Adele Davis:  

Thank you for reading my story! All of my fond childhood and school memories include you. You all were a big part of my growing up to become the person I am today. I hope to hear back from you and learn about your lives over these past years. Went into the Air Force about a year after high school and was stationed in Riverside, California. It was a terrific experience - both the Air Force and southern California in the late 60's. Married someone I met in the Air Force, moved to Kansas (his hometown) for 7 years, unfortunately was very ill for most of those years, finally got well, and then moved back to Southern California. Lived in Del Mar, California, a gorgeous beach town just north of San Diego, for almost 20 years. Completed the Information Systems Management program at the University of California, San Diego and worked for Fujitsu for many years as a Product Manager for their retail technology product line. Traveled extensively and worked closely with most of the major retailers across the country - a very rewarding and heady experience. Even went to Japan, a very beautiful, but crowded country. The business travel allowed me to visit friends and family in Michigan about once a month. My Mom died of leukemia in 1989, which was not only devastating but a real eye-opener for me in terms of how I want to live my life. Divorced in 1995 and moved back to Michigan to be with the family and friends that I had so deeply missed all those years. Marcy Talmage (now Thompson) and I have been close friends since we were about 3 or 4 years old and it is so wonderful to now live only 6 miles away from her. Gail Wilmarth (Brown) and I have also become very close friends since I moved back - she is the sister of my soul and such an amazing person. Because the job market is so very different here than in California, I went back to school upon moving back here and got a BA in Business Administration from Davenport University in 1997. I've continued working in information technology as both a project manager and business analyst for various companies in this area. Have my own little company of one (me!) and work on a contract basis. In 1998, I built a house on family land around the corner from my Dad's little farm (near the intersection of 12 mile and old Alpine Ave). Marcy's husband, Pete, is a builder. So over a bottle of my Dad's incredibly good homemade wine, she and I designed the house that Pete built and in which I now love living. Former classmates have a well drilling company and they drilled my water well. Another classmate wo...Expand for more