Joan Puromaki Majernik

I've been in health care for over 45 years now, performing ultrasound exams at St. Elizabeth's, right out of X-ray School. After becoming chief of the Ultrasound department, I then left when I had my first child, Erin. I continued working in the health care field at various facilities and for various physicians in Youngstown, including Ralph Colla, Venkata Kollipara, Louis Alexander, Douglas Van Rees and James Leonelli, just to name a few! I now work at Southwoods Imaging in Boardman. I've always loved diagnostic ultrasound, but now I'm cutting down to two days per week. I actually still enjoy going to work. I feel fortunate that I've had a career in a field that never ceased to amaze and interest me, as that is about all you can hope for in life!

Even though I didn't get A's in Mr Fred Fisher's Biology class, I thought he was such an interesting teacher. He seemed to enjoy teaching. I also enjoyed Mr Grimm's English classes. He always presented things in a unique way that got you thinking! Plus he was the drummer in the 1960's band, The Executioners, along with my cousin Dick Yeager, so Mr. G was elevated to rock star status in my book. I was saddened to hear of Fr. Paul Tobin's passing recently. He was another favorite teacher, a person who loved a good joke, and a great linguist!