Rena Ross:  

I hope old friends will remember me as thoughtful and fun to be with. When I'm stressed or just want to relax I turn to my hobbies of cross stitch, crocheting, & knitting; something my mom taught me when I was 5 years old. One of the wildest things I did in school was skipping a 3rd hour class and being busted by my counselor. I do have a hero and that would be my mom. She came to the USA from Germany not knowing anything about the culture or able to speak the language at the age of 25. She dealt with a lot of struggles because she married a black man back in the 60's. She endured all kinds of hardships/isolation and I watch her over come many obstacles. When she would fall down during her struggles, she always got back up. She had pride in everything she did and passed that on to her children. She said "No matter what we did, we should strive to be the very best." I lived in Germany which is where I was born and lived there until my father moved us to his home in Detroit in the early 60's. When we arrived, my mother, older sister and I spoke no English only German. The one person from my past who I'd most like to see again is Carlton Pierce, because he was my dear friend and was one of the few people that I went to school with that did not judge me or dislike...Expand for more