I’ve been married to Ron Lasal since August of 1965. We will be celebrating 40 yrs. of marriage this year and are planning a trip to Alaska. We have 3 children: Shawn age 39 yrs., Shari Jo age 35 yrs., and Scott age 33 yrs. Shawn and Shari are married with children. We have 5 grandchildren, 4 boys and 1 girl. We spoil them rotten.

I’m no longer a hairdresser. I quit after I no longer could perform miracles. I still enjoy bowling, reading, and gardening, as well as sewing and designing. My husband is retired from Kodak and is in construction and installing laminate and hardwood floors. I don't help with that but have always been available for those other jobs when he needs someone that knows how to use a hammer and can climb a ladder.

We have been fortunate in being able to do some traveling in the last few years. We were able to visit England and France in 1998 when our daughter and her family were living there for a year. We have also been to Hawaii, the Caribbean, Florida, and Las Vegas many times. We still live in the little farming town of Kendall, about 30 miles west of Rochester and enjoy friends, family, and neighbors. We are getting to hate the winters and if it were not for the grandchildren, we would be living in much warmer climates during the winter months.

After getting together with a few former classmates the last few years, I am looking forward to seeing more of them in our upcoming class reunion.

I did the world a favor by shortening my name from 12 letters to five and the world still screws it up by mispronouncing it anyway.