50-Year-Reunion

Cathy Dawson Puzzuoli

Attended Bluefield State, Fall 1975 to major in Business Administration

Transferred to West Virginia University, January 1976, to major originally Business...ended up in1979 with a degree in Secondary Education in Math, Speech Communication. Later attended Kansas State University from 1983 to 1987, and earned B.S. Computer Science and M.S. Computer Science with emphasis on relational technology.

Married David Puzzuoli in 1980 in Charleston, West Virginia

David was active army for many years. We moved to Augusta, Georgia, Nashua, New Hampshire, Enterprise, Alabama, and Manhattan Kansas. While at Manhattan, Kansas, the most important event of my life happened, my son Nicholas was born in 1985! Small child at 9 lb 6 oz. We exited the army life in 1987 and moved to Van Buren, Arkansas where I started to work for Arkansas Best Freight in their Infrastructure Technology Group. We divorced in 1988. I then moved to Alexander City, Alabama, worked as a manager over the DB2 DBA team for Russell Corporation, and next moved to Winston - Salem, North Carolina to work for US Air as a consulting DBA. My work path at US Air was typical of IT in the late 90s, early 2000s -- constant change -- US Air to Sabre to EDS to HP to HPE to DXC to I QUIT!!!!! and so I left that ride to get a more stable job with Express Scripts. That was short - lived. Cigna bought us. In 2010, I became a grandmother to my beautiful Naomi, who is now 15 years old. She is simply an amazing young lady. My son Nicholas was recently promoted to Master Sargeant in the Marine Corp. I am so amazed and so proud of him!!! My granddaughter Naomi has been heavy into sports like volleyball, soccer, and basketball. I wish I was able to spend more time where they live, in Beaufort SC, to see her participate.

I lost my Dad early on in 1980 and my Mom in 2010. Both deaths sadden me.

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