Phyllis Landon:  

Life Hello Colts, I don't know if my life is a fascinating read for anyone, but I have certainly enjoyed living it for the past 62 years! After I graduated from CHS, I went to Mt. SAC and then on to USC. It was an interesting experience for a small-town girl who suddenly found herself part of a large university in a big city. For the first two months all I remember is being homesick. After I realized I was at college (a whole 35 miles away from home) to stay, I began to love USC and even earned my master's degree there. Today, I am still very much a Trojan and am involved in several USC activities that raise money for scholarships. Both of our children Jennifer (30) and Michael (27) also graduated from USC. It must have been all those USC football games and tail-gate parties I dragged them to for years when they were little. I also liked to hum the "Conquest" song around the house. One of my happiest accomplishments is being married (36 yrs.) to Frank. He's wonderful, intelligent, caring, and ...unfortunately, they just don't give me enough space to go on and on about him. We met one day through a mutual friend (his boss) whom I was dating at the time. Best day of my life! Frank retired from Fluor/Daniel as Vice-President of Engineering. His "retirement" lasted about 5 minutes until he formed his own consulting company. During those years of marriage, Frank has taught me how to survey open desert in Arizona during 112 degrees heat; ride an ATV up and down mountains; go spelunking in caves with bats flying all around me; handle a Colt six-shooter; and spot petraglyphs as well as rattlesnakes on a sandy desert wall at twilight. (ADVICE: Never marry an outdoorsman unless you are prepared to lead an adventuresome life.) We've also traveled down rivers in Thailand, Vietnam, and Cambodia. After 12 years of teaching and school administration in the Covina Valley Unified School District (with Dr. Erwin Jones as my boss), I became a real "June Cleaver" minus the starched dress and pe...Expand for more