Our Family, Christmas, 2010
Jackie and Mom at age 83
Interests: I am hoping to find some volunteer work opportunities in our new community; I am learning Italian; I love to sew and am taking up quilting; I enjoy reading mystery and intrigue novels and get way too many magazines; I now have my own kiln and will be taking a pottery class this winter so I can start throwing my own clay pots. Fred and I hope to continue traveling and Alaska is our next destination. |
Since leaving PHS:
School: Attended Western Michigan U 1964-1966, Madonna College 1969-70, Eastern Michigan U 1970-71 Graduated from Mankato State University in Minnesota 1988 w/BS in Business; Did post grad work toward MBA at Iowa State U 1989-90 Work: Owned a gift shop/ceramic studio for 11 years; worked in Marketing/Sales & Product Research at Winnebago Industries 20 + years. Retired in 2008 Organizations: Girl Scout leader & administrative positions for about 12 years Family: Married Fred Vinci 1966 (automotive engineer – retired from Winnebago Industries in 2007) - we have 3 children & 3 grandsons Michelle : Masters in Education – Middle School Art Teacher in Nashville, TN – single Andrea: BA in Business Management – works in Healthcare Insurance Industry, Franklin, TN - Divorced - one son – Gabe 17 Michael: AA degree, working on BA in business – partner in business selling RV & Marine products Forest City, IA – Married to an RN - two sons Cooper 3 & Brady 18 mos. I still have a brother in Michigan – the UP; a brother in Florida and a sister in Texas. My mom is doing great for an 83 year old and still lives in her own home in Florida. Homes: Lived in Redford Township for 9 months after getting married then moved to Livonia until 1973. A great job offer at Winnebago Industries moved us to Forest City, Iowa in 1973. We bought our retirement property in 2006 – 4 wooded acres in Cape Fair, MO (near Branson) where we remodeled a home. Moved to Cape Fair in July of 2010. Travel: We were very fortunate to be able to travel around the US with the kids every summer in a Winnebago Motor Home Both of our jobs took us from coast to coast for work so we got to see an amazing amount of this country We have been to Mexico twice, a Caribbean cruise, twice to Italy (most recently for an entire month in the fall of 2009 which is why I missed our 45th reunion). I just had the most wonderful 3 weeks traveling with my daughter Michelle to London, Dublin and Paris in July. (Although I did some translations for the company while at Winnebago, it wasn’t until I went to Paris that I finally got to practice my “rusty” conversational French). I am looking forward to seeing everyone at the 50th reunion. |