Debbie Dempsey DiSandro

Profile Updated: July 25, 2017

Do you have a spouse/partner?	Tony DiSandro

Occupation -	Professional Speaker and Writer

Children/Grandchildren -	Eleanor Lynn, born 2016

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Your history? What have you been up to the last 40 years?

Ran my own writing and speaking business while raising 3 children.
Performed one-woman comedy shows
Self-syndicated a newspaper column that appeared in the Daily Herald for 15 years.
Published a book
Taught Creative Writing at various colleges
Moved to Colorado in 2016

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Favorite or least favorite memory of HS?

Singing with the shower choir and Sister Marie Therese
Taking piano lessons with a sweet Sister whose name I can't recall
Performing with Kitler and friends
My 5 minutes on the track team
Playing the triangle in the orchestra
Meeting my best friends, Diana, Jeannette and Carol.
Art class with Sister Irene Beder
Laughing with so many funny, talented classmates

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Where do you currently reside? How long have you lived there?

Moved to Colorado in 2016

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Are you in touch with other classmates? If yes, who?

Carol Patrizi Engmann
Jeannette Schneider Spotts
Diana Wirth Geldmyer

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What do you like to do in your spare time?

Travel
Golf
Read
Shop
Laugh
Fill out profiles

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Famous or interesting people you've met?

Bonnie Blair the Olympic Gold speed skater I interviewed for a story.

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What would we be surprised to know about you?

My son now lives right near St. Benedict's and walks on the same city streets I did as a kid. Lord knows, I won't be telling him what I did way back when!

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Did you have any nicknames in school?

Debbie

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What was your favorite subject and why?

English

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Did you fulfill your dreams or ambition after graduation or did life take you in a different direction?

Some yes! But many more to go!

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