Dee Korda:  

CLASS OF 1971
Hilmar High SchoolClass of 1971
Hilmar, CA
Anchorage, AK
Merced CollegeClass of 1986
Merced, CA
Gulfport, MS

Dee's Story

Life Hi This is Dee (Swanson) Korda - HHS Class of '71! -- Boy, where does the time go? I have lived in Alaska for almost 15 years. Today was our first snow (October 20th.) I live about 125 south of Anchorage in a small town called Seward. It seemed like a good day for me to play on the computer! My husband was military for the first 12 years of our marriage and then we returned to Hilmar for 10 years before moving back to Alaska. He left in '96 and the kids and I stayed. Now most of my kids are grown and are heading south too, but I love Alaska. I don't know if I am staying or going. Being alone, and being a long distance grandma is not very fun. I have had a busy lifetime, like everyone else full of ups and downs. I gave birth to 5 kids, foster parented over 50, and adopted 10. My youngest is 17 now and between all 15 of my kids they live in EIGHT states! What a mobile society we have, but I guess we introduced them to travel when they were young, so it isn't really a big suprise. Life is full of adventures! I went to college for a couple of years right out of High School then I was a stay-at-home mom for 17 years, which I truely loved. I went back to school in '87 at CSUS in Turlock where...Expand for more
I got my Bachelor's and Master's Degrees. I worked as a Marriage and Family Therapist for about 15 years. Now I work for the State of Alaska at a Vocational Technical School and I have gone back to college for another degree in Career Technical Education - two clases and two internships to go and I will be done once again. This last round of school was mostly for the certificate, not the knowledge, since I have done a lot of teaching and education related things during the past 30+ years. My plan is to make the move to be an on-line educator and eventually get closer to my various batches of grandkids that are spread all over the United States. I love old cars, and cherish owning my 1965 Falcon! I of course, like classic rock music, but I like country music too. I love any kind of project, and Home Depot is my favorite store. I am a down-to-earth Alaskan woman with California girl roots. I work hard, and I love the water, the trees, and the mountains. I still miss the fresh produce of the San Joaquin Valley. I have pretty much isolated myself up here in Alaska so I seldom hear news of Hilmar. This was a fun website to discover. I hope to read about others too! Thanks for checking my bio. Dee
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