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Norma Austin Perlmutter

After graduation in '64, attended Olympic College for a year then went to work for the government (Keyport Naval Torpedo Station).
Married Jim Cigler, a West High School graduate (whom I met when I was a crazy 16!) Had two children, Jim and Jodi. Divorced. Married current husband, Mike Perlmutter in 1977. He was career Navy, so we traveled to San Diego,CA, Hawaii, and Sicily before we settled in Florida, where he retired and we still reside. Meantime, I was still working for the government as we moved around. I retired from the Naval Air Station, Jacksonville 8 years ago with 30 years of service. Mike retired from the IRS about 2 years ago. Between us we have three children. We raised my two together (of which I'm eternally grateful for his love and support), and had his daughter, Vanda, for summer vacations. We have a total of 8 grandchildren now, and one great-granddaughter. Mike & I had custody of our oldest grandson, Brenden, up to last year. He is now living with his mother, so we are child free again!! Since Mike's retirement, we have bought a Class C RV and traveled across country. We are planning another cross country trip this summer - heading to our 50th reunion! We enjoy cruising, and this past April cruised with my old high school buddy and her husband (Charlotte Blatt Maroldo). Mike and I enjoy (well, when they are winning) the Jaguar football games. We've had season tickets since day one! We tailgate with our daughter and her sons, these days.Fun! Mike and I also enjoy our grandkids and are involved in their lives. Our daughter, Jodi has twin boys (11 years old), and Alan who is 7. We see them every week - sometimes more often. She is also the step-mother of a 30 year old daughter from her husband's previous marriage, and the Grandmother of our great-granddaughter, Riley (5)!! Our son, Jim is in CA so we don't get to see him or his son and daughter as often - but a MINIMUM of twice a year! His daughter, Madison is now 10, and son, Carson is 8. Vanda, Mike's daughter has son, Brenden who is 15 now, and a daughter, Jada who is almost 3, and is expecting another child in 2014. We have a good life together for which I'm very grateful. Want to thank all of you who work on the reunion....I appreciate you! Looking forward to visiting with old friends Update: in Nov 2015, we rented out our home, traded in the Class C RV and bought a 43 ft 5th wheel. We are now officially full timers!!yike!! We plan to live 1/2 the year in FL, half the year on the west coast - mainly CA where our son lives, but also Bremerton where my sister still resides, and dear friends and relatives. Life continues to be good, and we are grateful for our health and the courage to strike out in new areas in our old age. Crazy? probably! But we've been dreaming about doing this for awhile. Now we are living that dream.

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