Ann Smith:  

Well, let's see. After high school I attended NCSU for a short time and decided I wanted to learn a trade and get into the workforce, faster. Patty Jo Walker & I went to a year of Medical Lab School together and that's pretty much the area of work I have stayed in. I met my husband, Chuck, which was a music fraternity brother of Karen Edmisten. He sang in Glee Club at NCSU and Karen was in marching band. I worked at Rex Hospital in Raleigh a couple of years (3rd shift) and then an OB-GYN office. Got into medical sales and distribution at Fisher Scientific in Raleigh.Had my daughter, Amanda in Raleigh in 1981 and in 1985 Chuck got a promotion and transfer with his job to Jacksonville,FL. I worked part-time at a Dr's office and in 1988 we had a son, Brandon.I worked part-time and then full time at Mayo Clinic as the kids grew up.Both children played soccer here in sunny Florida and Amanda ended up going to Flagler College in St. Augustine on soccer scholarship and met her future husband,Mark,a British soccer player at Flagler on men's soccer team. Brandon tore his MCL and ACL and had surgery his Jr. year in high school. He was not able to continue to play soccer.He is now ...Expand for more