Leslie Kmetz:  

How do you encapsulate half a century into a few paragraphs? I would like to think people from high school remember me as very friendly, caring and sensitive. I still keep up friendships with Penny (Larsen) Valukis and Marti (Hopkins) Hoar. People who I meet now who remember me (from HS) always ask about my brother, Dana, the troublemaker! I guess I wasn't that memorable, but Dana was. He gave my parents so much grief and heartache, I was determined to be "the good kid", read: boring and forgettable. I was into music, drama and writing at LHS, wanted to do something related but my parents talked me out of it. Went into dental hygiene and I'm still at it! How many people do you know who majored in something in college, and 35 yrs later are still doint the same thing? Have a great daughter and 2 beautiful grandkids, who are a huge part of my life. Life doesn't always turn out like you expect, though. I...Expand for more