Denise Oleesky:  

I have been fortunate to have lived a very interesting life.. I have been blessed with four wonderful children and one grandson~ I have traveled to many countries and got to live in Switzerland and drive the Autobahn!I actually went to the real Mattahorn mountain in the village of Zermatt~ I have had the extreme honor to have the Crowned Princess of Thailand at my home for a very personal visit and our pictures together, are in the Thai National Archives.. I have baked a 3 foot 3d "Starship Enterprise" Birthday cake for Leonard Nimoy and we shared a wonderful dinner together with he and his wife. He signed my daughter's Franklin Mint Starship Enterprise collectible~it made her so happy! I have a dear friend, as odd as this may sound in Mr.Henry Hill, for whom the movie Goodfella's depicts his life story.In his new journey in life after Witness Protection, he is an accomplished chef and we cooked together every week for almost 3 years. He has a book out called "Cooking On The Run" and even though in the first addition he spelled my name wrong, I am in the dedication and my recipe for Cannoli's are in his book!! I have had the pleasure in talking for hours with Sir Anthony Hopkins, not having a clue who in the world he was~and as embarrasing as that is! It was one of the most memorable conversations I have ever had.And what was really great is that he told me the same thing, he was so tickled I didn't know who the heck he was and he said it was one of the first "Real" conversations he had had in a very long time!! I got to meet Michael Buble' talk to the members of the band and of course a hug and an autograph!!!!! Absolutely a highlight of my life!!....LOL :) In my much younger years, as a Cadet in the Civil Air Patrol, I was rescued by Hubert Humphrey in the lower levels of the White House having lost my fellow cadets somehow and Mr. Humphrey took me to the Senate Cafeteria where I was able to Meet Senator Ted Kennedy. We had lunch together and when it was time to go, he shook my hand and said remember to tell your parents to vote for me!. He wore Canoe cologne and it was on my hand~I didn't wash my hand for days!! So young and vulnerable then!!!! I did get to write a little tribute for him and received a very nice letter back from the Kennedy Family just this past week.At 18 I was honored to be the first and youngest, female Liason (as I worked in the second largest Security firm in the New England area)to the Boston Police Department and was accepted as the youngest member of the American Association of Police Officers",, By age 25, I had earned my recognition in the American Association Of Female Entrepreneurs.. In 2001 I had the pleasure to get to know Rain Pryor quite well ~ to see how far she has come is really inspiring for me. I have relatives through marriage become huge success stories such as Rollie Stevens, voted the most up and coming country singer and most accomplished song writer. I got to befriend Mr Verne Langdon, whom you might not recognize the name, as we are all a little young to know some of his works but he is an accomplished writer,composer, singer but is most famous for his "masks" he is the designer and creator of such famous masks as those for the Planet of the Apes, and many of the old time Monster masks, he is the most positive person I have ever known! We would email a few times a week and never ever did he have but happy positive thoughts!He's busy on the road right now and I miss chatting with him but again I have been so fortunate to have shared so many experiences with him over the last 3 years! My children,are the most important people in my life,and I would like to say "thank you" to the father of my children whom I was married to for 17 years,for giving me three wonderful children and to my current husband of again 17 years (gotta be something in that number for me!!)for giving me one wonderful step son. We are separated at this time but,He has taken me on one heck of a journey through the years and we have shared some wonderful times. I have to say in all my travels~ in all my times, I have met many an aquaintence but rarely do you really find a true friend. I have been fortunate to truly have 9 great friends in my lifetime. My mother, my father, my husbands,my children(5) It's great to have special places in your hearts for people~ My grandson was born with a very rare disease~ Hypogammoglobulinanemeia Disorder~ which in english~ means he has very little immune system. At first they said he may never live, to maybe he will make it to four, I am so happy and grateful to say~ he will be 9 in a few short weeks and although he has endured so many major operations as the side effects of his disease, he can not be immunized nor attend school or be around many people at one time. His favorite show is GhostHunters & when they heard the cast and crew were headed to California, my daughter wrote to Barry Fitzgerald, he called them & spent a nite at home w/ Alan. A memory he will cherish,there is a photo of them in my album. Alan always has a smile on his face, is so happy go lucky!!He wants to be a neurosurgeon when he grows up! In all that he has endured the only thing he asks is Please don't cut my hair!! He had to have brain surgery last year, they had to cut a hole in his skull to allow the brain room, it was a serious situation and all he asked again is please don't cut my hair.. The team of physician's at Loma Linda University have bonded with Alan since birth, they have a true loving and respectful relationship with my little man (some of their photos with Alan are in my album)They respected his wishes and barely made a dent in his full head of locks, That to me was such a wonderful gesture.... Alan truly is my hero~ and my inspiration.. Life has had it's shares of ups and downs, had a few close calls in health issues, got misdiagnosed in '06,and was told I had less than six months to live,,Obviously I am here !! but it was an awful experience.. Well, I guess I could keep writing, but in looking at this it's like wooooo..Enough already!! To all my classmates of 70-74~ I hope your life journey has treated you well and you have found happiness in your lives.I know I will be most remembered by my nickname ~~(thank you all!! :) LOL... "Shorty" and for singing Leaving on a Jetplane.. with Michael Joseph and playing the guitar for the school show -Oh guys does that date us or what!!!...and for my life sized "Hawaiian Punch" character I made for the Freshman Dance.. I can't honestly say I got to know everyone in our class but I have some great memories of some of you, to name a few, Russel Clough, Fred Dipina, Lester Hall,Debbie Perkins(Miller)the late Pam Sanders ...Expand for more