Beth Young:
CLASS OF 1969

Pacific Grove High SchoolClass of 1969
Pacific grove, CA
Monterey Peninsula CollegeClass of 1972
Monterey, CA
Pacific Grove Junior High SchoolClass of 1964
Pacific grove, CA
Robert Down Elementary SchoolClass of 1962
Pacific grove, CA
Beth's Story
Life
Married Bill Garmany in April 1969
Our son was born Nov 1973
Our daughter was born May 1975
Divorced Dec 1976
Married Tom Crisel in Nov 1980
Divorced Sept 1986
Married Sam Schoch in Aug 1987
Divorced July 2003
Married Edwin Murray June 6, 2007
Six grandchildren.
From oldest to youngest:
Jessica, Shawn, Robert, Felicia, Sarah & Loghan
Living in SD and loving it.
School
I was extremely shy in school and tended to fade into the background. I've been told since high school that I appeared stuck up to most people. Sorry about that. LOL. Never stuck up or stuck on myself. Just painfully shy.
I played flute in the Band since 5th grade until I left school in April 1969. I sang in the Choir since 8th grade.
Workplace
Just a listing of jobs I've held to show my versatility. LOL.
Cashier/Waittress
Dog Walker
Babysitter
Pipefitter in a Submarine shipyard
School Bus Driver
Medical Insurance Biller
Payroll
Office Manager
Photographer
And now owner of MURRAYS CORNER in Philip, SD. My husband cooks and I wait tables and do the books. We also own a commercial rental building. We started out in that building as a small Coffee and Donut shop (Murrays Coffee Confections & More) but quickly outgrew our space. Bought a larger building and we are now a full service restaurant.
I always wanted to be a Veterinarian when I grew up. My family and friends thought that was a stupid idea. As it turns out, they were totally wrong.
I love animals and always have dogs and sometimes cats. Right now we have two Pembroke Welsh Corgi's and one grey Tabby.
I spend time playing games on the computer to escape stress. I am on facebook, secondlife and own about 500 games. Mostly hidden object, Mahjongg or any million ways to play solataire.
The wildest thing I ever did in school was following Mark Young around all the time wishing he would notice me and then ending up with his bf Bill Garmany.
Clark Kent was my hero. He was such a good person, helped people without them knowing it and never appreciated for it.
I was born in Hollister, CA.
Raised in Pacific Grove, CA 1955-1970
Bill went into the Navy (without discussing it with me, he just inlisted one day). We went to New London, CT (actually lived in Groton), then Great Lakes, IL (actually lived in Zion). Then to Pearl Harbor, HI (actually lived in Honolulu) where I discovered I could not live on an island. They call it rock fever. Anyway, after 3 months of nightmares about the island sinking down into the ocean I moved to Prunedale, CA to stay with my parents.
Bill was on a submarine and his boat was going to be stopping in Seattle, WA. He bought me a ticket to meet him there. We spent my birthday weekend in a Motel and never got out to see the sights.
Nine months later our son William Robert Garmany was born. Because of complications during my 6th month the Navy sent Bill to Treasure Island, CA and took him off subs. He never forgave me for that. So we lived in Walnut Creek until Will was born and then we got Military housing in South San Francisco. We were only 4 blocks from where Patty Hearst was kidnapped when that happened. We also saw The Grateful Dead at the Cow Palace.
When our son was 6 months old Bill was transferred to New London, CT again. He went without me and our son as we were having problems in our marriage. I moved to Salinas, CA to be near my parents and took a job at an apartment complex renting out apartments and cleaning them after tenants moved out. It paid me free rent only. I tried my hand at Firestone as a forklift operator but was fired when I took a day off because my son was sick.
Shortly after that I was partying with some "friends" and while being wasted I was raped. Two days later I tried to kill myself with an overdose of tranqs. My landlord saved my life. A month later I tracked Bill down and wanted to give "us" another try. He bought me a plane ticket to CT.
Nine months later our daughter was born. Nicole Elizabeth was 8 months old when I left Bill for good and moved back to Salinas, Ca again to be near my parents.
I lived in Salinas until 1990 when my 3rd husband & I bought a home in Los Banos, near Modesto, CA. We were there just short of a year when I was hit by a car as a pedestrian. Feb 2, 1991.
A few months later my husband received an early retirement because they were closing Fort Ord.
June 1992 we moved to Bremerton, WA. Sam had always wanted to go back to his home but never could find work so had stayed at Fort Ord Civil Service until retirement. We lived there for 10 years.
After my car accident I became housebound. I had frequent panic attacks and could not keep a job because of them. It was 3 years before I could leave my home without having one. It was another 2 years before I drove a car again. I believe my husband liked my helplessness too much. As I got better we fought more and more. Once I could go back out on my own our marriage was done.
