((PKG)) CONNECT WITH -- HELEN D’ANN DORRIS,
LIBRARIAN
((TRT: 02:26))
((Topic Banner: Connect with – Helen D’Ann Dorris))
((Reporter/Camera: Deepak Dobhal))
((Locator: Geneseo, Kansas))
((Main character: 1 female))
((NATS))
((Helen D’Ann Dorris, Librarian))
My name is Helen D’Ann Dorris. I'm 76 years old. I live here
in Geneseo, Kansas. I ended up taking this position as the
librarian, which is a part-time position.
I come from a family of nine children. I have always said, “I
wouldn't trade that for the world. I learned a lot of things
growing up in a large family.” But I wouldn't have that many
children of my own.
So, I only had two children. My first child was a Down
syndrome child. He still lives with us. He is now 53, and it
was a learning experience from day one. It makes you grow
as a person and learn to look at things from a different
perspective.
I probably would have pursued my education much earlier. I
did try. I went to business school. My parents gave up quite
a bit to, even to do that. There really weren't finances to put
all of our children, my brothers and sisters, through school.
So, I probably now realize that I probably could have done
better on that on my own than, but you know, as a young
person, you want to explore the world and you want to see
what's out there and you want to try things you've never tried
before and some of them aren’t always good things. But you
still try them, and you learn.
I got married. Unfortunately, that did not work out. It was
very brief. So, I went back home, and I worked just around
where my parents lived, and I met my husband there.
Actually I met him because I babysat the lady that he was
going on a date with. I babysat her son so they could go on
a date. That's how I met my husband. The next week, he
was at my door asking me out.
Two years ago, we renewed our wedding vows on our 50th
wedding anniversary. My granddaughter officiated at the
ceremony. That was pretty neat.
((MUSIC))
LIBRARIAN
((TRT: 02:26))
((Topic Banner: Connect with – Helen D’Ann Dorris))
((Reporter/Camera: Deepak Dobhal))
((Locator: Geneseo, Kansas))
((Main character: 1 female))
((NATS))
((Helen D’Ann Dorris, Librarian))
My name is Helen D’Ann Dorris. I'm 76 years old. I live here
in Geneseo, Kansas. I ended up taking this position as the
librarian, which is a part-time position.
I come from a family of nine children. I have always said, “I
wouldn't trade that for the world. I learned a lot of things
growing up in a large family.” But I wouldn't have that many
children of my own.
So, I only had two children. My first child was a Down
syndrome child. He still lives with us. He is now 53, and it
was a learning experience from day one. It makes you grow
as a person and learn to look at things from a different
perspective.
I probably would have pursued my education much earlier. I
did try. I went to business school. My parents gave up quite
a bit to, even to do that. There really weren't finances to put
all of our children, my brothers and sisters, through school.
So, I probably now realize that I probably could have done
better on that on my own than, but you know, as a young
person, you want to explore the world and you want to see
what's out there and you want to try things you've never tried
before and some of them aren’t always good things. But you
still try them, and you learn.
I got married. Unfortunately, that did not work out. It was
very brief. So, I went back home, and I worked just around
where my parents lived, and I met my husband there.
Actually I met him because I babysat the lady that he was
going on a date with. I babysat her son so they could go on
a date. That's how I met my husband. The next week, he
was at my door asking me out.
Two years ago, we renewed our wedding vows on our 50th
wedding anniversary. My granddaughter officiated at the
ceremony. That was pretty neat.
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