Valerie Jackson Gastinel:  

CLASS OF 1974
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Salmen High SchoolClass of 1974
Slidell, LA

Valerie's Story

Life wow, where to begin? After high school, I went to LSU FOR TWO YEARS, THEN USL WHERE I GRADUATED WITH A BS IN NURSING. I TRAVELED TO VARIOUS COUNTRIES IN SOUTH AMERICA AND EUROPE DOING MISSIONARY WORK FOR SEVERAL YEARS BEFORE RETURNING AND MARRYING MY HUSBAND OF 25 YEARS. WE LIVE ON ACREAGE SOUTH OF BATON ROUGE ON RIVER ROAD IN A COMMUNITY CALLED SUNSHINE. I HAVE 4 CHILDREN: 3 DAUGHTERS AND ONE SON. THINGS ARE PRETTY QUIET THESE DAYS WITH ONLY OUR YOUNGEST DAUGHTER, SARAH(14), LEFT AT HOME. I'VE BEEN A STAY AT HOME MOM UNTIL I RECENTLY RET...Expand for more
URNED TO NURSING PART TIME AFTER A BRIEF SABBATICAL OF 24 YEARS! IT'S BEEN TOUGH GETTING THE NURSING SKILLS RESURRECTED BUT IT HAS BEEN WORTH IT. I LOVE WORKING AS AN ONCOLOGY NURSE WITH ST. JUDE KIDS, AND WOULD ALSO LIKE TO START DOING A LITTLE HOSPICE WORK AS MY HEALTH PERMITS. A FEW MONTHS BEFORE I TURNED 50 I WAS DIAGNOSED WITH BREAST CANCER. IT WASN'T EXACTLY THE WAY I WANTED TO BRING IN MY 50TH YEAR, BUT THANKFULLY, I'M ON THE RECOVERY SIDE NOW AND AM COUNTING MY BLESSINGS! WOULD LOVE TO HEAR FROM ANY OF MY SCHOOL FRIENDS!
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Yearbooks

Salmen High School 1972 yearbook cover photo
1972 Yearbook
Salmen High School
SLIDELL, LA
Reunions
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May 21, 2022
Valerie was invited to the
Salmen High School Reunion
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Multi class reunion for the classes of 70-74 reunion event on Oct 23, 2010 image
Oct 23, 2010
Valerie was invited to the
Multi class reunion for the classes of 70-74
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Salmen Multi Class Reunion 1970-75 reunion event on Oct 23, 2010 image
Oct 23, 2010
Valerie was invited to the
Salmen Multi Class Reunion 1970-75
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Photos

City of David in Jerusalem
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Valerie Jackson Gastinel's Classmates profile album
Times's Square
Carnegie Hall trip.
My family at Grand Isle on Father's Day 2008.
Camp Kahdalea 2008
daughters Sarah and Rachel
Libby and me
daughters Bekah and Rachel playing around
I'm still a drama queen from New Orleans!!
Val with daughters Rachel and Sarah in Florida
family pic
family wedding
Valerie in Rome for a family wedding in 2004
Valerie with youngest daughter Sarah
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Rachel and Jacob
Rachel's Wedding

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