Lillian Gambrel:
CLASS OF 1974
Mannheim American High SchoolClass of 1974
Mannheim,
Lillian's Story
Life
I went into the Air Force in May of '75 - zero job market in my Dad's hometown of Superior, WI. Got married right out of tech school and started having kids 4 1/2 years later - my daughter's now 27 and I have twin boys (nothing alike at all) that are 25.
During a tour at Ramstein AB, Germany, we took a trip down the road to Mannheim - amazing how different things looked 12 years later! Brought back lots of memories, though. Got stationed at Mountain Home AFB in '89 and have been here ever since. Got divorced in '96, retired in Jun '97 after 22 years in the military - name was coming up fast on the return to Saudi TDY list - and was remarried that same year....Expand for more
I've been a "domestic engineer" since retiring and, after managing to survive 2 more step kids with more teenage problems and attitudes, we finally saw them all move out of the house. We've been steadily updating and remodeling our house out in the country - we're on just over 2 acres with a horse and 4 dogs. We've got 4 grandkids now, all from my step kids, and we get to see 2 of them - 2 year old boy and 4 year old girl just about every other weekend. I really enjoy this stage of my life, being a grandparent and having our kids just come for visits. After my husband retires in 5 years, we plan to take a cruise to Alaska and see some more of the good ol' USA.
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