Susan Gruber:
CLASS OF 1977
Housatonic Valley Regional High SchoolClass of 1977
Falls village, CT
Susan's Story
Well...I went to Gordon College on the North Shore of MA and majored in Foreign Languages and Linguistics. I had the opportunity to work with Walter Fairservis from Sharon on a decipherment project of Harappan -- the language of the ancient Indus River Valley people in what is now Pakistan and India. Then my life took a totally unexpected turn and I became disabled from Type I diabetes and its complications while still in college, but I did graduate (actually in my hospital room.)
I remain unable to work; however, I do keep busy. I married a wonderful man who was my neighbor for 13 years but lost him to cancer after just two years of marriage.
I have improved a lot -- going from a wheelchar for years to doing quite a bit of walking and activity now.
I love to garden. ...Expand for more
Now that the catalogs are coming in I am starting to drool with anticipation. I also love to embroider, make jewelry, enjoy nature and read. I also do some advocating for environmental and wildlife issues.
I have good friends here in Topsfield but I am missing my roots in CT. I used to visit my uncle and an older friend but they are no longer there. A couple of summers ago a friend and I stayed with Ron and Denise Dower over my birthday which ws great.
Being out in nature helps me put life in perspective, give me peace and to connect with God. I am blessed here to have the ocean, woods and meadows nearby; however, it is much more built up than the NW corner and there are no large hills within 30 miles.
So, I would love to hear from people and reconnect.
thanks,
Susan
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