Laurence Severance
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Your name | Laurence J. Severance (Larry) |
| LJSeverance@msn.com | |
| Current occupation (e.g., retired, working full/part time, volunteering, caring for family, other) | Lawyer, working full time |
| Describe your family/extended family | Wife Judy, step-son, step-daughter, two grand daughters; two sisters, half sister, half brother, step brother; step-son and step-daughter. I call this a "California family". |
| How have you gained knowledge or continued your education after high school? | Ph.D. Social Psychology, Duke University 1974; J.D. University of Washington, 1980 |
| What would like to share about your life's work? | I support and seek social justice. |
| What special interests and/or activities have you enjoyed during the last half century? | Climbing, backpacking, traveling, motorcycling, keeping in shape |
| Please share the highlights of the places you've lived or traveled | My wife Judy works in Santa Barbara, CA. We live and travel between Seattle and Santa Barbara. I have traveled to Nepal twice to trek in the Himalaya; to Tanzania on a mission trip, after which I climbed Mt. Kilimanjaro. I have trekked with family members in Torres del Paine, Southern Chile. |
| What is your favorite AHS Memory? | Having a first girlfriend; participating in track (I was unremarkable). |
| What are your favorite books or movies? | Stand and Deliver |
| What were your favorite songs or artists from 1960 to 1964. What genre of music and type of dance do you enjoy most? | Everly Brothers, Linda Ronstadt, Credence Clearwater, Doors |
| How do you spend your quality time? | Traveling, trying to stay fit |
| In your life thus far, what stands out as most significant, growth-producing, moving, or heart-opening? | Working 4 years as a public defender; regarding the work I do as a helping profession, helping people in times of difficult stress that involve legal issues |
| What matters most to you about the life you've lived? | Family; staying grounded with faith community involvement |
| As you move forward into the future, what are your aspirations, hopes, dreams? | Identify my personal passion and engage in meaningful activities so defined. |
| What do you still hope to accomplish or experience? (What's left on your bucket list?) | I think about climbing a mountain taller than Mt. Kilimanjaro, perhaps in South America. |
| What else would you like to share about yourself? | Married almost 25 years, to Judith Stevens-Long. I feel very blessed. |
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