Gander Reunion

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Edith (Staple) Blanchard



Edith and Dick

Shortly after graduation, I went to work at CNT. I worked there for over five years and have
many great memories of that time. Dick and I were married in 1965 and subsequently went
to England to live for three years. He was USAF, so after England, we were transfered to
various part of the United States. We ended up in Gainesville, Florida, in 1981 as civilians,
have been here ever since and just love it. We have two sons, one daughter and four grandchildren. All of them live in different parts of Florida so we visit them quite often.

I worked as a school secretary for 21 years here in Gainesville and retired in June of 2003.
Am enjoying every minute of my retirement and now wonder how I ever had time to work.
Dick says he'll retire in four years; he's not quite ready to make the move yet.

I travel to Gander every year to see the folks, so try to touch base with some of my school
and CNT friends while I'm there. Looking forward to the reunion.

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