Carol Simmons Shackson 27 W. Broadway Avenue Westerville, OH 43081 614-882-2477 jshackson@columbus.rr.com
Spouse:
Jim Shackson ‘61
Children:
Jim, Laurie, Shannon
Grandchildren:
Joel, Brett, Tanner, Loghan, Hannah
Little did I think, that day I arrived on the Otterbein campus in the fall of 1959, that 54 years later I would still be living in Westerville. After Jim completed his commitment to the Air Force, we returned to Westerville, actually to the street where he grew up, and have lived here happily through all that time. After several tries at retirement, Jim is still working—and at Otterbein. While things in the QPV have changed, and the campus has grown and changed, we continue to enjoy music, theatre and athletics on the campus. Much of our time has evolved around children and their activities. Our older son, Jim, is a geriatric psychiatrist. He and his family live in Cincinnati. His wife, Cathy, is completing her Ph.D.; his older son, Joel, graduated from college and is entering med school in the fall; younger son, Brett, is pursuing a degree in engineering. Our daughter, Laurie, lives with her family in Colorado. As a second career she is a first grade teacher. Her husband, Jeff, is employed by the American Cancer Society; son, Tanner, is a junior in high school and excels in athletics; daughter, Loghan, is a freshman and also an athlete. Our younger son, Shannon, still lives in Westerville and has an eight year old daughter named Hannah. She is the only grandchild that we have been fortunate enough to watch “grow up.” As our kids were growing, we followed them in marching band, winter guard, swing choir, baseball, football and soccer to name a few. I like to consider myself as a stay-at-home mom. When I did work, most of the positions coincided well with school hours for the kids. My jobs were, all but one, involved in church positions. I have been children’s choir director, administrative assistant in two different church offices, director of children’s ministries, assistant director of senior choir and summer choir director. Outside the area of church employment, I worked for a few years in a local funeral home, and was co-owner of a catering business with a luncheon only restaurant. Some of my hobbies developed into ‘cottage businesses.” I have designed and made paraments for churches: altar, pulpit and lecturn cloths, banners, and ministerial stoles. I have designed, baked and decorated wedding cakes and delivered them as far as