| Born: 26 March 1942 Died: 15 January 2021 Parents: Francis, Sr. & Octavia (Thomas) Pratt Married: Herbert Edward Leyson - December 1961 Resided in Springfield, Oregon Children: Jennifer Leyson of Dorchester, Massachusetts Cynthia Nordgren of Walobrol, Germany Julie Pearl of Bellingham, Washington Occupation: Retired January 2008 from Sacred Heart Hospice as Medical Social Worker Hobbies: We love to bird watch – our back yard is an urban wild life habitat Read a lot Started volunteering with Oasis tutoring elementary kinds 7 years ago and still do each year. Volunteer with SHIBA (Senior Health Information and Benefits Assistant) at our Senior Center helping folks with insurance/Medicare choices. Teach groups in a program from Stanford University called Living Well with Chronic Illness. Trips: We make coast trips 3-4 times a year. In 2008 we took a 3 week boat trip from Prague across Germany and on to Paris. We have lived in New Zealand, Australia and Iran with the girls. Our move here 21 years ago was our 14th move together. I think we will have to be pried out of our home or carried out Source: Iowa City High School, Class of 1960, 50th Class Reunion |