Debi (Sam) Emerson:
CLASS OF 1968
Woodstock Community High SchoolClass of 1968
Woodstock, IL
Marian Central High SchoolClass of 1972
Woodstock, IL
University of Wisconsin - WhitewaterClass of 1972
Whitewater, WI
Olson Middle SchoolClass of 1964
Woodstock, IL
Clay Street Elementary SchoolClass of 1961
Woodstock, IL
Debi (Sam)'s Story
There's absolutely no way I can cover the last 51 years (51 years!!!!) by just "writing a little something"!
Highlights (?):
1972 - Graduated from UW-Whitewater with a BA in English; moved to Fond du Lac WI; began working at Mercury Marine in accounting dept. (accounting??)
1977 - married Jim Scharf
1980 - graduated from UW-Oshkosh with MBA
1984 - divorced Jim
1987 - married Dan Entringer
1989 - got downsized from Mercury Marine; helped husband start Entringer Builders (later Entringer Bros. Construction) & worked for him.
2000 - Entered 21st century by finally getting online!
2003 - Husband decided he "didn't want to married any more. Divorced in 2005. Moved in with Dr. Paul Mattox, a retired UW-Oshkosh professor & my Civil War Re-enacting partner.
2006 - Ex-husband Dan passed away at age 42.
Began playing the harp. Was invited to join Harper's Star, a group of harpers based in Appleton WI. We play approximately once a month at various venues.
2008 - Paul passed away the end of...Expand for more
Feb.
Moved to an apartment in Oshkosh the end of May. The end of August, I started working for Miles Kimball catalog company as a seasonal data entry clerk. In November, I moved to their call center.
2009 - In Jan, I was hired as part-time year round by Miles Kimball & promoted to customer service rep. In May, I became full time.
2017 - After weathering many, many changes at Miles Kimball (including them changing their name to Silver Star Brands!) I decided to slow down & went back to part time in December..
2018 - I had the pleasure of attending our WCHS 50th reunion in Sept. Was a joy to see so many of my classmates in person after having been connected thru Facebook for many, many years.
2019 - April 10. I bit the bullet & RETIRED! Yep, now just hanging around that same apartment I moved in to 11 years ago. Enjoying playing my harp, cuddling my cat & doing lots & lots of reading.
These days I spend a lot of time on Facebook staying in touch with many, many friends - old & new!
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