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‘Land of the Pilgrim’s Pride’ at Learning in Retirement, Nov. 23
November 16, 2009
Categories: General News
New England residents Gordon and Doris Pierce will present a program titled “Land of the Pilgrim’s Pride” during a special Thanksgiving edition of the Tabor College Learning in Retirement Program, beginning at 9:45 a.m., Monday, Nov. 23, in the Wohlgemuth Music Education Center.
The Pierces, who live in Pocasset, Mass., will share a travelogue of historic sites they’ve visited in proximity to their home on Cape Cod, including the Mayflower, Plymouth Plantation, and others.
Doris (Balzer) Pierce was raised in Inman, Kan., the daughter of Dave and Margaret Balzer. After attending Grace Bible Institute, she transferred to Tabor College where she earned the Bachelor of Music Education degree in 1963. She married Tabor graduate Ron Funk of Reedley Calif. They taught music in Omaha, Neb., and raised two daughters, Julie and Jenelle, who were older teens at the time of Ron’s death.
Doris taught elementary, junior high and high school vocal music at a Christian School in Omaha for many years. Providentialy, a niece of Gordon Pierce taught with Doris and it was through the niece that she met the man who would take her from the midwest to the historic east coast.
Gordon’s paternal lineage in Massachusetts dates back to the 1600’s. His maternal side came to America in the Irish Imigration of the 1800’s. He attended Gordon College, married his college sweetheart, raised three children, and worked in public education in the same town for 40 years. His first wife died in 1991.
Doris and Gordon have been married for 10 years and live in the beautiful Cape Cod village of Pocasset, Mass., an hour away from Boston. Their “blended” family includes 5 children and 11 grandchildren.
Of her husband Doris says, “He says he doesn’t talk funny, but Kansans will pick up that he does have a strange accent. One thing he does love is sharing the stories of the foundations of our wonderful land.”
The public is welcome to celebrate Thanksgiving with this special session (non-member fee, $3). Registration and discount cards for lunch in the cafeteria will be available at the door during the half hour before the meeting. For more information, contact Connie Isaac, 620-947-5964 or Tabor College.
