Poinsettia Relief Society Newsletter Spotlight for the Month of February

Welcome to Janet Hardy! At the end of October, Janet joined our ward, when she moved in with her daughter & son-in-law, Linda & Gary Pulsipher. Last month, she turned 90 & she wears it well!         Janet was born in Ogden Utah, during the depression. When she was just a year old, her family moved to a small town in Montana, where they were the only LDS family. She graduated from high school, attended BYU, & graduated with a degree in elementary education. She then taught school for a year in Billings, Montana. When school let out, she & a girlfriend took a road trip down the West Coast through Oregon, & down through California. They stopped in San Diego, when they saw how beautiful it was. They were smitten.  They found the office of education, interested to inquire about teaching positions. Although the hiring director was on vacation, when the office found out that they were BYU graduates, they guaranteed them a teaching position on the spot. After going back to Montana to pack up her things, in 1956, Janet made San Diego her home. A few years later, she met her husband, Richard. Six weeks later they married & went on to have 4 children, 2 boys & 2 girls. After having children, Janet quit teaching and pursued a real estate license. She served in many callings in the church.  In 1996, her husband passed away. Janet sold their home & went to live with her children. After several years, she bought a home in Lake Almanor, California, located in northeast California, situated where Yosemite meets the Cascades. She lived there for 22 years. It was a wonderful place to live. She attended & served in various callings in the branch there. Her children & grandchildren loved to visit her there. Having experience with loan processing, Janet went to work for the SBA ( Small Business Administration) providing disaster relief. She would travel for months at a time & process low interest loans for homes that were destroyed by flooding or other natural disasters. She worked for many years, until at age 79, she finally retired.   Janet enjoys time with her family. Linda Pulsipher is the 2nd of her 4 children & James Hardy, also in our ward, is her youngest.  Janet has 15 grand kids & 13 great grand kids. She has so many great and inspiring stories to tell, so get to know her. We're so glad she's here!