Stephen Durham:  

Life has been winderful, challenging, and a arowing experience since graduating from West High. After attending Phoenix College I went to Bolivia on a mission for the LDS church where I lived for 2 years. During that time I experienced four governmental revolutions which were interesting each tine. I also had many positive experiences with the people of Bolivia. After returning home I joined the Phoenix Police Department and also got married to Mary Lee McPhetridge who graduated Winslow High School class of 71. She was on the Pom Pom team and graduated as a member of the National Honor Society. We adopted two girls then had two boys biologically. We loved to travel, but on a limited budget for the first few years we usually went to Disneyland with the kids. In 1978 Mary Lee and I became Scuba certified and went on a trip to Hawaii to dive and to take the Honeymoon which we nevet had previously. We have visited Europe, South America, and have taken many cruises to Alaska, Mexico and the Caribbean. When our youngest boy was 18 years old we adopted two young children from Eastern Russia. A boy, Ivan age 9, and his younger sister, Sasha who was four.years old at the time. It was very interesting living in Kharovsk, Russia for four weeks during the 2 stays we were required to make. I must say it was different dealing with the courts there vs here in the USA which I was accustomed to. Under th...Expand for more