Susan Wohlert:  

HAVE 2 TEACHERS TAKE ME UNDER THEIR WING (MR HENKES AND MRS HUGHES). I SPENT ALOT OF TIME WITH THEM IN SCHOOL AND OUTSIDE OF SCHOOL. IN MIDDLE SCHOOL MY BIGGEST CRUSH WAS SONNY POPOWSKY. WE WERE KNOWN AS ROMEO AND JULIET, BUT UNFORTUNATELY WE WENT OUR SEPARATE WAYS IN HIGH SCHOOL AND LOST ALL TOUCH WITH EACH OTHER. MR COPELAND AND MRS MECASKIE INSPIRED ME IN MUSIC AND ENGLISH IN HIGH SCHOOL. I LOVED SINGING IN THE CHOIR. MOST OF MY SOCIALIZING WAS WITH OTHER STUDENTS FROM OTHER SCHOOLS. I STILL STAY IN TOUCH WITH FRANKIE USHLER. I VALUE HIGHLY THE FRIENDSHIP I HAVE WITH FRANKIE AND HIS WIFE RUTH. I WAS ALWAYS BUSY IN HIGH SCHOOL BECAUSE I HAD TO WORK AFTER SCHOOL, BUT I USE TO GO TO HULLABALOO IN CARDIFF TO DANCE. IT WAS A TEENAGE DANCE CLUB. I MARRIED MY HIGH SCHOOL SWEETHEART AND WAS MARRIED TO HIM FOR 27 YEARS. UNFORTUNATELY THAT CHAPTER IN MY LIFE CLOSED IN 1993. IN 1995 I MARRIED MY SOULMATE MICHAEL. I LOST HIM IN 2004 AND WILL MOURN HIM FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE. I RECEIVED MY DIPLOMA FROM THE INSTITUTE OF CHILDREN'S LITERATURE IN 2007. HOPEFULLY I WILL BE PUBLISHED DURING 2009. I LOVE LEARNING AND BEING A STUDENT IS A HOBBY OF MINE. Workplace I CAN REMEMBER WORKING AT THE BUS TERMINAL IN A.C. AND ALSO AT SOUVENIR CITY ON NEW YORK AVE WHEN I WAS A KID. AFTER GRADUATION I WORKED AT PRUDENTIAL INS CO FOR 2 YEARS BEFORE TAKING EMPLOYMENT AT SMH HOSPITAL IN THE LAB. AFTER MOVING TO FLORIDA, I HAD THE CHANCE TO BE AN EDUCATOR IN COMPUTERS AND FOR THE MENTALLY CHALLENGED. IT WAS VERY REWARDING WORK AND I SOMETIMES MISS IT. AFTER RELOCATING BACK TO NJ 7 YEARS AGO I RETURNED TO SMH HOSPITAL WHERE I WAS A COORDINATOR FOR THE ONCOLOGY UNIT. I RETURNED TO FLORIDA IN OCTOBER 2007 TO BE WITH MY CHILDREN AGAIN. I HAVE A LOVELY CONDO WITH 2 POOLS AND A VIEW OF THE LAKE. IT IS WONDERFUL AND I AM ENJOYING IT HERE. THE COLD WEATHER IS NOT MY FAVORITE THING. GIVE ME THE SAND AND THE SUN ANY OLD TIME. OF COURSE, THROUGH THE YEARS I HAVE ALSO TAKEN ON SUMMER JOBS (EDUCATORS HAVE THE SUMMERS OFF)AT CRAFT STORES AND THE LOCAL ROLLER RINK. I ALSO COACHED SOFTBALL AND SAT ON THE USVBA VOLLEYBALL BOARD. I ALWAYS KEEP BUSY. IN ALL THAT TIME I TOOK OFF ONLY 2 YEARS TO GIVE MYSELF A REST. NOW I AM WORKING ON GETTING CHILDREN'S BOOKS PUBLISHED SO THAT WHEN I RETIRE I WILL HAVE SOMETHING CONSTRUCTIVE TO DO. I AM CURRENTLY WORKING FOR A FORTUNE 500 COMPANY. I CERTAINLY KEEP BUSY. NO MATTER WHAT I HAVE DONE, IT HAS ALWAYS BEEN AN EXPERIENCE AND I HAVE ENJOYED EVERY MINUTE OF IT. 2024 HOPING IT WILL BE A GOOD YEAR. I FINALLY MOVED ON FROM THE COMPANY AND i AM NOW WORKING FOR THE FAMILY BUSINESS...HOME TEAM HOME WATCH AND PET SITTING. i LOVE IT. i AM 73, BUT NOT STOPPING ANYTIME SOON. i LOVE SPENDING TIME WITH MY GRANDKIDS AND KIDS, HANGING OUT WITH FRIENDS, READING, WRITING, PAINTING, ETC. FINALLY MOVED BACK INTO THE HOUSE AFTER HURRICANE IAN. SUCH A LONG HARD YEAR AND A HALF FOR SO MANY PEOPLE, BUT WE ARE FLORIDA STRONG! I LOVE LIFE AND HOPE TO LIVE A LONG ONE.