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Sandy Tillson Biery

After graduating I was employed with Wolverine Ins. Co in B.C., Michigan & then took a position with Liberty Loan Co. in Albion. I left there & attended Grand Rapids School of The Bible & Music for two yrs. I belonged to a music group & traveled & sang. After college I married Larry Ice & moved to Hagerstown Md. where he resided after leaving the Navy. We moved from Md. to Fort Wayne, IN where we had a son named Larry. We were divorced in Fort Wayne.
I lived in Ft. Wayne working and raising my sons for 13 years. I then met Jerry Walley and got married in 1983. He had 4 children. Then I moved to Antwerp. In 1986 we had a son named Jonathan. One of my heart's desires was to become a nurse. After we married I attended college in Ft. Wayne and became a nurse. In my nursing I had an opportunity to work in different areas and thoroughly enjoyed that. In 1990 I opened my own backery in my own home named "Sandy's Sweets". I specialized in wedding cakes and designing speciality cakes. This was like a hobby for me. I also went to work for a Paramedical Co. in Ft. Wayne doing insurance physicals drawing blood and doing EKG's.
One of my favorite things was drawing blood...I guess I am part vampire!!
I finally became supervisor but got tired of that with all the headaches and went back to doing physicals again. My last position was being a jail nurse in Ft. Wayne. at the Allen Co. Jail. This is a totally different field of nursing and I had many experiences like none other but I loved the job. (I always say I spent several years in jail.)
I love to travel and when my son Larry went to Visalia, CA. to start a branch of his company we were able to visit him for 2 weeks and did a lot of site seeing including going across Death Valley to visit Las Vegas. After 2 years he moved to San Juan, Capistrano. We visited there for a month and did a lot of sight seeing. My husband and I went through a lot of health problems with his health and then our home burned which was devistating. We put a new home on our same lot. In 2002 my son Larry took me to Paris. His boss had an apartment and we stayed there for 10 days and had a wonderful time. Of course, I got to see all the neat things like the Louve, Mona Lisa, Napolean's Grave, Notre Dame Cathederal and to the top of the Eiffel Tower. My husband & I had 21 years and in Oct. 2004 he became ill and had to have blood transfusions twice a week. In Jan. 2005 he was diagnosed with acute leukemia and was given 3 months to live and passed away in April. I had taken a leave of absence from the jail to take care of him and decided not to return to nursing.
In Sept. 2005 my son Larry became a State Farm Agent in Ft. Wayne and asked me to work for him. I worked for him for 5 years. and during that time I earned my property and casuality license. I also really enjoyed working in this field. I made a definite decision that I would never get married again and had no desire to do so. 5 years later through dear friends I met a wonderful man and we became best friends. He asked me to marry him but I made him wait 19 days to answer and finally said yes. In Sept. 2009 we were married. We were soul mates and honeymooned 2 1/2 weeks along the east coast. We were married only 9 months and in July 2010 he died suddenly. We had been living in Hicksville and I moved back to Antwerp where my son Jon was living. Jon married in 2011 and I live by myself with my 3 dogs and 2 cats. I have 5 grandchildren and # 6 in due in October. I feel very blessed with wonderful children and many friends. I am interested in history, art, travel, medical field, and music. Activities include, crocheting, reading and helping in school in the Good News Club. Mr. Basha was a favorite teacher along with Mrs. Arnold.

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