Deloris Pittenger, now called Dee, was born in Hays, KS @ St. Anthony Hospital on August 30th 1950 on her mother's birthday.

She had 4 sisters and it wasn't an ideal childhood because her dad was alcoholic and became abusive when he drank. She had to grow up quickly, as he mother worked a lot and she was the oldest so she took care of her siblings while her mother worked.

They fought a lot, as most people know siblings do, but she remembers good times as well! She recounts her childhood memories of dancing on her porch late at night to her friends records and playing softball games with the other neighborhood kids during the days.

WaKeeney, KS. The town of WaKeeney's name is a result of two men, James Keeney and Albert Warren, who were the men who established a colony there originally.

She was 14 when she began to drive!

A white 4-door Mercury Comet was her first car.

She enjoyed watching a few shows. Some of these included Lawrence Welk Show, Drag Net, American Bandstand & Bonanza.

She wanted to join the army, as she remembers it being referred to as the WAC (Womens Army Corp)! She remembers seeing all of the Uncle Sam signs saying "I Want You!"

She enjoyed being in her 40s because she felt she had stability.

She says she thinks her husband was her first love. She had a crush on someone in her hometown growing up, but at that time, she says she doesn't think she knew what love was.

Her worst memory after having her son Darren was the death of her second child, a daughter, 3 days after she was born due to a hole in her heart. Her name was Danielle. Her favorite memory was having her first grandchild, which was me!

The people here were friendly and it was a nice town to raise a family in.

She was very excited when she found out he was having a child, but when she found out it was gonna be a girl, she was even more excited.

When she lived in Colorado Springs, Colorado her grandchildren used to come up and spend spring break with her. When they were there, she would take them all kinds of places and they always had a good time.

She was at her office at work and she had heard a customer talking about a plane crash, but later received a phone call from her sister talking about what was happening. She couldn't help but think about all of the innocent people that weren't going to make it out of there.

She was in 8th grade when JFK was shot. She was also alive for when Martin Luther King was becoming famous. Nixon's impeachment is also remembered by her pretty clearly.

She had to go to Wesley Medical Center and they ran a lot of tests. She was scared she was going to be told she had a brain tumor, but she ended up having a vascular malformation.

She enjoyed playing the game marbles with her family, and the enjoyment of the game is still spreading through her family as her grandchildren still play it.

She completely agrees with this statement because as you get older, you go through many ups and downs and as you go, you learn from experience and mistakes.

"Stay family oriented and be involved in anything you can. Faith is also important to have in life. Also being honest to who you are is a key part of life along with loving yourself. Be proud of who you are."