Pennie Brown:  

Life Married 34 (1983) years to Michael, we have three children...two sons, Clark 37 and Joseph 33, and a daughter Sarah 30. Along with 3 beautiful grand children, with another one on the way. For those of you who attended my first wedding and knew my first husband, he, I am sad to report, passed away...we were married over 8-1/2 years. While going to High School (and after), I owned and operated a home for the aged with my mother, Nesbit's Garden Valley Home. I also went to nursing school where I received my ParaMedic License. I worked several jobs, including the E.R. at Queen of the Valley Hospital and at Napa and Sonoma State Hospital. And after some prodding by friend and classmate, Jack Kyle, shortly after graduating I went into law enforcement. And wouldn't you know it, I married a cop (both marriages). I worked over 15 years as an officer before deciding that one police officer in the family was enough, so I put away the badge. Not one to stay idle...after leaving law enforcement, I ran my own licensed day care, worked for over twelve years as a Crisis Line Counselor, went to school to get my manicuring license and worked as a pharmacy tech. Mr.(Bart)Anderson I have been following your advice of "looking inward to my roots (Native American - Creek, Cherokee and Comanche) and saying it loud and being proud". Through my life long journey I found my oldest brother...My birth parents and six of my eight siblings. Along with numerous nieces, nephews and cousins. I had not seen my brother for over 26 years and a bit lo...Expand for more