Joanne Putman

Mailing Address:

2731 Woodcrest Dr. Apt A
Agusta, GA 30909

Phone: 706 737-2218

Joanne Putman Mickey
Mickey.Joanne@gmail.com

Spouse: Allen Mickey (deceased)

Sons:
Gregory, David and Joseph,
Daughter:
Christina

Daughter-in-Law: Crystal
Granddaughter: Ashley (8)
Grandson: Daniel (4)

Updated July 10, 2006

I was wasting time surfing the web and came across this web site and thought I would update you on what has been going on in my life. A year ago after 20 years of living in Salem,OR I sold my house and moved to Augusta, GA to be closer to my children. My youngest son had just taken a job here and ask me to move out here with him. We are sharing an apartment while he teaches band at Morgan Road Middle School here in Augusta. We just bought a house so will be moving within a month. My daughter lives in Fayettville, NC where she and her husband both teach elementary music there. They also just purchased a house and will be moving in a couple of weeks. Fayettvlle is about a 4 hour drive from Augusta so we see each other often. In fact they were here for over the July 4th weekend to take part in our church Freedom Celebration musical.

I am working for a temp agency and at this time am working at Castleberry's Food Company in the accounts payable dept. I was suppose to be here 6-8 weeks and have been here 4 months. There is a possibility that they will be putting me on full time in about another month or two.

Life in Georgia is very different than the Pacific Northwest but I am enjoying living here. The landscape is a lot like Oregon. It has been quite a change to make at my age. Everyone here is very friendly and accepting of others. Maybe because it is a military town that they are more open to new comers.

I'm sorry I had to miss our reunion but something came up and I was not able to get off work to come.

Joanne Mickey

Greg and Crystal live in Salem where Greg works as a piolet car driver and flagger. Crystal works at Winco as a checker. They have a two year old son, Daniel and Greg has a six year old daughter, Ashley. David is in prison due to a drug problem. Joseph just started teaching music at the Mendoza Elementary school in Las Vegas, NV. Christina is a junior in college attending Cedarville University in Cedarville, Ohio. She will be getting married in May of 2005 and moving to Virginia. After high school I attended Multnomah School of the Bible and then went to North Pacific Dental College.

I worked as a dental assistant for 5 years. During that time I met and married my husband. He worked for Oregon Dept of Transportation so we moved several times. In 1973 we were transfered to Salem, OR. Then in 1975 we moved to Roseburg, OR where we adopted our son Greg. After 1 1/2 years we were transfered to Salem where we lived for 8 years during which time 3 more children were added to our family, one adopted and two we had ourselves. We were then transfered to Corvallis, OR. While there my husband died of a massive heartattack leaving me with 4 children to raise alone.

For 15 years I worked for US Bank as a teller leaving to go back to school to learn something about computers. I then went to work for the Salem-Keizer Public schools as an accounting clerk in the maintenance dept. I was transfered to the disbursements department accounts payable in 2001 and plan to stay there until I retire in 3 years.

I plan to move close to where my daughter settles after she gets married at her request. I think she wants a free babysitter which I don't mind at all.

I am involved in my church which has been my support group since my husband died.

I just started selling Princess House crystal and housewares to give me something to do now that I have an empty next. I can also use the extra money to pay for the upcoming wedding in my house.

I look forward to seeing everyone this summer.