Rocio Rodríguez-Martinez’s oral history is one that comes with the glimmer of emeralds, soft aroma of orchids, and the powerful scent of coffee—100% Colombian coffee, that is. Born in Bogotá, Colombia to Eustacio Rodríguez and Tulia de Rodríguez, Rocio’s story is one that takes her from pretending to be a teacher at her family store in Santa Isabel to teaching English to mothers of students in the Clark County School District [CCSD] of Las Vegas.
Claire Kurlinski was born March 11, 1949. She is the daughter of Phyllis Walter Sawyer, who served in the United States Navy during World War II and worked as a teacher in Kingsville, Maryland, and Edward R. Sawyer. Clair Kurlinski married John Kurlinski.
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Genealogy files about "Claire Kurlinski." Accessed on June 11, 2020 on familysearch.org
Teacher Verna Mortensen (1904-1979) was born to Frank and Elthera Cox in Bunkerville, Nevada. The family relocated to St. George, Utah in 1910. Verna Mortensen went on to graduate from Dixie State Junior College in St. George. She served a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to the Eastern United States.