taylor macdonald
1960 |
Kathy & I have been married 44 years, 8 kids, and 26 grandkids. We need a computer to keep tract of birthdays, sports, programs, activities, etc. We lived in Hawaii 10 years where I taught at BYU Hawaii, then moved to the Mainland where I engaged in business, mostly corporate training. I traveled a lot consulting, ended up part owner of an Internet-based training co. Sold it & retired 9 years ago. Managed a foundation for 6 years, then retired again. I met Kathy on a USO tour in 1964 to the Far East, she was a dancer, I was a singer. She's too beautiful for me, but I'm lucky. The next year we went on a tour around the world sponsored by the US State Dept, later did a lot of shows in Las Vegas, California & around to pay our way through college. I wrote a book from which PBS made a documentary & it still airs occasionally. I sang with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir for several years. Have lived in Utah 30 years, now awaiting a call any day to go on a mission for our church for 2 years, probably Samoa.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This year, 2016, Kathy & I celebrate our 50th wedding anniversary, & our 8 kids have planned many activities all year long. We live in Pleasant Grove, Utah, and spend our days writing, working in our church, laughing a lot, & spending time with our 29 grandchildren. All our children, but 1, live within a few minutes of us & we see them often. Brett has a doctorate & works in humanitarian services; Ann-Marie has a child care facility; Robyn designs & sews prototypes of Disney princess costumes; Alex is a major in the Air Force, has a doctorate & teaches at 2 medical schools in St. Louis area; Spencer is a lawyer; Vicki is a teacher; Caroline is a writer. All have kids. Kathy is the coolest grandma on the planet (say our grandkids) & they love to come over for a new adventure. We served 2 missions for our church: Samoa & El Paso (where I was born) among the Hispanics & loved it. Love the Spanish language. Samoa is too beautiful to describe, & you can see down 30 feet into the clear ocean water. Were there 1.5 years. The Samoan people are wonderful! (Last Updated: 2016) |
Taylor and Kathy
2010 |