Patricia Melendez:
CLASS OF 1972
Hartford High SchoolClass of 1972
Hartford, CT
Patricia's Story
"WE ARE THE OWLS"; OH HOW MUCH THOSE DAYS MEANT TO ME; NOW THAT I CAN SIT BACK AND REFLECT. WE WERE SO DYNAMITE!!
WELL I DID GO OFF TO COLLEGE AFTER HIGH SCHOOL TO OHIO THEN LIVED THERE FOR AWHILE BEFORE RETURNING BACK TO CT. I HAVE THREE BEAUTIFUL DAUGHTERS (LENA ANN MCDONALD (OLDEST),WHO WILL BE 35 YRS OLD IN SEPT; IS MARRIED AND HAS THREE DAUGHTERS; ONE IS A SET OF TWIN GIRLS, 8 1/2 (AUG B-DAY) YRS OLD: SOBIA PATRICE AND AMINA LILIA AND A BABY GIRL, 8 MTHS OLD(SEPT B-DAY) RAIN MEGATRON (YES THAT IS HER BIRTH NAME; HEY CRAZY BUT FUN PARENTS. ALEXIA MARIE DACRUZ (MIDDLE DAUGHTER) WHO WILL BE 30 YRS OLD THIS AUGUST, MARRIED AND HAS ONE SON; MICHAEL PAUL RANCOURT 9 YEARS OLD 29 1/2 YRS OLD AND MY LAST DAUGHTER, MARIANA CELESTE DACRUZ 27 YEARS OLD, SINGLE BUT HAS A COMPANION OF 2 1/2 YRS. SO I'MA SINGLE MOM AND THE BEST GRANDMOTHER AND SO KOOL(AT LEAST MY GRANDCHILDREN SAY SO. RIGHT NOW AT 55 YEARS OLD I FEEL I HAVE LIVED A "BUSY LIFE" LOTS OF LAUGHTER AND GREAT MEMORIES AND MANY LOSSES BUT CHERISHED IN MY HEART FOREVER. AFTER RETURNING TO CT, MARRIED LYNDALL MCDONALD (AUGUST AND HE IS FROM OHIO) AND WE HAD LENA ANN; TAUGHT AT SHANTI ALTERNATIVE HIGH SCHOOL THEN WENT INTO MEDICAL MANAGEMENT FOR THE FIRST FAMILY MEDICINE PILOT OFFICE IN HARTFORD (SIGUORNEY STREET). I DID DIVORCE AFTER LENA WAS ABOUT 1 YRS OLD; THEN MET A HIGH SCHOOL CLASSMATE; ALEXANDER MANUEL DACRUZ (BELIEVE HE WAS 1 GRADE HIGHER); GOT MARRIED 2ND TIME (HEY I'M LIKE THE ENERGIZER BUNNY-SMILE)AND WE HAD 2 DAUGHTERS; ALEXIA AND MARIANA, DURING THIS TIME MY STEP-FATHER ARCHIEBALD REEDY DIED OF CANCER (WAS A HARTFORD POLICEMAN)FELT LIKE MY DAD JUST WENT AWAY AND WASN'T COMING BACK AND I STILL NEEDED HIM; THEN DECEMBER OF 1983 MY HUSBAND PASSED AWAY/2 DAYS AFTER CHRISTMAS IN OUR HOME (I BECAME SO LOST/CONFUSED/IN SHOCK AND FELT SO MUCH PAIN AND SORROW). WORKED FOR A BANK AS AN ACCOUNTANT, COMPTROLLER THEN OPERATIONS MANAGER OF ALL 7 BRANCHES (LOVED IT SO MUCH) BUT AFTER MY HUSBAND DIED; MOVED FROM HARTFORD TO EAST HARTFORD/BOUGHT A TWO FAMILY HOU...Expand for more
SE AND REALIZED THAT I HAD TO BE FLEXIBLE AND AVAILABLE FOR MY DAUGHTERS; SO HELD VARIOUS JOBS, COMPLETED CNA COURSE (WORKED AT ROCKVILLE HOME) THEN WORKED AS A FINANCIAL AND BUSINESS CONSULTANT FOR HARTFORD STONE (IN TOLLAND, CT) THEN UNITED STONE OF AMERICA, INC IN HARTFORD, CT (ACQUIRED BID/CONTRACT FOR FOXWOOD CASINOS, THE ARMORY, PARK STREET FACADE, THE NEW DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, ETC). DURING THIS TIME MY BROTHER JAMES LEE (JIMMY TO MANY AND RICO TO SOME) DIED AT 33 YEARS OLD IN MY HOME OF A MASSIVE HEART ATTACK AFTER HAVING SURGERY (AORTA VALVE REPLACEMENT)/A FEW MONTHS EARLIER. ONCE AGAIN, A HUGE LOSS AND VERY PAINFUL I'VE HAD MY SHARE OF LOSSES, SURGERIES, ETC BUT MAINTAINED GOOD FAITH AND SURVIVAL. THE STORY GOES ON-ON BUT FOR NOW TO THIS POINT; I'M SINGLE AMD LIVING IN HOCKANUM PARK COMPLEX IN EAST HARTFORD, CT; I CALL IT GOING BACK TO MY ROOTS. WHEN WE SEE EACH OTHER (MY CLASSMATES/FRIENDS) WE CAN UPDATE THE REST. FOR NOW I SEND ALL MY BLESSINGS AND A HUGE HELLO.
(NEW 10-2-2009)
I always wanted to be a GYPSEY when I grew up. My family and friends thought that was a SILLY idea. As it turns out, they were RIGHT.
My favorite way to relax is put a lot of bubbles in a warm bathtub, put on some Luther Vandross and light up candles and just lay back in total harmony!!
The one person from my past who I'd most like to see again is Gretchan Yvonne, because we shared the best times ever!!.
10-7-2009 NEW STORY
My profile picture is me dancing at my daughter's wedding wearing a Yankee's hat. Her theme for the wedding was Boston vs. Yankees and it was the best reception I ever been too. WHY? Because people really got into it. The groom's side was for the Boston Red Sox's and the Bride's side was for the New York Yankees. I even believed we pulled some of the groom's guest over. As always I love to do dance..so I led on; got the PARTY GOING STRONG. That was a night I'll never forget; it was like being at a real baseball game yet thru imagery/impersonations wearing your teams colors/ and dancing...
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