Barbara Merritt:
CLASS OF 1970
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Central High SchoolClass of 1970
Knoxville, TN
Sterchi Elementary SchoolClass of 1966
Knoxville, TN
Barbara's Story
STERCHI, CENTRAL HS, MARYVILLE COLLEGE, MARYVILLE UNIV-ST LOUIS.
I would hope the school friends remember me as a genuine friend, caring and trustworthy. Integrity and empathy, are my touchstones.
After CHS, I attended Maryville College in one year of pre-med and became engaged to Bill Merritt. Mom almost stroked when her 'wall flower' daughter left college and married at 19! We married in 1971 and I became a surgical tech at UT Hospital.
In 1972 Bill returned to his Naval career and off we went. Virginia Beach VA; San Diego, CA 8 years, where our daughter and son were born; and in Knoxville briefly in 1980 were our Naval years. THAT's why I lost track of nearly everyone.
All through school I'd dreamed of a medical career, but most of ...Expand for more
all wanted babies. I was a full time Mom for 18 years and I had the time of my life.
Back to civilian status in 1980, Bill went to work in the aircraft industry and we were off to St. Louis, MO 6 years, central CA 1 year, and Atsugi, JAPAN for 4 months.
We returned from Asia, and went back to St Louis for another 18 years where I finally graduated with my nursing degree from the Other Maryville-Maryville University-St Louis. Our children consider MO home and small town life is good for raising children. Now my daughter and I live 30 min. west of Washington DC and my son is a Naval Officer. I work as a Clinical Research Project Manager in the Office of the Army Surgeon General.
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