Cynthia Murray:  

Well, its July 16, 2014, I just wanted to do an update in my status. My husband passed away April 16, 2014. It is hard missing him, he died 2 days before our 44th wedding anniversary, so I am now a widow. That is a word I find very difficult to say, we have been together for so long I don't remember what it felt like to be single. I know I will have to get used to it but it seems strange. I will write more after I find out what life holds for me, in a few monthsI will be traveling to Seattle to visit my son and to just get away for a while. Thanks for letting me have this site to tell my friends now and then what is happening in my world. Life for me after graduation: I went to cosmatology school and received my accreditation, passed the board exam. I worked in a Grosse Pointe Salon, not my favorite job. I started working at Tek-Ni-Kal Credit Union as a cashier. I worked there for 5 years, started as a cashier,promoted to Head Cashier, then I was trained as a Bookkeeper. I met my husband while working there, my future sister-in-law introduced us. We married April 18,1970, 44 years together. My husband James J. Murray Jr.(class of '58 St. James in Ferndale) was a Mechanical/Computer Engineer, retired and 100% service connected disabled.. I have had to admit to myself that I cannot care for my husband and have had to put him into a nursing home. Very very hard decision to make. The first year we married I miscarried a baby boy in my 6th month. Two years later, while in my 6th month of expecting my second child, I again had complications and ended up with total bedrest the entire remaining months of my pregnancy. December 29, 1972, James Joseph Murray III was born in Michigan. James is now 40 years old, he lives in Seattle, Washington for the last 20 years.The last 17 years, he has been working at Microsoft. He is now part of the management, just recently got a promotion James is still looking for his mate, January 28 1977, Jennifer Rose, was born, in Michigan. Jennifer is married to Paul Hastings, Their children are grandson Alex 17 & granddaughter Annaline Ella 10 She is now living in North Carolina, and is manager of Chili's restaurant. We moved to Kansas for a job offer at Boeing November 1, 1981 we were blessed with our 3rd child, Stefanya Marie.Murray McGuckin she is married to Vaughan and they have one child, Connor who is four. Stefanya is the owner of Rhythmic Sky Dance Studio in Big Rapids Michigan., She is in her 13th year of business. Her Competition teams are Regional Champions and while dancing at the World Competition they took 4th place. In August 29, 1983 still in Kansas, we were surprised with Meagan Rose.Murray Kneele. After the divorce she went back to Murray. Our youngest, Meagan Rose has one child Lucie Jane Kneale. Meagan is engaged to Josh Bell. She earned her Bachelors Degree at Baker College in Medical Management/ Hospital Administration. She is also teaching at Baker in the Medical Billing etc. program. No date has been set for their wedding at this time. She is now working for the Family practice at Spectrum Health as the Administrator of the Medical Staff. My husband has three daughters from his first marriage. All were born in Michigan & Colorado. The oldest Jacquelynne, has 3 children, Bradley, Brendon and Bethanie, They all live in Kansas. Bethanie gave us our first GREAT Grandson, Aiden. Jerrilynne has 2 children, Ashleigh & Nicholas they live in Iowa. Jocelynne, Jim's youngest daughter has 2 children, Robert, who gave us our 2nd Great grandchild & Sean. We lived in Ferndale the first 10 yrs.of our marriage, Jim worked for Fruehauf Trailers, we moved to Wichita, Ks. in 1980 for Boeing Aircraft where he designed the 747 & 757 aircraft. In 1985 he changed jobs and moved to Beech Aircraft. Along side Bert Rutaan, he designed the "STARSHIP" corporate aircraft. We lived for 6yrs in Ks. Connecticut called in 1986, Sikorsky Helicopter in Stratford, Ct. 11 yrs there, designing the new Blackhawk Helicopter. Once government contracts were cut, Connecticut became like the big 3 in Michigan, a ghost town. He worked for Phizer Pharmaceuticals on computers, then Electric Boat in Groton Ct. on Submarine design. Two weeks before Christmas 1995, our house burned down, lost everything we worked for, 25 yrs. We then moved to Old Lyme, Ct. In Feb.1996, Jim was laid off from Electric Boat. The government budget cuts hit again, hard in Ct. about In July 1996 back to Michigan we came, both sets of parents were gone, we still owned the family...Expand for more