Mary Blanco:  

For those who are interested. My Personal Life: I have lived in the San Joaquin Valley now for about 27 years. Currently I live in Manteca. I've been married to Bob Blanco for 32 years and we have 4 children and 5 grandchildren - ages 15mo. to 16yr. Bob, is a native of Tracy which is how I ended up in the valley. Additionally, my mom and dad moved to Modesto in 1968 - and I wanted to be nearer to them as well. When I married Bob, he had two children; an 8 yr old son (Tim) and a 5 yr old daugher (Tina) They are now 40 & 37, respectively. By Tim we have one grandson and two grandaughters. By Tina we have one grandson. Bob & I also had two more children together. A daughter Lisa - age 30 (who's now an attorney and practices in Stockton). Lisa graduated from Stanford in 2000 and later returned to Stanford law school. She is married, lives in Manteca, and has the 15 mo. old son, Anthony, whose picture I posted in my photo album. We also have a son, Michael, age 27, who is currently living back at home; a move he made while attending bible college - three years ago. He is still single, but has a wonderful girlfriend of 5 years who he plans to marry in a few years. My Business Life: I still work for Rohm and Haas Co, based out of Philadelphia and have been with them since 1973. I'm a financial cost analyst for three Rohm and Haas sites, one in Hayward (where I began my career) one in Los Angeles and another in Chicago. Thankfully, I now work virtually and no longer commute to Hayward. Although I do visit all my sites throughout the year. My Educational Life: After my mom died in 1995, I decided to go back to school so I enrolled at Las Positas college - Livermore campus. After earning my AA there, I continued my education and attended St. Mary's college where I received my BA. I was blessed in that my company has a great tuition aid program, of which I took full advantage. I've thought about going back for a Masters, but decided again...Expand for more