(email) strain@water.dnr.state.sc.us
OR gstrain73@mindspring.com
(married) 26 years
(spouse) Glenn-Sidney Lanier High School, Montgomery AL, 1967
(children) Aileen Michelle, 23 Heather Lynne, 17
(pets) Useless (cat), 20 years; Tumbleweed (cat), 10; Miss Bear, Lancelot,
and Angelica (Chow-Chows)
(livenow) Columbia, SC 1-3/4 years
(livebefore) Lived: Colorado (Colo Springs [twice] and Fort
Collins Wichita Falls (Sheppard AFB), TX Jacksonville (Little Rock AFB), AR Anderson AFB,
Guam Dugway Proving Grounds, UT Niceville (Eglin AFB & Hurlburt Fld), FL Edwards AFB,
CA Stuttgart (HQ EUCOM), Germany. Visited: Ixtapa, Mexico HI Philippines
Korea Okinawa Japan England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland, France, Belgium, Italy,
Switzerland, Litchtenstein, Austria, Czech Republic, Russia, and half of Germany almost
all 50 states visited.
(live-visitlater) New Zealand, Fiji, Australia, Denmark, Hungary, Poland, No. Ireland,
England
(jobnow) Administrative Assistant to SC State Climatologist/Director, Southeast
Regional Climate Center, 2-1/2 years
(jobbefore) Editor, HQ EUCOM, Germany, official weekly bulletin; Marketing
assistant, Memorial Hosp, Colorado Springs; Contract Specialist and assistant to
Professional Recruiter, Edwards AFB; Staffing Clerk, Eglin AFB; and Federal Executive
Secretarial and clerical positions over 20 years.
(joblater) Human Resource Manager Contract Specialist/Buyer; B&B owner/manager
(schools) Too many to mention: graduate, Saint Leo College, Eglin AFB, FL
extension, B.A., 1987 graduate Project Management course, Golden Gate Univ., Edwards AFB,
CA extension Cost Analysis and Legal Contracting courses, AFIT, WPAFB Basics of Federal
Acquisition, McClellan AFB, CA German I & II, Univ. of MD, HQ EUCOM extension,
Stuttgart tech writing proofreading communications numerous word processing/graphics
courses.
(talents) Jack of many trades, master of none! Numerous Federal performance
awards; played a singing Nun in "The Sound of Music," Dugway Provings Grounds,
UT
(achievements) Raised two wonderful, lovely daughters; Bachelor's degree US and
European Volksmarches--awarded 10K women's 35-39 year category, Edwards AFB; communicating
and being understood in German, Italian, and French; climbing up to Notre Dame's bell
tower, seeing/hearing the huge bells, and looking out over Paris; took Italian cooking
lessons on Lake Como; took piano; sing in church choirs; SKIING! Twice failed to 'grasp'
coordination concepts on Pikes Peak, but received ski lessons in Germany which succeeded!
Also learned to snorkel last year off Key West.
(newgoals) Master's degree; independent solvency; finding place to finally
retire, become part of the community, and live; visit the remaining few states I haven't
been to yet.
(favmemories) Football games first two weeks of every school year pep rallies
graduation.
(favteachers) Janet Irie, Janice Herbst, Elaine Williams, Helen Frank
(favgroups-songs) Chicago, Blood, Sweat & Tears, Mamas & Papas, Theme from Romeo
& Juliet ("A Time for Us"), Herman's Hermits, "I Think We're Alone
Now"
(favnow) Swim/go to the beach; hike/explore; needlework; garden/landscaping;
bird-watching; camp; work on our 'new' house; visit.
(message) I can hardly wait to see folks at the reunion: it seems like more than
10 years since the last one! Hope the turnout is tremendous because it sounds like a great
deal of thought and preparation has gone into the planning! Blue and gold are still the
BEST colors... and the class of 1969 remains the best class!
FHS 2,3,4; FBLA 4; FTA 4; Newspaper 4; Yearbook 4; FNC 3,4; Q&S