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Linda Phillips Pfitzer

Linda graduated from Martin Junior College in 1963. Got married that summer and went to Tennessee Tech. Her first child was born when she had one quarter left before graduation. After her husband graduated, they lived in Louisville, KY for a year. Then they were transferred to Chattanooga. Linda's other three children were born there and she eventually went back to school and received her degree from UTC and then a Masters a few years later.
Linda substituted once all of her children were in school and taught full time, in her own classroom when her youngest entered 6th grade. The first four years, Linda taught in a Catholic School then transferred to public schools.
Linda was married 25 years before divorcing in 1988.
In 2004, Linda moved to Guntersville, AL. She describes it as a beautiful small city, a peninsula in Lake Guntersville on the Tennessee River. She loves it! Her daughter, Frieda and her family live there. They have 4 of Linda's 7 grandchildren. Jacob is 20 and a soph. at U. of S. AL, Mary Katherine, 18, will be a freshman at Auburn next year, Andrew is 13 and Elizabeth is 8. Her other three grand children live in Atlanta with daughter Becky and husband Scott. They are Josh 19 a freshman at GA State, Ben 12, Ella 7. My two sons Jeff and Jim live in Chattanooga.
Currently, Linda volunteers for Hospice of Marshall County and dress puppets, makes costumes and any other sewing they need for RSVP. She is president of Lakeside Quilters and teach an adult Sunday School class. Her church has lots of activities that she takes part in.
Linda says, "This month (Feb.) will be the beginning of yoga for. We shall see how that goes. I am looking forward to it. I love reading, hiking, needlework, and of course, quilting. I’ve gotten quite good at playing the Wii with Elizabeth. Life is good!"

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