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Nancy Jo Cook Tillman

Bob(Robert Tillman) and I were married on January 29, 1960 and, although everyone (including our parents...or maybe, ESPECIALLY our parents, thought that it would not last) we are STILL married (44 years). We have had a wonderful life and lived in many places...California, Colorado, Jacksonville, and now right here in Marietta.

We have two terrific children! Our son, Bret is married with three children: Emily,8, Alan, 5 and Angie, 17 months. Our daughter, Dana, has two children: Abbey, 10 , and Alex, almost 6. We love doing things with our children and grandchildren, so I guess you could say we are quite boring (and normal?)

Bob has not had as many jobs as I have over our life together. He started out in the Air Force, finished college at JU, has worked in retail sales, insurance sales, and then food sales. He now(and has had for many years) has a food brokerage business. I, on the other hand have worn many hats in addition to wife, mother, and grandmother(Buhma, as my grandchildren call me.) I have taught dancing, worked in the accounting field for ages, was a banker for a while, worked for CPA's, a party favor company, and before taking off on my own, I was Comptroller for a small company in downtown Atlanta. In 1983 I activated my real estate license and have worked for two small local companies as well as Re/Max before I activated my brokers license and started my own company. Three years ago, my daughter and I bought a commercial embroidery machine and started our embroidery business. I also keep the books for ALL of our companies as well as several others in which we are involved...soooooo, I guess you can see that I am busy and sometimes forget which hat I am wearing!!!!I am active in an NAIC Investment club with several other ladies and we are all pretty active in church as well! Oh, I forgot about my forty-something years, when I actually went to college.

It has been FUN!!!!! I look forward to many more years of FUN! I hope that when I go, I will be hunched over a computer, embroidering my very best item yet, or showing property to someone that I know will ABSOLUTELY LOVE THE HOUSE!!!!

I have been to most of the reunions and they have been wonderful! I have been through all of the years trying to impress all our old classmates to the years that we are just thankful to be able to be there and actually see everyone! So to all of you who do not come to the reunions, I say quit trying to wait until you are as slim as you were in high school. Ignore the wrinkles because EVERYONE else will! Come on and join the party 'cause you KNOW the 1958 Class of AJ KNOWS how to do that in STYLE!

I am looking forward to the next reunion and seeing EVERYONE again!

God bless

Nancy(Jo Cook) Tillman

P.S. January 5, 2009 - I am now adding a few notes to update my life: We have now been married almost 49 years. Our son, Bret, is now divorced, as well as our daughter, Dana, who is now remarried. Our grandchildren now range from 6 to 15 years of age. Time flies when you're having fun!!!!

I add my thanks to Charlotte, not only for the website, but also because she keeps us together...our class was VERY special and our friendships have endured! Thanks again, Charlotte!

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