Pat Rahija:
CLASS OF 1960
Washington High SchoolClass of 1960
Kansas city, KS
Washington High SchoolClass of 1960
Kansas city, KS
Pat's Story
I have been married to Jim Rahija for almost 48 years (Feb. 18, 2010). We have a son, Tim, who is now single and lives in Liberty, MO. He has three childen -- sons ages 18 and 10 and a daughter 14. We also have a daughter, DeAnn Bingaman. She and her husband, Scott, have a boy 11 and a girl 9. They live in St. Louis, MO.
I retired in April, 2006 after 11 years as Wyandotte County Election Commmissioner. I loved the job, but it was extremely stressful during elections. Prior to that I worked in the Kansas City office for Congresswoman Jan Meyers for eight years. I primarily handled constituent casework--mainly helping people cut through red tape in government offices (mostly problems with Social Security or the VA). Before government servi...Expand for more
ce, I was in banking.
I enjoyed good health until after retirement. I fell and broke my shoulder two weeks after retirement and a few months later I had to have a triple bypass. I'm fine now except for arthritis (who has decided to be my best friend Ha!)
Our greatest joy is spending a lot of time with our grandchildren. We have grown from our five to 12 who call us grandma and grandpa. Our son's children have a step-brother and our daughter's best friend asked us to be grandparents to her three since her parents are deceased. And, we have become very close to the young couple across the street and their three childen and consider them "family". The grandchildren range in ages from 1 month to 18 years. Sure makes Christmas a lot of fun!!
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