Janis Wilcox:  

CLASS OF 1965
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Arvada High SchoolClass of 1965
Arvada, CO

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Life Edited 6-20-2022 Am married to my second husband, Lester, for 28 years. He is now retired HVAC tech for the Colo School of Mines. I have been mostly a professional volunteer all my life and owned, over the years, 15 horses, including a half zebra/half horse. As a 4-H leader, I taught riding, care, & showing, to three clubs. Myself, I’ve broke and trained several horses, been a riding club queen, have two walls full of ribbons and trophies for showing, barrel racing, parading, gymkhana; Wrote and illustrated a trail book for horse riders along the Denver Front Range in the late 1980’s. Sold 5000 copies through places such as Tattered Cover and Pierson Graphics. Have been a member of the Buffalo Bill Saddle Club for over 46 years and a member of the Lakewood Riding Club for about 30. I consider myself a Jack of all trades as I like photography, do crochet and cross-stitich, Native American beadwork, sewing, leather tooling, etc etc. Currently don't have any horses as I rode for 50 years...I think that's probably enough. Had breast cancer in 2004 and am in remission. We bought a 1980 motorhome, which we restored... but prefer truck and camper over the motorhome. My son (only child) will be 55 th...Expand for more
is July. He has been, by profession, a semi driver and also a glazer doing windows and (anything glass) replacement. He has just purchased a (real) trading post, with house, in southern Colorado, Ft Garland. His business is “Little Bear Trading Post”, in case you’re passing through Ft Garland. He has a daughter (my only grandchild) that will turn 14 this summer. Les, my husband, has three children, all married and with kids...he has 7 grandchildren. I’ve lived in the same house/location for 52 years now...it is horse property on 1/2+ acre with irrigation...don't know if I will ever move...it scratches up the furniture. My X was kind enough to give me the house and alimony (when he ran off with his secretary). Les and I recently transformed our front yard into garden with planter boxes. Love it better than hiding in the back yard for gardening. Always have people in the neighborhood stopping by to visit when I’m out tending the flowers and veggies. Like everyone else I'm 76 years old and 76. years wiser. Wear glasses now (part time) and also had cataract surgery a couple years ago. . We like to ride our bikes and camp with our truck camper when we can. Write, write, write to me. Jan (Wilcox) Hill
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