Kathy Peterson:
CLASS OF 1976
Model High SchoolClass of 1976
Rome, GA
Northside Elementary SchoolClass of 1969
Cedartown, GA
Kathy's Story
HEY EVERYONE OF CLASS OF '76, THIS IS KATHY (PATTERSON) PETERSON. SOME OF YOU KNOW THAT I AM MARRIED AND HAVE BEEN FOR 30 YRS. AND I HAVE 4 CHILDREN. BUT TO YOU THAT DON'T KNOW MUCH ABOUT MY LIFE I WILL TRY TO INFORM YOU. MY HUSBAND IS DAN PETERSON, I MET HIM IN COLLEGE AT TENN. TEMPLE UNIVER. IN CHATTANOOGA, TENN. WE GOT MARRIED ON JUNE 11, 1978. I DID NOT FINISH COLLEGE, I'M SORRY TO SAY. WE MOVED TO YIPSANLTI, MICHIGAN THE EAST SIDE OF MICHIGAN, WHERE MY HUSBAND IS FROM. HE WORKED AT THE FORD PLANT THERE. I WORKED AT A DAYCARE SCHOOL.
THERE WE HAD OUR 1ST. CHILD ON JAN. 22,1980, HER NAME IS BETHANY LYNN SHE IS NOW 28 YRS. OLD. SHE WAS MARRIED IN AUG. 2001 TO TONY KULESZA AND THEY HAVE 3 CHILDREN. RYAN JOHN,BORN MAY 10,2003,GRANT BENJAMIN WAS BORN MARCH 3,20O8,and now has their 3 son Jaxon Anthony, born January 10,2010.BETHANY HAS A TEACHING DEGREE AND IS TEACHING 4TH GRADE.
WE MOVED BACK TO ROME(Oct.1980)AND DAN WORKED AT BEKAERT AND I HAD A CHILD/ DAY CARE BUSINESS.
WE HAD OUR 2ND. CHILD ON SEPT. 15, 1981,DANIEL JR.(DAN) HE WILL BE 27 IN SEPT DANIEL IS MARRIED TO BECCA. THEY WERE MARRIED IN SEPT. 2005. THEY ARE EXPECTING THEIR 1ST. BABY IN OCT.('08) THEY ARE HAVING A BOY "HUNTER LEE",he was born on(his dad's bday)Sept 15,2008, 6wks early. DAN WORKS AS A SUPERVISOR IN A PLANT THAT MAKES MILITARY ANTENNAS. BECCA IS IN THE PROCESS OF BECOMING AN RN, SHE HAS HER LPN DEGREE AND NOW WORKING ON HER RN FOR NURSING.She is now an RN (2009)And pregnant with the their 2nd child due Nov.6,2010. Noah Daniel born Oct. 21, 2010.
THEN CAME OUR 3RD CHILD ON MARCH 14,1984, NICHOLAS JAMES(NICK). HE IS 24. HE IS MARRIED TO NICHOLE THEY WERE MARRIED IN JUNE 2004. THEY HAVE 1 CHILD,HER NAME IS GRACIE ELIZABETH SHE WAS BORN MARCH 28,2007, NICK IS A MECHANIC AND NICHOLE IS A BEAUTICIAN. They now have another daughter, Jersie Lynn born Aug.22,2009.
LAST BUT NOT LEAST, OUR 4TH CHILD, BENJAMIN LEE (BEN)BORN ON SEPT. 12,1988. BEN WOULD BE 20 THIS SEPT.'08, HE GRADUATED IN JUNE 2007, AT 18 YRS. HE PLAYED BASEBALL FROM AGE 5 TO AGE 18, AS DID ALL MY BOYS. BEN WAS VERY ATHLETIC, HE LOVED THE GAME OF BASEBALL, AND WAS VERY GOOD AT IT. HE HAD A SCHOLARSHIP TO PLAY BASEBALL AT A COLLEGE HERE IN MI. HE PLAYED 4 YRS OF VARSITY BASEBALL IN HIGH SCHOOL. HE ALSO PLAYED BASEBALL ON A TRAVEL TEAM THAT TRAVELED ALL AROUND THE STATES. HE EVEN PLAYED BALL IN ATLANTA, GA. LAST SUMMER (07) THE TEAM WENT TO THE WORLD SERIES TWICE. BEN HAD AN INVITATION TO TRY OUT WITH THE ATLANTA BRAVES IN AUGUST OF 2007. THAT WAS HIS DREAM SOME DAY TO PLAY FOR ...Expand for more
THE ATLANTA BRAVES. WE AND HIS COACHES DO BELIEVE HE WOULD HAVE MADE IT TO THE PROS. BUT GOD HAD OTHER PLANS FOR BEN. SO HE TOOK BEN FROM US ON JULY 27, 2007. HE NEVER MADE IT TO COLLEGE AND HE NEVER GOT TO FULFILL HIS LIFE TIME DREAM.
