Linda Houchen Ahlstrom

rlahlstrom@q.com

Graduated from Southern Utah State College, now Southern Utah University with a BA in Education, minors; Fine Arts, Early Childhood Development Returned for a 5th year earning a Reading minor and a Learning Disability Endorsement.For 4 years I worked with my husband at his business Kolob Sheet Metal doing his books. I was employed at California Pacific Utilities in Cedar City for 4 Years. Among other things doing the demand billings. I returned to the University for 1 year to get a Reading minor and a Learning Disability Endorsement. In 1981 I started working at the Gerald R Sherratt Library, Southern Utah University 13 years as the Circulation Coordinator, the for 18 years and a Cataloger. I was employed at the Library for a total of 31 years. I retired in July 1 2012.
I am a breast cancer survivor.
I lost my husband Rex in March of 2014. He was ill for several years. He spent a year and a half in Kolob Care Center in Cedar City. I cared for him at home as long as I could.

I was always very shy and I probably was dyslexic. I remember when I took the aptitude test, I think from Mrs. Frame or Mrs. Palmer, it showed I could be a plumber. I ended up being a Librarian. A little ironic. But Rex said "what's wrong that, plumbers can make a lot of money. He could always make me laught.