Billie Jo Walsh:  

Life Okay, I finally found the only high school picture I have that wasn't a yearbook picture. So if you click on "then" you'll see what I really looked like, at least in 1967. I was painting sets for "My Fair Lady", that year's school play. I lived in K.C. after graduation for N.K.C.H.S. in 1968. I didn't go to college, worked a a couple of different jobs, i.e., a bank, department store personnel office, etc., then started a career in modeling for a few years (don't look at the yearbook picture or you won't believe it), before I discovered the hotel industry. I went to work when the Crown Center Hotel opened in 1973, and found my niche in that industry. I worked at Crown Center Hotel until 1976 and then moved to L.A. and transferred to the Century Plaza Hotel. I worked at a couple of others also over a total of 20 or so years. I then went to work at Warner Bros. Studios for 8 years. I retired (early) for 5 years, and then opened a needlework store in Burbank, which I just closed after a little over 4 years. I've been married for 20 years, with no children, but 3 golden retrievers and 1 cat. I would love to see my old American History Teacher, Dan Jennish-he was inspirational. Favorite way to relax is snow skiing, then reading, or doing some needlework. The Green Bay Packers is my favorite football team, as we have a long family history with them. My father was born in Green Bay, the rest of us in Milwaukee. My gold...Expand for more