(Torseth),+Louise+Bottles

326 South 10th Street Mount Vernon, WA  98274-4020 360-336-5443 d_bottles@hotmail.com
 * Louise (Torseth) Bottles**

**1969: **I married Don Bottles on Nov. 27, 1958 and we moved to Seattle where we lived in the Ballard district while Don worked at the Missile Production Center for Boeing.  In Sept. 1959 we moved to Conway.  Don went to school at Skagit Valley College.  We have 2 children, Debra Louise, born Nov. 14, 1959 and James Darryl, born Oct. 10, 1962.  In Sept. 1967 I began working as secretary at the Conway School.  It’s been fun—not much time to loaf anymore.  <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Our activities as a family include: <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; mso-spacerun: yes; msospacerun: yes;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">baseball—Don coaches Babe Ruth and is now playing with the M.V. Merchants; tent camping in Washington and Canada; various aspects of service at Bethany Covenant Church.

<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">** 1999: ** · still married to Don Bottles (’58) and live in Mount Vernon. <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> · employed by M.V. School Dist. as an instructional asst. in special education. <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> · our children:  our daughter Debbie and husband Dave Miller are both teachers at Mount Vernon. They have a daughter, Kirsten, who will be 4 in September. Son Jim lives in M.V. and works as an engineer for Boeing in Everett. <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> · hobbies:  gardening, sewing, reading, bird & flower identification but __most of all__, enjoying the granddaughter! Traveled to Norway for 4th time in 2005 with Debbie, Dave and Kirsten.
 * 1979: **Our children are Debra Louise, age 19, and currently attending as a sophomore North Park College in Chicago. <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; mso-spacerun: yes; msospacerun: yes;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">She will be at the UW this fall. <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; mso-spacerun: yes; msospacerun: yes;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And James Darryl, 16, a sophomore at MVHS along with being employed as a cook at the Country Kitchen in Mount Vernon. <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; mso-spacerun: yes; msospacerun: yes;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I have been employed for over twelve years as a secretary and payroll/fiscal officer at Conway School District and am currently enjoying the time to be at home to keep house for my husband and family. <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; mso-spacerun: yes; msospacerun: yes;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My hobbies are sewing and reading. <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; mso-spacerun: yes; msospacerun: yes;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">For the past twenty years I have experienced the joy of having a devoted husband and the privilege of having two delightful, busy, healthy children. <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; mso-spacerun: yes; msospacerun: yes;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The summer of 1973 I spent six weeks in Norway visiting relatives—leaving my family here in the states.
 * 2009** :
 * Don Bottles, '58, and I are still at the same house in Mount Vernon
 * I retired from M.V. School Dist. in 2003, after 23 years as an instructional assistant in Special Education
 * Our daughter Debra and her husband Dave Willer are teachers in Mount Vernon School Dist. Their daughter, Kirsten Marit (9/12/95) will be a freshman at MVHS.
 * Our son Jim and wife Staci live in the Conway area. Jim is an engineer at Everett Boeing and Staci is a surgical nurse at Island Hospital in Anacortes. They have 2 daughters, Rachel Emma (11/25/01) and Riley Etta (10/11/03) who will be Conway Cougars this fall as a 2nd grader and a Kindergartner.
 * Highlights of activities: gardening, reading, sewing and singing in the church choir.
 * Most importantly, having the opportunity to be involved in watching the granddaughters grow up. They are all very active in music, dance and sports.