Carol Giles (Bates):  

I left you all in the summer of 1967 before we went from John Gorre Jr High to Lee High. Many of you had attended Lackawanna Elementary w/me. I always wore my drk brwn hair down to my waist w/long bangs ala Cher...or as my father used to say "you look like a beatnik". Of course I never thought I resembled Maynard G Krebs from Dobie Gillis, no 'stache. My family relocated to Swainsboro then to Adrian, Ga. By 18 I had married and had two kids.A rough road to hoe but they were mine and I did it w/God's help. Today those two are my best friends. I started w/GEICO at age 22 in Macon, GA, transferred to Dallas,Tx for 14 yrs then back to Macon. At the time I left in May,2005, I supervised an internal audit team for the Regional Attorney. Prior to that my team handled class action law suits. During those years my two beautful daughters graduated college, married and I now have two granddaughters ages 13 yrs & 1yr with one grandson age 11yrs. My son recently earned a 4 yr music scholarshi...Expand for more