Sally Aronson Peterson Hometown: Oakland, CA Current Home: Kerkhoven, MN Major: Music Email: smapeterson@tds.net
I traveled halfway across the U.S. in the fall of 1963 to attend Concordia and live in the snow. My first year was spent in Academy Hall, followed by off campus living and finally, New Hall. I received a bachelor’s of music degree majoring in violin with a minor in voice. After graduation I accepted a teaching position in Kerkhoven, Minnesota, where I taught vocal music in grades 1-12 for 41 years. I met my husband, Melvin, at the local cafe where he and other farmers played cards in the evening. I began to play lots of whist which lead to a wedding in 1983 and the birth of our daughter in 1988. In the the spring of 2004, Melvin passed away. I retired from teaching in 2008. I still live on the Peterson family farm were I enjoy my cats and flowers. I travel to the Twin Cities for concerts at Orchestea Hall and the Opera whenever I’m able, and I never miss the Concordia Christmas Concert at Orchestra Hall. I wish all my 1967 classmates well—perhaps I will see you at the reunion.
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