Theresa DeVoyd Kotomski
3381Waterlute Way
Lakeland, FL 33811
After graduation I worked at Joy Mfg.Co as a data entry clerk. In '64 I
married Frank Kotomski, class of '57.. We then went on to raise 3
children. My husband was in sales and we were transferred around N.E.
almost yearly. Finally in 1980 we bought our 3rd home, settled down in
Hampden, MA and managed to spend the next 24 years on our mini-farm
raising not only the kids but animals as well. Because we had
over 12 acres of land we were also able to take in abused and abandoned
dogs and cats. My husband quite frequently said that at the end of our
road was a sign that said "suckers live here, come on in"...guess he
was right! I have to admit that these years were terrific and I
really enjoyed our life. I did go back to work in '82 first part-time
at a bank for 6 years then at the admissions office of a law
school. In '87 I took a full-time job as a Customer Financial
Service Rep., worked for 13 years, and decided to take early retirement
in 2001. My husband retired in 2003 and that's when we decided
that we no longer enjoyed the snow, ice and cold. Since we had
spent many vacations in Florida, we decided to look for a home.
We found a community here in Lakeland (40 miles west of Orlando and 40
miles east of Tampa), had a home and pool build, sold our home in MA,
and moved in 5 days before the last hurricane of 2004. Luckily, we
sustained only minimal damage and the builder took care of everything.
Now about our children: Allen was born in '65 and after graduating from
college, entered the Navy for 6 years and truly got to see the
world. He was in the 1st Gulf War but was not in harms way
because he was on a battle ship. When he returned home after
spending 3 years in Japan he went back to college and got his Masters
Degree. Allen is still single, lives in Oxford, MA and works for
a company out of Framingham that computerizes hospitals. He is a
diehard New York Yankees fan, much to the chagrin of my husband.
Michael was born in '67. After high school he worked for a spell
then went to school to become an aircraft mechanic. He married 3 years
ago, lives in E. Longmeadow, MA and does not have any children yet.
Michael is the lead mechanic for a company out of Bradley Airport in CT
that maintains a plane for the U. S. Army.
Mary was born in '72. She graduated from a community college in
Springfield, is still single (she once told me that she would never
have children because that's pay back time!!) moved down here last year
and works at a law firm. She is now a definite lover of Florida.
Well, that's it folks. We love the sun and fun of Florida
(excluding the hurricanes!!) and doubt we would ever move back
North. We still have a few "throw away" animals (1 dog and 3
cats) and they rule the roost !! My husband is involved in our
community services, goes fishing, golfing and still loves his Red
Sox. We both bicycle, may take up bowling, love to travel here
and abroad and are still having fun.