Joan Wardzala:
CLASS OF 1969
Maine South High SchoolClass of 1969
Park ridge, IL
University of Illinois Class of 1971
Chicago, IL
Lincoln Middle SchoolClass of 1965
Park ridge, IL
Edison Elementary SchoolClass of 1963
Park ridge, IL
Fairview South Elementary SchoolClass of 1960
Skokie, IL
Joan's Story
I can't believe how time has flown. I look over the list of names from the class of '69 and know a lot of them. It seems like only yesterday I was decorating a float for homecoming and attending the homecoming dance. I had a lot of fun at Maine South and had a lot of friends that I have lost track of. I only have fond memories of those days.
After graduation I went to U of I at Chicago Circle for two years and did not graduate. I fell in love with a young man and thought we were going to live happily ever after. That did not happen. I did get married years later and then divorced 6 years after that when my son was two years old. My wonderful son is now 23 years old and just graduated with a BSBA in Finance.
I recently finished up my degree. I will be making student loan payments until I am in my early 70's. Ha. I guess it was crazy but I really wanted a bachelor's degree before I left this earth. I received my BSBA with a focus on Project Management and ended up with a 3.99 GPA. Too bad I wasn't that dedicated to my studies in the 70's. :)
I owned and operated a few small businesses over the years including a day care and...Expand for more
tutoring center, and currently have an Internet Marketing business doing SEO and affiliate marketing. I stayed in Illinois even though my family moved to AZ in 1975 after my father passed away. I was a Supervisor of a Data Processing Department (remember "data processing"?) and did not want to leave a good job.
I have lived in Hawthorn Woods IL,Vernon HIills IL, Buffalo Grove IL, Des Plaines IL, and now Rockford IL. I bought rental properties in Rockford and was a landlord for 6 years until I just could not deal with the hassles involved and sold them. I currently want to leave this City but I bought a house here and it is 100 years old this year. I have spent a lot of money and time on rehab and stripping the 11" mahogany baseboards and widow frames, and refinishing the floors. I have two more rooms to do and the kitchen will need sprucing before I put it on the market. Hopefully by the time I finish there will be equity in the house. I have called this my '10 year flip' but I am going on 11 years now. Oh well. :)
I am looking forward to the reunion, though I haven't seen any names on the list that I recognize yet.
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