Lynne Crago Baxter:
CLASS OF 1980
Lincoln-Way High SchoolClass of 1980
New lenox, IL
Lynne's Story
Life
Well, where do I start?? After graduation I became the proud mom of a son Douglas. He is my life. I can't say it was easy being a single parent, but GOD made a way and brought us through.
I left Illinois for what I felt was a better life in Alabama to find that things were not happenin in such a small town. The closest town was 30 miles away and we would only go to town once a week or so.
Then while on my way home one night I was hit by a drunk driver head on and it changed my life once again. I had to have the jaws of life cut me out of the wreckage. It took 15 hours to put me back together. I felt like humpty dumpty. One thing I know is that GOD saved me that May 19th night and allowed me to live. How fortunate I was even though I had to be put back together with nuts and bolts and in 2002 had the pins and plates removed from my legs and ankles.
I then thought that I needed a change and left Vinemont, AL for Atlanta, GA. There I became a property manager for a managment company out of Columbus, Ohio. I lived in Atlanta for 4 years until the man I was involved with thought it was time I left my family and ventured out on life. Somehow and I am still not sure how we wound up in Houston, Texas. We stayed there for 18 months and found that English was the 2nd language. I worked on a property where only the Manager and myself were the only one's who spoke English. Wow was I lost on the spanish language. I knew some but not enough to carry on a conversation.
After those 18 months we moved...Expand for more
to COlumbus, Ohio where we resided through 2001. 2001 was a horrible year for me. My mom was sick, the man I lived with for so many years was diagnosed with throat cancer June 28, 2001 and he died Thanksgiving day 2001. I had an excellent boss and he allowed me to work when I could, but my main job was caring for Jimmy. May he be resting in peace. After many things, JImmy's body gave out and he lost his fight. He was tired. I must say that I had mixed emotions to his passing. In one way it was a relief and the other for selfish reasons I was angry. He left me alone. I could not stay in COlumbus anymore and felt the burning desire to move on. I packed my belongings and high tailed it back to Alabama to be closer to my dad.
In 2003 my mom passed with cancer and that was again a blow to me. My mom had now left and what would I do without my mom and my best friend.
Well, GOD placed me back in Alabama for a reason. I met my best friend, Brian. He is my heart and I never knew that I could be happy again.
I am still in property management and figure I will always be in the field. I am looking to finally work on my real estate license.
So here I am today close to my now 25 year old son, my dad and his wife and my best friend Brian....
I suppose that is all for now....
Workplace
I have always been in the property managment field. I have learned one thing for sure. If I was ever a resident and had to come up with a reason why I did not pay my rent I would have all the excuses in the world. LOL
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