pat tully
1960 |
This 5th generation Tucson girl moved to SoCal in '64, after graduating from the U of A, with a contract to teach 3rd grade in Santa Ana. I got my bilingual certificate, taught 3rd - 5th grades, and also worked as a resource teacher and mentor teacher for SAUSD for ten of the forty years there. Turned out that teaching was made for me! I loved getting up and going to work for all of those years. There is nothing like the feeling that you are making a difference and being appreciated by kids, parents, and the District for what you do. I got married and divorced. My lovely daughter, Stephanie, was born in beautiful Laguna Beach in '68. She and I lived there for 27 fun-filled years. She still does. Steph is a true CA beach girl, but she did go to the U of A and grew to love the desert too. I now live in Mission Viejo....not far from LB.... and the two of us love getting together for hiking, movies, lunches, etc. Since retiring in 2004, I have often worked for SAUSD doing some lang. arts tutoring, CELDT testing, and volunteering in classrooms. They call me the "Fossil Lady"....not because I am old! I have also done some docent work, traveled with friends and family (Alaska, Hawaii, and all over the Four Corner area of the SW), developed an interest in photography, and discovered the iMac and its wonders. :) Of course, I am often in Tucson visiting family.....just not in the summer heat if I can avoid it! I have been very fortunate. I come from a large, loving family that is always there for me. I have a beautiful, intelligent, loving daughter. I have many life-long friends that share my life and are important in so many ways. I am looking forward to this reunion and seeing all of you. Thanks to everyone in Tucson who has worked so hard to bring us all together. See you there! .
(Last Updated: 2010) |
Stephanie and Pat
2010 |