Linda Jones:  

I was born in Los Angeles and spent the first five years of my life in El Monte. I had two older brothers who died when they were young children, and two younger brothers in their 60s. My family moved to Sunland in 1955. I attended Wright School in El Monte for kindergarten, Stonehurst School for first grade, then Our Lady of Lourdes School in Tujunga from 2nd through the 6th grade. I was so shy that my parents sent me to Mt. Gleason for junior high to bring me out of my shell. I earned good grades in public school, but by the time I got to Verdugo, boys were a big distraction, so my parents sent me to all-girls Villa Cabrini in the middle of 11th grade. As a result, I have two sets of dear high school friends. After graduation from VCA, I attended SFVSC for a year while working part-time for Kinney Shoes and an Alfa Romeo specialist. I was as a secretary/stenographer for Lockheed/Burbank from 1968 until 1970. I started working for the L.A. Department of Water & Power in 1970 and eloped to Las Vegas with my first husband, Neil, in 1972. I completed my A.A. degree in business/ accounting at Glendale College. After the birth of the first of our three sons, I chose the best job of all -- at-home mom -- and I loved it. We bought a house in Huntington Beach in 1973, but sadly, after 16 years, the marriage fell apart. We sold the house and I went to work for McDonnell Douglas/Boeing. A few years later, I met a handsome widower, Joe, who married me in 1989 and accepted my three ...Expand for more