This lady has.......glue?

This 'stick-to-it' lady is Gloria Henderson and she has been with the Tombstone group since February of 2007.  To date, she has volunteered over 250 hours to this group.  But wait - she also volunteers for lots of other groups too!  Like feeding the homeless at St. Martin's, working the Telephone Museum, Balloon Fiesta and goes wherever she is needed.  I am so lucky that she gives me so  much of her time.  I don't know how she has ANY time!  Regardless of the time of day we meet, or day of the week, I can always count on seeing her smiling face.

Gloria worked for the telephone company for 21 years, left there and then worked at Kirtland AFB for 5 years.  Then nine LONG months at the IRS.  Finally she worked at ATF and loved it for 16 years.  She assisted the agents in criminal investigations and interfaced with other city, state and federal agencies during investigations. 

She was born in San Francisco, California but has lived most of her life in New Mexico.  Her parents are Fernando and Olivama Maestas from Espanola and her mother now lives in Albuquerque.  She has three brothers and two sisters as well as three step-children (Dan, Vicki and Jim).  She has always wanted to visit Italy and her favorite city is Boston.  An avid reader of James Patterson, she would love to see some of his books made into movies.  Her favorite movie now is Terms of Endearment.

When asked why she has stayed with Tombstone, she attributes some of it to her dear friend (and co-vounteer with Tombstone) Betty Lamberti.  She wasn't sure this work would suit her, but decided to try it with Betty.  She got hooked!  HOORAY!  She says, "I feel I am contributing something to the community and for the people who go there to find their loved ones." 

Betty and Gloria, working together, are an awesome force.  I don't have to think twice when they work a section together - it gets done quickly.  Thank you for sticking 'like glue' to Tombstone Transcription.