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Dorothy Dodds Cronin
Profile Updated:January 2, 2012
Class of
1954
Currently residing In
Ramona, CA USA
Spouse/Partner
Mike, recently deceased
Children, Grandchildren
2 girls and 2 grandchildren and way too many others to include here
Occupation Title
retired teacher
Different places I have lived
San Marino, Pasadena, Whittier, Alhambra, Huntington Beach, Arcadia, Ramona and Tucson, AZ for 2 years while attending the U of A
Other SPHS graduates I keep in touch with are:
lots of them
School Memories
Lots of wonderful memories including working on the elections
Milestones & Epiphanies
I survived a divorce in 1966, years in a 5th or 4th grade classroom in 2 cities. Developed a program for gifted kids that really worked for 8 years. 4 years on our local schoolboard and 12 years in a 37 foot RV with my husband Mike as we traveled all over the US and Canada.
Most recently we survived the loss of our favorite home to the Witch Creek Fire in Oct. of '07, the rebuild in '08 (no thanks to the San Diego Co. Planning Dept.!) and now I will adjust to being a widow thanks to lots of good friends and wonderful family.
Pastimes & Hobbies
I have always loved being outdoors. Camping, boating, playing softball, body surfing at the beach, driving fun vehicles and playing with horses. I have been lucky to have had time and money for lots of these activities.
Favorite Music, Songs, Bands
Thanks to BJ Donlon Witz, I joined the Rancho Bernardo Chorale and have lots of fun with them preparing for two performances a year.
Also play my guitar with a group of harmonica players from our Ramona Kiwanis Club
Love most kinds of music and it has always been an important part of my life even though I am a rank amateur.
Reading has been my passion most of my life. I turned my granddaughter into a bookworm whose mother once had to forbid her from reading without permission.