Biographical sketch of Elva Jean Ledwith
(Originally published in Panther Tracks 1995 for our 40th Reunion)
I married Richard Hoogner (BHS Class of 1954) and have three grown children. Cathy is a Script Supervisor in the film industry. Kim has a degree in architectural photography from the Brooks Institute in Santa Barbara and works in a professional color lab. Scott has a degree in communications from Menlo College and works for a communications company in Santa Clara. They all live locally so we get to visit with them often.
I returned to college while home raising a family and earned a B.S. degree in Business Administration. I am currently an assistant to Sr. VP & CFO of a company in Menlo Park. My husband, Rich, was with Hewlett-Packard in the corporate area for 25 years, but is now working as an Engineering Manager for Perkin Elmer in Foster City.
And, yes, sisters Peggy and Elva are in daily contact and get together frequently.
All three children were married (one divorced), and we have twin granddaughters who started kindergarten this last August.
Rich and I retired in 2003 and moved from Sunnyvale to Bonny Doone. We live on a beautiful piece of property that includes a 2100 foot runway, a small house and a hangar (which houses Rich's airplane). We are also working with two of our children (and their spouses) to establish a lavender farm on part of our property.
Who says life slows down after retirement? We are busier now than when we were both working!
(Submitted by Elva and posted here with permission)
