Linda Straus:  

After high school (attended El Cerrito High, then transferred to Albany High when my family moved, discovered that I needed more credits to graduate, so was in the class of '64 at El Cerrito, then only needed to attend Albany High part-time while working part-time and was in the class of '65 at Albany High), I worked at Cutter Labs in Berkeley, then left to atttend Merritt College, where I met my future husband, Mel. We lived in Chicago for two years (I had a great job as a tour guide at the Merchandise Mart), then returned to Albany and much better weather. We bought a house out in Walnut Creek, had two boys, I worked part-time at Macy's, we moved to Clayton Valley, and finally to Glendora (LA area). With Mel's job transfer, back again to Concord area, in Clyde. Another transfer, and a move to Loomis (Sacramento area). I found a job with Grass Vally Group up in Grass Valley, and stayed there for 10 years, through a divorce and raising the boys alone (we even lived for a while in Rough & Ready). After being laid off, I returned to school, finally getting an AS degree from Yuba College (and was commencement speaker, and won an award for poetry . . more than I ever accom...Expand for more