Sherry
Breeding Chandler
Memory Photos...
With the wisdom of an
18 year old, I married two weeks after graduation. Unfortunately, it didn't last
and we divorced after 5 years.
In 1972, I married
Michael Chandler. We moved to Lake Tahoe in 1974 and Michael went to
work for the City Fire Department, where he retired as Chief in 2004. We have one
son Sean who is married and living in the Denver area with one son
born in 2006. Our family
includes our cat, Bo and Cocker Spaniel, Sugar Bear.
Many of you have
inquired about my Mom. Sadly, she died in 1967 at the early age of
46. I never really got to know her very well and not a day goes
by that she isn't missed. My Dad died the following year which was
another shock. For those of you fortunate enough to still have your
parents... enjoy every minute!
And what have I been
doing? I have done many things over the years. Sewing for myself and
others, crafts, genealogy and publishing to name a few; Surprisingly
I found out at 26 that I had been adopted, this led to searching for
my birth family and the interest in genealogy; I had a rural paper
route for 5 years... yep, non athletic me became very good at
tossing that paper!!!; In 1982, we started a car registry for Michael's 1965 Austin Mini Moke. Michael wrote
the first letter seeking those that might be interested in a
registry and I took over. I have been putting out a newsletter for
22 years now.
Working on the
newsletter gave me a new interest... the graphics world. I started
with the cut and paste method moving to the computer in 1990. When
2000 rolled around I became curious of this new thing called the web
page. Self-taught, my first project was an intranet for the Fire
Department. Michael wanted to put all the FD forms onto their
server. I then did a site for a good friend that designs patterns.
One for the Registry followed...
clubs.hemmings.com/mokeregistry
... which led to our class site!
Millie asked if
I would participate with planning the 35th Reunion. The idea came to
me for some sort of contact for our classmates. Not everyone is able
to get to the reunions or might not want to wait another five years to
get in touch with an old friend. I am happy to say that because of
the web site old friends have been reunited... you
can't ask for any better results. Up next was to help out my
good buddy Nyla Haddy for her Akita biz.
So it appears I am a
"Jill of all trades"! This along with the normal routine we
stay-at-home folks seem to have, keeps me quite busy. I will admit
that the web pages tend to take over ones life but I do enjoy
putting them together, working with photos and just plain coming up
with new ideas. They are my canvas.
I'd like to thank all
of you that have written. It is so terrific after all these year to
hear from those long ago friends and acquaintances. Also, thank you
so much for the kind words of appreciation. It has been my pleasure!
Sherry
12/20/2007 ...
The Chandler Holiday card!
Click link to newsletter
12/02/2006 ...
The Chandler
Holiday newsletter! Click link to newsletter
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