Cathi L. Gross:  

Life December 2, 2006 What have I done since leaving Torrance High in January of 1976? Yes, I did graduate early, and I did not come back for graduation day or the prom. I was glad to be out of school, although I did go to El Camino College for about a year, and quit. Instead I chose to go to work as a security agent at the L.A. Airport at the American Airlines Terminal. I really enjoyed the job, and had hoped to get into the airlines themselves, so I could travel, but I was too short to be airline stewardess. Since I couldn’t be a stewardess, I became a secretary working for several different companies. At age 21, on September 15, 1979, I was married to a very wonderful man, by the name of Daniel, who I have been married to for the past 27 years. We have had two children together both boys. My oldest son, Timothy, was born in 1982 and my youngest son Matthew was born in 1986. When my oldest son got to be 4 ½ years old, my husband and I decided to home school our children. So, for 17 years I was not only my children’s mom I was also there teacher, taxi driver, maid and cook. I was one busy mom, and enjoyed every moment of it. Home schooling was a great thing for both my boys, because it helped each of them to progress at there speed, and Oxnard, CA had more than we could choose for the boys to be evolved in socially. We had tee-ball, baseball, swim team, and karate. There were also bible clubs, art and music classes plus lots of friends on a daily basis. Our back yard was always filled with laughter and fun and I enjoyed every moment of it. Now, both of my boys are grown. My oldest is a Web Developer for a large financial company in downtown Los Angeles, while my youngest is in the Air Force stationed in San Antonio, TX. For the past two years I have worked for my husband who owns his own Computer Consulting Company. As of December 31, our business will be merging with another Computer Consulting Company, and I will be retiring fro...Expand for more