Mavis Townsley:  

I got married while still in High School (Don't do it!!!) to Tom Walsh, who joined the Marines and after I graduated, we lived in San Diego for a couple of years. When he went to Viet Nam, I moved back to Kennewick... working at Woolworths in Pasco (remember them?? *lol*) anyway, I went to CBC at nights and after Tom got back, I started working at Douglas Uniutd Nuclear out in "C" area at Hanford. I became a computer programmer and Tom went to school learning accounting. after a couple of years we moved to Los Angeles, CA. where I worked at Litton Industries and Tom worked as an accountant for Host International. His compamy bought a chain of gift shops, restaurant & beach resort in the US Virgin Islands and they sent him to check their accounting system. I was able to tale a leave of absense for a few weeks to go along and we both loved it there. When they asked him to become their Controller, we went back to California, sold the house and moved. I got a job at the College of the Virgin Islands in the computer department. We bought a boat and learned to Scuba dive. Great place to have a boat as there are lots of islands to explore and the weather is fantastic. However, it's not the best place to actually live and the schools left a lot to be desired..., even the private ones. We decided it would be best to move back and he was able to get transferred to Houston, TX.in 1978 which is how I ended up here. All I knew of Texas was as a kid growing up in the desert Panhandle, so Houston was a pleasant surprise... very green and lots of flowers... also lots of rain, so it's quite humid. Tom and I split up about a year after moving here, and he went back to Washington. I had a series of programming jobs here, each better than the last. I was happy being sin...Expand for more