Pamela Applegate
Graduated 1967
Engaged to high school sweetheart Douglass L. Simpson (Chaffey, graduated 1963). We were engaged in 1967 (pictured below), he was sent off to war, Vietnam, corpsman with the Marines, he broke up with me and said he would not be returning.
Graduated from Chaffey 1967
Married 30 years to Timothy Murray, lived in Northern Ca-Redding
Graduated from Simpson University and attended post grad at CSU, Chico
Taught special ed for 20+ years in Redding
Retired in 2005 bought coffee shop and lived on a 55 foot Chris Craft Yacht in the Harbor, Brookings, Oregon (pictured below with my Boston Terrier, Sailor Boy)
Raised six children (his, mine, and one adopted daughter)
Have five beautiful intelligent granddaughters 16-22 and five step grandchildren ages 3-8
Oldest daughter graduated from Chaffey in 1986.
Returned to So California 2009
Douglass L. Simpson (my first love who survived Viet Nam) found me 42 years later still in love. Married Douglas in 2010. He passed away Feb 14, 2016 as a result of exposure to agent orange.
Have traveled extensively over western U.S. and Canada. Recently traveled to Ireland with my son and his family and plan a lot more travels.
I am currently writing a book formerly called "Living The Dream" now retitled "Pursuing The Dream".
Survived Breast Cancer 1996
Currently own a small 35 foot SportFishing Sedan berthed in San Pedro, enjoy weekends at the dock.
