Rhonda Whiteye:  

Life Since graduating high school 1988 I enrolled in the Law Enforcement program with Seneca College, King Campus, then dropped out in the spring. Just wasn't the direction I was to go I guess. So, I moved to London and lived with my older sister Charlene for about 5 months, then moved back home with my parents. In the summer of '89, I applied, and was accepted, into a training course that prepared us to work at Fabco Dresden or Ridgetown. It was while I was doing my on-site job training that I met Dennis March, from Thamesville. After being hired full time with Fabco Ridgetown, Dennis and I began dating and were married February 23, 1991. We lived in Ridgetown until November '92 and purchased a home in Highgate. In 1993 our daughter Deni was born, which my Mom named after her Dad. Two years later 1995, our son Hunter was born. Unfortunately, Dennis and I separated mid 1996, and at the same time I found out my mother was diagnosed with breast cancer again. So, September 1996 I quit Fabco and moved in with my parents to help take care of Mom. After Mom seemed to be getting better, me and the kids eventually moved to an apartment in Ridgetown, then to an apartment in Moraviantown and I thought it was time that I continued my education, and enrolled in the Native Community Support Worker Program, under the Traditional Aboriginal Healing Methods with St. Clair College in Chatham. I met a lot of people, made a lot of new friends, and gained many new experiences. While attending school full time I was also still helping to care for my Mom. Sadly though, Mom lost her fight and passed away March 1999 at home with us and other family by her side. It was a tough time for all of us as we struggled to cope and accept that she wasn't going to be physically here for us anymore. After taking time to adjust I wanted to continue my education. St. Clair College allowed me to finish my program and I graduated J...Expand for more