Chorus member- in- waiting. Patricia Booth (1. Patricia Booth (1. Born in Springfield, MA, in 1. Pat has a son and two daughters, five grandchildren and two great- grandsons. In 1. 97. 9, she moved to New York City, attended New York School of Interior Design, started an interior design business and lived in Manhattan until 1. Pat lives in Springfield and enjoys power walking, tap dancing, ballroom dance and singing. Chorus member since 2. Helen Boston (1. 93. Helen Boston (1. 93. Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Helen went to junior high and high school in West Philadelphia. She married and had nine children, six girls and three boys. Is it appropriate to label the Klan of the 1920s 'fascist'? Surely it is one of the most overused terms in contemporary discourse. She worked for many years for the school district of Coatesville, and the state of Pennsylvania, then retired and relocated to Florence, MA. Helen has even performed as a background performer in The Great Debaters directed by Denzel Washington. Chorus member since 2. Patricia Cady (1. Patricia Cady (1. Pat was born in Hatfield, MA, and was horseback riding at age three at the Little Red Riding School her parents owned. She competed in gymnastics and also took tap and ballet. Pat was a Hatfield Police Officer and her husband a Massachusetts State Trooper. Together, they have three children and three grandchildren.
An avid crossword puzzle solver, she also enjoys dancing, knitting, casinos, traveling and, of course, singing. Chorus member since 2. Lu Cauley (1. 92. Lu Cauley (1. 92. Lu Cauley resides in Agawam, Massachusetts. She was raised in Springfield, Massachusetts in a Portuguese speaking home, which helped develop her love of languages and culture. Her passions include music, reading, travel, and sharing her life with her four wonderful daughters, five grandchildren, and five great grandchildren. After 2. 3 years of raising a family, Lu returned to school and graduated from Westfield State College in 1. Elementary Education and ESL. She retired from Springfield Public Schools after 2. A professional story teller, Lu is a past president of the Chicopee Historical Society and a former member of the Springfield Symphony Chorus. This 10,000-rpm, no-pulse artificial heart doesn't resemble an organic heart--and might be all the better for it. In addition to Young@Heart, she is a soloist with the Agawam Melody Band and feels her music is a gift to be shared with others. Chorus member since 2. Claire Couture (1. Claire Couture (1. Claire made her singing debut in the first grade performing . She studied ornithology through the Laboratory of Ornithology at Cornell University to better understand and enjoy her hobby of birding. She returned to college at age 4. It was a challenge but well worth the effort. Her 3 children Jim, Mike and Andrea have given her and her husband Armand five cherished grandchildren. Chorus member since 2. Joyce Dearman (1. Joyce Dearman (1. Joyce has always enjoyed working with seniors. In her sixties, she entered Miss Senior Massachusetts and was awarded Miss Congeniality. She joined the Swinging Singing Seniors, and performed in churches, towns and nursing homes. During this time she met three members of Young@Heart – and it’s also when she learned about being young at heart! Chorus member since 2. She attended school in Chicopee and graduated from Holyoke High School. She married and had five children, and worked for 1. Shop. Rite Supermarkets, and 1. University of Massachusetts in Amherst. Her husband passed in 2. She has nine grandchildren and loves to sing. Chorus member since 2. After moving to New York City to tap dance on Broadway and travelling to other stages across New England, Joanne settled in Port Washington, NY, where she lived for 2. For the past 2. 0 years she has been living in Leeds, Massachusetts. Joanne began her singing career in large choruses and now, along with the Y@H she sings with the Berkshire Choral group in Sheffield, MA. She will be travelling to Dublin, Ireland in the summer of 2. Irish Chorus. Chorus member since 2. David Kielson (1. David Kielson (1. Born in Rochester, NY, Dave attended Cornell University and was a Certified Public Accountant for all of his working life. After moving to Chesterfield from New Rochelle, NY, Dave has served on many boards of directors in the role of Treasurer. He was President of the Board of the Massachusetts Municipal Association. Dave lives with his wife Gail, who is a therapist, and has three daughters. M. Eileen Litke (1. A native of Fitchburg, MA, Eileen also lived in Ohio but has called Western Massachusetts home for the past fifty- five years. Eileen is a retired dental assistant with a husband, two children, three grandchildren, two stepchildren, two step- grandchildren and recently a great- grandchild. She began taking tap dance lessons in 2. British mysteries. Eileen has sung with church choirs and choral groups, and was a member and Sponsorship Director of the former Swinging Singing Seniors of Chicopee. Chorus member since 2. Barbara Lockhart (1. Barbara Lockhart (1. Born in New Rochelle, NY, Barbara joined the Peace Corps upon graduation from college and taught French in Ghana for two years. She moved to Denver in 1. U. S. She also played percussion and flute in a community orchestra and band. Today she enjoys volunteer work, walking and singing. Chorus member- in- waiting. Steve Martin (1. 