Charlotte Weizer Joseph:  

My Life at 70! Life for me is centered in Long Beach, CA. I live and worked in this town. I worked mainly at Long Beach City College, teaching political science for almost 40 years. I am so happy to be retired and not dealing with today’s political climate and online instruction. I admire those teaching in this changing environment. At LBCC, I met my husband Greg, a historian, who has a special expertise, the American automobile... especially muscle cars. Greg is still the collector and we have walls filled with early American clocks. Do not get involved with a historian. This is the man who gave me twins, car shows, clocks and NASCAR, what more could a woman want? Oh I forgot country music! Eric and Allison are our 30 year old twins. Eric is now working as a public policy analyst for a consulting firm where differing views are respected. He worked for some cities and decided city and county government are not for him. Allison started at UC Berkeley, spent time at Oxford, became ill and dropped out for over 5 years and returned to Scripps College to get 2 BA’s in Environmental Analysis and Psychology. She is now working with a nonprofit involved with international refugees. There are no marriages or grandchildren yet, but Eric is engaged to a wonderfully talented dynamo that expands his world. Being old parents isn't so bad, they keep us young and active. We have a wonderful dog Willow who is afraid of the world. People, kids, wind, leaves, bikes, cars, to name a few. She just is terrified of the outside world. We cheer for her to bark but she usually cowers. Our 65 pound girly is all love. Greg, my husband , is a very special friend and an amazing father. His health is a challenge for a person who always exercised and took care of himself. We live in a part of Long Beach, Bixby Knolls, that reminds me of where I lived in Alhambra. We like the character of the older houses, the small shops in the neighborhood and the diversity of the neighbors. My parents have now both passed away, pop at 92 and mom at 86. My sister, Ilene, class of '67, lives in Alhambra in my parents old home and works with my brother Ike. Ilene has faced tears of surgeries after a car accident injured so many parts. Ike (Issac), class of '69 is finally closed the old plumbing supply business started by my dad. The recession was really difficult on the business, as it was with some many other peoples' lives. But, he is not fully retired. I hope this finds you well. Thanks for catching up with my life. AHS Memories AHS holds wonderful memories for me...some good, some bad...Expand for more