Kathleen Swanson:  

Hi, everyone! How does one capsulize nearly fifty years of information in one little bio? I guess I'll give you the basics. Education: proud drop-out from Southern Illinois University after two years. Marriage: Tried it once. Once was more than enough! Children: Sadly, none. Career: Chicago Police Officer for 24 years. Retired in June 2005. Personal Goals: I want to live long enough to exhaust my contribution to the Pension Fund and receive at least as many pension checks courtesy of the City of Chicago as I received courtesy of me! Favorite Memory of The Imaculata: Candlelighting Ceremony at Christmastime. Favorite Teacher at "Mac": Sister Frederick Mary (she's still in the convent!!!) Now I am working on my travel schedule. This past Spring I went east and south and visited my former Spanish teacher, Silvia Carrera de Marton and her husband Fred. They live in suburban Pittsburgh, PA after living overseas for many years with Fred's work as an Project Manager/Electrical Engineer took them around the world to such places as Brazil, Mexico, Germany, China, and Singapore. Before Fred retired from Westinghouse they went back to Pennsylvania to live again. After visiting Silvia and Fred I went to Maryland where I met Janet O'Brien Todd and her family for dinner and we regaled her husb...Expand for more