Joan Davie Rapp:  

Life Hello Class of Stadium 1958, I retired from the Tacoma Public Schools in 1999, after teaching 32 years at the elementary, preschool, and university level. We spent one year in Victoria, Australia on a teacher/home exchange--a terrific time in our lives. I've been married 43 years to my UPS sweetheart, Gerry Rapp, and we have two sons who've married lovely wives and finally have our first grandchildren, Tanner, Mia, and Chloe, still babies. I've sung in many choral organizations in Tacoma--presently the Northwest Repetory Singers--am a Master Gardener through training with Washington State Univ., teach a 4H program on Growing With Plants to 2nd graders as a volunteer at Jefferson School, and am still "guest" teaching "on my terms" for pay at my old school on occasion. I love birding, and support many environmental concerns. We have reconstructed retaining walls due to many earthquakes ...Expand for more