Dawn Rice (Nee Bernhardt)
I am the age when no woman admits being much over fifty
After going to Roxeth Manor I went to Bourne School for Further Education for Shorthand and Typing.
Worked at Brown Brothers at Rayners Lane, working up from a
Messenger Girl, then through the Control Department, to become an assistant to the Company Bosses.
Left England in 1962 and went to America, married with four children we had two girls and two boys, of which we are very proud.
My Husband Marvin and I have seven Grandchildren they are lovely.
I worked for twenty years as a Buyer for the largest Drug Retail Company, in Texas where we live.
After which I did a course in Nursing, becoming a Nurse in a rest Home, which I left after a year, as I did not like the way the old folk were being treated.
Later had some tuition on fine jewellery and now work Living close to the border it is essential to speak Spanish and I know enough to get by.
We have travelled widely in America and my Husband and I particularly like Hawaii.
I have visited the White House as a guest, which was very nice.
But unfortunately the President was otherwise engaged so I was unable to meet him. Living close to the border it is essential to speak Spanish and I know enough to get by.
We have travelled widely in America and my Husband and I particularly like Hawaii.
I have visited the White House as a guest, which was very nice.
But unfortunately the President was otherwise engaged so I was unable to meet him.

I took and passed all my qualifications in America and became an American Citizen in 1974.
But still retain my British Nationality because of the Treaty between both Countries.
Nobody is given the correct answer to two questions, my weight and my hair colour. Those are secrets between Marvin (he’s Lovely) and myself
©Dawn Bernhardt2008