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L. Thomas (Tom) Miller
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2016-02-21 14:44:22
From the 40th reunion, for both Tom & Linda Stetson Miller:
You may remember that Tom & I were married in January, 1966. After graduation we moved to a married student's dorm on the campus of American University where we both attended classes. After a year, we moved to Connecticut Avenue and managed a tourist home while attending classes and raising our first child, Cheryl. It was a crazy time, but we thought we were living large - rent and telephone were free! In 1969 we moved to Bethesda, MD and were there for the birth of our second child, a son, Chris. Tom graduated with a degree in accounting, passed the CPA exam the first time right after graduation and spent time as a partner in an accounting firm and comptroller for a construction company in Rockville. In a few years, we moved to Silver Spring , MD and then to Gaithersburg , MD where our third child, a son, Kevin was born in 1974. After Tom's parents retired to Rehoboth Beach, DE we spent many wonderful week-ends with them relaxing and enjoying the beach. It wasn't long before we decided to move to Delaware and have now been here for 28 years. Our fourth child, Karen, was born shortly after we moved to the Lewes/Rehoboth Beach area of Delaware. This area is known as the "Nation's Summer Capitol"; so, perhaps, many of you have been to the area. We have had a number of family-owned businesses in addition to Tom managing his accounting practice. After having the luxury of staying home to raise our children, I began working with Tom 25 years ago. I have served as office manager and now manage the accounts receivable and payable for two condo associations and a doctor's group. Tom sold his accounting practice, but still maintains a small tax practice. He and our son Kevin now own and manage a construction company specializing in large custom homes. We have four grandchildren (aged 3-7 with another due in May, 2007) - two who live in Lewes and the other two are just "over the bridge" in Arnold , MD. Our two youngest children were married last summer within six weeks of each other. This is not something I would recommend to anyone of sane mind. Karen moved to Florida with her new husband and we have since bought a home near her on the water in Homosassa. We are "dipping our toes", so to speak, into the waters of retirement, and try to visit there every 4-6 weeks. We still marvel at the fact that we have been married for 40 years and we look forward to many, many more.
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Raysa Miranda
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2016-01-05 22:40:10
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Marsha Mirman (Goldwater)
 
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Widowed
2016-07-01 11:50:32
My career path started in teaching and finished in high tech, bringing me to Silicon Valley and my future. When I was young, California was Annette Funicello and Frankie Avalon in a red convertible on the coast. Never, back then, did I see myself here. During my student teaching semester Senior year at University of Maryland , I was recruited by the Math Supervisor of Baltimore County Public Schools to teach 7th grade Math. I taught Junior High School math for 4 years--loved the kids, really felt I made a difference. I got involved with stage work in Dinner Theater and Community Theater. My involvement with the Annual School Show was a personal highlight. I directed a Variety Show, "Fantastic Times" featuring music and dance from the 20's through the 70's with 80+ kids in the cast. During my fourth year of teaching, I decided that I simply couldn't continue on a teacher's salary. My parents encouraged me to take the risk, quit teaching and get into industry. So, having not a clue what I was going to do next, I left Baltimore in 1974, moved back home to Bethesda unemployed, and started the job search. My Dad kept telling me, "You should get into computers.” Armed with a piece of paper that Dad had scribbled "IBM, Burroughs, Univac" on, I drove into DC every day for a month, filling out more civil service applications than I could count. Working for the Bureau of Mines was not high on my list of aspirations...I landed an interview with IBM for a Marketing Support position (the person who followed the IBM Selectrix typewriter salesman into the account and trained the secretaries), but was never hired due a hiring freeze. One day, soon after, I was standing at the corner of 18thand H street in DC, feeling deflated, and I noticed the Burroughs building. I pulled out the piece of paper from Dad and figured, what the hell. I walked into the lobby and boldly asked the receptionist if there were any marketing opportunities available? Four hours later, I had landed a job selling mini-computers. Considering that my previous sales experience at that point was selling Girl Scout cookies, this was a major coup. In 1974, the computer industry was literally in its infancy and I was so lucky to be part of it. I learned how to sell by taking a 4-function (+, -, x, /) calculator (It think it cost $600) under my arm, rode the elevator to the top floor of an office building in D.C., and knocked on every office door top floor to bottom, honing my cold call skills. I moved up to mini-computer sales after my training and sold accounting systems to law firms and the wholesalers in Northeast. In 1977, I was hired by Hewlett-Packard to be part of a new, national sales force for HP's first business computer. HP's forte at the time wasn't computers so HP realized it needed to bring in people who knew how to sell them. HP moved me immediately to Philadelphia where I sold HP's minicomputers for 7 years. In 1984, HP moved me yet again to Northern California-- Silicon Valley-- on a temporary assignment to train sales reps for a year and a half. It was a no-brainer when the assignment was over that California would be my new home. I met my husband, Irv, in a single's ski club and we married in 1992. We enjoyed skiing, Mexico vacations, home projects, art, music, and time with Irv's son and his family. Our grand-daughter, Rachel, is a joy. Although Irv retired in 1998, I continued to work until my retirement in 2013. My last 13 years as Americas Logistics Manager for Avago Technologies was the most rewarding. Unfortunately, it has been a challenging two years since my retirement, as Irv was in declining health and passed away in September, 2015. I'm looking at my next chapter as another adventure. Send Marsha a Message
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