Kathryn Dean:  

After graduation I worked at the Prudential Insurance Company in Newark. I left a great position as payroll coordinator because of the riots in Newark and it being dangerous walking to the train station after work. I worked as a Senior Payroll Clerk for the National State Bank Computer Center in Linden til 1971. I married in 1971 and had two beautiful children John and Kathy. My husband, John, Sr. passed away in August 1998 after a long illness and my son John, Jr. passed away in August 2008. I miss them both so much my heart aches. I know they are both at peace in God's Kingdom. My daugher, Kathy, is married. She and her husband Derek have three beautiful children, Jacob, 12, Grace 9 and Brady 7. Kathy is a Special Education teacher. Jacob on December 3, 2011 earned his black belt in karate. Kathy is also studiing Karate and has a green belt. I am very proud of them. In April 2013, my daughter Kathy, came close to death when she had 99% of the widow makers artery blocked and suffered 2 heart attacks. Her medical problems all have to do with here genes. Unfortunately she suffers from my mother's heart disease and her father's blood disease. She now is doing well but must watch her health carefully. She has been a speaker for heart dis...Expand for more