Susan Gugino:  

I moved to WPB, Fl in 1978-worked in medical field-got married in 1979, had 2 wonderful boys-now 29-Anthony (in picture above with me on vaca in San Diego)and Jeffrey now 26 about to graduate from FAU in Boca Raton, Fla with his Masters Degree in Computer Science and then get married 10/10/10 to his Fionce' Angelique-his girlfriend for the last 10 years!! I am now married for the 2nd time after being divorced for 20 years-I live in Las Vegas and work at Mandalay Bay Hotel & Casino at Raffles Cafe. The hotel is on the Strip and I am a Food Server on swing shift for the last 10 years, so if you come out be sure to look me up! Honestly we have the best food ever than any 24 hour cafe in Las Vegas! Believe me-don't waste your $$ elsewhere!! I always wanted to be a nurse when I grew up. My family and friends thought that was a great idea. As it turns out, they were right. I love to relax listening to music with a dancing beat so I can do some chair dancing! If I go to a club with my friends out here, I still LOVE to dance! If I'm going to work somewhere, I need to have ice coffee, cigarettes, and my music to be able to deal with the day-to-day. My Mom and Dad are my heroes-god rest their souls..I moved here at their request. I thought it to be a good idea, not only for our whole family to be together(8 brothers and sisters, all my nieces and nephews, and my parents as well)but in case anything healthwise(bad)happened to them, I wanted to be here to care for them. Well that time came and I helped my Dad for 6 years take care of my Sweetest Mother until she peacefully passed away at Hospice in 2005, then alot of my time was spent with my Dad after the loss of his Bride after 52 blissful years. Through the grief of it all, of course he was depressed so I kept as much company with him to keep his spirits up. Then in Jan 2009, a Dr here inserted a shunt in my fathers arm backwards, and that was the beginning of the end. Three days after his outpatient surgery, his arm turned black and swelled up like and elephant, and I called 911 when he started having halloucinations and he was taken to the local E.R. to spend the next 5 months in the hospital(sepsis and kidney failure)and passed away on Memorial Day. This was so ironic because my Hero, my Daddy was a POW in WWII and was also MIA. He was captured while fighting on the front lines-he rushed the enemy, by himself to save his platoon, and was shot with a machine gun in his back, arm, and shoulder and had his last 2 fingers on his R hand paralyzed since he was 19 years old. He told me stories about being tortured while being held POW, while the Dr took him in the "surgical suite" and poked and jabbed his wounds weekly. How horrifying!! Tho so brave thru it all, he was FINALLY liberated thru and by his Mothers daily prayers. That is why my Daddy is my hero. My Mother is because of her true person that she was, her beauty that she passed on to me(haha), many people including my bro's and sis's, tell me how much I resemble my mother-it's a compliment any time I hear it! I was blessed to have such wonderful and supportive parents throughout my life, all the way to their end. I cannot explain how much I miss them-if any of you have lost your parents or a loved one, you know what I am talking about. All I can say, I completed my goal for moving to Las Vegas. I am still taking care of my fathers final wishes as in regards to his home etc. The one person from my past who I'd most like to see again is Suzanne Sullivan, because she was always so pretty and sweet any time I talked to her. My wish for her is that she is happy and enjoying life!. If I could improve my home, I'd remodel the whole thing and add on a upstairs and basement just like in N.Y. when I lived there.. My dream home would be a home with 3 levels. I have learned from my children that without them, I don't know what I would do. I can confide in them now that they are yo...Expand for more