Catherine Taylor:  

AFTER HIGH SCHOOL: I lived in west Germany for almost two years to be with husband #1 (Bernie Bialek, married 1971-81) while he was serving in the army during the Vietnam War. In 1975, we had one son, Brad, who is now father to my four granddaughters. While married to husband #2 (Richard Teel 1983-95), I got an A.A. degree in Interior Design (well at least I graduated with honors). It was my intention to go on to K-State's architecture program but I didn't make it. I worked in furniture retail sales for Orman's and then as a wholesale furniture mfg. sales rep for Lane Furniture with Kansas and western Missouri being my territory. All those years, Barb Stevenson Apperson Bryan, kept trying to convince me to go into the insurance field. I finally took her advise in 1991. I worked for Aetna in Denver, Unum in Leawood, and Hartford in Overland Park as an employee benefits specialist. I am still a licensed life and health insurance agent. Just thought I'd put that out there in case you need new coverage. :-) I have a HIA designation, which is Health Insurance Associates of America from Washington, D.C. It's further study and/or a degree designation in life, health insurance, along with disability and long-term care specialty. ADULT CHILDREN & GRANDCHILDREN: My son, Brad, born in 1975 is an only child. However, he and his wife, Stacy, have four beautiful daughters Aspen 13, Phoenix 10, Presley 5, and Bristolyn 16 months. They are SO much fun! My spouse, John, has three grown children (Elisabeth, Heidi, Chip) and will be a grandfather this coming September. MORE RECENT NEWS: Yes, I got married AGAIN on April 12, 2003 in Hawaii! My CATHOLIC mother always said I could marry as many times as I want. (Mom passed away September 8, 2003 which is Barb's birthday as well). So here I am at #3 (John Taylor 2003-present). We are residents of Overland Park and split our time between home, living aboard our 47 foot Jefferson in the pacific northwest, and Colorado to visit youngest son Chip. I have always been a water baby so this is heaven for me. (I also love beachcombing for sea glass.) Except the water in the NW is too cold for me to swim. I'd rather be off the coast of California! But I'm not so sure about that now since radiation from Japan has arrived there. In May 2009 we purchased our boat just prior to the stock market crash. Since then we have been cruising the San Juan's and Gulf Islands (except John was in the hospital for a month). This coming summer we hope to travel...Expand for more