Deborah Jones:  

I was in the class of 1970 and have 3 sisters and 2 brothers. I married while in my Senior year in high school, then divorced four years later. I was also married three, yes three other times and divorced them, too. Surprised? Me, too! I've moved 26 times in my life! Sheesh! I have lived in North Carolina (Camp LeJeune), Oregon and Utah. We currently live in Enoch, Utah since 2011 and love it here. I'm married to a wonderful man named Dan and we've been marries since 1994. Between us, we have raised 6 kids and now share 16 grandchildren and 3 great-granddaughters! Our kids are great and come with their own sets of life's ups and downs. They are all good at rising above their challenges and surviving. Our oldest, Michele lives in northern Utah, was a counselor with troubled teen girls and now works with the homeless families in Salt Lake City. Our son, Shawn has worked for UPS for over 20 years. Our son, Danny Jr. is living in southern Utah, too and delivers meat to private homes.. Then, our son, David works for Disneyland and the Pasadena Unified School District. Our youngest daughter, Sondra is living in SoCal working in Oak Glen. Last, but not least, is our son, Evan, who lives in Utah and is the maintenance man on heavy production equipment. In June of 2020, our oldest grandson married his long-time girlfriend. They have two daughters. My first job in my career of jobs was in 1973 at a Soda Shop and gift store in Glendora making $1.65 a hour. Can you believe it? I made home-made sodas, malts, and shakes, banana splits and all sorts of ice cream concoctions. I went from there to Monrovia where, in 1974, I was a welder making braces for teeth. I wanted a job closer to home and went to Jack-in-the-Box on Azusa and Cypress the same year. Yeah, I flipped burgers with the best of them and made a mean taco, too. In early 1975, I went to work for J.C. Penney in quality control. I even worked on the sales floor selling carpet. From there, I went to being a food and cocktail waitress and learned how to get blisters on my feet from being in heels all night. I learned well, too. I went on to serve cocktails at a bar and a bowling alley, probably the lowest point in my life. I worked for a feed and grain store in Whittier in 1977 and built up muscles in my arms throwing bags of feed and bales of hay. Yep, I'm a "Jill" of all trades. I worked for a tile contractor taking calls, then got into bidding on jobs and made a bundle until my boss decided he was paying me too much. So, I went to work for another tile contractor, did payroll, and learned how to bet on horses at Santa Anita Race Track. My boss was a BIG gambler so I learned a lot from one of the best. Paid off my car, bought new furniture and enjoyed life, but never got hooked on it. My next job was in 1979 with Harry and David in Medford, Oregon, on the sales phone, taking orders from all over the states. It was a seasonal job so, when I came back to California in '80, I worked briefly as a cross-country driver, delivering vehicles. I got to see some of the country and that was great! Now, the next job I had in 1980 was out of desperation. I went to work for an in-law who owned a nut factory ... right up my line ... Nuts! We actually threaded nuts for industrial and Federal jobs, very precise work. It was a messy job and even though we wore heavy gloves, we still got metal slivers in our fingers. Ouch! Next, the same year, I went to work for Gorham China which was then in San Dimas. I painted real gold and silver (it was kept under lock and key) on the rims of plates and bowls. That was actually fun. My supervisor taught me how to operate and repair the paint machine, and I got pretty good at both. In 1981, I moved to Utah, where my third and fourth children were born. I sold Avon for 4 years and supported four...Expand for more