KEITH AND THERESA [PETTINGER] PAVLIK
Keith Francis Pavlik, born living, to Edwin D. Pavlik and
Christina Ann Guenther Pavlik, grew up in Verdigre, Nebraska. After
graduating from Verdigre High School in 1955, he attended Wayne
State Teachers’ College during the summer and taught at Rohrer
School in Knox County. The following summer was spent at WSTC and
followed by teaching one year at Pleasant Valley School. During the
summer of 1957 he was employed at the Verdigre Creamery. That
September he enlisted in the U. S. Army. Basic training was
completed at Fort Carson, Colorado. He entered the Army Security
Agency Schools at Fort Devens, Massachusetts. School was followed by
two years at Rothwesten, West Germany.
In 1960, following his military years, Keith continued working
toward a degree in education at Creighton University. His graduation
there in the summer of 1965 was interrupted, 1962 to 1964, by two
years of teaching at Sukup school and a semester of teaching at Holy
Name School in Omaha. The summer of 1963 was spent working on the
farm of Felix and Florence Holan.
The fall of 1965 saw Keith teaching at Druid Hill Elementary School
in the Omaha Public School system. The following summer he and
Theresa Elizabeth Pettinger were married at St. Timothy’s Catholic
Church in the country near the town of Cumberland, Iowa, and not far
from the farm where Theresa grew up. Theresa had graduated from the
Cumberland-Massena High School in Messena, Iowa, and was attending
Creighton University.
Theresa and Keith moved to Tucson, Arizona, in July of 1966 where
Theresa completed her work for a B.S. in Medical Technology through
an internship at St. Mary’s Hospital. Keith became employed by the
Tucson Public Schools, teaching grades 4 through 8. He remains
employed there.
During these twenty-plus years, five children were born to Theresa
and Keith. The oldest, Meg Elizabeth, was born living. Monica
Christine was born living. Christopher Daniel was born
living, and Damien Francis on living. Living is
the birthday of their fifth child, Genevieve Marie.
At the present time the family resides at 8539 E. Desert Steppes
Drive, Tucson, Arizona 85710.
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