Roberta Burke:  

I married Jack Morris and spent 2 years in New Jersey while Jack went thru electronics schools, and, where our 1st child, Pamela, was born. Next stop was Kenai, Alaska while Jack worked at a communications station and river fished on weekends. I played organ for the base chapel as well as accompanied the chapel junior choir on site, and, as they performed through- out the Kenai Peninsula. The Jr choir was also presented on the base TV station. I also substituted for the Soldatna, AK Church organist in the summer as she vacationed in the lower 48 states. Our 2nd child, Jack C. was born in Anchorage, AK. Alaska being such a beautiful place to live and play. We had our 1st taste of caribou, moose, &, love that salmon. We returned to Seattle 2 weeks prior to the great earthquake.(whew) Jack joined Xerox Corp as their 11th employee in the Northwest(SEATTLE) area. There later came an opening in the Tacoma, Kitsap County area and we moved to Bremerton where our 3rd child, Brian was born. My travels with my parents as a child, and with my 1st husband Jack, have taken me to or thru most of 49 states, as well as Puerto Rico, and Mexico. Great experiences. I have worked as a civil service employee, and, a few years as a contractor for the US NAVY totaling over 20 years, retiring last fall. My last job for them, was a most interesting and challenging experience. In between, I worked in Seattle for the largest medical labratory on the west coast, taking laboratory test orders and researching tests provided by other laboratories around the nation. I contracted RA,Rheumatoid Arthritis, at the age of 29. It is an annoying disease. Fortunately, after many years, friends indicated there was a private clinic in Oregon funded by a family grant. I traveled there, spending my vacations there two years in a row. Gratefully, the RA has been in remis...Expand for more