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Eusebia Vasquez, Sophomore, Mathematics Major • I’m thankful this year because I was able to return to college after a 7 year
departure. Thank you, Lord. Elizabeth Vasquez, Sophomore, Business
Major • The beautiful young people who keep me hopeful.
Anthony Pierulla, Palo Alto College Counselor • I’m
thankful for all of my helpful professors that I have this semester. I’m
also thankful for God giving me good health. Brandon Lucio, Sophomore,
Criminal Justice Major • I am thankful for the PASSkey program,
who have been very supportive and encouraging. Jessica De La Rosa,
Sophomore, Criminal Justice Major • I am thankful for all the
wonderful professors who push their students to learn. Vanessa Saldana,
Sophomore, Education Major • I’m thankful for my close
family and good cooked meals. April Dukes, Sophomore, Education Major• Thankful for the sacrifices
my mom makes. April Green, Sophomore, Pre-Med Major • I’m
thankful for the PAC basketball team. GO TRIO! Santos Diaz, Sophomore,
Kinesiology Major • I am so thankful for: First and foremost my Lord
& Savior. Without Him, I would be nothing; for my mom, without her I would
not be here; my husband, without him I would not have my son. And for my son,
who we are so thankful to God for giving us him. I am thankful for all my family,
my Church and for my job, my supervisor and co-workers. I am thankful and praise
God because I am so blessed. I am thankful for my kidney and for the people who
were willing to give me one. And may God bless the family of the person who provided
the kidney to me, and my he/she rest in peace. And last but not least, I am thankful
for my dad (he was the greatest), may he rest in peace, too. • Rachel
Calles Marez, Associate Director of Residency & Reports • I am
thankful for my family and the privilege of living in America. Dr.
Roy N. Tucker, Professor of Mathematics • I am thankful to live in
the greatest country in the world! Ann Turner, Professor of Speech and
Theater• This Thanksgiving will be extra special for me since my 40th
birthday is the same day, so I would have to say that I'm thankful for making
it this far. I am also thankful for the love and support of my wonderful husband
and two beautiful children. They have been very patient with me while I have been
attending PAC full-time since spring 2002. I also have to thank my mom and dad
for always being there when I needed their help. I am also truly thankful for
all the family and friends who have touched my life. Cindy Morgan, Senior
Secretary Title V-PAC • I am thankful for the wonderful community
in which I work. Those who know me know that my family suffered a hardship when
our house burned this summer. Before Red Cross could even arrive at my house,
my friends here at Palo Alto College had already begun efforts to fundraise for
our family.The funds raised helped offset the cost of meals and the hotel in which
we lived in for six weeks. My family and I are ever so grateful for such wonderful
friends and colleagues. We are home now and may God bless each and every one of
you. Sylvia Martinez, Senior Secretary of Student Activities •
I am most thankful for my husband and daughters. My husband isn't perfect, but
pretty close. Not only is he handsome and smart, he is a caring, compassionate,
spiritual man. My daughters are always finding new ways to help other people,
and despite the occasional argument, love each other. I am a blessed woman.
Ann M. Bolton-Brownlee, Reference Librarian, Ozuna Learning Resource Center
• At this Thanksgiving (and at all other times of the year), I am
thankful for a husband and children who are leading happy, productive lives; good
health; and a job that I love. Joan Osborne, Instructor of Economics
• Health, family and friends. Dennis Ryther, Athletic Director
• I am thankful for my daughters and the love we share. I am also
thankful for family members, church members, friends and colleagues who have stood
by me and are supporting me through a difficult time. I am thankful for all the
blessings bestowed on me - that I live in the USA, that I am not hungry or cold
or ill or without resources. Thank you, Lord. Camille Fiorillo, Lead Reference
Librarian, LRC • I would have to say that I'm most thankful for my
family. I am truly blessed with a loving husband and precious children who continually
remind me of what is important each and every day. They make my life so rich,
and I'm so grateful for them. Jenny Scheidt, English Instructor •
I am thankful for this time and place, the family and friends I have, and the
friends I haven't met. Elsa Zambrano, Assistant Professor Business Management•There
is no better experience than MOTHERHOOD! I am grateful for that! Lydia Hannawi,
Disability Student Services Coordinator • I am thankful most of all for having
a loving and healthy family around me, the wealth of good friends, and the pleasure
of teaching and learning on the Palo Alto College campus. Also, I must confess
that a good book and a hot cup of tea and quiet are my idea of paradise. Ellen
Shull, Professor of English • Sometimes we go through life looking
at all the things that are wrong, bad, messed up, and just plain heartbreaking.
Sometimes we get things all out of perspective, but when we look around, really
look around, we can find things to be thankful for. I am thankful that I have
a job, and especially thankful for my peers around me who support me when I need
it most. I am thankful for the opportunity to make a difference in the lives of
the students at PAC. I am thankful for my life and each day that I have and will
be given. I am immeasurably thankful for my wonderful husband and my two delightful
sons. But most of all, I am thankful for God who gives me the courage, strength,
patience, and love to balance and enjoy all of the great things He has placed
in my life. Trina Jimenez, Child Development Specialist, Ray Ellison Family
Center • I am thankful for family and friends. Anna Bustamante,
Instructor Kinesiology Department • Seven years ago, I came here struggling
and praying. The house I have purchased from meeting friends here at PAC has been
a blessing to so many others and myself. I am so thankful for my home, humble
and small, but to me, it is almost everything. Steve Cortinas, Media Technician,
Instructional Innovation Center • I am thankful for students who work
their hardest in their courses. They give their all, perhaps not even earning
an A, but they know, and I know, that they have given their personal best. They
inspire me daily. Julie Kern, Assistant Professor Mathematics Department
• I am thankful for the once-small trees that have become palos altos
in the plaza. I am thankful for the courage and creativity of my students.
Dr. Dorothy Haecker, Professor of Philosophy • I am thankful to
be teaching at PAC with friendly colleagues and great students. Roberta
Ziegler, Assistant Professor Reading • I'm thankful I have this job.
I love it so. Rob Hines, Instructor of History • I am grateful
for the old trees that still stand, the clean smell of fresh rain, the blue Northers,
our beautiful rivers and springs, the dancing bees, the harvest moon, my mother’s
crazy wisdom, walking with my father, and my daughters’ smiles. Dora
Ruffner, Instructor of Dance
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