Karen Weilbacher Clevenger*

Married Nick August,1974. Graduated from SWTSU Dec, 1975 with a BBA in Marketing & Management. Worked 3 years as a mortgage loan processor. Worked 25 years as an office manager/accountant. Became licensed by the IRS as an Enrolled Agent (federal counterpart to a CPA) I had my own business for 5 years as a tax practitioner. I have been Nick's bookkeeper & tax preparer since 1982, when he started his own construction company. I have worked in the retail jewelry business as an office manager, but mostly, I have been preparing all types of income tax since 1990.
Growing up having only sisters, raising 2 sons opened doors to lots of new activities for me. Our sons played most team sports (Blake wrestled @ Reagan) and Nick & I each set national records drag racing cars and the boys became Gran National road race champions in karts.
Nick & I have some collectible cars and each year we drive one of those cars with a group of car enthusiasts to a cross-country destination.

Every time I hear "Hey Jude", I will forever think of lunch in the cafeteria. I don't know who was putting money in the juke box, but that had to be the most played song of our 4 years @ WCHS!
I guess part of maturing is looking back and identifying places in your life where improvements needed to be made. I wish that I had studied more and made better grades. I would have been a better friend and developed more friends instead of just "acquaintances". I think as you grow older, you have more self-confidence so you are willing to take more risks.
My husband got me involved in drag racing and I held the national record for several years. I have definitely expanded my horizons since 1972! High school math classes were more challenging and least interesting for me, so I didn't anticipate having a career even remotely related to that subject.