Denise Nelson (Denise Swindell)

Holdrege High School

Class of 1964

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First Name	Denise
Last Name	Nelson
Maiden Name	Swindell
Graduation Year	Class of 1964
Gender	Female
City	N/A
State/Province	NE
Country	United States
Occupation	retired teacher
Married	Divorced
Favorite School Memory	Study Hall! It was fun talking to the kids sitting at the same table as me. I don't think I ever did homework during that hour. I was definitely an under- achiever
About Me	I was married to a Minden farmer for twenty years. We raised three wonderful children and lots of corn. My children are my greatest achievement! I did not go to college until I was forty years old. I got a teaching degree and taught middle school and high school English. I loved teaching. In my first year, I learned that I had Stage 3 breast cancer. My odds of surviving were slim. It was a horrible experience, as any of you who have been through it know. I kept teaching when I was so ill and I then developed an auto-immune disease during my recovery. I had to quit teaching after only seven years. That was devistating. I did substitute teaching for m...(read more)