Joan Fessenden Schipper:
CLASS OF 1963
San Juan Capistrano Union High SchoolClass of 1963
San juan capistrano, CA
Joan's Story
Hi "Classmates,"
It's fun to look back. Some of you knew my parents, who owned the House of Music in the old Bank of America building at El Camino Real and Del Mar. Dick Phipps, Dan Phillips and more. When your folks own a business, you always have a job so there wasn't a lot of being at the beach? Jeannie Austin's folks raised poinsettia flowers on Camp Pendelton and Jeannie and I learned to drive a jeep all over those hills long before we were 16. Sharon Barnett's parents owned a motel in San Clemente and we cleaned rooms which gave us exclusive use of the pool and extra money for the show and the Breakers. While going to college, I worked at Disneyland and a...Expand for more
lso worked for Laura Mason at her hair salon in the Palisades. Later, I worked for J. W. Robinson's at Fashion Island while completing a cadet program for Costa Mesa P. D. I joined the LAPD and retired as a Det. Supervisor of the Abused Child Unit 27 yrs. later, after my back gave out from an on duty traffic accdent. I lost my husband, Dave, in 2013 to heart disease and have lived in Menifee for several yrs. I was never blessed with children but have a very large family with wonderful nieces and nephews. I seem to keep very busy not sure doing what? I think it's called retired for which I'm grateful!! I have a new dog, named, "Pepsi and she is training me well."
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