Linda Groat:  

(Updated 12/31/23) Following graduation from Lake Central I immediately started my first job at Smith & Hilbrich, attorneys in Highland, Indiana. After 3 years I took a job as executive assistant in an East Chicago Law Firm followed by a job as executive assistant in a construction company in Highland before making the big move to a Real Estate/Tax Law Firm on LaSalle St. in Chicago. Initially I took the South Shore Train to the city but opted to move to the suburb of Lisle, Il while continuing to work downtown. In the Spring of 1977, I met Tim through his aunt with whom I bowled in a league in Hammond. A year later I was making the move to Florida following our wedding in July, 1978. Tim and I continue to live in Fernandina Beach, Fl. only about 4 miles from the Ocean and downtown Fernandina Beach. RETIRED from Omni Amelia Island Plantation on June 30, 2014, after 36 years at the Resort which included working 20 years as a Conference Service Manager in the Conference Services Department, 9 years as Manager in the Banquet Operations Department and 7 years in the Conference Sales Department. After 30 years of service with the Nassau County School Board as a teacher, then Transportation Director and finally Safety and Risk Management Director, Tim retired in March 2013. Since 2016 I have been a volunteer with Cats Angels, a local organization that traps feral cats, spays/neu...Expand for more