Received June 10, 2010                                    

I retired in December 2007 from Jefferson County Human Services having completed 20 years as a social case worker.  That was after 15 years working for H&R Block in various capacities and a couple of years each teaching school and working in a university library. I am very happily retired, spending my time on projects in our cohousing community, reading and hanging out with all my neighbors. Last winter I volunteered as an AARP Tax Aide preparing taxes for the elderly and low-income populations.

Last year I got a titanium shoulder replacement; it relieved arthritis pain I had been experiencing for about 15 years. Next will probably be a titanium hip. If I get enough parts replaced can I live forever?

We moved into Hearthstone Cohousing here in Denver in 2001 after 3 years of planning, developing and getting in the way of the construction workers. What a great way to live, especially for people who don’t have family in town.

My daughter, Laura, lives in Eugene, Oregon where she got her Masters’ degree in Folklore several years ago. She works for a small company called Iris Media where she shoots, edits, writes and produces training films for teachers. We see each other a couple of times a year which is not enough!

My sisters are still in NYC, one on the upper Westside and the other in the Village. The oldest (80) is still working 

Our 45th reunion was so much fun and I look forward to seeing all of you  again, as well as a lot of the Shorewood people who went to West High.