(candy)Renee (luper)Fellows:
CLASS OF 1969
Buckbee SchoolClass of 1969
Rockford, IL
Concord High SchoolClass of 1973
Concord, CA
(candy)Renee's Story
I WAS PRETTY MUCH A WALL FLOWER AND A TOM BOY IN HIGH SCHOOL. WAS FRIENDLY WITH ALL TYPES, FROM POPULAR TO NERDS TO JOCK AND POT HEADS. COMING FROM ILLINOIS IN MY FRESHMAN YEAR TO CALIFORNIA WAS REALLY A SHOCK OF CULTURE. 1969 WAS VERY DIFFERENT IN IL THEN IN CA MILE APART BUT THE BEST OF TIMES FOR A 14 YEAR OLD TO GROW UP WITH THE WORLD. I REMEMBER THE DAY WE ALL PROTESTED AGAINST THE WAR, IN OUR SMALL WAY. IT MADE ME PROUD TO BE AN AMERICAN. MY BIGGEST WISH WAS TO BE A SINGER ON STAGE BUT AM STILL TO SHY TO DO IT IN FRONT OF PEOPLE. WITH MY BACK TO THEM YES BUT FACE TO FACE, NOPE! SCHOOL AND I REALLY DIDN'T GET ALONG. MY VALUE WAS AT DOING THINGS HANDS ON, AND WELL. I HAVE DONE MANY DIFFERENT THINGS FROM WORKING IN A TYPESETTING COMPANY WORKING WITH THE COMPUTER THAT FILLED THE ROOM, TO LAYING CARPET(MY BEST WORK ON MY KNEES HAHA), A SMALL LOCAL YARD/GARDENING BUSINESS, TO THE BARTENDER/COCKTAIL/JANITOR BUSINESS, AND FINALLY, A REAL JOB, A CAREER ABOARD THE LOCAL AMTRAK TRAINS OUT OF OAK/SAC AREA.BEEN DOING IT FOR 13 YEARS NOW AND I WILL BE UNTIL I EITHER RETIRE OR DROP DEAD WORKING ON BOARD THE TRAIN. MY HUSBAND OF 25 YEARS ALSO WORKS FOR AMTRAK BUT WE MET IN THE BAR BUSINESS. HES THIRD, MY FIRST AND ONLY MA...Expand for more
RRIAGE. HELPED RAISE HIS BOY FROM THE AGE OF 10(NOW 26) THANK GOD HE WAS A GOOD KID FROM THE START. I ONLY TAUGHT HIM THE VALUE OF "PLEASE AND THANK YOU" AND OF COURSE HARD WORK. I LOOK FORWARD TO THE DAYS OF ENJOYING THE FRUIT OF MY LABOR, TRAVELING AROUND THE US. EITHER BY TRAIN OR MOTOR HOME WITH MY HUSBAND AND CATS GOING ANYWHERE, STAYING AS LONG AS I WANT, DOING ANYTHING, BESIDES BUSTING MY BUTT, SINGING OR NOW SINGING FACE TO FACE ON STAGE OR JUST IN FRONT OF A PINBALL MACHINE. THEN ONE DAY IN MY ROCKING CHAIR NEXT TO MY OLD FART ON A PORCH SOMEWHERE SINGING INTO THE WIND OR NOT. AT FIFTY-FIVE I FEEL I HAVE FINALLY COME OUT OF MY SHELL AND AM THAT DECENT HUMAN BEING THAT I ALWAYS KNEW I WAS AND ARE TRULY HAPPY TO BE ALIVE. JUST WISH IT WOULD HAVE HAPPEN BEFORE MY BODY STARTED TO FALL APART FROM ALL THAT HARD WORK AND HARDER PLAYING I DID. LIKE THEY SAY "IF I HAD KNOWN I WAS GOING TO LIVE THIS LONG I WOULD HAVE TAKEN BETTER CARE OF MY SELF." DO I HAVE REGRETS, EVERYONE DOES, BUT WHO KNOWS IF MY LIFE WOULD HAVE BEEN ANY BETTER, OR RICHER OR POORER OR REALLY BAD AT SINGING FACE TO FACE ON STAGE. I KNOW ONE THING, I HAVE TOUCH MANY LIVES AND THEY ARE A LITTLE BETTER BECAUSE OF IT AND NOT WORST. I KNOW I AM.
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