Patrick Ashwood
Honor Code SignatorySigned 20 Feb 2016 | 1,130 contributions | 22 thank-yous | 706 connections
I am a retired college professor. I taught history and death & dying, as well as other subjects in the social sciences at Hawkeye Community College in Waterloo, Iowa. I had three children with my first wife, one is deceased. No children with my second wife. In retirement I am spending much more time with my family tree.
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