Vikki Green:  

Life After graduation I went to college in Port Angeles and earned an AA degree. I then moved to Edmonds and attended Central Washington University to earn a BA in pre-law. After a year of that I decided I would rather be working than going to school so I applied to the Washington State Patrol, and was hired in 1989. I worked in the Bremerton Communications Center, where I was a Communications Officer 2 (the lead operator and supervisor of the shift) until 1996 (I was Communications Officer of the Year in 1993 for District 8) when I quit to move to Tennessee. I had met the woman of my dreams over the internet - flew down here for a visit, and didn't want to leave! We bought a house in 1998, had a commitment ceremony in 2000. We tried to start a family in 2001-2002, I was trying to get pregnant via artificial insemination, but it never worked - I later found out why - I was diabetic and didn't know it (I had lost 90 pounds - very easily I might add - in attempt to be in a healther place to get pregnant) my blood sugar was out of control. Luckily I never got pregnant because we divorced in 2003. A typical life like any of yours, except I'm gay. My Mom and Dad (my step-dad who raised me since I was 8) moved down here as well in 1996. They were retired and wanted a change of scenery. My dad had gone through many health issues - open heart surgery, stents, and a pace maker. He passed away from a massive heart attack June 30, 2004. My mother is 78 years old, still going strong despite the loss of her partner of 28 years and one true love. We are best friends, she is very active, travels around visiting family that lives in Alabama, Oklahoma and Oregon. In October of 2005 I got a nice 3 bed 2 bath condo and moved my mom in with me. I have two cats - Cleo is 7 and Bubba is 4. I recently lost my boxer Duchess to an illnes, she was 10 1/2 years old. I have a new puppy, his name is Zeke. He's almost a year old and a spitfire! I was laid off from my job after 10 years with the same company on June 15, 2007. Needless to say I was really pissed and hurt. I'm involved with the American Cancer Society's Relay for Life, I've participated in it in some capacity every year I've been here - one year I was on the board that organized it for Knoxville. My mom and my sister are both breast cancer survivors. My sister and brother-in-law visited Forks about a y...Expand for more