92. Steve Martin (1. 92. For the past 7. 5 years, Steve has sung in churches, choruses, community theaters, saloons, and Young@Heart. He may retire after reaching 1. Chorus member since 2. Joseph Mitchell (1. Joseph Mitchell (1. Born the second child of a family of six in Palmer, MA, Joe attended public schools and presently resides in Springfield. Joe is a retired Facilities Management Supervisor of Mass. Mutual Financial Group, where he worked for 4. A lifetime member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States and a local member of Carl L. Talbot Post 6. 18. Joe enjoys fishing and volunteer work at the Springfield Chapter of the American Red Cross. Joe is married and is a proud father and grandfather. Chorus member since 2. Norm Moreau (1. 93. Norm Moreau (1. 93. Born and still living in Chicopee, MA, Norm has performed in several grammar, high school. After a stint in the Navy, he married his wife Rosalie in 1. Norm retired from Hamilton Standard in Windsor Locks, CT, after 3. Senior Standards Analyst. He has participated in several choirs since 1. Chicopee Community Choir, Moose Lodge Choir, Swinging Seniors of Chicopee, and several church choirs. He and Rosalie love to travel. Chorus Member since 2. Rosalie Moreau (1. Rosalie Moreau (1. Born in Easthampton, MA, Rosalie has been active in various forms of dancing and singing all her life. She has danced in many shows. Rosalie retired from Mount Carmel Grammar School in Chicopee after 2. She was a senior hostess at the USO where she met her husband Norm. She was very active in Girl Scouts as Chicopee Unit Chairman for many years. She has participated in several choirs since 1. Chicopee Community Choir, Moose Lodge Choir, Swinging Seniors of Chicopee, and several church choirs. She and Norm love to travel. Chorus Member since 2. Gloria Parker (1. Gloria Parker (1. Gloria is a mother of four and a retired school cafeteria cook and Smith College Residence and Dining Services staff member. Gloria is a veteran of the Cooley Dickinson Hospital Follies and Volunteers in Northampton Schools variety shows. She also worked at the Walter Salvo House meal site, which is where she first encountered a performance by the Young@Heart. She was Parade Marshall for the St. Patrick’s Association in 1. Ladies Auxiliary V. F. W. Volunteers at the Northampton Senior center and a member of the Ward 3 Association. Chorus member since 1. Glenda Philips (1. Glenda Philips (1. I fell in love with music at the age of 5 when an upright piano was hoisted through the window of our fourth floor apartment in New York City! What magic there was in playing Sunday school hymns with two fingers! I've enjoyed music participation as a child, young adult, and after graduating from College; I went on to become a grade school music teacher. I've been taking piano lessons since I've retired and hope to give a recital on an upcoming birthday. My three daughters and two precious grandchildren are also music lovers! Since joining the Young@ Heart Chorus, I've been pleasantly stretched beyond my sacred and classical music experience! What a joyride this has been! Chorus member since 2. Byron Ricketts Jr (1. Byron Ricketts Jr (1. Byron was born and raised in Boston, MA, and moved to Wendell, MA in the late 5. He received his Associate and Bachelors degrees from Northeastern University while working at Raytheon Co. When those programs ended Byron transferred to the Human Relations department and became the Division Manager of Affirmative Action & Personnel Programs. He has sung with the Voices of Black Persuasion in their annual production of Black Nativity in honor of his daughter for 3. John Rinehart (1. John Rinehart (1. John is a native of West Virginia. He moved to Springfield, MA, in 1. An Army draftee in 1. Elvis was inducted), he is a retired registered nurse for the State of Massachusetts and Behavioral Health Network. He is married and the father of three children (one deceased) and the grandfather of six. He enjoys singing with his church’s male chorus, cruises, and watching professional sports, especially tennis. Chorus member since 2. Jack Schnepp (1. 93. Jack Schnepp (1. 93. Jack, a resident of Wilbraham, MA, has sung with the Springfield Chordsmen Barbershop Chorus, the Swingin’ Singin’ Seniors of Chicopee, the Springfield Golden Age Club musicals, and other venues. Jack's business career began in Purchasing at Ford Div, Dearborn, MI, and later evolved into Materials Management. Jack's ambition, tongue- in- cheek, is to cut a CD at some point. A widower, Jack has six children, seventeen grandchildren, and one great- granddaughter. Chorus member since 1. Bill Sheppard (1. Bill Sheppard (1. Born in Cambridge, MA, and the eldest of six children, Bill attended Rindge and Latin High School. He married in 1. 