Fortier High School Memory Book (2/9/10)

Shapiro, Sydell Kalnitz  - Resides Atlanta GA

Shapiro, Sydell Kalnitz Maury C. Married 52 years

Further Educational accomplishments: BS in Occupational Therapy from the University of Illinois MS in Community Mental Health from Long Island University

Family history: 3 children, Judi, Howard and Neil + 5 grandchildren, Emily, Samuel, Dima, Shira and Noah.

Achievements and Occupational History:
Judi is a successful marketing guru and is COO of a marketing consulting firm.  She lives in Atlanta.  Son, Howard, is a senior engineer with Proctor and Gamble and lives in Cincinnati.  He has 12 patents to his name.  Second son, Neil, is the president of a specialty-advertising firm and also lives in Atlanta.  He is a basketball, soccer and baseball coach for his children’s team.

We have lived and worked many places in the world including Chicago, Paris, New York, Singapore, Atlanta, and Boulder Co.  We are an “I’ve Been Moved family.”  We enjoy traveling; having visited 65 countries over the years.  I practiced psychiatric OT until I retired.  I now teach pottery, play maj jong and volunteer.  My husband retired from IBM and is now in academia.

Fortier Reunions attended:   None yet, but will be there for our 55^th.

Other personal comments:
Looking forward to seeing all my old friends from Fortier who, I am sure, have not changed since I last saw them in 1955

kalnitz@mindspring.com