GRADUATION DAY

Graduation Day - March 15, 1962

I am blessed with two older sisters. Mary Ann is nine years older, and at the time of my graduation, was living in Wisconsin with her husband and her three darling sons, Kevin, Patrick and Timothy. She wasn't able to attend the graduation, but my mother and sister, Kathleen, were there. Kathleen, who is four years older, started flying for TWA in 1957, and was promoted to Supervisor of Hostesses two years later. TWA took the opportunity to have some publicity on "sisters flying together" when Kathleen arranged to take me on my first flight. First, let me introduce you to my sister, Kathleen by way of her graduation picture in 1957. This uniform was worn for two more years, and then changed to the more "modern" look in 1960.  I love this classic "Stewardess" uniform.  

TWA PUBLICITY SHOTS

This shot was taken in cabin trainer - meal tray with plastic food.

I am sixth from left standing next to our instructor.
Notice we are mostly brunettes, which TWA seemed to favor, and all of our hair styles are the same.

The five roommates: Diane, Donna, me, Janet and Anna.

Chicago Tribune  - Monday, April 16, 1962 

 The article written under the column name "White Collar Girl" - what working women were called in 1962. The writer, Ruth MacCay traveled on board our first flight together from Chicago to Boston and back to Chicago. Kathleen and I worked First Class.

My sister, Mary Ann, brother-in-law, Jim,  and nephews drove all the way to ORD from Milwaukee to meet our flight from Boston. At that time, of course, they could go right to the gate and greet us. We have always been a close family, and continue in that tradition. Our mother instilled that in us out of necessity after our dad passed.

Dubuque IowaTelegraph Harold

 Everyone in my family was born in Dubuque except me. My birthplace was Milwaukee, WI.  My father was with the Milwaukee Rail Road, and perhaps all that train riding gave me the wanderlust for travel. Dubuque is the resting place of my mother and father (he died at the age of 44, and mother never remarried), and the home of my dear cousins, Suzy and Peter.

Mother took this picture of us in front of her apartment in Elgin, IL. We spent the night there before my first flight out of Chicago - ORD.