Lori Dechant:  

CLASS OF 1982
West islip, NY

Lori's Story

I vanished from WI after high School!! Here's what I did!! I wen't Upstate to Potsam SUNY for College. I spent 4.5 years there and spent Summers in an aprtment there! I changed my major so I stayed another half year and I had many opportunities to travel NY state as well as Canada. I traveled to: New Hampshire, Conn, Maryland, Vermont and all over Canada and NY state. I remember Niagara Falls as well as the Art museums in Montreal and Quebec! I also fell in love with Lake George! I did some photography around there. I sang in a band at the College which was great! I graduated with my major in Psy and minor in Criminal Justice. I also took many classes at Craine School of music which was another part of the SUNY school. I worked a few part time jobs in order to pay some bills and to to have fun- I traveled s much! I had a blast!! From there: I went to Florida. I was only going for a vist after graduation but stayed for 7 years. I have so much family livign in Fl that well, this was the happening place to be. I spent time going back to school and completed my Secondary Teaching Certification. I taught High School and sang in a band. I went on to record in studios- Full Sail Recording Studio For The Performing Arts and in Private Studios. I went ot make two videos, one for Disney. I worked with many talented musicians as well as a couple of writers. I sang in a band with Brent Desarlius from canada who was one of the singers with the Guess W...Expand for more
ho. Our band sang as regulars at Boardwalk and Baseball, a theme park owned by Anheisure Bush. We performed at the: Orlando Fair Grounds for MTV, Disney's Giraffe lounge club, Cadallac Ranch Club, etc. I also sang at many weddings. It was a great time and we made the papers too!! I was signed with Universal Entertainment. We did the Ramada Inn one summer and traveled all around Fl and stayed at Santabell Island where we were booked at The Ramada for half a Summer. What a fun time! This went on for seven years! Then I moved to West Virginia!!! I lived there for 11 years. I attended WVU for my Master's in Community Counseling and graduated. Worked on obtaining my Social Work and National Counseling Licenses. I worked two major jobs at a Mental Health centers. I also worked at a Homeless Shelter. I sang at Davis and Elkins college for about 11 years, mostly classical music in English and Latin. I of course traveled all over! My last Journey took me to CA for what I thought would be my last move. I drove cross country and moved here for my partner at the time- C and for "The JOB of a Lifetime!" Be weary of people offerring gifts!! This turned out to be a nightmarish job. Now I am working at another company and things are good. I work in Mental Health servcies. Six years later C and I decided to part ways! Well I decided after he went through a mid life crisis and tried to take me down with him! Not the end but for now this is enough of a story!
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