

Life I didn't graduate with the class of "59", but my heart sure was with many of the friends I left when Mom Dad moved us to Kentucky! I have thought of many of you so very often thoughout the years! Life has certainly been an adventure! I attended Baptist Bible College in Springfield, Missouri; married; and left four years later for Ethiopia, Africa, where we ministered to the Ethiopian people for 8 years. The Ethiopians are a very beautiful and endearing people, and I loved our life there....circumstances forced our return to the states. We had three beautiful children. Janna (now a nurse); Karla, although a stay at home mother, (until the children are older) has her degree and works with Special Needs children, and Jeff, for five years a Hurricane Hunter, is now a U-2 Reconnaissance (Spy) pilot with the Air Force...one of only about 50 pilots in the world that can fly the U-2 plane. The three kids have gifted me with 8 beautiful grandchildren. I have been a Buyer for many years, including 13 years as a Buyer for Wal*Mart/Sam's Club out of Bentonville, Arkansas. (During the "Good Ole' Days" when Mr. Sam was alive.) I also worked as a Region...Expand for more