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| Esteemed Member Karen Laid Photo by Brother Andy |
"I love people," said Karen Laird, a Palm
Springs
Karen is an active Esteemed
Member of the DVdL Book Club. Her early
career was raising three daughters while working in the advertising business
for radio and television in Portland, Oregon, AND earning a Masters and Bachelors degrees along the way. She and her first husband
divorced and he subsequently died, leaving Karen to support the family as a
single mother. She had no intention of
every marrying again.
As can happen, she changed her
mind when she met her husband, Jere (pronounced Jerry) Laird while visiting
where father had a yacht parked in Long Beach, California,
Jere had been an award-winning
radio announcer for KNX for thirty-some years, covering such historic events as
the Watts riots and the Manson trial. "Those of us
in the advertising field worked hard," insists Karen, "While
'talent', like Jere, was thought of as less strenuous of a profession, let's
say." Jere retired from reporting and took cruises around the world for
three years.
Together, they were settled in a
condo in San Pedro when someone made an offer that was impossible to resist and
Karen and Jere then serendipitously moved to Palm Springs
One accomplishment Karen is
especially proud of -- that of being a "Biker Babe", as members of a cycling
club were referred to -- and bicycling across the entire state of Iowa
Yet, Karen seeks an outlet to
develop a creative skill. Taking a class
on mosaics from well-known local fine artist Jennifer Johnson who is a founding
member of DVdL, Karen meet several other members and knew the club was
something special she wanted to participate in.
"I'm curious about people and the book club is nothing less than a
spectacular way to socialize with some very intelligent individuals who keep me
challenged," Karen says.
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