Calista Ruga:
CLASS OF 1962
Austin High SchoolClass of 1962
Chicago, IL
Calista's Story
Yes, I graduated from Austin High in June 1962 & then got married in Aug to a teacher from New Jersey & this summer will be our 58th wedding anniversary. We had 4 children of our own & helped 2 more grow up & life has been a challenge as our youngest daughter was killed in 1995 in an auto accident & then the cousin who came to our house daily for 2+ yrs & was like a son of our own, took his life on the day of the date we buried our daughter, but it was a year later. Our oldest daughter has a very rare chromosomal defect & we had her 24/7 care for 46 yrs & now she is in a medical group home & we get to see her frequently. Our 2 older boys are married & we have 9 grandchildren & 6 great grands already so we are busy. We live here in South Jersey in the...Expand for more
woods & like living here in the country. We've traveled extensively here in the US & Canada & been to Bernuda 8 times as a family. My husband was a teacher for 9 yrs & then worked in construction for 15 yrs. & then went back to teaching until he retired. He also coached a lot of different sports, but track & field were his specialty as he ran track & cross county in high school & college & last year he was voted into the Hall of Fame for the college he attended in Ohio. My parents lived in the Chicago area until they died & we used to visit regularly & my sister also lived in Chicago area until they moved to Canada where we have frequently visited as well. Have great memories of my years at Austin & have kept in contact with a couple of my classmates.
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