Vivian Ryan:  

If I hadn't made it to marching band by my senior year,Shadle would have been a waste for me. Going to all of the games and wrestling matches helped me see how I could be part of A CLASS OF 856. Where are you now?O M G!!! I now have a defibrillator in my chest! Update 5/23/09.My heart was trying very hard to stop. I've looked down my body as it shut off and saw nothing but black. This happened 5 times before I went to ER and 2 more times there. Guess I'll stick around.It's clearly not my time. I've lived several lives in this time, it seems to me. I left on a bus to LA the morning after we graduated.My first life after high school was as a very young nursing student engaged to be married when I graduated. Wearing makeup, doing my nails, modeling in a fashion show,attending a formal ball, and attending a sudent nurse conference where a speaker told us to take LSD as soon as we could. I was not prepared for the reality of nursing and went to work for the Post Office(high pay,not emotional,little responsibility) I broke my engagement,went back to girlfriend I'd loved since the 9th grade,fell into the hippie life. It was a bad time to be gay and working for the feds. So I met a man back from Nam in the Navy and eventually married him. That included more fun ...Expand for more