96. Heart of a Southern Woman. During the months of September and October, 2. I am presenting quite a few educators in today. I am sure that there are many more whom I either have not identified, or did not know. Please feel free to comment and tell me about those I have missed so that I can either include them here with a correction or write an addendum. It just so happens that I had the blessing in my life to teach children with behavioral and emotional issues in first . After being at that level for three years, I moved to the Junior High level where I taught students aged 1. Most of you know, with my BA from Greensboro College and my MA in Clinical Psychology from Chapman College, . The challenges are different for sure, but the ultimate goal ! We cannot skip any level of development and learning and expect to have a well- educated person! As the saying above aptly states, ! We have amazing people in our family–I hope you will enjoy . I am presenting them in alphabetical order by first name, we are family after all! Winters, Ph. D, RN, CNE (Doctorate, Registered Nurse, Certified Nursing Educator) my cousin through the Scottish Hogue family, is currently a Professor of Nursing at East Carolina University in Greenville, NC. Carol served as the Dean of the School of Nursing at Hawaii Pacific University in Hawaii for 1. North Carolina. She earned her Ph. D at the University of Pittsburgh in Pennsylvania. She is a published author, has been a hands- on nurse of obstetrics, and since 2. Faculty Advisor for the NFLA, Nurse Faculty Leadership Academy, a national organization sponsored by Sigma Theta Tau, the International Nursing Honor Society jointly with the Elsevier Foundation. There is so much more I could tell you about this dynamic woman who happened to be my college roommate and friend of almost 5. We only discovered our cousinship last year through my genealogical research! AN HONOR WELL DESERVED! I have known many college level tutors. When I was at NC State University I quickly learned how invaluable they were to many students–like those who had learning disabilities, some who were blind, and . We take our hats off to one on one teachers! Sometimes I would purposely make a spelling or grammatical error on a test and then tell the students that they would get extra points if they found it.” That’s the kind of thing that adds an extra challenge and a bit of fun for students! I know a lot of the educators we have profiled feel this way, and it is why we admire and love them so! He studied at the University of Freiburg located in Freiburg im Breisgau, Baden- W. Larry Youngblood is one of our multi- leveled/multi- talented teachers as well! For years he has home schooled his grandchildren through all the levels of education! What honor he and they bring to our family! Pat has published extensively and is highly respected in the academic community as well as in his family community. I am thrilled to introduce to many of you, our cousin Dr. Rick White, Ph. D, Chemist. Rick is the second great- grandchild of James Steptoe and Elizabeth Rachel Omohundro Langhorne, same as James Goodell, Roger Buck IV, Ph. D and I are. Pat Spangler above is their great- grandson. Rick is a Professor of Chemistry at St. He has also taught at Florida Southern College, and at the University of Tampa. He earned his Ph. D at the University of Florida and did post doctoral studies at King. Another extremely accomplished professional, Rick has over 2. Rick worked for over twenty years for Procter and Gamble. Twelve of those years were spent in their Food and Beverage business before moving to their Health Care business where he worked for another ten years! He was an analytical chemist, supporting all aspects of product development, from inception to launch. Some of the products he worked with included brands you will recognize like Folger! Just think, from now on when you pick up one of those products, you will know that our DNA is part of the brain that helped develop them! We are very proud to be related to you Dr. Rick White! Voorus Home in PARobert Voorus, 1. Spangler and Hogue families, had brothers and sisters . Robert worked in the Library of Congress as a young man. When he moved back to Pleasantville, Pennsylvania he taught at a Business School in Oil City, Pennsylvania. He is remembered by family as an excellent educator. He spent most of his professional life researching for the Virginia Institute of Marine Science, Gloucester Point, VA, which is now part of William and Mary College for their Oceanography Concentration. With all of his major accomplishments, Roger, my Uncle by marriage to Katherine Langhorne Kerse, was a kind and genteel man who raised a son and a daughter who both earned their . His speciality is earthquakes and he researches through Columbia University. The Langhornes were a wealthy family from England. But James Steptoe Langhorne became blind, several of his children, grandchildren and more, were blinded by the same inherited disease, his only natural son drowned at age 1. Civil War, he was land poor and devastated! He and his wife Elizabeth started a school and a Sunday School in Meadows of Dan, Virginia both of which were very important to them. We have carried on that philosophy–because it is imbedded in our DNA? They were honorable people who supported their new country, but most of all, the Voorhees and. It is amazing to me to see the traditions and/or the DNA at work in such a continuing fashion.! Thank you our family members who educate all of us– for your inspiration, your wisdom, and your hard work! We honor all of you as you have honored us!
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