Penny Wheatley Comes

Profile Updated: July 3, 2013
Class Year: 1980
Residing In: Memphis, TN USA
Spouse/Partner: Greg Wilson
Children: Sara (born 1986) - 27
Emily (born 1989)- 24
Sam (born 1999) - 14
Where do you work? What type of work do you do? UT Medical Group, Inc. I/T Project Manager
What school and year did your spouse/partner graduate from?

Other - 1984

How did you meet your spouse/partner?

Greg is a service tech for Konika-Minolta (formerly Danka) and he used to service the copy machine in my office. For 2 or 3 years (from about 2003-2005) he came through and all I did was look, especially since he was married at the time. He then got a new territory and wasn't our service tech anymore. Then, in November of 2006, a co-worker of mine wanted to give a friend of hers my phone number, and guess who it was?? Yep. Greg had gone through a divorce and she wanted us to meet. We've been together 7 years in November and are getting married on our first-date anniversary!!

What year did you and your spouse/partner get together/marry?

2006

Grandchildren:

Kalysta (Kaly) Lee King - January 6, 2009

What grades did you attend at Lone Oak?

11th grade
12th grade

Activities/Clubs involved in while at Lone Oak:

Choir
Swing Choir
Phi Alpha Delta
Tennis Team

Did you have a job in High School? If so, where?

Burger Queen, which later became Druther's

College/Higher Education:

Lambuth College - graduated in 1984

What did you do during the first 5 years or so after graduation?

Got married, moved to Memphis, got a job at Baptist Memorial Hospital as a programmer.

Where have you lived since graduation?

Jackson, TN
Millington, TN
Memphis, TN
Benton, KY
Back to Memphis, TN

Are you currently attending school? If so, what are you working towards:

Finished my Master's Degree in Accounting in January, 2011.

Current Hobbies/Activities:

taking cruises with Greg
cooking
long walks in the park with Greg
working in the yard

Unforgettable High School memory (good or bad):

Oh so many! Our senior prom was great. My boyfriend at the time lived out of town and several of us couples went to eat at The Pines, then went to the prom, then hung out for a while at Patty Shelton's house.

Comments (write anything you would like to say to your classmates here):

I am having SO MUCH FUN reconnecting with all of my LOHS friends! Let's be sure to keep in touch.

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Posted: Dec 16, 2013 at 11:44 PM
Celebrating my mom and dad's 50th wedding anniversary.

Front: Greg's son Eric, my daughter Sara, my granddaughter Kaly, my son Sam, and my daughter Emily.

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Greg and me - July 12, 2009
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Kaly hamming it up at Grandma's!
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My precious Kaly
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Watching cartoons....
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Such a JOY
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So Sweet
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My little Tinkerbell
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Mommy (Sara) and Kaly
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Greg and Kaly are "best buds"