Diane Wicks (Diane Montz)

Grundy Center High School

Class of 1967

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First Name	Diane
Last Name	Wicks
Maiden Name	Montz
Graduation Year	Class of 1967
Gender	Female
Current Location	Melbourne FL
Hometown	Clarinda, Iowa
Relationship Status	Widowed
About Me	I LIKE TO LAUGH & HAVE A GOOD TIME. I TRY NOT TO TAKE LIFE TOO SERIOUSLY. WORRY & BLAME ARE A WASTE OF TIME. I WILL NEVER GROW UP. I AM 62 YEARS YOUNG. I WAS BORN SHERRILYN MARIE BEERY ON JULY 23, 1949 @ GENERAL HOSPITAL IN KANSAS CITY, MO. I HAD 3 OLDER BROTHERS-GARRY, LARRY, & PAUL. MY BIRTH FAMILY WAS SPLIT UP & I WAS ADOPTED BY BETTY & GORDON MONTZ ---THEY CHANGED MY NAME TO DANA DIANE MONTZ. MY PARENTS DIVORCED WHEN I WAS 7. MY MOM REMARRIED WHEN I WAS 12. MY STEPDAD WAS DENZEL BARLOW.I LIVED IN CLARINDA, IOWA TIL 1963. WE MOVED TO GRUNDY CENTER, IOWA WHERE I GRADUATED FROM HIGH SCHOOL IN 1967. I ATTENDED UNI IN CEDAR FALLS, IOWA FROM 1967-1970. I MOVED TO IOWA CITY, IOWA IN 1971 WHERE I MET & MARRIED MY HUSBAND, LEE NELSON WICKS. OUR 3 CHILDREN WERE BORN THERE--SCOTT IN 1973, STEVE IN 1977, & WENDY IN 1978.MY CHOSEN PROFESSION IS A MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIST. I WORKED IN THE CLINICAL LABORATORY AT THE VA MEDICAL CENTER IN IOWA CITY FROM 1971-1977. WE MOVED TO DES MOINES, IOWA & LIVED THERE FROM 1979-1998. I GRADUATED FROM DRAKE UNIVERSITY WITH A BA IN BIOLOGY IN 1986. OUR BEAUTIFUL GRANDDAUGHTER PAIGE WAS BORN JULY 2, 1991. I WORKED IN THE CLINICAL LABORATORY AT IOWA METHODIST MEDICAL CENTER FROM 1979-1998. WE MOVED TO KANSAS CITY IN THE FALL OF 1998 & LIVE IN MISSION, KS.I WORKED IN THE CLINCIAL LABORATORY AT TRUMAN MEDICAL CENTER FOR 12.5 YEARS. I RETIRED JULY 22, 2011. LEE IS RETIRED & OUR MOVE TO SUNNY FLORIDA. IN 2004, A MIRACLE HAPPENED. I FOUND MY BIRTH FAMILY & FOUND OUT I HAD 2 MORE SIBLINGS! MY SISTER PAM LIVES 45 MIN. FROM ME & WE LOVE TO HANG OUT. I HAVE ALSO MET MY BROTHERS RICK & GARRY. SADLY, LARRY DIED IN 1983 & WE HAVE HEARD THAT MY BROTHER PAUL IS ALSO DEAD. HE WAS ADOPTED ALSO, & GREW UP WITH THE NAME OF PAUL KNOWLES--- IF ANYONE KNOWS ANYTHING ABOUT HIM, PLEASE LET ME KNOW!I BELIEVE HE GREW UP IN THE BRADDYVILLE AREA. THIS IS JUST A VERY SHORT SYNOPSIS--- MY LIFE HAS BEEN A VERY INTERESTING ADVENTURE. I AM EXTREMELY NOSTALGIC & OLD FRIENDS MEAN SO MUCH TO ME. FAMILY IS ALSO EXTREMELY IMPORTANT TO ME. STAYING IN CONTACT WITH PEOPLE IS SOMETHING I LOVE, SO FACEBOOK IS JUST PERFECT FOR ME. SEVERAL ADDITIONS TO MAKE--OUR GRANDDAUGHTER PAIGE HAD A BEAUTIFUL BABY BOY NAMED GAVYN 8-16-2009. THEY LIVE IN THE MANNING-CARROLL IOWA AREA. OUR DAUGHTER WENDY HAD A WONDERFUL BABY BOY ON NEW YEAR'S DAY 2010. HIS NAME IS MAX LEE BROWNING! HE IS THE MOST DARLING, SWEET CHILD EVER!! ON A SADDER NOTE, MY MOM PASSED AWAY AT AGE 87 6-24-2010. MY STEPDAD PASSED AWAY 3-1-2011. JULY 23RD, 2010 I WAS DIAGNOSED WITH BREAST CANCER. I HAD A MASTECTOMY ON 8-23-2010 AND HAD 17 LYMPH NODES REMOVED ALSO. MY CHEMOTHERAPY WAS DELAYED FOR 6 MONTHS BECAUSE MY INCISION WOULD NOT HEAL FULLY. FINALLY IN JANUARY 2011 MY ONCOOGIST GAVE THE OK TO BEGIN. I HAD CHEMOTHERAPY FROM JANUARY 2011 TIL JULY 2011. THANKFULLY RADIATION WAS NOT NECESSARY. SO FAR MY MAMMOGRAMS HAVE BEEN NORMAL & I AM FEELING GREAT. I HAD LAPBAND SURGERY JANUARY 12TH, 2012 TO AID ME IN LOSING WEIGHT. I HAVE LOST 43 POUNDS AS OF JULY, 2012. DUE TO CIRCUMSTANCES WITH OUR DAUGHTER, WE HAVE CUSTODY OF MAX AS OF MARCH 27TH, 2012 & WILL HAVE GUARDIANSHIP ON OCTOBER 2...(read more)