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Margaret (Gabbard) DiPretoro
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Margaret Gabbard was the third of four children born to Gloria Fregd and Albert E Gabbard. She lived in Columbus, Ohio the first 13 years of her life, at which time her family relocated to first Round Rock, TX, and a few months later to Albuquerque, NM.
Margaret graduated from Del Norte HS in Albuquerque, and at age 18 joined the US Air Force. She was honorably discharged 5 years later and moved to Tempe, AZ where she attended and graduated from Arizona State University with a BS in Mathematics and Computer Science, followed several years later by an MBA.
Margaret was employed by Rockwell International in Anaheim, California, and Motorola, Inc. in Scottsdale, Arizona. The latter being where she met her husband Stan. They were married in 1991.
After several years their family grew to four, with the birth of Abbie and Matt.
Margaret began a new phase of her life when she was widowed in June of 2017. The remainder of her story has yet to transpire.
Born 1 July 1956. Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, USA. Source: Birth Certificate
Marriage 14 Feb 1991 Columbia, Howard, Maryland, USA. Source: Marriage License
Children
8 Jul 1997 Albuquerque, Bernalillo, New Mexico, USA. Source: Birth Certificate
19 Mar 1999 Albuquerque, Bernalillo, New Mexico, USA. Source: Birth Certificate
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