Sue hits the big 5-0!!

I met Sue at the beginning of 7th grade. We had 1st period PE together and had to line up in alpha order. Being "McCormick" and "Moehrke", we were side by side all year. Little did we know that 39 years later, we would be such good friends!!

Sue and I shared our junior high days at Graham, including Girl Scouts and GS camp with Marsha Levine's naive and hilarious sex ed lessons using a teddy bear to illustrate. At Awalt, we shared classes and free time, most memorable being junior year US history class with the student teacher Mr. Jeffers. We thought we knew everything and felt it was our personal mission to show him just how difficult teaching high school could be. He demonstrated US history through music. We sat in the back of the class and sang along, knowing the words to songs our classmates didn't because we had such young parents in comparison to most of them. He turned the tape off and Sue and I were so into it, we didn't notice at first that everyone was staring at us as we gave our loud rendition of "Johny Angel". I can not hear that song without instantly thinking of Sue.

When Sue was 19 and I was 20, we moved into an apartment together. I worked. She worked at the Black Forest Inn restaurant and went to school and eventually made an unsuccessful attempt at the police academy. During that time, we both dated various people. The main man in her life that I recall was John, who she eventually reconnected with. He used to eat my cookies and cakes, leaving me only crumbs. Sue's brother brought over a pie for her when she was laid up and proceeded to dump it (accidently) outside our front door and I had to clean it up. Yes, Michael, I do still remember.

Sue has been my friend to share laugher til we cry and tears til we laugh, or at least it doesn't hurt so bad. We've been through marriage and divorce (our own and our parents'). Sue's determination and ability to put herself through college and get a Masters and teaching credential was an enormous inspiration to me. It gave me the courage to dump a job I felt trapped in and return to school and get a BA and credential myself. We both love teaching, but found different age groups to love.

Sue, you are the sister I never had, and a very, very dear friend. Cheers to all we've been through and all there is to come in the next 39 years of friendship. Happy Birthday.

Love always,
Cyndy