Mary Flynn-Holland:
CLASS OF 1976
Cary-Grove High SchoolClass of 1976
Cary, IL
College of the DesertClass of 2000
Palm desert, CA
Orchard Street SchoolClass of 1972
Fox river grove, IL
Algonquin Road Elementary SchoolClass of 1966
Fox river grove, IL
Carpenter Elementry SchoolClass of 1965
Park ridge, IL
Mary's Story
Life
Where do I start, 26 years is a long time to catch up on. Some of you may recall that I was engaged to a submarine sailor and planned to be married in 1981. Well, unfortunately, after serving six years on a nuclear submarine, he developed non-Hodgkin lymphoma and died when he was 24. I was devastated. I went to live in southern California to be with my mom and aunt, and ended up staying there for 21 years... Somewhere along the line I became a certified nurse assistant and absolutely loved it, but wanted to do more. So I knuckled down and worked full-time and went to school part-time and became a registered nurse. Not long before graduation from College of the Desert with my Associate in Science degree, my mom suffered a ruptured cerebral aneurysm, and died a week later...that was only about a year ago. ...Expand for more
In the time since my mom died, I became increasingly aware of the importance of spending time with the people who are important to you - much of my family is still here in the Fox River Valley area. Soooo, my brother, Bob, my man friend Mel and I live together here in Elgin. The three of us get along real well, we laugh a lot.
I just moved here three months ago, and finally got my Illinois nursing license. I am in the process of choosing a hospital for career opportunities. I am strongly considering continuing my education. It's funny, when I was in high school, all I wanted was out of school. Now that I have been to college, I want more!
I would love to hear from any of my classmates, and am especially interested to hear if anyone else went into healthcare. Please contact me through Classmates.com
Mary K. Flynn
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