Linda Thaxter:  

I have been married to my husband Frank for 50 years, and we met on a blind date. We lived in Germany when we were first married while he served in the Air Force. I worked in Germany as a hair dresser in a German Salon, learned some german and made some lasting friendships. When we returned to the U.S. Frank attended San Jose State University, and I worked as a hair dresser, we also managed apartments. We then moved to Canada for Frank's job and lived in Montreal and Toronto for a year. We returned home in the early 1970 and bought our home in 1973. We bought a fixer upper and we are almost finished. In 1978 we welcomed our beautiful little daughter Heather Lane Thaxter to our family. In June of 1980 we welcomed our son Frank E. Thaxter. We enjoyed being parents and were active in our children's lives. I was a girl scout leader for 12 years and still am in touch with my girls. Frank was a Boy Scout leader in the same troop 237 Orinda he grew up in. Our children are grown now and both married and our daughter lives Baltimore MD. Frank and I have been blessed with two beautiful granddaughters and one grandson. We are blessed with the best childr...Expand for more