Dawn Mac Kenzie:  

CLASS OF 1984
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Newtonville, MA
Newton, MA
Davis SchoolClass of 1978
Newton, MA

Dawn's Story

Life I worked after graduating. I went to Katherine Gibbs in 1993 and graduated from their one-year Executive Assistent Program. Since then I have been working in Cambridge (our company recently moved to Medford - 2005) for a Structural Engineering firm. I have an 15-year old niece and a 10-year old nephew (written 2004) (my ex-sister-in-law is a fellow classmate). I got married in June of 2000 and I am a step-mother of one son (he happens to be a year younger than I) and step-gradmother of two (one boy - seven years and one girl - four years - written 2004). I now live in Medford, MA with my husband. I am also practicing Wicca (Witchcraft). Update April 2008: Since our last reunion, my life hit a rough patch. I was diagnosed with kidney stones in 2005 and had at least six different procedures in an effort to remove the stones and save my left kidney. Unfortunately it was all in vain and I lost my kidney Nov. 2006. Upon returning to work, I was informed that they were eliminating my position as business had dried up enough that they couldn't afford to keep me. So I was unemployed in Jan. 2007. Then in April 2007 my mother-in-law passed away from lung cancer. I finally was able to find a job, unfortunately it was back in retail at a local T.J. Maxx in Oct. 2007. Having not worked in retail for 14 years I had forgotton how hard you had to work, the rude customers, and the extremely low pay. And now this past March, my father-in-law passed away from a heart attack. Meanwhile, my mother has been dealing with some major health issues and my father went in for knee replacement surgery before the holidays and had a heart attack while still in the hospital during his recovery. Thankfully he is back on his feet and on the road to a full recovery. As to the job market, I finally found a position at MIT in their Facilities Department. Right now I am just a temp, but there is a possibility of it becoming a permanent position. So it look...Expand for more
s like things are turning around finally. Looking forward to seeing everyone at the next reunion in 2009 (if we have one). Can't believe it will be 25 years. BTW - in case anyone hasn't heard the City of Newton has finally decided on a new school. They will build it closer to the Walnut Street side and demolish the old one when it's complete. Check out the City of Newton website for more information. As an ironic sidenote - anyone who attended Davis Elementary, Warren Jr High, and NNHS will have graduated from each school only to have them change their use from a school to a community center, branch library, daycare, or low income houseing; and now with the future demolition of the NNHS we all remember, we will looe the last school building of our childhood memories. Yes two of the buildings still stand, but it will still won't be the same. Update November 2012: Well, I guess it's been awhile since I have visited this site. I never went permanent with MIT. As well all remember, the economy really tanked then and a lot of people lost jobs. I temped a bit and had a short term job over the 2010 holidays. I then finally landed a permanent job back in the construction industry at a firm in Downtown crossing. So at least the work situation finally worked it self out. On a personal note; I lost my paternal grandmother in December of 2009, my mother suddenly in February of 2011, and then my father in March of this year. Then just when I though things couldn't get worse; my husband was diagnosed in April with stage 4 renal cancer. Unfortunately luck was not on our side and he lost his short 3 month battle with cancer in July. I am now on a leave of absence from work trying to get my life back into some sort of normal. I am seeing a grief counselor, which is helping, but this is going to be a long freakin road I am now forced to travel. Fingers crossed that I get through this without loosing what is left of my sanity (such that it is).
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