cindy monroe (kirk)
19602010 |
Catalina has left happy memories. I have intersected with former classmates along the way – seeing our brilliant classmates Connie McMillan and Margaret Hagen who were working on their Phd.s in Mathematics (do you realize how remarkable that was for women in the 60’s?) while doing my graduate work at Stanford. I remember seeing Emily Kittle’s older brother in the Law library while studying there. Imagine how surprised I was when Jeff Shofner walked into my room as head OB Resident during my first child’s birth at Stanford Hospital. (No, no, Jeff, I think I’ll pass on the exam). Judy Allen and I got together with our two little daughters when we first lived in Atherton. She was just coming off her Fulbright year and had some impressive plans. There was the time I met a new friend who also turned out to be a friend of Jane Flickinger’s and we both made one call to her to Southern California. I don’t think Jane caught on to how we could both be the phone to her at once! I used to keep in close touch with Penny Bowman though all her travels and romances. I remember seeing her when she was the VIP Hostess in the Continental Airline Lounge in Denver. I still exchange cards with Julie DeRocher. I loved catching up with Diane Jeffries when visiting Tucson for my younger brother’s 60th a few years ago. Yes, I did meet and marry someone I met at Stanford (Gary Kirk MBA ’67) and we will be married 44 very happy years in December. Our daughter is married to a professor and research scientist at Stanford (what a small world) and we have 3 grandchildren. Our son is doing graduate research in New Zealand. Gary and I divide our time between Marin and Carmel (the best of both worlds). I have had the privilege of being one of the 10% of women who have been able to volunteer for everything – school and community: Board of Directors for various schools, SF Jr. League, Food Bank, Friends of the Library, BSF Children’s Leader, and ACBL(Volunteer of the Year for 1998). Speaking of volunteers, thanks to all of you who have put us back in touch at this stage of our lives.
(Last Updated: 2010) |