I grew up in Norwich CT and went to Norwich Free Academy prior to moving to Northford in 1963. As the North Branford High School was not yet completed, my junior and senior years were spent at North Haven High School. It was here that I met my future husband, Bob Applegate, and we began dating just before the senior prom. We married in 1967 and moved to Maine, Long Island, Willimantic, Meriden and finally settled in Wallingford. We have one son David who teaches chemistry and math at Xavier High School. I worked as a marketing rep for twelve years at SNET and then 20 years as the technology coordinator/computer teacher at Holy Trinity School in Wallingford. I am slowly easing into retirement and love traveling. Our best two trips have been to South Africa in 2001and a Mediterranean Cruise in 2013.