Mary Bradley:  

CLASS OF 1964
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Klamath falls, OR

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Start typing your story here. In the fall of 1964 iI started a OTI in the Dental Assasent school. untill after winter quater. then i went to work at Maxins Rest. at the Bus Depot. I quit to go back to school but could not enter that quater. I was looking for another job. My 20th B'day came around and Maxine call me back to work. At first i did not want to but i caved in and went to work at 9pm. That turned out to be one of the best days of my life. G. Bruce Whitten was quiting as the cook that night (he had started the day after i quit the first time) to back in the Air Force. It was love as first site for me. For the next 3 days we spent all waking time together talking of what we wanted out of life. The 3er day He said "I would have to by crazy to marrie you." and I said "Your dnot quit my type." in respond. That was the 7th of Oct, 1966. He did call me befor he left on the 9th to say good by again. When I went to work on the 8th i told the other workers that I was going to marrie {NO MY SPELLING HAS NOT GOTTEN ANY BETTER } I recived a post card the 12 that said "Have arived safe sound and insain". thay is not even a return address. Ther is a whold sroty about the next 5 days i will skip. The next time i see him was the 18th of Oct. Again a story of what went on between my family Bruce and I. that came to an end o;n Nov. 6. 1966 with our marrage in Reno Na. and a 3 day trip back to Mcord air base in Wash. We were $les and gat a one rome Atartment for $35 at 4051/2 E Pike in June of 67 we owned our own restrant untill Sept. In Jan. we moved to Twin Falls Id the iWere our first girl was born Nov 6, 1968 then moved to Ogden Ut. and our first Boy was born Dec 18, 1969. We adp[ted a 16 year old in 1970 We signed for him go into the Army at 17. ( another story)Then to Denver Co. were we had our 2nd girl Aprial 18th 1971 My dad died Sept of 1972 a few days after coming to vsit us for the first time. bough a house, had our 2nd Dec 31 1972 and 3re boy April 1975 With 2 niscarages between. Did go to my 10th class reunion. In Aug.1977 Bruce was ordained to the priest hood in the Apstolic Catholic Church. Then in 1977 we moved to Boise Id. bought a house then to Ferndale Wash in june of 79 and Feb 8th 1982 Bruce was killed in a tree cutting accadent .and i was pregnat again. I miscarage the 17 of March and my mom died July 1.Alll in 1982 Maried again in 1983 In the Cathlic church. He devoirced me in 1985 and he died in 2004 I did not date again untill 1989 meet my presant husbon but we dated only 4 month and he maried some on else In 1996 i called hem on a busness tranaction found he would be dovorced in May. We were maried the fowling May in the Luthran church May 17, 1997. but starting attented His home church (were his father was a prist) the Episcal c...Expand for more
hurch. I also attend for 11 years on May 18 if 2020 we were married in the catholic church. He is the orgenist at his church. We are owners of a fencing com and small general cont. co and have a cabnit shop, raise bees, and have a small orchare. Have our own chickens and rais much of the fruit and veg that we eat. I can and dry food We are a organic as we can and soon hope to have solar power. We do all this on 5/8 of a aker We have 9 kids and 15grand kids and 2 grate grand kids. From New York to; Alabama to Texas to Utah to Wash. I look forward to hearing for School mates form 1960 through 66 that remember me. I was and still am a red head by choice. My hair is not quit as long as in H.S. I am now a big women. still do not need glasses I used to be shy but have been told that i am as shy as a bearcoda (fish) hids in the rocks but when it sees what it wants it goes after it. I have live a full life with lots of story and i am writing a Book of my life. I have become story teller. Contat me and i will tell more of what i have been up to.becides 5'2" In the class proficy they said i would be drill Sargent in heven. Well with the size of my family they were right but it is not heaven. I also help run the company's and have to give orders. Now Oct .13 we do have solar power since April and gotten our first check for $900 and our Co. has had a 0 power bill even with having a welding shop and a buzz box. This year we have added raising our own chickens for meat. We have a hen that will set any ones eggs. She produced 25 chick over the summer and now is sitting fake eggs for the winter, and her sis has 11 chick right now here 1st. I hear of all you that have retired, sound like fun, but I travel a diffrant way Carl is an softball umpire and I go to out of town and state tournaments .Went to Calif , Ventura for girls 12-38 world series 2012 we took 13 day and went to Alaska land the first week and by sea home. will keep add more. we live in Wash. Out side of Bellingham our Co is in the ph. book Up-Rite Fence. the last few years I have been doing genaology Have had my DNA tested and found some shocking info. Italian 49% I Know that, Great Britten 39%???? were did that come from, Iberian Pun. 10%i( fr, spain, Porgaul, Top of Marco and Alg. but I am 100% Europen, German 6% I though I would be mush more. 1% Irish my red hair out ot 69 grand kids my granpa Mike had I am the only one with any red hair, I now make it all red. And last but to me the best 1% Viking One of the oldest DNA's of Europe . I am 1/2 way through my first year of Ancestry .com and between me, my first husband, and my now husband I have 5,500 to day in my tree. I have been invited to KU's reunion in Aug (SHA is not having one , not that I did not try to get one going)
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This is the next step in making the Buffet the tree was cut down to widen the stree we had a portable sawmill mill it we dryed it I designed it and Carl built and I stained it to match the hard wood floor
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Mary Bradley's album, Untitled Album
Mom and dad Guidi
Solar panels on the garage roof March 2013
the old people that live here.
Sept 1983 Carter lake rim road.
Shirley-ann, Kim,Jahn-Paul, and joe at the lake side of Crater lake Sept 1983
This wall is 12 feet long and 8 to 12 high.
fish are cut out of dress cloth and glued to wall.
net 3 are of my bath room under water motif.
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