Dorothy Pumphrey Ballard
HI ALL, I AM IN LAS CRUCES,NEW MEXICO AND HAVE BEEN HERE SINCE 1990. AFTER GRADUATION I WAS IN TUCSON UNTIL I MARRIED. I MOVED WITH MY HUSBAND TO LOGAN, UT WHERE EVAN FINISHED SCHOOL. WE MOVED TO RICHLAND, WASHINGTON
WHERE EVAN WORKED FOR WESTINGHOUSE HANFORD. IN 1973 WE MOVED TO LOS ALAMOS, NM. WHERE I LIVED AND WORKED TEACHING KINDERGARTEN UNTIL 1990.
FAMILY:
I HAVE ONE DAUGHTER, CHRISTY, WHO IS AN RN AT
UNIVERSITY MED. CENTER IN TUCSON. SHE IS A CRITICAL CARE NURSE.I DON'T HAVE ANY GRAND CHILDREN, BUT I HOPE I DO BEFORE I DIE. I LIVE ALONE WITH 3 DOGS AND SOME BACKYARD BOX TURTLES. MY PARENTS HAVE BOTH PASSED. I DO MISS THEM VERY MUCH. THEY WERE MY ROCK
EDUCATION AND CAREER:
I FINISHED SCHOOL AT CENTRAL WASHINGTON STATE IN ELLENSBURG, WN, AND TAUGHT SCHOOL IN LOS ALAMOS UNTIL MOVING TO LAS CRUCES. I TAUGHT IN LCPS UNTIL 2002 WHEN I FELL OUT OF THE BACK OF MY PICKUP TRUCK SERIOUSLY BREAKING MY RIGHT LEG. I RETIRED AFTER 29 YEARS OF TEACHING. NOW I WORK FOR TITLE I, TUTORING AT RISK CHILDREN IN READING AND MATH FIVE DAYS A WEEK, 3 HOURS A DAY. GREAT JOB!
OPINION:
I'M A DEMOCRAT. I BELONG TO THE MORMON CHURCH. NO REAL PET PEEVES, WELL, MAYBE PEOPLE WHO PARK IN HANDICAP PARKING AND REALLY DON'T NEED TO. MY GREATEST PASSION IS MY FAMILY AND FRIENDS. I'M A CANCER SURVIVOR AND I'M VERY BLESSED WITH PEACE AND HEALTH AND HAPPINESS.
AVOCATIONS:
I LIKE TO WALK AND WORK IN MY YARD. MY LEG INJURY DOESN'T PERMIT MUCH MORE. I LIKE TO SEW, QUILT, READ, GO TO MOVIES, COOK, AND GO TO DINNER WITH FRIENDS. SOMETIMES I TRAVEL WHEN I CAN AFFORD IT. WENT TO ALASKA FOR TWO WEEKS IN MAY WITH MY DAUGHTER. I GO TO WILCOX, ONCE IN AWHILE TO SEE MY SISTER, MARY. I DO GO TO TUCSON TO VISIT CHRISTY ALOT.
