Diane Jennings

I attended TVCC and the U of O school of nursing. During the 34 years of being a nurse I took time to be a police officer and dispatcher; a truck driver and several other occupations. I liked doing something different occasionally because there are all kinds of stress and I rotated them. I loved living in Salem but came back when family needs changed. I have raised appaloosa and quarter horses; had my own ceramic shop for awhile; loved pheasant hunting and trout fishing.

Our freshman year the football float was being made in Mel Beck's building near the river. I had my bicycle and Vicki Schoen borrowed my sister's bike. It was kind of late and dark when we left to go home. Vicki followed me through the pedestrian walk in the underpass. Just as we got to the lowest point a drunk staggered out in front of me. I wasn't about to stop so I hit him with the handlebars. I looked back in time to see him stagger back in front of Vicki and she hit him. We stopped where we felt safe and laughed about his unfortunate experience with 2 14 year old girls. Besides it's hard to ride a bicycle when you are all but rolling on the ground laughing so hard.

I look at my kindergarten pictures and the same people in my senior photos. We all lived in Nyssa during the best time of our lives. My only regret is not taking the time to find out what each of you wanted from life and what your dreams were.