Karen Willey (Nee: Thoms):
CLASS OF 1962
Maine East High SchoolClass of 1962
Park ridge, IL
Albion CollegeClass of 1966
Albion, MI
University of IllinoisClass of 1966
Urbana, IL
Lincoln Junior High SchoolClass of 1958
Park ridge, IL
Theodore Roosevelt Elementary SchoolClass of 1956
Park ridge, IL
Karen's Story
Life
Born Chicago, IL. May 23, 1944. Raised in Park Ridge, IL. Albion College, MI 1 yr; Univ, of IL Ch/Ur - BS Retailing-Marketing 1966. Phi Mu Sorority - Married John S. Willey, Willard, MO (Springfield area) Nov. 30, 1968. Retired from a 20+ year career as a Buyer, for major National Retail Chains /IN. Dept. Store. etc Later - Store Manager, Inside and Outside Sales, etc. Survived 7 company buyouts/mergers!!! Retired to Sedona, AZ in 1998. - It's Paradise & we love it! Still in awe of the gorgeous scenery. I enjoy golfing, local friends & visitors, photography, bridge, cards, watercolor & computer Special hello to PR Brownies/GS Troop 150! (Register on MTHS East web site.) I was Maine Headhunter for our 780 classmates 7/02 for our 40th Maine East Reunion. My bro - Bruce MTHS class '58 lives in CO with wife Patricia Ramsey Thoms MTHS class '59. Write me hi note if planning a trip West to Phoenix area - We are 2 hrs north. Hope you are well & happy !
School
ROOSEVELT Grade School - Park Ridge, IL - I recall being a patrol girl, working in the caf for 35 cent meals, Brownies ...Expand for more
and G/S friendships still strong & memories. I remember being US flag bearer for PR parades.
LINCOLN Jr. High School - Park Ridge, IL - I remember taking Square dancing and Ballroom dancing...the little grocery store by LJHS where we bought frozen bananas on a stick.
MAINE Township High School - East - Park Ridge - We were last class to be from PR and go to MTHS East... did not have to say East. I remember Orsi's ^ Romano's Pizza and Parse's Hot Dogs - lots of dances.
College
ALBION College - Mi - 1 year
South Acres Friends where are you? Great times together! Painting "the rock" blue in the middle of the night.
UNIV. Of IL - BS Degree in Marketing/Retail. Lived at
Allen Hall, Busey Hall and Phi Mu & Hessel Manor by Uncle John's Pancake House...The library + - Remember-Spudnuts, Kam's, & Stan's - beer joint with Brats .. Fraternity serenades, Friday night movies at the bldg across from the Union and of course Butkus 50 and Grabowski 14 ? and Acks 12 ?
Long live our memories of CHIEF ILLINIWEK - fabulous dancing and mascot - wrongly dropped from our legendary college life.
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