Gale Riden:  

Life I moved to Mansfield MA during my 5th grade year - back when the elementary school was beside the library and we went in 1/2 day shifts. I came from NC and it was hard to adjust - I got teased unmercifully about my accent and the fact that I said yes mam' and yes sir to the teachers, but I survived. I made some really good friends - in fact looking back through the lists of names I remember more of my middle school friends than I do my high school - funny huh? I moved from Mansfield in the 8th grade and we went back to NC, but only for a shortwhile...then back to MA we went- only this time I ended up in Ayer/Shirely where I went on to graduate. I kept contact with some of my close friends in Mansfield - they even went to my graduation. I married the summer between junior and senior year - much to my regret. After graduation I moved to El-Paso and lived there for a couple years - and that is where my daughter Jennifer was born. Then back to MA it was, my husband was in the military and was stationed at Devens. In 1978 I was diagnosed with cancer and stayed...Expand for more