Toni Hamilton:  

CLASS OF 1977
Levittown, NY

Toni's Story

after graduation.I moved to Fl.in 1978.I worked at a drug store for a year, then at a factory. Then I got tired of working inside so I got a job working for a nursery.I worked there until the owner passed away and they where moving to a different town.Then I started to work at a Little General Store, pumping gas, then I started as a cashier for them until the late hours of the night.Then one day sbout a week after we had a hurricane hit us.(my first one) Hurricane David. I was at a restauant with some friends. When this hot guy came over to our table.He knew one of the guys I was with. They both worked together across the road from where I was working at the time. Anyway, the guy Steven asked if I was hooked up with anyone, to his friend from work.He told him that I was just ending a relationship.So Steven came in the store and asked me out to dinner. I said yes.This was in Oct.1979.We went out every night after this. The funny part was when I first saw him. I believed him to be a redneck. To my surpise he came from NH. He had come to Fl to see his Dad and then was going to work on the oil rigs. He changed his mind and asked me to marry him in Nov. of 1979. We got married Feb. 23rd. 1980. We had our first child in Nov. 1983. A girl. (Steve already had a son from his first marriage.) Then in June of 1986 we had a son. Before the children came along I had gone to college and got a degree in banking. Steve got a job working for Pratt&Whitney, building jet engines and parts to the first space shuttle. I retired from banking for 9 months to stay home with our daughter. Then I returned to the Bank for one year. After that year. I was able to stay home. Then like I said before our son was born. I stayed home until he started kindergarten. I started doing little things to help at their school. Then I was offered a job to help teach. I worked at their school for about 6 months .Then was transfered to another school to work with children that had special needs. Then in 2004. W...Expand for more
e added another child to the family. I became his foster mother. Anyway, I was still teaching and at times getting chairs, desks etc. thrown at me. Working with the HS students was what I found out to be the easy ones. They would get up set and curse you at and leave the classroom. I did this for over 9 years. In the mean time I was a Girl Scout Leader for 10 years and baseball mom for 6 years. Steve during this time faced a big lay off from Pratt&Whitney. He then worked for a company closer to home, doing the same thing. Our daughter went away to college at UNF for two years, then returned home.To finish the rest of her schooling at a private college, earning her degree in Massage Therapy,also earning her AA. Our son finished HS and went on to get his AA. He now works for the company my husband last worked for. He just got married this past March, to a girl he had been dating for about 3 years. Our foster son finished HS and went into the Untied States Air Force for a little over 2 years. He is back in Fl. Our son also still lives in Fl with his wife, Our daughter moved to SC about two years ago and brought her own home. My husband and I brought a home in SC but we did not move into it until about a year later. It took him a while to talk me into leaving Fl. We finally made the move in Jan.07. We still own the other home in Fl. hoping to have it sold by this Jan. Now the other news our daughter is getting married this Oct.18th 2008. Talk about putting on the stress factor. Two children getting married in one year. In the mean time I am on full disability since 2005. (Many health issues.) My husband now works in Security. We wanted early retirement but that did not happen in this time of our lives yet. We will be married for 29 years this coming Feb.23rd. We have had a very good life together. I do kid him about me being married half my life. Anyway, This is my life story. I hope to hear from some others from LMHS. Take care and God Bless. Toni Hamilton(Butler) 1977.
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