Nancy Brown:  

One of my heros was Mrs. Durgin. She taught science at Riverton Public. I admired her intellect, but also the fact that she looked so attractive every day. No slacking for her. And I never forget that. So many people let themselves go as they get older. Someone said on our last trip back to NJ that she still looked good. For years I wanted to be a nurse, but in my Freshman year of HS Latin was not my best subject, especially since it was back to back with Geometry (same teacher). I switched from College Prep to Business. That one decision changed the course of my life. My Dad was involved in the RCA plant layoff. He actually took an early layoff since he knew it was inevitable. In Feb. 1964, he went to work with IBM in Huntsville, Alabama. I left with him and we left the rest of the family (3 younger sisters, Ginny, Pat and Debbie in New Jersey until we could find a house. The space program was booming in Huntsville and housing there was scarce. In Apr. 1964 the rest of the family arrived in Huntsville and my Mom had my brother, Richard Jr. I finished HS in Alabama. Dated a lot, but never dated anyone very long. The wildest thing I ever did and I do regret it, is the newly planted cotton field my friend and I went through with my brand new 1966 Red Chevelle. Went to work for the Government in Jul. 1965. How that happened I don't know, because I was definitely the class comic in my typing class. In Aug. 1967 I married Jim Betterton, a dashing young AF guy, in 1967 and we had three daughters and one son--Kimberly, Laura, Lydia, and Joey. We did a 2 1/2 year tour of duty in Germany - that was interesting. Toward the end of our marriage we were missionaries in Hyderabad, India for almost a year. I eventually went back to work for the Government and became a single Mom in 1987. I attended Whitesburg Baptist Church singles group, met and married Fan King, a very successful Govt. manager and worked with a singles' group for almost 10 years, teaching classes and doing informal counseling. My Mom died of breast cancer in Apr. 1988. The next Fall I signed up for college and finished with a BS in Management of Technology in Dec. 1995. In 2000 I again found myself single. Met up again with my husband Tracy Brown Jan. 2001. My Dad died in Feb. 2001 and I continued to date Tracy long distance for 2 years. Then I tr...Expand for more