Linton High School Alumni
Schenectady, New York (NY)
Shellee Trifilo
Linton High School
Class of 1987
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SHELLEE'S PROFILE
| First Name | Shellee |
| Last Name | Trifilo |
| Graduation Year | Class of 1987 |
| Gender | Female |
| Relationship Status | Married |
| About Me | AUTISM is not an illness because people with Autism do not need medication to make them better, what they need is the right to be accepted by society the same as everyone else... THE SPECIAL MOTHER Most women become mothers by accident, some by choice, a few by social pressures and a couple by habit. This year nearly 100,000 women will become mothers of handicapped children. Did you ever wonder how these mothers are chosen? Sometimes I visualize God hovering over earth, selecting his instruments for propagation with great care and deliberation. As he observes, he instructs his Angels to take notes in a giant ledger. "Armstrong, Beth, Son, Patron Saint, Matthew." "Forest, Marjorie, Daughter, Patron Saint, Cecelia." "Rutledge, Carrie, Twins, Patron Saint…give her Gerard, he’s used to profanity." Finally he passes a name to an Angel and smiles. "Give her a handicapped child." The Angel is curious, "Why this one God? She’s so happy." "Exactly, could I give a handicapped child to a mother who doesn’t know laughter? That would be cruel." "But does she have patience?" asks the Angel. "I don’t want her to have too much patience or she’ll drown in self pity and despair. Once the shock and resentment wear off, she’ll handle it. I watched her today. She has that sense of independence so rare and so necessary in a mother. You see, the child I’m going to give her has his own world. She has to make him live in her world and that’s not going to be easy." "But Lord, I don’t think she even believes in you." God smiles, "No matter. I can fix that. This one is perfect. She has just enough selfishness." The Angel gasps, "Selfishness? Is that a virtue?" God nods, "If she can’t separate herself from the child occasionally, she’ll never survive. Yes, here is a woman who I’ll bless with a child less than perfect. She doesn’t realize it yet, but she is to be envied." "She will never take for granted a spoken word. She will never consider a step ordinary. When her child says "Mama" for the first time, she will be a witness to a miracle and know it. When she describes a tree or a sunset to her blind child, she will see it as few people see my creations." "I will permit her to see clearly the things I see – ignorance, cruelty, prejudice – and allow her to rise above them. She will never be alone. I will be by her side every minute of every day of her life, because she is doing my work as surely as she is here by my side." "And what about her Patron Saint?" asks the Angel, his pen poised in mid air....(read more) |
Class of 1987 Alumni
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Class of 1971
Tara Kerley
Class of 1991
Cindy Coolidge
Class of 1979
Mary Samatulski
Class of 1979
Robert Salvino
Class of 1967
Bob Spears
Class of 1966
James Bray
Class of 1970
Elizabeth Mercado
Class of 1976
Ralph Renzi
Class of 1983
Nancy Clute
Class of 1962
Steven Stillman
Class of 1973
Paul Matula
Class of 1970
Russell Childers
Class of 1959
Dennis Dross
Class of 1980
Skip Deblasio
Class of 1973
Terry Whyte
Class of 1969
Gerald Peruzzi
Class of 1967
Maureen Kilcullen
Class of 1987
Recent Class of 1987 Reunions
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Linton High School Class of 1987 25th Reunion
Invited Classes: 1987
Date: Nov 23, 2012
Description: Time flies everyone! It's time to go back to those wonderful, carefree, teenage years and reunite with your fellow class...(read more)