(Gordon),+Jody+McCaughey

1744 Bellevue Way NE Bellevue, WA98004 425-454-2403  jodym@nwlink.com
 * Jody (Gordon) McCaughey**

**1969:** Graduated from the UW in 1963 and then taught French, Latin and English at Meany Jr. High School in Seattle.I taught for 2 ½ years.Bill and I were married in Aug. 1964.We have 2 girls:Susan Elizabeth born Nov. 15, 1966 and Salley Ann, born Nov. 26, 1968.My husband works for an insurance brokerage firm in Seattle.

 **1979:** ...We were transferred to Portland, Oregon, Los Angeles and San Francisco and came back to Seattle seven years ago. We live in Clyde Hill area of Bellevue with our two daughters Susan, 12 and Sally, 10 who will be in the 5th and 7th grades next year. I am a wife, mother and active volunteer. We are in the retail home furnishings business and I occasionally "pinch hit" in our stores. My parents and older brother and his family are still in the Skagit Valley. We love our visits there and I continue to feel very lucky to have grown up there.

 **1999:**I’m retired and “smelling the roses.”Both our daughters are married, and Susan has given us two grandchildren:Anne Elizabeth (b. 1996 and named after my mother) and Connor James (b. 1998).My parents are still living in Shelter Bay, near LaConner, so I am up frequently and love my time in the Valley.

 **2009:** I just glanced through our Lincoln Grade School pictures and realized our oldest granddaughter is going to be in 8th grade. The hair styles are much kinder today; where has the time gone? My husband and I are celebrating our 45th wedding anniversary this August and still reside in our Bellevue home. Our greatest accomplishments are our two daughters who married wonderful men. Each couple gave us three grandchildren, 5 girls and one boy, ages 4-13. One family lives in Bellevue and the other in Gig Harbor. We feel very lucky to have them close and love our time with them. We have enjoyed much travel and have a trip planned this fall with my younger brother, Chuck and his wife, to Turkey. We finished our first cruise in Istanbul 2 years ago and were thrilled by the city and its history and are excited to return. We have a place on Whidbey Island where we love to spend get-away time. We have attempted the game of golf which has been humbling. We try to convince ourselves we are having fun and some days we actually are. The game has kept us active, busy and given us great times with friends. I have spent weekly visits to the Skagit Valley for the last 10 years helping my parents who moved to La Conner about thirty years ago. My father died in 2003 and mother passed away this December at 95. I still love the entrance into the valley at Conway hill and fell in love with Conway, Fir Island and La Conner on my weekly treks north. I love that I am a “Valley Girl” and had my formative years in Mt. Vernon. I feel very blessed and look forward to seeing our class together again this August.

 pictures of Jody with grandchildren