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Today's Featured Biography
Linda Ann MARSH Lorah 2022 Postcard YES
6/2019
Well, it's official, I am going to have an estate sale on June 8th and sell all or most of my furniture, as well as china, glassware (both really old); and then put my home on the market in mid-June. If you know of anyone who is looking for a 4 bedroom, 2 bath, ranch in pristine condition with a gorgeous yard filled with dogwood (7), red bud, rhododendron in every color of the rainbow, and azalea, as well as tons of other flowers and trees; this home is for you! Reasonable and accessible to Lake Erie!
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6/08
Married Richard Lorah July 1961
Four children –
Wendy, Nurse;
Mindy HS teacher;
Leslie, Physical therapist;
Rick, police officer
Six grandchildren: Lorah 11; Lindsey 11; Samantha 8; Kenny 5; Riley 4, Avery 1.
BA English, Grove City College, M.ED. – Educational Psychology, Edinboro University. Certified Lay Pastor, Presbyterian Church – Pitt Seminary
Human resource Consulting Business – 20 years – LML Associates
Recently traveled to Guatemala with PA eye doctors and set up eye clinic in remote villages.
Awarded Erie's Dynamic Dozen 1997
American Association of University Women; Outstanding Woman – Erie Branch 2005
Presbyterian Women Honorary Life Membership
President's Volunteer Service Award
PA School Board Association; School Management Program
Outstanding service award GECAC – Area Agency
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I left for college after graduation, met my husband Richard there and we were married in '61. I graduated with a degree in Education (English & Spanish) in 62, worked at Security People's Trust Co- for a year- I had worked there summers all through college.
Wendy was born in '63; she is now an RN living in Wilmington, NC, married to Johnny, a native North Carolinian, and mother of Lindsey- 2 and 1/2.
Mindy was born in '66; she is a high-school teacher-French, Spanish, Sign Language and Computers at Halifax SD in eastern PA. She lives in Northumberland, PA.
Dick Lorah was diagnosed with cancer (Hodgkins) in '69- he survived, but it got me to thinking about contunuing my education.
Leslie was born in '70; she is now a Physical Therapist at SV's, married to Tom, mother of Lorah, almost 12, Samantha, 8 and Kenneth, almost 6 They live in Erie.
I started grad school at Edinboro in '72, going part time, working toward an M.ED. During my grad school days, Rick was born in '74. He is a graduate of WVU, and an Erie City Police Officer.
I finished my masters in '75 and started working part time as a counselor at Villa College; I could take Rick to the campus lab school a couple of days a week. Worked there, also teaching part-time in the continuing ed department until '81 when I took a job in the training department of Erie Insurance. After 2 years at EI, I worked at Gannon as Director of adult education, then at The Chamber of Commerce planning North Coast Business Week, then for a marketing consulting firm running focus groups, then for the United Way as Director of Hotline, an information and referral service.
In 1985, I started my own Human Resource Consulting Firm, called LML Associates, and I have been doing training and development for business and industry ever since. Mostly I work in Manufacturing and Health care and do training with Self-Directed work Teams and Management and Supervision in Problem Solving, Customer Service, Leadership, Conflict Management, Negotiating, Managing Change, etc.
Dick died of lung cancer in 1995, so the past 15 years I have been on my own, traveling, working, and volunteering in church and community. Do you remember when we were dating and you took me to the synogogue at my request? I have always been interested in different theologies, belief systems, etc. (different from my own I mean) - I am still that way- searching, I guess. In September, I joined a group of eight other women who were hiking in Wales for two weeks. It was a fabulous and exhausting experience. I didn't know that Wales is all mountains- truly a lush green country. Anyway, the trip to Hawaii was fabulous, it truly is a paradise- it smells of flowers and there are rainbows almost every day. Marilyn (Mele) was a great hostess. The mini-reunion was as fun and interesting as I knew it would be. It was so great to see classmates and how well they have aged and matured.
I can truly say that the group that made it to Darryl's beautiful home in San Diego looked great - nowhere near the 70 years of age that has come to us all. Well, this has gone on much longer than my e-mails usually do, but I am interested in hearing from people, so will copy this to others that I think might be interested. Take care. Hugs, Linda
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