Hamilton (Collins), Joy

Mailing Address:  76 Orchard Drive, Camton, GA  30115

Primary Phone:  770-720-8271

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Comments: Attended USU for a year following OHS, then took a year off and traveled with the "Up With People" group through the U.S. and Central America. Followed by another year at WSU and then married the Army guy I met at Ft Knox while traveling.  (His whole family was from Utah but we never met at home). I finally received my B.S. degree after attending five Universities while we moved 31 times in the Army. (Just weeks before me moved back to Ft. Hood, Texas, fourth tour, where Jon became the Asst. Division Commander -- 2ndArmored Division.  We retired from the Army after 28 years and moved to Metro Atlanta just after Desert Storm, where we moved another four times.  We have two sons and four grandchildren. Our oldest is in law enforcement and medicine and our youngest son works for the government and is in the Army Reserves.  He's been deployed twice so far. 

I have worked in Career Consulting, Continuing Education, Human Resources, and with Substance Abuse Programs.  I just left the Cherokee County Chamber of Commerce as the Program Director for the Georgia State Drugs Don't Work Program, Cherokee County.  It was time to start my fourth career and enjoy life more.  Jon is the Director of the Adult Education Program at North Metro Tech. College.  We are busy with our gardening now that we can enjoy the same flowers for more than one year.  (We have not moved for nearly seven years!)  We live in the north Georgia mountains and love the trees.  Don't miss snow after living in Chicago. Hope to rediscover some of the OHS group and see how many are still involved with music.