Donna Palfrey:  

CLASS OF 1965
South plainfield, NJ
St. Cecilia SchoolClass of 1965
Kearny, NJ
Kearny High SchoolClass of 1965
Kearny, NJ

Donna's Story

Life HELLO FELLOW ''CLASSMATES'' AND FRIENDS,WELL, IT HAS BEEN AWHILE, SO HERE GOES ON WHAT HAS BEEN HAPPENING TO ME.SINCE LEAVING N.J., IN 1974 FOR THE 'PARTY PLACE ' FT. LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA. I ALREADY HAD A JOB THAT I HAD BEEN IN ALMOST 9 YEARS, SO I JUST WAS ABLE TO TRANSFER TO FLORIDA WHICH I DID. WHILE THERE, AS YOU MAY OR MAY NOT HAVE KNOW I LOVED TO SING AND MUSIC WAS MY PASSION , SO I HAD THE CHANCE TO MANAGE 2 SHOWS BANDS, WHICH WAS GREAT AND A THRILL FOR ME AS WELL. IN 1987 I HAD THE CHANCE TO MOVE TO 'HOT LANTA'' GEORGIA, WHICH I DID. BECAME A SINGER AND THEN MOVED TO THE NORTHEAST GEORGIA MOUNTAINS, LAKE LANIER, WHERE I AM ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF OUR ARTS COUNCIL, WHICH IT ALSO HAS BEEN ANOTHER THRILL FOR ME.... WE BRING BOTH VISUAL AND MUSICAL ARTISTS TO OUR VENUES, AND TO OUR COMMUNITY. ALL SORTS OF MUSICAL GENRES(R&B,JAZZ,OPERA,COUNTRY,LATIN,ETC,) YOU NAME IT WE WANT IT, AND SO DO OUR AUDIENCES.. .... MY CUP OF LIFE IS ONLY HALF-FULL, THERE'S MORE FOR ME TO DO, AND EXPERIENCE..... LET'S RE-CONNECT AND TELL ME WHAT LIFE PATH, SO FAR YOU'VE HAD, AND ARE DOING SINCE LEAVING N.J...........EMAIL ME HERE, LET'S RE-CONNECT FRIENDS, OR "CLASSMATES", OR POSSIBLY MAKE NEW CONNECTIONS AND FRIENDS. Workplace HELLO ''FELLOW CLASSMATES ''AND FRIENDS THAT KNEW ME, THIS IS TO LET YOU KNOW WHAT DIRECTION I TOOK IN THE WORKFORCE. WHEN I GRADUATED ,I WENT TO WORK FOR N.J. BELL IN PLAINFIELD NJ AS A OPERATOR. GOT THE CHANCE TO TRANSFER TO FLORIDA(FT.LAUDERDALE) IN 1974. GOT SEVERAL PROMOTIONS AND LEFT FLORIDA FOR ATLANTA IN 1987. IN 1996 I LEFT THE WORKFORCE AFTER 30 YRS. ''NOW I'M RETIRED AT 49 YRS OLD''..IN 1997 I BECAME A TRAVEL AGENT, LEFT THAT WHEN THE INSURGENCE OF MAKING YOUR OWN TRAVEL AND TICKETING THRU THE INTERNET CAME ABOUT...... WAS ALWAYS DOING MUSIC, SINGING, IN-BETWEEN THE 30 YRS, SO I DECEIDED TO FOLLOW THAT. AM ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF A LOCAL ARTS COUNCIL, THAT BRINGS BOTH VISUAL AND MUSICAL ARTISTS INTO OUR VENUES....LOVE IT..SO LET'S RE-CONNECT AND TELL ME WHAT YOU'VE B...Expand for more
E DOING..... I always wanted to be a entertainer when I grew up. My family and friends thought that was a great idea. As it turns out, they were right. I listen to relaxing music. Go to the Beach or mountains, and just "breath" In our lives we meet people who touch our lives, to me they are ""Heroes" I listen to music. Go to the mountains, or just "Breath" In our lives, people touch us in special ways. To me they are ""Heroes"" The one person from my past who I'd most like to see again is larry pearly, because we HAD A FREINDSHIP BOND. lOVE ALL SPORTS.lOVE REALITY SHOWS WHEN DONE IN GOOD TASTE, NOT CRAZY.bRITISH COMEDIES. oBESSION IS MEETING NEW PEOPLE OF ALL WALKS OF LIFE. yOU CAN TAKE KNOWLEDGE BY MEETING AND SHARING... If I could improve my home, I'd remodel BEDROOM and add on a FIREPLACE. My dream home would be A MOUNTAIN LOG HOME. i DON'T HAVE ANY, BUT WOULD HAVE LOVED TO BE A PARENT. If I won $100 million, I'd give SOME of it to MY FRIENDS TO PAY OFF THEI DEBTS, then spend the rest on ME, ME and ME. nO, i WENT START TO A JOB, AND CONTINUED TAKING cOLLEGE COURSES THRU MY EMPLOYER... My current age is 62. When I was 12, I thought that people my age now would be VERY VERY OLD. I was so completely SHOCKED, AT HOW YOUNG i AM. i'M RETIRED, BUT STILL KEEP BUSY WITH AN aRTS cOUNCIL AND MUSIC... My best friend would tell you I'm VERY PEOPLE, but people who don't know me very well would probably describe me as SHY. bEING IN THE ENTERTANMENT LEVEL, i DRESS FOR NOW, FOR MY AUDIENCES. i STILL LIKE TO DRESS UP THOUGH., I share my home with NO ONE RIGHT NOW, which I find LONEY AT TIMES... bEING AND PLAYING THE cORPORATE lIFE WELL.. In 10 years, I hope to be ALIVE. I'm going to get there by TREATING MY BODY WELL... i MET dEE dUNBAR IN 4TH GRADE PLAYING IN THE RAIN PUDDLE. DON'T KNOW WE CLICKED... My first job was at nj bELL, where I got paid $46,50 to BE AN OVERSEAS OPERATOR . What I remember most about it is IT WAS GREAT.... wATCHING MY mOTHER PERFORM ON STAGE..i WAS SO PROUD OF HER...
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