Susan Mary Daggett Black Our current address is 9332 E. Calle Kuehn, Tucson, Az. 85715. Phone: (520) 722-5831 Our "travels" of late (over the last year) have taken us mostly to the Phoenix, Glendale, Mesa, area, and the Flagstaff area to visit the "kids" and grandkids; although we will be headed up to Kanab, Utah in Aug., for a Western Legends Round-up. Bill will be competing in the Cowboy Poetry Rodeo. FAMILY: My husband, Bill (also known as Jeep,Honey), and I are both retired; he was a mgr/engineer for the Postal Service, and I taught physical ed. and library science, etc. for many years. We have 3 adult "children." Our oldest daughter lives here in Tucson and works in Adult Day Care. Our son lives in Flagstaff with his wife and children. He is a firefighter. Our youngest daughter lives in Glendale, AZ. She is a teacher. She is also married with kids. We usually have photos of the whole batch that we like to show. EDUCATION AND CAREER: After CHS, I went to the UofA and picked up a BS in Education. I started teaching as part of the original faculty of Magee (then Junior High - now Middle School). I later taught at Palo Verde HS. During this time, I earned a Masters at the University of Hawaii. I also loved the area there as I went there during the summer breaks from school. I took a career break while our children were growing up. I returned to teaching as they reached the middle school ages. I moved from P.E. teaching to Library after going back to the UofA for an additional certification. I finished my career in several school libraries in the TUSD. One of my fondest memories will be teaching with some of my former students who went on to become teachers. OPINIONS/PASSIONS: Well, for me a "pet peeve" is those spots the pets leave on the carpet. Sometimes even the big brown eyes looking up saying "we love you Mom" are not quite enough to overcome the negative feeling. My passions are my kids, and now, their families. I also had passion for teaching and the children that I hope I moved to learning better lives. Then there are the animals - mainly dogs - that I've run across over the years. Some were abandoned, others abused or "outgrown." They have been companions to me and I've tried to make their lives better also. AVOCATIONS: During my pre-CHS days, I started learning music. I have continued that adding guitar during my college days. I played in church groups in all the locations we've lived since my college days. I also played for schools groups and classes and children's groups such as Campfire. I have played and been Music Coordinator for teaching groups. I have published songs with these groups. I currenly play bluegrass with local musicians. STORIES: The best stories are those that cross distance and time. Memories of friends we've kept in touch with from other times, watching children grow and learn, seeing them now as adults; these are the stories I love and want to continue to live. Recently, at my Mother's birthday party (she's now over 90), the family, children, gramdchildren and great-grandchildren were there. The shared memories spanned generations of stories, both happy and sad. In 1986, we were living in Bakersfield, CA. The Postal Service was undergoing one of its periodic reorganizations and my husband was going to need to relocate. Tucson was one of the possibilities. I didn't know if I could return after having been away for over 10 years. Could I resume old friendships? Would things have changed too much for me to fit in again? We returned and the friends I'd kept in touch with through the years welcomed me back. I found that I could return and enjoy the area that held so many memories for me. But this is a string of stories, better told to friends in an evening relaxing on a patio. Maybe we should do that sometime. |
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Catalina High School, Tucson, Arizona, USA |
Susan Mary Daggett Black Our current address is 9332 E. Calle Kuehn, Tucson, Az. 85715. Phone: (520) 722-5831 Our "travels" of late (over the last year) have taken us mostly to the Phoenix, Glendale, Mesa, area, and the Flagstaff area to visit the "kids" and grandkids; although we will be headed up to Kanab, Utah in Aug., for a Western Legends Round-up. Bill will be competing in the Cowboy Poetry Rodeo. FAMILY: My husband, Bill (also known as Jeep,Honey), and I are both retired; he was a mgr/engineer for the Postal Service, and I taught physical ed. and library science, etc. for many years. We have 3 adult "children." Our oldest daughter lives here in Tucson and works in Adult Day Care. Our son lives in Flagstaff with his wife and children. He is a firefighter. Our youngest daughter lives in Glendale, AZ. She is a teacher. She is also married with kids. We usually have photos of the whole batch that we like to show. EDUCATION AND CAREER: After CHS, I went to the UofA and picked up a BS in Education. I started teaching as part of the original faculty of Magee (then Junior High - now Middle School). I later taught at Palo Verde HS. During this time, I earned a Masters at the University of Hawaii. I also loved the area there as I went there during the summer breaks from school. I took a career break while our children were growing up. I returned to teaching as they reached the middle school ages. I moved from P.E. teaching to Library after going back to the UofA for an additional certification. I finished my career in several school libraries in the TUSD. One of my fondest memories will be teaching with some of my former students who went on to become teachers. OPINIONS/PASSIONS: Well, for me a "pet peeve" is those spots the pets leave on the carpet. Sometimes even the big brown eyes looking up saying "we love you Mom" are not quite enough to overcome the negative feeling. My passions are my kids, and now, their families. I also had passion for teaching and the children that I hope I moved to learning better lives. Then there are the animals - mainly dogs - that I've run across over the years. Some were abandoned, others abused or "outgrown." They have been companions to me and I've tried to make their lives better also. AVOCATIONS: During my pre-CHS days, I started learning music. I have continued that adding guitar during my college days. I played in church groups in all the locations we've lived since my college days. I also played for schools groups and classes and children's groups such as Campfire. I have played and been Music Coordinator for teaching groups. I have published songs with these groups. I currenly play bluegrass with local musicians. STORIES: The best stories are those that cross distance and time. Memories of friends we've kept in touch with from other times, watching children grow and learn, seeing them now as adults; these are the stories I love and want to continue to live. Recently, at my Mother's birthday party (she's now over 90), the family, children, gramdchildren and great-grandchildren were there. The shared memories spanned generations of stories, both happy and sad. In 1986, we were living in Bakersfield, CA. The Postal Service was undergoing one of its periodic reorganizations and my husband was going to need to relocate. Tucson was one of the possibilities. I didn't know if I could return after having been away for over 10 years. Could I resume old friendships? Would things have changed too much for me to fit in again? We returned and the friends I'd kept in touch with through the years welcomed me back. I found that I could return and enjoy the area that held so many memories for me. But this is a string of stories, better told to friends in an evening relaxing on a patio. Maybe we should do that sometime. |
