This is the many faces of my sweetheart!
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| Ron goofing around when I got the camera out! |
Ron went to Dental School at Loyola University of Chicago from June 1988 to June 1992. He graduated with his DDS (Doctor of Dental Surgery).
He joined the United States Public Health Service August 15, 1992 as a Commissioned Officer in the Indian Health Service. First duty station was Pine Ridge Indian Hospital, Pine Ridge, South Dakota where he served for 2 1/2 years.
Then moving on to theAnnette Island Service Unit at the Metlakatla Community Clinic in Metlakatla, Alaska. He was stationed there for approximately 2 years.
Leaving Alaska he transferred to the Santa Clara Serice Unit just south of Espanola, New Mexico where he was stationed for approximately 2 years at the Santa Clara Pueblo Clinic.
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| Ron wearing Nicole's wig that she wore in the school play! |
Six and a half years into his career, with a new home less that one year old, we again moved. He was transferred to the Stockbridge Muncee Health and Wellness Center in Bowler, Wisconsin. Again we bought a house and decided that Gresham, Wisconsin was where we were going to grow old.
After approximately 3 years at Stockbridge Muncee, he again transferred, but the best part was that we didn't have to move. His new duty station was 10 miles east of our house in Keshena, Wisconsin at the Menominee Tribal Clinic. He has been at this duty station for a little more than 8 1/2 years, but it is not to be to stay in Wisconsin.
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| Ron using some of Nicole's hair on his head |
On February 18, 2011, he got word that he had been accepted to the University of Washington in Seattle to get his Masters in Pediatric Dentistry. This is something that he has wanted to do for the past 19 years.
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| Ron in is new white military uniform! |
As of today, April 21, 2011 we have not recieved his new orders but we know that we will be moving to the Seattle area sometime in early June 2011 so that Ron can start school on June 20, 2011! We know that we will only be in Seattle for two years while he is in school and then it is on to Browning, Montana for 4 years. There's nothing like having the next six years planned out!
So many thing have been part of our lives in the past 24 years. We have 5 beautiful children, yes even the boys are beautiful to me.
Roland, age 23 is now married to a beautiful and sweet young lady. Christi we love you and glad you are our daughter in law. He is studying Pre-Pharmacology at the University of Wisconsin in Stevens Point, Wisconsin!
Nicole, age 21 is also married to a wonderful handsome young man. Joseph we love you and we are so happy at how you fit into our family. Nicole will also be the mother of our first grandchild November 2011! She is a student at BYU-I where she is studying Child Development.
Samuel, age 19 is serving a mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in San Jose California and will be there until December 2012.
Jedediah, age 16 is a sophmore in high school and is looking forward to the move to Seattle! He is currently finishing his Driver's Education class and has his temps.
FaithAnn, age 7 is a second grader and says she will miss her Gresham friends but she is excited to move to Seattle because Daddy promised her voice lessons.
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| Ron helping my uncle build a playhouse for FaithAnn |
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| Ron playing with the firepit (Sam chopping wood) |
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| Ron with his Nauvoo beard in the Seventy's Hall |
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| Ron after shaving his Nauvoo beard! |
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| Ron playing his soprano saxophone! |
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| Ron taking a nap with FaithAnn! |
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| Ron putting sticky tiles on the dining room floor to cover the orange linoleum in April 2004! |
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| Ron working on replacing the floor (covering over the tile that was installed in 2004) in the kitchen April 2011! |
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| Ron standing near the free range llama at the FETA Zoo in Ireland! |
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| Ron in his BDUs (Battle Dress Uniform) talking to a Gresham Elementary class during National Children's Dental Health Month! |
