Catalina High School, Tucson, Arizona, USA
Bettie Joan Gatlin
I HAVE BEEN LIVING THE THE DALLAS/FT. WORTH AREA SINCE 1960.
I AM NOW LIVING IN ARLINGTON, TEXAS. I BUILT A NEW HOME HERE IN 2001. IN 2000, I WENT TO DENMARK AND GERMANY-WONDERFUL. I JUST RETURNED YESTERDAY FROM LIMA, PERU TO VISIT MY DAUGHTER-IN-LAW'S FAMILY. HAD
A GREAT TIME.
FAMILY:
I MARRIED IN SEPTEMBER, 1959, HAD ONE SON, RON BORN IN JUNE, 1961. I DIVORCED IN MAY, 1991, AND HAVE BEEN SINGLE SINCE THEN. IN APRIL OF 2002, MY SON MET
ROSARIO OVER THE INTERNET IN LIMA, PERU. SHE CAME TO THE USA IN JUNE, 2002, THEY MARRIED OCTOBER, 2002, AND THEY GAVE ME TWIN GRANDCHILDREN ON AUGUST 21, 2003. A BEAUTIFUL LITTLE BOY, MICHAEL, AND A BEAUTIFUL LITTLE GIRL, KIARA. THEY ARE ABSOLUTELY THE PRIDE OF MY LIFE.
CAREER:
I WENT TO WORK AT VOUGHT AIRCRAFT CO. IN DEC. 1966. I WORKED THERE FOR 33 YEARS BEFORE RETIRING JANUARY, 2000. I WAS THE HEAD CASHIER AND DISBURSING CLERK FOR 28 OF THOSE YEARS. RETIREMENT IS WONDERFUL.
AVOCATIONS:
I LOVE CRAFTS OF ALL KINDS. IN FACT I AM MAKING TWO HANDMADE QUILTS FOR MY TWIN GRANDCHILDREN. I SENT SQUARES OF MATERIAL TO ALL MY SON'S AND DAUGHTER-IN-LAW'S FAMILY AND FRIENDS AND HAD THEM DRAW OR WRITE SPECIAL MESSAGES ON THEM. I THEN EMBROIDERED THEM, AND PUTTING THEM TOGETHER TO MAKE THE QUILT. THEY ARE ALL BEING SEWN BY HAND, NO MACHINE. THEY ARE REALLY
TURNING OUT BEAUTIFUL.
