Gwen Mulhern Meade

I was graduated from Douglass College in 1978, married an Irishman and moved to and fro. As they went through elementary school, I began to learn basic Irish (!) along with my sons so that I could help with homework. I passed my Driver's Test on the first attempt (uncommon in IRL) and drove a car with a manual transmission on the wrong side of the road. I learned how to enjoy rainy weather, appreciate the odd sunny day, and a lot more besides.

My career(s)? Gotta say it, I love being a Mom and Nana, otherwise, I have investigated workplace accidents and industrial disease, been a Personnel Manager for a clinical laboratory, owned two Irish pubs (in NYC and IRL) and now am a Librarian.

My sons, Brian and Kevin are fine lads: accomplished, smart, fun and very good-hearted. I am honored to be part of their lives.

That's it in a nutshell. The Dead were right, "What a long, strange trip it's been."

Go raibh maith agat!
(Thank you!)

To this day, I am grateful for the high caliber of teachers I had at PHHS. The student body was filled with interesting, intelligent and talented people and I learned a lot, usually for the better, but sometimes for the worse, from being in their company.

Two of the most useful classes I took at PHHS were Speech and Drama with Mr Meledandri and Typing I. The advice and practice I got during Speech class were invaluable as life wore on. As for typing, I was lousy, but I can't imagine what would have become of me had I not practiced daily for a whole year. It was the one class my mother forced me to take, and for years I hated to admit it, but she was so right.