Judy Maxine Conklin-Fenderson:
CLASS OF 1960
Miami Northwestern High SchoolClass of 1960
Miami, FL
Samuel Huntington Public School 40Class of 1957
Jamaica, NY
William C. Hughley Public School 116Class of 1954
Jamaica, NY
Liberty City Elementary SchoolClass of 1952
Miami, FL
Judy Maxine's Story
Life
HAD 5 CHILDREN IN ALL-A SET OF TWINS-FIRST BORN. TRAVELED A LOT. WAS MARRIED TO THE SAME MAN 33 YEARS. HE DIED 11/21/91. RETIRED NOW. DID A LOT OF TRAVELING IN MY LIFE. NOW SETTLED DOWN, (SOMEWHAT). STILL HAVE LOVE OF LIFE THO.
MY FATHER, [RICHARD TYLER CONKLIN], (IRISHMAN) DIED IN NEW YORK IN 1953, AT THE AGE OF 42, ABOUT A MONTH BEFORE MY 11th BIRTHDAY. MY MOTHER, (BLONEVA KELLY-CONKLIN), DIED 12/03/05, HERE IN MIAMI, AT THE AGE OF 94. SHE LIVED A GREAT LIFE. I MISS HER SO. GOD BLESS YOU MOTHER. THE BEST MOTHER AND FATHER ANYBODY COULD HAVE. I KNEW MY MOTHER FOR 63 YEARS. LOVE YOU MOTHER. REST IN PEACE. A VERY GOOD AND SWEET LADY. ALWAYS HAD A SMILE ON HER FACE.
I WAS THE BABY IN THE FAMILY WITH 3 BROTHERS. THE YOUNGER BROTHER WAS 10 YEARS OLDER THAN ME. THE ONLY GIRL, SO I GUESS I WAS SPOILED [SOMEWHAT], SMILE.
I ALWAYS WANTED TO BE A MOVIE STAR WHEN I GREW UP. WHEN I LIVED IN NEW YORK, I STUDIED ALL THE ARTS TO BECOME A STAR, DANCING, SINGING. DID A LOT OF CONCERTS. WAS ON TV A FEW TIMES. MY FAMILY AND FRIENDS THOUGHT I WAS A QUIET PERSON. AS IT TURNED OUT, THEY WERE NOT RIGHT. MY DAD WANTED ME TO BE IN SHOW BUSINESS, BECAUSE HIS FATHER WAS A MOVIE STAR, ONE OF [THE KEYSTONE COPS}, BUT MY MOTHER DID NOT WANT ME IN SHOW BIZZ, BUT SHE DID ALLOW ME TO STUDY THE ART.
MY FAVORITE WAY TO RELAX IS TO GO FISHING, SWIMMING, BOWLING.
TO BE TRULY HAPPY, I WOULD LIVE IN HAWAII AGAIN. I SAY AGAIN BECAUSE, I THINK I HAD A PAST LIFE THERE. FROM A CHILD, AS FAR BACK AS I CAN REMEMBER, I FEALT ...Expand for more
SO CLOSE TO HI.
MY FIRST CRUSH WAS ROBERT FREDRICK VAN LIEORP. HE WAS HALF DUTCH. HE BECAME A POLICE OFFICER, AN ATTORNEY AND THEN AN AMBASSADOR. WE BECAME FRIENDS WHEN I WAS IN THE 8th GRADE IN NEW YORK. HE WAS THE ONE I ALWAYS THOUGHT I WOULD MARRY. WE KEPT IN TOUCH ALL THESE YEARS. HAVE NOT HEARD FROM HIM THO, IN ABOUT 2 YEARS. LAST I HEARD, HE WAS GOING TO AFRICA. IF ANYBODY KNOWS OF HIM, PLEASE CONTACT ME. I HOPE HE'S STILL ALIVE.
WOULD ALSO LIKE TO GET IN TOUCH WITH ROMEO FERNANDEZ. HE WAS A VERY GOOD FRIEND OF MINE IN NEW YORK. WE WERE ALWAYS TOGETHER. THEY CALLED US ROMEO AND JULIET.
USED TO HAVE A LOT OF BOWLING TROPHIES. GOT RID OF THEM BECAUSE OF TOO MUCH DUST. DONATED THEM TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD SCHOOL. USED TO BOWL 9 LEAGUES A WEEK. HAD A GOOD AVERAGE. HAD A FEW PEOPLE THAT WANTED TO SPONSOR ME IN PRO BOWLING. DID NOT DO IT BECAUSE OF MY CHILDREN. IT INVOLVED TOO MUCH TRAVELING. GOT 9 STRIKES IN A ROW 5 TIMES. ALWAYS GOT IN TENTH FRAME AND SCREWED UP, LOL. HAVE NOT BOWLED SINCE THE 80'S, BECAUSE OF THINGS THAT HAPPENED IN MY LIFE. I REALLY MISS BOWLING SO MUCH.
IF I COULD DO IT ALL OVER AGAIN, I WOULD START OVER FROM WHEN I LIVED IN NEW YORK AT THE AGE OF 10. WHEN I CAME BACK TO MIAMI, 1957, GOT MARRIED TOO YOUNG. HAD BABIES TOO YOUNG. DON'T GET ME WRONG, I LOVE MY KIDS, BUT WISH I COULD DO IT ALL OVER AGAIN.
WISH MY OLD FRIENDS WOULD REMEMBER ME AS SOMEONE THEY COULD TALK TO.
NOT RUNNING FROM ANYTHING OR ANYBODY SO I'M GLAD TO TELL MY STORY.
TAKE CARE ALL. I LOVE YOU!
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