I was born 4/22/39. I went to Neah-Kahnie High, the U. of Oregon in Eugene and then to Portland State U. I went to BYU in Provo, UT. where I met my husband, DeWayne, and we married on 6/6/60. Debbie was born on April 1, 1961 and I graduated in 1961 with a B.S. degree in Zoology. We moved to Portland, OR where DeWayne attended dental school and I worked in Oral Pathology. Our second child Brett, was born on Feb. 28, 1965. We spent 3 yrs at Hickam AFB, Hawaii. Lisa was born there on August 1, 1967. DeWayne went to Thailand for 1 year and I went back to Portland where I spent a fifth year at Portland State U. DeWayne had a private dental practice for 4 years. Michelle was born on January 28, 1971 and Kay-Lynn was born on March 22, 1973. We spent 2 years at Kirtland AFB in Albuquerque, NM. Erica was born there on January 9, 1975. Our next base was Iraklion Air Station on the Greek island of Crete. We transferred to Ramstein AFB for 4 years. Jennifer was born on November 29, 1977 and Tiffany on November 18, 1979. Nellis AFB was our last station. At UNLV I earned a M. Ed. in Ed. Ad. and a M.S. in Biology. We retired in Oregon in 2005.