College
I ATTENDED BAPTIST BIBLE COLLEGE IN CATONSVILLE 1989-1991. FROM
1995-97 I MAJORED IN COMPUTER SCIENCE AT DAYTONA BEACH COMMUNITY COLLEGE
IN DAYTONA BEACH, FLORIDA. UNFORTUNATELY, I STARTED MAKING TOO MUCH
MONEY (HA,HA,HA) SO I LOST MY FINANCIAL AID. I WILL GET THAT DEGREE
BEFORE I RETIRE....
Employment
I'VE WORKED IN MANY AREAS OF THE BUSINESS WORLD. THE POSITION I HELD
FOR 3 YEARS THAT I ENJOYED THE MOST WAS DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION AT A
MARKETING COMPANY IN DAYTONA BEACH. I MOVED TO ILLINOIS IN 1998 AND
UNFORTUNATELY (BECAUSE I DON'T HAVE THAT DEGREE) I DID NOT QUALIFY FOR A
POSITION IN MY AREA OF EXPERTISE: EDUCATING AND MOTIVATING PERSONNEL. I
AM CURRENTLY EMPLOYED BY A MAJOR NATIONAL UNIFORM DISTRIBUTOR AS A LEAD
(FANCY WORD FOR ASSISTANT SUPERVISOR)
Marriage
MARRIED ED KOPICKI (CLASS OF 64) NOVEMBER 1968, DIVORCED 1976.
MARRIED AUSTIN (TEX) COCHRAN OF PARKSVILLE APRIL, 1979, DIVORCED 1989.
Children
MY SON EDWARD DAVID KOPICKI, JULY 2, 1969 NOW LIVES IN NORFOLK, VA
WITH HIS WIFE, CHILDREN AND GRANDCHILD. MY DAUGHTER, HEATHER LYNN
KOPICKI, AUGUST 15, 1970 WHO NOW LIVES IN SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA. HEATHER
IS SEPARATED FROM HER HUSBAND.
Grandchildren
YES, I AM A GRAMMY OF 7: 6 GIRLS, 1 BOY, ALL BELONGING TO MY SON ED.
AND 1 GREAT-GRANDCHILD!!!!
Hobbies
READ, COUNTED CROSS-STITCH, MANY CRAFTS, DOG SHOWS
Achievements
I SPENT 12 YEARS COACHING IN THE YOUTH SOCCER PROGRAM IN DAYTONA
BEACH. I LED MY GIRLS U-10, U-12 & U-14 TEAMS TO STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS
AND WON! I SPENT A YEAR AS DISTRICT COMMISSIONER OF THE CENTRAL FLORIDA
AREA OF THE FLORIDA STATE YOUTH SOCCER ASSOCIATION. I HAD THE HONOR OF
BEING CHOSEN AS A STATE SELECT TEAM COACH FOR GIRLS U-18 SOCCER AND
SPENT A WEEK AT THE NATIONAL SELECT TEAM CAMP HELD IN MEMPHIS. FOR THOSE
OF YOU WHO ARE NOT FAMILIAR, THIS IS A PRELIMINARY TO BEING SELECTED FOR
THE OLYMPIC TEAMS. I ALSO HELD A F.I.F.A. REFEREE LICENSE DURING THAT
TIME. IN BETWEEN, I COACHED GIRLS BASKETBALL AND SOFTBALL. WHILE MY SON
WAS IN CUB SCOUTS, I WAS DEN LEAD THEN (GET THIS) CUB MASTER FOR A YEAR.
(YEA, WOMEN'S LIB). FOR MANY YEARS I TAUGHT SUNDAY SCHOOL, VACATION
BIBLE SCHOOL, SANG IN MY CHURCH CHOIR AND WAS PRESIDENT OF THE WOMEN'S
MISSIONARY UNION OF MY CHURCH. UNTIL LEAVING BALTIMORE I HELD THE
POSITION OF DIRECTOR OF CHILDRENS' MINISTRIES AT MY CHURCH AS WELL!
Other
I'VE MISSED MY FRIENDS FROM SCHOOL OVER THE YEARS BUT I HAVE THOUGHT
OF YOU OFTEN, YOU ALL KNOW WHO YOU ARE. BEING A SINGLE MOM FROM TIME TO
TIME AND THE MANY MILES THAT SEPARATED ME FROM DUNDALK, HASN'T ALLOWED
ME TO MAKE IT HOME FOR RE-UNIONS. BY THE TIME WE ALL GET TOGETHER WE'LL
ALL BE COMPLETELY GRAY (I'M ALMOST THERE) I THANK GOD FOR MY HEALTH
THOUGH. THE MOST REWARDING ROLE I HAVE PLAYED WAS THAT OF MOTHER. YOU
KNOW THE OBNOXIOUS MOTHER WHO BRAGS ABOUT HER KIDS...THERE IS NOTHING
MORE FULFILLING THAN YOUR CHILDREN. THE BEST PART OF
GRANDCHILDREN...SPOIL THEM ROTTEN AND SEND THEM HOME. UNFORTUNATELY,
THEY LIVE SO FAR, I ONLY SEE PICTURES. |
