Demetra Karnas:
CLASS OF 1963
Central High SchoolClass of 1963
Superior, WI
Demetra's Story
Hi all.....During high school summer vacations and after graduation, I also graduated from Wanner's Beauty School in Duluth, but did not pursue that career (at that time). Worked for Russell's Meadowgold Dairy for a few years in Superior as an accounts receivable bookkeeper. One of my best friends at that time was Mary Alice (LaJoie) Musolf (whom I am still trying to locate). If anyone knows her whereabouts, please let me know. She and I worked together and she was in my wedding (first marriage). After my divorce in '69, I moved to Mpls and was a hairdresser for a couple of years at my own salon. Then, went to work for L'Oreal as a hair color technician.
As a 16 year old, I always dreamed about living in a warm climate, namely Miami, where I would stare for hours at brochures, and pictures of my cousin, Peter Karnas and his wife, Linda, sitting on toppled palm trees and such. I even tried to convince my father to sell his business and move the family there! After his death In '72 I moved to Miami Beach where I lived for 5 years. Got into commercial real estate which remained my profe...Expand for more
ssion until I retired 3 years ago. Continued my career in California and lived in Pasadena for 5 years before relocating back to Florida.
Currently married (24 years now!) to Willy Rodriguez, a former Latin actor and singer, Never had any children of my own, but raised two stepsons, Wil, Jr. now 35, and Andrew, 31.
We have lived in the Orlando area since 1991, and have collected a couple of homes and condos which we rent out. (I suspect with our current economy, we could soon potentially find ourselves homeless!) I loved transforming junk real estate into liveable properties. My sister Maria Karnas McCormack ('61 grad) architect and designer, remodeled two condos and on one, spent more on the remodel than the condo is now worth. But, it was such fun hanging cabinets and installing wood floors!
Throughout my life I have traveled quite extensively around the U.S., including Hawaii, Mexico, Caribbean, Europe, I guess at our ages now we could go on forever, but in a nutshell, this is as close as I can get!
Let me hear from you.......I do go by the name Demetra Karnas Rodriguez now.
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