Pomona High School "Red Devils" Class of 1972 ~ Pomona, Calif.
Dedicated to the Memory of Our Classmate, Richard Grant
Feb. 5, 1955 to Nov. 9, 2000
Linda Peterson

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Name In High School:
Linda Peterson
aka: Linda Phare D'Lam
Email: lindapeterson2002@yahoo.com

 

Tell us what's happened to you since high school
(Feel free to tell us THE WHOLE STORY):

Life's been interesting. I discovered I had a voracious appetite for learning in many realms: academically, philosophically, spiritually, artistically, musically, in terms of personal growth, studying nature, etc.  I've enjoyed following many paths and finding fulfillment in the ongoing journey.  I now live alone in a lovely town. I enjoy reading, camping, hiking, going to the coast, visiting with friends. Belting out another day on the primrose covered path to senility, I enjoy reflecting.
 

Married? Kids?

Never married, too chicken. Went steady with a magnificent man for 12 years who owned The Kamasutra Company and was a prolific screenplay writer ('What if They Gave a War and Nobody Came', 'North Dallas Forty', etc.). I was Mom to his 2 youngest daughters who were 3 and 4 when I met them. Now they are 34 and 35. Sadly for us, happily for him he went to heaven in 1987. I'm still in love with him. Still love his children.
 

Career? Job?

Lots of careers: Consumer Marketing Representative for a Fortune 500 company, Chemical Dependency Specialist, Domestic Violence Interventionist, Hospice. I also had my own business in Oregon doing background checks for people who wanted to know more about who they were dating. For giggles I had side jobs of Mystery Shopper, Research Assistant, Phone Psychic (all I did was tell folks that psychic lines preyed on people's fears and to never call any psychic lines again), Creating Marketing Plans for friends, Movie Reviewer, Volunteer with suicide and crisis lines, etc.
 

Where do you live?

In bucolic Camarillo, California.
 

Which of your classmates are you most curious about?

Joyce Krise Burns, Carole Wilson, Debbie Rocklien, Mary Jane Prothro, Laura Dickey, Raelene Gaul, Karen Wold.
 

What was your favorite music then? Favorite song?

Blood, Sweat, and Tears. They were the first group I saw in concert. I was trying desperately to look cool so I smoked pot, drank, and worst of all, sang louder than the group!
 

What is the best CD you've listened to recently?

Henry Rollins, Lydia Lunch, Arvo Part, Tom Waits, Hiroshima, Porno for Pyros.
 

What is the best book you have read lately?

Anything Kurt Vonnegut, Anne Wilson-Schaef, bell hooks, Pia Melody,
 Robert Subby, Melody Beattie.
 

What is the best movie you've seen lately?

Carnival of Lost Souls. Harold and Maude.
 

Additional Comments:

Attended Moorpark College, Los Angeles Mission College, Interned at two addictions treatment centers, and in Oregon: Lane Community College, Linfield College.
 

 

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