Friday, September 25, 2009

My Life After LHS Patsy Kajs Gonzales

After graduating from Lyford High School, I went to Durham's Business College in Corpus Christi, TX., where I got my Associate Business Degree.  I returned to the Valley and got a job with Easterling Motors in
Harlingen, TX. as a receptionist and bookkeeper.  I worked there for two years and since my sister Bonnie lived in San Antonio, I decided to move and live with her.  I got a job at Superior Pontiac in the Parts Department and stayed there for nine months and than applied for a job at Southwestern Telephone Co.,
where I worked for 27 years in various jobs which also required me to do a lot of traveling to train people in the Network Special Services Circuit Group.

During this time, I met my husband Rode Gonzales who was a coach at Brackenridge High School and later a Principal at Jefferson High School, we got married in 1970.  We have a daughter, Stefanie Patricia who was born in 1982.  She received her Master's Degree at Texas A&M University in College Station and now works as a DARS Claims Examiner with Social Security in Austin, TX.

After 27 years, I retired from SBC in December, 1991 and was involved in my daughter's numerous school sports activities and also helped in various charity organizations.

I am looking forward to seeing everyone at the reunion after all of these years.

Patsy

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