Doris Kelly:  

After high school, I was accepted at New Paltz State University (now SUNY New Paltz) and majored in Education with an academic major in Biology. I married in my last month of college and moved to Kingston, NY. While teaching in Hyde Park, NY, my husband and I had a house built in the Town of Esopus. After four years of teaching, I left to have my first daughter, Diane. Twenty months later, I had my second daughter, Sharon. I became involved in local politics, first becoming a member of the Esopus Planning Board, later holding the chair position. I ran as an independent candidate for town council to remind residents of the need to vote for individuals who are willing to improve their community, rather than for partisan reasons. It was a big loss, but lots of fun. I separated in 1974. My children and I moved to Hyde Park. I began teaching in Poughkeepsie, NY where I taught for 24 years. After buying a house in a small single family home community, I became involved again in community activities, was appointed to the planning board, an...Expand for more