Donna and her husband Jack traveled about 1,000 miles to attend the 50th class reunion. They have two children and three grandchildren. Donna lists her favorite WPHS teachers as"... Mr. Creech, who made learning enjoyable; Mr. Groene (Bio), who taught me the most enduring info; Coach Orr, who challenged me to deal with sterotypes about girls and math." Her hobbies are the internet and travel. Her favorite sport is walking. She told us she has two dogs and one cat for house pets. Her favorite vacation is a "cruise". When Donna got down to the question, "What is left on your bucket list?" she wrote, "I have to get this in the mail - will e-mail the rest of the info." (When we get that e-mail we will post the information.)
Source: WPHS Class of 1961 - 50th Reunion Questionnaire

From: Donna Creasy [mailto:donnacreasy@outlook.com]
Sent: Saturday, August 19, 2017 10:06 PM
To: webmaster@wphsalumni-1961.com
Subject: Update info

I finally retired on February 1 from over 2 decades of working in a large community mental health center in northern Virginia, mostly with seriously emotionally disturbed youth. I didn’t appreciate at the time how exhausting the commute had become (55 miles each way) until I stopped doing it daily. I was surprised at how quickly I acclimated to sleeping past 6:30 am! I have stayed active with neurofeedback (“brain training”) and go back once a week to mentor other therapists toward professional certification. I have also become an approved trainer for the intensive 36-hour didactic training required for certification. (I’ll do just about anything to avoid housework.) I’m working on clearing out a bedroom to set up a home office so I can donate time to work with veterans. Neurofeedback is the most gentle and efficacious way to treat PTSD. Perhaps it will also protect me from senility! Jack and I will celebrate our 48th anniversary this year (2017), and he assures me daily that life after 80 is not so difficult but is tiring. He recovered amazingly well from the very serious car accident he was in 7 years ago and retired from teaching adult ESOL classes last year after turning 80. Our daughter is a doctor with an independent practice just outside Richmond and has 3 boys. Our son is a clinical psychologist and is the director of 2 satellite clinics for WVU; he has 2 young children (boy and girl). We hope to travel to Florida more often now that we’re both retired. My aunt is living at Winter Park Towers, and my mom is in an assisted living facility in Tallahassee. THANK YOU for all you do to keep this website going! Fondly, Donna [Newberry] Creasy