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The following is from the 2000 reunion.

Husband - Fred A. Ganceres

Children: Natalie Michele - Feb. 22, 1977. Richard Daniel - Aug. 6, 1979. David McMurray - Apr. 30, 1981.

When I graduated from Classen, I went to OCU and obtained my BA in 1964 with a major in Spanish, minor in French, and 10 hours in German. I also took classes in Science and Secondary teaching certification. While attending OCU, I went to Europe for the summer of 1963. (My Aunt & Uncle lived in London).

I got my first teaching job in Lindsay, OK as the Foreign Language Department. After one year there, I went back to school at OU in the pre-medical school in Physical Therapy for two years before I changed over to a major in HPER, received my HPER degree, and one year later received an Elementary Teaching Certification.

I taught in Gallup, NM in 1969 then came back to OKC and substituted for 2 years. From 1964-74 I worked summers as Waterfront Director at an international summer camp in Monterrey, MA.

I taught 2nd grade in New Mexico for one year before I came back to OK City where I worked at a YMCA in gymnastics, aerobics, and swimming. Also, I substitute taught for the OK City Public Schools for a year before I got a job teaching in in a bilingual school in Brownsville, Texas from 1973-2001. I've been there ever since and now in my 27th year. I met my husband, who is from Mathis, TX, while working at the same school. We had 3 children. Natalie is in her 2nd year of Med school at UTMB in Galveston. Richard is in his 2nd active year in the Air Force, and David is getting his Digital Imaging degree at TSTC. We plan to retire and move by December, 2000 or May 2001.

My mother passed away in March '87 and dad in October '74.

This following is an update to the above.

Since the last reunion, our younger son, David, graduated from College in Harlingen, TX and we moved to San Antonio, TX where we now live. Our daughter, Natalie, graduated from UTMB in 2002 with a degree in Medicine and is starting her 4th year in residency in Anesthesiology at UTMB in Galveston. Our older son, Richard, is a Staff Seargent in the Air Force and has been overseas several times.

Fred and I have been enjoying our retirements from teaching in San Antonio since 2001. I've been substitute teaching for the Northside I.S.D.. Also, Fred and I have been substitute teaching for the Southwest I.S.D.. David went to college here in the ACCD system of San Antonio and has become a Registered Nurse. He's working toward getting a BS in Nursing before becoming a Nurse Anesthist.