Kathy Hassett Duran

An October Hawaiian vacation will keep me from the reunion, so I’ve tried to formulate thoughts to share. My life has been full, sometimes difficult, always with laughter. I am grateful. I’ve had the opportunity to complete an MS, teach, enjoy a business career, & have wonderful friends & family. Work transferred me often: NY, FL, CA, and Las Vegas. I contently enjoy my fourth marriage, to Tony Duran, a retired submarine chief who tracked foreign subs & dropped Navy Seals into Asia while I marched in DC. What a wonderful era we live in; Cold War to space travel, telescope to microscope. My Taoist, Buddhist, Native American beliefs convince me that science & philosophy converge in the 21st C. Particles & people vibrate; change the vibration, alter reality.

I’ve traveled through most of North America, + parts of Central America, & Europe. No biological children, but I enjoy my step kids. Tony & I plan to visit Katie as she works on her Master’s in France. David attends community college, uncertain about career plans. Jeff is well established in San Diego & is fluent in multiple languages. As I remember, it took me three tries to pass Olive Evans’ French I class! They amaze me!

I love to travel, to read, to practice & teach tai chi. I serve on the Board of Directors for the Lohan Spiritual Cultural Center, & volunteer for a local hospice. In January 2010, I will retire but work per diem as a Spiritual Counselor for hospice patients & families. As an ordained Buddhist priest, work with the dying has become my service.

I would love to hear from any OHS alumni. I’d love to show you my Vegas – red rocks, hiking trails, and beautiful vistas! I can be reached at kahassett@aol.com.

- Kathy Hassett Duran