What Is Retiree Carole (Schwartz) Moore Doing Now?

Carole (Schwartz) Moore is pictured here with her hubby, Gary, in Yosemite during their four years out west, after she retired from JPL.
If you are a JPL retiree reading this article, don't miss Carole's last paragraph about the Retiree Tea scheduled next month. and if you have not already made your plans to attend, you are welcome to add your name to the attendance list. 

Carole said, " I really have not done very much since I left JPL other than live out west for four years and travel while we were there. Since we've been back home, it's taken me most of the the year to recover from my chemotherapy last year. I am grateful to Heaven for my healing and am blessed to wake up in the morning. I have two grandsons in Miami, who are my step son's, and my other son lives nearby (not yet married). 

"In January, 1986, I began as librarian at the old Main library in the Business, Science and Industry Department  on January 27, the day before the shuttle Challenger disaster. I’ll never forget my starting date at JPL, nor the date of that explosion. A few months later, I transferred to the brand new Beaches Branch to help organize it for the opening in May of that year. I then became Collection Development Coordinator, working at old Main again, also Library Supervisor at Fine Arts, Recreation & Media at Main and, lastly, supervisor at Southeast Regional. It was then that my husband’s company moved us to Seattle, Washington, so I retired in January, 2009 after 23 years at JPL.

"Gary’s projects turned out to be an exceptional opportunity for us to see our country. Near Seattle, we rented a small apartment overlooking the Puget Sound. From our front window, we could look across the Sound to the snow covered Olympic Mountains and when we drove uphill to the next town, the snowy peaks of the Cascade Range would come into view. Surrounded by this kind of scenery, we took every chance we could to explore on days off. After two years in the Pacific Northwest, we were transferred to central California. Here again we were in the midst of wonderful places and traveled often. We were within two or three hours of San Francisco, Yosemite, Napa Valley, Big Sur and much more. After two years in California, we were able to move back home and took two months off to drive back across the country, sweeping through Oregon, Idaho, Montana and Wyoming.

"Back in Atlantic Beach, I have revived friendships with quite a few JPL colleagues and see several of them regularly. They are loyal friends who came to my rescue during a serious illness last year, bringing me meals and driving me to appointments while Gary was still working in California. 

"Speaking of JPL friends, Elsie Oishi and I, with help from Carol Smith, Arden Brugger and Heather Campbell, are organizing a JPL retiree reunion for 2014. It will be held at Southeast Regional Library on Friday, February 7, from 2-4 pm. Elsie has already sent an initial email to alert retirees about the event. If you are a retiree and have not received her email, please email at Ejoishi@aol.com or me at dorieblu@gmail.com. Early in 2014, we will email invitations and mail postcards to those who have no email. "