Pamela Stokem:  

CLASS OF 1988
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Canyon High SchoolClass of 1988
New braunfels, TX
San marcos, TX
Sparks High SchoolClass of 1995
Sparks, NV
Reed High SchoolClass of 1992
Sparks, NV
New braunfels, TX

Pamela's Story

Life Wow! Where to start. You can get a hold of us at thestokems on yahoo There is so much, guess I will keep it simple. I am married to David Stokem, (my soul mate and love of my life) I had to travel far and wait long, but I finally found him! He is from Nevada and I have a wonderful step-daughter who is now ten. Everyone always said "I figured you had a really big boyfriend." Guess I finally figured it out and left the little guys alone, now I have one that doesn't let me run over him. lol! I've always been "hard to handle" but I found one that has the perfect balance, we truely compliment each other. I hope everyone finds the kind of relationship and happiness that we have. I didn't think it was possible, but waiting til 30, was really worth it. I worked with "troubled or At Risk" youth for over 13yrs and have been a "Therapeutic foster home". After an attempted riot in one of the Detention Centers, my husband asked me to do something else. So, we sold the horses, got rid of the rest of the animals, put everthing else in storage, I got a license to drive a Semi and we have traveled the country driving the truck together. I thought I would hate it, being confined like that, in the truck, but it was great! I have seen most of the U.S. and had time to stop and play along the way. I had a birthday dinner over Niagra Falls, toured the beaches of California in a convertible while the truck was in the shop, got burnt to a crisp on South Beach Florida, have gambled in casinos across the country and played in Vegas. I have been through New York City, St. Louis by the arch and so much more. We have also enjoyed several theme parks, including Disney Land and Hershy Pa. Yes, chocolate has a theme park, and giant chocolate kisses for street lights! It makes doing any other kind of job, other than working with kids, very monotonous. It is great to get paid to travel and to do it without the suits and 9-5 job. After a year and a half ...Expand for more
of that, we discovered that David was drivign legally blind! I wondered why I kept rolling into the fridge. LOl. He has an eye disease called Keratoconus that requires hard, fitted contacts that are actually prosthetics for his eyes to round them out again. While we got that taken care of, I tore my knee up and had to have it rebuilt. That pretty much kept us in New Braunfels, Tx, my home town. I started working construction with my Dad again, and substitute teaching. After David tried to drive locally (he drove for 15yrs) during a couple of years of heavy rain, and with the problems with his eyes, he decided to try restaurant management. We are now both assistant managers at a great company. My passion is also working with "troubled youth", usually the teen boys trying desperately to get into prison or try to end up dead are my specialty, but I enjoy any age kids and even though I know the odds are 100-1 that my involvement will change the course of their lives, atleast I know that while I was with them, they were genuinly cared for, and able to really be a kid while feeling safe and secure. I know they were given the tools to make it through life, what they choose to do with those tools, is their decision and their's alone. Guess I have changed a little since school. Then again, I guess I mainly just changed the focus. I still bully, the bullies, but only in defense of the children through the law. lol! 8P Guess that's it in a nutshell. I still keep in touch with as many people as I can and believe it or not, over 450 have been in touch with me just through my classmates profile. WOW! I look forward to hearing from you, please leave your name or send me an email. Love and kisses to all! College B.S. Therapeutic Recreation Administration and Psychology From Southwest Texas State University. We live at Canyon Lake in Texas. We are a fun, outgoing family that loves to do family things, like fishing, camping, softball etc...
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