Patricia Patricia Markey-Dow:  

In 1974 I moved to Chico for school. Graduated in Recreation Administration with a Therapeutic Emphasis. Worked with special populations for many years. Married my college sweetheart in 1979 and started having babies when we were 27 years old. Chip and I have been married ever since, and the kids are now 24, 22 and 21. Our first born, Christopher Bradley who by the way was also fondly named after Christopher Newbury class of '74, and one of my best girlfriends brother, Bradley Mills, who passed away recently. Christopher Bradley just graduated Chico State in Science and will be getting his masters in Science, along with a possible teachers credential. He is quite the athlete, always has been, and still is involved in baseball and rugby. He continues to live in Chico, and we hear from him alot. Michael John was born 14 months later, and he too is in college at Chico State. He will be graduating in Math May '09, then wants to get his teaching credential. He has a fiance, Felisha, and the long engagement continues. She just graduated Chico State in Business Ag. Michael has also put himself through college, is a very hard worker, and of gentle heart. Our daughter is 21 now, married to a wonderful man by the name of Rich Minnich, and both are serving our country in the Air Force. They live in Abilene Texas, and are stationed at Dyess Air Force base in Abilene. We only get to see them 2 or 3 times a year, unfortunately, but here from them often. I went back to school in 1995 and received a Masters in Social Work. I have since been licensed for awhile, and also have a Registered Play Therapy-Supervisor credential. I work PT at a rural health clinic in the behavioral health department, and I have a PT private practice in Paradise, Ca where we also live as empty nesters. As a young family we tried to explore all the western states, and Canada by tent trailer. We put in over 50K as they were growing up. It all stopped when we officially put all the kids in ball, and our summers were consumed by games. I then had internships in grad school in the summer, and for the first time, I worked FT (I was basically a stay at home mom) when my oldest was age 16. We pride ourselves in that accomplishment, lived on a very very strict budget, and gave our children a wonderful, adventurous lifestyle. All of our kids were very involved in boy and girl scouts, and just about any sport around. We did not allow video games/computer games much, and TV was limited to 3 or 4 channels. This forced our chil...Expand for more