Laura Vyse:
CLASS OF 1965
Victoria Park Secondary High SchoolClass of 1965
Toronto, ON
Agincourt Collegiate InstituteClass of 1965
Toronto, ON
W. A. Porter Collegiate InstituteClass of 1965
Scarborough, ON
Scarborough Village SchoolClass of 1961
Scarborough, ON
Cedarbrook Public SchoolClass of 1961
Scarborough, ON
Laura's Story
Hi folks,
Most of you won't remember me, because I attended more schools than I care to count. But I remember you . . .
1st Grade - Frenchman's Bay - Keith Avis
2nd Grade - Bruce School - Brett Halsey
3rd Grade - Dewson Street School - Wayne, Cathy
4th Grade - JG Workman - Donna Greer, Bobby Kilpatrick, Ian, Marta Schabaras (sp?), Georgina King
5th Grade - Scarborough Village - Wayne Cormier, David Davidson, Mary Rice, Laila Frost
6th Grade - Cedarbrook - Denise Wild, Jerry Nicholson, Laila Frost, Bruce Kay, Marlene Ralph, Sheila O'Hare
7th Grade - 40% at H A Halbert - Murray and Andy
7th and 8th Grade - Corvette - Wayne Bond, John Clarke, Harold Allin, Vickie Wright, Dora, Pam Cooper, Eugene, Diethard Misch, Jackie, Piret Sepp, Fred McFarland, Maggie Rook
9th Grade - W A Porter - Brian Pike, Marilyn Vonge, Bill Balmer, Wayne Beer, Buddy Burgess, Jeanette McChesney
10th Grade - Victoria Park - Sandy Proulx, Lloyd Davis
11th Grade - Agincourt - Donna Coles, Linda Stewart, Chris Sparling, Alan Schaus, Brian Spence, Bill Denniston
In 1964, my family moved to Chicago, where I met and married Jim in 1966. We had three children and I lived in Chicago for 22 years, mostly being a wife and mom.
In 1986 I married Erich, a dairy farmer, We live in Wisconsin, and have one daughter who is in her first year of college.
For the past 22 years I have worked for attorneys of one stripe or the other. From 1995 through 2007, I worked for a certified elder law attorney, and learned something about elder law, probate, trust administration, real estate, Medicaid, estate planning, and nursing home planning. Along the way, I earned 155 credit hours of continuing legal education in the areas of taxation, probate, elder law, etc. When I turned 60, I went home and opened Paralegal Services, LLC. (So now I can take a nap during the day if I feel like it.)
That's all for now. Please post your pictures! I'd love...Expand for more
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Laura
September 1, 2014:
P.S. I'm 67 now and just posted a more recent picture (driver's license picture). Still working at my business and am involving my daughter in the business, as well. My mother retired at 65 and regretted it for many years and I feel that retiring would be the same for me. Order is very important in my life (and I live with a "hoarder").
My mom is 89 now and, after living with me and my family for three years, resides in a nursing home five minutes from my house. Mom has advanced dementia but is otherwise healthy. I love running over there to hug and kiss her and see her smile. I take pictures of her and post them to facebook so that my sisters and brother can see how she's doing.
My daughter, Kate, has changed her major several times now and, at 25, is still pursuing her degree. She's double majoring in English and Geology with a Chemistry minor for her teaching certificate. With luck, she'll graduate after her Fall semester in 2016. She's been in school so long that last semester her GPA was 4.0.
It's really wonderful hearing from all of the folks who have responded. Would love to hear (and see pictures) of the rest of you out there. If you are able, please post "then" pictures to jog our memory.
Best to you all, Laura Vyse
February, 2019
I'll be 72 next month and my old boss asked me to come back to work for him two years ago. I did. So, after 10 years, I dissolved my business and went back to work.
Mom died in my arms on April 22, 2018. In July, we drove my parents back to Canada (Beaverton, Ontario) for burial in the family plot. It was enlightening to see how Ontario had changed.
Our daughter, Katie, graduated with BS degrees in Science, Chemistry and English and is a high school science/English and chemistry teacher. Katie was very impressed with the rock around Sudbury, and we'll plan a geology trip back there.
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