Karen Smither:
CLASS OF 1972
Jackson High SchoolClass of 1972
Jacksonville, FL
Karen's Story
I moved to Gainesville when I graduated with AA from FCJ aka Fruit Juice (as it was called back then.) I moved the Gville and graduated from UF, got married and had a baby and divorced. A few years later, my mom had a stroke and I came back to help Dad take care of her. She died and life for me and my daughter went on. I went back to school and got my M.Ed. at UNF. I've been a high school teacher for the last 15 years and love it. I teach English at St. Aug. High School. I try to be a little more "with it" than poor Ms. Wilson was at Jackson! (God bless you if you had to suffer through her English class!) My daughter, Amanda, who turned 23 on her last bday, d...Expand for more
ied unexpectantly 6 months ago. I'm still going through the grieving process. I guess its just a parent's worst nightmare that one just learns to live with. I fish (mostly on the St. Johns or Julington creek where a great sunset is almost a guarantee), love to garden and walk a lot. Music is also an important part of my life. My daughter turned me on to some great groups such as Coldplay and I turned her on to all the greats we grew up with. I try to be active in the Jax area Coalition for Peace& Justice - "Honor the Warrior, not the war!" Guess not much has changed in that respect. I always was an anti-war, not anti soldier person. So...what's your story?
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