I'm going to tell the little I feel OK to tell about Kathy. I want her to decide how much of her private story to tell. She plans to write her own version of this later.
Earlier in life Kathy and her brother, Ron, did not have the gospel to center life around, but they were raised with great personal values and preparation to go into the adult world to make a difference. Kathy started as a flautist at an early age and developed into an accomplished musician. She performed in various music groups around the world until in her 70's (which of course hasn't happened yet.) At the age of eight years old, along with her brother four years older, they made the commitment to become members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. They both became future leaders who influenced others to develop faithful commitments. In high school she chose many great friends who helped her develop. Kathy was 5'4" in her freshman year of high school, but then grew to 6'1" in her sophomore year. As she tells it, she became uncoordinated enough that she could not step over painted lines in the street without tripping over them. Mr. Bland, the high school boy's varsity basketball coach, watched her and came up with a plan to help her rediscover her coordination. He had her start practicing with the boy's varsity team. She developed coordination and a love for playing basketball, but just didn't enjoy the girl's team because they "played like girls". She never played college ball. The girl's sport hadn't developed yet. But she often played later on as the opportunity came up, including her years as a principal when she chose to compete with the boys on campus. She also kept this talent concealed until she totally demolished me on the court just after marriage. Kathy was very shy, to the point that her mom worried that she would not be outgoing enough to succeed in college. She began college at Cerritos Community College but soon realized she had to move on to receive full credits for classes taken. She went to BYU where she rapidly melded in socially. She developed many friends, male and female. There was a mystery group that went about BYU soaping car windows at night. A group of guys staked the place out and caught the group, including Kathy. Their punishment was to prepare dinners for the guys for the rest of the year. (The guys furnished the food.) She joined the award winning BYU Marching Band and performed around the country. She graduated from BYU with a major in elementary education and a minor in music. Her hope was to teach music at the elementary level. This never happened because greater things were in store for her. She returned home to teach in Los Angeles Unified where she taught at 122nd Street School in Watts. She also returned home unmarried, of course waiting to meet the future love of her life.
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