Barbara Martin
Mailing Address:
1043 Helmer Lane
Deary, ID 84823
Phone: 208 877-1800
cooksey@moscow.com
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| Barb and Jerry Cooksey |
Spouse: Jerry (class of 64) As many of you remember Jer went into the Air Force while we were all still in school. He retired after 20 yrs, returned home, and we were married in 1983 - not as long as most of you but we're workin' on it ~~ just give us time! Coming up on 23 ~~ oh my gosh time flies when you're having fun! Jer works at Washington State University and is thinking about retiring for the 2nd time around.
Daughter: Shelley Rae, married to Duane Bull. Shelley works at the University of Idaho and they have 3 awesome kids ~~ Justin who is 17, Austin is 12 and Ashley is 9. Duane farmed up until this last fall and now he's working full time at Washington State University. The kids moved to Troy, ID and it's a great place to bring up kids!
Step Daughter: Michelle Renee, married to Brian Hubertus and they live in New Braunfells TX. Another granddaughter, Ashlyn, who is 7 and if I do say so, smart as a whip.
I spent a lot of years in food service, 13 with the Moscow School District ~ I had a little taste of the computerized world when we revamped the lunch program there and decided I'd like to learn more. Jer bought me my first computer and I signed up for every class I could.
I left the school district 6 years ago and have been working at the Microbiology, Molecular Biology and Biochemistry Dept at the University of Idaho ever since. Love it, love the kids and after all these years I find I like learning.
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| Standing atop of Moscow Mountain |
This last year we decided to sell our home in Moscow ~~ major project! I truly don't know what we would have done if it weren't for our daughter and her family, I'd been there for 38 years! Time for one big house cleaning session!
We found a piece of property at Helmer, ID (3 miles east of Deary), and moved in to our new home, ~~ should I say "still moving". (Just how long does it take to pack 38 years of accumulation?)
This way we'll be closer to the mountains, 4 wheeling, fishing ~~ we won't have near so far to go play when we retire. Nice quiet, small, friendly community, with NO apartments in our back yard! (They build them on old railroad right a way's these days here in Moscow, everywhere there's a vacant spot, they plop an apartment house in it)
The grandkids keep us very busy, ball games of every kind, dance recitals, 4H and FFA, so at fair time we can be found at the fairgrounds.