Cathie Parker:
CLASS OF 1973
Glendora High SchoolClass of 1973
Glendora, CA
Cathie's Story
Hi all --
I'm living in Glendora in what I call the "family homestead" near the high school, the home my folks bought in 1963. I've got a 15-year-old chihuahua, Dickens, who was my late mother's pride and joy and is just that for me too; two sister cats, Cali (a calico) and Georgia (named after my art hero, Georgia O'Keeffe), and Jazz, an African grey parrot my late father loved to teach naughty words to.
I'm an account executive at an ad & PR agency in San Marino (I'm the PR part of that description). I guess my yearbook experience at GHS paid off well enough since I worked at the San Gabriel Valley Tribune for 19 years (the final 10 as entertainment editor -- that was so much fun!), the LA Times for 6 (in a sister division, the LA Times International Syndicate), PR at the LA County Fair and now at Huntington Marketing, where I've been since 2005.
Was married for 15 years, and have lived in the homestead since 1996.
I balance the "writing side" of my brain with the visual arts, painting and...Expand for more
now drawing in pastel chalk (doing pet portraits, so if you're in the market...).
I love the performing arts too -- concerts (rock 'n' roll, classical, the blues, progressive bluegrass, oh whatever EXCEPT rap and hip hop) and theater (just love Shakespeare - thanks Mrs. Willis) and am always on the lookout for free entertainment.
Right now I'm enjoying everything that's happening in the downtown Glendora "Village" where there are 14 food establishments, free guitar concerts at Strings Music (the new guitar store) and a variety of activities and entertainment at the Village Book Shop (that's moved next door to its former address to 123 N. Glendora -- more spacious!) Remember the book shop? It's bigger, better, and offers so much more. No more Barnes & Noble for me!
Other than job duties and the art thing, I'm very involved with family who live in Glendora and Orange County, and try to see them as much as I can.
As I tell everyone, I'm just surfing the waves and keeping an eye on the horizon.
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