In 2002 my mother was suffering from Alzheimers and getting to be more then my dad could handle alone. So, once again I moved back to Salinas, CA. I bought a mobile home in the Senior park where my parents were living. In 2004 my mother was diagnosed with cancer. Six weeks later she passed. So Nov 12th we had her funeral and two weeks later my dad gave me a check for $5000 and ask...Expand for more
ed me to move away because I was in the way of his dating life.
After I recovered from that slap in the face I sold my mobile home and moved to Peculiar, MO to be near my son. A few months later I found a small piece of property on just shy of 4 acres outside of the town of Holden, MO. I went into a contract to buy the land as a rent to buy option.
I was there about a year when I met my husband Edwin. As it turned out I could not get a loan on the place I was trying to buy because it had 2 mobile homes on it. It only qualified as a "land" sale with higher interest rates and the land didn't have the value of the price the woman wanted for it.
So I walked away from that and into my husbands home in Belton, MO. We married a year later, June 6, 2007. On Nov 6 that same year my husband had a heart attack. He spent the night at the hospital and they opened up his one clogged artery and sent him home. The next day he had another heart attack. The artery reclogged from the shunt they had put in closing up.
Another night in the hospital and back home again. No more problems since. But we did some talking and decided we wanted more time together instead of him continuing his high stress job with South Metro Fire Department. He retired June 1, 2008.
Dec 18, 2007 we bought a home in Philip, SD. We picked here to move because it is a small rural community, with a hospital in town. Small yes, but the nearest City Hospital is 89 miles away.
Jan 2008 Edwin's mother, Helen was diagnosed with cervical cancer. We stayed in MO so she could have her treatments at a hospital near us before making our move.
We brought her with us to Philip and she and I lived there alone from Mar until June when Edwin could retire. Because Helen was weak and unable to travel much we decided to open up a coffee/donut shop in town. There wasn't any such thing here and we felt it was needed.
We found a small house and converted it into our coffee shop over the next few months.
I had to make an emergency trip to Salinas, CA to bring my dad out to live with us.
Helen suddenly passed away April 26th 2009. She had wanted to be buried next to her deceased husband. So we took her back to Belton, MO for her funeral service and burial.
June 15th we opened our coffee shop. We also rented out two back rooms to a lady who does nails.
Business started out slow. Our first days receipts was $24. But word got out and people began coming in and before long we had outgrown our little space.
Sept 5th we signed papers on our new building (it had been a drive in fast food place before). We opened up for business on Sept 26th after closing the coffee shop the week before. We now have 9 employees working for us. (todays date 12/29/09)
The one person from my past who I'd most like to see again is my son, because he has refused to talk to me for months.
I love crime shows, real and otherwise. I love animals. I have two dogs right now and one cat. All my life I've had dogs and cats around. During my short stint in Prunedale, CA I owned a horse and rode every chance I could. I'm addicted to games online.
My biggest surprise in life was finally realizing just how narssusistic(sp)my father and son both are.
If I could improve my home, I'd remodel and add on an elevator. My dream home would be easy on my knees.
I have learned from my kids that I am too nosy, too giving, a pushover and a doormat.
If I won $100 million, I'd give part of it to help domestic violence survivors, then spend the rest on college funds for my grandchildren, buy 500 acres of open land someone in the United States and build my dream home on it.
To be truly happy I would be at a large lake, fishing with my Edwin.
My current age is 58. When I was 12, I thought that people my age now would be on deaths door. I was so completely wrong.
My first crush lived across the street from me for a couple of years before we moved across town. He got married while still in high school. Divorced and remarried. He is a published author and wrote about fishing hints and conditions for years until he almost died in a car accident a few years ago. I'm happy to call him my friend today. He is Jack Holder.
My best friend would tell you I'm funny, but people who don't know me very well would probably describe me as clumsy.
Always feel my best in jeans and a t-shirt.
If I had a do over I would not have married Bill Garmany. I would have moved to Belton, MO and met my Edwin when we were both young enough to have children together.
In 10 years, I hope to be truly retired. I'm going to get there by selling our business to someone much younger with more energy (lol).
My oldest friend was a year younger than me and attended Pacific Grove High. We were in a bookkeeping class together and that was how we met. Her name was Linda Senti and she married Jerry Wilmoth from Salinas, CA. She was a perky redhead who tried to draw me out of my shyness. She taught me how to knit. She was the only female in my life who I got close to who did NOT stab me in the back.
My first job was at Lovers Point Inn in Pacific Grove, CA, where I got paid minimum wage to prepare the desserts for serving. What I remember most about it is getting lot's of sweets to eat.
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