Lynn Della:
CLASS OF 1969
Walla Walla High SchoolClass of 1969
Walla walla, WA
Garrison Middle SchoolClass of 1966
Walla walla, WA
Woodrow Wilson Junior High SchoolClass of 1966
Eugene, OR
Willard Elementary SchoolClass of 1963
Eugene, OR
Englewood Elementary SchoolClass of 1963
Salem, OR
Lynn's Story
Life: Is good!
Home life: My domestic partner, John, and I have been together since early '95, though we've been friends since '87. We have good relationships with John's daughter, Sarah, and her half-sister Caitlin. Sarah made John a first-time grandfather and me a first-time "grandmother by proxy" in October '08. She and her children live in the Bay area; we see them as often as we can, though not as much as we'd like.
Travel: In '95, I took myself to Puerto Rico for three days. In '96, John and I drove to his family reunion in western Colorado. In '98, John and I spent 2 weeks in western Europe (flew to France, drove through Belgium to The Netherlands, flew to England and home).
In '99, we flew to Nashville and drove 1100 mi in 8 days, through Tennessee, North and South Carolina, Georgia, and Alabama, back to Nashville. John and I have also driven to southern and eastern Oregon and southern California several times, and Seattle/Vancouver BC. (Can you tell we enjoy it?!)
I had the luxury of spending nearly three months with my sister (formerly Laurie, now Shasta) in north-central Arizona over the winter of '04-'05 -- it was the most time we'...Expand for more
d spent together since I left home (and a great time together) and the longest time I'd been away from home since I was 17.
My mom moved to western Montana in '98(?) and we visited about once a year until '06, when she was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS, aka Lou Gehrig's disease). I made three trips up that year, and she died in Dec. '06. I've also made several trips to visit best friend Connie in north central Florida.
John and I made several driving trips to southern California in the late '00 and moved to Palm Springs in the spring of 2009. We loved it but a lack of work opportunities due to the Recession led us to return to Portland.
Employment: I have worked as a legal secretary/paralegal since 1988. I keep trying to retire but a series of interesting long-term temp assignments have continued to lure me back.
Keeping up with classmates: I've made it to all of our reunions but the 20th (schedule conflict) -- why didn't we have a 30th? LOVE email and the internet for keeping in touch between the personal visits. John and I have also made a number of trips to WW over the years, and reconnecting with classmates has been great!
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