Michele Ellis:  

A little about myself today and how I got here. I've had a very busy life since graduating. I married in Sept. of 1972, the man I met in July 1971 while "hanging out" with Diane Johnson. Since Mike was in the Air Force we lived in North Caroline for a year and then moved back to Cincinnati in the spring of 1973. In 1974 Mike was offered a job in Michigan with the Department of Defense and so off to north of Detroit we went. That was the start of a good life as a federal employee. We moved to Washington Courthouse, Ohio in 1975 when Mike transfered to Columbus still with DOD. Opportunity again came in the picture for Mike to work at the GE Evandale plant for DOD as a Quality Assurance inspector of the Engine contracts DOD had. We moved to Batavia. Now during this time we had 3 daughters and I was a stay at home Mom. When the youngest daughter went off to grade school I started working part-time. I did some cashier work and then worked for Bank One as a teller for a while. In 1988, Mike had the opportunity to switch from DOD to Dept. of Transportation working for NASA. So, we moved again to Titusville, FL. The girls all graduated from Titusville High School. I started working for Brevard County Board of County Commissioners, Clerk of Courts in the Finance Office. Mike decided to retire from the Federal Government Jan. 2007 and so I retired from the County Dec. 2006. We took a 3 week vacation to Alaska in May 2007 and have taken several shorter trips throughout the year. The Alaska Trip was wonderful and if anyone has the opportunity to go there, all I can say is you should. Breath taking beauty. From the Gold Mines of Fairbanks to Mt. McKinley, Denali National Park to the Kenai Fjord. So much to see and experience. Mike and I own a 2003 Harley Low Rider motorcycle and travel to many of the Harley Owner Group state rallies. We've traveled as far west as Houma, LA and Mike has been as far north west as Memp...Expand for more