Myna Meissner Stroth
We live in Scottsdale, AZ. and have lived in the Phx.
area since 1970. As newly-weds, we lived in Drexel
Hill, PA, while my husband was doing his
anesthesiology residency at the University of PA
Hospital.
FAMILY:
My husband, Dr. Ron Stroth, was an anesthesiologist at Scottsdale Memorial, now Scottsdale Osborn, for 25
years. We have two children: Dr. Bob Stroth who is a
pathologist at the new Banner Hospital in Gilbert
area. He and his wife live in Scottsdale, but, alas,
no grandchildren. Our daughter Stephanie owns a wine
bar in the West Portal area of San Francisco. She is
married to Keith McCardell who works for Euler-
Hermes.They are in love with SF! No grandchildren from
them either!
EDUCATION AND CAREER:
I graduated from the U of A and taught school in
Garden Grove, CA for a few years until I married. I
was a stay-at-home mom until our kids were in high
school. I attended ASU and got my Master's in
Education. I taught at Phoenix Country Day and Madison
Simis teaching gifted kids.
OPINIONS:
I'm an Obama Mama! Anybody but Dubya who has done tremendous damage to our country both at home and abroad. Enuf said!
AVOCATIONS:
I played tennis for quite a few years and now I'm
getting back into golf. I am an exercise freak--go to
the gym every morning except when I have yoga 2 times
weekly.
We've owned a cabin in the pines in Munds Park for 11 years where we spend 4-5 months of the summer
socializing with friends.
We LOVE to travel--all around South America, Vietnam, China, Korea, Thailand, Spain, England, Ireland, France, Portugal, etc. In September of this year 6 of us are going on a private safari with our own guide to Tanzania.
I was also on our homeowners' board from 2000 -2006 as VP/Pres. and also in charge of landscaping. That was in Scottsdale Country Club Village where we still reside.
STORY:
I am fortunate to be having a wonderful life. There
are a lot of stories. I guess the best one is meeting
Ron when I was teaching in CA. He was in Long Beach as a medical officer on the aircraft carrier Hornet. I
met him one night in Newport Beach, toured his
aircraft carrier that night, got rear-ended as he
drove me home, ended up having a coast-to-coast
relationship for 2 years, and got married in Tucson.
We pulled a U-Haul to PA for our honeymoon, pulled the back bumper off my new Mustang somewhere in Oklahoma, and had a tiny upstairs apartment for 3 years in Drexel Hill, PA where I nearly froze to death for 3
years before settling in Phoenix. We are really
enjoying these retirement years.
