Laurie turns 50!

Mother extraordinaire

Married 27 years, 5 months, 23 days Former HHS yearbook editor A Delta Gamma sorority sister

Soon to be called Doctor

Profectionist Surviver of European backpacking Able to talk to the deaf with both hands Audiologist to be Master Chief

Unable to say “no� to volunteering Can draw just about anything Organizational Wonder Church lady

Creative Genius

My Perfect1 Sister

Laurie Lucinda A Girl A Daughter A Sister A Friend A Wife A Mother 2

a Girl

“Little girls are the nicest things that happen to people�

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“Puberty is the sickest joke God plays on us. Naturally you want to look your best, and God says “No! You will look the worst you’ve ever looked in your life!”

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A Daughter

Waa Wa Wa Wa Waaa Waaaaa!!

A son is a son till he takes him a wife, a daughter is a daughter all of her life. ~Irish Saying

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Having a sister is like having a best friend you can’t get rid of.

You know whatever you do, they’ll still be there.

“Siblings are the people we practice on, the people who teach us about fairness and cooperation and kindness and caring – quite often the hard way.” ~Pamela Dugdale

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The mildest, drowsiest sister has been known to turn tiger if her sibling is in trouble. ~Clara Ortega

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“My sister taught me everything I need to know, and she was only in the sixth grade at the time. How do people make it through life without a sister?�

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a Friend 12

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A Wife 14

Newlyweds become oldyweds, and oldyweds are the reasons that families work.

—Author Unknown

“Making the decision to have a child is momentous.

It is to decide forever to have your heart go walking around outside your body.”

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“A mother is she who can take the place of all others but whose place no one else can take.�

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Children are a great comfort in your old age – and they help you reach it faster, too. ~Lionel Kauffman

Audiology Today Au gu st 15 , 20 07

Special Report

Future doctor draws on past teaching experience Also Inside: All that studying really WILL pay off

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Family Invaded “I had them all to myself until SHE came…”

STORIES TO TALK ABOUT

BRIDGE GAME TRUMPED Laurie couldn’t wait ALL NATURAL Judy’s doctor’s preference 22 Days Regan Romei’s age at Laurie’s birth 18,262 Days Laurie Lucinda has been on Earth

The Sacramento Bee

THURSDAY, August 15, 1957

A Day that will go Down in History

5 CENTS

Stutzman Girl Arrives

What people are saying: “I’ll tell you one thing, if things keep going the way they are, its going to be impossible to buy a weeks groceries for $20.”

“Did you hear the post office is thinking about charging a dime just to mail a letter?”

SACRAMENTO, CA. It started out

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as a typical Wednesday night at McClellen Airforce Base, where the Stutzman’s lived. Dad played poker at a neighbor’s, while Mom was home at 5700 Luce Ave, North Highlands, CA with 2 bridge tables going strong.

“Dr. Klein assured me it’d be at least another 2 weeks before the baby comes.” Judy said, trying to convince 7 nervous women they shouldn’t worry about the pains she started having about 6 pm.

She had spent the entire afternoon making her favorite dessert and was looking forward to the icebox cake when a contraction hit her so hard, she doubled over. After catching her breath, she politely smiled at her guests, and although determined to eat her cake, she called Dad to come home.

One of the neighbors stayed with sleeping Paul (10 days shy of a year old) when Mom & Dad left for Mercy hospital around 7 p.m. Having had a 24 hr. labor with Paul, Mom mentally prepared herself for another long haul. To everyone’s surprise, 4 hours later, with one big push, Laurie, “just popped out,” said Judy. It was just past midnight (12:17 AM) Thursday, August 15.

She had a wild mop of black hair; her dad’s brown eyes and dimple; and her mom’s big nose.

“Is it a boy?” asked Dad. It wasn’t long before Dad happily

“If they raise the minimum wage to $1, nobody will be able to hire outside help at the store.” paid the $30 he owed the hospital (of the $164 bill), and the growing family was on their way home.

Big brother Paul thought she was one cool toy, and Bosco gave her a big wet slobbery kiss when she came home.

Laurie wasted no time crawling, and was walking alone at 11 months. Paul happily took on the big brother role and lovingly doted over his little sister. He spent hours taking her hand and gently leading her around the house. She repaid him with her first sentence, “PAUL DID IT!” as she snatched his trucks

“When I first started driving, who would have thought gas would someday cost 29 cents a gallon?

Guess we’d be better off leaving the car in the garage.”

and ran.

Diapers were not her favorite accessory, and her cleaning compulsion started when she was about 2 when she potty trained herself. By are impossible. Those 2 years, Laurie spoke in long sen- “Kids today cuts make it imposhair tail duck , horse a like tences, loved books, ate ed. Next thing groom stay sible to begged for Paul constantly, and was be wearing will boys , know you c artisti Her a terrible flirt with men. girls;” the as long as their hair talent appeared early and she bepaper out g came a master at cuttin “I’m afraid to send my kids to the dolls at 3 years old. movies any more. Ever since they that d guesse Who would have let Clark Gable get by with saying this “devilish” child 50 years after n” in Gone With The Wind, it “dam e becom that bridge game would s every new movie has either seem my one and only “perfect” sister. hell or damn in it.”

News Around the Nation

Dr. Seuss Takes on Challenge

A new book, The Cat in the Hat hit shelves this month.

Dr. Seuss was given 223 primary sight words and was challenged to create a book. It took him 9 months to complete the book which is sue to be a hit with elementary schools.

Elvis on Top for a 4th Week

His third smash hit this year, Elvis’ song, (Let Me Be Your) Bear, Teddy has been in the number one spot since July 15. Even President Eisenhower is calling Elvis Presley the king of rock-n-roll.

“I never thought I’d see the day all our kitchen appliances would be electric. They are even making electric typewriters now” “I’m just afraid the Volkswagen car is going to open the door to a whole lot of foreign business.”

“The drive-in restaurant is convenient in nice weather, but I seriously doubt they will ever catch on.”