Sandra (Sandy) Griffin:  

After high school, I graduated from Yuba College and then Chico State in 1966. I was in the first year that 5 years were required for a teaching credential so finished that in 1967. I married Ron Griffin from Paradise in August of 1966 so Ron finished his Senior year and I my 5th year as married students. Ron was hired by the Defense Contract Audit Agency (Federal Government) and we moved to the bay area, knowing Ron would probably be drafted, which he was within two months. He reported for the bus from Chico to head to basic training, and I waved goodbye and headed to Gridley, CA for my first day of teachers' meetings there as I had been hired after student teaching there. I taught 2nd grade for two years, actually a year and a half, until I left for maternity leave when expecting our first son in March of 1969. Ron spent his first year in the army in Virginia and I thought I would be joining him there, until he got his orders for Viet Nam. I joined him for his last week in June of 1968 in Virginia and we got to spend a month together before he left for Viet Nam. He got home on my birthday in June of 1969 and got to meet his son for the first time at three months old. We headed back to the bay area and spent the next 35 years there, 34 of them in Cupertino. We had two more sons, 3and a half years later and then a nice surprise 10 years later than that. (13 year span, but close brothers) I worked in the Cupertino School District for 22years, as a substitute teacher and School Improvement Plan Coordinator, and noon yard duty and other odd jobs until we re...Expand for more