BEN WAS IN AN ATV ACCIDENT. HE HIT A ROCK WALL IT SLUNG HIM OFF, HE WENT OVER THE WALL AND HIT HIS HEAD ON SOME VERY SHARP ROCKS AND THEN LANDED IN 2 FEET OF WATER, IT KNOCKED HIM OUT AND HE DROWNED. THE DOCTOR SAID HE NEVER KNEW WHAT HAPPENED.
I'M SO THANKFUL THAT HE DID NOT SUFFER. THIS HAS BEEN THE MOST DIFFICULT CHALLENGE THAT WE (OUR LITTLE FAMILY) HAVE EVER BEEN THROUGH.
THIS HAS BEEN THE WORSE YEAR OF OUR LIFE.
MY MOM DIED IN JUNE 07 THEN BEN DIED IN JULY 07.
BUT NOTHING CAN COMPARE TO LOSING YOUR OWN CHILD. OUR LIVES HAVE CHANGED, THE LIFE THAT WE ONCE KNEW IS GONE. SO NOW WITH THE GRACE OF GOD WE WILL GO ON AND LEARN TO LIVE A DIFFERENT LIFE. WE HAVE TO. SO THAT IS WHY MY GRANDCHILDREN ARE NAMED BENJAMIN AND LEE, AFTER THEIR UNCLE BEN. HE WILL LIVE ON IN OUR HEARTS AND MINDS AND SOMEDAY WE WILL SEE HIM AGAIN IN HEAVEN. IT IS COMFORTING TO KNOW THAT OUR SON IS IN HEAVEN WITH OUR LORD AND SAVIOR. BUT THAT DOES NOT TAKE AWAY OUR PAIN. SO PLEASE PRAY FOR US, THAT'S THE ONLY THING THAT IS AND WILL GET US THROUGH THIS.
WE MOVED BACK TO THE WEST SIDE OF MICHIGAN IN APRIL OF '93, (JUST AFTER MY DAD DIED.)WHEN DAN TOOK A JOB TRANSFER. WE NOW LIVE IN WHITEHALL, MI. WHICH IS 1 HOUR WEST OF GRAND RAPIDS, MI. WE LIVE 5 MILES FROM LAKE MICHIGAN. WE HAVE A 2 STORY HOUSE, BRICK AND SIDING, WITH A BASEMENT, ON 10 ACRES OF LAND WITH A CREEK RUNNING THROUGH THE BACK PART OF IT. WE HAVE STATE LAND ALL AROUND US, SO MY BOYS AND DAN HUNT ON THAT A LOT, ALONG WITH HUNTING ON OUR OWN PROPERTY. IT'S HARD TO BELIEVE WE'VE LIVED HERE FOR 15 YRS.
DAN NOW HAS CHANGED JOBS. HE IS A SUPERVISOR IN A PLANT CALLED ALCOA, THEY MAKE AIRPLANE PARTS. HE'S BEEN THERE FOR 12 YRS. I AM A SCHOOL BUS DRIVER AND HAVE BEEN SINCE WE MOVED HERE IN 93. ALL OUR KIDS LIVE WITHIN 5 TO 7 MINS. OF US, WHICH IS NICE. WE LOVE BEING AROUND OUR KIDS AND OUR GRAND KIDS. GOD HAS TAKEN BEN AWAY BUT HE'S BLESSING US WITH GRAND KIDS. THAT DOESN'T BRING BEN BACK WE KNOW, BUT IT HELPS LESSEN OUR PAIN AND GOD KNOWS THAT. WHEN SOMETHING LIKE THIS HAPPENS YOU NEVER GET OVER IT, IT DOESN'T GET EASIER, IT JUST GETS DIFFERENT. YOU CAN'T UNDERSTAND THIS UNLESS YOU HAVE EXPERIENCED IT. THANKS FOR YOUR PRAYERS!
THIS IS MY STORY AND I AM NOT TELLING YOU THIS TO FEEL SORRY FOR US. I JUST
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