(Duranceau),+Judy+Wallace

Judy (Duranceau) Wallace 6411 North Ferger Fresno, CA  93704 559-439-9111 kittypaws4me@sbcglobal.net

**1969: **I was married to Jim Copner in July after we graduated.  We lived in Mount Vernon for one year then moved to Los Angeles where Jim attended Mortuary Science School.  Upon completion we returned to Mount Vernon and then to Tacoma where we lived for 4 years.  We are now living in Fresno, Calif. Where we own a Mission style Funeral Home.  We have 4 lovely children, Cindy 7, Brian 6, Christy 4, and Debra 2.

**1999:**  Where does one start? <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; mso-spacerun: yes; msospacerun: yes;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We’re getting towards the retirement years. <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; mso-spacerun: yes; msospacerun: yes;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Boy that sure sounds strange. <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; mso-spacerun: yes; msospacerun: yes;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Forty years ago we graduated; I feel as though we just left high school (except for the aches and pains and being much wiser now). <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; mso-spacerun: yes; msospacerun: yes;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In the past fifteen years I have married off my three daughters and one son and my step-daughter. <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; mso-spacerun: yes; msospacerun: yes;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I now have eight wonderful grandchildren ages 15 years to 5 months, and my youngest daughter is just now trying to start a family. <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; mso-spacerun: yes; msospacerun: yes;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Still living in Fresno, sold my half of the funeral home to my Ex, and married Marvin in 1987. <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; mso-spacerun: yes; msospacerun: yes;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We enjoy traveling in our RV when we can. <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; mso-spacerun: yes; msospacerun: yes;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I have been very active in my Eastern Star Chapter over the past twenty-five years, having served as Worthy Matron in 1974 and will do so again in 2000. <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; mso-spacerun: yes; msospacerun: yes;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I have also been active in Daughters of the Nile where I served as Queen in 1998. <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; mso-spacerun: yes; msospacerun: yes;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Marvin and I are both active in Shrine activities and support the good work they do for the Shriners Hospitals for Children. <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; mso-spacerun: yes; msospacerun: yes;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Marvin is retired and is secretary for his Masonic Lodge and I am currently secretary for the Scottish Rite in Fresno. <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; mso-spacerun: yes; msospacerun: yes;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">As you can see, our lives have taken the path of helping others by belonging to fraternal organizations that do good work for others. <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; mso-spacerun: yes; msospacerun: yes;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If you are in Fresno please look us up. <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; mso-spacerun: yes; msospacerun: yes;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We would be happy to have you visit.
 * 1979: **Where does one begin? <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; mso-spacerun: yes; msospacerun: yes;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">…We purchased a mortuary in Fresno, California, where we have lived now for the past fourteen years. <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; mso-spacerun: yes; msospacerun: yes;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">During this time we managed to have four lovely children. <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; mso-spacerun: yes; msospacerun: yes;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Cinday, age 17, Brian, age 16, Christy, age 14, and Debra, age 12. <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; mso-spacerun: yes; msospacerun: yes;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">They are truly active kids and keep us busy. <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; mso-spacerun: yes; msospacerun: yes;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Cindy was Worthy Advisor of her Rainbow Assembly of which Christy and Debra are members also. <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; mso-spacerun: yes; msospacerun: yes;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Brian is active in DeMolay and is an avid soccer player. <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; mso-spacerun: yes; msospacerun: yes;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In 1977 his team won the Western Regional Championship in the under 14 division over seven western states. <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; mso-spacerun: yes; msospacerun: yes;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">That same year they won their City Cup and State Cup. <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; mso-spacerun: yes; msospacerun: yes;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It was an exciting year! <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; mso-spacerun: yes; msospacerun: yes;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Jim and I are active in fraternal organizations and I was Worthy Matron of my Eastern Star chapter in 1974 and Jim was Worthy Patron in 1975. <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; mso-spacerun: yes; msospacerun: yes;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We enjoy living in California and our valley is one of the hot spots. <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; mso-spacerun: yes; msospacerun: yes;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It certainly is a change from the rainy Skagit Valley. <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; mso-spacerun: yes; msospacerun: yes;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We usually manage to return home to Mt. Vernon about once a year. <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; mso-spacerun: yes; msospacerun: yes;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We are looking forward to the class reunion to renew old acquaintances.


 * 2009:** Fifty years--how can that be. I feel like we just left school, however I do have grown children so it must be so. The golden years have become a bit rusty but enjoy each day and am grateful for my 4 children, 2 step-children, and 12 grandchildren. Life deals us some up and downs but we take these lemons and make lemonade. My second husband and I have been married for 22 years and still live in Fresno. I retired from my secretarial position and have lived in Silverado, Ca (southeast of Irvine) the past three years. The weather here is so much milder than Fresno. My purpose of livng in Silverado is to help my youngest daughter with her 9 year old twin daughters who have varying degrees of autism. They are very bright and intelligent young ladies but can be pills about their separate issues in life. They are a handful and can be very exhausting. I commute to Fresno every couple of weeks or so or my husband comes down south. My oldest daughter (Cindy) and my son (Brian) are funeral directors and are the managers of the funeral home my ex and I bought when we moved to Fresno. My youngest two daughters (Christy and Debra) and step-daughter (Gabriella) are school teachers. All are married and have wonderful and successful spouses