Betty Wagner Nichols

Married in 1955 in Kenosha, WI
As of 2009, married 54 years

Moved to Colorado in 1980.

Have three grandchildren:
Robert
Meghan
Bonnie Kate

I was an Administrative Assistant for many years at Electronic Companies in Colorado Springs and thoroughly enjoyed it.

Nick and I were custom home builders in Colorado Springs from 1985 to 2000, when we retired.

Love to visit our Kenosha relatives every year.

I am in the process of completing an autobiography and have begun an historical western.

Our family moved to Kenosha from Bismarck, North Dakota in December of 1952. I had already gone to two other schools that year (Kansas and North Dakota). I started school at Mary D. Bradford in January of 1953. Our family moved around a lot since our dad tore down buildings, such as court houses and hotels.

There were five girls in our family.

Our dad did get a job as a foreman at American Motors in 1954, therefore, I was so fortunate to finish my junior year and also my senior year at Mary D. Bradford.
I met so many friends at Bradford and enjoyed being there. Miss Kronenwetter was my typing teacher and she was so patient with me even though I had come into her class so late in the year. I would see her years later as she took her class on a tour of the office at American Motors where I worked in the Treasury Department for some years. She always said hello. Mr. Rafshael was the same. Always remembered me.