Ellen Riley Rowe Moved to Phoenix in 1969. Travels have been mostly stateside but were great times with family and friends as we hunted, hiked, boated, canoed and rafted. FAMILY: My Father passed away in 1991. Mother is 90 and living back in Tucson after stays in Iran, Sedona and Prescott. My sister, Judy,(CHS 1962) graduated from the U of A. She and her husband moved to Hawaii. After several years there her family moved to Guam where she is part owner of an archeology firm. She has 2 boys who both live stateside. Sadly my first marriage ended in divorce but on the good side gave me three beautiful children. A daughter, Tracy, who is 46, a son, James, who is deceased and another daughter, Terri, who is 44. Several years later I met and married a wonderful man who had 4 children. An "I do" made an instant family of 9. Don had spent 20 years in the Air Force and then 20 working for Civil Service. Unfortunately his life was cut short by cancer and I have been widowed for almost 22 years. EDUCATION AND CAREER: I spent almost 18 years working for Girl Scouts. Mostly doing youth leadership training and running camps. Also ran my own contract cleaning business for 13 years and then worked for the U of A Extension Service here in Phoenix before deciding that it was time for more leisure. However a few years later I was missing the daily outside contact and headed back to work as a substitute teacher. Last year I did a year long assignment in 8th grade math and this year I am doing one in 6th grade science. The kids are great but I am thinking this will be my last full time assignment. I think more time for family and pansies are in the future. VIEWPOINTS: As always I have plenty of opinions but keep them more to myself these days. Try to save my thoughts for the moment they might really count. Politics and religion are subjects that I share in appropriate situations. Really believe we show by example. Pet peeves.....many but the first to come to mind are "push 1 for English" and packaging that it takes a screw driver, a wrench and maybe a hacksaw to open. Passions....again many but children and the underdog head the list. AVOCATIONS: Animals have remained a big part of my life. I have a red-tailed boa named Slither, a tortoise named Taco and a newly adopted miniature dachshund named Sweet Pea. My love of the outdoors leads to anything in that area. The arthritis and artifical knee keep me from doing the hunting and hiking but I still enjoy the gardening. Antiques, reading and music fill alot of my time. I have always been into arts and crafts things as well. Candle making and anything with shells for sure. As the kids were growing up I did all the volunteer things that Moms were suppose to do....room mother, P.T.A., Girl Scouts,Den Mother, softball coach, Pop Warner etc. Played softball for several years but now amuse myself with NASCAR #48, the SUNS, and the D'backs. STORY: Don't know that I can come up with "1" story but being blessed with a wonderful husband and great (not perfect) kids always brings a smile to my face. |
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Catalina High School, Tucson, Arizona, USA |
Ellen Riley Rowe Moved to Phoenix in 1969. Travels have been mostly stateside but were great times with family and friends as we hunted, hiked, boated, canoed and rafted. FAMILY: My Father passed away in 1991. Mother is 90 and living back in Tucson after stays in Iran, Sedona and Prescott. My sister, Judy,(CHS 1962) graduated from the U of A. She and her husband moved to Hawaii. After several years there her family moved to Guam where she is part owner of an archeology firm. She has 2 boys who both live stateside. Sadly my first marriage ended in divorce but on the good side gave me three beautiful children. A daughter, Tracy, who is 46, a son, James, who is deceased and another daughter, Terri, who is 44. Several years later I met and married a wonderful man who had 4 children. An "I do" made an instant family of 9. Don had spent 20 years in the Air Force and then 20 working for Civil Service. Unfortunately his life was cut short by cancer and I have been widowed for almost 22 years. EDUCATION AND CAREER: I spent almost 18 years working for Girl Scouts. Mostly doing youth leadership training and running camps. Also ran my own contract cleaning business for 13 years and then worked for the U of A Extension Service here in Phoenix before deciding that it was time for more leisure. However a few years later I was missing the daily outside contact and headed back to work as a substitute teacher. Last year I did a year long assignment in 8th grade math and this year I am doing one in 6th grade science. The kids are great but I am thinking this will be my last full time assignment. I think more time for family and pansies are in the future. VIEWPOINTS: As always I have plenty of opinions but keep them more to myself these days. Try to save my thoughts for the moment they might really count. Politics and religion are subjects that I share in appropriate situations. Really believe we show by example. Pet peeves.....many but the first to come to mind are "push 1 for English" and packaging that it takes a screw driver, a wrench and maybe a hacksaw to open. Passions....again many but children and the underdog head the list. AVOCATIONS: Animals have remained a big part of my life. I have a red-tailed boa named Slither, a tortoise named Taco and a newly adopted miniature dachshund named Sweet Pea. My love of the outdoors leads to anything in that area. The arthritis and artifical knee keep me from doing the hunting and hiking but I still enjoy the gardening. Antiques, reading and music fill alot of my time. I have always been into arts and crafts things as well. Candle making and anything with shells for sure. As the kids were growing up I did all the volunteer things that Moms were suppose to do....room mother, P.T.A., Girl Scouts,Den Mother, softball coach, Pop Warner etc. Played softball for several years but now amuse myself with NASCAR #48, the SUNS, and the D'backs. STORY: Don't know that I can come up with "1" story but being blessed with a wonderful husband and great (not perfect) kids always brings a smile to my face. |
