Tonja Osipower:  

Since 1972? Wow!! Long time ago. I was married to Paul(Goodalf)Osipower (Corky) one of our classmates for 17 years, we had two beautiful daughters. Jaime and Sara. Both of them now work for our school system. I remarried in 1990 to a guy from New York. Scott Marcelle. We became foster parents together and adopted our last foster child. What a great journey that has been, not to mention life lesson. So many little kids out there that need a home. It is very rewarding to be a foster parent. To know u are helping out not only this child, but our community. My PASSION in life are my pets. They consume most of my days. And I wouldnt have it any other way. I also do animal rescue. People with unwanted animals or animals they can no longer keep somehow find me. I take the animal into our home, take care of them, whatever their needs may be and then find them forever homes. It is not something I set out to do, just seems to have happened. My friends all say I was born to be a caregiver, whether it be animal or human. I am a hairdresser by profession. Did that for a long time. I worked for our school system for about 10 years too. Retired from that to be a stay at home mom with my youngest daughter. Best decision I ever made. My husband and I are self employeed. We live in Ormond Beach. I never left the area, exc...Expand for more