Mary Helen Gomez:  

I had fun in High School! I got to play sports AND partied too. What fun we had cruising and listening to the Motown sound. I love meeting new people and trying new experiences. I was the second woman to ever work in a steel mill in Arizona (Marathon Steel). What an ordeal that was to even apply for the job! It was a looooong walk past the hooting and hollering just to get to the application office. But it made me face my fears and began the long journey of facing more fears to accomplish the things that I have. It may not seem much to people, but to me, given the circumstances, it is a whole lot. I've hiked the Grand Canyon, North to South Rim. I've hiked the Havasupai Trail also, to the Mooney falls and I have since posted some pictures of that too. That hike was in 1991. I've hiked Picket Post with my Dad and brothers, not as easy as it looks. I love hiking and one day I will be able to again. I worked at the Magma Mine before the last shutdown in 1996. That was the best job I ever had, dirty, but the people made it the best! I'll always cherish that time of my life and feel richer to have experienced the underground. I also have pictures of that time, which I've posted. The worst job I ever had was a tie between a waitress at Coco's and a Land Surveyor in Apache Junction. I am not waitress material! Boy, did I screw that one up. I hated waitressing! And the land surveying? I worked from the end of May until the end of August outdoors in Apache Junction. Out on that blacktop ALL day! Pounding stakes into the ground and marking streets and measuring this and that usually carrying a 20 to 30 pound bag. AND, my boss was the boss from hell too. Whew! I quit that job in a hurry. I was an administrative assistant (secretary) for the Men's physical education department at Mesa Community college in 1974/1975. Of course I jumped at that opportunity. Work for the coaches and see all the sports guys coming and going everyd...Expand for more