Harriot Hagedorn
Mailing Address:
4131 Carothers Road
Pullman, WA 99163
Phone: 509 332-1989
hhagedorn@pullman.com
| Jeff Lannigan | , wife Heather, son Nathan (1), lives on the farm |
| Tim Lannigan | , son Ian (7), lives in Spokane |
| Sean Lannigan | , wife Angela, daughters Emma (4) and Charlotte (1) and son Daniel (2), lives in Tennessee |
In the fall of 1965 I went off to the University of Denver. After two school years there, I returned to the Palouse and graduated from WSU. In June 1969 I graduated from college, married, and moved to Spokane. The next fall I started teaching seventh graders at Argonne Junior High in the Spokane Valley. I continued to teach until the imminent arrival of son #1 (Jeffrey) in 1973 and continued to be an at-home mom through the addition of sons #2 (Timothy) in 1975 and #3 (Sean) in 1976, not returning to teaching until 1985. Then, for the next 19 years, Shaw Middle School in Spokane became my home away from home. I have never gotten out of the seventh grade, but I’ve enjoyed the antics and weirdness of thirteen-year-olds, which seem to match mine.
In 1988 I became a single mom, remarried in 1991, and was relieved to again be a single mom in 1995. The boys reached adulthood and independence and began to add daughters-in-law and grandchildren to my life. Tim, still living in Spokane, is a great dad to Ian, 7; and Tim and his girlfriend will add another grandchild to the family this summer. Sean and his wife Angela, who live in Tennessee, have three children: Emma, 5; Daniel, 3; and Charlotte, 1. Jeff and Heather, living on the farm, let me spend lots of time with Nathan, a feisty one-and-a-half.
Leonard has been my companion, friend, and "significant other" since 2000. He is a retired WSU professor who loves the outdoors and living in the country. We enjoy fly-fishing and camping, hard work followed by good relaxation, and watching the sun set over the Palouse.
A year ago I acquired four acres west of Pullman and took a leave of absence from teaching in order to build a house. It is my return home – to a rural lifestyle and the most beautiful view in the world. The two of us have done almost all the work, begging a little assistance from family, and hiring only strong young backs for some of the heavy lifting, a good plumber, and willing drywallers.
This spring I resigned from my teaching job. Now I’m looking forward to retirement and time with Leonard to spend on family, hobbies, travel, and the house. If you’re in the neighborhood, stop by to watch the sunset from our windy hilltop.