Well, I am 3/4 German and 1/4 Heinz fifty seven variety. My German ancestors can be tracked to the 1700's from a town that no longer exists named Huck (no puns please) in the Ukraine. My ancestors were what they called white Russians. (Germans living in Russia)
They eventually migrated to the US sand settled in the Yakima Valley, of Washington State, I was born in Yakima, and moved when I was 2 to a wetter climate, as the doctors said it would be healthier for me (I had a lot of tonsillitis) And doctors didn't know much then either. My parents eventually settled in the Willamette (pronounced Will-am-met) valley and I have been an Oregonian since. I worked for one of the largest Trucking companies for 26 years (Consolidated Freightways) until they cooked the books and we went bankrupt. I raised a son, and a down syndrome daughter by myself and as of to date have two beautiful granddaughters. I am retired and have pursued my joy of ballroom dancing along with some other hobbies.
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