Karen Pettersen:
CLASS OF 1964
Washburn High SchoolClass of 1964
Minneapolis, MN
University of Minnesota - NursingClass of 1968
Minneapolis, MN
Karen's Story
Life
I graduated from the University of Minnesota in 1968 with a degree in Nursing. I have had a varied and fun career. I have been the nurse at the San Diego Zoo, a school nurse in Sicily, Italy, I have worked with HIV and Aids issues, I've taught health topics in detention centers and prisons, and I've worked with high-risk adolescents. My husband, Alan Pettersen, and I left the state of Minnesota in 1969. Alan spent 27 years in the Navy, so we have lived in many different places(ergo my various job opportunities). One of the most unusual things that has happened in my life is that I searched for and found my birth parents (I was adopte...Expand for more
d as a baby). I also found 9 half-brothers and sisters. Alan and I have two daughters, both of whom are married, and we have 6 grandchildren. We have settled down in Dallas, Texas, for the past 6 years. We also have a cabin in Angel Fire, New Mexico. Because we have moved so many times, I have lost touch with many former school friends. I'd love to hear from anyone who has the time to write.
College
I graduated from the University of Minnesota in 1968 with a degree in Nursing. What I remember most about my college years was crossing the Mississippi River bridge on campus in -40 degree weather. Does it still get that cold in Minnesota?
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