mary gross:
CLASS OF 1960
Pius Xi High SchoolClass of 1960
Milwaukee, WI
mary's Story
GRADUATED IN 1960. MARRIED IN 1961 TO JIM GROSS, IN 1962 HAD OUR DAUGHTER SUSAN MARIE, IN 1962 HAD OUR FIRST SON SHAWN VERNON, AFTER LOSING TWO LITTLE ANGELS WE HAD ANOTHER SON SHANE CHRISTOPHER IN 1967. WHEN SHANE WAS IN FIFTH GRADE I STARTED TO WORK AS A NURSING ASSISTANT AT WEST ALLIS MEMORIAL. JIM WAS MANAGER AT 411, 30 STORY BUILDING DOWN TOWN MIL. AFTER WORKING AT THE HOSPITAL FOR 28 YEARS I RETIRED AND SO DID JIM. WE MOVED TO LAKE PUCKAWAY IN MONTELLO WI. THAT WAS IN 2004. IN 2005 JIM GOT REAL SICK A BLOOD DISORDER AND WE FINALLY HAD TO LEAVE UP NORTH IN 2009 TO BE CLOSER TO THE KIDS AND FAMILY SO WE MOVED IN A SENIOR APPARTMENT IN STURTIVAN. JIM WAS GETTING CARE THRU THE VA ON NATIONAL. WE...Expand for more
WERE THERE UNTIL HE PASSED ON JUNE 14TH 2010 OF APLASTIC ANEMIA. A LITTLE SHORT OF OUR 49TH WEDDING ANNIVERSARY (HAD GOOD INTENTIONS OF MAKING THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF OUR GRADUATING CLASS OF 1960. AM NOW LIVING WITH MY YOUNGEST SON AND WIFE AND OUR ONE AND ONLY GRANDSON DEVIN JAMES. I HAVE ALOT OF FOND MEMORIES OF OUR LIFE TOGETHER OUR CLOWN BUSINESS CLOWN'S CLOWN'S CLOWN'S JIM WAS DUCKY AND I WAS RATTLES. THE ONE THINGS IVE LEARNED IS LIVE EVERY DAY LIKE IT WAS GOING TO BE YOUR LAST PUT YOUR LIFE IN ORDER , BE READY TO MEET YOUR MAKER. AND KNOW THAT HE IS ALWAYS WITH YOU THRU THE DARKEST TIMES AND WILL AND DOES HELP YOU GET THRU IT. MAY YOU ALL HAVE THE PIECE THAT I DO KNOWING THAT YOU ARE NEVER ALONE.
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