the LINDSEYS LEAVE THEIR MARK AN INTERVIEW WITH ALUMNI STACEY (’81) & REAR ADMIR AL YANCY LINDSEY (’80) LISA BLAKE (LB): What led your family to choose Phoenix Christian? YANCY LINDSEY (YL): My father (Ben Lindsey) graduated from PCHS (transferring from Phoenix Union HS) in 1957. Then he and my mother (Jerri) taught and coached (1963-1965) at PCHS after they graduated from Grand Canyon College. My father had always wanted me to attend PCHS, so after a challenging freshman year at Alhambra High School, I decided to attend. STACEY LINDSEY (SL): My parents were going through a separation at the time, so I think they both felt I needed a solid and maybe a little of a protective environment. Our faith was an integral part of our lives and continuing it at school was a wonderful opportunity. LB: Did you meet and/or date each other at Phoenix Christian? Describe that experience. YL: We met at PCHS (probably in Mr. Jerry Geiger’s Concert Choir), but I was painfully shy and only interested in school and sports. I must admit that I was smitten with her almost from the beginning. We initially dated once I graduated and started attending Phoenix Community College. I was attracted to her gregarious, type A, extroverted personality. Our relationship fizzled when I
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