Patrice Heisner:  

I grew up in Livonia, Michigan along with my older brother, Michael and sister, Dianne in a subdivision called Burton Hollow. I went to Cass (they were both at Stevenson) until the middle of 3rd grade (69) and then my dad took a job in Johannesburg, South Africa. We were all very homesick and returned back to our same house after a couple of years overseas. I returned to Cass in January of '71 but it was short lived and within a few months we moved to Charlotte, NC. That was a hard move since I loved our neighborhood and was so happy to be back at my old school. I did return periodically to visit my friends Kelly Deubel, Melanie Ramsey and the Krogels (who we still keep in touch with). My parents built a house in Farmwood in Mint Hill and I went to Northeast Jr High and high school at Independence and West Charlotte. After graduation, I moved around, a summer in Myrtle Beach and year in Atlanta but always came back to Charlotte. I have been married to my wonderful husband, Bill for 15 years. We met at the Charlotte airport. He still works at the airport, and owns a realty company and I am a stay at home mom. We have two awesome kids, a son 17 and daughter 13. I waited a long time to have kids and they are the light of my life. My son loves baseball, he plays on two teams, recently started playing football for his school and enjoys computer and video games. My daughter loves to dance taking ballet, poinet, modern and horseback riding l...Expand for more