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KRISTINE PAPIN HARRISON

THIS IS MY FIRST CONTACT WITH HEMPSTEAD SINCE I GRADUATED IN 1978. I GRADUATED CAPRI COSMETOLOGY COLLEGE IN 1980. DUE TO THE LACK OF JOBS IN DUBUQUE, I WAS INSPIRED TO ENLIST IN THE U.S. ARMY, I LOVED THE MILITARY WHILE ENLISTED. MY PRIMARY SCHOOLING WAS A COMBAT MEDIC, WITH SECONDARY TRAINING AS A LPN. I WAS STATIONED AT FORT SAM HOUSTON IN SAN ANTONIO TEXAS. WONDERFUL PEOPLE IN THE MILITARY & THE PEOPLE OF SAN ANTONIO. I REALLY ENJOYED BASIC TRAINING, IT WAS AWESOME TO ENGAGE WITH THE WEAPONS WE TRAINED ON. FROM THE M-16 TO THE LAW ROCKET, WE ENJOYED A LARGE VARIETY OF DIFFERENT TYPES OF WEAPONS. MILITARY TRAINING REALLY GIVES A GREAT SENSE OF ACCOMPLISHMENT & CONFIDENCE THAT YOU CAN NOT BUY OR FIND IN ANY OTHER CIVILIAN SCHOOLING. FINDING A LOVE FOR SAN ANTONIO AFTER SERVING MY MILITARY TIME, I LANDED A JOB AT THE SAN ANTONIO ZOO. THAT WAS ANOTHER WONDERFUL WORLD OF SOME THE RARE & EXOTIC ENDANGERED SPECIES OF ANIMALS. GREAT PEOPLE, FRIENDLY CITY. CAME BACK TO DUBUQUE IN 1987. MY PASSION FOR DOGS & DOG SHOWING TOOK ROOT IN MY LIFE. I HAD PURCHASED A LHASA APSO FROM A SHOW KENNEL PRIOR TO MY MOVE BACK TO DUBUQUE, THE REST IS HISTORY. I HAVE BEEN HONORED & STILL INVOLVED WITH SHOWING, RAISING & TRAVELING WITH THIS GREAT HOBBY. THE LAST FEW YEARS OF THE DOG SHOWING ACTIVITY, I HAVE DOGS THAT WENT OUT INTERNATIONALLY TO BE THE NUMBER 1 DOG IN THE U.K. ALSO CO-OWNED THE #1 & #2 LHASA FOR THE PAST FEW YEARS. MY DOGS HAVE BEEN IN COMPETITION AT THE WESTMINSTER DOG SHOW IN NEW YORK, TO THE CRUFTS IN EUROPE WITH 3000 PARTICIPANTS. THE PEOPLE ARE GREAT. ALL THE FRIENDS MADE ALONG THE WAY HAVE BEEN ONCE IN A LIFETIME FRIENDSHIPS YOU CAN NOT BUY. I HAVE LEARNED LIFE IS SHORT, LET THE LITTLE THINGS GO. HAVING A BEST FRIEND WHO ALWAYS HAS YOUR BACK & VICE VERSA IS PRICELESS. I HAVE DEALT WITH SEVERAL LIFE THREATENING ILLNESS SINCE 1995, AND I AM WINNING THAT WAR. I BELIEVE WHEN YOU SAY SOMETHING, MEAN IT & FOLLOW THRU ON IT. REFLECTING ON TIME AS A STUDENT AT HEMPSTEAD, I SAW TOO MUCH OF BEHAVIOR & LACK OF RESPECT & OTHERS PEOPLES FEELINGS TROMPED ON. I SAW THE LACK OF COMPASSION FOR THOSE WHO STRUGGLED MENTALLY & PHYSICALLY, THOSE WHO WERE LEFT OUT BECAUSE THE BAR WAS TOO HIGH. THESE ARE THE THINGS WHICH FLOOD OUR SOCIETY TODAY. I DO HOPE & PRAY THOSE WHO WERE CRUEL HAVE GROWN TO BE BETTER THAN THAT GAME. ON THE LIGHTER SIDE, NOTHING BETTER THAN A GREAT CONCERT, THAT IS WHAT I DO ON MY DOWN TIME. BEING ABLE TO HAVE A GREAT TIME AT A ROCK CONCERT WITH TOTAL STRANGERS IS SUCH AN UPLIFTING FEELING TO CONNECT & ENJOY THE SAME THING. LIFE IS SHORT, THIS IS NOT A DRESS REHEARSAL. LAUGH, LOVE & FORGIVE. IT IS A PRICELESS GIFT.

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