I, Ramona Joy Holmes was born to Walden and Carrie Waddle on April 15, 1943, in Watertown,SD. It was during the Easter Lent season, thus the middle name, Joy. I’m eldest of four sisters.
Two sisters were also born in Watertown. The family left South Dakota and moved to Albany,Oregon in 1947, where the youngest sister was born.
My passion for teaching began when I entered elementary school, I would rush home, gather my younger…