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Life Hello Fellow Classmates. No I didn't become some singer somewhere, tho many of the gang I hung with thought I would. I began a career in Radio at WDWS on the air then moved on to TV behind the scenes. I got married in 1982 and moved to Utah in 1983. Back to Illinois and lived in Peoria from 1985 to 1997. During my life there, I worked in production at two television stations WMBD and WEEK and made a career change and started working in Advertising. I was lucky enough to win local, state and national awards for some of my commercial productions. In 1997 my husband and I made an amicable split and I moved to Arizona. I met a great guy once I moved there and got married 9/3/98 and now have two beautiful step-daughters. Tho their Dad is old enough that he should have had grown children, he started a family late in life so the girls are 20 and 22. I am fortunate to have been in their lives since they were 14 mos and 3. I'm in a second career now just for a Brain-Break. I suffered burnout from writing. I'm working for National Car Rental/Alamo Rent-a-Car in Phoenix currently. My life journey isn't over tho, I'm still waiting to see what's around the next corner. School Fall Plays, Spectrum, Spring Musicals...those were major events in my school days at Centennial. My school life started out at the cross town rival Central. My folks moved to the southwest part of town so I had to change schools. Not a fun thought but it was a good move. No offense Central friends, but Centennial offered me some things that Central couldn't provide. Both schools were very fun tho. I do regret not staying in touch with the gang at Central, better, too. But it was hard from a distance. I'll bet with today's technology, and the in...Expand for more