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Carl
Carl is a retired former CTO for a software company. Now, he is now a "fisher-person". He also spends fair amount of time volunteering -- Habitat for Humanity, Guardian ad Litem, and some advisory boards. He also meddles with computers a lot, does some consulting, and buys more books than he reads.
He has been a member of our local city council, and also on the planning commission. He chaired an effort for a bond referendum for public parks and open space, and worked on affordable housing as part of the Woodbury Community Land Trust.
He's also writing -- working on the family memoirs, stories, and essays on "the meaning of life".
Judy
Judy is a retired pastoral care minister and manager at our local church. She worked to feed the poor and clothe the naked as it were. She is also retired. Both of us fill some of our hours by volunteering as Guardian Ad Litem for children. It is a very demanding but rewarding effort to represent the interests of some children who are at risk.
Judy also tracks the weather of each of the places where our children live, reads novels and every word of the daily newspaper. She is immensely well organized, and also extremely caring and thoughtful. She also volunteers at our local hospital and church. And she always listens, even to Carl's ramblings.
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Tom
Oldest son Tom is a graduate of Creighton University medical school, and is a Family Practice physician at a clinic right here in Woodbury. Tom is a great doctor! He loves what he's doing. He lovely wife is a police officer. It must be different married to someone who carries a weapon! They have two sons, beautiful little boys named Quinn and Marcus. We see them all the time! You can see more of them here: Grandchildren
During his first year of residency, tom had a reporter follow him about for a couple of days, and the local newspaper published a one day chronicle in the life of a young intern. It shows Tom as the warm, funny and caring young doctor he has become. We are proud of him, but we are also amazed at how much work it has taken for him to get to this point. The paper no longer carries the article in their archives, but here's a copy: Toms Story
Matthew and Daina
Son Matthew is a Ph.D. criminologist, employed by the Dept. of Justice. Matthew is married to a very lovely young lady -- Daina Galinanes-Nido. They live near Washington, D.C., and we don't see them enough. There's something about Christmas in Puerto Rico that is more attractive than Minnesota -- and we join them there every chance we get. They have two beautiful children. You can see more of them here:Grandchildren.
Carla
Daughter Carla is a graduate of St. Thomas University here in the cities -- major in school social work. Carla is a social worker, doing good things for adolescents here in Minneapolis. Carla loves working with kids -- she has a real sense that she is making a difference. She also works another job -- something about the low pay of socially redeeming professions.
Nathan and Ulrich
Son Nathan is a graduate of St. John's, Collegeville. He is currently living in Berlin, aspiring to the career of the creative artist. We have visited him there, and it is a beautiful city, full of more history and interesting things than we had ever imagined.
Nathan is one of those rare, fearless individuals. He can sell anything, and talk to anyone. He is extremely creative, artistic, energetic. He is always, always UP.
Mary
Daughter Mary is in studying at a MSU (Mankato State University). She is active in the student senate, lobbying the legislature, etc. Mary is the most unique person imaginable. She has interests and tastes that are so wide and varied that she is just fun to watch. Mary plans to be a recreational therapist, with a sideline in theater and music. She also works part time or caring for some young women with disabilities.
Our kids have taught us a lot of things. Not the least of which is that diversity is kind of built in -- not acquired. We have more than one genetic history in our family, and we have a much wider range of personal styles than most. We all have good values -- but the types of risks we find comfortable are very, very different. It keeps things interesting!