Cindy Ford

After graduating from South, I attended WSU.   Graduated from WSU in 1987 with a Bachelor's degree in Medical Technology with a minor in Chemistry.  Worked at Wesley Medical Center in blood banking for the first year out of College.  After that I went to work for the Wichita Clinic in 1988 in Hematology and Chemistry and have been there ever since.

I married Jerry DeRee on October 24th, 1987.  We have been married almost 21 years.  We have three children, Regan, Jerilyn and Dane.  Regan and Jerilyn attend Bishop Carroll High School and Dane is in the 6th grade at St. Annes Middle School.Our oldest son Regan was diagnosed with Leukemia when he was 10 years old.  He is now in remission and will see his 5 year survivor year in the coming year.  We have been involved in the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society with my husband running a couple of half marathons for fund-rasing for the society.  We have felt very blessed for all of the prayers that have come our way over the years.  Regan is now a Junior in High School and wants to go to college to major in Zoology. Our daughter is a Freshman this year and is has been playing soccer since she was 4 years old. She also loves being very involved in school and is looking forward to High School soccer.Our son Dane is a 6th grader and loves his science and math.  His favorite thing to do is check up on the weather.  He will also play basketball for St. Annes this year.

Jerry and I spend most of our time with kid activities, but we do like to travel.  I still play soccer and still love it (even if my body tells me otherwise). I am looking forward to attending the reunion and seeing everyone.

I always enjoyed playing in the marching band and pep band during school. Playing on the volleyball team got me more into sports which I still do to this day. We always had a good time, somehow, at practices.
I still remember how much fun it was to go to State in volleyball my Sophomore year.
Watching our great Basketball team was win State our Sophomore year was something that I will always remember. Physics classes with Mr. Overacre was always an experience, and the canoe trip we took our Junior year was lots of fun.
All in all I enjoyed all of my years at South High School.