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Lynn Selby DiStanislao

Wow! 40 years have passed and although I have aged, I still feel young.

I missed you all at our 30th reunion, but I must admit I am a very lucky person. 1998 was very eventful. In a nut shell, I had lung Cancer and after removing 1/3 of my lung and 2 ribs plus a little Chemo...I survived and quit smoking! Actually during Chemo I even played golf. Then on 9-8-98 I eloped and got married in Tahoe at the Captain's Wheel of the M.S. Dixie. Shortly after that I went to Hilton Head with a bunch of people and met a few aligators. We played golf for a week. When I returned we had a week before we were leaving for Italy. The day before I was leaving Marleen Olsen called and told me the bad news that Daleen had passed away. I was able to attend her memorial service which was very important to me. Daleen is a very special person and I will never forget her. Italy was wonderful. I saw so many beautiful buildings, cathedrals and artwork. We ended up in Paris for a few days and then flew back home. Then in November, I had my first grandchild. Ryan was the most perfect baby in the world! Just before Christmas I fell in my office and broke my shoulder. The Doctor told me that I came within a fraction of an inch of having surgery. Again I was lucky. Since stress was not good for my M.S., again with my luck the person whom I was buying my building from, asked if I would consider selling my business. I sold Allied Billing Center and retired comfortably. In the meantime I play golf and do some charity work and enjoy my now 4 granchildren not to mention about 20 step children, step grandchildren and step great grandchildren.

In 1999 we took a trip to New York to attend my husband's aunt's 100th birthday and I met a whole lot of Italians. I also lost my favorite hat at Trade Center and now feel lucky that I was't there on 9-11-2001. My silly hat is meaningless but I am sure we all will never forget that awful day. We also visited The Wall in Washington D.C. Since I have never forgotten what Mark Bruner wrote in my Year Book every year, my husband and I found Mark's name on the wall. I bought a yellow rose and wrote "Remember Grant, remember Lee and most of all remember me...I'll never forget you Mark". It was quite an emotional experience for both me and my husband and guess what? I still think of Mark all the time.

Before I use all our website, I thought I might close on a more humerous note. When I first met my husband and we were listening to the radio in the car, I heard a song that started like this, "On Wisconsin........... I looked really shocked. My husband asked me what was wrong and I told him that they had stolen Fortuna High's song. To me it will always be "On Fortuna..............!

Love, Happiness and Luck to All!
Lynn Selby

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