dorothy garner:
CLASS OF 1966
Maryvale High SchoolClass of 1966
Phoenix, AZ
dorothy's Story
Lost my life long love in April after 41 years of marriage. The time flew by in a flash. We had three terrific sons who are all doing well. We lived on Long Island for 32 years raised our boys there and had a great life. I stayed home until the youngest was in junior high. I dabbled in antiques and refinished furniture and with my husband rennovated three houses on LI. When I went to work fulltime, I accepted an entry level accounting position learning everything I could about computers. When I retired in 2004, I was the asst budget director for the college of Arts & Sciences at the State University of New York at Stony Brook. I loved my work a...Expand for more
nd coworkers and miss the paycheck! My husband was injured at work and was eligible for retirement as well, so we followed our sons to the midwest and then to Alabama about 1 1/2 years ago. Unfortunately my husband lost his battle to cancer after only six months in our new home. He was a Viet Nam vet and it was agent orange that caused his cancer. He was an amazing proud husband and father who swore he'd do it again! We had a great life and I promised to make the most of the remainder of mine. While I miss him terribly, I feel grateful for what we had. Some people never experience what we did, so I promised to stand tall, be proud, and rock on!
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