Rebecca Rainbow:  

I think classmates will remember me as always being willing to help anyone. I have always enjoyed meet- ing new people and making friends with those who may of been shy or affraid of meeting new people and trying to include them in whatever we all may of been doing. I haven't changed much compared to that, except I don't go anywhere anymore really. Now, I'm just enjoying everyday as it comes with my family and taking life easy. I met my hubby Chester Rainbow my freshmen year at Overfelt, and just before my senior year, while he was starting his first year of college at AWC, in Yuma. We were married on Oct. 23,'71 in the city of Yuma. He played football (of course)... After that we moved back to San Jose. Where we lived till our daughter was born. When the resession hit we came to TX to visit my family and stayed almost 2 yrs. Then we went back home to San Jose for about another 2 yrs. But jobs were hard to find and keep we just got sick of the 'rat race' and decided to move back here where jobs where so plentifull you had to be sure you really wanted that job, 'cause they'd hire you on the spot. They had the opposite problems here then. Like being in "Bizzaro World" (Seinfeld). So we moved here in Aug '82 and have never left. When our daughter was younger, her and I use to go for the summers to S. J. at first, but as she got older and involved in school she didn't want to leave for the summers anymore. For her this is home. She is now going to be 31 the 26th of May '08. She was our miracle baby, and has been my reason for living each day as if it could be my last. I want to make memories of a life I can be proud of for her. She is our only child, but not our only pregnancy. She has a son who was born on 9-6-06. Her husband Ryan is a chef, and has 2 children from a prior marriage. So we have 3 grandchildren.....After my accident (April 18,1969)I went through some really hard years, but only time would heal those scars and the pain of what I'd lost. Before 4-18-69 I was modeling part-time and working in real estate as a secretary for my dad. I loved school and everything about it. My life was school, church, family and friends. My grades had always been A's and B's. Right after I had trouble remembering my name for awhile. The Drs. gave me way to many drugs, because they didn't expect for me to live, and so began my spiral down, and back then drugs were everywhere I went. Finally, in '82 I thought I had to get out of S.J. to really get away from them, but I had to learn that it was ME I had to change, and not my location. I later went to school to become a Tx certified drug and alcohol counselor.... I ...Expand for more