Verlyne Bartlett:
CLASS OF 1970
Bennett County High SchoolClass of 1970
Martin, SD
Sioux Falls CollegeClass of 1974
Sioux falls, SD
Sunnyvale High SchoolClass of 1970
Sunnyvale, CA
Verlyne's Story
Life
I was married for 19 years. We had four children, ranging in age 28 to 13. My oldest son tragically died almost 2 years ago. My daughters are married and have 7 children between them. I worked for the State of Minnesota for almost 29 years before I retired. I divorced my husband after finding out that he was an ex-priest pedophile who was moved several times and molested in 5 different parishes. He never took responsibility or acknowledged his crimes and the pain he caused those that he came in contact with. He just died in February 2005, ending efforts to keep him locked up as a sexually dangerous person.
Since my life was drastically and dramatically turned upside down, I spend time working in my garden, drawing, painting, cross-stitching a...Expand for more
nd extensive reading of the spiritual teachers of today. Some of these teachers are Carolyn Myss, Melody Beatty and many others.
Above all, I am learning all I can to stop the cycle of abuse, whether sexual, physical or mental, in my family and the community at large. When I see that others are in an abusive relationship, I show empathy and if they don't know where to go for help I give them names of places or organizations that can help with dealing with those relationships.
I am still trying to figure out what my life purpose is and how to pursue that end. So here I am 60 years old and still don't know what I want to be when I grow up.
The best thing about grandchildren is that you can love and spoil them and then send them home to their parents.
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