AboutMe

Maddie, my youngest Grandchild. Madelyn Quinn is 20 years old. Here she is as a lifeguard. She was a gymnast for six years and is shown following competition in Baltimore, Md.

Charissa Leigh is 24 years old. Here she is as a lifeguard. Charissa served at a Noah's Ark Wildlife Sanctuary in Namibia, S. Africa in 2009 as a neuroscience college student.

Matthew Allen is my youngest Grandson at age 21. He enjoys farming with his dad. and works for a farm supply business. Matt loves all terrain vehicles and, like most farm boys, owns a variety, including motorcycle/s.

John William Derr is 22 years old, graduated at Parris Island as a Marine on 3/12/2010. He and Mandi met while in youth group at our church, First Baptist, Danville, Pa. Mandi is a student at Kutztown University, Kutztown, Pa.

Gary Lawrence Derr, my oldest Grandson and Chelsie Marie were married October 22, 2011. Gary is a cook at Emmanuel Center and Chelsie is a neuroscience student currently employed in the Pharmacy at Giant Supermarket.

Gary and Chelsie have a 4 year old son, Dominik Schrek Derr.

Here I am (left) at my high school class members monthly luncheon. I was widowed in 1984 when my husband, Lawrence, passed on with leukemia. Older photo of me was taken in Kalamazoo, Mi (1991) where I sold real estate for 3 years. The little ball of fur was my dog, Kipper. I was forced to put him down in December, 2010. Kipper had been my Granddaughters' dog, thus he is named after Olympic gymnast, Kip Simon.

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In my youth as a Girl Scout I earned a number of badges for which I proudly stitched to the sleeve of my uniform, but I also learned to darn a sock and to knit. Thus began my love for the arts and crafts. My other hobbies are photography, website designing, flower gardening, and home decor.

In March of 2010 I drove to Hilton Head, SC for my Grandson's graduation from Marine boot camp at Parris Island. While there my friend, Jean, and I drove to Savannah. No way, while there, was I going to miss Juliette Gordon Low's home. She founded the Girl Scouts which forever instilled the interests of my life!

You can read a bit more about me, as well as the neat victories in my lifetime at: www.bleeding-heart.org