Carole Hemstreet

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American corporation executive working in the San Francisco Bay area for Aerospace. Carole began her career in IBM as a PBX operator in 1962. She was promoted to secretary in 1964 and to administrative analyst in 1969. In August 1973, she was promoted to company HQ as Administrative Operations Manager and moved to Connecticut on 1/25/1974, a period of challenging change. It started when her dad went into the hospital for a simple hernia operation that turned into four surgeries; he died on 10/17/1973. Her mom came to live with her, joining her in CT in March 1974 at the same time as her 15-year-old son. The job change included a great deal of travel and a different set of office politics. Personally acquainted with her direct manager, she had to separate their relationship into a strictly business one. At the same time, she had to adjust to the needs of her aging parent plus a neighbor who was threatening a lawsuit over water drainage onto his property. In 1972 while living in Los Angeles, Carole began to study astrology with Doris Doane, Lois Rodden and with Alphee Lavoie. While in Connecticut, she served as president of the local chapter of NCGR. In the '80s, Carole was transferred back to San Francisco where, after a few years, she took early retirement. Her mom gradually moved into Alzheimer's and became increasingly needy and difficult. Her chow, Coco, was her most adoring and faithful companion. After her mom died, Carole sold her house in late 1988 and moved to New Mexico to where her son moved in 2000, just as she was moving on. She began to develop scoliosis, osteoporosis and psoriasis, and with a stumble, she broke her hip. A metal rod was implanted in her thigh, putting her in a wheelchair for a stint. Andy's job took him to Nevada and Carole sold her house in Albuquerque two days after it went on the market. She bought a retirement home in Calimesa, CA with escrow closing on 5/24/2001. She has family in the area and a new chow named Molly (after losing Coco to advanced years). On 11/08/2001, the hardware was taken from her hip in another operation.