Rose Suemoto:  

Life When I was at Montclair HS, my name was Rose Marie Remley - but I married during my senior year and became Rose Marie Klaassen. When I was at UPS, my name was Klaassen. Now, it is Suemoto. I have 4 children and a bunch of grandchildren. Overall, I am enjoying my life. The last 40+ years has not always been easy for me, but I am a survivor, and where I am at now in my life is good. I expect the next 20 years to be the best yet. My current husband is second generation Japanese-American. Before he retired he was Assistant Fire Chief in Honolulu. He cooks and cleans. Firemen are great cooks, if you haven't heard. I enjoy reading in my spare time - have always loved this. Other than that, no serious hobbies. Although from time to time I tinker with the idea of writing a book. I recently retired and am enjoying life. I participate in Toastmasters, serve as tresurer of our condo association and facilitate a senior citizens writing group. I also coach a middle school speech team. We live in Hawaii. Sounds great - and it is. But it is not all surf and sand. The cost of living is very high and pretty much everyone works - some two or three jobs. I was fortunate. I only worked...Expand for more