Rene' LaRoche:
CLASS OF 1976
Monache High SchoolClass of 1976
Porterville, CA
Mariposa High SchoolClass of 1976
Mariposa, CA
Bartlett Middle SchoolClass of 1972
Porterville, CA
Yucaipa Elementary SchoolClass of 1970
Yucaipa, CA
West Putnam Elementary SchoolClass of 1970
Porterville, CA
Rene''s Story
After High School I moved with my family to Mariposa, California. I owned a small gift shop from 1977-1979 but got tired of working 7 days a week in the summer and 6 days a week the rest of the year.
After I sold my shop I started working for an attorney where I stayed as a paralegal for 10 years. I hated the law but fell in love with the attorney and we married. We were married for 24 years before heart disease took him. But he left me with two terrific boys - the oldest one of whom is now an attorney in Seattle while the younger one lives nearby and is married and the father of two wonderful little girls.
I finally made it to college at the ripe old age of 37 and hold two Associates degrees: one in Liberal Studies and the other in Physics (I had wanted to teach.) I was getting ready t...Expand for more
o transfer to Fresno State when my husband's health began to decline so I took an education sabbatical in order to take care of him. After he passed away, finances required that I go back to work and I ended up working for Social Services for a couple of years. I left that job to run a business developing websites and creating custom computer programming. However, the financial crash hobbled that business and, so, back on the job search I went. I now work for the Board of Supervisors and feel blessed that I absolutely love my job!
Anyway, life has been a real journey but, for the most part, has been very, very good. If you're reading this, then chances are that you knew me back when. I hope your life has been all that you hoped it would be and more! You can catch me on FB at: /#!/rene.laroche.
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