My name is Jackie. In my early twenties, I was an assistant teacher in Altoona, Pa and helped in a Learning Disabilities Classroom when IEP's were first being written. It was a fun time. I moved to North Dakota and I went on to have three children and running a home daycare where I learned more about children! My interest in cemeteries was always there and I loved to read old stones and find out about my heritage. When my youngest son was six, I finished college and began my teaching career in special education and first grade. Every day was an adventure. I met many people not just the children, but the parents, grandparents, relatives, but I made many dear friends. During those years, I also worked a couple of years for Head Start. If I didn't have a family, I would have liked to have gone to Washington, to work on changes nationally, as Head Start needs an overhall. Now, I am a snowbird. Living part time in Florida and I am president of the Helping Hands Volunteers at The Bluffs. The other part of the year, I visit family, enjoy traveling, playing cards, enjoy my friends, like to walk, enjoy taking pictures in cemeteries and just want to enjoy life.

My name is Jackie. In my early twenties, I was an assistant teacher in Altoona, Pa and helped in a Learning Disabilities Classroom when IEP's were first being written. It was a fun time. I moved to North Dakota and I went on to have three children and running a home daycare where I learned more about children! My interest in cemeteries was always there and I loved to read old stones and find out about my heritage. When my youngest son was six, I finished college and began my teaching career in special education and first grade. Every day was an adventure. I met many people not just the children, but the parents, grandparents, relatives, but I made many dear friends. During those years, I also worked a couple of years for Head Start. If I didn't have a family, I would have liked to have gone to Washington, to work on changes nationally, as Head Start needs an overhall. Now, I am a snowbird. Living part time in Florida and I am president of the Helping Hands Volunteers at The Bluffs. The other part of the year, I visit family, enjoy traveling, playing cards, enjoy my friends, like to walk, enjoy taking pictures in cemeteries and just want to enjoy life.