Karen Linville Carafiol

I have been raising children, working for several different companies, my husband Harvey and I opened a furniture and appliance business in Farmington, we were there for 5 years. A fire at the business forced us to close. We returned to St. Louis, enjoyed being with our family and traveling. We have 5 grandchildren which we are enjoying immensely now that we are retired.

I spent three years at Soldan, left my junior year to go to O'Fallon Technical School, but returned to Soldan for my senior year. I was always proud of the school and the students who attended, especially during the very trying times we were living through. I especially enjoyed my return to Soldan because I met my husband there, and we have been together for 51 years, married for 48 of those years.